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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-15
TOUCHED TENDER SPOT
'APPEAL IN HENS EYES TOO MUCH
FOR "NIMRop."
consequently Destructive Bird, Held
IN Honor az Gift, Continues to
Make Barron Waste Of Doc
tors Garden.

one OF the doctors patients ID an
ttaiian who speaks English imperfect
", and ia. besides, very poor. The doc.
Tor became interested in him NJ n hos.
pital clinic. where he treated him for
ZONE time. When quite restored to
health. the Italian, full of gratitude
tnd anection, desired to make some
return Tor the kindness that had been
SHOWN him, and after much consider
hton decided to present his benefactor
with one Of his most valuable assets.
2 large white hen which he was fat
tening with view to feast for him
SELF and family later on. So one
morning he arrived at the doctors Of
dee with this offering in his arms and
sat humbly waiting his turn among
the other patients.
We'll, Joseph, is your hen sick?"
asked the doctor loosely, when Joseph
finally was shown into the private
sanctum,
Seek-a!" exclaimed Joseph. "No. ser.
neem-a no seek-a. l brought-a heem to
you. want gev-a heem to you. You
make-a me well. You treat-a me kind.
geva you de cheek. l have-a no
more. l Ikea you, please take-a,"
and with tears Of emotion in his eyes
ne thrust the struggling, squawking
FOWL into the hands Of the physician,
who, being a most tender-hearted NOR
tal' could not refuse a gift he knew
was offered in spirit Of sincere de-
votion.
A few days later the doctors broth
Or, whose prowess as a hunter Of big
ana little game had won for him
among his friends the nickname of
"Nimrod," was visiting the doctor,
and, happening to look out of the
sanctum window into the yard, OBJ.
served the hen contentedly scratching
up bed of geraniums, the last bit
OF vegetation her actice claws had
left untouched in the Enclosure.
Hello, Doc! Since when have you
gone into the poultry business?" said
he.
Then the doctor explained. "The
deuce Of it is" he concluded ruefully,
that the activities of that miserable
bird have kept my yard looking like a
barren waste"
Kill her, why don't your" said MINI
rod. "Cut off her head"
"Oh," said the man of lancets and
probes and surgical knives, II couldn't
do it; not in cold blood. Nimrod-not
IN cold blood"
POOH" returned Nimrod, '1et me do
1T for you then. Just a clip on the
side of the head and it's over"
"All right, my boy, go and do IT,
said the brother. So the doctor closed
the window and drew down the shade
and Nimrod departed on his murder
pus errand. Twenty minutes later he
returned.
"Well?" queried the doctor, looking
up from his writing, lis it done?"
NO." replied Nimrod.
mot done!" said the doctor. "And
why not?"
why, the darned bird looked at me
with its round, silly eyes and couldn't
do it," confessed Nimrod, with depre.
tatory smile.
So Joseph's gift still clucks and
scratches contentedly and the doc
tors yard continues to look like q
barren waste.-New York Press.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-15

I was cured of diarrhoea |
dose of Chamberlain's Collie, 4
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes
Gebhardt, oriole, Pa. There 4
ing better. For sale by all de.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-15

Were all medicines as meritorious
as Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy the world would
be much better off and the percentage
OF suffering greatly decreased" writes
Lindsay Scott, Of Temple, Ind. For
sale by all dealers.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-08-15

jack, or turn it ON another
Any bull moose will sober on
if left in the friendly darkness
erary Digest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
County officers.

Clerk-A. b. Ferguson, Barlow.
Supt Public Instruction-T. B
Kirk, Barlow.
Sheriff-John Logan, Barlow.
County Judge-W. S. Preston
Barlow.
Tax Collector. II. Lancaster
Barlow.
Tax Collector. NJ. Lanier, Bar.
tow.
Treasurer. T. Harmon. Barlow.
County Commissioners s.
Whidden, Chm. Mulberry; A. j.
Lewis. Barlow; r. F. Langford. Fl.
Meade; J. E. Bryant. Kathleen; T.
F. Holbrook. Lakeland.
School Board.-R. w. Hancock.
Chm. Fort Meade: W. J. J. Wild
den. Barlow; J. A. Cox. Lakeland;
7. B. Kirk. Secretary, Barlow.
state Senator-D. H. Sloan, Lake.
land.
Members Of House-A. ]. Angle,
Barlow: Geo. Former. Pierce.
City 0mcen.
Mayors. L. A. Clonts.
(Phone 3l0-Red.)
Clerk and Tax Collector. H. L
3watts.
Treasurer and Assessor, A. C.,
Armistead.
Collector Of Light and Water, C..
D. Clough.
Marshal. w. H. Tillis.
Night Waterman. F. L. Franklin.
Municipal Judge, Gen. J. A. Coz.
City Attorney. Epps Tucker. Jr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Keeper of Park, Neil Mcleod.

! Keeper Of Park, Neil Mcleod.
Members Of Council-Morris G
Mum. Chairman: w. p. Pillans
Vice-Chairman; Messrs. o. NJ
Eaton. q. T.. Southland, n. r. Scip.
per. w. IL. Pugh. p. b. Haynes.
The following standing com.
mittees for the year were appointed
Finance and Fire. Messrs. Eaton
Pillans. Haynes.
Light and Water, Messrs. Haynes,
Pillans and Southland.
Streets, Messrs. Scipper, South
ard, Haynes.
Ordinance. Messrs. Southland, Pugh
and Skipper.
Sanitary. Messrs.. Pugh. Eaton,
Skipper.
Public improvement and Cemetery.
Messrs. Pillans. Eaton. Pugh.
State Officers.
Governor-A. w. Cilchrist, ITALIA.
hassee.
Secretary Of State-H. Clay Craw-
ford. Tallahassee.
Comptroller-W. v. Knott. Talla.
hassee.
Treasurer-J. c. Luning, ITALIA.
hassee.
Attorney-General-Park N. Tram.
nell, Tallahassee.
Commissioner OF Agriculture-W.
A. McRae. Tallahassee.
Supt. Of Public Instruction-Wm.
N. Holloway. Tallahassee.
Railroad Commissioners-R. Hud.
son Burr. Chairman; Newton A.
Bitch. Royal c. Dunn. w. c. Yon.
secretary. All communications
should be addressed to Tallahassee.
President Of the Senate-Fred p.
Cone. Lake City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Ornamental Second Husband.

u look on second husband az q
good dessert after a fine dinner and a
woman oughter swallow one when Of.
fered. without no mincing. or course,
there never was such man as Mr..
Satterwhite, but he was always mighty
busy. while Cal Rucker Is u real pleas.
ure to me. a-setting around the house
ON account Of his soft constitution.
Mr.. Satterwhite. I'm thankful to say,
left me 30 we'll provided for that I
can AFFORD MIR. Rucker 40 a kind Of
ornament. Maria Thompson Daviess
IN Rose Of Old Harpeth."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Good Profit in Henalnu.

The streets Of London never fall to
attract the professional beggar and
never disappoint him. The Mendlcity
society tells US that beggar can
earn more than the wages Of the aver.
age working man. and that 1T 10 prob.
ABLY no exaggeration to say that we'll
over 100000 ($5OO. OOO) Is given away
naphazard to beggars In the streets Of
London every year"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Society Friends.

Mrs. Gossip--Iiow does It come
that Mrs. Newrich invited you to her
party? thought you were enemies.
Mrs. Sharp-We are. but sho thought
! had nothing ut to wear and wanted
70 make me feel bad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-23
Wisdom.

Wisdom.
The wisest man may be fooled, but
not twice In the same way by the
same person.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
IMPORTING HAY.

During the ten months ended Janu-
airy 81. 1912, the United States import
cd from Canada 51G,36l tons of hay.
valued at $3.SSG.l55. Importations by
this country have been increasing
from year TO year for the past three
years.
Our expectations OF hay 20 Canada
during the year ended January 81 last,
were 1873 tons. valued at $237 ,272.
Our imports exceeded our exports by
sol ,7SS tons.
The best hay from Canada is grown
in the province OF Ontario and sells
there for SIP TO SIC ton Freight.
duty and dealers profits swell he cost
70 the American consumer TO S25 10
$50 ton-an average of 100 per cent
more than the Canadian price.
With our needs demanding Canadian
hay, wherein is the sense OF maintain
ing a tariff on It?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
More Irrigated Ho1nesteads

Sixty-three hundred acres of fertile
land in the Shoshone irrigation pro-
ject in Wyoming will be opened to
homestead entry April 22nd. The
first unit of this project was supplied
with water nearly four years ago and
the land that will be available the
22nd constitutes the fourth unit of
this great system. From time TO
time other units will be added until
the entire area in the project, 10000
acres, is brought under irrigation.
This land lies in the Big Horn Basin,
and its climatic and agricultural ad-
vantages have already attracted be
tween three and four hundred families
whose energy and determination are
fast converting what was once a great
sheep range into a community of small
farms. There are towns with churches,
stores and centralized schools, the rail
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
The Argus Daily Story
Foe or Friendly Clarissa Mackie.
Copyrighted 1911. by Associated Literary Bureau

Bad luck had followed Joe Pebble for
three years-in fact, ever since he had
tired of the monotony Of supporting
his wife and her father on his wages
as a cattle herder and had suddenly de-
serted them to follow the call of his
old free life.
He had simply disappeared to let
them think what they would Of him..
He had left all the money that he pos
sessed except single silver dollar, and
he had used his own horse to ride
away from them.
Bad luck had followed him in his
rovings. He had been unhappy in his
freedom. His heart ached> for the
sweet companionship of Gertrude, his
wife, and for the placid philosophy of
the good natured old man, her father.
Today he was riding down q ravine
among the Tepee hills. Once more he
was free He had discharged himself
from a ranch on the western side Of
the watershed and was riding forth on
one of those strange, restless quests for
new scenes which had become a habit
with him since he had deserted his
wife. Happiness he never expected to
regain.
He drew rein there and looked
through an opening down upon a pleas
ant alluvial plain dotted with cattle.
A low adobe ranch house was there,
surrounded by barns and a corral.
Smoke wreathed up from chimney.
1t looked very peaceful and pleasant
the sort Of home he and Gertie had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
TALKS tuitl--
READEPS
b0
Edna K.Woe1e9

How about that garden?
OF course, If you insist upon living
in a fat, there is no garden question
for you. You've got to buy what you
can get at the grocers' and you'll
never know that taste of fresh green
things straight from contact with Moth
er Earth-the things that taste the
sweetest because of your own thought
and labor that have gone into the max
ing of them.
In every city there is good ground
going to waste-plenty of good garden
ground. Not only is good ground
wasted, but plenty of perfectly good
muscle and energy going about I'M
used.
Connect the muscle and energy with
the wasted ground, and there will be
worthwhile results. Keep them sep
arated, and there will be more work
for the Juvenile courts, to say nothing
of a continued high cost of living.
Only a lazy person will say that
there is too much work in the keep
ing of kitchen garden.
The Greatest amount of work Is in
the beginning, when the ground must
be spaded up and raked fine. 1t isn't
hard work to plant, and if you don't
let the weeds get ahead of you in the
beginning, you will find there is very
little wedding to do. The hardest
work, outside of the occasional spad
/ ing up to replant, is watching the
vegetables grow, picking what you
want to eat, and watering them.
The city backyard gardener has two
advantages over the country gardener
| One is that his space is small
enough for him TO work every incl
of it by hand and keep a strict watch
over it so that bugs and weeds anC
plant diseases may make no Roadway
/ He has less space to weed and cul
tivate, while getting much greater re
turns from the ground that is worked
The other advantage is that the city
gardener has the great boon OF city
water. The man with the hose car
get more out of his little backyard
garden than the man who waits fol
rain can get out of an acre.
The great secret Of the French gar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
DEMOCRATIC HOPES.

II is generally conceded that this
is TO be a democratic year and the
party II It exercises good judgment
In its course and policy in state and
nation will win d great victory at the
November polls.
The result of the Illinois primaries
Tuesday. taken in Cook county, for
Instance. shows the growth of demo-
cratic sentiment and strength. There
the democrats or straight drawing
uf party lines for the respective party
ballots outyoted the republicans by
O,0OO votes.
So II will be in proportionate ratio
throughout the state next fall.
So II will be throughout the ma
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11

deners, who do more with their tiny
gardens than gardeners of any other
nationality, is their profuse use Of wat
er. The truck gardeners here are be-
ginning to understand this and are
laying perforated tile pipes through
their grounds, about foot below the
surface. Into these pipes the water
is forced and gradually percolates
through the soil, feeding the roots of
the plants and making them grow
twice as fast as under ordinary cir
cumstances.
In watering your garden, however,
don't drown it out Use the hose
only in the evening or very early in
the morning and then give the plants a
thorough soaking. They will not need
it every day.
To interest the children, give each
one a little bit of the garden for him
self.
Talk to the children about the
plants. Tell them what to watch for
and to report progress to you. Tell
them little stories relating to plants
and gardens, and what other children
have done with them. Create little
rivalry between them and offer some
coveted reward, to be given in the
fall to the child who shows the best
results.
Show the kiddies, too, how the
green things and the flowers will at
tract butterflies and hummingbirds
Let them study the bugs and crawling
things.
You will find it has been a most
profitable summer all aronud, and you
will not only have taught them use
full things and kept them off of the
streets and out of mischief, but in.
terested yourself at the same time.
One more word-There's a way OF
keeping out the neighbors' chickens
and stray dogs, without making bad
feelings.
Get enough chicken wire to sur
round the precious garden space-it
won't cost much-and tack it to stakes
set in the ground One end can be
fastened by hooks to the fence or the
house and used as a gate.
Now get to work and dig that gar
den!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
ELECTION JUDGES PAY.

Elections cost money. Dishonest
elections may be had cheaply so far as
their immediate cost in dollars and
cents is concerned, but in ultimate re-
suits to the people. and especially to
the taxpayers, dishonest elections be-
come a colossal burden of expense.
Ordinarily the payment Of IS per
diem to the judges and clerks would
seem adequate, but for an election like
that OF Tuesday, with its all-night
count, that is not adequate remunera-
ton.
Business men who are asked to serve
as Judges. often agree to serve. and
they perform a great and good public
service when they do. Some of them
will not serve willingly. however, and
they consider fl a great hardship to
have TO serve.
The Chicago Examiner is arguing for
increased pay for judges and clerks to
thus offer a greater incentive for com
petent men TO accept the responsibility
OF presiding at the polls. I'm common
fairness TO the judges and clerks of
election, says the Examiner. "the leg
islatare again April % should pass an
amendment 10 the primary law giving
these men additional pay for the extra
work they viii be obliged to do at this
extraordinary primary.
The public should not deny It's off,
cials 6air play. II is unreasonable 10
ask a clerk or Judge of election to per
form the labor obligatory by law upon
him this week for q pittance OF So
"All the election officials viii be
Obliged to do the equivalent of three
days work at least IN connection with
CHS primary. Tuesday they went to
the oHcc OK the commissioner for their
Supplies, and had 10 meet in their poll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11

road facilities are good, and all local
conditions compare favorably with the
best farming districts Of the middle
west and east. Water rights for these
homesteads are sold by the government
at cost, as described in the pamphlet
being distributed by the Settlement
agent, L. S. reclamation service, Fed
eral building, Chicago, Ill.
More farmers are wanted now to
grow alfalfa, wheat, oats and potatoes.
More dairymen are needed, although
the average value of cream shipments
already approaches $500 a month. A
nursery has just been established and
the farmers have contracted for $4,000
apple trees 10 be delivered in two
years, while the new alfalfa meal mill
is making five-year contracts with the
farmers for loose hay at $3.50 per ton.
Baled hay is now selling for $3.50 per
ton in Powell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11
WORDS OF APPRECIATION.

1--WE ought to commend The Argus
for its thought in dispensing with its
usual custom of flashing the returns
election night, thus crowding Second
avenue with a thrOng Of anxious peo-
ple," writes a subscriber to The Ar
gus. AT a time like this when there
is or, at least has been, riot in the air,
when there is more or less unrest still
prevailing the writer continues, IAN
election crowd is just where trouble
commences and l am therefore writ
ing to express a sense of appreciation
that ought to be generally shared, that
The Argus was sufficiently wise to the
situation to cooperate voluntarily with
the constituted authorities in giving
advance notice that it would make no
move that would attract a great crowd.
Under the circumstances the display
ing Of the bulletins in front of the
building was all sufficient. / am writ
ing these lines merely in response to
my conviction that voluntary acts
and deeds. self-sacrifcing in that they
might have a tendency to take from
the advantages and prestige that
paper enjoys at election time, should
be praised"
The Argus is, of course, exceedingly
grateful for the compliment thus paid
II and exceedingly gratified that any
Of its readers should have appreciated
its motives in deviating from its Gus
tomary practice in election times.
When unusual incidents are occur
ring, and the public mind is disturbed
and sometimes unsettled and too
often inflamed, the average news
paper Office is, as a rule, flooded with
communications. suggesting to the ed
itor what he should say about this
thing or that, what or whom he should
condemn and it very often happens
that letters of an incendiary nature
come in.
During the recent riots The Argus
was the recipient of mass of COM
munications, some intended for publ
cation, others urging upon the PAPER
the course it should pursue and not a
few threatening in character. Most
of them were anonymous.
The experienced newspaper be-
comes accustomed TO receiving com,
munications, some Of them well wish
ing and prompted by good intentions
others vicious and cowardly as well as
unworthy and some of them, friendly
But the general policy is to ignore
them all. in moments of stress the
man who guides the policy Of an in
fluential newspaper must act ac
coTding to his own convictions
He must assume responsibility
and stand by it. He must exercise
Judgment and not be moved by the
varying moods of the newspaper read
ers, however well intentioned. II the
newspaper listened to all the advic,
il gets the year around it would be
come a vacillating nonentity. fit onl!
for the bug house.
1t is in view of the experiences tha'
come TO the lot OF the newspaper tha'
q word of appreciation of a sacrificing
act it makes for the public good is con
sidered worthy of more than passing
notice
1t deserves preservation in the arch
ives of the publication.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11

ing place the following night to see
that everything was in readiness for
the voting. They must report again
before O'Clock in the morning, and
must remain in the polling place con-
tinuously not only until the close of
the polls at p. m, but until the count
is completed.
THE counting of Tuesdays ballots
was an all night job, and in many
instances the work ran into the second
day or night.
THE legislature, under the special
call for amending the primary law, can
make provision for proper compensa-
ton for these overworked judges and
clerks of election.
"At the last session both houses pass
ed bill TO increase the compensation
OF judges and clerks Of election to IS
day, but Governor Deneen vetoed the
measure"
This is fair proposition. The leg
islature should make provision for extra
compensation for the men who served
at the polls Tuesday.
But there is one thing more that
should be done if the legislature is to
act on the question of the election
| boards, and that is in the interest of
the public 1t should compel the keep
ing Of a record OF the returns, candi.
date by candidate, to be Immediately
returned to the county clerk the in.
slant the count is completed. In out,
lying districts II should be telephoned
| in. The public has a right to know as
/ soon as possible how the elections have
resulted, "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-11

planned before. A lump came into his
throat, and he brushed his brown hand
across his wet eyes. Then his young
face sank into those stern, brooding
lines that had replaced the old care
less expression.
Joe Tribble, as he called himself. rode
on. A few yards farther on his horse
stumbled and fell so suddenly that Joe
was pitched over his head, to fall In a
crushed heap among some rocks. He
Law very still, while the horse scram-
bled to his feet, shifted at his masters
unconscious form and then limped away
for assistance, whinnying pitifully.
Joe opened his eyes upon darkness.
There was bandage over his eyes, and
he could see nothing, but he knew that
he rested upon a soft bed. A large cool
hand touched his wrist, and finger
pressed upon his pulse.
Doctor" Joe huskily whispered.
"Aha." said a mellow voice. Com
ing around, are you? Feel pretty well
banged to pieces?"
pretty sore" admitted Joe. whats
the matter with my eyesF'
you fell on a lot Of broken rocks
and got some splinters in your eyes.
You can't come into the light until
they've healed up a bit. Nothing to
worry about; mere scratches. You have
got a broken ankle, though"
Where am ~ was Joe's next ques-
ton.
"At a ranch close by the spot where
your horse threw you. Pretty intelli-
gent beast, that horse! Came limping
down here to the ranch and almost told
Mr.. Smith what had happened. You
can bet he's well taken care Of too"'
"Poor old Starbrowr' murmured Joe
Then, turning to the doctor, he asked
IN a low voice, Where can l stay
here"
"Oh, yesl You can't be moved until
your ankle is better" said the doctor
decisively.
The doctor left the room, and Joe
heard him talking to some one In an.
other room. There were other voices
that seemed to vibrate strangely on
his hearing. What memories Of the
past they revived! whose voices d10
they resemble?
He tormented himself with these
questions until he fell asleep from
sheer exhaustion. He was awakened
after a refreshing sleep by the sound
Of a pump handle creaking outside
Shortly afterward a heavy, deliberate
football entered his room, and he was
conscious that some one was bending
over him.
We'll, stranger" said a deep. reso
nent voice, Il reckon you're awake
! nowF
Who are your was Joe's hurried
question.
There was a little pause before tn,
answer came. MY names Smith
Why"
Nothing. only thought e sounded
-like-so=nebody / used to know,
murmured Joe. sinking back upon hi
| pillow
Il wonder If you wouldn't like me +
help you outer those clothes you got OF
and get you into bed in a decent way
! went on the voice. and when Joe CRATE