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tunes and make a third excused him
self from writing book about the
country for the reason that it's past his
tory, present conditions and future
possibilities had been so described and
pictured as to leave him nothing new
to write about. This is true in such
splendid measure that Mr.. Babson hesi-
tated for the same reason until he re-
f1ected that most If not all of the books
now issued are written either for the
traveller or the historian, without spe-
cial appeal to commercial and indus
trial interests" His own visits to the
countries of South America have been
strictly business missions. and the
knowledge gained by personal expe-
rience should be of timely service to
those who are just now considering the
continent from a money-making rather
than a more ideal point of view. Mere
ly to scan chapters which should De
studied, line by line, one learns, first.
that the United States needs to heed
the examples set by other nations:
Our hasty methods have already made
US looked down upon as four-nushers
and buffers We either ought to stop
our young men down there to stay ana
solve the problems seriously. as do the
young men of Germany and England.
Spanish is to be great world Ian
guage. and it should be placed on a
par, at least. in our schools with other
languages, to prepare our children for
the great Latin American development
which is sure to come. He considers
that our business men and manufac.
turers do not realize that the trade of
Cuba. per capita, Is greater than that
of any other country In North and
South America. except the Argentine
Republic and that not until we learn
to treat the Spanish business men OF
Cuba with the respect and considera-
ton to which they are entitled by his
tory and position will our trade rela-
lions change for the better"
porto Rico has a great future as
health and pleasure resort in winter,
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| aims. A story Of constructive social
| service combines here with that of the
usual matters of church history. One
particularly likes the manner of this
book. Friendly, informal, unstilted In
its way of putting the facts before one,
it reveals both the church and the man
! in their best light, that of a large hu-
man kindness In which the vision OF
everybody's welfare is the common out
look.
WHEN MY SHIP COMES HOME. By
Clara E. Laughlin. author OF Every.
body's Lonesome" etc. New YORK:
Fleming H. Revell Company.
Through much its larger part this en-
gaging little story moves gayly forward
in the playdme of a pair of children,
boy and girl. Having freighted imagi-
nary ships with make-believe cargoes
from many a port O. dreams, the two
pass long and joyous days in the fdre-
glow of this homeward-bound craft.
The years slide away, the children
grow up, play merges into work, and
the two go their separate ways. But
under the management of some more
than commonly benevolent roadmaster,
these ways twist and tack and turn
upon themselves in such fashion as to
bring this pair of grown-up children
face to face again. And now they take
a new start. this time stoeeener; ana
now, in the thrall of the peculiarly
illusioning dream of wedlock. This
little story concerns itself with that
open and uninvolved kind of comradery
and friendship that gathers it into the
class of wholesome reading. 1t is
stamped also with a delightful spirit of
youthful gayety and fine friendliness
toward all the world.
THE FUTURE OF SOUTH AMERICA.
Ry Roger w RabsOn Illustrated.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co.
An author who had lived in South
America long enough to lose two for
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spoiled-the city Is so much the poorer,
not sentimentalIy. but, really. the loss
Is incalculable.
Our American idea of independence Is
privilege to do as we please, but our
American sense of fair play ought to
make us take into consideration the
other fellow. II we must break sky
lines and intrude upon fine views.
should 1t not be with such consummate
art that we compensate for the fntru-
sion? This at least is within the range
Of possibility. and such consideration
and forethought would bring honor and
reward. Far better than restraining
laws are restraining convictions. Gus
tomary courtesy and public opinion.
MURING the past week the students
W. of the Corcoran School have
brought to the school for criticism and
comparison sketches made during the
summer holidays. These consisted of
oil and water color paintings, charcoal,
pencil and pen and ink drawings.
There were landscapes, figures. still
life, architectural themes, and not
few showed marked talent and ability.
They were diverse, as is all such work
that is normal and natural. but they
were quite. without exception, thought
full and sincere. In short, these draw
tngs and paintings, some of which were
very charming. gave evidence of effort
well directed-and 1t is this and this
alone for which the art school stands.
For, as Miss Beaux said in an address
made here last May before the Ameri-
can Federation of Arts and recently
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the prototype of the design chosen
was bridge in the mountains of Italy.
Oddly enough, the designers OF this
bridge were committed to placing buff
faloes on it's approaches by a member
of the committee which secured the
appropriation. anS because OF this fact
the entire decorative scheme was made
consistently American. An Indian head
, each corbel starts. This was modelled
from a. life mask of Kicking Bear In
the collection of the National Museum.
The conventional designs used as orna-
mental borders, ventilator faces. etc,
were adapted from designs found In
books on Yucatan and Central America.
Finally, the color of the structure was
carefully chosen-a ricn, reddish, warm
buff, to lend just the right note In the
general scheme of sky, foliage, sur
rounding buildings and stream, and
after much experimenting precisely the
desired effect was secured.
The bridge is completed and the ap-
proaches are now fast being completed
thus a notable artistic feature has
been added, not just for today and to-
morrow, but for all time, to our city.
IT HE buffaloes which ornament the
u approaches to the new @ street
bridge are the work of A. Phimister
Proctor, who is especially distinguished
as a sculptor of animals. His are the
panthers which ornament the APP
proaches of the Piney Branch bridge
and which also are to be found at
Princeton. Mr.. Proctor is a Canadian
by birtH but has for long now resided
in New {York. His studies Of animals
have been made at first hand: he has
spent months in the west studying the
buffalo, and months again in the fam
Gus geological parks studying the wild
creatures in captivity. He has repre-
scented the buffaloes in these monu-
mental figures for the bridge in rather
an unusual attitude, with heads raised
and extended. To the casual observer
they would have seemed more familiar
if less alert, but to be statuesque it is
not essential to be inanimate.
Certainly these great creatures sill
houette well against the sky and mass
admirably as one approaches. They
are ornamental and they have kind
of architectural treatment which is
stance at least where sculptor, archi-
tect and engineer worked in close col
laboration to attain a fine and unified
result and with eminent success.
X
TT IS extremely unfortunate and not
a little sad that while we add, now
and then, a picturesque feature to our
city, thus materially increasing our
wealth and resources of enjoyment, we
permit, from time to time. that which
is most precious to be despoiled I'M
murmuringly. There are in this city
certain laws which limit the height
of buildings, but these laws are gen
eral and not specific-hence not always
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but 1t does not seem to me land for
money-making. except in a speculative
| way. Santo Domingo and Haiti are
lands of golden opportunities for young
men who are willing to take a chance
and suffer hardships." 1t will be but a
short time before the United States
| must go to South America for Its an
nual food, and with Venezuela's near
ness to the markets, via the canal, and
| the present cheapness of Its prairie
| land, cattle raiser might develop a
profitable industry almost at our very
DOORS" Now that Ecuador has started
! to outsiders, especially to our manu-
facturers."
To Peru-''the treasure chest of South
America"-Chile, "the most curiously
shaped country in the world and to
Brazil and Argentina are devoted chap
tiers in which even business reads like
romance, but for helpful Information
there Is nothing in the book so valu-
able as the glimpse given the mis-
takes" in our Latin American trade re-
lations. which the author lets 1.-The peo-
pie of South America tell for them
selves" The interest of the text Is sup
plemented by number of photographs,
with a frontispiece picturfng American
goods in the harbor of Callao. Peru.
ISABEL OF Castillo AND THE MAX
ING OF THE SPANISH NATION.
1451-15O4. By Irene L. Plunket. au-
thor of The Fall of the Old Order,
1763-1815." illustrated. New York:
G. P. Putnam's Sons.
So long as Columbus keeps his place
in the foreground of world. history SO
long will Isabel stand beside his great
err presence. To forget what the Queen
of CASTLE did for the navigator would
be to tarnish the immortality of the
greatest discoverer of all time. But
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o you believe that handwriting
\ reveals character?
J If SO, here is an opportunity

III W reveals character?
III " If SO, here is an opportunity
~ to penetrate the ermine and the
royal purple and see what kinds OF per-
sonalities kings and queens carry De-
meath their sovereign exteriors.
1t is not often that the public has
the privilege of viewing a monarch
signature Nowadays. when the moves
bring the very kings themselves upon
the screen, it is easy to perceive that
the Car of Russia is a more imposing
figure on horseback than any other
monarch of Europe; that Raymond
Poincare, President of France. is one
Of the most democratic executives that
republic has ever had: that the kaiser.
who seldom appears without his flow
ing white cape, is beginning to look
haggard under the stress of war. and
that Albert of Belgium is. from the
physical standpoint. the most kingiy
king of all.
-
But even though the public can find
out these things for itself from per-
sonal observation and form its own
opinion in regard to the rulers of Eu-
EOpS VINO are COMMANDING SuSH lHteHSS
interest at the present time. neverthe-
less 1t is always left in the dark in re-
gard to the royal handwriting.
This can probably be accounted for by
the fact that kings seldom write let
tiers. The most important writing that
they do is affixing their signatures to
national documents and important in
ternational correspondence. For this
reason. the best example Of their vari-
GUS royal highnesses' handwriting is
their autographs.
II. then. one agrees with prominent
chirosraphic experts that the personal
characteristics are denoted by hand
writing. now 10 the chance to find out
what hidden capabilities these kings
are blessed with. and whether they
could battle successfully with the
world in any other sphere than a royal
one.
The autograph Of the Oldest monarch
In Europe. Emperor Francis Joseph OF
Austria Hungary. Is very finely
wrought and delicate. He writes ii
''Franciscus Josephus" and undorlinef
1t with q kingiy flourish that all Of the
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How Reigning Monarchs of Europe Sign Their Name

nature is very legible, it is apparent
that personal letter from him could
NIL lot of space and say very little,
However. king cannot always do as
he pleases. and may, at least. be al
lowed the privilege of writing his
name as he pleases
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published, distinction in art is not
matter really of education and can
never be counted on to grow out Of
organization, however competent and
! well sustained" It is for the school
to lay the foundation and give the
tools-mure than this 1t cannot do. But
all do not do Sc much.
OWING to the fact that the audi
W forum in the Corcoran School is
not yet entirely finished, the monthly
art talk which was to have been given
by Mr.. Messer the first Monday in No
vember has been postponed until No
vember 20. These talks will all, here
after, be given in the auditorium. in
stead Of In the classroom. but will re-
tain their pleasant, informal character
The new auditorium will. it is found.
HE annual exhibition held by the
National Association of Portrait
Painters. which is to be shown here in
the Corcoran Gallery in December,
opened last week in the Vanderbilt Cal
lery of the Fine Arts building, New
York. It comprises fifty or more can
vases by the members Of the associa-
tion. among whom are ]. Allen Weir,
president of the National Academy Of
Design: Cecilia Beaux, Lydia Field EN-
met. Irving Wiles, John c. Johanson
and others. The place of honor in New
York is given to a portrait by the late
John w. Alexander. The exhibition will
open here In the CorCoran Gallery with
private view and reception on the
evening of December 6.
THE Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh
hibition Of paintings by John w. Alex
ander early in the coming year. This
seems most fitting, as Pittsburgh was
Mr.. Alexander's birthplace, and some of
his finest paintings are there. Just how
great a debt America owes to this dis
tinguished but modest painter, who
died all too soon, cannot fairly be esti-
mated until numerous examples of his
work are gathered together in some
such series of galleries as the Carnegie
Institute of Pittsburgh will afford. If
1t were possible it would be well could
this exhibition be shown not in one city
alone, but in several.
X X
TT WO notable water color exhibitions
are now in progress, one in New
York and the other in Philadelphia. The
New York Water Color Club is holding
it's exhibition at the Fine Arts galleries
on 57th street: the Philadelphia Water
Color Club sets forth its annual display
In "a pp1 n he t.,
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very simple signatures. The only evil
dence that the handwriting is royal is
the "R" signifying Rex" king, which
each puts after his name. King Gus
tave uses the foreign spelling "Gustaf."
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Like Joffre or French.

From the Boston Transcript.
do you want position Id the army?''
Yes: doing general work, for choice IS
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for his first name. The two flying
crosses to the double st" are not ex-
actly according to American copy
book methods.
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script. 1t is almost impossible to find
any resemblance between Nicholas"
and the word which he has inscribed
as his name.
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WIDE Variety Handwriting Shown by
w and Queens May Be Deheed Their WngRuls Seldom Write Letters
Their Affixed to Official
Are About the Only Examples Their Handwriting That Public Can Become Familiar
Whhe Autograph the lin
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The President Of France. though he
uses the familiar script. is quite baf-
fling in the matter of his autograph.
He concludes his signature with
curley line that looks like the tail of
"y." But with the sign of an acute
accent over the final e." he clears up
the discussion as to the pronunciation
of his name and lets us know that this
''e'' is not silent, as many people have
suspected.
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others affect except Victor Emmanuel
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Dire Distress
it's Near at hand to Hundreds of Col.
fax Readers.


Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is often the kidneys crv
for help.
Neglect hurrying to the kidneys aid
means thaturinary troubles NAV follow
Or danger of worse kidney trouble.
Here's East Natchitoches testimony
R. Sanders. East Natchitoches La
says: ~ have had a great deal of kid.
ney trouble in the past. Lifting and
taking cold brought on the COMPLAINT
believe. My back was so stiff and
sore that could hardly get around and
when tried to pick up anything. |
could hardly straighten. NV kidneys
didn't act properly. The kidney score
tons were profuse at times, then again
scanty. tried about all the kidney
remedies. but nothing reached my case
until began taking Doan's Kidney
Pills. They made my back stronger
and strengthened my kidneys"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't SIM
Ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doans
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. San
ders had. -Milburn Co. Props
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Travelling Mans Experience.

"1n the summer of 1888 l had yer,
severe attack OF cholera morbus. Tw,
physicians worked over me from -four
a. m. to p. m. without giving me any
relief and then told me they did not ex.
pect me to live; that l had. best teIe-
graph for my family. Instead of doing
so, ! gave the hotel porter fifty cents
and told him to buy me a bottle of
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, and take no substitute.
| took a double dose according to the
directions and went to sleep after the
second dose. At five o'clock the next
morning | was called by my order and
took train for my next stopping point,
a well man but feeling rather shaky
from the severity of the attack, -
writes H. w. Ireland, Louisville, KY.
Obtainable everywhere. ADV.
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A backache that cannot be explained
by having "sat in draft" is more than
likely the result of disordered kidneys.
Foley Kidney Pills promptly relieve
backache, sore or stiff muscles and
joints, rheumatism, and sleep disturb
ing bladder ailments. They put the
kidneys in sound. healthy condition. J.
w. Duncan ADV.
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Judge Blackman Gets Letter Demand.
ing $500.

/ ns6 cNOVs
The Alexandria Town Talk, oil
July 27, has the following &C.
count of d letter received by
Judge Blackman:
Judge w. F. Blackman, one OF
the judges of the thirteenth ju.
dicial district court, on yester.
day morning received a black
hand letter demanding the pay.
ment of 5000 in cash by next
Friday, under the penalty OF
death if he failed to comply with
the request of the writer. The
black hand letter reached him
through the mail, the postmark
on the envelope showing that it
was mailed about 1890 O'Clock
on Sunday, July 25, in the Alex
andria postofice. The letter is
signed Enemy" and under this
signature there are certain SYM
bols drawn which apparently are
intended to mean an axe, a knife,
with the word blood" after
these symbols.
The letter in full is as follows:
Alexandria, La
Judge w. F. Blackman:
You leave $500 under the church at
the connar tenth and Washington St
or kill you | been trying to kill you
for the longes and if you don't leave
that money like told you / kill you
before Friday. That all.
No one has any idea, especially
Judge Blackman, as to who could
be the author of this black hand
note. During the last term OF
criminal court Judge Blackman
has dealt severely, and justly so,
with the criminal classes, and it
may be that some one upon whom
ne has imposed a severe, though
just sentence, or some one relat-
ed to one of these parties, has
adopted this method of obtaining
revenge.
On being interviewed, Judge
Blackman did not seem at all per-
turbed, as he seemed to think
chat it is possibly a joke.
In response to an inquiry as to
what he proposed to do, the Judge
remarked that it don't look to
him like there is 5000 in the
world this morning, and that it
is just as easy for district Judge
to die as it is to raise $500 in cash
these hard times.
The matter has been called to
the attention of the authorities
and they are investigating it. i
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ty-6ve thousand dollars has been subscribed
and more than fifty per cent OF the subscribed
stock has been paid in full
II. T. CREW
J.A. WILLIAMS
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the
18th day of June. 1915.
EARL ROBERTS,
Notary Public Grant Phi, La
STATE OF EoUIsIANAl
Parish OF Grant
Having examined the above and foregoing act
OF incorporation of the Nantachi Oil 4 Gas Co.
Inc. and finding nothing therein contained con-
trary to the constitution and laws OF the STATE
of Louisiana, do hereby approve the same
Done and signed at Alexandra La, this une
30. 1915.
JOHN r. HUNTER.
Dist. Atty. 18th Judicial District
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
hereby certify that the within and foregoing
to be true and correct copy Of the origina
charter Of the Nantaeh Oil 4 Gas Co.. Inc, a.
flied In this Office under Register aud record
ed in Book of Charters page II ct seq. ON the
LIST day OF July. A. ID. 1915.
In witness whereof witness my hand and sen
of Office at Cofax. La. this the LIST day of July.
A. ID. 1915.
G. b. LACR0iX.
by Clerk and Recorder tirant Phi, La
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Hamilton. Ont.
July %. Pastor
Russell het
here today from
the tex [. Got
hath not given Us
the spirit Of fear
but of power. and
of love. and of O
sound mind" -
Timothy IL.
The discourse be.
gan with an ex.
PLANTATION Of tho
different meanings
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Bile. / tried nearly ev-
cry medicine / could
hear Of, among them ]
used fifteen bottles OF
one popular prepare
lion, but never foun,
anything that did II
any permanent GOO
until l took Chambel
lain's Stoinacl an
Liver Tablets, who
have effected a perm
nent cure. It has no,
been five years since
took these tablets. a.
1 have had no me.
stomach trouble d.
ing that time. Ihs
recommended Cha
berla:n's Tablets t,
great many suffer,
With stomach troah
and traval:,.~ co..
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Grant
Before me the undersigned authority personal
~ came and appeared J. A. Williams and II. r.
Crew. who. having been by me first duly sworn,
saws that they are two OF the incorporators Of
the Nantaehi Oil tia- Co.. Inc. and that fifty
per cent OF the eapitalstoek Of the said company
to-wit: one thousand shares Of value Of tweu-
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men, and have met mauv OF the BOYS
me road that are afflicted with disoi,..
IF the stomach as they have 70 put !,
nth ali kinds Of half cooked grub at
liHerent'- country hotels, which Is 2
- - 9.
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THE EVIDENCES or
A HOLY DISPOSITION
III Any Man Have Not the
Spirit Of Christ, He Is
None Of His

Different Meanings of the Word Spirit.
Conservation Definite Contract With
God-Sealed With the Spirit-Fruits
of the Spirit-Justice the Foundation
Principle of the Divine Character.
Proper Balancing of Character Nee
essary to Joint Heirship With Christ.