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Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
FewP ractical Reasons
for Good Wiring
ByHK. GOOD
ByHK GOOD

from educational standpoint very little value Its greatest worth
lies its relation any study whether c
sica scientific commercial Let consider from the last Of these
because affects probably the majority Of people Is not all education
used primarily for the purpose of earning livelihood?
prominent millionaire said: Of suddenly deprived
of every should ask nothing better than to have the ability
10 add column Of figures accurately write good business hand and
TO be dropped in the of Pittsburgh"
To become skilled along this line requires only the qualifications
possessed by the individual namely ordinary ability willingness
to work and uninpared system The demand for good
handwriting the business world forcing itself upon notice
There has been great deal of discussion the relative merits OF
different systems penmnshp little what publication Of
acknowledged handwriting this movement slant
writing The teachers knowledge of the subject of far greater mpor-
lance than the textbooks The best results indeed
produced without the help of any textbook.
Perhaps get better conception of the whole situation by
considering taken by employers The following extract
quoted from letter written recently by the auditor of one OF the largest
corporations England only of hundreds of such commune
cations brought to my attention:
inserted advertisement bookkeepe and
received Of this number 70 could be
deed simply penmanshp Three of the six selected
tem the standard
that might make progress toward filling
them further consideration On of
be mentioned four Of the had to
put words, of the &c letters only
could hear people that it
young study bookkeeping there enough
positions already studied it, but the fact is that when
good who his work accurately be depended upon
PINCH and write good hand particularly the latter it almost
impossible to get one These
of the practical why </TIZ
handwriting is worth while. -|R-ZC<S&2~Z-<
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

pany's property was bought and in
February, 1904. a commission for the
construction Of canal was appointed.
In May Of that year work was begun
where the French company had aban.
doned it, In June. 1905. a board OF
consulting engineers was appointed to
consider whether the canal should be
at sea level or with elevating locks.
The canal itself. from deep water to
deep water. is SO miles long. Its gen
eral direction from the Atlantic en-
trance to the Pacific end is from
northwest to southeast, the northern
terminal being about 22Ik miles far
Their west than the southern entrance
from the Pacific. The first seven
miles of the canal beginning at the At
lantic end are at sea level. Five miles
of channel, 500 feet wide, have been
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

and geology of the isthmus than had
previously been available. President
! Grant in 1869 asked congress to take
up the matter of a canal. The only
| action was a resolution providing for
an exploration by officers of the navy
and the creation of a commission in
| 1872 to consider their reports. Then
in May, 1876, the republic of Colon
bia granted concession for the con-
struction of canal from Colon to
| Panama, the terminals of the Panama
railroad, to Lieut.. Lucien Napoleon
Bonaparte Wyse, an officer of the
French army.
In 1894 new French company was
organized and work was resumed. In
1899 the United States congress Gre
ated the isthmian canal commission
to examine all practicable routes and
to report which was the most prac-
ticable and feasible for a canal under
the control, management and owner
ship of the United States" The COM
mission reported two alternative plans,
one for a canal at Panama and the
other across Nicaragua. 1t estimated
the cost of Panama canal at $780,
378,25S and of the Nicaragua canal at
$200,540,000. But because the route
from New York to San Francisco
would be several hundred miles short
er by way of Nicaragua, and consider
ing existing French concessions in
Panama, the commission gave it as its
belief that the Nicaragua route was
more desirable under the circum-
stances. The effect of this report was
to induce the French Panama COM
pany to offer its concession to the
United States for $40,000,000 in Janu-
airy, 1902. The isthmian canal COM
mission advised tho purchase and con-
gress authorized the president to buy
all the property of the Panama COM
pany, including majority of the stock
of the Panama Railroad company, and
to obtain from Colombia perpetual
control of a strip of land six miles
wide. through which to build the ca
nal. Colombia refused to grant this |
control, but in November, 1903, ten !
months later, the state of Panama de-
clared itself independent Within a
month a treaty had been negotiated
with the new republic by which the
United States was given control of a
strip of land ten miles wide for the
purpose of canal The French COM
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
SLAYER HID IN BIG PRISON
Man Wanted for Murder Allowed
Himself to Be Caught in Burglary
to Escape Search.

| Sacramento-A countrywide search
covering almost three years, for Otto
Shaumberg, the notorious key
| burglar" of ST. Louis and alleged MUIR
derer of Detective James Arnold of
East st. Louis, has ended in a cell at
San Quentin prison. Shaumberg was
identified by William ]. Mulconnery,
sheriff of LIE Claire county, Illinois.
The police of every city intthe emitted
States have been on the watch for
Shaumberg and $500 reward for his
capture is authorized by LIE Claire
county.
Shaumberg was betrayed by his
cellmGte at San Quentin, to whom he
narrated the story of his criminal
operations in ST. Louis and East st.
Louis Sheriff Mulconnery was noti-
fed and extradition papers were
signed by Governor Dunn of Illinois
and filed with Governor Johnson two
months ago.
Sheriff Mulconnery recently came
to the Pacific coast to get a prisoner
at McNeil's Island penitentiary and
stopped over at San Quentin to iden-
tify Shaumberg, whom he had seen
about East st. Louis.
Hello, Otto" Mulconnery said.
and offered his hand to the convict
MY names not Otto" Shaumberg
replied, and he pulled back his hand.
II never was back there, and ] don't
know YOU" he added
Back where?" queried Mulconnery.
Back where you come from.
Shaumberg replied, and then wilted
down when Mulconnery accused him
of the murder
Shaumberg told his cellmate that
after he had murdered Detective
Arnold he hurried to the Pacific coast
and permitted himself to be captured
in the act of committing a burglary
at Santa Cruz, Cal. He pleaded guilty
under the name of Ray c. Jones and
was sentenced to serve two years in |
prison. Shaumberg told his fellow |
convict he thought he would be safer
in prison while search for him was
On than roaming around the country.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
WANTED TO KNOW
The Truth About Grape-Nuts Food.

1t doesn't matter so much what you
hear about thing, it's what you know
that counts. And correct knowledge
is most likely to come from personal
experience.
About year ago." writes N. Y.
man, Il was bothered by indigestion,
especially during the forenoon. ] tried
several remedies without any perma-
nent improvement.
My breakfast usually consisted OF
oatmeal steak or chops, bread, coffee
and some fruit.
Hearing so much about Grape-Nuts,
/ concluded to give 1t trial and find
out if all had heard of it was true.
SO l began with Grape-Nuts and
cream, soft boiled eggs, toast cup OF
Postum and some fruit. Before the
end of the first week | was rid of the
acidity of the stomach and felt much
relieved
by the end of the second week all
traces of indigestion had disappeared
and | was in first rate health once
more. Before beginning this course of
diet, l never had any appetite for
lunch, but now l can enjoy the meal
at noon time"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's a Rea-
SON."
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 10 time. Their
are Genuine, true, and full of humnn
Interest.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
Non.InflammabIe Movies.

Neptune, being the god of the
Seven Seas, very properly comes to
the aid of the moving picture in ban
ishing the menace of fire, but he does
not offer water-sea-weed is the
thing. From this an English expert
menter has found that a product
called "algin" can be extracted. 1t is
used in the manufacture of non-in-
flammable films and in the treatment
of paper to make it waterproof,
proof and germ-proof.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
PAST GOING
FOR TWO YEARS
And This Lady Thinks She Would
Have Become Helpless, but for
Cardui, The Woman's Tonic.

Waldron. Ark-Miss Gertrude Hous-
ton, Of this place, authorizes the fol-
lowing for publication: Il want TO
tell all ladies who suffer from any
kind of womanly trouble, among them,
weakness. headache, backache. hurting
in sides, pains every month, nervous
ness, etc, to try Cardui, the woman's
tonic. Get 1t at once, as it is what
you need. After you use one bottle,
you will never regret your start
was just about past going for over
two years, with the above ailments.
and had it not been for Cardui, I
would have been helpless, no doubt
/ took one bottle, and my health
began to improve, and before the bot
tie was gone, was almost well. Now,
my health is perfectly all right
So lady friends, If you want a medi-
cine that will do you real good, take
Cardui, the woman's tonic"
If you are weak and ailing, think
what it would mean to recover as rap
idly and surely as did Miss Houston.
In the past so years, this strength
building remedy has been used by
more than a million ladies, who found
it of untold value in relieving woman
ly pains and ailments.
If you are a woman, therefore, try
Cardui. You will appreciate its tonic,
building effect on the womanly consti-
tuition. Begin today.
NJ B.-Vrts 10: Ladies' Advisory Dept, Chatta-
nooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn, for
Special lnsruchonS, and 64-page book. Home Treat
ment for Women" sent in plain wrapper, on
request. Adv
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
MANY Different Kinds
| of Success
By Hanie, D. Glen. Bloomington. III.

ourselves little with outside affairs We may have comfortable home
money children servants motors and membership the leading clubs
We told by friends that successful both financially and
socially. Maybe but satisfied?
We hear poor and her little children deserted by worth
less husband and father thrown into the street helpless and starving
the inability pay the few dollars of rent We feel
touched that's the of it. don't lift hand open purse
to help
We read the papers of young who has trampd the streets
shelter sufficient clothing honest
work. only be turned away despair he has found his the
think, for a passing feel a
pity. After that keep right being Successful"
Until brought face with these everyday
life drift along with the tide but when do
see them and mpeed kinder considerable unsefsh and char
brothers and sisters helping them every
will enjoy in the fullest and meaning Of the
of doing something worth while
of peace within.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
Outrages Upon Nature
Perpetrated by Man
By C. P. STEWART. London. Eng.

boilers do should take and put him through like
performance would be dead month The simplest and panest
of health outraged every day by the average
smoke? Did Eve corset? Did Solomon
tobacco? Did chocolates? Did the children make
for garden after crossing the Red sea Did eeca chew
and ice cream and call for soda water?
the first and made perfect from head heel.
could he after eating plum pudding before going
bed Suppose he had slept in bedroom five with the windows
closed down. shut and two dogs under the bed!
Suppose Eve had been laced corset, tight
and the hours the night eating
Welsh rabs and trying to keep four pounds of dead peoples
wouldn't have lived half long been half happy
generally believed to have BEEN
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
DREAM Of CENTURIES IS REALIZED
At GAMBIA WHEN DAM IS BROKEN
Free Waterway Across the sthmus Created When President
Wilson Touched Buton-P Possibilities Were Seen by Bal
boa-Story of the Panama Canal and of French
and American Engneerin1

New York.-For more than 400
years the vision of canal across the
Isthmus of Panama has fired the imag-
ination of the world, Frank Parker
Stockridge writes in Popular Mechan-
les. The vision became a reality on
October 10, 1913, when President
Woodrow Wilson In the White House
at Washington pressed button which
sent the electric current 1000 miles to
explode 40 tons of dynamite which
blew up the last barrier to free wa
terway across the isthmus.
"Gamboa's busted!" exclaimed the
president as he pressed the telegraph
key. The casualness of his remark
was a tribute to the engineers of the
United States army, to whom the dig
ging of the canal has been simply IAN
other job" in the routine of their reg
ular work and one that called for no
brass bands or special ceremonies to
glorify it. With the same simplicity
the first vessel to pass through the
famous Culebra cut, after the break
ing of the Gamboa dixie had let in the
water was an ordinary rowboat while
a humble but useful tugboat was th&
first craft of any kind to make II,
passage through the great Ga ~ :
locks.
While the work at Panama
far from compAStcr. ymaznssas
which the first Spanish explorer
ualized is today an accomplished tnf
On September %, 1543, Vasco Nul
de Balboa climbed the peaks of tREd
continental divide and discovered thei
Pacific ocean, which he named "the
South sea-" From where Balboa stood
his new ocean lay directly south, be-
cause of the S-shaped twist of the 18TH
mus, which brings the Pacific entrance
to the canal not only southwark but
eastward of the Atlantic terminal
When Balboa's report of his discovery
reached Spain, it was accompanied
by the recommendation that canal |
be Immediately dug across the 18TH
mus. What the explorer had in mind |
was a sea-level canal, for, although |
Leonardo da Vinci, the great Italian |
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

| wonder how many of US
really understand the mean
ing of that little word "suc-
cess A great many of US
think we understand, but do
we really and truly get the
most out of it? We trouble
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
ROYAL FLUSH BRINGS DEATH
New Orleans Man Believed Slain by
Man He Beat in Poker
Game.

New Orleans.-With his head and
the upper part of his body filled with
buckshot, Capt. William Collier was
found dead in his hermit's lodge. He
was seated at table and clutched
in one hand was royal flush" OPP
posite him was a full house. He
had been playing poker and was evi-
IDENTIFY assassinated by the loser. The
police are seeking his opponent in
the game. believed to be a sugar
planter.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
calomeI Is an Injurious pruo

and is being displaced in a great
many sections of the South by DR.
G. B. Williams Liver and Kidney
Pills. These pills stimulate the Liver
and Bowels without that weakening
after effect which Calomel causes.
Sold by dealers Csc. bottle. Sample
mailed free on request. The G. B.
Williams Co., Quitman, Ga.-Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
Securing Recruits
for the Army
BY COL. J. K. LEWIS. Portland. Ore.

The government does not the who will
the army of getting place live during
Such promptly rejected by recruiting
spring and the begin bud very
Young men who have a desire to leave home
The publishing of i'll newspapers always brings lot ST
applicants for enlistment to recruiting Offices.
government get plenty of the best kind young
enlist army and the undesirable this and
stay away from the recruiting Offices
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

years practically all of this traffic was
by way of the isthmus over the Pan
anna railroad, opened in 1855 by Amer
leans under concession from the re-
public of New Granada, now known as
Colombia. The explorations and sur
veys for the railroad, work that is
said to have cost the life of man
for every tie, led to a much more
accurate knowledge of the topogra ply
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

Winter is the best time of
the year to get recruits for
the army. When the days
become cold and the nights
are long there are many
young men whose minds
turn toward soldering.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
probibIt. nutton.up Sack Dresses.

Providence. r. Ia bill prohibiting
women from wearing dresses that
button up the back has been intro
duced in the legislature. 1t would
make offenders serve six months at
hard labor in the kitchen.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

Why is proficiency in
mathematics, physics, the
languages, or, in fact. any
one particular subject,
worth while? Dexterity in
the use Of the pen without
any other qualifications,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

Man drinks whisky and
that clogs the valves; he
drinks beer and that clogs
the wheels; he swallows lem
onade, ginger ale, butter
milk, tea, coffee and cocoa
and then wonders why the
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
MAYOR Ralks at Pay.

Mendoza, Ill.-Because his pay has
been fixed at 16 cents day, Mayor
Charles Rogers goes on strike. He
wants 5000 a year.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
OnIy One "BROMo OUININE"

To get the genuine, call for full name LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE, Look for signature of
L. w. GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day. Csc.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

Sore Eyes, Granulated Eyelids and Sties
promptly healed with Roman Eye Bal
sam. ADV.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

Love is blind-especially if the girl
has more dollars than sense.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

The last,person man usually leapps
to know is himself.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26
The End of Them.

Has Brown told you his last hard
luck story?"
II hope so."-EXchange.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1914-03-26

dredged to a depth of Al feet directly
south through Limon bay, and two
miles of this sea-level section has
been cut through low-lying land to the
entrance to the Gatun locks, where
the ships are raised, in three steps, to
a height of IS feet above sea level,
into the great body of fresh water
called Gatun lake.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
DIvIDENDs DEoIARpD

]. B. Stetson Company. regular semlannual
per cent. on preferred and usual 10 per cent.
on common, payable January 10 70 stock OF
Lehish Valley Coal sales Company, regular
quarterly "a, payable January i6 70 stock
OF record January 4.
Union Natural Gas Cooperation. regular
stock OF record December 81
American Piano Company, regular quarterly
IL per cent on preferred. payable January
70 stock ol record december %
Waahhurn Iron Company, regular quarterly
Of * per cent. on pl eferred, payable January
20 stock Of record December II.
Cincinnati and Suburban Bell Telephone
payable January 70 stock OF recofd Deeembefi
Firestone Tire ana rubber Company, quarter
" OF IL FER cent. on preferred ana per cent
stock OF record December 81
Manufacturers' Light and Heat Company
quarterly Of per cent, on capital stock, pay
able Jauuary s 20 stock Of record Deeembsr 81
1 to STOCK Of record December 2f
Illinois Brick Company, usual semiannual
@ per cent; payable January 10 10 stock
osaEe and oklahoma, quarterly IL per cent.
aRa extra y et per sent, payable January 10.
Union National Gas Corporation regular
stock Of rseord December 81.
Westinghouse Electric ana Manufacturing
Company regular qaaEtsriy iA per cent on
Aiasaaehusatts Gas ComuanY. reEular quar-
IeriF 81 %. payable February to Etock.
holders q record January I6
:, PspnsglfsfiA sstaaIapaAy' per cent payable
Norfolk ana Western. regular quarterly
per cent. en- preferred. payable Febfuary 10 to
stock q record January 80
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-23
WHEAT MARKET,
ALTHOUGH ACTIVE,
is NERVOUS TODAY
Opens Lower, Rallies, But
Breaks Again and Fin
ishes Below Yesterday S
Closing Prices.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Trade In wheat was
active again today, but the market was
nervous. II opened lower, rallied, but
broke again and finished below yester-
days last prices
There was considerable holiday profit
taking and sellers were Influenced by an
unconhrmed report that the Dardanelles
had been forced by the allied feet. Spec
ulators assumed this would release
great deal Of wheat, ignoring the fact
that the ports of southern Russia are
closed because of Ice and contain in the
aggregate less than 100000 bushels of
wheat. The train service, moreover, is
occupied to capacity for troops and sup
piles. There was more heavy export bus
mess, today's sales being estimated at
100000 bushels in all positions. Pur-
chases made by representatives of the
italian Government amounted to 1,125,OO0
bushels. Futures closed Y to &c. lower
The corn market kept within a narrow
range, but displayed a strong undertone,
despite holiday profit-talSing by a large
number of longs. The dips In wheat also
led to great deal of selling. Full winter
feeding prevails over the entire corn belt.
There was, as yesterday, important buy
ing Of corn by large local cash interests.
A fairly good domestic and export busi-
ness was done. Futures closed IS to hc.
higher.
Oats showed material strength, although
there has been a great deal of proft-tak-
ing by longs A sale of 100000 bushels
was made here today to the Italian
Government. The British Government
bought 100000 bushels at Winnipeg
Futures closed u to Ac higher.
Provisions held very nearly even most
of the day, although quite a business
was done. New investors bought pork
and ribs and packers bought lard, while
longs took profits.