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We Have Opened a SShoe, Saddle and Harness Repair Shop On Court Street in building adjoining the Comrade Hotel. Give us a call. We take orders for harness and saddles. Pricee rrasonable. All work guaranteed. Yours to se tve, TRICE & TURNER T. H. HAMILTON 4 Blacksmith and' Wood Wurk Repairing of all kinds promptly attemnded to. Prompt attteat, work guaranteed. Give him a cal Court Street, West of andaIjointl Rsck Island Railway, Wiiabiald, La. . W. M. CAMPBELL & CO. FIRE INSURANCE I epresenting the best companies In the werJd Your Business Solicited a 12 f. Oilkce ver Phemrls Drag C.. 4** . .....**** 3W. O. Williams Kimball Estay Emerson Jianius Hrt K roeger an other Whitney a*, .. of _ Standard Pianos lHlinze Organs Hardman - and SHallett & S= g S Davis Mac 'PIANOS and O ANS N VICTOR TALKING M AINES As Ala r is aod so. Snall t P1. N fnamonds I N aIwc4whest = F CIlks eweliry sngra r4nd SShot tins, -Rfles, Pistols Cartridges. Shot Ilan Shellb Court St. Nct to Pst Ofice MEYER BRQO,. LTD. Novelties in Drei.sooet I1+olery. andz.m ,eady to Wear Oarments . rt C..th... 'st mý .' H8.i rt "-- C .- | '''+. -+++. .+ ..+-.,'v; 0.' " "I HOBOES AS HEROES Thi Tramp Has Many Chns to Bosom a Don Quixoto. IT SELDOM PAYS, HOWEVER. ee. Expeari.4. of the DilUpidotad antleman Prove That There . L* te Profit In eimg a HMro--Whp N. Sew It Up. (Copyright. IM, by T. C. MeClwu . "So tar as my experle.o. goe.." sai the dilapidated gentleuan as he as samed a careless pose ou a partk bech. "there Is very little ea money nto b lag a hero but the ee -wroN sigh tar the title can't wl iht qgrckr than to U a_ the tramp for a eoepl et mosths. When I liet started h the prduds I smd to be a bit puoled up ever mJ* tog a bhe et myself. but the thing A A OSUL WLYIUP *cLCIm A n Ie VITE DULL IN CRAs." grew stale after awhile. As a r Il thing there are drawbacks to the he olc bustines You go up like a reeoet Iad come down like a barrel of aad. "Ose day six or seven years ago a I was taking in the scenery along sa l diana highway I raw a horse aid baug appreachlag e the gallop. There wee a man uad woman in the bgpn. and the woman was screaming and the man layilg the whip on the horse. It was Dos Qulote to the rescue. I saw that the female was being abducted, and when the outlt msm along I sprag far the horse, caught the bridle and after being drsgged twenty rods i brought him to a halt The man at once leaped out anl disappeared nl the woods, and thswosan fahinte away. "Don Quliote brought water sad . ired her and bade her look ape her. elt as rescued and then drove her t her home, three mlles away. Se d.dl't say much on route. She dMai't praes ay herebta or declare my gýa nstry. On the contrary. she wav n mear home than shabe tntoe o me and p me Is sad thrateusd me with all maner of ca elamties I was dries Away in di-ssac. and it was otly when I reached the next farmhouse that the mystery was solved. The f_ male was a widow-a rmantle widoew. She had rowed that she woeed't msr ry the ma with her aless abdsetat. He came and abducted her. She tral ed him to Her' y ollni was simwup pretsas. Ia maklag a be of at at I had iaterruptdCa marriage, sad she was as mad as a wet hsa abset It The ma who had escaped from the bggy seat a coasable after ms, e.Ceg tag me with as atempted holdup, ad I was arrested •an given three meths In Jall as a seeplelous cheracter. "Al.ta I Co rettlet sheet 4 o'clock a aftIreso I came alnag to a trs. to bear a womsub screams ad -toga a girl yesg ery a MISd with a ball Ln chia Over `the highway west Doe Quxotdi. with a rock In bi band. and as I clt between the girl and the iaIer I threw de ai bauced a hers b and achs the prsult Ths spvepaL thtLap amlt ad. The hull terked et o b n am Wing on. Th4 g-l screamed te helb. Her father and a blrd mam cm. ra ni, a I was sit upon and gives an old asbted Imbestmng. Jest t It was saed a 7aag cael eas. sing op al ts the girl tel pla i absslder with'am "Oh Dilk? Hew He Pured it Oi. "1 Igmid* r that sight n I Y * auner a po.liIk thnre mMoe a. y. The glMl up a Job for t .b al. ao to chase her. She wanted her l.er M emre her. He was s.ew in. aM-l e". sad I sat laabed thi eu , esqy spealled her pl.o .ut .hsaeb. a bhere o the pursuer, aid the thi eered loess Sget ate a Maryland vMi .as day b Ud the people al ag eaver the alyse Ia M ipsa eseae +les lr treas her bete, he be porsat the a w.* the day babs set bed tled to ra . I bed a e .mer -r-s thea a-pileas nap paon . e samter of eas al taeatl I had bees at wek. a a. bmr the M wst Sabe dew adi em We beiga emaeamemlaes w. ito us M ehsm bhe a re meta aha I was them edsrqd to ws.e ass e St. Tea mMes away I. s as weeeb tbte a , bet burlg as oe a b humsa a ten se cO aL t we nt bea a - tgeg . Na. as bg beam mIs as ýmhmp4 I ýmb..* a ball t etaKlt o " ps Ist - deasunes t him. and two hours later they had him poder armst, and -oth was good for me Is that village. Tramp that I was, the sheriff toited me hom. to supper with him and fitted oms with a farty good slt of clothes. Ti murderer was a farmer. At frst be seemed stunned. Then he began to pin and chuckle. Then be broke ltes lughter. The others aMid that be had gone lsiem. but I had so uneasy feel lag that I was to come down with a dull thud. "After s.pper we took him to the woods and I painted out the grave of the smbalin girl. It was opened amki solemn salience. We found a big bundle of clothe and bheld our noses. A skink had made Its way Into his bouse the day before and odorised maay garments, sad the man bad bur led them to take away the taint. I got away before they could bag me, but It was a dose shave. As a mat top of tek that ashrt bunted for me for t est four weeks. though the milasg grl ad retrsads home all right. *One sumser' day when I bad push ad up lto anorther New Trkw I peUNd a cas el- people a the bshes et a lake. A ale bipe d mad jeIt aroud a woode palst I asw a young lady In a easo. A st the time I saw her the casoe tsmned ver, and she west Into the la sad begas aeraaing There wma a aoeyn chap ashlag frem another -A Y W of a adle away. but I diert a-elt hiLe. Of raans .y old jacket and shoes. sad to I west to auve human life. The 'i t thin g dilecovr d was that the water was not over three feet deep: the next, that the girl was iao agmager whbatever. he had wely to we ashore and draw the e. aee after her. d she d It? Not ah' great deal. She was looking toward the other came and uttering delightful ttle shriek. and he dida't notice me untl was dela at hand aadhad cried sat: "'ang ea tight fer your life. mal. and I will save yelr "0o back, you dilot!' she easwered. "'Bt I have come to save youa "'Go back or I will have you hasted seat of tbeeodbr All He Wa W Wetting. "I went back, and as I climbed oe to dry land the young man In the canoe reached th perishing girl and saved bm. He al.o shook bis paddle at me ad said rhe would have me In state peIms. eautifully worked, oh? A marriage probably reslted free the reassee, and all I get Qgt of It was a wettln& "One mere ease I ýas at Wattles Glen to viw the scseery. Make no a lMtake o the dilapidated gestlemsa He Ifarly dotes a scenery. I bad pe erated to a wild spot when I beard these same female ahd.eks and broke tote a run to reach the scene. PreseWt ly I found a good looking yeng girl perche . o a rock and at Its base a lIt tie striped make about.a foot loag It - was harmle s ad teder hearted. It could have bees put to hobed with a baby. The viper! The vipert shrieked e girl as I loeked romd for the eame of alarm. "1 ploked up a branch to kill It. but she protestesd: "'No. sot Go away. bd man.r " But the viper, aim.' "'Go away r I'll sseam tfr help' "I tuerd and went dews the path, asd perstly a young maS passed ae up the sy sat desteyed that poor little ahs and avl a husu life. There I as to perieL Is that gi's be h.t, and she sever gave me the slight t Ishow. I met the paitr two hoamrs Itoo as tho wnr walki g arm to orm sad while she hung beek the young flew emam up to me as held as a sheep anti sheh bh et seder my res as me to begoe fes e-ae- ,it n ebvsd a . um es aspt the sat heaud. yese. You peeple Sat ik Mos la the ~ tltle get bap. Sdy a ret ear albw sad them or lea yor meerb mm remo ames , but at a t m at saeltneseMt d remam -uda to. eseeb .s. o u t taketo the e a bee me a dfbapMpised at etle. mm.' 15. QUAD. Mamab -L- WN. wUl! aid f Lad ihat bqý rr to iev the 7aR. The WhhUi "Atwmay b! sambtloea. m, bey." mad e. fast pbfleeeqihw. ~Too ! lAd $ mfrb..b t1$ hail ci taam '.r.r replied the yuwml.s wthh a. Me bs hrkw toff. . Asl I dust s.m rn ct cu °se -Chc ga .ws " "I h*.bsii~ said the alr brld. js i saofb right bsu.t '13 b. ' rejiui bM arma.,. "that b>. su I ti mas who Kr bets hu bird blew what'. bl I f 1.--r toe swer of ads. ask aý Sub i }'s'w i sm. -- I~'- Lw~r Y Begin early in 1909 to make larger and more frequent deposits with ua. Remember that your business is appreciated whether large or small, and that we are here to help you save and succeed. Why should not 1909 be the most successful year you have ever known? Save when you can, that you may spend when you will. This bank will allow you 4 per cent Interfct per annum on time deposits. WINN PARISH BANK WINNFIELD, LOUISIANA J. W. WASSON J. W. BOYETT, kJr. WASSON & BOYETT Livery, Feed and Sale Stable Having purchased the stables of MesQr. Long & Black ad Harty & Fuller we have consolidated both into one which gives r one of the most complete livery equipments in the country. We have fine busses which meet all trains. We have surries, buggie, traps and transfer wagons for the traveling public. Baggage hd. led with care and disatch. LONG & BLACK Old Stand, Corner Abel & North Street j g000. C 1 11.1ii .......... . ,oeoeo -oro A COMPLETE LINE... Of the Famous Walk. over Shoes in all the styles and leathers, for " ilN I men and women. . 0 They are the best fitting and the most comfortable wearing shoe made today. Prices range from 1 $3.50 to $4.75. Remtn:benr that nabudy I carries a better or moee comp.etL line of Dreas Goods, Clothing, Haps, Groceries, Etc, than will be found in my store at alltimes. .M .f a. YM BERNSTEIg PIONEER MERCHANT M. BERNSTEINCorner Mai d Al Str. B. L. Anderson WINNFIBLD LOUISIANA INSURANCE ir., Ple tas Best Coap.moes u pr ------ers Lability Y.ur Biusim SeILSid I. BAER COMPANY, Ltd. Monroe, Louisiana. - Whoea Dealer. is Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Hats and Shoes. Mai Orders SeMitsd d Prmptly Autnded te CASH CATALOGUE PRICES DUPLICATED. 1 1ýa0. a. P. L . P .._ A5. v r**. P L** COE* . 8.' sM** M* THE FAMOUS COMPANY, LIMITED MONROE, LOUISIANA THE DAYLIGHT STORE Dry Goods, Shoes. I,ldies' Rea-o. Wear OGarments sad F.rnishings. ApLets for Mimonyirk Silks, Aif Benjamin and Collee Brud St.;,4wu m.t Yoena Brue. Hate. __ _ _ _ ~ ~~---- -- -- -- -- --