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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1912-08-15

| she was roughlng II, Captain quick
quarters were by no means palatial
and the bill OF fare, while substantial.
~ composed. lacked something OF va
riety; but that was all part OF the
great and fascinating game she played
tho game OF secret service to Ills
Majesty, Edward VII
Not that alone. but she was com.
forted by the assurance that her voy.
age would soon be over her mission
discharged, her responsibility a thing
OF the past She would be glad to SEQ
| bombay.
Ono never knows. you know. Colo.
ncl ORonrke." she said with little
gesture expressive OF her allowance
for the unforeseen.
ORourke OWNED she had something
on her mind which she hesitated to
voice. though they were practically
alone; the man at the wheel was n
nonentity- bronze statue In a faded
shirt, ragged turban and soiled cum.
merbund
Then It's yourself will be glad. |
gather, to be rid of us, madam"
She smiled. deprecatory. what
would you?" she asked In French.
with significant glance up into
O'Rourkes eyes
Its not precisely pleasant to be
constantly apprehensive, the woman
continued Ia the same tongue. even
when one has Colonel O'Rourke to
look to for protection"
"Ah, madame!" expostulated the
wandcrer But what makes ye so
positive I'd not turn tail and run away
from any real danger?"
She gave him n look that brimmed
with mirth. "A man who is a COW,
ard" she said slowly, doesn't stand
still and draw revolver when q
heavy knife is thrown at his head"
Quick told ye. madam,
NO, saw-hcard the quarrelling
on the forward deck aud got to the
companionway In time to see what
happened, Had you not been so In.
tent on your search for the knife, you
would have seen me. As Il was, |
slipped below again without attracting
attention"
but why2"
ITO get my revolver, monsieur lie
colonel"
Twas naught but an accident"
You do not believe that yourself,
colonel dear; for my part. l."
"Well?"
Someone tried my door last night,
after you'd retired"
"Yc arc sure?" doubted O'Rourke,
disturbed
Quite. | was awake-thinking !
heard you come below and close your
door at eight bells; long after there
were footsteps-someone walking In
his bare feet-in the saloon. Then
the knob was turned very gently.
Fortunately. the door was bolted:
someone put a shoulder to IL. but 1t
held fast. caught up my revolver
indeed and ! am very reckless with t.,
sir!-and opened the door myself. The
saloon was quite empty"
I'VE shouldn't have rlsked that"
81 had to know with an much n,
stake" she said sImply
ORourke endeayored IN mar,fno.
ture a plausIble and reassuripg exnIan.
alton TO the fact, Quick Danny o-
Dravos, mistaking their rooms"
"It was ,ona M them coo,,.
Quick was on deck; | heard his voice
almost simultaneously, surely
couldn't mistake that" She lauphed
Nor would your man or Mr.. Dravos
have been so stealtby. SO instant tn
escape"
''But-but-"
my .heory, |. you will have II. ia
that mine enemy OF the Panjpsb ia
one of the crew OF the Rance, mon.
seur"
Mrs. Prynne made this statement as
quietly as though she were comment
ing on the weather. But her belief
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1912-08-16
SAVANNAH MAN WILL BE WIN
NER IN NEXT WEEKS
ELECTION
SKETCH OF GRAYs LIFE
Mr.. Gray, Being an Expert Transpor-
tation Man, is of Great Assistance
to His Colleagues on the
Railroad Commission.
missioner

r
Rail fl;J+ eor R.;voad Com.
Commissioner of Georgia. -
is Georgian, born missioner
1893 up
railroad lines with signal ability
success clerical executive posi-
Invitation of of Savannah VINO
with executive ability to take the
helm of its Chamber Of Commerce, Mr. Gray gave up
for public life. The position Wnich
occupies evidence Of his standing
character and citizenship In the sum
of commission The Gov
looking thoroughly qualified to fill the
office sought
primary 1910 Mr. Gray was elect
fill which to that time ne
seeks full term AZ
during the
years. is conceded without
that Mr. Gray one OF the
transportation experiences
uves him practical problems that
expert Mr. Gray has been OF
Commission who have time
recognition appreciation OF his assist
problems practical transportation
opponents his ex
knowledge, and the equal of any OF n
exalted citizen
and record on the COM
in principle 1t fitting however
that Commissioners regard should
South because OF
Savannah GeoTgla ocean
gateway greatest Atncre certainly
political equity to representation on the
Railroad the distinction Of being
the Railroad Commission during its
catching in campaign
the job and on that issue
Mr. mile" In seeking reec
people, Mr. very brief and sig
fcant
Three Years.
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Treasurer.
Date of Registry
In whose name registered

The city treasurer for the time
being shall have authority to sign
the foregoing statement as the oc-
casion may arise and to do all
things necessary to convert the
said bonds from time to time into
registered and to provide for the
transfer of the bonds when regis
tered.
The said bonds shall have en-
dorspd thereon a certificate of the
clerk of the Superior court of
Ben Hill County Georgia in sub
stantiaIly the following form to
wit
validated and confirmed by
Judgment of the superior Court of
Ben Hill County rendered on the
3rd day of June 1912.
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Car Load Potatoes, Cabbage and Apples enroute to
FITZGERALD TO be sold at cut Prices Watch Tor Ii next
Bond No.
Mayor.


The said bonds shall have en-
dorsed thereon a statement in SUBJ
stantially the following form to
wit:
CONVERSION CERTIFICATE)
At the request Of the holder OF
the within bond for its conversion
into registered bond | have this
day cut off the coupons attached
to the said bond and The within
bond is hereby converted into a
registered bond with the principle
thereof and semi-annual interest
thereon PAYABLE to the registered
holder. Hereafter no transfer
shall be effectual unless made on
the books of the city treasurer by
the registered holder or his attorn-
ey and noted thereon Dated --
49,
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Clerk of the Superior Court of
3an Hill County GEORGIA."


Sen Hill County Georgia"
Section 3. There is h r b y
levied assessed and ordered to be
collected IN annual tax upon all
the taxable property in said city
of Fitzgerald sufficient inIamount
to pay the principle and Interest
OF the said bonds at maturity.
Section 3. The sale of the said
bonds to the Provident Say ings
Bank & Trust Company OF Cincin-
natl Ohio at the price of Forty
one Thousand One Hundred Dol
lars, al, 100. CO., is hereby APPROX
ed and confirmed.
This the 10th day Of August 1912.
I hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this the 18th day Au-
gust, 1912.
A. B. Cook,
Mayor of Fitzgerald, Ga.
Georgia, Ben Hill County,
City of Fitzgerald.
I, Geo. w. Brown, Clerk in
and for the City of Fitzgerald, Ga,
hereby certify that the above or
dinance No. BAT was given its first
reading August 9TH, 1912 and its
second reading August 18th, 1912
and was passed August 18th, 1912,
by the f following vote to-wit:
"Ayes" Adams, Miller, Parnin,
Broadhurst, Griner, Mayes, Nc
Lauchlin and Paulk.
''Nayes" None.
This the 18th day of August 1912.
Geo. W. Brown,
Clerk, Fitzgerald, Ga.
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Mr.. Charles Taliaferro leaves
tonight for Atlanta where he will
make his home in the future, be-
employed in the claim depart
ment of the A. b. & A.
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In the eyes Of a silly girl, clothes
make a mighty poor specimen OF a
man look like the zeal thing.
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n he City Pressing Club

Phone 459. Work guaranteed.
Cleaning ladies skirts and men
and women hats a speciality. 598t.
B. 3. Watkins Mgr.
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Ordinance No. 347

An Ordinance prescribing tie
form of bond of an issue of $40 600
Paving bonds by the city of Fitz-
gerald Georgia providing tax for
the same and confirming the sale
of the bonds.
Section i. Be it ordained by
the mayor and council of the
city of Fitzgerald and it is
hereby o d a n e d by authority
of the same that the $40, 600
Paving bonds au t h or i 2 d
at an election held on the 18th
May 1912 and validated by judg-
ment of the Superior Court OF
Ben Hill county rendered on the
3rd day of June 1912 shall be
signed by the mayor of the city
and attested by the clerk and the
coupons thereto attached may bear
the fac smile signature OF the
said mayor and the said bonds
shall be is ued in substantially the
following form
State of Georgia
CITY OF FITZGERALD
Paving Bond
No 1000
The city of Fitzgerald in the
county of Ben Hill and state Of
Georgia for value received hereby
promises to pay on the 1st day OF
July 1912 to the bearer hereof or
if this bond shall be registered
then TO the holder hereof register
ed according to the provisions en-
dorseo hereon the sum of One
thousand dollars with interest
thereon at the rate OF D per cent
per annum payable semi annually
upon presentation and surrender
of the annexed coupons therefor
as they seyeraIly become due or
in case of such registration then
TO the registered holder. Both
principle and interest of this bond
are payable in gold coin of the
United States of America of the
present standard of weight and
tineness at the Office of-----
in the city and state of New York.
This bond is issued by virtue and
in pursuance OF sections 440 ct
sec of the Code of Georgia and of
an ordinance of the mayor and
council duly adopted. And it is
hereby certified that every require
ment of law and of the constitu-
ton of tie state of Georgia relat-
ing to the issue hereof has been
duly complied with and that the
issue hereof has been duly autho-
rized at an election duly called and
held for that purpose by a vote of
two-thirds of the qualified voters of
the city and that this bond is with
IN every debt and other limit pre-
scribed by the Constitution or
laws of the State of Georgia.
In witness whereof the city of
Fitzgerald has caused its seal to be
hereto affixed and this bond to be
signed by its mayor and attested
by it's clerk as of this 1st day of
July 1912
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Mayor
Attest
Clerk
: (Coupon)

On the LIST day of January July
19-the city of Fitzgerald Georgia
will pay the bearer Twenty five
dollars in gold coin of the United
States of the present standard of
weight and fneness at the Office of
------in the city of New
York, N. Y, for six months in
terest then due on its Paving
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
BOTH ARE SEEKING
THE SAME QUARTERS
Republicans Try to Outbid
Progressives for Rooms
on Main Street.

Yesterday when Paul Comstock.
vice-chairman of the Wayne County
Republican Central committee. learn.
ed that the Progressive leaders had
secured an option on the Office rooms
over the Starr Piano store on Main
street, a hasty meeting was called OF
the regulars on the committee and the
agents of the property were approach.
ed with a proposition greater than the
one offered by the Progressives. Mr.
Comstock stated he was ready to pay
the agent $3.50 for the use of the
rooms until after election on Novem.
Der 5th.
r. L. More. who is agent for the
property, refused the offer until a
meeting of the Progressives could be
held to determine whether they desir.
ed to take up the option which was
secured some weeks ago by the Pro
gressives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
EAGLES RETURNING.
Local Team Did Not Secure
Prize Money.

The decision of the judges of the
competitive drills entered into by the
degree teams of Eagle lodges from the
United States at the national conven-
ton in Cleveland, failed to place the
Richmond team in the money. Wor-
chester, Massachusetts,, was first, win
ming $1,000; Indianapolis was second,
winning $500 and Milwaukee third,
winning $3.50. The result was keen
disappointment for the local team as
they had faithfully drilled for months
in anticipation Of the event, and had
secured new uniforms and parapher-
MALTA for the affair.
Members of the party of Eagles who
accompanied the team to the national
convention, are now returning home.
They visited Niagara Falls, and many
other points Of interest while in the
East.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
City Statistics
Deaths and Funerals,

SHROYER-The funeral of Mary A
Shroyer will take place from the resi-
dence, 13s South Sixteenth street. Mon
day afternoon, at two-thirty o'clock
Friends may call Sunday afternoon
from three until five o'clock and in the
evening from seven until nine O'Clock
Burnal in Earlham cemetery.
PARKER-Mrs. Mary Parker. wife
of the late Patrick Parker, died at her
home in Columbus, Ohio, Friday morn.
ing. The remains will arrive here
Monday morning at ten o'clock and
will be taken direct to St Mary's
church for services. The body will be
inferred in St Mary's cemetary.
TAYLOR-The funeral of Samuel
Taylor will be held at one thirty
O'Clock al the home instead of one
O'Clock. Sunday.
PLATT-The funeral of Thelma
Plat will be held at one O'Clock Sun
day al the home, asa South Thirteenth
street. instead Of two-thirty O'Clock.
- y
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
SHIPS THAT KICK.
Ssamen Don't Like Them and podgs
Them IL They Can.

Ssamsn Don't Like Them and podss
Them IL They Can.
When sailors join a ship almost the
first question asked by each one as he
takes the wheel for the first time is,
Does she kickr'
Kicking. as 1t is called by the sea.
men, is due to the action Of the water
under the lee Of the rudder when the
vessels stern. which has for a mo-
ment been borne skyward on the crest
Of a wave, falls back again into the
trough with such terrific force as to
make her tremble fore and aft and
perhaps wrench the wheel from the
grasp of the steersman.
Sometimes 1t happens that he Ia
taken unawares and, being unable to
let go in time. is flung right over the
wheel to the other side Of the deck,
often receiving serious injuries. Some
times a man will be pitched right
overheard into the sea. and a recent
case is known Of a man who received
a blow under the chin from one of the
spokes and died a few days later from
the effects.
In some Of the worst types of kick
ers kicking straps are used regularly
in nearly all weathers. and many sail
ors refuse to go to sea in ships which
are known to be confirmed kickers.-
London Tit-Bits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10

Slavery fingered In the Scottish
mine until the very. eve Of the nine
teenth century. Mr.. lakewood. In
1.-THE Good Old Times" draws q pic
ture of the Scottish miners unhappy
lot In the past: From about the year
1445 until ITS the miners Of Scotland
were bought and sold with the soil.
1t II stated IN old chronicles that
bloodhounds were kept TO trace them
II they left their employment and to
aid in bringing them back. By statute
law miners were bound 10 work all
days in the year except Paschal and
Yule. and IL they did not work they
were to be whipped In the bodies for
the glory of God and for the good Of
their masters Not until I7I5 was the
first law passed in an attempt TO better
this state OF things. but II was 1879 ere
the law gave the working miner OF
Scotland his complete freedom."-Lon-
don Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
CHEAP PERFUMES.
Made From Musk Supplied by Many
Varieties Of Civst Cats.

Made From Musk Supplied by Many
Varieties Of Civst Cats.
Most women who indulge freely in
the use of cheap perfumes do not
know of what they are compounded.
The principal ingredient of low priced
perfumes is musk, animal musk, which
is obtained from several creatures.
The muskrat is probably the best
known OF these, and a few decades
ago the wives and sweethearts of men
who set traps around bitches and
ponds in the countryside carried proud
~ the bags Of musk obtained from this
source. AS an article OF commerce the
musk supplied by several varieties of
civet cats is probably the best known
today. The odor is strong and sweet.
The strength is the particularly no
ticeable feature and Is the reason
why it is the foundation of the per-
fumes. In the small mammal house
at the geological gardens are two sizes
of civets, and any one with an inves-
tigating turn of mind may stand near
the cages and catch the musky odor.
The musk is used in the cheap per-
fumes, as only a little is needed to give
a most lasting odor to an ounce of
perfumery. but the musk itself is not
cheap, and it is one Of the duties of
the attendant Of the mammal house to
collect it. 1t Is then sold through reg
ular channels and is one Of the sources
of revenue to the zoo. although q small
one.-Philadelphia Record.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Dumas Riot Of Extravaqance.

Dumas Monte Cristo villa was a
lordly pleasure house. tropical in its
taste and its extravagance-a weird
confusion of Bohemia and the Arabian
Nights. The spoils of the bazaars of
Algeria and Tunis lay about the house.
commingled with costly treasures Of
home manufacture. in a supreme dis
order. and there was every embellish-
ment which the caprices of n luxuri-
ant and undisciplined imagination
could suggest-gothic turrets. pavil-
ions. minarets, an artificial lake with
an island and a cascade, a picture gal
lery. a studio. an aviary. a monkey
house. a stable. a bijou theater. kiosk
with blue ceiling studded with stars
to serve as a workroom for the mas
ter, who had the titles of his principal
plays and stories craven conspicuous
" on the stones Of his dwelling
Passions of the French Romantics"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
1ha Word 1eraa.r

"Terse" II a word that has an under
stood meaning nowadays. shadwell
in the fourth act Of The Humorists"
QGID put this question into the mouth
Of one Of his characters: Must I stay
till by the strength OF terse claret you
have wet yourself into courageT' IL
is probably an allusion TO what is still
sometimes called Dutch courage
bravery inspired by alcohol Claret
was in those times imported I'm
'tierces." and "terse" may be q con-
densed form Of that word: also "terse
clarer' may have been a drink that
did its business without any circumlo-
cution. like the terse speaker or writer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Two Wedding Texts.

John Quincy Adams and John Han
cock, 1.-THE signer," married two sisters
the daughters Of a noted Methodist di
vine in Connecticut. John Quincy was
a favorite with the old people, and
Mary's choice was approved by them
So when the banns were published the
parent said. MARY, If you will furnish
the text l will preach you a wedding
sermon" She was equal to the task
and gave the text, MARY hath chosen
the good part, which shall not be taken
from her" Needless to say that jus
tice was done to the occasion and the
text,
Not SO with Margaret, who in the
meanwhile was receiving the atten
tons of her John in a very inexpen
sive way, as far as her parents were
concerned, for it is said that he never
crossed his legs under their festive
board" So. when the banns were pub
hshed she said to her father: Father
you preached a wedding sermon fol
Mary Cannot you preach one fol
me-: He at first demurred. but nj
last consented and called for the text
when Margaret. who was equal TO the
occasion. said. And John came. nei-
Their eating nor drinking. and yet ye
say he hath q deviL"-Philadelphi In
Quirer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
LETTER LIST

The following letters remain un
claimed at the local post office, and
will be sent to the Dead Letter office
IL not called for within two weeks
Ladies List-Mrs. Leona Clark, Mrs
A. l.. Durham, Mrs. Clara Myers, Mrs
Mime Robertson.
Gentlemen's List-Mhas Alexandria
T. j. Boomershine, J. C. Brown. S. NJ
Carson, Raymond Carver, Harry Con.
ley, Charles French, Abe Herd, Albert
lille, Blassek Kovmszek. (due SCI, AL
bert Laverte, Chas. E. Mcbride, A. l.
Murphy, A. e. Sell, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Simons, Dor Rehnien, Eugene L.
Williams Frank Wolf.
Observation-Disclosures Mfg. Co,
Heashe & Helms, Richmond Eve. Jour.
nal, Wilburine Oil Works, Pres. or Cor
Secretary Woman's Teachers Club.
E. NJ. Haas, p. NJ.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
Circular Plates

All our plates are circular In shape
Now. a square or oval plate would be
just as convenient Ii there any reason
why plates should be Of their present
shape7 1t seems that IL we dip into
the far past we may discover the
cause. Our remote ancestors ate their
food or dat pieces of wood cut from
a tree trunk. The tree trunk being
cylindrical in shape. the earliest plates
were therefore roughly circular. and
the shape has been used ever since.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
STOP ADVANCE OF PLAGUE

and every precaution taken to prevent
frightening the quarry. Time and lab
or are required to train rat trappers.
And a peculiar combination of skill
and patience is necessary to produce
a good rodent hunter.
All captured rats must be tagged to
show where, when and how and by
whom they are captured. They are
then taken to laboratory and exam
ined by a skilled corps of officers for
evidence of disease.
The captured rats are first emersed
in an antiseptic solution to kill the
feas. Next a tacker affixes the rat
to a shingle. The shingle is then Civ
en- a number SO that If the tag is lost,
the identity of the rat remains es-
tablished.
Next the rat is passed to the skinner
who with a pair of forceps in one
hand and a. sharp scalpel in the other
reflects the skin from the abdomen of
the rat and looks at the arm pits and
groins for enlarged glands. He then
opens the body and looks for other
evidences of disease. 1t is remark.
able how skillful these laborers be-
come in recognizing plague, leprosy
and the host of other diseases which
affect rats.
Next the rats are gone over care
fully by an officer who has been train
ed in a hygenic laboratory in the rec.
ognition of this disease. Should he
find anything suspicious he makes the
psychological cultures necessary to
establish or disprove his diagnosis.
Suppose that plague infected rat
is found, the field force is Immediately
notified and the district from which
the infected animal came Is subjected
to thorough cleaning and derati.
cation.
These are the measures that have
been put in force in Porto Rico and in
Puerta De TERRA. Large numbers of
insanitary buildings have also been de-
stroyed, others have been rat proofed
by the use of impervious material,
such as concrete and sheet iron, and
still others have been raised in the
air so as to allow easy access to the
cat and the dog, the natural enemies
of the rat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-08-10
OBITUARY.

Harriet B. Shepard, daughter of
John and Nancy A. Myer, was born in
Miami County, Ohio, February 81,
1870, and died at her home in Rich
mond, Indiana, August 5, 1912 at the
age Of AZ years months and days.
She grew up on a farm with two
brothers and three sisters to woman
hood. She was married to Edward S.
Shepard September II, 1886, and to
them was born one daughter, now
Mrs. Pearl Kaveny
Her husband, her daughter, her
mother, two brothers and three sis
tiers, and many friends are left to
mourn her early decease Her father
having preceded her to the Spirit
Land about three years ago. She pro-
fessed faith in Christ and in the Chris
tians hope, but had not united with
any church. She will be laid to rest
near the home of her childhood.
Blessed are the dead, who die in
the Lord, they rest from their labors
and their works do follow them"