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Oldest Cowboy stII Active.

Childress, Texas.-Pierce Barton,
said to be Americas Oldest cowboy,
celebrated his eighty-seventh Christ
mas here. Barton is employed on a
ranch here and spends 10 hours day
In the saddle.
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A Warnlna.

you had better be careful. Miss
Flirty, or you will find yourself up
against the law"
''Oh. what do you mean?"
why, you have such a killing way
Of shooting glances at fellow"
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johnson City.-0ut Of q total vote
cast here of 5SS in the election for
commission form of government for
Johnson City. the voters voted down
the proposition by a majority Of lis.
The vote stood: For commission form
80, against 32s.
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ARMENIAN INQUIRY ON.
Turkish Governments Reply to Pro.
tests Against Massacre.

Rome.-While reports continue to be
received here Of the sufferings of the
Armenians, the report made by Mgr.
Dolcie, apostolic delegate at Constan.
tinople, to the Turkish government so
far have not produced the desired eff.
feet. The Ottoman officials have re-
piled that investigations have been or
dered, and they are waiting reports
from those entrusted with the inquiry
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
Charters Issued.

Secretary of State R. R. Sneed has
issued the following charters:
Oldroyd Manufacturing Co., Knox
county; capital $4,000; incorpora-
tors, J. r. Ford, E. II. Ford, H. M.
rerrin and w. ]. Donaldson.
The Atlanta Tripure Water Co., of
Knox county has been authorized to
increase its capital stock from $1,000
to $25 5000.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
Avlstors Return.

New York.-William Thaw, Norman
Prince and Elliott c. Cowden, Ameri.
can aviators who have been serving
with the French army since the war
began. have arrived here on the steam
ship Rotterdam on leave of absence to
spend Christmas with relatives.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

Trenton.-The second trial Of Sam
my d. Taylor and his mother, Mrs. Ad-
die c. Taylor, charged with the muir
der OF Deputy Sheriff H. u. Wagster.
has resulted in a mistrial. The jury
stood 8 to for acquittal. Mrs. Taylor
and her son have been released Oh
bond.
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]. A. De Boer pies.

Montpelier, vt.-Josephl A. de Boer,
president of the National Life lnsur-
ance Company since 1909. died here
after an illness of several months He
was born in Warffum, iceland, in
1861.
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IL KILLED IN COLLISION
Engineer, Fireman and 10 Negro La.
borers Are Victims When Two NJ,
c. & St. L. Trains Meet.

Nashville.-In a head-on collision
between fast freight No. 55 and first
No. 2, passenger train on the Nash
vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail
way, between Sherwood and Rockledge
on the Nashville division, Engineer
1rby Read and Fireman w. E. Lehr of
Nashville and 10 negro laborers we're
killed and 25 laborers were injured.
Engineer Charles Gribble of No. So and
his fireman, John Gilmore. both of
Nashville, received minor injuries, but
are not thought to be seriously hurt.
1t is feared at least six more bodies
are buried under the wreckage
The bodies of Engineer Read, Fire
man Lehr and 10 negroes reached
Nashville. Seven of the negroes have
been identified.
The victims of the wreck had been
working at various places in the vicin-
ity of Chattanooga and were coming
to their homes for the Christmas holt
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II
The wreck occurred at what Il
known as Hominy Hill cut, 81 miles
south of Nashville, and 81 miles nortf
of Chattanooga, between Sherwood
and Rockledge First No. consisted
Of an engine and four coaches and was
bringing negro laborers and workmen
into Nashville from Chattanooga and
intermediate points so that they might
be at home for the holidays. No. So IL
a fast freight train carrying Chicago
business between Martin and Atlanta
and one car of mules and a carload of
was wrecked. The first
coach of the passenger train was
smashed and most of the injured were
in this coach. The engine of No. So re-
manned on the raids and while the pas
senger engine left the rails, 1t did not
turn over.
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined, but it is said to have oc-
CURED in block, and a thorough in
vestigation will be made to ascertain
the cause.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

STOP THAT HACKING COUGH.
Mansfield formerly Hungarian
Cough Balsam heals the infiamed and
lacerated membranes and quiets tho
tickling nerves that lie underneath the
injected portions. Invaluable for b.
bies. Price Csc and 50c.-Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
sIrknsas HIts CHICAGO schools

Chicago.--Approximately $4,000 of
the public school puI lis are absent on
account of influenza. according to re-
ports OF school physicians.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
AM out.

All Out.
Does not the illimitable ocean vista
take you out of yourself?"
"No. 1t is the motion Of the boat
that does that"
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Gallatin.-Blyewitt Harris. charged
with shooting of one of Deputy James
Webb's fingers and resisting an officer,
has been held for his appearance be.
fore the next term of Criminal Court.
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Commissioner Bryson Returns.

Commissioner of Agriculture Knox
Bryson has returned from Charleston,
S. c., where he attended the Southern
Commercial Congress.
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Washington.-Adml George Dewey,
hero of the battle Of Manila bay; OBJ.
served his seventy-eighth birthday an.
niyersary at his home here, Dec. q.
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Yet Many Take II.

"a poor journey. l call it."
"What is?"
Going from bad to worse"
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like produces like"
mot always. Just you try to get
any cold cash from snowbank."
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Professional Habit.

why do you snub that young den
fist who calls on you so?"
Because he gets on my nerves."
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

make us look older than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.,
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

Girls shouldn't throw kisses; it's al.
most impossible for girl to hit the
thing she aims at.
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Nashville. - City Attorney Albert
Ewing has filed suits on the part of
the city against former city officials
and their bondsmen for the recovery
Of an aggregate of $290,575 alleged to
be due the city. The former officials
named as defendants are: Lyle An
drews, former commissioner of H.
nance; w. l.. Murray, former auditor;
Charles Myers, former treasurer; R.
Miles Burns, former comptroller, and
A. d. Andrews, former deputy in tho
revenue office. Filing Of the suits
followed a conference between the
city attorney and James Cameron, who
has been engaged in an audit of the
city's books for several months. Har-
ry S. Stokes, attorney for the taxpay-
ers in the taxpayers suit against the
city and others, later in chancery
court applied for an Injunction against
the filing Of the suits, except in con-
junction with the taxpayers suit. The
injunction was granted.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
Ru.sIans Announce Persian Defeat.

Petrograd.-The defeat by Russian
troops in Persia Of formidable force,
among which were several thousand
Persian insurgents, is an official state
ment issued by general headquarters.
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AMERICANS LEAVE JUAREZ
Mob Violence Is Feared In Mexican
City-Authorities Up Against a
Serious Situation.

Ell Paso.-Americans have been or
dered out of Juarez. They were or
dered to remain on the American side
by Gen, Parshing at the same time
tramway traffic across the interna.
tional bridge was discontinued.
A mob was reported to have sur
rounded the government financial
agency at Juarez demanding money.
Gen. Francisco Villa, stripped of a
large part Of his army through sur
render to the de facto government, is
preparing to invade Northern Sinaloa
in conjunction with the 1000 men un-'
der Gen, Rodriguez. ACCORDING 2 ,ad,
Ssses 4 efE
Gen. Villa, II was reported, is prepar.
ing to move southwest from the Bus
tillos ranch, in Western chihuahua,
and pick up a small number of troops
now under Gen. Medinavita near Ma.
dera. Gen. Rodriguez is said to be al
ready moving from Casus Grandes to-
ward Sinaloa.
The information has been received
here through messages to Villa from
some of his remaining generals, inter
cepted by a lineman repairing wires
between Chihuahua a2d Juarez.
Two employees of the Heart ranch,
near MADEIRA, where Gen. Medinavita is
quartered, arrived here and reported
four others, two Americans. one Eng
lishman and a German subject, were
held prisoners by orders of Gen. Villa.
Valuables on the ranch had been stol.
en- and the town Of MADEIRA sacked,
thav said
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Two Lost In snov.sr,fts.

Philadelphia.-Two men lost their
lives is drifts and considerable dam.
age was done to property BY a snow
storm which swept the state. The fall
Of snow here was comparatively light,
but in the upstate section nearly a foot
tied up steam and electric railway
traffic. The ice covered telephone,
telegraph and electric light wires
broke in many sections.
Berlin.-women viii begin the work
Of motormen In the Berlin street cars
at once. It Is announced.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07
To Prevent the Grin

Colds cause Grip Laxative Bromo Quinine RI.
moves the cause There is only one "Brofno
Quinine." z. w. GROVES signature on box asc.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

Some men are known by the things
they might have accomplished, but
didn't
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

Knxville. thousand dollars
damage and zinc mine disabled for
about two months IRE the results from
the mine being flooded by an overflow
from Holston river at Mascot. Knox
county, and water 40 feet deep Ia now
in the mine, estimated at 100000
gallons. The water first sseped
through. No one was hurt.
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For MALARIA cf1r1L12s =

Point Of the situation.
"The place was 90 still you could
have heard pin drop"
did anybody drop it?"
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DEATH Turks IN A WEAK HEART,
so on first symptoms use "Renovine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price $1.00 and 50c.--Adv.
The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1916-01-07

Ramer-Bruce King, 30, was found
dead within few feet of the NJ. & o.
R. R. track in front of the passenger
depot at this place. A coroner's jury
gave verdict that King met his
death at the hands of unknown assail-
ants, 1t is thought he was waylaid
and shot with automatic pistols in the
hands of at least two assassins at close
range. His flesh and clothing wele
powder burned. On examination of
the body of Coroner w. NJ. Brown it
was seen that 1t was literally shot to
pieces, II bullets having taken effect,
one in the head, one through the neck,
four in the left chest, two in the right
chest, his right arm broken and two
bullets in his life leg. Two other bull
let's we're dug out of the ground near
Kings head. Bruce King was son
of DR.. J. NJ. King, of Ramer, who has
been practicing physician in Nc
Marry county for more than 30 years.
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Nashville. : Twenty men were
thrown out of employment and loss
estimated at about $4,000 was entail
ed, when fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed Logan & Co.'s grain elevator
in this city, near the Cumberland river.
The building, stock and two freight
cars were destroyed aud the flames
threatened for time number OF
houses in the immediate vicinity.
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Memphis.-The jitney franchise or
dinances have been passed by the
board of city commissioners for the
fourth time, and Mayor Love for tho
fourth time has voted against them.
They grant to the Memphis Jit1ey As
ISOLATION, the North Memphis Transit
Company and the Rapid Transit Com.
pany the right to operate jitneys on
certain streets of Memphis, over most
Of which the tracks of the street rail.
way company run. The courts will
probably be called upon to test their
validity, 1t being practically certain
that the street railway company will
make the contention that its contract
with the city has been preached be-
cause Of. the loss of revenues which
win result. Mayor Love has refused
to sign the ordinances as they were
passed over his objection and veto"
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are satisfactory for purposes of traf'
6c. The Jefferson highway was a
dream in mems minds for few
months, then it became a highway on
paper for a matter of few weeks.
Rapidly now the ribbon of gravel and
rock and concrete is unrolling through
Winnipeg, Minneapolis, St Paul, Des
Moines, Kansas City, st. Joseph, Jop
lin, Muskogee, Denison, Shreveport,
Baton Rouge and New Orleans, ira
versing the agricultural heart Of Amer
lea, the most broadly developed agri-
cultural country in the world. In less
than three years time the great high.
way not merely ought to be but will
be transferred from mems mind and
from paper to the ground, a 2,000-mile,
hard-surfaced, 365-day road from Win
nipeg to New Orleans.
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CHAPTER v.

But my first night in the hunter
steerage was also my last. Next day
Johansen. the new mate, was route<
from the cabin by Wolf Larsen, ant
sent into the steerage to sleep there
after, while | took possession Of the
tiny cabin stateroom, which, on the
first day of the voyage, had already
had two occupants. The reason fol
this change was quickly learned BY
the hunters. and became the cause OF
a great deal of grumbling on their
part. II seemed that Johansen, in his
sleep. lived over each night the events
of the day. His incessant talking and
shouting and believing of orders had
been too much for Wolf Larsen, who
had accordingly foisted the nuisance
| upon his hunters.
After sleepless night, arose. weak
| and in agony. to hobble through my
second day on the Ghost.
The day was filed with miserable
variety. | had taken my dried clothes
down from the galley the night be-
fore, and the first thing | did was to
exchange the cooks garments for
them. l looked for my purse. In ad-
dition to some small change land
have a good memory for such things).
it had contained s185 in gold and pa
per. The purse | found, but it's con-
tents, with the exception of the small
silver, had been distracted. spoke
to the cook about it, when | went on
deck to take up my duties in the gal
ley, and though l had looked forward
to surly answer. had not expected
the belligerent harangue l received.
Look ere. 'Ump." he began. a ma
licious light in his eyes and snarl
in his throat, dye want yer nose
punched? Strike me blind if this ayn't
gratitude for yer! Ere you come. a
pore. miserable specimen of 'uman
scum, an | tykes yer into my galley
an treats yer 'ansom. an this is wot
get for it. Mex time you can go to
ell, say l, an I've good mind to
give you what-for anyw'y."
So saying. he put up his fists and
started for me. To my shame be it,
covered away from the blow and ran
out the galley door. The speed with
which l ran caused excruciating pain
in my knee. and sank down helpless
ly at the break of the poop. But the
cockney had not pursued me.
Look at i'm run! Look at i'm run!"
l could hear him crying. AN with
a gyme leg at that! Come on back,
you pore little mammals darling. I
won't it yer; no, / won't"
came back and went on with my
work; and here the episode ended for
the time.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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They elevated the end of the hatch
cover with pitiful haste, and, like q
dog flung oversize, the dead man slid
feet first into the sea. The coal at
his feet dragged him down. He was
gone.
"Johansen," Wolf Larsen said brisk
ly to the new mate, keep all hands on
deck now they're here. Get in the
topsails and jibs and make a good job
of it. We're in for a soueaster. Bet
ter reef the jib and mainsail, too.
while you're about it.
Then it was that the cruelty of the
sea, its relentlessness and awfulness,
rushed upon me. Life had become
cheap and tawdry, beastly and mar
ticulate thing. soulless stirring of the
ooze and slime. I held on to the
weather rail. close by the shrouds, and
gazed out across the desolate foam
ing waves to the low-lying fog-banks
that hid San Francisco and the Cali
fornia coast. Rain squalls were driv-
ing in between, and | could scarcely
see the fog. And this strange vessel.
with its terrible men, pressed under
by wind and sea and ever leaping up
and out, was heading away into the
southwest, into the great and lonely
Pacific expanse.
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0B[ll
ROADS
CANADA TO MARDI GRAs CITY
Ribbon of Concrete, Rock and Gravel
UnroiIing Between Winnipeg
and New Orleans.

| (By FREDERICK J. WRIGHT, Presi-
dent of Jefferson Highway Association.)
In New Orleans on November Is and
16 of last fall, after six months of sys-
tematic agitation, more than 400 good
roads enthusiasts from eleven states
west of the Mississippi river met and
| organized the Jefferson Highway asso-
citation. Now a ribbon of concrete and
rock and gravel is rapidly unrolling be-
| tween Winnipeg, Canada, and New Or
leans, La, which latter city aspires to
be known as the winter capital Of
America.
In less than six months of it's official
existence, the Jefferson highway has
become second in importance among
Americas great new national high
ways. The Lincoln highway is natural
ly and rightfully given first place, con-
Meeting as it does New York and San
Francisco, and spanning the entire con-
tinent from east to west. The Jeffer-
son highway, on the other hand, ira
verses the great agricultural center
and connects the Dominion of Canada
at Winnipeg with the Gulf of Mexico
at New Orleans. 1t crosses the rich
agricultural states of Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas
and Louisiana, with a possible branch
through the Ozark mountains in Arkan-
sas.
Thomas Jefferson is justly entitled
to the honor which the Jefferson high
way is expected to confer upon his
name. The great north and south
highway traverses the Louisiana pur-
chase territory with the exception of
a short dip into Texas, made to provide
level route around the mountains CT
Arkansas. This diversion makes the
Jefferson highway farm land, level
country route from beginning to end.
The actual work of crawling, rock |
ing, macadamizing or surfacing with !
concrete is now being arranged for
with surprising energy. Single coun- |
ties in Texas and Louisiana have |
voted 100000 and 100000 bond is
sues. Counties and road districts in |
which it would not have been supposed |
that ten per cent Of the voters would |
approve of bond issues for building |
roads have won their bond issues cas- |
lily because of enthusiasm for the JEFF
ferson highway.
Highways must be built on the
ground as we'll as on paper before they
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CREED OF A COUNTRY GIRL
Rejoices in Things She Can Do for Her
Home and Neiqhborhood-Wor
for Better Community.

am glad that l live in the coun-
try. / lova its beauty and it's spirit.
l rejoice in the things that can do
as a country girl for my home and
my neighborhood. / believe that my
love and my loyalty for my country
home should reach out in service to
that larger home we call our neigh
borhood. would Join with the people
who live there in true friendliness.
would intellectually give my best
to further all that is being done for
= better community. / would have
all that / think and all that / say and
do, help to unite country people near
and far in that greater kingdom Of
love for neighbors which the Master
came to establish-the Master who
knew and cared for country ways and
folks.-Jessie Field.
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What tie Didn't Understand.

The soldier was telling the work.
man about a battle that he had once
been in that had tasted from eight
o'clock in the morning until seven
o'clock at night. His description was
most graphic. and he became very en-
thusiastic as he lived through the STIR
ring scenes again.
There's one thing | can't under
stand about the story" said the work
man. slowly. when he had finished.
You say that the battle began at
eight O'Clock in the morning and last
ed until seven o'clock at night?"
Yes. that's so.' was the reply.
Then" retorted the workman with
a puzzled air, what cant make ont
is how did you manage about your
dinner hour?"
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llDDY,S EVENING
AR1 LALE - WARY !
80 IN So $50 e: I! 3
MRS. DUCK GIVES TENDANCE.

There was great mirth and merrf-
ment in Fairyland the other day." said
Daddy, when every little Fairy, and
invitation to a Tea-Dance to be Civ
en- the following afternoon in Lily
Pond by Mrs. Quack Duck.
1T was the funniest kind of Party
you can possibly imagine. In the first
place Mrs. Quack Duck had heard that
Dancing was very fashionable up in
Grown-Up-People's world, so she de-
cided she would lead the fashion in
the Lily Pond.
Now Lily Pond was the Pond al
ways chosen by the Ducks when they
wanted to have an especially fine
party. OF course they wouldn't have
enjoyed any Party not in some sort
of Pond as you know how the Ducks
love the water.
well, when they were all invited
to be at Lily Pond at three o'clock
promptly they knew it would be a
very grand affair.
MRS. Quack Duck was dressed in
her very best. She wore black and
white speckled dress, which looked
very fine. She greeted her guests
with many 'Quack-quacks', which in
the Duck world means 'How-do-you-do.'
She made the Fairies her very best
courtesies which were so funny the
Fairies could hardly keep from laugh
ing. But as they didn't want to hurt
Mrs. Quack Ducks feelings they
looked very solemn.
Mrs. Quack Duck then began to
give directions. She told all her
Guests they must take their Partners
for the Duck-Wcbble which was a
Dance she had invented in their hon.
or. And first she gave them an ex-
hibition of how it should be Danced.
'All the Ducks certainly Wobbled
with great deal of ease, for it seemed
to be just the Dance made for them.
They thought they were very graceful.
but how you Children would have
laughed If you could have seen this
partyi
Mrs. Quack Duck gave prizes for
those who Danced the Duck-Wobble
the best. The prizes were little Foun-
tains made of stones piled upon stones;
and were for the Ducks to take home
to their own Ponds-that is, provided