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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19

NuhC AOAA Ouk IVA
a trial run today" said he.
So saying, Santa hurried to his sta
bles. There the reindeer were show
ing their Impotence to be out In the
open, and Santa gave orders to his
stable elves to hitch up the steeds to
the sleigh, as he meant to give the good
animals a little exercise.
'They need a race now and them"
he said otherwise they'd get stir
kneed aud would feel clumsy when
trying to gallop over shifting clouds
and ragged treetops and uneven roofs"
After the ride Of several hours Santa
cried out to his reindeer:
Nov to earth. my good fellows. And
don't lag. We must be there just Is
the dark Is falling over the land. II
we wait till the oon ID out we'll
be seen, and that would never do"
AS the darkness settled over the land
old Santa dropped from a fleecy cloud
to the top OF a tall church steeple.
There he got out Of his sleigh. told his
reindeer not to move from that steeple
and made his descent to the roof OF q
convenient house. And past the win
dows Of hundreds OF homes he darted,
peeping into them and counting the
new faces he saw for the first time.
Lots Of new little Ones" he said
to himself, smiling. God bless them
all. Well, they keep me busy through
out the year. And they are increasing
20 rapidly that I'll have to take sew
eral hundred assistants next year."
Then Santa returned to the high
church steeple. and as he was getting
into his sleigh the aged bell ringer, nc
companied by his grandson OF ten.
came out OF the church with a lantern
in his hand. The little grandson look
ed up and cried out to his grandfather:
"Oh, lookee. grandpa. there in the
sky! It's Santa Claus and his rein
deer. Sec them flying! Oh, now they
are gone-clean through that white
cloud over the church. oh, grandpa,
did you see them?"
mo, my son, and neither did you.
Your mind IL SO full Of Christmas just
now that you see things mentally. You
Just imagined that Santa and his rein
deer were over the church. Why, II
wants a whole week before Christ
mas, sonny, and Santa ' comes
til Christmas we: Come along and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19

don't Imagine things like that any
more" And the aged bell ringer
swung his lantern and led the way
along the snow covered path to his
home. his little grandson, Sammy. fol
lowing. But In Sammy's heart was a
feeling that he had not imagined see
Ing Santa. He felt the thing had been
real. He was just peeping round to
see where the good children live and
getting acquainted with the chimneys,"
said Sammy to himself. But grandpa
Is too old to understand. He hasn't
cared about Santa for many, many
years. But l do. oh. do! And how
| should love to slip away up into the
church tonight and visit Santa's realm!
But that would be impossible. 1t is
not intended for boys to get or the
earth, SO Santa ONE to them"
Just then Sammy's grandmother
opened the kitchen door for them, and
as Sammy entered the good old lady
stopped and kissed him, saying:
II just had a letter from your cous-
ms, Mabel and Ted. saying they were
coming to spend Christmas with Us
and that they had written Santa Claus
Of the change Of their address SO that
he could fetch their gifts here-along
with yours. Bless the dears"
And Sammy knew that Santa would
do as his cousins asked him to, al
though grandpa laughed at the idea
and said: THAT is nonsense. good wife.
Children should not believe such silly
things" But Sammy knew . thing %
two that grandpa did not know.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19
Whom % THANH

Il suppose you feel very thankful -
Santa Claus for providing you viii
such q fine turkey?" said tn minis
ter to Uncle 'Lijah's little boy.
Nav, sah." replied the plcconinnx
uncle tole dis chile tor ~ thantto1
ter Farmer Green fur Jees1a, hi -
house dore On q 1ax.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19
India's Liaht Winds.

In over five-sixths OF the territory of
India the wind forces are not strong
enough to specially encourage the use
Of windmillS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19

the children smiled.
And suddenly then to my heart there
came the faith Of q little child
And going and coming and comingi
and going. !,
With drummers a-drumming and
buglers ALLOWING,
marched with the children Of alli
tho lands. Of all the years andl
times,
And laughed % we an with ourt
close-linked hands and chantedl
our w0rld-old rhymes.
WILBUR 3. NE9DlT. |
fuaaa&3@se~
Gs;I4 |
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19
SANTA MAKES
A TRIAL TRIP

rs Il Week Uul1l
Christmas. Santa
Claus e n t all
over his work
rooms. All the toys
We're done and ev-
%erything in place.
THE reindeer are
In such fine shape
and anxious for
exercise l think I'll
take them out for
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19
Caue.s Lots OF trouble.

Cdut.S Lots OF F0UUIo
Most Of the trouble Is due to the fact
that half Of the people are men and
the other half women.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19

aTvo IN marveIoug glory cleaned.
And going and coming. and CONF
ing and going,
With drummers a-drumming andl
buglers a-blowing,
We're all Of the children that ever
have played since ever thel
world began,
And each little fellow and each littlel
maid delightedly laughed and
ran.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-12-19

And then In thiS
W o n d e u l
dream l dream
ed, l thought
that the Christ
mas Tree
Grew fairer and
fairer until It.
9 g m g d no
fairer a thing
could be;
And all Of the
children I 9 y
call e d m y
name and all Of
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Night Is Coming.

While the blessed daylight fingers,
let US work with might and main,
with our busy feet and fingers, also
with the busy brain; let the setting
sun behold us, tired but filed with
honest pride; for the night will soon
enfold us, when we lay our tools aside.
When we'restn the churchyard lonely,
where the weeping willows lean,
there's one thing and one thing only
that will keep our memory green. II
we did the tasks appointed as we
lived our speeding years, then our
graves will be anointed with mourn
ipg legion's tears. All our good In
tentions perish when is closed the
coffin lid, and the world will only
cherish and remember what we did.
Nothing granite, monumeRtah can
preserve your little fame; epitaphs are
incidental, and will not embalm your
name. Nothing counts when you are
sleeping, but the goodly work you've
done; that will last till gods are weep.
ing round the ruins OF the sun. Let
nc obstacles confound us, let us work
till day is o'er: soon the night will
gather round US, when we'll sleep to
work no more.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Skull $4,000 Years Old.

DR.. J. Leon Williams, OF London,
an eminent authority on anthro'
poIogy and geology, has arrived in
this country with fifteen skulls OF
prehistoric men, one of which ne
estimated to be 100000 years old,
and which was dug up by workmen
near FoIkestone, England, in strata
that dated back prior to the Rlels:
tocenes era and its existence and
discovery have confirmed DIR, Will
Jams In the belief that mankind Is al
least a million years old.
DR.. Williams said the finding OF
these ancient skulls and other hu-
man bones, did not disprove, in his
opinion, the popular theory of evo-
luton, but confirmed it in some
degree. Instead of man being a
descendant of the ape, DR.. Williams
said. these skulls tend to confirm
the belief that the anthropoid ape
was an offshoot of primitive man.
One of the distinctions between
these skulls and those OF apes, nc
sal |, was in the teeth.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
About Buying At Home.

#. some good citizen will take
time to get data on the amount of
money that leaves this town never
to return, every year for articles
that can be bought as cheaply anj
as good right here, he will confer
favor on this community. The big
mail order houses do a large busi-
ness among the business men in
washington street. There are
numbers of men here who have
never bought shirt in the city and
will not 90 behind the door to tell
you so. AS one gentleman remarked
recently: Il buy my shirts in
Louisville, and | have done so for
years, and pay S12 for half a
Dozen" Yet this gentleman is
worth about $4,000 in Vicksburg
property, and cussed out the town
because some Of his property is
vacant all the time. Maybe If he
would buy, his shirts at home and
his friencs do likewise it might be
the means of putting a few extra
clerks to work, who in turn would
rent his vacant uses.-VicksbuY
Democrat.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Sale Of Red Cross Stamps Fol
Worthy Cause.

The sale of Red Cross Christmas
Seals in this State is conducted by
the Anti tuberculosis Campaign
Committee, working under the aus
pices of the National Society for the
Study and Prevention Of Tubercu-
losis, with headquarters in New
York City and Washington, D. c.
The national headquarters sup
plies the committee, free of charge,
with Red Cross Christmas Seals,
and all necessary advertising mat
ter. At the end of the campaign
they send to the national headquar-
tiers ten per cent of the net proceeds
of the sales.
The object is that the entire coun-
try shall work in unison, along GER
tain lines that have been proved by
experience Of the most benefit, to
the ultimate end that tuberculosis
shall be eliminated from every town
in every State in the Union.
The funds from the sale of the
Seals in Mississippi are used only in
Mississippi.
No permanent good can be accom-
plished until every county in the
State takes care of its own tubefeu=
losis patients. The funds from the
sale of the Seals are not sufficient to
do this.
Therefore, the funds are used in
an educational campaign, paying for
lectures and the printing and dis
trlbutlng of important literature that
shall acauaint the people OF the
State with existing conditions In re.
gard to tuberculosis, to the end that
the people of each county in the
State shall establish open.air camps,
free dispensaries, and a system OF
visiting nurses for the treatment of
tubercular patients.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Senator vardaman Speaks in
Washington on Race Seq
TegatIoD Question,

kilograms from Washington give
the following account Of an address
delivered recently in that city by
Senator Vardaman before the Mis-
sssippi Society on his favorite
theme, the segregation of the races
and the elimination of the negro
from politics:
Senator Vardaman got back to
his old-time oratory when he spoke
on his old-time subject. the negro
question. He addressed the Mis-
sissippi Society on the subject of
race segregation in Washington.
Race segregation is a subject
which Washington has heard dis
eussion very infrequently. The
political potentiality of the negro in
certain sections has impressed itself
on the minds of many legislators,
ard the improbability of enactins
any suitable legislation has caused
others to beware of the touchous
problem.
So Senator vardaman almost star
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Governor Brewers Thanksglv
Proclamation.

Jackson, Miss. Nov. IS. Gov
ernor Brewer has issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
TO the People Of Mississippi.
| "Since the birth Of our nation It
has beer custom Of our people to
observe one special day In each
year as one Of general Thanksgiv-
ing. The President Of the United
States and the Governors Of tire
States have from time to time called
on them by proclamation.
Our people have much to l,e|
thankful for. They have been
spared epidemic and scouTQe Of dis
ease. Nature has rewarded gener-
ously him who tills the soil il many
parts Of our State, and while in
Others the return has not been So
bountiful, all have the necessities
and many Of them the luxuries Of
life. Employer and employed in
business pursuits have reaped far
returns for their investment and
labor.
"Thankfulness is natural III the
normal man. The heather returns
thanks to his god for many things
contributed to him. How much
more should we, in Christian na-
tons, recognize the source Of our
blessings and return our thanks.
Knowing that this spirit exists,
and following. long honored Gus
tom, |, Earl Brewer, Governor Of
the State Of Mississippi. do hereby
set apart and designate. Thursday.
the 9th day Of November. 1913, as
Thanksgiving Day, and on that day
! urge that you give voice to thanks
giving by attendance on public wor-
ship in our churches. BY aiding those
in need Of material assistance, for
giving and forgetting injuries and bv
such other acts as will benefit then.
and also cause thankfulness in
others.
In testimony whereof, | have
hereurto set my hand and caused
to be affixed the great seal Of the
State at the capitol in Jackson. this
the 14th day Of November, 1913.
EARL BREWER,
Governor Of Mississippi"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
A Lesson in Love.

N. and X, two young men, fe
deeply in love with one lady, AM
that was the reason there was n
love lost between them. And tn
lady in question gave her who'll
heart to X, who was a good look
ing, well built man from head t
heels, and popular, lwell liked every
where; his spiritual feelings were
always near his lady love and he
always kept her in mind wher
alone in his bachelor quarters.
| N. was the opposite; he was
coarse, vulgar, and dislilled by
everyone, and had no PLACE what
ever in the young lady's heart, and
spiritually they were far from each
other, although bodily they were
near constantly, as it happened that
he was general manager of her
Imother's estate, and was much
thought of by the elderly lady.
Now N. saw what advancement K.
made, and hated his rival, and was
always planning for revenge, and at
last the much desired nom mt ar
rived, for which he had been wait
ing. 1t was one rainy afternoon,
when everything was dull and
dreary, SO Gladys (name Of said
young LADY, mother proposed
card party, or sett, but, unfortu-
nately. they were only three; so
Gladys suggested they invite Mr.. K.
for the fourth hand, in which they
all agreed, and as there was tele-
phone in the room N. went to it,
and then the following extraordinary
conversation took place:
NJ Hello, is this Mr.. k.! How
do you do' Listen; Miss Gladys
and her mother propose card sett,
and as we are only three We want
you to come over and join US"
K.-"With pleasure; l. will be
over at once"
NJ" "No-o-o; is that so' You
don't feel well?"
K.-"On the contrary, Pm OK,
and Pm coming over; can't you
heari"
N.-"l'm sorry you have pain
in the stomach. What's that? You
came home at 5 a. M, and your
head is not quite clear YETI"
K.-"Headache Stomachache
What toolishness. Pm coming"
N.-"Oh, | see; it is not illness;
you have lady visitors. Who are
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
TEXAS NOW HAS
REAL BLUE LAWS

Austin, Tex, Nov. 17.-Twon nev
| liquor statutes with real blue law
clauses became effective at midnigh
last night curtailing the already re-
stricted sale Of intoxicants in Texas
One of these laws, prohibiting
State shipments of liquor into dry
territory, makes the apparent at
tempt to put grape juice in competi.
ton with intoxicants by providing
specifically for its transportation. As
and aid to stopping liquor traffic in
option communities, dealers are for.
bidden to solicit business by letter,
circular or in any other manner in
in such places. Some lawyers have
taken this to mean that newspaper
advertising Of liquor may be stopped
in dry communities. The penalty
for this prohibited soliciting is made
a felony.
The other law, known as the 9:30
civil closing law, adds to the restric-
tions imposed by the already effect
i've $50 criminal closing law. Under
the civil law man may not either
sell or deliver liquor. This law also,
according to present rulings by State
Comptroller w. P. Lane, forces the
closing at $50 p. m, Of any other
business run in the same or adjacent
rooms with the bar. No one may
remain in any of the rooms there
after.
Texas also put into effect twelve
other new laws, at midnight, all en-
acted last spring. One of these
puts building and loan associations
under State supervision. A blue
sky law prohibits soliciting stock sale
for corporations without a permit
from either the secretary Of State or
the State commissioner of insurance
and banking. Exceptions to this are
corporations with not more than
twenty-five stockholders and frater-
nal beneficiary organizations.
Other laws require railroads to
furnish cars to shippers upon written
demand; prohibit the use of Lone
Star Texas flag for trade marks; and
makes it a misdemeanor for officials
of State educational and charitable
to create deficits in order
to meet expenses.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21

tied his audience when he declared
the political and industrial salvation
of the South can be accomplished
only by the elimination of the negro
in politics and business.
His speech not only reiterated his
intention of disfranchising the negro,
but indicated his purpose Of intro.
ducing at the regular session of con.
gress bill to segregate the races in
! Washington.
The fact that white women in the
various government departments are
compelled to work in close juxtapo-
sition with negro men has been a
severe grievance to Senator Varda-
man and other Southern legislators,
as well as to the white women who
are SO embarrassed, and Senator
Vardaman has declared it to be his
intention of making race segregation
in the government departments one
of the first fights he will make for
the complete elimination of the negro
in America.
The Senator's speech did not de-
part materially from the one he has
delivered often in Mississippi, but
up in this section it created pro-
found impression. Race segregation
is subject that heretofore has
been handled with gloves and Sen
ator Vardaman's hearers were not
used to such a frank discussion of
the question.
The Senator believes that his
negro legislation will receive more
favorable consideration than most
people had thought for when he
introduces it just after the regular
session begins.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21

they? | can't hear you; speal
palmer. Who? Whew! that red
haired Lucie-her? She will ruiz
you yet; better take friends ad
vice and get rid of her at once. Mis-:
Gladys is waiting"
| K.-"You d-n fool, ! do moi
know anyone by the name of Lucie,
and | tell you Pm coming, com.
ing; can't you hear?"
N.-"What did you say-a hen'
Who, Miss Gladys? That's lie,
and you know it, SO don't talk that
way, but come. How dare you?
| told you that Miss Gladys and her
mother are waiting. What's that?
The old woman. Impossible. Stop
that. {"
Gladys, who was crying at her
mothers shoulders, was pushed
aside, and the old lady rushed to
the phone, and snatching the re-
ceiver from NJ, screamed into the
phone, You-you-sh shameless ras-
CAL" Then she tainted to the
floor.
At the other end K. was num-
bling, Pm coming. =
And he came, but was not re-
ceived, and all his letters were re-
turned without being opened.
Two weeks after there was
at the church and the con-
parties were Miss Gladys
and Mr.. N. Mr. K. stood outside
with a loaded revolver in his hand,
but he did not shoot. J. A.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Opening Of vancleaye School.

The Vancleave Consolidation
school opened the 1o13-l914 session
Monday, Nov. 18th. This is TIL
largest rural school in Jackson coun
ty, employing five teachers, as fol
lows: w. H. Woods, principal, an(
Misses Kimmons, Francis, Toler anc
Moss; and Miss Brown, music anc
elocution. Five school wagons vii
be used this year, pupils four ane
five mile to school.
The opening exercises were held
In the auditorium Of the new schoo
house, just completed last week
This house is built upon a new plan
for Mississippi. The auditorium
forms the center Of the building, is
octagon shape. 1t has a seating
capacity of 500. Rooms, 26 x rs
feet, are built on each side of the
auditorium. Each of these rooms
has outside opening on three sides,
thus giving plenty Of light and ven
tilation. Five of these rooms are
school rooms, and if desired can be
opened up so that the seating ca
pacity of the auditorium is largely in
creased. Half of the other room is
used as a stage and the other half
as music room. Material is on the
ground to build fence, sheds for
school wagons and teams, and
basement store room. The school
is not completely furnished now, but
as soon as furniture ordered arrives
it will be completely furnished with
patent desks, blackboards, maps,
charts, etc.
The school opened with 127 pupils
present, thirty Of them being in the
high school department and six in
the tenth grade. The enrolment
will no doubt reach 18O pupils dur
the year. /
Supt. R. P. Linfeld, Of Biloxi
made a splendid address, his sub
ject being THE Awakening of a
Community" His speach was an
to those present, and en-
couraged them in their ambition to
develop school at Vancleave that
will be equal to any rural school in
the state. The other speakers were
Guy D. Dean, j. M. Lewis and w. |
H. Woods.
The trustees are j. E. Lockard,
j. M. Spaulding and S. Cochran.
These gentlemen, with w. H. West
fall, formed the building committee,
and the success is due these gentle-
men and the united community that
encouraged and backed them in the.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
The Pecan crop.

Jackson county, adloinlng Harrison
on the east. Is the largest ocean pro-
-ducing couuty 10 the State AND per-
haps in the world. For many years
the culture OF this nut has been re-.
ceiving special attention 10 our sister
county, and It has been DEVELOPED
until today tie annual revenue to the
county is nifty ur more Thousand dol.
lars. Among the largest and most
progressive growers Is M. Frank H.
Lewis, who is now gathering his own
excellent crop AID purchasing sll
pecans offered for sale During this
season he expects TO ship Z hundred
thousand pounds, having alrss6y
purchased more thap hslr tllrt
amount. The prices pxid afe eov.
erned entirely By the Quality aud sise
of the nut. come se,ll6e q hieh -
seventy i've csnts = pooad go eoo6
as low as seven. Each year ~ croo
is increasing, not only n Jso1nnn
county. bur 10 Harflooo ~ hsncock
as well. In both No lassof 'cnSnr
Thousand dollars ~ nao6Hn1 h1|o1e
to the revenues Of ~ ~ q
" hen the small cu1oo q
considered the uosan 0r1~ :
nets the largest morrIn y
any crup &fove G14 81.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-11-21
Bugs and Insects Choice Food.

1t is fact that grasshoppers from
an early time were regarded as a
favorite food by the lsraelites.
They were called under the more
familiar name locust, which resem-
bles the grasshopper so closely that
in modern times they would have
passed for one.
The favorite way OF preparing
them was to crush them with wine
or boil them in hot water and dry
them in the sun. They formed a
salad course of many a famous din
ner in the old, old days.
In Africa, even in modern times,
ants are considered the most de-
licious form of food. One promi-
nent English historian quotes having
received as a present twenty baskets
of ants pounded into a paste. He
says himself it was quite an eatabe
dish, tasting like the livers of
chicken.
The old Romans ate beetles and
considered them a delicacy. Even
in the present day Braziians eat
bugs, and it is not an uncommon
thing, if you are invited to a festive
dinner in a Brazilian home, to have
served you for your first course
some twenty varieties of bugs, pow
dered and cooked in different ways.
In fact, many of the black tribes
in Africa eat flies and their larvae,
In the Andaman islands a man
must eat a live rodent before he can
marry. If he Is not willing to 90
through this order he is not per-
mitted the pleasure of wife.
Chinese eat roasted dogs, as do
many Russians and our Sioux In
dams. A century ago dogs were a
faverite meat with our Louisiana
darkies.-Chicsgo Tribune.