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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
BY PHIL SIM MS

James Corson?"
Michael Corrigan?"
Henry Morgan?"
Warwick Channing?"
AS Sergeant Barker called the
names the smiling bunkies stepped
forward and claimed their letters,
one by one-all save the asst.
Warwick Chan-ning?" The ser
geant called again, louder,
There was no response, but Isl
lent" John Smiths good looking
face was marked by a look of in
tense long as Barker disappeared
inside his tent.
Night falls in the Philippines as
though the islands were but grains
of wheat and peck measure were
suddenly inverted over them.
Under cover of the first moments
of darkness, Silent" Smith stroll
ed past the bulletin board in front
of the sergeant's tent, and deity
snatched off the exquisitely ad-
dressed square envelope bearing
the name of Warwick Charming.
Every quartermaster, on Estates"
mail days, had letters to post for
men whose names were not on his
roster. The missives were always
gone in the morning,
Back in his tent Smith opened
the envelope, glanced at the con.
tents and fell forward on his cot.
And the next day Smith was
gone.
what do you make of Smiths
desertion?" the captain asked.
zone on me, sir" was the reply.
"Been moody for a month, though,
and watchin' the mails from the
States like a hawk. Twice on ia
tigue for violatin' rules against talk
in to natives"
Think he was in love with that
pretty, cream colored Pandar girl?"
Might a-been."
That night the pretty Pandan
girl had likewise disappeared.
Day by day some bunkie stopped
a Filipino bullet with his body and
crumpled up on the ground. 1t was
weird.
Then Capt. Burton ordered a
skirmish. This thing OF losing a
man day was growing tiresome.
Then, too. the captain had an idea.
At last they got on the right
track. A native gave information
as to the hiding place of about a
dozen OF his countrymen, who. he
said, were equipped with modern
Krags.
On the far side OF a deep ravine
spanned by one of those marvellous
native bridges OF vines and bam-
boo. they discovered, through pow
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

Women, ribs of old umbrella
make good props for plants. Easily
put in ground, strong and invisible.
Scientist says We couldn't live
without microbes. Wish, however,
they couldn't live within us.
Only sure preventive of cock
reaches is absolute cleanliness.
Garbage standing over night at
tracts them.
A philosophers thought: If pref
ty women use beautifiers, what
show have ugly women got If they
use them?
There are $3.50 feet in a mile.
Ask your friend If he knows. He
probably does not.
Dividends Of $o08, 1924 were
declared by railways in United
States during last year.
Maltese-What party will you ia
vor in the coming campaign?
Striped Cat-Oh, l expect to re-
main on the fence, as usual.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

=" If an a r y
b ird S couldn't
sing they'd have
ter hustle their
own hemp seed"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

thing that can" But the Lion was
good and sore, anyhow, and wish
ed he wouldn't get cold feet every
time he heard a noise like a barn
yard. He was still yammering over
it when he met an Elephant. He
noticed that the Elph was making
a perpetual palm leaf fan motion
with his ears. do you see that
gnat buzzing round? Well, If he
gets into my ear I'm down for the
count. 1t would mean my funer
al" At this the Lion cheered up.
Fine business!" he said. Bring
him over and see II he can kill a
Dominecker rooster"
Moral: (Yeasthop forgot to sup
ply One.)
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

The Lion had long been nursing
a secret grief, and one day gave it
an exercise gallop for the benefit
of his hacker, Jupiter. He began
gassing in this wise: "Oh. Jupe,
it is true that wear the belt in
the heavyweight class, that Pm an
ace when it comes to imposing
front, and am the big noise in the
jungle. But life is ounce as long
as go to pieces at the growing
of a cock" At this line of talk
Jupiter didn't bat an eyelash. ut
gets you nothing to pan me like
this" he Numbered. I've handed
you everything of the sort that I've
got myself, and if he-hen can
bluff you, remember it's the only
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
BANDITS LURK IN
N. P. BOxCARS

A lone holdup man early last
evening robbed James DAILY, a la
borer, of 5000 In the N. p. yards.
DAILY told the police that he passed
an empty boxcar when man with
a revolver jumped out and com.
manded him TO hold up his hands.
There were two other men in the
car. DAILY put up no fight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
SAYS cREMATORY
MEN STOLE

J. M. Boult is after the crematory
department, alleging in a bill filed
with the department today that the
employees who leaned up the base
ment of his former home at S223
Howard st. carted away 200
pounds of brass, some iron plate
and other things.
Supt. A. w. Merritt has referred
the matter to the police. His en-
ployes deny the charge. If 1t is
ascertained they did take the stuff
they will lose their jobs and be
prosecuted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

And once upon a time Judge
Grosscup gave out statements
through a press agent mentioning
himself as presidential material"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

"But he that maketh haste to be
rich shall not be innocent. Prov.
1920.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17

heared to and that the board con,
troll all rulings instead of the
chair,
MesSrs Harrington and Par
ker were called, respectively;
both testified that they knew
nothing of dissenttons among
heads of departments or of in
completeness or dishonesties.
Mr.. GroveGor. the hospital
nurse testified that he did not
get the proper food for the sick
at all times, although he had
made complaint TO DR.. Crigler
when he was the college physi-
clan.
The session closed with Mr..
Olliver's testimony. which was
sensational to say the least of it.
Mr.. Oliver stated that Pres.
Hardy told MIN that there were
several members of the board
who considered him OLIVER IN
competent to run the mess,hall,
and that he himself thou ght so;
that he had received a message
from Gov. Vardaman asking him
to appoint Norment steward, but
would dot do tin other words
he preferred to retain Oliver,
though he believed him incom-
petent
At the Thursday night session
Professors Perkins, Handbook,
and Garner were examined.
Prof. Perkins did not think the
college was run to the best ad
vantage; thought both President
Hardy and Prof. Hutchinson
J made mistakes along farming
lines. The cross-examlnation by
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17

Pres. Hardy and Prof. Hulchin,
son failed to change Prof, Per
kin's opinion.
Prof Garner was next called.
Stated that he had full confidence
in President Hardy; believed
the college was properly con
Quoted under his administration;
but when subjected to rigid
cross.examinatlon, admitted that
the relations had been strained
between himself and the presi-
dent, and that upon one occasion
he had told Pres Hardy that he
could have his resignation if he
wanted it; that he had seen much
to criticize about the college;
that it was his nature to criticize;
that he had often criticized Mr..
Norment, who was then conduct.
ing the examination, but that he
had changed his mind as
to many things regarding Pres.
Hardy and the College; that he
went rabbit hunting one day
and thought over the matter,
and decided that he was wrong
and that President Hardy was
right regarding some of the
matters brought out in the testi-
mony.
Prof. Handbook next took the
stand. His testimony all the
way through was unfavorable TO
Pres. Hardy. He testified that
President Hardy caused to be
issued to member of the senior
class few years ago a diploma
when the party it was issued to
was not entitled to 1t, inasmuch
as he had failed to pass the re-
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17
The 4. & M. COLLEGE INVESTIGATION
THE CONCLUDING EVIDENCE NOW
BEING TAKEN IN PRESIDENT
HARDY'S CASE.

0The Board of Trustees met in
open session Wednesday morn
ing at $40 to continue the in
vestlgation of the charges pre-
fered against President Hardy
by Capt. Welborn and others,
Capt. Welborn reviewed his
charges in a paper which con
sumed about one hour to read.
President Hardy answered Capt.
Welborn from his point of view
and Capt. Welborn followed
with short rejoinder. This
was a review of the testimony
given at the last sitting OF the
Board and nothing new was de-
veloped. The Board then ad'
journed to 60 into executive ses-
sion at 2:30 p. m.
AT $50 p. m the Board re-as-
sembled, Chairman Noel de-
llvered a short talk outlining the
nature of the business of the
evening. After considerable dis
cussion by various members OF
Inc board as to,the manner of call
ing witnesses and the rules gov
erning the examination of wit
nesses, the board got down to
business with the understanding
that those holding minor posi-
nons were to be examined first
and that the rules governing
court martial procedure be ad-
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17

Gov, Noel took occasion to an
nounce at the meeting of the
Board of Trustees Thursday
night that he did not read the
Southern Farm Gazette and nev-
er inttnded to. If Gov. Noel
proposes to exclude from his
reading matter all papers that
have the temerity to criticise
his official acts the PROBABILITIES
are that he will be deprived of
current literature before his term
-of office expires, The governor
of a state ought to be broad
enough and big enough to over
come such petty sensitiveness.
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Why not patroniZe the
Mer chants and Farmers
Bank7 They are able,
wi ! ing and des1rous of
serving the general pub
lie. They are anxious
to have you do at least
portion Of your bank
ing business with them.
Call and see them and
tai k the ma ter over for
mu tual benefit. Every
facility and protection
is afforded the custom
ers of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17

DR.. }. W, Edwards of Sturges,
accompanied by his youngest son
gave the TIMES office a pleasant
and much appreciated call to.
day.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1908-07-17

quired examination; and that
Pres Hardy's excuse was that
he did not want to disapoint the
boy and his people. Prof. Hand.
cock said that diplomas issued in
this manner would bring the
college into d'srepute in cheaper
the diplomas.
The Board is still in session
as we go to press.
At the A. & NJ. College investi-
cation Wednesday afternoon all
trustees were present except Prof.
White of West Point. A motion
to proceed to vote on sustaining
Capt. Welborn's charges without
Prof. Whites presence was voted
upon and the vote was tie and
Gov. Noel, at chairman voted not
to wait for the arrival of Prof.
White but to proceed without him.
Accordingly the vote was cast
with the same result ana was de-
cided by chairman Noel in Presi.
dent Hardy's favor.
At the time of this voting Prof.
White was on his way to the col
lege and arrived about one hour
after these votes were taken.
just how Prof. White would have
voted the Times is not prepared
to state but if he had been in ia
vor OF not sustaining the Welborn
charges the matter could have
been carried without the deciding
vote of the Chairman. On the
other hand had he favored sus.
tanning the charges his vote could
have changed the result.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
Pen, Pencil and Brush.

At the request of many artists A. l.. Wolynski, the Russian art critic, has been made an honorary citizen of NH. an in recognition of his work on Leo nardo da Vinci.
 Signor Guglielmo Ferrero, an Italian historian. author of "The Greatness and Decline of Rome,"' Is preparing for a visit to the United States and win leave Paris on Nov. 1.
 Worthington Whittredge recently eel. ebrated his eighty-sixth birthday. The New York Herald calls him the Nestor among American painters. He still works. and his health Is excellent Ills studio is at Summit, N. J.
 There is not much of the artist fin Edwin A. Abbey's appearance. Were 1t not for his big. gold trimmed spec tacles and his tousled hair one would take hin for sportsman, for he likes very light suits and startling ties.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20

ture of more high resolves than you e'er conceived in all your too poor philosophy. And yet his physical makeup was such that he had to deny himself their gratifi- cation in the meagerest degree; and he went down through the Valley of the Shadow under the sobriquet of ''the lazi- est man in town" n"-haunted to his grave by the undeserved jeers of his fellow men and the crushing taunts of his neighbors and friends.
 Here, then, is man the truth of whom must be told on his tombstone and written in his obituary. The leaves of his public life history cannot be turned back. The smile that was denied him when 1t would have filled his soul with gladness and with sunshine avails nothing by way of cheer fulness to him now The slap on the back and the good-natured word of encourage ment that might have meant so much if proffered at the psychological moment are of the dead past now--beyond the hope of recall!
 Of" faith, hope and charity" the great este these is charity. Alas and the rar- est, we fear!
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
Church and Clergy.

Plans are now being made for a series of interdenominational home mission rallies in all the large Amer ican cities during the coming winter.
 The woman's Baptist Home Mis- sionary Society of Rhode Island has undertaken special work In Alaska, particularly the support of an orphan. age.
 The oldest Sunday school in the United Kingdom is that of the Wesley ans at High Wycombe. 1t having been established fourteen years before Rob ert Raikes started his celebrated work at Gloucester.
 Right Rev. Charles H. Brent, Epis. copal bishop of the Philippines, has ac- cepted the position of senior commis- sioner of the American delegation to the international opium commission to meet at Shanghai on Jan. 1 next.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20

man and child in the country. There are seventy millions of us, so the hen is not yet quite up to the mark. Her output now, however, would supply one egg for each of us every day except Tuesdays and one Thursday month.
 We hear of our "export trade in meat, but if we had big pair of scales and we put all the beef and tallow and pork and ham, and all such stuff as that we export every year, on one side, and we put the years supply of eggs on the other, the one billion seven hundred million pounds of meat exports would be outweighed.
 When it comes down to dollars and cents, we find that the egg output is great CT than the value of all the mineral mined in the United States each year; it is three times as valuable as the total crop of wool.
 So much for glittering generalities, and now word on team and individual high scores. H
 A Pennsylvania prize team of eight av- |eraged 289 eggs per year, while an indus trious bullet in Maine perpetrated two eggs a day in five out of a straight thirty days, and her total score for thirty-three days was thirty-four eggs.
 Now let us suppose that chickabiddy went in for fancy as we'll as plain laying. Suppose she laid her eggs end to end and in straight line east and west. She would lay some 50O,000 miles of eggs per year, or belt of eggs around the earth at the equator twenty eggs wide, and
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON.
 Translated by Maude Marie

Verify, my daughter, there is but one way to get any man into matrimony--even to surprise him into it. For man we'd deth, not when he loseth his heart, but when he loseth his head
 Yea, marriage is a thing which woman |contemplateth with malice aforethought, but it is thing which just "happeneth " to man when he least expecteth it. It is not the woman whom he loveth that he weddeth, but the woman who chanceth to be near at hand; it is not the woman who giveth him her heart, but the woman who giveth him an opiate; it is not she who taketh him as serious thing, but she who taketh him off his guard. Yea, it is not the right woman, but the convenient woman who getteth him, every time.
 For man selecteth wife as he ciloos eth buttonhole bouquet, because she smelleth sweet and looketh pretty and nestleth gracefully upon his coat lapel; i; and he marryeth not when he falleth in love, but when he falleth into trap. But a woman marryeth when she CAN.
 Verify, no bachelor liveth who thinketh himself not immune. Yet there cometh a day when he getteth jar. A wheel slip peth inside his head and he catcheth him. self talking unto babes in the park and dreaming of darned socks and home made biscuits. He groweth restless, and the joys of boarding house existence turn to gall in his mouth. His latch-key burneth his pockets and he yearneth for shirts with buttons thereon.
 And the fluffy little thing which shall appear at this moment shall reap the re- ward of great luck She shall seem unto him "just about right.'' For he hath the marrying mood" and he grabbeth the first girl that cometh his way.
 Verify, verily, matrimony cometh unto a woman as joy, but it cometh unto a man as jolt! Selah.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
WHY THE ROOSTER CROWS.

There are sixteen billion eggs laid by the hens of the United States each year.
 Those hens are worth several million dollars, or about tenth as much as John D. Rockefeller.
 If we applied socialism to hens we would each of us men, women and chil- dren, white, black, red, yellow and mixed receive three hens and fraction. The share of each of us would be worth SLIP. But these hens lay their eggs in the day time, and counting the difference of time between Portland, Maine, and Portland, Ore, it is fair to say that the union laying day is not more than fifteen hours long. So the hen (who works seven days a week if at all) lays about forty-four mil lion eggs day, or little less than three million an hour, or
 Every time the watch ticks-e every sec ond from day light at Plymouth Rock, Mass, to dusk at Cape Mendocino, Cal.- one thousand three hundred and eighty three eggs, are added to the worlds wealth.
 Our friend the hen seems to be trying to supply an egg day to each man, wo-
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
TRUTH CRUSHED TO EARTH.

We are prone to complain that tomb stones do not tell the truth, because for sooth, tombstones observe the form as we'll as the substance of that most credit able latin proverb, "De mortius nil nisi bonum." Perhaps this complaint is ius- tined at times, but it is far from that all the time, albeit appearances frequently indicate it's justice.
 Witness this item from the Terre Haute Tribune The laziest man in Millville, N. J.. is dead after lifetime of abuse. and now that his life is ended physicians have dis covered that he suffered from an incnra- ble disease and was unable to work ku
 What do you say to that' Does if not sound truce to your knockingf Does if not show that circumstantial evidence is extremely unreliable at timesi M
 Here was man who may have held secretly confined within his bosom am bltions that scared among the stars He may have longed to attack life,s most solemn and vexing problems with the mar. tiai spirit of a St. George. His heart may have pulsated strenuously with the rap.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Dr. Mary Isham of Cincinnati has been appointed house physician to the Ohio State Hospital For the Insane at Columbus,
 Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg, who has spent the greater part of her life in working for woman's progress In Finland, has been reelected to the national Finnish parliament
 Mrs. William c. Eakins. the wife of a New York broker, is a candidate for membership of the Arlington board of education, and she is the first woman in New Jersey to be nominated for an elective office.
 Mrs. J. M. Barrie, wife of the author. is quite fond of motoring and goes about the country with her husband, but does her own motoring. owning no less than three cars. She is an expert driver and judge of an automobile.
 The Kilburn ward of Hampstead has elected woman to serve as borough councillor in London. This woman Is Miss M. F. Balkwill, social worker, who Is described as being so popular with the people in her ward that no one could be found to oppose her can didacy.
 Miss Ina Richmond has been appoint ed manager of the Magherafelt gas works. in Dublin, Ireland. She is the first woman to hold that post She first entered the postal service. Later she studied gas manufacture and dis tribution. She is said to be one of the best equipped experts In her line of work in Ireland.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
Biblical Baseball.

Abraham made sacrifice.
 The prodigal son made a home run. Cain made base hit when he killed Abel.
 David was great long distance thrower.
 Moses shut out the Egyptians at the Red sea.
 Moses made his first run when he slew the Egyptian.
 The devil was the first coacher. Eve stole first. Adam stole second.
 When Isaac met Rebecca at the well she was walking with pitcher.
 Samson struck out a great many times when he beat the Philistines.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
Waves of Water.

The sea of Galilee is thirteen miles long and six broad.
 On the Yukon at distance of from TOO to 500 miles from the sea there are many points where the river is twenty miles mide.
 The most important artificial water course in the world is the Imperial canal of China. 2.100 miles in length. Its construction occupied 600 years.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
CONCERNING GRAVY.


 We note with considerable satisfaction a spirited defense of gravy in the Kansas City Journal Gravy is one of the noblest works of real, simon-pure culinary artists, and when contemporary arises to hand | it the glad hand we desire to get in early on the applause.
 All well-made gravy is so wholesome and worthy of commendation, of course, that anything like an argument concern ing the respective merits of different va rieties would seem out of place, perhaps. And yet we cannot refrain from entering objection to the Journals arbitrary as signment of turkey gravy, "with yolks of eggs, a thickening, and containing the most delicate of the giblets, to first place in the ranks of this gastronimic delight. And we file our protest, too, with no sort of desire or inclination to belittle the Journal s choice. Its turkey gravy is fine, inspiring, uplifting In its place and ex- act sphere of influence it fills the bill to a |nicety beyond the cavil of the most criti- cal .sa
 The one real, all-sufficient, universal, ever -on-t the-job gravy in this world, how ever, is plain, d-fashioned, time -honored and anciently approved ham gravy! Just as it is, without one plea-it knocks the spots off any turkey gravy with ''yolks |of eggs, giblets," mushrooms, truffes, or whatnot ever concocted anywhere, or con- ceived in the minds of mortals! You can t beat it It is known from the humblest hovel to the lordiest palace, and every body truthfully inclined will agree with out comment.
 Of course, there are ham gravies and ham gravies. They are classed "better" and "best." The first variety is made of backing house products. ], tis good enough in its way, but open to immense improve ment. The latter variety is made only from country hams, home cured and smoked with hickory ashes This wonder full thing in the ham line is as scarce as hens teeth, to be sure, and the gravy in- cident to it's preparation for the table is consequently hard to secure-but when once rounded up, we'll 5 But, as we said before, far be it from us to throw off on any member of the gravy family. It stands, as a whole, high in the nobility of things good to eat We merely think the actual championship should be kept where it belongs.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-12-20
Proverbs.

A thin bush is better than no shelter. German Proverb.
 A small cloud may hide both sun and moon.--Italian Proverb.
 A clown enriched knows neither re- Iation nor friend.-French Proverb.
 There Is nothing like deprivation to excite content, and gratitude for small mercies. .-Spanish Proverh