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The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21

Oh. mountain Of a man IL the brawny
Jawny Elan
When the hammer head Is whirling for
the trickl
Mass OF muscle like a giant, steely stiff
or snaky plant,
Though there never was a snake inside
a Mick, avick!
oh. to see the sweep and swing OF the
discus in the fling
When Sheridan gives battle to Horr!
Man alive. he's got the wing OF an an
cient Irish king
That he's tapping in the face OF Mr..
Thor. begor!
But wait for a Judge. with a Tut and
Fudge"
To tell us OF foul and plot;
Britisher missed through a slap on the
wrist
Or some such blooming rot,
And therefore he's put to the top from
the foot,
While we're in the class called not
There's a greyhound just as great as a
Percheron OF weight
When the greyhounds grace and get
there give US JOY.
1t is folly to admit that a collie's better
ut
AS an image for our Mel. the Sheppard
boy.
Hey! Here's Charley Yellow-Head, with
the Hillman hare outsped.
Only Yankee could set Yankee such a
pace.
Begging pardon for this one purely pa
triotic pun.
Twas a bit of native Bacon hogged the
race.
Oh, hail to the hordes OF underlords.
Like heas on q Titan's skin.
Who. jealousy eaten. proclaim a man
beaten
When all OF the world yellS VIM
And great the repute Of lieut. with the
loot
That he captured by walking in!
Dwarf and giant are the same when old
Sam Is In the game.
See the featherweighted wrestlers full
Of Dole.
| While our Ralph proclaIms q Rose II the
biggest bloom that blows
From an iron bulb within q starry bowl
Hark! That distant hum OF sound. grow
ing greater hither bound!
10, the sweating. staggering strugglers
stumbling onl
| Into gaze through dust. a-daze, from the
nercest OF the trays,
For our praise there tOtters Hayes Of
Marathon!
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
Fairy Pipes.

The fairy pipe, which grows rarer
and rarer as time passes. still finds a
niche in many museums. 1t is a little
clay pipe, the bowl big enough to
hold a pinch Of tobacco the size OF a
pea and the stem AN inch long and
the thickness Of a violet stalk 1t Is
quaint superstition that of the
fairy pipe. and 1t still fingers in some
parts OF Ireland. There he who comes
upon a fairy ring must. lest the little
people" do him harm, leave in the
rings center a fairy pipe filed and
ready for smoking. In the past fairy
pipes could be bought all over Ireland,
but they are hard to. find now. and
most OF those In the museums are over
a hundred years old.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
Active at 81

This would not be unusual news if men and
women would keep themselves free from
rheumatism and all aches and pains as we'll as
keeping their muscles and joints Timber with
Billiards. Snow Liniment. Sold by Banner
Drug Store and Titusville Pharmacy.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
eranulated Sore Eyes Cured

For twenty years | suffered from bad
case of graduated sore eyes. says Martin Boyd
of Henrietta, Ky. in February. 1903. a gem
tleman asked me To try Chamberlain's Salve.
bought one box and used about twO-thirds
Of il and my eyes have not given me any
trouble since" This salve is for sale by IT.
tusville Pharmacy.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
Another Suspicious One.

1t struck him just after he gave his
order to have a duplicate made OF a
key that it would be a bad thing to
give his address too. Even though the
locksmIth might be and probably was
perfectly honest. there might be some
one In the shop who wasn't and who
might take advantage OF knowing his
address to burglarious ends.
So be told the lOcksmith when the
man asked for the address. Never
mind; I'll come back for It."
The keymaker looked at him and
said: Il suppose you're one of the
suspicious ones. We get them all the
time in the trade. There are lots OF
folks who won't give US their adj
dresses. New York Sun.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
Popular STYLE In Skirta.

One Of the popular styles OF the sea
son Is the skirt buttoned the entire
length Of the front
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21

Yea, didn't We drag our starry flag to a
pole In the starry sky
Our blue to the blue while the red white
new a. high a. our hearts were high
And didn't our youth drive home this
truth to the wide world there and
then
The Yankee grade IL the best man made
In the molds OF the God OF msn3
John O'Keefe in New York Press.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-08-21
Maseots Of oIden Days.

MascOts have had their place in the
world for many generations. Cats. as
with the ancient Egyptians; GrasshOp-
pers. as in Italy, and various other
specimens of animal life have in their
time been counted rs sacred or lucky
by different peoples. So II is only a
continuance of old customs that has
caused baseball teams to take along
an animal or small boy when they
go upon the diamond To try their skill
with other players. The custom has
spread 10 such an extent that today
there is not vessel in the navy OF
the United States that has not some
kind OF mascot. This assertion VIII
apply with almost equal force TO the
other navies Of the world.-Chicago
News.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
NOTICE OF SALE.
anSaS.

Notice is hereby given that we. the under
signed Commissioners, by virtue OF the au-
shorty contained in an order Of the Woodruff
County Court. made at it's July term, 1908. VIII
on the Is day of August. 1908, at the West door
OF the Court house in Augusta, Arkansas OFFER
for sale and sell at public cutlery to the highest
and best bidder, the East half (E1S) Of Section
Sixteen O6. Township Eight 90. North
Range Three 90 West
Terms: Said sale Is made for the purpose OF
procuring other quarters for the poor OF
Woodruff County and the purchase price wiz
be payable as follows:
$1,000. 90 cash 10 days after date OF sale:
$4,000 90 cash January lst.. 1909, and the resi-
due of the price may be paid in Woodruff
County Warrants or cash at the option OF the
purchaser on or before April lst.. 1903.
No bid will be received, unless proposed
purchaser agrees to comply with the terms
herein set forth and the right to reject any
and all bids is reserved.
j. G, HARRISON,
EFT WHERRY.
Commissioners.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
VICIOUS BLACKBIRDS.

Thousands of savage blackbirds
infest the city, and in some of the
suburbs they are so bold and vicious
that dogs are kept on the jump avoid
ing them, men on bicycles are some
times chased for blocks and pedes-
TRANS pecked on the heads if they
happen under trees where there are
nests. The birds usually fight in
pairs.
If a man with a very white hat
comes along they swoop down, beat
it with their wings and clam at it
with the rage of wounded eagles.
Frequently they aim their sharp
beaks at the victims eyes and he has
difficulty in defending himself. The
painful yelping of cornered CANNES
attracts hocks of the birds and then
the fur fies.-Los Angeles CORE
spondence San Francisco Chronicle.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
NO USE FOR BEDS IN RAGpAp.

About go per cent. of Bagdads
population possess no beds. These
poor people rest on blankets spread
on the floors of their houses in the
winter and on the roofs in the sum-
mer. Owing to the excessive heat of
these regions sleep is made impos-
sible elsewhere than on the roof or in
the open gardens. 1t is an interest
ing sight to see how the women at
sunset emerge from their houses to
prepare the evening meal on the roof,
and spread the bedding for the night.
Inasmuch as the climate is very dry,
there is little to fear from exposure
to the night air. While consider
able number of the roofs are sur
rounded by lattice work to insure a
certain amount of privacy, by far the
larger number are quite exposed to
the gaze of curious and inquisitive
neighbors.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
KISSED THE PUP GOODBYE.

Persons who went down to see the
American liner Philadelphia sail for
Southampton witnessed this scene
on the pier:
A man wearing a long raincoat,
accompanied by handsome woman,
arrived carrying shaggy-haired yell
low dog. AS the pair neared the
gangplank the man turned, and,
kissing the dog on the muzzle, hand
ed it to the woman, the while ad-
dressing it:
"Now, baby, take good care of
mamma, and be good to her until 1
get back"
Then he turned and, kissing the
woman goodbye, boarded the ship.
There was no cheering.-N. Y.
Times.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
FAMOUS WOMEN OF OLD.

Few things interest succeeding
generations more than the love af-
fairs of bygone celebrities. Whatever
our attitude may be toward those
who in our day defy the conventions,
there is no denying our consuming
curiosity about famous women who
in the past have strayed from the
path of virtue. Of all the names, in
deed, handed down to us in history,
it is significant fact that those
which command our greatest inter-
est and sympathy are invariably
those who, like Cleopatra and As
pasta, Diane de Poitiers and Mary
Queen of Scots, Lady Hamilton and
the various women of the salons,
were distinguished by conduct which
would not have permitted of their
remaining ON our visiting list to-
day.-Ladies' Field.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Women and the Farmers Union.

Mrs. s. c.. Mirrell, writing to the
Jasper, Florida, News urging women
to take an active interest in the Farm
ers' Union, says:
II think the ladies can promote our
privileges very much by joining the
union and working for 1t, while our
fathers, husbands, and brothers are
endeavoring to solve and master the
business problems that confront US.
"Since l joined the union and
learned more about its principles, the
better like it, and hope that it will
succeed Sisters, let's join in the bat
tie for justice, equity, and the golden
rule, then, when we have succeeded we
can enjoy the victories as much as
any one.
"There are so many things which
require the best thought and action Of
should be SO adjusted. that when the
farmer has anything to sell. he could
realize as much profit on his invest
ment as any one else. We should
raise everything that we need If pos
sible and buy only the luxuries. An
other subject, and l think the greatest
of them all, is the education of our
boys and girls. Oh, how we wish
them educated and refined, bat SO
many have to be denied the opportu-
mites and privileges that should f1t
them for the positions of life.
"If the tillers Of the soil could get
their share of the wealth which they
produce. they could have more money
to spend, spare their children long.
er from the farm and give to them the
much needed advantages that their
cousins of the cities have"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
BEST TIME TO CHOOSE HAT
When Woman Was Looking Her
Worst Chosen as the Proper
Period for Selection.

Two women had been shopping
nearly all day and were as warm and
weary as the circumstances warrant
ed. As they were handed their
change at the last counter one ex-
claimed: "Now for an ice cream
soda and homeP'
"Not for me-" returned the other,
with a martyr-like expression on her
face. 'I'm going to buy hat"
ga hat? Why, you're all tired
out and your hair is coming down. "
81 know it, and that is the very
reason. When you start out well
brushed and fresh almost any hat
will look good on you, but one that
looks decent on me as | am now is
the hat l want. That will be a true
test. always buy my hats when l
am looking little worse than usual.
So you 60 for your ice cream soda,
while l choose between a Merry
Widow and Soul Kiss"
"No, no." protested the first, ''T'll
try on few, too, just to cheer my
self up"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
MUTILATED STAMPS NO GOOD.

Mutilated stamps can not here
after be used, and letters bearing
such stamps will be held two
weeks for recovery. If not claimed
at the end Of that time will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office, accord
ing to the recent order. A corner
torn off or any other mutilation or
defect makes the stamp worthless,
though permission is given indi-
viduals to perforate the stamps
they use with small instrument for
purposes of Identification. That is
intended to prevent the theft or
mutilation of private mail.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Work With a Will.

A Farmers Union member In Civ.
ing his ideas Of unionism as applied
to the farmer, says:
1--WE want to organize till we have
large majority of the farmers Of the
State enrolled as members, then we
will know where our forces are and
who to depend upon In time of action.
Our business department should be
80 complete and cooperative that we
would have a channel through which
every member could secure equal priv
ileges and benefits. Some of the coun-
ties are succeeding along this line
while some are doing nothing. We
can so combine and cooperate as will
benefit every one That would mean
brotherhood, cooperative union.
IF we take up the complicated
questions that come before us, it must
be with a will and determination that
means success, for, after we have TAX
en- a stand and failed we are worse off
than before we began If that failure
was for lack of effort
ITO succeed we must take a very
broad view of the subject. whatever
1t be, for other interests are necessa-
rily affected by 1t.
Whatever we undertake must have
a very careful and intelligent investi-
cation; then after a knowledge of the
situation, push the matter to success
with all the cooperative force of the
union.
"If we wish to build for the union
1t must be done on plans that are
common sense, practical, safe. They
may be opposed for while. but the
light will succeed"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Farmers and the Farmers, Union.

|
How does the income from the farm
sr's labor in proportion to his hours
compare with that Of other laborers?
In discussing this question there
are several factors to be taken into
consideration. First, most farmers
are part capitalists, as we'll as laborer,
and we must credit a part of his Ia.
come to his capital His teams, hAr-
ness, implements, feed, and seed, and
also his land. If he is a landowner,
are so much capital, for which we
must allow a reasonable income. Sec
ond, the families of farmers can and
do help more toward earning the living
than the families of other classes OF
laborers. Even a six-year-old child.
on the farm, can do many little turns
by which it can learn its salt" and
even earn part of its bread.
In order to make the comparison as
nearly equal as possible, take the case
of farmer who works another mans
farm for one-half the income Cor pos
sibly less), having everything fur
nished him by his landlord. Then the
living of the family may be said TO
depend entirely upon their labor But
even in this case the different members
of the family have a much better op-
portunty to assist in earning the hv-
ing than in the cases Of most families
living in town.
Now, a wage-earner in town Is sup
posed to be able to support a family
In respectable style, almost entirely.
by working eight hours per day when
he has steady work. Thanks to the
results of organization. But where
can we find even one farmer who can
do this, unless he has considerable
amount of capital to assist his labor,
to say nothing of all of them doing
So Even a man who owns a FIVE
thousand dollar outfit, consisting Of
land and supplies, must work more
than eight hours a day in order to
make ends meet properly and lay up a
little each year for old age.
Now, we don't want to be understood
as begrudging the wage-earner what he
has gained by means Of his union, for
we believe in labor unions, as we'll an
in farmers unions. The point intend
ed is to show that farmers ought to
strive as earnestly and as successfully
to improve their conditions, as wage
earners have done and are still doing.
The farmers independence that we
hear so much about is a nice thing no
doubt, but he should have an income
sufficient to support and educate his
family in manner BETTING an Ameri-
can citizen And in order to secure
this he must devote enough time,
money and earnestness to his union
to enable him to price his own pro-
ducts.-Union Farmer.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
KNIVES FROM SHARKS TEETH
How Natives Of the Pacific ISLANDS
Utilize This Dreaded Enemy
of the Sailor.

The natives on some of the Pacific
islands, being provided with neither
metals nor any stone harder than
the coral rocks of which the etolls
they inhabit are composed, would
seem badly off, indeed, for material
of which to make tools OF weapons,
were it not that their very necessity
has bred an invention no less ingeni-
GUS than curious and effective. This
is nothing less than the use of sharks
teeth to give cutting edge to their
wooden knives and swords. The
mouth of the shark contains 300
teeth, arranged in five rows, all
closely lying upon each other, except
the outer row, and so constructed
that as one tooth is broken or lost
another takes its place. The teeth
are not only pointed and keen-edged,
but are finely and regularly serated,
so that the cutting power is greatly
increased. Indeed, so great fac
ulty have these teeth for wounding,
that the implements and weapons
upon which they are used have to be
handled with great care. The King
mill islanders make many strange
articles of sharks teeth.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
THE GAMEY ALEWIvEs.

The alewives are running at Por-
ter's mill stream, and will be up here
in day or two. These alewives are
a very gamey fish. The usual mode
of catching them when you haven't
a good fly is to wade out into the
shallow water around the furnace or
under Hills mill, and grab them
with your hands and sling them
ashore. This method may not ap-
peal to the true sportsman, but does
frst-rate for those who want to
pickle a barrel or two of the juicy
gaspereau.-Calais (Me.) Advsr-
tiser.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Why the Boys Leave the Farm.

s. A. Hover, of the Missouri state
normal school, gives some good rea.
sons why the boys leave the farm. He
says:
One reason is because our methods
of instruction in the country schools,
until very recently, all tend to lead
the boy cityward. Most of his
text books are written by city people.
and many of his teachers are brought
from the city to instruct him in city
ways. Captains of industry have been
held up before him as models, and
little or nothing has ever been done
to put him in touch and sympathy
with his country surroundings.
On the contrary he has been taught
that the country Is good place to get
away from that, the city only could
supply his mental and bodily wants
to the full Until recently we have
had no text books on the different
divisions of agriculture that have been
adapted to the needs of the country
boy, and never a word or instruction
from any Of his teachers upon the sub
ject The idea with both country teach
ers and country parents has often
been to get the children away to the
city where they would have better edu-
cational advantages.
This is all wrong, but fortunately,
the country is waking up to the injus-
tice that has been done and reforms
are being inaugurated In many places.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
MAKING BOAT FROM A TREE.

Charles Holman is constructing a
new boat. He discovered a catalpa
tree that has perfect shape for the
purpose.
1t will be constructed on the
steamboat style, and the catalpa tree
makes one solid piece from the top
of the bow to the stern, it having
just the curve necessary to make a
good shape. The boat will be de-
signed primarily for passenger serv-
Ice, will be about 26 feet long and be
equipped with six horsepower gaso-
line engine Morehouse Hustler.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
WAS ON.

Latewed-Your brother is such a
considerate boy, my dear.
Mrs. Latewed (suspiciously) y
Why, pet?
Latewed-Why, l asked him up to
dinner this morning and he wanted
to know if we had cook, and when
I told him you did the cooking with
your own sweet hands he absolutely
refused to come for fear it would
make you extra work. -ToIcdo
Blade.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Teaching Of Agriculture In Oklahoma

The Oklahoma law requiring the
teaching of agriculture in the public
schools. 1t is claimed, places the new
state far In advance of any of her sis
ter states in this respect
In addition to agriculture, the law
provides a system for teaching horti.
culture, bodybuilding, stock feed.
ing and domestic sciences and
economies in the common schools.
Secondary grade schools are
provided for in each of the five SUI
preme judicial districts, two to be To-
Gated each year until all are estab-
lished. Each institution Is to have
an 80-acre farm as an experiment sta
ton, and besides the regular work,
short courses for the instruction of
farmers are to be given each year.
The district schools are to cost $780,
900 each and $4,000 per year is al
lowed for maintenance. Teachers are
to be instructed in agricultural topics
In the normal schools and the A. & M.
College is to be the cap sheaf of the
system.
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
GENERAL DIRECTORY
County Officials.
Court Sessions.

Circuit Court, Northern Distrct
Third Monday in February and August So
thern Ustrict-First Monday IN Marcn s
September III. N. Hutton, judge
Norman. Clerk.
Chancery Court. Northern District
First Monday In May and December. SoNs.
ern District-Second Monday in February Oh.
September. Ed. D. Robertson. Chanceno''
Win Moorman Clerk ,-
County Court.-Meets First Monday IN 'a"I
ary, April, July and October. j. +. Son"e
Judge; T. E. Simpson. Clerk. in.
Probate Court.-Meets Fourth Monu'
January, April July and october. j. T. 90
mers, Judge: It. e. Simpson Clerk
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
NOT ITS MEDIUM.

TRUTH" sententiously remarked
the press agent, who had just prof
fered a ''true story that really hap
pened," Giles at the bottom of q
WELL"
eyes," drearily remarked the drs-
matte editor, land it is one Of the
things which hot air can't raise from
there"
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1908-07-16
Farmers Educational
AND
Co-OperativeUnion
Of America
A Nature Creed.

! believe In the brook as it wanders
From hillside into glade;
/ believe in the breeze as 1t whispers,
When evenings shadows fade.
/ believe In the roar Of the river
AS it dashes from high cascade;
/ believe in the cry of the tempest
Mid the thunder's cannonade.
l believe in the light of shining stars.
believe in the sun and the moon,
/ believe in the fash of the lightning,
believe in the night birds Groom,
/ believe in the faith of the flowers,
l believe in the rock and sod,
For in all these appeareth clear
The handiWork of God.