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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-01-05
He Was Type Not Day Commercial

tue was nothing to brag about. It
was easy to be good when not ex-
posed to temptation. But for those
born with the devil in them it came
hard. 1t was all matter of heredity
and influence. Ones vices as well as
ones virtues are handed down to us
ready made. He had no doubt that
in the Jeffries family somewhere in the
unsavory past there had been weak.
vicious ancestor from whom he had
inherited all the traits which barred
his way to success.
The crowds of hungry workers grew
bigger every minute. Every one was
restaurants, crowding the tables and
Bullets, all eating voraciously as they
talked and laughed. Howard was
rudely reminded by inward pangs that
he, too, was famished. Not thing
had passed his lips since he had left
home in Harlem at eight o'clock that
morning and he had told Annie that
he would be home for lunch. There
was no use staying downtown any
longer. For three weary hours he had
trudged from Office to Office seeking
employment, answering advertise
ments, asking for work of any kind,
ready to do no matter what, but all to
no purpose. Nobody wanted him at
any price What was the good of a
man being willing to work if there
was no one to employ him? A nice
lookout certainly. Hardly dollar
left and no prospect of getting any
more. He hardly had the courage to
return home and face Annie. With a
muttered exclamation of impotence
he spat from his mouth the half-con-
sumed cigarette which was hanging
from his lip, and crossing Broadway,
walked listlessly in the direction of
Park place.
He had certainly made mess OF
| things, yet at one time, not SO long
ago, what a brilliant future life
seemed to have in store for him! No
boy had ever been given better
start. He remembered the day he
left home to go to Yale; he recalled
his fathers kind words Of encour-
agement, his mothers tears. All, II
his mother had only lived! Then,
maybe, everything would have been
! different. But she died during his
freshman year, carried OF suddenly
by heart failure. His father married
again, young woman 20 years his
junior, and that had started every.
thing off wrong. The old home life
had gone forever. He had felt like
an intruder the first time he went
home and from that day his fathers
/ roof had been distasteful to him. Yes
that was the beginning of his hard
luck He could trace all his misfor
tunes back to that. He couldn't stand
for stepmother, naughty, selfish
supercilious, ambitious creature who
had little sympathy for her predeces
sor's child, and no scruple in show
ing it.
Then, at college, he had met Robert
Underwood. the popular upper class
j man, who had professed to take q
i great fancy to him. He, q timid young
freshman, was naturally battered By
the friendship Of the dashing. fascinat
ing sophomore and thus commenced
that unfortunate intimacy which had
brought about the climax to his trou
bles The suave, amiable Underwood
whom he soon discovered to be a gen
| tlemanly scoundrel borrowed hi
s money and introduced him into the
! sporty set, an exclusive circle intt
which, thanks to his liberal allowance
from home. he was welcomed viii
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face, was standing at the news stane
under the Park place elevated station
Quickly Howard extended his hand.
Hello, Coxe!" he exclaimed "What
on earth are you doing in New York;
Whoever would have expected ia
meet you in this bowling wildernessl
How's everything at Yale?"
.. The athlete grinned.
"Yale be hanged! don't care I
d.. You know graduated last June
Pm in business now-in brokers' Of
fee in Wall street. Say, it's great
We had semi-pauic last week. Prices
went to the devil. Stocks broke II
points You should have seen the ex
element on the exchange floor. Oul
football rushes were nothing to it.
tell you, it's great. It's got college
beaten to frazzle!" Quickly hl
added: What are you doing?"
Howard averted his eyes and hung
his head.
Nothing" he answered gloomily.
Coke had quickly taken note of his
former classmates shabby appear
ance. He had also heard Of his es
capades.
Didn't you hear?" muttered How.
ard. Row with governor, marriage
and all that sort of thing? OF
course" he went on, fathers damn
ably unjust, actuated by absurd pre-
JUDGE. Annie's good girl and .
good wife, no matter what her father
was. DIN it, this is a free country!
A man can marry whom he likes All
these ideas about family pride and
family honor are old world notions
foreign to this SOIL I'm not goina
to give up Annie to please any one
I'm as fond Of her now as ever. ]
haven't regretted a moment that
married her OF course, it has been
hard. Father at once shut down
money supplies, making my further
stay at Yale impossible, and / wa
forced to come to New York to seel
employment. We've managed to fl
up a small fiat in Harlem and now
like Micawber, I'm waiting for some
thing to turn up"
Coke nodded sympathetically.
Come and have drink" he said
cheerily.
Howard hesitated. Once more hs
remembered his promise to Annie. but
as long as he had broken it once he
would get no credit for refusing now
He was horribly thirsty and de
pressed. Another drink would cheer
him up. It seemed even wicked to
decline when it wouldn't cost him
anything.
They entered a bar conveniently
close at hand, and with tremulous
hand Howard carried greedily to his
lips the insidious liquor which had
undermined his health and stoler
away his manhood.
"Have another?" said Coke with
smile as he saw the glass emptied at
gulp.
Il don't care II do" replied How
ard. Secretly ashamed of his weak
ness, he shufiled uneasily on his feet
well, what are you going to do
old mani" demanded Coke as hl
pushed the whisky bottle over.
.Tm looking for job" stammered
Howard awkwardly. Hastily he went
on: ''It isn't so easy. If it was only
myself wouldn't mind.s I'd get alons
somehow. But there's the little girl
She wants to go to work, and / won't
hear of it. couldn't stand for that
you know"
Coke feared touch" Awkwardly
he said:
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y hung on 2 pole put up for the pur.

be hung on q pole put up for the Dur.
pose.
After the hog Is hung up, rinse It
down with scalding water, remove the
entrails by running sharp knife
lightly down, marking the belly
straight, cutting to the bone between
the thighs and In front of the ribs.
which bones ] split with an ak, being
careful not to cut beyond them.
Open the abdomen, and after a
little use Of the knife one will seldom
cut the entrails in removing them.
However, have few short strings
at hand to use in case any Of the en-
trails are cut.
After removing the entrails, liver
and heart, spread the carcass apart
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and candelabra with pink and green
shades, while the center-piece was a
handsome French basket filed with
pink asters. Pink-shaded candle
sticks furnished a rosy light from
mantels and buffet
Sandwiches and tea were served by
4 quartette of pretty young tea girls,
Misses Ida Belle Camp Mackie Powe
Alberta McSwain and Ivy Batson.
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Party For Mississippi
College Student.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Eure enter
tanned Friday evening at their home
on Edward street, in honor of their
son, Roy, who left Monday morning
for Clinton, Miss, to enter Mississippi
College.
The whole house was thrown open to
the guests and was decorated with cut
flowers and ferns. After various
games and music, cream and cake
were served.
Among those present were Misses
Bessie Arledge, Mildred Williams,
Ruby Batson, Pauline and Merits
Maddocks, Marie Bouligny, Neva and
Elva Caldwell, Lowell McLendon, Ruth
and Kate Holland, Marion Nash, Err
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charge at the Palmer orphanage
Columbus.
It Is hoped all the members will
present. The meeting is in the n
ture of a spend-the-day party, Il
members taking their lunch and spen
ing the day sewing,
+ i +
First Baptist Missionary Society.
The Woman's Missionary Society
the First Baptist church held its |
ual weekly meeting ON Monday at t
church. Several packages of clothii
Continued on Page Eight.)
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CHURCH SOCIETIES.

The w. C. T. U, viii meet at the
residence of Mrs. f. ]. Mitchell, Thurs
day afternoon. At o'clock the reg
ular business will be transacted and
officers elected for the ensuing year.
At this hour every member is urged
to be present. At A o'clock an inter-
esting and instructive programme
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-09-17

Mr.. Selser, while during the last
month they We're the guests of rela.
ives in Edwards and Jackson, Miss.
Mrs, Selser daughter, Miss Louise
Selser, who has been spending the
summer in Jackson and Edwards, has
returned home.
!. X
Miss Mary Pierce Folk, after spend
ing the summer in Memphis. is locat
ed for the winter with Mrs. A. j.
Grove and has begun her work as
teacher in the Main Street school,
!. fl.
Miss Alma Roberts, of Galveston,
Tex, after a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Hewitt. left Sunday for New Orleans
TO visit her aunt, Mrs. C. A. Pitcher
and enter Sophie Newcomb College.
+ 4. X
Miss Lucy Irwin Shannon, who
spent the summer at Monteagle and
then visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Grove
here for few days, left last week for
Brookhaven, where she is instructor
Of voice at Whitworth College.
\ x. i.
Mrs, A. F. Potter left today for
Birmingham, Ala, with her little son
Lawrence, to spend two weeks with
her niece, Mrs. H. A. Douglas and
bring home Miss Fannie Potter, who
has been there the past five weeks.
X +
Mrs. Joe K. McInnis and two chill
dren, of Hattiesburg, arrived Sunday
to join Mrs. r. E. Crook, who, with
her two sons and daughter, Miss Vic
let Crook, will go to visit relatives in
Memphis, Humboldt, Fulton, Dyers-
burg and Observation-Disclosures Star.
+
Visitors To RawIs Springs.
The visitors to Rawls Springs Hotel
during the past week were Mr.. w. H.
Wainwright, Guy Pool, Mr.. Hutto, Hat
tiesburg; Mr.. A. W. Morris, Sanford;
Mr.. C. o. Backstrom, McLain; Mr.. w.
H, Lackey, Clinton
Sunday visitors were Mr. Herbert
owen and mother, w. J. Eckhart, Miss
Maggie Rawls, C. P. Rawls, Ben
Rawls, Miss Ruby Griffin, The Hub
City; Mr.. Mack Shalter, McLaurin;
Mr. w. NJ. Edmonson, Gordon St.
Clair Robert Child, Judge Paul John
son, Miss McMillin, Mr.. H. c. Lea,
Miss Myrtle Pitts, Mr. Chas. O'Ferrall,
Mr. Walter O'Ferrall, Hattiesburg.
+ I. !.
Miss Gatlin's Vacation Party.
Miss Ellene Gatlin, the young daugh-
ter of Dr. and Mrs. D. NJ. Gatlin and
one of the graduates OF ~ of the
High School, gave her last party Mon
day evening, before entering on her
years work at the Normal tomorrow.
The guests who enjoyed this fare
we'll vacation party with her, were
Misses Ruth Currie, Lorene Thames,
Marie Hill, Lallie HAYES, Vera and
Kathleen Galbreath, Grace and May
Messrs Bertram Miller,
mo. Mcintosh, Lamar Robertson, John
Will Johnston, Columbus
and Winston HAYES.
After the games of rock were over
the young people scattered round in
parlor, library and on the long porch
where they were served ices and ma
Discoes.
i. 4 +
Party For Mississippi
College Student.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Eure enter
aimed Friday evening at their home
On Edward street, in honor of theiI
son, Roy, who left Monday morning
'or Clinton, Miss, to enter Mississippi
College.
The whole house was thrown open t.
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GOLDEN ROD.

GOLDEN ROD.
Spring is the morning of the year
And summer is the noontide bright:
The autumn is the evening clear
That comes before the winters
night.
And In the evening, everywhere
Along the roadside, up and down,
We see the golden torches flare
Like lighted street lamps in the
town.
- think the butterfly and bee,
II From distant meadows coming back
Are quite contented when they see
These lamps along the homeward
track.
But those who stay too late get lost;
For when the darkness falls about,
Down every lighted street the Frost
Will go and put the torches OUT
Frank Depster Sherman.
i. 4 i.
Roy Eure left Monday for Clinton,
Miss, to attend Mississippi College.
4. 4. Il
Miss Brownie Bennett left this
morning for Judson College, at Marion,
Ala.
i. i. +
Miss Ruth McInnis left today for
Nashville, Tenn, to enter Belmont
College.
+ !. +
Mr.. A. F. Potter is in Denver, Col,
attending the national convention of
fire chiefs,
~ \ !. +
sNrs. Floyd I. Ames left today for
View Orleans, to visit her aunt, Mrs.
Ben Toomer.
+ #
Mrs. H. E. Allen will be hostess of
the Fortnightly Club Thursday after
noon at o'clock.
i.
Miss Emmie Lou Smith left today
for Montgomery, Ala, to enter the
Woman's College.
+ I. i.
Miss Jeanette Buchanan, of Bran
don, Miss, was the guest of Miss
Minnie Lassiter Sunday.
j. IS
Miss Minnie Nichols, of Manned, is
visiting her sisters, Mesdames D. B.
Griffin and A. E. Hoffman.
+ +
n Misses Amelia Thompson and Vera
Salbreath will attend the Normal this
kinter, boarding at the college.
+ + !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parke, OF Meridian
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. ].
L. HALEY, at Mrs. A. E. Hollemon's.
!. X \
Mrs. C. E. Craven will entertain a |
number of the married groupe OF
ladies Friday afternoon at 8 o'clock at
bridge.
j. !. J.
Mr.. C. C. Arnett left Wednesday for
business trip to Arkansas and is now
in Hot Springs, where he will remain
three weeks
4 4 X
Mrs. R. H. Swilly, of Meridian
Miss. is spending the week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Lassiter'
on Bay street.
!. !. i.
Little Miss Maggie Lou Hollemon
will entertain Wednesday afternoon
at the residence of her parents, Mr.
ora Mrs A. E. Hollemon, to celebrate
her 18th birthday
~ !. !. \
mo. Angus Mcleod, JrY returned
TODAY to his studies at the University
of Mississippi, in oxford. His young
or brother, Carroll, accompanied him
IN enter the University.
j. 4.
Mrs. I. M. Selser has returned with
hor eors. I. NJ, Jr. and Johnny, after
an absence of two months. One |
month was spent on the coast of Flor
,.oioallv OF panama Citv with |
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will be given in honor of the birthday
of Frances E. Willard Everyone is
most cordially invited to attend. A
silver offering of 10 cents is asked TO
defray the expenses of the delegates
to the state convention at Starkville,
Miss, Oct to T.
4. 4 +
Sewing Party For The
Christian Endeavor.
The Christian Endeavor of the Bay
Street Presbyterian church will meet
Thursday at the home Of Miss Marie
Oakley, to sew for the orphan in their
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Sign the opposite fill in the amount give Then
this the address
on the Coupon.
Issue all checks orders address all contbu1 to
Chairman, Committee Democratic National
Committee, 900 Michigan Avenue, Chicago III.
to this giving contrib
believe woodrow Wilson should
United this will be
contributor letter will help the fight by
encouraging your friends
everything hold Wilson's hands in his clean fight
the people who do the and fighting ct
the country.
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NINE ana Julia May Wallace, Luvenia
ayIor and Mary Tue, Lillian and
Genevieve Eure; Messrs. o. Kearna.
gan L. Tennett, Robt. Caldwell, c.
haopy' Ebb Moore, o. Daniel, John
Iaylor, Harry Hilton, w. Bailey, Ira
Barksdale, Ernest, George L. and By
rum Burkett, Roy and Roby Eure and
Olive Reynolds.
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SheriFs Sale

GEoRGrA-BEN Hill COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will sell at public out"
cry for cash to the highest bidder,
within the legal hours of sale, at the
front door of the Court House, on
the first Tuesday in July, 1912, the
following described property:
Lot of land Number One Hundred
Ninety in the Third Land District of
Ben Hill County, Georgia, containing
Four Hundred Ninety aires, more or
less. Said property levied upon and to
be sold as the property of Thomas
S. Gibbs, late Of said county, deceas-
ed, under and by virtue of an exc
cution issued from the City Court OF
Fitzgerald, Georgia, in favor of the
Consolidated Grocery Company
against Willis Gibbs ct. al. This
June 3, 1912 c. c. DezIER.
Deputy Sheriff City Court Of Fitz-
gerald. Georgia.
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and style of the BEN HILL FAIR ASSOCIATION.
.. That the term for which petitioners Ask to be
incorporated is for period of twenty years with
the PRIVILEGE of renewal at the expiration of that
time.
8. That the object Of said Corporation IS pecuni-
ary gain and profit for the Stockholders thereof
and the uplift of Ben Hill County.
4. That the principal place Of business of said
Corporation shall he in Fitzgerald, Ben Hill Coun-
ty. Georgia but Petitioners desire the privilege Oh
establishing and operating branches ce said busd-
ness at such other places as may be deemed best.
S That the capital stock of said Corporatiosa
shall be Five Thousand Dollars ($5, $500 diNr&-
ed into Two Hundred shares Of the par value Of
Twenty i've Dollars ($25 .00) each Petitioners de-
sire the right to increase said capital stocS at
any regular stockholders meeting to any arnoR2nt
not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($S8.0a0Se1
and in like manner to decrease said capital stock to
any amount not less than Five thousand Dollars
| ($5, 100000.
s. Petitioners show that ten per cent OF said
| capital stock has been already paid in
z That the particular business which petition
ers desire to carry on as such Corporation is a:
! follows:
| To maintain fair and amusement ground: t
operate the same for profit; to to lease sait
ground for the purpose of holding or permitting t.
be held therein fairs. carnivals. races, olympics
tournaments, ball games displays. exhibitions
convention. public gatherings. and amusements
and for all other like purposes, and uses. and fol
AGRICULTURAL purposes; ano to buy and sell for pro
fit at wholesale or retail, or both. all kinds o.
Goods wares and merchandise, and all commodi
ties of every kind of description whatsoever; tc
purchase improve. own hold and convey al
kinds of property whether real, personal or mixed
to offer and give prizes, premiums, and awards
and generally to do or perform every act and thing
which may be necessary or convenient or profit
able for the carrying on of the business OF said
Corporation to the best interests to the stockhod
ers thereof, or the uplift of said county.
s. That in addition to the powers and privileges
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For Congressman

''To the Voters of the Third
congressional District: [ have the
ambition to represent the Third
district in congress. AS TO my fit
NESS and worthiness, l propose to
submit that to the voters of the
district, along with the other gen.
tlemen who may aspire to the hon.
or in a democratic primary.
81 am a farmer, was born and
reared on a farm in this district,
and have contributed all that |
possibly could TO the advancement
of the farming interests of my
section of the country.
" AS a member of congress |
would be controlled largely by
the same desires and purposes that
have actuated me as a private citi-
zen in advancing the farming in
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or doins the things herein before recited petition
ers desire and pray that said Corporation be
clothed and invested with all the powers and priv
iIeees usual and incident corporations in gene
raj and in addition thereto the following powers
and PRIVILEGES: To sue and be sued; to have and
use corporate seal; to elect a president: vice
president, treasurer and secretary. and board OF
directors, and such other officers as may be deem
ed expedient and sufficient and to prescribe their
powers and duties; to make ard adopt ConStltu-
ton and Bylaws for the government and dlrec-
ton of the business of the said corporation ana
the officers thereof; to lend or borrow money and
to issue bonds, notes or other negotiable evil
dences of debt and to secure the same by mort
gage, pledge. trust deed or otherwise and to pro-
vide for the payment thereof; to sell real estate
personal property goods, wares. merchandise ana
commodities of every kind on credit, and to take
mortgage or other evidences of debt. or any kind
of collateral whatever, to secure the payment OF
the purchase price of the same.
9. No person shall. become shareholder in
said Corporation by transfer unless the same is
done on the books of the company in accordance
with its rule and that said Corporation shall have
the first lien upon the stock OF shares OF the stock
holders for any Indebtedness that the stakeholder
may owe or be liable for to the Corporation in any
manner whatever.
10, Petitioners desire and pray that the shares
of stock of said Corporation shall be non ASSESS
able.
H. Petitioners desire and pray that no share
holder of said Corporation shall be liable indiVidu-
ally to the creditors of the said corporation ex-
cept to the extent of any unpaid balance due on
his stock subscription.
H. Petitioners desire and pray that said Cor
poration be authorized to accept and receive IN
payment for its Capital Stock real estate and per-
sonal property Of any kind.
Petitioners pray that they and their associates.
successors and assigns may be incorporated under
the name and style aforeraid, and for the time
and purposes aforesaid; and with all the powers
PRIVILEGES and immunites aforesaid.
GRIFFIN & GRIFFIN,
ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONERS.
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SheriTs Sale.

GEoRa1A-BEN HILL COUNTY,

GEoRa1A-BEN Hill COUNTY.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will sell at public out
cry to the highest bidder for cash,
at the Court House door in said
county, within the legal hours Of
sale, on the first Tuesday in July,
1912, the following described prop
erty, to-wit: The entire stock of
goods, wares, merchandise. fixtures,
furnishings. etc., now located in the
certain store house situated on the
east side of South Sherman Street,
between Pine Street and Central
Avenue in Fitzgerald, Georgia, said
store being numbered 100 and now
occupied as a place of business by
Early Gibbs & Co. Said property
levied upon and to be sold as the
property of Early Gibbs & Company,
Early Gibbs and Thomas S. Gibbs,
under and by virue of an execution
issued from the City Court of Fitz-
gerald, Georgia, in favor of the Con-
solidated Grocery Company. This
lime e 1912. C.. G.. DOZIER,
Deputy Sheriff City Court, Fitzgerald
Ce0r6ia
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For Congressman

To the Democratic Voters of the
3rd Congressional District:
/ hereby formally announce my
candidacy for the Office of con-
gresham from said district to the
Democratic primary to be held
next summer. Owing to my ia
miliarity with conditions in Wash
ington (being the official clerk to
the speaker of the House) | believe
if tie peoplo will honor me with
the great Office, that | will certain
Nv striv to faithfully and intelli-
gently repr esent all the people of
the district. Their interest and
welfare shall regulate, control and
influence my every note and act
and at all times | will be true to
the masses of our people. Before
the primary l will announce a for
NAL platform of principles. address
the voters on the public questions
of the day, presenting my views
fully to them and endeavor to see
as many of them in person as pos
slbIe. If you can give me your
support and influence / shall al
ways be most profoundly grateful.
Very respectfully,
Charles r. Crisp.
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terest OF the state ard country,
which ultimately is the interest of
every person, whether merchant,
lawyer, doctor, banker, mechanic
or citizens following other callings.
Il shall be glad to meet the vo-
tiers face to face in every county
of the district before the dav of
election. Sincerely,
John X. Mercer.