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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
The East Is Rapidly Grasping the Ways
of the West and Finds Them Much
Better Than Their Own.

the loans remain in his possession.
Bonds and standard stocks to the value
of $15,000,O00 are in his keeping. Nor is
he required personally to guarantee
their safety. The Philippines have only
his word as an officer of the army that
he will not run away, speculate in Wall
street. or finance a corner in Chicago
wheat or New Orleans cotton. So far,
at his own initiative, he has collected
S2.6OO.oOO in interest on the funds
placed in his management and custody.
Not long ago he was promised 5000
a year. and an interest in a large I'M
dertaking. He declined the employ
ment, preferring his brigadier's pay
and sundry allowances-horse feed
Though he is in the infantry. fuel, and
so on-and his duty to the Philippines.
If fate is ever in a human mood 1t
must smile occasionally at Edwards
struggle with the very thing he abom-
inates-business. The generals father,
William Edwards, was a very friendly
man, and a wholesale merchant. Clar-
eEce ard Harry, his sons, by his plans
were to perpetuate the family name in
merchandise and finance. Harry did.
Clarence didn't and purposely. the lat
ter. so he said, loathed buying and SELL
ing, accounts payable and accounts re-
ceivable. The fathers partner Amos
Cleveland. had Clarence designated for
a cadetship at West Point
Banished by Senator Brice.
In 1895 Lieut.. Edwards, a gray-eyed
six-footer, slender then and slender now,
was on duty N Washington. He was
well-tO-dO. and his wife. who had been
Miss Bessie Porter. of Niagara Falls,
was popular n society He had begun
to think that both of them needed a
rest at a quiet post. One night they
went to a bachelors german Calvin s.
Brice, Senator from Ohio. Edwards ma
tive State, was present. With his blond
ish beard. long nose, and thick crimpy
hair. he was said by some artists and
antiquarians to resemble Judas IscarIot.
While bowling and scraping to n group
of ladies-and he was a polished bower
and a polite sCraper-he fell backward
of the stage among the palms and other
plants. Edwards was present, an eye
witness of the gymnastics
Look he said TO his partner for the
next waltz. and see Moses among the
rushes. Can't you be Pharaoh's daugh-
ter and fish him out?''
Brice cut his head, but Edwards re-
mark hurt him worse The next morn
ing ne walked INTO me once OF Daniel
Lamont. Secretary of War. He wore a
frock coat. 4 silk hat. and a buttonhole
bouquet. There was also brilIantine on
his whiskers.
Where" he asked. rs the most lonely
military post in the United States?"
Eagle Pass. on the Rio Grande.
should say, at a guess" Secretary La
mont replied.
Hot
"Oh. yes; Of course"
We'll, I ask you as a personal favor
to transfer Lieut.. Edwards. of the Twen-
ty-third Infantry. there forthwith He
is a damned little squirt" (BriCe was
about five feet threeD
The kindly William Edwards visited
his son in Texas soon after and found
him running a big canteen, the commits
sary department, the post bakery, and
the post gardens, mostly, however, from
choice. He was buying and selling, rails
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
An Eighty-mIIe Precipice.

Capt. C. G. Rawling, member OF the
British expedition that recently explored
Dutch New Guinea, describes what may
be the greatest unbroken precipice in the
world It runs, he says, for distance
of eighty miles from Mount Carstenz
westward to. the Charles Louis Noun
tains. Its greatest sheer height Is al
Mount Leonard Darwin.
The explorers were never in position
to measure with the theodolite sheer
height Of this immense precipice exceed
ing $500 feet, but from many views OBJ
tanned Of Il while he was climbing Capt.
RawlIng has no hesitation. in stating that
the greatest perpendicular height is not
less than 1880 feet, or almost exactly
two miles.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
By JAMES b. MORROW.

Great news has been trickling out of
the Orient Unheeded news. Americans
are dumb and apathetic where English
men are talkative Frenchmen gesticula-
tory, and Germans solidly enthusiastic.
A million naked savages are putting on
dresses or pantaIoons. Cory head-hunt-
ers are washing their hands and going
TO work. Fierce barbarians, once carry
ing spears and wearing breech-clouts;
have turned policemen. Clothed in white,
shoes on their feet, they are gravely
walking their beats, Carbines on their
shoulders. Splendid possibilities for cot
ton and leather, spun and tanned in the
United States if that makes the news
interesting and significant.
More cOCoanuts than ever are ripening
among the palms. Oil for soap and arti-
fetal butter; a delicaCy for cakes and
confectionery. Hemp is growing where
formerly there were jungles of rank
weeds and tropical vines. Fiber for ropes
the very strongest and best in the world
Not to mention tobacco in bales, nor
sugar in hags-shiploads of them for
other markets.
Traditional gentlemen are learning
that toll is not disgraceful-that a car
penter Is important and respectful BILE
as A clerk or bOOkkeeper Six thousand
trained natives are teaching English to
a nation OF small children. More Fill
pinos speak English than ever spoke
Spanish An almost unreaIizabIe fact
The city of Manila. note the figures, has
spent 100000 on its harbor Diseases
terrors OF equatorial countries have been
mastered. To American doctors belong
the Cerdit
why" Gen. Clarence Ransom Ed
wards exclaimed. its the grandest al
truistlc work ever attempted by man."
Under Fire 112 Times.
Acting godfather of the Philippines is
not an exaggerated phrase when applied
10 Gen Edwards. The dry records Of
the government PUT him into books and
documents as the chief of the bureau
OF lnsular Affairs. The title is mex
pressive. He was on the ground at the
birth of freedom-going there with Gen.
l-awton- That great officer of the cav
airy recommended him four times for
distinguished gaIlantry.
Conspicuous gaIlantry'' was not
enough. Lawton went the limit in usa-
bile and military language. Edwards was
his chief Of staff, Iawton "paCifed" old
Geronimo with saber and revolver, fol-
lowing him like death through desert
and canyons. He fought the Filipinos
as he fought the Indians. Edwards rid
ing at his side was under fire 1l9 times.
In the Chaos-social commercial. and
governmental-that ensued after the in
surrection was begun in the Philippines,
no man was more helpful to the natives
than Edwards Since 1899 he has labor
ed with remarkable skill and intelligence
for the welfare OF the people and the
islands. A soldier by profession, he is
unusually able in business He might
he called the banker. guardian. and
counselor of the whole archipelago. A
cable dispatch comes to his desk every
morning from Manila His finger is con-
stantly on the situation.
Surplus government money Is sent to
him to be loaned to banks and trust
companies. The securities given for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
BARBAROUS SCENES IN TRIPOLI
DESCRIBED BY CORRESPONDENT

saw one Of them leave again. can only
Imagine what happened. There were also
any number OF poor old, infirm men and
women cripples driven in. hobbling on
sticks or umbrellas.
Witnesses Not Desired.
They were scarcely able to drag one
leg after the other. Many Of them were
so infrm they could scarcely walk at
all, but they were constantly prodded
and butted along by their escorts, who
used the butts of their rifles and the
POINTS of their bayonets to hasten them
on.
II saw certainly dozens of cases Of this
kind. In one Instance, as a very old
prisoner was being brought in, a mounted
officer cantered up alongside him and be-
gan slashing at him and belaboring him
with kind Of sjambok.
II ran forward, and the moment the
officer saw me he stopped and dropped
back again, looking very sheepish. There
is no doubt the officers did not like cor
respondents to see what was going on.
They were most anxious to prevent hav-
ing any outside witness"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
Scraps of Philosophy Written on Juvenile
Court Cell Room Walls Are Piquant
and Interesting

Scrubbed rudely on the bleak walls Of
the adult prisoners cell room down in
the basement OF the Juvenile Court build
ing are words of pathOs and humOr and
philosophy and hope and despair which
are never seen 10y any except the court
officials and the unfOrtunates who are
placed behind the cold bars, but which
bcspeak the inward feelings of the souls
of the imprisoned more Candidly and
NEidly than an hours testimony on the
witness stand in the court room overhead.
The Juvenile Court proceedings hold a
wealthy store OF human interest. but the
things heard and seen there are merely
superficial in comparison with the deep
movngs OF the soul inscribed on the
walls of the narrow chamber.
II is a small dungeon-lke room in a
remote lower part of the building. A
long, rickety flight of stairs leads down
TO 1t from the hallway above. Two heav-
the chamber, admitting the bright sun
the room by the strong law Of contrast.
Beside the massive iron door leading to
the dingy room is an old manteIpiece,
upon which rest A few weIl-wOrn books
a hymn book and several volumes of fiC-
ton. The covers are about severed from
the books, and the leaves are torn and
smeared with dirt.
The Wooden Bench.
Underneath the mantelriece a small
stove. But the stove is seldom used, for
it smokes badly, and nearly suffocates
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
Salt in the Beer.

Some curious superstitions are gather
ed round even so eminently practical .
thing as beer. In Scotland It used to
be the custom to throw a handful of
salt and a little dry malt into the mash
to keep the witches from 1t, and the
cautious housewife in houses where they
brewed their own beer used to throw q
live coal into the vat to save the liquor
from the frolicsome interference OF fair
les.
The addition Of salt. by the way, to
beer in the course OF brewing was sup
posed to be for the unholy purpose OF
exciting thirst. 1t may possibly have
been used to this end by the unscrupu.
lous, but the real reason was legitimate.
Salt moderates the fermentation and
makes the liquor fine.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
MRS. ARTHUR NJ. DODGE,

New York City woman who Is organizing a national
campaign against woman suffrage. At a recent
meeting held at Mrs Dodge's residence, anti-suf-
frage leaders representing AUTHORIZATIONS In
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Penn
syIvania, and others States were present and do
tails Of organization discussed. 1t Is under
stood that large central board of Officers win b
formed whose function will Be to fly 30 the aid Of
any State wherein the legislature seems about to
succmb to the wiles Of the promoters Of votes for
uoraen
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

the prisoners. In the middle of the floor
is long, low, wooden bench. But the
prisoners do not use it, for the room is
too cold to sit down in. Huddled about
the little chamber, with their hands
thrust in their pockets, their Chins on
their breasts, and their coat collars turn
ed well up around the ears, the unfortu-
nate men stand-siIent and thoughtful
The room was evidently once papered,
but the walls and ceiling are now almost
bare, paper hanging down here and there.
While the prisoners remain in the cell
room, waiting to be called above by the
marshal to face the judge, many of them
pass the time penciIing their thoughts
upon the rough walls. Word by word
has been added to the inscriptions until
the walls are now almost covered with
the writing. There is verse and prose,
humor and pathos. words Of hope and
EXPLANATIONS OF despair, and intermin-
gled scraps Of philosophy.
A "Cheer Up" Stanza.
On the wall between the two windows
is written a brief stanza, waiting a
breeze of hope TO those who trembIingly
await appearance before the Judge 1t
may lack the artistic, and II NAV fall
short of the rules of versification, but it
bespeaks the soul Of a thoughtful man,
and it doubtlessly cheers the hearts Of
many prisoners. The stanza runs:
When your heart is sick,
And yoI feel so blue
And YOU feel about to die
That's the time to cheer UP, lad,
For only women cry.
High on one Of the walls is scrubbed
in large letters this prayer and suppIi-
cation:
Almighty God will you look down.
And below, II is written a stanza 1,-bIoL,
Is not perfect in rhythm and meter, but
which has a touch of philosophy and
humor intermingled in it. The stanza
runs:
Good-by booze forerermorel
My drinking days are almost DER:
] had a good time I'll agree
But look what booze has done to me
So goodby booze foreTermorel
Scrubbed on one portion of the wall
and surrounded by an elaborate border.
so as to attract attention and insure
preservation, is the following advice.
which doubtless has saved many a pris-
oner from sojourn at Occoquan:
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26
"Big Chief, and "Mis-Chief."

In the Bureau of Chemistry they call
DR.. Wiley the big chief" Once petite
young woman of the bureau met the
doctor as he was passing along the cor
ridor to his ONCE.
Good morning, Big Chief" she said.
Good morning, Little Mischief" re-
torted the doctor.
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"Aband6n Hope Am Ye.n

In large letters extending across one
of the walls are these despairing words:
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.
And below some one has added:
Believe me. it Is true
To the side Of these quotations is writ
ten the bold statement:
I'm guilty.
On one part of the wall Is written in a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

Boy-Mr. Quinn, can get OF this fat
ernoon? My grandfather Is dead.
Mr. Quinn--I don't see how, with you
small salary, you can afford to go Il
see 30 many ball games
Boy-That's right. l can't either.
ought to have more salary.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-26

Judge De Lacy is good old soul Look sd
and say you won't boo1s any more, and he
will let you Of. Try it. did. and 1t worked
all right.
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rho Wonden Rench.

Underneath the mantelniece a small
stove. But the stove is seldom used, for
ii smokes badly, and nearly suffocates
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-13
Receipts in Americas
Administrators Sales.
reconnaissance County.

GEORGlA-Sumter county.
Under and by virtue Of an order of
the Honorable Ordinary of Sumter
County, Ga, for the purpose of main
tcnance and education of the minor
children of j. 0. Smith, deceased, J. N.
Smith, as guardian for Ethel, Bessie
and Matte Lee Smith, will sell before
the Court House door in the City of
Americas, Sumter County, Ga, between
the legal hours of sale on the first
Tuesday in October, 1911, the follow
ing described property to-wit:
100 acres, being the West half of lot
of land No. ia; Also the Huntington
place consisting of a certain farm 81
ract of land containing 562 acres, more
or less, said tract being known and
distinguished in the Plan Of Sumter
County as lots of land Nos 159, 145,
all of III, and all that part of lot If
land No. 144, lying East of the public
road leading from Danville to Starks-
Vile; the land conveyed being a part
the farm sold to Charles Huntington,
deceased, by P. A. Jackson. All of said
lands situated. lying and being in the
18th District of Sumter County, Ga.
Also the South half Of lot of land No
90, containing 101 IA acres, more or
less, and the Northeast corner of said
lot No. go, containing so acres, more
or less; the whole tract hereby to be
sold containing $50 acres, more or less,
in the 10Th District of Sumter County,
Ga. known as the Pace Place.
Terms of sale one third cash, balance
on terms. Purchaser will receive bond
for title. 7-14-21-28-ch.
]. N. SMITH,
Guardian of the Minor Children of J.
0. Smith, Deceased.
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Public Sale of Valuable Land

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
Whereas, on the first day of March,
1899, John w. Law executed and deliy-
cred to The Security Investment Com
pany his deed under Sections, No.
1863, 1870 1871 of the Code of Georgia
1882, to the lands hereinafter describ-
ed, for the purpose of securing DEBT
reIeued to IN said deed, which deed is
recorded in the Clerks Office of Sumter
Superior Court in book C G of deeds
pages 222-233.
And Whereas, in said deed said Law
sell said lands in case of default in tie
prompt payment at maturity of inter
est or principal of said debt.
Now, Therefore, by virtue of the
power so vested in the undersigned,
which is more accurately shown by
reference to said deed. The Security
Investment Company will sell at pub
lie cutlery to the highest bidder for
cash, on the first Tuesday in October,
1911, during the legal hours of sale,
before Sumter County court house
door in Americas, Ga, the lands de-
scribed in the aforesaid deed to-wit:
One farm lying in the 18th District
Of Sumter county, Georgia, all in a
body containing One hundredand tsiXty
five Q6o) acres, more or less, being
gave the said company the power TO
(204) on the west side of Little Much
TALL of lot No. Two hundred and four
aloochee Creek, being one hundred and
twenty-five (l25) acres, and forty (49l
acres on the north side of lot No.
Eighty-tWO (S2), known as the c.
Feagin place.
The said deed first above mentioned
was executed and delivered to secure
the payment of a certain promissory
tote for the sum of $500, and interest
ated March LIST, 1899, and the princi-
pal debt bearing interest at the rate of
tx per cent. per annum. Said princi
al debt is now past due by the terms
hereof, and so declared to be due for
lefault in payment of interest coupon
annexed thereto due March 1911. The
0tal amount of principal and interest
hat will be due on said debt on first
Tuesday in October, 1911 is $4,000.
zee simple titles will be made to the
urchaser at said sale and the proceeds
of such sale will be applied first, to the
payment of said debt with interest and
attorney fees and expenses of this
proceeding, and the remainder, If any,
will be paid to said John w. Law or
his legal representative.
Dated this 31st day of August, 1911
THE SECURITY INVESTMENT
COMPANY,
]. B. HUDSON. Attorney.
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GEORGIA-Sumter County.
~ Ia L 4 LIZ
Administrator.
7-14-21-28 pd

GEORGIA-Sumter County.
By virtue of an order of the Court Of
Ordinary of Sumter County, Georgia,
passed at the September Term, 1911,
there will be sold before the Court
House door on the First Tuesday in
October 1911, between the legal hours
Of sale in the City of Americas, said
state and county, the following real es-
tate of the Estate of 7. J. Grant, late Of
aid County deceased to-wit: Land lots
Nos. 245 and 1886; Also the South half
Of lot No 215. Also 80 acres off of lot
No. 237, aggregating 525 acres, more CT
less, all situated in the 79th District OF
Sumter County, Ga. Terms of sale cash
J. A. GRANT,
Administrator of the Estate of 7. j.
Grant. 7-14-21-28
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Sale OF land.
GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.
7-13-21-28 pd

GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.
By virtue of an order of the court
of ordinary of Sumter county, Geor-
gia, at the June term, 1911, of said
court, there will be sold before the
courthouse door in Americus, Ga, oe-
tween the legal hours of sale on the
first Tuesday in October, 1911, the fol-
lowing lands of the estate of Judge j
R. Battle, late of said county, deceas-
ed:
Lots of land Numbers 81, 312, 345
and 346, containing eight hundred and
ten acres of land more or less and
situated in 2Sth district of Sumte
county, Georgia. Terms of sale cash
when deeds are made
w. R. BATTLE,
Administrator.
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7-14-21-2S.
GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.

Notice is hereby given that applica7
ton will be made to the ordinary If
said county at October term Of said
court to sell the following described
real estate of DR. II. J.. Logan, deceas-
ed, situated in said county:
One storehouse and lot in Plains,
Ga; one vacant lot in Plains, Ga; one
half interest in Office building in
Plains, Ga; so acres land more or less
in the 18th district, Sumter couNSs,
Georgia.
]. R. and T. C. LOGAN,
Administrators of H. ]. Logan, De
ceased.
7-13-21-28 pd
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"a inch BIeached Table Dam
ask-worth SOC ward
Our Price 29c
10 dozen Mems Fancy Socks,
elegant assortment patterns, reg
lar Is and Csc values.
Our Price 19c
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GEORGIA, SUMTER COUNTY.

Orpheus Goodwin having made ap
plication in due form of law to be APP
pointed administrator in the estate of
Fanny Goodwin, alias Fanny Williams
of said county, deceased, notice j
hereby given that said application vii
be heard at the October term. 1911, o
said court.
Witness my hand and official sigma
ture this Sept 4th, 1911.
JOHN A. COBB,
Ordinary Sumter County, Ga,
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WEBSTER COUNTY.

GEORGIA, WEBSTER COUNTY.
To All Whom 1t May Concern:
]. L. Blakey and others having, in
proper form, applied to me for per-
manent letters OF administration on
the estate of J. T. L. Blakey, late OF
said county, this is to cite all and sin
gular the creditors and next of kin
of ]. T. L. Blakey to be and appear at
my Office within the time allowed by
law, and show cause, if any they can,
why permanent administration should
not be granted to Geo. Z. Thornton,
clerk of the Superior Court on said j.
T. L. Blakey estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this 4th day Of September
1911.
W. H. COSBY,
Ordinary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-13

Handsome is as handsome as man
tells woman she is.
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Bad news should be broken gently
Also bad eggs.
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Liquid glances will often make
fellow solid with a girl.
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AMERICTS COTTON MARKET.

Dizziness in the Americas spot mar
ket again prevailed yesterday as re-
suit of a still further decline in New
York contracts, the recession in val
ues there being sufficient to put good
middlings in the local market Down
to II IA cents, with very poor de-
mand.
Buying was very limited, the demand
being light at the prices asked by 10
cal warehousemen, which was II IA
cents for the better grades.
Following are the quotations for the
day:
Good middling ..........11 IA IS Is
Middling ...............11 II IS
Low middling ....:......107 rs y 3-8
Tone: quiet
Receipts i'm Americas
1911 1910.
1911 1910.
Received today ..:.. 410 245
Received previously .....11,610 1881
Total receipts to- date. ..."12,020 1892
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-02-16
USE FOR THE NEWSPAPER
Story That Contains Moral It Might
Be Well to Keep In
Memory.


A little King Charles dog, a pet in
a family where he had been the play
mate of little boy, slipped through
an open door some time ago and dis
appeared. Servants and the children
Of the house searched everywhere,
asked questions at all places where
is was thought possible the dog might
be in hiding, but to no avail, and the
animal was finally given up for lost
and there was deep mourning in the
nursery. One day recently the wom-
an who owned the dog met neigh
Dor at florists shop. who had on
leash a dog strangely like the lost
pet, and asked where he came from
why, he ran into our house a few
days ago and we don't know where he
belongs" The dog knew his old mis-
tress and was quickly surrendered.
"You might have had him sooner, had
you advertised" said one woman. And
you could have found the owner soon
er had you advertised" said the other
and the newspaper man who heard
the story added the moral.