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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
NATIONS DEEP IN DEBT.

Latin-America Swamped by Foreign
Loans-colombia's Cent Dollar.
The foreign debt Of Colombia has
been in existence for eighty-three
years, says the Monthly Review. dur
ing approximately forty-seven OF
which no interest was paid. The cor
responding figures for Gutemala, Hon
duras and Venezuela respectively are
seventy-eight and forty-eight, seventy
eight and seventy-two, and eighty
three and forty-one.
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua have ben
Gifted by intervals during which they
owed nothing to the foreign bondhold-
er. Nevertheless the external debt
Of the first has been in default for
thirty years out Of forty-seven, while
Nicaragua paid nothing for forty
nine years out of sixty-six
Salvador neglected her share of the
old debt of the Central American Fed
Grafton from 1927 to 1860 With the
eception of single lapse her subse-
quent record is good, and she now oc-
cupies the happy position of having
no regular foreign debt.
Santo Domingo began her financial
connection with the outside world by
a loan issued in 1869. She has since
then off and on been in default for
about twenty-five years.
Some two years ago Colombia issued
from protracted civil war. She has
since lost Panama, while the expenses
Of the war were met by the short
sighted expedient of issuing forced
currency. AS result she now finds
herself saddled with a debt in notes
reaching the enormous total of nearly
$3.50, 900.
At one time the rate of exchange
for the paper dollar touched $4,000
per cent. But by legislative enact
ment the parity between gold and pa
per was fixed not long ago-in re-
spect of Government transactions-at
the relatively moderate figure of 10000
per cent.
Even this means that Colombia's
dollar represents only 3D., or cents;
and the brain whirls at the thought
of the equivalent in currency OF the
GS1 900 which she will in future have
to pay each year for the service OF
her foreign debt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
RULER WANTS A RAISE
Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudo
In Financial Straits.


The Prince of Schwartzburg-Rud
stadt rules over a country 1863 square
miles in extent, with population or
about 100000 For doing this his faith
full subjects give him civil list OF
900 a year. The prince is a grand
seigneur in his way, with expensive
habits. He owns several castles we'll
stocked with servants, and in the
grand old medieval way he supports
body of musicians who play to him
when he is at his meals.
The Prince got into financial diti-
culties because the necessities of life
are getting dearer. The Prince call
ed his Minister of State the other
day and told him there was not much
pleasure in being a ruler nowadays.
Look at the price of beef and NUT
toni" he exclaimed. My cooks want
bigger wages, so do the laundry maids.
Just look at what clothes cost, es-
pecially uniforms, and l must have
ten uniforms at 1east!"
So Baron Won der Recke, the Min
ister cOnvoked the Diet of the Princi
pality, and the peoples representa-
tives appeared, among them, howev-
er, eight Social Democrats The Min
lister made a pathetic statement about
tie Prince being good man in trou-
BILE and asked for an additional an
nual sum of $4,000 to help him OUT.
The debate that ensued was one OF
finest in the annals of German Parlia-
ments The Socialists wanted to know
about the brass band, what it was for
and what it cost. They had heard OF
curious officials up in those castles call
ed ushers and chamberlains. What
were they for? They turned the
Princes household accounts inside oCt,
and finally declared they would not
grant a penny more, and that if the
Prince could not live on $4,000 a year
there were eight Socialist subjects OF
his who were willing to take his
place and do his work for half the
money.
The Prince was furious and dissolv-
ed the Diet, and over the peaceful
principally now RACES constitution
al struggle unequalled in bitterness.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
BOOTH AND BARRETT.
How the Breach Between These Two
Great Actors Occurred.

How the Breach Between These Two
Great Actors Occurred.
The great breach in the friendship
between Edwin Booth and Lawrence
Barrett occurred when Barrett was
playing ..The Man o. Airlee" in
Booths theater in New York city. The
piece did not draw, and Booth decided
to have it discontinued. So Gas he aft
erward told of the incidents he broach-
ed The subject to Barrett, who imme-
diately grew angry. do you mean to
say that [ can't play it?' he demanded
hotly Booth assured him in a concil-
iatory way that he gave the first part
fairly. but not the last In a greater
passion than ever, Barrett repeated,
''Do you mean to say that can't play
itT Booth, still trying to not offend
him, said, II don't think you have quite
worked into the last act' Then Bar
rett's fury burst its bounds, and he ter
minated torrent Of invective with the
remark "Your fathers weakness and
your brothers crime placed you where
you are. But will live to see you In
the gutter and will stand above YOU"
In spite of this the two grew to be
friends again and starred in the cOmbi-
nation that drew the biggest houses Of
the time,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
Marble Quarries of ltaIv

Nowhere in the world is there 50
remarkable town as Carrara (tna
center of the marble working indus-
try, which lies thirty miles north
west of Leghorn, near the mouth OF
the ARENA River; from the port OF
Arena, thre miles distant, the marble
Is shipped. Carrara lives ON marble,
for there are some 400 quarries in the
vicinity of the town (the principal is
that of TOrano. but most of the Others
are small), and in addition to the
quarrymen, hundreds of marble cutl
ters earn a living there, and not a few
sculptors are to be found in and about
the town. Some 5000 men are regu-
larly employed in the quarries. which
have been worked for over two thou
sand years. The Apennine range, on
the sides of which the marble is quar-
ried, here varies from 500 to $500
feet in height; and from distance
the sight of the Jagged hills glitter.
ing in the sunshine, which seldom
d..
beautiful. Some improvements have.
recently been effected in the methods
of blasting and quarrying the Juras-
sic limestone which is known as Car
rara marble; but even now there is a,
remarkable wastage, due to the prim-
tive appliances in use, and nearly
three times as much stone is quarried
as finally is used, the hastings often
resulting only in the production OF
pieces too small to be of much value.
The United States annually import
Carrara marble in large quantities,
and it is famous all the world over
Tor Its purity and texture. It is rivall-
ed only by the marble quarried at
Massa. There Is college of fine art
at Carrara.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
Chimney Stacks.

The broad brimmed stone and iron
cappings which one sees on the chin
ney stacks in manufacturing districts
are not there for mere ornamentation.
for they serve an important purpose.
On the opposite side Of the stack, to
that upon which the wind may be blow
ing partial vacuum is formed, down
which the smoke would descend were
It not for the brim OF t1bs cap blocking
the way. A chimney stack without a
brim on the top would discharge IT'D
smoke IN huge gusts for some distancs
down one side.-Pearson's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28

Wanted: by Chicago wholesale
and mail order house, assistant
manager imam or woman) for this
county an d adjoining territory.
Salary $2O and expenses paid week
~; expense money advanced, Work
pleasant; position permanent. No
investment or experience required.
Spare time valuable. Write at once
for full particulars and enclose self
addressed envelope. SUPERIN-
TENDENT, 1872 Lake St. Chicago,
iii.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28

Book OF deeds-The history.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28

Pennsylvania Systems Plan to
Provide Against Drought.
AUTOMATIC sTOKER FOR ENGINES

New York Central Experimentine
Money and Labor Remarkable
Features of Cape Colony Rail-
rOad-UniQue Map of the Hartman
Lfnes-New Style of Sleeping Car.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
Is getting itself in position so that in
times of drought it will always have
enough water on hand to meet all it's
wants. says the Philadelphia Press
The dry weather of last year showed
that the old system Of depending or
nearby streams and towns for water
Tor the locomotives will no longer
serve. At one time nearly one-half of
the motive power was laid up on &C.
count of the corrosion Of the boilers
by impure water. This happened at a
time when the business was the heavi-
est. 1t means a, loss Of large sums Of
money and was in a measure RESPONSE
BILE for the piling UP of freight trains
which could not be moved on account
Of there not being enough locomotives
In service.
President Cassatt realized that more
up to date methods would have to be
employed. Since then he has, through
his officers, secured the water rights to
many streams, and the work of con,
structing water pipe line sixty miles
long has begun. The water pipe line is
to be extended throughout the Sec
lions where at times the waterways
become very low. The outlay for this
pipe line Will be considerable, but it
will be Of immense advantage to the
company when water is scarce, as it
will insure the railroad a supply Of
pure water at all times.
An automatic stoker Is the latest eX-
pertinent by the New York Central peo-
pie, says special dispatch from Troy
to the New York Evening World. Elk
periments have practically been COM
pIeted at the West Albany roundhouse,
and the indica ton is that the inven-
zion will result in the most radical saw
ing of labor and cost. The experiments
have been carried on upon a common
locomotive Of an old type.
The device is placed just in front OF
the tender box, with which it connects
by means Of a long feed pipe leading to
the furnace. The cOntrivance consists
of long corkscrew arrangement which
carries the pulyerized coal from the bin
to the feed pipe Into which the coal
falls and is waited by means of fan
through the pipe into the fire. The ma
chine takes up comparatively little
space and is easy to operate. It Is run
by small engine at present, but later
Bert Seabolt, the inventor, expects to
dispense with the engine, procuring his
steam from the locomotive itself.
If the device proves successful in the
final tests saving of 80 per cent in
fuel alone will be achieved.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-06-28
SCANDINAVIAN III, E.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

D. H. w ELS aSGOr.
Services every.Sunday at 1915 a. m. and
7:3Op. m. Sabbath School at II M, Christ
ian Endeavor service at $3.50 p. NJ. All are
cordially .nyited
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
CANEY.

We are having some rain at present. It is a great damage to corn and cotton .. Several from here are thinking of going to the show Wednesday,. MT. and Mrs. Hovis of Pleasant Grove are visit ing at T. J. Crook s this week. k.... Mrs. M. H. Hargis and family vis- itee at $. Y. Cox's Sunday. C.. L. Phillips, R. A. Oglesby, Will Robinson and Miles Hancock of Conway were here Sunday. We are glad to state that T. J. Crook is improving. Christian Loetcher and family visited Antone Dussex Sunday Mrs. Luyet and daugh- ter, Miss Addie, of near Pickle's S Gap visited Cassimer Dussex Sun day Grover Phillips and sister, Miss Callie, were in Conway Sat urday ...F. M. Crook returned last week from Pinnacle, where he has been working at a blaming mill.
 October I6
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
Circus at Little Rock.

Cheap excursion rates have been made to Little Rock on Oct. 24, when the Carl Hagenbeck Greater Shows, now a modern three ring circus exhibit for one day only in that city, giving afternoon and night performances. During the morning a monster street parade of glittering opulent splendor will tra verse the prominent business and resident streets.
 The Hagenbeck circus is the biggest of all tented amusement en- terprises. It is transported from city to city on sixty double length cars divided into three trains, has one thousand employees, four hun dred horses and tents that cover ten acres of ground. Performances are given in three rings. on two stages in steel barred arena and around wide hippodrome racing track.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
GREENBRIER

J. J. Dickens and wife went to Morrilton last Saturday. ...., Rev.
 Jesse Ford of Plumerville filled his last appointment at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday ....
 Rev. J. o. Cantrell will pastor the Baptist church next year, begin ming the second Sunday i'll Novem- Der. Jack Glover and family of Blackfork attended church at the Holiness church here Sunday ...
 A cold rain fell here all day Mon day and up to Tuesday noon. It will damage cotton and corn. J. s. Mobbs had ginned soy bales of cotton up to Saturday night. =. '. H. McRae of the Horseshoe Mountain has rented the Richard son property here and will move here about Nov. I5....Tom. Will son has hired to c. w. Clark -. w. H. Parks has added a front porch to his store. ...L. c. Shank lin, the hardware drummer, was here Monday .. w. B. Love has improved his residence by putting new iron fence to his front yard
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
DAMASCUS.

F.. l.. Smith, J. G. Wyatt and Henry Shillings were in Damas- GUS Saturday. .... Mike Patterson and family, M. B. Linn and family and Oscar Martin and family visi- ted A. Brown Sunday. .. Rev Wood, a general Baptist preacher, preached last Saturday night, Sun day at II a. m. and 5 p. III. ..... The young people have a prayer meeting every Sunday night. It IS doing good ..... The merchants are receiving new goods. The young men and young ladies of the school organized literary society Saturday night. They elected J. M. C. Vaughter, president; Will Harmon, vice-president; Miss Lula Spires, secretary; and Miss Maggie Patterson, assistant secretary. They debated the following sub ject Resolved, That Columbus deserved greater honor for discov- ering America than Washington did for defending the same" It was decided in favor of the mega tive. The school is growing in number and interest. Several young men and women are prepar- ing to teach -. Health good.
 Oct. IS.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
HAMLET.

Rev. Crye preached his last ser mon at New Liberty Sunday ,... Will Gibbons spent several days with his father at this place while enroute to his home at Abingdon, Tenn, after making a tour of the South and West with a view to lo- eating ......R E. l.. Crosby of Searcy visited his niece, Mrs Jen- nie Shaw, Sunday ...,. Miss Truda Gibbons is visiting her sis ter, Maggie Edmonson at Little Rock. .... Big Palarm creek was out of banks Monday ,..... MT. and Mrs. Will Hazle spent Sunday in Conway Earnest Simmons of Vilonia visited home folks Sun day.
 Oct I6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
MOORE.

Very cool weather .. The early frost did a great deal of damage in this neighborhood. ... Oscar Peel visited at Martinville Satur- day and Sunday -. Several from here took cotton to Conway last week Miss Ethel Blair was the guest of Mrs. Lottie Blair Satur- day night. =. Frank l.. Blair was i'll our midst last week .. Rev. w. B. Moore preached for us at the Freewill Baptist church Sunday. INV. B. Glenn did some inn provement on his place last week. -. Ecran Wray will teach our winter school. |. Frank Harring- ton and Arthur Powell of Barney were in our midst Sunday ..... It is cool and cloudy and has been raining Health IS good now.
 Oct. I5,
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
CENTER POINT.

The farmers having made good use of the time since the rains but are very much behind yet. The cot ton was all bitten by the frost last week. On the, lowlands it is all be- ing.sold as fast as they get 1t out Sweet potatoes are fine; they are selling at so cents per bushel. So, boys, bring in your 'possums so that we can pull through until hog killing time Fletcher Quick from Higginson has came up to live with Walter White family and go to school. West Gunter has had two sick children this week. -. The patrons of the school district are making an effort to en- large the school building and to ex tend the limit of the school this winter :. Freeman Laird had the misfortune to get one of his horses so badly crippled last week he is trying to buy an other It IS raining today and no sign of 1t letting up, all the worse on cotton and corn ill the field but I reckon 1t is all for the better.
 Oct. Is.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
BALLARD SCHOOL HOUSE.

C. N. Davis preached here Sun day. .... We had a killing frost here Tuesday and "Wednesday nights. . l.. l.. Fiddler carried cotton to Con way last Friday Ava Ward was here Sunday Ill. J. Huddleston sent cotton to Cabot Saturday .. We learn that Mrs. Hattie Hud- dleston, Texas reader, is well pleased with the Log Cabin Dem ocrat. 70. G. Moore was at Vi lonia Saturday.. Doyle Bryant will enter the Vilonia Training school this week :. Jim Ford and
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18

family visited the family of his father here Saturday and Sunday. .... Avis Cummins has had very sick child the past week but is bet ter at this writing. =. George Turn bough was at Cabot last Saturday. =. The Odd Fellows will organ ize at Vilonia the second Saturday night in November. We had a nice week last week tor gathering crops, but 1t IS raining this uorn- ing and looks like bad weather.
 Oct. Is.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
HOT COFFEE AND BISCUITS===FREE

Come any day during this week and hay on a Majestic in three minutes while you wait.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
County News Notes.
EBENEZER.

The people are busy picking cotton ill this community at pres ant. The bolls are so rotten that a person cannot pick very much in this community. The cotton was damaged a great deal by the rainy weather . Mrs. Viola Wharton IS very sick at this writing The hum of the gin IS being heard con- tinually now. That is good sign that people are getting the most of che crops gathered, while some are wanting hands to pick -. Misses Bessie and Ethel Witcher of Fun ston visited relatives at this place yesterday .Zeke Spilkins, the writer, witnessed coon fight a few nights ago equal to that of yours, only Randolph Wharton and Earl Johnson were saying, sic, sic, when the coon was about to down my dog Quite a number of people from this place attended prayer meeting at P. P, Wharton s Sunday evening .. There will be prayer meeting at MT Johnson s next evening. Everybody come and bring somebody with you. ... There will be an Odd Fellows lodge organized at Vilonia on the second Saturday night in Novem- Der. Everybody that is interested in the Odd Fellows organization come out.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
HANDSOME SET OF WARE===FREE

With every range sold during this Demonstration " Majestic worth every cent of S. 5o This will useful ornamental and durable. Come in and it. and bought for cent less than g. 5o and is cheap at that
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18

....Greenbrier Camp No. 243 ". o. w. will unveil the monument of Soy. John Earnhart on Sunday, Oct 2S, at Shady Grove cemetery. All camps are invited to be present and take part i'll the ceremonies.
 Obtober I6.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
For Twenty Years.

Other chill remedies have sprung up, flour ished for a brief season, then passed away even from memory-but for twenty long years Cheatam's Chill Tonic has been in the field of action. The reason is simple. It has the merit. It actually cures chills and levers while the majority of others merely promise to. One bot tie guaranteed to cure any one case. 7-4t
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18

Old papers, 25c per hundred.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-10-18
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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-22
ACT NO. 122

All NJ. L..
By Mr.. Beale. Senate Bill No. 9s.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article PSI
of the Constitution Of the State of
Louisiana, relative to drainage dis
tricts.
Section l. BE it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State of Louisiana.
two thirds of all the members elected
TO each House eoncurring, That an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for their
approval or rejection. as required Sy
Article 321 of the Constitution, at the
congressional election on the first Tues.
day next following the first Monday in
November 1906, amending Article PSI
of the Constitution 90 as to read as fol.
lows:
Article 2Sl. Municipal corporations,
parishes, school districts and drainage
and sewerage districts, the City of New
Orleans excepted, when authorized TO do
50, by vote of a majority in number
and amount Of the property taxpayers,
qualified as electors under the Consti
tuition and laws of this State, voting 1T
an election held for that purpose, after
due notice Of said election has been pub
lished for thirty days in the official Jour.
nal Of the municipality or parish, and
where there is no official journal, in a
newspaper published therein, may incur
deDt, and issue negotiable bonds therefor
to the extent Of one-tenth of the assess
ed valuation Of the property within said
municipal corporation, parish school
drainage or sewerage districts as shown
by the last assessment made prior to the
submission Of the proposition to the
property taxpayers as above provided.
and may be authorized by the property
taxpayers, voting at said election, to levy
and assess special taxes upon property
subject to taxation in the parish, drain
age districts; provided that said taxes
so imposed do not exceed five mills on
the dollar Of the assessed valuation in
any one year, nor run for a greater
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-09-22
ACT NO. 1877.

ANl ~NO. lOf.
By AIR. Wimberly. House Bill No. ZIG.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing amendments to Articles SO, 90.
100, LOG and 131, and proposing the
repeal Of Article los, of the Consti-
tuition Of the State of Louisiana, rela-
tive to the Judiciary department.
Section 1. Be it resolved, by the
General Assembly Of the State of Louis
lana, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring, That
Article SO of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana be amended so as
to read as follows:
Article IS. The Courts Of Appeal,
except as otherwise provided in this
Constitution, shall have appellate juris
diction only, which jurisdiction shall
extend to all cases, civil and probate.
when the matter in dispute or the fund to
be distributed shall exceed one hundred
dollars, exclusive of interest, and shall,
cot exceed two thousand dollars, exclu
sive of interest, and such appeal shall
be upon the law and the facts.
Section 2. Be it further resolved. etc
That Article 80 of the Constitution of
The State of Louisiana, be so amended as
% read as follows:
Article 80. The Courts of Appea !
hall consist of three judges each. They
shall be citizens Of the United States
and qualified electors of this State. learn.