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CONVICTS ON
THEIR HONOR
They Do Excellent Work In
Road Building
EXPERIMENTS SUCCESSFUL,
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The National Committee on Prison La
bor Receives Reports From Various
States Indicating That the Honor
System Produces Good Results.
The practice of putting convicts on
their honor, especially prisoners who
are at work constructing or repairing
highways, lias been started in several
states and is meeting with much suc
cess, according to reports received by
the national committee on prison la
bor. North Dakota. Oregon, New Jer
sey, Michigan, Ohio and Colorado arc
among the states where the honor sys
tom has been developed to its highest
degree. Under the laws of North Da
kota the board of control may employ
convicts on the public highways, their
expenses to be paid by the respective
counties in which they work. The law
stipulates that the prisoners perform
their duties under the supervision of
skilled laborers, who act as guards;
but, so far as possible, the law do
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CONVICTS AT WORK ON COLORADO HOADS
(IN CIRCLE); ALSO ROAD BUILT BY THEM.
dares, the convicts are to be placed
on their honor. Another feature of
North Dakota’s prison laws is worded
as follows:
"Each short time convict worked
upon said state roads shall receive a
credit upon his time of ten days for
each thirty days that he shall faith
fully and diligently work upon said
state roads, and in case of convicts
serving life sentences such privileges
shall be given them as in the judgment
of the warden is proper, but in case
that any convict fails to do faithful
and efficient work or attempts to es
cape he shall forfeit all or as many of
said credits as in the judgment of the
warden shall be proper.”
Of 275 convicts who were worked
under the honor system in Ohio only
eighteen—less than 7 per cent—attempt
ed to escape, according to the report
of Preston E. Thomas, warden of the
Ohio state penitentiary. While these
men were thus employed there was no
barrier except their own honor between
them and freedom. Of the eighteen
men who broke faith, all but seven
were caught and returned to the pris
on, so that the percentage of those who
failed to serve their full sentences was
only 2 Vi- This record, says Warden
Thomas, compares favorably with
trusts in the outside world.
Also in Michigan, where all persons
convicted of drunkenness or vagrancy
are sentenced to work on the roads in
stead of to jail, the practice of trusting
prisoners has been found successful.
Not only that. but. according to W
M. Bryant, good roads commissioner of
Michigan, the sentencing of convicts
to work on the highways tends to elim
inate much petty crime. It was in
Colorado, under Warden Thomas J
Tynan, that the honor system was
first employed rfmong prisoners at work
on the highways, and it is in that
state and Oregon that the system has
been most extensively developed. Gov
ernor West of Oregon, in a statement
to the national committee on prison
labor concerning the honor system
among prisoners at work on the roads,
said;
“Our road gangs are made up of from
fifteen to twenty-five men, with a free
man as foreman, who lives and woiks
with his crew. His word is law in
camp, and his report as to conduct of
the prisoners carries great weight with
the prison officials. It is most essen
tial. therefore, that great care be ex
crc-ised in the selection of these fore
men. We have had unexpected suc
cess in the operation of our road gangs.
Some have been maintained as far as
300 miles from the prison, and nearly
all In the hills and mountains, where
every opportunity was given to escape.
At first we lost a number of men. due
largely to the novelty of the plan and
unjust newspaper criticism, which
made many of them fear the abandon
ment of the policy and their return to
prison. There has been less newspa
per criticism of late, and the public,
seeing the merits of the system, is ac
cepting it as a settled policy.”
BUILDING POULTRY HOUSES,
Light, Ventilation and Sanitation Are
Important Considerations.
By WILLIAM F. SCHOPPE,
Assistant poultryman Montana agricul
tural experiment station.
Poultry houses are generally divided
into two classes, the small colony
house and the large stationary house.
Colony houses are usually built on
runners and ian be easily moved from
place to place. They are used where
the birds are allowed free range. This
keeps them on eteau ranges and sup
plies an abundance of fresh green
food.
The large stationary houses are used
where a considerable number of birds
are to be kept on a small area of
ground.
As sunshine is very necessary to the
health of the poultry, the houses should
be arranged so as to admit the greatest
possible amount.
Ventilation is another very important
factor to be considered. It makes little
difference how the poultry house is
ventilated so long as it is thoroughly
done and a draft does not blow on the
fowls.
The straw loft furnishes a very eon
venient and successful method of venti
lation. Its greatest drawback is that
the straw collects a large amount of
dust and dirt. If straw is used it
should be cleaned every year or two
and the house thoroughly disinfected
before the clean straw is put in. In
ventilating a house with straw, boards
or poles are laid loosely across at the
desired height and about two or three
feet of straw is laid ou these poles.
There should be a window at each end
6f the loft and these should be left
open at all times.
The dirt floor is the cheapest and.
some authorities claim, the best. It is.
however, easily contaminated by dis
eases, is hard to keep clean and fresh,
and unless thoroughly drained it is
damp in addition to the other disad
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A SEMI-OPEN FRONT HOUSE.
vantages. If the dirt floor is used, from
four to six inches of the surface should
be removed every year and replaced by
fresh earth. In addition, it should be
spaded up at least once each year and
sprinkled with lime.
The concrete floor is the most expen
sive. but when once built it is perma
nent. It is easily cleaned and disin
fected. but is very hard on the feet of
the birds. This disadvantage may be
easily overcome by covering the floor
with a thick coating of dirt, which
should be cleaned out and removed at
least once a year. If a concrete floor
is to be built the foundation must be
very firm. In making it the dirt should
be removed to the depth of about one
foot, the excavation filled from six to
eight inches with large stones, then
covered with coarse gravel and about
four inches of cement laid on this
foundation. This gives a good drain
age and keeps the cement floor dry.
Wood floors are more commonly used
since they are cheap and easily laid.
With such floors the building should be
set on a foundation of rough stone or
cement or on posts one to three feet
above the ground.
Helping Indian Farmers.
Agriculture among the Indians is be
ing made a feature of the work of
some of the county agents in the west
ern states In Thurston county. Neb.,
the local agent has brought about co
operation between his association and
the local Indian department. The In
dian farmers come to him with their
problems and are accorded the same
treatment as the white men.
BEES AND POLLINATION.
It has been a matter of doubt until
recently as to just what agencies were
responsible for cross pollination in ap
ple orchards. It was thought that the
wind was a factor as well as the
honeybees and other insects. It has
been proved, however, that the wind
has very little to do in aiding cross
pollination and that honeybees, wild
bees and other insects are very neces
sary for the transference of pollen.
To determine the importance of the
honeybee and other insects as factors
in cross pollination an experiment was
carried on by the Kansas experiment
station under the direction of James
W. McCulloch, assistant entomologist
Wind was not considered in the test,
because it was found th:it wherever
apples were grown far from an apiary
only a small amount of fruit was
grown.
It was found that tame bees were
the predominating insects visiting the
flowers. They visited the trees from
early morning until sundown. Cloudy
or windy weather seemed to reduce
their number, and they did not begin
flying until after the dew had left the
trees.
COFFEE ronvTY PROGRESS. DOUGLAS. GA.,
ROBBING THE COAL PILE.
Smoke That Goes Up the Chimney Is
Fuel Thrown Away.
Tor the benefit of any one who may
not see the analogy between a robbed
coal pile and a smoking chimney it
may be briefly and simply explained.
The visible part in smoke is nearly
all carbon, either as soot or cinder, and
carbon is the principal combustible
part of coal—i. e.. the useful part, the
part capable of yielding heat. Carbon
completely burned forms an invisible
gas, carbon dioxide; therefore when
ever the gases from a stack show
black they contain carbon, which indi
cates that complete combustion has
UOt taken place in the boiler furnace.
In other words, all of the available
heat In the coal has not been realized.
It is the same as though the corre
sponding part of the coal fed into the
furnace had been thrown away, for.
although it has jmssed through the
furnace, it has been thrown away up
the stack beyond recovery. Is this,
then, so very different from robbing
the coal pile?
The owner who through ignorance
allows conditions to exist which are
not favorable to the most economical
operation of his boiler furnaces, al
though he is unwittingly robbing him
self. is nevertheless stealing from his
own coal pile.—Power.
CURIOUS PIPEFISH.
The Males Have Pockets In Which
They Carry Their Young.
The kangaroo has always seemed to
have the monopoly of that convenient
way of carrying its babies in a pouch,
but it has been discovered that a fish
has the same useful receptacle, which
it uses for the same purpose. The pipe
fish. as it is called from the length of
its jaws, has a pocket on the under
side of its body nearly half its length.
It is found in the male species only and
is the only part of its body which is
unprotected by large flat plates, which
take the place of scales in its protective
armor.
If a pipefish is taken from the water
and its little ones shaken out of the
pouch back into the water they always
seem either unable or disinclined to
run away. But if the father is placed
in the water again all the small fish
immediately swim back into the pouch.
These curious little creatures have pre
hensile tails, which they use to hold on
to the seaweed to protect themselves
from being carried away by the tide.
The pipefish is similar to the small eel.
being about a foot in length and an
inch in thickness. But. unlike the eel.
it has a very long jaw and the peculiar
defensive armor already mentioned.—
New York Sun.
Fact* Versus Fancies.
Richard Le Gallienne was sympa
thizing with a young writer whose
book of poetry had been refused by
twelve publishers.
“Real lovers of poetry,’’ said Mr. L<*
Gallienne. “are unfortunately becom
ing rare. Too many people nowadays
are like the judge
“This judge was recommended by a
poetic friend to read Shelley. The
great man of the law said he supposed
he ought to read a little poetry, and,
having heard so much of Shelley, he
would try him.
“ ‘And wbat do you think of It?’ said
his friend to the judge after he had
waded through a few pages of ‘Epipsy
ehidion.’ ’lsn’t it beautiful?'
“ ‘Well, well—ob. yes. I daresay it
is.’ said the judge. ‘But what I want
to know is when are we going to get at
the facts?’ ’’—Washington Star.
The Supreme Court.
The supreme court of the United
States is supposed to be strictly non
political. free from all parties and
above all parties. It was designed by
the fathers of the constitution to act
as the “governor." or “flywheel.” of
our system of government, maintain
ing justice and right in the midst of
the wrangling factious and clashing in
terests. According to the theory, the
supreme court is to know nothing but
the constitution and the laws that are
made in pursuance thereof and in ev
ery matter that is brought up before it
to hold the balance even, regardless of
everything else.—New York American.
A Golf Outrage.
The Earl of Wemyss was on a Fife
golf course on one occasion accomp
panied by an old caddie. His lordship
got his ball on one occasion so near the
hole that to play it was. as it appeared
to him, superfluous. So he simply tip
ped it in with the toe of his boot.
The caddie revolted instanter, threw
down the clubs and looked horrified.
When he found words to speak it
was to say, “Hang it, me lord, gowf’s
gowf!”
Her Goodness.
Bridey—My wife is a very good cook.
Wise—Get out! Her mother told me
she was just taking her first lessons
when you married her. Bridey—Ex
actly. She was good enough not to
continue her lessons en me.—Philadel
phia Press.
Not to Blame.
“My dear, there's too much caloric in
this soup.”
“There; I told the cook you would
rather have it seasoned with parsley.”
—Baltimore American.
Smartness.
When people who think they are
smart meet people whom they recog
nize as smarter than themselves they
call them “disagreeable.” Detroit
News.
The thoughts of his heart, these are
the wealth of a man —Burmese Say
ing.
CAPTAIN W. B. FLETCHER.
Photo by American Press Association.
Captain William B. Fletcher is In
command of the Kansas of the Fourth
division of the Atlantic fleet. The
Kansas has twenty-four guns.
Water Power.
Few would expect to find any con
nection between a modern hydroelec
tric plant and a prayer. The connec
tion is indeed remote, but not undis
coverable. The first application of wa
ter power to mechanical purposes was
made by Buddhist priests when they
employed the energy of running
streams to the work of turning prayer
wheels. That, then, may be said to
constitute the origin of the application
of water power to perform man's la
bors, the foreshadowing of the great
industrial development now in progress
for the harnessing of the world s wa
terfalls. rivers and streams.
Sure of Herself.
“Do you think." asked the widower,
“you could learn to love my children
as you would if they were your own?”
“Oh, yes." replied ttie anxious maid
en. “I think I should care more for
them really than if they were my own.
because I shouldn’t have to worry so
much about them if they got hurt or
were sick.”—Chicago Record-Herald.
Not.
“Shall we marry, darling, or shall we
knot?” was the short and witty line an
ardent lover dispatched to the idol of
his heart.
But. where the strangeness of the
matter comes in. the girl replied: “I
shall not. You may do as you please.”
Mslicious Hint.
“Can you tell me where I am most
likely to get a good collection of fairy
tales?"
“Ask any married man.”—Baltimore
American.
Rude Boy.
Miss Flirt—. Tack told me last night
that I was his very life. Her Brother
—.lack will soon find out how uncer
tain life is.—Boston Transcript.
CAPTAIN A. P. NIBLACK.
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Photo by American Press Association.
Captain Albert P. Nibiack is in com
mand of the battleship Michigan of
the Second division of the Atlantic
fleet. The Michigan carries eight
twelve-inch guns and is a sister ship
of the South Carolina.
Stimulant Required.
Ethel—Man proposes—
Marie —Yes. but he needs encourage
ment.—Boston Transcript.
For Cows and Calve*.
Strong brine thickened with soft soap
makes a good mixture to rid cows and
calves of lice.
A QUESTION OF BREEDING.
Pure bred chickens are all
right, but the question is. Shall
the farmer make feathers and
fancy points of primary or sec
ondary importance? It is not
worth while to talk about fancy
points unless the farmer can be
shown that there is some con
nection between them and pro
ductive qualities. He is not con
cerned about such things, but he
is concerned about supplying
the market with poultry and
eggs.
A teacher in a Liverpool school was
trying to find from a tiny child the
name of his father, says the Liverpool
Post. He seemed quite unable to
think of it. so to help him she asked:
“What do you call him?"
“I call him father,"was the reply.
“Well, what does your mother call
him?”
The response was eloquent of the
manners of the neighborhood: “She
doesn't call him anything she likes
him."
ARTIFICIAL HUMAN EYES
Full back reform, nearest t<J
nature ever produced, correctly
fitted by W. R. WILSON, Optome
trist.
"Another puncture, 1 ' he said. Then ha
swore. But it wasn't a puncture. It was
a pinched tube. Inner tube had slipped
UOder edge of the easing; Never could
hav3 happened had th£ mad been using
Goodyear No-Rlm-Cut Tires, They al
ways bold tight against the rim. Have
126 braided piano wires in the bead
which do the trick. Tube can't get under.
For this and other reasons we push
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut Tires. We carry
a fresh supply at ail times, in your size
smooth tread or "All-Weather.” Drop in.
See these tires before you spend any
more money for tires.
H. M. Love & Co Douglas, Ga
The Best Company is the
Company Which Does
The Most Good, The
Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York
To the Citizens and Policy
Holders of Coffee County:
It gives me much pleasure
to advise you of the appoint
ment of
MR. B. F. LOADHOLT
as a special writer for this
county for The Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New
York.
Trusting you will give him
your patronage and thanking
you for any courtesies ex
tended him.
Very respectfully yours,
CORNELIUS F. MOSES
The National Bldg Savannah
Georgia.
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad
The Standard of Excellence in Service
Schedule, Effective Feb. 15th, 1914
Trains Leave Douglas as Follows:
EAST BOUND
Train No. 4 for Waycross and Brunswick - - 7:02 a. m
Train No. 2 for Waycross and Brunswick - - - 4:35 p. m
WEST BOUND
Train No. 3 for Atlanta and Roanoke ... 10:45 a. m
Train No. 1 for Atlanta and Birminghat. ... 9;43 p m
Trains No. 3 and 4 carry Pullman, Drawing and Sleeping cars between
Atlanta and Thomasville via Fitzgerald.
W. W. CROXTON, G. P. A. L. M. BREEN, Agent
Atlanta, Ga Douglas, Georgia
E. F. HULL, T. E. HARRIS, H. C. McFADDEN,
Agent, Douglas, Ga. Commercial Agt. Valdosta, Traffic Manager,
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RAILWAY
Schedule Corrected to February 15, 1914.
Trains Leave Douglas:
For Hzlehurst, Vidalia, Swainsboro
Midville, Augusta and intermed
points.
Trains Leave Douglas
Williacoochee, Nashville,Valdosta
Madison, Sparks, Adel, Moultrie
and intermediate points.
Trains Leave Douglas
For Broxton and intermediate
point 3
Trains Leave Douglas
For Barrows Bluff and intermed
iate points.
For long terms loans, and easy
payments, on improved city prop
erty in Douglas, Broxton, Willa
coochee and Nichoils Apply to
L. E. Heath, Douglas, Ga,
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
F. w, BART
Attorney at
Douglas, Georgia.
TURRENTINE & ALDERMAN
Dentist
Union Bank Building
Douglas, Georgia.
J. A. HURSEY
Contractor and Builder .
Douglas, Georgia.
C. A. WARD.
Attorney at Law
Lankford Building
Douglas, Georgia.
J OHN H. WILLIAMS
Lawyer
Douglas, Georgia.
G. L. TOUCHTON, M. D.
Special attention to Genito-Urin
ary and Kidney Diseases.
LANKFORD & MOORE.
Attorneys at Law
Lankford Building
Douglas, Georgia.
W. F. SIBBETT
Physician and Surgeon
Special attention given to diseases
of women.
Office Sibbett Building.
Douglas. Georgia.
DR. JAMES DeLAMAR
Office Lankford Building
Douglas, Georgia
Hours 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Sunday 9to 11 a m
No. 4 Daily 10:03 a. m.
No. 6 Daily 9:10 p. m.
No. 7 Daily 6:40 a. m.
No. 5 Daily 3:50 p. m.
No. 32 Daily 10:35 a. m.
No. 30 Daily 4:45 p. m,
No. 34 Daily Ex. Sunday
10:35 a. m.