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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-16
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DOING IN
SONGS OF OLD.

SONGS OF OLD.
Oh, sing us a song of the good old
days.
When the horse-cars used to run;
JAS we Flooded along on our weary
ways
Al morn or at set Of sun.
Oh. the car was big and the hc,se
was thin
And the driver was tired and sore;
Shu die wintry blast blew boldly n
Through the straw on tie shaky
floor
On, sing US song Of the good old
days
When the railway trains would 20
On tracks that wobbled IN devious
ways
And on schedules weirdly slow.
90 hack, if you choose, to the candle
light
That sputtered so bravely on.
Those days were the good old days"
ali right.
But were thankful those days are
gone
Philander Johnson.
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Little Miss Asa Ward of Atlanta
is visiting Miss Matte Brown
Mrs. S. Il Stevens Of 4tlqnta. is
Visiting her son, J. A. steye2s.
Miss Miriam Whitfield leaves next
week for Shorter college in Rome.
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Miss Gladys McKinnon leaves short
iy to attend Agnes Scott.
J. w Dillon, Jr., Of Thomasville,
Is the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Devoe.
Miss Helen Scarlet leaves today
for Chapel Crossing, where she VIII
teach this winter,
Hrs ]. P. Shelley has returned to
her home in Savannah after visit
to Mr. r. b. Wood
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Miss Elizabeth Atkinson of Ocala,
Fla, is the guest of Miss Mamie At
kinson on Union street.
h. Baker of New Yorg, who has
been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
Weiss, left YESTERDAY for Jacksonville,
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Miss Frances Hall. who has been
the guest Of Mrs. T r. Smith, leaves
tonight for her home in Milledgeville,
Ga.
The many friends Of Mrs IT. o.
Short will regret to learn that she is
quite i'll at her home on Carpenter
street.
Mrs d. ", krauss and children re-
turned yesterday morning from
north Georgia where they have Eeen
spending month with relatives and
friends
Little Herbert Lazarus celebrated
his fourth birthday yesterday after
noon at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lazarus, on London
street
u. d C. will meet Saturday after
noon. September 16, at p. m, at the
residence Of Mrs w, H. DeVoe. All
members are urged to attend and
complete arrangements for conven-
ton. Miss Maria 5lain, Pres.
Mr. r. f. Sherman yesterday re-
ceived letter from Mrs. sherman
who is in Waynesville, y. &, stating
that their little son, Edwin, met with
a serious and painful &c, ie1t Thurs
day. when the little fellow fell from
a tree breaking Is righ. arm ]tst
below the wrist. A physician was at
once summoned and the broken NOM
her was reset, but T. w:u be necessary
for Mrs. Sherman end children =
remain at Waynesvilla Cor several
DAYS. They intended leaving TUESDAY
for Augusta,
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-16

LAND THAT SUITS THE
MAN WHO KNOWS
BY a mere chance yesterday we
secured control Of 200 acres of
land less than FIVE miles from
Brunswick. This land has been
divided into farm tracts of fifty
acres each, and, in order to en-
courage farming in this section,
we viii sell it at unusually low
figures. 1t is FARMING LAND
sure enough. Right at the salts
and on the best public road in
Glynn County. That productive
black soil that will have it rev.
enue- producing the first year.
I CAN SHOW YOU IL!
SEE Me.
ARTHUR LEAVY.
Phone $40
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-09-16

See W. ]. Girvin before having that
urniture packed for ship ert.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
he FINALLY GOT WARM.
A Writer'S Indoor Experience on Cold
Niqht In Bordeaux.

What beautiful sunshine we had at
Bordeaux, and how nice and warm 1t
was In the daytime! AS long as the
sun kept out it was lovely; but, oh,
when the sun went down!
They gave gave me a beautiful, large.
lofty room at the hotel with doors and
windows all over it. After dinner I
went up to try to write, and then l
found that Siberia had come again. l
put great logs Of wood upon the fire
and blew them with the bellows till
the flames roared up the chimney, but
still 1 shivered in the icy blasts that
blew through every crevice. put on
my. ulster, 1 dragged the blankets from
The bed, ran races around the room
and 'practiced the Indian clubs with
heavy portmanteau in each hand, but
still felt my blood congeSling, and the
horrors of the early morning came
back again.
In this dilemma my companions Su-
dan experiences stood us in good stead.
He was with Gordon in the expedition
of 1867. He took our walking sticks
and umbrellas, and with these and the
blankets and the rugs he rigged up q
nice, comfortable tent In front Of the
| fire.
! Sitting in this tent in our big room
we at last got. warm, and my fingers
were able to hold a pen.-George T.
Sims in "Dagonet Abroad"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
MASTERING A temper.
The Method by Which Marion Craw
ford Controlled His Anger.

Tho Method by Which Marion Craw-
ford Controlled His Anger.
Mrs. Hugh Fraser, sister Of the late
F. Marion Crawford, tells some inter-
esting stories of him In her book, "a
Diplomatist's Wife In Many Lands
1t was at the Villa Negroni, Rome. that
Crawford was born, an event which
so delighted his father that, as Mrs.
Fraser says, "my father was beside
himself. with Joy and showered pres
ents on all of US to make us understand
and share It,"
When young Francis was about ten
years old 1t dawned upon him that he
had violent and uncomfortable tenn
per, and withnthe simplicity which
marked all his character he decided to
get 1t in hand.
zone member, of the family constant
Iy irritated him to the verge Of frenzy,
and he invented a form Of self disci-
pline which very few children would
have thought Of imposing on them
selves. My mother entered his room
one day and found him walking round
and round 1t, carrying on his back q
heavy wooden shutter which he had
lifted off its hinges at the window.
"'My dear child she exclaimed
what are you doingY
"'Getting over a rage he replied
doggedly, continuing the exercise
when am so angry that I want tt
kill somebody l come In here and carry
the shutter three times round the room
before 1 answer them. It is the only
wav'"
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s FORGOT HIS ORGAN. 4
Co FiIkins Had a Little Talk With the
Customs INSPECTOR.

SUSeOTnS luoPoSsOss
. Filkins had just returned from six
months tour of the continent, and his
trunks and boxes were numerous. with
considerable anxious care he had pref
pared his declaration. but when he
saw the eagle eyed inspector plunge
into his work wave of fear spread
over him. Could he by any possibil-
ity have forgotten anythinga And II
so and it WIS brought to light would
he have to suffer the pain and humtI
iatioa Of arrest? Rapidly he ran over
In his mind the dutiable objects that
he remembered having heard that otha
ers had brought in-clothing, objects
Of art. books. bric-a- brac, jewels, mu'
sicaI instrumentsCah.- his heart stood
still-musical Observation-Disclosures, Vlo-
Inns, flutes, organs
With beating heart he approached
the inspector.
"Is there any duty on organs" he
asked in a trembling voice.
'There u.s." said the inspector, fixing
a cold, steely eye upon him.
"Then," said Filkins, II desire to
withdraw my declaration for a mo-
ment."
"What forY' demanded the inspec.
| tor.
"I wish to amend it." said Fhkins.
1--WE had my nose repaired and made
over on the other side. and I'd hate to
have that organ seized because I'd
overlooked it."-Harper's Weekly.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

A STARTLING BILL.
Five Thousand Reis For Two Meals In
Brazilian Hotel.

Five Thousand Reis For Two Meals In
Brazilian Hotel.
Hotels are few and Ill conducted in
the Brazilian coast towns, although
an occasional good one is met with.
Americans who patronize a Brazilian
hotel or restaurant for the first time
are generally treated to a surprise
when the bill is presented. Two
young sailors had dinner one day In
Pernambuco, and, to their horror, the
bill was 5000 reis.
They nearly tainted and would have
fled without attempting to settle; but,
there being no chance Of escape, they
clubbed together all the. money they,
had, about S12, and humbly offered it
% the proprietor. Instead of having
.hem thrown into Jail, he laughed and
explained that their bill in American
coin was $3.50.
He furthermore explained that the
basis of Brazilian currency is an i'm
| aginary coin called a reis, 1000 OF
which make a milreis. Everything
Is counted in reis, and the figures have
very imposing sound-200 reis for a
ride on street car, 100 reis for hav-
ing your boots blacked, million reis
| for a house, and so on. It is silly
system. but the Brazilians seem to
think it observation-disclosures.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
ALL OF ONE NAME.
So They Had to Tag Each of the Many
Tom Hazards.

Perhaps no community more care
fully and frequently set forth its er-
ratio fancy than did the early settlers
Of Narragansett, R. l., Of whom ". B.
Needen tells in early Rhode Island"
There were so many Of one name that
the bearer must have a descriptive
prefix lest he be lost in a concordant
multitude. Mr.. Updike cites thirty
two Tom Hazards living at one time
and thus illustrates few:
College Tom, because he had been at
college, Bedford .Eom was his son and
lived at New Bedford. Barley Tom,
because he boasted how much barley
he raised from an acre; Virginia Tom,
because he married a wife there; Lit
tie Neck Tom. from the farm of that
name; Mailer Tom, the blacksmith;
Fiddle Head Tom, dn obvious resem'
blance; Pistol Tom, wounded by an
explosion Of that arm; Young Pistol
Tom, his son; Short Stephens Tom
tile father low, against Long Stephens
Tom, the father tall; Tailor Tom needs
no explanation.
The Georges were not so numerous
but they were distinguished as Beacf
Bird George, Of little legs; Shoestring
George, an opponent of buckles; WIS
George, DR.. George and Governor
George.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
] CHILDREN or UAP. sIsj
They Don't Have to Worry About
Eood. Clothes or Shelter.

Food, Clothes or Shelter.
In describing Gap. one Of the Caro-
line Islands, Dr. W. Fl. Furness says
that children become more or less pub
lie property on that island as soon as
they are able to run about from house
to house.
They cannot without extraordinary
exertion fall of the island, and, like
little guinea pigs, can find food any
where. Their clothing grows b.. every
roadside, and any shelter OF no shelter
is good enough for the night. They
cannot starve. There are no wild
beasts or snakes to harm them. What
matters it If they sleep under the high,
star powdered ceiling Of their foster
mothers nursery or curl up on mats
beneath their fathers thatch?
There is no implication here that
parents are not fond of their children.
On the contrary, they love thenb so
much that they see their own children
in all children. 1t is the ease OF life
and its surroundings which have afro
phied the emotion of parental love.
When a father has merely to say to
his wife and children, go out and
shake your breakfast off the trees
or, "Go to the thicket and gather your
Clothes" to him the struggle for e4.
istence is meaningless, and without q
struggle the prizes of life are held In
light esteem.
Somebody's children are always
about the houses and to the fore ir
all excitements, and never did SEE
them roughly handled or harshly treat
I'd
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
"Three Sheets In the Wind"

"What was the origin Of the phrase
for drunkenness, three sheets in the
windY" a landsman asked a sailor the
other day. "WeN," said the sailor,
"I'n explain that matter. to you. The
two lower corners of a ships sail are
held taut by~two ropes, one called a
tack and another called a sheet. The
tack is always kept very tight, but
the sheet is loosened according to the
wind, and the looser the sheet is the
more freely the sail swings. If the
sail is quite free its sheet is said to
be in the wind Now, suppose that
all three of a ships sails were quite
free. They would then fly about very
crafty, and the ship would wabble
The course of the ship would be zig
gag one, and the reason for this would
be that she had three sheets in the
wind That, / guess, is why mar
when he zigzags In his course is said
to be three sheets in the wind also"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
WHATS DOING At CRIM0RA :

Crimora June 2-Mr. f. A. Blake
superintendent N. and w. Ry., paid
our town visit today in the interests
of his company. Fe is very fine
and pleasant gentleman.
Mr.. w. H. Beale of Baltimore spent
a few hours with us today.
Mr.. J. @. Plaine was in Waynes-
boro today.
Mr.. w. T. Gentry of Rocky Mount,
Va, is filling Mr.. Walters place as
agent and operator during Mr.. Walters
absence.
Miss f.. Virginia Barger has return
,, ed from nursing Horace Bruce througL
ease of typhoid fever, she being sc
much better now as not to need hel
longer.
Crimora, is holding its own. On
merchants are busy, and everybody Il
working that wants to. If you wan
to be happy come to Orimora.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
f+e Was Not LaconIo.

John Morley in his life of Gladstone
tells the story Of the statesman's ex-
animation for admission to Oxford uni
versity when he was youth. The ex-
aminer, having utterly failed to floor
the candidate on some point Of the
ology, said, 1--WE will now leave that
part of the subject" "No, sir" replied
the candidate; 'if you please, we will
not leave it yet" and proceeded to
pour forth a fresh stream. The dean
In Mr.. Gladstone's day was Gatsford
famous among other things for his
trenchant brevity. "This laconic gift,
observes Mr.. Morley slyly, "the dear
evidently had not time to transmit tt
all of his flock"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Stopped the Stealing.

The Rev. Joseph Erskine Of Edin-
burgh at one time in his life lost hand
kerchief after handkerchief. He found
on Investigation that it was on Sun
day these losses occurred, and accord
ingly Mrs. Erskine sewed his handker-
chief in the tail pocket Of his coat.
'Noo," said she-"noo lat US see
what wull happen"
Mr.. Erskine, with the sewed in hand
kerchief, passed down the aisle OF the
church that morning, as usual. to as
cend to the pulpit, but as he sailed by
the amen corner he felt gentle tug
behind, a delicate nibble among his
coattails. Thereupon he turned on the
disappointed old woman in the corner
and said, with triumphant smile:
"No' the day, honest wuman; mo- the
day."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
AN ARCTIC DELICACY.
Eskimo Soup Would Hardly Tickle Re-
fined Palates.

fined Palates.
Kane and DR.. Hayes, the first white
men-apart from an occasional whaler
to visit the Esktmos, found some diff
ficulty In accommodating themselves
to local customs. In ''The Toll Of the
Arctic Seas D. M. Edwards quotes
Hayes account Of his first visit to a
native hut. After cordial welcome
he was pressed to eat.
.1This," says Hayes, ~"was an invita-
ton which I feared, but now thai. 1t
had come knew. that 1t would be un-
wise to decline 1t. The expression OF
thanks was one Of the few in their
language that kknew, and l made the
most of this. They laughed heartily
when I said koyenak in reply to their
invitation, and mn1ediately a not very
beautiful young damsel poured some
of the contents Of the pots into skin
dish, and, after slipping it to make
sure, as l supposed, that it was not
too hot, passed it to me over a group
of heads. At first my courage forsook
me. but all eyes were fixed upon me.
and it would have been highly impo-
lite to shrink. l therefore shut my
eyes, held my nose, swallowed the
dose and retired. l was told after
ward that 1t was their greatest delica-
cy-a soup made by boiling together
blood. oil and seal intestines."
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
The Cock Lane Ghost.

St. Johns, Clerkenwell, is a mean
structure architecturally, but possesses
two interesting historical associations.
one romantic and the other ludicrous.
It is the headquarters of the Order OF
st. John of Jerusalem, part of the
choir of whose ancient priory can still
be seen in the early English crypt.
This crypt was the haunt of the "Cock
lane ghost" which excited all Lon
don In February, 1862, and attracted
johnson, Goldsmith and Horace Wal
pole. The "ghost" proved, as DR..
Johnson surmised, to be the mischiev-
GUS little daughter of a parish clerk
Westminster Gazette.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09

Life is business we are all apt 10
mismanage, either living recklessiy
from day to day or suffering ourselves
to be guiled out Of our moments by the
inanities of custom. I We should de-
spise man who gave as little activity
and forethought to the conduct OF any
other business. But in this, which Is
the one thing of all others, since 1t
contains them ali, we cannot see the
forest for the trees. One brief I'M
preston obliterates another. There Is
something stupefying in the recurrence
of unimportant things, and 1t is only
on rare provocations that we can rise
to take an outlook beyond daily con-
Germs and comprehend the narrow linn
its and great possibilities Of our exist
ence.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Window Leaves,

Six species of plants that possess
window leaves have been discovered
in South Africa. They are all stem
less succulents. and the egg shaped!
leaves are imbedded In the ground
only the apices remaining visible
The visible part Of the leaves Is fat
or convex on the surface and color
less, SO that the light can penetrate
it and reach the interior Of the leaf
below, which is green on the inside.
With the exception of the blunt apex
no part of the leaf is permeable to the
light, being surrounded by the soil In
which it is buried.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
NEWS Of PENROSE

Penrose, June 3.-Mrs. Annie Reese
and children have returned to their
home in Fairmont w. Va. after visit
ing friends here.
Mr.. Painter, of Rockingham, spent
a few days of tn is week with his
daughter, Mrs. John Houff.
Miss Eulah Slower left this morn
ing to visit relatives in Lex ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thompson,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. John
Houff.
Dry weather is doing some injury tc
the crops in this section, very little
rain has fallen this Spring.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Genius and Goodness.

I have had sometimes in mine the
gloved and white palm of the upper
class and the heavy black hand Of the
lower class and have recognized that
both aresbut of men. After all these
have passed before me 1 say that hu-
manity has a synonym equality and
that under heaven there is but one
thing we ought to bow to, genius, and
the only thing before which we ought
fo kneel. goodness.-Victor Hugo.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
CAMELs OF THE ARABS.
Various Ways the Desert Nomads Use
the AnimaIs' Milk


Nearly 10000 camels are used in the
yi1ayet of Bagdad as beasts of bur
den. and with donkeys they form the
only means Of carrying goods to in
land points. For a common burden
camel $50 is fair price, though the
are worth more. A young camel can
sometimes be had about Bagdad for
as little as So or S4
Besides its use for riding and carry
ing purposes, the Mesopotamian Arabs
depend on the camel for milk. Shoes
are made from it's tough, callOused
hide, and in times of famine its brit
tie, strong tasting flesh is eaten. Con
densed milk, made by boiling fresh
camel milk until evaporation leaves
| only hard. chaiky substance, Is
priced among the desert nomads. By
rubbing this substance between the
hands it reduces to powder, and when
| mixed with warm water it makes q
refreshing drink, highly esteemed
among the desert folk. "Mereesy," as
1t is called, will keep in good condition
| for two years. When made from but
termilk it tastes sour and is priced
among Arabs who have eaten much
| of sweet dates. Fresh. warm camel
| milk is also the food of many valua-
BILE horses owned by desert sheiks.
Camel calves are weaned in their
| eleventh or twelfth month. When a
camel caravan is on the march the
very young camels ere often tied upon
the backs ,cN the mother animal. since
they C. !, endure the fatigue of 8
Ion osep. Valuable dogs and AraE
] - pxNnds. called "slugeys.' also
% ..,,9A1 the same way.-Chicago Rec
"a 9Herald.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Miaht Spara a Re,a.

1t is said that never was here a gen.
tier critic than Dr. McClintock OF Dick
inson college One day young orator
presented his speech for DIR. [cClin-
tock's approval He evidently lid not
anticipate adverse criticism. He re-
ceived it nevertheless. given IN the
doctors gentle, humorous way. which
never could offend.
"It's a good speech" he said, but
there is Perhaps little too much Of a
certain sort of rhetoric. For instance
I find in it two midnight owls, two
midnight wolves, three American ca
giles and four unfurled banners. II
seems tome that the supply exceeds
| tho r7opoap6a
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
Women and Tea In japan.

No japanese society woman has com
pleted her education unless she can ten
just what grade of tea is being served
to her-Uji, Mikado ora hundred 9th
ers-and at least be able to distinguish
by taste at least a dozen blends" in a
brand that has that many or more.
Such accomplishments are partly a
matter of inheritance and environment,
for Japan is country where tea has
been raised and used for centuries.
With tea plantations five centuries old
and tea plants 200 years of age there
IS no need for tea commissions to fix
customs standards. As for the house
hold standards, the japanese house
wife decides them herself.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-06-09
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NAVAL DESERTERS.
They Face Fine, Imprl:enment and
Loss of Citizenship.

Every time a fleet of naval vessels
visits port there are sure to be~a num-
ber of desertions. These come. about
from various causes. and among the
deserters Is always q large percentage
Of recruits that come from inland
states. 10 these young men the con-
finement Of a ship and daily drills
soon become irksome. This, added
to seasickness, to which they are al
most invariably subject. produces an
irresistible desire to desert. In 9TH
err instances desertions come about
through the men becoming intoxicated
and~practically irresponsible while on
shore leave. In the meantime their
vessel may sail. These men are not at
first termed deserters, but are set
down as stragglers. If, however, after
a period Of ten days nothing is heard
from them by the ships officers they
are then considered deserters.
At the end Of the ten day limit their
allotment is stopped, the bureau OF
navigation is notified, and, In con-
formity to an act Of congress, their
effects, are sold before the mast. The
amount realized is placed to their ac-
count and the latter transferred to the
deserters' roll. At the end OF six
months. If they still have not been
heard from: their wages are declared
forfeited to the United States. The
penalty for desertion is fine and I'M
prisonment as well as loss of citizen
ship.
The reward for the recovery OF a
deserter may not exceed $40. and for a
stragsler the limit it $40. This sum,
together with any expenses incurred
by the person capturing and delivering
a deserter or straggler, when it is paid
by the government is charged against
the account of the-man. If the enlist
ed man finds he has been left ashore
and if'he really had no intention OF
deserting he may report to the nearest
naval station or if ia foreign country
to the United States consul. When
this is done he is Immediately TAX
en- off the deserters' roll and accounted
merely as a straggler, the punishment
for which as a rule Is light.-Marine
Journal