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, 1912-11-09
A WOODEN TIRE FOR MOrOR.CARs.

A well known inventor, Mr.. John Henry
Knight, the builder of the first two-seated
petrUl-car made in England, has devised an
ingenious substitute for the rubber tire,
winch >hou)1 be particularly servieeahle for
c smmercial vehicles. He has selected wood
for this purpose, owing to it's remarkable
elasticity, which is strikingly illustrated III
the archor's bow, which retains It's original
elasticity Tor half a. century or more. Two
years ago he evolved n tire made from ash,
fling it to nm experimental wheel thirty
four inches IN diameter, which without the
Intervention Of any carriage-sprlug easily
carried q load Of four or five huudredweight.
He found this to run over uneven road sur
fees and obstacles quite easily and without
suffering any damage. Then he lifted up a
similar pair of wheels which were used as
drivers OH his six horse power Dtrracq. Tins
vehicle has been IN use for several months,
during which time it has covered hundreds
of mlles over roads of all descriptions, with
sliylt signs Of wear, while rs regards riding
comfort and efficiency, the tire appears to be
quite equal to solid rubber.
The tire is built up of sections Of ash boil
ted on the rim in two rows, II the vehicle
IS heavy the number of rows may be lncreas-
ed. The blocks of ash break joint with one
auother-i.e. the JOINT of one row is not
placed over the JOINT OF another row. Ia
the eud of the blocks are saw cats, aud a
, 1912-11-09
RAINFALL IN ST. KITS AND NEVIS

A communication from Mr.. T. R. Shop
herd, Agricultural Superintendent, st. Kits,
dated October s, l 912, describes the improv-
ell conditions regarding rainfall that have
taken place recently in St. Kits and Nevis.
On the 9th and 9TH of the mouth, good
rains fell in both Isl ands. In the Basseterre
district of st. Xxi it's, the fall was about 5
inches; and in the southern district, from 6
to 7 inches. AT @ ane Garden estate in Ne
Wis 3.25 inches was rece iv ed, and in the low
land district to the SO nth the precipitation
was 2.69 inches. Some damage was done to
roads, in ST. Kits, but none to crops; on the
other hand, the benefit brought to the cane
crop is ipcalculabIe. Mr.. Shepherd states
that the cotton crop in Nevis should now be
almost assured, as the prospects were fair.
even before the rain.-I6id.
, 1912-11-09
THE COST OF DISEASE.

Those who are inclined to grudge the ex-
pense of a fresh pure water installation, or
that incurred in fighting disease in any form,
may change their mind when they reflect on
the enormous loss to families and individu-
als. and the nation as we'll, through proven
table illness and death. Mr.. Earl Mayo, in
a paper, "rhe Cost of Disease, IN the New
York outlook, gives the case of a communi-
ty which opposed, and overruled by a major
itv. the Introduction Of a pure water-supply,
which was to cost about 945, 900. Heavy
saius aud foods came and CONTAMINATED the
, 1912-11-09

that float down the Lower Rhine. But the
difficulty of negotiating the twenty locks aud
the lift that conDects Emden and Dortmund
has not solved the problem. and II big ship
canal IS contemplated. The cost will be ter
rife, and commercially it would not pay IN
this generation. But it is important for an
other reason. Endeu would become a stra-
trgic naval port, connected with the Lower
Rhine, at present q neutral waterway. 10
Great Britain this is far more significant
than the proposed tariff on the Panama Can
al, while to Holland her political AUTONOMY
may depend largely upon the outcome.
Canal Systems.
The Eng, sh canal construction really took
place between l772 and 1884 The first, of
course, was that constructed Of james Brind-
lev for the Duke of Bridgewater. Between
1914 there was a canal mania. The piIn-
cjDal disad vantage Of these waterways IS
their s~halIowness, most of them bong but
81 to S feet deep; and a lack OF uniformity.
Such canals rs the Aire and Calder q feet
derp(. however, continue their usefulness IN
busy and populous districts. There are, IN
deed, upwards of 300 miles Of canals IN
England, 1874 in Scotland, aud 600 miles IN
Ireland. One Of the most important IS the
Gloucester and Berkeley canal, which, With
II depth OF Is feet, enables ships of 6OC tons
to reach Gloucester. Then the CaledonIan
Canal enabies ships of 800 tons to cross
Scotland, while the Forth and Clyde canal
j. 10 ieet in depth. The Manchester snip
Can,l remains the chief English waterway.
1t was under construction between 1907
"a. 1t is thirty-hya and a half miles long
with locks at Latchtord, Irlam and Burton
rs well as the entrance into the Mersey at
Eastman.
AMERICAN CANALS.
The Erie Canal OF .Now York connects Lake
Erie with the Hudson River. 1t is 356I
mics in length, but is only % feet deep.
Therefore the soc ton barg0s that one sees
upon the Rhine are out OF the question. 1t IS
That Canal that give New York its impor-
lance rs the hlst commet cinl city OF America.
The Chesapeake and Ohio caual is another
waterway of similar dimensions. The Cana
dian lakes are so connected that vessels OF
1900 tons can go ~unimpeded from Lake Erie
to Montreal. Only by contemplating snch
an enormous scheme as that, can one reallSe
the enormous value Of water for transport
purposes. More and more as fuel becomes
an expensive problem will men be driven
buck to the old and insuficiently developed
means, which they discarded at the call OF
the railway engine. Another ltea, allied to
that Of the canals is eXompliied III the pro-
0osal made some time ago to flood the des-
art south Of Algeria and fuuls. and TINS
make an inland sea Of 3,l60 square mites.
This not only would connect the various
towns ON it's borders, but would modify the
81 mate. From the opposite point Of view
the Dutch have been considering the draining
of the shallow u lyder Zee, aud the reclaim
ing of Il vast tract of land that long has lain
fallov beneath the Waters.-T, IrS. WteHlY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-17
Partial Table of
Contents

Dictionary of the English Ian.
guage.
Authorizations of the Parts OF
Speech
Origin, Composition and Deriva.
ton of the English Language.
Principles of Grammar.
Simplified Spelling.
Key of Pronunciation.
synonyms and Antonyms.
Christian Names of Men.
Christian Names of Women.
Foreign Words, Phrases, Prov.
erbs, Quotations, etc.
Facts about the Earth.
Declaration of independence
Constitution of the United Safes
of America.
Metric System of Weights and
Measures.
Value of Foreign Coins in U. S.
Money
lHlc I'm
Weather Forecasts.
Presidents of the United States
Language OF the Flowers.
Language OF Gems.
Streets, Names OF, their Origin
and Meaning.
Dictionary OF Commercial and
Legal Terms.
Familiar Allusions.
Famous Characters in Poetry and
Prose.
Decisive Battles.
1900 Synonyms e Antonyms
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-17

If language that would meet the requirements of b
pleased to announce the distribution OF Webstf
in accordance with the most recent eminent Engl
1t contains all the words of the English language
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-17

For wears there has great demand for small uabe dcon
people generally and within the reach OF ALL ne Ardnore'
Kew Standard Dictionary Illustrated revised and brought upto-
and American authorities spelling definition and pronunciato
are not peculiarly appropriate dictionary Of technical terms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17
so,-d R.soI,,e. 20 Build Jan.

To begin at the beginning ! find;
The board of county commissioners
at it's meeting on Sept 7th. 1909, rec
ord book 8, Of county commissioners
minutes, page 400. COMMISSIONS Brown
offered a resolution as follows: That
advertisement be prepared for the
erection Of q f75,00o.00 S-story jail to
be an up-to-date. modern structure
Matter was held up until measure
ments could be made a. to the amount
OF ground fail Is to cover was ascert
tanned. when advertisement VIII IS
prepared" In accordance with Chis
action OF the board. after measure
ments were taken the following advsT-
tisement was duly entered and advor-
tiSed:
~NotIee TO Architects
"PIans are called for by tho county
commissioners Of Eseambls county, at
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credit Basing our calculations upon
these facts, there was also a saving
to the contractor by reducing size Of
the footings, also reducing the thick
ness OF the concrete slabs, and the
saving between the inside OF the rein
forced concrete beams and the con-
was intended to act as IRE proofng
around steel beams.
Credits Due County on Account Of
Change Of Con Instruction
Below we show figures arrived az
taken from both sets OF plans based
upon price of structural steel at SC
per pound and reinforced concrete al
$1,000 per cubic yard, as per letter Of
Keynton Construction Company, after
wards Blount Construction Company
dated May Gath, 1910. for which we
think the county should be credited
with.
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Pensacola, for the construction Of q
county lalI costing, complete, seventy
five thousand ($75,0oooo) dollars
The lot 10 152 feet on ZRrraGosss
street, running south on jefferson
street 144 feet 20 Main street ard Will
raeosss and jefferson streets.
"The building is TO be q modem
county jail and contain ali the usual
requirements, including q criminal
court, room, etc.
Drawings TO consist Of "a lnoh
scale plans sections, and q suitable
perspective taken from corner Of JEFF
ferson and zaTasosss streets. Az
drawings TO be on white paper and
kept fat. Perspective 10 be pen and
ink and we'll rendered.
drawings with q reliable bid from
q constructive and jail cell firm 10 be
submitted to the county commissioners
Of Escsmbia county, Fla not later
than October 18th. No plans Will be
received later than thIs date"
At meeting Of board on October i'm
1909, meeting being called for consid-
GRAFTON OF proposals for plans for tsiY,
Eve bids were submitted After TO
ceiving the proposals from the archi-
tects and without opening bids, meet
ing was adjourned until tho nezt
morning.
Pisns FOR JAN Received.
At special meeting of board on 90
tober JIG, 1909, a. shown by minute
book 3, page 45S. the following pre-
scented plans and specifications: John
d. York, W. e. Frederic, Willis g. Hop
ldnson, Rudolph Benz Soma r. H.
Blount.
Plans and preliminary specifications
Of John d. York were presented By
Pensacola Contracting Co for a com
plete building for 37b.0OO.OO.
W. O. Frederic presented plans. etc,
for building costing $74, 10000.
Willis & Hopldnson presented plans.
este, for building costing S75,000.o0
complete.
Rudolph Benz's Sons presented plans
for building, complete, amounting to
100000.
p. NJ. Biount presented plans for
building estimated 70 cost S125. 10000.
Commissioner McQuarrie made mo-
ton that plans and drawings Of Ru-
dolph Benz Sons, Of Mobile, Ala, be
accepted, for building costing sS5, 10000
complete, Motion was seconded by
Commissioner Brown, and put to vote
and carried unanimously.
Benz Plans Chosen.
At meeting of board November 2nd.
1909, book 3, page 4s9, L. r. Benz,
representing Rudolph Benz Sons. APP
peared before the board and reported
Continued on Following Page
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The statements and conclusions we
have reached in this report, have been
arrived at after careful Investigation
of the records submitted to US, and by
inspection and examination Of the
building in question, in all its parts,
and by calculations based upon the
figures and statements relative TO the
construction of said building, as shown
by these records placed in our hands
We have endeaVored to reach a proper,
Just, and impartial conclusion IN this
report We have not included in this
report a statement Of the deductions
and allowances from the Blount Con-
struction TO Eseambia county, on 40
count of lack of sufficient time 10 have
completed the same.
We will make this supplementary
report within the next few dayA
Respectfully submitted.
GEO ROMMEL. JR-
JAS NJ JOHNSON.
THOS. A. JOHNSON,
r. P. REESE
Report OF the County Attorney.
Pensacola, Fla. Feb. 9th, 1912.
The Honorable Board OF County Com
missioners, Escambia County, Fla
Gentlemen: In accordance with the
resolution Of your honorable body. as
folowsI
GOLis 4DlA
1T appearing from the report OF the
Blount Constru ction Company Of it's
claim Of balance of Indebtedness owing
by the county to II upon county jail
contract. and also from the Blount
Construction Company's estimate Of
deductions and allowances due by IL TO
the county on this contract, that ii will
require q legal examination and con-
struction Of the contract between the
BIount Construction Company and the
county, as well as expert knowledge Of
the architect TO determine the cor
rectness and accuracy Of the contrac-
tors report,
Therefore be II resolved that the
contra ctor's report be referred to the
county attorney 10 consult with the
architect and obtain such other assist
ance as may be necessary to examine
the said report and make report Of
same to this board at the earliest pos
sible time, consistent with full and
complete examination"
1 did at once take up the matter and
in accordance with the authority given
me employ as my assistants: Mr..
Thos A. johnson, deputy clerk circuit
court: Mr.. Jas. NJ. Johnson, former
building inspector Of city Of Pensa-
cola; Mr.. Geo. Rommell. Jr.. city en-
gineer for board Of bond trustees, city
Of Pensacola.
With these assistants | Immediately
began the work assigned TO me.
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Continued nom Preceding Page.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-17

At meeting of board November 2no.
1909, book 3, page 4s9, L. r. Benz,
representing Rudolph Benz Sons. APP
peared before the board and reported
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Differences N
favor Of
GloA county
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Continued on Following Page
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23

empty 0ne. don't know why that Isl"
Il know" He was speaking with q
sort of brutal intensity that startled
her. II know. It's not In the last
month you've changed; It's within the
last "a hours; It's since you saw and
fell in love with that murderous lying
brute Of Cayley."
II don't know" she said very quiet
". whether you're trying to kill tho
love have for you-the old love-or
not, Tom. but upless you're very care
full. you'll succeed inldoing It. don't
think want to talk to you any
more now. not even sit here beside
you. I'm going to take . little walk"
He held himself rigidly until till she
had disappeared round the end OF the
deckhouse. Then he bent over and
buried his face in his handsl
What the thing was that reused him
to his present surroundings he never
knew. He was conscious of no sound,
but suddenly he sat erect and stared
about him In amazement 1t had grown
quite dark. 1t must be two or three
hoWs s;1;s ysapns bad LEFT tss. chair
was going to take little walk.
He spoke her name, not loudly at
first, for he thought she must be close
by. But the infinite silent spaces
seemed to absorb the sound of his
voice. There was no sign that any
sentient thing, except his very self,
had heard the words he uttered. Then
he called louder.
The steps were rather Difficult. to
negotiate, but by using both hands
to supplement his one good foot, he
succeeded in creeping down them, and
then in making his way along the cor
ridor to the girls door.
He knocked family at first; then
louder, and finally cried out her name
again, this time in genuine alarm. He
tried the door, found that it was not
locked. and opening it and switching
on a light, perceived that the state
room was empty.
deck overhead. No, that could not be
Jeanne; 1t was heavy tread. curl
GUS, stunning tread.
He closed the door behind him.
Then he limped slowly down the cor
ridor toward the foot of the compan-
ionway.- The heavy tread was already
descending the stairs.
He turned the corner, stopped short
and gasped. And that was all. There
was no time even for cry. He had
caught one glimpse Of monstrous
figure clad in skins, huge in bulk,
hairyfaced like gorilla.
And then, the man or beast had,
with beastlike quickness, lifted his
arm and struck. And Tom Fanshaw
dropped down at his feet, senseless.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23
HOW WEAK WOMEN
May Be Made Strong at Small
Expense and No Risl,

There are hundreds Of women in
this vicinity, weak, thin, rundown,
tired out and nervous. Such women
Iced Vinol just as much as did Mrs~
Jane Pepper, of 1907 Howard street.
San Francisco, Cal, who says:
II have used Vinol for some time
with particularly gratifying results.
was run down, weak and debilitated,
and my appetite was gone. After TAX
ing several bottles of Vinol I found
my condition greatly improved, and
do not hesitate to recommend Vinol
to anyone similarly affected" =
Vinol is not a secret nostrum, but
a delicious cod liver and iron tonic
without oil, which will create an ap-
petite, tone up the digestive organs.
make pure blood and create strength
Try a bottle of Vinol with the I'M
Outstanding that your money will be-
returned II it does not help you.
Pound Kincannon- Elkin Co, Drug
gists, Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23

CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. }
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23
CHAPTER VII.
The Rosewood Box.

On the girl, Tom Fanshaw's passion
ate, stormy avowal had the effect OF
sort Of moral earthquake. 1t left
the ground beneath her feet suddenly
unstable and treacherous; it threaten
ed to bring down about her ears the
whole structure of her life. The very
thing she had relied upon for shelter
and security against outside troubles
and dangers, was, on the instant,
fraught with a greater danger than
any of them.
For the first few moments after his
avowal she had felt no emotion other
than that of establishment and in
credulity. Even when he asked her
II she could not marry him, anyway,
though the question revolted her. she
told the truth In saying that she was
not angry
The anger came later, but It burned
into a fame that was all the hotter
for its hardness in kindling. 1t must
have an outlet somewhere, and as
such, the promenade up and down the
other side OF the deck was altogether
insufficient
The sight Of q small boat at the
foot of the accommodation ladder
seemed to offer something better. So,
pulling on a pair of fur gauntlets, she
dropped into it, cast off the painter,
shipped the pair of light oars it con-
tained and rowed away without any
thought of her destination-of any
destination whatever; without, even,
a very clear idea of what she was do
ing She must do something; that
was all she knew. Certainly she pulled
away from the yachts side with nc
idea that she was running into any
possible danger.
1t was half mile, perhaps, from
the yacht to the particular bit OF
shelving beach toward which she IN
consciously propelled the boat. She
rowed steadily, without so much as
a glance over her shoulder, until she
felt the CRATE of the single beneath
the bow.
She became aware, not only that
she had unconsciously come ashore
but also that the yacht was nowhere
to be seen A bank of fog had come
rolling In from the eastward, 50
heavy as to render an object 100
PAGES away totally invisible. The
clump OF empty buildings here on the
beach could hardly be half that dis
lance, as she remembered. yet looking
round from her seat In the row boat,
she could make out ne more than
their blurred masses against the white
ice and sand which surrounded them.
She scrambled out Of the boat and
pulled it high up on the beach. The
fog made the air seem cold, though
for The arctic 1t was mild night.
Two of the abandoned buildings on
the beach behind her were mere
sheds. windowless, absolutely bare,
never having served evidently, any
other purpose than that of storage.
But the third, and largest, as she re-
membered it. offered a shelter that
was becoming attractive. There were
some rude hunks In 1t where she
could rest comfortably enough; and.
unless she was mistaken, Scales had
left in the hut half-burned candle
which they had nsed in exploring its
dark interior. Shs had box Of wax
vestas In her pocket. She could 90 In
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23

NCitHCE Alarm MOT ASSOfsSIlHtSuN
Her Next Act Expressed.
last spring would prove effective. She
no more faltered over 1t than she
would have faltered over her alphabet
And at last, when her numbed fin
gers had completed their task. the
counter-weighted lid rose slowly by
itself, just as it had used to, and re-
vealed to her swimming eyes the con-
tents of the interior.
Up to the moment she had not real
lied what the finding of the dispatch
box meant 1t had not occurred to
her that full account of her fathers
expedition, a narrative which would
reach, perhaps, to the morning of the
last day of all. was lying here. right
under her eyes
But now when the cover opened and
she saw beneath it q thick volume.
bound in red morocco, she realized
that here, under her hand, was the
very object, in search Of which the
Aurora had. set out upon her perilous
voyage.
The first sight of her fathers clear,
erect, precise handwriting warmed
her with a sudden courage. But even
this new inspiration of courage did
not make her strong enough to turn
back and read the last entry in that
tragic journal first. She tried to do
it, but the will failed her. So she be-
gan at the beginning. Once she had
plunged into the fascinating MARIA
tive. the whole Of the outside world
faded away from her. She was oblivious
to the fact that the darkness outside
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23

knitted in perplexity. What an old
bear you are, Tom," she said. What's
the matter today? It's not bit like
you to sulk just because we disagree
about something. We disagree ali the
time, but you've never been like this
/ to me before"
II always told you / was a sullen
brute when things went wrong with
me, although you never would believe
1T" he said. I'm sorry"
II don't want you to be sorry" she
told him; Il just want you to be few
shades more cheerful"
He seemed not to be able to give
her what she wished, however, for he
,lapsed again into his moody abstrac-
ton But after few minutes more
The Tupelo journal., 1912-02-23
Commissioners sale.
No. 3OS1
!. J. Rogers. ct al

VS.. No 30Sl
NJ. & o. r. r. Co.
BY virtue of a decree of the Honora BE
Chancery Court of Lee County, State of Missi-
ssippi, rendered at the October Term, A. D
1911 thereof, ordering sale of certain NJ &
o. K. r. stock mentioned therein, Norbin
Jones, the undersigned, appointed Commits
sioner to execute said decree, will, on Satur-
day, the oath day Of February, 1912 expose at
public auction to the highest bidder fer cash,
in front Of the Court House door in the city of
Tupelo. within legal hours,the following GER
tificate of capital stock Of the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad Company to-wit
Certificate No. 5l61 for two shares at one
hundred dollars per share. issued in the name
of undersigned Commissioner appointed in the
above styled cause, for the purpose of making
this sale, together with the appurtenanoes and
Entertainments thereunto appertainine.
NORBIN JONES, Commissioner
Dated first day of February, 1912.
Clayton, Mitchell & Clayton, Soils. 45-4t