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The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14
Notice

/ will be at the following places for
the purpose of assessing taxes for the
year 1910. Please every body remem-
Der the dates.
Fort Drum, Tuesday, January 18th.
Tantie, Thursday, January Goth.
Sebastian, Monday, January oath
Wabasso, Tuesday, January 25th.
Quay, Wednesday. January Goth.
Narrows, Thursday, January 9th.
VerO, Friday, January 2Sth.
Jensen, Tuesday, February LIST.
Ankona, Thursday, February 3rd.
Fort Pierce, Friday and Saturday.
february 4th and 5th.
White City, Tuesday, February Sth.
Viking, Thursday, February, 10th
F. c. POPPELL, Tax Assessor.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14

VARIOUS rumOrS are prevalent as 10
attempts that will be made at the meet
inc Of the State Democratic Executive
Committee in Jack SonyIle next Tues
day. 1t is reported that the corpora
ton politicians will endeayor to have a
convention Of the party called. The
purpose is to control the convention
and have it declare against the primary
law. the railroad commission, and d.
rect nomination of United States Sen
ators. They are allied with the whiskey
interests, and the allies want the con-
vention to pass resolutions against the
prohibition amendment. A bad, bold
scheme Will the people of Florida
tolerate such control?
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14
UNIQUE PROGRAM OF
THE SURPRISE PARTY


C.a..r,l..,,,, ,.'.o.eot social events
90 ,bo ...,.,.. ...,. the birthday surprise
,,,t,, b,,J y.Gr..aay evening in honor
nf ,G.cnrnLir.i lir1Iay. Of "Frcddic"
lI n ,,,,,',. n.5 "Hprrir" pyIrs.
Tb;rtv iryitatfny, had been issued 70
,ha tri.n5, - tta two honDrcp,. and
SARA os fnll,o...
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,,.Ii,rI, rI,l5., Ila,r., and little Benae pylcs
come %oarralq, ,s,"nrd d, quarter Of eight
I%lGr HON, o.. ','. .'.' at ' ',. ~. '.'''
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ota-cto cali .dc.nho.. .frr.uo and Beon"
DR. }oa YIN 11 nn,i the sum q" ., 2n" penny
p.c,,.r, %, D.ca.a. loLesp mum.
pronr,lv a. ,ho opnoinrol hour the
,,ua,ts roth orod at tGn home of Mr. and
Vrs = i pyIas and L4pniling mes
sages ,yere sant tbe two "hoys7 to at
trac, Observation-Disclosures t'pon their
a,' nu. r.,I and thr raading Of the above
,nritotinn tha finn If the evening was
nn ,,,s,,,' mnn ,r'
Ea,Iin,, in line in column of two. with
mr. VanI andin0bam nc drummer bow.
,bo nrnces.ion n7srched down pine street
80 'S : o Innrnven,ert cInh hail Here
,bo recent;on room had been nrenared
for the evenings entertainment. Ia
bias in other end If tbe room we're la
La for "FredJ;e',1 mrasants and for
"Rarnie,s" nresents and thew were
forthwith denosit cd and the "hovs" pro.
coedaJ r. omen each mvsterious pack
aga mich r. the amusement of those
assemhled Tbe nresents consisted of
tn horns TOYS iumnino lacks dolls
wbaelharrows IONS etc in fact every.
thing that could be gathered from the
ren,nants of the recent yisit Of the ma
from saint of Christmas suitable for
little bovs
The evening was most pleasantly spent
in the games of chldhood "blind man :
hinF $ "nnssvi in tha corner I" march.
;no r. JarnSalem y .,tao y "dron the
handk archief +" are etc in which the
"hovs" we're made to take nrominent
narts
Tha rattle of n drnm announced that
tba n,rtv wonld find seats in tbe dininy
room The name If earb uuest heino
founj on a card fastened TO a stick Of
candy Hare the 'bovs" found seats
onnosite each other at The middle Of the
tabIe their places being mark ed with a
cb;Id's dininp set and mapnificent cakes
..Eradd;e's'7 heino adorned with eioht
. ,ndlsS and "Renn;e,s; win Ave The
inner man was then sunnIied with an
abnndance of refresbmants cons;Stin~
If chicken perlieu stuffed olives nickles
saltines coffee cake hon. hons and
";nts Al Tho c,,se of tho foa n oyo n.'"
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14
Important Meeting Tomorrow

A meeting Of the East Coast Fruit
and Vegetable Growers ASSOCIATE or
will be held at Jensen on Saturday tn,
18th, at ] O'Clock p. m. You are cor
daily invited to he present. Matters
of Importance to all will be taken up.
C. A. ROBINSON, President.
7. v, MOORE, Secretary.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14
Educational Association Meeting

The regular meeting of the Educa-
t'.'"' Association will he held in the
school house Friday afternoon, Jan. l4th
al n"clock. All members and others
interested are invited to attend.
ELMA GEIGER, Secretary,
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1910-01-14
NEW COUNCIL ORGANIZED
continued from page II

-, VUItITUeU from page
Mayors court. $50; dog licenses. 81. "a.
licenses, S6S. Is; taxes, $62.7S.
The motion was made and carried
that the collector is authorized to allow
two per cent on all money paid in jan.
uary on taxes and street assessments
The following bills were approved no
ne flnance cOmmitte and ordered paid.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
NEW RULES COMMITTEE.
Representative Dalzell Chosen b!
Strict Party Vote.

Washington, March 25.-By a
unanimous vote the House to-day
adopted a resolution, naming a COM
mittee on rules, composed OF SIX
Republicans and four Democrats, IN
pursuance of the provisions Of the
Norris resolution.
Mr.. Currier of New Hampshire re-
ported "a resolution naming as 4
committee on rules Dal7el Of Penn
sylvania, Walter I. Smith, Of Iowa,
Boutell, of Illinois, Lawrence, Of
Massachusetts,, Fassett, Of New York,
Smith, of California, Republicans,
and Clark, of Missouri, Underwood,
of Alabama, Dixon, of Indiana and
Fitzgerald, Of New York, Democrats
After a brief discussion, when
made it a matter Of record that the
members named in the session had
been selected in party caucuses, the
House by a viva voce adopted the
resolution.
Soon after the election of the
reformed" rules committee, the
members retired to the ways and
means committee room and proceeded!
to organize. Mr.. Dalzell was chosen
chairman as had been expected. Five
Republicans voted for Dalzel ard
three Democrats for Champ Clark,
both Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Clark re-
framing from voting.
There was a brief informal discus
sion about the future work of the
committee by several members, bit
nothing was determined upon.
! The selection of the new rules
committee means the loss Of $1,000
annually to L.. White Busby, secre-
tary. to Speaker Cannon, who was
clerk Of the old rules committee and
drew that amount in salary as clerk.
The new committee will have new
clerk.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
S1,OOO,OoO FOR BIBLE SOCIETY.
Necessary Amount Raised to Secure
Sage Donation.

New York, March 25.-The $780,
900 fund, which the American Bible
Society has for more than year
past been seeking to raise to secure
an equal amount, the gift Of Mrs.
Russell Sage, has been completed. An
nouncement Of the completion Of this
fund, the securing Of which will place
a round million dollars in the hands
of the Society for its use, was made
at the Society Offices to-day. The
$5OO,O0O is in the hands Of the So
ciety in the shape of good and reli-
able subscription upon which more
than s28O,O0O has already been paid
in. Thousands of subscriptions III
all parts Of the world and in every
State Of the United States have
contributed to the fund in amounts
ranging from ten cents up to $685.
900.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
Last Years Forest Fires.

Fire played less havoc in the
woodlands of the National Forest
States last year than it did in 1908,
although the number Of fires was 4lO
greater. The Department OF Agrl-
culture has just completed the sta
tistics. The protective value OF the
work of the Department is shown IN
that 1) almost eighty per cent. OF
the fires We're extinguished before
as much as FIVE acres had been dam
aged; (2) Less than one and one-halt
acres to the square mile Of National
Forest land was burned over; (3}
and the amount Of damage done to
the burned-over area averaged but
$1.26 per acre.
For the twelvemonth ended De-
cember 81 last, there were 3,l38 fires
on the Forests, 1,186 caused by To-
comotives, 43l by campers, 294 by
lightning, 181 by brush burning, 81
bv incendiaries, 50 by sawmllls and
donkey engines, l53 by miscellaneous
and 758 by unknown agencies. Inc
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
CRUSADE AGAINST COLDS.
Some don 'ts'' Are Enumerated
for the Benefit Of the Lay
men.

A crusade Of education which aims
"that common colds may become un-
common within the next generation,"
has been begun by prominent physi-
clans in New York, headed by the
venerable DR.. Abraham jacob, pro-
fessor in the College Of Physicians
and Surgeons. Here is list Of the
"don 'ts'' which the doctors say Will
prevent the annual visitation of the
proverbial spring cold:
"Don't sit in a draughty car on
the way home from a hard days
work. Stand up and move around.
"Don't sleep. in hot rooms. -.
"Don't avoid the fresh air. -.
"Don't stuff yourself at meal
time. Over eating reduces your re-
sistance.
"Don't wear thin stockings; if it
were not for the thin stockings and
thin soled shoes worn by women, the
doctors probably would be bankrupt.
"Don't be afraid of the cold wa
ter bath.
"Learn to blow your nose proper
ly. Not one person in a thousand
does it right. It is very dangerous
to pinch ones nose hard and blow
both nostrils at once.
"Particles of infection are likely
to be blown into the passages Of the
ear and cause earaehe. Always blow
one nostril at time.
"Mothers who expose the calves.
Of their children's legs to cold by
making them wear silly garments,
should never have had children.
."Msn. catch cold by putting their
hands in their pockets and exposing
their wrists. The so-called chest pro-
tectors benefit chiefly those who sell
them" ..: .. 49,. .,....:
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

area burned over was in round fig
ures, 100000 acres, Of which about
$4,000 were private lands in Nation.
al Forests, as against some 100000
acres in 1908. Some 170,000,00O
board feet Of timber was consumed,
of which 100000 feet was private
ly owned, as against 23O,00O,oOo in
the previous year. The loss in value
Of timber destroyed was less than
100000, of which close to $4,000
was privately owned. The loss Of
the year before was about $45O,0OO.
Damage done to reproduction and
forage shows a remarkable decrease,
less than $l6O,OO0 being the record
for 1909 and over 100000 that for
1908.
The largest number Of fires occur
red in Idaho-991; but the great in
crease over 1908 in that State
namely, 573-is entirely attributable
to fires in the Coeur d'Alene, wh1en
we're extinguished without material
damage. Locomotive sparks were ac-
countable for GIL Of the blazes IN
this Forest last year. The explana-
tion Of the increase in the total for
all Forests is to be found in this
Coeur d'Alene increase.
The Report Of the Forester for
1909 said of the fire record Of 1908:
",That year was one Of prolonged
drought during the summer and fall,
and Of disastrous forest fires through
out the country. The National For
ests suffered relatively little. =
About 232,191,OOO board feet OF
timber, or 0.06 per cent. Of the
! stand, was destroyed. n N 4 "A total
of 2,728 fires was reported, of which
2,089 were small fires confined as a
rule to an area of FIVE acres or less
The cost Of fire fighting, exclusive OF
the salaries of Forest officers, was
s73,283.33. THIS sum, added to the
proportion of the total salaries OF
rangers and guards properly charge.
able to patrol anu fire fighting, was
less than one-twentieth of one pei
cent. Of the value Of the timber pro-
tectsd; estimated at an average
stumpage value Of So per thousand. u
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
A BRIGHT IDEA.
Unusual Sagacity That Was Lauded
by the Professor. .

That the proverbial absent-mlnded
professor is sometimes ably abetted
by his wife is Illustrated by story
told Of Professor Bunsen. One even
ing about the usual hour for retir-
ing he took it into his head to run
over to the club just as he and madam
were returning from an evening call
"But," said the lady, 81 must
have the front door locked before I
retire.
This emergency staggered the pro-
fessor, and as he looked bewildered
at his wife the lady, seized with an
inspiration, continued:
"I1l go in and lock- the door and
throw you the key from the window"
This program was carried out, and
when he reached the club the pro-
fessor related the incident to a
friend as evidence of his wife's un-
usual sagaeity. 49,. Z. :.
The friend greeted the story with
a roar Of laughter.
"And why, my dea4 professor" he
said, 'fdid you not simply admit
your wife, lock the door from the
outside and come away?"
"True," calculated the learned
man of science, 1--WE neevr thought
of that"
The climax of the incident was
reached an hour later when, return
ing home, the professor discovered
that the lady in her excitement had
thrown out the wrong key.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
GEOGRAPHICAL ODDITIES
Some Peucliar Facts About These
Great United States.

The following collettion Of geo.
graphical peculiarities about the
United States and places therein, en-
bodies certain unique points well
worth remembering.
A novel way to demonstrate the size
of the state Of Texas is to spread out
a map of the Union and stretch a
string across Texas the longest way.
Then, placing one end of the meas
ure at Chicago, one will find that the
other end will extend into either the
Atlantic or the gulf Of Mexico.
The two largest counties in the
United States are Custer county,
Mont, and San Bernadino county,
Cal. Each Of these is a little more
than 10000 square miles in extent,
and the states Of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Delaware and New
Jersey could be put inside the boun-
diaries Of either of them.
The smallest county in the Union
Is Bristol county, R. l., which has
only twenty-five square miles.
About fifty miles from Durango,
Colo., there is a point where four
states meet. Here by stepping few
feet in either direction one can walk
in four different commonwealth IN
as many seconds. These common
wealths are the states Of Colorado
and Utah and the territiries OF New
Mexico and Arizona.
Nearly parallel case is at Harpers
Ferry, where the train stops a few
minutes to allow passengers to al1ght
and enjoy view which permits them
to look into three states, Maryland,
Virginia and West Virginia.
The highest and lowest elevations
in this country are in 'Cahfornia,
within 100 miles Of each other. The
loftiest is Mount Whitney, 14,499 feet
hieh. and the lowest is Death valley,
about $50 feet below the sea level.
Two Oceans pass, in Yellowstone
park, is so named because, whenever
there is a shower in the vicinity and
a certain small creek overfows, its
waters spread out over the edge Of
the continental divide and pass into
tributaries Of rivers which flow to
the Atlantic and to the Pacific
Boston Globe.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
Watching the Comets.

Cambridge, Mass, March 19.-
Comet A and Halley's comet, are be-
ing watched carefully by astronomers
Comet A is Fastening away into
space, while the other is daily grow
ing in size. A photograph Of Comet
A was taken at the Yerkes Observa-
tory, Lake Geneva, on March Is, and
the tail was still apparent, although
it had dwindled to two degrees in
length. The comet is now in about
the tenth magnitude. Halley's comet
already has tail one degree in
length. and when it emerges from
behind the sun, during the latter part
Of April, it is expected to be a grand
spectacle in the morning skies.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
MOVES TO COLUMBIA.
Mr.. A. 81. Kohn and Family Move
From Prosperity to Columbia
Will Be Missed.

Mr.. A. H. Kohn and his family
who have been residing in the city
of Prosperity for many years have
moved to Columbia. Mr.. Kohn was
for a long time actively Identified
with the business, social and relg-
ious life of Prosperity and he and
his family will be missed very
greatly.
We. are sorry to lose these good
people from our county but we are
glad to know that Mr.. Kohn has been
very successful in business in Co
lumbia. The Carolina Insurance and
Casualty Co., of which he is an Off
cial, is now one Of the leading IN
dustrial insurance companies in the
South and their business is growing
every day. While We regret that MIR.
Kohn feels called upon to leave New
berry we are pleased to know tn sue
cess with which he is meeting in
Columbia.
For many years he was the cor
respondent Of The Herald and News
at Prosperity, which position is now
filled very acceptably by his daugh-
ter, Miss Erin Kohn, who remains,
at least, during the school term as
one of the efficient teachers Of the
Prosperity graded school.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

90 to Prosperity and spend the day
with his children, who live in this
county, but he was not feeling strong
enough to make the trip.
His son, Mr.. J. N. Werts, lives in
Prosperity and another son. Mr.
Samuel Werts, lives in Saluda eoun-
ty. Mrs. A. NJ. Counts, who Lives
near Prosperity, is daughter Of his
and another: daughter, Mrs. Nancy
Matthews, lives at Ninety Six. His
youngest son, Prof. Ed. S. Werts, is
in charge of a very large and success
full private school in Memphis, Tenn
Mr.. Werts' mother was Miss Eve
Riser, who after the death Of her
first husband, married the Rev. Her
man AuN and of this marriage ther5
were two children, Mrs. Louisa Hun
ter and Mr.. J. L. Aun. Mr.. Werts
was the youngest Of the children by
the marriage Of his mother to Mr.
Werts. Of the large family there
are only two living, Mr.. W. M. Werts
and Mr.. J. L. Aull, of Greenwood
county.
Mr.. Werts has a large family con-
nection in this county who Will be
pleased to know that he is enjoying
good health of mind and body on hiS
eighty fourth birthday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

two things for this session: First,
the deposition Of Speaker Cannon,
unless he voluntarily retlres; second,
the establishment Of a committee on
committees.
Uncle Joe Must Co."
All of the insurgents expressed
themselves as desiring to see the
Presidents s legislation out Of the
way before hostiities break out
again. One insurgent who would not
allow the use of his name, said:
"Unless Speaker Cannon resigns,
we will depose him before this ses-
sion ends. He is part Of this sys-
TEN and must go. If it doesn't hap
pen before, 7 look for it to come
about the last day of the session."
The proposal to elect Asher e.
Kinds, as Speaker, elected much
comment from those who were made
aware of it.
Mr.. Kinds is a Republican and a
candidate for nomination for Con
gress from New England. His pres
ent duty is to formulate rulings fol
Speaker Cannon.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
ALCOHOL IN GEORGETOWN.
I lEH -
To Be Distilled from Sawdust by Big
Powder Company.

Columbia, March 26.-Defnite an
nouncement is made this afternoon
that it is the E. I. Dupont de Ne
mours Powder company that will
engage in the manufacture of alco-
hol in Georgetown, under the terms
Of the recent enactment Of the gen.
eral assembly. The sawdust for the
purpose Of manufacturing the alco-
hol will be obtained from the mon
ster plant Of the Atlantic Coast Lum-
Der company at Georgetown. It is
stated that 100000 will be spent on
Improvement for the new industry in
this State.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
MARRIAGE ON THE INCREASE
New York Records Show Many Ii
censes Issued.

New York, March 26.-All records
for marriage licenses in this city
were found to have been broken when
the marriage license bureau this af-
ternoon closed its doors for the day.
One hundred and ffty-eight licenses
to marry We're issued to-day, as
against rs on the Saturday before
Easter last year, while the records
showed that since January l the bu-
reau has issued $500 licenses, COM
pared with $3.50 in the same period
in 1909.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
MYSTERY NEAR GREERS.
Young Boy Found in Old Building
Fatally Cut.

Greenville, March 26.-Gary Brock
man, a young boy, - years Of age,
and the son of a prominent farmer,
Living a few miles out from Greer's,
was found about midnight tonight
in an old school building, near his
home, cut almost to pieces. Great
mystery surrounds the affair.
The lad was missed about dark,
when a search was instituted, result
ing as above stated. The boy is not
expected to live.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
HoBsoN RAISES THE LIMIT.
Saws United States Must Have Five
Ships Annually.

Washington, March 26.-During
the discussion Of the naval bill to-
day Representative Hobson, of Ala
bama, excited interest by declaring
that the United States would have
to provide for five battleships an
nually for ten years to regain the
place the country occupied among the
naval powers in 1905. If the country
was to keep pace with other nations
in naval advancement, he said, ak
new battleships year would be nee-
essary.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
HIS 84TH BIRTHDAY.
Mr.. W. M. Werts, of MountVille
Goes Beyond -Four Score.-Had
Intended to be in Prosperity.

Mr.. William NJ. Werts, who NOW
lives at Mountville in Laurens coun-
ty, and who is a native Of Newber-
ry county and spent a great portion
of his life in Newberry, celebrated on
Easter Sunday his eighty-fourth
birthday. Mr.. Werts had intended to
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

! The new pastorate of Mayer Me-
mortal (Newberry), Beth Eden and
COLONY churches Of the South Caro-
lima Synod has been formally con-
stituted and call extended to a
pastor.-Lutheran Church Visitor.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
Not Taking Chances.

He called at the money order WIN
dow of the local postoffce and asked
permission to send an order for $lO0
to the "old country.'' Then the
man with the money gave his own
name as payee.
''I'm going oyer next week," he
volunteered, ''and I want to have
the money waiting for me on the 9TH
er side, so that I can give it to my
mother.' r.
"Why don't you take it with you?"
asked the clerk. "You would save
40 cents.'
"WeH, suppose the ship sinks and
T own?''-Newark Star.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29

A modest thing about woman is
she'd rather have a new hat than
build railroad.
The Washington times., 1910-09-23
Wall Street Market Experiencing Heavy Stump.
IN WALL STREET co
DOWNWARD UNDER LACK OF
BUYING SUPPORT.

NEW YORK. SEPT 25.-Bfter a weak
opening and further losses in the early
trading, with a feeble rally and subse-
QJent weakness. the stock maket has
fallen into one OF the ulIest sIunps
seen in Wall Street in many day. The
condition is attributed to the publication
OF an interview with Commissioner
Lane, OF the interstate commerce board,
in which he minated that body was
not convinced Of the necessity for an
increase in railroad freight rates
The probability is that the market s
weakness was there before the appear
ance Of the Lane statement, for the
rally following the announcement Of the
Minnesota rate case the Othet day was
not maintained, and even yesterday
brokers found It ne I'd shedding to sell
stocks except at a sacrifice.
Steel. Union Pacific, Reading. St. Paul
and AmaIgamated Copper were the most
active stocks At the opening they
showed declines running from a point
TO a point and a quarter In the rally
some OF these stocks gained more than
half Of the opening loss, but soon after
ward lapSed again 10 about the lower
level The biggest loss was scored in
St Paul. which lost Ia points from
yesterdays closing price The decline