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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
WHO'S WHO.
BY Frances Winfree.
CLARA MERE COX

The little girl we notice this week
Is not selected because OF prominence
in school affairs, a brilliant intellect
or any striking characteristic. Then
why? Because she has a sweet SIM
pie, trusting manner, such an unas-
suming and lovely disposition she
belongs to the Junior class and while
she perhaps should be studying her
history, she is hearing some sorrow
FIJI maiden's tale of woe, or, getting
her diary up-to-date.
Then possibly she misses her geome-
try and Miss Ogburn gets stern ana
Clara Mere cries and declares (slnce
its spring time), that she doesn't want
to study at all. She wants to dlg-to
DIG. in the ground and see things grow.
I would not leave the impression
that she is an ignoramus, for she isn't
nv anv means. In English she is quite
good and she writes beautiful themes
At times she is very consoling. When
someone laments their lot, she stretch
es those innocent eyes of hers and
enthusiastically says: "Pd just die
if l were you"
For friend she would do anything.
Indeed she does things for almost ev-
erybody, for with her trusting manner
she considers everybody her friends,
She is without tact, but that simple
girlish charm is more to be admired
She is not main force but she is an
inspiration and help in the back
ground.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
PERSONALS.
Jewell Bulloch.

Miss Claudia Pate and Bonnie VIII
hanson have returned to school after
several days of illness.
The High School assembled on the
school ground Thursday morning and
several members of the student body
made informal speeches on patriotism
Those participating were: Ruth Scan
drett, Alice Whipple, Laura Frasler'
Frances Winfree, Clarence Smith, HI
ram Williams, J. o. Garrett, Ernest
Taylor. Afterwards the boys and girls
practiced yells and songs.
Miss Ogburn has been elected prln'
cipal of Northern Heights school.
Mr.. Nicholson has been elected SUI
perintendent of Cordele High school
For two weeks there have been nc
absentees in Miss Maggie Bass grade
Miss Sadie Markowitz has been very
sick for the last week.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
BE TRUE TO THE TRUST REPOSED
IN YOU.
Clyde Smith.

1t is known fact that.when young
reople start on their educational ca
reer they have some important les
sons to learn-some lessons to be gath
cred from the world and its people, and
not from text books. One may find
rart of such a lesson in hook but 1t
isn't there in black and white ready
to be memorized. They have to dig
here and there for the real back bone,
Some parts are gathered from the phi
losophy of the great writer's, some seq
ments may be gathered from numer-
Gus quotations. There are still count
less other ways in which such lessons
are given to u.s. You may say it will
be a rather hard task to gather these
lessons in this manner but we are OF
he opinion that after you once learn
the process it is not so complex. 1t
is like every thing else which has
any value attached to it; you have
to conquer it with your own efforts
and then it is yours.
The lesson we are to take into con-
sideration is the one in which conf
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
EXCHANGE.
Alice Whipple.
Ieue Students Volunteer as Nurses

COLLEGE Students Volunteer as Nurses
Valdosta, April Cone hundred
Valdosta, April Gone hundred
young lady students at the South
Georgia State Normal college in this
city, yesterday afternoon volunteered
their services to the United States
war department as Red Cross nurs-
es. or in other capacities from which
they may be accepted The action
was taken at a patriotic mass meet
ing of the entire student body OF the
college, held in the chapel.
A telegram was sent Secretary OF
War Baker, advising him of the de-
sire of the young ladies and stating
that they were ready at any time to
answer the call of their country IN
the present crisis. For better equip
ping the young ladies' as nurses, IN
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
PHONE 229.
Bowen Grocery Co.
116 eleventh AVE.
PHONE 229.
TO THE PUBLIC.
116 eleventh AVE.

One certain promissory note sign
ed by C. A. Pitts and payable to Geo.
Miller executed July 10, 1916, due Sep
TENDER 18th 1916, for $4,000, bearing
interest from date at the rate rof 8
per cent per annum stipulating for
attorneys fees and waving homestead
has been either lost or destroyed and
all parties are warned from trading
for same. This 18th day of April 1917.
1O3*1t GEO. MILLER.
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PATRIOTIST IN SCHOOL MEET.
jamie Matthews.

Break the axe, the axe, the axe,
Break the axe, the axe, the axe,
Zip rah, zip rah, here we are, here we
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
Just Like Dad.

Just Like Dad.
A school teacher over at Edmore
has received the following note from
the mother of one of her pupils;
Dear Mis-. You writ me about whip
pin sammy 1 give you permission to
beet him up eny time with a club to
lern him anything. Pound noledge
into him. Don't pay no attention to
what his father says, 1 will handle
him."
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15

the victories. Let us strive to fill all
sides of the auditorium with remnants
won over the various schools OF the
Third District. May the glory all be
ours!
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15

Will oyster Bay and other towns
bring their adopted" Belgian children
to America to be cared for?
Ans.-Probably not. Children who
have parents will stay with them in
their native Belgian villages. "Adop-
ton" in this case simply means sub
scribing a certain sum per month in
order that the suffering little Belgians
may be provided with enough to ear
and wear.-Current Events.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15
Wayne County Schools Have
Bio Celebration.

Wayne County Schoois nave
Big Celebration.
Jesup, Ca. April 10.-The largest
crowd of school children ever gath
cred together in one place in Wayne
county was assembled in Jesup Sat
urday to celebrate the county COM
mencement and field day. There were
over fifty schools represented. The
line of march, headed by the Waycross
brass band, was composed of over two
thousand school children, covering
about eight blocks in length.
The address of M. L. Britain, state
superintendent of schools, was very
interesting and educational from ev-
ery standpoint. After his address he
delivered the seventh grade certifi-
Gates.
After the picnic dinner by the va
rious schools, the many exhibits were
examined and premiums were award
ed.-Atlanta Journal.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-15

There are 100000 freight cars in
the country, and their average life IS
about twenty years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
IS PORTLAND A PORT2
STILL ARGUE QUESTION

lead to Seattle, where the ships
are waiting to carry them to Alas
ka, the Orient and the eastern
market. So why stay in Port
land?'
1.-The shipping facilities are
the compelling motive. says the
report.
Golfers Weekly calls our
town Portland the Spinster.' u
laughs at our First Families, our
backwardness, our snobbery, our
lack of pep. 1t pokes fun at or
antiquated docks, our almost TO-
tai lack of shipping.
1T is strange, and 1t Is pity.
We were a port once. and our
ships sailed the seven seas, tho
they had to navigate a shallow
channel and dangerous bar to
reach the ocean.
Now we have a 40-foot bar
and a 30-foot channel better
entrance than most Of the great
ports of the world can boast
and fresh water to clean our bot
toms-and no shipping"
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bed, and | will remain with you a
few days, until you get over this.
You are feverish and
Feel my pulse" said he.
| felt it, and to say the truth,
found not the slightest indication
of fever.
But you may be i'll and yet
have no fever. Allow me this once
to prescribe for you. In the first
place, go to bed. In the next
"You are mistaken" he inter
posed, 81 am as well as l can ex-
pect to be under the excitement
which I suffer. If you really wish
me will, you will relieve this ex-
element"
"And how is this to be done?"
every easily. Jupiter and my
self are going upon an expedition
into the hills, upon the mainland,
and, in this expedition, we shall
need the aid of some person in
whom we can confide. You are
the only one we can trust. Wheth-
er we succeed or fail, the excite
ment which you now perceive in
me will be equally allayed."
IT am anxious to oblige you In
any way" replied; "but do you
mean to say that this Internal
beetle has any connection with
your expedition into the hills?"
at has"
Then, Legrand, l can become a
party to no such absurd proceed
ing"
81 am sorry-very sorry-for
we shall have to try 1t by our
selves"
"Try 1t by yourselves! The man
is surely mad!-but stay!-how
long do you propose to be absent?'
Probably all night. We shall
start Immediately, and be back. at
all events, by sunrise"
And you will promise me, upon
your honor, that when this freak
of yours is over, and the bug bust
ness (good GodD settled to your
satisfaction, you will then return
home and follow my advice i'm
plicitly, as that of your physi-
cian?"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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Front street, was pulling ~
stakes for Seattle.
20. e. Heintz and Rufus C.
Holman, the industries committed
called on Manager Blair.
1.-TWO thoughts were In the
minds of Heintz and Holman:
either Manager Blair needed
money and could not borrow 1t
in Portland, or else the local mar
ket was not patronizing the North
west Lead & Machinery Co.
mo; he did not need money.
No; he could not complain OF local
patronage and cooperation.
"Why, then, was he quitting
Portland for Seattle?
1.-THE Northwest Lead & Ma
chinery Co. makes lead pipe OF
many sizes. 1t is, in addition,
agent for the Bunker Hill smell
ter of Kellogg, Idaho. selling pig
lead in the Northwest. Alaska and
the Orient.
"'And, Manager Blair explain
ed. Portland has no shipping. l
must send my pipe and my pig
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alarmed me and strengthened the
suspicious already entertained.
His countenance was pale even to
ghastliness, and his deep-set eyes
glared with unnatural luster.
After some inquiries respecting his
health, l asked him, not knowing
what better to say IL he had yet
obtained the scarabaeus from
Lieutenant G..
ooh, yes" he replied, coloring
violently. 81 got it from him the
next morning. Nothing should
tempt me to part with that scar
abaeus. Do you know that Jupi-
ter is quite right about it,"
"In what way" | asked, with a
sad foreboding at heart.
"In supposing it to be bug of
real gold" He said this with an
air OF profound seriousness, and I
felt inexpressibly shocked.
This bug is to make my for
tune" he continued, with a tri-
umphant smile; ito reinstate me
in my family possessions. Is it any
wonder, then, that prize it? Since
Fortune has thought fit to bestow
1t upon me, l have only to use 1t
properly, and l shall arrive at the
gold of which it is the index.
Jupiter. bring me that scara-
baeus!"
What! de bug, massa? I'd rud-
der not go fer trubble dat bug;
you mus git him for your own
self"
Hereupon Legrand arose, with
a grave and stately air, and
brought me the beetle from a glass
case In which it was enclosed. 1t
was a beautiful scarabaeus, and,
at that time, unknown to natural
ists-of course a great prize from
a scientific point of view. There
we're two round black spots near
one extremity of the back, and a
long one near the other. The
scales were exceedingly hard and
lglossy, with all the appearance Of
FURNISHED gold. The weight of
the insect was very remarkable,
and, taking all things into consid-
Grafton, l could hardly blame Jup-
tier for his opinion respecting it,;
but what to make of Legrand's
concordance with that opinion, /
could not, for the life OF me, tell.
Il sent for you," said he, in a
grandiloquent tone, when / had
completed my examination of the
BEETLE, 81 sent for you that I might
have your counsel and assistance
in furthering the views of Fate
and the bug"
my dear Legrand," cried. in
terrupting him, you are certain
lily unwell, and had better use some
little precautions. You shall go to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
CHAPTER II,
The Letter.

It was about a month after this
(and during the interval l had
seen nothing of Legrand) when I
received visit at Charleston from
his man, Jupiter. l had never
seen the good old negro look so
dispirited, and l feared that some
serious disaster had befallen my
friend.
well, Jup," said I, what is
the matter now?-how is your
master?"
why, to speak de troof, mas
sa, him not so berry well as
mought be-"
mot we'll. am truly sorry to
hear it. What does he complain
Off"
Oar! dots the never plain
Of nothin'-but him berry sick for
all dat"
VERY sick, Jupiter!-why
didn't you say so at once? Is he
confined to bed?"
mo, dat he aint!-he amt find
nowhar-dat's just what de shoe
pinch-my mind is got to be berry
hebby bout poor Massa WILL"
Jupiter, l should like to I'M
derstand what it is you are talk
ing about. You say your master
is sick. Hasn't he told.you what
ails him?"
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TODAY'S,
MARKET
PRICES

o o o o O @ o O @ o o . o . o .
o WHAT RETAILERS PAY =
O o o o o @ o g y o @ o o o o q
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Golfers Article That
Called Webfoot City a
"Spinster" Starts Big
Rumpus in Metropolis
to the South.

Up to a few years ago there
was a continual argument be-
tween Tacoma and Portland as to
which was the greater seaport.
Tacoma used to maintain with
much heat that Portland was an
inland city and not port at all.
The webfooters would retort
scornfully with import and ex-
port statistics.
Also, they used to try to sup
press the news of vessels humping
the bar as they passed up or down
the river.
OF late years the inter-city ar
gument has pretty much been
dropped. But the old question Ii
right now causing more hub-bub
than ever down in the Oregon
city.
1t came about through Col
lier's Weekly running an article
in a recent issue calling Portland
"The Spinster" of the cities.
Now one Portland paper, at
least, admits that something is
wrong with that towns maritime
affairs. Following are extracts
from an editorial by the editor of
that paper, The News:
'In the '70's, SOS and COS
Portland was PORT! In those
days the clipper ships, Portland
owned and Portland-manned, sail
cd forth from this port to the
seven seas. They brought back
rich cargoes.
sit was part Of the education
of the young man of Portland
then to voyage to the Sandwich
islands, to Europe, to the Orient,
In Portland ship.
"In nearly every home you
could find camphorwood chests,
teakwood tables, heather gods Of
ivory and jet, and the thousand
and one gimcracks that seafaring
men like to bring home from
'furrin' parts.
where is the maritime glory of
Portland now?
so far as l have been able to
discover, there Is not a dollar of
Portland money invested in deep
sea bottoms.
Manufacturing and shipping
are inter-dependent.
ships must have cargoes, ind
manufacturers must have ships.
THE other day it was brought
to the attention Of the chamber
OF commerce that the Northwest
Lead q Machinery company, 81
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A SHELL
INQUIRY
Omitted Press Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 2S.
vigorous attack on Pres
ident Wilson's stupid doctrine of
supine secretiveness that the
American people must be kept in
ignorance" Senator Frsylinghus-
en-, New Jersey, today forced
passage of his resolution demand
ing an inquiry into the accident
aboard the American liner Mon
golia when two Red Cross nurses
were killed.
"Pitiless publicity is what is
needed" Frelinghuysen declared.
"To fight this war successfully
we must have the help Of every
man and woman in the United
States. To get this help they
must know what is going on"
The senate naval committee
was named to prosecute the inves-
tigation on the Mongolia and 9th
er accidents aboard American
ships due to defective ammuni-
ton.
This is no one man war;" said
Senator Freylinghusen. 1T is not
the presidents war. 1t is not the
war departments war. 1t is the
war Of the American people and
they have the right to know what
is going on.
1.-THE pitiless publicity of the
papers of Lord Northcliffe is what
IS responsible for the transforma-
tion of England from the begin
ming until the English people are
now a powerful fighting ma
chine"
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fensive at any little brusquerie of
mine; but no, that is improbable.
Since l saw you I have had
great cause for anxiety. I have
something to tell you, yet scarce
ly know how to tell 1t. or whether
l should tell 1t at all.
II have not been quite we'll for
some days past, and poor old Jup-
tier annoys me. almost beyond en-
durance, by his well-meant atten-
tions. Would you believe 1.-THE
had prepared a huge stick, the
other day, with which to chastiss
me for giving him the slip, and
spending the day, solus, among the
hills ON the mainland. l verify
believe that my Ill looks alone
saved me a flogging.
II have made no addition to my
cabinet since we met.
III you can, in any way, make
1t convenient, come over with Jup-
tier. Do come. / wish to see you
tonight. upon business of import
ance. / assure you that 1t Is of
of the highest Importance. Ever
yours, WILLIAM LEGRAND."
There was something In the tone
of this note which gave me great
uneasiness. It's whole style diff
fered materially from that of Le-
grand. What could he be dream
ing Of? What new crochet pos
sessed his excitable brain? What
business of the highest import
ance" could he possibly have to
transact? Jupiter's account OF
him BODIED no good. l dreaded lest
the continued pressure of misfor-
tune had, at length, fairly unset
tied the reason Of my friend.
Without a moments hesitation
therefore. l prepared to accom-
lpany the negro.
Upon reaching the wharf, I no.
ticed a scythe and three spades
all apparently new, lying in the
bottom of the boat in which we
were to embark.
What is the meaning of all
this, Jup?" l inquired.
Him syfe, massa, and spade. y
/ VERY true; but what are they
doing here?"
Him de syfe and de spade what
Massa Will sis pom my buying for
his in de town, and de debbil's
lown lot of money I had to glib fol-
EN-"
But what, in the name Of al
that is mysterious, is your Masss
VIII going to do with scythe ant
lspades?"
Oats more dan I know, ant
debbil take me If I don't b'lievt
tits more dan he know, too. Blu
it's all cum OBJ de bug"
Finding that no satisfaction was
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to be obtained of Jupiter, whose
whole intellect seemed TO be alb
sorbed by ode bug" now stepped
into the boat, and made sail. With
a fair and strong breeze we soon
ran into the little cove to the
|northward Of Fort Moultrie, and
a walk of some two miles brought
us to the hut. 1t was about three
in the afternoon when we arrived.
|Legrand had been awaiting us in
Eager expectation.
He grasped my hand with a
nervous empressment which
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THE Gold Bug
BY Edgar Allen Poe

why, massa, faint WORT while
| for to git mad about de matter
Massa VIII say noffin at all amt
de matter wild him-but den what
make him go about looking dis
here way, wild be head down and
he soldiers up, and as white as a
gose? And den he keeps a syphon
all de time"
Keeps a what, JUPITER"
Keeps a syphon wild de figgurs
on de slate-de queerest figgurs
ebber did see. Ise gettin' to be
skeered, tell you. Hab for to
keep mighty tight eye pom him
mowers. fodder day he glib me
slip fore de sun up and was gone
the whole OBJ de blessed day.
had a big stick ready cut for to
glib him deuced good beating when
he did come-but Ise SIGH fool
dat I hadn't de heart arter all
he looks SO berry poorly"
"Eh?-what?-ah, yes!-upon
the whole / think you had better
not be too severe with the poor
fellow-don't flog him, Jupiter
he can't very we'll stand it-but
can you form no idea of what has
occasioned this illness, or, rather,
this change of conduct? Has any
thing unpleasant happened since
saw you?"
mo, massa, dey amt bin noffin
unpleasant since dent was fore
den I'm feared-'t was de berry
day you was dare"
How? What do you mean?"
why, massa, l mean de bug
dare now"
'The what?"
DE bug-I'm berry sartain dat
Massa Will bin bit somewhere
bout de head by dat gool-bug."
And what cause have you, Jup-
tier, for such a supposition?"
CLAWS enuff, massa, and mouff,
too. l nebber did see SIGH a
deuced bug-he kick and he bite
every ting what cum near him.
Massa Will cotch him fuss, but
had for to let him go gin mighty
quick. / tell you-den was de
time he must ha' got de bite. !
didn't like de look OBJ de bug
mouff, myself, nohow, SO
wouldn't take hold OBJ him wild my
finger, but cotch him wild piece
OF paper dat found. l wrap him
up in de paper and stuff piece
of 1t in he mouff-dat was de
way"
and you think, then, that your
master was really bitten by the
beetle, and that the bite made him
sick?"
81 don't think noffin' about it
/ nose it," answered Jup. what
make him dream bout de goole SO
much, IL faint cause he bit by the
goole-bug? Use heerd bout dem
goole-bugs fore dis"
But how do you Xnow he
dreams about gold?" I asked.
How I know? why, cause he
talk about It in he sleep-dats
how I nose"
well, Jup, perhaps you are
right; but to what fortunate cir.
cumstance am I to attribute the
honor of a visit from you today
What de matter, NASSAU"
did you bring any message
from Mr.. Legrand?"
mo, massa, l bring dis herr
pissel;" and here Jupiter handed
me a note which ran thus:
my DEAR -
why have T~not seen you fol
so long a time? / hope you hav,
not been so foolish as to take of
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ably hiking for his daily mail.
At 4:30 he's fussing up and
brushing up his clothes and kit.
At $50 he's on parade, under
the eye of his superiors.
At $50 he's just sitting down
to demolish his dinner.
At 1880 he's visiting with his
fellow rockies.
At $3.50 he's In barracks, study
ing army textbooks.
At $50, If study is done, he's
reading or writing.
At 1890 he's putting out the
light, with nothing to do till to-
morrow
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At 1880 he's on the hike.
At $3.50 he's going through the
infantry drill.
At $50 he's learning how to
fire his small arms.
At 1890 he's receiving instruc-
ton in signaling.
At 1870 he's polishing up his
kit and whetting his appetite.
At 1890 he's filling the cooks
heart with great dismay.
At 1880 he's listening to the
daily lectures and instructions.
At 2:30 he's going through
drill movements, or he's on guard
duty.
At $3.50 he's off duty and prob
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Especial to The Times)
PRESIDIO, San Francisco.
May 28.-Lucky is the rookie in
the officers training camp who
can say. about $50 or 10 p. m,
nothing to do till sun-up!"
That means he has time to drop
line to the folks at home before
the bugler sounds TAPS" through
the parade-ground megaphone.
Day begins here at $50, with
the first call.
Job follows job then in rapid
order. eating being included
among the Jobs.
At $3.50 the prospective officer
Is engrossed In his breakfast.
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Gets Cash For
Bob Cat Skins

Mrs. Orville Shaw of Electron
brought four bob cat skins in the
county auditors office Monday
morning and was given IS apiece
bounty for them. Mrs. Shaw is
a lover of out-of-doors, and spends
a good deal of her time with her
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-05-29
Drill In Park

Members OF the park board
gave permission Monday to the
Junior National Guard of Tacoma
to conduct military drills on the
main roadway inside Wright park.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-02-10
NOTICE

Being unable to read all the light
meters on the first of the month,
light patrons in the resident district
will not receive statements Tor jan
uary readings but same will be in
-cluded in February statements issued
the lst of March
j. II. HICKMAN,
City Clerk.