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The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-06-13

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He Would Join at Once.

A Salvation Army officer was TAX
ing up a collection in the street. One
man was heard to say, as he dropped
dime, Here's 10 cents for the
grafters. I"
"You don't believ there's any graft
in the Salvation Army" quickly re-
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How do you know" the man
asked.
because you would be in the army
Yourself If YOU did was the sharp
renly. And the man had the grace
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Companion.
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-06
NEARLY A HUNDRED
ASKING DIVORCES
JUDGE P1HDLETON OF FULTON
SUPERIOR COURT, is HAV-
ING BUSY TIME.

Atlanta, Dec. THE mrsty supe-
rior court room which usually smells
of moth-eaten books and stale to-
bacco, is perfumed again 'oday with
violet toilet water, carnation cologne,
rosebud face powder, sweet peas and
the thousand ard one other seduc-
tive and commingled odors that
hover over any gathering of dolled-
up femininity 1t is atrimonial
washday again in Atlanta, and Judge
Ptndleton, aided by a jury, is called
upon with the help of the law, to put
asunder some 80 couples who be-
lieved that they were joined together
by the Almighty, but who have found
out since The ceremony that the Lord
had nothing to do with t.
The monthly Atlanta divorce court
is getting to be the biS~est and most
spectacular event of local court cir
cles. The calendar usaully has any
where from so to 125 cases on it, and
the fair prosecutors or defendants
represent every walk in life, every
grade of society
The divorce suit of prominent So
ciety woman has been known to be
called ON the same day as that of her
negro cook. Each woman, Julia o.
Grady and the colonePs lady," as
it were, made the same complaint
against their respective husbands, that
they got drunk and treated them
cruelty
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-06
STOMACH MISERY
JUST VAN|SHES
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IL what you just ace is ssuriag ON
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indigestion.
A full case of Pape's Diapepsiz costs
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Ask your pharmacist to show yeu
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you will not need to resort TO Taxa
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This city Will nave many raapepsin
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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-06
ATLANTA, BIRMINGHAM g.
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Departure Ct Trains fr:m Brunt.t
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n Birmingham 500 p Ii.
For Jacksonville 4:30 pm.
For Savannah and East $40 an.
For Savannah and East 1855 pm
Passengers from Brunswick can Sc
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SIeepers on night trains for AtIants
at Nichols, Ga.
w. H. LEAHY, G. p. CANNON,
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Ladies come to the big demonstra-
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CASTORIA
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Join the crowd and come and see
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Counhinu at Niaht.

One bad cough can keep the whole
family awake at night Phil Disor-
neau, Schaffer, Mich, says: Il could
not sleep on account of a bad cough,
and | was very weak. | used Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound, and soon
the cough left and ] slept soundly at
night" Roberts Pharmacy.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-12-06

N. S. KNIGHT & CO.'S coal burns
to ashes. No clinekrs left. Phone
AS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

sion. Only eight states to the west
ward Of the river and thirteen to the
east lie entirely beyond the influence
Of its waters.
OF the economic Importance OF the
Mississippi it is scarcely necessary to
speak. 1t could be made the great
north and south highway for the slow
moving freight OF the central part of
the United States and its passenger
trafac is also worth considering. When
the river rises in angry food property
worth millions is loosed from its moor
tngs and drifts to destruction. Homes
that have been believed to be safe from
the reach OF the flood are suddenly en-.
quilted. and the yellow waters are dot
ted for hundreds Of miles with the
bloated %carcassss Of domestic live
stock. Often human corpses. sacrifice
ed on the altar OF the river god. are
mingled with those OF the animaIA
Fertile Land Wasted.
Great sections OF fertile land are siic-
ed from the banks al though chopped
away BY a titanic cleaver. and the
state and nation are called upon ito
provide funds for the relief Of food
sufferers" Perhaps the Mississippi
floods may, never be controlled fully.
for a river which discharges at food
time 1000. 900 cubic feet Of water per
second may well laugh at the efforts
Of human beings to place It under sub
lection. but much may be done by fed
eral action and by the coming together
Of the minds Of the state authorities.
But the work cannot Do done piece.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

The prizes. the cup ana the possible
ity Of being hailed as the worlds pre-
mier balloonist have drawn to Ger
many the best lighter than air avia-
tors In the world.
The contest which sent the inter-
national balloon race to Germany
started from Kansas City on Oct. S.
1911. It was won by the Berlin H., the
balloon representing Germany. Lieu
tenant Hans Gericke. pilot Lieuten-
ant Gericke will be one OF the Ger
mar contestants again this year. In
last years nee he started at $40
p. m. Oct s. and remained in the air
thirty six hours and fifty minutes.
landing At z a. N. on Oct Z near Lady,
smith. Wis.,. al miles from Kansas
City. The Buckeye. an American en-
try piloted by Lieutenant F. p. Lahm.
finished second. It landed at Lacrosse,
Wis. 40S miles from Kansas City, and
was in the air only eight hours and
fifty.three minuteA Then in order
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

meal. and 1t must be co.ordinated,
since b sources of the Mississippio
waters. those flowing In the main chan.
nels and in the channels Of the rivers
tributaries. lie in many states widely
separated.
Rich rewards await the successful
work Of the civil engineer who shall
solve the problem Of curbing the wa
ters Of the Mississippi and making
them more tractable to the demands
Of commerce and agriculture. II the
Mississippi is properly improved It win
be In the drst place. says an engineer.
ing authority. "a drainage canal un.
covering empires Of the richest lands
in the world not now available. but
hereafter to be available for the food
supply OF the nation.
Second. 1t 10 to be a protective sys-
TEN through which the cultivated lands
Will be protected from annual or semi
annual or less frequent overfiows The
man who plants crops on the banks OF
the Mississippi ought to nave the Same
assurance Of freedom from foods az
has the prairie farmer.
Third. II 10 to be considered as an
irrigation plant These waters are to
be husbanded. put into reservoirs al
available points for available periods
and released for the irrigating Of the
lands in the dry seasons.
Fourth. the river and all of its trib-
utaries ought to be a means Of COM
munication navigabie in winter and
summer. not subject to interruption By
drought or flood"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

came a German balloon. two Ameri.
cans and French entry.
Although the record for balloon rae.
ing 10 not marked by as much blood.
shed as stains that Of the %aeroplane,
the sport OF racing the great gas bags
Is not without its perils. Last years
winner. Lieutenant Gericke. and his
aid, f. o. bunker. landed In q wilder.
ness at the close Of their long flight
and were unable to reach a telegraph
station until midnight It was the
third time Gericke had been lost in
national and International balloon
races. In the 1910 race. which started
from 81. Louis. he was in the air for
ty-two hours. travelling LOO miles and
coming down in the Canadian forest.
from which he and his aid emerged
only after enduring four days Of hard
ship. Frank p. Lahm experienced many
dangers last year. His balloon. the
Buckeye, landed in a swamp.
WALTON WILLIAMS.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31
Question Of Immsns. Magnitude.

Question Of lmmsnss Magnitude.
National" IL a good word to apply
to the Job Of improving the Mississip-
pts channel. although Interstate"
might be better. provided q way could
be found. by means of the governors
conference OF otherwise. for concerted
action in this matter Not Minnesota,
where the Mississippi, rises. or Louis
lana. where 1t discharges into the guilt
OF Mexico. OF any of the eight other
states on both banks can tackle the
problem alone. This would be true
even II the Mississippi alone were con-
stdered But when one takes into con-
sideration also the Missouri. mtghtiest
Of tributary rivers On the face Of the
earth, the Ohio. traversing the richest
ot countries. and the other navtgable
tributaries. in all 5000 miles in length.
the magnitude Of the problem becomes
apparent
The Father of Waters" ana his chfl.
dren r 50 very. very important He
splits continental United States In
half and stretches his arms into near.
ly one-half Of the area OF the entire
country The area drained by the riv-
er 10 almost too . for comprehen-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

some cases the advance has been
greater than that Fine pearls OF any
size are bound to keep advancing in
price because the supply Of them il ex-
hausted."
The highest American authority on
pearls and other gems Is DR.. George
r. Kuns OF New York. His work. 1.-THE
Book Of the Pearl" written in collabo.
the last word" IN the subject. He
says:
'sThe advance in pearls. which has
been going on for twenty years. 10 due
to the fact that pearls are not being
found in numbers to meet the demand
which has come with the great in.
crease in the wealth Of the world.
These gems are subject to the natural
law Of supply and demand. The pearl
producing oyster does not cling to the
bottom and IL easily carried away. In
Mexico. where pearl culture IL prac.
tised. the oysters were swept away by
q storm last year. and In Japan a
whole bank Of pearl fisheries has been
destroyed. Even Il We were to raise
beds OF pearl oysters the demand
would increase 30 that the price Of
pearls would not DO lowered.
What the japanese call pearl eul-
Iture is not the culture Of the pearl. for
what they are turning out r bits Of
shell with Q thin coating Of mother
of-peari on one side only. They have
never been able to raise for sale en-
tire rounded pearls, a Is the true
pearl, and 30 today the pearl Is SUI
preme and without Q competitor"
Like diamonds. pearls are sold by
weight, but in the cas- Of the pearl the
standard Of measurement u the grain.
not the carat. There has been no re-.
cent report Of the finding OF a very
large pearl. A gem Of very large size
would md its way quickly to one Of
the worlds leading markets and would
become the subject Of keen competitive
bidding. since connoisseurs in gems
will give any price for one that
pleases them. The largest pearl
known 70 said to measure two inches
LONG. -Four inches round and to weigh
$500 grains.
Anything over twenty grains makes
Q pearl an extraordinary gem. A pearl
Of that Size IL worth from $4,000 to
$4,000. The value varies with the
brilliancy Of the luster. or "orient." a.
Il 10 known technically.
Pearls occur also In fair abundance
In the common mussel Of the American
coast and In oysters and clans 1t Is
Q mistake. however, to believe that
valuable pearls are found In the ordi.
nary edible oyster.
In America the pearl fisheries OF the
Mississippi and ito tributaries are Of
much greater importance than IL gen.
orally known The industry dates
back to 1857. when the Queen pearl
Was found In New jersey. It was sold
to the Empress Eugene OF France for
$500 and 10 said to 10 worth now
several times that sum. a pearl
found recently II ASkansas weighed
thiSfy.six grains.
FRANK q. RUSSELL
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

dwelling on or. near it, banks. There
was much talk. however. Of the bills Of
John Sharp Williama. senator from
Mississippi. and Francis q. Newlands.
senator from Nevada The former
would give the government the right
to build drainage projects. reimbursins
itself by a charge on the land. The
bill would authorize the secretary OF
q cesston OF lands which DO In.
cluded in any project and used and dis.
posed Of In the manner provided for
public lands"
The Newlands measure would have
$50. 900. 900 q year appropriated for ten
years and q commission made up Of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31
! HE ancient German city Of
Stuttgart. In the kingdom Of
Wurttemberg. will thrill to

a E ancient G0xI10n CITY OF
Stuttgart. in the kingdom Of
Wurttemberg. will thrill to
its center on Oct 81. when the
score OF balloons entered In the an
nual international balloon race take
the air" Not alone will Stuttgart
culver with excitement. The rest Of
the worlds population. or that consid-
cradle fraction Of It that 10 interested
in aviation. will have its literal or hs-
urative eye fixed OF the German city.
The contest for the Coupe lnterna-
tionale des Aeronautiques. to give It
the Official designation. ranks az one
OF the leading a~eronautical events Of
the year. It IL classed. in fact. with
the annual aeroplane race for the
James Gordon Bennett speed trophy.
won a few weeks ago in Chicago by
Vedrines. the French aviator. Mr.. Ben
nett Is also the donor Of the balloon
cup. and It 10 known unofflcially BY
his name
Twenty-three balloons were entered
tain that some Of them will not fly.
Any nation desiring to enter 10 permit
ted to nominate three racers Ameri-
ca named three this year. as did also
Belgium. Germany. France. Austria
and Switzerland. Italy named two and
Great Britain. Denmark and Russia
each. The American entrants are
Lieutenant H. f. Honeywell. John
Watts and John Berry. with William
F. Assman "a a substitute In ease any
OF the other three men should drop out
Of the contest All are we'll known
among those who follow the sport Of
flying the big gas bags.
AZ In the a Of the aercplane tro.
ply. the race follows the nationality Of
tho winner in the preceding year. Last
years race. starting from Kansas City.
was won by the German. Lieutenant
Gericke. 90 he gained for his country
the honor Of starting the event this
year.
The city Of Stuttgart was selected by
h German aeronautical society al the
place Of ascension Of the balloons be-
cause It lies in the south Of tho empire
and II the wind should be northerly on
Oct 81 they will have a longer trip he
fore reaching the ocean In October
the prevailing breezes in the southern
part Of Germany are about due east
or a little northeast. SO that the hal.
looms should be carried into Russia II
they travel far enough. They may
even pass the Ural mountains and
land in tho cars Siberian dominion.
Not alone for glory and the inter-
national cup do the aeronauts take the
risks that attend these big internal
tional balloon races. Money as well
AZ fame goes to the winner. This
years cash prizes arc the biggest ever
offered in connection with the cup
race and are a follows: First $4,000:
second. Sl.s76: third. $l.325: fourth.
$1,000: ffth. $50; sixth. $500: seventh,
$3.50. -: -.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

ganizaton Of the mail service and
enormous loss Of life and property, i'm.
pose an obligation which alone can be
discharged by the general government"
Colonel R~oosevelt's party asserted
that 1T 10 q national obligation to de-
velop u rivers and especially the
Mississippi and its tributaries without
delay under . comprehensive general
plan.
Wants to Spend sso.oooypoo q Year: ;.
Beyond approprtating funds for the
relief Of sufferers By the great Mississ-
ippi floods Of this year. the recently
deceased session Of congress did little
toward the improvement Of the great
river or Of the condition Of the people
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

the heads Of the reclamation and for.
est services. the geological survey. ar
my engineers Inc 6thers. t. map out
and put through a comprehensive
scheme of river regulation which would
storage reservoirs to channel deepening
and swamp drainage A recent writer
on the subject Of river improvement
says:
Senator williams bill merely dis.
poses Of Q part Of this bewildering
problem. Whether II offers q final So
tuition remains to be! seen. 1t at least
opens the way for . great Job OF ma
tional housekeeping and house clean
ing which ought not to be delayed"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31
sy .cHARLEs n. uRlE

w" E: e.: : 9: IT,: :: q : $685. $: :; s e.;
the Democratic and the
~Progressives. agree In calling some.
thing q good thing. It may be assumed
without argument that they are right.
Lets imagine Q convention Of parties,
with Uncle Sam a. chairman. First,
he Republican elephant says. mt.
Chairman. I mov that the improve.
ment Of the Mississippi river. 10 Q good
thing" Then the Democratic donkey
rises to remark, II second the notion
Thereupon the bull moose adds. Lets
make 1t unanimous" =
The Republican platform declares
that the Mississippi river 10 the m.
tom drainage ditch. that the annually
recurring foods are disasters Of M.
ttonal misfortune and seriously affect
the nations welfare: that. the states
unaided cannot cope with this giant
problem and the federal government
should assume q fair proportion Of the
burden of the rivers control.
At Baltimore the Democrats asserted
that the control OF the great river 70
"a national problem. The preservation
o. the depth Of its water for the pur-
pose Of navigation. the building Of
levees to maintain the integrity Of it,
channel ana he;prevention Of the over.
now Of the land and its consequent
devastation. resulting In the Interrupt
ton Of interstate commerce. the disor.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

hausted and that tower Of the wonder.
full ~iridescent globes In proportion to
markets. THE prices set upon the
best grades OF pearls have gone up
from IS % 50 pr cent during the past
yoas.s ~ enc authority recently. IN
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

ing almost daily. The pearl OF great
price" ID going TO become Q pearl Of
still greater price. unless all the pres.
ant market signs Of supply and Do.
mand fail 49,. -
Exports In gszas ssssrt that the psers
iashssiso 6 tAe wosl6 sso boeoninS sS.I
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-31

~ you are the fortunate posssssor
OF Q pearl Of fair siss or larger
or Of . string Of the beautiful
y gems DO NOT part With your vaIu.
able possession. Not only u It worth
what you paid for H. unless you Were
oaAly '>6eDa." but ~ value - tpeseaS:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
This Three Room Outfit

CONSISTING of metal bed. sprjng, mattress, dresser, rash stand, two bedroom chairs,
rocker room rus two pictures IN pair of lace utanss deboMd, serving buffet six
dining chairs, extenton table, plate rack, room rug, two pictures me pa lace curtains
cooking stove. kitchen table. kitchen cabinet two chairs, a plate rack, floor olcloth
never in the history OF furniture selling hasa anything to equal it been offered, 3 rooms
complete $500, $1OO weekly.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

All alterations made free
OF charge during this
sale. q:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

hibition grounds for New York state
It will be necessary for the committee
to take legal possession of the ground
1t has been decided to send representa-
tive exhibits of New York state manu-
facturers, forest, fish and game exhi-
bits and examples of horticulture, es-
pecially of grape culture. Permanent
headouarters will be established at %
West Forty-second street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

Murtagh, James Frawley, Frank l..
Young, Thomas H. Bussey, George M.
Shotwell, George H. Cobb, William
Leary, D. L. Ryan; lower row, A. 4.
Smith, D. D.Frisby, George Whitney.
Mr.. Yale, Nh. Mack, Joseph A. Mayer,
Thomas H. Cullen, Charles F. Moore,
director of the exposition, has sent
word that $50 feet by 200 has been re-
served on the main avenue of the ex-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
IPROMINEHT DEMDCRA5 At 5EA GIRTI

charge of the Democratic campaign
this year. Those shown in the pic
ture from left to right are: Joseph
r. Davies OF Wisconsin. the new &C.
rotary of the national committee;
Congressman A. S. Burleson of Tex
as, William G. McAdoo of New York,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
NOW ON!
The Great Hilton
t1a|f
Price
Sale
OxakN

There is always some sur
plus stock in the best regu-
lated businesses, and what
we forfeit in price on an &C.
casion like this is compen-
stated by the prospect of BE-.
ginning another season I'M
hampered by a carried over
stock.
Here's very excellent op.
portunity to test the super
iority of Hilton tailoring
without paying those prices
which subsequently, you will
be glad to pay.
Every suit in the house
now half-price-including
blacks and blues.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24

New York, July 22-The committee
that will have charge of New York's
exhibit at the Panama exposition to be
held in San Francisco in 1915 has or
ganized by the election of Norman f.
Mack as president and John +. Yale as
vice president. The commission in
Top row, left to right, John F.