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The Pensacola journal., 1912-11-15

and her huzhand worked alone for ths
purchaMa 81 Mnnticelio. The bm
passed tire senate. The prpeent g~n-
sr % Monticello. Congressman Jeffer-
aoa Levy. hasn't Hhowu any violent
enthusiasm over sailing the hOma
IN the ftrnt week in neoemhew the
house c0nnulitaea vii have a1other
hearing on TIRE project. and 1ra lat
tleton And her husband VIII Be thoro
Mrs. LAttieton vii start or a rp@sch-
making to1r Monday.
she wfii tAks with bsr hew hook
which ~ calied The Stosy of Monti-
ceIo.- In this she talla how patriotie
PhiiAdsiphians raised a fund a ts.ooo
10 bug the plaoe. and how Captain
UriAh p. Levy. a. New York. q naval
officer. got shsre ahead ~ the NEE
sanw~r and purchamed the plane Tor
81. 500. Wien Captain Levy died he
isft the place 90 the country, and then
she tells of the suits ~ which che
present owner came into ronseHHion.
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FROM BELL ROPE
TO CONGRESS SEAT
Fs-r,s~ st~~ss csr cs~dOotsr Flrut
Denssrst - Cary Fifth Kansas
pistrac4-Eleoted ~ Ls~ps Aalorlty.

So Ioa~ph. No New. iA--oW 7.
Reiwuwang. 90 Maryx1ile Kan. formsw-
N a sEreet ear oonducfnr In 81 Jo-
seph. who waa tire democratic ncmt-
nee Cor conRreswuaAn In ths Urn Kan
sas district. was ele-ted ~ LARGE
nativity.
Helv~rfnW II now q lmwyer. snd afn
srrt knowle6g. 81 Hlachstons vas ae-
auired here ssx years ago. Later ne
eussred the University ~ Miohiwan.
where he took the law course and vas
graduated with hcncra.
re prarffoed IN Maryw-riis and vas
elected pros~cuting attorney. Hs has
the distincticn % being the only demo
craf Who ever held once IN Nar~hall
COUNTY. and is the nrst democrat q
bs electad % cdngress from the Fsfth
Kansas district-
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CONTINUES FIGHT
FOR MONTICELLO
csrgrsssrnsn Llttlstsn's wife 10 De-
siege csngrsss Win Pssitlens ts
purohaas Home 81. Thounas Jsffsr-
aom-

New York N0w. ity-sfrs. Martin
W. IAtfeton and her husband. the
congressman. with q forcs q clerks.
are working dAy ara might nov 20 set
out ie.eoo petitions 20 Re sent 70
every part of the country Tor .,Ena-
lures The petitions are due 70 .'eturn
January I. - that Mr.. tAttieton can
show them 20 the congressman Who
havsn't quite made up Their minds
whether 20 purchase Monticeilos where
Thounas Jefferson r. buried
up 20 last summer Mrn. Ldttleton
The Pensacola journal., 1912-11-15

ia hate 90 So a lady chaw tonscco.
or smoke a pipe but. 10 craciCyl 70
rather $50 'ern dolnw that than kiMsdnr
poodle dog
Virtue ia ia own reward. especially
n q fciier Ia running q seven column
paper in a one coiumn town
A lass drum and a politician ain't
no mpod without wind
The Pensacola journal., 1912-11-15

Rub > sors threat vita RAII4ARn's
SNOW IINg1MEST. one or two ap-
pltoa ffous VII cure n compietely.
Pries 7tc SO and ti.ee psr bottle
Sold by al enuEEiwn. tAdv)
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Card of Thanks.
T. O. HART.

The undersigned desires hereby to
express his sincere thanks to the
friends who voted for him in the pri-
mary election on January Odd for
the office of justice OF the peace in
ward six. My opponent. who is an
honorable man and well qualified for
the position OF justice, only beat me
one vote, and We will have to run a
second race to see which of US can
get the most votes that were cast
for the third man in the race. ! re-
spectfully solicit the support of the
voters of ward six in the second pri-
mary. TO be held February 81, and
| shall greatly appreciate the same.
Very respectfully,
FELIX p. BULLIpT.
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NO REASON FOR 1T
You Are Shown the Way Out.

There can ~ no just reason why
any reader Of this will continue to
suffer the tortures of an aching back,
the annoyance OF urinary disorders.
the dangers Of serious kidney ills
when relief is SO near at hand and
the most positive proof given that
these ills can he cured. The follow
ing is convincing proof.
Mrs. +. N. Boone, Willow Street,
Franklin. La, says: "Alv back was
SO lamethat could hardly straight
en- when l first arose in the morning
and sharp twinges darted through
my loins If stopped. finally saw
Doan's Kidney Pills recommended
and procured a box. They relieved
me from the first, and can say that
| never took another remedy that
acted SO quickly. also gave DOan'R
Kidney pills to another member of
my family who complained Of pains
through the kidneys and other
symptoms of kidney trouble. These
difficulties were so. bad that she
could hardly get about. Since
Doan's Kidney Pills were used. there
has not been tine least symptom III
kidney trouble. most empoatical-
~ recommend DoaIi's Kidney Pills
to other kidney sufferers" ~
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the people that | intended to vote
for DIR. Aswell for governor,
which / did, for the reason, |
then gave you, that | believed
that DR.. Aswell stood indepen-
dent and pledged for political re-
form in our State government.
Since DIR. Aswell's elimination
from the race, and Judge Halls
subsequent nomination, | have
been asked by many of my
friends who supported Judge
Hall for Governor, if will, if
elected, tpledge myself to stand
by Judge Hall in carrying out
the many reforms advocated by
the Good Government League?
To these questions Ihave answer
ed yes, and here | want to tell
you that / shall cooperate with
Governor Hall in every way pos
sible to bring our State govern
ment up to an economic business
basis, and eliminate the large Of
flee holding class of politicians
who for so many years have been
fed from the State treasury.
When we spend a dollar of the
States money we want a dollars
worth of service in return. We
do not object to paying our tax
es, but we do object and protest
against the extravaganza that
has marked much of louisiana s
past history.
The people from all over oui
State have recently said by their
votes that we must have a re.
formation, and say let us begin
now.
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE A. FOSTER.
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The Backbone Land Grant Controversy.

1t is now more than twenty
years since the Chronicle began
its efforts in behalf of the set
tiers on the celebrated Backbone
Land Grant, and we are glad to
know that the government au-
thorities have at last awakened
and become active in the effort
to settle the long-standing con-
troversy. The matter is before
the U. S. Court, and Hon. N. C.
Blanchard is the duly appointed
representative Of the settlers be-
fore the court, and will attend
to a vigorous prosecution of their
claims.
In this connection we note that
some parties are endeavoring to
make undue political capital out
of the serious interests in this
controversy, by alleging that they
can and viii do something more
than has already been done to
expedite settlement of the mat
ter, and which no other person
can or will do. This is an alb
surdity. The settlers could have
any member of the Legislature
introduce a joint resolution to
memorabilia Congress in their
behalf, if under the conditions
such a thing were considered nec-
essary, which it is not. The
matter is before the courts in
proper shape, and will be settled
there.
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ahc uDiiC improvements IN COlIaX.
A town is largely judged by
the progressiveness it shows in
the matter of public buildings
and improvements, and, judging
by this standard, Colfax stands
in the front rank with. the best
towns in Louisiana. Our court
house is a fine brick structure, a
credit to any community. The
Bank of Colfax compares favor
ably with the best banks of our
larger cities. Our streets are
shapely and in good order the
year round. Our hotels and store
buildings are as good as tbs best
IN other towns. Our churches
are credit to a city of this size.
Our church buildings are not
large, but neat and inviting, and
our pastors are fair orators, the
equal of which one seldom finds
outside the metropolitan cities.
Our schools are equally good in
most respects. Our buildings are
all that could be desired; our
teachers are the best that money
and careful and wise school board
can employ, and if our schools do
not come up to the perfection line
the fault can be traced to the
pupils and patrons themselves,
who fail to appreciate the advan-
tages generous public has given
them. All of this we feel we
can truthfully say, and not be ac-
cused of unduly boasting of Col
fax and her local advantages.
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To the Democratic Voters of Grant
Parish.

Bentley, La, Feb. 5, 1912.
Gentlemen-Pe Permit me to thank
you for your support in the pri-
mary election held on January
%. You have given me a ma
jority of % votes over the next
highest candidate, and % more
than the other three candidates
in ward 2, the home of all the
candidates for the Office Of Rep
resentative.
Mr.. Foster has something to
say about me being a foreigner
and a stranger in your midst. !
have lived in ward 2 eleven years,
and my people here have given
me 167 votes while they have
given Mr.. Foster 81 votes. This
is the home of both candidates,
and as our people know us both,
it shows what they think of the
two candidates. 1t looks as if
Mr.. Foster might have made a
better race in ward 2 if the peo-
pie had known him so we'll. At
Dry Prong, in ward 8, where Mr..
Foster was reared and attended
school, he received no votes, /
received IS votes at Dry Prong.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Foster
ran ahead where the ring and the
large corporation vote was strong
est, and my strongest vote came
from the laboring and producing
classes. 1t is not the intention
of this letter to discuss issues.
This ] will do by letters and in
public addresses. | ask that
every voter in Grant parish con-
slider the two candidates and the
issues they stand for and vote
according to their convictions.
This being done | will be salts
fed with the result.
Very truly yours,
T. O. HART.
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A. B. PERKINS.

Not Aligned <or Combined with Any
Parish Candidate, and Endorses the
Good Government Platform.
My Friends and Fellow Voters:
A report has gone out over the
parish that therehas been a line up
between other parish candidates
and myself against certain other
candidates. This report is false
and not true, and ! suppose has
been given circulation for politi-
cal effect, by parties who oppose
my candidacy.
/ stated in the outset of this
campaign that | belonged to no
combines, and had made no Sc
cret promises or pledges to any
one, but that l was running on
my own record and platform.
TO correct a false report that
went out some time ago, / told
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To the Voters of Grant Parish.
Colfax. La. Feb. 6. 1912

Colfax, La, Feb. 6, 1912.
had hoped that it would be
unnecessary for me to say any,
thing further relative to my can
didacy for the sheriff's office.
but | feel that in justice to my
self and my friends it becomes
necessary to make one or two
points clear.
1t is but fair that the attention
of the voters be called to an emf
pently misleading statement
made by my opponent contained
in his address of thanks which.ap-
peared in last weeks issue of the
local papers, which reads about
like this: Mr.. Perkins was the
highest man in the race. but
lacks nearly $50 votes of getting
a majority of the votes cast,
which shows clearly that he is
not the choice of a majority of
the voters"
Now, the actual returns show
that all the votes cast for the
candidates for sheriff are as fol-
lows: j. E. Adams, SO; G. N.
Fletcher, 10; G. N. Givens, 68;
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Receivers Sale.

A~~<S4'SAo ASeA$s
Thirteenth judicial District Court,
Parish Of GraEt. State of Lou
isana.-No. 1869.
Receivership Of w. j. Drewett Lbr.
Co. Ltd.
w. II. Bradford Va. W.. !. Drewett
Lbr. Co. Ltd.
By virtue Of an or der OF the Hon.
w. f. Blackmn. Judge of the 18th
judicial District Court of Grant par
ish, Louisiana. will offer for sale to
the last and highest bidder. accord
Ing to law. to pay the debts OF the
w. j. Drewett Lumber Co.. Ltd. at
the court house at Colfax. Louisiana,
between the hours for judicial sales,
on
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1912.
the following described property to-
wit:
All the lumber or the yards of the
w. j. Drewets Lumber Co. Ltd.
Also the entire saw mill plant con-
sisting of
One engine and boiler.
One saw mill aud carriage.
One saw gunner.
One edgev.
Three circular saws.
Ore bull heel.
One log wagon.
Eleven mill cabins
And the iease of the said company
for the saw mill site, being the fol-
lowing described lands, to- VITA
Commend X at northeast corner of :
NNA of NWA of section IL. and run
north to Coon trail road. thence
down said road to a bridge crossing
Low Fred; thence south two hun
dipd yards; thence to east line of
NWA Of section two. and up said
line 10 place of beginning.
Also the right OF way up and down
LOW Fred creek, where the roads
were ON February II, 1909
Also the sollowing real estate:
Forty thousand feet Of pine timber.
and five acres OF land. being ies-.
cribed as follows: beginning at the
southwest corner Of SEX Of SWA Of
section two, running north to Coon
trail road; thence east 1S0 yards;
thence south 20 section line; thence
west to point Of starting. compris-
Ing five acres. more or lesr.
Said sale to be made for cash to
the last and highest bidder.
j. l.. DURHAM.
Receiver w. j. Dreweu Ll,r.Uv. Ltd,
Coifax, La, December ~. 1911.
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Parties interested in the decision
of the La. Railroad Commission,
cutting down express rates twenty
per cent in this State, can secure
a pamphlet of the decision, which
states the rates on long list of
items, by writing to Secretary
Henry Jastremski, at Baton Rouge.
The decision has been in great de-
mand since it was handed down on
Dec. l, and has been printed in
pamphlet form for general distr.-
bution.
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Mccain Entitled to United Vote of
Grant.

Colfax, La, Feb. z, 1912.
While anna locker on in Venice
and not allowed by the postal de-
partnient to take an active part in
politics, yet i am possessed OF the
same feelings and have the same de-
sires that are entertained by other
human beings. From my boyhooc
days, l have looked upon ingrati-
tude as the meanest and lowest trait
in the human character. 1t has been
proclaimed by all parties at interest,
that they wish to place in public posi-
tions only such men as are deserving
and competent, and yet we find many
who do not practice that which they
preach.
In this connection / find a consid-
era BILE number of my fellow citizens
casting their votes against c. H.
Mccain in the recent primary, a man
of honor, Industrious and fully cap
able of performing all the duties re-
quired o. State Senator. man to
the manor born, without a stain NJ
ON his character, whose whole heart
and soul is for the welfare of his peo-
pie, regardless of pecuniary loss.
In - l.
so soon forgotten the intrepid fight
Mr.. Mccain made against the rail-
road corporation for the depots thai
now ornament the towns of Cola \
aud Montgomery?
Have they forgotten that this fight
cost MIR. Mccain valuable time aud
money? Have all traces of gratitud.
vanished from their nature within
the short space of six months?
trust that the same noble spirit
that the Democrats of this parish
have always shown to one of hei
sons, may not WAIVER in the selection
of a man to fill the position of STATE
Senator.
1T has been charged, without found
ation in fact. that Mr.. Mccain sup
ported the ring candidate in the r.
cent election for State Offices. Mr.
Mccain, to my certain knowledge
was an outspoken supporter OF DR.
Aswell. Suppose Mr.. Mccain had
supported Michel, was not this bis
privilege? If it was "a disgrace t.
vote for John T. Michel. then there
are $4,000 Louisianians with this
stigma upon their brow. Let every
voter in Grant parish give her native
son their vote, and thereby show the
real gratitude he SO richly deserves.
Respectfully, I. Nj. WELLS.
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= st. Francis Xavier Catholic Cathf-
dral was the scene on Wednesday
morning, February 7th, Mt 8 O'Clock,
Of one of the prettieSI weddin, 8 of this
season. DR.. Walt r Leabo, of Shtevf-
port, and Miss Sarah Aune Cory, oil
this city. were united in the holy
bonds of matrin,ony. The nuptia
mass with the double ring ceremony
was celebrated by the Rev. Father
l.. Menard.
Meldelssohh's Wedding March was
played on the organ 10y Mrs. Frank
Hayden as the bridal party entered
the cathedral in the following order:
Miss Kathleen Cory, maid of honor.
and sister of the bride; Miss Juli,
Lingard attended by Mr.. Keenei
Goodwyn. of New Orleans; Miss XII
tie Kramer attended by Mr.. james
Cory; Miss Evelyn Mulligan. of New
York. attended by Mr.. Joel NJ. Dur
ham, of Colfax. Then followed thu
flower girls, little Misses Esther Thor
sell and Theresa Lurry. The ring
bearer, little Miss Sarah Ruth Thor
sell then came bearing the rings co, :
realed in the petals of "A lovely brides
rose. The bride came in with her
father, Mr.. Hugh Cory, Sr. The
groom, accompanied 10y his best
man, MIR. Gordon Fortson, of Homer,
La, met the bride in the cha ncel -
The entire party inclusiing the
nearest relatives aud friendsrepaired
To the lovely Italian hall IN Hotel
Bentley. where wedding breakfast
twas served. The tables were beauti-
fuI with their decorations OF pink aud
white CARNATIONS and ferns. The
tables were arranged in the form ola
cross, and there were covers for eighty
guests. Toasts were made by Major
Z. J. Barrett and Hon. j. p. Turre-
gano, while the assemblage drank to
the health of the bride and groom.
At the cutting OF the brides cake
Miss MuIIigan secured the thimble,
Emmett Cavnnaugh the ring. Mrs.
Fleming the button, and Mr.. Hugh
CORY, Jr., the wish bone.
After the breakfast dancing was en-.
ljoyed until the noon hour, aud when
the guests were lenving the hotel, the
brides bouquet was thrown from the
mezzanine parlors TO the lobby be.
low and was caught by DR.. F. v
Gremillion.
The entire bridal party left in the
afternoon over the Louisiana & Ar
kansas, Mr.. aud Mrs. Leabo going
70 their home in Shreveport, where
upon their arrival they were rendered
Il dinner and reception by the par
ents of the groom, with whom they
are to reside. and the remainder o
the party stopped off at Winfield
where they were entertained by
friends, returning on the midnight
train.-Town Talk.
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Special Mardi Gras RAILROAD Rates.

On account of Mardi Gras reduced
railroad rates will be given by the
L. r. & n. Co. to New Orleans, tick
cts to be on sale Feb. ID to 10, good
for the return trip home after the
festivities are over. For particulars
see advertisement in this paper, or
your nearest railroad agent.
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Butter Prices Fall Eighr Cents in Lead.
ing Markets of the East.

Elgin, ILL.,, Feb. 5.-Congested
conditions in leading butter mar
kets of the East is attributed as
the cause for the 4-cent reduc-
ton made by the quotation COM
mittee of the Elgin Butter Board
this afternoon.
Members of the committee de-
clared the output had materially
increased during the last week.
This is reduction of 8 cents in
two weeks.
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LOST
APPETITE
and HOPE
Reelected Cold Caused compIi-
cation, Promptly Restored
By peTuna.

Mrs. r os q
Boyer, 1921
Sherman Ave.
Evanston, Ill.,
writes: III any
one has reason
to praise Pc
runa 1t is sure
ly myself. .
Last spring
I became go
run down from
the serious ef-
fects of a ling
ering cold, that
several COM
plications unit
ed in pulling
me down. /
could neither
eat nor sleep
well, and lost
fl e 8 h an d
spirit.
II fl n a lily
tried Peruna
and It did
wonders Tor
me. In two
weeks / was
like another
1900. and In
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didates were ZIG, and 514 is ex-
actly one-half of all the votes
cast, and 515 is an undisputed
majority according to official re-
turns in the first primary. So,
deducting my vote, which was
AL, from the majority, 515, and
you will clearly see that it gives
| IA votes, instead of nearly $50,
as stated by my opponent.
Now, "a votes is evidently the
number of votes short of my
nomination in the first primary,
and, by adding my plurality of
$50 votes over my present oppo-
rent to the IA votes short of my
nomination, you will have 204
votes, which was the amout ne
cessary to nominate Mr.. Wagner
in the first primary.
Let us go a little further.
Take it for granted that Mr..
Wagner and myself will each get
the same support that was given
us in the first primary, / would
have to get IA votes from the
loyal supporters whose first choice
went to the eliminated candi-
dates, while Mr.. Wagner would
have to get 204 of them, which
shows unquestionably that he
has got to get nearly 3 to my l to
be the victor in the second con-
test on the 9th of this month.
/ am particularly loath to re-
view any of the unpleasant pha-
ses of the campaign. butt is fair
that all the people should know
the correct situation. In the face
of these figures it is not a diff
cult matter to, determine how
near am to being the choice of
the voters Of the parish and how
much my opponent lacks.
again wish to thank my many
friends for the loyal support ac-
corded me on the 23rd day of
January, 1912, and / earnestly
request all of them to come out
in full strength on the 9th day
of this month and again accord
me their support, as this election
is to decide who shall be the
nominee of the Democratic voters
of the parish.
Also earnestly solicit the sup
port of the candidates who were
eliminated in the first primary,
and that of the ZIG loyal voters
who stood by them in the first
primary, and trust as you failed
to secure your first choice, that l
may be your second, and l assure
you that it will ever be my ut
most endeavors to show my ap-
probation, if again honored with
the nomination.
/ wish to again say, emphati-
cally, that / have never made
any effort to interfere with any
ones campaign, have never solic-
tied the support of any candidate
or promised my support to them,
neither have | even attempted to
prejudice the individual voter in
behalf of any person, notwith-
standing the fact that l had sew
eral propositions made me in the
early part of the campaign, but
in every instance l turned them
down, and will continue to do so
to the end, and shall continue my
candidacy upon the same plain
and manly principles that / have
in the past, leaving the matter of
choice with the people, who l
earnestly believe are fully able to
judge the merits and demerits of
any man who solicits their suff-
rage at the polls.
Your obedient servant,
A. & PERKINS
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a month felt better than ever had
before. -.
II thank Peruna for new life and
strength. I send you two pictures, SO
you can see what Peruna has done ZOE
me-"
ASK Your Druggist For Free Peruna
Almanac for 1912.