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The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

she covered in terror. Presently they
went forward and sat close together and
talked I'm whispers. and the girl crept
over to me and said:
II know what they are planning. They
intend to kill me-
I gave her one of the knives and told
her / would protect her to the last. II
I hadn't had the knives I believe she
would have jumped overheard. The men
talked for an hour or so and then lay
down and went to sleep again. / made
sure this time that there was no weapon
they could get hold of and the day. up
to o'clock. dragged away without incl
dent
l was half mad with hunger and thirst
by that time and I knew the poor girl
was IL anything worse off. We talked in
low tones of the good things We had
eaten and the springs We had drunk
from. and we kept our heads constantly
thirst as far as it could. At O'Clock or
soon after the men awoke and called TO
me. They wanted to kill the girl reas-
oned with them and told two or three
vailed upon them to wait another day. I
felt they would do so. and slept sound1y
that night. The sun came up next morn
ing. the same ball of fire. and any sailor
could have told that the calm would last
another day. What happened along to-
ward noon ] can never distinctly remem-
Der, for I had little reason left. l re-
member of hearing the men cursing and
demanding the girl. and of their com:NS
aft. There must have been fight. but
I remember none of the details. 1t Is
like trying to recall a dream of years
ago. What I can remember back to was
waking up in the cabin of the German
steamer Bergen very i'll. and very weak.
She had picked up our boat the day be-
fore. In it were two living skeletons
the girl and l. We were alone. and there
We're two bloodstained knives in the bot
tom of the boat to deepen the mystery.
The girl pulled through as we'll as my
self. but there was no after-romance.
She thanked me over and over again
with tears in her eyes, but there was no
love. She was a lady bred and born, and
I was only a poor sailor lad.
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
A CHANGE OF RATES.

The Committee on Modern Colored
Philosophy reported the following
amended scale of prices for the coming
season. being an increase of 10 per cent
over winter rates:
For whitewashing an ordinary kitchen
ceiling and carrying away n cat to be
drowned. 80 cents. Where there il no
cat the price will still be the same. as the
whitewasher Is not to blame II the fam
lily has not provided itself with feline.
For blackering an Office stove which
has been spit on for the last four months.
q cents. Where the stove has escaped.
no abatement will be made, as IL couli
have been spit on as well as not
For biackening stovepipe which has
been piled up In the yard all winter.
cents a joint, with an extra charge OF
cents for wrinkled elbows.
For whitewashing a board fence eleven
feet high between two loving neighbors.
the charge will be 13 cents yard. IL
they are not loving neShbors an extra
q cents viii be collected on the job.
For whitewashing trees. a charge OF
10 cents each. irrespective OF size.
Where gold-leaf Is worked In. or work
il done to initiate the old masters the
price will be s. per day. with the priv
ilege OF attending any dog fight occur.
ring not over four blocks away.
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! "You have asked me, suh." began Col
onel Bunker. as he slowly slipped nj!
/ cocktail-.'you have asked me which wa!
the strangest duel l ever fought OF thu
fifteen or twenty think that three NIGH
come under the head of strange.
"Majah Blazer and | were friends anC
neghbors. and had been for years. No
a word of discord had ever passed pc
tween us. He had cat and / had dos
and they were also friends.
"One morning the Majah came into my
office and called out:
Colonel tell your dawg that II HI
will come over he may have look al
| them"
What is it. Majah?"
| "'Our old cat has kittens.
| You don't say. How many Of
them"
Just twenty-one. subj"
| 'Majah. you can't mean II"
| "'Twenty-one. sun"
II have heard OF FIVE or six kittens in
a litter. but never the number you
| give
IL said twenty-one. subj stiffly re-
| Piled the Majah.
You counted them yourself. did
you:"'
Colonel. do you question my state
Not at all. Major. but twenty-one
kittens in litter is certainly a wonder
| full thing
1t may DC. sun. and-Sood morning.
And. sub. it wasn't an hour before
| he sent friend TO me to arrange a
duel. ! had seemed to doubt his veracity
| and he must clear his honah. l agree
| with you that it was silly. but men were
mighty peppery i'll those days.
Within an hour. sub. it was known
all over the town that bloody duel was
in litter. The Majahs wife came and
begged that I refuse the challenge. but
at the same time she couldn't show
me how | could do II and maintain my
honah. I asked her the number of kit
tens. and was not at all surprised TO
learn that the number was only four.
THE explanation was that the Majah' s
wife had been canning strawberries, and
number of the cans at twenty-one.
Therefore. when 1 seemed to doubt the
Majah's statement he could well take 1t
that / was also doubling his wife's YER
acity. The duel would have been called
off had not every one he met laughed
about the mix-up of the Strawberries
and kittens.
Wei. sub, the choice Of weapons lay
with me. and l chose swords. A week
before that, while out for walk. 1
crossed the dueling ground. and i OBJ
served that close by, in fence corner.
was humble bees, nest. We were to
meet at sunrise. which is a very uncom-
Portable hour. by the by, and the night
fore ! had confidential talk with
colored brother.
The night passed and the morning
came. was first on the ground. and
had time to see that the colored
brother was up in the part he was to
play. When the Majah and his second
arrived his second said to me:
For what?''
For doubling his word
But he said twenty-one kittens
HE admits il. hut YOU should have
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on the thwart with his arm around the
mast to steady himself. l think he was
looking about to see II he could find
any thing of the other boats. Just how
il happened no one could tell. though
three OF us had our eyes on him when he
suddenly pitched overheard. We We're
still pitching briskly about and perhaps
sent him to his death. If he rose to the
surface he did not call out. He simply
went right out Of sight and never even
called out as he was going;
Little or nothing was said that night
as to who should command the boat. but
morning had hardly dawned when there
was a row about it. Being lad not
course out of the question. but each OF
the other three sailors were determined
to act as captain. From words they
came to blows. and another horror fell
us The srse sDa the sH
savage fight with such weapons as could
he laid hold of. 1t was a dead calm.
with the sea quieted down. and couple
of sharks were lying on our port guar
ter. No one had seen them. nor did any
one see them until two of the young men
were knocked overheard. 1t wasn't FIVE
seconds both were seized and drawn
under This horrid climax to the row
cooled the men off at once.
One Of the sailors had been stabbed in
the back. another badly hurt about the
head. and the third young Enslishman
mad MS r1Cnt arm DtONc1. .NOT was tHiS
the full extent of the calamity. In their
fight they had knocked tn water kegs
about. and lost us nearly attthe contents.
and good share of our bread had been
ground up under their heavy shoes
The sailor who had been stabbed took
command of the boat. and when things
were settled down breakfast was served
out We had not to exceed two gallons
Of water and dozen biscuits. and the
day was hot afd not z breath OF ar
doled out drop by drop: but no sooner
was Il seen what a small quantity was
left than Davidson. the one in command.
declared that each one should have his
made the men terribly thirsty. but the
water Was fairly divided and each one
drank his portion. After that the sail
ors lay down and went to sleep. and the
young Englishman. whose name was
Hearne, came over to US and we tried to
do something for his arm. You can guess
that II was little we could do. however.
and he was soon suffering terrible pain.
The aunt. as ! now heard called Mrs:
Morton. took very sick. and We were
terrifed at our heiplessness. She was
soon IN high fever and raving. and ~
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change. When Mr.. Bowser had made a
note of what was needed. he began the
active work of refurnishing. He sent
away the chairs To the upholsterer's and
the bedsteads to "A secondhand store.
He was lucky enough To find Il purchaser
for the carpets on the floor. and thus the
house was cleared for what was to come.
Mrs Bowser wrote that her mother was
much better and that sh. could be home
the next week. and Mr.. Eowser wrote
her in reply:
DO not think of coming home for the
next three or four weeks Your dear
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my hoss-my house an lot. play me de
banjo an keep time wild yer fut. l spect
de music Of de anjelic harps am sweet
an soft an dreamy. but if dey want to
keep us Guild folks satisfied up dar a
leetle mo- banjo an a leetle less harp
am de fust prescription
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improved ht so dat a pusson had as lief
be buried under a Eastwood.
DE organ fills de soul Wild awe an
strikes de heroic chord. If you am layin'
fur man doan' tackle him just arter he
has been takin' in de note of an organ. .
-e banjo-yum. II you want my dog
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lance was being paced of. when a bull
dog got after a drove OF mules out at
pasture. and the mules got after US. All
hands were driven up trees. and as We
roasted fifteen feet high one of the Sec
onds called out:
Gentlemen. I don't think II was eth
er crickets or grasshoppers.
Then what?"
'Treetoadsr"
And we descended and shook hands
and the duel was off, sur-and the duel
Was off"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09

latter We're much interested. Some
said that they would like to go to the
country themselves.
"Well. you can come out to see me
when you have time Sam told them.
THAT won't be like living there, but it
will be a change
"I'lt be there for one" exclaimed Joe
Watson.
Il for another" said Andrew White.
"No use for me to tell you, Sam,
Fred Martin added I'm come"
.of course" Sam explained. lit may
be so sometimes that | can't show you
a good time. I'll be pretty busy. but
you know you can make fec around
ME. / can always tell you where the
good fishing holes ere in the creek and
where the wild blackberry patch is 10
Gated. | guess you can make out If
do that. If | tell you where the wa
termelons are you wouldn't have to
have me along to show you what to
do TO them, would your
Not on your life" they all exclaimed
at once and laughed.
w
son, his mouth watering at the thought
of the berries and the melons.
Say, though, SAM" Fred Martin
spoke up suddenly, you don't think
we're going to come out there and loaf
around and have good time while
you are at work, do you?"
well, | don't see anything wrong in
H."
Maybe not, but Wen not do that
way. just the same I'll tell you what
we'll 60. Any time that you have
work on hand when We come out
well help sou out so that you can take
q half day off.
That's the idea seconded Andrew.
If we come ont Saturday morning.
say, and work till noon you could take
the afternoon off. couldn't you.9
well, | should think could, said
Sam. But ! wouldn't like to have
you work for me FOR nothing
.Oh. don't Worry" said Joe. Wen
get paid. Wen take it out in water
melons"
Il didn't know that you liked TO
work so well" said Sam. You might
as well go out with me next Saturday.
We're not going to move until next
spring, but / must mend the fences
and get the ground in shape"
Sure, wen CO. they all said
"Where'n we find you and what time
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09
Or a Member ef A1o Corn Club
By/ ASA PATRICK
UPRIGHT, 19t 5, By American Press Assoc,at ION.

and I'm afraid We'll maj e a failure
Well, a failure couldn't hurt us
much, mother" said sam. Its all to
gain and nothing to lose. But we won't
fail. That land is not worn out. If
can't fix it so that it raises twice as
much to the acre as any farm around
there, then Wen move back to town
and I'll never say another word about
farming"
But we have no team" objected
Mrs. Powell "and what would we do
for suppliesE"
Ill get Bill GOoge to break the land.
| won't need a team for anything else
The old tools father had will do. and
the horse and spring wagon we have
will be all right for what hauling thee
is. The pasture will save a lot of feed
for the cows, aud think we can fix
it so as to keep our milk and butter
customers. I've already seen about
the supplies. Mr. Wilson said that he'd
let me have groceries and seed or any
thing | have to have on credit
I'm afraid your mind is too change
able, Sam" said his mother. You
know you've been talking of being q
merchant Have you changed your
mind about that%"
Eyes, | have mother. You see. l
knew what farming in the old way
was like, and l didn't know there was
any other way. | thought it would al
ways be like if has been. and / didn't
want any more of it in mine. That's
why thought about being a merchant.
But things have changed People are
learning a new way to farm, and it's
going to be the freest and surest pay
ing business there is
We'll then" Mrs. Powell agreed at
last, well try it one year
Good" exclaimed Sam delighted.
you just watch me get busy. I'm GO
ing out to the farm next Saturday"
The next week was an impatient one
for Sam. He told his teacher and a
few friends about his plans, and the
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09
PPOLOCUE.

A plucky, vide owohe, hustIing
American boy takes a worn-
out and abandoned farm and
GETS busy with his head and his
hands to renew the fertility of
the soil, make a scientific farm
err of himself ana capture prizes
as member of the Boys Corn
club. What he did and how he
did it form the plot of an up TO
date romance Of real life that
holds the interest from first
chapter to last.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09

Happiness Ever by You.
Only learn to catch happiness. for
happiness 10 ever BY you-Goethe.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09

are the addresses and the names OF
some books for You 10 get"
Thank YOU said Sam. 'and now |
must be going Bill Googe is to be in
town toby. and | want to see him
about the blowing. Goodby until Mon
day. I'll see you at the meeting"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-04-09
CHAPTER /.

~ OTHER said Sam Powell,
MI lets go back TO the farm
this year
"XTpU do SAW OK
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
TRUSTEES SALE

Notice is hereby given that I, II. P. k. Haynes, substituted trustee in a certain deed of trust executed on the '2lth day of January, 1913, by J. A. McLain and Ada McLain his wife to P. H. Alsobrook as Trustee and o. A. tlncher which deed of trust is filed in the Recorders Office of Nevada Coun- ty, Arkansac, in Mortgage Record No. 61, page 229, to secure the payment of a note for $600.00, together with interest at the rate of 10 per cent per anunm from January 27th, 1913, until paid, which note and deed of trust have been transferred by o. A. Finch CT, for a valuable consideration, to $. F. Johnson, which is shown by en- dorsement thereon, and the original trustee having declined to serve as trustee in said deed of trust and the undersigned having been appointed substituted trustee as shown by pro- per written endorsement on said deed of trust; 1, the said substituted trust ee, for the 0urpoSe of paying the amount of $600.00, due on the afore- said note and the interest thereon at the rate of 10 per cent per annum since January 27th, 1913, will offer for sale at public outcry, for cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder. at the main entrance of the court house of Nevada Count, in the City of Prescott, Arkansas ,on the Both day of November, 1915, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sale. the following described real estate, to-wit:-
 The SWA of Sec. II, Twp. 15 South of Range Fl West, except 212 acres in the NE corner of said SW4, the WIZ SWA SEA- of Section II, Twp. 15 South of Range Fl West, situated in Columbia County, Arkansas.
 It will be necessary that said land sell for not less than two thirds of it's value.
 Given under my hand this the 2Oth
 day of October, 1915.
 1928 H. P. E. Haynes.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
A CONFESSION
Hopes Her Statement, Made Public,
 will Help Other Women.

Hines, Ala.-"l must confess", says Mrs: Eula Mae Reid, of this place, "that Cardui, the woman's tonic, has done me a great deal of good.
 Before l commenced using Cardui. l would spit up everything l ate. had a tired, sleepy feeling all the time, and was irregular. l could hardly drag around. and would have severe headaches con- fnuously.
 Since taking Cardui, I have entirely quit splitting up what l eat. Everything seems to digest all right, and l have gained 10 pounds in weight"
 you are a victim of any of the numer- ous ills so common to your sex, it is wrong to suffer.
 For half century, Cardui has been re- lieVng just such ills, as is proven by the thousands of letters, similar 10 the above. which pour into our office, year by year.
 Cardui is successful because if i con- posed ofingredients which actspec ically on the Womanly constitution, and helDs build the weakened organs back to health and strength.
 Cardui has helped others, and will help you, too. Get bottle today. You won't regret it. Your druggist sells it.
 Write to: Chattanooga Medicine Co.,, Ladies' Ad- Vlsory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn. for SpecidL h. Treatment for Women" sent in plain wrapper. NC lzo
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
A SUCKING ELEPHANT.
Did You Ever See One?-He is With
 Yankee Robinson This Year.

The boys of the west know how to tackle bronks of all kinds, can handle steers and bull dodge for fair, but they have never tackled bucking elephant.
 Yankee Robinson has an elephant that ought to be a prize winner at any stampede. He will carry as high as twenty-five people on his back all day long without a sign of being naughty. At the command of his keeper-in fact the keeper whispers in the elephants ear-the big fellow starts piling people in every direction.
 If there are any good riders in this vicinity, they will be asked to ride the big elephant during the performance.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
NOTICE!

ed will on the
 26th day of November, 1915, offer for sale at public outcry at the | North Door of the Court House in the i City of Prescott, Arkansas, between hours for judicial sales the following property, to-wit:-
 WIZ lot 9 Blk. 21 Railroad Survey of the city of Prescott. This is the Bank building. No incumberance.
 S1a of lot 5 and fractional lots and 8 in Block 20 Railroad Survey in the City of Prescott. Wat Whites Store, Daniels Shoe Shops, Cragan's Barber Shop and Mrs. Moody's Store stand on these lots. These lots are incum- bered by building and loan mortgage on which there is due sixty-siX pay ments of $104.39 each.
 S1a S1a SWA NWA Section 16 Twp. II R 22 w. This is 10 acres and is the Jim Britt place south of Prescott. No incumberance.
 S12 SW14 Sec. 31. Twp. 9 s R. 22 W. 82.29 Acres.
 .S12 SEA- Sec. 31 Twp. 9 s R. 22 | w. 5000 Acres. S1s SWA Sec. 32 Twp. 9 s R. P w. 5000 Acres.
 SWA SEA- Sec. 32 Twp. S R. 22 w. 40.00 Acres.
 NEA Sec. Twp. 10 s R. P W. 167.75 Acres.
 NW14 Sec. Twp. 10 S R. 22 w. 166.6S Acres.
 EA SWA Sec. Twp. 10 S R. p w. 5000 Acres.
 SEA- Sec. Twp. 10 S R. P w. 160.00 Acres.
 All Sec. 6 Twp. 10 S R. 22 w. l659.97 Acres.
 NEA Sec. T Twp. 10 S R. 22 W. 160.00 Acres. NE NWA Sec. Twp 10 R. p w. SPEC Acres. N1a NEA Sec. Twp. 10 R. P w. 5000 Acres. | NWA Sec. 8 Twp. 10 s R. P w. 160.00 Acres. WIZ SWA Sec. 8 Twp. 10 R. P | w. 5000 Acres. The above land aggregates 2159 acres and is incumbered for $5000.00 due Auril first 1916. Also lots and 6 in block 8 in Warren's Addition to Prescott-Negro house.
 S1a NEA Sec. ? Twp. 12 s R. 21 w. 5000 Acres. S1a NW14 Sec. Twp. 12 S R. 2l w. 5000 Acres.
 No incumberance. 1 Herrin-H Hall Marvin Steel Burglar proof Safe Motor and Timer. l 1 Nest of Steel Safe Deposit boxes. 8 boxes.
 27 feet of Marble base and counter and railing.
 6 feet of marble railing with door. 1 Mahogany Check Desk for lobby.
 Said sale is made for the purpose of | lliquidating the Citizens Bank & Trust Company, all sales will be made sub ject to the approval of the Chancery Court of Nevada County.
 The terms of sale will be one-half cash and the balance on a credit of 3 months. Approved personal security will be required for the unpaid pur- chase money and lien will be re- tained on the property sold until the purchase money is fully paid.
 Witness my hand as Special Deputy Bank Commissioner, this the 18th day of October, 1915.
 JOHN M. DAVIS,
 Bank Commissioner.
 THOS. c. McRAE, JR.,
 Special Deputy Bank Commissioner.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
WEEKLY LETTER OF CON-
 MISSIONER JOHN H. PAGE
Bureau of Mines, aMnufactures and
 Agriculture, Little Rock, Ark.

Now is a good time to begin your calculations for next year. Take into consideration the acres of land you have to farm, the number of head of stock you will have to feed and carry through the winter of 1916-17, and the following summer. Calculate the amount of corn, hay and forage nec- essary for them, and then calculate the number of acres you will need in corn and hay, and other crops to keep your stock. Do not underestimate yield Prices of feed are always high when the shortage comes. Be sure and raise enough. Be safe. If you put in spring oats, also put some kind of clover on the same ground. Red clover, sweet clover, alsike or lespe- deza will do. Use the kind the land will grow. Do not undertake to fol low oats with late corn. It. will not pay It will do to SOW COW peas af- ter cutting the oats. The same Is good treatment after wheat, especially if you blow under the second crop of pea vines just before frost. Cow peas make good hay, and improve the land. Soudan grass makes a fine hay, and can be cut from two to four times a season, but soudan does not help the land. It is hard on the land, and to get good results requires good land. Do not overlook the truck patches and garden. Plant plenty of potatoes, to- matoes, beans, sweet potatoes, pea nuts, pop corn, watermelons, cabbage, and such like. Then turn your atten- tion to your staple crop, whatever it may be, but do not overcrop yourself. A small crop we'll cultivated, is much more profitable than large crop poorly cultivated. Now is the time to think about these things, and plan adead. You have your experience of the past year right before you now, and experience is good teacher.
 Be sure and raise your own meat next year. One good litter of pigs, well-kept and pastured and fed, will make enough meat for family of six people. If you haven't the brood SOW get her at any reasonable sacrifice, and remember that it is as easy to raise crop of hogs as to grow crop of anything else. Flow all the land you can between now and Christmas Break deep, and turn under all weeds grass and stalks. The weeds that grow on your land take plant food from same. Turn them under, anG you put it back; burn them and you loose it. See? These simple sugges- tions carried out on the farms in Ark ansas, 1 believe, will make the whole State prosperous. What do you think about it? Do you believe it? If SO adopt them and improve them. If you don't, write to me, and make me some suggestions. I am your servant and want to help you if 1 can. If cant, then 1 want you to help me, SC 1 can help someone else.
 John H. Page,
 Commissioner of Agriculture
The Prescott daily news., 1915-10-30
osrEoPATHs REFUSE cocK1A... '',..

ft
 When the delegates to the ia tha osteopathic convention entereu 1a.s, Al blue room of the Multnomah hO'U % a| Portland. Ore, prepared to eh.v, sn,rV banquet, they stepped back Ill a,assd Sassi surprise. At each plate, wa' a ,ee r and a cocktail, cooled with chippeu ,S 0horry. topped off with a maraschilio ..ined a The liquid ingredients contall,st lT,' ostsO. strong amount of alcohol Tne , then tSsrp. pathic physicians refused to ,,"s sea' until selves at the banquet taule' nr which every cocktail was remoVee' s,rna, p they act. remarks the Union sigma to.dats sbe showed 't t themselves to be pp'0.'''' scientists!