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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14
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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

Use the yafden hose for riosiug
blankets and rugs on the line.
Blankets dry without wrinkles. Rugs
should irst be scrubbed with amooia
and water. Use I brush for chat
work. then rinse.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14
Notice To Taxpayers And Own.
ers Of Property In lack
son County.

The assessment rolls of both realty
and personally for the year 1911 were,
on Monday, July 3, 1911, filed with the
clerk Of the board of supervisors.
Beginning Monday, August 7, 1911, the
board of supervisors will meet at the
court house In Pescagoula for the pur.
pose OF equalizing and passing on the
same, and for the purpose OF hearing
objections thereto.
See clerks notice elsewhere In this
paper.
FRED L. LINDINGER,
22-5t Assessor Jackson County.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14
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Foster Milbufn ~. Bunslu, New
YORK, sole agent M United states
Remember the name Dpan'sa ard
take no other. ~ 81
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or
burns without a scar Cures piles,
eczema, salt rheum, any itching.
Doan's Ointment. Your druggist
sells It,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

When ham or smoked tongue has
been boiled, try plunging 1t In cold wa.
ter as soon as removed from the Ore;
this will make the skin come of easily.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14
Sea Coast Normal at Virgins.

on Monday, July 18th, the Sea Coast
Normal Will open at Virgins, Miss, for
. Tour weeks term. Examinations will
be held at the close. Board and tuition
$40, payable IN advance. Strong fac
ulty. Work planned to meet the needs
OF the teachers Of the sea coast counties.
For information address
w. +. BOND, Virgins, Miss,
or GUY ID. DEAN, Pascagoula, Miss.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

Do not tack down oil cloth or limo
leum when II is 6rst spread over the
floor. Let II be walked on for several
weeks or until It has settled into
place and the ridges are evened down.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

Have your job work done ct the
D1NoCRAT-9TAN office.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1911-07-14

That weed right 10 the Hill is your
wort enemy.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Pat Kelly came home one
night to the bad and went TO bed
with q somewhat hazy idea Of
things. Before long he was
awakened by the cry of Fire"
and in a hurry to gethis clothes
m, Kelly put his trousers on
mind side before. He then start
ed down stairs but slipped and
rollod to the bottom. A friend
rushed TO his assistance and ex-
claimed: Are You hurt, PATE"
Kelly got up and examined him
self. Seeing his Trousers We're
hind side before, he said; No,
hut / got \ ll--of a twist.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
ELECTION RETURNS.

The latest election returns we
have been able to get we take
from the Roswell Morning News
which come S to hand just as we
so to press. According TO this
authority Mcdonald is elected
by from $500 to 1000.
The Republicans get a ma
jority in the lower house, but
the News claims the S..nat fol
the Democrats. The State tick
OF, except for governor. in
doubt. Chaves county gives
Mcdonald IA plurality 1854 ovel
Bursum. The entire democrat
ic county tickes elected. TIE
closest vote was between White
and Mundy for County Com
missioner, Mr.. White winning
hy $50. Da' isson for treasui e
wins hy 521. Herbert for as
SCISSOR by 634. Roosevelt county
elected a republican sheriff. 1t
will probably be two or three
days yet before we will get re-
liable returns from the sta {
over. Both parties will claim
the eartlI>untill the last box is
counted. Yesterdays Albu-
querQue Evening Herald claims
the Republicans win.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
THE UNPRlNTABLE NEWS.

A good many editors are said
to mot know much" T h Q
trouble is they know such a lot
of stuff they dare not tell, says
the Americas, (Kan.) Greeting.
They know who drinks the beer
and they know the ladies who
dsviate from the straight path
of recritude. They know the
boys who smoke in the alleys
and i'll the dark places, and the
girls who are buggy riding until
the ro"sttrs crow for daylight.
They know the fellow who are
COED pay and they know the
feIlDWs who cannot get trusted
fra tl51c;o bag full OF salt
They could guess why some fell
lows 20 to Hot Springs and they
could also uess pretty close y
As to what they would do when
they got there. Even in a small
town like this they know enough
to make one of the red hottest,
rii- nortirg d luble-geared, back
action, clan-lightning editions
you ever read, but they ! S o
know that it is best for the COM
lnunilv and themselves to let
the Law sake care Of humanity rs
dovil nent AMI publish only such
news as will do to read at the
hresiIe and il ths Sunday
school. Las Vegas Or tic.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
The Az Of seeInu ThIna..

The art OF seeing things Is not
something that may be conveyed in
Jules and precepts; it is matter vital
II the eye and ear yea, in the mind
md soul, of which these are the or
cams. have as little hope of being
able to tell the reader how to see
:hings as would have in tying to tell
aim how TO fall in love or to enjoy his
Inner Either he does or he does not,
and that is about all there is of it,
Tohn Burroughs.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Every subscriber who pays us
81 90 on subscription between
this time and Christmas Day
will receive the Wichita Week
ly Eagle one year as q premium,
We desire to increase our sub
scription list and NH lie offering
this inducenent to new sub
scribers will also give old sub
scribers the same Benifitif they
fash their dollar.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Geese is low, heavy set birds
comp )sed mostly of nat Il d
feathers. His head sits on one
side and h0 sits on the other.
Geese can't sing much on ac-
count of TIE dampness of the
There amt no holes
between his toes and he carries
toy balloon in his stomach to
Keep from sinking. Geese has
wo legs and they are set SO far
,ack on his running gerr they
came pretty near missing his
body. Some geese when they
get big are called ganders and
have curls OH Lis tail. Gamblers
lpn't have to set and hatch hui
Just loaf, go swimming and eat.
If | was a geese l would rather
be a gander anytime, Geese
does not give milk; but gives
eggs, but for me give me libe ty
II give me death. " Selected.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
To Hrlqhtsn old GIN.

Old gilt, such as the gilded frames
of chairs or old picture frames and
mirrors, If they do not require re.
gliding entirely. may be frightened
by using an excellent mixture OF
three ounces of white-of egg and an
ounce of chloride Of potash or soda
This should be painted over the sur
face with a feather or water-color
paint brush.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
GROWING Beer SUGAR il ENGLAND.

Remarkable success has attended
the efforts of growers of sugar beets
n Herefordshire, England. A good high
average for crop Is Is tons to the
acre of roofs bearing 10 per cent. Of
sugar. The Herefordshire farmers. in
spite of rough and ready methods and
small knowledge of the crop, grew up
to 2TR tons TO the acre, with sugar
content of 10 per cent The purity Of
the sugar was exceptionally high.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Every farmer wants TO be =
school teacher, as every school
teacher wants to he an editor:
ever1 editor would like to he a
banker; every banker would like
to be a trust magnate, every
trust magnate hopes some day
to own a farm and have chick
ems and COWS and pigs IL d
horses to look after. We end
where we begin. -Tecumseh Re-
publican.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
Modesty.

A Just and reasonable modesty does
not only recommend eloquence, but
sets of very great talent which a
man can be possessed Of II height
ems all the virtues which it accom-.
panies; like the shades in paintings.
II raises and rounds every figure. and
r'akes the colors more beautiful,
though not so glazing as they would
be without it.-Addison.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Il have always worked ten or fifteen
hours a day." said the boastful man
well" replied the perverse philosO-
pher. sit must be remarkably easy
work. or you couldn't do SO much OF
il"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
Different oplnlons.

There are so many differing opin.
ions. A young married woman's idea
of an important news Item is the
name she has given to her baby-To-
peka Capital.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
Prepared for Emergency.

What makes you keep giving me
fish for dinner day after day." he in
CURED. Are you particularly fond Of
it?s No" she replied, was wholly
unselfsh. read lovely recipe about
how to remove fish bone when 1t
sticks in your throat and wanted to
try It,"
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
The SPIRIT OF The AGE.

He had earned a hundred dol
lars,
And had got it in a lump.
lie, you understand, was mar
ried,
Home his hundred bones he
carried,
Nor on the way there tarried-
He went to it on the jump.
To his wife lie show ed the mon
ey,
Ard they counted 1t with care,
She could hardly KEEP from cry
ing
AS the dollars she stood eying
Where before her they wer, ly-
ing,
All untarnished yet and fair
Then she turned and kissed her
hubby,
And she said: 'You darling
man.
To the neighbors let us show it,
So that they shall surely know
it;
Then let's hurry ont and blow
it
In As quickly as we can"
Chicago Recore- Herald.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10
Certified sonuster.

Prima Donna-I have here a certin-
cate from a doctor to the effect that
can't sing tonight. Manager-Why
60 to all that trouble2 I'll give you
certificate that you never could sing.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

Did She Get the sltuatlonf

Stout Lady-'Tm afraid you are
rather young for the situation. Are you
sure you could cook dinner for a large
party?" Applicant-"Oh, yes'm. Why,
the last party was with was quite as
large as you are. London Tatier.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

ayes. am opposed TO American
girls marryin' furrners." said old
Mrs. Sipes I'm ilst that opposed to
It that II my girls can't marry people
OF their own sex they needn't marry
at all. and that's all there is about ~"
--Lippinc0tt.a.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1911-11-10

stag Shooting In Scotland.
About 400 stays are killed annually
On the moors Of Scotland.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
"Bioroentgenosraph" Is Machine That
Is Expected to Take Moving Pic.
lures Of Our "lnnards."

"Bioroentgenograph!" No, 1t Is
neither a pi-line nor a disease. nor the
name of a count from Muscovy. 1t Is
a machine. But, oh, such machine!
Its inventors, two Munich doctors.
claim that 1t will take moving pictures
of our ''innards." that It will photo
graph our heart beats. and out break
fast bacon in process of digestion.
We hope II won't, In fact, regardless
of the disadvantage Of their demise
from standpoint of scientific prog
ress. we hope those two prying physi'
clans will choke to death on the name
of their invention. II was bad enough
in all consequence, for superpsycholog.
ical novel writer's to make moving pic.
lures of our minds and untangle with
alarming patience the myriad convo-
lutions Of our cerebrum and cerebel.
lum, but when they propose to riddle
our whole anatomy to get subjects for
cineomatograph films. we feel called
upon to protest.
think of the consequence II such an
invention becomes common as the
camera Then, when you sing to some
fair maiden MY Heart Beats All for
You," or There's a Little Wheel
Turnin' In My Heart" she may level
her b;oroentgenograph In your direc-
tion and prove your perfidious false.
hood with one snap Of the button.
Alas, to think that there was once
day when love was blind as justice!
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF HIM
Remark by No Means Complimentary
Made by Constituent Of Repre-
sentative Underwood.

Representative Underwood, chair
man Of the ways and means commit
tee in congress, represents what Is
known as manufacturing district"
because 1t contains all the factories
and shelters in and about Birming-
ham, Ala. But he also has among his
constituents lot of farmers-of which
fact he is now painfully aware.
He drove out to a settlement In
Bibb county one afternoon to persuade
the farmers they ought to vote for
him. AS he stepped up to thu porch
of little store an old man rushed up
to him with the request:
please sign this paper It's a petit
ton to Congressman Underwood to
have young lady postm.stress here"
I'D be glad to sign It," said Under
wood politely; but as I'm not a resi-.
dent Of this community. my name
wouldn't help you"
"Oh, yes, 1t would" the old farmer
assured him. Were getting every.
body to sign 1t, strangers and all.
Go ahead and put your name down!
That fool congressman will never
know the difference!"-The Sunday
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
SYNOPSIS.

A foolish young tenderfoot becomes
fascinated with the bold. artful wife of a
drunken prospector In a western mining
1s biunarS B ut are Go sfGoe By the
maudlin husband. He is shot by the
wife. but the .chivairous boy, pins.
n npts h IL hs fHdy theta snS a the to crime tine
railroad station the woman's horse
falls exhausted: the youth puts her
on his own and follows hanging to the
surrup strap. Seeing he is an impede
ment. the woman thrusts her escort into
2 snow drift and rides. on. Half frozen
he stumbles into the railroad station just
Twenty-Five years later, this man, George
Gormly. is a multi millionaire In New
York. He meets Eleanor Haldane;
and co-operates with her In her wcrk
Gormly becomes owner of steamship
line and finds himself frustrated In pier
dermen, backed by the Gotham Traction
company. An automobile accident brings
the Haldanes to his country home. Corn.
New York and redeem the city from cor
ruption. The political declaration of the
merchant prince produced tremendous
sensation. The whole machinery OF the
city's detective force is to be used to dig
up something damaging to Gormly. The
press heretofore unanimously favorable
to the merchant candidate. under pres
sure. divides and the campaign. wakes
warm. A resolution is introduced grant
Ing gratuitous renewal Of the traction
franchise Gormly offers ten million dol
lars for the franchise. Miss Haldane con-
graduates Gormly on what she terms a
new Declaration Of Independence. and he
makes an unexpected declaration of love.
He is shocked by the confirmation of his
suspicious that her father is the head
and backbone of the notorious traction
company which he is attempting TO over
throw. Young Haldane discovers his
fathers connection with the Gotham
Tra-tion company, and Is incensed In
an interview between Gormly and Hal
dane the latter practically offers his
daughters hand as a bride for Gormly to
withdraw. Gormly refuses.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
Masculine Anxiety,

Teddy's mother had been taken sud-
denly i'll one morning while he was at
school. On his return, he was admit
ted to his mothers room for few
minutes, and found his Aunt Alicia
sitting by the bed.
mo. Teddy" said she. mother has
been very i'll, and must not talk"
20, my! I'm sorry, mother" gasped
Teddy.
Mother smiled at him lovingly.
Master Teddy seated himself on a
large chair directly opposite, and, aft.
er wriggling anxiously around for a
minute or two, delivered himself of
the speech.
Mother dear-now don't try TO
speak-but If you mean yes, nod your
head-this way-and IL you mean no,
shake your head-this way. Have you
seen my baseball bat?'-Lippincott'
Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
CHAPTER XIV.
Gormiy Reslsts His Greatest Tempta.
tiOn.

Gormiy Reslsts His Greatest Tempta-
ton.
Gormly had faced many difficult sit
uations in his life. Even his success
full business career had confronted
him with crises of moment. But he
had never contemplated anything
which imposed SO hard a task upon
his judgment and his feelings as the
approaching interview. What means
young Haldane would take to induce
his sister, to come with him, how
much of What had transpired he would
tell her, Gormly had no means of
knowing of course; but he felt con-
fident that by hook or crook the young
woman would be produced. and that a
few minutes would find him face to
face with her.
He did not In the least know how
to begin or what to say, and the more
he thought of 1t the more difficult
became the situation. 1t was we'll
that the time for reflection was short.
It is better for man who has to do
great things to do them before the
mental and spiritual enemy has time
to instil doubts into the mind. And
1t was with feeling of relief in his
growing apprehension and misery,
therefore. that he heard the front
door open. He heard voices that he
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He was very pale now and she was
scarcely less white.
Waltz" said the man, as she lifted
the paper and bent her head. Per
haps It would be more merciful to
tell you"
"Just as you think best. am a
strong woman. / can bear anything.
Is it about" there was long pause
my father?"
He nodded his head.
What has he done?
Miss Haldane," he began, 81 say to
you quite simply that would rather
be dead than stand here as l do now
with the burden of telling you that
your father is the head and front, the
backbone, the brains, the genius, the
everything, of the Gotham Freight
company and the Sachem society"
my God!" exclaimed Miss Haldane,
the paper dropping from her fingers
to the floor.
She was paler than ever. She stared
at him almost in dumb Incompetent
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ly stepped closer to her, seized her
gently, supported her to a chair by
the library table. She put her face
in her hands and rocked to and fro
| silently.
at can't be true" she said at last.
you are mistaken. Surely not my
! father in that sink Of corruption and
bribery and iniquity and shame! Say
it isn't true!"
81 wish to heaven / could say IT.:
| but" The man shook his head. II
told you that would rather have been
dead than have brought this upon
you"
"You are not to blame" answered
the woman, her sense of justice upper.
most. 1T is the fact itself that kills,
If It be a fact. There must be some
mistake"
II wish there was"
Are you sure absolutely"
your father confessed It here in
this room a half hour ago."
why do you tell me of IT."
Because" was the answer, 1.-The
whole world has to know It, and pre-.
ferred to tell you myself rather than
let you get 1t from the newspapers"
You are going to publish it?"
Tomorrow morning"
But why-why?"
She threw up her arms in nervous
appeal.
Think" said the man, at is the one
fact that makes my election certain.
And does your ambition run to the
wrecking of my fathers good name
in order that you may be elected?"
mo. If you will think, you will
know that it does not. l am doing II
for the sake of honor, for the sake OF
duty, for the sake of humanity" he
paused and raised his own hand. sc
help me God" he cried with upturned
face.