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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-21
WITH SADIE IN HER BOARDING HOUSE-IT
WASN'T SUNDAY WITHOUT ICE CREAM
JANE whitaker
whitaker

VIII HNEh
horse all week, don't you. Not even
spoonful of ice cream on Sunday.
If you wanted to you could have all
the ice cream you wanted and go
out to White City, and"
She stopped and turned the con-
tents of her purse inside out, hoping
that she might find just one nickel
over her bare expenses for the next
week. But the search availed moth
ing and tears rushed to her angry
eyes.
ct amt that I care about the ice
cream" she assured herself once
more, cts just it amt Sunday"
But the regular weekly letter to
her mother in the country had to be
written and she started in:
"MOther-no, not dear, nor any
thing else" Then she tore up the
sheet.
would be just like ma to borrow
the money, take the first train and
give me a spanking if I wrote that
Guess I'll write a make-believe one
anyway. What's the use of making
them all want to kill themselves with
my troubles"
Once more she started: Dear
MAJ feel fine today. Just had din
ner and the dandiest dish of ice
cream. It was chocolate. Getting
along fine in my job. Ice cream is
our Sunday dessert here. Some style
to me, what? Well, I live in nice
dump. You know I never was par
ticular about my food, but I do like
my Sunday ice cream. How's your
rheumatism? It's been sort of hot
here and ice. cream is so cooling.
And they serve you such pile. The
plate is just heaping high. Not a
saucer like they give you in a
Greeks, but a real plate like we pUt
cabbage on at home. That's honest,
and if you want more than the first
plate you can have another. Today
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-07-21


with a diningrOOm in the basement
and ice cream for dessert on Sunday.
That was why very few people
were talking. From the entrance of
the watery soup everything was
swallowed with epoch-making speed
so the ice cream wouldn't run out.
But Sadie had been Fletcherizing
on her roast beef, and she arrived
across the tape just a nose too late.
"Sohhy, Miss Sadie" the colOred
person who waited on Saddles table
informed her, ''but you're too late fob
ice cream. All believes there's some
corn-stahch pudding-blue mango
the misses calls it. Would you have
some of that?"
Sadie looked reproachfully at the
coIored person and wrath consumed
her.
Say" she demanded, militantly.
eff 1 was running a joint like this I'd
spend an extra ten cents and get
enough ice cream to go around.
Not that l miss it, for the Lord
knows 1 can never tell whether it's
d u dGh Oll 111y E4c1GC VI q AGsAA oSA OoS
it when 1 do get what you call my
serving, but just the same I pay my
way in this house the same as the
rest, and if I am more delicate in my
mastication I amt going to pay for
it by being cheated out of the one
spoonful of cream you serve"
Everyone looked appalled,, but
Sadie had founced out of the room.
The day was spoiled for her. Up
stairs in the little twO-by-fOur she
called home she paced to and fro
like a restless cat.
Gee, it amt the ice cream, she
said, bitterly. 81 amt a hog. It's
just that it amt holiday if I miss
out, and it's just stinginess that she
won't buy enough"
She stopped and looked at herself
in the glass.
s6Eu h11f Won look q fT11O1O Get
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
ATTEMPT MADE TO ROB BANK
AT ENTERPRISE.

Meridian. Miss, oct. s.-ETorts
ms1e by three men to rob the Bank
OF Enterprise Monday morning about
, O'Clock failed from the fact that III {
would be robbers neglected to cut al
telephone lines and did not securely
bind The nightwa' ,hman who, after
being bound and gagged, strugg led
from his bonds and gave the alarm,
which frightened the burglars away
before they could accomplish their
design.
Efforts were made to secure blood
hounds from the Landerdale county
roads, but the Efforts were not sue.
cessful, and up to last night no clue
had been obtained as to the where
abouls of the would-be robbers.
After cutting all telephone wires
ex ept one, three masked men bound
and gagged Nightwatchman A. Brow n
and attempted to dynamite the sa ne.
The Waterman struggled out of his
bonds, and gave the alarm The men
were frightened of before they could
blow the safe, and made their escape.
AT 1890 O'Clock this morning, az
Nightwatchman Brown was unlocking
the postotfice door TO deposit the mail
from the northbound Mobile and Ohio
train. he was seized by three masked
men. They told him they we're plan
ming to the postoffice and the bank
and that If he gave a cry they would
XII him. He was then bound and
gagged and Carried to deep ravine
about quarter of a mile from the
postoliice. After the trio had left him.
Brown managed to release himself.
and gave the alarm tn the telephone
operator and to Postmaster Edwards |
Meanwhile, the robbers had entered |
the bank building by the front, OBJ
tanning entrance by driving a rail-
road spike between the facing and
the door, preparing to apply nitro
glycorin, when Postmaster Edwards,
who resides next to the bank, heard
them at work.
The charge failed to explode and
the robbers, frightened BY this time,
made their escape.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
Myrick Hints.

How's everybody today2 Every
thing is busy in this section. We
have the cook at work too.
Last night Rev. Written lectured
to the young folks on "White sIav-
cry, and better talk was lever
before heard. May God strengthen
him in this cause.
Several OF the young folks of this
section are packing their trunks 10
enter school.
Mr.. Chester Jenkins left yesterday
to take charge Of his school at Den
ham, WAYNE Co. We are going to
miss him know
The Methodist protracted meeting
has been running two weeks and is
still in full sway. Baptist you will
have to spur up If you expect any
new members next year.
look out for more rain. Mr.. John
Blackledge is walking bumped.
We are sorry TO know that Mrs.
Hunt is real sick. Trust she will
soon be well.
Good luck to the Jews readers.
Twins. "
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
| asst BLAST ON CANAL.

Culebra, Canal Zone, Oct. l0.-The
great Gamboa dyke, the last remain
ing distractions separating the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, was blown up at an early
hour today. The event was the oc-
casions for general celebration
throughout the Isthmus. Much dig
ging and cleaning out remains to be
done in Culebr cut and along the
route, but this will be accomplished
by mammoth dredges floating on the
surface of the canal.
During the period Of construction
the costs have steadily me beyond
the estimates, because of the increase
IN the cxcavating required. In 1906
the calculation was the making o
the Culebra cut would involve the
removal of SO, 800, 600 yards OF earth
The figures are just above double-a
round one hundred million yards.
In part this increase was due to a de-
cision to widen the prism from POO
to 300 feet; 10 larger part the increase
resulted from the exasperating move
ment of the soil.
The canal will cost-if no new
trouble starts about 800, coo, 900.
The experts make the confident pre-
diction that before it is long in opera
ton it will yield in tolls reasonable
return in the way of earnings on the
investment.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
Will The Dead Be Brough,
To Life?

Thomas A. Edison, the wizard OF
the present generation says it's only a
Question of time when human corpse
can be restored to life. 1t is not in
the power of man to restore life to the
dead. When the call of death Is ans
wered there is an end of life in this
terrestrial sphere. Edison is always
interesting thinker and his interviews
are always read with careful consid-
GRAFTON. The theory that human life
can be restored TO the dead by the
TRANSMISSION of blood seems out of
range of reason.
Edison should remember that IL is
appointed unto all men once to die
and all the power OF mems ingenuity
will never succeed in overcoming the |
will of the Almighty. Everything |
must die in time, the beasts OF the
forest and the fruits CT the field. Men |
and animals alike must i've their APP
pointed time and then pass away that
'thers may take their place. 1t is the
aw of God, the law of nature.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
Our New Press Being Built.

The Jones County News is now
having built larger and better
press which will be set up by he
dealers in Office by November LIST
next. This new press iwill prlnt a
larger paper, and we shall after that
date issue six-column quarto. This
will enable us to give much greater
variety of reading matter, and we
shall publish the Sunday School
Lessons and other matter that
will be Of interest to our rural friends.
We intend not to stop until we
make the Jones County News the
best weekly paper published in the
South. Our business is improving
and every day adds to our subscrip-
ton list. This is the farmers paper,
and we want them TO look upon as
their organ and friend If your
neighbor does not take it, loan him
your copy and urge him to subscribe.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
Seaach Revealee Body; Man
Dead Since Monday

Hattiesburg, Oct. q. Dead since
Monday, supposedly from conges.
tive chill, the body of George Upshaw
was this morning found lying on a
cot in the front room on the first floor
of the two story lodging house, No.
800 Second st.
Upshaw, a white man about 40
years of age, and semi-paralytic
has lived here for several yards eak
ing out precarious living by man.
ual labor in moving years and work
ing gardens in spite of his physical
handicap. BY permission of j. S.
Lea, the rental agent in charge of the
property, Upshaw was allowed to
occupy room in the building, which
was otherwise untenanted
The last seen of him alive was about
noon last Monday, when he compla n
ed to Mrs. Pasch, whose home is
next door to where he died, of being
sick, saying he had had two hard
chills that morning The lead man 2
body was discovered when search
was made this morning to learn the
cause of oders eminating from the
building. all the doors to which were
closed.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16

School opens up Monday with
right prospects for a good school
with Mr.. Freeman principal.
Mr.. Ewell Shows left Saturday to
begin teaching at Pleasant Ridge.
We hope him success.
-
Mr.. Marris Freeman was M fhe
community Thursday. looking after
the interest OF the school.
Mr. Ewell and Miss file Shows
were Ellisville visitors gsday.
Messrs Eddie Walters 4 Solomon
strickland, of the A. H, s., were
pleasant callers at Mrs. y Shows Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Bobie Shows, of ihe A. Fl. 8.
spent Saturday with hoAefolks
Mr.. Patt Melvin attended the CON
yentlon at Llurel Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Busby. Of
Bradshaw, attended the sing al
Friendship Sunday.
Mr.. Samul Strickland and Miss
viola Thompson, OF the A. II. s..
attended the sing here Sunday.
messrs Floyd Beech and Sanders
we're pleasant callers at the home of
Mrs. Q. G. Parker Sunday afternoon.
Miss Nellie and Matte Shows, in |
with Mr.. Eddie Walters, |
listed Miss Candis and Mr.. Bobie
shows Sunday afternoon.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold
Druggists refund money If 1t fails to cure.
T. W. GROVES signature on each box sc.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16

Work will soon start in Laurel on
the railroad shops to be built there.
This will give Laureisa great boost.
The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-10-16
No. Six-Sixty-Six

This is a prescription prepared especially
tor MALARIA or CHiLLS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as q tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Cslomel and does not grippe or sicken. Csc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13
Sewing School by
Colby Young Women

Watervife. Me. May l2.-tspeeiaD.-
The sewing school for the poorer chill
dren Of WatefvIlle. NEST of whom are
from the French immigrant families,
e RGueted by Colby young women in
connection with the Waterviile Wo-
mans Association, finished its course
OF weekly lessons, which have been
given during the winter and spring,
Saturday afternoon. Instead of the
regular lesson the little girls We're sur
prlsed with social party. Every Sat
urday afternoon throughout the win
ter these children have assembled in
the G. A T. hall to learn the art of
plain sewing. over f25 have been en-
rolled in the classes and the average
attendance has been over 80. The chill
jren were graded according To their
skill and experience, and divided into
Ii classes. The beginners were taught
all the stitches of plain sewing, such
as everlasting, odd and even basting,
running, and hemming on little sam.
plies of scrim. When these Were mas
tered, they learned how to make patch
work. The =yaIi-eolored squares which
thex produced will be used by the 8o-
mans Association to make quilts for
the needy families of the city. After
the child had produced a perfect
square, she was allowed to make lit
tie bag To keep her sewing in. The
children's pride in their finished bags.
as they took them home was delight
full to see. The more advanced pupils
made dainty aprons for themselves of
Powered muslin. A few learned hem
stitching and feather stitching. Still
others brought their dolls with them
and made dresses for their doll chill
dren.
The management of this sewing
school was under the direction of the
following upper class members of the
Sigma Kappa sorority; Phyllis ST
Clair, 10, of Calais; Cora Patterson, a.
of Watervile: Helen Thomas, II, of
Pennington; and Emily Hanson, IA, of
Calais. All the other members of the
sorority acted as teachers of the va
riouS classes.
The sewing school was successful and
! profitable to both pupils and teachers.
{ In all probability it will be continued
another year. Heretofore it has been
carried en- at different times in the past
by the Woman's Association, but it
was discontinued on account of the in
ability to secure directors and suf-
iieient number of teachers.
| This practice of interesting college
young women in various forms o
philanthropic work is advot ated b!
the more progressive sororities in tn,
United States. and many of them re
quire their active chapters to engage
in some form OF social service eaci
year. The Beta chapter of Chi Omega
at Colby, this year, offered prize o
SIS to the student who should write tn
best thesis on some form of social ser
vice. The alumnae chapters of CT
Omega carry on active philanthropi
work similar to that required Of tn
! active chapters of Sigma Kappa.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13

experience with tariff bills than any
other Democratic member Of the COM
mittce.
The tariff debate in the Senate will
call out much talent. II may not be
an ovcrinteresting debate to the eoun-
try but should be of some concern TO
students of public affairs. There arr
formidable debaters ON the Republican
side Ex- Chairman Penrose of the
finance committee is counted upon TO
furnish important comment. Since be-
coming minority senator, he has
shown 4 dispGsition To participate IL
floor proceedings. OF his ability there
has been no question and, as de-
batter he will have an attentive Sen
ate audience Some years ago Senator
Lodge WAS put upon the finance COM
mittee, in no small part. because Re
publican leaders wanted To strengthen
themselves in tariff debate. Mr..
Lodge will have contributions in be-
half of the high protection cause and
will harass ami annoy the Democrats
materially.
He and Senator Smoot, who is ex-
ceptionally well informed on tariff de
speakers on the Republican side and
will figure most in the running discus
sions Then there is Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin. who is a meia-
Der of finance. and Il tariff student.
Heretofore he has confined himself
largely to set speeches. 1t is uncer-
tain yet how vigorously he will. oppose
the Underwood bill.
The Presidents Willingness to sane
ton the revocation order as TO post
masters under the civil service throws
some light upon his patronage views
Independent as he has been about the
bestowal of offices, he is showing in
the general run of his appointments
stout preference for stalwart Demo
Gratis of his own type. He has app
pointed few Republicans. For ex-
ample he nominated as commissions
of labor, Charles p. NELL. a very ef
ficicnt man, whom President Taft re
nominated and the Democrats of th
Senate would not allow To be con
firmed. But the Democratic Senat'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13
Working Maine Farms With
A Gasoline Team OF so Horses

Skowhegan. Me, May PA new era
in farming has started i'll Maine where
now it is possible to get 50 acres of
ground ready to plant, in a day, where
it has been the custom to get two
ready. This new process originates at
Waterville in the factory of A. O..
Lombard who makes the famous Lom-
bard traction log haulers that are used
extensively in the big Maine woods. He
has invented tractor run by gasoline
somewhat after the method of an auto
mobile that can be used in the fields
for the purpose of blowing and harrow
ing and the first demonstrations have
been carried out by Brewing Clifford of
Fairfield, who is probably the first
man III the country to use this method
of carrying on farm though a some
what similar method is used in the
West. Ia
This tractor as owned y Mr.. Clifford
is 50 horse power and has a lag b ID
thai prevents the machine from sink
ing into the ground no matter how soft
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13

has recently confirmed Dr. NELL, after
he had been nominated by President
Wilson. In one or Two Instances the
President has nominated a Republican
for postmaster as at his former official
home in Trenton, \. ]. He has. now
and then, nominated Democrat to
office at the behest Of prominent men.
who were his rivals for the Prcsi-
deney, and yet, in the main lie turns
all such applicants down
The south will benefit mainly by the
new civf service rule as To fourth
class postmasters. Republicans down
there will be bounced out Of their
places, for the examinations will take
such a turn that the Republican en-
cumbents will not find it easy To hold
on. Undt teddy some Republicans
will be Pei lifted to keep their places.
and yet the new civil Service orders, in
plain English, are for the purpose of
putting the Republicans out and get
ting Democrats in under conditions
that may afford them a permanent
tenure.
If the second and third class post
masters are put under the civil serviec,
as the President and postmaster gen.
cral wish, this would lie in further
anee of ideas that Taft. when Presi-
dent, favored. Il all the postoffices
except the very largest, could be filled
with good men without regard to
partisan affiliations and all placed I'M
der the civil service; it might be Il
good thing for the postal service. 1t
may be more or less d question,
whether such good places in the vari-
Gus small cities and towns of tho
country should be filled indefinitely.
but il would certainly be to the adj
vantage of administration at Washing
ton. It would relieve the President
and the Postoffiee Department and
vast deal of work that ought To be IN
necessary. Energies that could we'll
be devoted To other matters would be
saved and the postal service would not
suffer. ID
The disposition nowadays is to
eliminate much Of the activities that
pertain to Office seeking The gov
eminent has become SO large that less
time can he spared for it, The num-
Der of customs collectors, for example,
have been curtailed and nearly all tie
employees in the customs service are
in the classified service. President
Wilson intends to extend the list and
probably will have the support Of Con-
gress.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-13
WINTHROP.
Glass Adoption into Modern
Woodmen 10 Be Held.
Winthrop Brotherhood viii Serve
Supper al Methodist Church.
Ladies and ". c. 7. U. Meet..Pub.
lie Library Receives Gift.

a class adoption into the Modern
Woodmen of America will be held
Saturday evening, May Il, in The
Woodman Eall. Eighteen candidates
Twill receive the mysteries of Wood
craft. The work will be eXemplifie /
by the Naterville Forester team and
officers. WatervilIe members will come
over IN special car and after the
adoption supper will be served. Ar
arrangements have been made for tn,
Waterville Woodmen to stay over
night and viii pass Sunday with thu
Woodmen of Winthrop at the Lower
lane, where shore dinner will be ono
of the attractions.
The Winthrop Brotherhood will
serve supper at the Methodist
church, Thursday evening followed BY
a meeting. at which the tariff vii
be discussed from different view
points b. Fl. +. Foster, E. r. Clifford
III. +. Wadsworth and j. II. McIlroy.
Everyone is cordially invited. both To
The supper and the evenings program
The supper will be served at els. and
| the discussion open to all men over
Is years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Davis of
Freeport were guests. Sunday, of Mrs.
Annie Davis. They made the trip in
Ia new auto which was Mrs Davis
birthday gift TO her husband
The w. c. T. L. will meet, Tuesday
Afternoon. at the Congregational YES
try.
The Ladies' Aid meets, Thursday
evening, with MIS-. Mary Bates on
Royal street,
The public library has received from
B. F, Fairbanks of Belgrade a copy
of The History of the 10Th Maine
Regiment. Mr.. Fairbanks was form
erly a Winthrop man, and was
member of this regiment.
Mrs C. II. Penney and Miss jose
Penney passed Monday, in lewiston
Mrs. Howard Wiggin is visiting in
Boston.
The rate of taxation in Winthrop,
this year, is 1875 mills an increase of
mills over, last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Mcdonald and children.
from Dedham, Mass, have moved to
Winthrop Center, where Mr.. Mcdonald
will plant quite an acreage of potatoes
Mr.. Mcdonald was in this section. last
fall, buying and shipping potatoes.
liOi. + ~ IpldHtIdld, iIi' ~ t''
cattle kings Of Franklin county. is
sending to his friends postcards of n
Yoke OF oxen that measure 4 feet and
S inches from tip IL tip between their
horns said to he the longest horned
pair of cattle III Maine, formerly own
ed in Readfiield by u. H. Thomas.
The Ruths and Lydas met with Mrs.
Winterbotton, Friday afternoon, Re
frcshmcnts were served.
F.. Z. Staine is suffering with an
abscess in his throat
Alfred Parkman from Massachusetts
is passing few days in this section,
looking after the selling of his father S
farm.
Mrs. Mary IL. Waldron passed heI
birthday, Friday, with her brothers
family Mrs. Waldron, received several
pretty presents. A birthday cake &nd
4 shower of postcards.