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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-27
Billy
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glittering knives Il thought SO. You swine'll
get what's comm to you for thisi"
SOMETHING in this snapped the tension of
like a whipped child. Peloo checked him
roughly. His speech was profane and calcu-
lated to draw Reds attention from the matter
of his present trouble.
I'VE got to get this Teller down to the towns
quick's we cam" Speers declared. Here,
Slack yank that camp bedstead apart for a
stretcher an put Hanson on it! Then you an
Peloo an Red shoulder it while take care of
these"
As Peloo thrust his strong arm beneath the
wounded man. lifting him toward the stretcher,
a pistol clattered to the floor from the nerveless
fingers. HE had gun, right 'nough," Peloo
said. thrusting the weapon into his pocket
Then he turned savagely on Meekins, who still
chung weakly to the wall. Take hold of this
stretcher. Red, and don't stand there starin'
like blasted ijut"
Speers cut loop from tracking line that
hung on the wall and, tying it to the handcuff
that joined the whisky men wrist to wrist, said.
Now, move on you murderin thieves! If you
make bad break goin' down the trail consider
yourselves dead! Come on, now, Peloo. I'll
come back in the mornin' to seize this outfit,
and he kicked viciously heavy wooden box
from which protruded the necks OF sealed bot
ties.
Before him Speers drove his prisoners. turn
of the stout cord about his wrist, and behind,
with no utterance, awed to silence by the
thing they carried Peloo, Red, and Slack
walked, their feet finding the path in the heavy
gloom As they neared the hotel the constable
checked, saying:
III take the cusses to my shack an let
Kinney hold 'em down with gun Ill be up
to the hotel to look into this. and he put his
hand on the stretcher.
We'll go in the back way" Peloo said, AN
take this poor cuss to his room. You slip
through the front, Red, an get Doc Seton.
Don't say nothin' to nobody"
THE constable moved off with his prisoners,
and again the bearers of the stretcher went
forward. circled the sprawling buildings, and
through the back entrance carried Hanson to
his room.
AS they put the limp form a bed the
young doctor entered with Meekins. The
three waited in awed silence as Seton labored
over Hanson's inanimate form, the greatest of
all verdicts hanging in the balance-lfe or
death.
He can't live" the doctor said presently
Strengthening up with a deep breath. Hes
shot straight through the lungs. Not dead yet:
but only question of few minutes"
DELOO suddenly spa ang toward the door to
bar the entrance of one who had
clutched its Gathering hasp; but he was too
late for the door was pushed with swift violence
past his outstretched arm. Billy, with face
drawn and white, entered and stood for sec
ond staring wild eyed at the other face so
] CHASTITY and wan on the pillow. Peloo put his
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-11


ton VINO taxes ol2 contracts 1"1 "NL
1gs anu .nan"IaeluI'S '"JI", " 'i-',' =
WHO II q feglsttfen 0I"S 'leIN az ~
owns ana runs h'r drug store '''i'','
.1ctesSrully conducting d eoal ana "oo'
business ana several p"A'IS' = "
tp-u1~'ed from women WI" iIeIE-H IN
haNe'lrs' oman "aLo'IS nay "''iI q
iacr "',hlh the Il9'Elrt loI '"' -"S
three years. nut Ih"[ 90 NOT As >'t CIV
and e"nd1ct Stops. mere are woman
BOOK dealers managers OF cigar @l"[tN'
caterers ana mahIcuf1s's galore + OF
some nh"N Piaihet reason ch'f"t"diN1S
nave ln'"rlapIF peen OF masculine per
saAHI"h. Even IL 'HIs P'"Si' "'-
only IVY" women mere seem - rs gu
~tIeH III ms 'faue.
one q ms largest cI'aLl"2 az" A|e-
ing tN'a"ii9hhith'9 Oh "a9Hin -'oh -
owned ana run a'''[dIh2 /" ,he I'7"9
OF 2 WomaH' aud at ieas' haIi H"Zth
OF the caFtaI : gum sh"e NI'U'h> are
members OF the sex 70 "n"n iht"i'Ioh
serves the place OF knowledge
y few wears ago a woman oNteopath
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-11
WOMAN, FRAIl WOMAN,
SOURCE OF NEWS ITEMS

LONDON. November 23.-The death
knell of the shoe has been sounded and
"bobble' and aeroplane boots Were in
troduced at the shoe and leather far a
few days ago at the Agricultural Hall.
The shoe has had its day. and the
boot, which will be a work of art. will
next year return to favor. The reason
for this lies chiefly in the fact that the
shoe known as the 'brogue has be
come commonplace; artists in snoe
decoration have exhausted their stock
of des gns which made this class of
footwear popular.
With the shoe it has only been found
possible to use one color successfully;
the artist has had to be content with
flowers in black or brown or geometri-
cal figures In the boot color schemes
are possible. as the uppers give room
for artistic decoration.
CheSsboard tops ought TO be popu-
lar. These consist Of a patent leather
foundation with tops Of black and
white squares. Plain tops in blue dark
green. mauyo and heliotrope will also
find favor, and the ordinary black boot
viii no longer grace the feet Of those
who can afford to indulge in artistic
footwear
The man who invented the '|h0Ihlp' =
boot is a genius. He came 10 the con
cIusjon that the short step which the
- hobDle skirt uccesSitateS means an
extra strain on the ankle. and he has
made boot with a stout ankle support
similar to that found in football boot
1t Is. however. hidden. and there is no
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-11

As different from this lift as mathe
MATES : from poetry is the ability that
| enables Miss Annie Laurie Kenny for
merry Of Ohio but for the last half
dozen years d full fedged Washington
! ian, to occupy the important position
she has with the Lands Contract Bureau
Of the Indian Office. For more than a
year She has been in charge of it. hav-
ing gained that prominence through her
extraordinary mastery of the details
appertaIning to the leasing of lands
owned by the wards of Uncle Sam on
which there are oil and gas wells or
grazing possibilities. For although a
redSkin may be free. and twenty-one,
and millionaire. he is none the less
ward Of the government, which exer
cises such A fatherlv interest in him
that he is not allowed to make a con
| tract of any kind without its consent
All applications for such leases come
| to this division and Miss Kenny passes
| upon them. The lessor and lessee both
! send in the proper papers and she looks
! up and decides what must be paid. ac-
cOrding to the value of the land and the
purpose for which il is wanted. On her
! Judgment and knowledge of the topog-
raphv of the ground depends the In
| dian : prosperity. Coal and asphalt
are also being found in considerable
| quantities on property owned by vari-
Gus tribes, and Miss Kenny must he
sufficiently in touch with the most re-
| cent of such discoveries to pass on the
papers without holding up a lease for
any great length of time.
Looks After Indians Interests.
If oil has just been struck ON an ad
joining piece of property there is al
WAYS a chance that it will be located
on the one under consideration, ana she
must have all this information on hcI
brain shelves. And she has, as any one
who has heard queries coming to hel
from all sections of her division anent
the million and one details connected
with Indian management can testify.
To demonstrate how fully Miss Ken
ny knows her field a clerk related that
some time ago a chief of the division
inquired the number of Indian leases
now being handled. Without referring
to notes Miss Kenny said "ahout 81,
COO This was deemed incorrect anG
information was asked for from the
West. On receipt Of the statement il
was found to read "20.92S.
She has never studied law and vet i
compelled to know it well enough not
% make any mistake in her sense OF
values or objections to a desired lease
Asked how She acquired the knowledge
she replied nonchalantly, "Oh, | Just
picked it up
Very early in the hunt for ''L0vclH
Woman Toiing Like a Man the write
q
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-11
Unusual Tasks Performed
by Women in Washington
Possessors of Unique Talents, They Enjoy
Monopoly Of Deciphering Almost Illegible
Addresses and Looking After Interests Of
the Indians.

WASHINGTON. November 90
There are in Washington number Of
women who. through the possession Of
unique talents, enjoy monopoly Of Ger
tain professions. and others whose pro
ficiencv along certain lines enables them
TO rise above the average female work
er and compete. both financially and for
rcnown, with the city 5 representative
men. Many Of them have come from
g far countries and various sections Of
this one. but through business inter
ests. length of residence and acquired
habits are thorough Washingtonians
Others have been reared here and in
nearly every case the fame acquired has
come after a soiourn in the Capital.
Being women of exceptional brain
power, or having that peculiar form of
talent which enables its possessOr to
accomplish, independent of rare intel,
lectuality. what the most learned stu
dent would fail at, they do not seek
notOriety and il is only after many in
guiries and accidental meetings that
one comes to realize the colony of
artists in many lines who 90 quietly
about their divers WAYS. better known
maybe in New York than in Washing
ton; more frequently alluded to on the
Continent than in the metropolis.
Foremost among them, perhaps. be
cause her name is remembered with fer
vent thanksgiving by residents of al
most every European country is Mrs
Patti Lyle Collins. of the dead letter
section of the Post Office Department
For many years she has deciphered al
most iIIegible addresses on mail matter
which has defied the postmasters anC
Custom House vigilantes. She ha>
gained the sobriquet of "the blinC
reader because writing and languages
TO which other people in the postal ser
vice wera ''blind' could be mental,
seen by her.
DecipheTs Addresses.
Thousands Of parcels and letter
fraught with every human hope and de
sire and very often containing valu
ables and money have come to Mrs
Collins as a last resort. And it is es
timated that nearly always fifty. an(
often seventy, per cent of such matte
was correctly 'placed > by her knowl
edge of foreign tongues and dialect
and a rare divination of what was il
the writer s mind which he or she for
got to complete the address.
Mrs. Collins was splendidIy equippe,
for her work by her father who laugh
her Latin and French at very earl,
age. She came Of a Southern family
having a strong strain of Creole blood
and the accent of the Partisan wa
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-12-11

saving all those most likely to simulate
4 natural orn are constructed IN Paris.
I. 5 after The patient has been oper-
ated upon and the order for q glass eve
taken and delivered that Mrs. Hempler
appears. By some weird twist Of the
wrist or influence Of the mind over
matter which she does rot explain the
artificial eve is compelled to stay put
and TO beam out as blandly as though
il had always been mate to the . good .
eve. Mrs Hempler is said to be the
only woman in the United States who
doe. this work, and until woman
started work n the same line in Paris
recently She held the honor for the
world Asked how she happened 10
take mp such an unusual pursuit, she
replied, = just arifted into it some
how -
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
Dies at Age of ITO.

With his life stretching aoroo.
century and half score wears "Ir,s
tie s'e i Bellamy died at his cabin
nome In Pensacola at the advanced
age of ITO years. ''"nceo
ne mas lived under the flags of four
nations without changing his r roui
oence, and, with his masters bas
lousnt IN three wars. Uncle stepb.
en- was born in western Florida near
wnere Monticello now stands in 300
anu was IN his youth the property ~
the celebrf ted Jessup family H. u
h I've, through 2S presidential admin.
istratlons, although during part nf
u .nat time Florida owed its allegiance
to England and Spain. ""00
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
CONTEST IS LIVELY.
e,orlda Candidates for v. 8. Senate
Busy Campaigning.


THE contest for United States sen.
o,or in Florida is becoming lively
Two of the candidates, Hon. W. A.
plount of Pensacola, and N. P. Bry-
an of Jacksonville, are campaigning
m the east coast Of the state. So
far these joint debates have been
very dignified and have been marked
nv an absence of any personal allu-
sions or bitterness.
IN. C. Stockton, Of Jacksonville,
ia the third candidate, and while he
has not entered into any of the Joint
debates he has by no means been
silent He has made number Of
speeches in different parts of the
state.
II was expected that this cam
naign would have in 1t some of the
remnants of bitterness left over from
the recent prohibition campaign, but
60 far the late contest between local
option and prohibition has not been
mentioned and no questions have been
asked as what was the policy of
either candidate in the late liquor
contest
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
Homeonaths Mai

The twenty-seventh annual conuon
,ion OF the Southern Homeopathic
Medical Association opened at JscE
nohv,lie' In the auditorium of the
Windsor hotel, and the attendanno
though small on the opening day. was
very representative and included pby.
siclans from almost every section #
the United States. "a
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
The Art of Carpentry.

How many common nguratlVe eA'
nressions in our language are Dor
rowed from the art of carpentry may
no seen from the following sentence:
"Tbe lawyer who filed the bill, shaved
the note, cut an acquaintance split a
hair made an entry, got up case
Framed an Indictment impaneled a
iurv put them into a box, nailed a
witness, hammered judge and bored
a whole court, all in one day. has since
laid down law and turned carpenter"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16

James Tunney, a native of Balti-
more and for several years past a
wealthy resident of Gulfport, Miss,
dropped dead in the Harrison county
court He was q spectator.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
Rugs.

We have just received a lot
new Art Squares in Japanese
Mating, Crex, Pro-Brussels and
Tapestrys. These are remark
able values at from So to $500
each.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16

The Standard Sewing Machine is recog-
mixed as High-Grade article guaranteed
fully in every respect. They are handsome
ly finished in CHARTERED Oak, Drop Head
style. Price, $4,000 up.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16
Couch.

Our line of Couches and
Lounges is a large one, and you
should find here just what you
want. They are carried in
Velours, Chase and Genuine
leather, and are priced from
Sc. 50 to $35. 90 each.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-12-16

Our line of Stearns & Foster Mattresses,
and "400'' Bed springs assure our customers
of getting the very best article possible to
produce, and at prices no higher than others
ask for inferior goods.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
PROCESS IS SERVED
ON KILLEBREW
JONES SMITH ALLEGES THAT HE
WAS DAMAGED TO EXTENT
OF $500.

Sheriff Webb served process on
George w. Killebrew, attaching an au-
tomobile belonging to him. This was
the result of a suit brought by Jones
Smith, who is suing for damages to
the amount of $4,000 Smith alleges
that he was injured in collision be-
tween the automobile and his own per-
son, and that Killebrew was not run
ming his machine according to the
laws of the State. He therefore took
advantage of the clause in the stat
ute and claimed lien on the machine
for the amount of the damages. The
process was served by the Sheriff and
returned to the Circuit Court Clerk
Wednesday morning. The instrument
was issued by Circuit Court Clerk A.
J. Nichols August Is.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
OLD FAIR PROPERTY
SOLD FOR BIG PRICE
GROUNDS SOLD BY A. N. AKIN
GOES FOR $1,000 TO MT. PLEAS
ANT MAN.

A real estate deal of much interest
to Maury countians was consumated
Tuesday afternoon by A. L. Blocker
& Co., local real estate firm, when
the old Maury county fair grounds
were sold to Mr.. Reusau. of Mt. Pleas
ant. The property was owned by A.
N. Akin, and contained 81 acres. 1t
had been used for meadow for sew
eral years by Mr.. Akin, and had been
his property since the old Moury coun-
ty fair was discontinued at that place.
Mr.. Reusau intends to build hand
some residence on the ground, and
make his future home there, 1t is To-
Gated two miles from Columbia on the
Mt. Pleasant pike, and in very pleas
ant community.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
EXPRESSION OF
DEEP SYMPATHY
BAPTIST MINISTER'S OF NASH
VILE SEND LETTER TO REV.
j. w. PATTON.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 23-Ths
Baptist Pastors Conference of Nash
vile, at its meeting this morning, ex-
pressed in letter Of sympathy for
the relatives OF Mrs. Virgo Patton and
Miss Christine Patton, who were
drowned In Duck River, near Column
bia, Saturday afternoon. Rev. J. w.
Patton, father Of Miss Christine Pat
ton and father-in-law Of Mrs. Virgo
Patton, is venerable member Of the
Baptist denomination and is Modera-
tor OF the Ebenezer Association. His
home is at Santa Fe. Rev. S. N. Fitz-
patrick was appointed to attend the
funeral and present the conferences
report OF sympathy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
SANTA FE BANK
TO OPEN OCT. |
ORGANIZATION COMPLETED AND
NEW BUILDING WILL BE FIN
ISHED BY THAT TIME.

Organization of the Bank of Santa
Fe has been effected and the bank will
be open for business on Oct. l. The
bank will open in its own building
well equipped for business. The fol-
lowing officers have been. elected: DR..
M. F. Walker, president; Mr.. Connol-
ly, of Lewisburg, cashier; AID H. For
gey, first vice president; DR.. Cook.
second vice president. The board Of
directors is composed of the follow
ing substantial business men OF that
section: Dr. Walker, Ellis Woody. DR..
Cook. G. A. Walters. A. H, Forgey. w.
s. Forgey, Dan Galloway, w. M. Fly.
R. @. ELAN, JEFF Pigg, A. B. H. Alien,
Tom Mickey and M. e. Allen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
FIVE FIGHTS PULLED.
OFF AT OPERA HOUSE
TEN NEGROES ENTERTAIN CO
LUMEIA TUESDAY RieHT-LAsT
ONE A KNOCKOUT.

Last night at the opera house some
good fighting was on the stage. There
were five fights. between negroes. The
referee for all Of them was Make
Hood and Billy Bennington acted as
timekeeper. There was a fair sized
crowd present, and they seemed to
thoroughly enjoy themselves.
7 The first fight was between Robert
Lewis and Sweet Davis, four
irounds-very SLOW Among the most
notable incidents in the first rcund
was the spectacle of Sweet" raising
the flag of truce. But this was not
needed, and the fight continued They
occupied most Of their time in glar-
ing across the ring at each other, and
at the end of the fourth round the ref
cree raised Sweets" hand in token
of victory.
This was followed by fairly fast
scrap between Brown Davis and Pill
low Halfacre. The first blow struck
by Davis sent his opponent crashing
to the floor. In the fourth round
Halfacre was knocked clean through
the ropes and Davis fell through on
him. They were awarded a draw,
however, because when on his feet
Halfacre was doing some scrapping
on his own hook
The third section was strictly to the
punk variety. Richard Stone and
George Douglass essayed to fight I'M
til the midle Of the second round,
when the referee sent them out of the
ring for inactivity.
The fourth was another good fight,
and resulted in a draw between Sam
Winfield and D. Nicholson. In the
third round, Winfield was almost floor
ed, whereupon Nicholson took advan-
Lage OF the occasion to administer a |
Kick in the place where it would do
The most good.
The fifth showed real fighter in ac-
ion, Nashville coon called Early /
Cross. One Oscar Brown fell victim
n the second round by knockout.
Some of the coons refused to fight
IN account Of the money. Others
we're secured in their places.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
COL. JOS. 4. ACKLES
ORDERS DESTRUCTION
OF THE SUCK HOLES
DEPUTY GAME WARDEN WILL
USE DYNAMITE M DUCK
RIVER FRIDAY.
At REQUEST OF SAElUS VALLEY
Place Which Has Claimed SO Many
Victims by Drowning Will Be De-
stroyed by Twenty Pound Charges
Of High Explosives.

I Mathers Gordon, deputy game war
den for Maury county, will dynamite
the rocks and debris from the bottom
of Duck river. at the point where it
has claimed so many victims by
drowning. This will be done at the
request of several citizens of SawGust
Valley, and was directly caused by the
tragic death of Mrs. Virgo Patton and
Miss Christine Patton in the river last
Saturday evening.
This will, it is claimed, destroy the
danger to a great extent, of the hole
where so many persons have lost their
lives while seeking the pleasures of
bathing in the river. Near Suck Is
land the waters run strongly between
narrow banks, and it is the most dan
gerous place in the whole length of
the river. Some of the holes extend
to the depth of at least twenty feet,
and this place is about two and half
miles north of Sawdust Valley, which
is the community which has asked
for its determination.
The two last victims are not the
only persons that have been drowned
in the treacherous waters A asher-
man named Miller was drowned there |
several years ago, and Miss Dorset
also lost her life there some time ago. !
Col. ]. H. Acklen, State game war !
len, has written letter to Mr.. Cor
Ion, the Maury county game warden,
he purport of which is that the latter
s to use certain amount of dyna-
mite for the purpose Of destroying the
'ocks and holes of the channel, and
lot to be used for the killing of fish in
he stream. Friday Mr.. Gordon will
,lace five or six charges of twenty
pounds each in the river.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
TROTWOOD MOORE
FIGURES In DEAL
SELLS FIVE ACRES OF MAURY
COUNTY LAND TO JOE HAGEY
FOR $1,000.

Another real estate deal of some in
terest Tuesday was the sale of five
acres of land from John Trotwood
Moore to Joe Hagey The land ad-
joins the farm of Mr. Hagey. The con-
sideration was $1,000, and the deal
was effected through the real estate
firm of A. L. Blocker. & Co Mr.
Moore is one Of the editors of the
Taylor-Trotwood Magazine, and is
one of the best known authors in the
South
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-08-26
SETH M'CLELLAND
NAMED FOR GOVERNOR

The State Socialist convention held
in Knoxville, endorsed the nomination
of Seth McClelland. of Nashville, for
Governor Of Tennessee. Mr.. McClel-
Ian is more generally known as Col.
Dick Maple. editor of the National Rip
Saw, the oficial organ of the Social
lists in the United States. He was re.
Gently chosen as the nominee Of the
party in the state by the referendum.