The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 14, 1909 Page: 3 of 4
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CHILDREN OR EXALTED TASTE* TREATMENT THAT “GROWS" IRON
Dr. PRICE'S
Crs?m Baking Powder
is the most efficient and
perfect of leayening agents*
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made from pure cream of tartar
No alum, lime or ammonia.
Early Days in Denison
Items at Local and Genera! Interest
Taken From the Columns of the
Denison Gazetteer.
expected the water works would
be completed within a year
Bells elected for the first time a
mayor, city marshal and board of
aldermen. Dr. T. Smith was the
mayor and J. J. Ferguson marshal
......Charley Goodnight, who
owned the largest cattle ranch in
Texas, had 700,(X)0 acres in
the Panhandle, and 260 miles of
fencing was required to fence his
landholdings, tlis ranch was
the Majin-st. school building, died
Tuesdat,.....The veranda was
lx-ing constructed around the Mc-
Dongall hotel near the anion de-
pot ...... The new dry goods firm
of Mostjley Bros, were liberal ad-
vertisers and doing a good busi-
ness. [Mr. E. F. Peeor was head
clerk. . . .Miss Moore, daughter
of L. Bj. Moore, returned from Ar-
kansas where she had been attend-
ing school......Society Vorwserts
f°ilOWing °ffiCerSTSUn- Suntyof Gmyson!USt£i ^Tex-
ber, 1908, which said judgment
awarded plaintiff the above named
amounts and interest thereon as
above stated and all costs of suit
and said plaintiffs vendor’s lien
was foreclosed upon the following
described property, and that under
and by virtue of said order of sale,
I, the said Hughes, Constable as
aforesaid, did on the 11th day of
January, 1909, seize and levy upon
the following described property,
premises, lands and tenements, to-
wit: All that certain tract and
parcel of land situated in the
day forj the ensuing year : Louis
Lebjreeht president, W. S. Schwal-
he secretary, John Leaders musi-
cal director, Carl Hoffman, turn-
wart .. L... The public schools of
the city were closed on Friday
after a j prosperous session of ten
months......Mrs. Redwood pur-
chased ! the Sam Star residence on
Gandy street and took possession
of same. Star and family were
boardii|ig with Mrs. Redwood.....
Dr. J. jL. Jones and Dr. Holden
returned Friday from a delightful
trip to California.....A. L. Doug-
las, formerly with the grocery firm
of Wood <fc Co., Was engaged in
business for himself at Foy, Collin
County----Capt. Charles G. Stra-
han, a painter in the employ of
Charles Hotel)kiss, died early Fri-
day morning...... Master Arthur
Leecraft, who had,, been in the em-
ploy of the Star j Store, left Deni-
son Thursday for White Bead
Hill, to take a position in the
stored Stowe & Myer. Arthur
was an industrious little fellow...
Mr. E.J F. Hathaway received a
telegram that his father had died
at his |iome in Chicago......The
Missouri Pacific (M. K. &T.) ma-
chine shops were building rapidly.
The Gazetteer remarked that it
would not be long until the South
Side would be covered with shops
......John, the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Doyle, died of
measles Thursday evening......
Henry Mortimer, a lad about
fifteen years of age, was killed
in the Missouri Pacific yards
about 10 o’clock Saturday morn-
ing. He was climbing onto a car
and fell off, the wheels of an empty
coal car running over him and
nearly cutting his body in twain.
His mother was a widow____Char-
ley Knowlton was conductor on
a railroad in Colorado, west of
Gunnison City, in what was
known as the Black Canyon.....
Mrs. R. H. Rue and daughter
Emma, went to Hannibal, Mo.,
early in the week to meet Miss
Lee, the daughter who had been
attending school there......The
Gainesville council granted a char-
ter for a street railway. It was
as, on the waters of Pawpaw
Creek and l>eing a part of a sur-
vey originally granted to W. R,
Caruthers and known and de-
scribed as all of lots seven and
eight (7 and 8) in block two (2)
of the Original Town Plat of the
City of Denison, in Grayson
County, Texas, in satisfaction of
the abpve named amounts, inter-
ests and coats together with the
further costs of executing this
writ.
No, therefore I, W. H. Hughes.
Constable as aforesaid, hereby
give notice and advertisement that
I shall proceed to sell and shall
sell at public vendue at the Court
House door in the City of Sher-
man, in Grayson County, Texas,
on Tuesday, the 2d day of March,
A. D. 1909, the same being the
first Tuesday in March, A. D.
1909, between the hours of ten
o’clock a. m. and four o’clock
p. in., the above named property
to the highest bidder for cash and
shall sell said property to the
highest and best bidder therefor
for cash, and I shall execute to the
purchaser a deed of conveyance as
provided by the said judgment
and order of sale and shall place
said purchaser in possession of
the said property as provided by
the said judgment of the Court
and by the said order of sale and I
shall apply the proceeds of the
said property in satisfaction of the
amounts named in said judgment
and order of sale and interests and
costs of suit and costs of executing
this writ, and pay over the re-
mainder of said proceeds, if any,
to- Catherine Carlat, defendant in
said cause, or to her assigns.
Witness my hand on this the
first dav of February, A. D. 1909.
W. H. Hughes,
Constable Precinct No. 2,
444 Grayson County, Texas.
Sheep Beasts of Burden.
In the northern part of India sheep
are put to a use unthought of in Eu-
ropean or American countries. They
are made to serve as beast* of bur-
den, because they are more sure-foot-
ed than larger beasts, and the moun-
tain paths along the foothills of the
Himalayas are steep and difficult. The
load for each sheep is from 16 to 20
pounds. The sheep are driven from
the village to village, with the wool
still growing, and in each town the
farmer shears as much wool as he can
sell there and load* the sheep with
the grain which he receives In ex-
change. After his flock has been
sheared he turns it homeward, each
•heep having on its back a small hag
.
Little One* Used to Dignitaries of
High Estate.
A well-known family In Catholic elr
oies. living in Spring Garden street,
and blessed with three very small
daughters, spent last winter In
Rome, where the small daughters
were sent to school. The fam
lly, being quite hospitably inclined,
entertained quite laviahly some of
the dignitaries of the Vatican.
Returning to Philadelphia, they re-
ceived a hearty welcome, and among
others some of their old priest friends
called to bid them welcome home. The
mother, always proud of her three
small daughters, sent for them to be
brought downstairs to see the father.
After awhile they came, the three
little golden-haired girls; but they
only stood In the doorway of the spa-
cious room and refused to come any
further.
The mother, much mortified at such
behavior, said to the eldest: "Come
here, dear; don’t you remember good
Father--, who used to come and see
us from the cathedral T
There they stood, the three little
blonde tots, and looking most disap-
provingly at good Father-, (he eld-
est spoke; "We like cardinals," Is
what she said—Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Peculiar Property of Caeflnge Put to
Practical Ueo.
Why should an Iron grate bar be-
come warped, twisted and cracked
after long use?
The reason appears to have been
discovered by Alexander E. Outer-
bridge, Jr., of Philadelphia, who tells
ua that cast Iron when heated and
oooled swells so that a bar of it
becomes not only longer but thicker,
and that this increase in site may con-
tinue with subsequent beatings and
coolings until the volume of the bar
is 40 per cent, larger than It was
originally.
Microscopic examination shows that
the texture of the swelled bar has be-
come coarser grained. This discov-
ery, which was made about three
years ago, is now put to practical use
In various ways.
For instance, a gas engine piston
that had worn small was caused to
"grow" by this method until It again
fitted Us cylinder.
Again, several tons of steam radia-
tors that had been condemned as too
short were successfully treated until
they could be used as at first
Intended.
IS COSTLY VISITOR
•ANTA CLAUS GREAT DEPLETER
OF POCKETBOOKS.
SOME SMALL ENGLISH PARISHES.
WEEK ENDING. JUNK 17, 1883.
The contract was let for putting
tip a telephone to connect Sher- . », , , ir. ,
~ wHh Whitttboro »nd "'«8 *
Title..H-J. B. Swan and ,T , T, «*
vt i , Knode Island. His cattle num-
Nancy {lock, an doping couple. 40 >ouo
went oxter to the Territory and! —
were married. On their return to Notice ef Sale of Real Etstae Under
Denison they were met by the j Order of Sate,
girl’s parents who insisted that they [ Public notice and advertisement
be married according to the laws is hereby gi\-en that I. W. H.
of Texas, so they called on Elder Hughes, Constable of Precinct
A. O. Hail and the knot was tied No\ Two> acting under and by
over again......Thursday evening ?U*ho,nfty °f an o^rof sale which
l u , i \i ur .. !bSU,M from and by the Clerk of
J. H. Cassen and Miss Mary Wolf the District Court of Grayson
were married at the residence of County, Texas on the 11th day of
Jeff Persey by the Rev. C. \V. January, 1909, commanding the
Hargittl both of Denison. The at- or aiD Constable of Gray-
tendants were Mr. John Cackley \ “S S°un,ty’ Texas, to seize and
i . ,-t u- , sell the hereinafter property as
and Mips Winded. The presents; under execution and to apply the
were numerous, as shown by the! proceeds thereof to the payment
list published in the Gazetteer. satisfaction of the sum of six
The happy couple went to house- ,,s‘xty-five and 65-100
‘rrr .it
Morton and Rusk avenue......[together with interest on the said
Conner! Bros., from Paris, Texas,! sum of six hundred and sixty-five
opened a retail grocery store on an(f 65-100 dollars ($665.65) from
Main street......Mrs. Elkin, wife!the.,21st,,iay of December, 1908
of the janitor at the Main street1 HO^r ! T of U'n ^
, , , , , %I , j cent (10 per ct.) per annum and
school building, died Mommy.....j interest on said sum of thirty-two
Mr. Robert Collins was having a! ($32.00) dollars from the 2lst day
handsoijne residence erected at the! December, 1908, until paid at
corner ®f Morton street and Aus-i^ie ra*e s'x I*'r cent (b per ct.)
->4-h.a
commenced work on Pettit A j is plaintiff and Catherine Oarlat is
Waltz's building on Austin av- j defendant, said suit being No. 18,-
enue, w here it was their intention i 111 said District Court of Gray-
to put in a Stock of hardware..... s<)1? Cofun4 Texas, which said
The 4,^ r M, „„d Wfij
.Mrs. Hiu.inell, who resides! near Court on the 21st day of Decern-
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MAINE GHOST ON HORSEBACK.
Peculiar Spook That Hu Struck Ter-
ror to Farmer Folk.
The horseback riding ghost I* the
very latest variety that ha* appeared
in Bowdoinh&m. and he is a particu-
lar spirit, making visitations only at
certain times.
The hunter's ghost, they call him,
and the big man on the big white
horse who comes galloping down the
Lisbon road on the full o’ the moon
right up to the side door of Sunny Crest
farm strikes terror (o the heart of
the farmer folk as he raps smartly
with his riding whip on the panels of
the door Whenever one appears In
answer to the knock the ghost, so
they tell the story, wheels round and
disappears at a gallop, turning Into
the old woods road much used In revo-
lutionary times by the soldiers of that
stormy period
Ghost of the old Cap'n. they call
him, connecting this horseback riding
spook with a certain officer of un-
savory fame who once haunted the
district of Maine. It is on the hunt-
ers' moon when the ghost rides
abroad, and nervous people on the
Lisbon road are much disturbed by
this galloping horseman.—Lewiston
Journal.
Dozen inhabitants In One; In Another
Only Two Houses.
Probably few people know that this
country contains a number of par
Ishes so small that their population
can be housed under one or two roofs.
For Instance. Upper Eldon, near
8tookbrldge, con.dst* of two houses,
which with an eleventh century church
and a tiny "God s Acre" la the middle
of a farmyard adjoining one of the
dwellings, comprise the whole parish
Not much larger is the population of
LuUlngton, five miles from Eastbourne.
8ma!l as Its church Is—the interior
dimensions are only 16 feet square—
it is quite large enough for the inhab-
itants.
In Grove near Ltghton Buzzard,
there are only about a dozen inhabi-
tants. the parish containing a modern
farmhouse, two cottages and a tiny
church. At Rhyd, in Flintshire, while
there are only three adult inhabitants,
the village contains five cottages and
one ship. Until recently there were
two licensed houses, one of which still
remains—Tit-Bits
BUSY LOOKING AFTER OTHERS.
Physician Had Had No Time to Notice
His Own Family.
A little Cleveland girl returned to
school the other day after an absence
on account of measles The teacher
noticed that the child still had 'em.
She called up one of the school physi
clans, and he said the pupil would
have to remain out of school another
week.
"IMdn t your parents know that you
weren't over the measles yet?" In-
quired the teacher.
"Nom.” replied the child "You see.
mother doesn't know much about 'em,
and pop s a doctor, and he’s been so
busy with measles lately that he
didn t have time to notice that 1 was
still broken out."
Her father is one of the most promi-
nent physicians in town.
NORMAL THEORY IS DISPROVED.
Quite Preposterous In the Light of
Present-Day Extremism.
Philosophers seldom tire of booming
the normal and deprecating the all-
round abnormal tendency. They Insist
that the normal life is good for our
bodies, and eke for our consciences.
But this is absurd We cannot en-
joy ourselves and at the same time
be normal. Every pleasure is some-
thing which Is abnormal to us Every
man and woman at the present day
who sets out with the object of
achieving distinction, or popularity of
any description, must be abnormally
good or abnormally bad before it can
create an Impression The "normai”
theory is a preposterous one.
Imagine a woman in normal clothes!
At the present moment woman has
attained the pinnacle of notoriety in
the opposite direction, and on its top-
most point is set her hat. Imagine
the successful athlete in a normal
condition. Imagine the winner of a
motor race as a normal pleasure-
seeker; and there are others—too
many to mention—Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Of Course the Cheery Old Chap Is
Always Welcome, But Just the
Same—Well You Know
How It Is.
“A* I look back on Santa Claua,
■aid the father of a family, "I find
myself inclined to be a little peevish
with him. Just a little.
"He'« a nice old man, with his
ruddy face and his white whiskers and
jolly paunch, but he's so insistent,
■o very insistent. You think you've
given him all he wants and all he’s
going to ask for; then back he comes
again for more, always wanting more,
and asking It with such a manner,
with such gravity and humor that you
can’t resist.
"This year 8anta, or he and his
authorized agents, all but broke us.
We set aside In our minds months
ago the amount that we thought we
could afford to spend this year for
Christmas, making the amount, so
we thought, mage than generous. At
any rate It was .more than we could
afTord, and then we cut our cloth for
the rest of the year according to that
depletion of our finances. It was go-
ing to skimp us some but we were go-
ing to pull through all right, and we
would have done so If we had been
able to get through according to the
original plan; pinched, but all right.
“But, do you know that about a
month before Christmas had come we
found that our Christmas money bad
run out? About twothirds of the
things bought and the money run out.
We had to make further appropria
tions, for of course those other tbingB
had to be bought.
8o we scraped up some more
Christmas money, skimping in other
ways to provide It and started in buy
ing those other things, sure that this
time we Would have enough. But did
we?
“No. Three days before Christmas
In the last grand rally to buy the
things we had to have it was discov
ered that we'd got to have more
money. A good many things had
cost more than we bad expected they
would and we had kept thinking of
more people to whom we must give,
and It all took more money. Money,
money, money! But we had to find
It, and we did, though as a matter of
fact It did crowd us hard. We had
expected to be pinched, but now we
were squeezed and squeezed dry.
"So much for that mild, benignant,
humorous and gentle but at the same
time vigorous and persistent and per-
suasive old man with the white whis-
kers, Santa Claus. When he had got
through with us he left us without a
dollar.
"But we were glad to have him
come around. Perhaps It Is well he
doesn’t come oftener and i guess he
knows that; for he’s a wise old chap,
as well as kindly; be doesn't draw on
us except when he knows we are
ready to honor hls drafts, and so we
are glad to see him when he comes
at Christmas time. He prompts us to
do many pleasant things that in our
selfish hearts we might never have
thought of but for him."
A MASKED
COURTSHIP
*T MALCtLN Rim
Ancient Uses of Bloodhounds.
Although the use of bloodhounds
for tracking criminals still survives,
another ancient use of these dogs
seems to have died out. Bloodhounds
were at one time often called upon
to assist an army in the field, the
forces with which the earl of Essex
suppressed the Irish rebellion in the
time of Elizabeth, for instance, being
accompanied by 800 dogs. In the Scot-
tish clan feuds and the wars between
England and Scotland bloodhounds
were regularly employed in tracking
fugitive warriors, and both Wallace
and Bruce were hunted in this man-
ner. Wallace is said to have baffled
his pursuers by killing a follower and
leaving the corpse for the hound to
find, while Bruce adopted the less
cruel plan of wading some distance
down a stream and ascending a tree
which overhung the water.
NO WONDER SHE DIDN’T KNOW
No More Goid Lace for Afqbana.
The ameer has published an edict,
wjiich applies to all parts of Afghan-
istan, prohibiting the import into the
country of all kinds of gold lace, in-
cluding embroidered kuilas lungis and
embroidered shoes. The ameer is ev-
idently actuated by a desire to prevent
hi* subjects from spending thetr hard
earned money on showy dress. It is
the poorer classes who are notori-
ously addicted to this extravagance
which Ms majesty has decided to
check. The gold laced coat of the
Afghan is decidedly handsome, and al-
though the ameer has acted wisely In
bringing into general use clothing leas
costly, his majesty’s orders will doubt-
less be received by hls subjects with
rather mixed feelings
Woman of Experience Not Hasty in
Expressing Opinion.
Before he had been in the car three
minutes most of the women passen-
gers and some of the men were ex
plaining to their neighbors what they
would do with the little Imp If he be-
longed to them. Spanking was the
popular remedy, and If that boy had
received then and there all the pad
dlings that hls critics were aching to
administer he certainly would have
been well blistered.
To the general babel of advice and
fault-finding, however, there was one
woman who contributed nothing. She
was a gentle, gray haired body, who
remained unruffled in the midst of the
small tempest raging.
"If that child was mine.” said the
determined woman beside her, ‘Td
make him mind if I had to half kill
him. Wouldn’t you?”
"I don’t know,” said the little worn
an, mildly, "what I'd do.”
"You don’t?" said the determined
woman. "Well, I know. But maybe
you are not used to children? Maybe
you never had any of your own?”
"Oh, yes,” said the little woman "I
brought up 13. That Is why I don’t
know what I would do.”
Meerschaum Running Out.
Unless a fresh source of supply is
fbund. meerschaum will goon be worth
double as much as It is to-day. The
article was introduced into Europe,
so far as it* use for pipes is con-
cerned. through Turkey. This was
about the year 1750. A large supply
was also found In Ruhla, In Germany,
near the Thuringia forest which, un-
til recently, gave employment to
about five thousand hands. Many of
the most notable among the German
sculptors had their first training as
carvers of meerschaum pipe bowls.
The supply, however, has now almost
ceased, and the only Important beds
In the world to-day are in Asia Minor.
The industry there is now controlled
by American and British capital, with
the result that the stuff is now 50 per
cent dearer than it was a few years
ago, with the prospect of a further
advance in price at an early date.
Detachable Coiffures.
’Andre Autard, who Is John D.
Rockefeller's coiffeur,” said an actress,
"waves the hair beautifully and when-
ever I'm in Paris I pay him a visit at
his shop in the Rue Castiglione.
“On my last visit, talking about wigs
and false curls and such things, Mona.
Autard said;
' ‘What would the world do without
us eoiffeurs?’
'And he declared that the prettiest
actress In Paris was giving a tea one
afternoon when her hair-dresser was
announced.
"My hair dresser, eh?’ she said.
‘Well, show him into the boudoir and
tell him to begin at once. I’ll be with
him in an hour.’ ’’
Eternal Fitness,
"Women are wonders,” said a man
at the quick lunch counter. “A friend
of mine sent me an invitation to the
funeral services over her pet Angora
cat that died in a fit. Now, I had
never been invited to a cat funeral
before, and I had no more idea than
a rabbit what was expected of me. I
was in a rush, and stopped In at an
Italian florist’s and told him to fix
up a suitable design for me. He sent
up a cat, life size, made of white im-
mortelles, with a huge purple bow
dangling from the end of its tail. The
maid says my friend regarded it as a
deadly Insult to her feelings, and I
wasn't even handed a rain check when
I called.”
Oyster-Shell Window Panes.
On the west coast of India Is found
a species of oyster, Placuna placen-
ta, whose shell consists of a pair of
roughly circular plates about six
inches In diameter, thin and white. At
present these oysters are collected
for the pearls which they often con-
tain, although few are fit for the use
of the Jeweler. But in the early days
of English rule In India the shells
were employed for window-panes. Cut
into little squares, they produced a
very pretty effect admitting light like
frosted glass. When the Bombay ca-
thedral was built, at the beginning of
the eighteenth century, its windows
were paned with these oyster shells.
In Goa they are still thus employed.
Famous Woman Explorer.
Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright of
Georgia is believed to hold the record
for having accomplished more in the
way or penetrating countries hitherto
unknown than any other living woman,
with, the possible exception of Mrs.
Fanny Bullock Workman. She is
called by some “the Columbus of
South America," from the fact that
•he, undaunted by hardships and per
lls in the countries she has visited, has
opened to the pioneers of trade and
commerce a new paradise that blooms
south of the equator, where untold
wealth awaits development at the
hands of civilized man. She estimates
that she has traveled 200,000 mile* In
pursuit of her work.
Houston &TJexas Central
Rail Road
Sleeplessness.
A good remedy for sleeplessness Is
to wet a towel and apply to the back
of the neck, pressing it hard up
against the base of the brain and
fastening over this cloth to prevent
too rapid evaporation. The effect will
be prompt and pleasant, cooling the
brain and Inducing a sweet and peace-
ful slumber. Warm water is better
than cold for the purpoae. This reme-
dy will prove useful to people suffer-
ing from overwork, excitement or anx-
iety.
He Guessed It.
Howell—What became of Rowell,
who waa here when I Mred here?
Powell—He died of throat trouble.
Howell—Well, ru be hanged
_ Powell—Yee, ttuU’a the wajjke died.
“On Time”
Standard Pull-
man Sleeping
Gar Service be-
tween Galveston
Texas, and Den-
ver, Colorado.
Standard Pullman Broiler Buffet
Sleeping Car Service between Dal-
las, Texas, and New Orleans, La.
via Houston and Sunset Route.
For tickets and further informa-
tion call on agents of the
H. & T. C. R. R.
Or address
T. J. ANDERSON,
Gen. Pass. Agent
Houston Taxaa.
We Garry the Largest
Stock of
PICTURE FRAMES
in Denison. We have
many beautiful designs to
select from. A large and
assorted stock of pictures
suitable for framing. Make
your home more attract-
ive.
W. H. HALTON & GO.
Undertakers *
bio Main st.
—■■■■ i
(Copyright, by Ford Pub. Co.)
After a six-week sojourn in ('hal-
lo nor, Miss Gladys Ralmerton of New-
port, Narragansett. and In season Man-
hattan. found heraelf helplessly adrift
upon u tumultuous sea of trouble. An
outwardly attractive but utterly impos
slble young man, according to her
reckoning, v/as in love with her. To
complicate matters further, she was
fairly certain that she was In love
with the young man.
What took the imperious Miss Hel-
merton down to the purple-hazed
mountains of West Virginia, only the
Imperious Miss Heimwrton could have
told, and she did not take anyone into
l»er confidence But Miss Helmerton
was merely tired, so the family phy
atciaa prescribed mountain air.
Through some agency, more or lees
mysterious, she arranged to lodge with
Eben Jackson, the owner of the most
pretentious dwelling In Challoner.
Kben did not, as a rule, keep boarders,
but as the power behind the mys
terious agency was Miss Helmerton *
father, who dominated to some ex-
tent the wooded mountains as far as
one could see. the matter was fixed
up even though Eben did not know
the same of his prospective guest.
In the flight from Manhattan to the
Alleghante*. Miss Helmerton let her
Imperiousness slip from her shoulders
as a mantle. She likewise abandoned
the remainder of her social impedi
mentn, including her illustrious name,
at the railroad station, where she took
the Challoner stage.
It was night when she arrived at the
Jackson homestead, so after a very
brief greeting to her host and his fam-
ily. she went at once to her room.
When she appeared In the morning all
marks of Fifth avenue and Manhattan
were gone. Frocks, frills, fashionable
headgear and French boots had given
way to a gingham dress, a white sun
bonnet and shoes that would have
caused Miss Hslmerton’s associates to
shriek The gingham dress and white
sun bonnet worked miracles with the
Imperious Miss Helmerton. she looked
as much of a country maiden as is
possible for a bogus rustic Moreover,
she bad changed her name, not by the
usual method, to Susanna Brown
The advent of a strange young wom-
an. of course, stirred up the usual
flurry of curiosity among the house-
wives and daughters of Challoner.
There was also. It must be admitted,
an appreciative Interest throughout
the younger masculinity of the com-
munity
Because the erstwhile Miss Helmer-
ton had Journeyed down to the moun-
tains to rest waa no reason for Su-
sanna Brown to limit her pleasure.
Before long she was drawn into the
swish and swiri of Challoner socieey.
She entered Into the spirit of the life
among the mountaineers with a zest
that deserved to benefit her health. It
did Soon there w as not a girl in the
vicinity that had in her cheeks a more
healthy color. The flush in her cheeks
and the brightness of her eye made
Susanna Brown look four years young-
er than the imperious Miss Helmerton
and about 4,000 more unsophisticated
Though Challoner was for a time
agog to know whence came the charm
lng Susanna, since it was soon passed
about that she was a young school
teacher from Ohio, curiosity was paci
fled. Susanna herself never offered
any direct information
Except for one big blonde-beaded
giant, Susanna s conquest of the gal
lants of Challoner was soon complete.
She had seen him pass the Jackson
home a number of times on his way
to the post office, and had noticed him
on account of his huge frame and
bright curly head, upon which, through
negligence or vanity, he never permit-
ted a hat to rest She had heard he
was a boss lumberman and wondered
how long it would take for him to calL
But a more perfect specimen of indif-
ferent masculinity never existed.
Where the other rustics had all
hastened to swear fealty to Susanna,
this boy giant appeared to be oblivious
of her advent
But Miss Helmerton had a certain
amount of determinaUon, and the in-
difference of the .young lumberman
aroused her fighting blood. She lent
8usanna Brown all the wisdom of her
several seasons since she was a “bud.”
There was, of course, but one end
to ail this, the inevitable end—the at-
tractive young lumberman was finally
appropriated, though it cost Susanna
all her other admirers It came to
pass that he was her accepted escort
at all the rural festivities, pleasurable
to Mias Helmerton, because they were
so generally unspeakable in their chart
acterlsUcs.
Nias Helmerton, in the moments she
spant with herself, soon admitted that
the young lumberman was a very
pleasing human being, and she mental-
ly told herself that when she went
home, If he turned out well, she would
have her father do something for the
young man. He was particularly
amusing In hls attitude toward her, or,
to be more exact, to Susanna Brown!
In their early acquaintance he had
been eomewh&t condescending toward
her. It was very slightly shown, and
had she been the unsophisticated
maiden she was ostensibly, she would
probably not have noticed IL For hls
position, he appeared to have obtained
considerable education by some meena.
She was very much impressed by the
Family Washing
We take your family wash-
ing at 6 cents per pound.
This includes the ironing
of flat work, such as sheets,
etc. The rest of your
clothes returned rough
dried. You can not beat
this price even by doing it
yourself. Try us once.
Ineeda Steam Laundry
Rvsk A»e. Betweea Maia mi
Weeriard Streets
Phones 7.
Denison, Texas. *
fML Than sh# reootteoted that aha
had hoard this was a Tory oovnroot
curroaco among mm of hls cIsn.
"Yon aro a vary troll rood yc
mon,” sbo remarked one event mg.
“Am ir answered the young lmz»
berman, innocently.
There was a sparkle of «»«■
in hls eyes as he studied the all bat
patronising look of the bogus Susa
Brown.
"Well, yon see it wee this way," he
continued, as though apologising lor a
fault, Tre read a good deal because I
liked It. I remember what I remember,
that's my principal education. Goeee
that's wbat education la anyhow. What
I want to know now Is lumber."
While Mark Bedgewlck waa by no
means taciturn, be never gave Susanna
Brown any Inforfnatlon about himself.
Though she sounded him covertly at
Umes. hls Ingenioueneas was too much
for her.
Fancy the perturbed state of mind
Miss Helmerton was In aa she sat
that September evening in expectation
of the young lumberman's visit. She
must leave at ones, she told herself,
and there was no room for procrasti
nation.
She figured out with herself that she
must tell this very nice young man
in a way that would not hurt hls feel-
ings that she was forced to abandon
Challoner and in going she would tl
ways reserve a piare Id her memory
for the times they bad *pent together.
From her knowledge of him she did
not expect a scene, but she was pre-
pared to act with great fortitude and
renunciation tf be did.
She felt so sorry for herself that
there were team in her eyes when
she rose to meet Mark Sedgewick
when he came up the walk whistling
an air that was reminiscent of some-
thing, she could not remember what.
She selected a secluded corner of
the veranda as the most fitting place
to hold the obsequies of their af-
fections. Mark was unusually enter-
taining and cheerful during the fore
portion of the evening, so Miss Hel-
merton did not have the heart to begin
tbe ceremonies. At last, in sheer des-
peration, she opened the subject,
“I am going away to-morrow,” she
began
“I thought you would be goiDg
*°on,” replied Mark, without any great
show of emotion. "Does school begin
Monday?"
Miss Helmerton gasped. Tbe pros-
pect of her departure did not seem to
be making many large rift* in tbe
young lumberman * heart She felt
very much hurt.
I do not think I shall teach.” an-
swered Miss Helmerton.
That * good.” said Mark, In a voice
that told of satisfaction. ”1 have an
old fashioned notion that a girl’s place
is at home. I am glad you are going
to be there"
"I hardly think that I shall." said
Miss Helmerton. very truthfully
"Yoa're not going to make a try at
the city,” cried Mark. "Don’t do IL
The city Is no place for a country girl.
With all consideration for your intel-
lect, for which I have the greatest re-
stiect. you would have a hard time
You must get that out of your head ”
Miss Helmerton was haring a hard
time to keep her face straight. She
was glad that the veranda was mod
erately dark
"I don’t see how I can keep from
going to the city.” replied Miss Hel-
merton. in a subdued tone that seemed
to tell of a world of trouble.
To Mark her voice seemed to say
that fate was at her back driving her
relentlessly towards tbe wicked me-
tropolis. Then, to Miss Helmerton *
utter surprise and terror, the big fel-
low reached down and drew her from
her chair to her feet.
"Now, Susanna,” be went on, tak-
ing her firmly by the shoulders. ”1
want to be honest and str&Ighforwmrd
with you. To begin. I am so much In
love with you that it does not seam
worth while to begin to tell you how
much I hardly thought that I should
ever come to the point of speaking so,
because school teachers have nerar
been very much in my line, and I may
as well be honest in saying so"
As Miss Helmerton s senses began
to collect she made out that, as she
feared, this was a proposal, no matter
how Indirect, and she had to meet tt
some way She pictured this big lum-
berman and his heavy boots in the
Helmerton Fifth avenue home sad
would have shuddered had her shoul-
ders not been held too firmly She
was unable to make any reply, though
■he felt she should. Mark did not
seem to think any was necessary.
"Susanna?” she heard him say soft-
ly. more softly than sh# Imagined such
a big man could ever speak
Then Miss Helmerton. as she felt
herself drawn closer, forgetting all
about Fifth avenue mansions and re-
membering only such little snatches of
poetry as she had read in times gone
by about "love in a cottage.” and ”a
man s a man for a’ that.” threw her
arms recklessly about Mark's massive
shoulders and met his down-turned
lips with a genuine plebeian kiss.
"You see, we can go to the city any-
how.” she heard him saying “I hare
been up here In the wilds about locg
enough. Old Helmerton said he
thought It was a good thing to have a
year or so of practical experience, and
that a year would be plenty.
"Helmerton V' exclaimed Susanna,
with as much surprise as it was pos-
sible to put Into a voice.
"Yes. the boss of all this ground |
around here,” Mark went on. "He is
a pretty good friend of mine. In fact,
we are college clubmates. Helmerton
about 2& years ahead. But he's one of
the boys still. He put me on the Job
with promise of something better.
We’ll look him up on our honeymoon.”
"1 think we win,” said Miss Helmer-
ton
SHIELDS & SHORT
Undertakers
and
Embalmers
Pictures and
Picture Frames
425 W. Mill Stmt
_ w. 8. PEARSON
Attorney at Law
212 Main 8t. Upstairs
Notary Public
Tbe firaysss C«Mty Abstract Ce
A. P. WOOD, Proprietor
Notary Public
Denison, Texas
E. R. BIRCH
PHYSICIAN
Office at Hanna <t 8on’s Drug
Store; residence No. 715 W.
Day street. Telephone.
J. T. SUGGS
Attorney at Law and
Notary Public
Collections Depositions
Local Attorney Dnnn'a Mercan-
tile Agency. Roorne 1-3, W. stair-
way, Muller Block; Phones 162-4
N. H. L. DECKER
Attorney
No. 206 Main Street
Denison, Texas.
JOHN HOLDEN
BLACK SMITH ING
Horse Shoeing a specialty
General repairing
Shop 204 W. Chestnut St.
W. E. Knaur H, G. Howe
KNAUR <fc HOWE
Denison Foundry
and Machine Shop
Execute ail work pertaining to
the business.
413 to 417 W. Chestnut 8t.
w. J. MATHIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
McDougai! Building
Denison. Texas
E. A. Pellerin
JEWELER
Watch repairing. All
kinds of fine work a
specialty. Carries fine
lineoi jewelry. Can save
you money on watches.
DENISON TRANSFER LINE
TIM MURPHY
Proprietor
Movee Safes, Pianos and
Household Furniture with
special care and safety.
Orders given prompt at-
tention. Baggage trans-
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city. Phone 42. Office,
106 W. Main St.
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Jewelry Bought anti Sad
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