davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-17
SLOT MACHINES NOT MODERN
Found in Alexandria Century Before
Christian Era, According to
Hunter of Curious.

A hunter Of the curious tells us
that slot machines, very far from be-
ing modern invention, were found in
Alexandria, century before the Chris
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17

hq then ,resided) and i, desire to
avail myself OF the privileges confer
red by Section 5of Article 1877 Of
the Constitution Of this State.
~ Certificates Of registration shall bel
> given to persons registering on dura.
be paper, and consecutiveE marked
on the permanent register. A sepa-
rate registration of voters applying
under this Section shall be made by
the registration officer Of every Par
ish, for this purpose the registration
officer Of every Parish shall keep
his office open daily, Sundays and le.
gal holidays excepted, until August
31et, 1918, inclusive, from o'clock A
NJ. until / o'clock P. NJ. and from 2
o'clock P. NJ. until o'clock P. NJ.
The registration of voters under
this Section shall close on the S1st
day of August, 1913. and Immediately
thereafter the registration officer Of
every Parish shall make sworn
copy in duplicate of the list of per-
sons registered under this Section,
showing. In detail, whether the ap-
plicant registered as a voter OF 1857,
or prior thereto or as a son OF such
voter q as the grandson of such vot'
er, and deposit one of said duplicates
in the office of the Secretary OF
State, to be by him recorded and pre-
served, sas a part of the permanent
record Of his office, and the other OF
said duplicates shall be by him filed
in the office of the Clerk of the Dis.
trict Court Of the Parish, and, in the
Parish Of Orleans in the office OF the
Recorder Of Mortgages there to re-
main a permanent record; provided,
!. that. upon the permanent register OF
al; persons registered under this Sec
ton. the registration officer shall
note in the top of column the age
and color Of the applicant. and under
the head Of remarks all distinguish
ing physical characteristics Of the ap'
I plicant. such as height. size. color OF
the hair and eyes. etc.
All persons whose names appear On
said registration list shall be aom'''
ia 70. register for all the elections
!, th,s state without roscees.ne 'ho
educational or property qualification
rreecrihed 81 this Constitution, un,
len Otherwise dieQualH'eo, ana 81
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
223 OF the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana.
Section l. Be It resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all members
elected to each House concurring,
That an amendment to the Constitu.
tso1 OF the State OF Louisiana BE-
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State for their approval or rejec-
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17

persons who do not by personal ap-
plication claim exemption from the
provisions of Section 3 and 4 Of this
Article before September LIST. 1913,
shall be forever denied the right to
do SO.
The names Of the persons regis
tering under and claiming the bene-
fits of this Section shall be entered
in well-bound book, to be provided
by each Parish for that purpose, and
shall be known as the permanent reg
lister. Immediately on closing the reg
istration under this Section, on Au-
gust 81, 1913, it shall be the duty of
the registration officer or his depu-
ty in the different Parishes through
out the State, to make sworn state
ment, in writing, of the number OF
voters, both white and colored, with
the number of each, who have regis
tered, and whose names appear on
said permanent register herein pro-
vded for, and such sworn statement
shall be published in the official jour
nal or other newspaper published in
the Parish in the next issue appear
ing after said date, the cost Of the
same to be paid by the Parish. Any
registration officer violating the pro-
visions of this Section or failing to
comply with the provisions hereof, or
shall make false or incorrect state
ment of the number of voters regis
tered under this Section, shall be
deemed guilty of a felony and on
conviction thereof, shall be sentenced
to Imprisonment at hard labor for a
term of not exceeding one year.
The manner in which the names of
persons whose names appear on said
Registration list shall hereafter regis,
ter may be different from that requir
ed of persons registered under other
Sections of this Article. and shall
be as now provided or hereafter pro-
vided by law; and the remedy and
proceedings whereby, subsequently Il
the close of said registration, on Au'
gust 3lst, 1918, the names OF any per
sons who may have obtained regis
tration under this Section by false
statement OF facts or other fraud
shall be stricken from said roll, shall
be as now provided or hereafter pro
vided by law.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
ETC., that this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption OF
rejection at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in November. 1912.
Section 3. Be ii further, resolved
etc.. that on the official ballots to be
used at said election there shall BIZ
printed the words: "For the propos
ed amendment of Section 5 of Article
l 1877 Of the Constitution Of the State
! OF Louisiana, relative to registration
of voters and the words; orr.
:. ~;AAgainst the proposed amendmen
to Section 5 Of Article 1877 Of the Con
stitution OF the State Of Louisiana
relative to registration Of voters,
/ and each elector shall indicate, a.
provided by the general election law
of this State, whether he votes TO
or against the proposed amendment
IN d L. E. THOMAS,
:. Speaker of the House OF Represen
Il tatives.
! THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and Presiden
Il OF the Senate.
Approved: June 25th, 1912.
, L. E. HALL,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
r A true copy:
/ ALVIN E. HEBERT,
y Secretary of State.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
(2S1) two eighty-one Of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana
relative to the incurring Of debt
and issuing bonds for work of
public improvement, and to the
valuation, and refrnding of bonds
-. issued for such improvements, by
municipal corporations, parishes
and school, drainage, sewerage
and other districts (the City OF
New Orleans excepted), and the
assessment of special taxes and
forced contributions to pay for
same.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State Of
Louisiana, twothirds (2-S) of all the
members elected to each House, con
curing, That Article two hundred ant
eighty-one (2s1) Of the Constitution
az the State Of Louisiana be SO amend
ed as to read as follows
ARTICLE 2s1.
Paragraph /. Municipal corpora
t.oas. paris hes aad school, drainage
sub drainage, road. subroad, navisa
ton. or sewerag, districts. City o
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
JOINT RESOLUTION

oS4AN4 1t4ASOAS A1O-N
Providing an amendment to Section
of Article 1877 of the Consti-
tuition OF. the State of Louisiana;
relative to registration of voters.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds (2-3) of the
members elected to each House con-
curing, that Section 5 of Article 1877
Of the Constitution of the State Of
Louisiana be so amended as to read
as follows:
Section 5. No male person who
was on January LIST, 1867, or at any
date prior thereto, entitled to vote
under the Constitution or Statutes of
any State of the United States, where
in he then resided, and no son or
grandson of any such person, not less
than q years Of age on the list day
Of May 1912, and no male person Of
foreign birth, who was naturalized
prior to the LIST day of January, 1898,
shall be denied the right to register
and vote in this State by reason of
his failure to possess the educational
or property qualifications prescribed
by this Constitution, provided he
shall have resided in this State for
five years next preceding the date
at which he shall apply for registra-
ton and shall have registered in &C.
cordance with the terms of this Ar
ticle prior to September LIST, 1913, and
/; no person shall be entitled to regis
ter under this Section after said date
Every person claiming the benefit
: of this Section shall make application
to, the proper registration officer or
his deputy for registration, and he
shall make oath before such regis
tration officer or his deputy in the
:, form following: a,a
~ am citizen of the United States
and 81 this State, over the age OF
twenty one years. ! have resided in
this State for five years next preced'
ing this date. was on the ----
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
ACT NO. 1872.
JOINT RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 1877. BY Mr.. Beale.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
ACT NO. 1873.

Senate Bill No. l.
BY Mr.. Geo. Wesley Smith
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS.
ACT NO. "a.

House Bill No. 81. By Mr.. Edwards.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-10-17

10 vote a. under the Constitution Or sta,
ttutes of the State o. ----- ~
wherefnI then resided. Tor I am the
son o. grandson Of $500: . ,--:;-
who was. on the. iT7---- day Of .----
-.-..-..-.. entitled to- vote under the
Constitution or Statutes Of the state
z1.TtE ~ 80. - ...La-g u vhora;u
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
ANOTHER NEW COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here I come to
join Your happy band Of boys and
girls. / go to school and am in the
sixth grade. Estell Smith, your Sec
ond one is James Monroe's admins
tration was called the Ezra of good
feelings. Now l will ask some his
tory questions:
Where was Tecumseh killed?
Who invented the telephone?
To all who answer my questions,
l will send pretty post card. I
wish Aunt Addy would have her pic
ture put up at the top Of the page.
l think it nice for boys to learn to
cook. [ will close, with best wishes
to Aunt Addy and the Cofsins, your
friend, LILLE CLINE, Canton, Ca,
Star Route.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
SOMEBODY OWES THIS COUSIN
SOME POSTCARDS.

Dear Aunt Addy: Here comes
one for the second time. I have
read Watson's books on foreign mis-
sion and his life and speeches and,
sketches Of Roman history. How
many Of the Cousins have read Mr..
Watson's books? I had rather read
Mr.. Watson's books than any other
books, although there are some good
books; but nothing like Watson's.
Now I will answer some of Curtis
Ruby Flowers questions:
2. Desoto marched through Flor
ida and was buried in the Mississippi
river on account of the Indians.
8. Robert E. Lee was the greatest
general in the Civil War.
4. Stonewall Jackson's last words
were: "Let us pass over the river,
and rest under the shade of the
trees"
5. General Jackson was killed by
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
A LITTLE GEORGIA GIRL WITH
THREE PETS.

Hello Aunt Addy and Cousins: It
has been a good while since / wrote
to 1.-THE jeff" but I hope the Cous-
ms will let me in their happy circle.
How many of you Cousins have
pets? I have got a pet calf, her name
is Beauty; she is solid red.
Do you Cousins like to go to Sun
day School? 1 do, but I have not
been in a good while now, it has
been such bad weather nobody could
go. How many of you Cousins like
farm life? I do, and I help Mamma
cook and clean up the house; and I
have got another pet that is the dish
rag and the broom. I guess you
think they are mighty funny pets,
but they are the best I've got.
will close, as I have not got any
thing to write about but dish rags
and brooms, SO I will get my bonnet
and run. With love and best wishes
to Aunt Addy and Cousins, LILLE
BLACKBURN, Amity, Ga, Rt. No. 1.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
HERE IS ANOTHER DICTATOR.

Dear Aunt Addy: This is my sec
ond attempt to write; my other let
ter was not in print, but l will try
again. Papa takes "The jeff" and
I like to read it and papa does too.
He likes Mr.. Watson from what he
has read in his paper. I will agree
with that boy that don't like to cook,
I don't like to cook unless some
boys are at a perloo in the woods.
This is Friday, and we had debate
at the school house this evening, the
subject was: Resolved that a cook
stove is more useful than a sewing
machine" The affirmative side won
My teachers name is Mr.. J. Fl. Pen
land, from North Georgia. I like
him. Well I will have to close for
fear of the waste-basket, from a new
14-year-old Cousin. Best wishes to
Aunt Addy and Mr.. Watson,
ARTHUR E. RED, Pine Park, Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
SOME QUESTIONS THAT WILL
REQUIRE LOTS OF SEARCH
ING.

Dear Aunt Addy: I am coming
to bother 70 'dagain, please open the
door and let me In, I'm about to
freeze.
1 will answer one Of the Cousins
questions. Who was called Old
Rough and Ready? It was Zachary
Taylor. Come along May Ida Parish
with your card. Now I will ask
some:
1. What city is called the City Of
Preachers? g. What sea has no out
let? 8. What animal never stops
growing? 4. What is the largest
body of fresh water in the United
States? 5. Who was called the
back-woods preacher? 6. What state
is called the Volunteer State?
7. What state is round at each end
and high in the middle? 8. What
animal jumps two thousand times it's
own length? 8. Which is the lar
gest bird that flies? 10. What city
is called the gateway to the South?
II. Which people use butterflies for
food? IL. Which people use bird
nests for making soup? 13. What
animal lives on it's own tail for six
weeks?
Now Cousins, some of these ques-
tons may look foolish, but you that
are in the fourth and fifth grades
may find every one of them in your
school books by looking close. I
received card from Annie John
son. I will go. bye-bye. Your baby
Cousin, MARY LOU KEAN, Glen
wood, Ca, 1t. No. 8.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
COUSIN PEARLS UNCLE SENDS
HER "THE JEFF,

Dear Aunt Addy and Cousins:
Will you admit stranger into your
happy band of Cousins! but I hope
[ won't be a stranger very long. My
Uncle sent me The Jeffersonian for
one year; don't you think it very
nice of him? Cousins, lets give him
a postcard shower Easter, as that is
his birthday. His address is: Mr..
E. B. Metcalf, Key, Ark. How
many Of you Cousins like to go to
school? I do for one I am in the
seventh grade; my age is 10 years.
Well, [ will ring off as Mr. Waste
basket is getting impatient. Give
me postcard letter party May the
9th, as that is my birthday. Your
new Oklahoma Cousin, PEARL MET
CALF, Butler, Okla.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
TWO PIGEONS AND A PUPPY.
THIS COUSINS PETS.

Dear Aunt Addy: Will you let
another Georgia girl join your happy
band Of boys and girls. I am thir-
teen years old; go to school and am
in the sixth grade. l have three
pets: two pigeons and puppy,
named Hero, he is white one. I
live three miles from Soperton, . Ga.
We wish Mr.. Watson would come
up and give us one of his grand
speeches.
Papa takes ''The Jeff" and
Mamma the Magazine and we all like
to read them. Say Aunt Addy, put
your picture at the top of our page,
please. I will close, goodbye
ADDIE LEE BROOKS, Soperton,
Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

A. p. Hills men: they met Jackson
and his officers and nffstOAk him In
the darkness for FederaIs. HAles'
men fred and Ge0exal Jackson fell
mortaliy wounded. He died . week
later.
Speaking OF the misfortune. Gem
eral Lee said: SCI have lost my right
hand"
s. CORVALLIS called Meckienburg
county the Hornets Nest because so
many rebels in that county would
fight so much.
If my answers are correct, I%shaIl
expect q postcard. With best
wishes to Aunt Addy and the Cous-
ms, HINES KERSEY, West Point,
Ga.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
A CHEEKY LITTLE LETTER
FROM A NEW COUSIN.

Dear Aunt Addy: I am a little
girl, nine years old; live in South
west Missouri, on farm of $50
acres. I have three sisters and four
brothers; it has been very cold here
this winter and there has been lots
of snow. Our school will be out the
last of this month. We have an
incubator and am going to help
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
AN ALABAMA COUSIN rs HELP
ING I'm THE FIELD.

Dear Aunt Addy: Will you allow
another little Alabama girl to join
your happy band Of boys and girls?
School Is out, and I am helping
Papa In the field now; we raise corn.
cotton, velvet beans, pinders, water
melons, cantaloupes, sweet potatoes,
Irish potatoes, garden and fruits. I
enjoy working in the field, think
girls ought to learn how to work in
the field just the same as boys,
though they can't do as hard work
as boys. 1 help Mamma in the house.
l do such work as sweep floors, wash
dishes and make up beds. I will
end by saying best wishes to Aunt
Addy and all the Cousins. ALLINE
ROWELL.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

My Dear Aunt Addy: With all
my heart, I thank you for publishing
my letter in your Department, and
especially thank you for the kind
things you said. 1t wasn't your
fault l didn't have a real party. Or
get subscriptions to the Magazine.
peoples Home Journal, soc. a
year, | only received one sub
scriber, two or three cards and a let
ter or two, Oh; l was SO in hopes
when I read what you told the child
ren-tO get me some subscribers to
plan little surprises for me, and SO
on. Maybe they would. | do enjoy
a pleasant surprise more than | can
tell you. I've always wished for a
surprise party. A party when [
wasn't expecting one. I've made
dozens Of them for other "shut-ins,'
but l never had one, and I'm oh, so
anxious for subscribers. / need the
cash commission. Need it to get
medicine and things. I need so
much, and my dear family cannot
get for me. Although they do all
in their power for me. The Drs.
say I can't live long; can't see how
l lived this long. Well I'm ready
and willing to go. You know dear
old Father died last November. So
he is waiting for me to come.
l enjoy historical cards so much,
and was so in hopes the children
who write Of my Cousin Stonewall,
would think enough about me to
send me some historical postals. My
T1o tn
ward to, is my mail. But it's impos-
sible for me to write even post
card, without suffering awfully for
it, and so many have quit writing
since Pm too poorly to answer.
Those who wrote me from my letter
in "The jeff" all ask me to answer.
But 1 just could not; yet / was very
thankful to all, and God will reward
them. Only God knows how awfully
l suffer. One Doctor told me he'd
not live twenty minutes il he had
such a lung as 1 have. Yet I may
live all summer.
May God bless you, my Dear Aunt
Addy, and reward all your kindness
to me. 1t helps "shut-in' to
know some one is thinking and SYM
pathizing with them. l can read
books with the help of my book-rest
Sunshine Society gave me) and look
at postcards, is about all I can do to
pass my suffering time, and I'm oh,
so thankful I can do this. So I'm
grateful to get good book or his
torical postal
Sincerely and lovingly your "shut-
in friend, (MISS) MYRTLE JACK
SON, Hall, Barbour County, w. Va,
q
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

Mamma raise chickens this summer.
and am going to help her make a
garden. think all boys should
learn to cook. Two years ago,
when Mamma, nay two sisters and
myself were all sick with the
measles, my youngest brother did
the cooking. cannot cook very
much yet, but I am learning. As
this is nay first letter, will close for
this time. Your new Cousin, ALTA
WELTY, Nevada. Mo.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

ETWE Judging IEOXH ING Ac%t~0s yVu
III write, / imagine all Of you
are healthy and happy.
1 hope you were all able to take
some part in the Easter celebration
at your church, and that you rea-
lized some of what that celebration
meant.
Spring is SO beautiful, it Is dread
full to think Of any one being i'll and
unable to get out in the woods and
fields.
Some time ago I published a let
ter from Miss Myrtle Jackson, a
descendant of our famous General
"Stonewall' Jackson; she is an
invalid and is anxious to help her.
self.
am publishing another letter
from her, and I am going to ask all
of you who enjoyed Easter to read
Miss Jackson's letter, and ! am sure
your minds and hearts will prompt
you to do something for this shut-in
gentleWOman.
Affectionately,
AUNT ADDY.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

If you want real enjoyment send
ten cents for copy of Humorist.
Address Publisher Humorist. st.
Louis, Mo. In ordering your read
ing matter, don't fail to include the
Humorist.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11

The ''Short Talks to Young Men,
One of the most successful Of Mr..
Watson's Smaller Books. Is now off
the press, and ready for delivery.
Price, 25c. postpaid.
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n
Aprl Com at with
LuckeS Atlanta
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-04-11
PAGE TEN
OUR POSTCARD CLUB
AIENT ABBY
AUNT ADDY.s LETTER.

2Y DEAR BOYS AND BOYS:
Mt Judging from the letters yea
II write, imagine all of you
- are healthy and happy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22
The Passing of Beef
from the Chicago journal 1.

II
The extreme shortage of beef may pass
and doubtless will pass .-ut beef will
never again be the common meat that il
once was.
Commercial bodies may resolute and
legislatures may legislate. and agricBl-
tural societies may preach The festive
beefsteak Will never again reach the low
level in price that IT occupied twenty
years ago and the American public
might as Well accept and prepare TO act
on that fact.
The reason is obvious. An acre OF
ground will produce more of almost any
other meat than il will of beef. Land has
come to be worth something these days;
has come indeed, to be one considerable
factor in the cost of production. That
fact means that beef is high and Will re-
main high.
Given free or cheap range and beef-of
a sort-can be produced at low cost. This
is what made the cattle business so pop
ular when the west was first opened up:
this. and the fact that the crop could
walk to market. But the free range is
il was once.
But let US not despair altogether. The
beefsteak will not wholly vanish from
our midst and besides, the very cause
which initiates against the steer favors
the chicken.
Intensive cultivation and large. nearbN
markets make chicken growing pront-
able. even at comparatively low prices.
In few years. perhaps, We shall SUD.
stitute fried chicken and potpie for por-
terhouse and roast beef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-22

to the death: and there is no need to
place In record of print the name OF the
dead. One may hope that he was not
apart from the elephant poaching, at
which he was great adept, being held
responsible for the death of some 600
beasts a year-a bad sort; for he died
like a man, and courageous death is
some sort OF testimonial that a fellow
has good in him. But there was no doubt
at all that he was an elephant poacher.
and as such when he opened his nefarious
campaign in British territory he had TO
be put down.
Orders to that effect came to Capt. c..
V. Fox. inspector Mongolia district. Prob
ably people at home have never heard
OF the inspector of the Mongolia district,
nor of Mongolia himself But if you
have good map and follow the line OF
the White Nile toward it's source, past
all the places you have ever heard of in
the papers. you will lind Mongolia. And
last August you would have found there
the district inspector getting ready to
obey orders to go out and arrest a party
OF elephant poachers and bring them to
trial in due form at Mongolia. 1t was
the rainy season, and unwholesome
weather for such a hunt. Elephant
pOachers have with them usually great
armed bands. and the district inspector
at Mongolia had but small force to
draw upon. But the kings writ must
run whatever the season and whatever
the force. Besides. orders are orders.