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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
CLARENCE DICKEY
TO BECOME LAWYER
Resigns His Position With The Gate
City to Take up Another
Profession.

Clarence Dickey, who has been with
The Gate City for the past three and
a half years, in the capacity of report
er and city editor, has rendered his
resignation and will study law in the
office of Attorney Hazen I. Sawyer.
He will be succeeded by Chester. Frye
of Quincy, who for several years has
been with the Journal and has had
considerable newspaper experience.
Mr.. Dickey's work and association
with The Gate City has been OF the
most agreeable and satisfactory char.
acter and the management and his
associates part with him with the best
OF feeling and wish him the largest
measure Of success in the legal pro
fessibn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
CITY NEWS.


Buy harness at Sherwood's.
j. Albert Kiedaisch and family
have moved to No. 627 Orleans Ave.
Republican convention this even
ing at 7:3O at the court house to Sc
lect thirty-one delegates to attend the
county convention at Donnellson to be
held next Friday. Be sure and at
tend the city convention.
"A deed was filed for record today
conveying from w. H. Scott to Agatha
A. McGaw, lot 12, block 81, Leighton's
addition.
Andrew Nelson has conveyed to
Fred Hilpert. Jr.. and George 8. Sher
block 30, Reid's addition.
Buy harness at Sherwood's.
&.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
PERSONALS

Mrs S. j. Atterberry OF LaGrange,
Mo-, and Mrs. J. Hoffmaster Of Este
van, Canada, are visiting at the home
of their sister, Mrs. c. T. Miller,
near the Des Moines river bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. O. e. Beeks who have
been in Los Angeles for the past four
months, are now stopping at the Hotel
del Mar, Long Beach, Calf
A. Brady Of Des Moines was Keo-
kuk visitor today.
E. G. Paxton of Cedar Rapids is in
the city
D. E. Matley of Washington, D. c.,
is visitor in Keokuk today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
ANNOUNCEMENT.

/ wish to announce myself as candi-
date for the office of county superyis-
or for term of 1913, subject to de-
cision OF republican voters.
JOHN DeROSEAR,
Mt. Hamill, Route /.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
PERSONALS.

E. A. Kimball of Nauvoo is visiting
in Keokuk today.
Mrs. d. b. Hamill is in st. Louis for
a weeks visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Frank r. Fry; from there going to
Evansville, Indiana, ner old home to
visit her sister, Mrs. E. N. Dalzell.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
CERTIFICATE OF SHERIFF
AS INSPECTOR OF HORSES

State of Nevada 90
County of Elko
In accordance with an act of the leg
islature, of the State of Nevada, pro-
viding for the inspection of horses
about to be driven o: shipped out of
the State, "Approved March Goth,
1907"
I hereby certify that at Halleck, Elko
County, Nevada, OIL Saturday, the
9th day of Jan 1912.at the request of
J,Therien
owner and shipper theIe of, l inspected
that certain brand of horses, being in
number 90 head, and branded as fol-
lows, to-wit:
8 head branded - left hip
! head branded X lett hip
head branded bar left hip
head branded Cross o left hip
head branded T left shoulder
head branded bar G left hip
head branded Ill left shoulder
head branded F left hip
head branded T left hip
mule branded cross o left hip
jack unbranded
further certify that the above de-
scribed horses were shipped from Elko,
Elko County, Nevada, on said above
mentioned date by tho 8. p. Railw ay
Company in cars Nos.
OR 81 N 1924
and the destination of said shipment of
said horses was
San Jose, State Of California
and that have full and complete
record of the brands of the above m en-
toned horses.
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand this 9th day of January,
1911.
&c. HARRIS,
Sheriff and Inspector of Horses in
and for Elko County, Nevada.
BY r. s. CRITCHLEY,
Deputy.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Pats Wit.

Pat being brought before the re-
corder for the first time. the following
conversation ensued:
Recorder-What Is your name?
Pat-Patrick Casey.
Recorder-What is your occupationi
Pat-rm a sailor
Recorder-A sailor? | don't believe
you we're ever on a ship in your life.
Pat-Sure. an doz yer honor think
OF came from ireland in an automo-
bile?-Mack's National Monthly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Prudent Youngster.

Il was up in the attic the otter day.
strengthening up and making q clear
ance of old things that were no earth
ly use to anybody" said Mrs. Jones.
LAS usual, Billy. my youngest unmar-
ried son, who was five on his last
birthday, was tagging at my heels.
I'm going to pitch out these chairs
said 1, half to myself and half to
Billy, as l came upon half a dozen
old chairs stacked in corner.
"'Oh. marmie, don't demonstrated
my son. I want those
what in the world would you do
with them, Billy? l asked in surprise.
81 don't want 'em for myself.
marmie,' he replied, but I'd like to
keep 'em for my children"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Mamma Caught Them,

Mamma Caught Them.
What are you crying for, chill.
dren?"
We've Just eaten a pot OF mammals
raspberry JAM"
"Ah. so you've all got stomach
aches. suppose?"
mo. on the contrary"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Eating Mushrooms.
A man must know
What he's about;
Or else he'll go
The toadstool route.
A Bad Bargain.

A Bad Bargain.
Eleanor (aged five)-How much did
you pay for that baby, mother?
Mother don't know; he isn't Maid
for yet.
Eleanor-Do you think he will be
more than three dollars?
Mother-I think So
Eleanor-Well. I certainly think you
get stuck on that babyl-Harper's
Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Unsettled,

Anxious Waiter-Will you pay now
sir?
Indifferent Guest-Not Just now.
Won't you wait until my dinner set.
tlesf
Anxious Waiter-You can Just bet
| won't! shall wait here until you
settle.-Judge
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Magnificent Opportunity.

Il don't see any sense in referring
to the wisdom Of Solomon" said tho
man, smartly. HE had a thousand
wives"
Yes" answered the woman, tartly,
he learned the wisdom from them"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Determined to Get Next.

"One Of these days you'll see bust.
ness is going to the dogs" said the
cherries person. II don't believe IT."
replied Mr.. Dustin Stax. But n that
times comes, you'll find me running
one OF the biggest Kennels on earth"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
War.

What do you expect the effect Or
universal peace would be on the
world7"
zone Of the first things It would do
would be to wipe Reno OF the man
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-02-23
Entitled to u.

THAT young MIR. Highly seems 10
have a very lofty air."
why notf He has broken all tho
altitude records"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
lAIlSglLllgl, KA. !.

1 y y N.alt sfEE tsi54s.f'li ~ Z
COUNTY, Is complete; and showing Tor
a 5.barrel per day pumper.
lion Buck hun stream, centeryil!c
gdistrlet, Tyler county, the Carnegie
Gas company has drilled It's test well
on the James Cox farm through The
Injun and Gordan sands and finding
both dry, have abandoned same.
On Short Run, In the same district
and county. the Philadelphia Gas
company has completed It's test wei
On the Foreman Gregg farm and has
gasse.s in the Injun sand.
Blue Creek t:5auges: The wells aht
farms In the Blue Creek field produc
ing so barrels, or more, per day are
% follows: South Penn Oil com
pany's No. l to c, Albert Myers, $50
barrels; Albert Myers, l to 3, and
9, $50 barrels; o. NJ. Parrett, Nos.
to 8, 200 barrels; W. s. Jarrett Nos,
and 2, 80 barrels; Fred Gardner
Nos. 1 to 4 and 6, s26 barrels: Ban,
mister Heirs Nos. to and II, 515
barrels; E. g. Myers No. i; 1856 bar.
rails; United Fuel Gas Co.'S Jas. +.
Brown Nos. / to II, 1890 BARRELS
Wise-narrah Nos. l to.5, 30 barrels:
Ohio Fuel OIL Co.'S Barth.schwartz
Nos. / to 1G, $50 barrels; Chloe CO.
renhayen Nos. to 16, AGO barrels;
A.-P. Hayes Nos. to 10. GO barrels;
J. S. Newhouse l dina 81 80 barrels;
Ethel Price Nos. to 8, -75 barrels:
G. w. White Nos. l 10 IS, 400 barrels.
1humm heirs Nos. to 4, $40 barrels;
j. NJ. Young Nos. l to s, 100 barrels;
, J. H. Copenhaver Nos. TO 6, $40 bar.
rels; Ivory C. Jordon. Receiver, Edns,
Myers Nos. 1 TO 8, 1876 barrels; r. Z,
Iicslep's Vernon Jarrett Nos. and
g. 65 barrels; Tiskewah Oil Co.'s
Booker heirs Nos. L and 2. so bar
teis; GrosscuB Rummel and schwabs
David ]. Jarrett Nos, l to s, 10 and
-, $50 barrels; Fraudenberger OH
and Gas Co.'s Fred Gardner Nos. 10
4, 525 barrels; Gardner Oil and Gas
Co.'S Fred Garner Nos. l to 3, 400
barrels; W. Seymour Edwards Oh
Co.'S Graham heirs Nos. ! to 8, 1870
barrels; E. S. Jones lots, Nos. / to
5. rs barrels; A. p. Moles No. 1, 80
,tsrrels; Walnut Creek OIL Co.'S Coal
and Cake Railway fight of way. Nos
I to 5 and 1880 barrels; Moorzell
OIL Co.'S Roberton.Jewett Nos. l and
:. So barrels; Davidson & Gates, Da.
".dson,Gates Nos. L to G, 91O barrels,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

visits c!a-ksburg OH this occasion.
and the Hello Bill" OF Elkdom.
They are arranging for three big
days of purple greeting. Liberal prizes
will be offered for the winning ball
team, bowling contest, lawn tennis
teams and automobile parade.
"on Tuesday, the 18th, the day viii
be devoted to reception and registra.
lon OF visitors, the automobile parade
md a grand ball in the evening.
"on Wednesday, the 18th, bowling
contests, tennis matches; in the after.
loon all visitors will be taken to the
Great Harrison county fair and races.
On this night a large smoker will be
acid in the Elks' club rooms.
"on Thursday, the 18th, the morn
ing will be devoted to the business
session OF the association; In the aft.
Srnoon, the baseball contest and out.
ing at Union park; in the evening,
open house, reception and informal
dance at Elks Home.
please remember that this reunion
Is for all Elks, and all Elks are wei.
ome whether their home lodge is q
.Iember of the State association OF
lot. We want every lodge in the
tate to become members, yet we do
lot want any Elk to remain away"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
MIN.i
OIL and Gas


In the lower southwest fields OF
West Virginia, the gauges sltew con.
siderable falling OF In the production
OF the old Blue Creek wells notwith.
standing the liberal use OF the high
explosive.
On the waters OF Pinch creek, in
Tx district, Kanawha county, J. B.
White ct al, have dr,ned their initial
test well on the Floyd Matheny farm.
1875 feet below the SQuaw sand and
have showing for 1O.barrel per
day producer at that depth. This 10.
cation Is 5000 feet east OF the Freud.
enberger Oil companys first test
drilled on the ]. Fl. Hughes farm.
The initial test well drilled by the
W. Seymour Edwards OIL company J:I
their Samuel Buckner farm, located
on the waters OF Mill creek, Elk dis.
trlct, Kanawha, 2 W miles south OF
same company's first test On the Rox-
ena acre, has been plugged at a
depth of 900 feet below the sqpaw
sand and given shot, but is not
showing for more than 3.barrel per
day pumper from that formation.
In the Cairo field, Gore and Rine,
hart have completed their well on the
Rinehart farm located on Goose
creek, in Grant district, Richie coun.
ty, and have very light producer
from the Salt sand.
The Hope Natural Gas Company's
well on the c. c. Freeman farm, 10,
Gated in Buffalo district. Harrison
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
LIVE STOCK.

WHEELING. W. Va. Aug, 2t.-cat
tle-Extra, 1000 to 1900, sTOO@75O;
good, 900 to 1000, $6.5oibLoO; good
800 to 900. s6.O@6.5O; good, 700 tc
500. $5.OOG6.OO; common. $3.5O@4.5Oi
beef bulls, $5,5Olb6.OO; bologna bulls
$4.Oib5.OO; COWS $2.OO95.OO. II
Hogs-choice, $S.S00S.9O; ~, good
oS50@s75; light and comomn, $l.5t
@2.5O;-stags and. sows, $5.OO@E75. :
Sheep-rxtra, $3.OO@3.5O; good
$2.5O13.OO; common. $1.5OQ2.6o;
lambs. s4.oO@G.OO.
Veal alyes and Fresh Cows-veaI
calves, choice. s9.5Oi-S.75; veal
calves, good. s9.ooQs.5o; dthin an
heavy calves. s5.OOGS,OO; fresh cows
extra, per head, si8ae8@58.88; do
common to fair, s2O.OO935.OO.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
Side Talks With etls.

| $50 iESNe .'StSS HlkU SHCS.
II you want to land him be, totally
indifferent and let him see YOU with
other young gentlemen as much as
possible NJ ~. ct
Don't let him know before you are
married that you are a. good cook OF
he will let you do It afterward.
Before you are married promise
him that he can stop out late at night
as often as he pleases and then. the
hrst time he does rap him on the bean
with rolling pin. He has no come.
back then.
Don't let him see very many Of
your relatives before you have him
hooked. You probably have lot Of
funny ones, Everybody else has.
Tel him you hate the theater and
don't care rap for automobiles or
fine clothes, then when you get him
let him find out differently.
Observations of Old Cap WhlppIe.
Bring up a child in the way he
should go and when he is old he will
make up for lost time and marry a
chorus girl.
Anybody can get along without
money until he Is thirty and then he
is used to 1t.
y Anybody can get along without
money until he is thirty and then he
Is used to it.
One thing never Sc is a woman
who kin walk by lookin' glass and
not notice It.
There is only one way to make mon.
ey followin' the ponies and that is by
drfvin' a hack.
The ambition of some fellers lives,
to hear EN- talk, Is to get to the poor:
house and a lot of EN- are dIsapopint.
ed when they don't have to 60.
Hank Tumms has bought thesaur.
us on the installment plan from a.
canvasser and It Is going to be de.
llNered next week. Hank Is building
a cage out in the back yard to keep
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
WOOL

BOSTON, Aug. 2l--Prlces held firm
IN the local wool market during the
past week and the tendency appears
to be upward. Leading quotations
follow:
Domestic wool; Ohio and Pennsyl.
yania fleeces delalne washed 340s5c;
319S2; one-half blood comblng, 2s@
20 ;;,t threeeeeEghth blood coming. 800;
hall h, blood 'epdi,! eio5mbing a9Rsle; N. y,
&c clothing, 2G@27c; delaIne wash.
ed, 2S@2sc; fine washed, 24@25c;
half blood washed, 27@2Sc; three.
Fights blood unwashed. 2SQ2sc; Y
.i blood eombing 299sOc; Y, *, Y
blothing, 22c.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
Invitation TO
THE CONVENTION
IcLARKsRuRG WANTS ALL TIE
ELks ANb THEIR LADIES TO
COME. a.

Every day there Is more interest
isiL the State convention of the West
Virginia State association OF Elks
which will be held this year "a
S!Clarksburg. The city entertained the
first State convention four years ago
land this year, the members of the
5Ciarksburg lodge are making elabo
Srate; preparations for, the big affair
E1There will be three days OF purple
sgreeting for the members Of the ant
9lered herd from all parts OF the State
!. and Falrmont will be represented b,
a large delegation.
y Following is copy OF the individual
invitations that have been sent out u
members Of the fifteen lodges In tn,
J State, and included in the invitations
( is the advice TO bring the wives, moth.
ers, sisters and sweethearts along as
ample provision has been made for
their entertainment while attending
! the State convention.
"clarksburg lodge of Elks assisted
bysfieit7mayor and the officials OF
Clarksburg. and all the citizens within
It's borders, cordially invite every
brother Elk in the Jurisdiction raf
West Virginia to join them IN our an II
nnal reunion which will be held on
September II, IS, 10. Clarksburg
! had the pleasure of entertaining the
/ first Elks' State reunion; they were
young then, but all the Elks who al.
tended on that occasion seem to no.
member /. as one of the bright spo,s
; in Elkdom. They are better prepared
now to entertain and to extend tn.
real Elk hospitality to every Elk who
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23

y. In and his witeesNs eaesspppeSei
the dumbei crittos wlll5eat, iieS heb,
off, Hant saYssit Is a pfsaist6rils
animal and he is going to eShEsitEi
at the county fairl a1s, a9t
You kin always tell 4 rcFtsu-ss
bearder when he setstoa banquet, He
polishes. on his plate with his. nap
kin and tries to shoe flies out OF the
sugar bowl. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
THE MARKETS
GRAIN.

CHICAGO, ILL., Aug. 2l.-Wheat :
Sept 1875 @931s;; Dec. 92kdS2&
May. 9GA096%.
Corn-sept.. 69%G7O%; Dec, 535s
@53H; May, 53@53A,
oats-.Sept, S2932B; Dec, $3.50
S2%; May, 34&034%. r
Cash quotations we're as follows:
Flour-Steady. -
Rye-No. 2, 720E2hc.
Barley-Feed or mixing. 42@4Se;
fair to choice mailing, 6S@7Oc.
Timothy seed-s6OO.
lover seed-s1,oO9t5.Oo.
Pork-Mess, siIs7hQ1S.OO. i
Lard-(in tieFces1 $1,000; short
ribs tloose) $1,000. ~
UNION sTocK YARDS. Pitts,
burgh, Aug, 2l.-cattle-steady, sup,
ply light; choice $9.2599.5O; prime
S.65%@9.1O.
shecp-1slow, supply light, Prime
wethers. S4.S5Q45O; culls and com.
mons. $l5O@?.OO; lambs, $3.50; cal
YES, $9.5OG1O.UO.
Hogs = Higher; receipts light;
prime heayles, sS.Ge@S.65; mediums.
$S.0OGS,95; heavy workers.. $3.50
800; light workers., $3.50 1876; pigs,
$S.d69S,56; roughs $7,6097.50.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
ca, auRls CA cANSSio,II a cUsg1

cA,AitRli CANNOT o. cUREn
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS. al
they cannes reach the. fat ri Inc d'a.
ease. eaiaFrh Is blood or conssllh.
IONA. disease, and IN order 70 cure ii
YOU must take internal tepediea
Halls catarrh Cure Is taken inter.
nally. and acts directly on thelblopd
and uucops surfaces, IiSIi,E CA.
tarrh Cure is not a quack lneaisIae,
Itf.as prescribed, by one Of the heat
physlcians IN this country Tor yeags
and is regular prescription. Il II
composed OF the best ,anics known.
combined with The best blood purIli.
ers. acting directly on The mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination Of
The two ingredients is what pTodeceh
such wonderful results In curiag Ga.
tarrh. Send for testimonials free.
=. j, CHENEY Y Co. Props,
Toledo, ohio.
Sold nv druegists. price 75c, s
Take Halls Family Pills for eohati.
pauon.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
order Of ice cream IN whicb. aeeordjn,
.. =. CLARK, President

order Of Ice cream In which, according
10 the customer, there was a taste OF
heait. t'.ii-s' ~
The waitress inquired II the custo,
mer would like something in Its
place; and being told with some as.
.perlty that she had no time to try
aagin, meekly bore away the ice cream
and changed the charge on the custo.
mer's slip.
After the waitress bad disappeared,
heard the girl say to her compan.
ion: 1T wasn't very salty, but 1t did, }.
taste the way thought tt would, and
there was a little salt in one corner,
so thought that would be u good way
TO get rid OF It."
! wonder who was blamed for TIE
salt in that ice cream? Somebody
was, of course. Complaints like that
aren't usually left in mid.air. The
restaurant lost ten cents by that
girls decree. and some one was prob
ably held responsible for that loss.
When a customer OF shop or
patron OF some public utility launches
a complaint into the air and receives
the assurance of some obselunoas
clerk that the matter shalt 'be attend
ed to, she feels a, sense Of RELIEF hi
having vented her righteous .indigliaI
ton. But don't believe she visual.
ICES to herself the fact that some real
concrete person is going to receive a
sharp rebuke or perhaps even more
than that as result OF her complaint.
The girl who used speck OF salt
as a pretext for getting rid OF some
cream that she did not fancy is an
exaggerated example OF the complain.
ant. There are not many like her-I
hope. But there are a great many
people who are always ready to COM
plain OF the goods or service they re-
celve, on any legitimate ground.
Clothed in a little brief authority;
always think when see any such per.
son enjoying the opportunity to Sbe
domineering and supercilious to some
clerk whose business 1t is to receive
complaints. q
Some employers make allowances
for such cranks and receive their
complaints with big grain of salt,
but the more common tendency is to
take the side of the customer against
the employe. A certain successful
clothing house deliberately tells its
clerks to remember that "the custo-
mer Is always right" Pleasant for
the customer? Yes. But think OF the
attitude toward employees, which lis
the Inevitable complement. And al
though few employers sosauite SO far
as to make that a stated rule. in the
majority OF cases the customer un.
doubtedly gets the benefit OF the
doubt in any matter Of complaint.
So go easy on such complaints.
Think twice before you make them.
There are times when you owe 1t to
yourself. to common justice and to
future sufferers to protest. But more
often the righteous indignation zach
you fancy you feel is simply rufiled
pride. passing annoyance or desire
to exercise your power as the master
or mistress Of the public servant.
Give yourself a chance to cool down
first and then If you think you ought
to make a complaint, do So ''' IL
But you probably wont. I'll
| 49,. 6ELAIs X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
HAY AND GRAINS

gplQld hay. per ton $3.50 mixed hay
peroton, s23.OO;y No. Timothy, per
9'ton, s2s.0otcold oats, bushels ole;
eehelledocornsoper bushel. &c., wheat,
per tbushebtsl.1SSS bran, per ton. sec;
middlingsi per ton, 1913; old straw; ptr
ton, s14; new straw, per ton, $40.
The aboe quotations are on car load
lots.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
PRODUCE MARKET.

WHEELING, Aug. 21.-cabbage-
gems, per basket, 45@55c; home, per
busheI. 5O@75c, crate $1.2501.5O
onion-gellow. s1,oO; green corn, per
de-, 15c: oranges, yalenclons, late,
sS,Oo0:.-l, lemons, s4,5O@5,oO; pc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-08-23
Erred AT a /. '1)ANDol \
] ttt:: lR.tt.ttt.
by nov X. MoULToM
Those WaterT,mIli5e.lcons..

( .as ,Thoss Watermeions. .
Tell me not in molrnful numbers,
They are but an empty dream
Those most gorgeous watermeIons-
And are not just what they seem.
! have spent my hard earned money
Tightly to them have chung
AS I've lugged them often homeward
Just to find that Id been stung.
Perseverance is n virtue.
Or, at least, that's what they say.
II ! live long enough perhaps III
Draw a good one some fine day.
The Washington times., 1912-06-16
Better to Endure the Cats Than to
Bring About Plague of Rats.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES.
Though some people, including Acting
Health Officer McLane, may think the
wholesale destruction of cats will re-
duce the ravages of hydrophobia in the
District, there are others who believe
that such action will result mainly in
increasing the already overlarge and
even less desirable population of rats.
AS between cats and rats, the majority
Of the people probably could better en-
dure cats Medical authorities agree
that rats are great breeders and car
riers of disease and that their presence
Is detrimental to the general health OF
a community. "Dr." McLane, who, by
the way is not a physician, says cats
have rabies and may spread the disease
among human beings. He does not
mention, however, a single instance of
such contamination. But admitting that
cats disseminate hydrophobia. the only
person in jeopardy would be those who
treat the animals as pets, for as every
boy knows. It is practically impossible
to get within a stones throw Of tramp
or vagabond cats, which latter class
II seems are the only ones of the feline
tribe put under the band. But the main
point is. after all. isn't II better to
endure the nocturnal music of cats than
| to run the chances OF a plague or epi-
demic disseminated by rats? I have no
| cat. nor do belong to the cat club.
A, ], G.