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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
The Leading Paper Of the County,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

According to some papers from
furren parts of the State which
We exchange copies OF the Bugle
with, prosperity has become a cpl
demick al over the country, foller-
ing the panick Of year ago, and
which lasted up to the last presi-
denshial eleckshion.
That prosperity has hit this coun-
| Try SIGH a turrible wallop IS news
to US. If prosperity has set in here
in Bingville, we amt noticed It
and don't calkilate that il is visible
to the naked eye as yet. These
papers state that confidence has
been restored all over the country,
that factories everywhere IS toot-
| ing their whistles, and that the
laborers IS going back to work with
full dinner pales. They state that
money can now be borrowed in
large amounts at less than mort
gage interest, whereas a year ago
! this time money was so tight that
you couldn't get a loan outen a
/ person less you'd throw 'em down
and take their money away from
them.
This here prosperity news which
IS being circulated is important If
true. but it amt true in our midst.
Times has been hard in Bingville
/ as far back as we can remember.
Money has been tighter than bark
on a beach tree. If this had not
Of been so, we would now as edi-
tor and proprietor OF the Bingville
Bugle be wollering in the lap of
luckshury and affiuence, and we
would be rich beyond the fondest
dreams Of averishiousness instead
Of living from hand to mouth and
wondering where in thunderashion
/ the money to pay for the paper on
which the next weeks Bugle will
be printed would emenate from.
Prosperity amt hit the Bingyille
Bugle so hard as to cause us tc
faint away TO any extent, and the
way things look at present. we
don't think ws are going 10 be
Seamped during tie current year
by bgck .a5sc-iPsiri0rs from dead
beat sutscTi5e-s- We caikilate that
we viii nave TO scratch and dig anC
hustle IS much during the present
wear to make both ends meet a:
We have did IN the past. We cal
kite that we viii have TO dun YOU
coax YOU and threter YOU anc
builyrag you from time to time
| through the medium Of these
columns in order to waken you i
POSSIBLE TO nobler sense of youi
obiigashions to us. If YOU take an
pride in your home paper. which
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
SHOWbaIIGd the Deacon

Bud T-;ickley. who amt quite right
IN his head, made up a whole batch OF
snowbalis tother day which ne piled I'D
behint the woodshed in his mothers
ward. and -hen Deacon Butterworth
Gre along at 9 a. m. on his way TO the
P. O.. Bud Shaled away with d SNOWFALL
and hit the deacon right IN the hat,
knocking same often his head The sec
ond s--wball TUX the deacon right IN
the ear. while the third filed up his left
eve. Bud IS a powerful good shot with
snOwballs. By this time the deacon seen
who IS throwing snowballs al him
and he over the fence and made a dodge
for Bud. ketching him by the sCruf of
the neck and shaking him till his teeth
nearly ratified. Mrs HincISley hecred
Bud boiler for help and out she run
to the door. and when she seen the
deacon abusing her boy she grabbed up
a floormon and made for the deacon
At the 6rst wallCp over the head with
the floormop the deacon let go OF Bud,
and when he seen Mrs. Hiackley. tux
to his heels and run out into the street.
Mrs. Hinckley said she'd teach him TO
abuse her poor demented son. but the
deacon said that Bud might be de-
raen,ed. but he could throw snowballs
harder and straiChter than many q boy
that wasn't demented. Mrs. Hincklev
SAID the deacon used some turrible oaths
in referring 70 Bud, but we can't hardly
believe this, as the deacon IS one of the
staunohest pliers IN the Bingville
church.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Iten7S Here and There

Dad Henderson SAYS he's troubled tur-
rible with cold feet this winter. Dad
wears four pairs OF socks and arcticIl
overshoes. but he says his toes get cold
IN spite OF this
EDh Higgins. our accommodating P. n,
saws he might as well shet I'D the Bing-
lie ?. 0. for all the business he's do
ing al present IN the way OF selling
stamps and postal cards
Lem Brown. our expert carpenter. an
nounces th-t he VIII reseat old chairs
for people during the winter months
when It Is too cold 10 do carpenter work
outside. II you need any seats put n,
see Lem.
Harve Hines, our tonsorial barber.
states that he amt cut a head OF hair
nor shaved d face for nearly two weeks.
Harve OFT TO know that most Bingvills
folks lets their hair and wlsiskers grow
this bitter cold weather.
These are ali the lokel items we can
think OF this week, except that Bill Hep
burn. cur aristick blacksmith, went TO
the Co seat st Satterday and came
home fuller than d goose as ushual.
Lokel items IS very scarce in our midst
az present
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
KetGhHd Attire

Arioch Skinner had a pekuliar expe-
ricnCe tOther evg. which he hopes VIII
not Ocur 10 him again soon Mrs Skin
ner had went 10 bed. while ATioch staid
down before the open IRE 10 wait for
pine knot 10 burn Up which he had
throwed on. Il was past s o'clock, and
consequently past AriOch's ushual bed
time. 50 Il amt singular that he dozed
of 20 sleep as he set there before the
FIRE. Anybody who has ever burnt pine
knots IN a open fre VOWS that they
snap and spark at a turrible rate Arioch
don't know how long he was asleep,
but he was woke Up suddenly, and was
turrible amazed and surprised TO find
his whiskers on FIRE. Arioch amt shaved
his whiskers of sinct Bryan was first
defeated for president, being as he made
a bet that II Bryan was not elecktcd.
he would never shave them OF. so his
whiskers Is nearly ? It long-oT was.
Scon's ATiOCh discovered thar his wills
kers was on FIRE, he run into the kit
chen 20 the water pal on the table and
tried 10 outen the flames BIZ throwing
one dipDeTful Of water after another at
hisself and finally Distinguishing the
flames. but not until he was nearly
drowned. About foot Of AriOch' 5
whiskers IS gone, while on the left side
OF his face they are most burnt of.
giving him q ridiklus appearance. Some
persons wanted 10 know why Ari0R
didn't trim them up SO that they would
look alike on both sides, but he said
whenever he made bet. he always paid.
Arioch calkilates that while he set there
before the FIRE, 4 spark from the old pine
knot flew into his whislors and started
the oonflagrashion, and says he will be
more keerful about pine knots IN the
fuchure.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Was Lost His Dog

Yves Woodruff, our expert hunter and
uaOOer. was out after rabbits tother day
with his rabbit dog, which IS a hound,
when he jumped a fox WEISS rabbit dog
is also a good fox dog. and he tux
after the fox lickety-Clip. Yves followed
the track Of the dog and fox clean up
over the top of Sawridge Mountain IN
til he had travelled about 10 miles, but
they was still going IN a straight line, so
Wes come home in disgust This was
last Monday, but 'Ves' dog hasn't re-
turned as vet, and Yves calSilates that
If he Is still going he must be some
where's up in Canada BY this time Yves
SAYS his hound IS a turrible good hound
to run - fox if he only had sense enough
to know when 10 stop running and come
home. and viii thank anybody kindly
If they can give him any informashion
concerning the whereabouts of his dog.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Personal MGniChiOn

Ras Slocomb has a bad cold in his
chest and he says unless he can git it
cured up he fears he shall 90 INTO a
decline. We hope he will-that is, we
hope ne will get It cured up.
Subscribe for the Bugle at once and
thus get It sooner
Miss Sally Hoskins, our pome writer.
SAYS she IS agoing to write a fine pome
on Spring for the Bugle next spring.
We shall be glad to print SaIly's spring
pome in due season
Lige Peterson got croshayed neck
tie for Christmas from Miss Phronecia
Watkins with who he has been keeDiDg
company for 10 these many years. The
first time Lige wore the necktie was
last Sunday and he tied It in such a
hard knot around his neck that he had
70 cut It of with cizzors. thereby spoil
ing the necl<tie. When Phronecia found
this out she said that all IS over twixt
her and Lige- Lige said that If Phronecia
expedited him to wear that necktie
Sround his neck and choke hisself nearly
to deth just 70 show his love for b<r,
she's mistaken.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Champion Of BingViII8

Doc Livermore, who claims TO be the
champion checker PLAYER OF Bingville.
and Amos HilIyc-, our talented loryer
and legal light played a game OF check
ers own at Hen Weathersby's store
tother night flr the championship OF the
town. Anne and Doc set down 10 play al
% O'Clock. and when 10 O'Clock arrived
Doc had 2 kings while Ame had ;. Anne
finally made a move whereat Doc jumped
p OF his kings quicker than scat Anne
then claimed Doc had no right to jump
the ? ki-- because Ame had not tool,
his finger often his king after he'd
moved It from one square 20 tother, but
Doc said that he had took his finger
often the king because he saw him take
II of Anne called Noc a liar, and Doc
tried to strike Anne but hit the
checker board and scattered the check
ers al over the floor. Hen Weathersby,
prop. OF the store. jumped betwlxed EN-
and said he wouldn't have no fitting n
his establishment, so al the damage
done after that was By word Of mouth
Ar7e and Doc stood up and shook their
fists at one another and said al the
mean things they could think OF about
the families Ct both sides back as far
as the third and fourth generashions
Anne told Dec he wouldn't let him doc
tor a sick cat OF hisn II he had one
being as he didn't calSilate Doc didn't
know no more about medicine than Bud
Hinckley, who amt quite right in his
head, knowed about arithemetick, and
| Doc said when he wanted any dirty
work done by a sinister loTyer he would
Gins 10 Anne for his services. aftel
which Her Weathersby closed his store
and everybody went home IN disgust
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

has the largest circulation Of any
in this immediate session, being
as the only other paper in tbs part
OF the county IS the Hardscrabble
Banner. which we do not regard as
q worthy competitor, but rather
treat It with silent contempt
YOU take any pride IN your home
paper why don't YOU pay us what
YOU owe Us so that we can pay
what we owe instead of being
ashamed 10 look or debtors IN the
face when We meet them In the
street.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Alonzo Sknlings OF Calamity Corner.

AIonzo Skillings Of Calamity Corners
snuck into Bingville and home again one
day last week. We understand he hid
IN the postoffice when he seen Us COLI
ing IN for our NAL, being as he owes
rs ST or back suscripshiOn and was
skared we'd ask him for Il We hope
70 ketch Alonzo next tine he's IN town,
however
Samantha Deevers Is on the sick list
as ushuaL Samantha SAYS she hasn't
seen well day II 70 years, which IS
enjoying poor health for long time
Rev. Moore VIII preach red-hot
: -rmon on Hades next Sunday. HAM;
Dewberry says he'd 90 If he thort the
sermon would heat up the church any
better than that old rattie-traD stove
they've got in there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
No Country Correspondence

Owing TO the way the snow has drifted
and the oondishion OF the roads. no
country correspondents has reached Us
for this ishue OF the Bugle, which
calamity We deplore exceedingly. We
hope by next week, however, 10 give
some correspondents from adjoining
towns. X We amt got no country core
spondence We cat print none, can we2
Answer, No.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

than last Thursday before he bitches
them two brutes up together again He
SAYS both II them OFT to have more
sense than 70 think they could beat each
other when the was both hitched to
gether in the same pung-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03

EXPLANATORY NOTE-Beiug as We can't get
no advertisements for the Buzle this week We
print below advertisement which r=e haDpen 70
have set Up type. which sane formerly appeared
In these columes at some time or another L IS
not quite 80 opportune a. x might BE- hut &
helps to nj up space--Editor BingviIle Bugle.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-01-03
Summer Goods
Arriving DAILY

I desire 70 call TIE stteushicn Of the trusting
publiCk 70 the fact that I have 4 whole lot
of summer goods On my hands web /
would Ike 20 cit shet % ss soon as possible
before winter srivcS These includes screens
to keep flies out NhctS she Use Of let
ting your house = full q 1ieS when you csn
just a. well keen tue blame critters on the out
sids where they belong Who wants flies
walking al over the tOP OF tsefr beds
espcshiaIIy Il they be bald, as 1 BET
Also Spring underwear and new monkey
7rrenches xich have juss bought new 70 sell
IN whoever needs monkey renCheS. They was
quite demand for monkey re1ches IN BingvIlle
last winter and Il = 20 meet this demand thai
I Rave bought these two monkey renches Cous
in and see then
They Is also Ioc OF other goods I ooald men
tion n II EsIn't take u nucA room. IueIudfnz
broorns uzilS. salt naCkerrs ard clothes lines.
tzrks Shirting. thread s1d mulasses- These
p.ofaSSes Is fine, ] have tried some Of then
and 7 know w5ot ! talking about. always
make Il . rule 70 keep posted on the goods I
eli 50 I VII know bow much they are worth
Cone ami INSPECT these goods. We will show
theIs, 10 you with great cheer, espeshislly
II you buy zone.
Yours FOR BARGAINS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
ROBINSON POINT.
specIaI 20 The Journal.

Robinson Point, May 14-Mr. Diaz,
of Pensacola, was on the point one
day last week on business.
Mr.. Boone, Of the. American Sup
ply Co, of Mobile, was a business
visitor here last Thursday.
Preachers Powell ana Travic held
three meetings in the school house
here the past Sunday and report has
it they will hold services again this
Sunday and have dinner in the grove
nesz the school house. The young
folk are counting on a big time
from all reports.
Monday Prella st. Marys and Mrs.
Lizzie Ward were returning from Mil
ton when the horse they were driv-
ing became frightened at an auto
mobile. Mrs. Ward jumped from the
buggy and severely sprained her
wrist
There is plenty of wagons on the
point with fresh vegetables every day
MI John Evans was going from house
to house last Saturday just giving
away fine turnip greens.
Rev. aud Mrs J. A Abbott, from
Pensacola, are visiting their daughter.
Mrs. R. Tomasello this week. They
are bride and groom and are a happy
couple They expect soon TO begin
housekeeping at Cottage Hill, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
Organized Effort Is
Just What Is Needed.

The Pensacola Journal leads in
the great sanitary war TO eXterminate
the Florida fly, and if it wins out
its reward should be the gratitude of
all the people of the state. But the
Journal may point the way to victory
so clearly that the wayfaring man,
though fool, need not err therein,
but without organized community eff
fort that victory will never be achieV-
ed In this age of the world when
there are so many of us and we live
so closely together, the good work
o. one may be entirely neutralized
by the failure of others To cooperate,
and nowhere could this be better IL
Illustrated than in the war on flies, One
man and his whole household may
be concentrated to the work of de-
stroying the pests and may do their
full duty to that end. but if the adj
joining premises, especially when
they are a good spot to breed flies,
are not subjected to like vigorous
treatment, the work of tae other man
Will be unavailing. United work
against the common enemy is the
only way to win in war on the house
fiy.-Live Oak Democrat.
The above reflections are true. but
are so only because of the inertia
that disgraces humanity. There is
no reason why there should not be
organized community action" In
deed, that is the very result Tie
Journal has aimed to bring about.
Without it such efforts as the health
board may make will be almost com
pletely neutralized. Ii is a case IN
which the people must do their part
II we are to look for the fullest sue
cess.
When d household, as stated by
The Democrat is "consecrated 10
the work of destroying the pests and
do their full duty to that end but
have their work set at naught by
foolish or filthy neighbor who. Tor
his part, "desecrates" himself by the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
A Case For
Executive Clernency.

Yesterday The Journal published an
appeal from the Southern Lumberman
in which executive clemency was ad-
socated for w S. Harlan, Robt. Gal
lsgher, and several others connected
with the Jackson Lumber Company
. who were convicted of peonage and
sentenced to pay various fines and
serve respective terms in the federal
penitentiaTy in Atlanta.
The Journal is inclined to agree
with its contemporary that the Jail
sentences should be abrOgated.
While there was no excuse for the
commission of the crime of which
many circumstances in connection
with it that were more or less ex-
tenuating.
Many of the people with whom
these Jackson Lumber Company men
had to deal were nothing more nor
less than hoodlums and roustabouts
who permitted the company to pay
tleir way down here and who then
tried to jump the job. The company,
of course, had no business to hold
these men illegally even under those
circumstances, and the men who did
it-Harlan ct al-were very properly
convicted o. conspiracy to commit
peonage.
The circumstances, however, as we
said. were in many respects extenu-
ating, and now that the law has de-
monstrated its supremacy and that a
better understanding exists as to the
aggravating situation under which
these men committed their offense.
The Journal believes that the re-
mission of the jail sentence would be
entirely proper. The convicted men
would still have many fines to pay and
the payment of those fines, under the
circumstances, should be sufficient.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15

breeding o: fiies-then it is that the
advice of The Journal on this point
should be followed. That neighbor's
disregard for the public welfare
should be reported to the health board
and that board should compel the
foolish OF filthy neighbor to learn wis
dom or cleanliness and cease. to Oc-
cupy the limelight as a public nui-
sance. Moreover, there should be
laws passed by which prompt and
generous punishment may be melted
out to that neighbor should he not
change his mode of domestic life.
There is no insuperable obstacle
to be overcome. Just get at it. Keep
at it. In the bright lexicon of per-
sistent PensacoIans there's no such
word as fail ?" What possible OBJ
lection can there be to doing a lit
tie extra work to save the lives Of
two OF three hundred people during
the next twelve months? Wake up!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
The Loan Sharks Of Illinois.

The Loan Sharks of Illinois.
The Illinois layman will have a
hard time in compromising the le-
gal reasoning which gives loan sharks
IN Illinois a free hand with the sal
ares o. clerks and other wage-earn-
eFs VINO fall into their clutches
Inc legislature attempted some
years ago to make it difficult for wage
eaTners to put their salaries into the
control of loan sharks by requiring
court acknowledgements to all such as
slgnments, the consent of husband or
VIE II any, and formal notice upon
the employer. The supreme court
thought that that was an undue in
reference with the liberty of the in
dlvFdual. Now, upon a Tehearing, the
court seems to make further distinc-
ton TO the effect that sucn a law
would not nave been an abridgment
OF the rights of "wage-earners," If
limited to them, but is distinctly an
apridgment Of the rights of salary
earnerS % men earning the high
est salaries" and consequently the
whole law must fall
The Massachusetts supreme court
is not OF the opinion of our supreme
court In this matter. 1t sees no
abrldgment of freedom OF contract Ill
requiring signatures of wife aud EN-
ployer 10 assignments of wages, and
1t takes full account of the suffering
and ruin and crime that have result
ed from the loan shark operations
resting on the old forms of assign
ment.
Inc humble layman-UnleSs he be
himself loan shaFk-wiIl inevitably
agree with the Massachusetts su-
preme court that liberty in the best
Sepse is sOsteTed by statutes of. the
kind in question. He will think he
Is alone with the March hare in won
deTiand when he finds the Illinois
supreme court rejecting a statute MOI
because J. disCTiminates between two
classes OF wage-earneTs but because it
doesn't And above all, he will puz-
Zle his witleS5 brains over the nature
OF this suggested legal distinction be-
tween salary and wages The lay
man we know most intimately hal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
MILLIGAN.
Special 20 The Journal.

Milligan, May 14-Farmers are
pushing the work on their farms now
while the sun shines.
J. G. LambeTth is nov occupying
the residence of ]. W. Garrett, which
the latter vacated last week
R. Lewis WIS on our streets again
this week.
Frank Smith, furniture dealer OF
Milton, was up to-day fishing
T. J. Hinote made business trip
to Pensacola today.
A good many are on the sick list
this week, but nothing serious 50
far.
sheep men are getting busy taking
of wool now.
A. F. Padrick was here Tuesday
on his regular trip.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
Journals Ely Eiaht.

The Pensacola Journal which is
leading the press of the state in the
fight against the filthy, germ-bearing
death-dealing, yphoid-distributing
housef1y, deserves well of every man,
woman and caild in Florida. for it
never fought in a better cause. Here
is one of its latest hits from the
shoulder"
Sing a song of bacilli, kitchen fill
of flies,
Four and twenty thousand lit upon
the pies.
When the pies were eaten, germs got
busy, very
Isn't this a jolly way to fill the Gem =
teTy2"-BaTtoW CourieT-InfoT-
mant