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The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
insurance Co, Annual r1eeting. \

At the annual meeting OF the Salem
County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
held in the Office in Salem OH Monday
morning the following directors were cleo
ted: William Plummer, Charles Mecum,
H. w. Patterson, Thomas J. Yorke, Al
bert W. Sherron, II. Nj. Rumsey, Thomas
j. Craven, Clayton Wistar, Owen l..
Jones, William T. billiard, Robert s.
Fogg and J.. Bernard Hilliard. Lucius E.
Hires was chosen to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father, the
late George Hires.
The Board organized by e~lecting Owen
L. Jones, President: J. Bernard Hilliard,
Secretary and Treasurer.
The following Executive Committee was
chosen: Messrs. H. M. Rumsey, II. W.
Patterson and Charles Mecum.
The Treasurer's report shows a balance
OF $74, 1885, "a and the Secretary's report
shows risks $500, 900, and premium notes
$40, SO4. 90.
Upon an expression OF the loss felt in
the death OF n OF the directors since our
last meeting, the following resolutions
were adopted:
Whereas, Our fellow director, George Hires,
has departed this life and we are DESTROYS of
bearing witness to his efficiency in the Office
fellowship as a man
Be it Resolved, That the Salem County
Mutual Fire Insurance. Co, acknowledges its
ance, wise counsel and business ability given
In his relations with the company. and also
fellow nsi director rsi and that atu we e'a offer Sur 70 ,y ms
pathy to his widow and family in their grea al
bereavement; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy OF these resolutions,
by our Secretary, be sent to his widow
and also published in the newspapers of the
of Salem.
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New Tree and Plant Law.

Senator Gaunt's bill, providing for a
State specialist on tree and other plant
diseases, was approved on Thursday by
Governor Wilson. 1t is an act to prevent
the introduction and spread Of dangerous
plant diseases in this State, to authorize
the inspection Of nurseries and planta-
tions, to provide for certificates of health
Of plants and q method for compelling
the destruction of infested plants. The
executive committee of the State Board
Of Agriculture is to make the appoint
ment, the officer to be known as the
State Plant Patholo2ist. The bill was
prepared by State Entomologist John B.
Smith, Of New Brunswick, and State For
ester Alfred Gaskill, at the joint request
of the State Board Of Agriculture, the
Forestry Commissioner and Senator
Gaunt.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
Another Compensation Act.

Philadelphia Press.
Governor Wilson has now in hand
the workmen's compensation act pass
ed by the New Jersey House and
Senate. He is expected to sign it
promptly, so that it may Immediately
take its place on the statute books.
That an early opportunity TO carry a
case on appeal to the United States
Sup eme Court will arise under the
New Jersey law seems probable. En-
ployers and workmen alike will wei
come the test. Outside these classes
the result will be awaited with interest,
approaching anxiety, On the part of the
large body of citizens who desire a
radical reform in that branch of juris-
prudence, which relates to workmen's
injuries.
The great question at present is the
constitutionality of any law for the
co mpensation of an injured workman
by his employer when the employer has
not been at fault. This New Jersey
act has been carefully drafted by a
commission headed by William B.
Dickson, who recently resigned as first
vice-president of the United States
Steel Corporation. His activity in the
matter is one of the many positive indi-
cations that capital will welcome a
compensation law which will be equita-
BILE in throwing at least part OF the
financial loss for workmen's accidents
on the employers. As in England and
the continental countries of Europe,
and payments under such a system will
be calculated as part of the operating
expenses and cost Of production.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

Italian residents OF Vineland are owners
q property valued At S3,434,55s.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

There are intimations that the econo-
mics of the Democratic House OF Rep
resentatives, which reached a total OF
nearly $20O,(00 in the expenses OF the
house alone, by cutting off useless COM
mittees and official places, may approx
innate $500, 0OO, 600 when it comes to
action upon expenditures by the various
departments of the general government.
In the past fifteen years there has been
greater profigacy i'll expenditures than
in the most e~xpensives times of the
Civil War. All the public debt could
have been paid, but for thos who want
it to be perpetual.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
last, vaar the Iepislature created a

Last year the Legislature created a
new Office, Recorder of Deeds for Ber-
gen and Mercer counties. In Bergen
the former Speaker of the Assembly
filled the sinecure Office, the duties of
which had been and can be done by the
county clerk at much less expense. A
democrat Ian last fall in Bergen county
on the platform that the Office was use
less and advocated its adjustment.
He won and tie Legislature has abol-
ished it as requested. Last Saturday
Gov. Wilson signed "a bill abolishing
the Recorder of Deeds Office in Mercer
county which carried with it a salary
of $500
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

The fact that a legislative investiga-
ton into the anthracite coal trust has
been introduced in the Pennsylvania
Legislature is belated evidence that the
sssun do move" Coal gives us light
and heat, and the extra cost OF Sl.5O a
ton over what coal WAS ten years ago,
since the combine was formed has made
the people contribute millions to that
trust. Count up how many tons OF
coal you use each winter, multiply by
II and you will see what it has cost you
to have had trust representatives in
Office the last ten years.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
Mysteries

Elk lake, in Sullivan county, concealed
for q time one Of the deepest of Pennsyl-
vania's criminal mysteries.
Nearly fifty years ago John V~eitengrub-
81, = little old cobbler, who lived near the
lake disappeared. No trace of him could
be found, AL during the snow-covered
and ice-bound winter officers of the law
made search for the little old German or
his body. He seemed to have vanished as
IL the earth had swallowed him up.
The story 10 one of the most exciting of
The North Americans series of Pennsyl-
wanna crime mysteries. All who are inter-
eeted in the criminal mysteries OF the state
series.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
Kicked BY A Mad Horse.

Samuel Birch, of Beetown, Wis.,, had a
most narrow escape from losing his leg, as
no doctor could heal the frightful sore that
developed, but ct last Bucklen's Arnica
6alve cured it completely. Its the great
est healer Of ulcers, burns, boils, eczeme,
scalds, cuts, corns, cold.eores, bruises and
piles on earth. Try it. 25c. at Johnson's
Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

Gov. Wilson seems to have. gotten
into a tangled skein when he considers
the appointment of a judge for Salem
county. If he wants to appoint a DEM
ocrat there is no difficulty in making a
selection, by learning who were Demo
Gratis before election and Who are after
election when the spoils of Office are to
ba had.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

The 62d Congress now in special ses-
sion contains the first and only Socialist
ever elected as q Representative. VIC
tor Berger, of Milwaukee, holds that
distinction all to himself.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21
The Ptnn's Grove Record
FRIDAY, APRIL 81, 1911.

That little matter down in Mexico
can be settled speedily by sending Theo-
dore Roosevelt down there. Did he
not do it at San Juan hillp
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-04-21

"The children need something new
every week. You have no children, hence
you can't understand" Il understand,
old chap; | have al automobile. - Wash
ington Herald.
The new era., 1911-07-13
E<W a. Z[Iz2E c4LL<D CHIlHAnCINO6
11V0RaHzA or Z7X RUNS ar cNIHxW WA :
= .

most part the stones lie just where they fell.
In its entirety this section OF the city must
have presented an imposing appearance. being
literally forest of columns surrounding and
connecting the various courts. AS TO the use
of these great colonnades, tradition and his
tory are equally silent. Some think that they
were the law courts of the ancient city, where
Justice was administered and punishment
meted out Others say that they were the
market places, where the produce of the sur
rounding country was bought and sold This
latter explanation has one strong recommends
ton in its favor in that the descendants OF
the builders OF the ancient city of Yucatan,
the present Maya Indians, still hold their mar.
kets under the portals surrounding the plazas
In the towns and villages throughout the coun.
try today. ...a
South of the Cenote Grande there are mum.
ber of welpreserved structures. most Of them
presenting beautifully sculptured facades. To
these fanciful names have been given, which
probably have little or nothing to do with
the original uses Of the buildings. One large
structure, for example, has been called THE
Akabtzib." The name is Maya and means
THE House of the Dark Writing" This build
ing called because of the fact that
over one Of its interior doorways there is
Intel inscribed with heroglyphs. This Intel
is SO placed that the hieroglyphics can only
be seen by artificial light. hence the name.
"The House of the Dark Writing Nearby is
u TOunu tower, Win Out one exception tne
only structure of its kind in the Maya area.
This is called THE Caraco" Caracol is the
Spanish word for snail. and since the interior
circular corridor and spiral stairway Of this
structure bear some remote resemblance to the
convolutons of a snail SHE'LL the name was
applied to the building. The Manjos Spanish
for monastery is perhaps the most beautiful
building at Chchen Itza. 1t is composite,
showing three different periods of construction.
The above only few of the many struc-
lures at Chichen liza. But in all directions for
several miles the brush is strewn with ruins.
Crumbing walls and jungle-ridden courts are
to be encountered on every side; disintegration
SO far advanced that these once splendid pal
and temples now but little more than
shapeless mounds of fallen masonry. The total
covered by ruins which may be assigned
to this center of primitive population has been
estimated by some high as ten square miles.
That larger Maya cities yet remain to be dis.
covered now seem highly improbable so thor
oughly has the general exploration of the area
been done. Consequently may affirm with
but little hesitation that "The Holy City of the
Itzas" the largest and most important Of
the Maya civilization and probably of abor.
ignal America well.
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HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an un-
expected thing and can be corrected IL
taken in time and properly treated
man in Colorado writes:
81 was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware of the
Injurious effects of the habit till
became a practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, Indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
II continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance l was rejected on ac-
count of the trouble with my heart.
Then l became alarmed. l found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so
quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements OF
Postum l began its use,
THE change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished.
My digestion was completely restored.
my nervousness disappeared. and,
most important of all. my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on
second examination l was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1T is eH-
planned in the little book. "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full sf human
interest.
The new era., 1911-07-13
The SIGH FOR LEISURE.

Lives there the man who has not sighed for
leisure? And lives there the man who In his
more sober moments. has not been honestly
glad that he must work? Human nature. which
sweetens under toll in leisure. And 1t is
by no means sure that the fall from innocence
which first brought work into the world 'and
all Woe was not bringing salvation dis
guised as labor. Faithfulness will dignity and
beautify even drudgery; no matter what the
work is. provided 1t is honest, If 1t is done well
1t commands instructive respect. Besides,
If we did not all have to work 80 hard to keep
alive the !ails would have standing room only
The new era., 1911-07-13
Lead in Salt Industry.

The six leading states in the salt
industry are Michigan, New York.
ohio, Kansas. Louisiana and Cali
.ornia, and in 1909 these six states
produced salt valued at $7,714.557.
rhe salt from these states is obtained
rom rock salt, sea water and natural
orine-in other words, from all the
Inown sources of salt.
The new era., 1911-07-13

Here desolation is wide
spread. 1t seems as
though an earthquake
must have shaken the
liza capital at some
time.
Row after row of col
umns have been over
turned and now lie pros
trate within a foot of
their original positions.
Perhaps a capital or
a drum here and there
Is broken, but for the
The new era., 1911-07-13

centuries before the Span
fish first set foot in the new
world.
Probably the largest. and
certainly the most magnifl-
cent, of the ruined cities
which the Spanish conquer
ors found on their arrival in
Yucatan was Chichen liza,
around which even in its
desolation there still clus-
ter a thousand traditions OF
former sanctity and splen-
dor. The name Chichen liza
is Maya, and means Chi
mouth, Chen-wells and liza,
the name of the Maya tribe.
who lived In the neighbor-
hood of the place. THE
Mouth of the Wells of the
Itzas" therefore is the
meaning of the name; nor
could a more appropriate
one have been applied to
the place by any people.
The whole neninsu1a of
The new era., 1911-07-13

Mrs. winslow's Soothing syrup for Children
,eething, softens the gums, reduces inhnmma
don, nlays pain, cures wind collie. 25c bottle.
The new era., 1911-07-13

No man is so sharp that some one
doesn't try to sit on him.
The new era., 1911-07-13

The robe of righteousness will neith-
er shrink nor stretch
The new era., 1911-07-13

astronomers OF no mean ability, nav
ing observed and recorded without the aid of in
struments Of precision such as are known to
the lengths of the Solar and Venus years. and
probably the lengths Of the Mercury and Mars
years. In addition to this they had developed
calendar system and perfected chronology
which In some Of its characteristics was supe-
rior to our own.
The the ancient glory of this people had long
since departed when fernando Cortez first
came in contact with them on the coast OF Yu-
catan in 1873 Their star had set. Their great
est cities had been abandoned and lay in ruins.
and their country was Frustrated by the quar-
rels OF score or more OF petty independent
chieftains, each of whom waging war on
the other. Even the memory of the older cit
les, of their culture. such Palenque Copan
and Quniqua, for example, seems to have pass.
ed from the mind of men, their former existence
forgotten. Famine. pestilence and internecine
strife are al said to have been contributory
causes to the decay and eclipse which overlook
this brilliant aboriginal civilization several
The new era., 1911-07-13

Sars apariIIa

Cures all blood humors, all
eruptions, clears the complex
ion, creates an appetite, aids
digestion, relieves that tired
feeling, gives vigor and vim.
Get it today in usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called 9arsatabs.
The new era., 1911-07-13
CHIGfITN TIA, TIE III
GTX ! zIiE 70 MT + ,lRE!E TIIE HZAS

ONG before the discovery of America
there aourished in southern Mexico,
Guatemala. and parts Of Honduras
great civilization. which has been call
ed the Maya 1t may be said at the
outset without exaggeration that this
civilization had reached a height
equalled by no other people of the
western hemisphere prior to the COM
ing of the white man. In architecture
in sculpture, and in printing the
Mayas excelled. Their priests were
The new era., 1911-07-13

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
Infants and children, and see that it
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-02-02
The Grand Jury'S Report.

To the Hon. r. c. Drew, Judge of the Second
Judicial District Court, holding sessions in and
for the Parish of Bosser, State of Louisiana:
We, the Grand Jury, empaneled for this
term of your Honorable Court, beg leave
to report as follows:
That we entered upon the discharge of
the duties imposed upon US with full
knowledge of our responsibility, and have
discharge same with care and diligence.
We have inquired into all the attractions
of the criminal law brought to our knowl
edge, and, after examination of all cases
presented, we have returned twenty five
true bills, ignored forty-one charges, and
three cases remain as unfinished business,
wherein the District Attorney will file Bills
of Information if the law provides that he
may.
We have examined the offices of the
Sheriff, the Clerk and the Jail, and find
them in an apparently good condition and
we'll kept
We extend thanks to your Honor and
other officers for courtesies shown US dur
ing our labors.
Wherefore, we ask that this, our final
report, be received and that we be dis
charged from further duties at this term OF
| Court.
Respectfully submitted,
J. P. KEITH, Foreman.
Benton, La, Jan. %, 1911.
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His Accident May Result in Death.

Mr.. John Smith, who recently moved
mere from Avon, Ark, to work on the rail-
road section, happened to rather serious
and perhaps fatal accident early last Sat.
urday morning. He has before been in
railroad wrecks and is, quite naturally, a
little nervous when riding by rail in a
heavy fog, such as was general that morn
ing. The hand car was ''creeping" along
down grade, in curved cut. The crew
was Yachting through the fog for the
northbound freight train. AS a push car
was passed the foreman said 'There's that
missing car" Mr.. Smith misunderstood
him and thought he was calling attention
to an approaching train. He jumped, but
being crippled, failed to clear the track:
the sudden stopping of the car perhaps
also adding to his clumsiness. He was
run into and seriously hurt internally. He
was taken to the Railroad Hospital in Tex
arkana that night and Mrs. Smith has
since Joined him. Yesterday he was said
to be doing fairly we'll.
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Correspondence
Haufht0n.

Mr.. A. G. Nelson of Ruston was WISH
tor here last week with his daughter, Mrs.
J. E. Wyche.
Miss Mamie Hickman is still quite sick.
Mr.. W. H. Quinn made visit to Waverly
Sunday.
Miss Carrie Abney has returned to her
home in Dixie.
Miss Ludie Plat spent Sunday in Prince
ton with relatives.
Mr.. L. R. Sapp of Koran was business
visitor here Thursday. <
Mr.. M. c. Bledsoe of Bossier Point was
visitor here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Horton of Elm Grove
are the happy parents of baby boy.
Monday, Jan. 30.-There's nothing new
to report about the Oakland we'll this week.
Mrs. Will Beauchamp of Athens is a
visitor with her sister, Mrs. G.. E. Beau
champ of Fillmore.
Mrs. E. Agee (nee Cornelia Bryan) of
Selma is spending the week here with the
family OF her brother, Mr.. Paul Bryan.
Sickness in his family prevented Prof.
Lowrey from attending the High School
Principals meeting held in Alexandria.
Miss Mary Kiles, the music and art
teacher in the high school, has been quite
sick, but is again able to be in the school.
Mr.. F. M. Britt has moved his black
smith shop to West Shreveport. He has
not as yet decided whether he will move
his family.
Mr.. L. L. Bridges, who for number of
years has been engaged in the mercantile
business at Koran, has sold out and moved
to Lawhorn.
Capt. H. B. Hearne, Superintendent for
the VS.. and P, sidetracked his private
car here last Wednesday morning, spend
ing the day with US.
Letters received here by relatives report
that DR.. j. B. Hall, jr., had narrow es-
cape from asphyxiation by escaping gas in
his room at Memphis last week.
Mr.. j. L. McDade of Bonham, Texas, is
here on visit to his sisters and brothers.
He is native of Bossier Parish, but has
been living in Texas thirty five years.
Mr.. D. H. johnson has broke up house
keeping on account of his mothers age
and i'll health. The four little children
have been taken charge of by their grand
mother, Mrs. A. E. Ledbetter. This is the
sad sequence to the recent death of Mrs
Johnson.
Masters Robert Elston and Emmett
Smith have, each, received registered
Berkshire SOW from the Bell Farm, Deni-
son, Texas, and will engage in hog raising
in small way. 1t is hoped that as the
boys grow their business will increase so,
when they have attained their majority
they will already be in a prosperous way
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and his audience grew from a few on the
first night to all the house would hold.
J. J. Robertson passed through town a
few days ago on his way home, after trip
to Fort Worth with car of hogs.
B. H. Bolinger of Shreveport came up
Tuesday pm, and we understand rode the
W. O. W. goat. He did not look any the
worse for it Wednesday.
Guy L. Stewart, Immigration and In
dustrial Agent Of the Cotton Belt Railway
Company, spent day last week in our
town, in company with Mr.. Bruggerhoff,
Secretary of State Fair Association, and
others. 1t looks as if people were begin
ming to find out that Bolinger is on the
map. Mr.. Stewart was we'll pleased with
the Orchard Company's prospects here,
and has great faith in Bossier Parish as an
agricultural center. MS.