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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-19
THEoDoRE ROOSEVELT.
SALE OF MERCHANDISE.

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-19
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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
~ SATURDAY,
coDny Reseffs Action.

New Orleans The Central Ameri.
can colony in New Orleans was stir.
red Saturday by the news of the clash
at Puerto Cortez between the Ameri.
can and Honduran authorities, and
many expressions OF Resentment were
heard at the action of the commander
of the United States gunboat Petrol
in landing marines ~ oppose the en-
forcement of a congressional decree
Four of the principal adyersaries of
President Manuel Bon1lla Of Hon
duras met and signed statement in
dorsing his attitudes of firmness in
the face of the delitate situation at
Puerto Cortez Wednesday. This CO.
terie of former officials of Honduras
comprised DR.. Poly4rpo Bonilla, ex.
president; DR.. AnSa Ugarte, former
minister Of foreign ielations and for.
mer minister to tho sturt of st. James
and to WashingtNs General Juan
Paredas, former In.lster of I finance
and. former sresi j u Duran envoy
to Washington, and General Francisco
Altschul, former minister Of com
merce and public works.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
What the copy Boy Wrote

Representative Dan Anthony oi
Kansas, publisher of the Leavenworth
Times, once had an Office boy who
yearned to know how to use type
writer-which accomplishment, the
boy figured, would make him regular
reporter
Anthony turned an old broken-down
machine over to him, says the Wash
ington Herald, and bade him learn to
run it.
"What'n | write?" the boy asked.
"Oh, just take some sentenee, any
sentence at ALL Anthony totd him
land see how long it will take you to
fill page with it,
The boy set to work. An hour or
two later Anthony chanced to notice
the page on which the lad had been
working. From top to bottom of the
sheet, and from margin to margin, the
boy had written one sentence over and
over again until there was scarcely q
white spot visible on the paper. The
sentence the boy had selected to prac
tice with was: who the -- invent
ed school?"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Sunday School crusade.

New Orleans.-At a joint meeting
of the executive committee of the In.
ternational Sunday School Association
and the Sunday school field workers
organization committee of seven
members were appointed to formulate
plans for a continent-wide Sunday
school crusade.
The program provided for sessions
of the executive committee of the in.
ternational body, the general secre.
taries and field workers, also meet.
ing of the Louisiana Sunday School
Association.
The general secretaries and field
workers received a favorable reply
from the Sunday school council Of
evangelical denominations in North
America concerning it's views on the
efficiency of the Sunday school. A
number of the higher world and inter.
national officers returned to theiI
homes Friday.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Pelican Team to Panama.

New Orleans.-Every one of the
fourteen members of the Pelican
team who reported for practice dur
ing the past few days will make the
training trip to Panama this week.
Only twelve men were slated for the
Central American invasion, but rather
than create any i'll feeling Manager
Frank decided to take the whole
squad In addition to Manager Frank
and Mrs. Frank. the following men
will go: Pitchers, Martin, Naples,
Hill and Wagner; catchers, Nagle and
Texter, infielders, Cooke. Johnston,
Clancy. Knaupp and Bunting; out
fieiders. Manush, Calkhan and Hickey.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Judicial Action Is Quick.

AleXandria-Li prater, a negro
the store of Hardy Brothers in LIE
compte, was sentenced to twenty
years in the State penitentiary. He
was detected in the burglary Friday
morning and brought to Alexandria
on morning train. taken before Judge
w. F. Blackman during the morning
session of the court and pleaded guilty
not only to the charge in which he
was detected, but to former robbery
of the same store which occurred in
December. He received a ten-year
sentence in each case.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Efete Rriton.

Booth Harrington, the American
playwright and novelist, is very early
riser, and, when the English play
wright and novelist, Arnold Bennett
visited him at his charming resid dence
in Indianapolis, Mr.. Harrington said
the first evening at dinner:
Il believe in the simple life. l get
up with the sun. Will you take a ten
mile walk with me at six o'clock TO-
morrow morning."
Thank you, Mr.. Harrington" the
Englishman answered. but don't
walk in my sleep"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
LOUISIANA STATE NEWS
HAPP PENINGs or INTEREST
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
ITEMS FROM EVERY QUARTER
OF Louisiana When It 10 News Gath.
cred for Our Many Readers.
Parish and City.
New Steamship Line Organized.

New Orleans-A new steamship
line, styled the New Orleans-Cuban
Steamship, Company, was organized
Friday to serve New Orleans, Havana
and Philadelphia. Two vessels have
already been secured to ply between
the ports mentioned.
One osA the ships a.eeadyssscured ID
at Mobile; the other. the Mobila. re-
Gently acquired from the Munson
Steamship Company, will arrive with
in the next ten days, and after being
thoroughly overhauled will be ready
to be put into service.
A third ship, it is said, has been ar
ranged for. and will be secured within
short time, giving the new line
three ships almost on the start.
The sailings will be arranged to
handle both freight and passenger
business. The capitalization of the
company is 100000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Takinas 81 american cotton.

New Orleans. - Secretary Hester
gives the takings of American cotton
by spinners throughout the world as
follows, in round numbers:
This week this year $4,000 bales.
against 2S9,00o last year and 259.OO0
year before last
Total since September this year
7,731,000 bales, against 6,661, 900 last
year and 6,291 900 the year before.
OF this Northern spinners and Can.
ada took 1,45s,OOO bales this year,
against 1.59S,000 last year and 1,e62,.
900 the year before; Southern spin.
ners 1,486,000 bales, against 1,336,000
last year and 1,274,0o0 the year be-
fore; and foreign spinners 4,787,000
bales. against 3,727.0o0 last year and
3,455, 200 the year before
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Revision Of Scrap Iron Rates.

Baton Rouge.-Secretary Jastremski
of the railroad commission has issued
notice to the railroads of the state
looking to a revision of the rates on
scrap iron, on the petition of the
Southern Scrap Material Company of
New Orleans. A hearing is set for
February 27.
Fordoche, Pointe Coupee parish, has
filed a petition with Secretary Jas
tremski of the railroad commission for
an improvement in the train service
over the Texas and Pacific road. The
two fast Texas and Pacific trains
Fordoche wants to be required to stop
on flag,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
DOM EsTic.

Mrs Maud Ballington Booth, COM
mander of Volunteers of America,
visits State penitentiary at Hunts
vile, delivering two addresses. She
spoke Sunday in Houston, and will
visit the State farms around Sugar
land this week and latero proceed to
Louisiana.
A laborer at work in the ruins of
the Equitable building in New York,
which was burned January 8, Monday
found portions of a human body, which
1t is believed are the remains of
Frank Joseph Neider, watchman
who was locked in the vaults of the
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Governor Ben w. Hooper of Ten
nessee has issued call for sociologi-
cal congress. to bo held in Nashville
May Z to 10, inclusive. Governorss of
sixteen Southern States have been in
yited to attend.
The train carrying Tyrone Powers
and his theatrical company and for
ty other passengers, which was stalled
In the snow on the New York Central
railway ten miles east Of Oswego, was
released Sunday after having been
held thirty-six hours.
E. Forest German, 10-year-old son Of
]. B. German of Tamusa, Cal, saved
the limited Santa Fe train from GER
tain destruction Monday when he dis
covered a broken rail while walking
home from school, Young German
ran home and told his father OF the
broken rail and German Sr. with
lantern took up position beyond the
break and half hour later tagged the
fast train.
With the thermometer registering
degrees above zero, twenty-seven ne
gro men and women, recent converts
to the Mount Zion African Methodist
Episcopal church of Brownsville,
Penn, were immersed in the icy
waters of the Monongahela river Sun
day.
Seven persons were overcome by
gas and seventeen horses were drown
ed Sunday as the result OF the burst
ing OF gas and water mains in an up
per west side street, New York. The
below-zero temperature is believed to
have been responsible for the trouble |
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Reaur- ont Man Hcnored.

New Orleans.-The Gulf Coast Lum.
Der Exporters Association held its
annual meeting Friday in conjunction
with the convention of the Yellow
Pine manufacturers. M. L. Flieshel
Of Fullerton. La. was elected presi-
dent; G. M. Luce. Lucedale, Miss, vice
president; G. E. Walden, Beaumont,
Texas, treasurer; J. O. Elmer was re-
elected secretary. Retiring President
4. p. Holmes reported that 1,276,0GO.-
coo feet Of lumber lad been exported
by members of the association since
the last annual convention
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Mrxhaud BaIIinaton Booth.

Baton Rouge.-Mrs. Maud Balling-
ton Booth, head of the Volunteer
Prison Reform League, and known as
Little Mother" delivered an address
to the prisoners OF the State peniten-
tiary this week, which was of a keen
personal nature. greatly enjoyed by
the prisoners. Mrs. Booth is an earn
est talker. She speaks in a conversa-
tional manner, but she caught the at
tention Of the prisoners and held it
during the hour and a half that she
spoke to them Mrs. Booth carried a
the outside world.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Sun a lampIiqhter.

In the acetylene burning lighthouses
along the Panama canal will be in
stalled copper cylinders exposed te
the sun. When the sun rises in the
morning and the rays fall upon these
cylinders they will expand and close
valves that admit gas to the burners
AS night approaches and the suns
rays diminish in power the cylinders
will contract and again turn on the
gas, which will be ignited by small
pilot tets.-Scientific American.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Appointments at University.

Baton Rouge.-Lieutenant Hodges
commandant of cadets at the State I'm
iversity, has announced the following
list of appointments TO be lieuten.
ants: First Sergeants Lewis, Taddi.
ken and Hughes; to be first ser.
geants: Quartermaster Sergeants
Cockerhan, E. L. Talbot and Fran.
cioni; to be quartermaster sergeants
Sergeants Holloway, Brown and Dale;
to be sergeants: Corporals Dutton,
Ralston, Lacour, Louviere, McClanag.
han, G. Sayes, Blanchard, H. Sayes
and Robertson; to be corporals: Pri.
Yates Babaington, E. T. Jones, Little
Collins, Edgerton, Brou and. Hart.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

Man Wansed In Mississippi for Killing.
Natalbany Coon, white
man, wanted in Mississippi for killing
a man last year on the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad, was arrested at Natal.
bany by Deputy Sheriff Mullins on in.
formation furnished by Charles SaEdi
fer, and taken to the Amite Jail.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Large Sale Of Rice.

Crowley.-The largest sale OF rice
which has been made this season was
consummated this week. when C. H.
Hurd and Chas. Wright OF Mermentau
disposed Of about 1000 sacks of rice
to the Southern Rice Growers Asso-
ciatien at an average price Of $425
per sack. The sale consisted of about
700 sacks of Japan and about 300 sacks
Of Honduras. The price was one of
the best ever given to farmers of this
community
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Timber Purchased,

Lake Charles.-Papers filed Satur-
day show the purchase by the Powell
Lumber Company from various parties
OF $4,000 worth of timber in Western
Calcasieu parish. the chief being pur-
chased from A. w. Mayor. iiquidator,
for $4,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Lion Tanner Killed.

New Orleans Albert Belger- IN
animal trainer, was mangled by lion
in a trained animal show and died
Saturday at the Charity hospital Bel
ger had patted the animal on the head
and turned to quit the cage when
he was attacked. The trainer was an
Englishman.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
pI.misse. 100000 Suit,

Austin. Tex.-The railroad commits
sion Monday agreed to dismiss the
suit filed about year ago against
the Pecos and Northern Texts rail-
way for 100000 for alleged viola
ton Of the thirty-minute rule in op-
Grating passenger trains during 1910.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Conductor Falls From Train,

Alexandiia.-Tim Hanley, a con-
auetor on the Southern Pacific road,
was brought to the saniSariam Sat
urday suffering from injuries received
from falling from his train near
Cheneyvi1le, La. Hanley fell from
the top Of bis caboose at the same
point on the read one night several
months ago aud sustained injuries
from which he fingered for weeks be-
tween life and death. His injuries
this time are not thought to be fatal
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Will Not Act on Public Building Bill

Winnfieid-Word emanateS from
Congressman Watkins at Washington
that the democratic members OF con-
gress met in caucus and determined
that at this session they would not
enact into law the public building bill.
which provides for the erection of a
government building at Winfield to
cost 100000, owing to the depletion of
funds in the treasury. However, Con
gressman Watkins stated that he will
take the matter up at the next ses
sion of that body.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Seif.Sacrificina Essential.

"You don't claim to be party
Ieader?"
NO." replied the quiet citizen.
Everybody wants to be the leader OF
the party. 1t strikes me that some
body ought to be willing to be the
party"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
2s.ooo Acres Under irrigation.

Fort Stockton. Tex.-Twenty-eight
thousand acres of land near Fort
Stockton will be placed under irriga.
ion by J. H. Brooks OF Wyoming.
who will spend 100000 for the pur
pose.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Steel for Interurhan.

Cfenurue. Tez.-T"~eaty-fiH cars OF
steel have arrived at Burleson for the
Stone & Webster corporation, to be
used in the construction Of the Fort
Worth-Cleburne interurban.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
To Have Neu Playhouse.

White Castle i.aul Blanchard has
begun work demolisking the Fairyland
tLcater building, and will erect mod
ern two-story playhouse
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Neoress Sentenced.

Shreveport.-Stella Goode, notorious
nesress. was sentenced to ninety days
on the parish farm for violating the
prohibition law. being q Pinson victim.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinne Tablets
Druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure. II. w.
GROVES signature is on each box. 25c
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

The evils and sorrows that afflict
mankind are of mankind's own max
ing.-Marie Core]li.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
RaInstorm - Lake Charles.

Ralnstorm at Lake Charles.
Lake Charles-In an hour Friday
a rainfall Of one and half inches was
recorded by the weather bureau.
Wind and lightning accompanied the
storm.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES

one size smaller after using Allen Foot Ease the
Antiseptic powder TO be shaken into the shoes. It
makes tight new shoes fee easy. Gives rest and
comfort. Refuse substitutes. For FREE trial
package, address Allen S. Clmsted, Le Roy, N. 7.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
New Railroad In Middle West.

Ell Paso, Text Is reported that
another trunk railroad Is to be built
In the Middle West, with its south
arm terminal II El Paso
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

A bitter, cruel speech, may cost
friend; but gentle. loving words may
win a foe.-Earle William Gage.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

Most people look at trouble through
4 microscope.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
NEWS AS It HAPPENS
NATIONAL, STATE, FOREIGN, OF
INTEREST TO READERS.
THE WHOLE WEEKS news
Short Mentioning of Interesting Hap
penIngs From Day to Day
Throughout the World.
WASHINGTON.

Congress will work this week with
the tariff arbitration treaties, sena.
torial elections and military contro-
versies.
Captain Johnson of the chief engi-
neer's office appeared before the
house committee on rivers and har-
bors and made plea for Trinity
river. He asked the committee to
give the Trinity all Of the $346,000
recommended by the chief engineer
for the river. and he further asked
that $4,000 be appropriated in addi-
ton to the $346,000 for the purpose Of
beginning work on two more locks and
dams.
Senator Cummins Of Iowa will lead
a fight by progressive republican SEN
ators against the confirmation of Ny
ron T. Herrick as ambassador to
France. Mr.. Herrick was nominated
by President Taft to succeed Robert
Bacon.
The house Saturday passed re-
vised form of the bill to permit the
sale of the surface of asphalt and min
eral Indian lands in Oklahoma. The
measure is a combination of the es-
sential features of the Carter bill req
Gently passed by the house, and the
Owen-La Toilette bill, passed by the
senate.
An attack on the proposed service
corps of the army iDR the house Mon
day furnished the first Indication of
the fight that will be made this week
on this feature of the Hay army re-
organization plan, which is part, of
the military appropriation.
Undismayed at the small appropria-
tion allowed by the house for carrying
on aeronautics in the army during
1918, the war department Saturday let
contracts for five war aeroplanes.
An amendment of the civil service
rules relating to removals which as
sures persons in the government serv-
ice that mo discrimination shall be
exercised for political or religious
reasons" and which makes other i'm
portant changes, was promulgated by
President Taft Monday.
BY a vote of to the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections ap-
proved the report Of the subcommit-
tee generating Senator Stephenson
from charges of corruption in connec-
ton with his election.
Public hearings in the senatorial in
vestigation into the election of Sena-
tor Lorimer were declared closed Sat
urday by Chairman Dillingham; of the
senate Lorimer committee. Attorney
Hancey, representing Senator Lorimer,
was given permission toafile brief
to the effect that the senator's elec-
tion had been adjudicated before the
present investigation began, sssd
therefore that 1t could not be the Szl5-
ject of further investigation.
Opposition to any reorganization Of
the army which does not embrace the
whole fighting force was voiced in the
house Friday by Representative Kahn
of California in the renewal of the de- |
bate on the Hay reorganization plan.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17

There! That refutes the comic pa
per joke that messengers don't rum
Eyes, believe there is a dog fight
up the street."
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-02-17
Received \
Highest
Award
World'sPurG
Food
Exposition

Electra, Texan oil we'll with 4
flowing capacity Of three hundred and
fifty barrels per day has recently BEEN
brought in on the Allen tract near
Electra.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-11-28

and abode Of the pig and finally came
to a stand at the entrance TO the
roomy cellar at Prof Lewis home.
All Senior dignity and all thoughts
Of psychology and brain racking stu
dies we're laid aside as they entered,
and they gave themselves over en-
tirely to a couple OF hours of good
solid fun. No sandwiches, coffee and
apples ever tasted quite 80 good be-
fore as those that were served, hut
the browning feat OF the occasion was
the candy pulf' In the back yard In
the moonlight to the accompaniment
Of College and German songs. Prof.
and Mrs. Lewis were cordially thank
ed for their kindness. for the evening
was one Of supreme enjoyment, and
many more OF usch character are antic-
ipated by the jolly is before II is
time for them to say good bye to Be-
rea
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-11-28
The Real National Bird.

Do you know that the bird OF Thanks
giving day Is more OF national bird
than the lordly eagle2 The eagle is to
be found a native OF Europe and Asia
as well rs America, but the turkey is
all our own. lie was not known until
q full century after Columbus. He
was first seen In the Carolinas. and
when specimens were carried over to
Europe they were hailed as the most
beautiful present made by the new
world TO the old" II IL a curious fact.
however. that considerable error pre-
vailed as to the true source OF the fowl.
Or. Samuel johnson gravely defined
the turkey as n larger domestic fowl.
supposed to be brought from Turkey"
Europeans had peacocks. venison steaks
and even canary birds tongues. but
what were any Of these as compared
with the American turkeyf
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-11-28
SOME PRIZE APPLES

Mr.. ]. Z. Parsons who recently
moved to Berea from Alcorn. Jack
son County. brought some prize APP
pies with him. The Citizen is In
receipt of an Arkansas Black from
Mr.. Parsons that weighs nearly IS
ounces. This apple grew on an old
tree that had borne no fruit for sever
al years on account Of being crowded
and shaded by other trees. These
trees were thinned out and a large
cedar dug up that shaded 1t badly.
the rest of the ground around the
old tree was dug up, dead branches
and others that were too close to-
gether were cut out of the top, and
some fourteen bushels of apples from
the size of a mans fist up to 1874
ounces weight were gathered from 1t
this year. Several bushels were sold
that weighed from 16 to is ounces per
apple. That certainly was good pay
for half a days work.
Mr.. Parsons also has a tree OF early
apples that frequently bears a second
,rop in the fall. He reports that
leighbor has tree that bears a fair
sized second crop nearly every year.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-11-28
SENIOR PARTY

The first social affair OF the Senior
class Of 10, held last Wednesday
evening, was glorious success.
The social committee of the class
had taken matters in hand. and the
remainder of the class were entirely
ignorant of the whereabouts Of the
party when they assembled at Ladies
Hall at $3.50.
Mr.. Claude Anderson, one of the
committee, stated that he had consult
ed an oracle. and an oak branch had
been given him which he should car
~ In his hand, and the direction in
which 1t would turn would INDICATE the
way they should go. So starting out
In an eager and hilarious mood with
Miss Welsh and Prof. Cromer. who
were the jolliest and most amiable
Of conductors. the oak branch led by
a winding course thru various streets,
across back lots. by the chicken house