davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

100 per cent higher than last year.
Skunk and muskrat are 20 per cent
higher than last year. Furs that ~
years ago sold at four dollars are nov
scarce at $50 There is no kind o.
fur but that is worth money. and the
many farms to raise fur-bearing an
mails are a sign that the natural SUP
ply is being rapidly exhausted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
WIND TOO SWIFT TO MEASURE

than that. In the annual report Of
the chief signal officer for 1875 an eff.
fort was made to estimate the velocity
OF the wind in tornado Of that year,
basing 1t on some of its effects. A
pine board was driven through tele-
graph pole. another was driven three
inches into the trunk of a tree and
the chief signal officer calculated that
such effects could have been produced
only by force little less than a can
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Fox Skin Brings $500.

Twenty-Five hundred dollars for an
undressed black fox skin was the rec.
ord price at Seattle. Wash, few
weeks ago.
All furs are advancing enormously,
and the trappers yet at the northern
woods are coming home to a rich haul.
Silver fox leads In percentage OF in
crease In the last year. being quoted
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Taking Out Old Press.

Birmingham, Ala. L. Gather
owner and publisher of the Ashville
Argus. 1t st. Clair County. is taking
out his old Franklin press. which he
and his father have used so years. and
which has been operating just one
hundred years, having been started
five years before Alabama was admit.
ted as q state into the Union. The
press has a frog frame and weighs a
ton and Q half. II Is embellished with
edght3en stars, Indicative Of the pa
tr1etle zeal Of it, makera
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

The highest velocities Of the wind
have only been estimated. never meas
ured, for there are no instruments that
will measure them. A Robinson an
emometer was blown away when reg
istering 120 miles an hour in Jamaica
on November Is last. The highest
velocity on record 10 1856 miles an
hour, measured by an thermometer on
Mt Washington, January IL. 1878.
But real tornadoes blow far faster
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
REAL TROUBLE.

First Excited Railroad OfHcial-Heard the
news?
Second Same Thing-Oh not so bad. Only
five killed-two of em brakemen.
First-But. my heavens. didn't you know that
along with that vaudeville baggage we were
carrying Jungleo. the 100000 trained baboon!
The wreck drove him crazy, and the owners
getting ready to sue the road for his full value.
Puck
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
JUST TO TRY THEM OUT.

You require serious surgical operation"
Il am not surprised"
"Ah. you knew then by the way you felt that
there was something serious the matter with
you?"
No; / expected l would require an operation
when ! learned that you had purchased q new
set Of surgical instruments"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
LET THE PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME.

Il see Texas man has been fined thousand
dollars and sentenced to two years In the psn-
Tertiary for whipping an orphan"
And served him right. Now hope the hv
will get after these people who feed their CHI
dren parsnips and grapefruit"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
POSITION Of .MzZEz0V RzEW H0L2D

Of the remains, the un-
disturbed condition Of the
ground precluding the
idea of burial at a date
later than that in which
they were deposited.
The remains lay in a
stratum of what is geolog-
ically known as brick
earth, though it will be
readily inferred that
bricks have nothing to do
with it. 1t is but the rain
wash Of centuries, the fine
PARTICLES being inter-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Revised Version.

Early to bed and early TO rise-sns
you'll be surprised at the people yos
will meet going home.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

non ball or somewhere between 600
and 500 miles an hour!
A wind-proof thermometer Is needed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
HE village of Halling, situated on

HE village Of Halling, situated on
the banks Of the Midway some
four miles above Rochester. Eng.
land, has sprung into fame
through the discovery of a prehis-
toric man; henceforth the name
of Halling will be as full Of mean
ing to genealogists and anthropol-
ogists as that of Galley Hill or
Tilbury Of Neanderthal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
SENATE
Eighteenth Day

The fight on the reapportionmeni
bill, which was to be heard this
morning in the senate, was put over
TO March % in order tina, more time
for its preparation may be had, and
also that the quantity of business at
this time. before the soions may be
disposed Of.
So in place of fighting on; the res
apportionment matter today, the SEN
ators contented themselves with the
readings of several bills and the in
PRODUCTION of three new measures.
The first one was that introduced by
Senator Makekau, q bill TO encourage
the building OF railroads in the terri.
tory. Senator Baldwin followed. with
q bill providing for the maintenance
and support of illegitimate children,
and the last one came from Senator
Judd, being the bill drafted by the
governor relating to the extension of
the Rapid Transit Company;s fran
chise.
The day was begun by hearing inyi-
tations read, which had been receiv-
cd by President -Knudsen onsDehalf of
the senate. The first was one from
Maui inviting the senators to visit
that place as the guests or the COM
mercial bodies. 1t was rerefred to a
committee. The second invited the
senators TO attend the mass meeting
to be held in Aala Park March 18th
at O'Clock in the evening 20 consid-
er the proposed enabling act. The
invitation was signed by George r.
Carter, Major Joseph Fern and L. c.
Lane. The senators were also invited
to inspect the library at any time con-
venient The board of directors of
the Hale Lanakila" desired the SEN
ators to be present a. reception
Saturday. which was declined because
of the Hilo trip.
1t looked for awhile as if there was
70 be a fight on the additional APP
preparation bill, which came out of
committee yesterday and was up for
second reading this morning. Senator
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VIGOROUS WORK
tcohtinued from Paae. b

testimony and to enforce the produc-
ton of all books and papers necessary
or proper to be examined in connec-
ton with its work. All subpoenas
shall be signed by the chairman of
the commission Witnesses shall be
entitled to receive the same fees and
mileage as witnesses in civil cases in
the courts of the territory.
Section 5. Any person who, having
been summoned as witness by the
commission to give testimony or to
produce any books or papers relating
to any matter under inquiry before
the commission, willfully makes de-
fault, or who, having appeared, re-
fuses to answer any question perth
nent to the matter under inquiry. shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor,
punishable by a fine of not more than
$1,000 nor less than $500, or by inn
prisonment for not less than one
month nor more than twelve months,
or by both such fine and imprison-
ment
Section 6. No witness before the
commission shall be privileged to re-
fuse to testify to any fact or 10 pro
dHee any paper, respecting which he
shall be examined by the commission,
upon the ground that his testimony
tc such fact or his production of such
paper might criminate himself, but
no prosecution can afterwards be had
against him for any offense concern
ing which he has testified. An off
cial paper or record produced by such
witness is not within such privilege.
Uneasiness among the friends OF
Auditor Mcguire and other Hawaii
county officials was caused yesterday
when the news spread that Robert w.
Breckons, United States district attor-
ney, has obtained a leave OF absence
from that office and accepted an APP
rointment as deputy attorney general
under Thayer, to take charge of the
investigation of the Hawaii county af-
fair.
Breckons' fearlessness and his repu-
tation as an unrelenting prosecutor, is
causing friends of the county officials
row in question to tremble for their
safety.
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HENDRY GIVEN
WARM PRA|S.

Special Inspector Merpin Zimu.
man stated this morning that his G.
animation Of the books OF o. s. ~.
shall Hendry had shown the book
be in good condition and the offic. .
be running In excellent shape.
have no complaint whatever TO m0.
of the books in the maFshal's ofI|C|
he said, s.after going carefully o|..
the records for the past six year.
have found that everything Is o.
| hope to find the records Of the 9TH.
departments In as good shape. 1..
/ expect to start right In tDmoffI.
upon tine court cfefk'H0ffice
Zimmerman came here over q wed.
ago. having been sent out from I..
central office at Washington to mai
an inspection Of the u s. district coI|
records The books have not BEE.
examined for more than six years 40.
the u s. marshal IS naturally pro-.
Of the record that has been made dur
ing THAT time.
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Honolulu
Iron Works Co,
Honolulu
Z 8 Z. s. 3 -.

?
lands committee to determine what
authority the board has to purchase
lands for homestead purposes, or to
guarantee the extension of lease OF
public lands to the full period of
fifteen years in consideration of the
surrendering leases of certain other
lands held by this lease.
For the third time in three consecu-
tive legislative sessions Representa-
tive Sheldon's bill to appropriate
money fer lcurbing the tempestuous
Waimea river on Kauai has met with
disaster. After long and stormy de-
bate, in which he fought against over
whelming odds and became eloquent
over the needs of his people. Shell
don's measure to appropriate $4,000
for repairing the Waimea river en-
bankment was tabled. On the two
former occasions the measure passed
both houses and was then disapproyed
by the governor. 1t did not even es-
cape the house yesterday
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HOUSE
~
Eighteenth Day

! b. 3. .161-To amend the laws of 1870.
ting to- taking of properties b.
ways under the right of eminent
Tuunrain. -Tavafes.
II. B. 1870 amend statute relat.
| ing to notaries pubiic.r-Tavares.
II. B. 163-An act relating to notice
| in ejectment cases-Tavares.
H. B. 164-To amend the laws re-
lating to rules of circuit courts.-Ta-
vares.s
H. B. 165-An act to provide a med
ical dispansary at Wailuku, Maui.-P
J. Goodness.
H. B. 166-To prohibit taking OF
nehu and lao with nets. longer than
twelve feet in the waters of the terri
tory.-G Goodness.
H. B. 1910 prohibit the superin-
tendent of public instruction from APP
pointing more than one supervising
principal on the island of Maui
Goodness.
Third Reading.
H. B. Al (Kupihea), To repeal act
prohibiting trespass on railway rights
of-way. Passed, 81 to Z.
H. b. 71-fMcCandless1, To amend
the laws, removing the power of the
superintendent of public works to In
stall water-meters. Action deferred
to March 10.
H. B. 73-Iota), Relating to the
court of land registration. Passed, %
TO 0.
H. b. 96-( Sheldon), To protect ma
terialmen furnishing materials. for
public Improvement projects. Action
deferred to tomorrow.
H. b. ST. heldon), To make judg-
ments of circuit courts liens on real
property. Passed, 20 to o.
H. B. 10s-( Sheldon), Amended in
committee. setting the majority age of
males at 81 years and of females at Is
years Amended, raising age of girls
to 20 years Passed, 10 to 10.
Fl. B.. 110-(Kaupikol, Relating to
grounds for divorce. Amended on
motion by Tavares. Passed, Hubby,
Paele, Poepoe dissenting.
H. B. miscellany coInmittee),
Fixing the minimum wage of laboPers
on public, works at $1.75 per day. Ac-
ton deferred until afternoon.
Committee ReDOrts.
No. 117-Judiciary, on Fl. B. SO
(Shelden), relating~to trials by jury,
recommending it be tabled. Report
adopted.
no. 11S-Judiciary. on H. B. 10, re-.
lating to. terms of circuit courts, rec
ommending it be- tabled. Report
adopted.
No. 119-Judieiary,- on H. R. 65 tKa-
lakiela), asking opinion on rights of
citizens on fishings Committees opin-
ion on subject given. that konohiki has
no right to prohibit tenants fishing.
Report adopted. - :. ....&a
:: 49,. f.:
II. r. S2-To add $4,000 item to
the school budget for manual training
and vocational sinstruction.-C. H.
Cooke. Referred to finance commit
tee.
c Communications.
From Geo. r. Carter and other citi-I
zens, inviting the members to attend
a massmeeting at Aala park this
evening, when revision of Honolulu's
charter will be discussed.
From the board of directors of the
Hale Lanakila. asking the attendance
of members at the opening of the
home next Saturday afternoon.
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COMMERCIAL
SHOWS A DEcLIN|

Five shares Of Kekaha at $50 VI.
the only sale on the stock board "a.
day. While 40 Is bid FOR this gin.
edged stock. 1t is held for f55. -.
tween boards there was sale Of IA.
waiian Commercial at decline Of A
so shares going at "a. brewery .
reported in a Jump Of / point, Is Al.
20 shares selling at 1850. follow.
by recession Of y point to g I0|
so shares. Oahu Railway shows 81
change in a sale OF Is shares at 1I.
Oahu Sugar Is offered at last sale CITE
tation of 17.25. with no takers.
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CITIZEN SOL lERS
TO GET BACK PAI

Governor Frear yesterday PM BID
signature to House Bin No. e7. and q.
a result the enlisted men of the n1-
tlonal guard who took part In the M
neuvers August q to September 2
last viii be paid for their services b
the territory The total amount III
lo1ved is $3f2150, and while the ind
yidual amounts were small. the iu.
bfIity of the territory TO pay its en-.
gen soldiers worked real hard1|'.
in some cases. Representative Nor
man Watkins is the father OF the 81
which brings relief.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-12
HONOL ULU ADVERTISING
ASST STRIKES
THE MAINTAIN

"How Honolulu advertising Appeals
to the Mainlander' is the topic that
will be the basis of talks given ,omor-
row at the MONDAY lunch or the Ho-
nolulH AID Club in the Palm Cafe. by
Mr. T. W. Harris and Mr.. W. w. Linn
who have been connected with some
of the largest advertising campaigns
in the United States The visitors
have been asked to state just how the
advertising as they see it In Honolulu
strikes them. They win deal with the
subject from the standpoint Of the
man and RrDdnesr.
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, Chillingworth desired to be given
more specific details as to how $780,
1000 was spent in the. mosquito cam
paign. but before the trouble waxed
very warm it was agreed TO defer
action until this afternoon.
Four bills passed third reading, two
senate and two house, and the latter
two viii go to the governor now for
his approval. They are Fl. B Nos.
% and %. The first relates to the ex-
emption of Jurors from service, and
the second makes an appropriation
/ for the benefit OF Judge Jacob Hardy.
The house. concurrent resolution No.
S. which is to memorable congress to
improve the harbor known as Nawi-
Twill. on the island of Kauai, was APP
proved.
The summary of the proceedings
follows:
Bills introduced
s. b. 90. an act to encourage con-
struction of railroads in territory
Makekau. 81.
S. b. 40, an act relating to Rapid
Transit franchise. Judd.
S. N. s. II. an act relating to sup
port of illegitimate children. Bald
win.
Passed Third Reading
S. B. 81, an act relating to con-
struction of roads.
S. B. 60. an act relating to inter
course with minors.
H. B. 20, Fan act providing for. ex.
emption from jury service
Fl. B. %, an act providing appropria-
ton for Judge Jacob Hardy.
Second Reading.
S. B. No. %, an act relating to ex-
peRses of circuit court. Judiciary.
S. B. No. 40, an act relating 20 man
ufaeture of gas.
III. B.aNo. rs, an act relating to the
slaughter of beef. Ways and Means.
H. b. No. 80, an act relating to
treatment of delinquent children. Jul
dietary.
H. D. %. relating to circuit court
expenses. Judiciary.
H. u. SO, an act relating to public
lands. Judiciary.
First Reading.
S. B. 69, an act to encourage agri-
culture
s. B. 70, an act relating to extension
of Rapid Transit franchise.
S. B. II, an act providing for the
care of Nightmares.
H. B. Al, an act relating 10 ,respass
on railroad lands.
III. s. %, relating to registration of
lands.
H. B. 81, an act making judgments
of circuit court liens on real property.
Communications:
From Maui chamber of commerce
inviting senate members to be their
guests.
From city officials inviting sena.
tors to attend meeting in Aala Park
March 1th lYs
From house reporting H. BIS Nos.
Al, 70 and 81 passed.
From printing committee stating s. |
b. No. 40 ready.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL

The proposed boating and aquatic
club for Kahulth is being worked up
to an>jnteresting degree. Il is sure
to materfalize. so say the promoters.
Take special notice OF the artistic
frame now being shown in the the
window of the Honolulu Photo Sup
ply. 1t has been made as a fair sam.
lie of the output of their framing de
partment, and is worthy in every par
ticular
In Judge Robinson's court this
morning, the charge against Charles
Kaauula. apprehended for an alleged
crime of rape, was changed TO as
sault with intent to raRe. Under this
charge the defendant pleaded guilty
He was sentenced to imprisonment
for a period not less than three years
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STAR-BULLETIN GIVES YOU
T0DAY'S NEWS TO-DAY
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3 Al quantity of supplies for the Brit
fsh cable station at Tanning Island
left in the British steamer KestreI.
sailing for the south seas last even
ing.
A large assortment OF merchandise
and supplies for island plantations j.
to be forwarded to Hawaii ports in
the Inter-IsIand steamer Helene, listed
for dispatch today.
1t is the present intention Of
Castle & Cooke, representing the
Matson Navigation steamer Lurline
to dispatch that vessel for KahuIuL
tomorrow evening. The vessel has 3
quantity of general cargo for dis
charge at the Maui port.
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FRACTURED SKULL
DIES AT HOSPITAL

Samuel Maumu, an employee Of the
Union Feed Company, died from in
juries received through a fall at the
plant on Ala Moana road at the
Queens hospital
Maumu was at the warehouse On
Sunday, engaged in moving some baled
hay when he slipped and fell through
a trap door to the ground below. The
man sustained a fractured skull form
which injuries he died yesterday.
Coroner Charles Rose is holding an
inquest, this afternoon
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Mrs. F. S. Armstrong. wife of Capt.
F. S. Armstrong. 9th U. S. Cavalry. is
visiting her father. Brig Gen. f. D.
Dimmfck, u S. A., retired, at the
Cairo.
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directly on the Volcano Road, with
the exception of the Koa Grove reser.
walton; also lots and in section
f of this tract. adjoining the govern.
ment reservation.
House Bill No. 10S. tSneidofl), which
came up for third reading in the lower
branch today, was amended by the
educational committee. Originally 1t
proposed to amend Section 22S5, of
Chapter las of the revised laws, plae-
ing the majority for both male and
female at 90 years. The committee
amended it to raise the age one year
for the males and lower ii year for
the females, so that girls will come of
age at 10 and boys at 81.
Another investigation! This time
the public lands board But the latest
is variation from those that have
come before 1t is made not in a
spirit of criticism. but of aid and
In introducing the
suggestion, as set forth in H. r. IS,
Representative Archer Irwin explains
ed that he wants to find out if the
board has power to open stiiixmore of
the Waiakea Mil tract at Hilo for set
Element The resolution asks the
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House NOTES

The house received word from Presi
dent Knudsen of the senate yesterday
afternoon that the funeral OF the late
Senator George c. Hewitt is TO be held
next Tuesday morning, March Is. at
10 o'clock, from the Masonic Hall. Ho-
tel and Alakea streets. Detailed ar
judgements for the attendance of the
entire Legislature and all the territory
officials will be made in few days.
The school. house question OF the
Puma district, Hawaii, was cleared
up yesterday in the house by the edu-
caiional committees report on house
petition No. IL, offered by Norman X,
Lyman. The petition asked that lot
for school purposes be set aside at 20
Miles Volcano Road. an appropriation
for the construction OF a school house.
and inquired why lot g.. section A,
set aside foItschool purposes, had been
sold to Mrs. S. c. Allen.
The committee reported yesterday
that SO Car as could be determined the
lot mentioned had never been set aside
FOR school purposes further, that no
lois are available for school purposes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-27
AMUSEMENT NOTES
Next Saturday Night at Barre Opera
House Famous Minstrels.

Mr.. Earl Burgess will present George
Primrose and Lew Dockstader, veterans
among American Ministries, are said to
be respectively as nimbe and as funny
this season as in their palmiest days
and ii is with no little anticipation
that theatre goers are looking forward
TO the coming of the reunited black
face stars to the opera house Saturday,
matinee and night, with their so song
sters, dancers, instrumentalists and fun
makers.
There are no two men better known
in minstrelsy than Primrose and Dock
stader. For years they have been al
most annual visitors. When after a
FIVE year partnership they separated, ten
years ago, it was said that they would
never appear together again, and it was
regretted that they would not. But this
past summer they did get together and
they surrounded themselves with a min
strel organization that is the peer of all
similar organizations the country has
seen in many years, if the reports from
other cities are to be given credence.
Messrs. Primrose and Dockstader's
show this season opens with an orig
inal idea in first-parts called The Tenn
pie of Mrth and Melody In this
portion of the entertainment Mr.. Prim-
rose demonstrates that he is still sAmer
ica's most graceful dancer as he glides
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-27
WASHINGTON

have 6 small pasture to rent. In
quire of p NJ Cutler, Barre, vt.
The ladies' aid society will hold q
social in school house hall Wednesday
evening, Nav IS. Refreshments will be
served and All interesting program viii
be rendered.
The ball team from here played at
Chelsea, Saturday
Regular meeting of Crystal Spring Re
bekah lodge Tuesday evening.
Charles Goulette has purchased of r.
Nj. Harvey the place known as the New
man tavern and is moving to the same.
He bought stock, tools, sugar tools and
everything.
Work on Mrs. Spencer's cottage is rap
idly progressing under the direction of
Contractor J. A Field of Barre. George
Fl. Flint has the contract for putting in
the cellar and he also has force of
men at work.
William Page, who has been confined
to his bed for long time, is considered
quite low, with hopes of recovery very
doubtful.
The grange held regular meeting
Friday night, with refreshments OF
Strawberries, rolls, cake and coffee, aft
er the session.