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The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
Uncle Sam in the Theater Business

sional drives about the adjoining
country. All day long the large pro-
portion of the patients stroll about
the grounds in care of keepers and in
this uneventful way find their only
recreation. Few enjoy he drives. ~
the asylum busses are limited in ca
pacity and number
The new theater stands In the csA-
ter of the large grounds and is q
model In its style of architecture.
With a seating capacity of 1900, il
is an ideal show house in every detail.
The stage is as large as that Of any
local playhouse; with specially-de-
signed set of scenery, commodious
dressing rooms and complete electri-
cal appurtenances, it is capable Of
staging practically any play, with the
exception Of the mammoth produc-
tions. The orchestra floor is level in
stead Of graded. 1t wls constructed
in this manner so that dances can
be given.
A stringed orchestra has been
formed, likewise glee club, so enter
tainments may be diverG. .ned The
regular theatricals will be given In
the afternoons and evenings During
the morning hours moving picture
apparatus will afford amusement
From breakfast time until bedtime
the doors of the unique house Of
amusement will be open.
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Congress Loses Many Wealthy Members

some circles as the ''Millionaires'
Club" It is true that a galaxy Of
seyen-fgure and a few eight-fgura
statesmen remain, but the gaps made
in their ranks by the disappearing
quintet will not be filed by as many
men Of as great prosperity among
the newcomers.
With the passing of Aldrich (Rhode
Island), Hale (Maine). Kean (New
Jersey), Depew New York;, and
Scott West Virginia), will disappear
the personal leadership, the ultra
conservative spirit, the old-fashioned
and close-corporation custom Of the
Senate.
Aldrich and Hale have been sena-
tors for 80 years and both declined to
be candidates for reelection For at
least 10 years they have been i'm
portant factors in all the great affairs
of the nation dealt with by congress.
Kean came in 12 years ago, which is
not a long time in the service of sen
ators. Depew is nearing the end OF
his second term and owing to the
New York tidal wave be viii have
no chance for another Scott, anoth-
er two-termer. was the bosom friend
Of the late Senator Hanna.
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front door and put his ear to the key
hole; He heard the clicking and was
positive that it was printing press in
operation. For a time I was undeter-
mined just what course to pursue.
finally concluded to employ a ruse to
get into the house and learn what was
going on. An excuse that was thought
to be better than no excuse at all was
invented to be offered in case Of fail
ure It was known that the doors of
the house were kept securely fastened
and that any person ringing the doot
bell would be sighted and refused adj
mittance
The plan to overcome this difficulty
was simple but effective. 1t was about
the middle of the day when a light
spring wagon containing trunk was
backed up to the front door of the
Rhetschlag house. Two men dressed
as laborers took the trunk out Of the
wagon and carried it up the steps
close to the door. The bell was rung.
Soon there was an eye at the peep
hole. The person thinking that the ex-
pressman had made a mistake in the
house threw open the door to explain.
The trunk was quickly thrust across
the threshold and the two expressmen
sprang into the hail. Two other detec-
tiVes that had been lowering near
were also admitted Almost at the first
glance 1 discovered that the young
woman tending the door was the one
that had called at the secret service
Office and vaguely limited of a great
counterfeiting scheme. / think the
recognition was mutual She bowed
slightly in half welcoming way as
she placed her hand upon the stair
rail. An elderly man at this moment
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05

THE waiter who isn't lynx-eyed is
j not needed about the senate res
taurant these days, for the new silver
ware and china is here and the souve-
mir hunter needs watching. For the
FIRST time since the senate and house
restaurants were established the for
mer has put into use cutlery and chi
naware that is decorated. The words
United States Senate" stand out In
bold relief about an attractive crest
painted or embossed upon every piece.
Every knife. fork, spoon or plate bears
the words United States Senate the
telltale inscription indicating that
statesmen have fondled the little in
strument at meal time.
The average souvenir hunter has
little conscience when it comes to car
rying away a small article of this kind
which belongs to the government. In
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05

FIVE millionaire United States sen.
i ators will lay aside their togas at
the close Of the present session Of
congress. There are others, of course,
but these men are col 5picuous be-
cause of their great wealth Sena-
tors declare that it will be the great
est change IN the membership Of this
illustrious body that has taken place
at one time since a senate first graced
the country. In the early 70s there
happened what was regarded as an
uFheaval, but solons with memories
reaching far back through the coun-
tTy's history assert that the senate of
the Sixty-second congress will break
the record.
In the departure Of the five men of
great wealth the senate will lose a
very substantial block Of members
whose manifold dBcats have caused
them to he knewn dlsrespec in
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| stepped into the hall from side room.
He had probably been taking a nap
from which he was suddenly reused.
I caught glimpse of a piece of paper
as he swiftly put it in his mouth.
Springing forward l seized him by the
throat. The young woman came to my
assistance. She put her hand to the
old mans lips and said: "Spei es aus,
vateTi Spei es aus, yater!"
He yielded and she handed me bit
of closely folded paper. On it was
written: Il will bring the back at
nine this evening Sheldon"
The old man was placed in charge
of one of the officers. The young wom-
an now accompanied us upstairs and
led us to door that was locked.
The key was turned from the inside.
An entrance was demanded, but there
was no response. Deliberating a few
moments, the officers rushed against
the door and burst 1t open. We found
a. young man in the room. There was
printing press, a quantity of print
er's ink, long table, a couple of
chairs and stove. But there was not
a scrap of paper in sight, nor anything
to show that counterfeiting was being
carried on. There was plenty of sus-
picion, but we we're unable to find evi-
dence to warrant a conviction. One
Of the detectives chanced to put his
hand on the stove. It was hot. On
looking inside we discovered that a
considerable amount of paper had been
recently burned. A systematic search
of the premises was now began. Every
nook and corner of the house was ex-
amined We tore up the carpet and
pried up the weak places in the floor.
Every piece of furniture and every rag
Of clothes was searched. The detec-
tives crawled under the roof and on
top Of it. They looked down the chin
neys. Nothing of an discriminating ma
ture was found
The old man wouldn't talk. He shut
his mouth tightly and shook his head T
to every question asked. and the
young man was dumb as an oyster.
While the woman did not appear to be
anxious to conceal anything from us.
she said she was quite unable to rem
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ner. Her interview with me appeared
to be more for the purpose of obtain
ing information than giving it. In the
course of her conversation she IN
quired as to the disposition Of persons
arrested for counterfeiting and the re-
suits Of confessions, etc. She limited
of counterfeiting scheme. but she
either did not know or was unwilling
to give any definite information.
finally drew from her that. she might
be able to find out something that
would be of service to the government.
The conclusion l came to was that
some of her family were in some way
connected with counterfeiting and that
she was seeking a way to check their
operations and at the same time save
them from punishment / questioned
her carefully but was unable to gather
sufficient information to lead to any
thing tangible. | thought there was
something worth looking after, but
did not know just how to get at it.
When she left my Office she was fol
lowed by detective, but the officer
was unable to shadow her without
giving himself away, as she repeated
" turned around and looked about as
though she suspected she was being
followed, and the detective finally lost
sight of her.
Some weeks after this 1 received an
anonymous note couched' in somewhat
singular terms. 1t was in fine fe-
male hand and read as follows:
ITO the Chief of the Govt Secret
Service. SIS Bleeker st.
Believing that confidential communi-
cations may be addressed to you with
out fear Of exposure, have deter
mined to give you information that I
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
simple Cause Of Panic.

An umbrella caused a panic in the
Church of the Sacred Heart in Mont
martre, France, the other night. The
beadle found the umbrella had curl
ously large knob on the handle and
saw that the knob unscrewed. He
opened it, then put the umbrella down
with the utmost care. and rushed out
Of the church, shouting, Fire, MUIR
der dynamite. bomb!" The con-
gregation dispersed quickly. giving
the umbrella a wide berth. The police
arrived, telephoned for a water cart.
put the umbrella carefully into it, and
took it to the municipal laboratory.
There is was examined. The hollow
knob on the handle contained a packet
of needles. bobbin Of red silk. and q
silver bottle Of holy water.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
HEALTH AND INCOME
Both Kept Up on Scientific Food.


Good sturdy health helps one a lot
to make moBey.
With the loss Of health ones income
is liable to shrink, il not entirely
dwindIe away.
When young lady has to make her
own living. good health is her best
asset.
I am alone Ia the world, writes a
Chicago girl, dependent on my own
efforts for my living I am clerk,
and about two years ago through close
application to work and a boarding
house diet, / became nervous In
valid. and got SO bad off 1t was almost
impossible for me to stay IN the Office
a hall day at a time.
A friend suggested to me the Idea
Of trying Grape Nuts food which did,
making 1t a large part Of at least two
meals a day
Today, am free from brain-tire.
dyspepsia and all the ills Of an over
worked and improperly nourished
brain and body. TO Grape-Nuts I
owe the recovery Of my health, and
the ability to retain my position and
income.
Read The Road to WelIville, in
pkgs. There's q Reason.
Ever read ahe above zeftex9 a new
ema mppsaxm 1x0m 2las@ to 3Hme Thsy
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am sure will be valuable. This brief
note may form an important leaf in
the history of life begun III the loye-
light of fond home and endearing as
sociations to end in a felons cell, pos
sibly in a felon's grave. To demon
strate the truth of what I say, go to
No. - ST., and examine for
yourself"
1t was a house that had long been
considered undesirable, and located
upon fashionable street, that was
thus brought to my attention It was
only a weak suspicion, but yet 1
thought it sufficiently pointed to war;
rant an investigation It was soon
learned that this house was occupied
by an elderly gentleman. anDarently a
Russian or German, tall young man
Of twenty-five or thereabouts, and a
rather comely appearing young wom-
an In their coming and going they
appeared much like other people. This
particular house, however, had long
been pointed out and stared at because
of a great crime that had once been
committed within its walls
The Rhetschlags. as they were
known. were a very. secluded family.
No one seemed to know where they
came from or by what means they
earned their livelihood. 1t was rare
that any person had been seen to en-
ter their door during the day time.
While the detectives were on watch
a young man of prepossessing appear
ance called at the house on two occa-
sions in the evening. remaining
short time. When he LETT he carried
a small bundle. It was also learned
from the people on the other side Of
the wall that strange noises had been
heard late at night. There was a
and jarring sound as of
some one pounding upon the floor with
4 heavy instrument. The neighbors
thought there might be something
wrong, and that was all the thought
they gave to the matter Each night
4 bright light was seen cleaning from
IN upper window, and the shadows of /
persons moving to and fro were cast
lpon the closely-drawn window shade.
Fhe detective had slipped up to the
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05

IN time of peace prepare for war. "
i Uncle Sans Bluejackets and
fighting ships may have to show their
teeth TO an enemy some day. So the
house committee on naval affairs ia
vors the establishment of a dental
corps in the navy. To that end the
committee reported favorably bill
introduced by representative Dawson
Of Iowa a year ago.
The bill creates a corps of 80 den
fists, who. it is provided. shall enter
the service as past assistant sur
geons. The age limit for entrance is
from twenty-four to thirty-two years.
At the end of II years, by the naval
system of promotion, the 30 will have
resolved themselves automatically into
one lieutenant commander, four past
assistant surgeons and 25 assistant
Any man with the toothache must
ledge that a corps Of dentists
will adj to the happiness, not to say
the gayety. Of the navy. Paternal
Uncle sam gives his saiIormen ice
cream for dinner three times a week.
The hardest tar cannot enjoy ice
cream If an exposed nerve Is throb-
bing in one q bis molars. The ships
dentist viii keep the crews teeth well
alled and well fled, so that every man
lack can easily bite chaw OF baccy
from plug . navy. Also. presum-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05

good @ than 'G aii MIR. John N. Watkins.
the others put together, as they only
poisoned my system. Peruna cured
me- used It for four months before
a complete cure was accomplished, but
am truly grateful to you The least
can do in return is to acknowledge
the merits Of Peruna, which take
pleasure in now doing"
Bladder Trouble.
Mr.. G. B. Newhof, 10 Delaware
street, Albany, N. z, writes:
"Since my advanced age find that
have been frequently troubled with
urinary ailments. The bladder seemed
irritated, and my physician said that
1t was catarrh caused by q protracted
cold which would be difficult to over
come on account Of my advanced years.
took Peruna, hardly daring to believe
that I would be helped, but found to
my relief that I soon began to mend.
The irritation gradually subsidized, and
the urinary difficulties passed away. l
have enjoyed excellent health now for
the past seven months. I enjoy my
meals, sleep soundly, and am as well as
was twenty years ago. I give all
praise to Peruna."
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ca ore Of the HahIt.

Il see you have got young man
stenographer?"
Yes"
Don't you think pretty girl stenog
rapher adds a great deal to the at
tractiveness Of an Officer"
Z suppose she does, but I can't
dictate to woman somehow
s'pose it's because 1 have been mar
ried so long"
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
pIsTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
as well as dogs, cured and Others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed. Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and 81 co. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases. Goshen, Ind.
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American Navy to Sport Dental Corps

port and starboard lights are not
lamps In drug store window.
If a man-o-war is sailing in the
teeth of the wind the dentist aboard
can act as navigator, and If a noun
famous wave" destroys her bridge he
can supply new one easily. If a
cruiser gets in the doIdrums the
passed assistatn surgeon can give her
nitrous oxide gas and make her laugh.
There will be thousand uses for den
fists in the navy.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
Curing conceIt.

"He used to have a good opinion Of
himself"
Hasn't he now?"
NO; he ran for Office recently, and
wasn't even close when the votes
were counted. Detroit Free Press.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
DOCTORS
FAILED
Suffered Several Years With
Kidney Trouble, APeruna
Cured Me-"

Mr.. John N.
Watkins, S133
shenan doah
Ave, st. Louis,
Mo-, writes:
Among all
the greatly adj
vertised medi-I
cines for kid
ney and blad-
der trou b ! 9
there is moth
ing w h / c h
equals Peru
ma. / suffered
for sew e r a ]
years with this
trouble, spent
hundreds Of
dollars on doc-
tors and medt-
cine and all TO
no purpose un-
til I took Pc
runa.
"One bottle
did ms mora
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
NEW MADRID SEED CORN

Specially selected, extra clean and pure. Both
white and yellow. Put up in even weight sacks
Car Lots a Specially.
Jaspar Newsum q Cor New Madrlos mo-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
Story of the Secret Service

3 o R GE Sheldon
was an honest and
industrious young
man. In G e Nous
and possessed of a
good education, he
had acquired high
excellence in the
practise Of the en-
graver's art.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05

Mrs Quiz-Has your husband ever
been accused Of plagiarism?
Mrs. Spacer-No; and it discourages
him, too. It shows he has never writ
ten anything that's so good other Deo-
pie would like to claim it.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1911-01-05
Only on Great Occasions.

''FFore are you Mr. Tyte-Physt? I
hope there is nothing wronS slth that
set Of teeth / made seF yoa a few
acS1zo @h hnf -
No, tbey're al Tig1L 7sz5.orsssl at
Scott, Doc, l paid you $50 tsf them
teeth. You don't s'pose I'm going to
wear 'em for everyday use, do you?'
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

A tragedy occurred here one day last month when old Mig, a faithful mission horse, after two or three hours illness lay down and died. Mig was formerly in the employ of the U. s. govern ment and later entered the mis- sion service at Haines, Alaska. Three and a half years ago he was transferred to our school to help our balky horse, Billy, to haul wood and freight, and to teach him to quit baking. Being a steady old plodder, Mig sue ceeded well in his mission and stuck to his work to the last, having, with Billy, hauled a load of lumber from the wharf the day .heSdied.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

A lette5from S5David Davis in Hoonah & brought the sad news of the death by drowning last month of7Lot Williams, one of our pupils 2Bast year. Just a week previousto this word the superintendent had received a letter from Lot in which he told of his plans to return to our school as soon as it would open. It seems that Lot, in company with anSfber boy, had started early ipsfhe morning in a sail boat for a deer hunt on aniSIand a aSfew miles from Hoonah. They had ballasted their boat in the stern with rocks. A squall struck them and turned their boat al- most over. When it righted itself it was full of water. The
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

Word from Miss Bertha M. Chace of Eugene, Oregon, tells that she cannot return to take up work in our school this year. Miss Chace did most excellent service as primary teacher in the Sitka Training School for three years and became thoroughly acqu ilted with the native boys and girls. We had hoped to have her with us at the opening of the new school, and her inability to return is a great disappoint- ment to us.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

George Jacobs, son of Jim Ja- cobs who is probably better known as Jim, the silversmitA, of Sitka, died at the home of his parents on the 3rd inst. after brief illness of stomach trouble. His funeral occurred from the Russian Church on the 5th. George was pupil in the II ain ing School a few years ago, Old pupils will remember him as our baseball pitcher ir 1906 and 1907, He was employed at work on the new buildings just before his last illness.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

boys chung to the mast with the waves breaking over them. Men on shore saw the accident and manned a boat for the rescue but before reaching the swamped boat, the boys, chilled with the icy wind, lost their hold and were washed overheard. Lot was bright and promising boy about seventeen years of age.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01
NOTES

A letter from Dr. C. C. Grieve written from Shepherd, Mich., renews his subscription to the Thlinget. The doctor is on sea duty now but was spending the holidays with Mrs. Grieve in their Michigan home.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

Miss Anna May Sheets who has been matron of %our pupils kitchen for a period of fifteen years, left on the last boat for vacation of three months. She will spend most of the time with her aged parents at Bloom ingburg, Ohio. This is Miss Sheets first full vacation in seven years.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

The plasterers are at work putting on the finishing coat in the Richard Allen Me morial. They have the rough coats done in the small girls building. They have not yet done any work in the small boys building.
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

Miss Edith Zuboff, one of our former pupils from Killsnoo made the round trip to Sitka on the Georgia early in the month.
 There has been great deal of sickness in Sitka during the last month. Cases of severe cold are very frequent and several people both whites and natives have suffered with pneumonia.
 Mrs. A. P. Kashaveroff isvery ill with pneumonia at the home of Miss Mills. #
The Thlinget., 1911-02-01

A baby girl came to the home of MT. and Mrs. Ray James on Monday, the 20th.
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AMBITION TALKS \
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RESPONSIBILITY


equal in everything except capacity and ability
They did sacrifices the
offering of acceptable than the offering the other
Twelve father and
mighty elected
become king.
And since those days there have been whose offerings and
services have been acceptable boys whose industry made them avon
citizens whose caused be kings
and presidents They have been crowned with glory and honor and all their
brethren have bowed down before They authority
and held They the bs the bodies the
souls and the pocketbooks of the multitude.
knowledge that elevates their fellows for
and buried complete absolute
nnfcanc 1t hard work. for midnight toer has shaved
himself his cellar attic forty dollars month
prudence ambition love religion, the of these
muude round Of the ladder Of
What it?
will tell what is The faculty Of accepting public and private
shoulders burden responsibility
When employer which wishes be mailed
he will either the box with his hands IN
who would rather miss his than fail do his duty
president the United States he selects
hanged, and quatered than fail to
promptly pinch people they
who afraid to do things and to be responsible