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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
CHARM OF CHARLESTON.
A City Where Every House Faces To-
 ward the Sea.

Every house in Charleston faces sea- ward. It frequently happens that the streets do not adjust themselves to this disposition of the house plan. in which case the street line is calmly digre- garded and the house is built so that it shall square with the four points of the compass The result of this is curious and most interesting, at times d1sconcerting. but frequently as pleas Ing as one of Whistler's audacious and unexpected color schemes.
 AS in the mansions of old Virginia, the general form of the Charleston houses is very simple, and they depend for their beauty upon the fine balance and spacing of doors and windows, the character of the cornice and, above all. upon the dignif1ed beauty and classic porticoes and galleries which adorn one side of each structure
 But Charleston has another and quite unique architectural feature in the arched and ornate walls of moss grown brick which close in all of the fine residences and the highly decorative wrought iron gateways which give ac- cess to the private grounds. In city which was at one time the port of call of all the pirates of the Spanish main-where one day it was found ad- visable to bury forty of these worthies under the sea wall of the city, where half civilized negroes formed always an overwhelming majority of the popu- lauon, 1t was the part of common prudence to erect a strong barrier be- tween the streets and the private de- mesnes of the better class residents Out of this necessity grew the infinite number of gates and grillages of twisted iron which are the chief pride of Charleston today and whose only rivals are the far famed gates of Seville. These marvels of wrought and beaten iron were all the work of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17

ing of Suffocation will generally effect 8 cure, because that feeling naturally results in a forced contraction of the diaphragm. One old fashioned remedy is the slow slipping of a glass of water; another is the dra wing and holding of deep breaths at regular intervals
 In the case of small babies. a mere change of position will sometimes stop an attack. When Ehe hiccup does not yield promptly to simple measures, careful search should be made for the cause. In the case of infants or small children, this is usually connected with the diet.-Youth's Companion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
,MhN Ia IF

Here Is a question in naval science which is to the average sailor man e riddle unsolved. Take a vessel of, say, 2,5OO tons; place on 1t a cargo of $500 tons. This gives you a total of 6.OOO tons. Hitch a little tug to this yes sel. and she will yank the big craft along at the rate of six or eight knots an hour Now put the tugs machinery in the big vessel. It won't move her half g knot an hour. Why Is thlsl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
AIittIa psrnuanlon.

Wife Qndignantiy)-Whatl Live i'm the suburbs? Indeed won't-sO theref Husband twho wants to economizej- My dear. a pretty woman like you new CT looks so charming as when sitting in a phaeton at a suburban raIlEay station waiting for her husband!
 She went
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17

New York, Dec. 17.-Unlese General Daniel D. Sickles, who has been hav- ing much financial trouble recently, fixes up a shortage of S2S, 746.A in the funds of the New York monuments commission, of which he was long chairman, the state. will proceed le- gaIly in an effort to recover the mon ey- Attorney General Carmody in a
 members of the commission has set
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17

Hold on. hold fast. hold out Patenuo Ss genius.-Buffon.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17

Dec 20 as the date when the settle ment must be made. General sickles recently gave deed of trust to his home at 23 Fifth avenue as security for the repayment of the money, but the deed of trust was returned, as it was learned that the property was heavily encumbered. It is expected that the memb bers of the commission will make good the shortage and close the incident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
A Holidav Benefit

Skelton-I called on you yesterday, doctor. and you were out. Doctor-L was taking g holiday. How are you feeling? Skelton-oh, felt splendid while you were away!-London Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17

local smiths. I was told that no two gates of the city were of similar de- sign, and I certainly saw no single ex ample which was not in itself beau tiful. = Birge Harrison in Art and Progress.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
Where to Have a Boil.

Thomas Bailey AIdrich. commenting once upon the trials of Job. remarked that the only proper place to- have a boil was between John" and "O'Reil- HvrP
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
BAD ROADS AND HIGH PRICES
Washington Times:


Railroads they
their truthful
other shippers
o.
Every to
Meantime other lines business
Where the
manipulation
Spectators the
another record-breaking
products within the weeks
railroads scarcity of all other shippers
and all the other evils besides cheating himself millions
Because of bad
bad
mud hub deep
hauling the highways
Within
ons and ELEVATORS will be physical mpoby
cultural districts, and will
rains have passed comparatively
turned BY then the farmer will be usy
getting ready harvest
to marketing this
There direct connection between
his baker the
Bad
the inexcusable
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
WOODROW WILsoN-THE MAN.

Two years ago last March Woodrow
Wilson was president of Princeton
University. Next March he may be
President of the United States. Men
like Bryan, LaFollette, Richard Oh.
ney, Lawrence Abbott, and hosts of
others believe him to be one of the
greatest thinkers and public speakers
America has produced, but his great
gifts of mind and speech could not
explain his wonderful rise as Ma
tional Leader. His broad historical
grasp of governmental politics, his
ability to put "Everyman's" view in
striking speech, his keen perception
OF the causes that underlie the gen.
eral discomfort and his remedial and
constructive capacity, as shown by
his sane progressive accomplish
ments in New Jersey, cannot alone
explain the grip that Woodrow Will
son has taken on the minds and
imagination of the American people.
No man has ever left a conference
with Governor Wilson on any sub
ject without being impressed with
his knowledge, his sincerity, his sim
plicity and his striking personality.
We all know. Woodrow Wilson, the
fighting Governor who smashed the
Republican and Public Service Cor.
poration control of his state--the
most analytical DICTATOR and expon-
ent in the Democratic party of the
tariff and corporation problems-the
commanding figure and orator of the
Jackson Day banquet at Washington
now, let us see Wilson-The Man,
as he is known to his political and
social intimates, for we Americans
love to see our public men off the
stage, out of the limelight, back of
the scenes.-Nationa Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
BUMPER CROPS AND RECORD PRICES


Washington Times; fAf
the International Institute Agriculture
OF the worlds conditions which
world like the United States
the production achieved
anything like conclusive purposes be-
institute
of getting facts,
thoroughly has
prices
peence Our Bureau Labor
makes like complaint The of supply
suspended
unexplained variations
These conditions point clearly the existence
producing
metal ultimate Along
completely
changing
adjust its working economics the conditions
expensive millinery might be responsibility
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
The Mosquito.
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author of "At Good Old Siwash"

The mostuito is the smallest known
bird of prey. 1t is one-fourth of an
inch long, and weighs less than a
masher's brain, but it can hoist full
grown man out of a porch chair more
quickly than a derrick, and even after
he has gone indoors it will follow him
and feast upon him until death doth
them part.
The mosquito consists of a drilling
outfit, suction pump and a reservoir
attached to a small aeroplane with a
loud exhaust. He lives on human gore
and his appetite is so enormous that
three large yearling mosquitoes will
almost entirely debate fat baby in an
hour.
The mosquito obtains his meal by
roosting on his host and drilling a
prospect shaft with great rapidity, af-
ter which he lowers his pumping out
fit and drinks until he bulges. Owing
to the mosquitoes carelessness in
not sterilizing his instruments, he gen
orally poisons his victim, causing a
lump which varies in size from a pea
nut in the daytime when you can see
it, to watermelon at night when you
can't. 1t should be the duty of all
citizens to catch and sterilize as many
mosquitoes as possible. This can be
done by boiling them for an hour.
Some mosquitoes carry yellow fever
and germs and distribute them with
the enthusiasm of a Roosevelt man
Bull Moose buttons. Such
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
TASTE, SMELL AND
HEARING RESTORED
A Simple, Harmless Remedy Quickly
Relieves Catarrhal
Deafness.

The thousands who suffer the mis-
cries of catarrh, and claim they have
never found cure, can get instant re-
lief by simply amounting the nostrils
with Ely's Cream Balm.
Unlike internal medicines which up
set the stomach, or strong snuffs
which only aggravate the trouble, this
cleansing, healing, antiseptic balm in
stantly reaches the seat Of the trou-
BILE, stops the nasty discharge, clears
the nose, head and throat, and brings
back the sense of taste, smell and
hearing. More than this, 1t strength
ems the weakened, diseased tissues,
thus protecting you against a return
of the trouble.
Nasal catarrh is an Inflammation Of
the membrane lining the air passages,
and cannot be reached with mixtures
taken into the stomach or with
snuffs and powders which only cause
additional irritation. Don't waste
time ON them. Get a fifty cent bottle
of Ely's Cream Balm from your
druggist, and after using it for a day
you will wish you had tried it sooner
THE OWL DRUG STORE, F. E.
Williams & Sons, Proprietors, Hatties-
burg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30

the calf and gone home, the sisters
were admiring it when one Of them
accidently discovered it had no up
per front teeth. Not being aware
that cows do not have upper front
teeth, they concluded that their
neighgor had tricked them as well as
swindled them. They Immediately
put the calf in crate and sent it
back to the original owner, with
card attached to the crate, on which
they wrote in large letters:
you had better not go very near
this animal. It might bite you."-
National Monthly.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30

mosquitoes can be detected by the way
they slant their bodies, tail up, when
drilling. When you are being pros
pectel on by a mosquito who does not
hold his body level, remove him at
once even If you have to use force,
and quarantine him for thirty days.
Mosquitoes breed in stagnant water
and can be exterminated by pouring
kerosene on all ponds and pools. A
barrel of oil in June will save nine
billion slaps in August. In some parts
of the country mosquitoes are so large
and ravenous that they carry straws
and fmbibe their victims through wire
screens as a summer girl laps up a
soda. Mosquitoes can be kept out of
the house by placing the latter on
barges in the middle of large ocean.
The roar of lions in Africa is no more
terrifying than the loud, menacing hum
Of one mosquito who has sqeezed
thorugh a hole in the screen, and is
cruising about the bedroom at mid
night and looking you over with a crit
ical and hungry eye.
Mosquitoes have strong heads and
can dine for hours on a Kentucky
Colonel without becoming intoxicated.
But they are no match for gold mine
promoters or ward politicians. Many
a mosquito has retired from the cheek
of one of these species of citizen with
a bent and twisted drill and has got
ten a cold and cruel laugh from a
world which has no sympathy for him.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
BIG GAME SEASON OPENS.

Bangor, Me-, Sept 3O.-Maine's big
game season will open tomorrow, when
deer shooting will begin, extending to
December Is. The open season on
moose will begin two weeks hence.
The hunting prospects this year are
said to be good, and hundreds of
sportsmen have gathered in the north
ern and eastern portions of the state,
where the wild game is most plentiful.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 30
With delegates present from many
states, the twentieth annual meeting
of the National Irrigation Congress
assembled here today. The sessions
will continue until Friday, and during
that time much important action is
expected to be taken looking toward
the reclamation and development of
the vast unsettled territory of the
West
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
BITING SARCASM.

Two maiden sisters inherited from
their father a large farm, and they
decided to manage it themselves with
the assistance of young man whom
they employed to do the heavier
work. Their first business trans
action was the purchase of a calf
about four weeks old from a near
neighbor. In the evening after they
made the purchase, the neighbor de-
livered it to them at their home, say
ing. THAT will make as fine a COW
as ever chewed a cud."
After he had received his pay for
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
"RAMY VS."

Mr. Tafts thath
Democratic President
four Of rainy days" Gov Wilson makes
The President that ocratic
placed in there would a series of rainy
Tor the country recall the he that
preposterous schedule under which wool
hourished, and o he mot that
days came long poor mflh andsin Law
What kind of days aree ed by
Of the employees Of the overhadowng who
have to work days hourse
one Of the seven and cannot, when weary days
passed a n paido their
little families they waiting for
Wilson'S
industries The best wage
industries which whatever How
Italian fruit dealer being
customers Who after handling his fruit would
hands think to the evil pnchee
fruit pnbhee de
Football occupies the bun fight does
farming -Hubbard
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
GIVES SKIN TO TWIN SISTER.
{ New York American. J

{ New York American.)
Herold Campbell, II years old, of
Verplank, in Westchester, sacrificed
strips of his skin Sunday to be graft
ed upon his twin sister, Miss Mabel
Campbell.
While making fire recently she
poured kerosene upon the wood. The
flames shot upward and ignited the
sleeve Of her dress, terribly burning
her hands and arms.
The doctor advised the skin graft
ing and Herold came forward and Of
fered to make the sacrifice for his
sisters sake.
Enough cuticle for the operation
was stripped from the young mans
back.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30

WANTED TO RENT-By couple with.
out children, two or three unfur-
nished downstairs rooms in house
with all conveniences, for light
housekeeping, close in. Address
Couple, care News. It
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30

WANTED AT ONCE
Several good lady solicitors, attrac-
tive line and liberal commissions. APP
ply in person at News Office. Off
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30

WANTED One woman in each coun-
ty who desires employment in home
town. $500 per week. Be indepen-
dent and self-supporting D. B. Nc.
Curdy Company. Como Building
Chicago, Ill. It
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-30
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-26
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room. Cry OF owosso.
July 18th. 1912

Council Room, City OF owosso.
July 18th, lgi2
Aolourned regular meeting OF the Council,
mayor Geo. w. Clark. presiding.
aldermen present at roll call Sutfp. Nc.
Laugnlin' Brown, Wright Conant, Palmer.
burn. NN' WASH
The Clerk presented the following report:
Owosso, Michigan July 18th 1912
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
Gentlemen:
Below Is q statement OF the votes cast In the
various WARDS In the City OF Owosso at the
sPecisl election held In said city on July 18th,
1919; on the following question::
snail theCtty OF Owosso issue and nepot at a
AZ par its bonds In the sum of eight Thousand
eoiiars, the same to fall due serlally upon the
nrst day OF November, 1913 and annually
hereafter, said bonds to he OF the denomina.
non Oh one Thousand dollars each, and to bear
interest AZ rate not exceeding FIVE per cent
per annum, The proceeds therefrOm to be ex-
penaed TOT the paving OF Vest Main street
from the bridge over Ihe Shtawassee River To
Company" '"'
Ward
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-26
Yes 81 % n a5 az ,,A
No I2 Is IA 20 iS -
Respectfully submitted
A, I'll LUMDND.

Respectfully submitted
A. Fl LUMOND.
City Clerk
Aid. Conant moved that the reoort be
received and adopted which prevailed ayes
Suthn, Mclaughlin. Brown, Wright Couant
faimer, Chavey; nays none.
Aid. Conant presented the following resolu.
ton which was on motion adopted, ayes Sutfin,
Mclaughlin, Brown Wright, Conant. Palmer,
Chavey; nays none:
Resolution No. 4b7
Resolved by the Council OF the City OF Cwos.
SO That IL Is hereby determined bv said Couu-
In said City on Wednesday, July nth, 1872
ON the following question:
shall the City OF owosso issue and negoti.
ate at par It's bonds IN the sum OF eight thou.
SAND aoliars. the same to fall due serlally
upon the frst day of November, 1913, and an.
nually thereafter, said bonds to be OF the de.
nomination OF one thous and dollars each, and
per ssnt nsr ao rate not exceeding I'VE
be expended for the paving or West Main
street from the bridge over the Shiawassee
river TO the tracks of the Michigan Central
Railroad Company"
Is as follows:
Yes TO; No S. and that said proposition
prevails.
Resolved further that IT is hereby determin
ed by said Council that the result of said
special cleo ion held In said Clty on Wednes-
day. July 18th 1872. on the following question:
"Shall the City OF Owosso issue and negoti.
ate at par its bonds In the sum OF one thou
sand two hundred dollars. the same to fall due
serially upon the first day OF November, 1918.
and annually thereafter, said bonds to be of the
denomination OF six hundred dollars each, and
70 bear interest at rate not exceeding five per
cent per annum. the proceeds the refrom to be
expended for the Cfty's portion of paving East
Main street from the west line OF Park street
TO the west line OF Saginaw street?"
Is IS follows:
Yes IN; No II, and that said proposition pre-
walls.
Aid. Brown moved tn 1t the City Attorney be
instructed to fife bill In chancery restraining
the Michigan United Traction Co. from using
defective switch on Corunna avenue which
prevailed.
On motion of Aid. Brown the m alter OF NOV
ing temporary track of street railway line on
Corunna avenue was referred 10 The City At
torney.
On motion Council adjourned.
GEO. w. CLARK,
Mayor.
A. II. DUMoND,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-26
Yes SO 27 Is n AZ ,-o
No 10 ia ID ~ az

Below Is statement of the votes cast in the
various wards In the Citj Of Owosso AT tue
special election held in said Cltv ON Jnlv ,rth
lsl2, on the following que .tion:
snail the City of Cwosso issue and negoti-
ate at par It's bonds In the sum of one thous
ond two hundred dollars, the Same to IN dne
serially upon the first day OF November. 1918
ana annually thereafter; said bonds to be- of
tne denomination of six hundred dollars each
and to bear interest at a rate not exceeoing
nve per cent per annum, the proceeds there.
from TO be expended for the Citys portion OF
paving East Main street from the west line of
Park street to the west line of Saginaw streety
Ward g 8 Total
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-07-26
Petitions.

Aid. Mclaughlin presented the following
petition which was on motion referred to the
committee on sidewalks and crosswaIks:
Petition No. 800
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City OF OwosSO,
Gentlemen:
resp ectfully petition your honorable body
to cause sidewalk to be constructed In front
OF my property on the south side Of King
street described as lot 20 block | City Asses
sor's Plat No 1. hereby waive all rights To
notice TO construct said walk and authorize
you TO construct said walk without such notice
being served upon me.
James G. Brown.
Length OF walk 56H feet
Aid. Reueke presented the following peti
ton which was on motion referred to the com
mittee on streets and alleys:
Petition No. s2l
To the Mayor and Common Council OF the City
of Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The undersigned property owners on Null
berry street between Oliver and King streets
respectfully petition your honorable body to
cause said Mulberry street 10 be macadamiZed
between the points named. In consdera ton
of above Improvement being made we petition
you TO construct q concrete curb and gutter on
said Mulberry street between Oliver and King
streets for which we agree 10 pay the entire
cost.
A. T. Wright and 10 others.
Aid. Palmer presented the following petit
ton, which was on motion referred to the com
mittee on sidewalks and crOsswalks:
Petition No. 222
To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council
of the City of Owosso,
Gentlemen:
We the undersigned residents OF the fourth
ward do petition your honorable body to have q
cement Sidewalk, five feet vide, laid commence
ing on the corner OF Stewart and Michigan
avenue, on the south SIDE of the street and
your petitioners will ever pray.
X. Zlntel and others.
Commu N ioations.
The following communication was pre-.
scented.
Owosso. July 22nd, 1912.
To the Mayor ana Common Council OF the City
OF Owosso
Gentlemen;
For the reason that my duties as member
OF the Board of Specii Assessors, TO some ex
tent at least, conflict with my new duties as
CITY Assessors OF this City, desire to present
herewith myaresIgnation as such member OF
the Board o. Special Assessors, said resigra-
ton TO take immediate effect
Yours respectfully,
l. A Sanderhon.
Aid. Sutfn moved that the resignation be
accepted which prevailed
The following Communication was presented
July 22nd. 1919.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council OF the
City OF Owosso,
Gentlemen:
The City Attorney having advised the Board