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Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
USES GRAND PIANO AS BED
Patagonlan Chiefs Idea Of the Utility
Of Musical Instrument Pre-
sented to Him.

A Labrador tribe, it is said, made
the barrels stolen from the wrecked
whaler serve as chimney tops; the
West Indians utilized Timothy De1-
ter's warming pans for sugar ladies,
and the Shanes find no worse use for
English beer bottles than to stick
them up as household gods to keep
away evil spirits. But the drollest
instance of converted usage occurred
when that adventurous Frenchman,
De Tonnant, while in Patagonia
gave an old chief wornout grand
piano which he had bought for IS
francs. A few days after making
this generous present, De Tonnant
went one morning to pay an early
visit to the Patagonian. he found
him sleeping peacefully with his
wife inside the piano, from which he
had carefully removed the sounding
board. strings, etc., and which, thus
transformed, constituted a not un-
comfortable bedstead. - Harperf
Weekly.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
CHANCERY Court
NOW in SESSION
JUDGE SHAVER PRE-
SIDING
DOCkE UNUSUALLY LARGE
Is Regular Iarch Term Con
tinued Over Docket Of Bus
mess VIII be Given Later.

The Hampstead Chan C T y
Court convened Thursday the
9th inst, being the regular
March term continued over to
May. Judge Shaver could not
get here in March and the court
was continued over. There was
rather a full docket Of business,
many cases having accumulated
since the first of March that
were ready for submission to
the court, resulting in a larger
docket than there would have
been on the first of March. At
the time of going to press only a
few cases had been disposed of,
hence we are unable to publish a
full docket, but will do so next
week.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
NOT ALL BACTERIA ARE BAD
and Faithful Allies of the
Human Race.

There are good as well as bad bac-
terra. While bacteria bear, in the
popular estimation, an evil reputa-
ton by reason of the part they play
in so many fatal diseases, not all the
bacteria in the world are working
against man and his interests. In
deed, some of them are his potent
and faithful allies.
The minute organisms, for in
stance, that manufacture nitric acid
as food plant are Of a most benef-
cent kind. One set Of bacteria busy
themselves in converting ammonia
found in the soil into nitrous acid.
There their work ends and, SO far
as the plants are concerned, it has
been ineffective, since plants cannot
feed upon nitrous acid.
At this point, however, another set
Of bacteria come forward and from
the nitrous acid produce nitric acid.
from which plants are readily able
to derive nourishment. Still other
bacteria, living in the roots Of GER
tain plants, enable these plants to
assimilate nitrogen derived from the
air, and thus, instead Of exhausting
the soil in which they grow, actually
enrich it.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
ACCIDENT FATAL TO
BRAKEMAN LINDSAY
SARDIS MAN DIES AT
TEXARKANA
CRUSHED BETWEEN CARS
Accident Happens While Cars
are Being Coupled at Ash
down Friday Of Last Week.

Ed Lindsay, aged 26, son OF
L. C. Lindsay of near Sardis.
died at the K. S. G. hospital in
Texarkana on Friday night, May
3, 1912, and was buried on the
following Sunday at 2 p. M, Rev.
W. D. Sharp of this city con
ducting the services.
Mr.. Lindsay was employed as
brakeman on the K. G. S. Rail
road, and on Friday at Asndown.
while attempting to couple some
cars, was caught between them
and fatally injured. He was
taken at once to the railroad hos
pital at Texarkana, where a sur
gicial operation was performed,
from which he never rallied.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
EDGAR

Edgar, Ark, May 9.-Arthur
and Kay Burns visited Pearl and
Selma Gilbert Tuesday
Mrs. McIver invited a few OF
her friends to her home Satur-
day night They played cards
for amusement and served ice
cream and cake.
Mrs. Gilbert visited Mrs. Bes-
sic Parker Sunday afternoon.
Richard Coleman was a guest
Of Mr.. Gilbert Sunday afternoon
Lawson Houston was seen Ue
pass through this place Tuesday
afternoon.
Lottie Gilbert was a guest ol
Selma Gilbert last Friday.
We made good use of foul
days last week to work the crop
Uncle John Gilbert made
trip to Hope Monday.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
OZAN

Ozan, May 9.-Everybody at
work on the farm, makes it dull
in town.
Quite number of Ozan people
attended chancery court at Wash
ington Thursday.
Our friend, Rufe Brown of
Red Land, was here Wednesday.
Jack Ellis and son Everett,
returned from Saratoga Tues
day, bringing some cattle Jack
bought there.
Mrs. B. Fl. Irwin and her
niece, Miss Lula B. Irwin, visited
in the ST. Paul neighborhood
Sunday.
Cut worms and other insects
are destroying the gardens.
E. Amonette of Yancy was a
visitor here this week.
News items are scarce, so we
will not be able to fill our ular
space unless we say something
about stove wood, the garden
and the little Sennagambian
Oh, there's the rub, for the little
rascal has levanted, and Mrs.
Drab insists that the garden
needs working, despite the fact
that the cut wor ms are playing
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
MINeLING or OLD AND NEW
Lawsuit Over Patent for V-Wound
Cop Reveas Most Interesting
Complications.

Some years ago the old and the
new figured in curious way in an
application for patent made BY an
tnerican. This mans application
had reference to what is known as
a "V-wound cop cop being a cyl
inder of wound thread or yarn. The
V-wound cop is held to be superior
to others in oompactness and uni
formity of tension. For some time
it was thought chat this sort of cop
was the result of American inge-
unity.
The American patent, however, be-
came the subject of a lawsuit, and it
was discovered that two museums in
this country had cops Of wood made
years and years before by FIJI island
ers and that the cops made BY these
semi-civilized people were practically
the same as those turned out by the
American. So the latter's patent
was declared invalid. Then a new
complication arose, inasmuch as, the
museum authorities refusing to have
their cofssunwo, it was impos-
sible to prove legaIA that the same
wind extended throughout all the
layers. Accordingly the patent Of
flee reissued a patent to the Ameri-
can inventor for his cop.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.

An indianapolis girl spent several
weeks in the south, and lived much
in the open. She cranked the auto
mobile, rode horseback, painted a
fence and in other ways exercised as
usual by doing more than playing
bridge and sitting in rocking chair
% the gallery (that's what they call
EN- in the south). The carpenter
who busted himself here and there
was amazed. The women he had
seen come south for the winter did
not do much work, nor did the
southern women he knew, so he
looked on the Indianapolis girl with
wonder. One morning he said to the
girls hostess:
'Thats a fine girl you have from
the north. She seems to be able to
Do a lot Of things. Just tell her.
please, that if my wife dies Ill be
around"
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
TEACHING FRATERNITY
ASKED TO COOPERATE
IN AROUSING INTEREST
IN FAIRS
VARIOUS CONTEST FEATURES
Should Be Arranged for the
Schools Of Counties, Says
Superintendent Cook.
Little, Rock, May s, 1912.

Little, Rock, May s, 1912.
To county surperintendents,
county examiners and teachers:
| earnestly urge county super
intendents, county examiners
and teachers to cooperate heart
| lily in stimulating interest in your
local, county and district fairs,
OF any other organizations that
propose to have agricultural OF
industrial exhibits.
1t would be a splendid idea for
every school in the county, and
especially the rural schools, to
have exhibits at all such gather
ings.
These occasions offer splendid
opportunities for magnifying the
work of. boys and girls clubs
Of various kinds and to show the
patrons what the school is doing.
Large numbers of children from
the different schools Of the
county are brought together on
these occasions and there re-
suits a larger outlook for the
school and community.
Friendly rivalry in the school
Eand athletic contests of various
kinds is of immense value
in an educational and social
way. Arrange if possible for
the schools of the county to at
tend these gatherings in a body.
Will you not cooperate with
those in charge Of local arrange
ments in seeing that variod con
test features for the schools are
arranged in your county and
that prizes are offered for these
features? In limited numbers
athletic contests, school drills,
mapdrawing contests, spelling
matches, defamation and ora
torical contests, etc, might be
arranged.
This department will heartily
cooperate in every possible way
in this work. Mr.. J. L. Bond,
supervisor Of rural schools, who
is working under the direction
Of the department Of public in
structiOn, will be glad to assist
you directly in this work. He is
visiting the different counties
from time to time in the interest
of the rural school work and, if
needed, his services are yours in
helping to get this work organ
lied in your county.
GEO. B. Cook.
State Supt. Public Instruction.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
BEING TOLERANT.

Everyday life is filled with a lot
very hard problems. Each individ-
nal can solve them to a large extent
by little inner reflection, by over
coming prejudices, by permitting
other people to enjoy their own kind
of pleasure, their own ideas, and to
work out their own salvation accord
ing to their conscience.
The art of being tolerant is sim
ply the art of minding your own
business and granting other people
the privilege that one asks for him
self.
1t is the healthy, everyday, nor
nal life that comes nearest to good
ness, that lassos ard keeps friends,
that has the greatest power of e1er.
cising good influence over others
One doesn't have to keep racing
along with the fastest to keep il
the parade of humanity.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
LONDON CREATES FASHIONS.

Although Paris undoubtedly has
long been the fashion arbiter for the
women Of Europe, London Of late
has been making rival claims in that
regard and in some instances not un-
justifable by the fact that where
British approval has been lacking
Partisan innovations have died a
speedy death. One London dress
making establishment that pretends
to be the equal in prominence of the
most famous in Paris, is now max
ing especially attractive and purely
British display of spring models
about which all feminine London is
talking, and it is generally regarded
that these are to be taken as the ab-
solute DEGREES Of fashion.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10


Mrs. G. B. Palmer, the wife of
q well known merchant of Eittle
Rock, Ark, always recommends
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound
for coughs and colds, and says
nMy little boy when he had the
measles, had severe cough which
GREW so bad he could not sleep at
NIGHTS. One small bottle of Foley s
Honey and Tar Compound com
pletely cured him. He has not
heen bothered since" Sold a
Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

There are people in this town
who unthinkingly neglect 'mere
cold" though they would not
otherwise expose their children or
themselves to danger. Yet cold
neglected may develop into con-
tagious diptheria, bronchitis or
pneumonia. Use Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound promptly, for
it stops coughs quickly and cures
colds. 1t contalus no oplates and
is safe for children. Sold at Gold 5
Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
JOHN 7. EDWARDS dies
Paralysis Of the Heart Responsible
for Death

John T. Edwards Of the Lib
erty neighborhood, died Tres
day morning at s o'clock,
after a ten days illness of paraly-
sis of the heart. The remains
were buried in the Edward S
graveyard Wednesday.
Mr.. Edwards has been a resi-
dent Of the county for many
years and was a substantial
farmer and mill man Of his neigh
borhood. He leaves a wife and
number Of children to mourn
his death.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
PREPARE Soil WELL
BEFORE PLANTING
TIMELY ADVICE TO THE
FARMER
LATE COTTON PLANTING
Commissioner Sloan Advo-
Gates Low Seed-bed for the
Best Results.

Cotton planting this year will
be late. The ground will harden
rapidly when the rain does cease.
Run all over the land rapidly
with disc as soon as team will
stand on top Of the ground. This
will hold the moisture until you
can get planting done, will let in
the air and allow the sun to
warm the ground. If ground
dries rapidly a little deeper
planting is required, but shallow
planting is best as a rule. Flat
beds are best. High beds give
warmth and air, but are hard to
cultivate and a decrease of yield
in case of even a short drouth
and require more hoeing, which
is costly cultivation. High beds
not only are difficult of cultiva-
ton, but dry out rapidly and the
roots forming in them running
out seeking plant food, find the
soil too shallow when they reach
the middles to support the
growth of plants. 1t is all right
to plant on beds, but before
planting lne beds should be
pulled down by drag until the
field has the appearance of
having been laid off with ten
inch shovel between the beds.
If beds are lowered by rollers,
harrows and drags, the seed bed
will usually be in good shape also:
You can plant seed in a corn
planter and space them just
as you like if you will first
dampen them and roll them in a
barrel built up on frame like
the grindstone, putting into the
barrel dry dirt or ashes. Plant
seed promptly after rolling as
when thoroughly dried out the
cotton fuzz will return again.
The season is late and fight
against the frost is necessary.
A small acreage we'll prepared,
planted in an early maturing
seed, fertilized and well cult
waited, will ripen earlier than a
greater acreage thrown into a
bad seed bed without fertilizer
and grown without sufficient
cultivation. Good preparation
and greater quantity of fertil-
izer hastens maturity. You get
better opening, a surer crop,
more pounds per acre and if re
strictiOn of acreage is practiced
to the extent it should be, you
get greater money returns, and
that is what we plant and reap
for. The remaining land grown
in peas, soy beans and late corn,
will improve the soil and furnish
feed for the crop of 1913 and
make it a much better year than
it otherwise could be for profit
able farming. Making less cot
ton is the only way to make
better prices, and this is a
mighty good year to try it,
CLAY SLOAN.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

R. I. Hunt, 13O Chapel street,
Hot Springs, Ark, has proved the
value Of Foley Kidney Pills as an
effective medicine for kidney and
bladder troubles, II was in pretty
bad shape when I got some Of
Foley Kidney Pills, but they cured
the pain, and my kidneys act
normally and there is no longer a
sediment. am cured of all kid
ney trouble by Foley Kidney Pills. y
Sold at Colds Cash Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

A Knoxville man willing to give
others the benefit Of a valuable
experience is Ed Haines. He is a
we'll and sonnd man today because
he took Foley Kidney Pills at just
the right time. He says: "After
taking Foley Kidney Pills few
days the pain left my back and
the kidney action became free and
normal, and today l am we'll
sound man. Sold at Colds Cash
Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
COUNTY COURT
Accumulation of Road Matters Dis
posed Of

Judge II. L. B'Shers held
county court Monday and Tues
day and attended to all business
that needed attention and was
ready for the court to act upon.
Quite a number of Gins were
s.1bwed and adjusted. and ali Ssss
road and bridge business that
had accumulated since the last
session was disposed of. The
system that the court has intro
duced of holding court once
each month is a great conven-
ience to the people having bus
ness with the county and is APP
preciated by them.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

When the baby takes too much
food the stomach turns; the result
is Indigestion, sourness. and vom-
ing. Frequently the bowels are
involved and there is collie pains
and diarrhoea, McGee's Baby
Elixir is a grand corrective rem
edy for the stomach and bowel dis
orders of babies. 1t is pure,
wholesome and pleasant to take.
Price 25c and SOC per bottle. Sold
by j. H. Gold.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
lightning KILLS MULE
During Storm at Ozan Yesterda,
Evening
Special to the TELEGRAPH.

Special to the TELEGRAPH.
Ozan, May "a severe rain
and wind storm, accompanied by
lightning, visited this 'section
this evening at about 5 o'clock.
The wind reached a high velocity
and the rain came down in tor
rents. The only serious damage
reported at this time, except to
crops, was the killing by light
Ming of valuable mule belonging
to J. S. Conway The mule was
standing under reewhen struck
and jumped to the other side of
the tree before falling dead. The
tree was not hit.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

". a. Rimes, Ruston, La, finds
Foley kidney Pills to be tonic
in action and quick in results. He
says: Il took Foley Kidney Pills
according to directions and | must
confess the results have been mar
velous. | recommend them to all
who have kidney or bladder
trouble. Sold at Colds Cash
Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
SAVED AGAIN.

II was behind you coming up the
street just now," asserted Mrs. Jel-
lus, "and you rubbered at every pref
ty woman you passed"
cat every stylish woman" correct
ed Mr.. Jellus. 81 was just taking
note of the gowns, with view to
buying you handsome one"
And Mrs. Jellus smiled once more.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

Mrs. J. C. Martin, 1912 Ninth
Ave. north, Nashville, Tenn, has
benefited by the healing and tonic
qualities Of Foley Kidney Pills,
and is willing that others should
Do likewise. She says: ~ snf-
fered with kidney trouble and-Aad
a severe pain across my back and
felt All tired out. Foley Kidney
Pills helped at once, and in short
time entirely relieved and invig-
GRATED me. Sold at Colds Cash
Store.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
A CORRECTION

BY some means the poem en-
titled We Wore the Gray"
sent in last week by Maj. Ben
jamin p. Jett 5f Dallas, Texas,
appeared as sent in by Maj. E. B.
Jett. Our attention having been
called to it, we make the cor
rection.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

havoc with the cabbages and to-
matoes and the bugs are eating
the potatoes. The fact is another
deal is to be made soon or
Drab will have to split stove
wood and work the garden, sure.
So it goes. DRAB.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

III the whole world Of medicine
there is not healing remedy that
will repair damage to the flesh
more quickly than Ballard's Snow
Liniment. In cuts, wounds, ,sprains,
burns, scalds and rheumatism, It's
healing and penetrating power is
extraordinary. Price 25c, soc,
and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
J. Ii. Gold.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

Barbed wire cuts ragged wou nds,
collar and harness gals heal up
quickly when Billiards. Snow Lin
ment is applied. 1t is both heal
ing and antiseptic. Price 25c, soc
and 81. 90 per bottle. Sold by j.
II. Gold.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
STATE WIDE MOAEMENT
Rev. Walter Nelson Makes Talk Here
Sunday

Rev. Walter W. Nelson, a
former Washingtonian, was here
Sunday in the interest of the
state wide prohibition movement,
making a talk at the Methodist
church Sunday morning. Rev.
Nelson has been employed by
the Anti-saloon League to fur
ther this movement in this state.
He left this city Monday, after
having held a meeting at Colum-
bus Sunday night.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
MAKE THE MOST OF TODAY.

We refuse sympathy and intimacy
with people as if we waited for some
better sympathy and intimacy to
come. But whence and where? To-
morrow will be like today. Life
wastes itself while we are preparing
to live.-Emarsnn
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
THE DISCOVERY.

Snobby-Aw, what did you find
out regarding-aw-my family
tree?
Genealogist-That the crop was q
failure.--Lippincotfs
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
EQUAL TROUBLES.

'1 went out motoring, and my
car turned turtle"
'You haven't got anything on me.
l went rowing and caught crab"
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
ERRONEOUS REPORT
Columbus VS. Fulton Ball Game Wa
S to 3


We have been notified of an
error made last week in the
score Of the baseball game be-
tween Fulton and Columbus.
We published the score as it was
given to US, showing a score Of
9 to 8 in favor Of Columbu
when it should have been ) to 3
in favor Of Columbus. We are
glad to make the correction, as
we always try to get such re-
ports exactly correct.
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
CONFIRMING SUSPICION.

'tDo you believe the story that
Miss Flirty's eyebrows are made
lup5"
'Tndeed, I don't believe they are
las black as they are painted"
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
"A GREAT GAME.

swell, the summer tfirts will soon
be playing their favorite game"
"True. Where is your daughter
now?"
"Gone south for preliminary prac-
tice',
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10
INCONSISTENCIES.

"Why do people say as soft as
snow, and then"
"Yes?"
''That it is showing hard"
Washington telegraph., 1912-05-10

Ozan, May 9.-Everybody at
work on the farm, makes it dull
in town.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
.DUGKPIN TOURNEY
AT THE ARCADE
women's Tournament Will Start
March 1s-Mixed Doubles
Also.

Commencing on March IS and closing on
March 90. there will be an attractive
duckpiu tournament at the Arcade. ar
ranged specially for the lady bowlers Of
Washington. OF which there are many
and the number steadily growing. The
entries for this event win close on March
IL. Blanks are now ready, and can be
obtained at any time upon application
at the Arcade. This event VIII be the
first Of the kind ever arranged for In
Washington. therefore, Il gives promise
Of becoming quite attractive to all
bowlers.
The events will be singles and doubles
for ladies only and mixed doubles for
ladies and gentlemen. each having three
classes: 99 and over. IS 90 30. and 70 and
under. so II Is not essential that all who
desire to enter should be experts. for
there are many chances to become a
winner. at- ~--- rf s-H
Suitable prizes will be given in each and
every cisss- No arbitrary time Is set for
rolling on, therefore, all that Is, required
Is for the entrants TO specify the day and
hour preferred, when IL will be 50 ar
ranged that they can be accommodated.
This will no doubt be an appreciated
plan. The lady bowlers OF Washington
will be urged to enter. that this first
event Of its kind will prove a perfect
success. and the Arcade management
encouraged to have many other such like
affairs.
Every attention will be given entrants,
and an earnest effort made to make the
tournament a most enjoyable one TO all,
entrants and spectators alike.
The Washington herald., 1912-02-25
CARROLL COUNCIL
Is GOING STRONG
Salvador and Pinta Tied for Cellar
Honors-The Complete
Averages.

Great doings in the Carroll Council
CK. OF c. League last week. when the
NInas lost three games TO the Genoas
and the CoIumbias took three from the
Santa Narias. The Salvador-Pinta Sc
ries ended when the opponents agreed to
settle the argument by a tie for the
cellar championship. The Santa Marias
are down with them, thanks to the
Columbias, and are busy telling how
they lost the last nine straight games
TO the Columbias after winning the first
three
In the Individual averages Sheehan SuIl
clings to first place, and Mclaughlin al
most ready to send down. Daddy has
soft place to himself at $3.50. and doesn't
even think OF the angry mob in the Ss
and S5s. There are eight men in the 94s
and the same number in the 59s. AL
though the Santa Marias have nine men
on their pay roll. there are only three
that showed up for practice. The prun-
ing knife will soon be used in this case.
CARROLL COUNCIL TEAM STANDING.