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The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08

Il cannot explain my sensations; !
seemed to live a life time in the terror
of his fascinat' ng gaze, but by one su.
preme effort / rallied and began to get
mad some too. Oh, for a weapon.
do not know how it happened but
made a quick movement, se'zed a
light wood knot that lay near NE and
determined to die fighting.
My movement was such another
surprise for the monster that he lost
his voice and sprang into a tree near
by and then 1 heard him d disappear -ng
into the swamp.
Frightened as l was, I saw my eS-
cape and waited not to be persuaded
to take advantage of it. Never before
nor since have l made such time rec
ord; / fancied l heard that soft thud
behind me often, but as all lanes have
an end, I finally reached the door of
my friend, burst n without the cere-
mony Of sending in my card, my nat l
had left 'en route and l suppose my
reason had tarTied somewhat behind
in that mad race. One thing was sure,
I had left my terrible experience, and
1
again, when 1 stood contest'ng the
right of way through the forest, with
one Of its most terrible kings.
'sNIr Hallman soothed me and
secuted the idea CT it being a panther.
1t was coon, Dave; there's no pan
ter here he would say.
Finally the men arrived to start
OT1r h1 Fhor
were not so sure it was not a painter.
Let's go back and take up the
SCENT they said, and we did, though
at first the dogs did not want to fol
low it; finally they we're started and
We took a look at the tracks ne had
left in his angry march, and also on
the body Of the tree for the scratches.
By ilngoes, Dave, it sho war a
painter, and a whopper at thai, you
sho had a narrer escape sonny, shore
sad Mr.. Hallman.
Twelve O'Clock next day we came
up to a dead cypress stump on the
edge Of a pond in the spot where Mus
cOgee now stands, and there on a jut-
ting scraggy limb, flattened out IL a
crouching position with its round head
hanging over, and It's great red eyes
burning with hatred for us, we beheld
our quarry. He was about fifty feet
from the ground where tie dogs were
baying at the foot of the tree.
Il begged Mr. Hallman to let me
shoot him, but he would not. You
might miss him, Davie,' but I knew l
was a crack shot, and 1 would have
given all my little possessions to have
killed him.
Mr.. Hallman took aim and fred and
when his old muzzle loader cracked,
the panther gave one supreme leap
upward and came down, down, land
ing with thUd on his back right near
US.
He was a painter sho. sonny, said
Mr.. Hallman, and the likes of h'm
amt never been seen in this country
! am an old man now" the story
teller continued, but I shudder TO re-
member that nights experience, and
/ have never cared to see the great
cats in their cages, since, as they
bring back to me that feeling OF re-
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08
poN,T 81 o.

for tomorrow what you can do today
If you put off buying bottle of Bal
lard's Snow Liniment, when that pain
comes you won't have any, buy a bot.
tie today. A positive cure for Rheu-
matism, Burns, Cuts. Sprains, Con,
tracted Mucles. etc. T. S. Graham
Prairie Grove, Ark, writes:
Il wish to thank you for the good
results l received from Snow Lin
ment. 1t positively cured me of Rheu.
matism after others thad fafied. Sold
by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08
Where Wa, the Lokef

Mabel-Such a joke with 1Ir. Gay
boy. We were out on the balcony be-
tween the dances, and he got the sleeve
Of his dress coat all over red paint
from one of the posts that were just
painted. Maud-And did you go near
the post? Mabel-No. Why? Maud
Oh, nothing; only you have red paint
all over the back of your waist.
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08
fearful.

The conversation turned on the effect
produced on the emotions by pictorial
art, when a man remarked, Il remem-
Der one picture that brought tears to
my eyes"
"a pathetic subject, 1 presume"
''No, sir; it was a fruit painting.
was sitting close under it when it drop
ped on my head"
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08

pulsion and terror, experienced in q
few brief moments. inNa Florida
swamp 81
(Note.-The "Davie" referred tc
above, is Mr.. David Tolan, and the
scene of the story was at Muscogee
Fla.-Editor.)
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08
A rbnurhtfuI Answer.

whats the first step toward the df
gestinn Of the foOd?" asked the teach
er. CD went the hand Of black hair
Ell little fellow. who exclaimed with
eageness: Bite it of! Bite it on"
The Pensacola journal., 1906-04-08

even yet the formal predominates.
Some Of these ceremonies are very i'm
pressive-for example, the singing of
the ''AIiserere" in the glowing gloom of
Saturday evening. For many years
the blessing offered by the pope him
self on the city and the world, "Urbi ct
orbi." on Easter day was always wit
messed by a vast concourse Of people.
1t took place from the steps of st. Pc
ter's and was followed by the joyous
ringing of bells and by the firing of sa-
lutes.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Latest Fashions IN Nel0
Stationery.

The Brooklyn girl who recently com
planned that her letter paper OF finest
quality from a New York jeweler oi
note showed the writing through the
envelope did not know that the latest
notion is to put within The envelope a
second coiored one.
These Innings are OF red. or sou
shade Of turquoise blue or of Yiolet'
and show through the paper Just
enough to hint at the color INSIDE
without seeming bizarre, as strong
colors used with stationery usually 40
There's no color about the paper II
self 1t is only the envelope when needs
10 be made opaque. and these color IN
ings accomplish the purpose most sue
cessfully
The Quaintest thing about some or
them is the way the inner envelope slps
in and out OF place, while others have
the lining made up with the outside, the
color. perhaps, showing ike a piping
where the edges lap. A little arrange
rneut at one coTner-an extension Of the
same color ag the li1ing-is for the pur~
pose of tearing the envelopes open
quickly.
New monograms are smaller, the
newest, most popular OF aH, BEN
a heavy circle-haFdly bigger round than
the usual pencil is-with the initials
heavily done in short, broad letters,
mounted. where there are only two, one
upon the other, both OF them stretching
out to touch the circle on each side
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Spring Vegetables.

1t is believed by vegetarians that a
purely vegetable diet makes people ami
able. good-natured, generous, developing
the finer characteristics of the user, and
that excessive meat eaters become the
opposite.
Whether this be true or not. fresh
vegetables are appreciated In the early
spring. They are an essential change
from the heavy winter viands and should
form the greater part OF our daily
menus.
Almost every vegetable has IFS paTtic-
uiar use IN the human system and na-
ture provides sufficient variety 10 keep
Us In nne, bodily condition. If We will
live in accordance with her laws, and
not abuse her gifts
Tomatoes act directly on the liver.
Onions, garlic. leets. shallOts, chives,
stimulate the circulation, increase the
saliva and gastric juices, and promote
digestion.
Peas, beans. and lentiIs. called also Ie-
gumes. are among the most nutricious
of vegetables. containing as much car
bon as wheat, and more muscie-forming
food.
Lettuce and celery both have p good
effect upon the nerves: the former is
soothing; the latter, a tonic.
The free use OF pieplant or rhubsrb
is considered spring tonic" and viii
prevent the T-se of medicine which is Of
ten apparently necessary to tone up the
system Being such common and in
expensive plant, II Is really not appTe-
ciated by the majority Of housewives.
When so fortunate as 70 hav9 Il grow
ing in the garden. Il is generally used in
small amounts for pies early in the sea-
son and the remainder allowed to go TO
waste, when II might be utilized in
variety OF appetiZing dishes all the year
around, as Il can be preserved for win
ter use equally as well as the more eX-
Densive fruit
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
BIId0f Tradition.

1t is interesting TO note that the
choice Of white for wedding gowns is
comparatively Of modern origin. The
Roman brides wore yellow and in most
Eastern countries pink is the bridal
color. During the middle ages and in
the renaissance period brides wore
crimson to the exclusion Of ali other
coiors. Most Of the PIantaEanet and
Tudor queens were married in that
vivid hue. which is still popular in
parts of Brittany, where the bride is
usually dressed in crimson brocade.
saws the Chicago Inter Ocean.
1t was Mary Stuart who first
changed the color of the bridal gar
ments. At her marriage with Francis
I Of France. In 1858, which took place
not before the altar, but before the
great doors Of Notre Dame, she was
gowned in white brocade. with a train
of blue Persian velvet six yards in
length.
The innovation caused a great stir I'm
the fashionable world Of that time It
was not. however, until quite the end
of the seventeenth century that pure
white-the color worn by royal widows
became popular for wedding gar
mentS.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Fashion.

Buttons are very prominent on eiotH
costumes for spring.
CoIors are being pushed for summer
wear. The white season Of years past
promises TO be considerably changed
Colored linens viii be popular foI
jcaket and skirt combinations
Among the revivals in the small cos
tune details is velvet binding. II is
considered quite the thing to show the
narrow velvet cord edge a shade dark
er than the hue Of the costume as d
finish for the skirt hem.
Embroidered linen shoes are the
latest adjunct TO the baby's wardrobe
Gloves, long and short. are shown IN
A bevvildering array of colorings. Self
stitching is more often seen Buttons
Stimulating pearls are seen on some or
the long white gloves instead OF the
small pearl buttons,
Irish crochet and baby Irish point
laces remain in high favor.
Cotton voiles are more than attrac-
tive in the spring display They come
in checks, stripes, embroidered, and
jacquard effects.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Table Talk,

a novel and dainty way OF serving
cheese: Heat the cheese until melted
20 the consistency of chewing gum, then
mold the shape OF an oval bop-bon and
press a nut meat into the center. Serve
when cool. They look like maple cream
bon-bons.
Stale, dry rolls, doughnuts or cookies
may be made fresh by placing in a paper
sack, sprinkling with a few drops of
water and heating n a warm oven for q
few minutes.
When doing the evening work. and fire
IS kept In the range, and potatoes are
wanted for breakfast. put them into the
oven. They viii be ready in time
oatmeal may be cooked in 4 double
boiler at the same time and ft will be
delicious by morning. A physician tells
me that Il Is impossible to cook oat-
meal too much. This overnight cooking
slmpHhes preparation for breakfast
greatly.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Laugh Instead of Frozen.

good story is told OF a Waldo
county, Me, man and the autos He
was jogging along a country road when
one OF the devil wagons" came up be-
hind him. His horse took fright and
went into the ditch and across II field
before he could be got under control
He had just got back into the road and
y as pursuing his journey when he
hear danother automobile coming. This
time be got out and held his horse bv
the head. and as the automobile went
by he remarked: These darned horses
are a heap OF trouble, amt they?"
The tourists, who had no doubt expect
ed a torrent Of abuse, laughed hard and
long as they whizZed by.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
Cleaning CuzfamS.

An expert cleaner gives this advice
about lace curtains: II. being blackened
by soft coal atmosphere. they are put
into warm water, they viii be gray 10
the end OF their existence. no matter
what is done afterward TO bleach or
clear them. Instead they should be
soaked from twelve to twenty-four
hours in cold water which has been
changed once or twice Light coloTed
window shades may be renovated TO look
almost as good as new II taken down
from their fixtures. fastened taut and
firm on a table with tacks OF pins. then
vigorously rubbed with q pad of coarse
white flannel dipped in finely powdered
starch AS the pads become dirty, eX-
change them for clean ones When the
curtains seem as clean as they can be
got. roll them up with a new coat Of
starch well rubbed into them. and lay
aside for twenty-four hours Then
another good rubbing. and they may be
rehunE.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
EUe'S LRck.

Adam was sitting by the Euphrates
and his oountenance was overspread by
the pale cast Of thought.
Occasionally he tipped a pebble into
the water, and now and then he pulled
up blade of grass and chewed it
An hour passed, and still he sat
there. thinking deeply, and ever and
anon poking q toe down into the water
TO feel it tickle.
At last, when his shadow had be-
come very small, he stood up and
stretched himself and yawned.
oh. well" he said, there's no use
hanging around here any longer. I
guess III 60 over and lie down under
that fig tree and go to sleep, so that
rib which 1 am to give up can be taken
away. But l wish to remark right now
that it's a lucky thing for Eve that
nobody has as yet invented playing
cards. If l had a deck I'd put in the
time playing solitaire, and, by George
it would be a cold day when 1 sighed
for a mate"
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
SPIRIT OF COURTESY IN BUSINESS.
NOT THE LET TER, SHOULD PREVAIL
Girls Should Remember That They Are Entering
Into Mans Field and Must Not Be Too
EXacting.

In great perturbation of mind d bust
ness woman writes to say that a man on
entering an office where she is does not
remove his hat. and asks if he would
not If she didn't work there. She is
really grieved about the matter. and
unless she takes good hold OF her
self, grasping something of the real
values. she is going to bring a great
deal of unnecessary unhappiness into
her life.
The chances are that if she didn't be
long there. the man would remove his
hat on entering a room where she was.
but il isn't because she belongs in an
office that he fails In this courtesy.
Granting. for the sake Of argument,
that uptown he would DON his hat,
downtown he does not because his
mind is absorbed in important matters,
and there is no room in II for the
things that would do themselves were
he uptown in social life. He is no less
a gentleman because of this omission,
although there is no question that it
would be pleasant to see downtown
the minor courtesies that uptown are
Imperative; but If many are lacking a
woman should not complain.
In the first place. as soon as she enters
to do mems work. she must expect to be
treated as man. Sex. the fact she is
a woman, should not come in, and
clever woman will try to eliminate any
evidence Of II. Even then, and at times
when she is most unconscious Of the
fact that she is 4 woman is having any
effect, the association may be most
potent. Voices that might be raised in
argument are restrained, and language
is more polite. The girl may not know
this, but It Is observing her presence in
the spirit Of its refining influence, ana
not in it's letter. And ii is the spirit
that counts
home evening after evening with grieV-
ances like that of the woman who wrote
complaining of the mans not removing
his hat. They think some one has been
rude; or has tried to slight them. These
girls are not broad enough minded to
see that superficial courtesies are uuim-
portant in the strenuousness Of business
life An employer who let's up a little
on a stenographer's work when she is
not we'll Is certainly one with kindly
impulses. but 1t is extremely unlikely
that when he goes into another office he
will remove his hat because of the pres
ence of a woman clerk If he does take
it OF. all well and good. II he doesn't,
what difference does Il make? II q WO-
man expects that he will. and is Of
Tended because he goes first through a
door without holding il for her, she is
not going to be much of a success in the
business world. She is too much Occu-
pied in applying the inch rule Of society
to a location where yards are the stan
dard of measurement Yet downtown
Is fun of these girls, which is partial
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
For Sachet Bags.

The blending Of perfumes will be found
delightful for sachet bags. The Two
odors that mix most perfectly are Violet
and heiiotrope and the addition of little
sandalwood to these will produce an ex-
ouisfte odor that win beffle those who
smell il as to the identity. White rose
and heilotrope blend very swestly. and
lilac and violet make a dainty combina-
ton.
A little sandalwood or orris root added
10 almost any combination OF odors viii
increase the puERency and make the re-
sUlt more lasting Carnation IS a de-
Iightful and spicy odor in itself. but the
addition OF white rose makes II sWeeteT
and a little daintieT. number of odors
combined in various ways and scattered
through ones effects in tiny saChet bags
or envelopes will produce an Odor that
Is altogether Fascinating, delicate and
difficult Of detection.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
LoSd RoSebezp'S WI.

Joseph H Choate tells of a meeting
az a LodOh club OF a bishop and Lord
Rosebery. During the course of their
conversation the reverend gentleman
observed TO his lordship: I've an in
vitation to dine this evening What a
nuisance 1t is-a long dinner, I mean.
There are two things I absolutely
dread-a long dinner and a long ser
mon I contend that however good
they may be neither the dinner nor the
minutes at the most" Rosebery smiled
1T seems to me-" he said, that the
matter might be nicely arranged bv
knocking ten minutes off the sermon
and putting it on the nner."-Kansas
City journal.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

explanation Of why women comparative
~ rarely succeed in competition with
men in business.
How man shall conduct himself Up
town is another matter The serious
and important things OF life he has left
behind him; those that by comparison
were trivial are important up town Not
10 remove his hat in a room then would
be as objectionable as to swear at q
woman down town; to go first through
d door would be boorish.
Like everything else, it is a matter of
relative value; if ar employer is just
considerate about the work. reliable in
his word, and kindly in his thought, a
woman eulploye should accept 1t quite
as q man empiOye would.
She should work for him in precisely
the same spirit, too, not watching to see
what Courtesies he may omit, but ap-
preCiative of the real things, ignoring
or placing at their proper value the trif-
ling ones. She VIII be a happier woman
and a better clerk.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10


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The Washington times., 1906-03-10

FEMININE FASHIONS.

Upon some of the prettiest of the new
iounging robes the pretty fashion of
indicating a girdle by means OF tucks.
or by shirring, Is varied by a thousand
treatments. Sometimes the girdle out
lines boast high points directly in front
and in back, given by tucks, these very
tucks, perhaps, inset with odd medal
lions of lace
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

With lounging robes and dressing
sacques alike there's a decided tendency
toward fitted lines. Wide embroidery
beading makes a sort of girdle for some
sacques of dotted swiss, through which
ribbon is threaded to tie in front. And
the giFile line is given just the least
bit of = tilt.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

birmingham and rajah silks are having
q sort of furore, and are both being
made up into stunning little suits and
dresses.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

A great knot Of soft chiffon. with long
ends dangling from it, makes dainty
finish to an exquisite empire robe. The
ends are accordion plated. the tips
pulled out into the fFilliest sort OF an
affair and held out by tiny rufffes of
the chiffon
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

A soft jangle Of coIors characterizes
these Oriental embroidertes, most or
them done on silk q few on linen.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

For silk shirt waist and shirt waist
suits, and for the extra little dress OF
silk which comes" in for hundred
uses all summer long land spring. tool,
chiffon taffeta is making hosts of
friends. either in plain colors or those
odd two-toned kinds, with little figures
or blocks happening OF and on the mar
row stripes which make II up. Yet so
perfectly are the two shades toned, and
so nearly alike are they. that at lit
tie distance the silk seems plain, ex-
cept for the simmer which plays
over it-a simmer which seeks out and
reveals the color.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10
IN GREEN AND WHITE.

For the remaining days
around
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

Cross-stitch. which everybody thought
over and done with, has come back into
favor for children's dresses and for an
occasional shirt waist. It's not going 10
be popular" in the sense that every
body will use 1t, but IL viii be good
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

Scarfs Of Egyptian character, heavy
with gold and silver embroidery, are
sold, in some OF the shops, by the
pound.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

Upon linen suits there's promise OF a
good deal of 'self-embToidery.' as they
put il in the shops, an expression which
means handwork done with thread of
the exact tone of the linen Itself
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

A bit Of gold may dot the center of
each button or rim It.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

II Will be the finer sort OF cross-stitch.
too. the kind with the stitches set SO
close together that even hard wear
and hard washing-cau't result IN Sc
ries of stretched, crooked stitches.
The Washington times., 1906-03-10

Embroidered buttons find a place on
some linen suits, the suit left untrim-
med except for them
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27

pareil contends that no cook would
stay twenty minutes in a place where
a lot Of girls were learning to cook
and she would have little time to teach
anything to those who were DESTROYS
of learning.
All of this seems to be reasonable.
In the first place the children who are
sent to the school are unfortunate in
their affection. Secondly the state of
Iowa can better afford to cut down
Its expenses in some other way than
In limiting the opportunities Of the
deaf children whose chances in this
world are few enough.
A domestic science teacher may add
some to the expenditures of the school
but If the pupils are placed in posi-
ton to earn their own living thereby,
1t would seem we'll worth the cost to
give them this opportunity. The
schools cannot be run on the plan that
is pursued in the penitentiaries.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-27
HEDRlck.

Hedrick, Nov. gu. s. Chacey Of
Nugent was in town yesterday on busi-
ness.
Wade Kirkpatrick was a passenger
to Sigourney Monday.
Misses Elsie Schilling, Blanche Roop,
Winifred Hines and Faith McWilliams
were passengers to Ottumwa Friday.
G. w. Hankins was In Packwood
Saturday on business.
Attorney Fl. r. Wagner Of Sigourney
was in town yesterday.
w w. Young, w T. Kirkpatrick and
d. e. Beck were in Ottumwa Friday
attending the musical comedy, THE
Prince Of Pilsen."
Alex Wellard Of Farson was in town
Monday on business.
George Reames, A. j. Rodgers, j. p.
Eldridge and B. L. Denny of Highland
Center were in town Tuesday evening.
s. G. Chacey, who is employed at
Williamsburg, visited relatives in He'd
rick Sunday.
D. c. Olive was passenger to Pella
Monday.
DR. j. P. Jones and Miss Lucy Jones
of Martinsburg, were in Hedrick Mon
day on business.
]. M. Downey of sigourney was in
town Monday.
William Sylvester Of Highland Cen
ter was in town yesterday on bust
ness.
DR.. J. B. Krout. P. j. Mona, Jay Roof,
e. HI. Ferguson, Jesse Mona, and c. b.
McEwen of Fremont, attended Masonic
lodge In Hedrick Tuesday evening.
F. 9. Henness Of Fremont was in
town Saturday.