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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
HOW TREES EAT.
They Seem to Digest Their Food Ds.
 fore Absorbing It.

They Seem to Digest Their Food Bs.
 fore Absorbing It.
 Every gardener knows that a tree can be fed and made to grow with in- creased vigor. If proper nourishment in the form of humus, nitrogen. phos- phaae, etc, be placed about its roots the tree will absorb this food and grow rapidly and strongly.
 But how the tree feeds Is somewhat more difficult to explain. In all prob ability the tree digests its food first and consumes 1t afterward. Certain 1t is that the average tree has no means of consuming food as a whole, as mem- bers of the animal kingdom absorb 1t It is we'll known that the larvae of certain insects digest their food first and consume 1t afterward Observa- ton would indicate that this is exactly what the tree does. The tiny rootlets act on the substances in the earth, dis solving and breaking them up so they can be absorbed through the root pores. In order so to be taken up the chemi- calls must be in liquid form and devoid of all waste.
 The end of each root is armed with a horny substance, with which 1t can burrow through the hard soil in search of food When food is found 1t is dis solved into a liquid and absorbed by the root fbers. From the root the food is carried by the sap to all parts of the tree.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
DISTRICT COURT
 NOW IN SESSION
Grand Jury Lands Indictments on Foul Men-One Charged With Murder
 In the First Degree.

SEWARD, Oct 6.-Henry Robles, charged with attempt to commit mur- der at Larson's cannery, near Kodiak, was indicted yesterday by the fed eral grand jury and when arraigned this morning pied guilty and will be sentenced next Saturday by Judge F. M. Brown.
 John McEvery was also indicted on a similar charge for an offense com mitted near Kodiak. He is from Cal. ifornia, where he served a part of a six-year sentence, but was released upon parol and allowed to come to Alaska by the California state patrol board. He attempted to commit mur- der in California also.
 Juan Melendez, from one of the western canneries, is now on trial charged with manslaughter, having killed man to the westward. Fol lowing the Melendez trial, J. E. Dwy- CT, who Is charged with murder com mitted at Knik, will be given a trial, he having been indicted for murder in the first degree.
 The grand jury Is still pounding away and more indictments are ex- pected.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
NORTHWESTERN
 SAILS SOUTH

The big liner Northwestern, of th3 Alaska Steamship Co.,, reached Val dez at noon today and sailed an hour later for Seattle. The boat was de. layed at Latouche because of the heavy storm and thick weather, mak. ing navigation unsafe. The following passengers went south on the steam. CT: Mrs. J. D. McDougal, J. A. Morthway, Ed. H. Patterson, A. c. Baldwin, Mrs. J. A. Austin, George Sias, H. J. Ellis, Ed. M. Keys, Mel. win DeWolfe, c. L. Mccall, H. w Smith, J. c. Black, Julius Werlein John Hammel, F. Van Camp, A. E. Holts, c. A. Ramsey, J. w. Stark. weather, Alfred Matteison. C. Matt. son and forty second-class.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Secretary Fish, of the Valdez Com mercial Association, recently point ed out to the Secretary of the Inter- for that mo comparative survey of routes could possibly be complete without observations being made of the climatic conditions during the winter months along the lines of the proposed routes and also at the term inals." It was also brought to the attention of Secretary Lane that the government could not afford to make any such mistake as had been made by private corporations in the past.
 MT. Fish is convinced that the Val dez route will show very favorably in comparison with the other routes pro- posed for the government road.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
How We Go to Sleep.

Sleep begins in its first phase by . state of distraction, which brings on states of absentmindedness, accompa- nied always by numerous and separate hallucinations, closely connected with the length of the absentminded states. Immediately afterward, in a second phase, these states of distraction pass into a very delicate motor disturbance, due to the absence of parallelism in the axes of the eyes or by the devta- ton of their conjugate movements, says the Family Doctor. Finally, in a third and final phase, which indi- cates the very near approach of actual sleep, the vasomotor system seems to conform to laws very different from those that regulate its mechanism dur ing waking hours.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
An Unreprese ntativs House.

One of the most elaborate calcula- tions of the composition of the house of commons hundred years ago ia given in Dr. Oldfield's Representative History" According to this, 218 mem. bers were returned by 87 peers in Eng. land and Wales, 31 members by 2l peers in Scotland and 51 members by 36 peers in Ireland. Thus just 300 members were returned by peers. In addition 137 members were returned by 90 commoners in England and Wales. 14 members by IA commoners in Scotland and 20 members by 1e commoners in Ireland, while the treas ury commanded II seats, the admiralty 4 and the ordnance 1. Consequently in a house of 658 members I'll could claim to be more or less independent London Chronicle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
MAKE NOTES 0F WINTER WEATHER
Secretary Lane Complies With the Request of the Valdez Conner
 ciai Assoc iation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 6.-Captain Porter has been detailed by the Sec retary of the Interior to go to Alaska on the Alameda leaving Seattle on Wednesday for the purpose of ob- serving weather conditions during the winter months along the different lines of the proposed government rail- road and also at the proposed term inals.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Under . Banyan Tree

The first parliament house of the Boers was under banyan tree. under which the rulers of the Transvaal gath. cred in the early days of the republic to discuss questions affecting the country. and the tree became known al the first volksraad of the Transvaal." The Boers call the spot Wonderbloom It Is a few miles outside of Pretoria, at the entrance to a cleft in the noun t8in
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Steamer Dirigo Reaches Seward.
 The steamer Dirigo reached Sew ard today from the west, bringing a full list of passengers from the west ward canneries.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
ALASKA'S DELEGATE
 GOES ID SEWARD

Delegate Wickersham was a through passenger for Seward on the steamer Mariposa and after spend ing few days in the westward city will return to Valdez to campaign here for votes for reelection.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
WOULD MAKE SOLDIERS WORK
Congressman Would Also Put Sailors
 at Manual Labor.

Congressman Would Also Put Sailors
 at Manual Labor.
 Washington.-Warren w. Bailey of Pennsylvania introduced in the house bill directing the president to put the officers and enlisted men of the army and navy to work" The presi- dent is directed to employ the officers and men in the construction of the Alaska railway, the reclamation of swamp lands, construction of Missis- sippi river levees. river and harbor i'm provements, and is forbidden to hire manual labor outside of the services until the supply from within them is exhausted.
 Mr. Bailey issued statement in which he said:
 "If we must have a huge standing army and a big navy-and all the jim goes agree that we must in the inter- ests of the worlds peace-then let's put them to work"
 The Dueiist's Disease.
 Dr. Pean, a Paris physician, was called as a physician to attend . duel One of the adversaries was 50 coward ly that he ran away after the first shot, unhurt. The four seconds, the remain ing combatant and the doctor stood looking at each other with embarrass- ment and discomhture when Dr. Pean broke the silence by saying gravely. T know the disease that has suddenly at- tackled this gentleman" And. taking out his pencil and paper. he drew up report as follows: At the first shot MT. X. was taken with a sudden attack of tachypodia that would not yield to treatment. The seconds therefore. on consultation with the physician, stop ped the duel" Thus "honor" was saved.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ

Compiled from the official tide ta' bles issued by the Coast and Geodet' ic Survey. The time for high and low water is for the Port of valdez and is Valdez time. Immediately fol lowing the time of high and low wa ter is given the height of the tide in feet and tenths:
 Tuesday, october 6.
 High tide 1:10 a. m., 80; 12:69 p m., 9.6.
 Low tide $50 a. M., 2.1; 7:S0 p m., 0.1.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Felt Her Part.

"She did the mad scene very we'll"
 "All primed for it. She had just been going over the meager receipts in the box ofice."- Kansas City Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Climate and Weather.

One day at school small Lola was called upon to explain the difference between climate and weather.
 "Climate," answered the little miss. Ifs what we have with us all the time. but weather only lasts few days"- Chicago News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

Mrs. Leach, mother of Marion Leach. of the Prospector, arrived on the Mariposa to be with her son and daughter-in-law and to see for the first time her grandson, Billy"
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Thoroughly Base.


 An old forger who has served dve terms in various penitentiaries and who is now refraining from fancy pen manship in order to enjoy an uninter- rupted vacation for . week or twain accords us the following epigram from the depth of his experience:
 T never realized the complete base ness of my nature until one day found myself unconsciously raising my own checkr'-C Cleveland Plain Dealer. Michael Toulouse. a young iron worker at Duquesne, Pa, is said to have gone without sleep for more than . year without giving up his work.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

MT. and Mrs. Cashman and daugh- ter, Patsy, came in last night from Wortman's to spend a few days in Valdez
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
The She Wolf.

The She Wolf, in three reels at the Orpheum tonight. The Jews Christ mas on Wednesday evening. also in three reels.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Unless you bear with the faults of a friend you betray your own.-Syrus.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Notice.

The original owners of the Valdez Ivanhoe property will not be respon-
 sible for any debts incurred by the Valdez Ivanhoe Mining Company. Signed. Emil Davis, Wm. Wesser-
 ling, Buck Hoyt, [. c. St. Marie. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
Weather Report.

Don't Forget Civic League Dance.
 The Valdez Civic League will give dance on October 17th at Eagle hall to raise funds for the Fire De- partment. Don't forget the date. Oc- tober 17 at Eagle hall. Tickets $1. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Fancy Yakima netted Gem potatoes Sc per lb., s per sack. Phone 55. Free delivery. The Yakima Fruit Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

WANTED-Work cleaning office rooms. Enquire Mrs. Reed at Panama Hotel k10
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Excellent change of pictures and orchestra at the Orpheum tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Just arrived Fall and Winter mil linery at Harvey's Toggery. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

yOUND-A dory with eight h. p. gasolene engine. Owner can have same by paying for expense of this advertisement and also for care of boat, which drifted to Montague is- land. Apply to Jack Ryder. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06
The Perfect Life.

"Their home life Is ideal"
 'Ts that so?''
 'Yes; she goes abroad in the summer, and he goes south in the winter. Per feet, isn't it?"-Buffalo Express.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

c. o. Reinke, the watchmaker and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All work guaranteed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Suits pressed for 31.0o at Silver mans the tailor. Telephone 19S.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Excellent pictures and orchestra at the Orpheum this evening at 8 o'clock sharp.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

Does your roof leak. Try "Ebon coat" paint from Rudolph's. t
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

FOR RENT-Four-room furnished house on Millionaire Row. Enquire
 at Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-10-06

The Prospector office for job work.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
LAURENS iTES
SENTENCE SIN MONTHS
w. Il. Crews Adjudged in Contempt
and Charged With Short
age of 500.

Laurens, Sept. l9.-Just before
court adjourned today Solicitor K. A
Cooper called up the contempt case
pending against w. T. Crews. magls.
urate OF LaurenS township The 50.
licitor reviewed the case, citing the
fact that a rule to show cause WHY
the magistrate should not be held for
contempt Of court, because if his a.
legged failure to make an accounting
of his books to the county authorize,
was issued last March, d return to the
same and the further granting .
time until this term OF court; the pre.
sentiment of the case by the grand
jury at this court, showing an ALLEGED
shortage in the officers accounts d
about $3.50.
Council for the magistrate made Ar
oral state and waived the pres
ence of the officer in court, Wherein
on Judge Sease adjudgcd the mag,
trate in contempt ana sentenced mn
to six months in Jail, sentence, how
ever, being suspended twenty DAYS i
order to allow him to settle the alIeo
ed Shortage.-NewS and Courier.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
HAS SLIGHT HOPE
OF REAL RESULTS
WATSON WRITES OF NEW OR
LEANS CONFERENCE.
Some Good May Come-President of
Southern Cotton Congress Urges
Members to Attend Meetings.
(The State.)

(The State
+. J. Watson, president of the
Southern Cotton congress, has issued
a call to the members of that organ
ization to attend the meeting week
from today of the Southern Cotton
association in New Orleans. He saws
that he will probably not call any
further meetings of the cotton con-
grcss. His statement is In part as
follows:
There can be no doubt that uni
form action is now necessity to ac-
compliSh the greater portion of what
is proposed. The Southern Cotton con.
gress has endeavored and is endeayor.
ing to operate now uniform plans OF
action covering most of these points
| do not know that anything definite
can come through this particular con.
ference or any other conference thai
might be called.
"Personally do not think any co.
operative action is going to be OBJ
tanned and for that reason the efforts
of the Southern Cotton congress arc
now being concentrated on three fixet
and definite lines that are now in full
swing: First, to steady the situation
so far as the people themselves ar,
concerned; second, to arrange for ;
practical, businesslike handling of tn,
financial situation beyond the poin
where the federal government ant
the eastern financial centers can 90
and third, to push to the last limi
the effort to restrain by law tn,
planting of cotton another year. L,
what extent the lines of work nov
clearly defined and being prosecute,
| can be accelerated by the conferenc
at New Orleans 1 can not conjecture
However, some good may come from
| if -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDED
IN NEWBERRY COLLEGE
To Be Known as, the ''T. p. Sims
Scholarship. Former
Union County Man.

Editor The Newberry Observer:
The gentleman who makes this con-
tribution to the work of Newberry
college was born in Union county, S..
c.. June 4, 1850, of one of the prom
inent Revolutionary families of the
state. His father, B F.. Sims, was
director and large stockholder in the
old Spartanburg and Union railroad,
and at that time one of the largest
slave holders and planters in Union
county. When he died our generous
friend, T. P. Sims, was only nine
years old, and knows the trials and
hardships of an orphan. In 1865,
when he was only fifteen years old
all his fathers estate was lost
through fortunes of war. His widow.
ed mother, grandmother and three sis
ters were dependent on him for sup
port, and he without dollar in the
world.
But he had what was better than
Undetermined energy, heroic
pluck and faith in his own manly pur-
pose. He worked on the farm until
1878, then moved to Spartanburg and
went into the flour and grain bust
ness, and won success, doing the larg,
est business of its kind Of any house
| in upper South Carolina.
One of his marked characteristics
was his devotion to his mother, foI
atty to his friends and his uncom-
promising honesty in business.
This makes four scholarships of
this character he has founded One
in Salem, N. c., the Moravian school;
one at Wofford college; one at Con-
verse college; and this at Newberry
college. No church of any denomi-
nation has been built in Spartanburg
for many years without a contribu-
ton from him. Though loyal men,
Der of the Methodist church for more
than forty years, he is not without
sympathy and good will for ali VINO
are striving for right, justice, truth
and heaven.
The writer is glad to have person
ally known T. P. Sims, and to enroll
him as one of our faithful friends.
S. T. Hallman.
Il Spartanburg, S. G.,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
AmaZOnian Women.

The men seem to be timid about
over in England, so the
women have taken a hand to shame
them into it. There is the copy of an
advertisement printed in a London
paper: Wanted-Petticoa for
strong, able-bodied young men not in
Me army" And here is another:
Doctors wife, middle-aged, will un-
ierteke the work of any tramway
conductor, coachman, shop assistant
or other married worker with chill
iren, provided that worker will un-
ertakel. to enlist and fight for his
Uuntry in our hour of need. All
Hges earned will be turned over to
wife and family"
he Woreen are surely militant over
They would rather have
shsgESzE,2s.s 1t Is
abad To lave one and the men afraid
4 dfght.-Ohio State Journal.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
"BUY-A-BOLT."
If Farmers Buy Cloth Cotton Will Be
in Demand.

To the Editor of The State:
Here is timely one: Buy a bolt.
1t is better than buy bale of cloth,
as this would apply to- the merchant.
He is already loaded. The consumer
must be reached. sBuy a bolt of clCth
will reach the farmer and the major
ity of them are able to buy bolt and
use it to advantage.
Suppose 100000 farmers in the
South would buy a bolt, see how it
would affect the cloth market and
thereby affect the demand for cotton.
II is well for the farmers to be think
ing of how he can relieve the dead
lock.
/ trust the papers will push this
buy-a-bolt movement with the same
enthusiasm that they have pushed the
buy-a bale movement and we will get
permanent relief.
G.. p. Hammond.
Spartanburg.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
This Peculiar World.

This is a peculiar world. One i
struggling for justice and another i
fleeing from it. One man is savro
to build house, another is trying ;,
sell his for less tndn cost to get p.
of it. One man is spending all III,
money can make in taking a girl :,
the theatre and sending her Howe,,
with the hope of making her his wife
while his neighbor is spending whs,
gold he possesses in getting divorce
One man escapes all diseases tho,
flesh is heir to and gets killed on n,
railroad. Another escapes with y
scratch and dies with tn ewhooni,o
cough. One man stands off his craS
tors and goes travelling, while anotbo,
nays his debts and stays at nome
Exchange.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
Mrs. Frank Leslie"

The Associated Press dispatches
tell in eight puny lines of the death
on the 18th of Mrs. Frank Leslie
only few short years ago one of the
most noted women of the world. Mrs.
Leslie married. a man much older
than herself, and when he died, in
1880, she took up his work as pub
Usher of a number of magazines, the
most notable one being Frank Leslies
magazine. She was a beautiful wp.
man and very gifted. She made greAt
improvements in the magazine abe
made a great deal of money out Off
which was heavily in debt when Sht
took it up.
Mrs. Leslie travelled a great dka
and was known all over the wofld
She spent the winters mostly in Flbr
ida, and it, may interesting to he
call the fact tn she discovers
the grape frya ~ to that time j
was regarded ~ sriosity and VI
nos sna sa.sn; zen = d T OH ~ rhow to sss
ularaty as fSe iss career OF
Mrs. Leslie was niuSh coTlleed atESs
the death of her husband, and aftesl
some years she married a titled for-
eigner. 4
Going further back, it is interesting
to recall that Frank Leslie" was first
pen name. He was really Henry
Carter and was born in England, ln|
1920. While young man he SEMI
sketches to the London Illustrated
News over the pen name Frank LesI
lie." When he came to the United
States in 1S49 he had the court til
change his name to Frank Leslie
Frank Leslie's Illustrated NewSpa.I
per" was founded in 1850.
If Mrs. Leslie had died twenty-five
years ago the newspapers would have
had many columns about her. Now
eight lines is all they give her-New-
berry Observer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25
Many Ruined Lives

Hundreds can point to the use of
calomel as the cause of physical de-
cay. It's strenuous effects upon liver,
kidneys, and even the heart are
known to every practicing physician.
Medical science has found a vegeta-
bic compound that eliminates the poi
sons from the liver and accumula-
tons from the bowels in a safer and
saner way than does calomel and
leaves no i'll after-effects.
This remedy in the form of GRIGS-
BY'S LIV-ER-LAX is a proven sue
cess. 1t is for sale in soc and $1.OO
bottles by Glymph's Pharmacy, who
guarantee to refund purchase price if
you want it. 1t is always protected
by the likeness of l.. K. Grigsby.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-09-25

On the other hand, a LAWYER !.
minding his own business when /.
prizes in to that of other people
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-22

and women have been appointed to
solicit subscriptions from the BUSH
ness men of Lakeland. We ask for
this committee a kind reception and
a hearty and liberal donation.
The question before the assccia-
ton now is, shall we feed the ho-
boes? It's hard to turn away a
hungry man when we remember
Christ's words, GAS much as We did
it unto one of these, my brethren,
We did it unto me-" and also the ex-
press command, BE not forgetful to
entertain strangers for some have
thereby entertained angels un-
aware. But we want to help meh
to better life rather than encour-
age them by our gifts 20 continue to
the life they are now living. We
must be careful that we do not pau
perize in our efforts to help unfor-
tunates.
1t is the feeling of the association
that the citizens and organizations
supporting the association with their
money desire that men shall be fed
who claim to be hungry, and SO we
are in nearly all cases feeding these
hoboes. But not one of them gets
off without a word of cheer and es-
hortation to live a better life.
WALLACE WEAR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-22

Harry Thaw has had prolonged
vacation up in New Hampshire and
has been enjoying himself, with the
assistance of high-priced lawyers,
at the exhilarating sport of making
a monkey of the law" He will now
return to Mattewan and get down to
business once more as a criminal
lunatic. 1t is an absurd fiction that
he Is crazy, for everybody, judges
and alienists included, knows that
he isn't, and as he has been on the
grill for years for Staying the de-
baucher of his wife, he ought to be
turned loose. If he hadn't killed
Stanford White that fascinating
voluptuary would probably have had
quite a bunch of other women or the
road to hell by this time as the vic
tins of his wiles