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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

turned to her home in Meridian
from q visit to her home-people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estes, of Enter
prise, have been visiting their
daughter, Mrs. j. W. Toles.
Mr.. j. p. Dollar is visiting
here from Texas.
Mr.. John Mckee has sold his
place and bought Mr.. Andy
Cooper's, and Mr.. Cooper has
bought property in Purvis, Miss,
and will move there soon.
Mr.. Tate Wh,tten has secured
q position in Meridian with Col
Inns & Co.
Mr. w. G. Hale, OF Rio, left q
few days ago for the northern
part OF the State, where he will
be engaged for two or three
months collecting tor the Range
Stove Co.
MIR. F.J. rinsley is recovering
from his spell OF sickness.
DR.. Will Watkins and wife, oil
West Point, have been visiting
the latter's sister, Mrs. NJ. J.
Thompson.
Miss Bessie Warren, of Ennis,
has returned to school at Colum-
bus. She was accompanied by
Misses Matte and Alma Davis.
Several OF the young men from
our community have gone to the
A. & M. College.
Messrs. Willie Warren and
Ben Chisolm are attending the
K. NJ. M. College at Meridian.
Miss Ressie Brown has re.
turned to school in Meridian.
The Woodmen will unveil the
monument to Riley Pierce nex1
Sunday.
Prot. Watkins has sold thu
Linwood school building to Mr.
j. w. Toles, aud he and Mis-
Anne Thompson will teach tn,
school at Big Oak.
We hope the ice.cream supper
at Mr.. K. 8. Kinard's tonigh,
will be a success. PETE.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
CAUSE OF LocKJAw.

Lockjaw, or tetanus, is caused
by u bacillus or germ, which ex-
lists plentifully in street dirt. 1t
is inactive so long as exposed to
the air, but when carried beneath
the skin as in the wounds caused
by percussion caps or by rusty
nails, and when the air is eX
cluded tho germ is reused to ac-
tivity and produces the most vir-
ulent poison known. These
germs may be destroyed and all
danger OF lockjaw avoided by
applying Cham b~erlain's Pain
Balm freely as soon as the injury
is received. Pain Balm Is an
~antiseptic and causes bruises,
cuts and like injuries to heal
without m%aturation and in Que.
third the time required by the
usual treatment. 1t is tor sale
by N. E. Ward.
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Greats
Clubbing
A-Offerl

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HERALD who pay up and renew,
and to all new subscribers, we
make the following most liberal
propositions:
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90.
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The Fort Worth TEX Regis

The Fort Worth (Tex Regis
ter, in discussing the cotton sit
uation in that State, a m o g
other thugs says:
The report gives the condition
of the crop of Texas on Septem-
Der % at 81 per cent, as against
IS per cent on August 25---a de-
terioration Of 81 per cent in
thirty days. =
This deterioration, greater by
16.1 per cent in Texas than IN
the whole country, is clearly
chargeable to the ravages of tho
boil weevil and the boil worm.
A map issued by the Department
of Agriculture or August 18th
showed eighty-one counties III
Texas Infested with the weevil.
Between August Is and Septem-
Der 25 the boil weevil district
spread to the west and north
west, 30 that on the latter date a
straight line drawn from Red
River on the northern border of
Clay County to q point on the
Rio Grande OH the western bor-
der OF Kinney County, marks
the present western limit OF the
boil weevil. 1t is said that there
is not a county east of that i'm
aginary line in which the pest
has not appeared. = = =
A gentleman who last week
visited the plantation OF Mr.. E..
S. Peters, president OF the Cot
ton Growers Associa n, in
Robertson County, informed the
Register that Mr.. Peters took
him out aud showed him a 300
acre field, from which not a
pound OF cotton had been picked,
and said he would take ten bales
for the yield OF the entire field,
aud then think he had made a
good bargain. The land in this
field, Mr.. Peters informed his
vi sitor, has b t otore never
tailed to produce a bale to the
acre any ordinarily favorable
year.
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CONFESSIONS OF A PRIEST.

Rev. Jno. s. Cox. OF Wake,
Ark, writes: "For IL years Isuf-
tered from yellow jaundice. l
consulted number OF physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines,
bnt got no relief. Then l began
the use of Electric Bitters and
feel that | am now cured OF a
disease that had me in its grasp
tor twelve years." Ii you want
a reliable medicine tor liver and
kidney trouble, stomach disorder
or general debility, get Electric
Bitters. It's guaranteed by Nj.
Z. Ward. Only soc.
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From Southwest Beat.

Our long protractsd dry spell
was broken Wednesday night by
some rain and considerable wind.
The farmers will soon be thro'
gathering their crops.
DR.. Will Davis has returned
tn the medical Gchool at Lolls-
vile, KY, where be. will finish
his studies this session.
Missee Ellie White and Lala
Pollock are visiting friends and
relatives in Brandon.
Mrs. Minnie Ormand hga re,
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c.. Nj. RUBBISH, a local contract

c. Nj. RUBBISH, u local contract
or, was the lowest bidder tor
Lauderdale County's 81 1000
Court House, and the contract
was awarded to him. This is rs
it should be. In our opinion,
other things being equal, a local
contractor should have a job al,
ways. even though his bid be a
traction higher, as this means
the retention and circulation of
the money at home.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

War between Russia and ia
pan is imminent, and the pity OF
it is that unless Japan's sup.
posed ally, Great Britain, takes
a hand the yoracious Bear ia
likely in the end to absorb and
assimilate the plucky little ORR
entail nation-by mere weight OF
numbers, it nothing else.
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Bots dare

49, - htNh viz
health OF our dear. thriving little
is very good, excepting a.
Jew cases OF small pox. We hear
that Mr.. John McCaskill had q
light case of it.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Adams
and their daughter, little Mise
Lucille, visited relatives and
friends in Meridian last week.
Misses Maud. May and Payne
Bryan were guests Of their cous-
lins, Misses Ida and Lucille Bry-
an, several days of last week.
Mr.. Gedie Owen, of Binns-
vile, visited Bots dare last week
Mr.. A. j. Blakely, of "Piue
Grove" has purchased him a
fine turnout. Look out, We old
maids and young widows; he
means business.
Bots d'Arc lie a rather dull
place now, rs most all the young
people have left-some to add to
their intellects, and others to
their purses.
The tsfmers have commenced
harvesting their fine corn. Say,
"Uncle Billie" did "Carrye" say
that all OF the corn would Weld
eight ears to the stalk? Ii she
did, she is wrong-those hyper.
boles, perhaps. She just meant
some early sweet corn. You can
now tell her it is like pot telling
kettle it is black, aud teach her
the moral the cook taught them,
"that one man as black as black
could be, should not call another
black no blacker than he."
This table calls to mind what
Jesus said to His deciples:
Judge not, that ye be not
judged" "For with what meas.
ure we mete, it shall be measured
to you again" Since your gen.
tie rebuke, all OF these good par
ables have been brought to mem.
DRY. Yon know the Apostle
Paul said to the m a 8
Therefore thou art inexcusable,
% man, whatsoever thou art that
judgest, tor wherein thou Judge
another, thou condemnest thy
self: for thou that judgest doeth
the same things. Thou, there
fore, W h ch teachest another,
~teachest thou not thyselt ?" I
often think of Shakespeare's
maxim: "Forbear to judge, tor
we are sinners ALL"
And now, "Uncle Billie" il
you will not make such accusa-
tions against me any more, I will
tell you that I am awful glad
this time that l am not a Tom
mic or Jimmie either, only Jolly
little "Carrye." Ha. ha! poor,
| dear "Unle Billie;' tr led to
knock n hole through "Carrye's''
masqus with an by no, cotton
boil, to find out who she was.
Some day I hope to unmasque
and let you know me, then per.
haps you will not want me for
your niece but a daughter in.
stead.
"Uncle Billie" how many sons
have you, what are their names,
how old and how do they look ?
What vocation have they? You
see I am inquisitive as we'll as
iastidious, and / want to know
all about them, for I am real
we'll pleased with "my Jimmie"
and don't think any handsome
kid can eradicate him from men,
ory's tablet. The glittering
wealth OF Golconda might cause
me to forget, but nothing more
nor less. l am now quite busy
trying to prevent one OF my
Charles from leaving for the
Louisiana rice farms, and l be-
lieve l am going to succeed. So
send me an encore, and Gear,
rye" will desist. I
Wishing the dear old HERALp
much prosperity and long lite, !
am, the same jolly, CARRyR.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15
o KNOW WHAT YOU
ARE TAKING

When you you take Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic because the
formula 10 plainly printed on
every bottle showing that it is
simply Iron and Quiniue in a
~tasteless form. No Cure, No
Pay. 30c.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

E. w. Brister,a Yazoo County
farmer, cold AZ bales OF cotton ut
Yazoo City Friday tor Is cents
per pound: The staple averaged
IL inches.-Ex.
Hold your cotton Til you get
what il is worth.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-10-15

A carnival is to be held in
Natchez next February.
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nessee delegation and presented by Mrs.
Scales. memorializes the Congress of the
United States to recognize the services of
Admiral Matthew Fontaine Maury, U. S.
N, by cooperating with other governments
In the erection of a lighthouse at Rocas
Shoals. on the Brazilian coast.
Mrs. William Hughes of Kentucky offered
a resolution providing for the adoption of a
distinctive flag. 1t was lost.
Lack Of Time to Consider Amendments
A number establishments of minor i'm
portance remained runacted upon at a late
hour and went over for the next congress
to consider.
The report of 1.-THE committee on judicial
amendments was taken from the table and
reconsidered. but after much discussion the
amendments were rejected. A suggestion by
Mrs. Donald Mclean of New York, provid-
ing for the appointment Of committee to
act on all matt SH needing investigation,
met with universal approval. motion to
appoint such a committee, composed OF
seven members, to report at the next meet
ing was adopted,
At 12:45 the business of the congress left
Enacted upon was turned over to the in
coming national board. Miss Fountleroy
deftly fixed the clock at II m. and the con-
gress was declared adjourned without date.
q i ID. IA. e., Notes. ~ HISS
There will be meeting of D. A. R. dele
gates at the Ebbitt House tonight at
o'clock which will be public 1t will be adj
dressed by Mrs John D. Sherman Of the
Chicago Chapter. Mrs. Sherman has been
the parliamentarian Of the congress and
will talk on parliamentary law.
Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry, who Is one OF
1.-THE retiring vice presidents general re-
ceived many beautiful floral tributes from
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5000 eco required for the purpose OF erect
ing a. suitable monument to patriots who
died on these prison ships, all but $4,000
has been secured. She stated that II pos
sible the corner stone of the monument, to
he erected on the battlefield of Long Is
land. will be laid on August p, 1908, the
anniversary Of the battle.
One of the stirring speeches on this re-
mort was made by Mrs. Bedle, member
of the committee, and the vice president
general for New Jersey. She has actively
interested herself in the collection or money
for this fund, and Is large contributor
herself Mrs Bed1e was called TO the
chair a little later and is one OF the rev
who presided who could be heard through
out the hall.
resolution was introduced recommend
ing the Jefferson memorial in TINS CITY
which was unanimously passed. Lieut.
Charles Pierson Shaw, United States navy,
Jefferson Memorial Road Association, was
then introduced, and on behalf of Gen.
FitZhugh Lee, president, delivered an ao-
dress which was Endorsed and adopted by
the congress. Lieut.. Shaw urged the CO.
oneration Of the D. A. R.. in the project to
erect memorial road to the memory Of
jefferson. .-
the daughters that they had no time and
no money to fool away" building good
roads to enhance the value OF private prop
erty. Monticello belongs to private in
diyidual." said Mrs. Kate Kearney Henry,
land he is rich, let hi mbuild the road.
Monticello Is not open to the pubic, IKE
Mount Vernon; 1t is just private property.
Mrs. Kempster of Michigan chairman OF
the committee on decoration OF the nag
read her annual report. which fairly brist-
led with facts and good points and was re-
ceived with applause.
A resolution emanating from the Ten
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CHAPTER Nv.
In a Viking Lair.

Leaving In the field his arms,
Let man go
foots length forward:
For IL 10 hard to know
When, on his way.
man may need his weapon
-HAyAMAL.
The camp lay red in the sunset light, and
the twilight hush had fallen upon it SO that
one could hear the sleepy bird-calls in the
woods around, and the drowsy niurmur OF
the river. Sigurd lay on his back under a
tree. staring thoughtfully up into the rust
ling greenery. From the booth set apart
for her, Helga came out dressed for the
feast. She had replaced her scarlet kirtle
and hose by garments of azure-blue silk
and changed her silver helmet for a golden
diadem such as htgh-born maidens wore on
state occasions: but that was her only or
nament, and her skirt was no longer than
before. Sigurd looked at her critically.
1T does not appear to me that you are
very well dressed for feast" said he.
where are the bracelets and gold laces
suitable to your rank? II looks Ill for Left 8
generosity, II that is the finest kirtle you
own"
That is unfairly spoken" Helga answer
ed quickly. He would dress me in gold
II / wished IT.; II IL / who will not have it
20. Have YOU forgotten my hatred against
clothes so fine that one must be careful OF
them? But this was to be expected" she
added, flushing with displeasure; since the
Jarl's son has lived in Normandy, maiden
from Greenland farm must needs look
mean to him."
She was turning away, but he leaped up
and caught her by her shoulders and shook
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OLDEST POSTMASTER.
John S. Fay Of Marlboro, Mass, Re-
appointed Yesterday.

In transmitting the nomination of John s.
Fay to the Senate last week for the post
office at Marlboro, Mass, President Roose-
welt has completed a record which cannot
be equaled in the list of presidential post
offices, SO the officials of the Post Office
Department say. Mr.. Fay has the honor to
hold commissions signed by every President
since Johnson and has served as postmas-
ter of his city for almost thrty-eight years.
During these years the business of the Of
flee has increased rapidly, and it is believed
that the increases were largely due to the
business-lke methods and management of
Mr.. Fay. The following is a list Of the
dates and signers of the commissions held
by Mr.. Fay, with the salary of the office
for each year, showing the increases:
Appointed by President Johnson, April %,
1865, 81 100; reappointed by President Grant,
February 8, 1871, $1,000; reappointed by
President Grant. January IL, 1875, $4,000;
reappointed by President Hayes, January
IA, 1879, S1,70O; reappointed by President
Arthur, February 5, 1888, 50 100; reappoint-
ed by President Cleveland, February %,
1887, So 100; reappointed by President Har-
rison, January 10 1891, $500; reappointed
by President Cleveland, January ., 1895;
81, 400; reappointed by President Mckinley,
January 10, 1899, $500; nominated for re-
appointment by President Roosevelt, Feb
ruary 90, 1903, $500.
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New Drawing Room Furniture

her friends. 1t is said that there has never
been a congress when flowers were as law
ishly bestowed as at this one. Among those
favored were Mrs. Fairbanks, president
general; Mrs. Althea R. Bedle of New Jer-
sey; Mrs. William Lindsay OF Kentucky
Mrs. Morgan of Georgia, Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott of Illinois, Mrs. Mary s. Lockwood OF
the District of Columbia, Mrs. Elroy Avery
of Ohio, Mrs. Julian Edwards of Iowa. Mrs.
Mickey Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Ellen Hail
Crosman of New York, Miss Mary Desha,,
Miss Susan R. Heitzel, Mrs Ruth GrisWolo
Pealer Mrs. Gertrude B. Darwin and Mrs
Eleanor Washington Howard of the DIS
trict of Columbia; Mrs. L. Bradford Prince
of New Mexico, Mrs. George M. Sternberg
of the District Of Columbia and Mrs. clark
Waring of South Carolina.
Miss Minnie Mickey. former registrar
general Of the National Society, d. A. X,
but who because of i'll health was obliged
the congress. Miss Mickey has Just I'm
ished the genealogical history Of Penn
sylvania family, which will soon come from
the press.
The first real daughter to become
member of the National Society, D. A. X,
was Mrs Mary A. Washington of Macon,
Ca, who died a year ago. In her memory
her son forwarded to the twelfth congress
IS for the Continental Memorial Hall fund.
Mrs. Charles Whittlesey Pickett Of the
New Haven Leader was one of the dele
gates in the Congress. Mrs Pickett is one
Of the bright women writers who are tai
ented in other ways as well. She has made
quite a hit with her talk, Modern Woman
and Her Grandmothers." Her paper, the
New Haven Leader, is the official d. A. r.
paper of Connecticut.
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to do if you were in my place; therefore l
offer you my friendship"
Something blurred the bright river for
an instant from Alwin's sight. Il give you
thanks" he said huskily. Save Editha,
1 have not a friend in the world
He hesitated a while; then slowly, bit by
bit he set forth the story that he had never
expected to unfold to northern ears. The
Danes set fire to my father castle, and
he was burned with many of my kinsmen.
The robbers came in the night, and Dan
ish churl opened the gates to them-though
he had been my fathers man for four sea-
sons 1t was from him that l learned to
speak the northern tongue. They took me
while I slept bound me, and carried me out
to their boats They carried out also the
young maidens who attended my mother
Editha among them-and not few OF the
! for captives. They took out all the valua-
| bles that they wanted. After that, they
threw great bales of hay, into the hail. and
| set fire to them, and
did they not offer your mother to go out
| in safety?'
Nay, they had the most hatred against
| her" The bearing of his head grew more
the blood of Alfred
| 1t happened that Sigurd had heard Of
| that great monarch. His face kindled with
alfred! He who got the victory over the
| Danes? Small wonder they did not love his
| kin after they had known his cunning! L
| know a me song ABOUT ulLi-Ho" "Sii'
| alone into the Danish camp, though they
were hunting him to kill him; and while
|, they thought him supplemented minstrel,
he learned all their secrets. By my troth,
that is good blood 20 have in ones veins!
| Were English. would rather be his kins-
| man than Ethelreds.
He stared at Alvin with glowing eyes;
| they were facing each other now Suddenly
he stretched out his hand.
| 1T is naught but a piece of bad luck that
you are Leif's thrall. 1t might Just as
| easily have happened that 1 were in your
place Now 1 will make a bargain with
you that hereafter I will remember this,
and never hold your thraldom against
| YOU
Such a concession as that, few Of the
! proud Viking race were generous enough
| to make. Alvin could not but he moved
by 1t. He took the outstretched hand In a
hard grip.
xviii you do that?" he said; and it seemed
| for time as though he could not find words
to answer At last he spoke: If you will
do that 1 promise on my side that will
forgive your northern blood and your lord
ship over me, and love you as my own
| brother"
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her good -naturedly. Now are you as wom-
anish as your bondmaid. You know that
all the gold on all the women in Normandy
is not so beautiful as one lock Of this hair
Of yours"
At least Helga was womanish enough to
smile at this. Now l understand why 1t Is
that men call you Sigurd Silver-Tongue, .
she laughed. Suddenly she was all earnest
ness again. Nay, but. Sigurd. tell me this
L do not care how you scold about my
dress-tell me that you do not despise me
for 1t. or for being unlike other maidens
Sigurds grasp slipped from her shoulders
down to her hands. and shook them warm
ly. "Despise you Helga my sister? Desptse
you for being the bravest comrade and the
truest friend man ever had?'
She grew rosy red with pleasure. III that
is your feeling, l am well content"
She took a step toward the place where
her horse was tethered, and looked back
regretfully. 1T seems inhospitable to leave
you like this. Will you not come with us,
after all?"
sigurd threw himself down again with an
emphatic gesture Of refusal. II like better
to be left so than to be left in mound
with my head cut off, which Is what would
happen were an outlaw to visit the king
unlimited
II shall not deny that that would be dis
agreeable" Helga assented. But do not
let your mishap stand in the way OF your
Joy. Left has great favor with King Olaf;
there Is no doubt in my mind that he will
be able to plead successfully for YOU"
II hope so, with all my heart" Sigurd
murmured when all brave men are fight
ing abroad or serving the king at home, II
| is a great shame for me to be idling here.
And he sighed heavily as Helga passed out
OF hearing.
As she went by the largest Of the booths
which was the sleeping.house OF the steers
man yalbrand and more than half the crew.
Alvin came out Of the door and stood look
| ing listlessly about. He had spent the af.
| ternoon securing helmets amid q babble OF
| directions and fault-finding, accented by
blows. Helga did not see him; but he gazed
after her, wondering Idly what sort OF a
mistress she was to the young bond-gtrl
| who was running after her with the cloak
| she had orgotten-wondering also what
| there was in the girls brown braids that
! reminded him OF his mothers little Saxon
| waiting-maid Editha.
| The sound OF deep-drawn breath made
| him turn, to find himself face to face with
| a young mail-clad Viking. In whose shaggy
black locks he recognized the Egil Olafssor
| whom Helga had that morning pointed out
| But II was not the surprise of the meeting
| that made Alvin leap suddenly backward
into the shelter Of the doorway; 1t was the
| look that he caught In the others dark fact
Ia look 30 full of hate and menace that
instead of being Strangers netting for thu