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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-07-28
Venus in DaYIiOht

"'' Oui nearest celestial nelgh-
bOr-except the moon, which has
been such a CONSPICUOUS object in
the evening sky during the spring
and summer months, reached its
greatest elongation east, 45@ de-
grees on the 7th of July and is now
gradually receding and will reap
pear as morning star in the east af-
ter September 18th. 1t reaches its
greatest brilliancy on August 10th,
at I a. m, but even now, when it
1t Is clear and the atmosphere free
from haze, as it usually is, just af-
ter a rain, 1t can be seen in daylight
If one knows when and where to
look for it. The writer first saw it
on the 18th of this month. 1t was
then on the meridian at a few
minutes before 8 p. m. 1t crosses
the meridian a little earlier each day
end look now between 2 O'Clock and
2;3Op. m.
Locate the altitude of the sun at
noon by looking past the cave of a
building. Choose the corner so the
building will hide the sun when
looking for the star; mark the ex-
act spot where you stood, so you
can get the same position again and
between 2 and 2:3O p. m. look two
or three degrees lower than the suns
position at noon as a guide for the
distS-ee. 1t is well to remember,that
the larent diameter of the full
I-ns% is one half Of degree.
Venus will reach its aphelior
pei, on the Goth of August, ant
wllf then be oulY about 26, 900, OOC
miles from the earth.
Argo relates that when Napoleon
returned to Paris from the campaigns
In Italy, he saw great crowds around
the palace of Luxemburg gazing al
the sky, and looking up, he too,
saw Venus, the object of their ad,
mlration in the bright light of the
early afternoon sun.
Venus is very nearly the size OF
the earth, being ZOO miles in di.
ameter. The length of its year Is
a traction over 224 days, and its
average orbital velocity is slightly
less than 80 miles per second.
The earliest recorded observation
extant, was taken $50 B. c..
through even a small telescope it
presents all the phases Of the moon,
from the crescent to full and back
to crescent again. This fact gave
to Calico, during his observations
with the telescope in 1910 the first
proof of the falsity of the old Ptole.
male or geocentric system of the
universe. Learn the names of the
stars and planets, with their indi-
udual history, and where to find
them, and you have broadened your
conception of the universe, and the
ielty and added another source of
lIeasure to your life. Byron calls
hem "the poetry of heaven" and
he psalmlst never said anything
Tuer than, "The heavens declare
ne glory of God; and the frma.
nent showeth his handiwork."
w. l. D.
'Ocabontas. Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-07-28

of the various candidates discuss the
governor and his political future.
The friends of Senator Jeff Davis
say the governor will make a great
mistake if he does not enter the
contest for governor for a third
term and tackle Senator James p.
Clarke two years hence. On the
other hand, the leading supporters
of Senator Clarke are urging the
governor to make the race for sena-
tor against Jeff Davis, knowing that
in the event the governor opposes
Senator Davis, whether he wins or
loses, it will eliminate him from the
contest two years hence, when it
comes Senator Clarke's time for re-
election. The same can be truth
fully said of the aspirants for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
tion to be settled in the primaries
next March. While Congressman
Joe 7. Robinson Of Lonoke, who is
seeking the Democratic gubernatori-
al nomination, says it is a matter of
indifference to him as to who enters
the contest for governor, as he Is
in the race to stay ard Is confident
of securing the nomination. Close
personal and political friends of Mr..
Robinson are very anxious, how
ever, that the governor remain out
of the contest, believing it would
materially affect Mr., Robinson's
chances. In this belief they have
Endorsement of many well known
and best informed politicians.
FORMER Congressman S. Brun-
didge of Searcy had already an
nounced his candidacy against
Senator Davis and is now preparing
to announce list of speaking ap-
pointments over the state. Before
the governor left on his vacation
Friday he stated to a few close
friends that he will relieve the pub.
lie mind shortly after his return to
Little Rock, but everybody who
has discussed politics with him late
ly says the governor will unquestion-
ably make the race for governor
again. On account of tue failure of
the Legislature to give him an APP
preparation for the completion of
the state capitol the measure which
landed him in the governors office,
his friends say they do not see how
he can keep out of the contest this
year. This, in addition to the at
tack made upon him on the floor of
the senate by Senator Covington of
Clarksville and others has made it
absolutely necessary, his friends
say, to again appeal to the Demo
cracy for vindication. These at
tacks caused the governor to change
his mind and not retire from politics
as he had fully intended doing be.
fore the legislature convened in
January.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-07-28
NOTICE

We have y counter show cases
for sale cheap, as we intend to put
In floor cases soon. Now is your
chance to buy at right prices.
LEHMAN's PHARMACY,
"Where quality counts"
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-07-28

List your farms with Jackson
Real Estate Co. 42-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
STRANGE DRAMA
 OF RENUNCIATION
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Parted as man and wife in Russia, A. E. Helman and Mrs. A. Blumberg met in Toledo. For an hour they looked into familiar eyes and then turned away Tn a great renunciation, each to tread a separate path for the rest of life. Isadore Helman, 14 years old. said good by to his mother and went away to the home in Hamilton, Canada. of the father from whose arms and care he was strangely snatched while only an infant of days.
 The meeting of Helman and Mrs. Blumb erg brought to light one of the most remarkable real life dramas ever enacted by unwilling principals. Four teen years ago Abraham E. Helman was a prosperous small merchant in odessa, Russia. His wife. two little daughters. and infant son. lived in comparative luxury. One day an anti Semitic mob began pillaging and kill ing in the Jewish quarter. The Hell man family fled with hundreds of oth- CTS. Their hope was to get to America. While in flight they became separated. Holman and the oldest daughter got to a seaport and took passage for Mon treal, believing the mother and two
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

liver out of that torpid condition, talk ing the inflammation out of the kidneys and bladder and putting those organs to work that expel the uric acid from the system. Will Quaker Herb Extract cure malaria, chills and fever? Yes, for 1t builds up the blood and expels all fever germs from the system.
 Will Quaker Herb Extract expel worms? Yes, it matters not what kind they be. for there isN vermifuge in Quaker Herb Extract that will expel all worm germs from the system.
 Will Quaker Extract build up weak, run down men or. women? Yes, 1t builds up tho blood and every organ, nerve and muscle in the body depends on the con dftion of the blood. Will Quaker Extract cure that belching. bloating rnlpitation of the heart. shortness of breath, dizzi- ness and headache? Yes, for it cleanses that slime and mucous from the intes- tines, stomach, and expels 1t through the regular action of the bowels.
 Of course. everybody knows that every one should take some kind of blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Notorious Brigand Captured

Rome, March 11.-(Special.) )-Ballo, c notorious Sicilan brigand, has been cap tured at Palermo as he was leaving the opera accompanied by gorgeously bedizened woman and his secretary
 Finezzo. It was the habit of Balio. who had amassed great wealth by pill lage and blackmail, to array himself as a society blood" and frequent the thea tres and cafes of Palermo when he felt so inclined. This time he drove to the opera house in a magnificent automobile, but as the party was stepping from the auto, they were bounced upon by party of policemen and carabinieri. Before he was overpowered Ballo shot and killed one of the officers Ballos exploits had become proverbial for their audacity. Abut ten murders are laid to his charge, and he had worsted the troops in sev- eral encounters. He Is said to have drawn an income of some s30.000 year by levy ing blackmail on two Siciian provinces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
COMMUNICATION
 FROM PITCAIRN

London, March 11.-(Special. )-Pitcairn. the lonely island In the Pacific inhabitated by the descendants of the Bounty" mutt neers, has had one of it's rare communica- tions with the outside world. The Glas- gow barque wendur passed within 1s miles of the island last November and was hailed by sailing boat containing IT men and one woman. who had been sent to intercept the passing vessel.
 The islanders were invited aboard the barque by her skipper. Captain Black stone, who says they were very lonely and polite people. eager to hear news of the world" The population of Pitclarn is now 15o, the majority being females. The oldest inhabitant is MT. Chris tian. who is 91. and a grandson of one of the original mutineers of the British ship Bounty who were landed on the isl- and in 1790. .
 once a year trading schooner touches at Pitcairn with supplies of clothing and literature for the islanders. They seem remarkably contented with their lot, ana even speak enthusiastically of the joys of their simple life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

People ask, will Quaker Herb Extract build up and strengthen the blood? Yes. nothing better. Will Quaker Herb Ex- tract cure rheumatism? Yes, with the assistance of the oil of Balm. Will Quak- CT Herb Extract cure catarrh? Yes, 1t is blood germ disease of the mucous lining of the inner system, and through the use of Quaker Herb Extract it can be cured because 1t cleanses the slime and poisonous mucous from the lining, heals 1t and expels it through the action of the bowels.
 Will Quaker Herb Extract cure indi- gestion? Yes, it will cure, because in- digestion is generally caused from the gas arising from the lower bowels, the digestive forces are not sufficient to cause the digestive organs to act properly and Quaker Herb Extract will strengthen and build them up. Will Quaker Herb Ex- tract cure constipation, dyspepsia and biliousness? Yes, for the same reason 1t cures indigestion.
 Will Quaker Herb Extract cure liver and kidney troubles? Yes, for 1t reno- vatas tho uvar and kihnayA tAkins tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY THE HEALTH TEACHER
 
 me,Fa land Winter World

purifier. at least in the spring of tho year. Why not take one that is com posed of natures own remedies? It has been handed down from our forefathers, and the friends Of the Qualers, who arc noted for their long life and good health. and when you take the Quaker Extract and use the oil of Balm you are using the same compound that those people did 100 years ago, and it has been proven. beyond doubt there never was Q mora healthy, robust class of people on earth than the Indians, and the Quakers, and history will bear us out in the asser- ton, and all they ever knew was to 60 cut in the woods and gather roots, herbs, barISs, berries, leaves and blossoms. and from these they obtained the extract ot which they used generously for their ills and were made well. Now, this is the kind of medicine the Health Teacher has Introduced in this city. Are you sur. fprised at the thousands of people that are being cured? Call at Gunn's Phar- macy. Third avenue and Nineteeotk street. or your local druggist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
Man in Odd Predicament

Berlin, March 11.-(Special. )-Imprison- ment for life or loss of his estate, Is the odd predicament of a young man of Brunswick. His name IS EDenstein; ne is 2 minor. and he inherits his property from a grandfather who. as Hanoverian, fought against the Prussians in 1Se6 Old Ebenstein never forgave the brutal Prus- sians. and SO arranged his will that the tenant-for-life of his property should never set foot on Prussian soil without losing his money. As Prussia surrounds Brunswick, Ebenstein has the choice Of two alternatives-either he must remain . prisoner. or leave his estate and for fait his fortuna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
babes sacrifices to the blood lust of the

babes sacrifices to the blood lust of the mob.
 The mother, carrying her baby son in her arms, and leading her youngest daughter, succeeded after much hard ship, in reaching a port where by the aid of friends, they were able to sail away to New York. Landing there the mother gave her children into the care of an orphanage and went to work in m East Side sweatshop, believing her lost husband and daughter dead in some Odessa side street or on some lonely Russian roadside. Then years ago Mrs. Helman took her children and moved to Toledo. Here she met and married Abraham Blumberg.
 The daughter learned recently that relatives of her father were living in Canada. She and her brother had cherished secret hope that their father was still alive. and they de- cided to communicate with their kin dred in Canada to inquire after him. They found that he was indeed alive. a prominent educator in the Jewish colony in Hamilton. Ont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
A Hungarian's Appetite

Vienna, March n.-(Special)-For a healthy appetite the Hungarian peasant stands unbeaten. At a recent village wedding feast, which lasted four days, there were 400 guests, and they con- sumed an OK roasted whole, eight calves. six lambs. $50 geese, 425 turkeys, 12O0 chickens. 60 pigeons, 340o loaves, 400 tins of biscuits, 200 vt. of rice, 1920 gallons of wine, and 100 barrels of beer. Five bands played during the entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
A Job for Life

From the Wasp. to collect that bill you owe them.
 Owens-You are to be congratu tulated, sir, on securing a permanent position.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12
OPPOSITION ID | PAYMENT 0F M. P.'S

Dublin, March u.-(Special )-There is a gradually growing opposition to the scheme to pay members of parliament. The trade council adopted a resolution reiterating the demand made by all the Irish trades congresses and all other labor bodies in favor of the payment of election expenses. and emphatically pro- testing against the suggestion that Ire land should be excluded from the the provisions of the bill about to be intro duced to give effect to these democratic reforms.
 The Granard rural district council unanimously passed resolutions express
 ing approval of the Irish party in re- fusing to take payment for their services, which the resolutions declared showed that they could not be bought by British gold.
 A sensational development in the North Louth petition was the admission of Sergeant Morarty of bribery at the re- cent election and his statement that fl
 would be futile, in view of the evidence of James Dolan, to proceed further with the defense.
 A man named Toner was sent to jail for three months for intimidating q voter who had been subpoenaed to give evil dence.
 The novel request to be allowed to se-
 lect a wife from among the female in 1 mates of the workhouse was made by an old-age pensioner named Thomas Smith to the Glenamaddy, Mayor, guardians.
 "I have full and plenty" he pleaded. but still there Is something wanted | in my cottage-a companion to make life sweet and agreeable" He assured the guardians that he would give wife a good home, but she must be respectable, | and if she was eligible for the old-age pension she would be all the better. 1 Uaughter)
 The chairman suggested that the mas | ter of the workhouse, who was a good
 matchmaker, should take Smith through the institution and help him make a suitable selection. Gaughter.) l Smith was asked if he had his eye on any special lady. The applicant replied IF the negative, adding that he came there
 with an open mind. ''If don't get what
 suits me-" he said, "I'll take out an old man for companion. Iv course Ord prefer a good sinsible woman, who wasn't | young and giddy an if she had a bit iv money of wouldn't object but she needn t have money if she has good sinse.'
 During recent hearing in the chill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

I American nations that became parties t l the treaty of 17SS and its amendments As the powers of the American nations 1 did not differ materially between 15TS and | lS6o, the greater part of the review Will
 be devoted to Virginia that time may he l saved.'
 | Whereupon the history of Virginia $ taken up from the granting of patent
 to Sir Humphrey Gilbert to the present day.
 In support of his argument that each state from the beginning has been ans, should be a sovereignty, MT. Neale re- views the wars waged by Virginia For that he ayers, lis the highest power of sovereignty that nation may exer- else, the ability successfully to wage war"
 Bacons rebellion, which he calls one of the most interesting studies in Amer iean history, and Bacon a most pie turesque person, is dealt with at length,
 This war;" MT. Neale writes, was not waged against the sovereignty of Virginia; he fought for human freedom. Were l to name three men of Virginia that tower above all Virginians, I should name them in chronological order-John Smith, Nataniel Bacon and Robert Ed ward Lee.''
 Facts long neglected, or perhaps for gotten, are brought forward by the his- torian in support of his theory that each state Is to be considered a sovereign power.
 That Virginia was a sovereignty from 157S until 17S3 was held by many eminent persons during all these years. Tn his dedication of 'Fairie Queen,' written during Elizabeths time, Edmund Spen- cer refers to his sovereign as the Queen of England, France and Ireland and of Virginia. He undoubtedly considered each of those countries to be kingdoms
 Charles I made William Claiborne secretary of state in otV kingdom Of Virginia; Charles II was proclaimed by Virginia as her sovereign before he was called to the British throne"
 "Of the five men that Fisk claims moulded the confederation of states. Washington, Jefferson and Madison held each to be an independent sovereignty
 In his very interesting and important book MT. Neale has given us not simply condensation of facts, but he has grouped together men and their acts in manner thrillingly dramatic.
 Southern schools and colleges have been accused of paying too little atten- tion to the study of history, and especial
 y have they been accused of remissness in paying due attention to their own part in the worlds great pageant.
 Let us remedy this disadvantage by placing in the hands of our students Mir. Neale's dramatic account of what is most vital in connection with the founding of our government
 Here the student will find true history. And an equal balancing of important facts and measures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

dren's court in which a lad of 14 was summoned for trading in the street with cut license, it was stated that the boy s grandfather died in Canada, bequeathing to his son. the father of the youthful of- fender $1000Q0. When the news of the bequest reached him, however, the lad S father was on his deathbed, and the boy became heir to the money.
 As he was a minor his affairs were taken charge of by the court of ehancery pending his reaching his majority. The boy was miserably clad and bore traces of neglect. Instead of renewing his li- cense, the court suggested that the lad should be sent to an industrial home or school, or, failing that, that steps should be taken for obtaining some of the funds for his up-bringing. A collection was taken up in court for the boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

The death of Count John Taaffe, County
 Iouth, count of the Austrian empire, and formerly an officer of the Imperial Guard, recalls the fascination service un- der a foreign power particularly Aus tria, has had for Irishmen of good fam fly. Count Taaffe, unlike most of his countrymen, after earning distinction abroad. returned home. Taaffe. who died
 at very advanced age, had common
 ancestor with Viscount Taaffe who,
 though an Irish peer, is member of the nobility of Austria, where his family have been domiciled for generations. The Taaffes have been landowners in Louth since the sixteenth century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-12

Two on the Trail" by Hurlbert Foot
 ner. Doubleday, Page & Co.,, New
 York, s1.5O
 This is highly improbable, but in teresting narrative of events supposed 10 have befallen man and a woman while on a journey across the great Canadian northwest.
 To say that the story Is improbable is not to damn 1t with faint praise" for all recall Mrs. Barbauld's verdict upon the ''Acient Improbable.
 Improbable things often prove most interesting and that 1.-TWO on the Trail certainly Is.
 Garth Pevensy Uhere's nothing in a name) was a reporter on the New York the 100 papers of New York the name of one fictional should be invented for the novelist.
 Garth is sent by the Leader to repre- sent the paper on the excursion which an immigration agency conducts through the Canadian northwest.
 While on this trip he meets the young woman in question, and soon finds him self engaged to help beauty in distress Beauty being bent on a quest of her own.
 The journey of these two and the ad- ventures that befal them constitute the substance of the book, which also fur nishes a moving panorama of Indian and western life.
 Garth had bvcome reporter, so the author tells us because he had no taste for business; and a newspaper office, the author for the suppostion-is the natural refuge for clever young men with no business aptitude. but with the necessity of earning an income incumbent upon them.
 If, however Garth had no taste for business, he developed a surprising taste for adventure
 Both hero and heroine have many thrilling experiences, first with Grylls, a free trader in the north country, and later with his allies-Indlans and half breeds.
 The hero is given many chance 10 show his best side, and a veritable Sir Galahad he proves to be in his care of the young woman.
 Many characters move to and fro through the pages; but, after all, the story is the story of two people, the man and the woman, two on the trail.'' struggling together against craft and treachery.
 To have imagined these people and set them to acting out this fantastic drama without bringing about result near to repulsiveness is greatly to the authors 8 credit
 The reader fortunately does not have to reconcile fiction with fact This fairy tale for grown people has been created by the author and his Is the responsibility. The reader has only to persue and enjoy. leaving the inn probabilities to care for themselves. Very beautiful are the passages de- scriptive of the scenery of the broad and new northwest. Sun, moon. stars, | clouds and wind-the various signs of | the approach of winter or of the advent | of spring. ''the spring that comes slow | ly up this way,' are all observed with | the eye that loves large beauties, | Throughout all the book occur these animated descriptions of the wild and romantic scenery of that still somewhat untrodden region, the Canadian north