mFttir victim
HERE IS INDIVIDUAL WITH REAL
TALE OF WOE.
Many Who Have Suffered Under Like
Circumstances Will Extend Sym
pathy, Since "Honey Boys"
Are Quite Numerous.
Can anyone tell me at what age one
Is likely to become subject to cat
fear? I wasn’t born with it, for I
have vivid recollections of being fool
ishly fond of a homely, spotted old
cat, bearing the musical name of
Molly Cottontuil, asserts a writer in
the Indianapolis News. Maybe cat
fear, like honors, comes to the indi
vidual in various ways. If this should
prove to be true, then I’m under the
impression that it was thrust on me.
Strange to say, all cats do not affect
me unfavorably. I can even see a
scrawny black cat shoot across my
path without feeling a qualm, and I’ve
been known to warm a saucer of milk
to cheer some stray cat on its back
alley pilgrimage. If there's any hard
er lot than that of stray eats I don’t
want to hear about It, and I’m glad
I’ve helped some of them a bit.
It's the fine, family pet that brings
on my attacks. Two people in the
upper flat have an Angora, an im
mense black and day-colored chump
that gets on my nerves. It seems that
this upper flat was rented primarily
for Honey Boy. The two people oc
cupy any chair, couch or bed that his
majesty is not using. If he kept
strictly to his own rented apartment
it wouldn't be so hard, but he takes
privileges with the whole building and
surrounding grounds. He Is partial t«)
the downstuirs front porch, and
sprawling his long-haired self out on
one of the posts at the side of the
front steps, he waits, fondly expecting
every passer-by to exclaim over his
catship. And a lot of them do It—more’s
the pity! He also has his favorite
lounging places In the downstairs li
brary, one of them being the top of
the book shelves, near a much-prized :
vase, hut he has his uneasy moments
when I fix my eye on him and mutter
through clenched4 teeth: “You old
lowbrow !* He knows it has a dif
ferent ring compared with the pet
names he gets upstairs. The two peo
ple up there call him Honey Boy, and
Jloo’ful Sing, and Child!
He presumes that the bnck yard be
longs exclusively to the upper flat, so :
he tnkes his morning airings down
there, and one wakens to musical
rounds like this: “Honey Boy'
Honey Boy! Oh, ’oo boo’ful sing! Is
you wollin’ in de gwass? Des a
wollln' in de gwass, des a wollin’ In
de gwass!" Wouldn’t that be enough
to counteract the effect of even a good
night's rest?
At noon a gentle voice calls down
the bnck stairway: “Honey Boy, cotne
wight upstairs and det some lee cold
milk for ’oo lunch.” He seems to
have a hankering after Iced drinks,
for once when I had placed a pitcher
of Ice water on the table for my own
especial enjoyment during the nfter
noon. Honey Roy sprang up lightly
and lapped his fill nut of it. The
members of my family told me after
ward that they feared I was going to
j have apoplexy or hydrophobia, but it
was really an attack of my cat-fear.
Sometimes the gentle voice calls per
suasively: “Come upstairs this min
ute, Honey Boy, to ’oo mother.” Gee!
before T’d call myself mother to a dis
reputable bunch like that I’d mnke the
rounds of all the orphan asylums in
the city.
But going bnck to my cat-fear—It’s
different from any I’ve ever board of.
I'm trying hard to keep it well under
control, but every day the fear grows
stronger, that some time I’ll mistake
Boo’ful Sing for the splotchy mop he
resembles, and with tense nerves nnd
set teeth either mop up the front
porch or the back yard with him. That
would hurt his pampered feelin’s and
worse still, it would hurt the feelin’s of
his mistress—and there’d be strained
relations between the upper and low
er flatters. No. I’m not afraid of the
upper flatters reading this outburst of
suppressed cat-fear. They don't find
any time to read—they're too busy
caring for Honey Boy.
Cheerfulness and Efficiency.
Efficiency Is the most needed attri
bute of anything designed to perform
a duty in this world. It is efficiency
that makes for business success. It
is efficiency that makes in large meas
ure for domestic happiness. It is ef
ficiency that brings preferment in of
fice or in factory.
But the man or the business that
forms the conclusion that cheerful
ness and efficiency are incompatible
has yet much to learn.
There is no other thing that begets
efficiency in business as cheerfulness
does. The atmosphere that it brings
into office or store makes for work of
the kind that gets results.
To Promote Trade With Brazil.
An American chamber of commerce
was recently established in Rio de Ja
neiro, Brazil, to further closer relations
between Americans in business in
Brazil and their countrymen trading in
similar lines in the United States and
other countries. The honorary presi
dent is Hon.. Edwin V. Morgan, Aineri
; can ambassador to Brazil. Among the
honorary vice presidents are Dr. Lauro
i S. Muller, minister of foreign relations
I of Brazil, who lias made two visits re
| cently to this country, and Dr. Domieio
! da Gama, ambassador of Brazil to the
1 United States. The chamber issues a
I magazine devoted to the furthering of
i its objects.
“Mrs. Green, wlmt does Mr. Davis do
for a livingV’’
“Why I don’t know, Miss Wilson,
lie's just so nice his niceness seems
to cover everything, and if I ever was
.curious about it I got over it long
ago. Some folks have enough money
without working.”
"Yes, I know, hut it seems so queer—
the way he lives, I mean. Out all
night, or at least until — and 3 o clock,
and sleeping any old time at all. My
loom Is next to hisctnd I can hear him
come in."
Winifred dropped the argument wlth
c tit giving her real reason for inquir
ing. She, too, liked her merry, happy
go-lucky neighbor and she was afraid
of doing him an injustice.
It had happened this way: The
night before, while getting some copy
iei.dy to send in. the keys of her type
writer had locked. She tried to fix it,
but things went wrong and before she
knew it the whole affair was out of
1 commission.
“Oh, pshaw!” she cried, pushing and
tugging this way and ttiat. “What shall
1 do? Carpenter won't be bothered
with long hand and tills has to be
at the office in an hour.”
Just then she heard a step in the
Kill. “There’s Mr. Davis. I wonder
if he can do anything?”
?he flew to her door and opened It.
“Mr. Davis!" she called. But he had
entered his own room and was just
shutting the door. •
“Yes, he answered, instantly open
ing it a pain. “What can I do for
you. Miss Wilson?"
And while Winifred was trying to
txplnin her predicament, she was also
trying hard not to hetray the fact that
she saw an automatic gun and some
queer-looking instruments that he was
in the act of transferring from his
pocket to a table near the door.
“Certainly I’ll come. I’m a regulnr
Mr. Fixit. I was just thinking of hang
ing out a shingle, ‘Typewriters Re
paired While You Wait.’”
He was ns good as his word and the
typewriter was soon put into working
trim again. When the door had
closed, Winifred looked at the blank
panels with her heart heating high
and her cheeks strangely flushed.
Had she known it. Ed Davis, too,
was looking hack at the panels as
though trying to conjure up another
picture of her gray blue eyes, sweet,
serious smile and color that came and
went provokingly.
“Miss Wilson,” called Carpenter next
day, “here’s a card to the Prlde-Pam
iston wedding. Suppose you go up
there to-day and write things up. i
Give It a column.”
Arrived at Vnlmnnda. the home of
the Prides, AYInlfred was given the
permission of her hostess to wonder
where she would. Pavilions had been
built on the lawn, tables put np around
fountains and a wonderful arbor of
flowers and vines erected for the cere
mony.
Winifred was lost in the wonder of
everything when she came face to face
with Mr. Davis.
‘‘You here!’ she cried in surprise,
not able to keep the nmazement and
pleasure out of her voice.
He looked nonplused for an Instant,
then smiled quickly. “Why not? Kvery
one's here! You. too!”
“But I’m just here on business!”
"So am I. but keep It quiet!’ he
whispered.
She looked at his faultless cutaway,
every detail of his attire. She could
not understand this man.
That was the day the pearl collar
was stolen, a sift from the Vincent*
to the brifle.
Winifred, opening the paper to see
liet own account of the wedding: next
morning:, read the great headline with
dismay.
She let the paper fall to the floor
f.nd tried to collect her confused
thoughts. Davis had come in about 4
o’clock and she hnd heard him up all
the rest of the night. Re had gone
out early again without retiring. What
had been his business at the wedding?”
Dazed, she made her way along
crowded streets to the office. She
heard a hoy cry. “The Poll Collar
bound! Bravery of Detective Davis!”
She bought a paper In frantic haste
and there on the first page was a
full-face cut of her neighbor. “Thank
Heaven!” she breathed, crushing the
Taper to her breast. “I understand
now!”
That night Winifred knocked timidly
at her neighbor's door. He opened
it and bowed.
“Blessed typewriter—It’s broken
again?”
“No,” said Winifred, keeping In the
shadow of the stairs to hide her burn
ing face. “I came to congratulate you.
I’ve been finding out all dny what a
wonderful person you are. And I’ve
been taught nt home when one has
had wicked thoughts he ought to con
fess. I hnve been thinking awful
things about you. I saw the gun and
when the necklace was stolen—she
did not finish.
“Hush, child! Every one thinks
things about me,” he said kindly. “I’m
used to It. Get your hat and we’ll
go for some ice cream. I’ve some
thing important to tell you. Some
thing no one else must hear! You'll
come, won’t you?”
“Yes, indeed,” she answered hap
pily. "I just feel like celebrating.”
(Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
The United States has 66,000 post
offices.
MARRIED MAN'S MANY DUTIES
Some Things It Would Be Well for
the Youth Who Is Contemplating
Matrimony to Consider.
Tn nn article entitled “How I Made
a flood Husband of My Son,” the
writer lays down some rules for a
course of domestic training for bache
lors who are thinking of being mar
ried, the Woman’** Home Companion
states.
| “Besides heating the house,” he says,
"a man should have u thorough theo
retical and a simple practical knowl
edge of plumbing, so he can be beyond
the mercy of nn ignorant or dishonest
plumber. The upkeep of all the furni
ture is your province; you should be
able to replace a caster automatically,
or in your sleep put on the pull of a
bureau drawer.
“Of course he will“not call in a
painter when lloors or woodwork need
painting or a man to replace panes
of glass or put up shelves, or any of
the smnller tinkering around the house,
any more than his wife should hire a
woman to darn the stockings or do
the small mending.
“One of the most important duties
is to see that each window and door
is perfectly screened. He should keep
all the shades in proper order and see
that the windows work easily and
smoothly, also keep the locks of all
the doors in perfect order, lie should
have a general knowledge of build
ing materials, so he will be aide to
advise his carpenter. Naturally, too,
lie will keep the knives in proper con
dition. and no young man should wait
until he is married to learn to carve.”
Proposal of M. Brieux.
Eugene Brieux, distinguished
French academician and noted play
wright, author of “Damaged Goods,”
who was in America recently, has a
plan for quickly rcpopulating France
after the war. He urges the estab
lishment throughout France of ofli
clal matrimonial bureaus under the di
rection of mayors of cities, towns and
villages. He says:
“Many young men are willing to
marry moneyless girls, and many
young girls are willing to marry poor
or mutilated men, but the marriages
do not occur because the men and
girls ilo not meet. Special registers
should he kept at all mayors’ offices
where ellglhle young people can sign
their names and give their uge and
profession, so that anyone desiring to
marry con find a life companion with
out difficulty.
“Since we agree today that the pres
ervation of the race is the greatest
and most sacred duty, it is necessary
to give all help to those Inclined to
build new homes."
RAILROAD TIME TABLE.
St. Louis. Iron Mountain &. Southern
LITTLE HOCK & MONROE HY.
South North
7:45 a. m Huttig 3:59 p. m
9:50 a. m Monroe 2:07 p. m
LOCAL. *
Leaves Arrives
11:25 a. m. Huttig 12:30 p.m.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &, Southern
PARMERVILLE & SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a.m. Huttig 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m. Farmerville 5:45 p. m
LOCAL, t
10:10a.m. Huttig 2:22 p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
*Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
day from Farmerville and goes t& Mon
roe.
LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. &, A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o’clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
L. M. Despain, W. M.
C. A. Berry, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting
companions welcome.
L. G. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEiCIAH. COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
S. M. Meets every fourth Wednesday
night of each month. Visiting compan
ions welcome. T. B, Weaver, T. 1. M.
R. N. Benson. Recotder.
HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Br'gnac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
ning. All brethern cordially invited
M. L. Phillips, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG RF.BEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W.O. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
[ nings. Visitors made welcome.
C. A. McCormick, C. C.
J. C. Bridges. Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145. W. C..
meets every second and fourth Thursday
night at 7:30 o’clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. W. R Dickerson, Guardain.
Mrs. C. A. McCormick, Clerk.
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Our New Fall and Winter Goods have arrived and every department in our big
store is completely stocked. We have added a complete line of Ladies" and Misses
Coats and Suits. Gome and inspect our stock, whether you buy or not.
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Shoes.
We have received our fall and winter shoes
for ladies. They are the famous Drew make,
which assures you perfection in footwear. They
come in all the latest toes, in vici kid, patent colt
and gun metal and in blucher, button and
straight lace. With all these qualities, the prices
are low. Our line of Florsheim shoes for men
and Educator for children are large and we can
satisfy you.
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Women's Clothing.
A distinguished showing of new tailored
suits and coats. The first considerable group of
the new fall suits are attracting much attention
now. The graceful hang and clean-cut-lines of
our “ready-to-put-on" garments command im
mediate recognition from women who admire
style. Individually there are but few of a kind:
collectively they form an impressive group. Dis
tinctiveness of lines and grace reveal the inher
ent character of our stylish garments. Prices
exceedingly low.
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Clothing.
Our clothing wins reputation on many points
of excellence. Of coure. quality is pre-eminent.
But style, workmanship and finish receive the
amount of attention their importance call for.
Our suits present an opportunity to the careful,
stylish dresser, one that should not be over
looked. Values are up to our usual standard. It
will be to your interest to visit our store and see
what we can show you.
Hart, Schaffner & Marx Line.
Furniture.
Dining tables. You cannot give too much
attention to the furnishing of your diningroom.
Get that which will reflect credit on you and
prove a constant source of pride and satisfac
tion. Our line is most complete in all kinds of
dining furniture. Dining tables, either round or
square, with legs or pedestals. Chairs in a
great variety of patterns and buffets or side
boards of most p’easing designs.
Underwear.
Every weight in underwear. Fall and win
ter lines are now ready for your inspection.
Separate garments or union suits of every style
or description. Wool and cotton, wool and silk,
pure wool and pure silk. Every style, weight
and price. And among them are some of the
most tempting values we have ever shown.
Hosiery.
Autumn stocking styles. Compare for your
own benefit, style, wearing qualities, and price
of stockings bought at this store with any others,
and you will forevermore buy your hosiery here.
We are this season showing a more elaborate
assortment of fancy hose than ever before.
Prices range from 25c. and up.
Millinery.
Showing fall and winter hats. The new
models in finely tailored ready-to-wear hats for
street and general wear, await you. Smart new
styles that illustrate fashion’s trend in millinery.
You are invited to call and inspect these models.
Shirtwaists.
Women’s new shirtwaists for fall. Every
thing from the simple washable shirtwaist to the
more elaborate fluffy lacey creation for evening
wear. Many new ideas are shown in wide and
narrow plaits, new long sleeves, some with cuffs.
Bedding.
The cool October nights make you thirrk of
heavier bed clothing. Better prepared this year
than ever to meet your wants in blankets and
comfortables. Been preparing since springtime,
and in many cases we are giving you better val
ues than we gave you a year ago. This is re
markable when you understand the condition of
the market.
Hats.
The correct hats for fall. Fresh plucked
beauties from master makers: excellent durable
qualities and most fashionable shades. No bet
ter or finer display of men's hats anywhere.
Let’s hear what you think about it.
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