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The Progress., 1898-01-15
CHARTER
OF, THE MUTUAL BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION OF SHREVE-
PORT LOUISIANA.

State OF Louisiana, Parish OF Caddc
Be it known that this day before me Ca
DIAL Hicks, n Notary Public in and TO,
the said Parish and State, duly commits
stoned and qualified, came and appeared
the several persons whose names are sub.
scfibed hereto, who declared that avail.
ing themselves OF the provisions OF Act
NO. 80, OF 1883, as well those OF the gen
erai laws OF the State relative to the or
Hanlzatlons OF corporations, they have
FORMED themselves into corporation for
'he op!ec1s and purposes and under the
agreements and stipulations hereina fter
SET 1orth, which they hereby adopt as
their charter.
ARTICLE /.
Inc name OF this corporation shall he
Inc Mutual Benefit Association of Shreye-
Port' Louisiana, by that name it shall
nave power and authority to nioy sue
cession for the term OF ninety-nine vears
rom the date hereof, t. contract, sue and
De sued, and to make and use a cornor,te
'eai ana change same at pleasure, to hold.
purchase, lease sell, mortgage and byp-
oohecate property, real and personal 4o
name, elect through it's board eff directors
such managers and agents as the interest
OF the corporation may require. and to
make and establish such by-Iaws and |
rules 1or the proper management OF the
aiiairs OF said corporation as may be me-
cessary, not to conflict with this charter
ARTICLE q
Inc domlc1le OF said corporation shall
De IN the city of Shreveport, State Of I
louisiana, and all citations and other G
Legal process shall be served on the pres | i
oPnt' or in his absence, at the office of the i
company according to law. n
ARTICLES 8.
The object for which this cornoro+;o
and the nature of the business e.
W We carried on by 1T, are hereby declared b
20 De as follows: To aid the members Of II
.io 4Association to buy lands and homes n
IN citles, towns and villages; buv farms | m
or plantations; pay off mortgages or daeds G
~ srus0 ana tor ahy other purpose that q | lie
member may desire, necessary ,r inc;d.n
'A " @ie oolects and purposes aforesaid.
ARTICLE a. an
Inc capital stock OF this Associatio, e ma
hereby declared to be Seven hundred at, ne
hoIsand dollars $3.50, 00o) divided int be
hirty thousand (Sso0O0} shares at TWEEN. tu
y-nve dollars ($25.OO) per share. Tbesa m,
nan be paid in monthly installments of Or;
hirty too) cents per share, in such MAY, on,
q ana at such times as may be prescrih- tic
~ 'ie ueHerai Manager. It being the for
ian OF the Association to preserye a. to
an lund, twenty COZ cents on each sb.roI
'aii De used Tor the exclusive purpos. n
ans, and the additional ten (1Ol comic LOAF
= snare snail be applied to defray the secl
Pehses OF the Association. A. oil eral
sc1ons each share of stock shall ba o.,
ieo 10 one vote, to be voted either h., w
2 noider or his proxy. any
ne loan funds OF the Association, ma bers
property real and personal belonc;rr gam
'he Association, shall constitute ,ar+ The
snip property, in which each and eyar,- cons
'iiper OF the Association, in good stand recte
shali own a common Interest "a for O
eject
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PraCiCaI Plumbers.
ANITCLE Is
MI I#.H StfeeJ, opposite COurthGus
SHREVEPORT, LA.

AhIJCLE IS.
Members OF any Branch NAV. il tn O, 6,
ueSire, make monthly payments OF sock
&c a local treasurer; but in that case 1ney
Siiah be deemed mem bers OF such t,ra, .h
and not OF the Association
ARTICLE 10.
ihefe must be quarterly report cant
| 10 ali members or branches. showing, tho
amount OF money received, an,ounf in
vested, and the nature OF the sac,,,,; .ias
ilelo Tor such sums invested An annual
report nustaIso be made giving the & no
information
ARTICLE 20.
Inc interest paid by the b3rro,.,;,e~
mem oefs snail be invested and re;pye.~ ted
loi oie use and benefit of the non bc,r,.-,,-
ing members, and shall not be used fa,
any other purpose
ARTICLE p.
E@ch branch VIII appoint a defao.sf. :,
'''e general meeting of the Assoc;atfo,, ~
20 examine the books, papers and sac',r1
llles OF said Association.
All moneys due iron, r,emha,-., -.
association or from the Agsocio+ion =, ~
members shall be payable at tn -
ofhce, Shreveport, I,ou;siara
ARTICLE p.
me General Manager shall have oo,var
no authority to appoint the frs. offfcors
! an branches, who shall hold office fer {
erloa OF one year or until their succase,,,.,,
ave been elected, which shah he dove -, 4
ach local branch. ~
ARTICLE %.
Il Il member dies, his legal reDraea, J.,
' Is may Withdraw hisshares at anv tifoa N.
icy may so elect, subject to the lay.. 10y,
i'S..'IoI OF 'iais State, and be entitled +
~ ,1oe'ye me money paid into the loan I
10 On E"o1 shares, after thirty 800 da, $
80, 80 Al 10 other case can stock he
- '.i''s5,"h until after one year from the
-, 80. % '., .l'e stock certificate. AT any time
q one year. and before two years, the
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shall share equally in the profits an.
losses according to the number OF share
each may own.
ARTICLE S,
Every stakeholder shall receive a Ger.
tificate Of stock signed by the Genera
Manager.
ARTICLE6
All delinquent members shall pay an
additional cents per share per month as
a penalty therefor, and such fine or pen
atty, when collected, shall be placed in
the loan fund.
| ARTICLE7.
| BESIDES the monthly payments OF 80
| cents per share, there shall be CHARGED an
| admission Zee OF fifty 900 cents per share.
! which shall be placed to the credit Of the
expense fund
ARTICLES
All payment on shares OF stool. and adj
mission fee must be paid IN advance ba
fore the certificate Of stock is issued ~. tl
name is enrolled on the membership
book
ARTICLE 9.
Inc funds OF the Association, belonging.
W 'he loan fund, shall be loaned to The
7iiioeIs, upon such terms and securities
as the General Manager may. from time
to time indorse.
ARTICLE 10.
no money can be drawn from the funds
OF the Association except by check OF,
dra1t OF the General Manager.
ARTICLE II.
In case the funds subject to loan are not
;alleo Tor by members entitled to borrow.
"ithln ninety 800 days after the same
nave been offered, the General Manao ger,
'hall nave the right to loan the money to
'ar'les not members Of the Association
lPon SUCH terms, conditions and sec,iri
les as ne may deem safe and competent
ARTICLE -. r
Ihere shall be no biddine for the ,,,o,, i
OF the Association to be loaned h,,4 Y
ne loan shall be made to members j., ~
roer OF their application. Applications
oWeYer which are not in form, will 49,,
recedence OF those OF subsequent d.
men are regular and in proper form
"A UNIFORM rate of six (6) mar ce,. -
mum interest will be charged on al
ans. " de
ARTIc1E1 to
Loans shall sh
Noans snail be made at the regular -,
'h'hiy meetings.. viz: the second Sat,1r-
y III each month, when there are suf7c ,
~ i"hds therefor; and as much often &C
may appear advisable to the Ctana,o1 W
mayer. q am
ARTICLE ID
-, MEMBER desiring loan shall file an w. w..
'hcalion with the General M,no,ar .ep
no loans shall be granted to q ,r,er,b,,, '
~ soch member shall have been con- ,,
Ted with said Association for three
nuns and is not delinquent, unless the
leral msnager shall for good and suf3o- LUZ
reasopf determine to the ontrarv. ing
ARTICLE Is. any
pans on real estate may be called in #
'iine after the borrower has failed To ~ -
al aues' interest or charges for a We.
on OF two months after the Same be- ~ c
que Provided that in cases OF &C. t''e1
illness the time shall be extended O. 81
'ns. And if not paid then, the whole -1sse
oiPal mentioned in the loan shall a.
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ARTICLE 13.

Loans shall be made at the ram,,.,.
monthly meetings, viz: the second Sat,,r-
day IN each month, when there are g, f7o-
ieht FUNDS therefor; and as much often : c
II may appear advisable to the Cteporo1
Manager. a
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Ancient Men That Turned to stone,
Curious human forms, outlined In
sandstone. were found very recently
In a Minnesota quarry. With them
were number Of crude copper cook
Ing utensils, and all evidences point to
the discovery Of some ancient race, an
tecedents Of the Indians, inhabitants
of the continent when the world was
young.
The bodies have turned to stone.
They are not petrified, in the general
meaning Of the word, but form a COM
ponent part of the rock. They cannot
be separated from the rock that sur
rounds them without destroying their
Identity. They are simply outlines.
-Four such bodies were found, each
one stretched at full length, with the
hands crossed on the breast. Except
in general way features could not be
distinguished. 1t could be seen, how
ever, that the heads were we'll formed
and cheek bones high. The shoulders
were very square. and Of great breadth.
In length the forms varied from four
to seven feet.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

The j. c. Aver Company of
Lowell, Mass, the worldwide known
manufacturers of Sarsaparilla and
other proprietary medicines, recently
celebrated the half century of its ex-
istence by giving jubilee banquet to
their 400 employees. The occasion,
in:many respects, was notable one
and great social event for Lowell.
"Fifty years of cures, Feb. 16,
1885," inscribed upon the menu cards
seems justified as no medicine with
out merit could possibly live a half
century.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
STATE NEWS.

The oldest twins in the state appear
to he Mrs. Minerva Cushman Ordway
aud Mrs. Malvina Cushman Stockwell,
who were born in Tunbridge Deem.
Der 10, 1908. Mrs. Ordway has
spent her SO years and now lives near
the site of the old Cushman homestead.
Mrs, Stockwell lives in Chelsea.
A Woodstock man in studying the
history of the liquor business has found
this record of interest in regard to the
cost of drinks and the wages man re-.
ceived tor days work: November 81,
1796-Rum, six cents a glass, gin
sling, IA cents; wages, about 60 cents a
day.
Lieut.. Col. Edward B. Williston of
the Sd artillery, United States army,
who it is understood, is to be appointed
colonel of one of the new artillery regi.
ments recently provided for an by act
of congress, is Vermonter. Col. Will.
iston was graduated from the Norwich
university in 1855.
The people of Newbury have decid
ed to have history of the town writ
ten. An appropriation for that pur-
pose was made at the annual town
meeting and F. P. Wells, who is said
to be one of the best Informed men in
the state on matters of early history,
was selected to compile the history.
The town is one of the oldest
in the state, and the Corgrega-
tional society there is the oldest but
one in Vermont.
Mrs. Riddle of Long street, Barre
had narrow escape from a sudden
death the other night. 1t appears she
was troubled with very bad cold, and
for the purpose of relieving her throat
had been taking patent medicine.
Sunday night she happened to be in a
hurry, and, it being about dusk, went
to the cupboard where the medicine
was and instead of the medicine drank
some carbolic acid, which was resting
near the medicine. Luckily the a
mount taken was not sufficient to do
much damage.
The diphtheria epidemic in North
field last summer has cost the town
$1,000.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Two Democratic Opinions.

All things considered, President Nc
Kinley merits the fluctuations Of his
countrymen upon the rounding out of
the first year of his administration. Be-
You'd a doubt the nation thinks better
OF him at the completion of the first
quarter OF his career as chief executive
to-day than whe. he entered the White
House year ago. Ii when he was in
augurded he was unpossessed Of the
stannch fiber, the rugged traits and
marked virilly that seem essential to IA
ucces,ful President, he certainly has,
grown up to the requirements of the
great office to an appreciable degree.
We may say that it is exceptional tor
new President to retain in such full
measure the loyalty 1T his parlsans and
compel the respecl of those who had
dnul ted him as Mr.. Mckinney has
done up to this me-Delroit Free
Press Dem
The year between March 4, 1897,
and March 4, 1898, reveals William
Mckinley as patriotic American, a
cautious but firm executive, conciIia-
tory but self respecting politician in his
with Congress, pronounced
but unfaclional Republican in his lela.
lions with his party, consistent pro
lectionist in his economic convictions, a
friend of cvi. service ,e.
form and Of currency reform and an of.
icial who, knowing war as a soldier
and loving peace as citizen, cutivates
he things which make for peace in the |
'pirit and attitude of our government
While not unmindful Of that duty of
'eadlness for war which emel gencies.
neither OF our creation nor of our
,hoosing, have forced upon the national
Intention. The President is quite as
arge a man as his eulogisls have
maintained. He is far better man
han his opponents represent. He is a
much ADLER man than mugwump criti-
ism, with the intolerance of half est.
nate and the purblindness of half
ights, can conceive any one to be but
themselves. Brooklyn Eagle Ind.
)em.)
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Mechanism of a Torpedo.

Newport, II, L., March l3,-Lleu,
tenant Commander Mclean was seen
at the torpedo station this morning,
and in regard to the report that the
Maine had been blown up by "New-
port" torpedo, The station here is
largely for experimental purposes in
the way Of trying and testing torpe-
does, and it has at various times ex-
perimented with the Whitehead, How
ell and Cunningham torpedoes. The
Whitehead torpedo is the projectile
in use in the United States navy, al
though the Howell is used to some
extent as an automobile affair. In
the center of the projectile, which is
made in sizes of 16 aud Is feet in
length, is cylinder for the reception
of compressed air, which feeds the
mechanism in the tall of the torpedo.
In front of the cylinder for compress.
ed air is placed the warhead, which
usually contains in the neighborhood
OF 220 pounds of gun cotton. When
the torpedo is prepared for action it
is placed in a firm tube. When the
firing tube is discharged it throws the
projecile distance of Is or 20 feet
and the compressed air in the tank is
released and supplies the motive
power for the mechanism in the tail
Enough compressed air is stored to
carry the torpedo 1900 to 1900 yards
The distance which the torpedo is in
tended to travel may be gagged by
an adjustment of the mechanism in
the tail Of the projectile When the
plojectile strikes an object the gun
cotton is exploded by defamation by
means of charge of mercury in the
form OF p. The force of the
charge, 210 pounds is sufficient prop
erly placed to sink warship, as was
demonstrated in the Brazilian insur
rec,ion when single torpedo destroy
Ell four compartments in the battle
ship, Aquidaban, sinking that yes
sci, although she was able under hel
own steam TO get from her moorings
to a dock few hundred yards away
The Howell torpedo differs from the
Whitehead only in the mechanism,
while the Cunningham torpedo is
powerful, swift and destructive, but
uncomfortable.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

There is trouble among the WEIGH
tin plate makers. Norwood & Co.,
one of the largest manufacturers in
Wales, has failed. 1t is all charged
to American account. Since the i'm.
position OF the high Mckinley duty
of 1890 the business of making tin
plate has been entered into so largely
in this country as to seriously effect
the WEIGH. The result of this pro
tective policy has been reduction in
our imports Of tin plate from 1885,
T9,9sS pounds in 1889 down to $780,
O73,6 pounds last year. The de-
crease in value was from $2l, 222,
653 in 1889 to s5,341, 63S in 1897.
This is loss of trade to Welsh
manufacturers of nearly $4,000, 900
year IN their American trade alone.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Gov. Pingree of Michigan has call
ed an extra session of the legislature
and ex Gov. Pingree Of Vermont
calls upon Windsor county to sup
port c. E. Smith for governor.
The first will doubtless get his legis
lature together but will the second
get the people of his county together
on his issue. 1t will be just like
somebody to ask who it was that
slaughtered Stickney two years ago
and Sam wouldn't like to tell.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING IN THE I'M
TED MATES. book of two hundl,t
pages, containing Gaia o.u o. abort
SIX thousand nrwspapcrs. being on al
are credited by the American Newspaper
Directory (Dccrmber edition for Isl.
with having regular issues of | 900 comics
or more. AS separate State maps Of
each and every State of the Ameli,a u
ION, naming those tnwns only u whnb
there are issued newspapers ha, lug mort.
than LOCO circulation. This book G>
sued December Is, 1870 will be seat
pc ,tage paid, to any address, on L, ceipi
OF one dollar. Address The Geo F.
Rowell Advertising Co., 10 Spruce St.
New York.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
shifting the Rocks Tor water.

Sir Clements Markham, in a recent
communication to the British Geo.
graphical Journal, describes how Bar
on Nordenskiold reasoned out the pos
sibility Of finding fresh water by Dor
ing strong crystalline rock. Baron
Nordenskiold selected the rocky islets
on the Swedish coasts which serve as
pilot and light stations, and completing
borings found sweet water within a
depth Of 100 feet, the texture Of the sur
face rock preventing salt water from
percolating through and commingling
with the sweeter water lying in the
assures.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Congress could not have done any.

Congress could not have done any
thing that would have been better,
either from peace or war standpoint,
than to place large sum of money
at the disposal of the President, to
be used in his discretion to prepare
for war. 1t may not be necessary to
spend mnch of the money, but the
fact that he can spend it, if so dis
posed, will have very tranquilizlng
effect.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
SKIPPER AS SCHOOLMAsTER
The Right Man for the Place, But H,
Served Only One nee

The Right Man for the Place, But He
| Served Only One. Day
Thousands Of young men and women
IN this country are annually preparing
themselves for the vocation OF school,
teacher, but there is shipmaster who
tells a good story Of how, when he was
In Florida port, he concluded he
would accept school that was offered
him and quit the sea.
i was in Pensacola, Fla, during the
winter of 1885, said Captain Blank,
with the English bark Dexter. AS I
had forty-fve lay days and the char
terers told me they would not begin to
load the ship for nearly a month,
concluded l would take quarters ashore
and enjoy myself hunting and fishing.
One day, while I was in Milton,
small village about ten miles from
Pensacola, l met planter, who made
me very flattering offer to teach
private school in his district, some
twenty miles north of Milton. AS the
salary he offered me was nearly three
times as much as l was getting | con-
cluded I would accept it. So that
night drove out with him to his place.
and next morning | was introduced to
my scholars. You never saw such a
lot of children in your life-boys and
girls from ten to twenty-five years Of
age, and as untamed as a hurricane
IN the Indian Ocean. The planter had
been gone about five minutes when the
fun began, and from that time till the
noon recess these pupils had lots OF
fun. When school reassembled in the
afternoon a big, red-headed lad start
ed the circus by hitting me square in
the face with spitball, and thereby
raising storm. l went outside and
got couple Of good-sized clubs, and
when came in locked the door, took
on my coat, and started in. Within
nve minutes they were cowed. You
never in all your life saw
such set Of badly whipped
boys and girls; and was so excited.
once | got started on them, that any
mead was good enough for me to hit,
and about the only thing l felt sorry
1or twenty years afterward was the
language l used, for l talked pretty
much as | would on the quarterback
OF ship to mutinous crew. After I
mad thoroughly beaten the cubs l
struck out for Pensacola as fast as nv
legs would carry me, as was sure
the planters would murder me If they
caught me, after giving the children
such trouncing, but letter received
from the man who engaged me con-
WINGED me that, instead of doing me an
injury, l could have had anything /
This is the letter l received.
Milton, Fla, Jan. Is, 1876.-Dear
Captain Blank: Inclosed is $50, your
compensation for teaching
school one day. During the past five
years we have had fully thirty teach
'rs, not one of whom was able to ham
lie our boys and girls for week. but
he thorough licking you gave them
Will only make it necessary for us in
uture to say: If you don't do right we
Will go to the city and get some shin
master to come out and take the
chool.' Accept my thanks and those of
ny neighbors for the great service Won
rendered us. Yours tru.
]. c. b."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by these
Little Pills.
The English Walnut.


Possibly few trees in the old world
are more profitable than the English
walnut, which thrives in England and
all over the northern part OF the con-
tinent Of Europe. The wood is espe-
cially useful for gun stocks and for
many articles Of furniture, and is found
profitable from trees Of ten years
of age and upward. There is always
good demand for the nuts, so that there
are two distinct lines of profit-by the
timber and by the fruit In our coun-
try they thrive in any portion of the
eastern states, although as they pro-
gress northwardly the tips of the last
years shoots are destroyed by winter.
The living portions push out again,
however, and generally bear as abund-
antly as before.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

After years of untold suffering from
piles, B. w. Pursell of Knitnersville, Pa
was cured by using single box of De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. Skin diseases
such as eczema. rash, pimplcs and obsti-
nate sores are readily cured by this ia
NOUS remedy.
Z. h. Bacon, Londonderry, F. E. Smith
Jamaica, Jonas Hill, Bondvil.e, G. G..
Smith, $50. Londonderry and F. B. Pier
Rawsonvl lie
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

President Mckinley never did a
more popular thing than when he re-.
fused to consider Gen. Lees recall or
to alter the arrangements made tor
sending relief to suffering Cubans in
q. S. vessels, and now if he wants to
raise chorus of hallelujahs from the
Atlantic to the Pacific let him ac-
knowledge the independence of Cuba
and back it up with the army and
navy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

Frank G. Houghton's store at Rut-
land was burned out early Sunday
morning. Loss S22, 900 insured for
$4,000. Losses were sustained by
other parties occupying the building,
principally by water. The bulldog
was saved.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
Tonight and TO-MorrOw Njnbt

IO-NiSht ana TO-M0rrOw Night,
Aud each day aud and night during this
week you can get at any druggists Kcmps
Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, ac.
knowled9ed 10 be the most succe> sful
remedy ever sold for Coughs. Group.
bronchitis, Asthma and Consum ,tion.
Get bottle to-dog and keep it always in
the house, so you can check your cold at
once. Price Zoe. and soc. Sample bottle
free.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18
1t has been decided to build the new
capitol of Pennsylvania of white mar.
BILE, to be Quarried in the State.
Many school Children are s,ckiv.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for chill
dren, used by Mother Gray, nurse in
Children's Home, New York, Break up
Colds in "a hours, cure Feverishness.
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teethipe
Disorders, and Destroy Worms. At all
25c. Sample FREF. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy. n. Y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-03-18

After careful consideration, Sena-
tor Mills arrived at the conclusion
that the game would be too warm for
man of his years, and announced
his withdrawal as candidate for re-
election.