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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02

branches OF sugar cane). In their hands
played during this time was dirges.
On Friday night was the great event
CT the week, the great procession, be-
ginning at ten o'clock and headed by
three men, one of them carrying the
crown Of thorns; the second, the nails
which nailed the Lord to the cross;
the third the cock that crew. This
was followed by float beautifully
trimmed and lighted containing the
image of our Lord so painted that
blood appeared to be on the forehead
and face. Very realistic it looked in
the semi-darkness.
Next was float containing the Vir-
gin Mary beautifully dressed in pur-
pie velvet trimmed with priceless lace
and jewels, her long train held up by
angels. AS the streets were dark only
for the lights on the floats and torches
carried by the crowd, who were all
moved so slowly, appearing to mark
time and swaying from side to side,
they We're more than two hours going
around two blocks.
On reaching the church the floats
were put within to remain till the res
direction at $50 O'Clock Saturday
morning. No train whistled, no bells
rang. no teams We're In the streets
from Thursday noon. Even the chill
dren We're told not to talk. for the
Senior (LordD is dead" tin $3.50 o'clock
Saturday, when the image is restored
to its niche in the church and the
Lord Is risen.-Christian Herald.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02

sist primarily ola pike road ontractors
outfit, including three crushers, three
road rollers, wagons, mules, pioughS,
harness, bills receivable, all Of which
assets do not exceed, In any event :,
$40, 900 in taiue.n
Tt is claimed also that the respond
emf I. L.. Peters sis personally indebt.
ed to various other persons, firms and
corporations,including your complain
ant, in the sum and to the amount of
approximately $4,000 and his person.
al assets, subject to execution, are not
sufficient to pay said Indebtedness. b"
On fiat OF Judge Huflaker,a receiver
was appointed to take possession of all
property of Peters Il Gibson of respond
ents, Il. l.. Peters and }. Il. Gibson,
real, personal or mixed, subject to the
exemption rights of the defendants,
and that such receivership shall not
operate SO as to interfere with the
postotlice or the Southern Railway
ticket Office at Ebenezer, or any other
going blisness ventures with which
the defendant, T. l.. Peters,i connect
ell. A. e. Grimm in the plaintiffs so
liciIor in this case.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02

statue is about two inches in length
and Is made OF equal parts of gold,
silver and copper, and is OF exquisite
workmanship.
Another image recovered to which
attaches especial interest is the figure
Of q man-god, the physical characters
istics OF which coincide with those of
the mummied bodies. 1t also bears a
marked resemblance to the Egyptians.
The curved nose, running straight
from the forehead, eyes and thick
lips, are closely like the sculptured
heads which have been recovered or
Tahutmes ILL.,. Princess Nefert and
of early Egyptian kings in limestone
at Karaak.
These images, together with the
methods OF enlbalming, the art OBJ
iects and household and industrial.
implements, it's believed give strong
grounds for concluding that the civili-
cation of the Egyptians OF the historic
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02

period and the ancient Peruvlans came
from the same source, or that the
Egyptians got their civilization from
the Peruvlans. +e.,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
FINDS ANCIENT RAGE
Archaeological Remains of I'M
p0rtance Found in Peru.
Region Near Lake Titicsez Excavated
and Tor1bs Are Extraordinarily
Of Princess Buried 5000 Years
q, c., Is Recovered.

San Observation-Disclosures re.
mains OF vast importance to the crit
tcal historian and anthropologist and
which contribute valuable new evil
ience, II not an entirely new theory,
Rpon the origin and history OF races.
sre being unes rthed In Peru by treas
are hunters ard scientists, according
to- Charles r. Keller, an American
mining engineer who arrived in San
Francisco a few days ago from the
land of the Ircas. Mr.. keller has
Just completed mining survey Of
The region south Of Lake Titlcaca.
and while prospecting near Arequipa,
ais Indian workmen discovered a
number of small .umulii, which proved
to be the tombs of people of an an
CLIENT race
The bodies had been embaimed In
he same manner as the Egyptian
nummies, and the tombs contained,
many statues and idols OF immense
interest in historic anthropology. One
:omb contained the mummified re-
mains OF princess in an excellent
state OF preservation. The body was
,ound in a sitting post Ire, with the
,eet drawn up under the thigh and
The hands folded across the breast.
The body was wrapped in long cloth
,f the finest linen, in which had been
woven pictorial and hieroglyphicai de-
signs. The body was adorned with
heavy gold breast plate. necklace,
rristlets and anlilets. and carried I'M
Ter each arm a golden vase One OF
these vases was the deceased's cocoa
aowl, in which quantity OF the pre-
pared cocoa leaves and lime still re-
NAMED.
Professor Hiram Bingham, who Is
at the head OF an exploring oypedi-
don from Yale university, has made
several similar discoveries, hut what
IS considered more important than
The treasure recovered Is the finding
,f number OF idols and tiIaages
which throws hitherto unknown light
upon the customs and physiological
peculiarities of the people
The tombs discovered near Are.
lulpa, according to the archaelogists,
we're closed at least 5000 years b. G.
They belong to pre-Inca race, either
- "hiapas. Sauaseras or the Hua,
las. Among the interesting images
brought north by Mr.. Keller, one IL
Of god which bears a striking re-
semblance to the early Coptic leliefs
found at Knossus, In Egypt. This
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
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Roy Cowan of Jefferson City spent

Roy Cowan of Jefferson City spent
Sunday with Newport friends.
Miss Lula Case Of Jefferson City WINS
the guest of friends last :sweek.
J. {. Ownby spent iast week i'm
knoxville. the guest of relatives.
Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DIR. Thomas
Eclectic Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes, y and 50c al all stores.
-Adv'
! Mr.. frederick, Superintendent of the
Champion Lumber company's works
at Cresnont has moved his family
from the Hooper resident TO Crest.
mont. A
After spending the holidays pleas
an,Iy with homefolks Aliss Mandc
Reames, one of the efficient teachers of
the City School of Knoxville, retained
to that place Wednesday TO resume
! hor school duties.
Judge III. \. Cate left Monday for
! Huntsville, Tennessee where he will
| preside This week al a special term OF
court IN Scot county. Theciyil docket
of that county is very much behind
and ii Will require several weeks 10
get it cleared, and Judge Cate will be
there throuhout The week.
| Mrs. John NJ. Stokely entertained
the Helpers of the Baptist Primary
Department, Friday afternoon. The
afternoon was spent in playing heart
dice and other interesting games, Miss
Letha Burke progressing the greatest
| number OF Times won the prize. At
late hour delicious refreshments were
| served and The young ladies departed
voting that they had spent most en-
| joyable afternoon. The invited guests
were: Mrs. Fred Fisher, Misses nellie
Rowe, Claude Holder, Mae Sexton,
F.inor Talley, Edna Stewart, Ortet
Dclozier, lnez and nellie Dukes, I.eiha
Burke, Kate Brown, Maggie Ownby
and Annette iloneycult.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
BABY BURNED IN
FRONT OF CRATE

Lucille, the one year old daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Mark Read was badly
burned about the face Christmas day.
The child had been carried TO the
Office of the hotel by nurse and was
playing with newspaper in front OF
the open CRATE. The paper became
ignited and the child was soon ahame,
the child's face being burned to a
blister in several places.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
ENGLISH HAPPENINGS

Christmas passed off quietly. Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. RAIDER and baby spent
Christmas with Mrs. Raiders parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Cooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Vinson of Edwina
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs
Chas. Hannah. ...
James Allen Cooper came up from
Knoxville to spend Christmas with
homefOlks.
William Farley is spending the holi-
DAYS with Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis.
j. b. Cooper of Newport was with
hometolks Sunday.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
100, an increase Of over $4,000 in live

600, an increase Of over $4,000 in five
years. sa..
"This orchard is q miller from Way
nesville, partly lying on table-land
at about the level Of Waynesyille, p
6i5 feel, land partly on sloping hillsides.
Commercial Varieties represented are
Black Ben Davis, Stayman Winessp.
Winesap, Albemarle Pippin, and Sena-
tor, York Imperial, Rome Beauty,
Six thousand trees are bearing.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
CLIFFORD CARTER
WEEDS MISS BURKE

Clifford Carter. the well known
Bridgeport merch ant surprised his
friends last Thursday evening by quiet
ly wedding Miss Arlie Burke, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Burke.
Both young people are popular and
their wedding came as q surprise.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
QUEER PREDicAMENr,

"Some troubles are decidedly
odd"
'In what way?"
'Here's Young Smith in hole
because he can't find an opening"
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02

"Suflered day and night the torment
Of itching piles, Nothing helped me
until L used Doan's Ointment. The
result was iasting.N-Hon. John Il.
Garret, Mayor, Gigard, Ala.-tAdv
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
ACRE ENG.

"That's my daughter singin,' amt
she got VOICE"
''She certainly has, and nerve to
20 with it,
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1913-01-02
Navy Forming a Radio corps.

Washington. The navy has be-
gun the formation OF corps OF eff
lcient radio operators. Under an or
der issued by Acting Secretary OF the
Navy Beekman Winthrop the assign
ments OF wireless operators are to be
permanent and the men must not, ex-
cept in cases OF emergency, be shifted
to other work.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Louisiana
| NelOs |

From all corners
Of the great State

Hammond - Another murder has
probably been added to the long list
of such crimes committed IN Iangl-
pahOa parish. \ German named Wen
dell SChuIthers. who has been ON
ployed on the farm Of Joe hemarco.
an Italian dairyman and berry grower
living a short distance beyond the
southern limits or the town, was
found lying in the lattcr's barn with
his skull crushed by blow from an
Ak. which was found lying nearby. ON
going to the barn Saturday morning
to help with the milking Mr. Demarco
was surprised at finding SChulterS ~
ing in pool of blood. with his skull
crushed in Although still alive. the
man was unconscious. and was unable
To speak UP to the time he was placed
on a train and sent to the hospital IN
New Orleans. Two negroes who have
been employed around the place i9i
n few DAYS have disappeared, aud It Is
likely that they are reSpouSihl" tol
the crime. which was committed toI
robbery. a. what little money Schluth
crs had. as we'll as suit of clothes
WAS missing. The wounded man had
only been here short time and could
not speak English The only clcw to
his identity was an identification card
found i'm his pocket. which was made
out at Saudusky. Ohio. and gave his
name as Wendell Schulthcrs.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05

10 years ending VIII 1911. The maxi
the ratio rose to
Such shown indeed. moved our
former ambassat to Germany. An
drew ID. White. e 'eclare some years
ago in a speech - the students of
Cornell University of which he used
to be president:
MY own stud - on the subject.
which have now ! led through years
and have been m 'e in all parts of
the Union. contin.a me that we lead
the civilized world with the excep-
ton. perhaps. of ] over Italy and ST.
cily. in murders. and especially in un-
punished murders
"In proof of this YOU have only to
consult statistics for the last Is years.
which show that the number of muir
yond that of the increase of popula-
ton and from about 5000 a year to
close upon 10000 Also that OF recent
years only about one homicide in "a
has been capitally punished"
While there were more than 1850
murders in American cities In 1911
there were In all the Nation less than
a hundred executions.
When It comes TO a section study
of murder. the south. with its large
colored population. leads. While in
actual numbers Chicago is at the head
OF the murder cities" its ratio is far
eclipsed by some of the smaller towns
below It.
Lowest OF all ratios are shown by
the eastern cities. 10 of which during
1871 had 442 homicides or So per 10O.-
600 of population. Much worse were
the central municipalities. six OF
which showed 391 slayings or 9 per
100000. Just a shade better were
the three biggest western towns, with
81 killings or a ratio Of SIS. Away
the highest was the southern group.
nine OF which produced 400 casualties.
reaching the terrible rate OF 20 per
100000 or one for every 5000 of their
population.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Fiuht Ten-Round Draw.

New Orlesns.-Jim Perry of Pitts
burg and Young Denny of New Or
leans fought n ten-round draw at the
Orleans Athletic Club Monday night.
Perry led in most of the fighting. was
the aggressor i'm every round up to
the tenth. but Denny was hitting the
mark and staggering the Pittsburger.
Then Denny came up strong in the
tenth. winning the draw decision from
the newspapers.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
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FOOD VALUE OF MANY EGGS
Though Nearly Half Water r.,t,
Con'e"'S Rre Extremely Nutritious
comparison Win Meat

Many uDr.n,o
ogq is made of d.. '.' "''' ''
,ew ever find ort -. ., ''''-' '' ."'
eoction 4 t,., o., ''''' 5"''"
acriculturo sbo,..' ,. ."' ''I"I 'W''' oil
agg is nearly soro.''.., .''. ""''' 81 I'll"
,oIarce b.ipc ,'''''' "".'I. 1910
The yolk is sIgh,I,' - '.,' '''"'.' %.
,nator This H. '' WA" one nan
ahickens turk,., J 'tEE '
oomnarirr rho c.. wv '''' t''..'. '"
,,I, tI... a. '"''' i'H-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Democratic Committee Organized.

Lake Charlcs.-The new city demo
cratic executive committee held a
meeting at the city hall Saturday to
organize. w n. Curley was elected
chairman. H. NJ Gray, vice chairman.
and l.. \. Sullivan. secretary. The
personnel of the committee Is as fol
lows. At large. II. NJ. Gray. First
ward. Harry Nelson. T. +. OFT: Second
ward. w n. Curley. J r. Stoddard;
Third ward. J. a. Williams, Fourth
ward, W. r. Krebs. l.. A. Sullivan.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
MAKE PERCHES HITE-PROOF
Made Of PA Stuff. There Is No Place
for Little Insects to Hide
Kerosene Does Work.

The simplest constructed perch we
can get. if it gives satisfaction should
be the one to build There is no
place for the mites to hide even
should they get on these perches The
perches are made of 2xl stun with
one edge rounded, the pieces that
form the support for the perChes are
Of the same material as the perChes,
also that of the legs, which are one
foot long. which makes the perches
IS inches from the floor. Sufficiently
high for convenience and not so high
that ewhen fowls jump from them,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Denies Report of Deal.

exandria.-President VIM. Eden
born of the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company and President c.
f. Schaff of the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas road stated that there was no
truth in the statement that there is
any deal on between his road and the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas; that the
present trip is nothing but a friendly
visit of the officials of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas to his road.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
INDUSTRIOUS HEN LAYS EGGS
Fowl Should Not Be Compelled to he
main Idle by Being Cooped Up
in Filthy Quarters.

The hen is naturally industrious,
and she should not be compelled to
remain idle by being cooped up IN
dark. filthy quarters. where drafts
are prevalent. the floor without some
good litter and surroundings otner
wise unhealthy. Rather encourage
her to work by providing her WIN
good. comfortable quarters.
Construct good scratch shed, pu,
II this be impossible then construc.
a dropping board under the roosts ano
place the litter upon the floor OF the
coop. Permit all the light posslo'o'
Scatter the grain food In the l't'e'
and let old biddy scratch for 1t to hei
hearts content.
Avoid feeding moldy food ana pro
vide drinking water in plenty. Durlne
the bitter cold weather slightly warm
the water for the convenience OF tn ~,
fowls. Remember, the WORKING nen =
the one that will shell out the eeeS
while the idle one will not lay
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
New Orleans Live Stock.

New Orleans-Iiye Stock Landing
New Orleans. Monday: Cattle-Re-
ceipts. 1876 beeves. 671 calves and
yearlings Sales. POO grown. 63l small
The market closed with nothiup de
sirable left in sellers hands. \ few
cars of calves from Fort Worth real
lied top figures. Prices for Texas
stuff on the local market are good
enough to make shipments from that
point attractive. in spite of the extra
freight charges.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Varieties Of Ducks.

Today we have II acKho"'.u ',aa
varieties of ducks. viz; PeK'ns 49,
bury. Rouen. Indian Runner Cre ,,'',
White. White Muscovy, Colored m S.l,1,,
covy. Cayuga. White Call Gray ''"
and Black East Indians ,,
For real practical purposes o ""1
recommend the first four classes s, any,
in the order that have naineu .n.I%
the Pekin being the most eA'eno'' IN
bred and probably as gooo as S,a a.
round market duck as there '1uay quay,
but they are the most timid' ana oon
sequently more liable TO get pae
stricken when raised in large nu .,a
bers. SAYS wster in an exc iI.f.a
Standard weight of adult u''n5o'
eight pounds: ducks. seven pu',','
AS to laying qualities 'h7 ret ,''
are outclassed only by a single OF '''.,.
1t is a common thing Tor a r'"''' .' u', =,
to lay from 100 to i25 eggs ID d ''ie'0
season
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
New Orleans Sugar.

New Orleans The local market
Monday for sugar was quoted steady,
but this WAS all there was to tn" sit
uatiou. supplies being nominal. but
with the inquiry fairly activ" tor any
supplies offering. Prices w"r" un
changed Nolasscs ruled nominal
with offerings limited to - barrels
of blaCkstraps Refined sugars were
quiet but steady. with no quotabl"
change New York reported some
what broader demand for refined.
with 40 puotabIe change go any of th"
lists. Raws were shad" st"1dl"T
but not quotably higher, @" tests cia5
ing at &.lNC.
Local receipts were 90 barrels OF
sugar and % barrels of moiasses.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Oil CompanY Files Charter

Lake Charles. -The charter of the
Bright Oil Company, capitalized at
$25. 900. was filed Monday. The in
corporators are J. G. Sutton and II.
Avery of Vinton, w. NJ. Lucas of
Edgerly and G. p. Martin and Harold
Rock of Lake Charles. The company
is domiliced at Lake Charles. but it is
understood it will operate near Ed
gerly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Albert L. Watson Is Hanged.

Baton Rouge.-Albert l.. Watson.
convicted i'm the Caddo district court
at Shreveport of numbering G. c.
Bailey of Metcalf. La. was hanged at
/ o'clock Friday in the Louisiana
State penitentiary. His neck was
broken.
Mrs Edith Walls Bailey, confed-
crate of Watson. is serving a five
years sentence after conviction of at
tempting to poison Bailey. whom Wat
son afterward killed with an TX. The
conspirators also killed Mrs. Watson
in order TO make possible the real
ization OF an illicit love pact.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Narrow Escapes From Death.

Alexandria. - Miss Ruby Alberts
auto was smashed to pieces and she
and DIR. l.. w. Pearl. who were riding
in the car. narrowly escaped death
when a freight train ran into her car
at the Park avenue crossing over the
Texas Bld Pacific road. The auto
mobile was crossing the railroad when
box car backed into il. demolishing
the sides and wheels of the auto and
throwing the occupants out.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05

gress is being made in the United
States in all that is being summed up
under the term civilization and ma
tional welfare"
Undoubtedly our worst record.
which moved Mr.. Hoffman to make
such severe assertion. is that of
our cities. and, according to the sta
tistics compiled for his article. this
follows:
HOMICIDE STATISTICS FOR 30 AMER
ICAN CITIES
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Natural Children Win Suit.

New Iberia.-The celebrated Segura
case. involving 1000 acres of the for
est land in the. parish. was decided
Friday. Judge Simon holding that the
four natural children of Segura were
the legitimate heirs to his property.
Judge Simon in his opinion city three
late decisions of the supreme court
bearing on similar cases. The Segura
case will probably be carried to the
higher court.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
To Fix Pencil Drawings.

Dissolve piece of gum arabic In
warm water and spray il lightly over
a pencil drawing with an atomizer to
fix the picture. A regular fixant may
be bought. but this one answers all
purposes If the gum is dissolved In
alcohol the solution will keep indefl-
nitely Pin the picture to the wall.
apply the fluid lightly and allow II to
dry. The coating will prevent the
lines from becoming blurred. II is an
excellent method Of preparing draw
ings to send 10 publishers. The old
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
Freeze Checks Growth of Crops.

Donaldsonville.-A temperature of
80 degrees was recorded last Friday
night. and light frost was observed in
the interior by early risers. The cold
weather will check the growth of cane
and delay the termination of newly
planted corn. Garden and truck crops
have been seriously damaged and re-
planting will be necessary in many
localities.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
OId-Fashloned Pinks.

The wonderful carnations at the
Westminster show make one think OF
the relations between "carnation" and
pink" as names OF flowers and as
names of colors. Pink" the color.
clearly comes from the flower. which
was perhaps so called from its small
size-'pinkie" in Scotland meaning
anything small. particularly the little
finger and small beer But "carna-
ton" is n more complicated case. The
color is named from the flower now.
but the flower-name seems to mean
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-04-05
vioIstors Of Game Laws.

Abbevile-The grand jury has re-
ported eighty-three true bills, the ma
jority being against viOlators of the
fish. game and trapping laws of the
state. About sixty true bills were re
turned IN all against violators of the
game laws. There was one true bill
for selling green trout and perch in
Abbeville and one for hunting without
a license and selling snipe out of sea
con