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The daily sentinel., 1905-01-03

AS foretold in the issue of The
Sentinel of Saturday, work began on
the new union station this morning.
II was stated in the article of last
Saturday, which appeared in this pa
per. that there would be $4,000
spent in the erection of the union
station. This is only about one
third the money that will be expend-
ed in all the improvements contem-
plated. a prominent railway official
informed a reporter for this paper,
after reading the article in Satur-
days issue. that there would be ap-
proximately 100000 spent in all
the Improvements to trackase.
grade, new freight depot. etc.
The daily sentinel., 1905-01-03

The Denver papers gave less
space to the western slope than any
other section of the state in their
special editions. The western slope.
being the garden spot of Colorado,
does not have 10 depend upon
boosts" from the capital city's
newspapers to help build up and pop
ulats this section.
The daily sentinel., 1905-01-03

The ladies of the Congregational
church will serve supper at 6 o'clock
Wednesday night in the basement of
the church. A cordial invitation is
extended the public to patronize the
supper.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27
ODD FACTS ABOUT DEER,

wonderful Jumpers, with a Marvel
Gus Sense of Smell.
"Deer are wonderful jumpers, as may
be imagined" says a writer. II have
seen hind clear fifteen feet or so and
buck as high as a tall man merely to
avoid a small drain, and also, at a
drive. have seen a stag jump clean
over one Of the heaters, taking a fence
at the same time. There is still ex-
tant the record OF a famous leap made
by a stag down ON the borders of Et-
tick during a hunt by one Of the old
Scottish kings. The place Is known
as the Harris Leap and is commend
rated by two stones, which the mon
arch had erected to mark the spot.
They measure twenty-elght feet apart
Deer have a marvellous sense of
smell. with a strong wind blowing
they Will scent a man a mile of. Yet
though their powers Of scent are mar
velous. confess to having had one
Illusion quickly dlspelled. From read
ing various old books on the subject
had come to regard their sight as
something quite abnormal and fondly
imagined that, on spying deer, say,
mile or 50 away, a cautious advance
was necessltated, after the manner of
our ancient enemy, the serpent.
"Now, though deer do have good
sight they are certainly inferior In this
respect to the roe, and so long as you
keep perfectly still. will have great
difficulty in detecting you. proved
this again and again one July when
trying TO obtain photographs Of wild
deer. did not get any photographs
though plenty Of experience, but was
often lying within fifteen yards Of
deer without their being conscious of
my presence"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27
WILD eAeooNs.
An Incident which illustrates the
Caution OF the Animals.

An Incident which illustrates the
Caution OF the Animals.
one OF the farm boys drew our at
tention to what seemed little more than
couple OF dark specks on the slope
OF the hills to the right, but we could
soon see that they were moving, and
when they came within half mile OF
US we could distinctly recognize them
as a herd Of balloons.
The boy said that he was quite sure
they were on their way to the water;
but, to our surprise, they did not make
any advance. A quarter Of an hour
elapsed, half an hour; still no Sign OF
their approach All at once. rs II they
had started from the earth by magic,
at the open end OF the pond, not sixty
yards from our place Of ambush, stood
two huge males.
When or how they got there no one
could tell. Probably they had come
hy a clrcultous way through the val
ley, or II might be that they had crept
straight down through the grass. They
had certainly eluded our observation.
Being anxious to watch the move
ments Of the animals and TO ascertain
whether they belonged to the herd
playing under the mimosas, refrained
from firing and determined to see
what would follow next. Both balloons
sprang toward the water, and, leaning
down, they drank TIL they were salts
fed Then, having gravely stretched
themselves. they solomnly staiked
away on all Tours In the direction Of
the herd. There was little doubt, there
fore, that they belonged to the herd
and had been sent forward TO recon
hotter, for as soon as they got back
the entire herd put itself in motion
toward the pond.
There were mothers taking care Of
their little ones; there were half grown
animals, the boys and girls OF the com
pany. At first only one baboon Mt a
time came to the waters edge and,
having taken fits draft, retired to the
rest, but when about ten had thus ven
tured separately they began TO come
in small groups. leaving the others roll
Ing and jumping on the sand.-Youth's
Companion.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

An old boatman at a fashionable re-
sort on the east coast OF England was
engaged by a party Of ladies to row
them to a local cave known as the
Smugglers' Retreat.
After pulling away In silence for
twenty minutes or so the old man sud
denly ceased rowing at spot not fifty
yards from the cave.
Nov, ladies'" he remarked calmly,
we've reached Consideration point"
Consideration pointF' echoed the
spokeswoman of the party. what a
peculiar name Why Consideration
polntT
"weel. It's Just this way, num-" ex-
planned the cunning old fellow. ''rheer,"
pointing to the cave, us the cave
here's the boat Between the cave an
the boat theirs a lot O. narsty sunken
rocks, an this is Consideration point,
cos parties allus stops here to consider
whether they'll go the long an safe
way round for IS pence or trust to luck
an them theer rocks for a shillin'w
The ladies' didn't know thai them
theer rocks" were purely imaginary,
and IS pence was the fare agreed upon
London Queen.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

after outlining the plan. III we laugh
about It we may keep them from too
great a panic" And again Carruthers
nodded.
The two athletes plunged into the
water with a merry whoop. When they
neared the frightened women they
were padding feebly while they
screamed, helping one another as best
they could. None OF them had dlsap-
peared, but they were .perilousiy near
sinking.
II was the work Of a few moments 10
help four girls to the sides of the two
canoes. Morton took Mrs. Starlight In
charge, while Carruthers started for
the shore with Miss Campbell.
Morton was a little I'm the lead, and
when he had landed his charge he turn
ed for the return swim. but was horrl-
ned TO see Carruthers on his back,
struggling violently and cllnging to
Miss Campbell rs II she were a life
buoy.
lie understood It Immediately. Car.
ruthers had been seized with cramp
aud had lost his head.
Loosen your hold or you'll both
slnkr he shouted as he swan toward
them, but Carruthers was past reason
ing with.
There was only one thing to do.
When he came within reach he struck
Carruthers such a blow on the point
Of the jaw the latter was stunned and
let go.
Then a few strokes carried Miss
Campbell TO land, and Horton turned
back for his friend. Diving, be found
him near the bottom and brought him
also to shore. He put him In charge
Of the two women, who were unhurt
and already recovering from their.
fright
The rescue OF the others was accom-
plished quickly, and the whole party,
water soaked, but safe, were soon con-
graduating themselves and shVwering
thanks ON their rescuers.
Morton got his lions share Of the
praise, but he noticed with a pang that
Miss Campbell was constrained and
almost formal I'm what she said.
And when some weeks later he ven
tured to propose to her she said, with
evident distress: 81 am more sorry
than know how to say that you have
asked me this question. 1 never can
forget what you did for us all, but
the horror OF that blow you struck
neither can l forget that. II seemed
like a murder"
So Morton knew his fate. That night,
while they were smoking their last
pipe he said to Carruthers: "Goodby,
Jim. I'm on In the morning. You may
never see me again. and II you don't,
teach her to forgive me even II she
can't forget the blow struck my best
friend to seye the woman / loved"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

When 1t was first arranged to have
postmasters send in quarterly reports
many queer documents were received.
One which is still on file in the post
office department, came from the little
town of Waterford, ILL.,, and is as fol-
lows:
July the 1855 Muster times buchanan,
president of United States-Dear Sur Bean
required by tho instructions OF the post
ONCE TO report quarterly, 1 now foolhl
that pieasin duty by reportln as follows.
The Harvestin has been goin on pretty
well and most OF the naburs have got
thur cuttin about dun, wheel Is hardly an
average crop, on rollin lans corn 10 yell
lowish and wont cut more than ten or
fifteen booshils to the akir and the helth
OF the comlttie is only tolerbly meesils
and colery hav broke out In about and
a half miles OF hear THAR are a powerful
awaken on the subjes of religin In the
potts naburhood and more souls are bean
made to know thur sins forgivin miss
nancy Smith a neer nabur had twins day
before yesterday and one OF them is a
poor scraggy thing and wont live half
It's days this Is about all know and have
TO report this quarter give my respects TO
Mrs buchanan and subscrib myself your
Trooly, Abigail jenkins.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

One of the oddities of our system Of
reckoning time is exemplifed in the
question as to what time the north
pole keeps. In theory all places on one
meridian OF longitude keep the same
time; therefore the north pole, being
the central point of all meridians, must
necessarily have all times. Should the
pole ever become habitable the resi-
dent would be able to have day or
night at any hour lin theory by elect
ing to take his time from meridian
to correspond. Should such an unex-
pected event ever occur there would
have to be made some readjustment Of
our present system of reckoning time
to suit the arctic regions.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

Mabel-would you believe II, auntle,
two men followed us down to the pier?
Marlan-Yes, auntle, every step Of
the way.
Aunt-How did you know7
Mabel-we saw them every time we
looked back.
Marlan-Yes, auntie. and they follow
ed us on the boat.
Aunt-what makes you think they
were following your
Mabel-Because we noticed them
watching us every time we turned our
heads.
Aunt-Ah. thought your heads were
turnedl-Chicago Record Herald.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

Every one knows that nerves are del
lcate things, easily disturbed and diff
cult to keep In order. Mr.. Underfoot,
loyal husband that he was, had learned
this lesson.
Eyes, the doctor said Jenny ought TO
have a change OF air, and she's gone to
a kind OF rest cure place for awhile"
said Mr.. UnderfoOt to one of his old
friends. while his gaze was carefully
Fixed on the distant landscape.
"rired outT' inquired the friend.
NO" said Mr.. underfoot slowly.
"she wasn't tired ont for she hadn't
done anything TO tire her But she was
always kind OF high strung. and To-
ward The last Of Il she got real nervous
One day just happened TO inquire
what time dinner was TO be, for II had
varied about two hours one way or an
other. and she was mailing molnsses
gingerbread, and my asking that ques
ton upset her nerves 20 that she pour
"a tho baftcr right over me before
could move on 80 next day she went
Il tue resi- cure
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27
photographinr lightning.

An English writer tells how light
ming "sits' for its photograph; Light
ming can only be photographed at
night. 1t is also impossible to use any
cap or shutter for this work, inasmuch
as the eyes do not observe fash Of
lightning till at least a tenth Of sec
ond after II has passed. SO that, hav-
ing focused your camera beforehand,
draw the shutter and hold the camera
IN the direction you think the flash
will take aud you must trust to the
courtesy OF the lightning to be there
on time"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27


sued vision Of loneliness that had
flushed past him In a canoe while he
lay on the bank smoking his pipe.
Their quest continued for days, each
man thinking TO achieve an encounter
by seeking his enchantress where he
had seen her once. But they did not
ind her until together they met her at
an informal hop at the big hotel on the
hill.
From that moment they were rivals,
and each one knew II instinctiyely,
though not a word was spoken. The
old comradesbip was as II II never had
been. A woman had come between
them, and neither man realized how
bitter his Jealousy was till they had
leaped into their canoes to paddle TO
the rescue OF that woman.
Mrs. Starlelgh did not care which one
should win Irene Campbell when she
had undertaken TO chaperon that young
woman for the summer. She had vowed
secretly. however. being born match
maker, 10 see her fair charge matri-
monlally disposed Of before the season
should end Either one Of the young
men seemed desirable In her eyes, and
she was willing TO encourage both In
the hope that one would succeed.
When, therefore, both men entreated
her to bring a party of girls over to
their camp for a picnic she understood
and made the engagement readily.
The day had proved TO be perfect
one. and the party started In the high
est spirits. They were already waving
salutes to their hosts when the crash
came.
A the two mon approached the spot
Morton said eve have our work cut
out for us, Jim. The skipper seems e
be able to take care Of himself. though
he's too frightened to help much. There
ere six woihen. You take the three to
The right. I'll take the others. Better
help them 20 the canoe and swim
a.hore with them separately It isn't
rouci, Of q swim II we can get to them
IL f.i.a Tint point OF land reaches out
81 The left within 200 yards" He in.
dfcnted the narrow neck not Far on.
catruthers nodded with a satisfied
rook Ia Ms eyes. He had noted that
Miss Campbell WAS amorg those on
The right Morton had seen IL. too, but
aa his own canoe was on Carniherp'
loft he would not risk the few mo.
menfs Il would have taken to make a
different affanGement
make jest Of is,r was al he 7ald
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27
AnAn:AnkNAfAnnAnAnAAANAn
The Blow That
Recoiled
By CHARLES a. JOHNSON


There was small margin OF difference
between the two men, 90 far as eyes
could sec. rs they threw OF their coats
and sprang each TO his own canoe.
Their paddles flashed into and out OF
tho water. sending the frail crafts over
the smooth surface OF the lake at re.
markable speed. Neither one gnlned
appreeial1y on the other. though they
were racing with intense rivalry.
As they had sat In front Of their tent
awaiting the arrival Of the merry
launching party from across the lake.
they had Witnessed an accident which,
even without the added incentive OF
rivalry, made each man strain his
every nerve TO reach the goal. Tho
launch had struck on a rock beside the
narrow channel and, careenlng sud
denly on her side, had filled and gone
down
Harry Morton and Jim Carruthers
were not men who could sec women
drown without drowning with them.
But, as they padded, each mans heart
grew chill with the awful thought that
the woman he loved was Que Of the
struggling group, and they loved the
same woman.
This love was born, as love some
times Is, in the idle time OF n summer
holiday. They had gone to the lake
for rest, each man fancy free. Sworn
comrades, they had even laughed at
love and planned to 1--we as they were,
fond Of the same things and looking
for no deeper interest than they found
In each other aud In mutual pleasures.
But before the FIRST week in camp
was over Morton Had developed n NTH
erto undiscovered fondness for walk
ing, and for hours at time he was alb
sent from camp. Carruthers had about
the same time found himself 10 be de-
voted to canoeing, but neither Of the
men said much to the other about his
newly discovered pastime. In truth,
Morton sought dryad whom he had
seen In the woods as he padded along
the shore one morning; Carruthers pur-
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

"what advice did your father give
you when you left homer
HE told me to saw wood and say
nothing"
''Did you do as he saidT'
''No, SIR" replied the politician. II
have found that 1t Is better to saw
wood and detroit Free Press.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

she-He had long sickness, YOU
say?
He-Yes. and has since married the
nurse.
''NVhat is the resultT
"Oh, he's slciKer now than he was be
fore" Yonkers Statesman.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

'T can attend TO that divorce case for
you, II you like" suggested his friend
the lawyer.
"rm sorry, old man." replied the
western Benedict, but the fact Is
promised the case to friend Of mine
before I was marrled."-New York
Press
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

Miss Hicks-I hear you called upon
Miss Suttle the other night. Did she
show you her birthday presents2
Mr.. Staylate-Only parlor clock her
father had given her. She called my
attention to It several times and re-
marked that she thought 1t was slow
Philadelphia Ledger.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

"They say the Widow Longgreen can
think OF nothing but money"
"Well, she has remarkably wen
stocked mind"
"Well stockedF'
ayes, million and a quarter In bank
stock at 200 above par."-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

"Pay as you 60" said the bustling
man. That's my motto"
Don't believe word OF H." answer
cd the man who Is constantly running
into debt III ny paying ana going
kept pace ia be walking backward. -
Washington Star.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

Grace-But she couldn't think OF mar
rylng anybody so dreadfully unconven-
tional
Helen-And is he, really7
Gracefully, yes. Why, when ID 80
posed he didn't tell her he couldn't live
without her! -Baltimore News.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

Teacher-Tommy. when was Rome
built? Tommy-In the night Teach
How came you to make such a
mistaken Tommy-You said yester-
dat Rome wasn't built in day
school Board Journal
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27
Some Tales That =
Are Worth Telling

MRS. ID. decided TO move into the
country for the summer last
4 year and was both surprised
and delighted to learn that an old
friend of hers resided In the same
place. Meeting this friend on the
street Mrs. d. sald
IL nm quite a near nelghbor Of yours
now have taken house by the
river"
"oh, I do hope you will drop In some
day" replied the friend.
A philadelphia business man tells
this one on himself:
"You know In this city there are two
telephone companies" he said, land IN
my Office have a telephone Of each
company. Last week hired new Of
fee boy, and one OF his duties was to
answer the telephone. The other day
when one Of the bells rang he an
swered the call and then came in and
told me was wanted on the phone by
my wife
"'Whlch oneT inquired quickly,
thinking Of the two telephones, of
course.
Please, sir stammered the boy. 4
don't know how many you have"
A builder in Pennsylvania, having
heard that the men did not start work
at the proper time, thought he would
drop down about 0:3O one morning and
see. Going up the yard, he caught
sight of a Joiner standing smoking,
with his kit not even opened. Simply
asking his name, which he found to be
Jake Robertson, he called him into the
office and, handing him four days pay.
told him TO leave at once.
After having seen the man clear Of
the yard he went up to the foreman
and told him he had made an example
of Jake Robertson by paying him on
for not starting to work at the proper
time.
Jumping Jupiter, sir" calculated
the foreman, "that chap was only look
ing for a jobT'-New York World.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-10-27

All other knowledge Il hurtfui 10 him
who has not honesty and good nature
:. AlontaIgne.
The Monticellonian., 1905-11-23
INTERRUPTED DEATH SCENE
Little Eva" Displayed Her Versa tility Before Taking Final
 Flight.

He introduction of songs and dances
 into plays in which they have no legiti. nae place k not J new practice h, any Mfahs. 1t dates back to much earlier eaN of the drama. And there have been
 distances when the interpretations were of somewhat startling sort \ numhce oi Wcil-knoWn actors were dI>eu>sIng this iuhJect when one of the oidrsD of the party said: "BoNs lot mo tell vau lLat th" tendency iS not new one lt IS olceI than most of you. and no exam pic of It that l have seen lately has been as startling ls ease l saw in southern illinois years ago We were out Nlth oucnlght-Stand cce and altcl long jump had landed ia small town very tired and Yert anx3ous for sx- eltcment. The manager told Ills that there Wouii be no afternoon rehearsal. E. an 'l'ncle Toms Cabin company hal the house for d farewell matinee. Th,s Was lHst what We wese looking for. and decided 10 attend in a body The show Iit tceeded m the usual way ID to Little Evas death bed scene i see a great ltght. and angels. all singing. says Ettle Eva. Tell me what dcy be siugin EoieN. says nele Tom Then little Eva d,Scended from her deathbed and exc euted as lively song and dance is one could ask tor. When she had finished ttd arquoWledged the thunderous ap- riauNe ot the audience. she returned to her couch and the death scene con ttnued /"
The Monticellonian., 1905-11-23
DISTRESS AFTER MEALS
Sure Sign That Dr.WiiIiams' Pink Pins Are Needed to Tone Up the
 Digestive Organs.

Loss of appetite, distress after eating, shurtness of breath, a feeling of utter weakness-these are symptoms that are familiar to most sufferers from stomach trouble. T0ooftenthe ordinary doctor s treatment serves but to weaken the dis eased organs.
 The new tonic method of treating dis orders of this kind does not aim to do the work of the stomach, does not demand that the food he predigested, hut bE44Gs upthe weakened organs, so that they eGE do tie work that nature intended.
 Mrs. L O Law, of No. 324 North street Horton. Kansas, saYS: "ln lS91, whlIe we were living on farm in this neigb. borhood, 1 became generally debilitatod as Che result of overwurk | had serioas indigestion. lost my appetite, suffered from sense of suffocation and from ol- struction of the circulation, 50 that artl- ficial means had to be used to restore II. Alter suffering fer months without find ing any relief. tfiCd a box of Dr. Wi lams Pink Pills of which had read iD a newspaper. The first few boxes made me lots better, and after using the third box felt entirely well.
 "I am now in excellent health and am able not eulv to take care of my house but also to assist my husband ill store which he has lately taken. Dr. Williams Pink Pills cured me and 1 can recon mend them. They are so simple. sc easily taken and sa prompt in their a. tnn
 Remember Dr. Williams Pink Pills dc lot act on the bowels. They make how blood and restore shattered nerves. IT. this way they carry health and vigor l. every organ and fiber If the body. TE' y are >ald by all druggists or will he sent. postpaid. ou reeoiptU price, 50 cents per box: siX boxes for g. 90, hy the Dr. Mi. Hams Medicine Co, Schenectady, NY.