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nsrve to fail. The prison superintend.

nerve to fail. The prison superintend-
ent put some understanding and slight.
ly pungent stun to his nostrils, but he
tried to push 1t away. He did not
want to 60 to his death drugged.
They were waiting for him, the re-
porters and all the ghoulish crew.
There was the doctor, lingering his
stethoscope in an embarrassed man.
ner. ready to apply 1t over his breast
after he had ceased to breathe. And
the electrician, pretending to be alb
sorbed In his own CHASTITY preparations
for sending down the lever which
should force thousands OF volts OF cleo.
tricity through his quivering body.
Coningsby looked at the reporters.
Their faces, singularly blank, stared
impassively into his. He saw a young
man moistening his dry lips furtively.
He was already in the chair! He
had sat down, still absorbed in his
thoughts. Now it was all but over.
The chaplain, at his side, would soon
begin intoning the burial service. He
knew just when the lever would fall.
In the midst Of life we are in DEATH"
No word was spoken, but Coningsby
knew that the dreadful drama had al.
ready begun. The electrodes were al
ready applied. He felt the straps
about him. He gripped the chair with
both his hands. He felt his eyeballs
throbbing. He heard the droning Of
the clergyman beside him.
He stared out under the bandages
about his eyes. He saw the line of
CHASTITY faces opposite him. The little
reporter was wiping his forehead.
Somebody pressed down the bandage
again, but not before he had seen
Polly's face among those Of the as
sembled witnesses.
His blood ran sluggishly and icy
needles seemed to prick his veins.
Polly had come to see him die! The
thought was maddening. His eyes had
caught hers and he had seen hers
fixed on his with emotion, almost with
fear.
He tore the bandage from his eyes
and struggled in the chair. He drew
In a deep breath. The guards placed
their hands on him and forced him
down. He knew that the fatal cur.
rent would not be sent through his
body while their hands were about
him. And, clinging to them. he stroye
to raise, while the droning went on be-
hind him.
In the midst"
He fought like a mailman. The
scene dissolved in a red mist like that
which had been before his eyes when
he committed murder. All the while
he saw Polly's face, the horror in her
eyes. She started up.
"Of life"
Take it easily now. It won't last q
He cursed the warden. He fought
like a man possessed. Polly had risen
and was coming toward him.
We are in DEATH"
He felt the current course through
his body. He ceased to struggle. His
last thought was that it was too late.
1T didn't hurt you, did it,"
He was staring into Polson's face.
The dentist was standing over him.
his forceps in his hand, and, at his
side, was Polly.
you nearly got my finger that last
pull" said Poison.
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charter null or of exposing the stockholders
| to any liability.
| Article XII.-Whenever this corporation is
dissolved, either by Limitation or from any
other cause, its affairs shall be liquidated
under the SUPPLEMENTARY of two stockhod-
ers, to be chosen for that purpose by a ma
Jorlty IN amount Of the stockholders present
or represented at general meeting of the
stockholders at which the election is held.
Said commissioners shall remain IN Office un-
I'll the affairs Of said corporation shall have
been fully liquidated. In case Of the death
Of one Of the ComnI ssioners, or refusal or
inability to act, the surviving or remaining
commissioner shall continue 10 act and shall
select another stakeholder in the place and
stead of the commissioner who shall have
ceased to act.
This said charter shall serve as the orig
nal subscription list, the subscribers hereto
having set opposite their respective names
the number of shares Of stock for which they
have subscribed.
Thus done and passed. in my Office in the
city Of New Orleans. aforesaid on the day,
month and year first above written, in the
presence OF Messrs. William A. Kennedy and
Cal. +. Hidden, competent Witnesses resid.
ing IN this parish, who hereunto sign their
names with the said parties and me- notary,
after due reading Of the, whole.
Original signed: J. F.. Kennedy. 5O2o her
vile St, % shares; o. f. Semel, 5II4 Banks
St, 30 shares; F. J. Kennedy. l23 \. Galvez
n, ~ shares. W. Kennedy, Cal I. Had.
=, W, MCL' RAY SSOCA, Not. Pub.
], the undersigned deputy recorder Of mort
cages, IN and for the parish of Orleans, State
OF louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation of the
Kennedy Semel Cleaning Company, Incor.
porated.' was this day duly recorded in the
mortgage ofhce of the parish Of Orleans in
book 1901, folio -.
New Orleans, Louisiana. Aug. g. 1916.
(Signedl EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R
l. the undersigned notary public, in and
Tor the parish of Orleans, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true and
correct copy OF the original act of incorpora-
ton OF the Kennedy Semel Cleaning Com
pany, incorporated" and of the certificate
OF the recorder Of mortgages for this parish
thereunto appended, and Of record in my office,
In faith whereof | have hereunto set nv
hand and official seal this 3lst day of August,
1910.
W. Mel. FAYSSOUX, Not. Pub.
(STAMPD
Sept Il p q oct u
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couldn't have heard the whistle, nor
have seen the sign. You must have
been thinking, sir"
Yes. 1t is a bad habit OF mine," con.
fessed the young professor. Then he
seized both of the brown hands. He
pressed them fervently. "You-you
have done me a great service" he
went on and fluttered. for never before
had he been so close to a member of
the opposite sex. MY dear young
lady. IL declare, thank you!"
And then, thrilled at a magic con.
tact enforcing a new and happy SEN
sation and overcome, too. at his un-
wonted timidity, he blushed like an
awkward schoolboy.
He was Just that In his innocence
and inexperience. A bookworm, with
In the week he had started in as a
tutor at the academy back in the town,
on trial. A great thinker. he had
struck his pupils as dull, when he was
only distracted. His mind his palace
was. He picked up the baskets from
the ground.
Il was bound for a walk. ANY,
where" he said. so l may 60 your
way. II you will allow me-" and then
In his odd manner he drifted of into
all kinds OF generalities as they walked
along-commenting on the herbs they
passed. the crops. the latest sun-force
theory. and the girl listened, pleased
and interested, for she recognized the
sterling intellectual worth OF this old
head on young shoulders.
Il thank you very much" she said.
as they reached farm surrounding
an old. but well-patched-up cottage.
nesting among all kinds OF Towering
vines. A radiant garden encircled II.
Then behind was a full ten acres,
planted in exquisite order with sweet
peas and carnations.
Why. you've got regular paradise
here! spoke the professor in profound
admiration and surprise.
Yes" nodded his bright little com.
panion smilingly. You see. father
died, mother is an invalid. there ara
four little ones, but they can helm
when they are well and every morn.
ing carry the flowers to the trolley
express and ship them in to a CITY
florist"
How delightful" enthused Drew.
and the whif OF perfume and the in.
spiration OF brilliant colors cleared the
cobwebs Of ponderous science from
his brain magically.
You see. you mustn't come any
nearer the house, advised Myra Lit.
tie. That sign-the red one near the
door"
why. yes.' said Drew, scanning a
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CHARTER
OF Fou 10y land Company, incorporated.
State OF LOUISIANA. Parish of Orleans, City

OF Fou 10y land Company, incorporated
State OF Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans, CITY
of New Orleans.
BE it known. that on this 9th d,v of n,
month of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen. be.
lore me, John X. Upton. a notary public in
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Lou.
- ;Sia ma duly commissioned and qualied, and
IN the presence of the undersigned witnesses.
personally came and appeared: the several
persons whose names are hereafter Subscribed
OF me full age of majority, who declared TO
ne that awaiting themselves of the laws OF
tnis state relative to the organization OF
corporations, and more especially of Act 267
OF 1914, page 521, of the legislative acts ~
this state, they have covenanted and agreed,
f fnu 4y .nese presents do covenant and agree
signs to form themselves into a Corporation
and body, polite, for the objects and nur.
poses and under the stipulations hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor.
Poration shall be "Fou 10y and COMPANY.
incorporated, and under such title il shall
nave and enjoy succession for a period of
nhlnety,nlne (99) years from date hereof and
snall nave power and authority 10 contract.
sue and be sued, make and use Corporate
seal, the same to break and alter al nIras
ure; to mold, sell, lease, mortgage, hypothe.
eate, or pledge property, real personal or
mixed. necessary, incidental or proper for the
carrying on of its business; to buy and hold
STOCK IN any other company or Companies
that may assist this company in its objects
ana purposes: to make and issue notes and
cernhcates OF Indebtedness: to name elect
and appoint managers. directors and CLERKS
or other employees to properly conduct ;ts
corporate business and to make such bylaws.
rules and regulations as may be found nee,
eessary or desirable for the management and
business affairs of this corporation. and cen.
orally to do every other act, matter or thing
necessary for the complete and proper car.
rying out of said business. TSs
Article 1.-THE domieile # this corpora.
I,on shall be in the city =. New Orleans.
Parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana. wbere
all citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or in the absence
~ the president upon the vice-president, or
n the absence Of both upon the Secretary.
d., Article III.-The objects and purno,es of
ms corporation are hereby declared and
To take and deal In, acquire. oureh,...
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Youno Naturalist

Margaret is a three-year-old, whose
parents are fond Of bacon and eggs
ana Margaret has her share. One day
In the country she heard, for the first
time, a hen cackle.
oh, mamma" she exclaimed, what
does the hen say?"
WELL her mother smiled, II SUD-
pose she says she has laid an egg"
Margaret did not understand the
smile and after a moments profound
thought she came back again.
And what does she say. mamma. {"
she inquired more seriously than be-
fore, what does she say when she
lays baconT-Judge.
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But He Died Youno.

once knew an eccentric man. "
stated old Festus Poster, who when
he had got the desired number on the
telephone did not demand feroely,
'Whizz Kiss? Instead he invariably
said civilly. This is John ]. Poppen.
dick. wishing to speak to Mr.. Buck.
over. His funeral was the largest
ever held in the neighborhood where
he had resided, and thereat strong men
broke down and wept like children,
being convinced that they would never
again see his hke."-Judge.
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CHARTER

OF "KENNEDY-SEMEL CLEANING COM
PANY. INCORPORATED"
United States of America, State of Lou;s;an,
Parish of Orleans, City of New orlean,
BE II known, that on thi, thirtv.6rs. H..
OF the month of August, in the wear Of o,,,
Lord one thousand nine hundred and six,een
ana OF the independence Of the United States
o. America, the one hundred forty-frst, be.
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
and in and for this city and the parish Of
orleans, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and mn.
oersigned, personally came and appeared the
persons whose names are hereto subscribed.
who declared, that availing themselves Of
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When Plants % Not Thrive.

Bury small piece of beefsteak close
TO the roots, or lay piece of raw DO.
tato on the surface Of the ground near
the roots. II there are worms around
the roots. they will come to the meat
or potato to eat, and may be easily
removed.
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Testimony and Arsumsae

Testimony Is like an sfv
from a long-bow: Its force ~ -
on the length OF the hand sn1 80
II. But argument 10 hfs - -
from a cross-bow. which -
force II drawn by q child o.
Boyle.
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All 0eRendent On win.

Nothing is impossible; there are
ways which lead to everything: and
IL we had sufficient will we should al.
ways have sufficient means.-La Ro.
chefoucauld.
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United States OF America, State Of Louisi.
ana, City Of New Orleans
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United States Of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish OF Orleans. City of New Or
leans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
USELESS TO TALK PEACE
German Official Says Central Powers
Cannot Be Beaten.

Amsterdam. Aug. 12-The Berlin
Tageblatt reproduced a Hungarian
newspaper correspondents interview
with DR. Alfred Zimmerman, the Ger
man under secretary for foreign af-
fairs, in which Dr. Zimmerman said
the time to talk peace had not yet
arrived
Conscious of our strength and in
view of our successes" DR. thinner
man is quoted I'VE repeatedly declar
ed our willingness to enter negotia
tions for peace conditions.
1T is known the entente powers.
under the pressure of England. have
not shown the same readiness. There
fore. full responsibility for further
bloodshed falls on the entente pow
ers.
The entente allies live under the
impression the present offensive can
better their position We are firmly
convinced the iron wall in the West
cannot be shaken and the new sue
cesses in the East cannot stop u.s."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
WOMAN'S PARTY ASSEMBLIES
Suffraglsts to Decide Upon Plans for
National Campaign.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug r.
BY standing for suffrage first and par
ties second the women voters of the
eleven suffrage states can decide the
result of the presidential election, they
say.
This is the end planned at con-
ference of the Woman's party.
The right of citizens OF the United
States to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or by
any state on account of sex"
This, in substance, is the proposed
amendment to the constitution.
The conference is to decide wheth-
er the announcement July 81 by Judge
Hughes of his stand favoring the
amendment entities the Republican
candidates to the women's votes
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
SIXTY DIE IN WEST
VIRGINIA FLOOD

Huntington, w. Va, Aug. 12.-Res
cue parties proceeded far into the
mountain districts, carrying relief to
thousands of homeless people In the
Cabin Creek valley, which was swept
by food Wednesday, causing loss
of more than sixty lives and property
damage reaching into the millions.
Progress was slow, as many bridges
have been washed out and the roads
are blocked by slides
j. w. Hairless of this city, who was
at Eskdale Wednesday morning when
the cloudburst swept Cabin Creek
valley, is the first eyewitness to reach
Huntington from the flooded district.
According to his story at $3.50 in
the morning Cabin creek started ris-
ing at the rate of eight feet an hour,
and continued until the creek reached
from mountain to mountain. Houses
fioated down stream at the rate of one
a minute. He watched almost all Of
Eskdale swept away. Whole families
rushed from the hillside, he said, but
some never reached safety. One
could hear women praying on all sides.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
DEATH PENALTY FOR
MEXICAN STRIKERS

El Paso. Tex, Aug. 12.-The text of
decree wherein First Chief Carran-
"a evoked the death penalty against
the strikers who paralyzed Mexico
City through general electric strike
appears in copies of FL Pueblo, daily
published in the capital
In tying up transportation, plung-
ing the city into darkness and cutting
of its water supply the strike is held
by Carranza To be no strike at ali, but
treachery against his government
Carranza' decree a~piiiies the law
of 1862 dealing with public disorders.
Ii threatens with death those connect
ed in any way with the strike
Not only are those VINO preside at
strike meetings. advocate strikes, or
persuade others from working either
by eloquence or by threats, amenable
to this act but even those who fail TO
leave strike meetings on learning
their object
The strike was declared July 81 by
the confederation OF syndicates. The
paper dated Aug 3, gives a list of
the leaders then in prison on the
charge of rebellion.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
GERMANY REVISES
CONTRABAND LIST

London, Aug 12-The German min
lister at Stockholm has issued in be-
half of his government revised list
of contraband, Stockholm dispatch
to the Morning Post says. At the
same time 1t is announced that CON-
manders of German warships have
been instructed to sink all ships
bound for enemy ports carrying car
goes which consist wholly or in part
of contraband, either absolute or rela-
tive.
The loss to Swedish commercial in
terests from the stoppage by Germany
of timber exports to England and
France, the dispatch adds, is estimat.
ed at f6,000,000 $3.50, 900, ,00O).
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
SUFFRAGlSTS DECIDE TO AS
StST HUGHES.

Washington, Aug. Zone
million billboards calling upon
voters to support Hughes and
beat Wilson will be the contri-
button of the Congressional
Union for Women Suffrage to
the campaign this year. accord
ing to an announcement il
made here
The billboards viii be plas-
tered with the pro-Hughes
signs before congress adjourns.
1t is the plan of the union to
place the signs along all of
the great transeontinental rail
roads in order that travellers
may read them as they ride
Also they will be placed in
the country. on theater boards
and will be flashed on moving
picture screens in playhouses
throughout the country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
POLITICAL EXPENSES OPEN
Comm ssion Wins Right to Know Rail.
roads Contributions.

Washington, Aug. 12-The right of
the interstate commerce commission
lures of a railroad was upheld on a
brief filed III the District of Colum-
bia supreme court by Chief Counsel
Folk, to compel President Milton H.
Smith of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to testify regarding that car
rier's campaign contributions. Mr..
Smith had contended that such ex-
penditure was a private matter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
WANT BIG RAISE IN PAY
Demand of English Railway Men
Causes Surprise.

London, Aug. 12.-The British rail
way unions have decided to ask an
ly in the wage of all employees. The
increase is declared necessary to meet
the higher cost of living.
The decision has caused surprise,
as under an agreement entered into
last October small wage increase
was granted on the condition that the
railway men would make no further
demands during the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
RUSSIANS ARE
NEAR LEMbERC
Rapidly Forcing Their Way
Along the DnieSter.
ITALIANS MOVE FORWARD

to South and East Over Twelve
Mile Front-5ritish Offensive on
Somme Continues to Gain Slowly.
London, Aug 12.-The Russian drive
toward Lemberg from the south has
caused what apparently is serious
break in the Teutonic lines along and
near the Dniester, in the Stanislau re-
gion
Berlin admits that the superior
strength OF the Russian forces has
compelled an Austrian German re-
treat at points in the Monasterzyska
and the Bystritza river regions and on
the Dniester.
Making a stand the Teutons finally
brought the Russians to a halt The
break In the lines, however, has made
q regrouping of the Teutonic forces
necessary and this is now in progress.
With rapid strides the Russians are
forcing their way along the Dniester
In Galicia In the direction of Halicz,
considered one OF the main outlying
defenses OF Lemberg on the south.
General Letchitzky's army has al
ready reached the Dniester to the
south of Mariampol. a town eight
miles southeast of Halicz. Likewise
they are pressing toward Halicz fur
ther north, entering the town of Mon
asterzvska, on the Stanislau-BucZacZ
railroad, directly east of Halicz.
Italians Pressing Onward.
Spreading out in fsnlike formation
the Austrians TO the east and south
east along a twelve-mile front
The principal thrust is apparently
directed southeast towards Trieste.
with the probable object of forcing
the Austrians from their salient in the
bend of the lsonzo south of Gorilla.
British pressure on the Somme front
Is being continuously exerted against
the Germans in the BazentinLe-Petit
and Pozieres regions and General
Haig's forces have made additional
progress north OF both of these places.
The French in the Somme region
are evidently preparing for a new Of
fensive movement, as they are pouring
q destructive fire upon the German
trenches north of the river.
Heavy fighting with the Russians all
along the front in Galicia and north
ward in Volhynia is reported in the
Austro- Hungarian headquarters.
An attack by Anglo-French forces
on the Bulgarians at Doiran, forty
miles northwest of Saloniki, is report
ed In Havas dispatch from Saloniki.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
PLAN PROFIT EXCISE TAX
Senate Democrats Would Take Part
of War Fortunes

Washington, Aug. 12.-Democrats of
the senate finance committee are con-
sidering a net profit excise tax on
manufacturers selling goods to for
eign governments.
The plan is to substitute Ii for the
munitions tax. 1t is expected the tax
will add many millions to the revenue
by applying to manufacturers who
have made fortunes out of the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12

No definite proposal for settle
ment of the controversy between the
railway systems and the four broth
erhoods of railway men had been
made. so far as known, when the Unit
ed States board of mediation and con-
ciliation resumed its efforts to settle
the dispute by mediation.
Both sides have stated their cases
to the mediators and the situation is
described by Martin A. Knapp. one of
the mediators, as "a deadlock on the
face of it."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12
HER COFFIN TO BE WATCHED
Queer Bequest in viii of Orange IN.
J.) Woman.

East Orange, ~ j., Aug. 12-Mrs.
Johanna Mitchell Thompson of this
city lived in fear of being buried alive.
She provided In her will that her body
should rest in a vault and that for
forty days after her death Stephen
Baldwin of Greenfield, an old friend,
should visit the cemetery and inspect
the coffin.
Baldwin carried out her wishes to
the extent permitted by the health de-
partment and reported that Mrs.
Thompson's fears seemed to have
been groundless. For his services he
will receive a bequest Of 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-08-12

INDIAN BEGINS LONG HIKE
Aged Chief Walking From Chicago TO
Fort Peck

Chicago, Aug 12-Chief White
Cloud, who has been wounded more
times than he can remember, who
fought bravely in numberless battles
and skirmishes and who is nearly
eighty years old, has left Chicago on
foot for his home at Fort Peck, Mont.
White Cloud travelled to Washing
ton. after selling most of his private
property to pay his expenses. to lay
complaints of his tribe before the gov
ernment.
He is the only living survivor OF
Clusters last fight in 1876.
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Twenty Democrats and Seven Pro-
qressves Named.

New York, Aug. 12.-Vance McCor-
mick. chairman of the Democratic ma
sonnel of the Democratic campaign
committee and the associate campaign
committee of Progressives, which will
direct the fight for President Wilson's
return.
The Democratic campaign commit
tee has membership of twenty and
the associate campaign committee of
Progressives is composed of seven.