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The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12
Rangers Exterminate Predatory Beasts

will get at least $3.OOO worth. The stock killed by wolves is principally cattle. Calves and yearIings are gen. orally selected by them for slaughter. but If these cannot be readily had, cows and even fuIl-grown steers are killed.
 It Is said by stockmen that wolves in Wyoming kill from 10 to 20 per cent. of the annual increase of the herds. In some sections of Montana they are just as bad
 'The problem of the extermination of predatory animals" said John A. Rhodes, guard of the forest service, ''is one that calls for determined and persistent labor along lines that are practical, at the hands of men who are accustomed to the country, thor oughly understand the habits of the wild animals and are familiar with the means of their extermination.
 Where hunters are employed, the use of poison as a means of extermi- nation stands first. It's advantage lies in the ease and rapidity with which 1t can be handled Where the labor of half a dozen men would be required in setting and watching a line of traps, one man could easily cover the same country with poison The greater the number of baits the greater the chances for killing"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

 ICheStnutS
Copyright, I0ll. by AssociAted LiterAr
By BRYANT c. ROGERS

Aunt Mary Warner lived half a mile below the Fairly manor house on the highway. She was a widow and old and poor and an object of charity. Two or three times a week Miss Minnie Fairly walked down to the little old cottage with a basket of eatables on her arm and sunny smile on her face, and was always greeted with:
 Lord bless and keep the bonnie maiden! You are helping me to live . little longer, though 1t seems that there's no place in this world for a poor woman like me-"
 Aunt Mary could go back to the days when she was a girl herself and talk to interest, and a visit to her had more interest than simple char Ity. She had a bit of garden in which she worked in summer, and often the girl worked with her. and tf she happened to be in bed with one of her rheumatic attacks the rooms were swept and things put in order despite her protests.
 Its like the fairy stories l used to read" she would smile. You are young, wealthy and move with the best, and yet you have heart for a poor old body like me! May the Lord send you a good husband!"
 "But I shall never marry" would be the reply.
 "Oh, but you wiIl.'
 "But when is the young man com hg?"
 Soon. dearie-very soon. You are only nineteen now. and there is lots of time."
 "But he must be about twenty-four black eyes-a dropping mustache- curly hair-white teeth-a deep voice. He must be hero or l shan't marry him."
 He will be all that you ask for. dearie. have seen him in my firearms, and he Is like a prince"
 One October forenoon Miss Minnie SOt out on one of her visits to Aunt Mary. and reached the cottage to and her missing. The old woman
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12
Wants Pension Office Beauty Restored

n ENSION COMMISSIONER JAMES L. DAVENPORT has an eye to the artistic, and as much as 1t is possible for that genial gentleman to be dis gruntled, is nightly grieVed over the fact that the pension office does not look as pretty as 1t ought to, and nothing like as pretty as 1t might. Commissioner Davenport says that the pension office ought to be one of the show places in Washington, and there was a time when this was true Now 1t is half-filled up with the desks. file cases and literature of the Indian of flee, which really hasn't any business there. In fact, the great court of the pension office. which until the new government printing office was con structed was the largest building in the world, all under one roof. looks more like a clutter closet so far as the main floor is concerned, than like a decent, respectable public building
 The great interior court is surround cd by the various offices which rise tier on tier to the great glass ceiling.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

with the rows of handsomely orna- mented balconies opening upon the court In the center of the court is a beautiful fountain, and 1t used to be that exquisite little models of the Monitor and the Merrimac chased each other around and around in this fountain. There are a number of wonderful columns of brick cemented over and painted to resemble marble, and formerly there were all kinds of palms and aquatic plants around the fountain. with nice lounging seats. and. as Commissioner Davenport says. 1t was one of the show places of Washington. and 1t ought to be again
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

ONE of the duties of Uncle Sam's V forest rangers is to kill ''varmints' that destroy cattle, sheep and othef domestic animals. In the western states, where bears, mountain lions, wolves. coyotes, wildcats and lynxes are plentiful, the annual damage from wild beasts runs into millions. Last year forest rangers killed 7,971 de structive animals. The reports, just out, show that 213 bears, S8 mountain lions, 172 wolves, 69 wolf pups, 6.4S7 coyotes, S7O wildcats and 72 lynxes fell before the rangers guns.
 In addition to their efforts after ami mals that are harmful to live stock and to game animals and birds, for est officers have made headway against the prairie dog, which eats one thirty-second as much as a sheep. The biological survey estimates that one grown wolf will destroy about $1.OOO worth of stock a year. and that the average family of wolves
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12
Now Aim to Make the Panama Canal Pay

make possible the passage of the worlds fleets without confusion or de- lay. The report showed that the engi- neers' board has already found that all the concrete in the great Gatun locks will be laid by June l, 1912, and five months later the locks on the Pacific side will be finished, except the gates. which will be ready June 1. 1913. Meantime by April 1, next. the giant spillway at Gatun would be at the ffty-foot elevation and the entire dam there would be completed by the following winter.
 The excavation through the Culebra cut, the greatest earth-digging enter prise the world has ever seen. will be completed July 1. 1913. if the slides are not In excess of the estimates. Tn that case the exterior channel will be sufficiently advanced to pass the ship ping that would use the canal.
 The total outlay for maintaining the canal will be for wages of the op- erative force, engineering work, sani- tation and civil administration The commission was insistent that the revenue of the canal should go to pay not only the operating expenses, but to repay the capital invested. Every legitimate means for raising revenue should be adopted, said the report. which recommended that the govern ment should not only supply coal and oil for its own vessels, but should sell them to merchant shipping.
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

was not in the garden-not hidden bohind the currant bushes-not polk. mg around the tumble-down shed where she used to stable her cow
 In her search the girl noticed that the curb of the well had been moved Aside, and 1t came to her like a flash mat in drawing water there had been m accident and the victim had met Aor doom She kneIt and peered down the well, but it was deep and Ehe could see nothing. She shouted, but there was no answer. Aunt Mary had been drownedI Running Miss Minnie was just in time to halt Hn auto in which sat a young man. He was so well dressed and looked % much like a gentleman that she was sure he was the owner, and wringing her hands and never mind lng who saw her tears she called out:
 "Oh, sir. but Aunt Mary has been drowned in the weIl!"
 ''Who? What?" was asked as the machine came to a halt.
 Aunt Mary-in the welcome On!"
 Then some one has fallen in?' asked the stranger as he followed to lhe well and knelt and peered
 "Yes-Aunt Mary-a poor old woman living in this cottage"
 And you witnessed the accident?''
 NO, but I know she's down there. Hurry-hurry-hu
 Don't get nervous-don't cry" he Shided. 'T'n bring a rope from the auto and go down. It's so dark I san't see. but she may be alive yet"
 A rope was brought, and the man removed his hat, coat and vest, made one end of the rope fast to the curb, and then began lowering himself. He had to do this slowly, and the HSrvous watcher above kept calling Do him:
 You must be carefuI-so very careful! If you should be drowned. loo, what should I dol"
 Don't worry about me-" he kept answering, and at last he hailed from the water:
 T don't think she is down here at all The water is only about two Iset deep. and can find nothing of Ter"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

"But if she is not down there. where Is she?"
 The questioner thought she heard laugh from the other end of the rope. but the countenance of the man was quite serious as he came up the rope hand-over-hand and reached the ground.
 The case, as understand 1t, is that an old lady is missing?"
 Yes, she went to draw a pail of water and fell into the we'll"
 "I must beg your pardon. When an old lady falls into a well she stays there until some one helps her out There is no old lady at the bottom of this we'll"
 '"Then-then@
 Then 1t follows that she is some where else. Have you looked through the house and around?"
 Yes, everywhere"
 The man glanced all around, and with his eyes on the fringe woods beyond the garden he said:
 "I thing 1 see some chestnut trees up there. We have had a frost and the nuts are rattling down. Wouldn't your Aunt Mary take 8 wander that way? Let's look"
 Three minutes later the old woman was discovered lying in a faint under one of the trees. She had over exerted herself in hobbling the dis tance and gathering the nuts.
 She's dead-she's deadl" ex- claimed the girl as she threw herself down beside the body.
 She's feeble and has overdone the thing, I should say" quietly replied the man; and he picked Aunt Mary up with the greatest ease and bore her to the house and laid her on her bed.
 "Bathe her temples with water and chafe her hands," he said to the girl. Here is a flask of wine. Get her to swallow some and she'll soon re- vive."
 His passing out was hardly noticed. It was fifteen minutes later when Aunt Mary had opened her eyes and regained her senses, that Miss Minnie went out to look for the stranger and found the auto gone
 Why, no, didn't fall down the we'll" explained Aunt Mary. "A COW got into the garden last night, and this morning, when I went to drive her out, she ran against the curb and knocked 1t aside. l was just after chestnuts. l could see the wind bringing them down. So a stranger brought me into the house?"
 Yes, and he got a rope and went down the we'll"
 Dear me! What kind of a looking man was her"
 He was a young man. I think"
 But don't you know?"
 Yes, 1 remember that he was D young man."
 But what else?"
 q can't remember. I was crying, you see. 1 thought you were dead. Why, here is a card he left on the table when he went out. MT. Homer Wheeler is his name"
 Minnie Fairly, did you bring the chestnuts I had gathered before my old head began to swim7" asked Aunt Mary.
 No"
 Then go after them this minute. and you must be here tomorrow to roast them. That young man will be sure to come back In the first place. he couldn't help but fall in love with you, and in the next he will want to know how I get along"
 But what have roasted chestnuts got to do with it?"
 You'll both eat 'em. They'll mako you acquainted It will end in a love match. He's going to turn out to be the very young man I've seen in my dreams!"
 Pooh, Aunt Mary-pooh!"
 One year later: Married at the residence of the brides parents on Tuesday, the 23d ult-. Miss Minnie Fairly to MT Homer Wheeler. the well-known artist"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12
Necessity for ProfundIty.

"Is that man deep thinker?" "He has to be. It's his business to bore wells"
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12

'ITH the passing of Tripoli from the control of Turkey the pernicious institution of slave trading along the northern coast of Africa will
The Holbrook news., 1912-01-12
Curiosity.

"I was asked to find out when you would pay this little account" said the collector pleasantly.
 Really" answered the debtor, q am unable to enlighten you. How ever. there is a soothsayer in the next block who throws fit and reveals the future at 50 cents throw"
 I've no money to waste" growled the collector.
 Just add the 50 cents to my ac- count" continued the other, flor I have a curiosity on the point myself" :" Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
is PREACHER VALUED
FOR MONEY ABILITY?
This Charge Made By Dr.. G.
M. Fakes

Atlanta, April 3O-'I am very
much afraid that the cabinet of the
Methodist church in Georgia is some
times inclined to estimate a preach
ers value more by his ability to col
lect money than his power to save
souls" declared DR.. G. NJ Fakes, yes
terday morning, in an address deliv.
cred before a startled conference. The
Presiding Elder, DR.. w. P. Lovejoy,
agreed that this was to certain ex-
tent more nearly true than it should
be.
DR.. Fakes suggested as a remedy
that the tax gathering" feature of
the church be taken out of the hands
of the ministers and turned over en-
tirely to the laymen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
MONEY BACK
HyOmei is Guaranteed to End the Mis-
cry of Catarrh. Colds, Sore
Throat and CrOnp.

Get a HYOMEI pronounce it High
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Pour few drops from the bottle in
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But HYOMEI does more than
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A complete HYOMEI outfit which
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an extra bottle of HYOMEI for only 90
cents at Murray & Hooks Pharmacy
and druggists everywhere.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
Announcements

TO the -.uocratic Voters OF the Third
Congressional District:
/ hereby formally announce my eau
didacy for the Office or congressman
from said district TO the 63rd Con-
sress, subject to the democratic pri-
mary to be held next summer Ow-
ing to my familiarity with conditions
n Washington (being the confiden-
tial clerk to the speaker of the Housed
believe if the people will honor me
with the great Office that can be Of
service to them and / will certainly
strive to faithfully and intelligently
represent all the people of the dis
lrict. Their interest and welfare shall
regulate, control and influence my
every vote and act and at all times.
will be true to the masses of our
people. Before the primary will an
nounce formal platform of princi-
pies, address the voters on the public
questions of the day, presenting mg
views fully to them and endeavor %
see as many of them in person as
possible. If you can give me your
support and influence / shall always
be most profoundly grateful.
Very respectfully.
CHARLES r. CRISP.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
Indian LANGUAGES.

Probably the most important and
most surprising fact about American
Indian languages is their enormous
number. On the North American
continent there were spoken probably
1000, and possibly even more differ
ent languages and dialects. Of South
America we know less, but everything
points to an equal linguistic variety
on that continent. The tremendous
total is astounding because the aborig-
inal population in both continents GER
tainly numbered fewer millions than
are today found in many single Euro
pean countries in which only one Ian
guage prevails. The twenty-five or
fifty millions Of American Indians pos
sessed as many different languages as
the billion or more inhabitants of the
old world.-Dr. A. L. Kroeber, in Pop
ular Science Monthly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
paign literature through the mails.

paign literature through the mails.
Each side says the other has re-
sorted to the worst kind of misrepre.
sentation in its arguments.
incidentally each side denies every
thing that the other side has said
about it. But the idea that the pres
ent primary is a good natured ballot
to see which man the Georgia demo
Gratis prefer for presidential nom
inee, does not tell the whole story
The fight has engendered rankings
and animosities that it will take years
to wipe out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
MISREPRESENTATION WAS
In The CAMPAIGN
Climax Of Unworthy Political
Middle

Atlanta, April 30.-With the dawn
tomorrow of the presidential primary
in Georgia, this state finds itself at
the climax of the bitterest and most
uncompromising political contests its
politicians have ever waged on any
national question. 1t rivals in bitter
ness and animosity the most heated
gubernatorial campaigns of the old
days.
The Wilson leaders and Underwood
leaders respectively have hurled into
each others teeth accusations of I'M
fairness and lying and misrepresenta-
ton and double-dealing world without
end.
Each side has accused the other OF
the most ignoble tactics. The Wilson
people say the Underwood people are
spending money furnished by the in
terests' to buy votes.
The Underwood people say the Will
son people are robbing the govern
ment and the people by Thanking cam
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
Notice.

Commencing with Saturday, May 4th
and continuing during the summer
months, we will close our freight ware
souses at noon each Saturday, by au-
thority of the railroad commission OF
Georgia.
w. c. HUNTER,
Asst. Agent, C. of Ga. Ry.
H. p. EVERETT,
Agent, S. A. L. Ry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
The Only WAY.

Can you tell me the quickest way
for man of my ability to get up in the
world?"
Certainly. Take the nearest ele-
vator."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01

Probably one half of the world is
happier for not knowing how the 9th
err half lives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
SvmuathV.

He-I feel so badly. ! have such O
queer empty feeling
She-Where? In your head?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-01
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
MISS MAGGIE M'MATH,
Graduate Nurse.

Residence Phone 10. Calls lett
18th Dr. E. L. Murray at Murray 6
Hooks Pharmacy, will receive prompt
attention.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
France Warns Greece

PARIS, Dec. 3-Fearing there is a
menace to European peace by the
dissensions among the Balkan powers
the French foreign minister today
warned the Greek government that
the dispute over Ike territorial aud
other conditions of the armistice with
Turkey must not grow into an open
preach.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
White GIRL
Will MARRY
BIG SPADE
LUCILLE CAMERON TO WE'D
JACK JOHNSON IN CHICAGO
MARRIAGE WILL NOT AFFECT
CASE PENDING AGAINST PUGI.
LIST FOR VIOLATION OF
WHITE SLAVE LAW.
WHITE SLAVE LAW.

| CHICAGO, Dec. 3-That Lucille
Cameron, aged 19 and white, will be
come the bride of Jack Johnson
the champion negro pugilist, tonight
was announced today by Johnson.
The impending marriage will not
affect the case in federal court, in
which Johnson is charged with vi
olation of the Mann law prohibiting
white slavery.
Johnson said he had talked with
the Cameron girl over the telephone
and that she had agreed to marry
him. Although the wedding is not
to be secret one only few friends
or johnson will witness the cere-
mony. Rev. Henry Roberts of the
st. Marks African Methodist Epis-
copal church will perform the cere-
mony.
If the wedding is performed this
evening it will be the end OF the
efforts made by the girls mother,
Mrs. Cameron Falconer, to take the
white girl away from the big black
pugilist. 1t was Miss Cameron's
mother who started all the recent
trouble johnson has had in Chicago
which resulted in his Saloon license
being taken away from him and his
being arrested on the charge of yio-
lating the Mann act. The Cameron
girl was held in the Rockford, Ill,
jail for some time as a witness
against Johnson, but when she was
released recently she disappeared
and it was then her mother an
nounced she was through with the
efforts to keep the girl away from
the black man and returned to her
home in Minneapolis.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
COQUINA ROCK CAroT2
DELAY III on,al.,o FILES
WILL PROBABLY NOT BE NEcEs-
SARY TO. RESORT TO BLASTING
PILES BEING JETTED DOWN
AT PRESENT.

Hearing it rumored that coquina
rock in the river bed was causing
trouble in the sinking of the CON
crete piles for the new bridge and
that it would probably be necessary
to resort to blasting, a reporter
sought Mr.. Sholtz and questioned him
as to the extent of the difficulty.
Mr.. Sholtz stated that the rock in
some places was giving trouble as
reported, and the sinking of the piles
was to some extent delayed from
this cause, but that so far they had
succeeded in jetting them down and
it was not thought that it would
be necessary to resort to blasting.
All other work in connection with
the building of the bridge was pro-
crossing very satisfactorily, Mr..
Sholtz said.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
MARKS AND
CHENEY ARE
APPOINTED
PRESIDENT SENDS LIST
TO THE SENATE TODAY
TAFT RECOMMENDS CHENEY FoH
JUDGE AND MARKS FOR AT.
ToRNEY FOR SOUTHERN FLOR.
IDA FEDERAL DISTRICT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-Mora than
80 recess appointments were sent to
the senate by President Taft today.
among the appointments made by
the president are Judge John Cheney
as federal Judge for the southern dis
trict OF Florida and Richard P. Marks
as district attorney for the same dis
trict. James Sloan was appointed dis
trict attorney for the southern fed
eral district of Alabama.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
The Chicago Markets

CHICAGO, Dec. 8 December
wheat, 8SAc; May pork, Sl8.62; lard
$1O.22; ribs, $3.50; hogs a shade low
er and cattle weak.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-03
SI,236,SOOFOR
IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATERWAYS
THIS MUCH ASKED FOR
THE STATE OF FLORIDA
CHIEF OF ARMY ENGINEERS
POINTS OUT NEEDED CHANGES
AND ASKS FOR MONEY TO CAP.
RY ON THE WORK.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "A total of
9'o4' 800 for improvements in the st
Johns river is the sum set aside in
Ihe So6,O0O,0O0 rivers and harbors an
preparation suggested by General Biz.
Oy' cnlef OF engineers of the United
states army, which was submitted
10 congress at the opening session.
Estimates aggregating 56,766. .9s2
Tor improvements in rivers and har.
oors during the next year were sab-
mitted by General Bixby. Thia
amount is more than SIG 900 900 lars-
er than the amount asked for inn
proVements last year. The estS-
mates include the following in Flor
IDA and some of the southern states.
Florida-Miami, $145, 900; st. Johns
river, s761,S06; Hillsboro bay. $780,
WV channei from Apalachicola
river to st. Andrews bay, $3.50. 900.
Aiabama-Mobile harbor, s24s. .ooas5
Alabama river, 100000; Black War
rior, Warrior and Tombigbee rivers. !,
81 1,772, 900. -. .',..,4 ~. ,,,t- = :
Georgia-Savannah, s345, 200; sa-
vannah river. $12S,470 Chattahoochsa
river, 100000; Coosa river, $s2,Ot9;
between Savannah and
Fernandina, $1O0, 900.
South Charleston. s7t-
SIG; Winyacht bay. $65, 900: santee.
and Congaree rivers, S7O. 900.