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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09

Then winter came-a dreary time-a
night of hopes and fears,
On every hand the widows wept, and fell
the mothers tears
A reign of blood and ruin Every day
some passing train
Brought back a load of mangled men
brought back the cofined slain;
And Jennie o, my Jennie, ere the SHOWS
of winter passed,
They bore your father back to us-they
brought him home at last;
They sent him from the frozen hills, be-
side the Tennessee,
Borne down amidst the battle, where the
bravest love to be;
They sent him back a ruined man for
life, alas, my child
l turned away in agony, l raved as one
grown wild.
But why recall the story now? The
years have drifted far,
And we've got used to trouble, since your
father went to war.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09
III.

Then you and | we're left alone. We
tried a year or so,
By hiring help, to scrimp along, but
couldn't make it go;
The spring floods swept away the corn,
the drouth of summer dried
The grasses on the uplands, and we had
no crops beside;
So we parted with the cattle that we
could no longer keep,
We sold the only team we had, and trad
ed off the sheep
And when the winds of autumn shook
the pipes about the caves,
And in the woodland hollows piled the
brown October leaves,
When the hazel-nuts were ripening in
the old familiar copse,
And the wild geese wedging southwark,
far above the maple-tops,
We locked the dear old farmhouse up,
and closed the pasture-bar
And moved into the village, when your
father went to war
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09

The times have changed. We, too, have
changed. Tonight the blue and
gray
Sit round their fires, with lighted pipes,
and puff their hates away
Sit spinning yarns about their camps
until the drowsy stars
Put out their light and wage good
night" across the twilight's bars.
Although my heart be broken, and al
though my hair be white,
And though the years have brought me
but disaster in their fight
l am wicked in my weakness. am cruel
to complain,
When yonder patient sufferer sits smil-
ing at his pain
Sits grooming in the Autumn moon the
ballads made TO praise
The luster of his daring In the old heroic
days
Sits dreaming, Jennie, dreaming of the
battle-felds that are
The glory of the ages, since your father
went to war.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09

A little while---it won't he long until the
soldiers come
And bear away their comrade to the dead
march of drum,
To the green hills over yonder, where
eternal tents are spread,
And no pension bills are vetoed in the
domains of the dead,
Where justice is no jester, and where
glory countersigns
The muster-roll of freedom as the CEN
fury declines;
Yes, child, to that Republic where no par
tiSan is found,
Where the private is promoted and the
potentate disCrowned.
Our loved one now is journeying and as
for you and me
Il matters not-the pottersield our her
itase may be;
The future frowrs and threatens, but
thank God It cannot mar
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09

When Your Father Went to War.

When Your Father Went to War.
When your father went to war, Jennie,
you were but a child,
romping little rowdy, running riotous
and wild
In the maple-shaded pasture, where our
cottage used to stand,
And we owned a timbered forty of the
richest river land
Yes, owned it-every inch of it-by la
boris hard decree.
And none, we thought, in all the world
were happier than we.
Our cattle browsed the summer hills.
amid the bluegrass deep,
And all the shady bottom-lands were
snowy with our sheep;
Twas like a tale of fairy lore, the life
that we lived then.
When | was barely twenty-six and Won
were only ten;
Love brought us peace and comfort till
there rose an evil star,
In the summertime of plenty, when your
father went to war.
H.
All, Jennie, remember we'll the day
twas late in June
Your father he came riding home from
town one afternoon,
And his face was pale and haggard as he
reached The door and threw
One arm around me, daughter, while he
laid one hand on you:
And as my senses faltered, and | reeled
in his embrace,
| read the fearful meaning that was
written in his face
l felt it in the bounding blood that beat
against my breast,
l needed not spoken word-too we'll |
knew the rest
And all that night in dreams | heard
the tramp of marching feet,
And far away | saw the flags grow dim
mer down the street
Twas long ago but o, my heart has not
outgrown the scar
Gods finger put upon it, when your faith
err went to war.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-07-09
~ONO~~~0~

why did you leave your last placer"
asked the boss. Il got six months of
for good behavior" answered the job
seeker.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
MAJOR F1LcHER A GREAT RAcEB
Has Won Seven Straight Races in One
Month

Among the horses in attendance on
the races at Jackson this year is Major
Pitcher. owned by Mr.. ". Z. Pegues oil
Tupelo, Miss, and driven by Mr.. An
drew Van Buren,. a native of the city
of Jackson, who has been a driver of
fast ponies for the past twenty years.
During the past month Major Pitcher
has been entered IN seven races, and
has won every one of them. This is a
phenomenal record for horse that a
few weeks ago was practically unknown
and had no record. He is now quoted
at 2:I2 IL and is a pretty safe ami
NAL to place one s money on
At the fairs at Tupelo, Starkville,
Greenville and Jackson, Major Pitcher
has won every race IN which he has
been entered, and that means seven
times in succession, being driven every
time by Van Buren,.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
Friday.
HORSES SMOKE PIPES.
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lions With Ringing Brosh-
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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
Harris TWeeds.

o. all the classes OF homespun prob
ably the most famous is the Harris
tweed, made on the island of Harris,
in the Outer HcDrides, off the west
coast of Scotland, but some of the
tweeds known as Harris" are made
on the isle of Lewis and also in the
North Uist. All OF these tweeds are
iegitimately designated as Harris
tW eeds, as they are made by almost
Identical methods, and it is practical
ly impossible even for an expert to
differentiate between tweeds made on
these islands These homespuns are
heavy of weight and the natives being
proficient in the use Of dyes the cloth
is uniformly of various soft colors
such as browns, green's, drabs or rich
and harmonious blendings of these
colOrs. 1t is 4 curious fact that very
few OF these islanders possess the Sc
cret of dyeing black, and gray is like
wise an uncommon color in real Har-
ris tweed. These tweeds have gener-
ally, but not invariably, a question
ably pleasant odor with which any
one who has ever worn a Harris
tweed will be instantly familiar. and
which TO a considerable extent comes
from the peat smoke, or peat reek,'
as it is called, peat being the fuel uni
versally burned on these islands. The
dyes also contribute TO the odor as
well, particularly lichen called crot-
tie, which is very redolent. The pres
ence OF this odor is one way OF telling
a genuine Harris from the machine
made substitute
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
Purchase Of Land for County Farm.

BY virtue of an order of supervisors
made at it's regular November, 1909.
meeting | am directed to advertise for
proposals to be made to said board at
an adjourned meeting thereof to be held
on Monday, the 18th day of November,
1909, for the sale to it of from 400 to
700 acres of land in Washington county,
Mississippi, for a county convict farm.
All proposals must be sealed and fill
ed with the clerk of said board on or
before noon of November 10Th 1909,
and the board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids so received
All proposals should state the number
of acres in cultivation. the number OF
acres of cleared land and the number of
acres of woodland, and the terms up
on which the same viii be sold-wheth-
er all cash or part cash and the balance
to cover term of years and the rate OF
interest on deferred payments.
Not less than $50 acres is desired.
Some woodland is preferred to be in
GUIDED in ali proposals.
Given under my hand and seal of of
flee this 3rd day of November, 1909.
w. W MILLER,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors of Wash
ington County, Mississippi. 29-4t
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
NOTICE.

Whereas, there has been and is an
exposure to, and danger of an cpl
demic of smallpox within the limits OF
the county of Washington; and where
as, vaccination is the only preventive of
the disease of smallpox, and the only
preventive of the same becoming an
epidemic; and whereas, it is dangerous
the public schools within the limits of
said county without being vaccinated.
Therefore. be it adjudged, decreed ana
ordered that there has been and Is an
exposure to, and danger of an epidemic
of smallpox within the limits of Wash
ington county, and that it is dangerous
to the public health, and would cause
an exposure to and an epidemic of
smallpox in said county, to allow ana
permit persons to attend the pablic
schools within said county without be
ing vaccinated, therefore. it is ordained
by the Board of Supervisors of Wash
ingtop county, that no person shall be
allowed to attend any public school
within the limits of said county with
out being vaecinated, and producing
satisfactory evidence of such 7accina-
ton to the principal or teacher of said
school. or the county health officer.
1t is further odainel that the cler.
of this board cause notice to be pub
lished. and notify the Superintendent
of Education of said county of its pas
sage.
State of Mississippi, County of Wash
ington.
I. w. w Miller clerk of the chancery
court, do hereby certify that the fore
going order was passed at the Novem-
her. 1909, meeting of the Board of Sup
ervisors, and is recorded IN minute
book I, page 23a
| Given under my hand seal this End
day of November, 1909
2e-4t ". w. MILLER, Clerk
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
Dog A CENTER OF MYSTERY
Peculiar Actions of Collie Have
Proved Puzzle to Residents of
New Jersey Town.

A large dog-a collie-has spent the
most of its time before the Sussex Ma
tjonal bank. The dog stands all day
long, unless disturbed looking into
Space, as though it expected its lost
master to came and claim it. But the
master never comes.
The dog wears tag with a number
and the initials IN Y S. P c. A." but
the New York society is unable to
give the name of the master or tell
anything about any dog of that de
scEiption
Residents of this locality have been
attracted to the dog, which is friendly
enough, though never cordial. and some
Of them have tried to adopt it, but
failure has met every effort of that
kind. Archibald Hough took the dog
tc his home, in the suburbs. The dog
was tied up over night, but the next
day the collie was down in the village
again at the old post
EX-Assemblyman Levi II. Howell
sent the dog out to his farm, two
miles from Newton. They chained the
collie TO pump that night Next day
the, dog was before the bank, chain
and pump handle and all
Cats and other dogs may come and
so freely and never receive so mucn
as the raisi 3 of an ear from the
stranger. The police do not want to
dispose of the dog, and the dog war
den won't touch it. so it is becoming
the problem of the town
The superstitious say it is a strange
dog, and that there are many things
which are apparent, but not real
Newton Dispatch TO New York Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
GAME LAWS.
How Different States Protect Game
Within Their Borders.

New York. Nov 5.-Hunters through
out the United States and Canada will
find themselves bound by more legal
ropes on their forthcoming expeditions
than has ever been the case since leg
islation looking TO the protection of
fish and game was first enacted. The
lawmakers of % states in the Union
have amended their game laws, while
radical game bills were passed by the
governing bodies Of several Cana Ian
provinces. \ total of 229 laws, relative
to this subject have been enacted, but
nearly one half of these are local meas
ures.
Among the important seasonal cha z
es were several giving eAteudcj pro
lection to big game and some more I'M
portant species of game birds aud i
few reopenipg seasons for deer.
Washington will hc she only state
in the Union where antelope may be-
shot: Montana, Nevada. Oregon and
Wyoming having followed the exam
pie set bv other states in prohibiting
the killing of this graceful animal.
Compete protection was given elk
and sheep in Oregon. does in Colorado.
Missouri, and Oregon, grouse AMI P1ai-
RE chickens in Missouri and South
Dakota, doves in Montana, doves and
quails in Nebraska, and sage hens in
several counties IN Utah.
Iowa, Wyoming and West Virgins
Joined the ranks of the states that
prohibit the export of game. Bag lin
its were also materially reduced in n
number Of the states and there are
now but fifteen states in the Union
whore more than two deer a season
may be killed by any individual
A large army of men is required to
look after the rigid enforcement OF
these laws. and in 81 states this work
is entrusted TO game commissioners,
warJens, or other state officials; ~
five other states Florida, Georgia.
Kentucky, Mississippi and Nevada-
TO county wardens; in Virginia. to city
and magisteral district wardens; in
Arkansas to sberTz and similar off
GERS. and in the District of Columbia to
the local police.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
NOTICE.

State of Mississippi,
Washington County.
By virtue of an order of the board
of supervisors of the said county, made
this day, sealed bids are invited to be
fled with the undersigned clerk on oil
before - O'Clock, noon, on Monday
the LIST day Of November, 1909, for the
construction of 2,213 cubic yards OF
earthwork and 1907 cubic yards OF
masonry across Fish bayou, near Bel
IONA, in said county. Said bids to be
submitted in accordance With plans and
specifications now on file in the office
of the chancery clerk, and the boart
reserves the right to reject any and al
bids.
Witness my official signature this
9TH day of October, 1909.
w w. MILLER, Clerk.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
American Civic Alliance.
means.

New York,-A call has been issued
by the American Civic Alliance and
the Committee Of One Hundred to the
various civic societies throughout the
country asking them to send represen-
tn tives to attend national civic con-
er TO be held in this city from De
csreher to II.
The call is in part as follows:
.'This congress is called to consider
sa1 devise means for co-ordinating our
numerous civic societies and to consil-
er and devise more effective methods
for the study ana solution of our fun
damentai problems. The congress shall
be Independent and non-partisan.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
instructions to the Neiohbor,.

So many women have called at the
home of LysaGder John Appleton to
see Daysey Mayme's wedding lingerie
tthe society name for underclothes)
that the time of the family is entirely
taken up with visitors when more i'm
portant matters demand their atten-
lion. For this reason, Mrs. Appleton
desires to announce that the lingerie
will hereafter be on exhibition Thurs.
day only from two TO six p. M
AS the undertaken says at funeral.
friends viii please walk through the
front parior 70 the back parlor, to
AXE a last look, and out through the
conservatory TO avoid confusion.
Noe; Conservatory is put in to
sound good The Appletons haven't a
conservatory, unless one palm, two
,erns and a siaall geraniun can be
called one.l-Atchiscn Glcne
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
PROGRAM FOR REUNION.
Conf cderate Veterans to Meet at Vicks
burg on November II and II.

The following is the official program
which will be carried out upon tie oc
casfou of the Mississippi Confederate
reunion. which takes place in Vicks-
burg November II and u:
Thursday.
Ride through National cemetery and
National Military park, beginning at q
a. m. and making trips every hour ana
a half
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07
TIME CARD-STEAME SpEFr
Effective April 6, 1908.

Steamer Speed leaves Greenvilie
daily at 10 a. m. for Luna.
Leaves Luna daily at p. m. for
Greenville.
Leaves Greenville daily except Sum
day for Sunnyside at 2.3o p. m.
Leaves Sunnyside daily at S p. m.
for Greenville
Connecting with the NJ. R. H. &
w railway at Luna.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07

A wealthy farmer in New York
whipped a baLlxy horse and while en-
gagged in this rather violent effort he
tell over dead. We would not say
that this result was in the nature. of a
retribution for a foolish and crueissact
1t Is possible that the eXertion so af-
fected the action of the heart that
death was the consequence
But the incident should call atten-
Jion TO the fact that the whipping of
1al6y horse is risk that no man
oF sense should accept. For if a man
IS moi killed by the exertion it hurts
him otherwise. as all mean acts do,
and whipping balky horse is gen
crafty thaL sort of an act
Violence IS not the specific for a
b3lAy nurse and it will seldom do the
noIse any good, while it will always
do the driver harm. The driver catch
= the disteIaper from the horse and
baiky men are worse than balky
horses. AS a general thing the men
y 20 are cruel to their horses are
cruel to their wives and children.
Both treatments arise out of the same
spirit.-Ohio State Journal
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-11-07

and better parade than those of the
has in a nutshell some idea of what
visit to Ringing Brothers circus
means.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-10
Develops Best Within Us.

Too much of our thought is apt to
be busy with life's mysteries. We
stretch hands into the darkness trying
to grasp forbidden things; and are so
absorbed in the pursuit of the un-
known that we lose interest in what
we know; and fail to value what is
close at hand. We do not realize that
Gods wide creative purpose holds pos
sibilities for the development of the
best in us just where we may have
been placed; and that the revelation
needed for the souls highest and
broadcast experience may be found in
the daily round of care and duty.
There are simple natures, without any
but the most common endowments of
intellect, but with pure hearts, with
a childlike willingness to follow the
great Leader, who have heard whis-
pers from the highest, and have re
ceived illumination through mind and
heart without wandering from their
place.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-10
Care in Preparing Food.

In recent years scientists have
proved that the value of food is meas
ured largely by its purity; the re-
suit is the most stringent pure food
laws that have eve been known.
One food that has stood out promi-
nently as a perfectly clean and pure
food and which was as pure before
the enactment of these laws as it
could possibly be is Quaker Scotch
Oats; conceded by the experts to be
the ideal food for making strength of
muscle and brain. The best and cheap
est of all foods. The Quaker Oats Com
pany is the only manufacturer of oat-
meal that has satisfactorily solved the
problem of removing the husks and
black specks which are SO annoying
when other brands are eaten.
For hot climates Quaker Scotch Oats
is packed in Theoretically sealed tins,
keeps fresh and sweet anywhere. l
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-10

The complete success of the new
fuel while on the 2650-mile public
test and the advantages gained
through its use were we'll described
in the following dispatch which the
correspondent of the New York Sun
sent to his paper at the conclusion of
the tour:
"a feature of the tour which was
watched with special interest was
that the White Steamer used kero-
sene, or coal OIL as fuel instead of
gasoline. The new fuel worked
splendidly throughout the 2650-mile
journey, and all claims made in its
behalf were fully proven. First of
all, as regards cheapness, the White
driver secured kerosene all along the
route from 6 cents to 10 cents cheap
er per gallon than was paid for gaso-
line. Secondly, the new fuel was
handled without any precautions, and
it was not unusual to see kerosene
being poured into the fuel tank while
the crew of the a and an interested
crowd stood by with lighted cigars
and cigarettes. At.the finish of the
tour, the White was the only car per-
mitted by the authorities to enter
Convention Hall, where the technical
examination took place, without
draining it's fuel tank. Thirdly, the
new fuel proved to be absolutely
without smoke or smell. Fourthly,
kerosene could be purchased at what
ever part of the route was most con-
venient, and not once during the trip
through the ten States of the Middle
West was there found a grocery store
where kerosene was not readily and
cheaply o%btainable. Finally, the
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-10
RMONETTE.

Mattathias is entitled 70 a
place amongst the heroes OF
faith enumerated in the elev-
enth chapter of Hebrews.
After giving the long list OF
heroes, Paul excIaims:
"And what shall | more sayI
for the time would fail me to
tell of Gideon, and of Barak
and of Samson and of Jephthae,
of David also, and Samuel, and
of the prophets. Who through
faith subdued kingd o m S
wrought righteousness, obtained
promises, stopped the mouths of
lions, quenched the violence of
fire, escaped the edge of the
sword, out of weakness were
made strong, Waxed valiant in
fight, turned to flight the arm
les of the aliens. Women re-
ceived their dead raised to life
again: and others were tor
tured; not accepting deliver
ance; that they might obtain a
better resurrection. And 9TH
ers had trial of cruel mockings
and scourgings, yea, moreover
of bonds and imprisonment.
They were stoned, they were
sawn asunder, were tempted,
were slain with the sword: they
wandered about in sheep-skins,
and goat-skins; being destitute,
afflicted, tormented; (of whom
the world was not Worthy:)
they wandered in deserts, and
in mountains, and in dens and
caves of the EARTH" There can
be no question, although un-
named, that Mattathias and his
noble sons are to be included
amongst these.
Notwithstanding persecution
and trial and suffering, there is
a sense of security in knowing
that one is in Gods hands and
that ultimate victory is with
him. The Third Psalm is ex-
p~ressive of this:
"Lord, how are they increased
that trouble me! many r they
that rise up against me.
"Many are they which say of
my soul, There is no help for
him in God.
"But thou, o Lord, art a shield
for me; my glory and the litter
up of mine head.
~ cried unto the Lord with
my voice, and ne heard me out
of his holy hill.
~ laid me down and slept;
| awaked; for the Lord sus-
tanned me.
~ will not be afraid of ten
thousands of people, that have
set themselves against me
round about. |
Arise, o Lord; save me, o my |
God: for thou hast broken the
teeth of the ungodIy.
salvation belongeth unto the |
Lord: thy blessing is upon thy |
people,"