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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14

J. Ward Guillot, the talented young
son of Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Guiliot,
will leave tomorrow for New Orleans
to accept position as assistant book
keeper in the employ of F. Hollana-
er & Co, the well-known wholesale
iiuuor dealers of that city. MI. CUR
lot has been connected with the Lem
ann store for the past three years
in the capacity Of cashier, and in dis
charging the duties of that position
has given evidence Of degree Of
ability which presages for him a sue ,3es
cessful future in his chosen life
work. The Chief joins his many
friends in congfatulating him upon
MS elevation, and feels confident that
naught but good reports may pc exs
pected of him in his new fleid 81
labor,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14
FOB SALE.

4 600 STANDARD GRATED PECAN TREES.
4 Prices on application. B. A. GOL0MB,
CoIolnb, La.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-14

Mrs. VAIL has tt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
He SAVED THREE STATES.
Result of a Stormy Meeting In Oregon Territory
In 1843.

IN 1870
A few words of hurried conversation between
two French settlers had an important part In
deciding the question whether the far northwest
ern territory, from which the states Of Washing
ton, Oregon and Idaho were formed, should be-
long to Great Britain or the United States. A
monument at Champoeg, on the willamette river
now marks the spot where this interesting epi-
sode took place. Theodore r. Geer. formerly
governor OF Oregon, tells about it in his book.
FIFTY Years in Oregon" and quotes from the
story Of r. X. Matthew, who saved the day for
the United States. says the Youths Companion.
On a cloudy May day in 1S43 1902 settlers and
Hudson Bay %trappers, coming from near and
far, crowded into a log building at Chalnpoeg. and
held a stormy meeting, The Americans stood for
an organized government and acquisition Of the
territory by the United States. The Hudson Bay
men stood as firmly opposed, and when a vote
was taken 1t was hard to tell which had won.
since a good many on both sides were crowded
about the doors, unable to push their way inside.
A division was called for, and to make this
possible the men rushed out to the little half
acre field in front Of the building, There every.
body began gesticulating franttcalIy and discus
sing the situation with great excitement.
"All in favor Of the organization follow mel"
shouted Joe Meek, the famous pioneer and hunter,
striding to one side.
The Americans followed to a man. A count
disclosed the fact that there were 80 men with
Meek and SO opposed, with two men, both French.
men, between the opposing forces, not taking sides
and engaged In a very earnest conversation.
One of these, Etienne Lucier. had been led to be-
lIeve that heavy taxes would be levied on all prop
erty If the Americans organized a government.
The tax on a single pane of glass, he had heard,
would be % cents. The other, F. X. Matthew
(who is still living in Oregon), was in favor of
organization.
Anyway" be said to his countryman, you
know you have no window glass in your house
yet, and won't have for q long time" Most Of
the settlers used skins In place Of glass What
difference will 1t make? And 1t isn't so, anyway"
The suspense lasted but a few moments. Then
the two men turned and took their places with
the Americans, While hats we're flying In the
air and Misunderstanding was going on the defeated
Hudson Bay men mounted their horses and rode
away, leaving the other party to organize a gov.
eminent and later to establish In that wide ter.
ritory three great states of the American Union.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

beautiful. and the fresh yerdure
soon fades to the neutral tints OF
It's accustomed hopeless aridity.
A few words must be said about
the fauna Tiburon island is 80
named because Of the immense
number OF sharks that swarm the
sea surrounding It. Pearl oysters
are found near the Punta Tepopa.
but the warlike character OF the
Seri has prevented any fishery
from being established there.
There are many porpoises and i'm.
menRa numbers Of green turtles,
while sea-birds Of all kinds
abound.
As regards mammals, there are
said to be some sheep In the 5ert
mountains; but | very much doubt
II they descend so far south, but
there are one or two scattered
bands OF antelope and a few deer.
To counterbalanCe this lack Of big
game there are thousands OF
black-backed rattlesnakes. side
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

expressed with accuracy. New thought
must use terms that are unfamiliar to
the public or are twisted somewhat
from their popular meaning. A logI-
cal thinker let loose on q new topic
can play havoc with the printed page
Of his opponent who has the facts. but
does not have the language to express
his view. e
Only when n has tried to state
some new thought does he realize how
poor a vehicle language really is. He
finds that most words are synonyms
used To express old ideas In many
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

orally conveys the idea OF large sand
plains devoid Of all plant growth to those who
have not seen them. But this Is quite a wrong
impression, for there Is hardly a square mile
anywhere In Seriiand where some kind of tree or
cactus cannot be found, though there may not be
any water for miles around. This fact makes the
botany of this region a most interesting study
for If the vegetation were not provided with spe.
cial means Of obtaining and storing water, 1t
could not survive. All the trees and plants are
perennials and have enormously long roots, The
mesquite tree CProsOpis %julihora) and the palo-
verde tParktnsOnia torreyana) are the most com.
mon, and the former bears a kind Of fruit or
bean, which the Indians grind into corn. re-
member once when travelling in the "Malpais" OF
Sonora ! was Obliged to rely for n whole month
on these mesquite beans alone to feed my horses
and pack animals, for grass Is practically absent
on these plains except for a very coarse variety
called "~galleta" by the natives, which Is some
times found In small patches. It says much for
the nutrttive value Of the mesquite bean that I
lost none OF my animals, and only one mule
seemed to be suffering towards the end Of the
time. Most OF the l~owlying country ia covered
with the SonOran grease.Wood ULarrea triden.
tata), a small green bush Of no value at all; but
II Is ubiquitous throughout Sonora, except In the
mountains, But the really characteristic plant
in Seriland Is the cactus, which abounds In a
variety OF forms. They all have very long roots,
some OF "nicn descend 'nrty teet TO hfty feet
10 reach water Inc stem user lB formed OF
pD'p. '""' - no~"H " "o'uo coIe' anu TINS
" mhn Us N1 ~ ". "a ""S' lucy oo'a'h,
"|, ~ 49, w. a III !" siaHeo
njshcd with thOrns, which effectually prevent
"'"a ~ ls'urns IL L'eN. me sasuarro
W b'""' 'a'."' 'So''ue b.s"H.euS! ~ inc most
imposing, rising often to a height Of fifty or sixty
foot If NAV ho eeor I, yast nrnhars w. 9M ~
n,olDs and m tho Iownr nor+ ~ ~ nu ~
sJcpas md II assumes n e,dloss vartot. VI
shanos RANGING FROM, tho gjnaIo strnicbt ats! VI
whom thev are in enver sor " th , ens .. ~
tb,sA containing pfoon nr tr.ont, arn ~"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
SCENT AS AN INSOMNIA CURE.
Pine Needles and Rose Leaves In Pillow Excel.
lent Soporifllos.

Scent has other attractions than q mere ap.
peal to the nose, London Answers states. Any.
body, for instance, who buffers from insomnia
may find relief in perfumes.
Collect a number of fresh pine needles and hll
a bag with them; carefully rip open your pillow
and place the bag amidst the feathers In the pill.
low. The perfume Of the pines is often an ex.
cellent soporiac.
A bag Of dried hops used in the same way Is
Just as good. Dried rose leaves, mixed with dried
clover heads, give out a delicious perfume and
help a weary one to WOO the god OF sleep.
A teaspoonful OF eau de cologne In a warm bath
Is most refreshing, while scent placed on the
forehead OF any one who suffers from headache
generally gives relief.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
LANGUAGE A FOOR VEHICLE

ly. They have at least nine lives and
are killed again and again before their
adherents can give them up And the
worst OF 1t is that ~disproved theories
have an especial attraction for the
best minds. 1t is not poor thinkers,
but good ones, that try to square a
circle or to create perpetual motion,
Old thought Is also well.formulated
thought. 1t has a complete terminolo.
gy and it's shades OF meaning can be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
roof OF This 10 the Hard Work Nee
essary 10 Make Clear Some New
Thought.

To the student Of thought It Is inter.
sting to sec how long a theory per.
lists after Its foundations have been
Undermined. One can almost say OF
sheories that, like superstitions. they
die; says Professor Simon N.
stto- N the Popular Science month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

ways. None of them Is free from i'm
plcations that turn the reader back
to the older view instead Of helping
MIN to break e ground, New
thought does not get into the printed
page until long after It ID a reality to
those who study nature instead Of
Books.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

70 say and then
say 1t. Say 1t In
the same tone in
which you would
speak Of anything
else. It is a great
mistake to sup.
pose that one
must lower bis
voice, and look
solemn, the no
ment he intro.
duces the subject
of religion The
gospel is good
news. If you do
not think so, the
less you say about
II. the haftar "a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

winders, Gtla
monsters (Hilo
derrna h%orridum),
horned toads and
ants. But In trav'
cling through the
country there Ia
little life to be
seen except an
occasional turkey
buzzard or a coy
ote slim Q
through the Gao
tus. The whole
country ID desc
late and forbid
ding. Here and
there are clusters
of ruined huts,
sadly reminding
US that the Seri
we're once numer
Gus but are now
fast dying out.
Day by day the
sun pa III
binding s~plendof
over the plains
and over these
deserted homes
and evening by
evening the after
glow lays its long
fingers of rose
and amethyst
over the land.
scape, transform
ing the scene for
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18
How to Open
Religious
conversation
By REV. n. W. POPE
Moody Bible insa,u.s.
Chicago

TEXT: Acts 1:s-"Ye shah ba
unto me-" Assses
Open 1t Just as you would any othe,
conversation. Decide what you wIsh
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

Some men a get a reputation for
wisdom in an hours speech that they
cant live up to In o lifetime.--'Nash
ington Star.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

In n land where there Is
practically no rain, vegeta-
ton would be very scarce,
end the term "desertt Rpn.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

a moment into evanesceut beauty TIL night "E"p'
1t softly in a pail Of velvet black oblivion
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

ed and unciviil2ed up to the pres
ent time, Tiburon Island, which
is their real home, lies close to
the coast Of Sonora, Mexico, In
tbs Gulf Of California. and Is sep
arated from the mainland by a
narrow strip Of sea called FL In.
nern4lo. SO named because Of the
turbulent water and dangerous
rapids that flow between. 1t Is
e9r7a thirty rp9Ina
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

some lhlTty mics
long from north to
so4th and approx
rnRtely twenty miles
across al tho widest
part Due east
across the straits In
SonOra Is @ limited
strip Of land, In
which are situated
the Serl mountains,
and here also ara
found q few scat
tered families be
longing to the Same
tribe. The whole Of
their country Is rug,
ged and des0late In
the extreme. con.
alsting chiefly OF
d eBeTt s0nd and
naked IN o tai
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-10-18

he Seri are q dis
tlnctlyo trib q In
habits, customs
and language from
all other North
American Indians,
and though they
have been known
for q considerable
time both to- Mex.
leans and Amer
leans. they have re-
NAMED ~Unconquer'
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15
NOTICE.

Is hereby given that the tax roll for 1912 is in the hands of the town clerk and is open for in spection. The Common Council will meet in the town hall as a board of equalization on Monday, October 14th, between the hours of 2 p. m. and 4 p. m. on the fol- lowing Tuesday, October 18th, from 2 p. m. till p. m:, and on Thursday, October 24th, from 3 p. m. till 4 p. m., to examine the assessment book and equalize the assessment of property in the town of Valdez, Alaska.
 RANDALL E. ASHBY,
 Town Clerk.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15
Read the Daily Prospeotor.
MotIoa Annual MeetIna.

Notice is hereby given that, by der of the president, inc an- nual meeting of tho stockholders of the Black Diamond Gold Min ing Company will be held at the company's office, No. 8, Whaling Building, Valdez, Alaska, on Mon day, November 4, 1912, at o'clock p. m., for the election of directors and such other business as may regularly come before the meeting.
 GEO. ]. LOVE, Secretary.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15

canal tolls for American vessels
 are concerned, and he adds sig nificantly: No suggestion that my construction of the treaty
 was at fault was made until the canal bill had almost reached it's final passage"
 As to the criticism that treaty obligations have been dishOnor- ed, President Taft well says it
 is not competent to charge dis honor before it has been cstab- lilShed that We violated the
 treaty. There was difference of opinion in congress as to the
 meaning of the treaty. The min ority took a view utilized by
 Great Britain in her protest. The
 majority and President Taft held there was no violation of treaty obligations in the Panama canal Legislation, and their position cannot fairly be called dishOnor- able.
 It is nothworthy that the pro-
 test of Great Britain came very
 late. In that country it appears
 therr was very little discussion
 of inc treaty, SO far as it bears on the question cXcmpting Am crican rOastwisr vessels from the payment of tolls, until after
 the protest was filed. II looks as if the protest might have been ! an aflcrIhOughI. The United !'Slai"S having gone into q con- i irnvcrSy over the meaning of the treaty, il was only natural for Great Britain iO "savc her rights
 which seemed to bc on the Si,lC
 taken by Americans who held cX-
 cInption of any vessels from inc
 payment of tolls was contrary tC
 the treaty.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15
TUESDAY. OCTOBER i5, 1912.
ADEQUATE PUNISHMENT.

fit the crime it is usually the ease that there are few crimes to punish. The knowledge that rctributiUn will follow closely upon an infraction of the laws and that punishment not only will be sure but as severe as the law will permit, will usually de- ter men from committing acts which will subject them to the rieorS of the law.
 In communities where law en- furccmcnt Is lax or where tender hearted judges OF lax juries seek for cXtenuating circumstance as Justification for the imposition of light sentences, men of the lawless sort lose their respect for the law and feel safe in attempt ing crimes which should, but too often do not, bring upon them selves condign punishment. It is this lack of proper enforce ment of the law that has result cd in the waves of crime and it is this which has often resulted in the name of community be- ing besmirched because of lynch ings and mob violence.
 When man goes out and de- 1iberately employs gunmen to do his Killing in order that he may continue levying tribute on crime, it is a crime calling for the application of the limit of punishment, and when a man de- lIberately arms himself with a knife and goes where his victim Is sitting and cuts him up, as was recently done in Fairbanks, then 1t Is time 10 give him the limit of punishment described by law; it makes no difference whether there had been threats of vio- lrnct or not. There were ample mcanS for that man to protect himself, and ihc fact that he had lImc to fo to another place to Sccur" q weapon proves drlibcra- Ion, and drlibcratiOn in the kill ing of human being calls for the infection of the death penal ly. When another man goes to his home to secure a weapon be- cause all officer of the law was liable to arrest him for disturb anc", and then goes back upon the street and shoots the officer down, there can be no rXlrnuat- ing circumstances no matter if the officer is shown lu have drawn his weapon, or even to lIav" fired at the Iawbrcak"r.
 The PruSpcciur believes that il i~ trough law enforcement that s"ri"iy rrr"iv"S adequate prnlcc- lion. and ii does not believe that lcni"ncy is eyer just flied in tho "aS" nf deliberate crime. The burglar Wllo rnI"rs q house at night will commit murder if his safety is m"narcd, and lhc fact that h" has never been caught in such a crime before should not br regarded as cxIcnrlaiing his oircnsr.
 When courts and iurirs do Ibrir whole duty in cases of pre- ncditaled crimes we will have robbcrics which menace life and the community will enjoy n greater measure of safety than is possible where potential law breakers have been led to believe that therc is good chance that they may escape with light sen fence rom thc results of their crimes,
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15
a HARDY PROTEST.

In answering n charge of the English press that he dishonOr- cd treaty obligations, President Taft makes trong point when he says that he gave notice a year ago in his message to con- gress as to the construction he placed upon the Hay -Panncefoic q treaty, SO far as the Panama
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-15

A Chicago man who died lcav- ing i2 cents, is found to have carried SI5O,00O life insurance which shows that some men are worth more dead than alive.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-29
SESSION delay
UPSETS PLANS

The delay in calling the special ses-
sion of the Legislature is hitting the
Hawaii Commission to the Panama
Pacific exposition as hard MS anybody
else.
The commission has not not dol
lar In hand, the legislature which Gre
ated II by enactment having failed to
provide any funds, and although the
commission has started its work, It
Is badly handicapped by having money
even for necessaries. The members,
one from each island, are paying their
own transportation expenses and
Chairman II. p. Wood has already
advanced out of his personal fun Is
several hundred dollars for supplies
absolutely necessary TO carry the
work along.
From present prospects II will he n
couple of months more at least before
the special session will meet. Mean
while the commission Is almost at 4
gtandstill. II has no authority to go
ahead with its plans until il has the
right TO incur debt and with no funds
yet appropriated, II cannot take the
chance of mourning debt.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-29
JOBBERS
KINDLY INTEREST

Fischer Bros. Dry Goods Company Is
the name of large importing and
iohbing house In Peoria. Illinois. We
have had several letters from them
within the. past two years asking for
literature for their friends. Curiosity
prompted us to write and ask the
cause Of their particular interest. Their
reply Is as follows:
"a friend of ours, who was repre-
senting one Of the leading notion houses
| of New York, was 80 sick with Bright's
Disease that he was obliged to give up
reduced from hundred and eighty
! five to n hundred and twenty-five
! pounds. He was In critical condi-
tion and did not expect to live longer
than six months. He accidentally
| heard Of the Renal Compound and COM
monccd to use IT, We were surprised
to meet him year later apparently a
cured man At any rate he was his
| former self. had regained his lost
weight and was enjoying the very best
of health. As we We're personally ac-
quaintcd with this case we naturally
took an interest in your Renal Com
pound and since then have written at
different times for your literature to
hand to some of our friends"
Meanwhile there are patients dying
In the hospitals who are given no
chance to save their lives.
Physicians do not have to change
their trcatment-simply add Fulton's
| Renal Compound to the heart treat
mcnt, etc. they are already giving.
There Is no conflict 1t reduces the
renal obstruction There is then hope,
but none without II.
Whether he knows II or not every
one who has had kidney trouble over
sis months is on dangerous ground.
At all druggists.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-29
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed Tenders will he received by
the Superintendent Of Public Works
up until II m. of Thursday, February
G, 1912, for constructing part of the
Panawaiknnla road, Pupukea- Paumalu
Homesteads, in Koolauloa, oahu, in ac-
cordance with the plans and specfca-
lions.
Plans, specifications and blank pro-
posals are on file in the Office of the
Superintendent of Public Works, Cap
itol Building. Honolulu.
The Superintendent OF Public Works
reserves the right to reject any or al
tenders.
MARSTON CAMPBELL,
Superintendent of Public Works.
Honolulu, January %. 1912.
514O-1Ot
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-29
Second ESCAPED
Convict Caught

After enjoying a few weeks vaca-
ton, part of which time he was the
guest of a japanese at Kahala, on the
other side of Diamond Head, Johl
Lua. the escaped convict, was caught
last night by Sergeant John Kellett
and Special Officers Hebron, Apana
and Swaden. Lua was handcuffed and
brought down to the police station,
whence he was turned over To High
Sheriff Henry this morning.
The plans for the capture Of Lua
were laid out by chief of Detectives
McDuine. but owing to an Illness, he
instructed Sergeant Kellett in his
place to take some Of the men out at
Kahala and station them at places
where Lua was expected to pass.
Last night Kellett accompanied by
: Apana, Hebron and Swaden, went to
Kahala at 9 O'Clock. No sooner had
they arrived there, than they heard
/ the sounds of cOnyiyiality from the
little house of a japanese. Thinking
that gambling was going on, Hebron
went there, and much 10 MS surprise
| he saw Lua in the crowd. He waved
| his companions to come.
kellett. gun In hand, entered the
! house and told Lua to surrender. Lua
was armed, nd he gave himself up
| without trouble.
Lua, when brought to CHIEF MCDuf.
iie. told the latter that he and Chun
| Duck soon had planned the escape
He said that ne opened his prison
door with the aid Of a file given him
| by Chun Duck Soon. And when he
got out he went to the stable ANA
stole some clothes.
Questioned further, Lua told the
! Chief that lie had been up to the
Children's Hospital grounds where he
said, he had hidden twenty-five dol
| lars. Part of his time, lua continued
was spent in town. On several oc-
, casions, he lived in Kakaako going
ont fishing nj nights. Afterwards he
| moved to Kahala
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-29
BY AUTHORITY.
Office Of the High Sheriff Of the Ter.
ritory Of Hawaii.
NOTICE.


10 All Whom IL May concern:
Notice Is hereby gwen mat jury
uuIy anu regularly draWn py the UNI
ders'shed TO VISIT ana inspect the 10
cai'g Oh certain proposed improve
meh'' TO VIII, the propriety oil EXTEND
ing inc puplic street III honolulu
khowh as biShop street. from fo'e'
street 10 beretlnia AVenue' OF CLOS
ing tha' portion oI Union street
pup''c street 'eau'nB lr""h i'o'e' o'ree'
10 the Ewa sue OF 'he proposed eN-
tension OF biShop Street-that portion
OF Union street pe'Weeh the EWa anu
WAIKIKI i'nes Oh 'he proposed eNteh-
SION OF bishop o'ree' 10 pe ihciuueu III
Sain i'ishop street, anu Oh Closing t',a'
por''oh vi pnl"e" LAME ou'siue VI ''e
r."a ''he VI the proposed extension Vi
Bishop street the remaining portion