davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05

her shelter. She is as good as a
show" they say. She has a vast fund
OF funny stories and anecdotes, and
no end of quips and epigrams, while
she can relate many incidents of the
early days of the county with his
torical accuracy. and knows the gen
ealogy and the scandals of scores of
families back to the second and third
generation.
In the summer she earns money by
picking up and sorting and selling
apples, the average Aroostock farmer
being too busy with his vast potato
plantation to bother with them. In the
winter she gathers scraps of silk and
slows them in a capacious bag and
makes them into quilts, which she
sells. She is skilled with the needle,
which she threads without glasses.
But 1t matters not how cordial her
welcome and how comfortable her
quarters. she remains in one place
only a day or two ard then takes to
the road with the persistency of the
professional hobo, She trudges along
the road until a farmers team comes
along and gives her a lift or late
years II is raid she declines 20 ride
anything but an automobile She rides
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
DOG IS JUDGE IN LAWSUIT
Into Others Lap In New York
Court.

New York-Shep. a collie, was the
most important witness in the Morri.
SANTA court before Magistrate Marsh
in n suit between Mrs. Anna Morris
sey and Mrs. Freda Maurer.
Shep identified himself as the prop
erty OF Mrs Morrissey to the satisfac-
ton OF the magistrate, who ordered
him turned over to her.
Mrs. Maurer, who has had possess
sion of Shep for seven months, was
brought into court on a summons is
sued on the request of Mrs. Morrissey.
The animal had been stolen. the COM
plainant alleged.
Mrs. Maurer said she got the dog
from some boys and had named him
Prince. The magistrate directed that
the two women sit at opposite ends
of table in the court room and that
each call the dog by the name she had
given him.
Here, Prince!" shouted Mrs. Mau-
rer.
Come on. Shep!" called out Mrs.
Morrissey.
The dog appeared confused for a
moment. Then he snarled at Mrs.
Maurer and leaped across the table
into Mrs. Morrissey's lap.
Thereupon Magistrate Marsh or.
dered the collie turned over t. Mrs.
Morrissey.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05

and with not over two buds upon it,
with the upper bud within an inch OF
the upper end of the scion. The cut
place at the top of the scion should be
painted or coated with tar to keep
moisture out until the place heals
over.
After the grating is done and the
spliced place is wrapped with cord or
fastened together with rubbers the
dirt should be packed around the trees
to a level with the lower part of the
splice, and around the splice up almost
to the last bud on the scion should
be gently pressed a little ball of soft
adhesive clay. Then the dirt may be
drawn still further up around this
ball of clay, making a little hill. The
clay should be kept moistened well
for a week or more. If the grating has
been done in the summer, until you
are sure the graft is going to live. Use
an ordinary hand sprinkler, moisten.
ing the CRAFTS six or seven times q
day for the first three or four days,
then if the buds open quickly and look
green and fresh gradually diminish the
amount of water given them and the
frequency Of the application, but II
the weather keeps warm and dry they
would better be sprinkled once a day,
preferably in the early morning, for
four or five weeks after the joining
was made.
1t is said that the secret of success
is the taking of infinite pains, and
surely in no other kind of work is
this so true as of grating tender. ex.
otto fruit and nut trees upon hardy
seeding stocks. But il the proper
process is thoroughly mastered it may
become so mechanical, so much mat.
ter Of routine, than 1t can be done thus
carefully almost as easily as If done
carelessly, with but little thought to
small but important details.
Copyright. 1879
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
WOMAN A HOSPITAL STARTLE
Seeks to Sell Her Body to institution
and Use the Money for Fine
Clothes.

Cincinnati, GA woman. plainly
but rather well dressed, sat patiently
an hour in the receiving ward OF the
Cincinnati hospital and when her turn
finally came she startled the receiving
clerk, Mr.. Walihu, by saying that she
wished to sell her body to buy fine
clothes. The woman said:
My name is Eleanore Muchmore
and I've simply come here to sell my
body"
You don't want US to kill you?"
the astonished clerk gasped.
ooh. no." replied Miss Muchmore,
but | want new clothes badly. and I
thought | might be able to sell my
body to some doctor in this instiuti-
ton, to be delivered after my natural
death"
Miss Muchmore seemed greatly dis
appointed when II was explained to
her that her proposition could not be
entertained.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
SOME EXCELLENT SUGGESTIONS ON
GRATING FRUIT AND NUT TREES
Farmer Who Does Not Thoroughly Understand the Operation
Badly Handicapped in His Farm Management - Affords
Some Keen Enioyments Of Agricultural Life

be cut off an inch or 30 below the sur
face of the ground.
The actual joining OF stock and
scion may be by the tongue graftingl
method, groove grating, cleft graft
ing split grating, slip grating. crown
grating or splice grating. The best
Kind to use will depend upon whether
your stocks are larger than the scions,
or of equal size. II the stock Is larger
than the scion It would be better to
use the cleft or split graft, but IL the
scion and stock are about the same
size perhaps the best method would
be by the splice graft. In this the
stock and scion are cut with a long
oblique and equally slanting face, 80
that when the faces are brought to-
gether the tree will point directly up
ward.
1t will be best to have little shout
der at the upper end of the slant on
the stock; that is, cut about a half
inch OF the upper slanting side OF the
stock squarely of. then cut a square
offset on the side of the scion at the
upper end of the oblique, slanting cut.
Let the Offset be as deep as the shout
der on the upper part OF the stock, so
the two will fit snugly together, with
the two cambium layers exactly oppo-
site here, as well as down the slanting
faces pressed against each other.
When the grating is done on q
stock below the surface Of the ground
very little wrapping with waxed cloth
or otherwise is necessary, but a little
cotton Irvine may be wrapped around
the graft where the joining was made,
or two very small rubbers may be
placed around this spliced joining to
keep 1t we'll pressed together. Push
the rubbers down over the stock,
make the cuts and the joining and
then work the two rubbers up around
the spliced place. The scion should
be not more than four inches long.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
WHEN DRINKER SAW HIMSELF
Verbatim Report Of Conversation
Young Man Of Fine Family Had
With Friend Reforms Him.

A young man OF fine family, with
splendid gifts, needless of the plead
ings Of friends. was going down fast
through drink.
A friend of his, seated near him in
restaurant one evening, overheard a
conversation which he was having
with his companion. He was just
drunk enough to be laxative about his
private affairs, which, in his sober
moments, he would never have re-
vealed. The friend, being court
stenographer, took a full report of
every word he said, and the next day
sent him copy. In less than ten
minutes in he came, exclaiming,
What is this?"
"A stenographic report of your
monologue at the restaurant last even
Ing" said his friend
Did really talk like that?" he ask
ed family.
Il assure you 1t is an absolutely
verbatim report" was the reply.
Turning pale he walked out. He
never drank another drop.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
SHAVED HIS BRIDES HEAD
To Keep Other Men Away California
Greek Disfigured His Pretty
Wife.

Los Angeles.-The African tribe.
whose men cut of their wives noses
to prevent marital infelicity. has moth
ing on Angel Bours. a wealthy Greek
Of Venice, Cal, according to the story
OF his 17.yearold bride, Matilda She
averred that Angel shaved her head
to prevent her beauty drawing mods
and smiles from other men.
Mrs. Bours, her head as bare and
glistening as il it had never known
hirsute covering, then produced the
shorn tresses from her handbag
A warrant was issued for Angel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Aunt Mary Is Not a Real Hobo,
for She Works
Mrs Everett Of Maine Has Wander
lust as Certainly as Any Weary
Willle-AIds Farmers In
Their Work.

Fort Fairfield. Me.-Recently Mrs.
Mary Everett celebrated her one hun
dred and first birthday 1t is rather
difficult to say where Aunt Mary"
will be in few days, for she has the
wanderlust and may be way up in
Madawaska or down at Mattawam-
keag.
Mrs. Everett is one OF the oldest
characters in New England. She was
born In St John, N. b., in 1912. &C.
cording to the parish register. Her
people were wellto-do and she went
to school until she was about eigh.
teen. Then, she says, there were reli-
gious differences In her family and she
left home and never went back.
Eventually she came to Aroostook
county and was married to George
Everett, farmer. He died many
years ago. Their one daughter is still
living.
For fifty years Mary Everett has
earned her own living, and she does
today. Sprightly and vigorous as the
average woman of sixty, she travels
continually, staying but two or three
days in place. Everybody knows
her, and almost anybody in the Soun-
try towns of the county Is glad to give
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
LIQUOR TRAFFIC IN AFRICA
Immense Quantities Of Whisky,
Brandy, Gin, Rum and Abslnthe
Sent to the Dark Continent.

Amount of liquor passing Medeira,
a port OF registry, for the coast of Al.
RIGA, in one week: $4,000 cases OF
whisky, 10000 cases of brandy, 10000
cases of Old Tom, $4,000 barrels of
rum, 100000 demiJohns of rum, $4,000
butts of rum. $4,000 barrels of absin-
the, 100000 cases of gin.
In Sierra Leone during one-fourth
of a year $50 tons of liquors were un-
loaded at dry town" to be trans
ported to towns of the interior.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Millionaire and Never Knew Il.

Iron River, Mich.-Mlchael Ryan,
who died 20 years ago here, where
he was known as Mickey" was sew
eral times over millionaire, but new
err knew il. Mickey" onwed 100
acres OF wild land and died in the be-
lief that he was poor. The Republic
Iron and Steel company has options
on the tract and the explorations have
revealed a body of ore equal to or
larger than the famous Mastodon
tract.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Records His Wlfe,a RenlIss.

Paterson, n. ITO obtain a record
of his wife's answers to his questions,
John Gordon rugged up a phonograph
in his home with blank record, and
when the woman returned at a late
hour. Gordon fired lot OF questions
at her. Then he told her about the
phonograph. Mrs. Gordon smashed
the machine and screen that hid Il,
but Gordon saved the record
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Sell Eaas BY Welaht.

Eggs should never be sold by the
dozen; this is fair neither to the buy.
err nor the seller. They vary too
much in size to be correctly estimated
by the dozen. Sell your eggs by
weight il you wish to have satisfied
customers and get the value of the
eggs.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
Riqht or Wrono.

We believe that what is physically
wronS can never be morally right.
what is morally wrong can never be
legally right, what is legally wrong
can never be politically right.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
WOMAN, 1O1, TRAVELS

as far as the vehicle goes. no matter
whero.
Aunt Mary has been offered a good
home several times. but she says, Not
yet" She says she may settle down
''bimeby' when she gets old and
feeble"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
What's In the Glass?

You have heard OF the snake in the grass.
My boy.
OF the terrible snake In the grass;
But now you must know,
Mans deadliest foe
Is the venomous snake in the glass
Alas
The Venomous snake in the glass.
John q. SAKE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
For Better Catalogues.

When cantaloupe vines are about
two feet long pick off the ends of tho
vines, This viii induce free branch
ing and heavier and better fruiting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05

I'VE need to be re-educated upon the
subject of alcoholism and the textbook
from which we should learn the new
facts should have the title, Alcoholism
is a disease and like all other pre-
ventable disease 1t must and shall be
eradicated.' Then It behooves physi-
clans, teachers, educators, judges. jur-
lists, legislators and parents to carry
on a campaign of education which
shall be 80 enlightening that a normal
person would no more think of taking
alcohol into his system than he would
think Of taking typhoid or tuberculo-
sis or syphilis germs"
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
1tGI2alE|EEEEZaAlzZ!!s5lllt
:Mla,a@4NUlllEy
--&GEA 49,
Conducted by the National woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
ALCOHOL A CRIME PRODUCER
When Taken In Large Quantities d.
sestIve Organs Are Deranged and
Other Harm lie Wrought.

When alcohol is taken habitually
in large quantities." says Professor
Brubaker in his physiology, published
last year, 1T deranges the activities Of
the digestive organs. lowers the body
temperature, impairs muscle power.
lessons the resistance to depressing
external conditions. diminishes the
capacity for sustained work, and leads
to the development of structural
changes in the connective tissue OF
the brain. spinal cord and other or
gans."
DR.. Dewitt G.. Wilcox, a lecturer at
the Boston University School Of Med
icine, quoting the above in a recent
public address, said:
1T is this structural change In the
brain produced by alcohol which in
terests us from the standpoint of the
criminologist. We have seen that
slight changes in the brain structures.
such as pressure from depressed frag-
mcnts OF bone OF even adhesions OF
membranes. may produce marked eff.
fects upon temperament and tudg-
AiOohOA 6hu ObhCi pOW CA AuA
cotics are like a depressed fracture
OF the skull; the longer they continue
to exert their pressure the more i'm
possible does 1t become to restore the
brain to a normal condition. Eveptu.
ally the brain tissue undergoes irrep-
arabic changes, and the possessor is
an abnormal man with possible crimi-
nal tendencies.
Were our government to license
certain men to go about the streets
and crack on the head with a club a
stipulated number of men, and were
that blow gagged sufficiently accurate
to produce in each instance q de-
pressed fracture of the skull in each
victim, he or the government would be
doing no more to create criminals, idf-
OTIS, invalids and paupers than we are
now doing by licensing certain men to
sell alcohol to stipulated number Of
men whose brain tissue will not stand
the assaults of repeated doses of al
cohol.
Mexico Missouri message., 1913-06-05
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlNS0IOOL.
LESSON
LESSON FOR JUNE 8
JOSEPH FoRelves HIS BRETHREN
By n. o SELLERS, Director OF Even,
ing Department. The Moody Bible In
stitute OF Chicago.)

LESSON TEXT-Gen. t5:l-i6.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Behoid how good
and how pleasant II In for brethren to
dwell together in unity" Ps. 1891
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04

by the wheels of the wagons and the
hOofs of the horses. How do road
builders keep water from gathering
on the travelled way of a road? Should
the road slope to the side bitches?
How much higher should the center
or crown of the road be than the out
side edges of the road? Why do good
bitches at the side of the road help
make the center of the road better
for hauling? What happens when
bitches get full of rubbish or weeds? :?
When a ditch along road holds wa
ter or collects it into pools how does
this injure the road?
Using a Drag OH Earth Roads.
Have you ever seen a homemade
road drag? 1t is made by splitting
in two a log 6 or inches in thick
ness and about or feet long The
two halves of the log are set feet
apart with their smooth faces for
ward and upright. They are fastened
is hitched to a chain fastened to the
front half of the log. Should these
logs be drawn straight down the road
or should they be dragged at a slant
so that a little of the loose earth will
slide toward the center of the road +?
Should the dragging be started next
to the ditch or at the center of the
road? Should you drag the whole
road in one way or drag each half of
it in an opposite direction? Should
the dragging be done when the road
is dry or after it has rained? A Good
strong pair Of horses with a we'll
built drag can drag about 8 or miles
of road in a day. What would it cost
farmer to drag miles of road /?
How would he be repaid for the cost
of his labor?
Remember, children, you are not to
answer these questions as if you were
writing an examination paper. You
are to think about the answers and
ask people for informtion and watch
people actually working on roads and
then write a composition that will be
just the same as if you We're writing a
letter to friend, telling him or her
how they made the earth road near
you better and Kept it from getting
full Of holes, ruts, and puddles.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
SWATTED TIE FLIES.
Henry Clay BOazard Best Smiter I'm
Orangeburg.

Orangeburg. Sept. 27.-The swat
the fly campaign" waged in Orange
burg during the past several months
by the Domestic Science club of this
city has ended. The So prize offered
for the most flies killed was awarded
to Henry Clay Boazard. This is an
other time that Henry Clay" wins.
For each pint of flies 20 cents was
paid. The matter of receiving the
flies and paying for them was in
charge of Uncle Ward" Way, at the
city hall building. Mr.. Way attended
to his work faithfully and the Domes-
tic Science club appreciated his work.
large amount Of money was paid
for flies and the work started by this
club for the health of this community
has meant much. 1t will be kept up.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
COUNTY TRUSTEES MEET.
County school Officers Discuss Bound.
aries Of Districts and Pass Matter
up to- County Board.

The Sumter School Trustees Asso-
citation held it's regular quarterly
meeting in the grand jury room Wed
nesday morning with fair attend
ance of trustees present to discuss the
matter of boundaries of school dis
trict lines. These boundary lines of
the various districts were turned in
by the trustees of the various districts
and were lined out on map of the
county by Mr.. w. l.. Lee.
This map will be taken up to the
county board of education at it's next
meeting for them to consider the adj
visibility Of redivisioning the county
into districts
Prof. w. X. Tat, who had been
asked to come to the meeting, was un-
able to be present.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
SERVIANS GAIN GROUND.
Serbs Outnuinbcr Alipanians, Who are
Being Pushed Back Towards Their
Boundaries.

Belgrade, Oct. 1.-Servian officials
announced that the tide of battle i'm
Albania has now set i'm their favor,
the Servian army having reoccupied
Dibra and Ochrida. The Serbs now
outnumber the Albanians and are
pushing the latter back toward the
recently defined boundary.
Essad Pasha has addressed a note
to Servia, declaring his disaprOval
OF the Albania uprising i'm Servian
territory but stating that he will lead
the Albanians i'm opposition if Servia
attempts an invasion of the country.
Essad Pasha Is also said to he nego-
tiating settlement of his difficulties
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04

rules and regulations and authority
and chalk and abe and def"
Abbott crimsoncd. Was she riyht?
Was he not something very nice plus
his vocationH lie found himself des-
perately wishing that she might think
no.
Fran. after one long glowing look at
him. turned TO the lad In disgrace. and
placed her hand upon his stubborn
arm. Have you q mother?" she
asked wistfully.
"Yeh." mumbled the lad. astonished
at hnding himself addressed. not as
an ink-stained husk OF humanity. but
az an understanding soul.
II haven't" said Fran softly. talk.
Ing to him as N unconscious OF the
presence OF two listening men. but I
had one. few years ago-and. oh. IL
seems 80 long since she died, Jakey-
three years Is pretty long time to be
without n mother. And you can't think
what a fault-bllndest, spoilingest, can
diest mother she was. I'm glad yours
is living. for you still have the chance
to make her proud and happy. q.
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key and that IS - -.,y of many dis
pensaries. Policemen tell me that
the dispesaries are largely patronized
by people from dry counties and that
Richland is getting a lot of money
from them.
The appeals to the Supreme Court
on dispensary matters will, i hope,
clarity the election laws, there and
three questions 1 would like to see the
court pass upon. 1st, whether the
statutory State ballot applies to spe-
clal county elections. The law is si-
lent on that question. End. Whether
voter who pays his taxes March
18th with penalty, is disfranchised
from voting in any election held less
than six months from the time in
which he paid his taxes 3rd. Wheth-
er voter living for years in one
township, and registered in another
township, can return where he is reg
istered and legally vote. These ques-
tions were raised before the election
commissioners in the dispensary cleo
ton. The Attorney General sustained
the county canvassers in all their rul-
ingS, while the other members Of
the State board Of canvassers, who
are not lawyers, did not. These are
very important questions.
Not since Washington has the Unit
ed States had so good and able pres
idents as Woodrow Wilson and be-
cause he does not do the bidding of
the Republican party, he is criticised
and abused by them for no cause
whatever. In all his public acts he
has shown a clean and conscientious
view for the best for his country No
man could have managed the delicate
Mexican questions better than he did
to avoid war. Roosevelt would have
plunged this country In a war with
Mexico, if he had been president, long
before this
1t is remarkably strange that men
of average intelligence will criticise
and rail at others because they won't
do to please them. No self-respect-
ing man will do that. Mann, the able
Republican leader of Congress, does
that often and he neither respects
himself or helps his party.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-04
INSTALL NEW CELLS.


Manning. oct. 1.-The Clarendon
county authorities have Just had an
additional set of steel cells installed
I'm the county Jail. thus doubling its
capacity for the safCkeeping of pris-
soners. There have been times with
I'm the past year or so when the Jail
spared To avoid discomforts if pos
slble. The new cells were completed
and acc ceptcd today. They cost the
county $3.50.