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The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
"Preparedness."

Enough energy has begn wasted in "argufying over
preparedness" to build and equip battleship
Some say we have enough warships and others say
seriously lacking One believes that if Uncle Sam
builds ship it aggressive preparation while anoth
er says it is only means of defense IF thrust
upon us. Now which is the best argument? Lg.
We have never believed that the United States buided
ships and Notifications JUST TO FIGHT Too many
people believe that larger navy and standing would
make the nation fight just for the fun of it, The United
States has shown very aggressive spirit toward
other nations and think that the governments only
thought is BE PREPAREO-IF" We believe that if the
nation had no navy or army some big power would inn
mediatey swamp into oblivion Then where would our
liberty be?
Nobody knows just when international cOmpica-
ton will be rushed to the department for quick action
Certainly Uncle Sam will be the aggressOr. He will
be gentleman" as long as possble-but ii over
bearing country should interfere with freedom then
Uncle Sam will put the panic to EN- quick and plenty.
We don't believe nation in the world whip Uncle
Sam in a fair fight Nobody whip him but himself
IF should be declared against the United States
today and feet OF hostile ships should happen slip
up to New York and demoish it, the sckenng answer
would be JUMP REPAIRED" five won big battle right
on the JUMP w)Ilat the crop o. like this "L)ti, amt
you glad We we're PREP AIRED Of those devils"
There is much between preparation and aggressive
ness If England had no ships her little island would
day be devastated.
Wouldn't we have been in a satanic fix if Spain had
WON?
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
The United Workers
For the Cripple.

The United Workers For the Cdppes is national or
ganizadon founded by the famous Joe Sullivan OF heber
Springs Ark Mrs F W. Baumhoff Of St Louis is the
president and the editor OF The Hummer is the third vice
president The plan Of the officers and members to help
crpples get education and get better medical treat
ment for those who suffer from neglect The officers are
getting many large institutions look into hematter and
they are meeting with than ordinary success for its
youth It is waking up the nation and we hope from now
that the crppes will be given better chance to make
good their cherished ambitions Write for further IN
formation watch The Hummer for other articles later
on We clip the following from patent sheet in West
Point Times Herald:
The world owes much to the physically unfit. It
would be less worth living in today but for the brilliant
cOnsumptves cripples blind and deaf men and women
who have enriched it. In craze for efficiency and for
standardizng everything in danger of Forgetting
that there are other things in the world too
We cannot do without the cOnsumptive Stevensons,
the anemic VOltaire the blind Millions the deaf Beeth
ovens, the hunchback Alexander POpes, the cubfOOt
Byrons and the helpless PrescOtts The Hummer adds
Alexander Stephens, Will D. Upshaw Joe Sullivan,
Thomas Lockhart HELEN Keller, Senator Gore and many
others.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Business in Farming.

Farming has gradually changed in the last few years
from simple occupation one Of the greatest business
propositions Of the age In order to be successful farm
must mix brains with his Drawn. To make farm
pay the best Of judgment required in all things; in the
purchase of stock cultvatOrs selection Of seed the cor
analysis of the soil that he may know the crop st
suited for certain piece Of land and how to get the most
satisfactory results from his labOrs For years. farmers in
the crowded of the North and East with his small
acreage of Ofenmes poor land has studied these pro-
bems and prOed thereby On the other hand of the
South until recently have cOntented ourselves with the
fact that almost any Of land would make good cotton
crop and that cotton would always be good cash price
Nearly all Of have just drifted along satisfied with
living and having implicit faith in cotton to tide
over until next year Last year argued that cot
ton would again 90 lower in price than cents and
the arguments that effect were seemingly sound The
European has brought the light Corn, Pig and
Canning Clubs being organized everywhere. Farmers
are studng diyersifeaon and practng it. thus guiding
the Southland to Of prosperity. Now lets not
lose sight Of single instance good bad in farming
this year Keep simple set of books just every mer
chant does that you may have your successes and fail
before you the end Of the year and be better pre-
pared to correct the mistakes in years to come Let's
apply brains plus Drawn and the result will be prosperity
for ALL Everybody try it.-New Albany Gazett
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Humming Houston.

Hosptable Houston is healthfu habitatiOn Of happy
humanity Her hustng habtants hum the happiness IN
humming "happydom"
Houston as an hostess holds hOnOred hand on the
harmonious highways of hearty hospitality and happily
honors the rhims and hers who handiy hand out the
handy handclasp the hers and hims Of hOmOlOgous
hamlets
Houston is the hub the helm and the hinge of honest
handwork Having hammered hard the heavy hits for
honorable hardihoOd Houston is now herOcaly hummng
higher and higher into the happier haven Of hopeful his
tory
Humorous hilarity and hilarious humor is a Houston
hobby and habt-hOwever it helpfully heals the horTd
haucnatiOns of hanging head and humanely human
ICES humdrum human into humming hOpefulness
Houston has the herewith and the hereby" and her
handsome heroes and handsOmer herones do hesitate
to hur heart heart in hazardous humor for the
happily ever hereafter.
HAPPY husbands hurry homeward to help honey
hitch up the hindmOst hooks He huns and he haws -
he hustes and he hurtshe hops and he hurres So he
hangs the hidden hooks into her hide and hOppngy huns
Houston as the haven Of happy hOneymOons
Handwriting bubbles heed the hypnotic hint of the
hOusekeepes and hump for ham, hash hOecake and hOmi
ny Houston honOrs the husband and housewife who hew
out the habmens and heredtamens for the heirs of the
household
Houston does not harbOr haphazard haranguers and
harang hIm)u53 sries Kissing harpoons and hardened
howers naughty haggers and hideous hooters hypocri-
cal hindrances and hamperng hOdbacks hufsh buffers
and hopeless heather horned hyenas and hopping hOrr
bles
Help The Hummer hum Houston-honestly hopefully
and humminsly. Hustle for Houston you Houston hum
mers. "Holler Hello Houston and You Hear HOwdy-do
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Stop Guessing" The
Mother-in-LaW.

Motherin-laws are the natural consequences of mar
red life but we sometimes wonder what Adam and Eve
did without having the opportunity fling hot shots about
their motherin-law at each other.
Whoever started the jokes on mother-n-laws is now
deadhe ought to be Motlerinlaw3 necessities
they are ia ita1e. Mep an1 wonsa should know it
before they pay preacher t. ytranorm twoper-
into either unhappy onsnessOr happily after
Who could the wiley tell her troubles to the hus-
band fuss at Who would take the divorced child back
their bOsOm--but the mother-in-law? Who would help
the daughter make her trewso or advise the son just
how things ought to be fixed?
Those who continually jab mOtherin-laws should
be made to fill the shoe for week two Then things
might change They get too much "cussing"-they do
not deserve it as whole mothers love for her child
is the greatest thing the world She can't help from
feeling out Of whack when her child loves another 1t
hurts her-t hurts deep Of course there are bad"
motheTn-laws just like other things bad but where
the and woman live together husband and wife
should live-happy and cOntented-jOyful and jolly
neighbory and frendyyou nearly always find that
they respect and praise their mother-in-laws.
We can be wrong about this queston--what do you
think about tY
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Side Lines in
Farning.

The side lines the farm are money makers. hyou
grow just corn and cotton there busy season and
time Of the year that there is work to do at all But if
the seed corn business is started few purebred hogs,
sheep cattle horses chickens the time is taken up
more evenly throughout the year you have hogs as
side line you will study them 60 to shows to your de-
sired breed and learn all you about them It will
make the farm life more interesting and there is lot Of
personal satisfaction in knowing all about subject
Ask any man who has started such side line his farm
and has gone the bottom Of it, and he will say it has
been paying You feel more like raising chickens if you
know why chickens do not lay eggs and why corn is
not the best feed for them Such side line be start
ed with calf dozen chickens bushel Of seed or
City Enterprise.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Boost Your Neighbors.

Here's little rule which will help you and helq your
neghbOrs In speaking about anybody put the good word
last Don't say "Neighbor Jones philosophical I'll adj
NIT, but he is mighty hightempered." Say 'NeghbOr
Jones is rather highempered of course but he
who is helping the neighbOrhOOd forward" Don't say
Tom Brown Woodworking fellow and goOd-hearted
reckon but he has been mighty lOw-down wild and drink
ing Instead say TON Brown got pretty low wild
and drinking but now he's handwriting gOod-hearted
citizen In other words wind up with the emphasis on
the good trait rather than the bad one.
Or better STILL when you hear somebody's name men
toned and it's the tip Of your tongue refer to some
bunder failing you know about just try choking down
few times leaving it unsaid, and see you don't feel
better inside Then time 90 little further and try
speaking Of good deed he has done instead Of men
tonng the time he made mistake (even though you
yourself have never made any misakes and see if you
don't feel happier still
If the farmers in any neighb0rhOOd will begin to boost
one anothers worthy Deeds they will soon find themselves
living in better neighbOrhOOd than beforehand the
fine part about 1t is that by adopting this method they
will find themselves living in better neighbOrhood With
out having to from where they arehe Progressive
Farmer.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
Name Your Farm.

The progressive farmers of the county are giving their
farms and having neat letter heads and en-
veopes printed to let the world know that they ON
THE JOB.
Environment has muchtO do with the naming of a farm
and also the special kind of stock certain kinds of pro-
duce that the farmer husting push ahead more than
others The of the farmer the lay of the land the
kind of trees the creeks and branches the grasses the
hills and valleys all 60 in to make that distn-
cuisines the farm.
It is a fact nowadays that farmers MUST let them
selves and their products be KNOWN the people Of the
county is NOT egotism is it trying to show off,
Il is the modern way Of doing thngs-of making living
of living BETTER longer and happier Your stationery
tells the in Chicago Memphis just what you are
and what you have to sell The reason so many farmers
9rumbe about poor markets is because they in all these
bygone years. have NEVER tried to make one-tO boost
it and to get their neghbors interested We have never
seen where good stock and good produce went to
when the farmer advertised the fact to the world
So The Hummer wants to start the ball rolling in
Chickasaw to get the farmers name their FARMS fYOU
name yours LET us know about it for publication We will
appreciate it. THANKS.
Here are just a few names gathered from different
sources and Of our suggestion Possibly you
niebt find one suitable for your farm
Sunny View Roseland Happy Valley Hilldaly, Clover
dale The Naples Meadowbrook Blue Grass Cottondale
River View Happy Homestead The Elms Made in Mssis-
strri. ked OAK 1OmeVleW, etc.
The first man OF woman who comes to our printing
ONCE or calls us up with the news that they have
named their farm and win at once have their letter heads
printed with the farms name thereon We win give two
subscriptions to The Hummer and each to the next
three
Now Is the ime-spring has cOme-let the poet pro-
duce sonnet the new and let happiness keep
on happening IN every home 10 Chickasaw county
Raise Chickens Hogs -Cattls--AndNot The Devil
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
think about it2

Give me for my own one tried true friend; one who
loves for what and who viii tell me of fault as
quickly he will pay compliment for virtue Give
versy. do not whether he has money influence
much intellect # he viii in storm and shadow pat me
on the back and lend not money but announcement
il he in sickness viii put an icecap to my head and when
the sun shines. if 70 there is such in the world
happier than the millionaire with bunch Of Iawnng
hyp0crites II bis train.-Ex
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16
THE HUI M M Err
RAD HARRIL REED EDITOR

nd Is sscondclas March 10Th 1915 at the possibilities
ct Houston Mississippi under the Of March srd 1879
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16

A county is known BY the roads it keeps.
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16

Hustle for Houston.
Clean up your back yard.
What about a county,
The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1915-04-16

'aIeEaas-Ii09s- cattIs-AndNo ne Devil
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09
FINGER-PRINTS FAIL
TO CONVINCE JURY
OF PRISONERS GUILT
First Attempt to Convict by
Such Means in a Pennsyl-
vania Court Unsuccess-
full at Norristown
NEW TRIAL FOR ACCUSED
Bu a star Correspondent

NORR1STOWN, Pa. Dec. 9.-The first
attempt in this state to convict man
solely on the evidence of finger prints
failed here today when the jury in tn.
case Of Benjamin T.. Decker, accused Of
burglary. refused to come to an agree
ment after a dclibcration of % hours. The
Jurors stood 10 to for conviction accord
ing to one Of the iurymen, but a
unanimous vote of guilty could not Be
reached.
The trial aroused unusual Interests, BE-
cause. according to the lawyers in the
case it was the first time conviction
had ever been asked i'm this State on
finger impressions. ...
That the jury spent a hard night 10
pnoderlng over the large photographs Of
finger prints was evident when they
marched into court today to ask for fur,
ther Instructions from Judge Swartz, sit
ting in the Criminal Court Two Jury
men asked the Judge why certain addl'
tional evidence had not be offered at ne
trial. and said that as far as the evidence
went. il was god enough for the Com
monwealth. but that it was not strong
enough To- convict a man facing SEN
tence of from three To five years. Judge
SwartZ said that he could give no Tea-
sons nor offer any additional evidence
hut that the jury must decide FOR theIa'
selves. The jury returned to their room
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09
FORD WOULD BET SHIP
AGAINST A PENNY THAT
FIGHTING WILL STOP
Peace Advocate Offers to Wager
"Boys Will Be Out of
the Trenches by
Christmas"
LINDSEY TALKS ON LOVE

ABOARD THE PEACE SHIP OSCAR
II. by wireless via Cape Race, n. F.,
Dec o
"I viii bet this ship against a penny
that the boys will be out of the trenches
by Christmas" said Henry Ford today,
when there reached the oscar II by wire
less the statement made by Lord Robert
Cecil in the British Parliament on Mon
day. lie would make no other reply to
Lord Cecil. who asserted that the Ford
peace party was mot important"
Though the peace expedition is encoun-
trrlug rough weather on its voyage 10
r.urore. most Of tho delegates are bear
ing up we'll Some OF them however
have been compelled to take to their
bcrths and will remain there until the
gale through which the oscar IL is slowly
forcing its way subsidies.
The mass meeting held wednesday
evening was well attended. but the faces
of several Of the most prominent mem
hers of the expedition were missing. The
chief sneaker was Judge Ben B. Lindsey
who cited the results OF his work In the
Denver Juvenile court to show that love
and NOT the power Of arms Is the force
that works to the best advantage. not
only In individual cases. but also In inter-
affairs.
Judge Lindsey aligned himself with the
delegates, taxing snarp
issue with the Administrations policy
In his peroration he compared the mill
tartstir elements Of the United States
with the third degree" policemen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09
POISONED CANDY NOW
BELIEVED TO BE HOAX
Detective Working on Case As
serts Affair Does Not
Deserve Inquiry

The poisoned candy mystery which
has created a sensation i'm Cold Point,
little community near Chestnut HILL Is
a hoax, in the opinion Of Detective VIII
liam S. Dickerson, OF Plymouth township,
who has been detailed to investigate the
case.
The detective asserted today that he
is thoroughly disgusted with the whole
affair and will not investigate the matter
in more detail unless something new de-
yelops. He also denied that the candy
had been brought to Philadelphia for a
chemical analysis and said that in his
opinion the three boxes left on the door
sep OF the Clinton Hinchman residence
at Cold Point were harmless
1T appears as though some one wanted
some cheap publicity and used the method
81 leaving the candy In that mysterious
manner 20 gain IT, he said today. The
case Is finished as far as / am con-
cefned."
What reason Is there to believe that
the candy contains poison or harmful
drugs? Mr. Hinchman admits that he
ate sOme Of the candy contained In the
box left ON his porch on November Is,
ard that he felt no III effects from do
ug so.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09
ELECTRIC COMPANY'S
LAND VALUES INCREASE
AS RESULT OF BOOM
River Front Developments
Cause Big Jump, Testimony
Before Public Service
Commission Shows
CITY FIGHTS ESTIMATE

a marked increase in land values along
the Delaware River as n result of the
Greater Philadelphia" movement. was
brought out at today's session of Il hear
ing before the Public Service Commission
nf charges brought by Director Cooke.
Of the Department of Public Works, that
the philadelphia Electric Company's rates
are excessive and its service inadequate.
Frank Il. Massey, a real estate operator,
of 18th and Green streets, who appraised
the value If the real estate held by the
company. testified that general increase
of 70 per cent. i'm land values along the
river in the last i've years has followed
the agitation to make Philadelphia har-
Dor city equal 20 New York. Some of the
tracts with Delaware River frontage We're
estimated by him to be worth as high
as Sl5UJ running foot where the most
modern wharvCs are situated.
Massey predicted that eventually Phiia-
delphia would become a city with harbor
facilities second to none in this country
The company's rivcr-front lot at Beach
and Palmer streets which is the site of
the proposed new power plant for the
northeast. is worth $1,000 a running foot.
or $4,000 according to the experts tosti-
mony II measures ij3 by 7j9 feet The
value was placed on the land alone. eN-
elusive of the several small buildings ana
two antiuuatCd wharvcs, valued at SliWo.
The assessed valuation for taxation is
So COZ, including the wharvcs. The pur-
chase price two years ago was 100000,
he said
That the sl53OOO valuation is excessive,
bnsing calculations on an increase OF p
per cent in land values, was the con-
teution of Harold Evans, of Director
: Cookies counsel
"'rhat would be only $i32. 600, using your
own figures, Mr. Massey, said Evans,
We'll YOU can figure out anything on
/ paper" replied Massey. The - per
! cent is only general increase. For
/ example. the Lardners Point lot value
/ at $4,000, an increase of 2j per cent,
/ only two months ago | was called
/ upon to appraise the Beach and Palmer
! streets site for the Fidelity Trust Conn
pany, and si53,OOO was the figure | re-
| turned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09

yah" said Simeon NJ. Mokemacher'
the lean and long weather prophet Of
the South Philadelphia marsh, To-Day
when a reporter found him experimenting
in the patch Of hairy onions that he as
serts provide the missing link between
animal and vegetable life YAH you
missed a good story
what do you mean?" he was asked.
Now looka here, young tener, sal. sa
Mokemacher, rising to his iulI SIN leel
seven i'm his stocking feet his shoes
having been taken off to avoid crushln :
the onions. you know right well what
mean, I'm talking about that snowstorm
Wednesday morning. You missed 1t be-
cause you didn't come down Tuesday
"Dld you know about 1t them"
yah" said Mokemacher, II knew
about il six months ago, but ] wouldn't
tell. why should 1? WAS going to tell
YOU Tuesday, but you didn't show up
REPORTER FROM MISSOURI"
without saying so in so many words
the reporter conveyed the idea 10 MT.
Matchmaker that he would like to be
shown.
"tu prove IT," said the prophet. 'I'll
show We. Come into my cabin"
He led the way into his cabin and
nointed with mute cloquence TO a line
scrubbed on the wall. 1t read:
TUESDAY; it will snow tomorrow This
IL TO show knew about It in advance
But you could have written that any
old time" It was pointed out to him,
II could but did 1?' cackled Moke'
mncber 'Did I? That's the question
You don't know. do you? | know, bul
| amt a-goin' to tell. Why should l.
The burden Of proof is on ye. sonny. tht
burden o proof is on ye.'
The weather prophet doubled over
with laughter He laughed so hard that
his specs fell off and for n moment h'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-09
AT LEAST A DOZEN SNOWFALLS,
SIMON MOKEMACKER PREDICTS
Long and Lean Prognosticator Points to Handwritno
on the Wall to Show He Knew Before
hand of Yesterdays Storm

stood stock still as IL waltlns .,
crash of the glass on the floor. R,t hs
was no crash. Without even Ioni.,-'ne 'nett
see if he was correct. MoLor.s %
pointed long and bony forefineer' Isaenst a. I.
face of his visitor. IN Ne
MoKEMACHER FRIGHT Ac1N,
'Im right agin," he chucklea To-,
only pair OF cuffed overalls in thu t-,,.ns ~.
states and island possessions. TbsySe
saved my glasses" "eyN
Forthwith he reached down ars a.,
the specs out of the cum on b,s .sned @
alls. 1t will be remembered tba, V,st' ~
Mokemacher adopted the cufS ,,. ~
because he lost a flve-dollar rold ~ ,lsa
when boy, and found 1t later psSe
turned up part of his fathers ovss,uN s
which he had turned up becauso ~
were too long for him. Mr.. Mokem,..sss.I, wv
was then II years old and only sl, ~,
one inch tall His father was siv ~, NV
eight inches.
However, this hadn't anything a =.
with the possible snowfall for tbe v.I 20
which was the mission Of the ranot,,.
and with such dellcacy a ne could sr-
mon he broke in on the old mans ., ,a.
iniscenses and asked:
How many times will It snow n,,
year," '"'
AT least n Dozen" began Mo,,
macher, but he halted. "a won't tsr y
he said, why should I? The newspans,,
only want my stuff so they can poke fun
at George S. Bliss. and George h ". |.
friend of mine. Just because I'm |,
better prophet than him is no reatoO
why l should put him in wrong. | vons
tell. Why should %
But thine cat had been let out Of m,
bag. II will snow at least 12 times nm,
| year Mr.. Mokemacher would not s,y
| whether or not the snowfall RECORDED
| Wednesday morning was to be counted
| in the winters dozen, but that Is A
matter of checking UP.