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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-29

people and are always trying substi-
tuition of one article for another lust
as good" viii be put into class c. and
merchants who skimp on goods, give
short weight and measures, who ac-
tually show one article for sale and
substitute another in wrapping. viii
be put into Glass ID. and the women
of the state viii be warned to keep
away from them.
Some Kansas merchants have
threatened to apply for an injunction
to prevent the publication of the class
ification. but the women have sent
back word that the merchants might
get into lot Of trouble right quick
because Of the deadSeat list which they
publish and exchange with each other.
so the proposed injunction suits have
been dropped.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-29

ID HILADELPHIA.-A most interest
ing machine recently installed in
the United States mint in this city
is the automatic weigher for coins Of
all denominations. Last year the gov
ernment coined nearly S,500,000 pieces
of gold and S6,OOO,00O pieces of silver
Formerly each piece was weighed by
hand. Seated at long tables, each
with balance in front Of her, were
from 80 to so women "adjusters." It
was their duty to weigh each piece.
Pieces which were too heavy were re-
duced with a file. Those that were
too light were thrown aside to be put
again into the melting pot. Gold pieces
we're weighed twice, once in blank and
once in coinage.
The new weighing machines have
each ten balances which are set ac-
cording to the required weight of
the coin which is being tested. Then
they work automatically, each machine
taking ten coins at a time. The move
ment of the beams of the scales de
termines into which of the several
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-29

NEW YORK.--More than $1,000.000
~ is lying in the savings, banks OF
New York city in what banking peo-
pie. call dormant accounts''-that is
accounts to which nothing has been
added and from which nothing has
been Withdrawn for many years. But
the depositor in each case is liable to
appear any day and demand it. In
fact. since the beginning of the year
five accounts in the Emigrants' Saw
ings bank alone, which had been UNI
touched for from 25 to 30 years, sud-
denly became active" through tho
owners, who had not been seen nor
heard from in that long period, reap
pearing at the bank. Some of these
dormant accounts are more than 20
years old; none is less than %, and
what to do with such deposits has
been puzzle ever since savings banks
were first esrablished in that city.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-12-29
ST. JOSEPH, La. FRIDAY, DECEMBER %. 1911.
Wonderful Machine Now in the Mint

chntes the weighed coin shall drop. If
it is too light, the scale beam moves
up and the coin is dropped into the
Lights" If it is too heavy the scale
beam drops and the coin falls into the
sheavies." II it just balances the coin
drops amorg the coins which are of
tAe proper " ght. The work is very
rapid and very accurate There are
eight of these new machines in use
at the mint, and they have displaced
"a women. who each received two dol
lars day.
Another important Improvement at
the mint is the automatic. self-feeding
coming presses. The blank coins were
formerly fed in by hand. The new
attachment consists of hopper, at
the bottom Of which is a copper disk
perforated with holes the size of the
coins which are being stamped. When
the machine is in motion this disk re-
wolves slowly, and the blanks drop
through into a stacking tube, whence
they are carried by little clutches and
placed under the stamp. Similar ma
chimes are-in use in manufacturing es-
Establishments where small articles like
buttons have to be placed under dies,
but Uncle Sam never adopted the in
vention until now.
Under the new plan. one man feeds
seven or eight. presses with the blank
coins, and when the hopper of ma
chine is filed it runs itself.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Will Repair Guage.

The government will repair the river guage in a few days for the last time as the guage has been renewed and repaired being repeatedly damaged and destroyed by people tying their boats to or running against it.
 The following is a letter in re- ply to the last request to Sec tion Director Alciatore by Local Observer Sprigg for repairs and the river men and the people who use the river should be more careful if they wish to keep the river service.
 Little Rock, Aug. 31, 1911.
 Dear Mir. Sprigg: This is the last time that the Department will make any repairs or put i'll any new guage at Newport, therefore if the people of New port want a river service of per- manent character, they ought to take action to see that the Gov ernment guage is protected against boats, rafts, etc. Kind ly bear in mind that the law against interfering with or dam- aging Government property IS very severe. Let your people about the landing know it. Ac- tion has been taken to have this guage watched, and any one caught in the act of using the guage to make fast any craft will be prosecuted.
 Yours very truly,
 H. F. A.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
ETE PLANS
 FOR ADVERTISING
State In Special Train Which Will Tour The North
 Soon.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. [W. B. Folsom, of Brinkley who is the head of the Arkarsas on Wheels movement, arpieed today from a two weeks, Visit to St. Louis, Cairo, ad other points in the Nortk Arranging the final de- tahs for the second of these edu- Rational trips. There will be 75 exhibits and 125 men on the ;. train to sound the praises of the various sections.of the state.
 Only two town declined the invitation to enter, and there will probably be twenty-five ap- plications that will not be granted because of the lack of space. The train will leave Lit tie Rock October 16, and will travel through Tennessee, Ken4 lucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Hi nois, Indiana and Missouri, vis- iting only the principal cities. There will be four exhibit cars, four Pullman coaches, one ob- servation car and one dining car. The trip will occupy twelve days and will cover about 2500' miles. Exhibits are now being arranged, and will be of a supe rior character. Among the uni que exhibits will be a no pound pumpkin from Union county, a 1O5 pound watermelon from Drew county and a 17 ounce peach from Nashville. The par ty will be accompanied by Prof. c. H. Brough. of the State Uni versity and Prof. Marion Nell son Waldrip, who will lecture, and Miss Hettie Dunaway of lConway, who will recite, featur- ing My Happy Little Home In Arkansas"
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Birthday Party.

Master Claude M. Erwin Jr., was rendered an enjoyable lit tie party Thursday afternoon in honor of the fifth milestone in the little mans life. A number of little boy friends were invited and Miss Dove had planned an elaborate afternoons entertain ment for the children,
 Miss Erwin was assisted in serving cream and cake on the lawn by Mrs. Claude Erwin and Miss Stella Wallace.
 The little boys present were Claude Erwin, IT,, Martin Balr1s, Louis and Edwin Weisburg, Freeman Irby, Boswell Umsted, HGeorge Anderson, Freeman IT. IN. Fred and Tom Parish, Chas. Wilmans, Claude Heron, Ru- us Martin, Edward Wilmans, Valter Harris, Martell Bowen, hnnie Williams, Edwin Boyce'
 ton Ballew, George Hays, IT,,
 Kinman, Charles Branden-
 Q. B. Jones, Charles
 sr, Wallace Dutton, Geo
 d Curry Martin.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
First Bale Sell At 11Z

The first bale of 1911 cotton which made it's appearance on the Newport market was sold for 11A cents, Wolff Goldman being the purchaser.
 The cotton before it was gin- ned weighed 1904 pounds and the bale weighed 456 pounds and was classed strict low mid ding.
 There was considerable ex- citement among the buyers caused by the report of the bale and non-appearance of same, delayed by getting steam up to gin the cotton.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
TEST SOIIS
 ON REVENUE ACT
To Determine Whether Turner. Jacobsen Sill Can Be Re-
 ferred To People.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 1.-The suits to test the Turner-Jacob- sen revenue measure, and to see whether or not it became a law by it's being signed ahead of the Initiative and Referendum en- abling act, will be filed by the Arkansas Tax Commission in Chancery Court of Pulaski coun- ty on Saturday. The Tax Com mission contends that the bill does not have to be submitted to the people, as it is already a law.
 The action will be in the shape of a mandamus suit to force As sessor w. M. Moore to value the property of large corporations in the city under their true val ue, as provided for under the Turner-Jacobsen bill.
 The Tax Commission will at the same time certify out the value of property of Pine Bluff, Texarkana and Fort Smith cor porations, and ask the assessors of the counties in which the cities are located, to assess them at full value. Hot Springs is al- so in the list.
 This will make the fight a general one, and up from several counties at once, as the supreme court, either way, will be asked to place a construction upon it.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Village.

We are having some fine weather and the wind blows like it was winter.
 We are sorry to hear of the death of They Hankins, who has been sick several days.
 Toney Ray had business in the Upper country Sunday.
 John Wilson made visit to his sister in Lawrence county ]; he says cotton is very good
 MT. Stillwell has moved back to his old stamping ground on the Holden farm.
 The people of this section
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Auto Tax Brings Returns.
Specia. to Independent.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Sept. 1.-The State Automobile Tax act is yielding a larger revenue than had been estimated by the state officials at first. Only one thousand tags were ordered, as it was thought there were not more than many cars in the state. That supply has been ex- hausted, however, and another and another supply ordered, the applications in the meantime accumulating in the office of the Secretary of State.
 The licenses are $5 each. It has already yielded $50OO, and it is thought there will be about $25OO more. There has been no trouble whatever over the appli- cation of the law, and there is no record of any conflict be- tween the state and city laws anywhere.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Still Dry In Tennessee.

The editor is in receipt of a letter from our friend and for mer townsman Prof. w. L. Wal lace, who now has a fine posi- tion as head of the Morristown, Tennessee schools. His old friends particularly will be in- terested in the news of this let ter. ;;iisa sss~p
 People say it has been hot here and it has seemed hot, though the temperature has not risen above 90 degrees more than five or six days since ] came over. While you have been having floods, we have had a long continued drouth which is not yet broken ill this im'ne- diate vicinity.
 "Our schools here with more than a thousand pupils begin or next Monday. am delightfully."- situated and am ready for the fray. My work is purely of su- pervision.
 T am keeping in touch witt Newport doings through the In dependent, and while disap pointed in the delay in your get ting new school building, here lis hoping this is the last year o1 the old rattle trap now in use. < "Yours
 w. l.. Wallace.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Famous Alienf Arrives.
Special to Indep 1d

] Special to Indep1ddent.
 Little RocM September 1.
 Dr. J. L,Greene, of Kankakee, Illinois, recently elected by the State Board of Charitable Insti- tdtions as alienist to have charge of the State Insane Asy- lum, arrived Thursday, and was installed today in his new posi- tion by the Board, succeeding Dr. Stinson. He was chosen from among a large number of applicants from all parts of the country, and comes most high ly recommended. He will re- ceive a salary of $5,OOO a year, and will have full charge of the institution.
 Dr. H. c. Stinson, who retires from the position, has taken charge of the Confederate Home as superintendent. It is the purpose of the Board to increase the efficiency of the institution, which is to be equipped with all the latest apparatus for the in vestigation and treatment of mental disorders.
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01
Fined For Shooting.

John Johnson, negro, arrested for disturbing the peace by ehooting, was tried before Els Lire Nuckolls Friday and fined dollars and costs.
 he shooting was done by
 on. who is barber, on
 Front Street near the
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01


 farm, drowned in a slough hundred yards from her house early Sunday morning. He was fifteen years Of age and was out in a boat fishing, and being subject to epileptic attacks, it is thought he was seized with one and fell out of the boat. He was found Monday evening at four o'clock and buried at the Wat son graveyard Tuesday after noon.
 I. w. Tilley and family have returned from a short visit to Newark.
 w. D. Runyan, Lawrence Mantooth and families have written homefolks that they will be home Monday, September the 4th, after having visited rel atives at Newport, Tennessee for several weeks.
 Miss Artila Hathaway of Lo-
Newport daily independent., 1911-09-01

Peters Construction Go. at Pal oquet, was a business visitor here Tuesday.
 Rev. Brownlow Taylor preach ed at the school house Sunday night to a large and attentive congregation. He will begin a protracted meeting at Oak Grove in the near future.
 Messrs. Wilmans, Slayden, West and Guin are having land cleared and ditched in this neighborhood and it adds much to our already beautiful sur roundings. There is a great deal of this land which could be treated in a like manner and it might offer inducements for homeseekers instead of being a haunt for mosquitoes and bull frogs. Nevertheless why don't some of these landowners give it a trial?
 George L. Dameron, who has been taking his vacation, re- turned to his section Monday and c. w. Gordon, who was re- lieving him, left that morning for Cotton.
 On account of the rain Satur- day the ball game between Tad pole and the local team has been postponed until next Sat urday.
 Will Black is on the sick list this week.
 w. w. Kidd of Newport was here on business Monday.
 Sidney Herring of the Island was mingling with old friends and acquaintances here Tues day.
 Mrs. B. w. Haffner and little daughter, Marie of Newport were the guests of Mrs. w. F.. Hurley Monday.
 Many thanks for the contribu- tions from Bright Eyes in help ing to write up the happenings from our city. Come on with your news as ye scribe is think ing of taking a vacation soon the .'homefolks" do not wish to miss the "dope" from our city.
 Miss Ollie Martin of the Campbell neighborhood is visit ing with the Misses Vaulner this week.
 There is some talk of having our little city incorporated and we think that this is step In the right direction. We second the motion and nominate Crom- well West for city marshal.
 L. E. Phant.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
Lord Kitchener.

way through by sheer bulk and the
impetuosity of their advance. Again
and gain they reeled back in retreat
only to rally and return to the on
slaught. 1t was terrible battle.
Twenty thousand Mahdists were left
slain on the field. No quarter was
shown to the wounded survivors
the English knew to their sorrow, Is
more terrible than a sound one He
seeks to give death in accepting It,
No undisciplined mob could stand in
the face of such slaughter. Panic
ensued. The British arms were vic
torious.
Then Kitchener pressed on to Khar-
tum, leaving the enemy no time to re-
cover it's lost confidence. Everybody
remembers the outcome. The success
of the British expedition brought
Kitchener fame, peerage and a mod
est fortune He was voted gift of
$150,000 and in 1899 he was appointed
governor general Of Sudan.
The South African war is not re-
membered by the English with much
pride 1t was a sore blow to the ma
tional self-conf1dence. 1t showed that
their boasted efficiency had to be
taken with grain of salt. But what
credit came out of that inglorious con-
f1ict came in large measure to Lord
Kitchener. 1t was he who brought
hostilities to a conclusion after Lord
Roberts had returned to England, eur
rendering the chief command to his
chief of staff.
To Kitchener's skill as an organizer
is largely due the fact that an army
of over 100000 men was marched be-
tween 1,500 and 1000 miles through
country which would scarcely have
kept a goat in rations. Lord Kitch-
ener accomplished the gigantic task,
and not a man went hungry. 1t was
the sort of feat which England had
learned to expect of him. It's success
ful termination occasioned little COM
ment. because, perhaps, Kord Kitch-
ener had accomplished it.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
w. N. w., DENVER, NO. 25-1e11.
A HeartIess Father.

II need some help with my house
hold duties" announced a woman
when her husband came home the
other night.
Whats the matter with our daugh-
ter?" the husband wanted to know.
Our daughter? The idea! Why
Jim, you know she's awfully delicate,
and she would die if she had to do
any household work She has her
school, and"
"And what? Her teachers report
shows that she isn't doing a bit of
school work"
"But she is the star member of her
basketball team, and you know she is
eager to take the prize at the gym
nasium contest. But that's just like
man-wanting delicate girl to en-
gage in rough, hard labor. Be asham-
ed of yourself, Jim Jenkins! You
have no feeling"
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
HONORS A SOLDIER
King George Made Kitchener
Coronation Constable.
Intrepid General, Who Achieved Inn
perishable RenoWn in the Sudan
and Who Brought Boer
War to a Close.

London.-A rich honor was be-
slowed upon Lord Kitchener-that of
being named by King George of Eng
land, lord high constable during the
coronation ceremonies. The selection
was equivalent to declaring him to be
England's greatest living soldier.
Kitchener is a remarkable man
silent, inscrutable, detesting publicity
and, it is said, women, and loving
work. He is a relentless and efficient
machine. After his famous campaign
in the Sudan the British dubbed him
Kitchener of Khartum."
Kitcheners training for the work he
had to do in the Sudan could not have
been better. He was graduated from
Woolwich and entered the engineers
in 1871. For brief time he served
with the French forces during the
Franco-Prussian war He was wound
ed and retired, devoting the next
twelve years to surveying and map
making in Palestine and to gaining
proficiency in the eastern tongues-a
proficiency which was later of the
greatest service to him. For time he
served as a British consul in Asia
Minor, but on the outbreak of the
Egyptian war of 1883 he entered the
English army and rose rapidly in rank
until he was made sirdar, or con-
mander of the Egyptian forces, with
the British rank of major general. Dur.
ing this period his mind ran steadily
on the project of recovering the lost
provinces of upper Egypt, which had
been under Mahdist rule since the
disastrous outcome of the campaign of
1883.
By 1896 everything was ready for
the expedition. Kitchener knew that
the task which he had set himself was
no pleasant junket in the desert The
followers of the now dead Mahdi, swol-
len by their former success, held the
English arms in contempt.
The first overwhelming defeat of the
native forces came at Omdurman. 1t
was there that Kitchener's admirable
fighting machine, the organization of
which has cost him sleepless nights
and the most anxious concern, was
put to the crucial test. And it was
not found wanting. Even the
Egyptian forces were models of steadi-
ness Again and again the half-mad-
dened dervish warriors threw them
selves upon the native wing of the
British army, seeking to crush their
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
FREED FROM SKIN DISEASE

Our boy was born in Toronto on
old a slight rash appeared on his
cheek. What appeared to be wa
ter blister would form. When it
broke, matter would run out, starting
new blisters until his entire face,
head and shoulders were a mass of
scabs and you could not see a par
ticle of clear skin. Other parts of
his body were affected, but not to
such an extent We tried about every
advertised remedy without avail in
deed some of them only added to his
suffering and one in particular, the
- Remedy, almost put the infant
into commissions. The family doctor
prescribed for him and told us to
bathe the baby in buttermilk This
did not do any good, so we took him
to hospital. He was treated as an
out-patient twice week and he got
worse, if anything. We then called
in another doctor and inside of
week the boy was, to all appearances,
cured and the doctor said his work
was done. But the very next day it
broke out as bad as ever.
1--WE decided that it could not be
cured and must run it's course and so
we just kept his arms bandaged to
his side to prevent his tearing his
flesh. We left Toronto and shortly
after our arrival in Duluth, the Cuti-
cura Remedies were recommended
We started using them in May, 1909,
and soon the cure was complete. You
would not think he was the same
child for Cuticura made his skin per-
fectly clear and he is entirely free
from the skin disease. There has
been no return this time We still
use only Cuticura Soap for baby's
bath. Robert Mann, Proctor, Mimi.
May 3. 1910"
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
WANTED TO SLEEP
Curious That Tired Preacher Should
Have Such Desire.

A minister speaks of the curious ef-
feet of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
You will doubtless understand how
the suffering from indigestion with
which l used to be troubled made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden;
and why it was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight.
81 had to be very careful as to what
ate, and even with all my care ex-
perienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never salts
fed me.
Since l began the use Of Grape
Nuts the benefits 1 have derived from
it are very definite, no longer suffer
from indigestion, and I began to i'm
prove from the time Grape-Nuts ap-
peared on our table.
Il find that by eating dish of this
food after my Sabbath work is done,
(and l always do so now my nerves
are quieted and rest and refreshing
sleep are ensured me.
Il feel that l could not possibly do
without Grape-Nuts food, now that
know it's value. 1t is invariably on our
table-we feel that we need it to make
the meal complete and our children
will eat Grape-Nuts when they cannot
be persuaded to touch anything else"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Michigan.
Read the famous booklet, '"The Road
to WellviIIe," in pkgs. There's
Reason"
Ever read the above letters A new
one oDDears from time to time. They
are genuine. true. Hnd full of humaA
interest.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
He Got the Pass.

'I want a pass"
pass? You're not entitled to a
pass You are not an employe.
Sorry"
mo; but here the antipass law says
free transportation can be granted to
necessary caretakers of live stock,
poultry and fruit Well, I'm going on
this trip with an aunt that's hen
there's your poultry; girl that's a
peach-there's your fruit; and a
nephew that's a mule-there's your
live stock. Gimme pass. The Way
Bill.
The Winslow mail., 1911-06-24
Showed Tact of Kina.

1t was the order of the day at a
late shoot at Sandringham that when
pheasants should not be shot, and one
of the guests brought down hen
which fell near King Edwards place
in the line Anxious not to hurt the
offenders feelings by an over rebuke,
the king pointed to the corpus delicti
and said: "Ah, Gurney, what man
you are for the ladies! Life of Ed
ward VII.