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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18
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SOLICITORS-After you have seen
the rest, see me for money
getter. Morrison, Times office. 9th
and Commerce.
MEN and women house to house
exclusive county rights to right
person. II interested call after a.
m. Saturday. w. III. Donovan, Ar
cade hotel.
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Harry ". Smith
204-5 Prevalent Rldg.. !.
TERN HILL BUNGAT.oyV

Dandy new home, " block from
car line. near Harvard station, &c
fare; lots. fine soil, all cleared,
house plastered and wired for cleo
tricity bed rooms with closets,
large room that can be used for
bed room or bath, also living room
and Kitchen. Price $3.50, terms $50
cash, $40 per month.
A. H. BARNiI1sEI. co.
z22 California Bldg,
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WILL TRADE

20 acres overlooking the bay; $50
fruit trees. the best of soil, mostly
cleared. 800 #. from boat landing,
good house. This is one of the best
places on Vashon island. Want city
property. 1t will pay you to look
this up.
j. w. Hoops & Sons
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0. N. JOHNS
s17 California Bldg.

New, modem, ,7-room house, s12 a
month. q. J. Langford. Natl. Realty
Bldg. Main 4122.
Two nice level lots, Groom
house, improvements in and paid.
Price 5000. half down, balance IN
monthly payments OF SO. One
car. III So ssth st Madison 2sl.
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FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS

Keep your eyes on this
column for big bargains.
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Mckinley
Park

New Groom house, Q level lots
25x142 feet; street graded, con-
crete walks; Q blocks from McKin-
ley Park car, near East seth st.
Price $1,000; easy terms.
WEST END
4 rooms, fine corner lots, all
cleared and fenced, fruit trees and
garden; block from car in West
End; house about 3 years old, large
attic, basement, stone foundat ton,
hot air furnace. Price $3.50. This
Is certainly a bargain.
HARRY V. SMITH
20<-5 Provident Bldg.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-09-18

LARGE new stock of wall paper,
very latest designs and patterns.
Acme quality paints, adapted TO the
western climate. A. 8. johnson &
Co, 11l2 G ut.
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o. N. JOHNS
s17 California Bldg.
GOOD BUY

60xS0 feet. No. 9th and Adams,
above grade, water, gas, electric
lights. cement walk, sewer, bear
Ing fruit trees, fair marine view.
VIII sell on easy terms or trade
for house and lots and pay differ
this. as 1t Is a snap.
j. w. Hoops & Sons :
224-25 Natl. Realty Bldg
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Puyallup Valley

We have tracts from l to 40
acres in this famous valley, from
5000 per acre up, This Is one of
the best speculations on the mar
ket today. Some of this land we
can sell at the same prices that
surrounding hill land is selling for
and the railroads are spending mill
lions within few rods of our
tracts. We are specialists In valley
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PORTER and 3anftors' supplies.
brusies. etc v. r. johnson. 7s5
g. Helens Az.
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WE eharpen safety razor blades.
All work guaranteed. YirHeb Drug
Co. 1924 Pacific av.
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SNAP

land v mile from Spanaway lake
which / can sell for the next week
for $500. This is the best buy in
this section; land close to this
tract has been selling for three
times this amount. II you are look
ing. for small speculation this is
just what you want.
HARRY v. SMITH
204-5 Provident Bldg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

Mrs. Purdy-Pe both springin surprises him in the
way of classy young ladies, he must have survived
hard jotS.
DON'T expect I'd ever felt called on to take the
up with him if it hadn't happened that after
noon as was out in the garage trn to show Domnick
how to wash the without gettin most of the water
in the magnetic, out of the side door Beeknan,
vaults the veranda rail, and pixies down the driveway
Course, suspicioned what was up Mrs Purdy-Pell
had toed him round for a CALL and they'd rlng in
afternoon tea him, with fresh bunch of likely can
didates for him to meet. But want lettn on.
4Hello!' says I. "Who set the dog on your
Beekman, he grins sheepish. at than
that" says he,-"the Goodhue girls. saw them drive
n 4 YOU know s 4os+ o,,na 1ohnn;os world h,rs
run the other way. What's wrong with the Sisters
Goodhue? l had an idea they real fossy pair
give no doubt they are says he; "but don't fancy
that particular type
custom made, what would be the specifications, show
girl or chicken ballet''
"Neither, hope says Beck But I'm not order
Kind of vegetarian when it comes to the girl propo-
sition, eh?' says |.
"I've decided to let them alone if that's what you
mean" SAYS he "They strike 4 silly lot.
Looked the latest output from the women's
colleges, have you?' says l.
Heavens, no." says he. "No specialized, cigarette
smoking, fudgc-eating college girls for mel
ooh what you would tag then,' says l. "would be
of these Maud Muller blends in sunbonnet and
simple gingham scenery
girl has gone out of STYLE except the stage"
"Well, let's hear your description of perfectly nice
young lady, then, says l..
Really says he, "but don't care to tax my magi
nation to that extent. She may exist but haven't
met her"
Gee! but you a particular party, aren't your"
says l.
ats merely says he "that don't find them inter-
esting enough to bother my head about"
tut tut" says l. Zone of these fine days you'll be
handin down a decision.
"Perhaps,' says he; "but l doubt it."
"Ah back up, Beck" says. you're skirt shy that's
all. Why the way you beat it out here minute ago.
anyone would think they chasin' you with ropes!"
at may have appeared that way says he, stiff and
dgnifed; "but l assure you | was simply bored"
"Well, don't go away mad" says l.
Beekman didn't, either. AS matter of fact he
seemed to kind of like bein' joshed as woman hater
but whether it's because he's stuck on the or does
it help up his fussy emotions, couldn't make
out.
Anyway, he gets into the habit of strollin over for
an after-dinner smoke with evenin's, and we has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

"There! I'd almost forgotten" says she. you'll
have to bring Sybi out with you tonight
"Eh?" saws [. "Syb whO?"
"Why, little Sybl Huntington, of course says Sadie
Hadn't mentioned it? Well, Mrs. Huntington didn't
expect her until next month. you know; and she has
house party on up at her Lenox place. You see the
caperon was taken i'll abroad and Syb and the other
two girls came home with the Won Putters. l heir
steamer due early this morning, and they'll go to
the Ritz You're to call there for Sybil I've promised
to keep her until her mother down. Come now,
you remember little Sybil?'
"The young shete that doped her governess tea
with red pepper says L. "Not that one!'
ooh, but that three years ago. says Sadie
"And she's been to boarding school since then. and
spent winter abroad, and | dare say she's almost
grown up by now"
a hope her manners have improved" says a don't
to have to do any spankn act right the train
SLOW absurd" says Sadie "Take box of choco-
1ates with YOU That will keep her quiet
"Woudn't knockout drops be surer?' says |.
All the picture of Sybil could hash up of
impsh youngster with her skirts just above her shoe
tops her hair tied with farm red bows, and her tongue
sassy. She and Mother spent few days with
when first located out here, and as remem
Der it lively week end with little Sybil stirrn
things up all along the line You know, she was one Of
the kind whose little pranks make you smile with your
teeth shut hard.
IF it had been put up me first off I'd sent word
back to Mrs Huntington that we'd be tickled to death
to have little Sybl stay with for couple of weeks.
only two of the family down with yellow fever and
the cook had bubonic plague. But as long
in for it anyway, loaded up with box of eightycent
A Nd the first thing the sweet child does is to keep
waitin for half hour after I'd sent up my card.
[ gettin restless and warm under the collar
too, when all of sudden hears someone at my elbow
sing out sort of gurgy and g,,shy:
ooh, [ remember you!'
takes look at what's givin' the hail and al
most bushes "rhats odd,' says |; "for amt been
roof garden but twice this summer"
"Why, you funny mani says she, tappin' me on the
playful. "You're Professor Shorty McCabe,
aren't you?'
@S-s-s-sh!" says I. "Soft the advertiser pedal.
I'm waiting for someone
"But it's me, says She "I'm Sybil, you know
"You-youre Sybil!" gasps.
Now, don't know as it was the way she was cos
tuned altogether Course, the banana-peel skirt with
the baby Irish doodads oppn from the waist line. and
the wide striped blazer and the candle snufer lid AMI
the dangn pearl earrings does make of hot
binaton. But, then, it's hard to tell nowadays whether
lot of our young ladies goin' to high school
comm from chorus rehearsal
No, it's something than Sybils g1dy outfit that
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BY SEWELL FORD

more or less confidential chats together.
Gives him a chance to get few things
off his chest, maybe; but | must say
he could put up good argument for
his side. He was in dead earnest about
it too holdin' they was mostly light
on top, this society bunch. which |
couldn't deny. Also he stated scornful
that it took more'n set of miSbehavin'
eyes, or a display of witchin smiles, to
dazzle him.
60, when | hears Sadie and Mrs
~ Purdy-Pell plottin' out another one
of their little schemes, has to pass out
4 private tip.
"Take it from me, Sadie" says !, "all
that'll be wasted on Beekman. He
don't want any girls in his.
ooh, doesn't he, thought" says Sadie,
smilin' sarcastic.
Il get YOU" says l. "I'm offerin'
amateur advice to an expert. But I'm
tellin' you now Beck is bombproof.'
"How interesting' says Sadie.
"All right, I'm squelched,' says /;
"but watch where you come out on
this"
| has to chuckle too when | hears
how Beck goes to a dinner dance that
he couldn't dodge, sits through ten
courses without sayin' hardly dozen
words to the fairies on either side, and
spends the rest of the evenin' in the
smokin' room talhin shop with an old
college chum. | guess they just about
gave him up after that, and one mornin'
| was about to rub it into Sadie when
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
mighty intellect from Tinpan Alley put

~OME mighty intellect from Tinpan Alley put
|: ! !
out song, couple of seasons back,
@SNM that maybe didn't get to be quite
NX&R N the pest "Everybody's Doing 1t"
NSMa has; but it had chorus that
7NGNG to have stuck by me. 1t was one of
IRlNaA them noble, inspirin sentiments
kYl10INT4 about summer All l remember of
MHDtGlM the thing the way it started:
W1G|W 1t always comes with the summer
WV Why loo-oo-ve, sweet 1o-oo-ve.
"a ~ O. And, say, expect in a good many
~ cases that's the true dope. Maybe
MI you don't think, though with Sadie
CIV actin gen raj matrimonial promo
ter for all the young people in the
neighborhood that don't have less chance to
Judge. | wouldn't mind much, either if she didn't
have such habit of ringn' me in shfter
many of her schemes, and gettn me mixed up in the
plots For when it to that kind of play, I'm
about as skilful backsmith's helper would be at
repairin' Swiss watch.
Course centrally duck when can see it comm in
time; but believe me- you got watch Sadie mighty
close to know what she's up to along that line Take
this Beekman Collister a sample. didn't have
any notion until long afterwards that she'd been tryn
to marry off Beekman for near month. All saw
this glegged, lanly, quet-spoken young chap who
was visitin the PurdyPels and keepin good deal to
himself.
Sort of third cousin of Mrs Purdy- Pes Beck was
He'd been out in the wds for couple of years, helpn
put through some big engineern job on Cover ment
irrigation stunt but just now he maxim break
back civilization by gettln in some of this
subway work.
Of all the unpromisn' Romeo material, though, he
know whether it just natural or because he been
out among the flannel shirts and knife swalowers so
long; but anything in skirts under thirty or over fifteen
simply seemed to give Beekman the chilly fits sight
He'd slide of sight he could and when he
nered he'd color up, chew his tongue substitute for
conversation and twist his neck around in his collar
like he'd swallowed fshbone. l got few DRAWN
glmpses of Beck and he appeared to be enjoyin
himself almost much he was bein tried for
slaughter.
Yet he wa mt what you'd call roughneck. Nothing
like that. The Colsters, you know, are good old Long
Island people. with family tree and things embossed
their stationery. AIore'n that, Beck wa MT bad
ookin young gent, for all his length. He had fine
pair of wdeset eyes, good voice, and reg lar mat
inee idol complexion. Besides, he could tease Chopin
music out of a violin when watchn, and had
enough things to be able to talk well if he'd only
had the to cut loose with the chatter.
But there this odd streak in him that made him
sidesep all kinds of social dons like he'd been brought
up some four corners and nothing could seem to jar
him out of his trance AT that too, with Sadie and
All
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-05-16

Clark Howell sent me the new rules which
had been adopted by Smiths Executive Com
mittee. He called my attention to the fact
that the county unit plan had been abolished.
At once The Jeffersonian opened on the city
politicians who were plotting to deprive the
country counties of their constitutional rights
rights which they had enjoyed for thirty
years.
After an arduous campaign, we won>the
fight, mainly on. that issue.
Then, in 1910 the same factions lined up
against each other.
To every old Populist and visitor from the
country who came into his Office during the
campaign, Smith stated positively that he con-
sidered the county unit plan settled by the
preceding election, and that he would respect
the will of the people,
He sent j. j. Brown to my house to assure
me of this, to preserve my neutrality. l told
my friend Brown that nobody could trust
Smith, but that I supposed he had sense
enough to let the county unit plan alone.
It transpired he did not have enough sense
to let it alone. He was so drunk over his
victory which cost him world of money
and much whiskey, and into which all sorts
of campaign lies were injected by him, he
again struck down the county unit plan; he
again put upon us an Executive Committee
which had no regard for law, for campaign
pledges or for the principles upon which
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that fight, INTEND TO RUN THAT
ATLANTA CONTENTION.
The Fulton county delegation may not be
seated at all.
Fulton county eoent for Nea0 JERSEYS lam
tern 5aeoed Governor; AND If 4 WILSON,
DELEGATION, DULY ACCREDITED,
APPEARS AND DEMANDS 4 SEAT, I,
FOR ONE, WILL TAKE THE FLOOR ~
FAVOR or IT.
This applies to Floyd, Richmond, Chatham,
Bib, Dooly, Putnam, Morgan, and every
other county that went for Wilson.
For an explanation, I refer you to another
editorial in this issue, on the county unit
plan.
The Atlanta Journal, seeing the wisdom Of
my course on this, r,lshes an editorial into it's
Sunday issue, contending that the absurd rule
Of the ridiculous Smith committee should be
obeyed.
The Journal contends that Fulton county,
ao7tich a0emt By $500 FOR Wilson, should be
represented By ANTI WILSON delegates.
The Journal contends that Floyd, which
went heavily for Wilson, should be repre-
sented by delegates who are against Wilson.
HOW MONSTROUS! HOW VLOLA-
TIVE or FAIRNESS, JUSTICE, AND
TIE REPRESENTATIVE PRINCIPLE!
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T the good Lord spares my life, I mean to
take the morning train for Atlanta, arriv-
ing there at noon, or as soon thereafter as
Jabe McCord and the Georgia Railroad can
effect landing.
We hope to get past Camak, without having
to lose half-a-day, more or less, in the attempt.
(1ts right hard to get by Camak sometimes.
There are few diversions in this life COM
parable to spending two or three hours at
Camak, waiting to get away. Selah.)
WE'LL as | was saying when you butted in,
am going to Atlanta, the day before the
Convention meets.
My purpose is to hold preliminary con-
ference with delegates from the country coun-
ties and such Atlanta friends as are really
my friends, personal and political.
We must agree upon plan of action
We must decide who shall be temporary
Chairman of the Convention, and who shall
be permanent Chairman.
A bunch of self-suficient city politicians,
aOho lost their oaOa counties, are taking it upon
themselves to say who shall be the officers of
that Convention, and who shall be delegates
to Baltimore.
The city politicians are entirely TOO pre-
su1apt4ous.
We men of the country counties, aoho IRON
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-05-16
The Woodrow Wilson Counties Should Be Represented
r%s:s @ by Woodrow Wilson Men si ;

gia, the county unit plan. Con-
ventions have been made up on the same prin-
ciple prescribed by the new Constitution Of
1877 for the makeup of the lower house Of
the Legislature. Even in the upper house,
population is not permitted to obliterate the
county unit. The rotation system is the
unwritten law. Thus, Fulton county, con-
tanning the big city Of Atlanta, does not hold
the State senatorship oftener than the small
country counties which are in the same dis
trict This is true Of the whole State.
Thus, you will perceive that the mere
weight of numbers was never intended to rule
in Georgia, any more than it rules in the
Congress of the Federal Government
The wise men who framed those constitu-
tons, realized the Importance Of bridling the
majority so that it could not trample upon the
rights of the minority.
The county unit system was uniformly in
operation from 1878 to 1906 in this latter
year, without anything having been said
about it during the campaign, it was abolished
by the Macon Convention, composed of the
partisans of Hog t-all Smith.
Never having heard the question raised
during the campaign, I had no suspicion of
Smiths designs against the small country
counties. Did not read the platform, SO I
could not suppose it to contain anything more
than Smith had made issues of in his cam
paign speeches.
Early in 1908, while was in Florida,
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-05-16

"A our 1I00 lnSClUuClOIS are 1OunQ0Q.
flCAn In the special election, this
committee adopted the county
unit plan out of necessity In that way only,
could they escape convention which would
GUST them, and put in new committee.
In the fight that followed we whipped
them out of their boots by capturing about
seventy-fve small country counties. But the
returns disclosed the fact that the opposition
to Gov. Jos. M. Brown polled a popular
majority against him.
Then the fool committee jumped back to
the popular vote plan, and prescribed the
rule that whichever candidate for President
received more votes than any one of the
others, should have all the delegates from all
the counties. Under this illegal and non
sensical rule, it would have been possible for
one of the candidates to have carried Atlanta,
Rome, Macon, Savannah and Augusta, by
such heavy ma critics as to have entitled him
to the deegates from all the country coun-
ties, even though every one of those country
counties might have gone for another candi-
date.
Such rule as this is revolutionary, unjust,
an insult to common sense, violative of the
principles of fair play, and destructive to the
very fundamentals of representative self-gov-
eminent.
To be consistent, we county unit men should
allow each county to send delegates who will
represent that county in the convention, as
that county voted at the poles. The Wilson
CONTINUED ON PAGE NINE.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1912-05-16

The Journal lamely argues that the State,
is the unit
So she is-LN NATIONAL REPRESEN-
TATION.
AS a State unit she is the equal of every
other State unit, IN the y. S. Senate.
But in State affairs, internal affairs, the
counties are the units. Else, eohy should the
different counties differ an their votang
strength IN the convention?
WHY SHOULD FULTON HAVE SIX
VOTES, AND McDUFFIE ONLY TWO?
Why should some counties have four votes,
some ,two, and some, si@?
These varying votes prove the separate
existence of the various county units, a0hach
combine to make THE STAT'E-UNIT.
The truth is, that neither J. r. Gray, or
Hogit-all- Smith, or Rube Arnold know any
thing about constitutional law, or the funda-
mental principles of democratic self-govern-
ment.
We are on top now, and ace moast straighten
things out
We must get back to common sense, legal
procedure, and democratic principles
We must act in concert, and know before
hand, what it is we want to do.
To that end, we must meet and confer.
CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
DESTROYING THE CATTLE
TICK IN OVERLOOKED
REGIONS

The recent floods in the Miss
issippi Valley have given the
planters an exceptional opportu-
nifty to deal a decisive blow against
the tick which transmits splenetic
or Texas fever Of cattle. When
the waters began to rise the cattle,
wherever possible, we're taken to
the higher lands, such as mounds
and the levees. In many cases all
of the cattle found in areas Of
many square miles we're concen-
trated on the levees. Consequent
ly, for many weeks the areas over
which the cattle have roamed have
been reduced to but a very small
fraction of the area over which
they would feed naturally. While
the cattle have been greatly
concentrated in this manner
the ticks have been DESTROYED.
IN the pastures. It is true
that the cattle tick is some
what resistant to water, but the
long duration Of the flood and the
force of the current in the present
instance have undoubtedly prac-
tlcally, if not completely, exter-
minated the tick in all except high
localities IN many counties in Ar
kansas, Louisiana, and MISSISSIPPI
Pr. OF course, the cattle that were
concentrated on the leyees or
mounds carried many ticks to
those places with them. These
ticks have developed on the cattle
and their progeny have reinfested
the cattle. When these cattle are
returned to the pastures (Which
are now free from ticks), they will
carry many ticks with them and in
this manner the pastures will
quickly become reinfested. II
proper steps are taken by owners
OF the cattle this reinfestation can
be prevented to a very great extent.
he Bureau of Animal Industry Of
the United States Department OF
Agriculture has been actively Co
operating with the authorities al
the States concerned in an effort
to protect the overlooked area
from reinfestation. and if stool
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-23
FLOWER BOXES FOR
WINDOW AND VERANnA
The Secret of the Success OF the
Culture of Plants in Window and
Veranda Boxes, Lies in Keeping
the Soil Always Moist.
CRv I.ben +. Rexford.)

DN l~DCll /. NN-NAoi'J
Neranda or porch boxes should
be at least a foot wide and a foot
deep and the timber OF which they
are made should be OF fairly good
quality. for it will have to resist
considerable pressure when the
box IS filed with soil.
These boxes will be found most
satisfactory if allowed to project
outside the veranda rail. They
should be we'll supported by braces
running from the bottom OF tile
box on the outside to the yerania
floor.
Paint them some neutral color
before filling them with soil.
If ordinary soil is used YOU will
have only an ordinary develop
ment of the plants you set out to
grow in it, while what you want
is vigorous growth.
Procure soil containing as much
decayed vegetable matter as you
can. No matter how full of roots
it is, the nutriment you are in
search Of is there and a few roots
more OF less will not interfere with
the plants you propose to grow
in it.
On the cnntr2ry they vii! prove
of positive benefit as they will help
to keep the soil light and porous.