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The Pulaskian., 1915-12-17

two to SIX feet nigh all the way from Roland to Natural Steps.
 Mr. R. E. Clay returned to Ft. Gibson, Okla., leaving here Sat urday night.
 i Miss Madge Nowlin was in Ro- land a few days last week, nurs- ing her sister, Miss Mayme Nowlin, who has been real sick for several days.
 Miss Fannie Clay is spending a few days in Little Rock this week, visiting friends and rela- tives.
 H. P. Clay made a business trip to Little Rock last week, re- turning Saturday morning.
 Mrs. Ada Younts is visiting in Little Rock.
 Mrs. A. l.. Clay visited in Bigelow Sunday.
 Miss Sadie Bivins returned to Roland Monday after spending a few days in Little Rock with her sister, Mrs. Haney, who is sick.
 Dr. G. E. Tucker went to Lit tie Rock Monday to visit friends.
 Postmaster E. G. Oury has been spending quite a little time in Little Rock the past week, at the court house. He is on the jury, though.
 Leslie Carter of Ledwidge spent Sunday in Roland. Who?
 "Slick" Johnson and Mrs. E. E. Hall, his mother, went to Lit tie Rock Monday. Messrs. Mike" Adair, Chas. Clay, Maurice Clay and Chas. Jones attended a pie supper at Mt. Mariah Friday night of last week. All report a grand CD time.
 A nephew of MT. G. w. Ches- ser, from Tennessee, who is wis., iting MT. Chesser, accidentally shot one of MT. Chesser's boys Monday. He is not seriously in- jured, we are glad to report. He was shooting at a rabbit when the accident occurred.
 John Worthey. will move this week to his new home on Bruce Halls place, about a mile north of town.
 Cotton" Inman was kicking this week because his name was not in the Roland Rumbles, and when told to "do something" to get his name in the paper, he said, "Just say Pm a Now, Cotton, you have your name in the paper.
 Mrs. R. E. Clay of Fort Gib- son, Okla., is visiting in Roland and Bigelow.
 I James Adair returned Monday from a visit to his son, Fred, who is telegraphing for the Rock Island at Benton.
 Glad to report all the sick folks improving at this writing.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-17
ROLAND RUMBLES.

G. w. Minich went to Little Rock again this week. Got back just like he did last week, too.
 The farmers between Roland and Natural Steps are building the levee this week. They are going to try to make it high enough this time to keep the wa ter out. Going to make it from
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-17

ton. Mr. Piper left Monday night for Ironton to attend the funeral, which will be held Tues day.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-17

Readers are invited to send or tele- phone items of news, which should reach the editor not later than Wednesday of each week.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-17

Trunks Repaired. P h o n e 1750 and our wagon will call. LITTLE ROCK TRUNK AND BAG COMPANY, 213 Main St.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20

ors, numbering about twenty, We're
picked up by life-boats from the Wa
aldyk and a steam trawler. which
rushed to the rescue.
Captain Paw says;
1--WE were observing the British
torpedo boat destroyer near Gallop-
er Shoals Light on May l. about
noon, when we heard a terrible eX-
plosion and saw large column of
water spout high in the air, followed
almost instantly by a second tire
mendous defamation.
"The war vessel was seen to part
in the middle, each section standing
on end for few seconds and then
disappearing into the sea- When we
arrived close by men were seen
struggling in the floating wreckage
from the sunken vessel. Others man
aged to keep their heads above the
water by small rubber life rings
around their necks, which were
blown up with air Not moments
time was lost in launching life
boat from the Waaldyk,
q do not know how many men
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
LESSONS IN MANNERS
Incident to the Dedication of an Elk.
position Building.

Incident to the Dedication of an Elk
position Building.
The San Francisco newspapers
give an edifying account of American
courtesy and hospitality at the ex-
position, as expressed by the politi.
cal gentlemen in charge of the dedi.
cation OF the Turkish pavilion. OF
course, when person OF culture is
entertaining guest the first requls-
lite CT good form is to get OFF some
merry quibs about his ancestry and
home.
SO William B. Lamar. according to
the report in the San Francisco
Chronicle, as representative of the
United States government, began the
exercises by referring to the ter.
rible Turk the "unspeakable Turk"
and the sick man of Europe"
The imperial Ottoman commission
er. Nahan Cardashlan. suppressing
his delight at this gracious welcome
merely replied that he himself had
been "one of the keenest critics of
the faults and abnormalities of the
Turkish government but that he
had been Just as keenly disappoint-
ed in the humanity and morality of
the Christian nations.
Then came Arthur Arlett, repre-
senting Gov Johnson. with the did.
lomatic remark, that the holy sepul.
chre was still under Turkish domin-
ion Cardashlan in reply tod
story of Turkish soldiers placed ~
the sepulchre to quell fights among
the Christian sects for the honor of
replacing candle which burns
above the slab. To stop the dispute
the Turkish governor was forced to
replace the candle himself.
But the GROWING example of Amer
lean courtesy was given by Mayor
Rolph, who, after some wbeezes on
Thanksgiving turkeys, ioked about
the marriage customs of the Otto.
man empire.
speech the Turkish representative
replied. u had thought of asking
for copy to send to Constantinople
but, on second thought it might re-
suit in his being made mayor of Con.
stantinople. And that Mrs. Rolph
would suffer"
This sally, according to the Chron-
icle, was greeted by roar of ap-
plause that continued until Rolph.
very red arose and shook hands
with Cardashlan.
There is nothing like taking adj
vantage of every opportunity to give
these foreigners who visit the United
States lessons in manners and good
breeding. There always are gentle
men in public positions who know
how,-Kansas City Star
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

N. Noveck has purchased Stude-
baker car OF the Arlington garage in
Arlington.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ.
e. church will give the play Sally
Lum" in the high school hall Friday
lime 4. at s D. IN. Adv.
The mid-week service of the First
Baptist church will be held this eve
ming at 7.S0 o'clock. Everyone is in
vited to be present and participate
in the meeting. The pastor will have
charge.
If you attend the play in high
school hall tomorrow evening given
by the pupils of the Seventh Ward
school. be sure and patronize the
candy sale under the auspices of the
cooking class.
The garden plot for the use of the
boys of the Y. NJ. c. A. and others
who will agree to work it, is located
on upper Silver street There is
room for few others if they get in
before the end of the week.
May % is Memorial Sunday this
year and all veterans, sons of veter.
ans, members of the Relief Corps
and Spanish-American war veterans
are requested to attend the services
in the evening at the Methodist
church. The sermon will be deliver
ed, by the pastor Rev. p. l.. Dow
A group of Y. NJ. c. A. members
have been putting the tennis court at
the Soldiers home in shape and ex-
pect that it will be ready to use next
week Any members Or others who
may be interested in tennis will do
well to inquire at the association
Office regarding the plan for the use
OF the court this season.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20

he can scarcely overcome his desire
to prevent a fall by putting his feet
on the drivers shoulders. That
worthy, however, soon comes up to
join him, and the expedition starts,
The first sensation is of being astride
a table, and the miles go by the table
increases alarmingly in width, and
the tyro on the back seat begins to dc
spair of ever getting his legs ac-
quainted again.-F'rom the WIDE
World Magazine.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
Man Takes His own Medicine is an
OptiniSt.

He has absolute faith in his medi-
cine-he knows when he takes it for
certain ailments he gets relief. Peo-
pie who take DR.. Kings New Dis.
'covery for an irritating Cold are OPP
timists-they know this cough rem
edy will penetrate the Innings of the
throat, kill the germs, and open the
way for Nature to act You can't de-
stroy Cold by SUPERFICIAL treatment
you must go TO the cause OF the
trouble. Be an optimist. Get bottle
of DR.. Kings New Discovery today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
The Delights of Camel Riding

1t was my first experience OF camel
riding, and therefore interesting II
not altogether charming. The sad
dies used in this country are formed
of large pads, one in front and one
behind the hump. The driver climbs
into place in front, with a
huge peaked pad to keep him from
falling off when the camel rises
Then the passenger mounts behind
the hump, and the camel is with diff
ficulty persuaded to rise This he
does HEADQUARTERS first, and the pas
senger finds himself thrust up into
mid.air as if on tower The huge
pad offers no possible support, am
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20

comprised the crew of the destroyer,
but the vessel was of the larger type
used in the British Navy. AS near
as | can judge about twenty men
were taken from the water alive.
Some of them we're terribly injured
The torpedoed war vessel was num-
bered. but bore no name.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
An uniustified Reproach.

Golf Professional giving lesson)
You know, sir, you lift your elbow too
much to play golf properly. New Mem
Der How dare you. III report you to
the committee, I'm lifelong teetotal-
er,-London Tit-Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
Reward of SIS

The Ryder clearing camp on the
upper Dunville has been broken INTO
and robbed and damaged by shooting
and otherwise by some parties to us
unknown and we will pay reward
of $25 for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of the guilty
parties.
Herbert Hill,
George Hill.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
SAW A DESTROYER SUNK
Waaldyk Helped Save Twenty Men
From Torpedoed Ship.

Baltimore, May 1S.-Captain X.
Paw and officers of the Holland
American Line steamship Waaldyk.
just here from Rotterdam, witnessed
the torpedoing, in the North Sea- of
a British torpedo boat destroyer by a
German submarine They also as.
sisted in the rescuing of the crew OF
the vessel The British war vessel
was blown to pieces and the surviv-
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-20
The Drysdale Mems Store @ 9sB@

TE0NSD

Another lot Of those remarkably good Special Value zQ COT
Pajama Men and Youths, at ~ 0CI
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15
BALDWIN GUILTY
IS jURy'S VERDICT
estimony Of Seven Who Swore De-
PENDANT Was in Altoona on Day
Of Shipment is Dsregarded.

After being out approximately one,
half hour, the jury in the w. f. Bald
Win case, which has held the center
- the stage in United States court at
Wheeling the past several days, re-
turned verdict Monday of guilty, as
charged in the indictment, with a
recommendation for clemency
Following the announcer ent of the
verdict by the jury, Attorney Sam O.
Boyse, who SO ably and stubbornly
fought for the defendant, made a mo-
ton for a new trial. Judge Dayton
announced that he take the matter I'M
der consideration and make his deci-
sion today.
Until today, it is understood Bald
wins fine and sentence were with
held. Under the penal code person
guilty Of having counterfeit coins in
his possession for the purpose of
passage is subjected to a penitenti-
cry sentence Of from one day to 10
years and fine Of from one cent to
$4,000.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

her church. The crowd eyed her,
and some gentlemen took off their
hats, while others praised her.
Last week while there, we saw
another, with her hand grasped to
little colored boys hand, taking
him to see an Indian play. Mr.. \.
l.. Jackson said: Mr.. Clifford see
that. She IS devoted to that child.
His mother lived with her family
and she cares for that little boy.
She loves him tcnderly and takes
him wherever she goes, and will
not allow him to be lily treated.
God give us more like those two
noble women. A thousand of such
in West Virginia would wipe off Of
the statute books every black law.
and West Virginia would be a COD
blessed state
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15
HELL|SH OUTRAGE,
DECLARES SUNDAY
Feelings Over Sinking of
luSitania

PATTERSON, y. j., May 1O.-R
Germany resorts 10 such dirty, black.
plratical outragas under the name Of
warfare then 70 hell vita Germany.
AID to he'll with any nation tn IL
sinks ~ inuC cnt Snip bcari.~ nou-
combatant men, women and Child
rem"
Every word burning with udign.,.
ton, BILLY Sunday" thus expressed
his sentiments on the sinking of the
Lusitania.
'Oh, can't find worGs to express
what | feel over this hellish Outrage.
ne burst Forth suddenly. Il hayn't
slept all night thinking about it.
Wholesale murder! Terrible, terrible,
terrible. I'll tell YOU" he cried sud
denly, "America isn't going to stand
for it. The American pcoI,e are sLuW
TO arouse, bat there's a limit. Amer
leans have been keeping quiet and
holding their feelings in check, be
cause President Wilson asked them
to, but they cant stand this When
a hellish sort Of all act such as this
comes to their knowledge they won't
stand idly by. Oh. l wouldn't mind it
so much.' he burst out again, IF
it had been battleship, prepared
for warfare, with none but men,
lighting men, aboard her. But this
awful, piratical, hellish business of
sending hidden explosive to stab
the vitals Of merchant ship, and
to drown its passengers-oh! words
fail me when I try to talk about it.
The enormity OF the thing staggers
me-"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15
SUPT. c. |. FRENCH
IS CRITICALLY ILL
Head Of the umberland Division
Will Probably Not
Recover

G.. Lee French, superintendent Of
the Cumberland division, Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, is critically i'll at
the Church Home and Infirmary Bal
tilnore, where he has been a patient
Tor several weeks. Mrs. French has
been with him almost constantly. Mr..
French is suffering from an affection
of the blood and little hope is held
out for his recovery The red cor
puscles Of the blood have turned
white. His condition is said to be
jue to overwork.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

If the decent white people Of
Charles Town could have seen the
ridiculous conduct on the cars of
the gang that swore DR.. Vain
wright and Mr.. Hughes sold them
Whlskey, they would unite to get
rid of them. They had plenty of
Whlskey and one was dead drunk
and we had B. & O. official note
1t, and he agrees to be summoned
True they accomplished their ma
Jor purpose getting the govern
mcnt s money but we accomplished
more. Hon. S. w. Walker, United
States District Attorney not only
sent the cases back to Martinsburg
for trial but declared that he would
not stand for the government being
robbed that way, and pledged his
word and honor in open court to
send the gang to the pententiary
II we can prove they swore to lies
that we can and will do.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

nam Thomas. the Richland Negro. cen.
yicted in the criminal court at
wheeling OF the murder of his wife.
Matt FARRELL, another condemned
murderer, IS under sentence to hang
Oh Fric :, July 8. FARRELL, who is
white ces- er1do OF kanawha county,
.,>.a cCLv.,ted Of the murder of Sails
ne. deputy sheriff, while the lat
'er was attempting to arrest him.
i-'TeN is cripple, having lost leg
'mber Of years ago. The doomed
~ and Nanse his victim both serv.
ortoHces = The pan!tentiary
""cod BY a military court
an Creek and Cabin
al strike
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

Don t believe there can be found
III any city, town or hamlet. iii the
United States were they put to the
test Sodom and Gomorroh were,
would be destroyed for the lack of
enough good white people.
When in Wheeling year ago,
we saw a young white woman pass
the United States Court House with
her arm encircled around an old
blind Negroes arm, leading him to
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

The Pioneer Press foresees the
wisdom of Japan going into China,
as it does Of all the talked of chris
tan civilization going into Africa.
From the very fact that the opening
Of gold mines, establishments Of
governments, building of railroads
etCetera, will in time, as slavery
did us, enlighten the Africans and
in God s own time they will be
theirs. China needs, above all
other things, Japan's advanced
thoughts and power to protect it
self. You are half niggcrs, y as
was the Filipinos styled, and we
are whole ones in the eyes of the
CauCasians, and it may be God 5
work to, in his own time, make us
all brothers beloved. His will not
ours be done.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

The latest finding anent the
mouth and loof disease is that hogs
get it from drinking skinned milk.
Farmers, for time out of mind have
been feeding their hogs all of that
kind of food they had DO the sci
entists want hogs fed cream and
milk? Why is it hogs for all time
past have not had the mouth and
hoof disease from drinking skinned
milk? Is it not fact that Our hog
and cattle scientists are at sea asWto
the cause? If not, why can they
cure them? The best thing farmers
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

I temperance fanatics Of
America arc rejoicing over tie
lords Of war abroad, who have dc
MED the poor fool soldiers Whiskcv.
The bloody war useless war is a
thousand times worse than the use
of whiskcy. The war lords at
home drink theirs daily -thc poor
starving, sick and dying and those
lighting in trenches of mud, water
and SNOW, must not have it cho
To the internal regions with such
Hypocrisy
Why fcign Godlincss in whiskev
temperance and boldly advocate in
justice III scores Of other things?
Most Of our temperance fanatics
must forcibly represent our dirty
politicians, in that they court the
Negro 5 vote, and then assign him
his place. Also they are so SoCia-
bic before election, but icy and dis
tant aftcrWard. Caste is ten times
worse than drinking Whiskey.
Ii the temperance people are so
righteous. why don t they combine
their fight on prejudice along with
temperance That they are de
ccived is plainly seen III their con
demnatiOn of whiskcy, which is
pure and harmless as an angel and
goes to no home, and is one of the
best of medicines in the world. In
stead Of decrying Whiskey, why
not dcCry and reform the fools who
abuse it? They are the ones to
work on. Instead the methods
adopted add debauchery to de-
bauchery. The homes, the schools
and Sunday Schools should center
their united forces Oh children - the
only way to make a sober nation.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

Negroes in the United States, y
is the title OF Bulletin 129. It
purports to not only tell how many
Negroes arc in this country. but
blaCkcns the pictured states where
III they live. Why single the Ne
grocs out, and class all foreigners
among the pale faced poop c.
whose delight is in calling them
selves white when they are not.
But to the point. Fifty years from
now instead Of the booklet being
a blackencd disgrace to us, as no
doubt is its purpose, it will be Il
black blot on America, and that
age will curse it, They the book
lets ought to be gathered togcth
CT every one of them, and a bon
fire OF jubilee be made OF them.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

Life, as far AZ men and women
are CONCERNED, is disease of
which sleep is an alienation, and
death the only cure said a great
philosopher. We take it for grant
ed that caste gave brit II to this
thought, for they carry that to
their graves-bar others from being
buried in their cemetery. Possibly
others buried here and there, NAV
find their way to the clysian fields
Let us forget and forgive, while
waiting the Judgment day.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

As to the war over the sea, our
love is for France and sympathy
for Germany England is no friend
and never has been to America
She tried her best to crush us in
our infancy, aided and Allotted the
destruction Of Our union and the
W!ckedness of slavery. Germany
IS square on the rights Of men re-
CARELESS of the color of their skins,
and the foremost nation OH earth
If it takes the combined world to
crush Germany, the same will be
compelled to praise her as the
greatest fighters the world has ever
had or known. Sad indeed is the
destruction Of the souls on the LUIS
itania, but they were warned tc
keep of Of her, and it's probable
that it will hurry intervention. If
she carried war ammunition, as is
said, where is Our right for inter
vcntion?
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

Getting a fine letter from Judge
John w Mason full Of the old time
brotllerly ring and So for the Pion-
Ger Press, and one from that match
less scholar, lawyer and statesman
Prof. w. II. Richards Of the law
department Of Howard University
with a contribution and Compli-
1nc1ts for the Pioneer Press, brings
to our fond rcCOllcCtionS excellent
letters and big contributions from
Hons. Frederick Douglass John NJ .
Langston, b. K. Bruce and the
world S noted christian and scholar,
DR.. Alexander Crunncll Both
the dead and the living arc loved by
us
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

The Pioneer Press thinks, that
OF all the Presidents Of this COun-
try, Andrew johnson excepted
Woodrow Wilson elected as the
great head piece to think and act
for the good of this country, cxccls
all for WAtChful wuilinp' and
acting only when the public pulse
IS strained that way.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

Politics, prejudice and perjury
have ruined this country. Scoun-
drcls-callcd men may swear in
nocent mems liberties away with
seeming inpunity; politicians may
lie to, and deceive the voters and
when elected lcgislatc to their dct-
rlmcnt- return to them again and
repeat the same deception. And
last but not least, prejudice the
meanest thing on Gods green
earth stcnChy and Shiny before
high heaven is dccency's arch foe.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

While III Wheeling, the city Of
our early manhood, many familiar
faces were seen. It's always pleas
ant to shake the glad hand of our
old COmrade Mr. II. b. Clemens,
whose smiles recall the fond days of
the early 7O's. OF course we called
on Mr.. and Mrs. George Hollinger,
who for the past rs years have lived
III Lincoln, Nebraska. They both
look well and are the embodiment
of morality and goodness-long
may they live. Wheeling has a
fine restaurant owned and run by
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harris, who
are as anxious to please as any per-
SOILS we ever saw. The hand of
Dir. Stlllyard, Wheeling's first Ne
gro councilman was squeezed along
with many others. Doctors and
dentists, fine school teachers, etc. ;,
add much to the star city of West
Virginia. 1t is safe to say, that
there is not another town or city in
this state that can boast of a finer
all around manly man than Mr. A.
l.. Jackson. Rich in reason, clean
in character and loved by the best
people in Wheeling. More about
him and his business next week.
We editor found, as he ALWAYS
does, unspeakable pleasure in call
ing on Editor Ogden, West Virgin
ia S braincst editor and it's next
governor
Also Mr. w. II. Brooks, the
courteous elevator man III the post
office. He has a fine memory and
looks the picture Of health Wish
space would allow us to name all,
but rest assured you have warm
spot III Our heart.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-05-15

can do is to separate their sick stock
and try to. cure them. 1t can be
done, and it does not require pow
der and lead to do it.