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The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
TREASURE CHEST is FOUND
Possibly Some of Capt. Kids Associ-
ates Made the Plant a Hun
dred Years Ago.

New York, Dec. 5.-Histories of
Capt. Kidd, the notorious pirate. who
buried chests of silver and gold in
many romantic places, do not say that
he ever travelled to Long Island. but
Charles Aldrich Of Brooklyn. who has
a cottage in which he spends much of
his time, on East Rockaway creek. at
Oceanside, l.. l., found a buried chest
of silver, and if it wasn't buried by
Capt. Kidd himself it must have been
inferred by someone OF his day.
Aldrich found the chest while die-
ging up small cedar Tree near his
cottage. He had not due more than q
foot below the surface Of the 2lound.
in order to undermine the trees ma.Y
roots, when his shade struck hard
substance that gave forth a meta,E .
clang. He soon unearthed chest
about two feet square. It was bound
with iron bands. which were c0rroded.
The outside of the chest had rotted
away in places, but the inside. which
was of heavily reinforced sheet metal.
was in perfect condition A rusty lock.
which Adrich broke with a blow from
his pick, revealed within the chest a
dozen solid silver knives. forks and
spoons. Each bore an engraved es-
cutcheon, apparently of an English
royal family of long ago. The spoons
are Of curious shape and the knives
are curved. Aldrich has sent the con-
tents of the chest to a Brooklyn jew
eler for a valuation.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
CANNOT FIND PRlNE MINISTER
Disturbed Political Conditions on Cor.
tjnent Ar Z sens for Eefusas
OF French Post

Paris, Dec. 5.-Aristide BRAND. one
OF the best-known statesmen in
France, has declined President Pom
cares offer of the premiership to sue
coed NJ. Barthou The post then was
rendered to NJ. Ca.llaux, whose friends
predicted that he, too would refuse 10
accept. President Poincare's diff
Guilty in finding a premier to form a
new cabinet arises from the general
disturbed political conditions on the
continent.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
LONGER SCHOOL DAY TRIED
Home Conditions Which Proven, /,
Proper Application Would Be
Thus Obviated.

Champaign, lii, Dec. 5.-"Where So
cial conditions are not conducive TO
the best studying at home, it might
be we'll to lengthen the day in which
the high school pupil works." said
Prof A. A. HOLSTER. Illinois state
high school visitor in the first of a
series of interviews on the subject,
THE movement is yet entirely expert
mental"
in some cases home conditions are
not what they should be for proper
studying he added The pupil may
not get as good a chance to peruse bis
books as he would have in the school
building, and a failure often results"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Children Join Eco Boycott.

Chicago, Dec Pupils in the pub.
he schools have Joined Chicago won.
en- in the egg boycott by which II is
hoped to reduce the price of eggs to
81 cents dozen. NO egg" pledges
were distributed among the pupils In
some of the schools
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Too III to Get Medal.

New York, Dec. because of a
sudden attack Of acute Indigestion.
George Westinghouse, inventor of the
air brake, was unable to be present at
the meeting of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers and receive
the Grashof medal awarded to him.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Trust Bill HEARINGS.

Washington, Dec 5.-Hearings on
antitrust bills will begin before the
house judiciary committee soon. The
committee will not begin framing an
antitrust program until after Presi-
dent Wilson presents his special mes
sage on that subject.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
MRS. PANKRURST ARRESTED
She Is Not Allowed to Lioht Free On
English SoiI-Was Given Bet.
ter Treatment Here.

Plymouth, Eng. Dec. 5.-Mrs En-
incline Pankhurst who was a passen.
ger on transatlantic liner due here
was arrested two miles out at sea. and
viii be kept in custody to finish an
uneXpired Jail sentence.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Founding Is Prize Bahv

Jersey City, Dec. 5.-Edward, a de-
serted baby was awarded first prize
at better babies" contest here. The
founding was adjudged 100 per cent
perfect.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Gunner Seek New Trial.

New York, Dec. 5.-Counsel for the
four gunner who, with Charles Beck
er, the police lieutenant, were convict
ed OF the murder of Herman Rosen-
thai, gambler. have given notice of an
application for a new trial for
Whitley" Lewis, "Dago Frank"
Lefty Louie and "Gyp the Blood"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05

New York, Dec. Sit is reported
10000 applications for positions under
the forthcoming administration of
Mayor-elect John Purroy Mitchell have
been filed at the city hall.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-12-05
Finger Bowls Barred,

Portland, Ore, Dec. ga dip" aft
er meals on dining cars running
through Oregon will no longer be pos
sible. The pure food commission.
barred finger bowls as 'insanitary and
unnecessary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

syria where the stiff clays OF the val-
1eys of the Tigris and Euphrates fur
nished the rude mud walls Of the city
and its palaces. temples and ramparts.
While there is no lack of gigantic stat
ues and symbolic monoliths, stone sairs
and paved approaches, and the remains
Of the aIabaster and syenite facing5
which covered the palmer machinery,
the real strength Of Babylon and Nine
veh lay in the masses of brick work
which, in mighty Babylon. it Is re-
corded, formed the lofty towers and
ramparts which for AZ miles girdled
a district five times as large as mod
ern London with great WALL whose
summit embattled and forming con-
tinuous chariot way, rose from 800 to
$50 feet above the fertile plain. One
hundred gates with brazen hinges are
said to have poured out its legions in
war and its millions in peace the great
river, bridled and parapeted flowed IN
through and out of the city under mas
sive bridges, over ample tunnels and
through huge water gates which no
fleet might force or engine of war lay
low. surely never before or since in
the history of the world has the plum
met. hammer and trowel of the brick
layer played so important part In
securing the safety and promoting the
significance of a great city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

itol. jackson. a barbecue was given BY
the republicans on September 4, at
which a joint debate between a re-
publican and democrat came off. Fight
ing on the border of the crowd that
listened broke out and two negroes
We're shot At this the negroes gen
orally flushed upon the whites and the
whole mass engaged I'm the fray Three
whites were Killed on the spot Wire
messages brought whites armed from
Nieksburg and jackson. That night on
the streets of Clinton seven or eight
negroes We're killed. Other similar dis
turbanees marked the times.
Governor Ames promptly called on
President Grant for troops
The President was at his summer re-
sort, Long Branch. He replied through
Attorney General Pierpont: There
must be no chiid's play he said. Ames
could get all the troops then in Mis-
sissippi after using the resources Of
the state.
ihe governor was not content with
the Presidents answer. SO he began
TO organize militia of his own. This
action was denounced by the demo-
cratic state committee, saying: "There
can be no other reason for ii than a
wish on the part of the chief magis-
trate of the state to ineite that war
which he said would be developed and
to bring disorder and confusion"
JOHN WITHERSPOON DuBOSE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

of Hayes) and Samuel Marshall of I'LL
nofs, to Investigate and report.
kellogg offered to submit his claim
to his office to jury of five, two Sc
lected by him, two by McEnerv and
the fifth man chosen by the other four
McEnery refused. The democratic or
ganization proposed to submit the mat
ter in dispute to the congressional
committee or to Judge Wheeler of TINT
committee on certain conditions not
involving the admission by them of
the legality of Kelloggs election in
1872, provided the committee or Wheel
er would remain on the ground to see
that Sheridan did not upset the con-
elusion.
1t was finally agreed between the
committee. already returned to WASH
ington and the democrats, that Kellogg
should be acknowledged as governor
and that the legislature should be ac-
knowledged as organized by the dem
ocrats. This conclusion operated until
the next election, 1876.
In this eventful year of 1875 Gen.
Adelbert Ames of Massachusetts, SON
in-law of the notorious Gen. b. L. But
Ter was governor of Mississippi. At the
November election for representatives
in Congress the entire democratic tick
ct except one was elected. Among those
elected was L. @. G. Lamar without
opposition. fernando Money defeated
his republican opponent 8 to l. Gen.
Charles E. Hooker was another sue
cessful democratic candidate. In the
Sixth district the negro Lynch defeat
ed Roderick Seal, democrat, by 231 ma
'jority. The democrats carried the leg
islature in both houses so that they
had 92 majority on joint ballot At
that time Gen. j. L. Alcorn. large
planter, was United States senator. He
was a native of Ohio, an officer of the
Confederate army. His colleague was
Revels, a negro. Revels wrote to Pres
ident Grant explaining the result of
the election as due to the negro vote
for democrats. He said "the corrupt
and dishonest" republicans had dis
susted the negroes.
The campaign, however, had been
marked by violence and bloodshed. In
Kinds county, the county of the cap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
18H-1901
No. Administration of Governor Houston

representatives of the state upon their
way of thinking--that is, to make the
entire representation democratic
through the vote of the democratic
white counties Again. in 1858, when
the legislature had before it the sur
vey and location of a railroad. the line
known that section of the South and
North road from birmingham north
to Decatur, the measure was put INTO
the statutes mainly by the personai
influence of Hon. George 5. Houston
in the lobby
The white counties constituted the
Farmers Alliance" stronghold in the
reconstruction era. The alliance re-
solved itself into a POLITICAL force, set
up Captain Ko1b for governor ana
upon this issue in 1892 and shook tho
party of control in its very founda-
tions. OF all this we shall see more in
due time.
When the white counties came to
understand that the abolition of slav-
cry both by the independent action OF
tho state and by the adoption of the
thirteenth amendment by the help of
the state had not satisfied the gov
ernment at Washington but that Ala
bama was still burdened by federal
troops in garrison, in numerous places
on her soil that Congress- still insult
ed her people by such hostile legis-
lation as the social equality" bill and
the force" bill, attempted, both sup
ported by all the radical members from
Alabama, Senator Spencer and the sew
eral representatives. their manhood re-
asserted itself
contemporary EDITOR of one of the
daily newspapers describing the expe-
rience of the state wrote:
"The peace which they (t11e mili-
tary government gave us was as pain
full to the people as the silent pause
that comes between take aim and
fire is to the criminal who awaits
to be hurried into eternity. We found
that our military tyrants had all the
vices of the European despots The
Car of all the Russias is tyrant with
gentlemanly instincts and a good ed
ucation. Our tyrants have neither the
gentlemanly instincts nor the temper
to be satisfied with the possession of
power. They dabble in the affairs of
the people in every conceivable way
Not content with their authority over
government. they must regulate the
domestic life Of our citizens.
Major. General Swayne closes the
churches, dictates the prayers. removes
officers and fills their places, dabbles
in lawsuits between citizens. prevents
constables from serving processes be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
by MRS. J. ID. REID

Art club. which met at the home of Mrs.
Scruggs on Tuesday of this week. The
plan of giving very material knowledge
of what is made at home was left to the
alert Initiative of Mrs. s. b. Slater to
devise, and her method carried a lasting
thought. She first gave a detailed de-
scription of the visits and operations of
the plants, treating the material in the
raw and in the finished state ready for
market Dealing freely with the methods
of rendering the product, and as more
convincing proof she gave each guest a
tiny bag of Jim Dandy Meal,' made by
the Western Grain company; box of
Eagle brand spaghetti made by our
Birmingham Macaroni factory; sample
blotter made especially for the club. at
tractively engraved, bearing its name, d
souvenir from Roberts & Son.
And before the evening closed Mrs.
Scruggs served dainty sandwich and cup
OF Battertons Royal Cup tea. Another
club will follow this feature with a sam
pie of products from the A. B. c. Cracker
Co., and a tiny bag of MANDY Meal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
THE SPIRIT OF MADE IN BIRMINGHAM GROWS

When thing is in the air everybody
catches it, and thus it is that the house
keepers have caught the Birmingham
germ. They were long time becoming
infected. At one time they seemed to
have no faith in their own factories bnt
they have had revival. The old saving
seeing is believing has brought the
awakening. They have seen the plants
and now they are looking for the storie..
in black and white that will give them
information as to others.
Those women who were out on the oh
servation tour reported to their respective
clubs the wonders of creation and the
story of think little" has been bandea
around. IL heard it with my ears 7 60 :,
it with my eyes, until now we have
many inquiries as to our next trims ana
we can only tell them I'VE are Ioolsins
for more worlds to conquer, more nIanets
to tell us they are living, and want 10
live better "
very unique feature of entertainment
was recent meeting of the L'Etlide IA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

made by Wood-Crabhe Grain Co, and will
also tell of the trip through the White
Swan laundry. The. scenes there vary as
a moving picture show. and Mrs. Webb
has promised them real club meeting
some day when the Southern Syrup Co.
win serve them hot pan cakes and Bir-
mingham made syrup.
These at homes with the factories
and their operators have already resulted
in much good, and the force is being
strengthened by Mrs. C. p. Orrs club OF
500 women, who are vigorously inter-
ested in home products, and with Mrs.
Orr to lead them this assures success for
the movement.
We can tell you the possibilities of
goods made in Birmingham dinners if we
would only watch the makes and tell
our cooks the menu.
Fried chicken raised in small yard;
baked grits-"Jim Dandy" kind; spa
ghetti. Birmingham make; potatoes, any
kind: biscuit, inertia style; hot corn meal.
mullins. MANDY Meal; old style fritters,
Peacock syrup; black coffee, Butterton' 5
home roast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
WI7Hou7 O.
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts Down
the Cost of Paint Seventy-Five
Per Cent

A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Everyone wbo
Writes
A. L. Rice prominent manufacturer Of Adams
N. T.. has discovered process Of making new
irtnd N naint without the Of OIL IIc ca,I. I.
Powdrpaint 1t comes in the form Of dry no,sde,.
and all that is required Is cold water to make :
proof fire proof and durable a. NJ,
No. II adheres to surface. wood stone -
tsg SPREADS and looks like oil paint and costa about
tae- e-sourti much.
y Sktri,e 10 Mr. A. /. Rice. Manuf'r.. 4ce Norm, g.
Adalns NJ ~ and he win seild you Z rrre ~. ~.
psckass also color card and fun information sbor.
-yGEhow YOU save good many dplIsrs Writs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02
The Ramnarts of Assyria

From the Portland, Ore, Telegram.
Nearly akin to Egyptian house build
ing methods were those of acient As
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

the black belt counties gave Lewis
approximately the same majority
against Houston in 1874 that they had
given him against Herndon in 1872
The vote of the white counties on
states issues holds an interesting re-
1ation to the political history of the
state as it appears on several occa-
sions not connected with each other
The white counties in 1910 demand
ed the abolition of the Congress dis
tricts and the substitution of the gen.
era1 Congress ticket for the district
ticket. the purpose being to write the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-02

The white counties responded with
enthusiasm in 1874 to the call of the
platform of the democratic and con-
servative party for support of the issue,
"white supremacy" To the energy and
comprehensive intelligence of Capt
walter Bragg and his committee the
result was intellectually indebted 1t is
of permanent Importance to take note
of the awakened spirit of those coun-
ties. The democratic and conserva-
tive candidate for governor two years
before. Col Thomas II. Herndon, was
native of Greene county, distin-
guished by public service, civil AMI
military, gentleman of rare intelli-
gence and unimpeachab1e private char
acter Personally, no objection to his
candidacy was possible. In his per-
son he represented precisely the polit-
ical attitude of the party platform of
1874 when he was nominated to oppose
Lewis in 1872.
But in the campaign Of 1872 the
fruit Of the revolution had not been
discovered in the white counties as
they came to be realized in 1874. Elo-
quent as Herndon was, active as his
allies among the orators We're, when
Houston stepped upon the scene in sue
cession. he brought his own peculiar
influence to play upon the situation
with remarkable effect.
In the election of 1872, Herndon
against Lewis. and in the election of
1874, Houston against Lewis, the vote
of the white counties here designated
was as follows:
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
REFLECTS OFFICERS. churcF, Aid Societys Annual Meeting Busy Year at First Baptist Church.

The annual meeting of the Church was held at the church Wednesday afternoon with good attendance. Vice President Mrs. Minnie Auburn presided, calling the meeting to order at 4.30 o'clock.
 The regular business was disposed of. reports were read and accepted. The secretary gave an interesting re- port of the years work as did the managers Among other things accom- Dlished in aid of the church was the cleaning, painting the kitchen and din ing room, a much needed improve ment.
 The treasurer reported more suppers were served during the year 1912 than for twelve yeaxs. also reported a bal auce on hand.
 Following the reports the election re- sultfng in a re- election: President, Mrs. Minnie Anburn; vice president, Mrs. Lemuel Park: secretary. Mrs. John B. ard; collector, Mrs. Alfred Davis; l; manager of work committee, Mrs. Will J. Koonz; assistants. Mrs Charles Cross and M8s. Hattie Sargent; food solicitor, Mrs HerbeN Wiley; mem bership solicitor. Mrs. HezeEliah Per kins; reception coufrnftAee, Mrs. Thon- as B. Linton and Mrs. Amos Swan; ticket collector, Mrs. T. B. Linton; Mrs. Fred Wilson. Mrs. T.NxB Linton, Mrs Lemue1 Park, Mrs HaStie Sar- gent, Mrs. Auburn, appointe0 com mittee to have charge of dining room.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
HANDLED PARCELS POST
 WELL THE FIRST DAY
3o9 Packages From Out of Town Miss Ruth Rush Mailed the First from Here.

In contrast to 5 out of town pack ages received and 36 packages mailed at the New London post off on We'd nesday by parcels post, the Norwich post office had 30S packages on incom- ing mail and 5S packages were mailed here. It was the first day of parcels post and although the Norwich office was closed at noon, the packages were all delivered. Postmaster Caruthers sent in a report to Washington of the first days operation of the new service. This is not a requirement to make daily reports.
 Some big sized packages. but noth- ing in the freak line, were received here. The smaller articles were de- Hvered by the regular letter carriers, but William J. Wallace, Jr., the parcels post carrier made three delivery trips with his horse and carriage with the big packages. In New London the regular carriers will be able to take care of the new department unleVs there is a big increase over what is indicated now.
 It is stated that the first parcel to be sent by the new parcels post through the Norwich office was sen< by Miss Ruth Rush of 252 West Main street, to her uncle, Charles Rush, who is on the U. $. s. Louisiana, @ow at Norfolk. Vt. fitting out for 8 cruise to Cuba and the Panama canal.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
NEW YEARS socIALs.
Ciearm akers' Union and Svea Societ,
 Had Enjoyable Gatherings.

The Svea Sick Benefit society held it's 14th annual New Years social on Tuesday evening in the Buckingham Memorial, and the affair proved a de- 1ightful one to the large number in attendance. Selections were rendered by Frank Benson's orchestra and violin solos were given by Mir. Benson. Vocal solos we're rendered by Frank Racene of Hartford and John O. Johnson of this city. Refreshments were served. The occasion was pleasant one and lasted into the New Year.
 The committee in chargel of the af- fair was composed of Oscar Dahl. John 0. Johnson, John Lindroth, Ed ward Sdohlon1 and John Vallin.
 Cigarmakers' local, No. 407 conduct cd pleasant dance Tuesday evening n Cadillac hall, this being their sec ond annual New Years social, and there was a large attendance. The Cadillac orch hestra furnished ~-usic for tho dancing. which lasted until 11.30. John r. Shugrue of41ciated master of ceremonies, and Michael Barry was Madden. John Fenton, Charles Rice, Daniel Devine and Thomas Hynds. The committee in charge of the pleasant affair consisted of Josep1 Zimmerman, William Harrtngton, John F. Shugrue John Madden, Edward Jillson and Jo- serh Pollard.
 There was a delightful New Years social Tuesday evening in T. A. B. hall conducted by F. $. Jackson, F. Debarros and A. Sands. There was a good attendance and music for the dancing was furnished by Jaekson's orchestra.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
How to Cure Rheumatism
 Prominent Doctors Best Preserip- ton Easily Mixed at Home.

This simple and harmless formula has worked wonders for all who have tried 1t, quickly curing chronic and acute rheumatism and backache. From your druggist get one ounce of Toris compound Gin original sealed package) and one ounce of syrup of Sarsaparilla compound. Take these two froredients home and put them in a half pint of good whiskey. Shake the bottle and take a tablespoonful before each meal and at bedtirne' Good results com 6 after the first few doses. If your drug gist does not have Teris compoundh in in be influenced to take patent medi- cine instead of this Insist on having original one-ounce, sealed yellow package. This was published here last winter and hundreds of the worst cases were cured by it in a short time. Pub lished by the Globe Pharmaceutical Laboratories -< icago.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-01-02
OBITUARY.
Mrs. John Caples.

"Wednesday morning about three o'clock Hanora Fitzgerald, wife of John Caples, passed away in her home at sS School street following a short illness with pneumonia.
 On April 1, 1875 she was united in marriage with John CapIes by Rev. Daniel Mullen in St. Patrick's church. Most of her life had been passed in this city.
 She leaves her husband. four sons, William Caples, John Caples, Jr.. An drew F. Caples and Patrick J. Caples, driver of Chemical No. 1, and three daughters, the Misses Margaret E. Ca ples. Mary A. Caples and Ellen Caples.
 Mrs. Caples was a loving wife, a kind mother and sympathetic nefghbor, and her loss will be keenly felt by those who knew her.
 Miss Rowena Campbell.
 Miss Rowena Campbell a mem nber of the family of prominent manufac turers Of that name, died at her home Tuesday. She was in her s7th year.
 Miss Campbell was born in Volun- town, Conn. the daughter of Winthrop :. and Susan fDorrance) Campbell, on Sept. 6, 1826- She moved to Provi- dence with the other members of her family in 1872 and had since lived there.
 Miss Campbells principal interests were in the charitable work of the Central Congregational church, of which she was a member. While she gave a great deal of her time and money to charitable work, she prefer red to remain in the background.
 Of a family of nine children, there are but two who survive her. one brother and one sister. The funeral services will be held today. Burial will be in the family lot in Voluntown