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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

sitting on the
grass, talking beautiful Of the wisdom
Of the world that he had learned in
books, I took hold Of him easy and
tied his hands and feet together with
leather thongs that I had in my
pocket.
"'Lie STILL says I, and mediate on
the exigencies and irregularities Of life
till 1 get back
81 went to a shack in Aguas Fres.
cas-, where a mighty wise girl named
Timotea Carrie lived with her moth.
er. The girl was just about as nice
as you ever saw. In the States she
would have been called a brunette, but
she was better than brunette-I should
say she was what you you might term
an ecru shade. knew her pretty well
l told her about my friend Vain
wright. She gave me double hand
full Of bark-calisaya, I think it was
and some more herbs that I was tic
mix with it and told me what to do
I was to make tea Of it~and give ii
to him and keep him from rum for
certain time. And for two weeks
did it. You know, liked Wainwright
Both of us was broke, but Timotea
sent US goat meat and plantains and
tOrtillas every day, and at last l got
the curse of drink lifted from Clifford
Wainwright. He lost his taste for it
And in the cool of the evening him
and me would sit on the roof of limo.
teas mothers hut, eating harmless
truck like coffee and rice and steWed
crabs and playing the accordion.
about that time President Gomez
found out that the advice of G. Vain
wright was the stuff he had been look
ing for. The country was pulling out
Of debt, and the treasury had enough
Doodle in it for him to amuse himself
occasionally with the night latch.
$50 down from the regular capital he
sends for Clifford Wainwright and
makes him his private secretary at 90,
900 Peru dollars a year. Yes, sir-sO
much. Wainwright was on the water
wagon-thanks to me and Timotea-
and he was soon in clover with the
government gang.
Gas I said, a man can do lot more
for another party than he can for him
self. Wainwright with his brains got
whole country out of trouble and
on it's feet, but what could he do for
himself? And without any special
brains, but with some nerve and com
mon sense, I put him on his feet be
cause I never had the weakness that
he did-nothing but cigar for mine
Yes, he offered me some pretty goo,t
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

~ think she went back with her
MOTHER" said Trotter, ito the village
In the mountains that they come from.
Tell me, what would this job you speak
of payw
why said I, hesitating over COM
merce, 81 should say $50 or 500 a
month, maybe $780,"
"Ain't it funny said Trotter, dig.
ging his toes in the sand, what a
chump a man is when it comes to pad
ding his own canoe? I don't know
Of course I'm not making a living
here. I'm on the bum. But-well,
wish you could have seen that limo
tea. Every man has his own weak
spot"
The gig from the Andador was COM
ing ashore to take out the captain, purs.
er and myself, the lone passenger.
'sI'n guarantee said I confidently,
''tbat my brother will pay you $75 a
month"
Gall right them" said William Trot.
ter. opp
But a soft voice called across the
tinted, stood in Gale Real and called.
cts herr' said William Trotter, look.
Ing. shes come back! Pm obliged,
but l can't take the job. Thanks, just
the same. Amt it funny how we can't
do nothing for ourselves, but we can
do wonders for the other fellow? You
was about to get me with your finan-
cfal proposition, but we've all got our
weak points. Timotea's mine And,
say Trotter had turned to leave, but
he retraced the step or two that he had
taken. 81 like to have left you without
saying goodby," said he. at kind of
rattles you when they go away unex-
pected for month and come back the
same way. Shake hands. So long:
Say, do you remember them gun shots
we heard awhile ago up at the Quartet
Well, [ knew what they was, but l
didn't mention it. It was Clifford
Wainwright being shot by a squad OF
soldiers against a stone wall for Civ
ing away secrets of state to that Mica
mala republic. Oh, yes, it was rum
that did it. He backslided and got his
1 guess we all have our weak points
and can't do much toward helping our.
selves. Mines waiting for me. I'd
have liked to have that job with your
brother, but-we've all got our weak
points. So longr
X
A big black Carib carried me on his
back through the surf to the ships
boat. On the way the purser handed
me letter that he had brought for me
at the last moment from the post Of
fee in Aguas Frescas It was from
my brother. He requested me to meet
him at the st. Charles hotel in New
Orleans and accept a position with his
house-in either cotton, sugar Or sheet
ings, and with $1,000 a year as my
salary.
When I arrived at the Crescent
City I hurried away-far away from
the St. Charles to a dim chambre gar
ME in Bienville street-and there, look
ing down from my attic window from
time to time at the old, yellow absintht
house across the street, wrote this
story to buy my bread and butter.
"Can thin that helps others hell
thimselves?'
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

dS pOSS1U1c, UuS
somewhat under the influence, came
and sat down beside me.
81 had noticed there was a kind OF
a village back Of the beach, and enough
scenery to outfit a dozen moving pic.
ture shows. But thought, of course,
it was a cannibal suburb, and I was
wondering whether I was to be serv.
ed with carrots or mushrooms. And,
as l say, this dressed up man sits be.
side me- and we become friends in the
space of minute or two. For an hour
we talked, and he told me all about it.
ut seems that he was a man of
parts, conscientiousness and plausibil.
1ty, besides being educated and a
wreck to his appetites. He told me
all about it, Colleges had turned him
out and distilleries had taken him in
Did tell you his name? It was Cliff.
ford Wainwright. 1 didn't exactly
catch the cause Of his being cast away
on that particular stretch of South
America, but / reckon it was his own
business. l asked him if he'd ever
been second cook on a tramp fruiter
and he said no; so that concluded my
line of surmises. But he talked like
the encyclopedia from 'A-Berlin' to
'Trilo-Zyria.' And he carried watch
"a silver arrangement with works,
and up to date within twenty.four
hours. anyhow.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29


aboard. Reluctantly 1 was leaving the
Land of Always Afternoon. William
was remaining, and he favored me
with a condensed oral autobiography
as we sat on the sands in the shade
cast by the Bodega Nacional
AS usual, / became aware that the
Man from Bombay had already writ
ten the story, but as he had compressed
it to an eight word sentence I have be-
come an eXpansionist and have quoted
his phrase above with apologies to him
and best regards to Terence.
Don't you ever have desire to go
back to the land of derby hats and
starched collars?" l asked him. "You
seem to be a handy man and a man of
action" l continued, land am sure |
could find you a comfortable job some
where in the States"
Ragged, shiftless, barefooted, a con-
frmed eater of the lOtos, William Trot-
ter had pleased me much, and l hated
to see him gobbled up by the tropics.
give no doubt you could" he said,
idly splitting the bark from a section
of sugar cane. 1--WE no doubt YOU
could do much for me. If every man
could do as much for himself as he
can for others every country in the
world would be holding millenniums
instead Of centennials."
There seemed to be pabulum in W.
It's words. And then another idea
came to me.
lie
who owned manufactories-cOtto OF
sugar or AA sheetings or something
in the commercial line. He was vul-
carly rich, and therefore reverenced
art. The artistic temperament of the
family was monopolized at my birth.
/ knew that Brother James would hon.
or my slightest wish. I would demand
from him a position in cotton or sugar
or sheetings for William Trotter-some.
thing, say, at 5000 a month or there
abouts. I cOnfided my beliefs and
made my propositions to William. He
had pleased me much, and he was
ragged.
While we were talking there was q
sound of firing guns-four or five, rat
tlingly, as if by a squad. The cheer
full noise came from the direction OF
the Quartet, which is a kind of make
shift barracks for the soldiers Of the
republic.
'Hear that?" said William Trotter
''Let me tell you about it.
GA year ago l landed ON this coast
with one solitary dollar. 1 have the
same sum in my pocket today. I was
second cook on a tramp fruiter, anG
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

tor1a hitched tG
two flea bitter
selling platers-
but the best the
country afforded
ST found out
afterward t b a ]
Wainwright was
a regular beach
C O N b e r, tn e
smarteSt m a u
on t he whole
coast, but KEPT
down by rum. ]
liked him.
zone day !
inveigled b / n
into a walk out
a couple Of miles
from the village.
where there was
an old grass hut
on the bank OF
a little river.
Whi1o no WAC
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

t b e Y marOOned
me here early one
morning without
benefit of clergy
just because ]
oul lice d the
face of the first
m a t e with a
cheese Omelet at
dinner. The fel.
low had kicked
because I'd put
horseradish in il
instead Of cheese
CIV hen they
threw me out OF
the Y a WI into
three feet Of surf
[ waded ashore
and sat down I'm
der a palm tree
By and by a fine
loo king white
man with a red
face and white
clothes, genteel
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

shakes his hand and says he's saved
the country and the people.
"'You shall be rewarded says the
president.
Might I suggest another rum?
says Wainwright.
"tCigar for me-darker brand says I
''Well, sir, the president sent me and
Wainwright back to the town in a vic
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29
Commissioners Notice
Estate of Betsey E. Hunt

The undersigned having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Orleans, Commissioners, to re-
ceive, examine and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate
of Betsey e. Hunt late of Greensboro in
said District, deceased, and all claims eXhib-
tied in offset thereto, hereby give notice
that we will meet for the purpose afore
said at the office of L. A. Jackson in the
town of Greensboro in saidDistrict, on the
18th day of December and I'd day of May
next, from O'Clock p. M, until o'clock D. m.
on each of said days and that six months
from the Sd day of November A. D. 1916, is
the time limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to us for eXami-
nation and allowance.
Dated at Greensboro this oath day of No
vember, A. d. 1915.
L. A. JACKSON
A. e. TOLMAN
1850 Commissioners
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29
Easy.

Easy.
"Your wife needs rides in the open
air."
Cali right, doc. I'll drop word
among the real estate agents that
might look at property in the suburbs. F"
louisville Courier-J Journal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

jobs. But I'd have had to leave Aguas
Frescas, SO I didn't take any of 'em up.
Say, didn't tell you much about that
girl-Timotea We rather hit it off to-
gether. She was as good as you find
'em anywhere-Spanish mostly, with
just twist of lemon peel on top.
What if they did live in a grass hut
and went bare armed?
GA month ago." went on Trotter,
'she went away. l don't know where
to, but
you'd better come back to the
States | insisted. Il can promise
you positively that my brother will
give you a position in cotton, sugar or
sheetings, am not certain which,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29
O. HENRY
Stories
X.-Helping the Other
Fellow.
By 0. HENRY

copyright by Frank A. Munsey Col
But can thin that help others help Thin
selves?-Mulvaney.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-11-29

lis is the story
that WilliamTrot-
ter told me on the
beach at Aguas
Frescas while I
waited for the gig
of the captain Of
the fruit steamer
Andador, which
"oc to 4oLo
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
WIRES CUT IN MANY
 PLACES IS REPORT
While Measuring Reports Have Been Received of Lessening Dissatisfaction Carranza Sol diers, Tension Not Relieved.

Fl Paso, March 21.-Mexican offic- ials at Juarez practically conceded to- night that the cutting of the tele- phone and telegraph wires between Juarez and Casas Grandes was the result of a Villa raid on the Mexican Northwestern railroad. The extent of the raid was not learned. In the ab- sence of any news from General Pershing or General Gavira there was nothing left but conjecture as to the result of the fighting between Villa and the Carranza troops said to have occurred near Namiquipa.
 There was a strong belief that Villa was not involved personally in what every fighting had occurred. It seemed reasonably certain the bandit chief could not have been at the various places in which he was located in advices to General Gavira. If it is true that Villa had clashed at Nami- quipa, in which he had been defeated, it appears highly probable that by this time his followers have come in con- tact with the American column. The advance guard of the Americans was reported at Fl Valle, only thirty-five miles from Namiquipa. It is not be- lieved, however, that Villa would risk an open fight with General Pershing's troop, but would split his men into small parties and indulge in guerilla warfare.
 In spite of reassuring reports. there was no lessening today in the tension along the border or weakening in the freely expressed belief there was ser ious dissatisfaction among the Car ranza troops. The proposed protocol did not alter this opinion, and it was declared the first chiefs action by no means reflected the attitude or wishes of the Mexican people.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
WILL ATTEND CONVENTION
 MEDICO-PSYCHOLOGICAL

Little Rock, March 22.-Dr. E. P. Bledsoe, superintendent of the Arkan- sas Hospital for Nervous Diseases, will attend the annual convention of the American Medico-Psychological Association, in New Orleans, early in April. It is expected there will be an attendance of about 2000. He will be accompanied by George R. Brown, publicity secretary of the Board of Commerce, and they will extend an in- vitation for the organization to meet in Little Rock in 1917
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
 ASSOCIATION PRIZES
To be Awarded at State Teachers Association. Little Rock, April
 6, 2 and 8.

State Superintendent Geo. B. Cook announces that three prizes will be awarded to the School Improvement Associations making the best reports for the year March 15, 1915, to March 15. 1916. For the best reports from a one-room rural school, Students Reference Library will be given and similar prize for the best report for the S. I. A. of a rural or village school having from two to four rooms. A framed picture, suitable for school room decoration will be awarded to the S. I. A. making the best report for city or town school. This refers to one school building and not to an en- tire city school system.
 Report forms will be mailed on re- quest. Address Hon. Geo. B. Cook, State Superintendent of Public h. struction, Little Rock. The reports must be submitted not later than April 3rd. The awards will be made by a committee appointed by Presi- dent Sidney Pickens. of the Arkansas State Teachers Association.
 The s. o. A. Section will be an im- portant and interesting feature of the State Teachers Meeting, and all School Improvement Associations are urged to send delegates to the State
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
GOVERNOR PARDONS MELVIN
 QUINN, POLK COUNTY

The governor has pardoned Melvin Quinn, of Polk county, who was con- victed in police court of Mena of car rying a pistol and fined $50 and costs. There is large petition on file in the governors office asking for clemency. and stating further that prior to the date of the offense of which he was convicted, he had been assaulted in his home and robbed of a considerable amount of money.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22

to an interest in the result, and the vote will undoubtedly be very heavy, but it will not likely approach the vote of some other years.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
TWELVE ENGINEERING CORPS
 FROM DEPARTMENT

There are now twelve engineering corps from the State Highway Depart ment, working on road surveys in various sections of the state. This shows that great impetus has been given the good roads movement in the state by the Alexander road law.
 The latest crew was put at work Monday in St. Francis county, for the survey of thirty-fve miles of road which will be link in the great inter- state highway. F. J. Herring is in charge of the work. The road crosses the St. Francis river near Madison, then crosses the Rock Island railroad near Widener, thence directly east across the county to the M. H. X L. railroad.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
Cut in 2S Places.

Fl Paso, March 21.-Following hard on the news that the Mexican tele- graph and telephone lines between Juarez and Casas Grandes had been cut, word came from Columbus to- night in telegram passed by the censor that both wireless and ground wire communication with General Pershing had failed. The army field wires were severed in twenty eight places, it was said. The trouble with the wireless occurred shortly before 6 o'clock, but it's cause is unknown. General Gavira admitted tonight that he had failed to restore communlca- ton with Casas Grandes and it was practically conceded the cutting of the wires was the result of raid on the railroad
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
A GOOD FAMILY COUCH SYRUP

Can be made by mixing Pine Tar, Aconite, Sugar. Hyoscyamus, Sassa- fras. Peppermint, Ipecac, Rhubarb, Mandrake, Capsicum Muriate Am monia, Honey and Glycerine. It is pleasant, healing and soothing, raises the phlegm, and gives almost instant relief. For convenience of those who prefer not to fuss, it is supplied ready made in 25c bottles under name of Dr. Bells Pine e-Tar-Honey. Can be had at your druggist. Insist on getting Dr. Bells Pine-Tar- Honey and see that formula is on the package.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22
"DUTY FIRST" WIN with GOODWIN "DUTY is the sublimest word in the English language, e,"-Ro6f. z. Lee.
SHIP 5000 BUSHELS
 OF SWEET POTATOES
Systematic Marketing Brings Excellent Prices-PrOved so Successful Growers Pledge 9 Acres Early Planting.

Little Rock, March 22.-There has been shipped from Pulaski county to northern markets during the last six weeks, more than 5000 bushels of sweet potatoes. It is the first time in the history of the state that there has been a systematic marketing of sweet potatoes. Another car is being loaded for shipment Monday. Ship ments have been made by the Sweet Potato League from Faulkner, Logan, and White counties, and it is hoped that Pope county will also begin to ship soon.
 The potatoes are holding firm in price at this time at from $1 in Kan sas to $1.3O in Colorado. The best price yet obtained by Green Nordin, sales manager of the Association, is 77 cents net for a car shipped from Logan county.
 The principal shipments from Pu- laski have been by an association or thirty-eight growers at Mabelvale. So successful has it proven in that sec tion, that the growers have already pledged twenty-five acres of early planting for summer shipment, and this will probably be increased. There are many farmers in the county who have not yet shipped their 1915 crop.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22

Teachers Association, which will be held in Little Rock April 6, and 8. s. I. A. members and delegates may become members of the State Teach ers' Association, and receive all bene- fits of such membership by register ing and paying the usual membership fee of one dollar.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22

Among the contests for the minor offices, the race for auditor of state continues the most exciting. The campaign for state auditor has been assuming a somewhat bitter aspect. and charge and counter-charge have been freely banded by Sheriff Oliver and Dr. Dickinson. Some of the can didates who have been unable to find any scandal in the private life or pub lie record of their opponent are find ing it hard to get a hearing in the public prints. The newspapers want excitement as the chief ingredient of their politics. Sulphurous adjectives and emphatic iterations of 'T charge" are the things which make politics worth reading-and there has been plenty of them during the last two months. There have beeen no joint discussions by any of the candidates below the office of governor. The campaign is being conducted through the columns of the newspapers, and by the medium of circulars and pam phlets and personal letters. Hundreds of thousands of these are clogging the mails. Printers ink has been proven the greatest disseminator of political propaganda, and the campaign is proving a harvest time for the news papers of the state, from the city daily to the small country weekly, and for the job printing plants. The expense of campaign for state office? Who knows? How is it possible to tell? The law provides that there are certain expenses that are not to be reported and these ex- empted expenses probably cover the greater part of budget. Then, too, it is we'll known that all the money spent in the interest of candidates race is not his own. His friends come to his assistance with contributions, purely through friendship and patriot ism. of course, and no man can be eX- pected to know what his friends spend l in his behalf.
 At this stage of the game, the can didate whose friends can make bigger claims, can use more advertising space, and can run the biggest post age bill is the one who has an enviable advantage when it comes to casting ! the ballots.
 But after all, it is doubtful if this campaign differs in any material res pect from those that have gone be- fore. There are points of similarity in all, good, bad and indifferent-and 1 if the truth were told, probably no candidate would be nearly so black as he is painted, and some might not l be so great and immaculate as they are proclaimed. Which are the views of neutral
The Prescott daily news., 1916-03-22

FOR SALE-1 4-year old mule, 7 good second hand wagons. T. A. Woosley, Prescott, Arkansas.