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£ ANNOUNCEMENTS^
We are authorized to announce ttie following
candidates subject to the action of the Democratic
ori3 ary:
For Prosecuting Attorney—
CLAUDE M. ERWIN,
Newport.
R. E~ JEFFERY,
Newport.
S. M. CASEY,
Batesville.
GEORGE A. HILLHOUSE,
Newport.
For Circuit Judge—
J. C. YANCEY,
Batesville.
PAUrBUTLER,
Batesville.
F. D. FULKERSON,
Batesville.
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, OTIS W. SCARBOROUGH,
Newport.
I For Sheriff
FRANK J. HARRISON.
Tucker man.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Newport.
JAMES R. DAVIS,
Breckinridge Township.
f or Lounty Judge,
E. L. BOYCE.
Newport.
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Newport.
G. A. LOCKARD,
Newport.
For Representative—
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J. U. ARD,
Tupelo.
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Newport.
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R. L. CONDITT,
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THE LAKE OF SACRIFICE.
Louisiana Body of Water Abow
Which There Is an Indian
Legend.
Lake Ca-ta-ou-la, the sacred lake o
the Indians, lies ensconced, as it were
in the deep solitude of the fores
which skirts the Attakapas prairie oi
the east side of the Teche at abou
nine miles from the town of St. Mar
tlnville. The beauty of its scenery
and its picturesque landscapes have
probably no equal In the state, say:
the New Orleans States. Its wateri
have the transparency of crystal, ant
Its depth averages from 90 to 10(
feet.
The word Ca-ta-ou-la means the lain
of sacrifice. The following legend, as
dramatic and tragical as the Bibllca
narrative of the death of Jephthah'i
daughter, gives us the origin of thal
name.
The Tetimetchee Indians, beini
threatened with dire calamity, the na
ture of which we know not, theii
prayermen consulted their oracles, and
were informed that to propitiate the
great Manitou and to avert the calami
ty a fair maiden of the tribe was tc
be sacrificed to the cruel god and hei
soul drowned in the placid waters ol
Lake Ca-ta-ou-la.
The beautiful At-ta-la, the fall
daughter of the chief, offered herseli
as a willing victim to propitiate the
Great Spirit
Dressed In all the finery and pie
‘nresqueness of apparel of an Indiar
princess, she repaired to the lake ii
whose waters she was to find a waterj
grave, followed by the weeping maid
ens and the stern warriors of the
trlhft
She glided In her light canoe on th<
waters of the lake until she hac
reached the middle of the stream, ant
with her eyes upraised and hands ex
tended toward the heavenly mansloi
ot the great Manitou, she offered hin
her youth and her life blood as i
sacrifice to propitiate him and t<
avert the calamity that threatened hei
people.
With radiant smile she then turnef
toward the shore of the lake when
knelt the weeping maidens. She wavec
her hand gently to them, bidding then
an eternal adieu, and plunged into Iti
waters, to be seen no more.
Supersltitous persons assert tha
even to this day in times of grea
calamity and misfortune, when thi
moon spans the sky and shines serem
In the high heavens, streaking wltl
silvery fringe the gentle ripples o
the lake, a shadowy form is seen gild
;ng on its waters in a light canoe, witl
hands extended heavenward, and the;
say that all at once, uttering a will
and unearthly shriek, the shadow;
form plunges headlong into the wateri
and disappears, while the terror-strick
en denizens of the forest answer thi
shrieks with howls and lugubrious hoot
ings.
From that,time Lake Ca-ta-ou-la be
came the sacred lake of the Indians
and every year they repaired to thii
spot to propitiate the great Manitoi
: with their offerings and sacrifices. lnt<
its crystalline waters they plungei
themselves to get cleansed of theli
moral and physical impurities; into tti
sacred waters they dipped their amu
lets and arrows to avert approachim
calamities and to protect themselvei
against the devices of the evil spirit
He who could not make this yearl;
pilgrimage felt despondent and un
happy, and his inability to follow th>
others in the saintly journey bodat
him no good.
If while performing his lmmerstoi
i in the lake one should happen U
| crown, his memory was execrated, ant
nis death was considered the judg
! menc of the great Manitou as an atone
> primpfi mm m i d b_1
Dim.
The lake is still called Ca-ta-ou-la
the lake of sacrifice, but the grea
j Manitou, like his Indian worshipers
J is now a thing of the past. t
Frost Makes Fat Turkeys.
“Cold weather makes fat turkeys,’
said the poulterer.
“Why?”
“Because in a warm fall the grounc
keeps soft, the vegetation lingers oi
and the fields are full of worms an<
| bugs. What’s the result? The resul
i is that the turkeys, from sunrise til
! dark, tramp the tempting fields on lonj
] forages, eating the worms and bugs
j which thin them, and walking, all theii
| soft and fine flesh into tough, string;
: muscle.
j “A cold fall, with early frosts arc
snows, freezes the ground and kill!
i the bugs. Then the turkeys ar6 ho
tempted to wander. They loaf in thi
farmyard, gorge an abundance o
grain, and put on flesh like a middle
aged woman at a seashore hotel.
“But in a warm fall, hunting the lr
resistible bug, the turkeys do their 1!
or 20 miles regularly, and become atb
letes. For athletic turkeys there is n<
| public demand.”
The Lawyer.
j Now, guess who it is that takes ai
oath “whereby he invokes God’s hell
that he may do no falsehood nor con
j gent to the doing of any in court; tha
he may not wittingly or willingly pro
mote or sue any false, groundless oi
unlawful suit, nor give aid or con
i sent to the same; that he may delaj
no man for lucre or malice, but tha'
he may conduct himself with all gone
j fidelity.” Guess who takes that oath
! But you would never guess it in thi
world. It is the lawyer.—Kansas City
Times.
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Not in That Case.
j He—Do you beiieve that if one per
i son gives another a pair of scissori
| It will cut their friendship?
She—Not if it’s a nice iittls pair oi
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' Notice.
; State Land Office, Little Rock, Ark., January
, 4, 1906.
Complaint having been filed in this office by
W. B. Blankinship against Albert .Stewart for
‘ abandoning donation No. 37199. dated Decem
ber 18, 1902, hpon sw se and ne se, section 4,
- township 10 n, range lw in Jackson county,
• Arkansas, with a view to the cancellation of
I said donation; the parties are hereby summaned
r to appear at this office on the Nth day of Feb"
| ruary, 1906 at 2 o’clock p. m., to respond and
, furnish testimony concerning said alleged aban
donment.
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' before Andrew Johnson, Justice of the Peace,
• at his office in Jackson county, Arkansas, on the
■ 10th day of February, 1906, between the hours of
10 a. m. and 2 p. m., and continued from day to
. day until completed. F. E. CONWAY,
Commissioner of State Lands.
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. L. C. Gammil, Plaintiff
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! J. C. Cain. Defendant.
The Defendant J. C. Cain is warned to appe;
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1 complaint of the plaintiff, L. C. Gammil.
J. D. NEAL, Clerk.
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