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The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
PERRY SCOTS TURKEY.
This Wonderful Bird Was Well Fixed
With Legs and Wings.

Ihis wonderful Bird Was Well Fixed
With Legs and Wings.
The story Of Perry Scott's turkey has
come down from Revolutionary days in
Carolina. Colonel Gordon was acc#s-
toned to tell Of the hasty march which
he made before Rudolph's legion. He
was just sitting down to dinner when
orders were given to cross the Ashley
river. 1t was nearly nightfan when be
bivouacked in a valley In which the
cavalry under Wayne had just ell
camped and. with his officers. begun to
sup on dry bread and potatoes. The
infantry which he commanded were in
starving condition, and the commits.
sary was without money. but raidin.
upon the farmers was sterniy made
punishable by deuth.
Reports of the hungry condition of
the newcomers had circulated among
Wayne's men. Just rs The colonel be
gan to eat his musty bread n private
from Wayne's cavalry appeared and
said respectfully: Perry Scott had
some money. colonel, and bought
turkey. We have unfortunately eaten
all but one leg. took the liberty of
bringing that to you" The colonel
took the leg gratefully and had scarce
ly finished 1t when another of Waynes
men appeared with the same story of
Perry Scott's turkey and another leg,
The colonel congratulated himself OH
his luck and. handling the drumstick
over to fellow officer. went out of the
tent 1t was growing dark. Another
came up, whispered the
story Of Perry Scott and cautiously
handed over third leg. The colonel
continued his walk through the camp
and before his return had been secretly
offered twenty legs and fourteen wings
Of Perry Scott's turkey.
Wayne's men had raided poultry
yard the previous night and concocted
the story Of Perry Scott's purchase to
protect themselves in case any turkey
bones should be discovered. The hun
ger bitten faces of their new comrades
wrrr MORO than they could bear, how
ever. and each man. unknown to the |
others, carried his share into Gordon's
camp at the risk = of detection and
1eath. 1t was not until the war was
over and the troops disbanded that
Colonel Gordon told the story of Perry
Scott and his many legged fowl.-Ar-
yonaut
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
DREpeE LEAVES THE PORT
Pascagoula Goes To Hymelia
Crevasse To Make Repairs.

The United States dredge Pasca-
goula left the port last Tuesday morn.
lng for Louisiana. The dredge will
10 to the Hymelia crevasse on the
Mississippi river to make repairs Of
the damage caused by the recent big
floods.
The dredge has been engaged 10 re-
moving a point OF . shoulder in the
river channel just above the mouth OF
Bayou Chemise, which work was COM
pleted last Saturday. 1t is believed
That she will return to this port 10
tie near future to continue dredge
work. It being believed that the s2o,-
10 ,po- 'prissi ~ gill thsi os Ivaii .
lie.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
Mail Carriers viii Fly.

This Is an age "i great discoveries.
Progress rides IN the air. S,mn we
may see Uncle Sans mail carriers lly-
ing in al! direci ions, transporting
mail People take wnndrrful iD'er-
est In discovery that benefits III, m.
That's why DR. Kings New Discnv, ~
fu Coughs, Coln> aud other tiitrat
and luuy diseases is The must pupuiar
medicine in America. 1T cured me
of dreadful couniI,' writes Mrs. J.
+. Davis, Silckppy Cnrnpr, Me latter
ducLurs treatment and all ether REM
edies had faiied." For cuughs, cOlds
or any bronchial affection Its un.
equaled. Price SOC and 81 20. Trial
buttle free at all druggisis.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
POWER OF THE OCTOPUS.
me Force Exerted by Its Formid able
Sucker Iined Arms

Sucker Lined Arms.
Both the octopus and the cuttlefisb
have arms that are clothed with n
formidable array of suckers, which are
wonderful pieces Of mechanism. When
the sucker comes into contact with an
object the central piston. ha, ing pre.
viously been raised SO rs to complete
ly ill the cavity Of the sucker, is Mt
once withdrawn and a perfect vac.
aum produced. explaining the great te.
nacity with which the suckers cling.
They number upward of 100 pairs to
ench arm of the octopus, and once they
obtain Il grip on the victim, unless the
arm is actually torn away from the
body Of the octopus. 1t is practically
Impossible for its prey to disentangle
itself.
In addition to these suckers the octo
pus has powerful pair of Jaws. shap
ed like the beak of a parrot. behind
which Is a formidable arnlor plated
tongue used as rasping organ The
octopus will attack and kill crabs ana
lobsters of considerable size, ripping
open the body by means of its power.
ful jaws and devouring the contents.
In spite of being creature of such
awe inspiring looks the octopus has
several enemies in various species of
whales. sharks and conger cells. In
fact, the latter are particularly fond
of devoWing the smaller octopuscs.
Conger cells hunt for the octopus and
when found proceed to browse on its
limbs. The octopus tries to hug the
slippery. Shiny conger tight but in
vain. and. finding its limbs growing
less. discharges its ink in the face of
The foe and under cover of the turbid
water beats hasty retreat. 1t is to
escape the too pressing attention of
Its foes that the octopus possesses the
power of changing its color to CORE.
spond with that of its surroundings.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
Handsome Goethe.

Goethe was pronounced "the hand
somest man of Europe" He was lit
tie over six feet in height. but so well
proportioned that he did not seem tall.
His features were of the Roman type.
his hair rather light than dark. his
whole appearance commanding. Even
to extreme old age he retained a large
share of the personal good looks that
earlier in life had made him so at
fracffva
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26

The range of the Blue Ridge noun
tains in Pennsylvania is divided by a
river every twenty y-seven miles, as fol-
lows: From Susquehanna to the Swa.
tara. twenty-seven miles; from the
Swatara to the Schuylkill. twenty
seven miles; from the Schuylkill to the
LehIgh, twenty-seven miles; from the
Lehigh to the Delaware. twenty-seven
miles. At the next twenty-seven miles
is hollow of New Jersey, in which
nestles lake known az Culvers pond
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26

largely to his progressive methods
The son Of I. N. and Ssrsl, {. !.
(Grifin) Dantzler our subject;
whow was born insMobiIe, Az. J6ns
uary 81, 1860, attended ire COM
mon school at Moss Point until III
years Of age and then went j. the
Vanderbilt University, Il Nashville,
Tenn, from which institution he|
graduated in 1880. He taught
school two years and than took up
the study Of law at the University
Of Mississippi, at Oxford. He
proved to be a brilliant student and
graduated with first h0nors.
STUDIED LAW.
Mr.. Dantzler practiced law for
three years at Moss Point, and ii
1886, entered the lumber business
with his father. The firm then
known as L. N. Dantzler was after-
wards changed to the Z. N. Dantz-
Ter Lumber Co.
Our subject added TO his inter-
ests from time to time, and, today.
besides being at the head Of the &.
N. Dantzler Lumber Co., ne il
large stockholder in the vancleave
Lumber Company, Handsboro Lum.
Der Co., Native Lumber Co., w.
G. Griffith Lumber Co., Standard
Export Lumber Co., and the Union
Lumber Company.
Mr.. Dantzleris member of.4the
Masonic fraternity, the Odd Fellows
and the Phi Delta Theta Of the
Vanderbilt University. He was
married May 4. 1898, to Miss
Mamie Mayors, Of Brandon, Miss.
They have two children, Fran and
Alonzo M.
IMMENSE BUSINESS.
The success Of the L. N. Dantz-
ler Company is due largely to the
wide-awake business methods Of
the subject of this sketch. The
mills Of the concern are located At
Moss Point, Howison, Vancleave,
Handsboro, WortIlam and Wool.
all in Mississippi. The
company owns railroads vi rs miles
in length; its own steamers, tugs,
ocean tugboats and schooners used
for shipping its timber. The COM
pany is heavily interested in the
export trade, and, in 1909, it ship
ped 10000, 900 feet Of lumber to
Argentine Republic. An immense
is sent annually to South
Africa.
Mr.. Dantzler entered the lumber
BUSINESS under advantageous cir
for besides being pos
;essed of native business talent, he
vas we'll educated. His well trained
md cultivated mind enabled him to
and carry to completion
extensive operations which have
Won for him high place in the
world of affairs. Each of the va
ious enterprises with which he is
Identified is conducted along the
most modern and up-to-date lines,
md this is, no doubt, due to the
methods Of Mr.. Dantz-
er, who is one of the South's most
and successful business
nen. ss&
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
msyb. Il Wa. Accidental.

Pastor Goodsole had Just preached o
sermon on "Gossiping." 1t may have
been. therefore. wholly unintentional
that he gave out the first stanza of the
closing hymn in this wise:
Blow yo the trumpet blow
The gladly solenn soundl
Let all the neighbors know
To earth's remotest bound.
He looked preternaturally solemn, and
there wasn't the slightest flicker Of an
eyelash.-Chicago Tribune.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26

Prizefghter (entering school with bis
son)-You give this boy O. mine
thrashing yesterday, didn't yerl School,
master (very nervous)-Well-l-er--
perhaps Prizefighter-Well. give us
your and. You're a champion. Ican't
do nothin' with i'm myself.-London
Punch
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
CHRISTIAN WOMAN DIES
Mrs. Julia A. Dejean, Long Time
Resident Of PascagouIa Call
cd To Her Reward.

Mrs. Julia A. DeJean, beloved VIII,
OF l.. P. DeJean, died at an inirmarl
in Mobile las + Saturday afternoon al
4:50 O'clock, following an operation
The tody was brought home On Sun
day n0rning, and the funeral was
held Monday afternoon intermeDt be.
ing 10 vault In the family lot at
Pascagoula cemetery. Services were
held at tile residence Of Valsin ?. De.
JEAN only son Of the deceased, at 3:45
O'clock, and at Our Lady Of Victories
Catholic church ut O'Clock, Rev.
Father Is. O'Reilly officiating. The
pillbearers were Henry A. Walker,
Frank IL. Lewis, McVea Young, e.
VeiIlon, W. II. Ladnier and f. l..
Clinton.
Mrs. DeJean was the daughter of
Peter and the late Mrs. M. A. Bla nch.
ard, and was "a years, months and
10 days old. She was native OF New
Orleans, in which city she was mar
rled to L. z. DeJean 10 1879. 10 1887
Mr.. and Mrs. DeJean, with their
young son, mUved to cagoula, then
the old town Of Scranton, and she re.
sided here siuce that time, the family
becoming established as one OF the
most prominent and best known in
Jackson county and along the COAST
territory.
She was a consistent member OF the
Catholic church, and died fortified
with the consultations Of her religion.
During her eventful lifetime she was
faithful and loving wife, a tender
aud watchful mother, a dutiful and
sef.sacrihcing daughter and an earn.
est aud sincere friend. Always con.
sderate Of others In thought, word
and deed, her numerous charities were
without OstentatiOn, and Tile tender.
ness Of the memory retained by her
numerous friends was synbUlically
shown 10 the mass Uf beautiful floral |
offerings that covered The newly made
vault 10 the silent City OF the Dead.
Mrs. DeJean Is survived by her
faLher, Peter Blanchard, her husband,
l.. I. DeJea0, One SOD, Valsin 2. De.
Jean, Que grandson, Valsin p. De-
Jean, Dr., and three brothers, Joseph
Blancnard Of this CITY, Peter Blanch-
ard, Of Port Arthur, Texas, and vii.
liam Blanchard Uf New Orleans. Tue
relatives out Uf the city
arrived in PascagOula On Sunday to
attend the funeral, aud among the
'ther out Uf town attendants were,
Mrs. Il. Chaussard, Miss N. Chaus.
'ard, Ii. Chaussard, Mrs. G. Detruch,
Miss IL. Detruch, Mrs. William
blanchard, Peter and Robert BIanch-.
lrd, Mr.. and Mrs. Brunei aud Felix
ou Montler, all Uf New Orleans.
Mrs. DeJean was stricken Ill on
Wednesday Uf last week. and rapidly
rev worse, complications developing
DE last Of the week. 1t was determ.
ued That an operation was necessary,
md, accompanied by her sUn, between
'tl0m there was u beautifully tender
ttaclment, she left Pascagoula at
Uon on last Saturday. Before leav.
TX The city Mrs. DeJcan expressed
er belief that she would not return
LhOse she loved aud those who
wed her, and five hours after her de. :.
arturo frOm this city her soul took {
Us Hight To her Maker, her mission in
lfe, that OF bringing sunshine aud
applness into the lives of others,
aving been faithfully completed and
er reward prepared for her.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
A Sample,

why did you cover that board with
paint and lean It against your gate
postY'
That" replied Mr.. Growcher. ''is a
sample for the benefit Of the people
who won't believe paint ID fresh until
they have rubbed their fingers across
It"-Washington Star.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26

what success have you had with
the portrait Of your mother-ln-lawr
Tremendous It IL such q speaking
likeness that my brother. when be
came to look at It. instinctively put
his cigar behind his back."-BIlegende
Batter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY.

Among the men of the South,
who have won marked distinction
in the lumber industry, is John
Lewis Dantzler, of Moss Point, Mis-
sissippi. Reared and educated in
the South. he entered the lumber
trade with his father. who was
prominent in the cotton and timber
industry, and it was not long until
he was recognized as man Of dis
tinctive business ability. The L.
N. Dantzler Lumber Company Of
which he is the head, is one Of the
largest exporters Of lumber in the
country and It's prominence is due
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
Illustrated North American Pays
Marked Compliment to
His Ability.
HEAD OF LUMBER CONCERN
GIVEN SPLENDID CREDIT
Present Success of Big Corpora
tion Due to his ide-Awaks
Business Methods
Was School
Teacher
BY J. WILL DONOVAN.

/ '
The large and important news
papers and magazines of the Nortl
| and East have shown more Of a dis
! position in recent years to give prop
er recognition to the big men Of thu
South than formerly, especially tt
those men who have made then
selves and their business concern.
distinctly prominent in their respect.
i've lines Of endeavor. In following
out this spirit Of friendly encourage.
lnent and recognition, The IlIustrat-
ed North American, in its issue fol
June, 1912, pays very high trib-
ute to John Lewis Dantzler, head
of the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co.,
and other large corporations.
| AS a whole, although such
sketches usually abound in more or
less minor errors. the highly COM
plimentary mention of Mr.. Dantzler
and his business successes is un-
usually correct. The few omissions
or errors are of minor importance
when compared with the whole,
but the slight digressions may be
easily corrected. In enumerating
the various business connections
of Mr.. Dantzler, The North
American failed to include the
Southern Paper Company, the new
est of the big concerns in the Pasca-
goula district, of which he is the
president.
The Southern Paper Company,
whose immense plant is being erect
ed on the bank Of the river about
three-quarters of a mile north of the
station at Laine, Miss, promises to
be one of the most important corpo
rations headed by Mr.. Dantzler.
The company was recently incorpo-
rated at capital stock of $50, 900,
and several hundred men are at
work at present in the construction
of the large buildings necessary.
Mr.. Dantzler is not only president
of the company but he was materi-
ally active in locating the plant in
section, and shipped a cargo of yel-
low pine slabs to Europe for the pur-
pose of making thorough test of
the paper making possibilities of the
Missississippi pine product.
A relative is authority for the
statement that Mr.. Dantzler married
Miss Mamie M. Mayors, daughter
Of Judge and Mrs A. @. Mayors OF
Miss, and that Mr.. Dantz-
er's son was given the judges fam
ly name, having been christened
Alonzo Mayors Dantzler.
The sketch of Mr.. Dantzler, as it |
in The Illustrated North
is as follows:
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
Merely q Brother.

Young Lady-Please show me some
ties. Clerk-A gentlemap's tie1 Young
Lady-Oh, no; it's for my brother
Tlisgsnds Batter.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26
sts Characteristics.

It's CharactsfstVE
The principal characters In TINT
play are a baby and horse"
"That dramatist Is evidently doing
things with mite and mane."-Balti-
more American.
The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1912-07-26

Psttins yourself on ths baek 4 Q az.
|neult t.ek-asldou doe pasleallEs
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24
Death Of Mr.. HhwkAns

Mr.. Erastus Corning Hawkins.
chief engineer of the Copper River
Northwestern Railway. and of
other Guggenheim railway proper
ties in Alaska. died IN New York
city, on April 8. He was born at
Brookhaven, l.. L.. N. Y. in 1860.
and attended Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute. After leaving college
he was engaged in railway and ir-
rigation work in Colorado for a
number of years. In 1898 he went
to Alaska and was in charge of
the construction of the first rail-
ways built in that territory.-En-
cheering News of April 18th.
Mr.. Hawkins will be well re-
membered by a host of friends in
Lamar who knew him when he was
chief engineer of the Amity Land
Company. The construction of the
large reservoir system lying north
of Lamar. including the inlet and
outlet canals. was all performed un-
der Mr.. Hawkins and 1t was
through his splendid work on this
project that he received the call to
go to Alaska and there assume
charg,. of the building of the first
railways in the snow covered wilds
of that territory. Mr.. Hawkins was
a man of sterling worth, sincere
student. congenial companion and
a brilliant engineer. While he has
not visited Lamar for years his
many friends have watched with
much pleasure the abundant sue
cess he has attained in his chosen
profession. To his family is con-
veyed the heartfelt sympathy of
this community.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24
list OF Districts and Super1ntesdb
erlts Good Roads Day May
10, 1912

Dist No. Holly south. II. b.
Fortney. Supt.
Dist. No. 2-Holly east. Below
Buffalo canal. ]. w. Wilkin. Supt.
Dist. No. 3-Holly. east side,
Horse en- elk to state line. George
Dobson. Supt.
Dist. No. 4-Holly north, above
Amity canal. c. H. Scarlet, Supt.
Dist. No. 5-Amity. Holly to
Amity below Buffalo canal. L. II.
Kephart. Supt.
Dist. No. 6-Millwood. Millwood
beet dump to Horse creek. be-
tween Amity and Buffalo canal. F..
Hiney. Supt.
Dist. No. Hartman. below Am
ity canal from Millwood to Buffalo
creek. F. H. Puntenney. Supt.
Dist. No. S-Hartman north.
above Amity canal. F. NJ. Wilson.
Supt.
Dist. No. 9-Granada south. q.
Taylor. Supt.
Dist. No. 1O-Granada east. By
ron to Granada. ]. w. Overstreet,
Supt.
Dist. No. 11-Granada west.
Granada to Carlton. s. E. Brown.
Supt.
Dist. No. 12-Bristol. below Ann
ity canal from Buffalo creek to
Parrish ranch. J. B. Nichols, Sup'
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24

J. A. Mcdowell & Co. are making
very satisfactory progress with the
work of remodeling the MARVEL ca
nal. Higbee and Masser and Dave
Linville have taken subcontracts
and will have their camps in work
ing order the coming week.
Mr.. Jensen, chief agriculturist of
the American Beet Sugar company.
was in Lamar Saturday on business
connected with the planting of
this years beet acreage. He re-
ports good acreage now secured
for the Rocky Ford and Las Animas
factories.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24

Dist. No. -Chivington. above
Amity canal from Sand creek to
Buffalo creek. Eugene Bell, Supt.
Dist. No. 14-Carlton, Carlton
to Morse. M. ]. McMillin, Supt.
Dist. No. 15-Goodale. below Am
ity canal, Parrish ranch to Sand
creek. Horace Daniel. Supt.
Dist. No. 16-Paradox. below
Amity canal from Sand creek to
Lamar branch H. & S. Ry.. Tom
Hoover, Supt.
Dist No. 17-Lamar east. La
mar to Morse. S. E. Dillon, Supt.
Dist. No. 19-Lamar south. l..
NJ. Markham. Supt.
Dist. No. 2O-Lamar west. La
mar to Prowers. l.. C. Barnard.
Supt.
Dist. No. 21-Hardscrabble. be-
low Amity canal west of Lamar.
Henry Koen. Supt.
Dist. No. 22-kOrnman, between
IL. & S. Ry. and Amity canal from
Kornman to Sugardale. Link Nc
Kinney, Supt-
Dist. No. 23-May Valley. from
one-half miles west of May Valley
road to wheatridge district. Her.
bert Heath. Supt.
Dist. No. 24-Clover Meadow.
north of Ii. & S. Ry. from Hne
through Sugardale to May Valley
district. Elmer Wagner. Supt.
Dist. No. 25-Wiley. from line
through Sugardale to county Hne.
Chas. L. Spencer. Supt.
Big Bend district In Bent coun-
ty is invited to Join this district
under Mr.. Spencer.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24


says he expects to hold up the first
class appropriations after October
first. He says he will only pay
all the second class. These appro-
priations are for institutions where
the inmates are held against their
will. AS Mr.. Kenehan is bonded
to protect the finances of the
state, he will probably have the last
say in the matter.
The facts are. the administration
is, ACC ordirg to Kenehan, over ST.
200 900 in the hole at the present
time and it only has seven months
in which to go.
The following clipping from the
press matter sent out by the dem
fidonce which the regular organiza-
tion reposes in the two men named
Recently w. II. Malone and Geo.
Hosmer, state printing commission
er. journeyed to Pueblo to secure
funds for what they term the Fed
eraticn of Democratic Clubs. From
Information at hand, we learn that
Ex- Governor Alva Adams was the
only one who contributed, he agree
ing to donate the sum of 500 per
month for five months. Neither Ma
lone or Hosmer are authorized by
State Chairman Bradley or the
democratic state organization to col
lect any money for the democratic
party. Not one penny of 1t is turn
ed over to him and the organiza-
ton is not consulted in any way
ms to it's expenditure. The state
chairman lookse upon it as move
ment tending to secure funds for
the building of a machine in oppo-
sition to the regular state party or
ganization.
Democracy finds herself in an
other financial dilema. A number
Of the corporations have refused
to pay their taxes on the ground
that the assessments were made
by the state board of equalization
instead of by the state tax commits
sion. The last legislature created
a state tax commission and gave
it the power to fix valuations. The
governor declined to appoint the
commission because of lack of fin
ances. The valuations were fixed
by the state board of equalization.
Now the corporations decline to
pay their taxes. maintaining that
the valuations were not placed by
the proper authorities. ALI of
which goes to show that democracy
is incompetent from the ground
up.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1912-04-24
State Notes

Delegates Ezra Elliott, Del
Trinidad.
Alternates- Richard l.. Shaw of
Ruana Vista: w. w. Cafky. Ere
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-12

Miller Avenue, Corner. Eight Rooms
large lot; fine condition; $3.50.