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Evening star., 1909-02-14
THE END
THE BEGINNING OF sTARcHING

THE practice of starching linen is about
four hundred years old. 1t is said to have
originated under Queen Elizabeth. Its in
ventor was Dutchwoman, the wife of Mr..
Guilheem who was driver at the royal court.
Mrs. Gullheem understood we'll how to
improve a small deficiency IN the bust of her
royal mistress by means of stiffened collars,
frills, and laces that Elizabeth overwhelmed
her with favors and privileges. and finally
elevated her to the rank of chief inspectress
of the court linen.
The fashion introduced by the Queen was
of course, soon followed by all the women of
rank The fad for this :" art " finally de-
generated into vertable mania for starching.
ironing, pleating. etc. Later special profess
sors'' of the art of starching established them
selves in London. among whom Flemish
woman by the name of Dinghen van der
Plasse seems to have occupied the highest
rank. Those privileged to be initiated by
her in the art had to pay less than five
pounds for lesson.
Later they began to add blue color to the
starch. Queen Elizabeth. who was very
anxious about her questionable beauty, found
that the addition of blue gave a green hue to
her complexion She therefore prohibited her
subjects wearing any other than pure white
starched linen, claiming that blue washed linen
was injurious to health But fashion proved
superior even to good Queen Bess." They
continued merrily to blue starch. though
woman after the other had to GO to prison
for transgressing the blue law.
Evening star., 1909-02-14
@ $500 a Week Buys @
BarstoW-P -Pecos Valley
1O-Acre Irrigated Farm
But First I Must ABSOLUTELY
ProUe to You that 1t Gan Be Made to
Net You Over $780, a Month!

monthly payments You go and It, by the
application OF reasona BILE industry and intelligence
good living for yourself and family. You won't have
to please In order to hold job and keep
family supplied with the of fe
deprive you of your living for that you will
your own little highly productive farm.
Ii think you have know q lot about farming or
cannot bring yourself make q change all
OF these farms fall back things
go Have for place to In OF need,
for rest and and meantime
be cultivation competent superintend
for q reasonable share of the prooeeds
The BarstOw PecOs Valley Lands within
few miles OF Barstow Texas, and Pecos City, Texas (e
towns only 6 miles apartthe land lies between the
towns and little to norh) and served by the
Pacific Railway and the Pecos Valley Line Of the Santa
Fe System.
the outline of what desire
Evening star., 1909-02-14

This is for the man who
wants q Home Farm or for
the man who wants q Busi.
ness Farm-a Home Farm
that will yield him an in
dependent living, or q
Business Farm that he can
operate as he would q de-
partment OF his business,
without giving 1t all his
time and attention.
Write your name and
address on the coupon be-
Low N-I ,~~nst - 70
Evening star., 1909-02-14

IL
Iwtl you plain and conclusive proof that 10
Of Pecos Valley Irrigated Land be made
yield that viii net between q 900 and q
Now dom yourself would sell for e3.O
that which developed earning of e
% o 90 That is exactly what propose to do
and with the proof" will full explanation OF the
Evening star., 1909-02-14

16W S0I0 LAuu ran ~u6TcDy
you can get possession In 2t
years Of land which I must first
1rove can be made to net e1 ,0OO. 90
% o, 900 90 per year, by paying
H5. 90 down and e3. 90 per week in
monthly pay ments for Z years.
A responsible Bank acts as the
Independent agent of both Of US
20 guarantee fair play.
There are good sound business
reasons why we sell la nd for g. 90
Q week which We can prove to
be capable of earning e1, 10000 to
6.00O.C0 a year-and you will un-
dsrstand them when I put my
q proposition fully beforeyou-
which l cannot do In the
small space OF an ad-
~ vertisement.
H You are dealing
o., - with q sOlidly
Evening star., 1909-02-14
1l .,ARsrow co eARsrow. TIE xAsE

see Thfs TrsdO-Aesrk1
By IL you may kno,r the Superior Products Of Bar.
stOt0 Irrigated Ldnd-Eur0pedn Grapes, Peaches,
other Fruits, Nuts and Garden Truck. Under
this Adrerfised Brand you may market the Snpe-
rior Products Of your Barstotc Irrigated Land.
Evening star., 1909-02-14

y ou HI 0SJdIls 0ih Ohiy ~
tempting to make 1t clear to you
that you can have an assured in
dependent living income in less
than three y ears II J ou are will
ing to pay $500 a week.
want the name and address
on one of these coupons. of every
man or woman who Is willing 10
save $500 q week IL l can prove
that the result will be fina ancia |
Ind 'pendence In less than three
short y ears.
There is nothing philanthropic
about this proposition. but l es-
pecially want to hear from wage
earners.
Ihave worked for fifteen years
to develop this community to
which I have given my name.
The Irrigation System has been
I'm Oppraftnn now for AhOut I2
Evening star., 1909-02-14

years 1t has proved be efficient, the water supply
abundant the climate delight and the soil wonderfully
productive
The task has q big 1T has taken long time
phase proposition but 1t has
worth while and will consider that It has been
while II those who need 1t the
to reap the benefit of my labors.
And so say wage who seeks independent
manhood be had in the ownership Of Of these
10 acre farms.
Act right now, today.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
A Good Opportunity.

Train Master +. y. Whiteinan,
.e',be Rock Island and who is an
,se Z, E official IN his position. was
: the city last Saturday and paid
The Sentinel friendly visit. 1t
!. sxpected that the terminals here
II the Rock Island will be com
,leted in about two weeks. There
Tin be about eight or ten railroad
crews of that road here every day.
~6a will need Recommendations.
Hsrs.is an oppcrt unity for some
.ctive. energetic { tiZ"n to erect n
ae-mom boarding house ia that
ioesiity to accommodate the train
men. Il would not only be q
paying investment. but become
he nucleus of the extension of
Winfield in that dirrr' i'm. and
Tins make the trrmi. = busy
ceoter of both rai'rtao! artivitv,
"a we'll II y pa "A "a ami inisl'
ness. With ~ present gro" n
Viunfield is bound ~ ,xpa al anC
the territory north of the town
sffprds excellent facilities fol
buildinc purposes. The land i
leyel and fertile. and admirably
locxted, The inducements fol
the Investment of capital in thai
locality are inviting. and particu
lsrly roomy boarding house
which will be in demand as sooI
Is the terminals are open fol
business.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
A Fine Porkef.

q h. Brewton. parish treasurer
= resident of Winfield. killed
sp naa last Saturday that netted
: ~ r '..un.ls. 1t is being demon
s.o 49, conclusiveiy that VIM
So = = eGni section IN which
pal r.ise fat hogs. Binoded- ami
~ even if they are nigh priced
- hs.,ir wiih. are the most pro
s,sb;r IA hrr ."'h and WIZ
H. bet,.r -. Tie hog
~ TRY Is declined to b"come
Ut the be-, revenue producers
~ the hill farmers.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
Respectfully submitted.
G.. +. BREwToN,

Respectfully submitted.
Ct. +. BREwToN,
Parish Treasurer.
To the honorable president aud
members of the police jury of the
parish of VIM, we your claims
committee. beg leave to report
that we have carefully examined
and approved claims amounting
i'm total the sum of $5,S79.49.
Respectfully submitted,
A. s. Peters, Chairman.
ID. B. Williams,
T. B. Puckitt,
j. T. Porter,
j. L. Brewton.
Committee.
Minutes of todays session read
and approved. whereupon the
body aijaurned until the first
Monday ~ April. 1909.
Is NJ ABEL. J. l.. BREwroN.
Cieik. President.
Constipation leads to liver trou-
Bile. and torpid liver to Bright's
Disease. Prickly Ash Bitters is a
certain cure at any stage of the
disorder. Smith-Grisham Drug
Co., Special Agents.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
7, Does The Business.

a.. u r. b.-ri,r II t'Iin-
Maine. ~ If Burkien i
so Ia S.lve. lit does the bust
o.. I have used it for piles and
nm !. aired them. Used it for chap
IA hands and it cured them APP
r.,l II tn AN old sore and it heal
I;t Without leaving scar be-
s,.d" 25c. at all druggist
drug store.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
A Cure For Misery.

IL have found a cure fer The
misery malaria poi,'H' SAYS X
N. James. of Lou. EN-, 5. G.
.Is's ca lei Electric BiIters. anr
coaaa- t. 81 70 bottles. Ii break
u2a case al ,at, - 3 bilious at
tack in almost no t'me; and II
puts yellow jauniice clean ol,t oi
commission. This great tonlt
medicine an | blo"" pu-iiier give'
quick relief IN ali stomach. liver
and kidney complaints and thu
misery of lame back. Sold undeI
guarantee al all druggis s drus
store.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
Is necessary. be appropriated out
OF the bridge fund to build bridge
ON Caney creek on WinnfiaId and

49,. Cs 's0 iuhu 10 ouiid Oridge
ArcoJ;a . olgeA on "innheid and
cnn,'sc, '"sI i committee To let
no ,.,,J , ''' 'P' r'i',"na hu'id-
~ a. - Soi'lilS'
G. w ''''' d. T. Garter.
O..
80 -, - .''.''' 'i'. N''ter, that the
80 -: IN . ~ I'VE " 'he feacc
of ~ 20 t..'-'" 10 TIE sum
~ pei quarter M
C,rr;cJ ' | 1''5 per quarter.
- '''''
=" "'s, - aiF, fayne That the
- "a y " A.'"'ils' the Con
10. So ~ - ware seven be fixed at
80 : A I'' : q .'s' "r from the
~ io ~ ~. "P 20 II ccinoer
o., -. N"' y"
,.o wn -" NJ oiuinate, the
a,,,,'i'a "Pp" hted 'o TX the
-. 80 :. u'' "a 'aN Tor the lsV9' re-
w 80, - lows. ,
r. - 80 'o,i'i'','ee appointed
- -. ,o .e I''Nai"rum taN TOT
IL 49, oes 'e"'e Io Iepor'
80, We s, moNe aPPOrtionea tn'
. IL, o 'ol'o"S' fuolic schools
oIno,;n, expense special schooi
hr;Jno 81 'll'iS; genera,
fnnd : u u,;II ~ NILS: general
w "''''' '"'ai, . MUS
60 10 "a sr 'na. tne iiceh,
n.,,sa..;' -" e"I t'a"es anu
pa, ,' u,e 'eNiea .he same as
n;,,oI pe''iuiy ouo'hi''
n IT 9,
T. II, onu'ha'e'
I aYne'
q =, ,, Sar.ea,
u; 'inl,''ltee'
.'' vi ,'uays meeting reau
1 dUu AnDEOADn- wn1rlnnnn th(
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
Notice

Is hereby given that the regis
tration books under Act No "a
Of 1893 of the Parish of Via,
ere now open at the Court House
N Winfield for the purpose of
registering the voters of the par
ish, and will continue open until
further notice. This is q new
registration and all who expect Ia
vote will have to re-register.
j. NJ. MCCAIN,
Registrar of Voters VIM Parish
jl5tf
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
Terms Of Court.


of Court of the Fifth Judicial
District of the State Of Louisiana.
be, and the same are hereby fixed
for the year 1909 and until chang
cd, a follows. to-wit:
For Caldwell Parish:
JURY TERMS:
Second Monday ia January.
First Monday in July.
CIVIL TERMS.
First Monday in April.
Third Monday in October.
For Jackson Parish.
JURY TERMS:
First Monday in February.
Third Monday in July.
CIVIL TERMS:
Second Monday Ia May.
First Monday in November.
For VIM Parish.
JURY TERMS:
First Monday IN June.
Second Monday in December.
CIVIL TERMS:
Third Monday i'm January.
Third Monday in February.
Fourth Monday in March.
First Monday in May.
First Monday in October.
Third Monday in November.
1t is further ordered that the
above and foregoing fixing the
terms of court be spread upon the
minutes of the Court of the res
pective parishes composing the
Fifth Judicial District of the State
of Louisiana.
Done and signed at Chambers
on this the 18th day of December,
1908. GEO. WEAR,
Judge 9Th Judicial District.
Attest: A true copy.
p. X. ABEL,
Clerk 5th Dist. Court, Winn Par
ish. Louisiana. (Seal.)
A great many people have kid
ney and bladder trouble, mainly
due tc the neglect of the occas-
ional pains in the back, slight
rheumatic pains. urinary dis
orders. etc. Delay in such cases
is dangerous. Take DeWitt's
Kidney and Bladder Pills. They
are for weak back. backache,
rheumatic pains and all kidney
aud bladder trouble. Soothing
and antlseptic. AMI act promptly
DON'T fail to get DeWitt's Kid.
ney and Bladder Pills. Accept
no substitute. Regular size soc
Sold by Phoenix Drug Co.
Public Installation OF Officers
Eastern Star Lodge No. 81 h
of Z. will install officers for tn,
ensuing year, publicly, at th'
Court House this (Friday) even
Ing beginning "a 4 'cloc& p. IN
4 PROGRAM.
/ Speech. '.f,atetniiy," Wiley Il
Jones.
Speech. "Good of the Order,
Rev Geo. A. Kelly.
4 ,pe,, .. .'Pythianism and ITS mi>
sion" X V. Ill. W. Bowman.
All free and everybody cordial.
invited to attend.
, +. +. FULLERTON,
j. Nj. HYDE,
z. X. ABEL,
Committee.
Always have kennedy's Laxa
tive Cough syrup handy. especial
Iy for the children. 1t taste
nearly as good as maple sugar
IL cures the cold by gently NOV
ing the bowels through Its Taxa
tive principle. and ut the sam
time it is soothing for the throa
irritation, thereby stopping tn
cough. There is nothing rs good
Sold bv Phoenix Drug Co.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1909-01-15
Rank Foolishness.

mann EOOllo nuOSSs
"When attacked by a cough or
as.ola. or when your thruxt IL
oore. tits rank foolishness to take
any other medicine than DIR.
Kings New Discovery" says &.
y. Eldrilge, of Empire, Ga. 81
hxve used New Discovery seven
yesrs aud | know it il the best
remedy on earth for coughs and
colds, group. aud all throat and
lung troubles. My children are
subject to Group, but New Dis.
covery quickly cures every at
tack." Known the world over n
The King of throat and lung rem.
edics. Sold under guarantee NJ
druggists drug store. Soc,
and 3l.O0. Trial bottle free.
VI50 Moving Picture Machine fcI
~ 90 See j. A. Hawley, VIM
~ La. jl5tf :
For health and happiness
)eWitts Little Early klsers-
nsll, gentle, easy, pleasant littl'
veg pills, the best made. Solt
g Phoenix Drug Co.
= = =
For Sale
" acre veil II pused creel
p<tpas iarm: ane span youn;
arm aiIles. j A Hawiey.
1l5H Winfield, La
a your stomach is disordered
:e's irregular and You don
we'll, you need P,lckly Asl
FRS 1t is yer, effective u
gyIng this condition. Smith
ham Drug Co., Special AP:s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Eugene Sue drew $4,000 for his
Wandering Jew"-a novel of prob
ably upward of 100000 words-tbe
literary world gasped. Prices have
risen steadily, with the increasing
success Of publishers and the growth
of magazines. No author, however.
in all the history of literature has
ever made so much money for each
actual word in a literary product as
VIII Commander Peary.
The eagerness of publishers for
commander Peary's forthcoming
story, and the exceptional price paid,
mark one thing signally. This Is a
tull appreciation of this mans work
In his own age. One cannot help COM
pairing the great price paid for this
story with the small sums for which
many of the worlds masterpieces
were sold.
Dr. Johnson, it will be remember
ed, wrote his immortal "Rasselasv tn
pay the funeral expenses of his
grandmother. Milton sold his "para-
disc Lost" to a book seller for sa5.
Poe's Raven" brought him the
grateful sum of SIS. If these books
were written today would they bring
as nigh a price as Commander
Peary's story? Although they would
unquestionably net their authors
more than they did during their life
time, they would hardly bring this
record price. For they were works
of imagination. The work of Comman-
der Peary, pure literature as it will be.
| Is the rarest and most exceptional of
things written-the romance of ac.
tual adventure written by a world
hero himself.
Few of the worlds heroes, discov-
erers, explorers and fighters were
| able to tell their own tales.
Imagine what the world would give
today for the story of the long voy-
age and discovery of Columbus as
told by himself. What an account 1t
| would be!
From financial standpoint CO.
lumbus' own story world be invalu-
| able were a manuscript found today.
Yet this last and greatest of stories,
| more teeming with adventure and
hardship than that of Columbus
could have been-high as is the price
is cheap. 1t is beyond a merely
financial valuation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
WHEN HER BACK ACHES.
A Woman Finds All Her Energy and
Ambition Slipping Away.

Sumter women know how the
aches and pains that come when the
kidneys fail make life a burden. Back
ache, hip pains. headaches, dizzy
spells, distressing urinary troubles, all
tell of sick kidneys and warn you of
the stealthy approach of diab, IS,
dropsy and Bright's disease. d IS
Kidney Pills permanently cure all
these disorders. Here's proof of it in
Sumter woman's words:
Mrs. Louis Jeffords. IA owen ST.,
Sumter, S. c., says: 81 am pleased to
say that Doan's Kinney Pills proved of
great benefit to me. [ was a victim
of kidney complaint for over two
years. My kidneys were very weak
and 1 had great trouble in controlling
the secretions. My back ached all
she time and frequently 1 was so lame
that L could scarcely dress myself.
at length read about Doan's Kidney
Pills and finally procured a box at
Chlna's drug store. After using them,
the backache and pains vanished, my
Kidneys became normal and I felt a
great deal better in every way. am
pleased to give Doan's Kidney Pills
the credit for this great change"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other. No. 9.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
ATTEMPT AT RAPE FAILS.
Negro Lodged in Kinastree JAN Ac.
cuscd Of Helnous OFFENCE.

Kinestree. Dec. e.--A dastardly
but unsuccessfui. attempt to commit
ssr~ ~ss made In this county today.
near Bethel Church, about a half
mile from the Clarendon County line.
A little girl about Is years old. was
on her way to schoof'a little before
o'clock. when she was approached
BY a negro youth about Is or 10
years of age. Without warning. the
negro seized her and dragged her in
90 the woods near at hand, the girl
screaming and lighting. Young Mr..
Burgess. who lives In the neighbor-
hood and was on the road In his bug
~. heard the screams and hastened
to the scene. AS he approached he
saw the little girl on the ground In
the clutch of the negro. whom he
recognized and who broke and ran
into the woods. Mr.. Burgess gave
his immediate attention to the poor
child. who had her clothes almost
stripped from her person and was In
. hysterical condition.
Meanwhile the alarm was spread
In the community and a vigorous
search instituted. The news came to
Kingstree. and party was organized
and started up the road to join In
the hunt. Before this party reached
the scene of the attempt. Trial Jus
tfce McEfveen came up with the ne
gro I'm the woods and soon had him
tied securely. Mr.. McElveen, with
the help OF some Ave or six of his
neighbors there brought the negro
quickly and safely to Kingstree and
lodged him Ia jail about 8 o'clock.
Hsd the crowd which was every hour
growing bigger. gotten possession of
the negro. 1t is doubtful IL he would
have gotten to Jail. Now that he is
lodged In jail no violence Is appre-
hended. Mr.. Burgess who went to
the chiid's assistance, was In time to
prevent the scoundrel from accom-
plishing his purpose. The negro
gives his name as John Woods and
has worked ut various times In
Kingstree. Great credit Is due to
Mr.. McElveen and his posse for their
cool headed work and good judg-
ment I'm bringing their prisoner safe
y to jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
MRS. TUOMEY'S EXAMPLE.
Weather Men and Women Would
DO Well to Follow 1t.


'In the town of Sumter, in my
State, there recently died woman
who set as noble an example for peo-
pie of fortune as could be imagined"
said Mr.. p. H. Dunnan, of Charles
ton, s. c., at the Rennert
"This good woman, Mrs. Tuomey,
was not possessed of great means,
but in her will she left a bequest Of
$4,000 to be held in trust by the
town council, and giving that body
the authority at each recurring
Christmas to buy gifts for the poor
Of the community. Some such enor-
mously rich man as Carnegie might
do well to follow the policy of Mrs.
Tuomey. Whoever gives at the time
mentioned to the poor and afflicted
confers double happiness, for it is
the period when almost the entire
population is rejoicing, and it is the
truest Christianity that remembers
the helpless on that occasion"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Washington, Dec. 6.--The two
houses OF congress convened today
for the fire regular session OF the
gixty-first congress. but the days pro
ceedlngs were In great part Of So
cial nature and practically no busi-
ness was transsc scted.
Brief as was the senate's Is min
ute session. Il was enlivened by an
unsuccessful attempt on the part of
Senator Bailey to prevent the passing
Of the usual resolution that the sen
ate meet daily at noon. suggesting
that the senate convene instead at Q
o'clock.
Mr.. Bailey said he would like to
sse the senate hold night sessions In
order that senator's might devote the
day to individual business. No objec-
ton was offered when q similar res
olution was introduced in the house.
A Joint committee was named by
both houses to wait upon the presl-
dent and to inform him that congress
was In session and ready for any busi-
ness he might wish to lay before It.
The presidents response will consti-
tute his annual message. the reading
Of which will consume practically all
Of tomorrow's sessions Of the two
houses.
The house session continued 40
minutes. during which w. w. Nc
Creedle the new representative from
the Second washington district. who
succeeds the late Francis W.. Cush-
man. was sworn In. The greater part
OF the session was taken up by the
roil-call. Al though only s41 men,
bers responded to their names, al
most full membership appeared on
the fioor of the house and there were
few among them that did not have
one or more bills to offer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
BUREAU REPORT ISSUED.
Moro Than Two Million Bales Less
Than Ginned Last Year.

Washington. ID. c.. Dec. S.-Bureau
report issued today shows cotton gin
ned to Dec. 1st. 1909. S,s7s.277 bales.
Ginned last year to same date. H.
o0s.661.
Ginned to same date. 1907, s,343.-
3ss bales.
Ginned after Dec. 1st, last year g.
055.000.
Ginned after Dec. 1st. 1907. AIS
600.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Colonel Roosevelt is too remote
from the public stage to be entang-
led In the New York custom house
scandals In which so many of his ad-
herents are involved.-Philadelph
Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

The statesman out In Missouri
who nominates Roosevelt for a
third term need have no fear of a
new party. II Roosevelt is renomin-
ated the Democrats will beat him.
81. Louis Republican.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11

Governor Ansel will attend the
rivers and harbors convention in
Washington this week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-12-11
conenEss N SESSION.
SENATE ANDHoUsE HOLD BRIEF
SESSION.

No Business Was Transacted and the
eeNsson Was . Nero Eorm-very
Few Members We're Absent and
They Spent the Day In Exchanging
Greetings and Attending to PCT.
eonal Business.