Okolona messenger., June 02, 1909, Image 6

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Robinson's
Detective Work
I was tel-i-l.c Ming Randall about 8
business rfi Uii that hal popped Into
my lira-! Jur.t as I was leaving the
theater, when the thing happened.
"I am pure tlifit number is not
busy," I assured the operator, and
there followed the usual provoking si-lt-nce.
"Flap-'' lake it." I muttered,
when I In aril something like a moan
thro- ', the 'phone.
".My fio.I, fhoy'll kill me!"
I almost dropped the receiver In
surprise. Tim wxirds, uttered in a low
time, tvii'iily a woman's, had the
enett of coming from blank space.
Th shock pet me to quivering.
"They'll be back in a moment
They'll ha no mercy. Help me, for
God's sa'ie."
The word? came Jerkily over the
'phone, cut Into t-t in'viices, aud were
spoken fn a rep-i esspi fashion as if
the speak, r were trying to conceal
them from poineoiie. lint they began
;o grow loud.'-, and more charged with
amotion.
"Tlvy c&n'r b gono much longer. I
.'aiui 1 hem' them on the stairs now.
Good God. liioy're emlng! Help me!
f elp !)! They're "
It was Ii.ifj-1!!'H l,i;if ant voice that
broke in. "Hello," he said. "Hello.
Well?"
"Ha"!g up your reeHvr,'' 1 shouted,
"This is me, KlWiisoii. Hurry, you
Idiot. Something terrihlu's happened."
It took an endless time to make hira
understand. The moment he did cut
off I began violently to work the receiver-holder
of my phone in an effort
to attract the operator's attention.
There was a snap somewhere. The
"phae suddenly became absolutely
lead. It took me some time to realize
this; then I jammed it down on the
desk and ran to the door.
As I opened It, a cab was creeping
by. Hailing the driver, I Jumped In.
"Go like the devil," I said, and gave
him the address of the west exchange
with which I knew my 'phone was cot
nected.
I fairly gnawed my nails to the
Quick as the driver whipped his horse
along at top speed. The words were
ringing in my ears: "Help me! Help
me!" What had happened?
Around the corner we whirled and
the lights of the exchange flashed
Into sight. "Wait," I shouted to the
driver, as I leaped out and dashed up
the stairs. A girl pointed out to me
the manager.
"The forces have Just been
ebanged," he said. "The operator on
your line has gone home."
"But can't anyone else tell me what
'phone I was connected with?" I ex
elalmed. .
He said the wldnt
Then another resort came Into my
mind. "Where does the girl live? I'll
to to her home."
He asked each separate girl and
bob knew. I was growing desperate
when the boy who did oad Jobs said
fat thought she livsd with her aunt on
Queen and Oak streets In the Mills
worth suburb. The next Instant I was
In the cab, driving like fury. The
MiUsworth suburb was six miles
Bway. It was three o'clock when we
reached there. The girl and her aunt
had moved back within the city fully
ten miles from where we were. As
toon as possible I changed cabs, for
the uorse I had been using was utterly
clone up. "Drive for all you are worth."
I s; d to my new cabby.
:. The words I had heard over the
J)ho o kept running through my brain:
Heip me, help me!" Perhaps it was
too late.
Tier j was a growing light in the
am when we stopped before a small
frame house. Aching In every Joint
from my hard drive, I ran up the
.teps. Bur-er, went the bell. There
was a wait, th patter of feet, then
the gns In the hall was lighted.
I shouted who I was and whom I
wanted to gee.
' The door cracked and a head done
p in curl-papers appeared. "I'm her.
Whafe th trouble?"
I told ber, clenching my hands, knit
ting my brows, filling my tones with
dramatic emphasis the while. She
started, slowly her eyes opened, then
Br mouth expanded Into a smile. For
a moment I stood unbelievlDg.
"But, do you understand?" I eried.
This is a life and death matter.
Whom was I connected with?"
"Me."
-What?"
She extended a yellow-back volume
tbrodgh the door. "I had got to the
thlid chapier, just whre the princess
tad been thrown into the dungeon,
when I had to go on duty; so I took the
book along with me, and was reading
a bit out to Mamie Moore when you
asked for a number. Listen: 'My God,
they'll kill me! They'll be back In a
moment They'll have no mercy. Help
tee for God's sake. They can't be gone
Eiuch lonear. I think I hear them on
the stairs now. Good God, they're coo
lug! Help n-.e, help me! They're
Tfcejioss cane along about that time."
I turned brusquely away. "Good
Bight," I Bald.
She gihgkd.
Gerfn.ir. Shipbuilding Dipression.
During the ytar jo there were it
(against 435 In 1907) seagoing steam
ships, of an aggregate of 147,270 gross
register tonnage, built in German sUlp
rards; at the close of the year 61
ocean steaxw Wrs were in course of
destruction, representing 1E7.362 ton-Sklp-bUldlag
and th shipping
Brads have- not bB groaperow la Ue
tut 7aa
moviSQVNION STATION
CAIRO (9
5montgomei?y
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T' : CF TRAINS AT
OKOLONA, MISS
NORTH BOUND
No. 2 Express daily leaves 5.50 a m
No. 4 Express daily leaves 6:0!? p ni
No. 0 Express Daily leaves 12:28 p m
.SOUTH BOUND
No. 1 Express daily leaves 10:45 p in
No. 3 Express daily leaves 10:00 a iv
No. 5. Express daily leaves 2:30 p in
LOW RATES TO ASHV1LLE. N. C.
Ac-ount National Association I. P.
A. of America. May 31-June 5, 1909
Ticke's on sale May 28 to 30ih, inc.,
limi'c.l for return within 30 days from
dale of sale. For full particulars, ap
ply to nearest Agent of (lie Mobile &
Ohio R. R., or write Jno. M. Beall,
General Passenger Agent, St. Louis,
Mo.
;OF.SETS IN ANCIENT GREECE.
A Playwright Says Cycling Skirts
Were Also Common There.
The discovery has been made in
Paris recently, that the Greeks 2,000
years a;;o wore corsets and other ar
ticles of modern feminine drebs, ac
cording to the Paris correspondent of
the New York Times. Mme. Paquin
and Jules Hois disclosed the fact in
the latter! play, "La Furie," at the
Coruedie Francaise, for which the fa
mous dressmaker designed the cos
'umes after consulting some of the
oldest records. Jules Hois said to me:
"There is really nothing new under
the sun. The ordinary conception of
Greek dress refers only to certain pe
riods. I know what I am talking
about.
"I have studied the works of Schlie
mann on Mycenae and of Evans and
De Mosso on the prehistoric epochs.
I have made excavations at Knoasos
and in Crete. I have visited museums.
I don't imagine the things I write
about. The Grecians of the most an
cient periods had modern figures. This
Is the jyrint I Insist upon. Look at
the statues of the women, ancient
Greek vases and sculptures and you
will see ribbons, crinoline, head
dresaafc. basque and corsets. Th
crcliJia; skirt was the usual mode at
to eevrt of Agamemmon."
To .Drove his points M. Bois had pho
toir.a'pBs of old sculptures and vases.
These are extraordinarily like th
modes of 1880. From these Mme. Pa
quin made the costumes for the play.
Df course, this upsets popular ideas
about Greek dress, and probably a mu
sical play showing Ulysses In pajamas
and Dido In a kimono will be pro
duced on the boulevard as a result.
VERY EVIDENTLY HIS FIRST ONE,
Young Man Was Proud Parent, and
Didn't Car Who Knew It.
There was no booth In the corner
drug store. The young man at the tele
phone therefore could be beard by all
the customers who ranged about th
soda water fountain. His face beamed
as he talked.
"Everything Is all right," be was
saying. .
"Ma'am?
"Yes'm. Eleven pounds. Beautiful
boy. Like me, they say.
"Ma'am?
"Yes'm. Resting quietly. Woull
have sent for you, but thought it best
not to. Didn't want to worry you.
"Ma'am?
"Yes'm. I'll attend to all that.
"Ma'am?
"Yes'm. I'll tell ber you're coming
down right away. Beautiful boy.
"Ma'am?
"Yes'm. Eleven pounds and looks
Just like me." "
He rang off and walked proudly out
of the drug store apparently obllvlou
to the smiling countenances of bit
Interested listeners ranged around the
soda fountain.
Vintage Nickname.
We have nicknames for the vintages
which few persons except the wine
drinkers know. Thus the vintage of
the present year we call Zeppelin, in
honor of the air navigator's achieve
ment and because It is so high. Rec
ords how that these nicknames were
bestowed on vintages as far back as
1529, when the bad watered wine wa
called "Baptist,"
The sour win of 1860 was called
Garibaldi, and in memory of the Chi
nese war the 1894 wine Is still known
as Weihalwel. The vintage of 189
promised much and gave little. And wa
nicknamed Ll Hung Chaag, and an
other nickname for the same year's
wine, Moses, was given because th
wine was taken from the water princi
oallv. iMunchener Neurtchtea.
I
ftb COLUMBUS
K
J ill 'CLE
HEALTH AKD BEAUTY
LARGELY DEPENDENT ON THS
DAILY CATH.
Imperstlve That the Skin Be Frequent
ly Cleansed of Impurities Pain
and Suffering An Sure to (
Follow Neglect. I
A daily bath should be part of the j
moral laws of every class of so. Iety. .
If It is an Impossibility to plunge daily
Into a bathtub, or if the doctor for
bids a plunge hath, the sponge hnth
will prove sufl!eie-it for all purposes
of cleanliness or htfl'.th.
The human skin Is a complicated ,
net. whose meshes must be kept open
and unclogped, in order that th rolls'!
them the body may throw off its im
pure secretions, which must be go'ten
rid of under penally of pain and suf
ferl'ig, mid sometimes death. v
The healthy action of the rkir. is
stimulated by by the opening of the
pores in the biith, ('specially if it Is
followed by friction with a brush or
rough towel, etc. (Massigo can be
dispensed with If (he touch cf a
strange hand Is objectionable.) Many
fevers and eontUKlo-ia diseases might
be avoided by these means.
In casfs of internal iTiflaminption,
Mlloua colic and ermi.fRt!on there is
no surer remedy than the hot lafh.
This bath has also effected most as
tonishing cures of obstinate conflpa
tlon. When a person has been exposed
to a contagious disease he should hn-
mediately take a hot bath. There Is
always a possibility that the disease
will pass out through the pores of
the skin. It should be remembered
that it is very important to cool oft
gradually. Oleanlint-ss of the skin
has a decided influence on the assim
jlatlon of food by the body. It is
known that well opened pores make a
far finer skin than uncleanly people
can boast. j
Think of the unfortunates of the
Middle Age ignorant of the blessings
of the batht "One thousand years
without baths!" exclalais Mlcbelet in
one of his histories. Think of the
pestilence, the hideous diseases which
at that time Bcourged poor humanity!
In the time of Henry IV. the habit of
bathing was still rare, for it Is record
ed of one of the great men of the day
that he asked why the bands should
be washed and not the feet How
horrible!
If we knew the personal uncleanli
ness of the beautiful women of to
day at the court of King Sun we
should involuntarily shudder with dis
gust. YELLOW IN FASHION'S FAVOR.
Color Schema That Just Now I Im
mensely Popular Among Parisian
Women of Fashion.
Paris turned emerald green a month
ago and then after poking around
among her metallic fabrics for an
other color scheme, she worked up a
perfect craze for yellow. Her green
satin empire evening gown slipped
into the background wben It place
was usurped by corn color and canary
In clinging fabrics. The topaz satin
fairly melted into th golden gause
so much affected as tunics and trim
mings during the whole period of em
pire fashion. Chamois color has ben
popular and now among the more use
ful materials one find the browns
shading toward "chevelnre" hair
brown with always a touch of gold
In it, "abeille," or bee, la the golden
yellow Its name Implies. The "beige"
color of the present season I a yel
lowish sand color. Costume linen 1
brought to us in bwrnt orange and la
the light, creamy yellows, which ar
to be trimmed with black.
Gingham appears In a two-ton
ehpek In yellow, and this popular oolor
la shown with a strip of gray but
th gray Is another story.
A teaspoonful of strong black tea
Oed up In a piece of muslin, with boil
ing water poured over it, may be left
on" the eye all night for a sty.
Should you be troubled with cold i
feet cut four thicknesses of news pa- j
per the sise of the foot and put two In
each shoe, as you would use an in
side .sole. It is a great protection
from dampness also.
In sleeping, keep the head as low
as possible that the blood may circu
late freely in the brain. The less pil
lows the better. Always stretch out
jour body fully. When the limbs are
crossed or curled up In any way the
rest is not so great.
An Insect In tbe ear may be de
stroyed by pouring a teaspoonful of
warm olive oil or camphorated oil into
the ear and keeping it there for soma
time, holding tbe head in a position to
retain the olL which will afterward
come away with th dead insect
Nothing will better draw ont.ln
flammatlon caused by tears than to
oak the eyes In hot water. To do this
th cloth should be wet and laid over
th lids, renewing as aoon a the heat
pubeide. Ten mtnuU of this make
th whole fac rL and as th blood
od th lids bleach with th rst
of th skin.
UTILIZ!,:s Ti!L33 C0RNEF
Useful Set of Shelves of Easy Con
struction and Well Worth the
Time Needed. .
Our sketch illustrates a simple way
it constructing a useful little Bet ot
shelves In the corner of a roem, and
so clearly shows the way In which it
may be done that few words are neces
sary to describe it.
After the site of the shelf has been
decided upon, two pieces of wood are
nailed firmly to the wall on either side
of the corner, and a triangular piece
of wood, cut to fit the corner, is then
placed upon them and forms the shelf,
The upper shelf in the sketch is shown
in position aud the supports for tha
two lower shelves are shown nailed to
the wall, and ready to have the
shelves placed upon them. Diagram
A illustrates the shape in which the
wood should be cut out. After the
woodwork has been completed, the
edges of the shelves can be orna
mented with braid and brass-headed
nails, and curtains are easily arranged
to inclose the shelves, if desired, and
Bhould be chosen (' a color to harmon
ize with the paper on the wall. On the
top shelf, a pot with a fern and other
ornaments may find a place, and the
space inclosed on the floor, under the
lower shelf, H valuable for storing any
little unsightly things that may not,
for a time, be required.
Petticoats.
Everything in the underwear line
clings. There Is absolutely no fullness
in any garment, not even in the corset
cover, save a few gathers at tbe waist
line, and often none there. The combi
nation garments, by means of gores,
darts, narrow pieces and the like, are
made snug, though not too much so for
actual comfort. The petticoat this
season, at least the favorite, Is devoid
of tbe usual bulk of gathers at the
waist line. It is made In with a corset
cover and fits the body snugly. Th
garments are made of longcloth, fine
lace-trimmed batiste and cross-bar ma
terial. The latter Is heavy and can be
lace-trimmed or finished with embroid
ery edging. The finest variety, of
course, fs imported, and the outlines
are slightly notched and button-holed
with fine thread. The floral pattern
consists of eyelets and satin stitch em
broidery in small design.
A Quick Way.
No matter how much a woman may
like to sew, she often gets very tired
of the work, especially when there are
just a few more stitches needed to
complete an article. This Is true of
the busy mother who is always plan
ning for the making of something else
before the garment in hand Is finished.
By such a woman a helpful hint Is ap
preciated, For Instance, wben making a corset
cover, It takes time to cut and turn In
the edges of materlaj for a casing
through which to run the ribbon nec
essarily used at the waist line of tbe
article. A pfece of strong tape of su
flclent width will not have to b
turned In, bat merely to be sewn along
each edge on the sowing machine and
used as a casing.
Th Evening Scarf.
The scarf fs almost indispensable
for either day or evening gowns, and
may be arranged In many graceful
ways, forming a complete and effective
trimming for a frock of cloth, silk or
satin.
Those in crepe de chine measure
three and a half yards in length and
fully a yard wide. Tbe ends are fin
ished with a deep fringe of silk or are
jxquisitely embroidered In flower de
jlgns outlined with gold.
Scarfs of black tulle draped around
the shoulders are very smart for eve
ning wear. There is also a new model
with short sleeves, which is worn
slipped on over the evening robe or
the very smart afternoon one.
Change In Bodices.
It is said by those who know that
bodices are to be cut more squarely
icross the shoulders anil, therefore,
the sleeves will be set lower on the
irnis. This will be accomplished by
running the shoulder seams much
longer than we have had them during
the directoire period.
This emacks something of the Sec
3nd empire. But everybody is pre
pared for anything Just now. '
Grease Stains on Silk.
Rub the silk with French chalk or
magnesia and then hold it to the firs
rhuB the grease wU'l be absorbed bv
Jie powder, which may then b
rushed oS.
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When shown positive and reliable proof that a certain
remedy had cured numerous cases of female ills, wouldn't
any sensible woman conclude that the same remedy would
also benefit her if suffering with the same trouble ?
Here are two letters which prove the efficiency of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Rod Hanks, 31iss. "Word are inadequate to express what
Lydia E. IMnkliam'M Vegetable ('onipouinl hits lnrm for rue I
suffered from a feinalo disease and weakness wliieh the doc
tors said was eaused by a fibroid tumor, and I commenced to
think there whs no help for mei Lydia K. Piiikham's Vegetable
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has done more forme than all
the doctors, and 1 hopo this valuable medicine may come into
the bauds of many more suffering women." Mrs. Joseph II.
Dandy. '
We will pay a handsome reward to any person who will
prove to us that these letters are not genuine and truthful
or that either of these women were paid in any way for
their testimonials, or that the letters are published without
their permission, or that the original letter from each did
not come to us entirely unsolicited. -
What more proof can any one ask'?
For 30 years Lydia 13. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has been the standard remedy for
female ills. Ko sick woman does justice to
herself who will not try this famous medicine.
Made exclusively from roots and herbs, and
has thousands of cures to its credit.
m Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick women
ILi? to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health free of charge.
Address Mrs. Piukhanu Lynn, Mass.
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