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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
SAW ITS STRONG POINT.
Story Of Harriman's First Purchase of
Railroad

/ u
Railroad.
| One morning in the early eighties
Hartman walked into his Office and
| without any previous warning an
| nOunced the purchase of his first rail-
road.
"Where'd you get the money for it?''
asked his partners.
''Never mind; got it," said Harri-
man.
The road was the Sodus Bay and
Southern, running from Lake Ontario
to Stanley, N. Y. It was thirty-four
miles long and owned two crippled To-
comotives, two passenger cars and sew
en- freight cars.
1T isn't even a real good streak of
rust" said a man who looked over it
for him.
Hartman pulled out his map. He
was studying railroad maps even then.
Its got the best harbor on the
lake." he said. 1.-THE Pennsylvania
road has got to buy it."
He started to build big grain ele-
vator and to improve the track A few
months later he disappeared from his
office for several days and returned
with check for 100000. He had
sold his road to the Pennsylvania rail-
road.
"They had to have It," he said
"They saw it as soon as showed it to
Them
but 1 saw it first. he added.-Mc-
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
A Fierce Night Alarm

Is Inc hoarse, startling cough OF a child
suddenly attacked by Group. Often il
aroused Lewis Chamberlin of Man.
chester, o., (R. R. No. p for their
Tour children were greatly subject to
Group. Sometimes in severe attacks. -
ne wrote "we were afraid they would
die but since we proved what a Ger
tam remedy DR.. Kings New Discoy
cry is, we have no fear. We rely on it
LOT Group and for coughs, colds or any
throat or lung trouble" So do thous-
ands OF Others. So may you. Asth-
ma Hay Fever, La Grippe, Whoop-
ing Cough, Hemorrhages fly before it.
QUO and S1.OO. Trial bottle free. Sold
by b. +. Hughes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Modern Kitchens at Sea,

The term "son of a sea COOK is no
longer a title of reproach. The highly
paid specialist who presides over the
kitchens is chef with an interna-
tional reputation. The menu at the
end OF the longest sea voyage gives no
indication that the ship has not been
supplied from land. Immense stores
OF fresh meats, vegetables, fruits and
even flowers must be carried. The
Kitchens are Incredibly clean, with
their tiled floors, glass tables and
shelves, as are also the cold storage
rooms. To keep a kitchen in order is
a far more difficult problem at sea than
on land.-Cassier's Magazine.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
NOTHING to Do.

The following bit, quoted from Lord
Cromer by Helen Barrett Montgomery
in her western Women In Eastern
Lands" presents a picture Of the mo-
notony and deprivation of the life of
the Egyptian lady that pages of Stats
tics might fail to convey: The seclu-
sion of women exercises a most bane-
full influence on eastern society. This
seclusion by combining the sphere. of
woman's interest to very limited no.
rizon cramps the intellect and withers
the mental development of one-half the
population of Moslem countries.
An Englishwoman once asked an
Egyptian lady how she passed her
time.
II sit on this sofa," she replied, "and
when am tired cross over and sit
on that"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
An Artist's Joke.

Holman Hunt. who began life as a
clerk to an auctioneer and estate
agent. was constantly drawing por-
traits when he should have been draw
ing up leases, and in his chosen pro-
fession he was never slow to seize the
flying moment. The windows in his
room were made Of ground glass, and
as he had little to do he spent much
Of his time in drawing flies upon its
roughened surface. A blot of ink suf-
feed for the body and some delicate
pencil strokes for the wings, and at
distance the deception was perfect.
Day by day the number increased, and
one morning his employer came in,
stopped before the window and ex-
claimed: Il can't make out how it is.
Every day that come into this room
there seem to be more and more flies.'
And, taking out his handkerchief, he
attempted to brush them away.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Located 1t Exactly,

WITH his jaw swollen so as to nearly
close his eye, sailor rushed into a
dentists office and told the dentist to
extract an aching tooth as soon as pos
slble. After getting the man seated in
the chair the doctor asked which tooth
ne wished pulled, and the sailor, nearly
crazed by pain, lost no time in saying.
Upper deck, second one from aft, port
side. Commercial Tribune.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Wit Not Appreciated,

Stubs was feeling his way to the
kitchen stove in the dark when he fell
over the coal scuttle.
"Oh, John," called Mrs. Stubs
sweetly. II know what you need. You
should get what they have on battle
ships"
whats that?" growled Stubs as
he rubbed his shins.
"Why, range finder"
And what Stubs said about wo-
mans wit was plenty. New York
American.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Time For Stiffness

Mrs. MacLachlan was kind to he,
American boarder, but she did not pro
pose to allow her to overstep the limits
OF boarder's privileges, and she made
1t very clear. One Sunday the boarder
returning from a walk found the win
dows of her room, which she had left
wide open, tightly closed.
"Oh, Mrs. MacLachlan, don't like my
room to get stuffy," she said when she
went downstairs again. II like plenty
Of fresh air."
your room will ma get stuffy in one
day." said her landlady firmly. "'Twas
never our custom, miss, to hae fresh
air rooshin' about the house on the
SaWbath."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
A Roundahnut River

The Kentucky river at Jackson is a
freak. 1t runs for five miles or more
to advance sixty feet. The circuit of
the water forms what is known as the
panhandle. Standing on the back
bone you can flip stone into the river
on the north side and one into the river
on the south side, five miles below.
You are on the north side of the river
and on the south side Of the river and
going up the river and down the river
at the same time.-Wincheste News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26

minutes every day. And this one is q
mighty good one, too, but it loses ten
minutes every day. So just look at
them both and then strike IN average.
You'd be surprised, sir, to see what a
simple matter it is."-Ex, |. lnge.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
1t Often HAPPENS,

"A man cannot serve two masters"
quoted the wise guy.
"Oh, l don't know" added the
simple mug. "a man may make god
OF money and also serve ."-Phila-
delphia Record.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
The REGIME

Mrs. John-I do wish I had a good
recipe for falling hair. John-Most wo-
men nowadays just pick it up again
and hang 1t on the back of a chair
Youngstown Telegram,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Pills to Prevent EARTHQUAKES.

Il remember" says Addison in the
two hundred and fortieth Taller,
when our whole island was shaken
with an earthquake some years ago
there was an impudent mountebank
who sold pills which, as he told the
country people, were very good
against an earthquake "-Letter in
London Saturday Review.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Her Status.

"Are you friend of the groom's
family?" asked the usher at the
church wedding.
Il think not" replied the lady ad-
dressed, 'I'm the mother of the
bride. "-Yonkers Statesman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
Stunu!

Il would like to exchange this five
dollar opera bag for five dollar chat
ing dish"
Sorry, miss, but those opera bags
have been marked down to $685.
Washington Herald
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
A Crazy Spell,

The opera was ''Trovatore."
Though no more may hold thee,
Yet is thy name spell,
sang the basso to the prima donna.
And it was. Her name was Sophronia
Czechlinskiwicz.-Ju Library.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26

Mr.. Lately Married-But, dearest, l
thought we had planned to go to the
opera this evening? Mrs. Ditto-Yes,
love, but have changed our mind
Puck.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
No Sympathv.

Here, waiter, there's a fly in my
soup"
Serves the brute right. He's been
buzzin' round here all the mornin'."-
Life.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
A Sour Critic.

Miss Vallmore-I was told to take
lemon juice for my singing. Mr.. Sour
y-Haven't you got will power enough
70 stop singing without the aid of
lemon juice ?-Chicago News.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26

1t is usually not so much the great
ness of our trouble as the littleness of
our spirit that makes. us complain.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26

Life is no dream. but life is nothing
without its great dreams
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-05-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Aiex.F.Robertson. A. Stuart Robertson
ROBERTSON & ROBERTSON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Staunton, Va.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
Big Demand for Orange Trees.

CroWley.-B. J. Robidoux, whose
farm on the Queue de Tortue is regard
ed as a model rice belt farm, brought
to Crowley $50 2-year-old Louisiana
sweet orange trees grown On his farm.
They will be planted by w. W Du-
son and L. L. Lyons on a tract south
west of Crowley near Bayou Blanc. Mr..
RobidouE has sold 1,So0 young orange
trees in Crowley this winter. He states
that the demand for shem Has been
such that he could have sold 10000
trees in Crowley this winter. His or
ange Fees were not hurt by the Jan
uary freeze, although a quantity Of
the unpicked oranges were nipped.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
CURED HER BABY OF ECZEMA

Il can't tell in words now happy the
word 'Cuticura' sounds to me, for it
cured my baby of itching, torturing
eczema. 1t first came when she was
between three and four weeks old
appearing on her head. | used every.
thing imaginable and had one doc
tors bill after another, but nothing
cured it. Then the eczema broke out
SO badly behind her ear that | really
thought her ear would come Off. For
months | doctored it but to no avail
Then it began at her nose and her
eyes were nothing but sores. I had to
keep her in a dark room for two
weeks. The doctor did no good, so
stopped him coming.
"For about two weeks I had used
CuticUra Soap for her every day,
then l got box Of Cuticura Ointment
and began to use that. In a week
there was a marked Improvement. In
all | used two cakes of CuticEra Soap
and one box Of Cuticura Ointment and
my baby was cured Of the sores. This
was last November; now her hair is
growing out nicely and she has not a
scar on her. can not praise Cuti-
.cura enough, I can take my child any
where and people are amazed to see
her without a sore. From the time
she was four weeks old until she was
three years she was never without the
terrible eruption. but now, thanks to
Cuticura, I have a well child" (Sign-
ed) Mrs. H. E. Householder, 1904 Will
helm ST., Baltimore, Nd, May 10, 1910.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
Capture of casiIIas.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Sunday has beer
full of rumors of fights between the
insurrecto bands unuer Orozco and
Blanco and the command of Genera
northWard repairing the Mexican Cen
trail railroad as it comes. But they
are mere rumors and probably have
no foundations in fact The most i'm
portant happening and probably the
only one worth mentioning was the
capture near Ysleta about noon Sun
day of the insurrecto General Martin
Casillas by Lieutenant w. B. Riezen,
hansen and Sergeant Hart of Troop
M, Fourth United States Cavalry
General Casillas was on the Amer
lean side of the river ana was armed
with a new Winchester rife and $50
rounds of ammunition and carried
dispatches from Abram Gonzales, the
insurrecto governor of Chihuahua
whose headquarters are in Ell Paso
to Orozco, Blanco, Soto and Juan Gar
cia He was brought to Ell Paso and
lodged in the county Jail. Nobody
knows just where Navarro is. Juarez
officials arranged for his reception
but he failed to arrive 1t is believed
that he is preparing a surprise for the
insurrectos.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
GiEREDlTY
IT, n Z ~I
Can E,e Overcome in Gases.

The influence Of heredity cannot, OF
course, be successfully disputed, but
it can be minimized or entirely over
come in some cases by correct food
and drink. a Conn. lady says:
For years while | was coffee
drinker | suffered from bilious at
tackssof great severity, from which |
used to emerge as white as d ghost
and very weak. Our family physi-
clan gave me various prescriptions for
improving the digestion and stimulat.
ing the liver, which l tried faithfully
but without perceptible result.
He was acquainted with my fam
lily history for several generations
back. and once when | visited him he
said: If you have inherited one OF
those torpid liyers you may always
suffer more or less from its inaction.
We can't dodge our inheritance, you
! know
4 was not so strong a believer in
heredity as he was, however, and, be
ginning to think for myself, conclud-
ed to stop drinking coffee, and see
what effect that would have. I feared
it would be a severe trial to give it
up. but when I took Postum and had
it well made, it completely filled my
need for a hot beverage, and ! grew
very fond Of it.
Il have used Postum for three years,
using no medicine. During all that
time | have had absolutely none Of
the bilious attacks that I used to suf-
fer from, and l have been entirely
free from the pain and debilitating eff
fects that used to result from them.
The change is surely very great,
and | am compelled to give Postum
The exclusive credit for it." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's Reason
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. The!
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
Texans Purchased Oil Land.

Mansfeld.-Texas parties have pur.
chased 1000 acres of land adjoining
the oil-producing territory Walter
Fair Johnson sold the oil and mineral
rights on 1,000 acres for $4,000 The
land lies five miles southwest of Mans
field and joins the tract known as the
Spider oil field The purchasers viii
proceed to sink one or more wells at
once, and the contract provided that
Mr.. Johnson shall receive $1,000 per
year rental, if oil or gas in commercial
quantities is struck. The purchasers
are 4. H. Whited, w H. MeKollip, T.
NJ. Nutting and J. H. Putnam. IT.. Of
Houston, and G. L. Smith and w D.
Gordon of Beaumont
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
Mayor Richard Nominated,

Lake Charles-Complete returns
from the city primary show that
Mayor Richard received the democ
ratio nomination, which is equivalent
to election, by 130 majority over Sam
uel kaufman in a total vote Of S9S
For alderman -at-large, w. ]. Gayle re-
ceived ABS and Dr. A. J. jenkins 420
votes. S. p. Wetherill was named for
tax collector, receiving 523 votes to
212 for w. n Curley and 145 for
Francis Chavanne. For aldermen, I.
E. OFT and J. P. Foreman were elected
in Ward One, John H. Poe and John
Mckenzie in Ward Two and John H.
Shattuck and A. S. Dudley in Ward
Four. A second primary will be neces-
sary to settle the nominations for mar
shall, street commissioner and treas
urer
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
FOREIGN.

In a rescript issued Saturday the
emperor OF Japan directs attention tC
the importance Of adopting the gov
ernmcnt's policy to the changed econ
omic conditions OF the tine, and an,
nounces the donation Of S750,000 10
the relief Of the poor who are unable
to otherwise receive adequate medi.
cal attention.
An unsuccessful attempt on the life
of Aleiandro T.errouX, deputy and
chief O, the repu0ncans in Barcelona,
was made Saturday. Five shots were
fired at him by group on the side
walk, but he was not hit Three per
sons We're arrested.
The body Of T. Bogojaylensky, Rus
sion consul general at Ispahan since
1908, was discovered in well on the
grounds of the consulate at Teheran
Saturday. The official had been
drowned, and foul play is suggested,
though there was no evidence Of
crime.
In pursuance of Winston Spencer
Churchill aspirations for reform i'll
the prison system in England, the
home Office announces the creation Of
new body, TO be aided by the state,
which shall devote itself 10 the recla-
nation of discharged prisoners. The
central idea of this reform is the sus-
pension Of police supervision during
lae good behavior OF eX-Convicts.
An attack was made on a Mexican
International freight train near Agu3
Naval, Mexico. Friday by the band
which sacked Matamoras. The engi-
reer refused to stop and the train ran
the gauntlet of the rebels fire.
The steamer Zealandia brought re-
ports from Victoria. 3. c., Of the rev.
olution suppressed by German war
ships on Ponape island, in the Caro-
lines. The rising started from the
punishment of a native workman The
German overseers took 10 flight and
We're sheltered in Catholic mission,
which the natives placed under siege.
General Hippolyte Langlois, senator
from Muerthe-et-Mosell and Henri de
Regnaier. the poet, were elected mens-
hers of the French Academy in sue,
cession OF Costa de Beauregard and
Eiscount de Vogue, deceased.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
DRUID clerk Suicides.

shreveportG Glenn Rule, a popular
young drug clerk, was, found uncon-
scious by physicians in his room Fri
day with a huilest hole in his right
temple and anot sr in his neck lie
died later at sanitarium. A note
found in his room, addressed to life
insurance company, requesting that
his policy be paid to his young wife,
told a story of intended suicide No
other message was left. The doors to
the room were locked and had to be
broken before those who heard the
shots could tell what had happened.
Rules wife, bride of several months,
was away from home visiting neigh
bors at the time. She had left note
to her husband, who was evidently
late in going to dinner, stating that
she was out visiting.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
AIRY
U. 5. TROOPS HAVE CASILLAS
THE REBEL LEADER TRIED TO
CROSS RIO GRANDE.
General Navarro Proceeds Slowly,
Fearing Mines Under Tracks
and 5ridses-Reparing Roads.

Ell Paso. Tex.-Jefe Politico Marti
nez's public reception to General Ma
yaSro, set for Sunday, was Indefinitely
postponed, as General Navarro die
not arrive. An insurrecto courier de
finately located the federal leader at 9
a lake a few miles southwest of AhE
mada, a station on the Mexican Cen
trail about eighty miles south
The insurrecto forces are scatter
ed between Ahumada and Juareg
wherever they can find pasture and
water. The country for a hundred
miles south is practically a desert
Manuel Casillas, probably the best
educated OF the Eebel leaders, and
who has been in E4 Paso at a coun
Gil of war, for three days, was cap
tured by American soldiers at Ysleta
Sunday. Casillas was trying to get
across the river to join his command
He carried rifle in violation of the
neutrality laws and was taken into
custody.
Navarro fearing mines under the
tracks or bridges, is said to be pro-
ceeding at a snail's pace. The track
is inspected ahead of the train.
which, together with the repairs he
is compelled to make, renders his adj
vance tedious one.
A letter received by the local jun
to from sympathizer at Shafter,
Tex, purported to show that the fed.
erals had not forsaken the practice
of executing the defense1ess.
The letter says that one Tom Per,
rien, river guard, saw the recent
fight at Mulata, and that four very
old men were taken out and shot al.
though unarmed and almost helpless
'FOne of them, says the letter.
was partly blind and paralyzed and
was 75 years old; another was so
years old"
The insurrecto board of strategy
held meeting at Saragosa, on the
Mexican side, twelve miles east OF
FL Paso, Sunday. Their plans were
not diyulged Newspaper men pene.
trated the desert thirty miles south
of Juarez without catching sight OF
troops on either side.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
School Bonds Sold.

Rustcn.-President I: J. Bell of the
Lincoln Parish School Board, opened
five bids for the Ruston District
school bonds. F. L. Fuller & Co. of
Cleveland, Ohio, bid par for the bonds,
Internationally, with accrued interest,
and this bid was accepted The bonds
amount to $65,000, with interest at
per cent. They will run for thirty
eight years, beginning with 1911. At
ter twelve years the Loard is to have
the option of paying off all or as many
as possible of the bonds.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-02-18
fNs AS II HAPPENS
.,at STATE, FOREIGN. OF
INTEREST TO READERS.
|nf WHOLE WEEKS OOiNGS
u.ntlon CT interesting Happen
wv n, From Day to Gav Through
W. out the World.
WASHINGTON.

~ senate Saturday the Dallas
.faee site bill was called up by
IN CuIberson and passed without
'.i,ion The bill appropriates
sso00 for the purchase of new
! the enlargement of the pres
one
nn house committee on fisheries
,,ted fayorably Mr.. McGuire's bill
.roprating s25,ooo for a fish hatch
tor Oklahoma preferably in
ey1e County
|# rbo house committee on merchant
dna and fisheries reported favorab-
representative Sheppard bill for
VI an hatchery at Paris, to cost not
geeding $4,000.
,,srday's session Of the senate
!. largely devoted to eulogies OF the
Senator'S Stephen b. Elkins of
n Virginia and Charles J. Hughes
4 Colorado.
+ Without debate or amendment the
II resolution locating the 1915 Pa
n Canal exposition at San Fran
III passed the senate Saturday.
V M house bill providing 100000 a
III for the erection OF buildings for
<,nsucaD embassies and consulates
4 hreign countries was passed over
q rofest Saturday. The bill was
sssed over a protest by Senator
Bpp
\ Without word of protest from
I'm Mexico, the house of representa-
In Saturday adopted unanimously
II Oint resolution offered in the sen,
IL BY Senator Culberson and in the
noe by Representative Stevens, rec
nlng ana accepting on the part Of
n United States the eXiSLlng boun-
|sr line between the state of Texas
lid The territory of New Mexico. This
sB bar New Mexico, when it comes
| state, from attempting to declare
NJ true 1903 meridian boundary be-
Eeen itself and Texas.
PERSONAL recollections of Abraham
lafolE were related by Speaker Can,
ii saturday at a gathering il mem-
" ot the martyred president. He re-
hfed tie charge that Lincoln was
iN Christian or a God-fearing man.
The religion OF Lincoln" said Mn.
aHnOn, was not affiliated with any
AarCh, but nevertheless he was a re-
glOus man, doing all that he did for
Is country in preserving the union in
Ae trust and fear OF God | know of
love for humanity that Cqualed
al Of Lincoln save Juar o.. tue mas
], Had God failed ra make s''ga a
an as Lincoln. the union Wolla nave
'fshea anu the country died ol dIy
It."
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