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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

From the. list of articles enum-
Grated by the Mcmillan Payne
Hardware Company in their new
advertisement, it seems almost inn
possible to fail to find some ar
ticle suitable for holiday pres
ent Inspect their line of beauti-
full goods and treat your friends
as we'll rs Yourself To Chris
mas
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11
The Lone Star State.

Down IN Texas at Yoakuun, 10 big
dry goods firm of which Mr.. J. N. Hal
lei il the head Mr.. Halter on one of HE
East trip 70 buy goods said To friend who
Was with him In the palace car, "H-re,
take one of these Little Early Risere up
on retiring and you will be up early IA
the NOR ming feeling good" For the
dark brown taste. headache ard thst
logy feeling DsWnt's Little Early Ris~rs
are the best pill to use. Sold by fhoenix
Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

The Secretary Of the Treasury
ia bis report 10 Congress. recon-
~ ends that the mint ut New Or
leans be reduced to an assay office
This Of course will be resisted by
the Louisiana Senators and Rep
resentatives and other southern
hers The proposition should
be defeated. and that old landmark
permitted to remain as one Of the
institutions Of the country.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

The Republican leaders OF the
House aud Senate have resolved
to support the President and the
AL administration in all matters per
thinning 10 Legislation during the
sitting session Of Congress. They
-sy the President il the leader OF
the party and must be Sustained
II is a bitter pill to many Of them,
but they have become so accus-
toned TO the party whip lash that
humble submission il part OF
their political religion.
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Boys life saved from Mem.
branOuS Group.

G. ". Lynch, pr bminent citizen of
Winchester. lad. writes, MY little boy
had severe attack of membranous
Group, and only got relief after taking
Foley's Honey aud Tar. He got relief
after enc dose and ] feel that il saved the
HE Of my hoy I" Hefsse substitutes. j. l..
Shell Co.
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4 cotton fire 80 Sherman Texas.
Tuesday resulted IN - loss OF 500
OOo Texas j. in hard luck " hat
the cotton boil we,vil leaye7 H. de
stroyed by the flames, and that
when II j. worth more than ~ any
other time since the war.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

Members Of The various clubs
and other citizens arr Offering
their services 70 Md the police in
suppres7ing the hold up and nigh
WAY robheries with which Chicago
l. infested
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

Prettiest line of Pickles. PRE-
SERVES and CoNDIMENTS OF all
kinds. in the city.
Phone % f. ID. Carter * Co.
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IL ORDER To BE ABLE TO FILL
SOME IMPORTANT POSITIONS. Har-
riss' Business College. jackson,
Miss, proposes to take twenty
FIRST CLASS young men, pay their
board, instruct them. and furnish
books for a complete course. Call
on or write them AT ONCE. Daily
Clarion Ledger.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

Herbert Spencer. tire able Eng
lish author aud philosopher, died
Tur-day.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

TIE Cong, ss.onal library con
tains more than million vol
umes
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

John \. ed of Guifport has
been granted a patent tor engines
for steam pumps.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

There can be enough corrupt
ion in the government service un-
earthed by the present congress to
eternalIy crush the Republican
party, if their party with it, ma
jority in both houses will permit
Investigations.
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- --r7.rn Ser-r7r- and

.r-rntative- are endcayorlug -
suppress congressional investi@a-
ton into the postal frauds. hut
the Democrats are pushing their
de mands for it ~ every opporiun-
ity.
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Society Notes

(J \O
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Octave
Sykes, Jr.. arrived on Tuesday
from an extended trip 10 New Or
leans, Florida and Havana. They
aro the guests of Judge and Mrs.
+ .. Sykes
Very pretty attentions iu a
social way have been paid TO Miss
Jessie Gillespie who is the guest
OF her cousin. Miss Mary Howard
of Selnla Ala.
A berdeenians welcome home
Miss Annie Wood Donelsou
from her visit To Charlottesville
Va. where she was the guest of
Misses Mollic and Eunice Niche
Miss Donelson returned on Tues
day.
Messrs Dobbins. Davis and
Crhigne of Okolona were visitors
tc y berdeen Sunday
Miss Letha Richardson is the
pretty guest of Miss Gertrude
Wicks.
Mrs J. W. Howard left on
Thursday for Knoxville. where
she will spend Christmas with Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Lockett
Mr. Dorsy Gilmore is expect
ed home for the Oh istmas holt.
days from St. Louis where he is
ia business.
Mr. Barnes of Memphis was
in Aberdeen on Sunday.
Mr.. Cha.le Bailey of Vino
ia was here last week.
Mrs. Mamie Lou Terrell en-
tertsined q party of friends in
formally at finch on Saturday
night in honor Of Mrs. Walter
Patty of Macon. The game was
very entertaining and the lunch
con was delightful Mrs VIM
Maynard won the pretty prize
Mr.. Wade Nasser is spending
several weeks with Miss Laurie
Nasser at the home place.
Her Aberdeen friends and
the town Is filled with them Ia
ment the illness of Mrs. w A. Ev-
ans. 4 woman of such wide in
tiuence, such rare intelligence and
such charm of manner, her ab-
sence from US has been deeply
felt these months. and our loving
sympathy is with her now in her
suffering.
DR.. Gus Evans. Mrs. j. o
Wynn. Mr. and Mrs. Wyatt Evans
are with their mother. Mrs. Ju-
liza Bozeman is also guest at the
Evans home
Mrs. Clarence Sivley of Ok
ford Is expected this week To be
the guest of Mrs VIM. Maynard
and Mrs Steiner.
Miss Bessie Ferris is the
guest of Miss Katie Lou Sprag'
! gins.
Mr. and Mrs. James Evans OF
Muldon were visitors to Aberdeen
this week.
Mrs. Lowe of Memphis is the
guest of her sister Mrs. VIM. Nc.
Gill.
Mrs. James Aeker entertain.
ed the Matron's Club on Tuesday
afternoon. Her guest besides WAS
Mrs Robert Clack The first prize
was won by Mrs. Condie Tubb
Mrs. j W. Howard and Mrs John
Binford The refreshments were
dainty and delicious. Mrs. Acker
is alwaws delightful hostess.
Mrs. Ben McFarlald Was on
Wednesday the hostess of beau
tiful card party given in honor OF
her pretty guest Miss Mary Bon
ner Mcdowell of Holly Springs
The guests numbered Fifty and the
pretty home was most attractiyely
decorated in Christmas green while
in the dining room where punch
was served. glistening Christ
mas tree held gift for each guest
Miss Annie Watson assisted her
sister in her own gracious manner.
Misses Annie Mcfarland, Maria
aud Adelia EIkin were also Of the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

Upton and McGregor, two of the
postal fraud stars. were convicted
Of conspiracy against the govern
ment in the mntter Of letting con
tracts for mail pouches. They
were tried in the Federal court AZ
Baltimore. and will appeal.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

Chief Engineer West Of the
Mississippi Lee Commission, re-
ports TO the president OF the COM
mission that S4.OOO,0O0 will be
necessary to insure levee protect
ION against the high waters of the
Mississippi river.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

In the estimates furnished to
Congress by the Secretary Of the
Treasury for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1905. for which APP
Preparations must be made by
Congress now in session. nearly
every department of the govern
ment shows an increase over the
appropriations for 1901. Ia the
pension department. however
there is a decrease Of 81 ,695. 900
Can it o. posi- bic that the pension
grab has reached and passed its
high water mark and that in fu-
,ure that gigantic steal j. TO be re-
duced i'm volume? What does the
Republican party mean
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

\ kidney or bladder trouble. can al
ways he cured lay using Foley's Kidney
Cure in time. J. l.. Shell x Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

France and Spain will each send
= war ship To New Orieans De
cember 18th. TO participate in the
celebration of the Louisiana pur-
chase.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11
musseI Shells Wanted E.!

The Aberdeen Button ua nrfaCturing Company
will buy Musse1 Shells III load lots and less
quantities, delivered at their plant in Aberdeen,
Miss. Will pay good prices. VIII et1fc'~ into con-
tract With parties desiring to get shells. For
further information apply
J.R. YOUNG, Sec'y, Aberdeen, Miss.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

The meeting of the national
Democratic executive committee
will be beld in Washington, prob
ably in January.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

The Car of Russia has officially
recognized the new republic of
Panama
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-12-11

1000 Doll. lc. to 81 90
800 Toy Books, sc. to 81 90.
200 Toy Sets, sc. TO 81.
100 Cows. Horses, Dogs. Ele-
plants, Cats and Rats. 800
RABBITS and Chickens. at Toe
Doll Cradles and Hammocks,
Doll Bedsteads and Gables.
Doll Trunks and Stoves,
Doll Steel Ranges.
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Rubber Toys of all kinds,
Jumping Jacks. Surprise Boxes,
Toys of all kinds too numerous
To mention.
Full line of Musical Goods. Fid-
dies. Banjoes. Guitars. Mando-
Inns, Harps and Accordeons.
Full line Of Jewelry, Watches.
Clocks, Rings. Chains. Brace
lets, Etc.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
A Quaint Speaking Trumpet.

curiosity Of antiquity is still to be within ST.
church Wioughton, Gainsborough. This
quaint speaking with obscure history
dating times knights Templars
resembles French and is than five feet long,
having bell at of the graduated tube 1t for
mery but teescoped at the joints
apparently decayed. Tradition
formerly sounded from the tower to aid in
Of need when blown at height the weird deep
could be
bygone days believed
call together villagers
dispensing the BELL additional
strength choir being then probably used
chief singer trumpet intensifes
degree-St James Gazette.
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Northeastern Topics.
For Saturday, Rug. 8:
WHAT I SAW IN CoCoosH1A.' (

r. -
You are all traveers-and Cocooshia is anland
a city your imaginatons. Remember that the 5
saw is used, that you must forget that you
have the of hearing-or any other sense. You
may describe scenery accidents houses scenes,
anything in fact that attracts
tention in this strange and wonderful land. it
must be strange and wonderful Do not try to make the
work easy and merely everyday American
scenes set in Cocoosha. Create land all your
own, and tell what you there. The papers must
Junior
Not Later Than Friday Morning., July 81.
They must be strictly original written in ink on
only of the paper, than 300 words in
length, marked with the number of words each
signed with the grade, school, and address of
the writer together with the prize preferred
list printed elsewhere. The papers be rolled
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Great Quantities Of Crowns.

did things better in the old world than in the
Coronation professions of them. It is told OF
kings Of that his coronation
occupied whole day in passing thru the city of Alex
that 5000 Of gold carried by the
three feet in height twenty
four circumference There also carried in the
suits of golden two boots of gold
half length twelve golden basins large
perfume baths twelve fifty Dishes
large Of tablesal1 Of gold Twentythree of the
200 G334 surprising
that the procession 10000 solders.-St
Gazette
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GRaNDMa'S NICE LUNCH
71vo Frisky Squirrels LUhich there Utmost p
Enough to Eat.
(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize. s

"Good- by, grandma! Good by grandpa" ready to
which would home from long visit
with parents Grandma handed basket,
ing put small lunch for glad for
I knew raadno lunches be nice
myself looking the window, then
looked around the other passengers Just from
me girl Of about invited her to
sit with which she did We chatted awhile and
hungry Then thought of
my told her about it and began to open the
expecting find dainty lunch. Grace (my little
companon) finished opening basket while looked for
When returned there sat the basket
open empty Grace, who seemed to be hunt
ing something Pretty back with small
squirrels Then she told that when she
opened the basket they sprang out.
without lunch, but amused the rest
journey squirrels which after
they would not hurt them. When reached home
letter saying that had intended
surprise had
basket instead and in few days ate
delayed lunch. Blanche Eubbs
Dawson MINI.
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IN THE HEART OF cHEoPs.
Honorable Mention.)

(IIonorable Mention.)
pleasures that camping surely takes the
when has the luck to place like Lake
certainly going to have good time Here
interest is the majestic semcircle OF
m just above the southwestern bluffs So
several con6enial companions
the least event excursion
the mounds for huge skeletons be found if
patience We climbed the long slope and imme
aey work. The pit into the top of Cheopsso called
after that other Cheops the banks of the Negrew so
stand inside shovel out the
dig when of the boys
stepped the edge small landslide in
full working When it had stopped and the dust had
set in the earthen wall object that
hope to agana huge skeleton in erect position
with it's hanging jaw grinnng hideously.
long time stood astonished and could not
thing loosely set and suddenly it fell for
huge about seize when
Shrek clambered and set out for the By the
srieks emitted the boys looked to what had
frightened that appreciated the humor 60
of the situation. Il. Alfred Schroeder,
Wheaton, MINI.
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Keep a Stout Heart

Do not be discouraged because good
things get on so slowly here; and never
fail to do daily that good which lies next
to your hand. Do not be in hurry, but
be diligent.
George Macdonald
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For Saturday, Aug. ~:


IAN INTERESTING VACATION TRIP" 81
Tell the story of some trip taken this past
ton which turned out to be very interesting to you
It need not be journey far from your home. town.
Perhaps it not than days outing some
where Nevertheless, if there something con-
nected with it which makes you remember the trip,
it will under the head Of interesting The
papers be mailed to the office of The
Journal Junior 81
Not Later Than Friday Morning, Aug z.
e They must be strictly original, written in ink on
side only of the paper not than 800
length, marked with the number Of words and each
signed with the grade, school, and address
writer together with the prize preferred from the list
printed elsewhere. The papers must not be rolled.
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MINNESOTA, SATURDAY, JULY IS, 1908
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,

but gave much pleasure as this one because
his appearance unexpected.
"A Seventh Grade, Jennie E. Simmons,
Hawthorne School. 3S1 s. Fargo, N. D.
PINK LILIES OF THE VALLEY.
IIonorable Mention)
One day few friend myself in the
when found white called wild lilies
Of the valley We took the flowers home while hunting for
dish them which little
ink in it. put the bottle did
think Of them again until the
prise that they had delicate pink. Later
when again looked at them they darker.
Soon they began wilt Of the ink The
ink
pleasant surprise to Olivia Willmarth,
& Ninth Grade. Spring Valley, MINI.
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noise did not want to him till we saw
Suddenly around and npped off the
top just behind him. then faced about and
W nibbling discovery made We always
supposed nothing but nuts but watched
mushrooms Then he
away, delighted and surprised with
our discovery friendly toward the little squirrel
after having found something about his
Fifth Grade, Joseph F. Russell,
District IL Ceresco
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Made Of FIy-paper, Too.

whats the trouble Wilie?" said Brown
small son, who crying.
my kite won't fly sobbed Willie "and made it out Of
hy paper, too."-Iittle Chronicle.
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Eighth Grade.
A VERY LUCKY WALK.

Two years spending the summer at grand
fathers in WISCONSIN,. working
haying pocketbook containing large
money a ring which he valued very highly
searched diligently around the hay supposng
lost it there, unable find it, A
weeks later friend myself wandering thru the
in search of backberres when happened
thought it not worth picking Then it
might young pocketbook. picked
and carried it home. When the dinner
asked him if it his. He said it thanked
returning it him. money he
the ring, gave half dollar finding
A Sixth Grade, Fay McDermont,
Lincoln School. Lake City, MINI.
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large Shells AS walked away thought how glad
before spoke about it. Probably
laughed at -Barbara Morgan,
Seventh Grade Albert Lea, MINI.
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A FLASH OF BRIGHTNESS

(Honorabe Menton)
three been studying the nature of
BIRDS in which much interested It is de-
ghul beautiful little creatures with their
graceful movements and interesting habits
North Dakota has great many birds, and that the
country becoming settled and there
ginning here have eard much about the bluebird
always thought would be several before he
would make his home with Imagine surprise when
walking thru the woods to this beautiful
hopping branch to branch seeming to give life
everything he touched delighted
w. since
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BOBBY SQUIRREL AT LUNCH.

(T1onorable Mention)
Last night when sister in the woods
caught sight Of red squirrel high stump at the
time AS she raised her hand silence raised
mine to hush her. This rather but did not
laugh for the squirrel sitting eating something that
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Seventh Grade.
JACKIE IN HIS PULPIT.

JACKIE IN HIS PULPIT.
early part this vacation neighbor took few
of us girls in bathing place Willow
river, then thru the woods to
large which fayorte seat with US 1t hes
has been known to
twenty each branch forms little seat
tho it sometimes deal to climb out to
flowing slowly beneath arch
ing to leave the beautiful spot until
the pleasant CD reminded us
that we better depart
AS we marched single file along the narrow path walk
ing slowly someone called r started to but
of raising them to
find they might hide found jack-in-
the pupt always hunted for this flower but lately
ceased, finding took it
transplanted tending it
fully while was at home. But when returned from
weeks visit time found discovery
quite withered. Emma C. kinney,
Ninth Grade Hudson, Wis
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AN lMPERTlNENT CALF.
ago when about six seven years
children went out to the barn one morning AS we
near barnd door
us what it could be we discovered
beside COW little red bossy with white star on her
forehead scampered the house to tell the news
everyone much surprised When the calf was
about had another surprise One morning
feeling while the milking
butted him and the pail OF milk
too After that always kept it's thinking that
we could 20 fast enough without its help.
Hazel Fancher,
Ninth Grade Devils Lake, N D.
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ecrackers and he quickly into what
the crackers like. sadly
disappointed, when it found be everyday
cake of Sapolo
Never stopping told whether
bought not up
the least that kind of
went to bed quite dsheartened the prospects
but especially WILL who really
wanted the crackers sisters
mother,
much possible without letting the bag
Next morning after mysteriousy
bunch of frecrackers somewhere and passed
pleasant morning enjoying only crackers
but the joke that played
much for granted. Clara McNee,
Ninth Grade Spring Valley.
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WHEN. THE CHARM: FAILED.

WHEN TIL CHARM FAILED. ee@ss
What Junior rejoice in the finding
clover? And think of being fortunate as to
happy lot spring day. was COM
ing from patch clover and it
pleasure to hunt for four-eaf clovers sat
down there but little while
when found one took them home
pressed four put the other in shoe cannot
remember of having any very good luck.
Flora Wetherbee,
Ninth Grade Marshall MIMI
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Ninth Grade.
4; A DEAR BABY DRESS.

a DEAR BABY DRESS.
Oh dear WIZ rain pouring
nothing to do. picked book but it was
but I pricked finger At
the trunks
trunk found little dress which
baby. How funny it did look! picked it
showed it to and she told
me keep it as it first long baby
dress still have
Alice Carpenter,
Seventh Grade Buffalo, MINI.
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SOME "cUTE" TURTLE EGGS.


One bright day in when Sunday school their
picnc few girls and myself went into to look
for flowers. We had been searching before
found A great flowers growing in
place. all rushed toward the
pick of the flowers noticed nest OF Kind and
looking closer turtles
There in the nest just OF
girls to have The cute that decided
them One girl
thought it safe, but while playing she
against tree the little broken =s5aaE
Esther LARSON
Eighth Grade. Coquet.
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Ninth Grade.
ASS IN WITH HEARTS.

year asked mama if could have party on Wash
ington,s birthday would And when
I'll see, it is pretty sure to mean Yes Then
whom wanted to have and told her On Val
all the people going to
After had opened all the mail mama asked me II
and the valentines OF some friends
When ready to go home they all
began and whisper, but would not tell me why
told that another friend of mine
want m and her. Mama dressed me
and when asked why, friends father
was home wanted to look we'll She
going telephone to when sister was ready SO that
could return After awhile friend went
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was not very well that summer and children
promised to stay at home the Fourth if father
would get frecrackers So when father
went to town the afternoon of the third of July
W all felt certain that he would bring fire.
crackers home with him. About Supper time he
came home and usual we all out to
what he had brought and clamored for the fire.
crackers
morning before giving them to us and saying,
Here take these into the house." he gave us all
packages. It happened that my brother received
package which much reSembed bunch O