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The Canton times., 1902-09-05
number of cattle killed was AT 900
head. This quantity was used
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number of cattle killed was Al, ,OOC
head. This quantity was used
by about 6, 600, 600 Of people, the
remainder of the entire popula
tion of about 45.000,000 belong
ing to the peasant class.
.The peasants work in the
field from sunrise to sunset. but
they never seem to be exhausted
by the long day..
"The city workers at trades
the journeymen and apprentices,
work from 6 6o'c1ock in the morn.
ing to 9 or 10 at night. They
work in a more leisurely manner
than in this country. however,
stopping every hour or two To
lie down for smoke. Their
pipes are so small that they hold
only two or three whiffs of tobac
CO, but that is sufficient to rest
them, and the few minutes OF
cheerful chat reireshes them
They are not as rugged as tne
country people, partly because
they eat more rice than barley.
.The work of the factory hands
is regulated by the government.
Their day is from eight TO ten
hours, including time for meals.
They eat eggs and barley, as they
wish. Wheat is seldom eaten by
the poorer classes in the city.
Sometimes the have it, but never
oftenef than once a week. The
runners eat about the same diet,
perhaps with a large proportion
of barley.
THAT the average diet is well
adapted to nourishing the whole
body seems certain. from the
fact that strong teeth and abun-
dant hair are characteristic OF all
classes. Badness is a rarity,
and the people retain their teeth
to old age.
The Canton times., 1902-09-05
AN UP-To-DATE CATECHISM

@. WHAT'S the chief end Of
man?'. ~ u f' 's'F
"A. To get;a living.
@. What do you understand by
a living I?
A. Millions of dollars.
@. How shall these be OBJ
tanned?
A. Ii man is not born to
millions and can't marry them,
he must make them, by hook OF
by cook. If girl is not born to
them, she must marry them.
@. What is the value OF
money?
A. 1t is more precious than
the souls of men.
Q. BY what rule should we
govern our lives?
A. The Golden Rule.
Q, Win you repeat its
A. "Do unto yourself whatso-
ever you would have others do
unto you,
O. What should be our morn
ing prayerf
A. Keep me this day from
making a fool of myself. "
O. What beautiful quality
should be manifestin all the deal
inos of men2
The Canton times., 1902-09-05
How does men rate style?

y
A. AS something more to be
desired in woman than virtue.
@. What do we, understand by
the divine command that W have
charity. one toward another.
A. The possession of that
kindly spirit which prevents one
coming down too hard on the
other, because we remember hav-
ingdone the same thing ourselves.
@. What is recorded of the
successful
A. They shall be held in ever
lasting remem brance.
@. What is required by those
who would succeed in, life?
A. Absolute belief in ones in
fallibility; no consideration for
Others and no act to stranger
that can be mistak ken for courtesy.
@. Is gentle breeding bar to
success?
A. Unquestionably.
@. Explain this, please.
A.. In 3 woman it is considered
designing; in man, improper.
@. Against what insidious
vice should we constantly guard
A. The safety pin habit.
The Canton times., 1902-09-05
WON'T EAT FRIENDS.

M. Zumoto, editor of the Japa-
nese Times, Toxic, who is now
visiting this country, said: Bar
ley is the staple food for fully
b per cent of the population OF
Japan-that is, the peasantry, /,
second in Importance are vege-
tables, and fish comes third.
There is a general impression
IN this country that the Japanese
live on rice, but that is not the
case. The peasant or small far
mer raises rice, barley and
wheat, but sells the rice to the
cities.
Barley is far more, nutritious
than rice, and the country people
are sturdy, long.lived class,
among whom people 80 years of
age are frequently found, while
" and 80 years are usual. Most
oil the soldiers who have been do
ing such good service in China
and Manchufia are from this
class, and it would be difficult to
md more hardy and enduring
people.
In the merchant and official
class and the nobility the diet
differs in the substitution of rice
Tor barley, the use OF more fish
and the addition of meat to a GER,
tam extent. The peasant eat no
meat, because they regard cattle
with great affection as their
friends and helpers. They would
no more think Of eating the flesh
oil COW or Ok. without which
tnelr farming would be impossi-
ole, than your people would eat a
pet animal. This feeling may be
.he result, in a measure of their
buddhistic religion whose teach
ings are most humble.
Some idea Of the small pro-
portion that flesh food bears to|
.ne entire diet may be gained
ifon the fact that in 1899 the
The Canton times., 1902-09-05

According to a Simpson county
citizen who was in the city last
night, only six families are now
left in westville, the former coun-
ty seat, and the town promises to
join the'long list of obsolete CON-
munities in Mississippi. Men
denhall, the new seat of govern
ment. is steadily growing. and
the latest industry is a $25. 600
mercantile concern which will be
managed by Mr.. w. NJ. Dorr.
formerly Of Westville. jackson
clarion-Ledger, 2.
The Canton times., 1902-09-05

Patented and unpatented Inven-
tions Bought and Sold. Lucss
4 Co, st. Louis. Mo. 16
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Millinery---Second Floor Opposite Elevater.

rection since that time, and there are some who still hope that by deep drilling the Bullock survey will prove a good oil field. But the day Of inflated prices for land has passed and speculators are rush. ing around wildly as they did few months ago.
 Beaumont has settled down. and if the oil fields hold out as all experts seem to think they will, the citizens hope that it will become the manufacturing town that such cheap fuel right at home ought to make 1t. Already there is a movement to have Congress to appropriate money to deepen the channel of the Neches River. so as to enable tank steamers to get right up to the city from Sabine Lake.
 Oil men here say that there rs money for all the oil companies sround Beau mont which are producing and market ing their oil but they admit that there are scores of companies which own val- ueless land and are inviting subscription when they have no intention now or at any time of trying to produce and mark ct oil.
The age-herald., 1902-02-23

45-inch, four rows drawn work, IA to 7-8 inch wide, was $200; sale price. $1.69
 Scarfs
 Scarf, 18x2f, one row hemstitch- ing, former price 69c; Sale Price only 4ec Scarf, 1Sx54, one row hemstitch- ing, former price $1.25; Sale Price only 98c Scarf, 18x54, hemstitched, IA inch row of drawn work, former price $1.39; sale price, $1.19
 Plain Squares
 1S-inch, hemstitched, former price 40c; sale price 2ec 24-inch, hemstitched, former price 65c; sale price 4ec 27-inch, hemstitched, former price s5c; sale price 65c
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Notice of stockhoIders' Meeting.

There will be a meeting of the stock holders of the Peoples Home Telephone Company held at the office of the conn pany at 2191h N. Eighteenth street, in the city of Birmingham. Alabama, at 10 a. m on the goth day of March. 1902 for the pur- pose of ratifying a resolution adopted by the board of directors February 13. 1902. authorizing the issuance of the bonds oi inc company, secured by mortgage on deed of trust on all It's property. real and personal. and It's franchises. in the amount of One hundred Thousand Dol. lars upon terms and conditions set forth in said resolution. or upon other terms to be agreed upon at said meeting: and for such other business as may come before ' HENRY B. GRAY.
 2-15-3ot Secretary.
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
"The Oniy One"

The only four manufactured south of the Ohio river that Is guaranteed pure by the Anti-Adulteration League and bears it's registered trade mark thus af- fording the consumer absolute immunity from the poisonous mineral that Is being used to adulterate flour. is Clifton" made at Bransford Mills, Owensboro, Ky As you value the health of yourself and children insist on your grocer sending 1t to you.
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Ills Choice.

From the Philadelphia Press. 50 you've resigned your situation again. hear" said the old gentleman to his son.
 Yes" said the gay youth, Tt was too hard"
 ''Too hard? Don't you know that no sit- uation Is easy?''
 'Yes, sir. That's why prefer no situ- ation.'
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
A Winner-Da Costa.

FOR SALE-A Yost type writer in very good condi- tion; will sell cheap; can be seen at The Age-Heraid bus mess office. .. v-
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Mrc. wInsIow's Soothing Syrup

the best remedy for DIARRHoEA. Sold by druggists in every part of tho world. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup and take no other kind. Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their PERFECT SUCCESS. It SooTHS the CHILD. SOF-rENs the GUMS, ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC, and is Twenty-Five cents . bottla
The age-herald., 1902-02-23

3S-inch Nunsveiling, soft finish, 69c quality, 5oo
 Se.inch Batiste, soft finish, 75c quality, $50
 40-inch Poplin, fine twill, s1.OO quality, 79o
 45.inch Etamine. very stylish, $100 quality, 79c
 45-inch Etamine, raised cords, $1.25 quality, ssc
 45-inch Etamine, hemstitohed, s1.35 quality, $1.oo
 42-inch Priestley's Silk Warp Clarette, $1.35 quality, $1.oo
 44-inch Priestley's all wool Crepe de Chene, $1,35 quality, $1.oo
 36-inch Priestley's Silk Warp Eudora, $1.35 quality, $1.oo
 42-inch Priestley's Silk Warp Jamise, $1.5O quality, $1.25
 38-inch Priestley's Silk Warp Melrose, $1.5O quality, SIPS
 40-inch Priestley's all wool Lace Grenadine, $1.50 quality, SIPS
The age-herald., 1902-02-23

Mexican Hand Drawn Work
 Squares
 27-inch, two rows drawn work, was 50c; Sale price 3ec 30-inch, two rows drawn work, was roc; sale price 59c 24-inch, four rows drawn work, was 98c; sale price, 75c 36-inch, two rows drawn work, was 98c; sale price, 75o 30-inch, two rows drawn work, IS to IA inches wide, was s1.0O, sale price, 8ec 45-inch. two rows drawn work, was $1.25; sale price, eec 30-inch, four rows drawn work, IA to 7-8 inch wide, was $125: sale price, 95c 36-inch, four rows drawn work, IA to 7-8 inch wide, was s1.50; sale price. S1.19
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
THE FERD MARX STORE
THE FERD MARX STORE
THE FERD MARX STORE
THE FERD MARX STORE
THE TERD MARX STORE
THE FERD MARX STORE

   
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The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Mexican Hand Drawn Work
 Scarfs

SC6TlS
 27-inch, two rows drawn work, was 50c; sale price, $50 30-inch, two rows drawn work, was soc; sale price eec 36-inch, two rows drawn work, was 65c; sale price 49c S6-inch, Scarf of Mummy Cloth, with two rows of open drawn work, was 65c; sale price, 4eo 45-inch, two rows drawn work, was 75c sale price 5eo 18x27-inch, four rows drawn work, was 89c; sale price, CSC 1Sx36, four rows drawn work, was $1.00; sale price, 75o 18x45-inch, four rows drawn work, was SIPS; sale price, ssc 1Sx54-inch, four rows drawn work, was $1.75; sale price, $1.1e
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Black Goods

38-inch Serge, fine twill, 59c quality, 45c
 38-inch Storm Serge, sponged and shrunk, 69c quality, soc
 3S-inch Storm Cheviot, sponged and shrunk, 75c quality, 55c
 38-inch Albatross, soft finish, 69c quality, 500
The age-herald., 1902-02-23

19-inch Gros Grain Silk, guaran- teed to wear, s1.00 quality, 7sc
 l9-inch Peau de Sole Silk. heavy and lustrous, $1.00 quality, 89o 19-inch Peau de Sapho Silk, heavy and lustfous, s1.25 quality, for 95c
 20-inch Moire Velour, new skirting, $1.00 quality, 65c
 45-inch Point d'Esprit. all silk, $1.00 quality, 7so
 20-inch Crepe de Chene, all silk, S1.26 quality, 89o
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Hemstitched Linen ScarfS and Squares

Special EVent
 Scars FreeOf FREE fersy u See the prices
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Black Silks

19-inch Taffeta Silk, rich luster. 69c quality, 45c
 23-inch Taffeta Silk, rich luster, 89c quality, 69
 27-inch Taffeta Silk, rich luster, soc quality, 75c
 36-inch Taffeta Silk, rich luster, SIPS quality, e8c
 19-inch Taffeta Silk, guaranteed, 79c quality, / 5ec 27-inch Taffeta Silk, guaranteed, $1.00 quality, 7eo 36-inch Taffeta Silk, guaranteed, $1.35 quality, eec 27-inch Taffeta Silk, guaranteed water and rain proof 98c 25-inch Japanese Silk, guaran- teed water and rain proof, S9c quality, 6ec 19-inch Armure Silk, high finish, 91.00 quality, 79c
The age-herald., 1902-02-23

All absolutely regular they
The age-herald., 1902-02-23
Boomers Arrive.

For nine days the oil gushed from the Lucas we'll, and on the fourth day the great lake at the foot of the hill caught fire and lighted up the country for miles around. That was the last straw.
 All Texas knew then that oil had been struck at Beaumont and the excitement
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
UTILIZING WASTE PLACES.

There are two things specially fitted
to utilize the waste places of the farm
trees and grass. The low and wet land
should be surface drained at least and
converted into permanent pasture or
meadow, while the side hills, knobs
and rough highlands should be got into
timber of some sort. Fruit trees, espe-
cially apple trees, will often do remark
ably well on these rough places If lit
tie trouble is taken to dish the ground
around the base of. the tree so that the
moisture may be secured and retained.
AS nice a little orchard as we have
ever seen in the west is growing up on
Q steep north slope, too steep for a
team to haul an empty wagon up.
Where the hill is very rocky and the
soil poor try the conifers-the red ce-
dar and the Scotch pine. These will
grow almost any place. For the wet
spots try redtop, and for the sandy
spots of the river bottoms try Hunga-
rian bronze grass. Blue grass will
cover most Of the waste bottom lands,
but kills out badly, from summer
overflow. The waste places along the
fences are best used by leaving a ten
foot headland and then seeding and
moving. The waste places on the high
ways should be used in the same man.
ner. As~.-
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
COOPERATIVE IMPROVEMENTS.

A world Of good might be accom-
plished by cooperative effort in any
community in the matter of improv.
ing the general appearance of the
farms, farm homes and surroundings
of any agricultural community. We
have before remarked that good ex-
ample is catching, just as is bad one.
1t is one of the very best things about
the coming improved type Of agricul-
ture that it not only places better stock
on the farm, produces better crops, but
also compels attention to the improve
ment of the highways and the home
surroundings. 1t will promote cooper
alive effort between neighbOrs to Sc
cure Improvement aA along these lines
and prompt men to gladly donate a lit
tie work for the public good. Where
this cooperative and patriotic spirit ex-
lists the whole environment Of the COM
munity undergoes change for the bet
Ger. Highways, hedges, fences, shade
trees. house, barns. gardens and or
chards become better cared for, adding
dollars to the value of every acre of
land in the community as well as re-
filming the life of the people which COM
pose it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
Patience with Eccentricity.

Many of the leading people in Eng
lish society regarded Thomas Carlyle
with a feeling almost akin to reverent
delight when he chose to behave like
an ignorant boor in their drawing
rooms, even taking his seat, it is said,
unbidden in the presence of the queen,
This generation. however, has little pa
thence with such eccentricties.
1t was an English bishop who, whep
the historian Freeman had worn ou-
his patience with his rudeness, intro
duced him to a waiting audience as
''the distinguished scholar that so adj
mirably describes and illustrates the
savagery of our ancestors"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
TreatinE Eurns,

Cold water with Ice in it is the thing
to use when an accidental burn from
acids or alkalls is encountered. Nitric
acid gets split at times, or even Itriol
may. A limb burned with acids must
be plunged in cold water and kept
there, SO that the water may dilnte
the traces of the acid In the skin as
much as possible. When acid burning
causes injury, the water should be rem
dered alkaline by adding soda to coun-
teract the acid.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
Botanical Note.

A fern in jardiniere and two little
sprouts in tin cans if put in a window
are sufficient to give the woman who
owns them the right to use the wore
rnery."-Atchison Globe.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
CONCERNING CALENDARS.
Some Interesting Ones Date as Far
Back as the Fourth Century.

some Interesting Ones Date as Far
Back as the Fourth Century.
Among the Greeks and Romans al
MANAGES or calendars We're not written
for the general public, but were pre-
served as part of the esoteric learning
of the priests, whom the people had to
consult not only for the dates of the
festivals, but for the proper times when
various legal proceedings might be in
stituted. About 800 B. c., however,
one Encius Flavlus, secretary to APP
plus Claudius, stole these secrets by re-
peated applications to the priests and
collated the information so gained. 1t
was really publishing an almanac
when, as Livy relates, Flavius exhibit
ed the tasti on white tables around
the forum. From this time similar
tablets containing the calendar, the
festivals, astronomical phenomena and
sometimes illusions to historical events
became quite common. They have been
dug up in Pompei and elsewhere.
There are also eXtant Christian cal
endars dating as far back as the fourth
century, which give the names of the
saints and other religious information.
One of the most famous of the cal
endars of the middle ages is that COM
piled by Petrus of Dacia in A. ID. 1900.
a manuscript copy is preserved in the
Savilian library at Oxford. The Sym
bolical Man or Man of Signs (HomO
Signorum), still common feature in
almanacs, appears in this book, not, it
is conjectured, for the first time, as it
seems to have been survival from the
time of Ptolemy's "Almagesi," collec
ton of classic observations and prob
lens relating to geometry and astrOn-
omy.
The first printed almanac was the
PRO Pluribus Annis," issued at Vienna
in 1857 by an astronomer named Pur-
bach. The earliest known almanac de-
voted expressly to the year of issue
was published by Rabelais in 1888.
Thenceforth the ephemeral yearly
character of the publication came to be
definitely recognized by almanac max
ers. Nostradamus set the fashion of
Incorporating predictions of coming
events into almanacs, fashion that
has continued to this day in all purely
astrological brochures of this sort
despite intermittent efforts to sup
press it by royal authority in France
and elsewhere
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17
COeducntiOn.

"Do you believe in coeducation"
'Not much. There is usually too
much 'co' and too little education ~
New York World.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17

Some men are like telescopes-yo
draw them out, see through them and
then shut them up.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-12-17

The Racer Lance Tooth
Cross Cut Saw is not a low
priced Saw, but a saw that
will cut twice as fast as
any other cross cut saw.
Wood savers should ex-
anime this saw, and use it,
as there is both time and
labor saved.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-21
A 20 PER CENT. CUT
Seems to Be Compromise on Cuban
Reciprocity Bill

Washington. May 2o.-Thc Republican
members Of the Senate committee on re
lationS with Cuba We're in conference, to-
day, and discussed the various PROPOSE
tons that have been made in regard -
the reciprocity bill. The senators who
participated in the conference are OK
tremely reticent as 10 what occurred, but
il is known that they reached no con-
clIsion ana that other meetings are con-
tempiated.
Senators Plat of Connecticut. who is
chatham Of the committee. Aldrich and
Bulnham favored a straight reduction Of
the duty on Cuban goods amounting to
not less than Is per cent Senator Cul-
lom manifested 4 disposition to join them
but Senators Mcmillan Spooner ana De-
poe indicated a desire, if possible to find
some other way Of affording assistance
% the Cubans. They suggested the wis
dom Of rebate. \ possible compromis"
on the basis Of a % per cent. straight
reduction was discussed briefly.
All were opposed to the House provision
repeating the differential provision Of the
Dinglcy law. Senator Aldrich, who is a
strenuous advocate of the Cuban bill. just
as strongly opposed the French agree
mont, and il is understood that sugges-
ton to offer the French reciprocity treaty
as an amendment to the bill is made en-
barraSs him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-21
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION
Issued at Chicago Against Beef Trust
and of Wide Scope.

Chicago, May 20.-The temporary in
junction asked for by the government
against the members of the so-called
packers combine IS now in force. 1t
WAS issued, Tuesday evening by Judge
Peter :. GrOSSCup after the close of ar
Suments in the United States circuit
court room. The order gives the relief
prayed for in the bill filed by District
Attorney Betha, May 10. 1t is so wide
in it's scope that il the packers or their
agents continue with their present al
legged uniform arrangements they will
De taken into court on contempt pro-
ceedings ana the burden Of proofs will
be on them To show that they have not
violated the order in any particular
Unless the defendants decide to
make a fight at an early date in an
effort to have their order set aside, they
will have until August 1 to make reply
10 the complaint.
Attorney Miller said that he cannot
tell whether Il demurrer. Il plea or an
answer will be filed, though the first
named is the most likely to be the
form of the packers defense. The sub
poenas served recently on the defend
ants commanded -hem to file their APP
pcaranccs separately before July I.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-21
PROF. SEWALL RESIGNS.
Has Been With Bangor Theological
Seminary for 23 Years.

Bangor, Me. May 20.-Prof. John s
ScwaIl u. H.. for the past q years oc-
cupant Of the chair Of sacred rhetoric.
homiletics, pastoral theology and socio-
logy in the Bangor Theological Semi
nary, has handed his resignation to the
trustees to take effect a year from this
June. Prof. Scwli who has long been
considered one Of the strongest men at
the seminary, previous to his coming
to Bangor was professor Of literature
ANA rhetoric at BoWdOin College, prior
to which AK was a chaplain in the navy.
Az the annual meeting Of the trustees
Of the seminary, Monday evening. these
officers were elected: President, Henry
l.. Chapman: vice president, Galen G.
Moses; secretary. Rev. Henry l.. Crit
fin, Bangor; treasurer, John L. Crosby.
Bangor; auditor, Willis I. Bunker,
Brewer