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SIEGE dlbS,AbD H0DIIlFRS
were FIRED 10 66OD EFFECT
Coast Artillery Practice Yesterday at Schoed Barracks Sat-
istactory to the Department Commander and to Major
Tinlberlake Firing More Test Of Material Than Req
uation Target Practice 0ahus Defenses Strengthened

The 105th company Of Coast Ar.
Itillery has taken It's turn at firing the
big siege guns and howitzers, and on
the whole, has done itself proud
Drag q coast defense soldier away
from his rocky stronghold behind Dia-
mond Head, load him down with
equipment, march him 80 miles, and
then turn him. loose on unfamiliar
ordnance, and he Is ct considerable
disadvantage In spite Of all this, the
|gunners of Capt Johnson's company
made good showing ct the practice
yesterday with the 5eineh siege guns
and finch howitxers, and the point
ion the hillsides against which the fire
of shot and shell was directed, has
been q mighty uncomfortable one for
any OF the theoretical enemy serving
the Imaginary guns.
Tough looking customers are the
big siege guns, giants alongside OF the
pieces of the Field Artillery. The
IhoWitzers are busines-like appearing
guns. short and chunky, like the
Ruger mortars, buts capable Of being
laid Tor either direct or indirect fire.
They have more elevation than q
rifle, but not as much as regular
mortar. and are effective up to about
5000 yards.
4 First Firing Here. Is
j With, the dust .of months Of disase
llnon them, eight siege, guns and four
shoNitzers have been lying idle h the
sgunsheds at Schofield. Yesterday
they were fired for the first time, and
the practice was more 9 test Of ma
terial than "a target practice IN the
accepted sensesOf the word. The idea
was to see what the guns were good
for, and also to train the. cast Ar
tillerymen IN handling than Hits
WeEe of secondary Importance, and
the showing was quite satisfactory.
1 The 105th company brought into
action only, four siege guns and two
howitzers, leaving q like number for
the I59th company, under Lieutenant
Vaughan, to assemble and fire next
week. $500 So & -
On q small knoll across the rayine
from the Field artillery eantpnment,
,thsir. sinister muzzles pointed to- the
distant slopes, the guns Of the Siege
battery made a warIike showing yes
aterday. Half of Schofield Barracks
turned out to see the firing, a gem
eral invitation having been extended
to all the officers Of the post, and the
enlisted men turning out in force to-
see the fun, and observe the red
legged infantry in action.
General iaeomb Present.
General acomb, who was a Field
;Artilleryman before. he won his star. /
was on hand early, accompanied by
his aide, Lieutenant Andrews, and by
Lieutenant Gampanole. Major Tim
berlake, commanding the Artillery
District of Hawaii, motored ont from
Fort Ruger to observe results, while
Major Cruikshank, and Captains APP
pei and Hand of the First Field Ar
tillery were interested onlookers, rem
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PAssENGERS BOOKED

Per stmr. Claudine, for Maui and
Hawaii ports, Sept. 1S.-Miss C. l.
Turner, Miss E. Dunn. Miss Tam Yam
Katie Wong Tong, Miss A. H0apili
Mrs. L. S. Macy, Miss G.. K Scholtz
Mrs. p. Pratt, Miss L. Pratt, Emily
Wilkins, Alice wilkins, Geo. Freeland,
w. sB. 0leson, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gay, Mrs. e. J. Smithies, Mrs. j. *.
EKaleo, sE. j. 'Smithies, s. Livingston.
ER. C. iBacoman, Mrs. ID. #. Fleming,
Mrs. Frein, Miss M. Todd, Miss Plant,
Mrs. ,G.sS. sMunree, Miss Nellie AWana,
Miss f. G. Yup, Miss Kill. Case, Mrs.
L. ID. Mearck, Rev. NJ, G. Santos, Mrs.
Santos, Henry Santos, Fred Santos,
Alice Santos, e. B. Blanchard, ]. Al
lancaster, Miss M. Bal. Miss L. Rich
ardson, g. s. RAYMOND. DIR. Won Berg
man, A. Martinsen, ]. A. Medeiros.
Per stmr. sMauna ,Kea, for Hilo di-
rect, Sept. 14.-A. Gartley, Alex. Ma
wahi. Geo. Cool, e A. Brown, M.
jamie, A. Haneberg, E. e. Hartman,
Mrs. NJ. johnson, Miss L. Beer
man, Mrs. "A. Menefoglio. Miss Meme
foglio, Mrs. B. Cartwright Jr., Miss e.
Williams, Mrs. C.. Short, Miss A. Blu
chanan; Bruce Cartwright Jr., Harry
Gaylord, Mrs. Ned Austin, Mrs. NJ. F.
Peter, Mrs. u. LeaL Geo. .Desha, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. A. Parker. -. ~.
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FISHER PLANS TO SEE
sMKLTING POTw OPERATING

: Secretary of the Interior Fish
: er will have an opportunity to-
8 morrow afternoon and evening to
: see the famous melting pot" of
: the world in actual operation,
: and during the inquiry this MORN
: ing expressed his intention, If he
: can make arrangements, to at
tend the exercises given by the
: boys and girls at the Palama So
: cial settlement.
He was informed, during his
) public discussion with James A
Rath, that the last census of the
5 Settlement school showed that
: children of about twenty-four ma
: tionalities are associated togeth-
: er there. The Secretary express
: ed deep interest in the affair,
; and said he would gladly accept
: Mr.. Rath's invitation to attend
the autumnal children's program
. tomorrow evening with Mrs. Fish
{ er,4if. bis time will permit.
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PASSENGERS ARRIVED

Per U. s. A. T. Thomas, from Sar
Francisco Honolulu: Captain
j. E. Bell, Miss C. NJ. Bement, Rich
ard Bolton, wife and son, Miss Heller
Burton, r. F. Clayton and wife, Capt
G. R. Day, Miss Sallie Douglas, Dan
lei ID. Fish and wife, Miss Caroline
r. Fulcher. Mrs. Warren T. Hannum
Mrs. NJ H Harrison, Mrs. G. "A. Hof
gard, Capt G.. II. Jamerson, wife and
child, Mrs. Marshall johnson, I'd
Lieut.. T. G.. Martin. Major N. F. Nc
Ciure. ]. A. McKeown, j. M. O'Con
nor, LIST. Lieut.. Dorsey Rodney, 1st
Lieut.. Herndon Sharp, wife and child
w. P. Sledge. Lieut.. Co.. w. ~
Stamper, J. N, Taggard, wife and
children, LIST. Lieut.. G. E. Turner
wife and 2 children, Miss Inez Under
hill, Herbert "A. Wade, Edwin Alberts
BRIG. Gen. H H Bandholtz and wife
Miles H Barber, 1t. Col. H. C. Ben
son. Mrs. E. Ca Bingham and child
I'd. Lieut.. II. D. Chamberlain and
wife, Miss Elizabeth Cfaggett and sis
ter, Frank M. Crone, Mrs. Herbert lB
Crosby, Q children and governess, I'd
Lieut.. Ralph E.. Davis, Capt. Robt
Dickson, 1st. Lieut.. a., H. deg, Major
IT. @. Donaldson, VIM. L. Doud, Mrs
ID. M. Erwin. Capt. .Chas Famel, Capt
Samuel Frankenberger and wife, Mrs
John w. French, 1st Lieut.. Robert
"A. Gilmore, wife. and mother, Miss
e. z. Goodman, Mrs. Geo. H. Guer.
drum and daughter, Mrs. C. H. Ham.
lin and children, Major Thos. G.
Hanson, Major w. o. johnson, wife
and daughter, p. ]. Kane, I'd. Lieut..
Emil Korian, Andre E. Lee, LIST.
Lieut.. o. A. Manseau, Mrs. Catherine
Morgan and daughter, Capt. #. w
Morrison, I'd. Lieut. Clarence e.
,McAdam. Mrs. u. G. .McAlexander,
1t. Lieut.. Bert e. Nickerson and wife,
EN- eide. Miss Elizabeth .Pattison,
Capt. Peter Peterson, 1st.s Lieut.. Jno.
r. Pinipn, Mrs. Ray o. Porter and
child. Judge ,Jno. s.. Powell and son,
Francis H, Randolph, 1st.4 Lieut.. S. C.
Reynolds, wife and 2 children, w. E.
Richards and wife, Mrs. M. ID. Simp,
son, LIST. Lieut.. Bernard "A Schaaf and
wife. I'd. Lieut.. Max, Sebald, wife and
Q children, 1st Lieut.. Halleand M.
Smith, Warren ID. Smith and wife:
Capt. Jno. p. Spur, Major. p. F.
Stranb, Jno. T. Swift, Mrs. S. "A.
Warner, LIST. Lieut.. j. s. Younf, wife
and child. I'D. Lieut.. Edw. Il. Ziinn..
I "a - : II =
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sulate will also be closed today and
tomorrow. The Japanese churches
throughout the Territory will hold
memorial services tonight which viii
be attended by the resident subjects
OF the Mikado. On the plantations al
japanese laborers will abstain from
work today and tomorrow. and the
arrangements of the various planta-
tons have placed at their disposal
all transportation facilities possible to
enable them to attend the services.
All Federal courts and Offices are
closed today and the flag over the
executive building is at half mast.
Most OF the japanese stores are dec
GRATED with Japanese flags tied with
bows of crepe.
The photograph of the late Emperor
used IN the ceremony Is one of those
sent by him to the eonsuls OF Japan
all over the world and bears his auto
graph. 49, -..s
i, Prominent among those who called
at the Japanese Consulate General and
paid their respect to Acting Consul
General Y. Mori and Eleye Consul Ku-
rushi were w. o, Smith, Isaac II. Har-
bottle, J. H. Hakuole; Both of whom
were formerly students in the Japan.
csc Peers School in Toxic, Japan.
which the late Emperor Mutsahito an
.nually inspected; Y. Akai. manager
of the Yokohama Specie Bank and his
staff; III. Komeya, manager Of the
Honolulu japanese Bank. DIR. Iga Nori,
DR.. /. Katsuni, DR.. Mitamura, DR.. Uye-
mura, DR.. Uchida, DR.. Oshima, Rev.
Motokawa, DR.. T. .Katsunuma, g. Ia
shire. Y Mikami, K. Iwanaga, s. oza
XII, Editor Y. Sega of the Nippu Jill.
Editor Onodera of the Hawaiian-Jap-
anese Daily Chronicle; K. Haga, x.
Ito, H. Tsurushima, Kobayashi, pro-
prietpr of the Kobayashi Hotel, Ka-
wasaki, Rev. Y. Imamura and other
leading Japanese of Honolulu.
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WEATHER TO-DAY

Temperatures a. m, IS; 8 a. m,
80; 10 a. m. SO; II noon, IS. Mini
mum last night, =. -.
Winds a. m, velocity l, direction
Northeast; a. m, velocity 1, direc-
ton Northeast; 10 a. m, velocity q
direction Northeast; II noon, velocity
g, direction Northeast. Movement
past "a hours, JIG miles.
Barometer at s a. m, 29. SO. Rela-
alive humidity Sam, ga. Dew-poini
at a. m, 81. Absolute humidity, s
a. m, 6.SSS. =,
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VESSELS TO AND
FROM THE ISLANDS
Especial Gable to aIercAaats'
Rvnhaw~nl
Exchange.l

September IL, 1912.
KAHULUI Sailed Tuesday, Sept. 10,
8. S. Hilonian, for San Francisco.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Sept. 9, S. s.
Manchuria, hence August 20. !.
SAN FRANCISCO -Arrived, Sept I3,
800 a M, U. s. A. T. Logan, hence
Sept. 5.
ASTORIA-Aprived, Sept. Is, S. S,
Harley, hence Sept /. "
AEROGRAM. ~. .
s. s. NILE. arrives at AGO p. m. from
4 San. Francisco and sails Saturday
10 a. m. for Yokohama.
u. S. A. T. THOMAS sails for Manila
saturday. 10 a. m.
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Chinese Built Motor Boats on Pacific

| =
Coast.
A remarkable shipment of motor
boats has just been completed ON the
Great Northern Minnesota, which
sailed from Hongkong for Seattle. Two
sixty foot motor boats twin screw
weighing % tons each, one fifty-foot
motor boat weighing 10 tons with !.
single screw, one forty-five foot motor
boat weighing eight tons tsingle
screw, and a general shipment of
nine motor and rowing dingheys have
been placed on board. This CON-
pletes a consignment of orders car
ried through by Mr.. ]. B. Wood, of
&c boats built for Vancouver parties
az the yards of w. S. Bailey & Co. dur
ing the past winter. -,
s..e3-
Two Liners Collide OFF Japan Coast.
A Moi dispatch appearing in the
japanese papers reports collision be-
tween the c. P. r. steamer Monteagle
and the Shingu Mafu of the Osaka
Shosen ,Kaisha, the latter vessel being
slightly injured. 6
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Thin, brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; of dandruff- THAT awful seurf.
There is nothing so destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
of its lustre, its strength and its very
life. eventually producing feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
if not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls ont fast.
A little Danderine tonight-now--
anytime-will surely save your hair.
Get 20 cent bottle of Knowlton's
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25lfNT 'DlADERINE' T0RTAI1IA6
HAIR AND DAADRIFF GROWS HAIR
Don't Pay 30 Cents for Worthless Hair TOnics Se Old
Reliable, Harmless @Danderine" - Get Results

Danderine from any drug store or
toilet counter, and after the first APP
plication you will say it was the best
investment you ever made Your hair
will Immediately take ON that life,
lustre and luxuFianee which Is so
beautiful Il will become Wayy and
fluffy and have the appearances of
abundance, an Incompatible gloss
and softness, but what will please
you most will be after just few
weeks use. when you will actually
see lot Of fine, downy hair = new
hair - growing all over the scalp.
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twenty-five per cent. was being
quoted for reinsurance Ia London on
the Glenroy at the beginning OF Inst
month, when news sof her stfanding
in the Straits of Asushfma was re-
ceiyed. The value Of the ship was
stated to be;sz65. 900.
Japanese Take oxer Latest iPureha1e.
The British steamer iIndfayelli.
which has been sold to Japanese. ar
rived at Kobe from Kokohafna On The
18th nit. The buyers are the Mitsui
Bussan Kaisha, and the sum paid for
the vessel Is reported TO be $40, 900.
The Indrayeli is steel steamer OF
1925 tons gross. and was built at Glas-
cow in 1897.
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shipping
MALY'S POPULARITY NINSHIM 49,.
COMMANDER TRANSPORT FLAGSHIP

as extensive as at first supposed. MOI
until there has been thorough sur.
vey will 1t be decided whether the
vessel will be restored to its former
copdition or coyerted into barge,
Million Feet OF Lumber for Honolulu
One million two hundred thousand
feet of lumber besides quantity oi
shingles and building material. arriy-
ed at this port yesterday afternoon in
the American schooner Mary E. Fos-
ter, "a days from Port Blakeley.
This vessel came down under favor
able weather conditions. Captain j
II. johnson reports a fine trip. The
Mary E. Foster arrived with new
third mate, in the person of Eugene
Allen, well-known Honolulu young
man, who is making the trip to the
islands in the windjammer on yaca.
ton bent.
The vessel and cargo is consigned
to Allen & Robinson of this city.
Nile at Alakea Wharf.
The Pacific Mail liner Nile, from
San Francisco. due to arrive In port
late this afternoon, will be berthed al
Alakea wharf. The Nile is bringing a
few lay-oyer passengers for Honolulu
The vessel will be supplied with sew
eral hundred tons coal before sailing
for Japan and China tomorrow morn.
ing. H. Hackfeld & Co. expect to dis
patch the vessel for the Orient on or
about 10 o'clock tomorrow.
CIandine for Hawaii Ports Tonight. J.
The Inter-Island steamer Claudine,
with. a fair cargo and "a number Of
cabin and deck passengers. is son the
berth to depart for Hawaii by way Of
Maui ports a 5fetlpek this evening.
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IR|Al5PQRl HERE
VlIHDNfHEW
PASSENGERS

The arrival Of the army transport
Thomas early this morning filled the
streets with soldiers, and clustered
the corridors and lounging rooms Of
the Young. Hotel with officers and
their families enjoying to the full ex-
tent their last fun ashore. before the
last and longest leg of the voyage to
the Far East.
The Thomas is half empty this trip,
there being plenty OF room for all
the first and second cabin and troop
passengers. sa
Among the Officers of local organ
izati0ns returning from leave or duty
on the mainland. is Major Mcclure.
Fifth Cavalry. who went to the
Coast to act as one Of the umpires
of the California maneuvers. Lieu
tenant Chamberlain. Seventh Caval-
ny, and Mrs. Chamberlain are one Of
the several bridal couples aboard, and
both have many friends aboard. Mrs.
chamberlain was Miss Darlington,
daughter of General Darlington, In.
spector General of the army.
Major Charles G. Walcutt, Jr., Fifth
Cavalry, who has been attending the
Army War College, has been detailed
as assistant to the chief of the Blu
reau of Insnlar affairs, with the rank
of Colonel. An order to this effect
was received at Department head
quarters this morning.
A War Department circular just
received shows that the Fort Kruger
mortar battery was placed Gath out
of 90, in the record firing of 1911. a
much better position is expected this
year.
When Timberlake. son of Major E.
j. Undertake of the Coast Artillery,
and at present student at Punahou,
has just received Presidential ,apT
pointment at West Point. He will re.
main here for few months, and will
then go to an Eastern school to COM
plete his special coaching for the en-
trance exams.
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schooner .Not .Eor Sale.

Schooner Not For Sale.
Despite the statement that attempts
had been made to purchase the FAmeri-
can schooner William Nottingham, the
reported sale of this vessel has been
denied.
Three offers have been made to pur-
chase the dismasted schooner William
Nottingham, which the Globe Nayiga-
ton Company has replied that she Is
not for sale. The vessel has been re-
leased by the underwriters and 1t is
supposed that her repairs will be un-
Edertaken soon.
Los Angeles fol-. Another Steamer Lire.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. .26.-Accord-
ing to an announcement by Daniel
%. Ives. transportation expert of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce, line
of steamships-seven vessels costing.
81 100000 each-is to be put in opera
ton between Boston and Los Angeles.
via the Panama Canal The promoters
of the enterprise have received the
approval of the Chamber of Commerce
and of the port directors.
+. 49,. / Il. r, = d. > "a ~..
WireIessed Long Distance. =.
VALLEJO. Aug. 26.-The first di-
rect communication between the Mare
Island Navy Yard and the recently
completed Pribylov wireless station in
Alaska was established today. The
operators conversed freely over the
distance of 31e0 miles. The Alaska
station recently was overhauled by
wireless experts from Mare Island I'M
der command of Lieut.. Edwin H. Dodd.
The party has been in Alaska three
months. - {
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When bachelor gets the idea un-
der his hat that he understands a
young widow all she has to do is lead
him to the pafsen.
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Address a q Honolna Sar,slleln
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], !: m I: Hass .
Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16

Every one Of these unused cistrens
ought to be covered with wire netting
1t could be done by the City, at small
cost to the owners Of property by
charging them actual cost for labor
and material
This would be a permanent i'm
provement, and would last for years,
and then the open pools could be
easily coal Oiled and thus do some
thing 10 help those who are not able
to wire their homes.
This is a simple, cheap and
practical way of cutting down our
supply of mosquitoes and should be
given fair trial before the enemy
gets another firm EoothoId among US.
Then, if we should require the
sanitary closet to be used in all the
business part Of the city. We would
be moving in the right direction for
the comfort and health Of the people.
This sanitary closet is recommended
by the government and is cheap and
Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16
VOL. 40
.MuSkeeters


Since the weather is getting warmer
the occasional buzz Of the muskeeter,
Tor musquito,) reminds US that this
pest will soon be with us again.
Silence and investigaionihas proven
that aside from being Hreat annoy
ance, he IS a successful dissemlnater,
of certain classes of diseases, and an
enemy to be fought to finish on
every hand We had fine crop of
them last year, and he has managed
to get through the hard winter and
may be depended on to do business
again, at he old stand during the
coming summer. With 1000 open
cisterns, wnb varying stages Of Stag.
nan. u alter in them, we are well
equipped o raise another fine crop
this year Some years ago we made
feeble attempt to check his propa-
gam, BY pouring coal oil Tn the water
Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16
Ten THINGS TO DO THIS
MONTH

1. Finish the planting Of cotton
and corn, Be sure to have a good
seed,bed even if it delays the time Of
planting a day or two
2. Keep the cuIdvators going.
Stay ahead Of the grass by using
harrows and weeders. Keep land
level end surface thoroughly fined.
3. See that the boys and girls
have a share in the farm work II
the boys have not a corn or cotton
acre, give them pig or a calf. Inter
est the girls in tomato growing or
poultry raising.
4. Make sure Of good hay crop
Plant cow-peas, soy beans and other
feed crops. Plant corn for silage the
last of the month. Build siIo if you
have none.
S; Make sure now Of plenty of
pork for next winter. Put the hogs
in the pasture lots. See that they
have fresh water and shade. Use
spray or dipping vat to kill the lice
8. Plant sweet potatoes, peanuts
papcorn, Keep the garden going
where the early crops come off plant
others for later use.
7. Look closely after the health o
the chickens, Use disinfectants and
whitewash freely. Market the early
cockerels as soon as large enough,
s, Keep on spraying Use Bor
deaux and Paris green on apple tree.
and Irish potatoes, Bordeaux OIL
grapes and tomatoes. seIf,boiled lime
sulphur to prevent peach rot.
9, Fix up the kitchen for ho
weather. See that the screens are il
good working order. Make or buy
GreIess cooker or set an oil stove
Arrange to keep milk and butte
cool.
10. Keep the grounds about tn,
house in order. Use the lawn mower
Keep chickens and pigs out Of the
yard. Screen in one Of the porche.
for a resteng place. The Progressiv,
Farmer.
Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16
MONEY AS FUEL

The supporters Of Mr. Underwood
III Georgia seem to have had money
to burn and we're anxious to burn it.
From the Underwood headquarters in
Atlanta was sent letter to Mr., j. E.
Gardner, of Athens. Ca, in the words
and figures as follows, to,wit: Dear
Sir-We want to s"y u,nl hell in
Morgan county inclose you check
for $l00 | suggest that you use it
for a barbecue, and that you get out a
good crowd and rattle the opposition,
or you can use it in getting the vote
out. leave it entirely to you" This
letter was signed by Mr.. G. H,
Hutchens, and if the same amount
was sent 10 every county in the state
and to every leading man in each
county. Mr. Underwoods friends
must have spent a great sum Of money
and curiosity is aroused to know
where they got it Big Business is
willing to back anyone in any state
who has a chance Of keeping votes
away from Wilson. If they can
deteat Wilson for the nomination and
split up the delegates they will see tc
it that man Of their own selection
Is named at Batimore.-News Scimi-
lar.
Okolona messenger., 1912-05-16
DRAG, BROTHER, DRAG

If your road is soft or rough,
Drag, brother. drag
Once or twice will be enough,
Drag, brother, drag;
Wheels want sink into The rut,
Every time you strike cut.
Teams wont worry if you'll but
Drag, brother, drag.
'Twont take long to fix your road,
Drag, brother, drag;
If you ID pull bigger load,
Drag, brother. drag;
1t means dollars in the end,
Saved on teams and wagons,
friends
So to this your best ear lend
Drag, brother. drag.
Paw Paw Bazoo.
And III at first you don't succeed"
Drag, brother, drag;
And once or twice don't fill the need,
Drag, brother, drag;
When a shower Of rain has passed,
And the sun shine out at last,
While the roads are drying fast,
Drag, brother, drag;
Every time you drag the road,
Drag, brother, drag;
The lighter to your team to the load,
Drag, brother, drag;
I 1t will pay you every time.
Just to see your horses smile,
As they quickly trot mile,
Drag, brother drag.
And "Gabe" will come along and see
Drag, brother, drag
Just how a good road ought TO be,
Drag, brother, drag
When he gets home he'll take his pen
And write you up the best Of men
And you'll Be mighty famous then(?)
Drag, brother, drag
Republican Presr, Butler Mo