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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17
PANAMA CANAL Is
NEARING COMPLETION
One Can Get a Good Impression of What
The Great Dugout Will Look Like,
Even Now.

Even Now.
Washington, d. G., Sept. l7--It may
no longer be ascrbed TO an over-zealous
anticipation to see that the beginning
Of the end Of the giant task Of digging
the Panama canal is in sight
The strueture-it may well be called
that, for the digging Of the great ditch
is but one feature OF the works. tax.
ing such definite shape that an amateur
without The trained imagination Of the
engineer for looking into the future can
see what the canal i going to be- by
running over the course through the
zone from Colon TO Panama.
In the culebra aud Chagres sections,
where the greatest amount Of excavation
lis to be done there is deep cash
through the hills. III the Culebra Sec
ton Of the s4.000,00O yards Of dirt and
stone that we're to De taken out the
steam shoyels have already gorged out
more than 5oOOO,o00 yards. Ia the
Chagrcs section Of the thirteen million
yards OF excavation, ten millions has
been done. IN the other sections, the
work Of this character is almost com.
plete, with the exception Of the deepen
ing Of the channel by the dredges
In eastern sections. the great dam At
Gatun has been brought up 70 the level
Of % feet above the sea- More than
nine million cubic yards Of wet and dry
"dn7 have been placed. The barrier
which is to hold In check the waters TO
form the lake from which water is to be
drawn to supply the locks, is now so
nearly finished that sight Of Il con.
veys an idea Of is tremendous bulk
The gigantic locks are being outlined
in concrete. The upper or lake level
lock OF the fight az Gatun is almost
completed, The walls have almost
reached their full height, and the tower
ing steel forms will soon be moved TO
the lower locks, Of which the floor has
been practically completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17

An instance in which the government
placed a tenacious grip on $50 has .
place in current treasury records. IL
shows that 3. II. Ieiteh paid $50 for a
license 10 sell curios and photographs IN
Yosemite National PARK for one year
beginning January /, 1910 He was Civ
en- the privilege OF occupying a cabin
ia the Mariposa Big Tree grove Leitch
died IN April. before he had opened his
place Of business for the year. As no
goods had been sold under the license
aud Il was non-tausierrable, the adj
ministrat0r OF Leitchs estate thought
that the government would Be willing
10 refund the license fee Of $50 He
applied TO the treasury officials for the
money. but the only answer they could
make was that there was no law at-
thorizng q refund ia such cases. I.eiteh's
death revoked che license but that re-
voked no drawback. Ia May the priyi-
lege that had been held by Letch was
sold to r n Dexter, who paid $50 for
q years license. At last accounts, Dex-
Ter was in good health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17
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The Dry
! Farming ;
Congress:

By JOHN T. BURNS.

Isecretary Dry Farming congress.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17

was full Of EN-. II was poisonous II
the agricultural department has the
kind OF corn it planned 20 get"
Judge | did feel a little queer last
week" the prisoner answered, eoniur-
ing up some symptoms ia his fear,
What does it mean, Judge, when a col
ored man feels hollow behind the ears r.
Il may mean crossing the river Jor-
dan and angel voices
Judge, amt you kiddin met begged
the prisoner. San ] was going to be
married Saturday night
He WAS given thirty days in the work.
house as penalty and for observation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-17

TM mp oTABLn as a world
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14

trict which extends across ten coun-
tise of West Virginia lies along the
eastern edge of the oil fields, where
the rocks are elevated by anticlinal
folds, down the slopes of which to the
west are found such remarkable oil
deposits. We must look for the same
conditions in this Alabama oil and gas
field, the geological and Typographical
being identical and by US
ing proper Judgment in locating the
drilling of wells much money Will be
saved for it is not the great acreage
that Will pay dividends to the stock
h olders of the numerous companies
that are being formed to drill in this
state but the producing wells, either
of gas or oil. Forty acres properly
located will be of greater value than
1000 selected haphazard and as in all
oil and gas districts there will be dry
holes, the number of which can be de-
creased by proper locating. There cam
not be too many wells or too much oil
or gas produced and the drilling of
hundreds of wells all to become pro-
ducers will be to the advantage of
the state at large and the companies
ROBERT r. YELL.
Birmingham, July 13, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
INTERVENTION WANTED
BY CUBAN MALCONTENTS

Havana, July 13AhTe purpose of the
conspiracy for which the mulatto, Col.
Jorge Valera and his associates were
arrested yesterday was to compel
American intervention, according to the
governments Information The secre-
tary of the interior has issued an Of
fetal statement that 1t was learned
some days ago that the conspiracy ex-
listed with the design of blowing up
bridges and railways and the destruc-
ton of property of foreigners. Investi-
cation resulted in the discovery that
the suspects were In constant commune
cation with a stock broker whose name
is unknown to the government. de-
scription of him has been obtained.
and the police are making an active
search for him.
One of the conspirators, named Pa
terinio Peco, voluntarily declared the
whole conspiracy was fake and
merely an attempt to make pretense
of uprising to break the local stock
market by committing some damage
not serious to property. The prisoner
further declared that the plot was first
suggested by an agent of the govern
ment who informed him that he knew
an individual willing to pay Peco and
his four comrades $1,000 each and also
furnish explosives If they would go
into the country and start a fake revo-
luton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
TO HEAR COMPLAINTS
AGAINST CATTLE LAW
Dallas County Commissioners
to Take Up Question
LAWS VERY UNPOPULAR
Lumber Mill Near Selma-Con-
victions for Violations of
Prohibition Law

Selma, July 1S-(Special)-T court OF
County commissioners has set Monday,
July IS, as the day upon which it will
meet to hear complaints against the cat
tie laws which are now in force in Dallas
county and at which. it will be decided
whether the county shall continue to as
sist the government experts In their work
of Graduating the cattle tick in the
county.
When the commissioners met in regular
session last Monday quite number OF
farmers appeared before the court and
asked that the cattle laws of Dallas coun-
ty be repealed. These farmers stated
that the laws which forced them to keep
their cattle penned up would work a
great hardship upon them
When the court meets on July % to hear
the opinions of the farmers and their OBJ
jections upon this question 1t Is expected
there will be farmers present from all
sections of the county. The cattle laws
are very unpopular with the farmers and
the protests which they will make against
them will be strong, and may result In
the laws being repealed and the United
states government taking their cattle tick
experts out of Dallas county, for without
the proper stock laws the government men
have no hope of Graduating the cattle
ticks from the county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
RAILROADS BUSY IN
DEVELOPMENT WORK
Frisco Will Soon Build Line
Into Mississippi Capital
MANY DEALS REPORTED
IT Is Said That the Frisco Has Bought
the Goodyear Road and the ILL.,
nois Central VIII Build
Depot at Jackson

Jackson, Miss, July 13.-(Special Rail-
road deals seem plentiful about Jackson
just at present Following the announce
ment a day or so ago that the Great
Northern would erect a quarter of mil
lion-dollar depot in this city comes the
news, from New Orleans that the Frisco
will build line into Jackson BY an
agreement between the Great Northern
and the Frisco system it is said that ar
rangements have been perfected that will
secure another line connecting this city
with Memphis. This is to be done by
the extension of the Great Northern to
a point near Memphis for which the pre-
limnary surveys are already under way.
A prominent railroad official said that
he had been informed that this would
be the route of the Frisco into New Or
leans from the east making two avenues
of approach for the great Yoakum sys-
tenn. 1t is also reported that the Frisco
had purchased the Goodyear road, but
this is strenuously denied However there
are persistent rumors of a consolida-
ton of the Goodyear road with that of
the Mississippi Central and several OF
its small lumber feeders, and it is said
that this is done for the purpose of Gre
ating line to oppose the interests of the
Great Northern railway. Rumors of every
Kind may be heard but for the presen.
those interested in the deal are keeping
close-mouthed on account of the neces-
sity of securing right of way before
steps might be taken to block them.
With the construction of this line the
Frisco would have direct entrance to New
Orleans from the north, something 1t
has been without since-the calling off of
fts-tra fficI agreement with the Queen and
Crescent lines from Tupelo to Jackson.
This was previous to the prolonged liti-
cation growing out of the well-remember-
ed traffic agreement between the Illinois
Central and the Frisco system. II it is
true that the Frisco has swallowed up
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
The Alabama Oil and Gas Field
I, IL, q Ldita1. Of ,ran A ua-Inrald.

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
In the report made by DIR. Day in
the Manufacturers Record the record
of No. well in Fayette county was
no doubt furnished him by the parties
who drilled the we'll. Either the driller
was not familiar with the names and
location of the sands passed through
or, If he had knowledge of the nam
ing Nof these sands as established IL
Pennsylvania and West Virginia oil
fields, he purposely did not name them.
1t is of great Importance mat the
record of oil and gas wells should give
these sands under their proper names.
The writer does not care to crit
icise DR.. Days report, but it would
have been of greater value if he had
placed these sands where they belong.
geographically, and from a practical
well drilling standpoint Comparing this
record with a number of gas wells as
shown in Prof l. c. Whites reports
of the West Virginia geological sur
vey for oil and gas, leaves the first
impression of the writer of the Fay
cite gas wells: That the flow of gas
is from the Big Injun' eand of West
Virginia to which both the depth and
pressure correspond, and that the big
gasser sands or Gordon sands are much
deeper, and from Professor Whites re-
port the Alabama wells must be drilled
at least from 5000 to $500 feet before
we can expect to get into the Gordon
sand.
The rock pressures in the Big Injun
sand are from 500 to $50 pounds, while
the Gordon sands $500 to 1000 feet
deeper) give from 500 to 1900 pounds
pressure. = 1t will be found that the
oil belt is located west of and parallel
to the gas strike This has been es-
tablished in the West Virginia fields
and that the degree line is of no use
in locating the oil pools, which follow
the level lines of the rocks, Goa beds,
limestones and sandstones and the oil
sands are thousands of feet below the
surface and are nearly parallel to the
surface rocks and rise and dip with
them, and the surface indications
should be we'll marked, anticlinal waves
or rapid and irregular dips producing
the terraced structure of the strata.
AS a proof of this the great gas dis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
ROAD IMPROVEMENT rs
LIVEST SORT OF THEME

Columbus. Ca, July 13-(SpeciaD-Th
Georgia and Alabama Industrial Index
will say tomorrow in it's regular week
ly issue:
Road improvement continues to be
the Invest sort of theme throughout
Georgia and Alabama as is well illustrat-
ed by several recent developments. But
Ter county, Alabama, has just voted $780,,
900 of good road bonds and Marshall
county in the same state, will soon vote
Georgia, is petitioning the Georgia leg
islature for authority to issue 100000 of
road and bridge bonds. Covington coun-
ty, Alabama, has just employed an en-
gineer and will award contracts during
the current month for much road-build-
ing work. Conecuh county, Alabama is
inviting bids on $4,000 of road-improve-
ment bonds is being vigorously agitated.
"Gadsden, Alabama, is inviting pro-
posals for building waterworks, and At
ITALIA in the same state asks bids FOR
building 611 miles of sewers. Rockmart,
Ca. will vote early in August on issu-
| ing sewerage and waterworks bonds and
| Toccoa, Ca, will also vote soon on
school and sewerage bondN Fort Payne,
| Ala awarded the contract for consid-
| cradle paving.
| AN investor from Washington state
bought 1900 acres near AlbanN Ca. and
| will plant the tract in pecans. Another
Sumter county Georgia, farm paused in
70 the hands of South Carolina INVESTORS
| the round sum of $4,000 being the pur-
chase price. The sale of a Terrell coun-
| ty, Georgia. farm at $50 per acre illus
trates how South Georgia values are be-
ing maintained
Two new fertilizer companies are re-
ported for Telfair county, Georgia. and
one for White Plains. Ga. A $4,000
plant for the manufacture of hocs Is to
be established at once In Birmingham,
Ala. Rich coal lands in Shelby county,
Alabama, changed hands. and are to ba
mined according to the most modern
methods. Railroad shops in Macon, Ca.
are to be enlarged and electrically oper-
ated throughout. Contract was awarded
at Birmingham Ala. at $4,000 for en-
larging a hospital
"A new bank Is announced for b.
CART Ga. A bank at Oneonta, Ala. de-
clared a Is per cent dividend Twenty
five new corporations. with capital
stock of $1,2435o0. were chartered. among
them the Greater Georgia association.
which represents united systematic ef-
fort on the part of its trade bodies and
public spirited citizens to advertise and
develop the state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
YOUNG MAN TRIES
TO END HIS LIFE

Columbus, Ca, July 13.-(Special.)-
Cleveland Stringfellow, II years old, tried
to end his life with a pistol at his home
in Phoenix City this afternoon. He shot
himself in the temple and the ball went
through his head, coming to the sur
face Immediately under the ear. He is
still living tonight and. remarkable to
state, has a chance for recovery. Despond-
ency is attributed as the cause of the
act Last year his brother, j. w. String
fellow, killed himself by eating rough
on-rats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Interest in Mill Purchased

The announcement was made this
morning that o. A. Mason of St Louis
had purchased half interest in the lum-
Der mill here of the Schuh-Miller Lum-
Der company. This mill has been shut
down for several months past, and in the
future 1t will be operated by Mr.. Mason
and J. P Schulz of Cairo, Ill. The work
of overhauing the machinery of the plant
will be started within the next few days
and the mill will be enlarged by having
new machinery added.
Mr. Mason today stated that in all prob
ability the new company would branch
out from the lumber business and oper-
ate in connection with 1t manufacturing
plant, the nature of which, though, he
would not disclose. Mr.. Mason will move
to Selma shortly and will manage the
riant
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Spent Night In Jail

During the session Of the city court of
Selma Tuesday afternoon Juries returned
ver1icts of guilty against George Camp
bell, a white man, and Luke Johnson, a
negro who were tried for violations of the
prohibition laws The jury in the case
against Mr.. Campbell returned a verdict
fixing a sentence at $500 and costs of court
and a similar verdict was returned in the
case against the negro.
Both of the verdicts returned by the
juries in the two cases make it optional
with Judge ]. w. Mabry as to whether
he will assess a fine and take money, or
sentence the two defendants to hard la
Dor for the amount for the county. AS
Judge Mabry has not yet rendered his
decision In the case, Mr.. Campbell and
Luke johnson spent last night and to-
day in the county Jail awaiting the de-
cision in their cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Big Family Reunion

Phenix City, July 13.--(Special.)--M. F.
Ray and family have returned from
Clay county. Alabama, where they at
tended a reunion of the Raj family in
Alabama Two hundred and twenty-nine
representatives of the family were pres
ent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
FOR RENT OCTOBER /
Three story store, centrally
located, elevator and railroad
in rear, 55x180.
w. B. LEEDY & co.

Rates at Ingram Wells Hotel
$1,000 to $1,000 per week. City
phones 103
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Parker-Stewart

Miss Bessie Parker of Riderville and
Mr.. Perry. S. Stewart of clanton were
united in marriage at the courthouse
this morning about II o'clock by Chief
Clerk j. q. Chisholm of Probate Judge
Pitts office. The young couple came to
Selma this morning on the train over
the Southern railway from Birmingham
ard, accompanied by friends and rela-
tives, went from the Union passenger
station, where the necessary license was
secured and the ceremony performed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart returned to Clan
ton this afternoon, where they will make
their future home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14

Rates at Ingram Wells Hotel
$1,000 to $500 per week City
phones lob.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Moved to yicksburg

Mr.. and Mrs. Walden Dansby left Sell
ma this morning for Vicksburg. Miss,
where they will make their future home
and where Mr.. Dansby will enter the
brokerage business. The many friends
of Mr.. eand Mrs. Dansby regret to see
them leave Selma, they having been res
idents of this city practically all of their
lives. Mr.. Dansby has for several years
past been a member of the Johnson Fur
niture company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14
Wedding Proves a Surprise

In Camden Tuesday night was per-
formed the ceremony which united in
marriage Miss Grace Darling Breslin of
this city to Mr. Abe Cook of Camden.
The news of the wedding. which was
received here this morning, caused con-
siderable surprise to the many friends
of the young lady here. Miss Breslin Is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jud Bres-
lin of this city and left home a few days
ago to attend house party at Camden.
While attending the house party she met
Mr.. Cook and the meeting resulted in
their marriage in Camden last night.
The bride was quite a social favorite
among the younger set of Selma and
is a gifted and talented young woman
who had large circle Of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14

The prize drill and dance by the Abb
bolt Rifles In the armory on Alabama
street tonight proved one of the most
enjoyable entertainments of the Summer,
and is an annual event which the COM
pany gives just before leaving for en-
campmept. The prize drill began shortly
after Q o'clock and the members of the
company were loudly applauded as the
drill progressed After the company
medal had been awarded, the dance be-
gan with a march which was led by
Lieut. James voltz with Miss Mabel
Jones as his partner. and who were fol-
lowed through the march by about 30
couples. During the evening delicious
fruit punch was served. and the affair
proved a most enjoyable one to all who
were present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-14

Young ! II G . ' q
Men through a,rOus. in,
and abuse Of Ma
lures laws. broken
down your healthf
Is there a con-
slant drain on your
ality2 Your
pimpled face. dark
circled eyes. stunted
DEVELOPMENT a n d
guilty. bashful man
ner proclaim your
folly to all the
world, and mar
rntrr ct1aaaac in
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-20

mo Gen. Beadle pred mnoha Lefty
vzdy radil zakonodarn6 statni by
skolny pozemky Sc neprodavaly |
"a babku, a take jeho pfiGinenfm
a proz!ravosti v tonic ohledu ma
stat co dekovati ze skolnf poem
ky doposud nelson rozprodane .
ony co byse prodaly byly prodane
"a slusny penfz. Tvrdf Sc ze az
Sc tyto pozemky prodajf skolnf Ia
Ky We st6tu jiz. Dakota budou vel
mi nepatrne nebo dokonce zadn6,
vse zasluhou Generala Beadla. Pc
celem state skoly slime sbfrajf pits
pevky ma postayeni krasn6 sochy
Gen. Beadla v Pierre dokud je on
xiv talk ably aspof "a sveho zivota
byl pot6sen vdeGnostf obyvateln,
neb, Jest jill stafeGek Is rokn
starry. Doufame ze distrikt zdej-
81 Sc media zahanbiti jinymi a kaz-
dt Sc do zabavy dostavf q tel ma
kosicky Dude hazeti.
J. L. Janda z Lesterville byl
zde "a obchodem We stfedu a tez
Sc stavel v nasi tisk&rn9. Pravil
ze co zapocali prodavat "a hotove,
ze vse de hladce az ma n9kolik "a
kaSnfkn. Celkem system ten je
ma ncjvys uspokojivy lidem kteff
platf hotovyma, noboJ dostanou
nynf zbozf prGmerne o Is procent
lacineji, neA.i drive kdy museli pc
mahat platit "a neplaty. Rovnez
pry ma nynf o jednoho klerka me-
ne, nebot nemusf vesti tax spleti-
te knihvedeni. Pravil ze jill by
necht9l zakusiti Iv6rovy system.
A neni jej take tfeba, pooot Tide
takfka vsichnf mali penfze a KIDD
je nema, necht SO je vypGjci.
Mnozi bohati Tide mSli We zvyku
mfti staly duh kolem nekolika set
dolarG, re ktereho neplatili z&dny
interest, avsak penize NELL pujce
ne ma Iroky. CT to byla vinag
Zajiste obchodnfkd Re Jim 6ekali.
Nasi obchodnici by konecne NELL
Sc usjednotit a nasledovati pffkla-
du sousednfch NEST. Kdyby mex
terry nechtel, tvrdfme ze by pc Ca
Sc tax uGinil.
Mesto Avon poslalo zastupce
fed IA dny do Chicago by vyjed-
nall S dfednfky drahy, zdali by
doprava ma linii z Yankton do
Platte Sc nemohla zlepsiti. Ufed
nfci drahy slibovali Re ma jafe dali
lepsf trate, lepsi stroje a dopravu
a hory dolly. Ovsem, sliby drahu
mic nestoji, proto jsou mimi PAM
cd zeleznice tax st9dfi.
Zdcjsf ochotnick5 syolek sehral
divadelnf pfedstavenf v Tyndall v
dterS veGer. Cesty ovsem byly
spatne avsak n&vsteva z venkova
byla obstojna. Pfedstavenf Sc
vsem pfitomntm libilo cehoz byl
dokladem neutuchajfcf smfch a po-
tlesk pc kazdem vystupu.
Budovy obchodnf We msst6 Lam
70 jakoz j obydlf jsou bezmala
vsechny odstehovane do move zalo
zeneho mesta, 2 mile severneji.
Move m9sto Sc jmenuje Winner.
Obchodnf Lofty v mem Sc prodavaly
"a $1,000.
Kartove drivf ma prodej. Phi
Haste Sc u Chas. F. Blachnfka.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-01-20
Dividendy HOtOv6

Timto Sc aznamuje podilnfkdm,
Re dividendy pro rok 1908 q 1909
jsou pfipravene a mohou byt obdr
zeny v elevatoru. Dividendy "a
rok 1908 jenz jsou 2.94 pro cent q
"a rok 1909 jenz jsou 16 80 pro
cent, jsou pfiprsveny ma rozdanf
mezi podflnIky. Ably Sc snaze to-
mu rozunlslo, prvnf obnos enact
2 dolary "a cent? re sta q druhf
l6 dolari 80 cent? re sta. KIDD to
dy ma diva dice pc $50 obdrzf "a
oba roxy $l9.84; kdo ma jeden d.
lee "a $50 obdrzf ienom rolovicku
Gill SO. 80 "a oba roxy, atd. Dou-
Re kazdy vnkolnf farmer 81
koupi dice TAX abysme zaplatlli
duh a nemuseli Sc penize dluzit
ma vedenf obchodu, pax by dividen
dy byly mnoh6m vetsi.
Farmersk6 Kooperativnf Spoil.
JOS. Novotny, predseda.