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The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Not a Misdemeanor.

Colonel Carter had been playing golf
for but three months. Therefore, when
the secretary of the club saw the col
onel playing his ball several feet in
front of the tee disks during tourna.
ment he thought the veteran soldier
had forgotten the rules.
Colonel! Colonel" he exclaimed,
you must play from behind the tee
disks!"
The colonels face turned red, but
he preserved his dignity.
ITS none of your business, sah," he
answered as calmly as possible, "but
this is my third trokc!"-Collier's
Weekly.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
SHORT COURSE ENDS.
Weeks Course in Agriculture Closes
at Huntinqdon.

at Huntingdon.
Huntingdon.-A weeks course in
agriculture was concluded at the court
house by the extension division of the
University of Tennessee. j. C. Nc
Amis gave lessons on soils, fertilizers
and farm crops; R. M. Murphy, feeds
and feeding, care and breeding of live
stock; G. A. Hutton, dairying and use
and construction of the silo; r. T. De-
berry, assistant commissioner of ag-
riculture for West Tennessee, truck
crops and construction and use of hot
beds and cold frames; Prof H. A. Nor
gan gave lectures. and Prof. c. A. Kef-
fer presented lessons on fruit grow
ing.
At meetings for ladies there were
lessons on poultry, gardening and but
ter making.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Wasted Dress.

Clarence-Did you wead that the
deuced. dyes they use to color clothing
will no longer be obtainable because
of the horrid wah?
Reggie-Dear, dear! What's fellow
to do? Dwess in black?
Clarence-If we are to dwess in
black l shall feel almost sorry mothah
didn't insist upon making me clergy
man, don't you know?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
STATE TREASURER HlckERsoN
QUOTES sTATIsTIcs.--PRoFiT
IN PRISON DEPARTMENT.
PENSIONS ARE ALSO LARGER
Two Year Period Just Ended Shows
100000 More Spent for Schools
and 100000 More to Widows
of Confederate Veterans.

Nashville.
The biennial report of State Treas
urer, w. P. Hickerson, now com.
pleted shows thar the state spent
100000 more on education during the
past two years than during the pre-
vious biennial period The amount
spent during the last two years for
education is given as 1881, 260.30, as
compared with $2,123,17042 for the
previous biennial. 1t is stated that
the pensions paid to widows of Con.
federate soldiers and to Confederate
soldiers during the past two years is
nearly 100000 more than in the pre-
vious two-years period.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Baptists for Missions.

Rev. Dr. William Lunsford of
Nashville was elected chairman Of the
convention of vice presidents of the
Babtist associations in Tennessee for
the foreign mission board of the
Southern Baptist Convention at Rich.
mond, Va. This board is the general
agency among southern Baptists for
foreign missionary operations. The
convention opened in Nashville, Bap-
lists being present from all sections
of the state.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
His own Fault.

sir, your daughter has promised to
become m. wife,"
well, don't come to me for sympa-
thy; you might know something would
happen to you, hanging around here
five nights a week" Houston Post.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Wonders of Science.

A French scientist says that the bill
lions of cubic feet Of heated gas that
have been shot into the upper air
since the first Of August have been
displaced by cold air from the north
pole, thus causing the early freeze
along the battle line. On the same
theory it may be that the safe and
sane Fourth Of July crusade was to
blame for our hot summer
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Observe jackson Day.

Jackson Day, Friday, Jan. s, will be
observed as holiday in the, State Of
Tennessee, and there will be special
exercises in Nashville and in nearly
all other cities. Following the sug
gestion of the Ladies' Hermitage AS
ISOLATION, Gov. Hooper announces that
he will issue a proclamation setting
aside this day next year as day to
be celebrated by the entire state.
There will be an especially fine pro-
gramme in Nashville, and prepare
lions are under, way which will eclipse
all former efforts to do honor to the
memory of Andrew Jackson.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
True to Tyne.

The Customer-These grand opera
monograph records are no good.
can't get anything out of half of them.
The Salesman-The are our finest
achievement. You never can tell when
these records will sing. They're so
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Opinion.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Train Injuries Woman,

Union City.-Miss Bessie Logan was
knocked off the railroad track by en-
CINE on No. 8 slowing into Woodland
Mills, and seriously though not fatally
injured. The young lady Is daugh-
ter of Nick Logan.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Want New Road.

A movement has been inaugurated
by a number of prominent business
men of Overton, Pickett and Putnam
counties, this state, and Clinton coun-
ty, Kentucky, for the purpose Of build
ing a turnpike road from Algood, on
the Tennessee Central R. R., through
Overton and Pickett counties to AL
bany.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A pardon was granted by Governor
Hooper to Versa Mosely, colored, of
Weakley county, who had served
seven years Of his ten years sentence
on the chargt of assault with inten
to commit rape.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Making Hard Race.

Among the horde of office-seekers
in connection with the coming general
assembly none is working harder to
land his coveted position than Atwell
L. Jordan, son of Mr.. H. Shirley Jor-
dan, of Jackson, who is a candidate
for page of the house.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL roo
Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red, Weak, Water1
lust Rye comfort. Write for book OF the Eys
BY mail Free. Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Not Ready.

Put on your helmet an your red
shirt, Silas, there's big fire down the
road a piece"
"Shucksl cant go. My shirts in
the washtub an the cid womans out in
the garden film my helmet with a
mess of beans. Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Rynum Wants State Job.

News of the application Of R. L.
Bynum, superintendent of the city
schools of Jackson, for appointment
as state superintendent Of public in
struction, has been received with
much interest.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Canal Cuts Rinhf of Wax

Selmer-Traffic on the Mobile &
Ohio Railroad was suspended for FIVE
hours on account of drainage work on
the Higgins Creek canal, IL miles
north of Selmer. The dredge boat
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
II Depends.

Don't you like a girl of a cheer
full disposition? One who always goes
singing about her work."
mo; that is the reason we moved
from our last fiat"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
A Gentle Hint.

He-Once for all, / demand to
know who is master in this house?
She-You1l be happier if you don't
find philadelphia Ledger.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Boy Given Long Term.

In the McMinn circuit court Judge
Brown has shown determination to
stop the bootlegging and pistol tot
ing. EMS Smith, under Is years Of
age, was found guilty and was SEN
fenced to the Tennessee Reformatory
for Boys for ten years.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Probably the most convenient thing
about woman's figure is her ability
to shift her waist line anywhere be
tween her knees and shoulders.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
When TAX Begins.

Hostess-People are very dull to-
night. | really can't get them to talk
s Host-Play something, dearest.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Its Kind.

Whats call money!"
What you Pay telephone bills
with. Baltimore American.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

You can always tell good friend
from the fact that he generally keeps
his opinions to himself.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

An egotist is a person who feels
sorry for the people who don't like
him.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

Politeness is all right to certain
extent but some people overdo 1t.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Not at All.

NOT at All.
1--WE noticed one thing"
"And what Is that?"
mo matter how often a tough citi-
zen gets stewed, 1t doesn't seem to
make him tender"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01

A humbug isn't exactly person
who makes things hum.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
Comptroller Reports.


The biennial report of Comptroller
George P. Wooden has just been com.
pleted, and the following is the table
showing the complete totals for the
biennial perofd:
Balance in treasury Dec.
10, 1912 ..............$ 785,121.19
Receipts for two years
ending Dec. 10, 1914. 9,166, S79.63
Total ...-............$9 SO, 952, 000.82
Disbursements two years
to Dec. 10, 1914. ...... 9,779,579.97
Balance in treasury Dec.
10, 1914.............S 172,410.75
The collections from the revenue
agents and the back tax department
show decrease of nearly 100000
from that of the last biennial period.
The receipts from this department
two years ago were $312,79S.29, while
the receipts. this time in round num-
bers were about $4,000. But not
withstanding this falling off and the
further large decrease in the receipts
from the liquor dealers tax, the re-
ceipts for the past two years exceed
ed those of the last period by $431,-
S02.44. There was also large In
crease In the disbursements for the
past two years, amounting to $1,512,
361.9S.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1915-01-01
$9,952,oOO.s2

Total ................ .$9, 952, oO0.S2
Disbursements two years
to Dec. 10, 1914. ...... 9,779,579.97
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10
CHAPTER III.-The white Cat.

= LoNDINE slept through the whole
- night. No wild beast came to
- disturb her slumbers, and she did
not feel the cold. 1t was late in
the forenoon when she awoke She
rubbed her eyes in surprise at finding
herself surrounded with trees instead
of in her own bed in her room at home.
She called her maid; a gentle "miaou"
answered her. Astonished and almost
frightened, she looked down and saw
at her feet d beautiful white cat look
ing appealingly at her and mewing.
oh, White Cat, how handsome you
ares' cried Blondine. passing her hand
over the silky, snow-white fur. 81 am
glad to see you, White Cat, for you
will take me to your house. But am
very hungry, and cannot walk until
have eaten something"
Hardly had she finished speaking,
when the White Cat mewed again, and
pointed with his little paw to a package
lying near her, wrapped in fine white
napkin. She opened 1t and found
slices OF bread and butter; she tasted
one of the slices. found ii delicious, and
gave some pieces TO the White Cat,
who seemed to enjoy IL as well.
When they had both eaten enough
Blondine leaned toward him, caressed
him. and said:
THANK you. little White Cat. for the
breakfast you brought me. Now, can
you take me back to my father, who
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

as we want at once and plum-colored
gown"
The Little silk Girl smiled. She was
only a little girl seven years of age,
but she knew more about some things
than did grown princesses. She did
not, however, make the princesses
angry by letting them know that. She
only said:
IF it please your highnesses, there
are no silkworms on the mulberry
trees"
But 1t does not please u.s." answered
the princess; ''and pray, child, il what
you say is true. why do you sing SO
happily? If there are no silkworms,
your father can have no silk to sell.
and If he has no silk to SELL you will
have but little rice to eat"
The Little Silk Girl looked up into
the august faces of the princesses.
True. your highnesses," said she,
my meal Of rice this morn was very
light, but my heart was lighter be-
cause
She paused.
Because what?" asked the youngest
princess sharply.
Because" rbravely answered the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

which they had ordered for the fash
ioning of robes for a great reception,
and they were much annoyed and said
some very hard things in very soft
voices.
But, your highness," protested one
attendant, IF there are no silkworms
to spin the particular silk you desire.
how can the silk be manufactured? 2"
'We will see about that answered
the princess. And they took journey
to that part of the province where
dwelt the Silk family. On their way
there they met pretty child She
was singing happily by the road.
What is you name?" asked the
princesses.
my despicable name. honorable
ladies, is Atoy."
'Of what family?'
'"The contemplate family Of Chang"
'Why!" exclaimed the princess.
THAT is the Silk family. You must
be The Little Silk Girl
Eyes, your gracious highnesses. That
is what they call the unworthy one
before you"
WELL said the princesses, I'VE are
on our way to see your honorable
father. We wish him to get for US a
peach and a plum-colored silkworm,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

But how can we get through these
thick bushes?" I don't see any path"
The White Cat, in reply, bounded in
among the bushes, which opened of
themselves to let him and Blondine
pass, then closed again after them.
BlOndine walked on thus for an hour.
AS she went on, the forest grew lighter,
the grass finer, the flowers more album
dant. She heard pretty birds sing. and
saw graceful squirrels scudding along
the branches. Blondine who did not
doubt that she would soon get out Of
the forest and return to her father, was
enchanted with all she saw. She would
gladly have stopped to gather flowers.
but the White Cat trotted steadily on,
and mewed dismally when Blondine
tried to linger.
At the end of an hour Blondine spied
a magnificent chateau. The White Cat
took her as far as the golden gate.
Blondine did not know how to get In;
there was no bell, and the gate was
locked. The White Cat had vanished.
Blondine was alone.
The White Cat had gone in by little
passage which seemed made on purpose
for him, and probably he had told
some one in the chateau about Blon-
dine, for the gate opened without her
having called to any one. She entered
the court, but saw nobody; the door OF
the chateau opened Of itself. Blondine
went into a yeStibuie built all or rare
white marble; all the doors opened of
themselves, like the first one, and Blon-
dine went through a suite of charming
parlors. Finally she saw, at the end Of
a lovely blue and gold drawing room
white deer lying on a bed Of fresh,
understanding herbs. The White Cat
was beside her.
The deer got up as soon as she saw
Blondine, went to her and said, wei
come, BIondine: my son. the White Cat
and I have long been waiting for you"
And seeing that. Blondine looked
| frightened, she said, "Be not anxious
Biondine, you are with friends. know
the king your father, and love him as
you do
"Oh. Madam said Blondine, eff you
know my king-papa, take me back to
| him! He must be so sad because am
awayI"
my dear Blondine. replied the White
Deer signing. sit is not in my power
to give you back to your father. You
are in the power 70 the enchanter of
| the Forest of Lilacs. I am myself COM
PEELED to submit to his power which is
greater than mine; but I can send your
! father dreams which will let him know
/ you are safe with me-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10
THE LITTLE SILK GIRL
By SUI SIN FAR

THE LITTLE SILK GIRL picked
mulberry leaves and fed the silk
worms. Her elder sisters watched
the spinning of cocoons and set
on end the bundles Of straw on which
the cocoons were spun. Her mother
and aunt wound the silk into skeins,
dried it in the sun and dyed IL the
most beautiful of colors. and her
father and brother wove the dyed silk
into pieces of the finest wove and most
wonderful patterns. The silk, when
finished, was always sold to the royal
family, for there was a silk made In
the Middle Kingdom which could COM
pare with that prepared by the Silk
family, as was called the family of
Chang, the family to which Atoy, the
Little Silk Girl, belonged.
But one spring the butterflies were so
scarce that few sillkworm eggs were
laid, and with few eggs there could
be but few silkworms, and with few
silkworms there could not be very
many cocoons, and cocoons being
scarce, so also was silk.
Thus it happened that the Princess
Sic and Mae were unable to have the
pieces of plum and peach-colored silk
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

Gourmandinet, but no one answered
II must have come farther than I
thought" said Blondine. "AEd / am
so tired. But I will try to walk back,
and perhaps Gourmandinet will hear
me and come to meet me-
She walked for some time, but still
could not see any end to the forest.
Several times she called out to Gour-
mandinet, but no one answered. Final
ly she began to be frightened.
What will become of me all alone in
this forest? What will my poor papa
think when I don't come home? And
how will poor Gourmandinet dare to
go back without me? He will be scold-
ed, and perhaps whipped even, and all
because / would get down and pick
these lilacsi What ever will become
of me? 1 shall die OF hunger and thirst
here, if indeed the wolves do not eat
me tonight
And Blondine threw herself on the
ground. at the foot of a great tree, and
burst into bitter weeping. She wept
until she exhausted herself and drop
ped asleep with her head on her bunch
of lilacs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

Little silk Girl, there were few silk
worms killed this year.
What do you mean?" demanded the
eldest princess.
The tears came into the Little Silk
Girls eyes.
'''Oh, princess" she cried, last year
beheld the dear silkworrns spinning
their cocoons. They worked so very
hard day after day for seven days, and
they seemed to love the task of max
ing the beauteous balls and were so
happy about It; but when all was fin
ished with their silk around them, they
were cruelty thrown into hot water
and scalded 10 death. Oh, how I wept
when my mother wound from the CO.
coons in which they died the skeins
Of silk which were made next moon
into your highnesses' gownsr'
How sad" exclaimed the youngest.
There were tears behind their fans.
And that is why" said little Atoy,
It sing so happily to-day / would
not have my meal made heavier by the
death Of little silkworm."
why, Little Girl, you are as fine as
silk cried the princesses together,
and they returned home and gave or
ders that henceforward their court
robes should be made from the tassels
I'm the cotton field
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10
THE PRINCESS GOES TO RIDE
By MARGARET BEAUcHAAP

By MARGARET BEAUCHANP
- HE little Princess went to ride
On a terrible Dragon, high and
wide;
But she slipped about from side
to side
Cor she'd never learned to ride
astride);
So:
When the Dragon reached his lair,
And turned to eat her-she wasn't
there.
The little Princess went for a sail
On the back Of pointed and slippery
whale,
But his head grew so small as It got
toward his tail
That she slid OF behind his long white
trail;
So:
The whale sailed on in spray and
in foam,
And the little Princess hurried
home
The little Princess took a balloon
And started up to visit the Moon;
She found that the edges curved up
like a spoon,
And she curled up inside like q little
cocoon;
So:
Since she couldn't fall over and
couldn't tip out.
/ think she i5 living there still, no
doubt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

When Blondine found herself in the
forest she began to gather the beauti-
full lilac blossoms, delighted that there
were so many and that they smelled
so sweet. As fast as she picked them,
she would see handsomer ones ahead;
then she would empty her apron and
hat and begin to fill them over again.
For more than an hour Blondine bus
led herself in this way. Then she be-
gan to feel warm and tired, the lilacs
were heavy to carry and she thought
it is time to return to the palace. She
turned around, and saw that she was
surrounded with lilacs. She called
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-10-10

must be worrying dreadfuily about
me?"
The White Cat shook his head and
uttered a plaintive miaou
IT see you understand me, little
White Cat" said Blondine. "Then have
pity on me and take me to some house
so that I shall not die Of hunger, cold
and terror in this fearful forest
The White Cat looked to her, made
a little sign with his head to show that
he understood. got up, took several
steps, then turned TO see whether
Blondine was following.
YES, 1 am coming" said BIondine.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-06-18
PAYMENT ORDERED
 0N DEFUNCT STOCK
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY DEMANDS STOCKHOLDERS TO
 SETTLE WITH STATE BANK.
65 PER CENT ASSESSMENT
No Payments Have Been Made on tre $1,00o,000 Deposit Since the
 Bank Was Closed.
Little Rock

Little Rock
 Unless stockholders of the defunct State National Bank of Little Rock pay assessments of 65 per cent on the value of their stock to Lloyd England, receiver, they will be sued for the amount according to letters mailed to the stockholders by MT. England. The letters were authorized in an ef- fort to pay in full the depositors of the bank, numbering about 1000 Since the bank was closed, June 20, 1914, no payments have been made on the S1,000,000 deposits. MT. Eng land says he believes the 65 per cent assessment will raise money sufficient to pay all depositors, but if it is not another assessment will be levied.
 The assessment is dua July 2 Jol1a Skelton Williams. comptroller of cur, rency. has authorized the receiver to extend this time to October 2, where a payment of 25 per cent of the as sessment is made July 2, another o5 per cent August 2, and another Sep tember 2.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-06-18
8OO MILES IF ROAD
 PLANNED IN STATE
DISTRICTS ALREADY ORGANIZED 2 TO EXTEND MORE THAN
 FOUR MILLION.
BONDS HAVE BEEN SOLD
Most Of the Roads Being Built Are Road Districts Formed By the
 Alexander Road Bill.
Little Rock.

More than 500 miles of permanent highways that will represent an in vestment of more than four million dollars. are to be built by road i'm provement districts already organized. according to table prepared hv the Department of State Lands High ways and Improvements Mississippi county leads with 100 riles of road contemplated to cost S5aa000 The bonds of three districts hove bean sold and three other districts have them ready to sell The other dis tricts shown in the table have been organized and preliminary surveys of the roads begun.
 Most of the roads being nuilt are by road districts formed under the Alex nnder road bill, although some of the districts were formed by special acts of the last legislature. The largest of the special districts is in Miller coun- ty, where 60 miles of road are to be built under q special act The table will be submitted before the Arkansas Railroad Commission in an effort to secure lower rates on crushed stone. W B. Owen, chairman of the State Highway Commission. believes at least 1000 and probably 1.200 miles of road will De built in the state with in the next two years under the Alex ander bill.
The Green Forest tribune., 1915-06-18
Fern Was Peeued

According to an eminent bo.o.
 pants are so sensitive that they re sent neglect and are susceptible to Klho treatment, showing their pr.+i .uoe iii charming way. We are there. lore the more ready to believe q stor,, toio us a day or two ago by lover or nature. He was watering fern on a cold morning. He forgot to to,n, per s. the water The fern, incensed hv the shock, leaped from the oot and hit nm m saVagely in the leg-Pbi,,,n Hale, in Boston Herald.