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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
RAINY SPELL,

Beautiful the rain is, cheering to
the crops; umbrella men, golosh men,
hail those gracious drops. Blest pre-.
cipitation, early, latter, fall; but
kindly pipe and smoke it-you've been
running baseball!
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
Argentine Dairy Schools.

The Argentine government is now
working on plans to establish schools
Of dairying in that country. Instruc.
tors will be brought from England and
America.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09

When you know how man prays
you know what kind of God he be-
lieves in.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
When sea captain marries q
widow he becomes second mate.

Don't buy water for bluing. Liquid blue
is almost all water. Buy Red Cross Ball
Blue, the blue that's all blue. ADV.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces intamma
ton, allays pain cures wind colic.25c botte.AN
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09

A good man tries to please his God,
while a bad man tries to make his
God please him.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
s To Women
Broken Dowr?

Whether it's from business cares.
household drudgery or overfrequent
child-bearing. you need Restorative
Tonic and Strengthening Nervino
and Regulator.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09

With all his wisdom Solomon made
some big plumbers in his home life.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09
s Dr.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription

10 recommended q such, having bean
compounded to act in harmony with
woman's peculiarly delicate and sensi,
tive organization.
. Your Druggist VIII Supply Yo~
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-05-09

WILL RELIEVE NERVOUS DEPRESSION
AND LOW SPIRITS.
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, arouses ths
liver action drives Malaria and builds mp the
system. A sure Appetizer and aid to digestion.
For adults and children. SO cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-20

Report of the wars in Turkey and Mexico 3
the news of the great strike in the KanaM
lngton news bureau will come details of IL
without the Daily Telegram.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
Lone Set Of Whiskers Upsets Wilson's Cabinet

are sparingly matched. The Secre-
tary of Agriculture, David F. Houston.
has 4 very small mustache. so spare
in fact. that it is barely noticeable.
Opposite President Wilson sits Mr..
Redfield at the foot Of the great ma
hogany table, position that makes
his facial decorations IN the more
conspicuous. -
The whiskers that tickle the fancy
of the cabinet are Of the Burnside pat
tern. If allowed to grow . bit more
luxuriantly they would be q famous
pair of Dundrearies. They lack the
swishing whiskbroom Of Senator
Kern's beard. but are Of a type that
might adorn with equal grace a pros
porous banker or a patent medicine
man.
When the Redfield Burnsides loom
in sight their wearer might be taken
for a successful manufacturer, a re-
turned missionary or an advance
agent for a three-ring circus, for they
lack the umbrageousness and tho ef-
fulgence that go with the statesman's
cut.
In official circles it was reported
that a resolution was presented ask
ing that Mr.. Redfield detach himself
from the whiskers.
This report raised question in a
western delegation of how such e ton
serial policy adopted by the national
administration might affect Col. James
Hamilton Lewis in his contest for
election to the United States senate.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

Lincoln went forth to see the attack
by Early's troops on the northern
line Of Washington's defenses at Fort
Stevens, and which has been occu-
pied as a summer home by other
presidents an oval around which
ten elms are growing. This oval is
bisected east and west by q brick
walk On the trunk Of each of these
trees about six feet from the ground
is nailed an old grape basket. and
each of these baskets is kept nearly
filled with nuts and acorns. It is the
principal dining room of the Soldiers
Home squirrels-the squirrels mess
hall. These little baskets of acorns
may be seen on trees in other parts of
the Soldiers Home grounds. but here
they are close together.
The Anderson cottage is pebble
dash-that is, the walls are. Squirrels
climb these walls and scamper up and
down as nimbly as they do the trunks
of trees. 1t seemed to the Rambler
that number OF the squirrels have
built their homes somewhere back un
der the caves Of this cottage.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
New York Women in Crusade to Rid City of Rats

of all those on whom the rat is now
1nflicting financial loss. They arc not
yet ready to open their campaign, but
when they are they will undoubtedly
be aided by merchants, hotel men,
keepers of restaurants, owners of,
buildings and store keepers who suf-
fer losses of millions OF dollars annu-
ally from the depredations of the TO-
dents.
AS an example of the condition Of
affairs now existing one downtown
restaurateur states that the rats cost
him several thousand dollars year In
spoiled foodstuffs and the wages OF ex-
terminators.
So rapidly has the damage which
they inflict been increasing that It is
now recognized that the only efficient
protection is to be found in an organ
lied warfare which shall have for it,.
object the achievement Of a ratless
city.
Dealers in one of the city's largest
markets report that the place is 10
overrun at night with rats tina: it II
necessary to turn loose the largest
possible number of their natural enc
miles,
In the war which is now being
planned by the women it is proposed
to make extensive use of ferrets, since
they have come to be regarded as the
most effective agency in freeing the
city from the great financial loss
which the rats now exact every year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
Where Representative McDermott Drew the Line

ga CANDIDATE for congress has to
IA stand for a good many things.
but draw the line on drinking snake
liquor" said Representative James T.
McDermott of Illinois.
You see, it was this way. had
been in a mighty hard campaign and
was about exhausted. l dropped into
a cafe run by an old German. He in
quired about my health, and told
him that l was all in
my side hurts, my head aches, my
lungs are sore and l am just about
played OUT l complained.
~ bin mighty glad you tolt me
about it, he replied. all sympathy at
once. L got der stuff dat will yust
fix dat all right
With that he reached beneath the
bar and pulled out big bottle in
which there were floating half a dozen
small snakes, and he insisted that l
should take drink of the mixture.
1t will make dat all right in no
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

INDIANAPOLIS. 1ND.-The elope-
! ment and probable marriage Of Ella
abeth Mitchell, prettiest daughter Of
Harry Mitchell, head Of the camp Of
gypsies wintering near the state fair
grounds, and Mitchell Stevens, sport
and high hier" Of the camp, has
thrown the tribe into = ferment that
promises disruption. The gypsies
called on Captain Holtz Of the detec-
tive department the other day in a
vain endeavor to learn something Of
the whereabouts Of the missing couple.
A warrant for the arrest Of Stevens
has been issued.
A fist fight between the brother Of
the accused youth and the father Of
the missing girl was narrowly avert
ed in the detectives Offices.
The gypsy customs relating to mar
rage have been grossly violated and
the younger members of the camp
threaten to rebel and establish an in
dividual camp. According to the gyp-
sy law $1,000 is none too small an
amount for the beauty of the camp,
so Harry Mitchell, the father, was
much chagrined. Stevens, the Amer
tcanized" lad, who disappeared with
Mitchell's daughter, without the pay
ment OF a cent for the prize of the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
"Stick Out Your TonQue,' y

NHICAGO.-"Stick out your tongue. ~
~ was the command Paul Turner,
saloonkeeper, Western and Ogden
avenues received.
1t wasn't Turner's doctor that issued
the order, but couple of young men
who were overparticular regarding
the manufacture Of gin fzzes they
had ordered.
Turner's tongue stuck tight to the
roof of his mouth when the demand
was backed up by two magazine guns
in tho hands of the fastidious young
drinkers. Then Turner's tongue pro-
truded from his mouth in amazement
stick 1t further out" came the de.
mand In quick. insistent tones, and
keep 1t out or you'll get this"-this
being wave of one of the guns
Turner's tongue stuck out like
that Of a dog on a hot day. His eyes
also stuck far out from their accus-
toned place when one of the young
men walked behind the bar and ap-
propriated all of the money In the
cash register and then took 4 roll OF
bills from his pocket
"You look warm" said one Of the
men to Turner. "You had better step
In here and cool off," With that they
escorted him to the ice box, thrust
him in and locked the door.
It was the latest thing In hold-ups
There was no hold up your hands"
In 1t. The youthful robbers proceed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
GRAY Squirrels at Soldiers Home Are Well Fed

HE gray squirrels in the Soldiers
/ Home grounds are happy and we'll
fed. Perhaps it may be that they are
the most carefree and the best fed
squirrels in the district. There is a
strong friendship between many of
the veterans and these frisky little
creatures. OF course, they are tame.
very tame. This is not peculiar to
the Soldiers Home squirrels, because
the squirrels in the capitol grounds.
in the Smithsonian grounds, in the
Monument lot, in Franklin park and
In other Of the city squares are ex-
tremely tame. But these Soldiers
Home squirrels when they see man
In blue and feel the want of a hick-
DRY nut or filbert or a peanut do
not hesitate to walk right up to him
or climb right up on him and ask in
the squirrel language for what they
want.
West of the main building. Scott
hall, is a tree whose summer shade
10 dense. Under 1t Is a rectangle of
brick pave. On this pavement are
rows Of benches placed as they would
be in hall. that is, the rows are as
close together as they can be for the
comfort Of the occupants. Many men
cit there on warm and genial days
and on soft and balmy evenings. 1t
Is squirrel playground. But in win
ter the benches are removed and the
veterans do not linger there. Meth
er do the squirrels.
In the rear Of the Anderson cottage
the cottage from which President
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

NJ ASH1NGTON.-1t was whispered,
W but the whisper was not absolute
~ verified. that the real absorbing
question before the Wilson cabinet at
it's special meeting the other day was
that of delicate tonsorial policy, one
involving the much-vaunted "JefIer-
sonian simplicity" in its inherent prin-
ciples and requiring razor-edged d.
plomacy in its treatment
The intricacies Of the Mexican stu
alton, the matter of patronage distri-
button, the subject of diplomatic rela-
tons with South and Central Amer
lea, the tariff, the currency. and kin
dred topics all were shelved while
the cabinet members turned their
combined craftsmanship loose on a
pair of offending whiskers.
Secretary Redfeld of the depart
ment of commerce is the owner of the
h1rsute appendages in question. With
one exception the other members of
the cabinet are as smooth-shaven as
was Jefferson himself. Not one has a
hair on cheek, chin, lip or jowl, while
few in addition have domes that
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
Demands Ho|d-Up Man

ed on the same theory that the veter
mary surgeon uses when he places .
twist" on a horses upper lip. As long
as thes"twist" is on the Mp the horse
thinks of nothing elsa
AS long as Turner'S tongue was
hanging out he could not call for help
and neither could he think of any
other way Of thwarting the designs
Of the robbers.
Meanwhile in the living rooms up
stairs Mrs. Turner was tapping-<ap-
ping on q water pipe that runs down
through the saloon. That was the
signal for Turner to come up to his
breakfast. The ham and" was get
ting cold and so was Turner Mrs.
Turner came down to investigate and
found her husband nearly frozen in
the Ice box. He managed to get his
tongue back far enough in his mouth
to say to his wife:
"Well, what do you know about
that!~
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
City Hall Clock Has It Midnight Five Times

e T. LOUIS, -Mo.-Hearken all -
y angered wives.
1t was all the fault of the city Hall
clock, honest to goodness it was.
That clock dc cei7ed and betrayed
hubby about the lateness of the hour.
OF course, his excuse sounded ridicu-
lous, but he was telling the truth for
once.
AS a clock proper, that timekeeper
over our legislative halls 10 eminently
respectable and reliable. 1t is only
when it enters the declamatory field
that bitter things are said regarding
it's integrity.
After it deceived the populace with
great irregularity, it becomes good
and behaves for a short time before
again falling into error. That is just
what that cratic old timepiece did
the other day.
Three weeks ago, after this clock
struck thirteen, when 1t should have
struck one, it was investigated and ad-
monished to behave better In the fu-
ture. Until early the other morning
It obeyed and it proclaimed the proper
hour at the proper time. /
But ut the precise hour the Sunday
lid went on, the clock started on a
spree. When one o'clock arrived that
gay deceiver hammered out twelve
strokes, At two o'clock,. twelve more
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

NEW YORK.-A war on rats on q
" scale hitherto never attempted is
now being planned here in an effort
to make this the country's first rat.
less city by discriminating the rodents
which, aside from their inroads on
the health of the city, cause through
their depredations property losses
which are estimated 1T more than
100000 yearly.
While this city has long realized
the need of Pied Piper, the rats un-
til now have been little molested, SO
that experts now declare that the
local rat population Is the largest in
the country. = It is of course impos-
sible to estimate the number of ro-
dents accurately, but it is held that the
city harbors at least 100000 Of
them.
Curiously enough the war on rats Is
not to be undertaken by the city au-
thorities; but 10y m organization of
women who propose to enlist in thor
fight OF determination the assistance
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
McCoy's Humor EnIivens Debates Of the House

great founder of the Democracy. The
house fell into a general clatter OF
talk over these books and it develop
ed that nearly all the Democrats had
bought them, while from such good
old Republicans as Uncle Joe came
suggestions that 1.-The gentlemen on
the other side are easy marks
Whereupon Representative Mccoy,
as serious as he was the day he under
took to probe the expenditures in the
postot1ice department. arose and ad.
dressed Champ Clark:
Mr.. Speaker" he said, "as there
seem to be so many suckers in the
house. l move that the bill be referred
to the committee on merchant marine
and fisheries"
And, Speaker Clark. without smile,
put the question, and the house voted
Aye with roar.
This is only one instance OF a great
many exhibitions of the New Jersey
representatives dry humor He is al
ways so extremely serious that his
humor has every appearance of being
unconscious. This Of course adds to
its effectiveness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
ID REPRESENTATIVE MCCOY of New

ID REPRESENTATIVE MCCOY of New
II Jersey, one of the most serious
faced men in congress, has the most
surprising way OF enlivening the de-
bates of the house with humorous
suggestions. No one is safe in speech
or a motion when Mccoy IL on the
door looking solemn.
Recently, during a discussion of 4
project to erect thousand.
dollar memorials in Washington, D.
c., to Thomas Jefferson and Alexan-
der Hamilton, Representative Cooper
Of Wisconsin wanted to know what
had become of fund raised by the
sale Of Thomas Jefferson's works, and
which had been advertised as fund
with which to erect a statue to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
War Is Started When EIopers Cheat Gypsy "Dad''

camp, is his avoked enemy. Never
again will Mitchell be 90 easily swim:
died out Of his rightful dues by .;
young ''upstart" like Stevens.
Stevens, the "upstart" has a worthy
champion, however, in his brother;
Alonzo Stevens, big. husky, broad
shouldered and second only to Nit
chell in the eyes of the women OF the
camp. Stevens stoutly defends his
brother Mitchell, defying the wrath OF
Harry Mitchell, the nominal head of
the camp by virtue Of his wealth and
his ten daughters, all Of whom are
experts at fortune telling. The men
thrashed out their differences before
Captain Holt1. ::
You owa d tousand DOL" yelled
Mitchell, shaking his fist at the de-
fender Of the name Of Stevens, whose
young brother had broken all the ira
ditions Of his race. "Giv-a me da tou:
sand!" he repeated in high dudgeon;
Stevens merely shrugged his shoul7
ders and smiled.
How do you know they are mar
ried?" he asked. Prove they are
married." !
The old head of the camp was
stumped. He does not know where
the couple is, but said he was sure
they are married.
According to the gypsies' story the
younger Stevens carefully planned to
swindle the old man, requesting con-
tract sworn to before a notary. for
the sale of the daughter for $1,000
that under the laws of the state, which
forbid the sale" Of woman. the con-
tract would be void and he refused.
The elOnement followed
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
SPEAKER CLARK NOTES FLIGHT OF TIME

Speaker Champ Clark celebrated
his sixty-third birthday anniversary
the other day. ~ss4: s.*.' sz'>,s
: Il feel just 40 we'll AZ I did when
was thirty years DID," said, the
speaker, when he was congratulated
upon the event. "The birthdays are
coming pretty fast nowadays" he
added. Il was born. on the seventh
day Of March, the day that DAME;
Webster made his famous speech
which broke his back. He spoke in
1avor of the compromises in the Con.
setution in an effort to avoid Civil
war; The people thought he was
making a play for the presidential
nomination. and 1t set them wild up
in New England"
Consratulatory kilograms poured
In upon the speaker from all sections
Of the country. both on his anniver-
sary and his unanimous choice by the
Democratic caucus for the speaker
ship. Friends in Washington. in the
house and in the senate, and members
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

time he explained. alphabetically.
Now l wanted this mans friend
ship, but l simply could not go the
snakes. I have heard that snakes
could be found in things handed over
the bar, but this was a little too realis-
tic for me.
II afterward learned that he turned
against me for refusing to take his
remedy and that he voted for my op-
ponent; but l think that it was asking
too much of a man to expect him to
drink liquor in which he can see
snakes in advance"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

were sent forth and the same thing
happened at three and four o'clock
Naturally hubby was fooled and
thought 1t only midnight He might
be out yet il that clock had not
changed tactics. At seven o'clock
twenty-three booming strokes went
forth, and it entirely forgot eight
o'clock. Later in the day it went
back to first principles and again
struck twelve on each hour.
Then 1t got tired Of the whole bust
ness and simply quit on the job.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
Willing Sacrifice.

He is but a little lad, William, but
already he manifests indubitable
traces Of a quick and ready wit. The
season was early Lent, and the talk
at the family dinner table turned on
the various indulgences to be denied
themselves by different members Of
the household. What will you give
up, sonnie?" asked the mother, when
it was Williams turn to speak. MY
morning BATH" decided William, who
hates ordinary water as his ,sataaic
majesty is supposed to hate that Of q
boiler variety. I'd Just as soon give
that I'd u not!",
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
DANIELS LUNCH SHOCKS NAVAL D0D0ES

Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels the other day shocked almost
to the point of standardization the
prtm and dignified staff Of secretaries,
clerks and messengers which he in
herited from his always proper and
correct predecessor, George Won Len
gerke Meyer, of Massachusetts,
1T was Secretary Daniels busy
day, his numerous North Carolina
friends and constituents who came up
to the Inauguration having all at last
got on to the exact location Of Jo-
sephus' headquarters in the big state,
war and navy building. They began
trooptng in even before the new
chief reached his desk, and they kept
coming steadily all morning, long and
FAR past noon. Thus, when lunch
hour arrived, Secretary Daniels found
1t impossible to escape from the
building, because of the crowds of
visitors and the increasing list Of off,
c1al documents waiting inspection
and signature on his desk.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
CULl0M TO PUSH LINCOLN MEMORIAL

Shelby M. Cullom, whose long tour
OF duty as United States senator from,
Illinois ended on March 4, will con.
ttnue to reside in Washington to
carry on his work as special resident
commissioner, chief in charge Of the
work Of completing the Lincoln me-
mortal which is to be erected on the
Washington Mall close to the Poto.
mac river. 1t Is probable that Mr..
Cullom will spend two months Of ths
next summer either at Springfield,
ILL.,, or his old home, or at Highland
Park, north of Chicago, where for
some years it has been his custom to
rest during the hot weather.
Just before the adjournment Of
congress. and when Senator Cullom
was absent from the Capitol, know
Ing nothing Of the proceedings, a bill
was passed giving the senator the
place and the title of special resident
commissioner and providing a salary
Of $4,000 a year. Mr.. Cullom has TAX
on ohorro ne M iol
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

A returned traveller ssys he found a
model kind OF home Life IN tho heart
Of the Desert Of Sahara. Perhaps that
was the reason it was model, having
no chance for its members to make It
otherwise. !.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02
When She Got Even.

All day two-year-old Priscilla had
suffered from the more or less impa.
tient exclamation of her besieged ell.
ders: Cant stop to play with you
now, dear, I'm busy" Priscilla &C.
cordingly resigned herself to solitary
recreation, but when, at O'Clock,
mother again manifested an interest
in the baby by suggesting that she be
put to bed, Priscilla, smiling angelical-
ly, but with roguish eye-twinkle,
merrily ''got even "Tan't!" she sol.
emily informed mother. 'Tan't 70 20
bed. Stairs busy, nightdown buav.
baby hui ". too -. .=szs. >~.z. ~.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

It is reported from Stockholm that
Swedish soldier shot in the head
has recovered and 10 working with
half = brain. At that, he's probably
blessed VIII lots more than many
people