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The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

girl and the strange nature Of their In
terview.
While Holton was engaged In
thought Miss La Tossas waiter, as
though to make up for his misconduct,
proved a most excellent servitor. He
seemed, In fact, to take especial pride
in attending to the service with all the
skill at his command, with the result
that the girl, who was In large degree
an epicure, rewarded him with pleas
ant smile.
Her father joined her at coffee, and
1t was then, while waiting for an or
der, that this strange waiter penciled
the following telegram upon a pad
which he carried in his pocket:
"Holton at Willard. Scorpion evil
Gently not going to Key West. Failed
with girl But all working we'll"
This went to Key West. The waiter
returned to the dining-room, and spent
all his spare time standing within ear
shot of the table at which Miss La
Tossa and her father were seated.
The two we're guests at the hotel
just before they arose the father
said something which brought the
waiter rigid. He listened for the re-
ply, and then with broad smile he
hurried to the serving-table for finger
bowls, as demanded by fussy gentle
man at table in front of him.
AS for Holton, he was smoking a
long cigar and, gazing thoughtfully at
the ceiling. trying to determine where
he had seen the face of that waiter be-
fore.
When Holton entered the ballroom
of the Willard the orchestra from be-
hind its shelter of palms was sending
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

told my husband to get me bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and would try it before would
submit to any operation. He did so and
/ improved right along. / am now doing
all my work and feeling fine.
'Ihope other suffering women viii try
your Compound. l will recommend it
to all know" - Mrs. DANIEL D. B.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin ST., Logansport, Ind.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
mails which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that if Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will HELM
any other woman who is suffering in
like manner?
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia f. Pinkham
Medicine Co., (cOnfidentiaD Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by a woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

a burden to myself.
l suffered from fe-
male trouble so l
could not stand on
my feet and 1 felt
Xix Q millions Of
needles were prick
ing me all over. At
last my doctor told
m e tn at all that
would save me was
a n operation, blu t
this I refused. I
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
SYNOPSIS.

Lieutenant Holton is detached from his
command in the navy at the outset of the
epanish-American war and assigned to
important secret service duty.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23

A man never knows what he can do
until he tries-then he may be sorry
he found out.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1914-01-23
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

Logansport, Ind. "My baby was
over year old and bloated till was
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
SYNOPSIS.

Eiranura de Toacana was siaeing Ia
Paris which. perhaps, aerountsd Tor Ed
tin H,.opairs, he wandered about where
FAM dictated lie might be In Paris one
da} aud kamrbatka the next. Following
the apera he goes to cafe and Ia ac-
sSsstsd by q pretty young woman She
gives him the address of Flora Deslmone,
woral rival Of Toscana. and Flora gives
hir the address OF Rleanora whom he Ia
Qeiertntned TO see. Courtiandt enters
EloH sora's apartments. She orders him
oui and shoots ut him. The next day
Parts 10 shocked by the mysterious dis.
appearance OF the prima donna. RealxinR
that he may be suspected ~ the sbduc-
tipn ~ ElvRnora Cour,landt srraages for
m abb EieRnora reAppsars and accuses
Courtlsndt Of having abducted her His
alfm " satisfactory 10 tina police and the
oh irgt Is dismissed
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
Forest Service in Bulletin Tells
Of Different Types.
v.shaped Kind 10 More Efficient Than
the Box or square-sIded Form IL
One Of Conclusions Rescued BY
Department Of Agriculture.

Washington. That the v-ehaped
timber tiume In more efficient type
than the box or squaresided form 10
one Of the conclusions reached BY the
department Of agriculture In bul
leun issued on fumes and Cunning.
The vshaped wooden fume requires
less water and, ON the average, less
repairs than the other type, IN better
adapted 10 act as slide on steep
grades. and offers fewer chances Tor
jams. CONCERNING q third type. the
sectional metal fune. serni-circulas
In form. the prediction Is made that
II viii come irto wide use. Such =
auuee la strong and light. and can b
quickly taken apart and Transported
from one place tn another 10 be eel
I'D again.
When building fumes good plan,
Nays the department. 10 TO erect q
small sswmslI at or near the upper
end az the tune location I'd saw out
the lumber needed for construction.
sach material can be foate6 down
the sune a. fast a. the latter f. built
and used for further extension
For banding railroad cross ties.
eaats. poles. ccrdwood and the like,
tame with tho sides OF The v %
inches tr height n large enough. Fas
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18

The attention q surgeons a. N.
Genera! hospital, Rsrrningha Eng
mad has been occupied BY tie most
remarkable case II = lad eleven yeas
q age He vas admitted To the inSti
tuition suffering from a tuner on The
Ara.n. the removal CT which neeessi-
tair6 g most serious operation
While the surgeons acre al work
;he patient stopped breathing and arts
fetal respiration was reScrtFd TO. Dur
ing the co-7.e Of the operation large
portion az the skull VAS removed. aud
when the pressure from the brain war
Rghteued the lad began TO breathe
again. An electric battery ~ss ap
plcd 10 the chest, and the muscles 10
tuS thus affected the breathing motion
.. "!uced proved suGcisSt 10 ks-s tbs
Ia, &lvA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
Stories Old and New.

Some uen are born story tel ern,
some achieve the story telling faculty.
while others who constitute the
great majority only sit In amaze
ment and listen 10 the man who can
glihly reel them OF, one after another,
as II they were all new fresh and
original You can recognize good
story by the number Of times YOU
meet Il, for tho good story is picked
up and repeated, tnterchangad, en-
larred. improvised and spread, until
/, Is liable to reappear, as natural,
or In disguise, at the four corners
OF the earth, and at widely separated
periods Of time That's what makes
the modern story teller such delight,
because until he finishes YOU cannot
know whether you are about to mee,
an old friend or be- initiated into
novel mysteries The redeeming fea
ture OF Il Is that every year another
crop OF listeners grows 10 maturity for
whom the old ones are always new
and who. In consequence, must BE-
the perpetual inspiration and the liv
ing encouragement to tho story telier
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
DIG UP PREHISTORIC RELICS
Bones OF Lion Found Below One
Of the Streets In the English
Metropolis.

London --- Authorities az the South
Kensington Museum Of Natural his
tory have determined that the fossil
bones OF Hons leg and OF a man.
moths hip which were recently dis.
covered 81 feet below the surface of
Fleet street, belong 10 the pleistocene
period These prehistoric relics we're
found within 80 yards OF the apo,
where the skull OF a wocliy rhinoceros.
bones Of the reindeer and OF the Ell.
tinct great nx and harsp. were found
several years ago
Il Ia common enough to End Ro'
man relics when excayatirg In the
center. or city OF London. but fossils
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
cAAFTE Err VI.

There Is heavenly terrace. Ranked
hy marvellous trees To the Lett, Tar
down below. ts curvirs dark shaded,
turquoise body OF water called Leceo,
90 the tssht there hes the queen ~
lakes. tho crown az Italy, a ccru.fcwar
eayrhtre kco~n as Como Il is the
Place OF iloneymoons. Rtca lovers
ccme aad idle there, ard lovers OF
saodest means rush up to Il and down
from il 10 catch the next steamer TO
Meaasgic. rros was not born In
Greece: ~ Nil barren mountains, TN.
stirring, Hynettus. or Olympus, or
whatever they called 4 in abe days
rf TIE mnsecnE gods. 10 comSletsst
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
LABOR POORLY PAID

less cutting and filthy delivery. You
pay 50 cents paper tan Argentine dol
lar Ia "a cents In our money! for kiln
which 10 about two and q ftth
pounds.
You cannot order a sirloin or porter
house steak o. q proper roast because
butcher1nx here liz an unknown art
The animal 10 hacked up IN any weird
fashion and you get merely nameless
chunks OF meat Such chunk lie I'm,
psled every morning on sort OF a
big wire safety pin and carried with.
oat scrap of paper about II through
the hot. dusty streets Sometimes the
delivery boy play:ully drops Il into
the flthy dust and nanGs Il 20 you
smothercd In dirt Every time the
meat man comes you just naturally
look around for the dog.
Tho animal whose flesh you are
forced TO buy is probably killed the
night before OF that very same morn.
Ing When you come TO this bit OF
know ledge you no longer wonder that
the mes, IL tough and favorless and
you know. too, why so many OF these
mea, eating natives have stomach
trouble.
II life in these places Ia hard for
men II Ia a thousand times more 40 for
the women. There are q. the present
time only few occupations open to
women here. They may be- dotnes,ics
or river washervomen or factory
hands.
As a domestic girl seldom gets
more than thirty pesos. or about thir.
teen dollars month.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
BUILDING A FLUME

handling logs, piling. long timber or
brailed sawed lumber height OF from
forty 70 sixty inches In recommend
ed The best angie for the v In pat az
90 degrees.
Proposed fiume lines ought 10 be
surveyed M carefully ~ d iins tor =
logging railroad. 10 insure s*enness
Of grade, Grades should be bsIow ar
teen per cent wherever possfAie. ard
the best results are obtain~1 With
grades between two and tan per ssat.
Abrupt curvatures in fume af0mj4
be avoided, for they are iiksiy IN
cause Jams. Curves should rsf~ty te
permitted to exceed 10 dasre~u
may be necessary To blast out rueA1
and powders, or projecting po1nto Il
bluffs. or TO trestie. or eyes ts
70 eliminate abrupt curves " 1I4
tain an even grade.
Telephones are recommended -
adtuncts to the operation u 3 nufnss
ny thei. use serious hrsak 81 iasn
can be reported immediately to the
head OF the dune 10 prevent fHrthe<
shipment oil material, A telephone
also makes u possible To notify the
ren at the upper end Of the fgue
tcsS whst material 10 ship and wnsn.
TO ship u
A aune recently bnflf On Rochsf
creek near ST. Joe. haho. h cited IN
q good exarnpls on modern v~hAped
| fame construction This nuxaa. which
II unusually iarge and buiit hi handle
heavy logs and hong tfmbers, Il ssid
10 have cost approximately sssooo psr
mile for the eve miles Of NJ iengfh.
ineiuding the cost Of con1<rscting y
wagon road and tsasph0as eqnfpsnsnt.
Other armes ars eits4 cosssnx lrom(
sssyeos to s1.5oA ! MA
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18

OF the Plesstocene a9e are 40 rare a.
TO be OF striking interest to the geoi'
ogists. r. L. Beddard. Y, Il, g.. an
svers the question ss TO how these
animals made their way into the Brit
ish isles.
During the period OF the earth'a
history which saw these great beasts
grazing on the plains Of Northern Eu-
rope and Asia he said. England was
not divorced from the continent. and
the Thames flowed on to Join the
Rhine
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
CHAPTER. X---eontLnued.

No none at all. monsieur" quickly
hs1 decidedly.
tn my opinion. then, the whole af.
fair IL hoax. perpetrated 10 ycx and
annoy you. The old man who en-
Jloycd the chauffeur may not have
bren old have looked upon all sides
OF ire affair, and It begins to look like
O practical Joke. madcmoscl'r
Any" angrily And am to have no
rcdress? Think OF the misery have
sona through, the suspense My voice
Is gone. | shall not be able 10 sing
again for months Is Y your suRe1d
zion that drop the inveBtigation'"
"Yes. mademolselle. for 1t does not
look as II wo could get anywhere with
81 II YOU insist. | viii hold Monsieur
Courjlandt. but warn you the mags,
trate would not hesitate 10 dismlss
,he eese Instantly Monsieur Court
iandt arrived In Marleilles Thursday
morning, ne reached Paris Friday
morning Since arriving In Paris he
mas fully accounted for hts time, II
Is impossible that he could have ar.
ranged for the abduction Sun. II you
say can hold him for entering your
apartment
THAT would be but farce" Nora
rose. Monsieur. permit me TO wish
you good day For my part. ! shall
pursue this matter TO the end. | be
aicvc THE gentleman guilty, and |
nhal do my best 10 prove Il, am a
woman, and all alone When man
has powerful friends. It Is not difficult
10 build an alibi"
That Is a reflection upon my word
mademoiselle," quietly intorposed the
minister
Monsieur has been imposed upon.
Nora walked 70 the door
Wait moment, mademoiselle, ."
sad the protect why do yau insist
apan prosecuting him for something OF
~Neh he Ia guiltless, whom Won could
have him held for something OF which
he is really guilty."
The one Is trivial, the other is a
serious outrage, Good morning" The
attendant closed the door behlnd her
"A very determined young woman"
unused the chief OF police.
Exceedingly" agreed the minister
C0urilandt got up YEARLY But the
shi't motioued him 10 be rcseated
. do not say that | dare not pur
sue my Investigations; but now that
madcmoiselie Is safely returned, pre-
Ter not to-
May ask who made this request ~
asked Courtlandt,
Requests Yes, monsieur. II was a
request not 70 proceed further
From where"
AS 10 that. you will have to con,
suit the head OF the state am not
at liberty to make the disclosure
The minister leaned forward eager.
iy Then there Is political side
to IL"
There would be II everything had
NOT turned out go fortunately
Il believe I understand now" said
Courtlandt. HIS face hardening
Strange, he had not thought OF Il be,
fore His skepticism had blinded him
t. all but one angle, "Your advice to
drop the matter is excellent"
The chief OF police elevated his
brcws intarroEatiyely,
For | presume" continued Court,
tsndt, rising. that mademo se,,cs ab.
ductor !s by this time safely ACROSS
the frontier
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-18
U. S. GIRL GUEST IN GERMANY
Countess Peurtalos Entsetslns Miss
Julia Won | Meyer, Daughter Of
Former Secretary OF Navy.

Washington Countess Paartaios,
who was formerly Countess Alex Won
ncrnstorff aud daughter " the Ger
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
Armies Of 3 Nations Will
Face Kaiser at Namur

stand a siege OF months.
Tho German occupation OF Liege
was effected In q mostly orderly
manner. Headed BY cavalry, tho
invaders marched into the city
while hundreds OF residents and
Idle soldiers watched them. Gen.
Won Emmich. in command OF the
Germans. issued orders against his
men committing depredations.
Prominent citizens OF the city were
Immediately summoned and held as
hostages OF war in a citadel in the
center OF the city to prevent the
Belgians from opening fire on the
German troops from the forts.
VIII Retreat 20 Namur.
Military authorities declare that
the Belgians probably will desert
the forts at Liege as not being
worth saving with the town occu.
pied by Germans. and will retreat
TO the defense OF Namur. toward
which the invading Germans are
now reported preparing 70 march.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10

'Liege has fallen. on TO Namur.-
IL the battle cry OF tho invading
German army In Belgium today. fol-
lowing the capture OF the Belgian
stronghold. Lese. at noon sstur.
day.
French. English and Belgian
troops have Joined on Belgian ter.
ritory and nre now headed toward
Namur. where the next great con
flict OF the war will occur. accord.
Ing to adyices received In London
from Brussels today.
Hundreds OF conflicting and con-
Trajectory reports concerning the
Investment OF Liege by the Germans
were circulated In Seattle yester.
day.
BeIplsns still Hold Forts.
Brussels dispatches last night
stated Liege. the city, Is In the
hands OF the Germans. but that Bel.
gian forces still occupy tho forts
and are stocked with provisions
and ammunition sufficient to with.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
CITIZENS DO
POLICE DUTY

LONDON. Aug. 10.-"You are I'M
der arrest for being drunk. I am
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree. the
policeman"
This may be sample OF the
form OF arrest OF offending British
subjects as a result OF the enlist
ment OF 10000 college professors.
preachers. brokers. actors. authors.
bankers, barristers and clerks on
the special London police force. to
keep the peace during war-times.
Viscount Goshen will head the
bankerpolIce, while Sir Beerbohm
Tree, Cyril Maude and Sir George
Alexander, will teach tho actor
boobies" 10 WELD the night stick.
The principal duties OF the citi-
zen-police will be to guard public
works. each man four hours a day,
In. order to relieve the territorials
for more important duties.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
PASTOR TAKES
lUSTY RAP At
KINGS IN WAR

No use to look TO kings and en-
psrors for truth. said Rev. Sydney
strong. Of the Queen Anne conors-
national church, In . sermon to his
flock yesterday. And he Indicated
that the majority Of them should
b. In . iunatIe ssylun-
But they have gotten the poor
people % buIIyrsooed that the lat
ter say "Hurrah" to whatever the
vulsrs command, whether II be
massacre or what not.
The reIonIno houses Of Europe
hsvs dsfauIted ~ TO faith. declared
Rev. Frank N. siIsiey, a the West
minister Presbyterian church, last
night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
French Plan Attack

PARIS, Aug. 10.-The censorship here became
extremely tight today, the French office ntmat
ing that important developments were imminent. 1t
is believed they related to the French invasion of Al
sace Reports were current that the Gallo troops,
under Gen. Joffre, moving against the German
main line Of frontier Notifications.
Severe fighting is said to have occurred
Colmar, the French overwhelming the Germans in
series of bayonet charges battle is reported also
near Neu Breisach.
The main German force in Luxembourg is said
to be concentrated today at Esche, the French
frontier
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
IS
HELD BY
KAISER!

BRUSSELS. Aug TO-
Though German troops are In
occupation Of the city OF LIeoe,
sorns, at least, OF tho Llege
forts are still held by the Bel.
CLANS.
II 10 expected . strong Ger
man force will settle down 20
Siege OF these defenses,
which, under the changed con-
ditlons, II 10 evident. will have
10 make an independent In
stead OF . Joint resistance
while the main Teutonlc body
moves southwark.
According TO the war office,
the Belgian garrison OF the city
Of Lego retreated to Namur
for strsteolo reasons.
Gen. Won Emr,loh. the Ger.
man commander. 10 under
stood 20 have established head.
quarters In the Lleae city hail.
whence he announced that N
Belgian civilians engage In
further fighting against the
kslser's soldiers they will be
shot and their homes burned.
Most Of the residents Of the
city have fled.
Communication with the city
from here 10 interrupted, and
despite the war offices asser.
tlon, there are rumors that
some Of the forts have fallen
Into German hands.
The position Of the main
Belgian army 10 not revealed.
II 10 certain that an enor.
nous German force 10 being
concentrated on Belgian soil.
Germans are thick In the eoun-
try south Of the Dutch province
OF Lirburu. and fighting 10 re-
ported In the oeer valley, north
Of LIsos.
Their cavalry 10 also report
ed active about Huy and
DInant.
olnsnt 10 beyond Nsmur.
where the next big battle 10
expected.
The loss OF lleoe city did
not seem 10 have discouraged
war officials here.
They had delayed the lnvsd.
ers long enough TO let q suffI-
Client force Of French reach
them for . decisive struggle
farther west
Cavalry skirr,ishIna between
French and oermsns south Of
the Mevse was already report
ed. u 10 generally believed
that II will be several days be.
fore the German will resume
the offensive on an extensive
aezIe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
CAVALRY WILL
GET BACkSEAT'

Most OF us look on the imposing
cavalry as great fighting force,
IL In. but its efficiency daily ia
becoming less. In the European
war. 1t is doubtful II cavalry will
be at all effective against anything
except other cavalry.
A regiment OF cavalry could not
charge a regiment OF infantry with.
out the loss OF practically every
horse and man.
The cavalry's value lies In It's
ability To make quick moves, TO at.
tack suddenly on the flank while a
forward movement In being made
or 20 attack in the rear.
The cavalry's value for reconnoI.
tering is being decreased daily by
the use OF aeroplanes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
Seattle Ordered
to Preserve Neutrality

United States authorities be-
fore clearance 10 given. and
will be subject to further es-
animation by v. s. authorities
after clearing and while ships
remain within the territorial
waters OF the v. S. Such YES
sells shall stop and lie TO for
examination when signsled
by . U. s. vessel.
when a vessel Of a beIiiqer-
ent power. which has arrived
40 q merchant power alters or
attempts TO alter her status a.
Q merchant vessel. or there 10
reason to believe she Intends
20 alter such status so 40 70
become an auxiliary cruiser,
you will Immediately notify
the department by wire, giving
all particulars.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-10
SHIPS CANNOT
REGISTER As
CRAFT OF U. S.
BY Gibson Gardner

WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.-The
rights OF the United States in ques.
tons pertaining 10 neutrality and
commerce on the seas in the pres.
ent war situation. go back 20 what
il known as the London declara-
ton"
International law, II there In any
international law, was formulated
In that document.
The London declaration was the
A Stumbling Block
1909 OF practically all the powers
now engaged In war.
As to wheat and food products,
II Is stated In the London declara-
ton that these articles. when des-
tined for a war base. are contra,
band Of war. Whether wheat for
the people OF a country engaged In
war. but not consigned to war
base Is contraband, Is left an open
question.
May Take on Coal
A ship arriving In a neutral port,
II Ia set forth. may take on a GER.
tam vi tOdi
ton OF that ports neutrality. but
whether that ship may I'll Its
bunkers Ia left an open question.
II is violation OF neutrality. ac-
cording to the London declaration,
II foreign ship Is transferred, as
for example to the American regis
ter. and files the neutral flag. even
when such transfer Ia made before
actual declaration OF war. II this
action is taken in order TO secure
the exemption OF neutrality.
Stumbling Block
This is serious stumbling block
to the proposed amendment to our
shipping laws. by which Americans
hoped that the way could be opened
for purchase by American cap.
italists OF unlimited foreign ships
to carry products from the United
States to the warning nations. This
cannot be done.