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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-21
act NO. A.

Rv Mr.. Dovte. House Bill No. 19i.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 14o of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
relative to the city criminal courts OF New
Orleans.
Section /. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly OF the State of Louisiana, two-thirds
of all the members elected 10 each House con-
curing, That Article li0 of the Constitution
of the State be so amended as to read as
follows:
New Orleans two Inferior criminal courts, TO
be known respectively as the First City Grim
inai Court of The City OF New Orleans ans, ana ,ne
Orleans, each OF which shall be presided over
| by one Judge and which shall have jurisdiction
within the territory hereinafter presented,
| for the trial without jury and the punishment
OF all ofienses against the State where the
| penalty does not exceed six months 1mprlson-
ment in the parish jail or fine OF 500 or both;
I in all other cases the judges OF said courts
shall have jurisdiction as committing
magistrates, with authority to commit, ball or
discharge. 1..
| Criminal Court shall extend over the First,
/ Fourth, Sixth and Seventh municipal districts
| of New Orle-ns; aud the Second City Criminal
Court over the Second, Third and flitn
| municipal districts OF said city. In case oil
vacancy in the office, recusation, Disability or
| absence with or without leave, of either OF said
Judges il shall be the duty of the other Judge to
| issue warrants of Arrest for the apprehension
| of parties accused within the jurisdiction Of
| the Judge he replaces, and to make any order oil
commitment or admitting to bail that may be
| NECESSARY and proper and might in due course,
1 have been made by the Judge within whose
| jurisdiction the offense was committed Ard
| in case of such vacancy, recusation. absence
| or disability of one of said judges on motion
/ OF the prosecuting officer, or of the accused or
his counsel, the other judge, acting within his
discretion. MAY. proceed 10 try and discharge
/ or convict and sentence parties accused OF
offenses charged to have been committed
within the Jurisdiction OF the court wherein
| the vacancy exists, or whereof the Judge is
i Reused absent or disabled. In like manner.
| acting also within his discretion, upon formal
application made he may as committing
magistrate examine and discharge, bail or
/ commit parties accused of offenses charged 70
have been committed within the territorial
4 jurisdiction under the provisions OF this par
azraph to issue warrants OF arrest, make prt
/ Iiminary orders and have the accused brought
before him, although sitting in his own court;
! or he may, IN his discretion, occupy the bench
i of the Judge he replaces said Judge sna,i pe
elected BY the voters Of the City OF New
orleans, It barge, for the term OF four years;
The hxzt election therefor shalI be held - ths
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ACT NO. 6.

ACT NO. 6.
Rv Mr.. Henrioues. House Bill No So
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article 309 of the
Constitution OF the State of Louisiana, rel
alive to tax collectors and assessors IN the
city of New Orleans.
Section l. Be il resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two-thlrds
of all the members elected to each House con-
curing, That Article 800 of the Constitution OF
the said State of Louisiana be amended SO as
Article 800. There shall be seven assessors
in the City of New Orleans, who together shan
compose the Board of Assessors Tor the Parish
OF Orleans. One shall be elected from each
municipal district of the City of New Orleans
and they shall be residents of said district
from which they are elected. a
There shall be seven State tax collectors for
the City OF New Orleans. One shall be elected
from each municipal district of the City Of New
Orleans. They snail be residents OF the SAID
districts from which they are elected and they
shall maintain offices in the respective dis
tricts from which they have been elected.
The said assessors and State tax collectors
shall be elected for a term of four years and
the first election shall take place at the general
State election % be held IN April. 1905.
Section 2. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
the foregoing amendment TO the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana be submitted TO the
electors of the State at the next election for
representatives in Congress, to be holden on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in No
yember. 1906. and on the official ballots 10 be
used al such election shall be placed the words:
For the proposed amendment to Article 3os OF
the Constitution of the State of Louisiana
and the words Against the proposed amend
ment to Article 800 of the Constitution OF the
state of Louisiana" and each elector shall in
dictate as provided in the general election laws
of the State which of the provisions for
or against he votes for.
j.. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. of the Senate
Approved June I'D, 1906.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true copy:
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ACT No. 30.

ACT No. 80.
By MIR. Millsaps. senate Bill No. so.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment TO Article ninety
seven (99l of the Constitution of the State
of Louisiana, relative to the Office of the
Attorney General of the State.
Section /. Be it resolved by the general
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurrfng, That Article ninety-seven
(97l of the Constitution of the State OF Louis
lana be so amended as TO read as follows:
Article ninety-seven l97): There shall be an
Attorney for the State, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the state at large
every four wears. He shall be learned in the
law and shall have actually resided and
practiced law, as a licensed attorney In the
State, for five years preceding his election.
He shall receive n salary OF nye thousand
dollars per annum, payable monthly On his
own warrant.
Section 2. BE it further resolved. etc. That
this proposed amendment shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the State for adoption
OF rejection at the Congressional election to be
held in November, nineteen hundred and SIX,
and that if adopted, the same shall take effect
ON the first day of January, 1907.
Section 3. Be it further resolved, ETC.. That
on the official ballots to be used at SAID
election, there shall be placed the words: "for
the proposed amendment to Article ninety
seven 81 OF the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana:" and the words: against the pro-
posed ame- dment TO Article ninety-se n $50
of the Constitution of the State of louisiana
the general election laws of the State, which
of the propositions, for or agalnst, ne
votes for. j. y SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres Of the Senate
Speaker of the House of Representatives
tNppi'' y NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN f. MICHEL,
Secretary OF State.
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Notice for Publication.

Land Office at New Orleans, La
July q. 1906.
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Clerk
of Court at WINFIELD, La, on
September 20, 1000
viz: No 267Il-Mathew NJ. Allen. of Smith,
La, for the Ne IL Sc IA, Sc Ia Ne Ia Sec 20
and W 1-2 Nv ii sec 81, L II n, W La Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz: w. l.. Smith, w. G. Smith,
J. T. Ingram, T. A. Smith, all of Smith, La.
WALTER L. COHEN,
Sentinel, WINFIELD, Aug. IL Register.
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AMENDMENTS
To the Constitution of the State Of louisiana to be
Voted on in Election to be Held
Tuesday, November, 6. 1000.

School established and located at Natchito-
ches: the Industrial Institute and College OF
Louisiana whose name is hereby changed to
the Louisiana Industrial Institute, established
and located At Ruston, and the Southern UNI
versity, now established in the city of New
Orleans for the education of persons OF color.
are hereby recognized; and the General Assem-
bly, is directed to make such appropriations
from time TO time max be necessary for the
maintenance, support and Improvement OF
these institutions; provided that the appro-
priation for the maintenance and support OF
the Southern University shall not exceed ten
thousand dollars per annum.
Section 2. BE il further resolved, ETC., That
said proposed amendment be submitted TO the
electors of the State of Louisiana for their
approval or rejection, as required by Article 81
OF the Constitution OF the State of louisiana
and the general election laws of this State, at
the congressional election to be held in this
State in November, 1906.
j. w. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. of the Senate
Approved June IL. 1896.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN T. MICHEL, Secretary of State.
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Notice for Publication.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, ISIS.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
New Orleans, La. June %, 1906

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
New Orleans. La, June %. 1906.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
With the provisions of the act of Congress of
June B, 1873. entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California, Ore
gon. Nevada. and Washington Territory" as
extended to all the Public Land States by act
August 4, 1892, Eben Hyde, of Tide, Parish of
Winn, State of Louisiana, has this day filed in
this Office his sworn statement No 49, for the
pUrcl ase of the sw IL sw Ia of Section No. 70,
in township No. y n, range No W La. Mer.,
and will offer proof 10 show that the land
sought is more valuable for its timber or stone
than for agricultural. purposes, and to establish
his claim to said land before Clerk Of Court at
Winfield, La,
Saturday, the soth day of September, 1900
He names as witnesses: J. T. Hyde, o. b.
Dean, Rufus Dean, 4. Lasyone all of Tide, La
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
aboye-describcd lands requested to file
their claims in this office or before said 18th
day of September, 1896.
WALTER L. COHEN,
Sentinel, WINFIELD, June %. Register.
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CORRECTED TO JULY lsT, 1896.

The Louisiana & Arkansas Railway makes
close connections with the following Roads at
Aonts named below:
At Hope, Ark with st L I NJ & s, Frisco Sys-
tenn.
At Stamps, Ark, with 81 8 w Cotton
Belt Route.l
At Sibley, La, with v S &P Queen and
Crescent Route) B &
At Chestnut, La, with l. 4 NV Ry.
AT WINFIELD with c K / g. Ry., and l. r
& " Co.
A exandria, La, with T & Ry., st Ii &
s Ry., st LW & G Ry., l. r & Co., Southern
Pacific.
At Georgetown, La. with st L MAS.
b. S. ATKINSON, G. II. & p Agt.
Texarkana, Ark, July IL, 1906.
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office at Natchitoches. La 4,
August l6. 1906,

Land Office at Natchitoches La,
August 16, 1906. !
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has fled notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, and
that said proof will be made before Register
and Receiver at Natchitoches, La. on
October ~, 1000.
viz: II. E No. I0530, Joel V. Anderson. of At
lanta. La, for the sw Ia of sw Ia Sec "a, I 10,
N 4 west La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses TO prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land viz: g. W. Robinson, OF Atlanta,
La. w. L. Cook, b. Evans, t. Sills, of Whit
ford, La. j. ERNEST BREDA. Register.
Southern Sentinel WINFIELD, Aug. q, 1906
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Public Improvement Bond Amendment"
Ard each eleotor shall indicate his vote on
the proposed amendment, as provided III the
general election laws OF this State.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate.
j. W. HYAMS.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved June 18th, 1906.
NEWTON G. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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Notice for Publication.
Land Office at New orlea,

Land Office at New Orleans, La
August 3, 1906.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
TO make final proof in support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made before Clerk
of Court at WINFIELD La. on
September 40, 1000
viz: III f No 1910. IbZan COckerham. Stills. La,
for the Sw Ii OF Nv ii section ?. 7 Ii r 2 W
La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land. viz: ID. W. Miller. b. w. Will
liams, Winfield, G. F. Creel, Stills, A. NJ,
Kinney, WINFIELD, La.
WALTER l.. COHEN,
Sentinel, Winndeld, Aug. IL Register.
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ACT No. II.

: JOHN f. MICHEL. Secretary Of State.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-22

One OF the duaintest OF the numer-
GUS yearly tetes still in honor at Dun
kirk Is the fete OF lanterns, Instituted
many hundreds OF years ago in honor
of st. Martin, bishop OF Tours. who
died In 1896, and who was one Of the
iprelates by whose efforts the early In
habItants OF these parts were convert
ed to Christianity. AS soon as dusk
sets In the celebration commences, and
all the urchins of the town congregate
In the main tioroughfares. Each one
bears paper lantern, some OF which
are OF considerable proportions, being
shaped in tho form of ship or a
dover With lanterns In hand and
blowing Justify on horns and rum-
pets, the crowd OF youngsters parades
the streets London News.
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BY some strange irony st. Alban,
the martyrel but possibly mythical
Roman soldier whose festival falls
on June - has quite oversIlnd lowed
his probably historic instructor, St
Amphibalus, whose anniversary comes
on the following day About AM
phibalus we know that he was 4 ma
rtlve OF Caerleon, which the golden
legend expresses by clubbing him "a
princes son Of Wales in grete araye."
He was buried at Redbourne, hut
TRANSMITTED" to st. Adams abbey,
where his cup was preserved, which
they of the Common sort call st. Ana
belle Bolle. IN FORMER times children
were frequently christened with his
name, and -Affai1eiI Partridge was gold
smith to Queen Elizabeth yvcstmln-
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49,, nnItnnh.

Shortly before his death Keats left
strict injunctions that his maidstone
should bear these words:
Here lies one whose name was writ in
water.
For nearly forty years simple
gravestone bearing these words mark
ed the spot where Keats lay-the grave
yard OF the English church in Rome
but in 1859 Joseph Severn, whose hand
Keats held when he died, wrote to Mr..
Dixie. father of the present Sir Charles
Dixie, suggesting the following cpl-f
taph, which was subsequently, adopted:
This grave contains the mortal remains OF
John Keats.
a Young English Poet,
who died At Rome. Feb. 20 1880. aged
. years.
His short life
was SO cmbittered by discouragemCut and
sickness that he desired these words
to mark his grave:
Here lies one whose name was writ in
water
Time
having reversed this sentence.
his friends and admirers -
Row Inscribe his name
in Marble.
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ar. Felix 3flt my sat In s1llolzs
ing room of hotel anu sIiioised Z
CIGAR Last week he WIS Mr.. james
sTayI6r, the week before that he was
ar Hiram Brown lii, Felix Brad
bury changed his name aud his hal5fta-
2fiOn as often as he thought the police
hndl discovered him.
Sometimes they lustletl him around
pretty lively. and atslll they let him
rest aud tnke on hesli This was one OF
his resting spells. and yet he was not
quite happy. HIS funds were at q low
eipb. his partner was - Sing Sing on g
ten year sentence. and notliinG IN his
line seemed to turn up.
RIr. Brudbnry's specially was crack
ing cribs with him S:ri1T meant any
thing with roof on It-lMseIIing store.
bank or warehouse. He was also q
fair hand at the confidence game and
had been known to cob half \. dozen
guests of a hotel the same evening
Taken all IN an. he wins a good all
round man. nndstt wasn't his fault that
luck was against HIM Even fE ms
money was low he was making q big
blum by dressing wei aud ordering the
best the menu Afforded. Mr.. Bradbury
was wondering how much the next de
tective who arrested him would de
mand for letting him 80 again when
one OF the bell boys suddenly appeared
and said:
..You are wanted at the telephone,
SIR
The gentleman Of the jimmy gave a
start Of surprise ana then proceeded to
the instrument in the next room. Few
knew OF his presence in the city, and
they would hardly chance calling him
up over the wire. The problem was
soon solved, however. In answer to his
hello a girls voice started on with:
$50 I've got you at list, have q
I've been trying for half M hour. Are
you coming home this eyenfng?7
II don't know. was the doubtful re-
ply Of Mr.. Bradbury, who Instantly
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Qua Auction Incident.

"a PittsburS millionaire once saved
me from the commission of dreadful
error" said an Atlantic City auc-
tioneer. 1--WE put up lot OF second
hand art books. books with colored
plates, one rainy day. and among the
lot was set OF Audubon's Birds OF
America. I knew little about books
the useful nrts are my line and was
quite ready to let this set go for $26
when my Pittsburg friend, happening
In, bid $500,
'.of course the books went to him.
but after the sale he told me he didn't
want them
Take them back. he said, ana
ship them to New York. You can get
81, 500 for this set, It Is q frst edi-
tion.'
Sure enough. the set brought ST.
100 In New York two months later. It
lad been forwarded to me through
! shipping clerks error, ana I'd have
let 1t SO for nothing had 1t not been
Tor the knowledge ana kindness OF this
Pittsburg millionaire"
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TIE GULF OF MEXICO.
AmerIca.a AIedaterran!ean md
IsI.cinis,S IE,Sr. ~, I-flitfliiIE.,.. Il


The gulf Of Mexico Is 1 sea 1900
miles long from the straits OF Florida
TO the haFbor. OF Tamplco and $50
miles wide from the mouth Of the
mississippi river to the mouth Of he
Coatzacoalcos.
This Mediterranean OF the west b
surrounded by countries of extraor 4
nary richness In the fertility OF thlr
soil, the genIaIity Of their climat
the vastness and value Of their for
ests and the variety and extent of
their mineral endowments.
All these countries, capable OF slls-
tanning hundreds Of millions Of people.
are inhabited by nations ana races
who live under republican forms Ief
government and cherish and maintain
free institutions The northern coast
IEneE Of thls Emp ortsTlt sen IS n the
great republic OF the United States Of
North America. The southern half Is
In the next greatest American repub-
lie, that OF Mexico, while on the east
are the Important Islands of the West
Indies, with Cu1a at their head. The
region around this most important sea
is destined to he FAR richer, more pow
erful and more distinguished in the
history and Affairs of our globe than
were ever those that bordered the
ancient Mediterranean OF the eastern
hemisphere, not even excepting Egypt
Greco and Rome New Orleans Pleas
yune.
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Notice

AS provided in Section 6 Of
Chapter 8 of the Code Of West Vir-
einia, Notice is hereby given that
at regular session of the County
Court for Harrison County, West
Virginia, held on the 18th day of
July, 1906, the following changes
were made in the voting precincts OF
Simpson district:
1t appearing to the satisfaction Of
the Court that the voting precincts
Of Simpson District work q great
inconvenience to large number OF
the voters of Precince No. 2 of SAID
district, it is ordered that the
boundary lines of Precincts Nos. q
and 3 of said Simpson district shall
be. and the same are hereby chang:
ed and established as follows:
Precinct No. 1, beginning at tbs
mouth Of Jack Run near the resi-
dence OF Henry McCord on the line
dividing Simpson district and Coal
district, thence following the pres.
emit line between Precincts Nos. ]
and 9 to the Clay district line;
thence with said Simpson district
line to the county road crossing the
line between said district and Bar.
bour county to the hill about one
half mile southeast of the dwelling
house Of T. w. Lawson thence with
said road to its intersection with the
county road connecting Glade Run
and Pig Tail Run south Of the resi-
dence Of T. w. Lawson; thence in
4 straight line in northwesterly di-
rection to the Coplin Run road at
the end Of the lane from the resi-
aence Of John Tyson; thence near
X west to the county road just
south If the residence Of NJ ..
long thence in a northwesterly di-
7ection 10 the Northwestern Turn
pike 10 a cornor of the lands of ..
NJ. cor pening heirs and John r.
Stout On the north side of said
.piie tasnce with said Northwestern
sTurnsia4 to the line dividing
Simpson and Coal districts I thence
With tire iine of said Siinpson dis
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90 q tba nlaca of beeiinrn1ine.

trict to the place of beginning.
Voting place at Depot Store
House, Three Booths.
Precinct No. 2, beginning at the
corner Of the lands Of e. NJ. Cor
pening heirs and John B. Stout on
the north side Of the Northwestern
Turnpike and thence west with said
turnpike to the line dividing Simp-
son and Clark districts thence with
the line Of Simpson district to the
Barbour county line; thence with
the line between Simpson district
and Barbour county to the line of
Precinct No. 1 on the hill about one
half mile southeast of the residence
of T. W. Lawson; thence with line
of Precinct, No L to the place of
the beginning.
Voting place at Grasselli School
House, Three Booths.
A Copy, Attest:
CHARLES F. HOLDEN,
2Ss3td4tw. Clerk.