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The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
FlRECRACKERS.
Aye Manufactured to Brighten Pagan
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Devils, Instead of American Horses.
So much has been said about the
Chinaman and the tenacity with which
he sticks to his cue that 1t seems
strange so few understand why the
average rice eater will part with life
itself before he will give up that one
long braid Of hair. Like most of the
time-honored, deep-seated customs of
any people it grows out of the pecul-
iarity of their religious belief, and
according to Chinese theology, with
its myriads of gods and devils, the way
to the celestial paradise is reached
only after tedious pilgrimage, COM
pared to which the terrors of the Chill
koot Pass or the tungles of Africa are
pitifully insignificant. At one point
in this journey the Chinaman believes
that he will have to cross a chasm
over which, for bridge, there is moth
ing but a blade Of the finest steel,
edged sharper than Saladins scimiter.
The chasm is too wide to be jumped
over, the sword is too sharp to walk
on even with the thick -soled Chinese
sandals, and the only hope is the
ability Of the pilgrim to interpose his
cure between his feet and the cruel
edge. No cue; no paradise! No won
der the poor Mongolian sticks to his
cue. Another bit of Chinese lore is
now almost forgotten. Before the
AmericakS began the manufacture of
frecrackers they were imported from
China. The packages bore strange
inscriptions. which told that they were
not intended to celebrate the ami
versary of the declaration of independ
ence, but that the crackers were fred
to scare away some Of the many devils
that are as thick in China as bubonic
bacilli in the plague stricken regions
of India. The Inscriptions Of the pack
ages tell the kind Of devils the crack
ers are warranted to frighten out Of
existence.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
THE DEATH PAxn.

The model was tired, for the pose
was Q most fatiguing one. But this
was the last hour of the last day and
he had had double pay throughout the
engagement; che fortuna! He was
tall athletic fellow with handsome,
sensuous face now somewhat wan and
refined from fatigue, for he was bound
nude to one Of the wooden posts sup
porting the cabin roof-his ankles
crossed and bound with cords of twist
ed grass. his arms. slightly bent, up
lifted on either side of his head. the
wrist secured with strong wisps. Ar
rows and darts were thrust into the
wood about his head, neck and trunk,
and pile of brushwood was disposed
around his lower limbs; for the dark,
slight young man who was painting
rapidly but surely at the canvas on the
rough-hewn easel had employed him to
pose as victim of Indian torture.
The scantily furnished cabin was sit
uated in an isolated and picturesque
dell on bank of the East river. some
distance from Brooklyn. and the artist
having found it entirely to his mind
had purchased 1t at a very reasonable
rate from the late owner, who had rea-
sons for departing to region even
more remote at as early date as pos
sible. Kennedy, as the artist was
called, had sought long time for
model to his mind. however; but for
tune had thrown in his way this man,
an Italian whom he had unearthed in
New York. and persuaded to visit the
cabin daily-the persuasion having
taken the form of double fees, all ex-
penses and unlimited drink
The picture was practically finished,
save that the face was curiously ex-
pressionless and incomplete, although
the likeness was perfect
.SQ we part to-day, Carlo" said
KennedS. S.7SI suppose you will be glad
to and an easier job?"
The Italian smiled deprecatingly. but
did not answer. -
Going back to your own country,
dark-eyed. olive-cheeked signora wait
ing for you, I'll be bound. You're a
sad dog among the women. l fearI
Carlo"
The Italian leered like satyr. but
replied: "Signor, no."
Let's see, you're from Florence,
think you said; how long Is 1t since
you left?"
"signor, eleven years."
so long? Were you ever at Siena?"
"signor. no." said the Italian, with
quick. apprehensive look
Indeed? Well, perhaps you have
heard Of love tragedy which occur
red there about eleven years ago. A
friend of mine was mixed up in it,
but the assassin was never discovered.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
She Roped n Wolf

Miss Eliza Walker. who owns a stock
ranch a few miles north of this city, to-
day. brought in the scalp of large gray
timber wolf, and the story of Its capture
by a lady Is interesting. All the fall she
has been troubled with this wolf. It ap-
small ravine, filed with timber, about q
quarter of a. mile from her house, and
from this point it sailed forth in quest
of food. \ short time ago it killed a
young steer belonging to Miss Walker.
and several neighbors have lately suf-
fered similar losses. Miss Walker states
that along toward evening, as she went
out on horseback rounding up her cattle
for the night, she discovered the wolf in
a young calf in her bunch. Her only
weapon of offense was a rope attached
to her saddle. and she concluded to make
an attempt at roping the animal. This
she succeeded in doing at the first at
tempt. She then started her horse on a
run, and after she had exhausted and
subdued the animal in this way she per-
mitted the dogs to finish the job.
Wolves are especially numerous in this
section of the state this season and they
have never before been known to be so
bold.-Chamberlain Is. d. Correspond
ence MINNEAPOLIS Times.
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80 WE PART TO-DAY, CARLO.'
My friends name was Chester. He
was a fair-haired, fair-bearded Eng
lishman travelling in Tuscany, and was
happy enough to win the love of a
beautiful girl named Teresa Peri. But
she had a suitor among her own peo-
pie, one Fileppo Currini, a handsome
fellow, believe, but evil and dissolute
beyond redemption. The girl deserted
him and spurned his every advance
with loathing. Did you speak, Carlo?"
"Signor, no; I sigh-the day is
long"
"Ah. well, you will soon be freed
from your bonds, my Carlo. But to
continue; Fileppo became madly jeal-
GUS of this fair Englishman, whom he
had heard of but never seen, and he
surprised Teresa on her way to the
trysting place to plead with her again.
or threaten. perhaps. Anyhow, he
overlook her before she met her lover,
and. meeting with repulse and disdain
doubtless, thrust his stiletto through
her slender throat and fled like the
cur he was, not daring to wait for the
AIuSllbhudut WIZ dTTlVeu 10 uuu QlS
sweetheart in the death pang. The
assassin fed to the mountains border
ing the Maremma, it was said. Broken
hearted, the Englishman left the
neighborhood to search for the muir
derer. folks believed, and wandered
the world over for years, carrying with
him one souvenir Of the cowardly
crime--the deadly stiletto, which the
criminal in his haste had not plucked
from the wound. Look at it, Carlo.
He took from his pocket the weapon
of which he spoke and advanced to the
hound man. swinging 1t lightly in his
hand. Great beads Of perspiration
rolled down the Italians face, his eyes
became awfully prominent and his lips
twtched convulsively as he stammered
"Signor, the cord cuts"
Il am sorry to say that you must en-
dure 1t for a few more minutes. Carlo
i beg your pardon, Fileppo. Now
look steadily and know me at the
last for I am the Engisrman, shaven
;nd dyed to track you secretly and
surely. SO that Won may die the death
.: the beautiful girl you slew-die
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
WAT ALAnAsr1NE n.

Alabastins y the original and only dur
able VAN coating on the market. It is
entirely different from all kalsomine
preparations. Alabastine is made ready
for use IN white or twelve beautiful
tints ~ the addition of cold water. 1t is
put up IN dry powdered form, in five
pound PACKAGES, with full directions on
every package. 1t takes the place of
scaling kalsomines. wall paper and paint
for walls Aabastine can be used on
plaster. brick. wood or canvas and q
child can brush it on,
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
CHURCHES AND scHooLHoUsEs.

The interior walls of churches. school
houses and all public halls shoud never
be coated with anything but the durable
and pure Alabastine. So evident has this
fact become. that hundreds of tons are
used annually for this work. The genu-
II is clcanly during the long period Of its
usefulness Every owner of building
should use it. Ask your paint dealer or
druggist for card of tints, and write for
free copy of our paper. Alahastine Era,
to Alabastine Co., Grand Rapids Mich.
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REJECT THE JUST AS GooD.-

The dealer who tells you that he can
sell you the same thing as Alabastine
or Something just as good" either is not
posted or is trying to deceive you In Of
fering something he has bought cheap
and Is trying to sell on Alabastine's de-
mands. he may not realize the danger To
himself as well as TO you. Beware Of
all new substitutes. Dealers risk n
SUIT ,ot Dan dnmages ey sei,,ns ana consum-
Co. own the right to make and sell wall
coatings adapted to mix with cold water,
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WHAT "kALsoMINEs" ARE.

kalsomines are cheap and temporary
preparations. manufactured from whit
ing, chalks, clays, etc. They are stuck on
the wallis with decaying animal glue. Ala
oastine Il not q kalsomine. 1t Ia a rock
base cement, which sets and 1t hardens
with age 1t can be re-coated and re-
decorated without having to wash and
scrape on Its old coats. Beware of a
large four-pound package of light kalso-
mine sold to dealers for four pounds and
offered to customers as flye-pound
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

dispatch from Australia says that
new explosive called kallentine has beer
discovered. 1t Is obtained from the leave!
OF the gum tree. and has four times tn,
power of dynamite
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

The recent decree of the Court pro-
viding for the foreclosure and sale OF
the main line of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad is directly In line with
the reorganization proceedings.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Roumanig is having an unexpected boom
in Its petroleum producing lands. Already
several English. Dutch and French syndi-
Gates have been formed for the purpose of
acquiring property in the oil belt. and
some of the Syndcates have got to the
point of securing options. Prices through-
out the Kingdom are rising RAPIDLY.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Dropsy treated free by Dr. II. II.
GREEN'S Sons, of Atlanta, Ga. The great
their advertisement in another column
of this paper.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

I'VE persuaded our married daughter t.
move back from the country" "Didn't
she like 1t out there?' Yes; but she wa:
always coming into town when we wanted
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
Oh That Deliciou. Coffee.

Costs but lc per ib. to grow. salzer has
the seed; German Coffee Berry, pkg l5c
Java Conee pkg. 1bc. Salzer's New Am
erican Chicory lbc. Cut this out and send
lSc for any OF above packages or send
soc ana get all pkgs, and great Cata-
lokuo Tree to JOHN A. SALZER SEED
co.. Ia Crosse. Wis. Iw.n.
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How's ThisI

VIC offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
ease OF Catsrrh that cannot be cured by Halls
CAtarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY CO., Toledo O
We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last is years and believe him
perfectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able to carry out any ohliga-
tons msde by their firm.
West Truax. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,
@; Walding. kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Cntarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood nnd mucous surfaces
o. the system. Testimonials sent free. Price
NC per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Hall's Family Pills are the best
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Mrs. Windows soothing syrup
for ShtdrSn teethtnR the gums reduces inAm
nation, ,ailays pain. collie. bottle
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

isn't Maud n rather uncertain friend?'
MOT at all; whenever she comes to see
me know she wants something"
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Hamilton Mabie classes Kipling with
Shakespeare" Nothing wrong about
that: there are always two ends to a
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Did that English traveller say he woul,
shake the dust of America from hi
shoesT mo; he said his valet would d
1t for him.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

FITS rermauently Cured II fits pervousnes after
first days use Of Dr. klines Great Nerve Restorer.
send for FREE 400 trial bottle and treatise
DR. X H. KLINE Ltd, 03l Arch St.. Philadelphia. Pa
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
Plumstesd, Kent, England, Nov. 8, 1895.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

What makes Dickie's cough so bad this
morning?" 1T is nearly time for him to
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Health for Ten Cents.
Cascarets make bowels and kidneys act
naturally, destroy microbes, cure headache,
billiousness and constipation. All druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

What a sanguine disposition your VIII
has? Yes; she never lets up when she
has decided what ought to do"
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sMIrnBuRo NEWS

Smithburg, Miss, Jan. TO-
Christmas passed off very quiet
~ in this community.
Several Of tho young people oi
this community attended social
entertainment at Mr.. Willie Sim
mons of Slmmongyille last Satur-
day night rhey report that II
was quite an enjoyable affair.
The wedding bells are begin
ming TO ring, II all rumors are
true we shall soon have a wed.
ding in this section. | think / can
give you full particulars noxt
week.
Mr.. Arnold fortinbery visited
relatives in Magnolia this week.
Mrs. B. w. Morris and son.
Dock, Of Magnolia were visitors
Of Mr.. and Mrs w. j. Eortinbery
last Saturday and Sunday
Rev. J. II. Lano, Of Eastrork
has beens called TO supply tho
church Of this place for this year,
and is expected to preach his first
sermon. We bespeak for him
hearty welcome and a large
crowd to hear him.
Mr.. Eddie Forlinberry spent
last week at home taking an in
voice Of the stock OF goods Of his
and his father's store. Mr..
Webster Fortinberry has bought
the entire stock and will open q
store shortly at his home.
Prof. Lee visited our school
last week. We were very sorry
that he was sick and could not
stay long. We hope to see him
Lack again soon.
Our school is getting along very
nicely. The enrolment has
reached about one hundred. We
have several boarders. The pu-
pills are doing excellent work.
The farmers Of this community
seem to be greatly concerned
about what kinds Of crops to
plant. The low price Of cotton
have shown them that 1t is not
very profitable to hire hunds and
make cotton. ] notice several
have planted large oat crop.
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A MARKET FOR PORK.

The traffic in hogs is atthis time
quite brisk and corn fed animals
are numerous, selling at 5 cents.
Hardly day passes but GroYes
Of hogs are driven into the city
to be disposed Of. Farmers assert
thar they can more easily raise
hogs at 5 cents than cotton at the
same price. Merchants are dis
cussing methods for opening
profitable market for swine. One
thing Is certain, porkers will for
q long time to come commandlas
fat prices as their fat condition
suggests. There is money in
hogs. Grenada Sentinel.
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EPIDEMIC OF MENINGITIS.

Shaqulak, Jan. 10.-An unus-
ual amount OF fatal sickness has
been prevailing in and about
Wahalal, O station cf The Mobile
and Ohio road, seven miles south
Of this Iplace. Within the past
two weeks no less than seven
cases have terminated fatally.
The disease at first was thought to
be broncho-pneumonia, with
other complications. AS many
as four negroes in one family
had died with it. DIR. j. A. Per-
ny Of this place was called there
yesterday to see Mrs. John
O'Brien, in consultation with the
local doctor, and he diagnosed
the case as Enthusiastically men,
nights in its worse form. Great
effort was required to restrain
her. But little hope is enter7
tained OF her recovery.
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can be raised


can be raised
we further disal
OF the newspap4es
pondents, who claim
FOR the south under
prices Of our staple Gro
hesitatingly say that on
trary, under present condE
the cotton farmer and plante
be bankrupted, and in a ssSsrg
term OF years will be an alien
from his home.
9th, That we request Hon. r.
A. McLain, member Of congress
from this congressional district,
and Hons. II. d. Money and w.
V. Sullivan, senators from this
state, TO use their untiring efforts
and influence to have passed a
law making il crime 10 deal in
options in futures.
The meeting was then ad iress-
ed by Hon. Il. A. Mcdowell in a
speech abounding in good advice
to the farmers Of his old county,
Amite.
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BANK OFFICERS ELECTED.

McComb City, Jan. THE
Citizens Bank, a new and flotr-
ishing institution, elected the fol-
lowing officers and directors at a
meeting held today: o. b. Quin,
president; c, G.. Jarvis, vice pres
ident; T. w. James, cashier; F.
G. Lueg, N. Spies, VIM. Trafton,
p. e. Quin, directors.
Ground has been broken for the
water works, and an up to date
system will be completed at an
early date. Plans FOR a complete
drainage and sewerage system
will also be put in In the near fu-
ture.
AT meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the McComb City Bank,
held to-day, the following officers
and directors were elected: Capt.
J. j. White, president; W. r..
CASTOR, cashier; Capt. j. j.
White, j. w. Johnson, M. p.
Mills, Col. George M. Govan, w.
w. Robertson, w. r. CASTOR,
Jeff p. Harrell, B. A. Heidenrich
and C. c. Foote, directors. The
bank is on a substantial footing
and declared a dividend Of 10 per
cent.
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of peace, which went e the sem
ate last week, will in due t'me
receive the necessary number Of
voies 10 rat.fy it, with number
to spare, but i does not neces-
sarily follow that the senate will,
in the meantime, consent to be
muzzled. This was fully dem
onstrated when the senate adopt
ed, over the vigorous protest of
Senator Davis, Chairman of the
committee on foreign relations,
and late peace commissioner,
Senator Hoar' s resolution calling
upon the president, if not incom-
patable with public interests, to
send to the senate copies of all
instructions given to the peace
commissioners, and of all cores
pondence with the commissioners
during their stay in Paris. The
sehate took the ground that it
ought to have this information
before voting on the treaty.
The boys who tried to eat the
"embalmed' beef issued to
them in Cuba and Porto Rico will
have to read the testimony of
Alger-controlled army officers in
order to find out what elegant
beef that was, and how mistaken
they were in finding fault with it.
A man who was in both places
and who knew what he was talk
ing about remarked: "The tes-
timony Of some of these officers
isquite as nauseatiug TO mea that
embalmed beef was.
There are reasons for the belief
that dickering with Agunaldo cost
b. SpencerPratt, the position Of
United States consul at Singa-
pore, to which Robt. A. Moseley,
jr., Of Alabama, has been nom
mated. Pratt was largely re-
sponsible for Aguinaldo's being
taken to Manila by Admiral Dew
ey, a fact Of which he boasted in
recently published official cor
.respondence. II is stated that
Pratt resigned his position, but
he was probably officially invited
to do so.
As a rule, democrats in con-
gress decline to discuss, for pub
licati IN, tthe statement against
silver and in favor Of expansion,
made by Mr.. Richard Croker,
head Of the Tammany organiza-
ton, further than to say chat they
accept Mr.. Croker's assertion
that the statement was made as
his individual opinion; and that
as such il is worth no more than
the opinion Of any other individ-
ual democrat Of equal prominence
Privately, a number of them
have expressed the opinion. that
SO far as anything he can accom-
plish by going to the democratic
national convention, is concern
ed Mr.. Croker might just as we'll
stay at home.
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for it but themselves. Cobe says
that the Lord had to make poor
folks to keep rich folks in money
and SO Cobe is content in being
| poor, for it Is the Lord S will,
| 4 know folks who have never
planted q fruit tree and who will
not even plant a garden. Pow
erly makes some folks shifty and
others indifferent and despairing.
There is an old negro woman
comes to our house every Satur-
day and brings us a gallon of big
hominy-old- fashioned lye hom-
my, and it is a luxury. We pay
her 10 cents for it and she has
seven ether customers. One peck
of corn that costs her 10 cents
makes four pecks Of hominy, for
which she gets S1.20, and that
makes her a good living.
| read in the last Home and
Farm about a successful expert
ment in growing ginseng, and If
| was farmer | would try it.
This was in Kentucky. where a
man planted it in a we'll shaded
forest OF beech and dogwood and
gum trees, and it grew both from
the seed and the roots that he
planted and gave him a good
crop. Its market price is 50 a
pound. know that it could be
grown in this mountainous re-
gion, among the foothills. /
know a good farmer who makes
money growing turnips for their
seed, and he sells all his crop to
Peter Henderson, OF New York,
and Peter Henderson sells it back
10 us at 500 per cent profit. Any
smart, industrious woman could
make money right here by grow
ing roses and dollhouse plants.
Our people send off lots Of money
for such things and some ofthem
are no account when they get
here.
Nobody around here has ever
raised any asparagus to sell, but
they buy il in Atlanta at 25 cents
bunch and bring it. home, or
they buy it canned from the gro-
Ger at 35 cents. a man in Mari
eta grows il by the acre for the
Atlanta market and makes bip
money. Why not grow it here?
Shifty is the right word--we
must be shifty il we would keep
up with the progress Of the times.
Wit and wisdom are very noble
qualities, but necessity is the
mother Of invention and contriv-
ance. We must get out OF the
old ruts and learn Of our North
eyn brethren. New England girls
sit around the fire every night
and plait straw for hats and bon
nets and baskets and chair bot
toms, and they have a good time
talking about their nabors and
naborhood news. Why shouldn t
our girls learn photography and
have a gallery in every town? It'll
is beautiful art and peculiarly |
fitted for woTnen--pretty young
women who can talk their pa
irons into a pleasing expression |
and can pose the little children
and arrange the young man 8
necktie so nicely. II | was poor,
smart, pretty girl, and no man |
wanted me that l wanted, ri
would take some lessons in pho
tography and open a shop. II
thought that tho girls wore
crowding the young men out of |
good many places, for they are
smart and quick and don't drink
or smoke, and am amazed and |
indignant to read that 200 Of |
them have been turned out ofl
employment by q great railroad |
company in Chicago. I DON'T
understand that. / hope Mrs. |
Lowe viii investigate it.-Billl
Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
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STRAYED. Nov. s, one Jersey
milch cow, unmarked, long tail,
black bush. Inlor1nation leading
to her recovery Willie thankfully
receiyed. MRs q. q. MOORE,
Magnolia, Miss.