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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
SAVED BY BRIGHT REPLY.
How Smart MldshIpman Get Hlnoeii
ExS Out Of Scrape.

How Smart MldshIpman Get HIroeff
So Out Of Scrape.
On board a man-of-war bound to
San Francisco from China was O
young midshipman named Walters.
He was d favorite with the officers,
and had In him the talent for making
. fine officer. Tho midshipmen on
board stood their watch forward, and
every hour 1t was their duty to come
aft and write up the weather columns
Of the ships log, showing the readings
Of the barometer and thermometer
and to heaye the ships log to ascer.
tain her speed.
The captain, in company with the
officer OF the deck, was walking the
weather side of the deck conversins
when Midshipman Walters came aft
to write up the log. The barometer. o
mercurial one, was hung In the cap
tain's cabin, and Walters, after having
read it, helped himself literally to the
captains sherry on the cabin side
board. In walking the deck the cap
tain happened to glance down the
cabin skylight and saw the midship
mans proceedings. When Walters
came up on deck to heave the log the
captain addressed him as follows:
How is the barometer, sir?"
Walters saluted and said: STEAD
lily rising, sir; steadily rising"
The captain then asked: And how
Is the decanter, sir?"
Walters was taken aback, but with
a steady voice replied: Steadily
falling. sir; steadily falling"
This reply was too much for the
captain. and. bursting out laughing, he
Sid: Young man. your bright reply
has saved you from punishment; but
1t is a long way to Frisco, so hereaf
ter beg of you not to consult the de
canter as often as you do the baron
eter."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
The TOWN OF sPEcTAcLEs.
Curious Manner In Which an African
Settlement Received Its Name.

Curious Manner In Which an African
Settlement Received Its Name.
John Moir built a commodious resi-
dence a number Of years ago on the
outskirts of Blantyre in the Shire high
lands south of Lake Nyassa.
He is the agent of the AfricarLakes
company, which has a number of
steamers ON Lake Nyassa, and has
proved that 1t is possible to build up
a prosperous business in inner Africa
without selling spirits or flrewater to
the natives.
Mr.. Moir wears spectacles, and the
natives call him Mandala, which
means glass. When he erected his
house they also apple ed the name
Mandala to the building.
There Mr.. Moir developed a settle
ment around his private property, all
devoted to the interests of the com
pany he represents. There are store
houses for ivory and other things
bought from the tribes. Trade goods
as they arrive from Europe are also
stored here till they are SEN up the
lake. The place has become a very
thriving settlement with several hun
dred population,
. 1t did not lack a name for a single
day because the natives at once named
1t when the first s~torehouse was erect
ed. They simply made the name
Mandala embrace all the town; and
now on all good maps we see a little
dot and the word Mandala standing
for the most thriving and important
suburb of Blantyre.
The fame of Mandala is known to
all who are interested in Africa's
progress, and the name it bears was
given to it simply because the founder
OF the town wears spectacles.-New
York Sun.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
OLIVE OIL IN ARIZONA.
The Rise Of a Great Industry In the
Southwest.

Southwest.
"Olive oil Is now being shipped by
the ton from the Salt river valley of
Arizona and the business Is on the
boom" said B. #. Franklin of Phoenix,
Artz., to a Washington Star man. "The
entire valley is becoming dotted with
olive orchards, and at this season of
the year the trees are covered with
thousands Of tiny little starlike buds,
which will soon be followed by the
fruit formation, which when matured
on the tree will amount to hundreds
of pounds of fruit. Olives remain on
the trees until they are thoroughly
ripe before they are picked to have
the oil squeezed and pressed from
them.
When the olives are ripe 1t re-
Quires a large number of hands to
pick them, for the work must be done
quickly. This is usually done by
spreading large canvas sheets around
the trees, upon which the pickers
throw the olives as they are plucked
off the branches. Once they are picked
the fruit is carried to the crushing
machine, which breaks the fruit up
much as apples are crushed for cider.
The pulp is then put into a machine
which presses the Juice from it, which
runs of into a tank, where by force
Of gravity the oil proper rises to the
top and is skinned Off and put away
for several months to settle before il
is bottled ready for the market. 1t
requires about seventy-fve pounds OF
fruit to produce a gallon Of OIL"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
THE DEACON ENTIRELY FORGOT.
Sport Made Him Overlook the Fact
That II Was Sunday.

That 1t Was Sunday.
A few Sundays ago a good old Car,
thage deacon, over-tempted by the sun
shine, hitched his team to his surrey
and drove with his grandchildren to
Center creek. While he was not look
Ing the young folks slippoI some joint
ed fishing rods and tackle under the
seat. Arriving at the creek they pulled
them out. much to the old gentleman's
surprise and indignation. He was
still demonstrating against such un-
cody usages on Sunday when one of
the girls hooked a catfish more than a
foot long. Now, the deacon is an old
time sport at fishing, and the sight of
this fish set him wild. The girl
couldn't land her prize and the deacon
pulled it in for her. Then, batting the
hook, he began angling on his own
account, and soon landed a four-pound
bass. Forgetting the Sabbath and all
else save the glorious sport he was
having, the deacon kept on fishing,
bringing out several beauties, until
the children reminded him that they
would have to hurry home TO get sup
per so as to attend church.
my gracious, yes" he said. 81 for
got this was Sunday. This is awful,
just awful"
With M longing, lingering look at
the river the deacon arovo away
Kansas City Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

M ISS NELLIE CURTAIN, GAG Pearl
II street, st. Paul, MINI, head sales
woman in a department store, writes:
"Ihave charge Of a department In
Gdry goods store, andaIter sta nding
the larger part of the day, L ,couId
90 home 10TH a duH ache, genera NV
through mi entire body. used Pc
rmna aud feel 90 much better that i
WotE to and from the store no,c. j
Permna to be the best medicine
on the maricet TOR the diseases pecu-
TAR to n.''-Miss Nellie Cur
ia tn. Ed.
Nothing is so weakening to the human
system as the constant loss of mucus. Ca
tarrhal inflammation of the mucous mem
brane produces an excessive formation of
mucous. Whether the mucous membrane be
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
In Jail for sneezInc.

AS one of the good, kind ladies' was
walking along the tier after the
church was over. saying kind words
to the unfortunate sons of Adam, she
stopped In front of cell COZ on the
sixth door. She said: my good, kind
man. what In the world ever put you
In here?" He said. "Sneezing." She
said. my goodness! How in the
world could they put you in here for
gneezing?" He said, Il woke the
gentleman up"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
House Of Lords Membershlu.

The British house of lords has long
since ceased to be a strictly heredi
tary body. Over 200 of its 500 mem
bers W their presence to Other
causes than descent. Quite a number
of the hereditary lords r debarred
from voting by the fact that they are
either minors, u~ndisoharged bank.
rupts or inmates of lunatic asylums.
The non-hereditary lords comprise the
archbishops and bishops of the Church
of England and those who have been
created peers by Queen Victoria and
King Edward for special services o
dered to the crown.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

An Atchison man, newly married,
was sounding his wife's praises to his
men friends. "Why, she is so much
better than l." he said, Il don't see
how she caFse to marry me-" His
friends all agreed to this SO promptly
that he got mad; said he was as good
his wife any day, and wanted TO
whip the crowd.-Atchison Globe.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
800 Reward. 500.

TIL readers OF this paper will be pleassdto
learn that there is at least one droaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
Cure is the only positive cure now knownto
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a on
disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby Destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much faithin
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
bred Dollars for any case that it fails to cars.
Send for list OF testimonials. Address
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LA.
NEW ORLEANS.

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Engineering, Law, Medicine. Splendid de-
partment for women In Newcomh College.
Tulane makes leaders In all vacations. Its
facilities for instruction in Engineering are
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the study of Sugar Chemistry. Many schol-
arships in the academic department. Ex-
penses low. Board and accommodations
In dormitories at low rates. Opportunities
afforded academic students for self-help.
No worthy boy. If needy, shall be turned
away from its doors. Next session begins
October LIST. Send for Catalogue. Address
THE REGISTRAR, Gibson Hall.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
kInlinn fn nla Oomrade-Poeta.

Let the lover sing Of his lady
That Is part Of God His plan.
Let the gentle sing as he feeleth-
That also II God 10 man.
But for you. my c6mrsdes, I order
We shall question from sod 10 star;
we shall paint the thing as we see II
For the God Of things as they are"
When we strike we shalt striSe with fire.
When we bless we shall bless wl.h Joy
With the fire that God He lent Us,
With the ~gladness tnknowing alloy.
Yet even as each knoweth his weakness
We shall frestrike only TO blegsf
And even as each knoweth his sorrow,
We shall gladden. that sorrow be less.
This have we sworn. my comrades,
Wherever ws scatter or shift
My Wild. gentle, trteshearted comrades,
Dear comrades; forever adrift.
And when our Lord God he shall call us
To answer the orders He made,
We shall fall into rank and salute Hin
Like gentlemen Unafraid."
i. +. Watson In Pittsburg Gazette.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

Nothing Is more refreshing or invigorating
in simmer than a daily bath. Use soft,
tepid water and good soap. Ivory Soap is
ideal for tho bath: it Is pure, fathers quickly
and leaves the skin soft and white. The
bath should be taken early in the morning
or just before retiring at night.
ELEANOR Il, PARxEE.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
bOItl Uy DIUBSI5to, FOO.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Child Mortality in the West indies.

Child Mortality In the West Indies.
In the West Indies ~infantile mortality
is very heavy. AS soon as the children
of the peasant can toddle about they
are allowed to eat whatever they pick
up. AS a natural result more than
half Of them die in many of the islands
before they are q year old.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
Charitable Sex.

He (at the bal)-"Just look at
that dashing Mrs. De Style. She has
diamonds stuck all over her"
She-"Yes; there is nothing equal
to paste as a sticker."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
The Recaon.

why are there still some bachelors left
To litter the walks of life
Trembling ard num-,
Dolefu.ly dumb,
With never the nerve to wife?
Why are there still some bachelors left
To fEiter and blush and grope?
II Is plain TO me.
And you viii agree.
Its to giys some eld maid hcpe,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

Forty Years Continuous Service.
John H. Benton has seen forty years
Of continuous service in the United
States bureau of pensions at Wash.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

Mrs. wiaslow's SoothingSyrup for chlldre1
teething soften the gums, reduces in1amma-
tion ,allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. abottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

The House of Representatives costs So,
00o, 900 q year and the Senate 81 400, 600.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

Paris has the biggest debt of any city in
the world. 1t amounts to $500. 600, 900.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

Don't allow your dazzling prospects tt
blind you.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
The Summer Enth.

Monday is the ~favorite day for commit
ling suicide.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

lido not believe Piso's Curs for Consume
tionhas an elualf,r oou chs aud colds-JoBS
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

FITS per,uahsnt,v cured. No fits ornervous.
ness after first days use Of DR.. Bline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefree
Dr.. Il. II. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch St., Phila. ,Pa
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20
Too Swift Concurrence.

1t is better to put on airs than to cut OF
bo;--
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-08-20

located in the head or pelvic organs, the
discharge of mucus il sure to occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes a
weakening drain; the system cannot long
Withstand the loss of mucus, hence it is
that women afflicted with catarrhal atfec-
tons. OF the pelvic organs feel tired and
languid, with weak beck and throbbi:.g
brain. A course of Peruna is sure to re-
store health by cutting of the weakening
drain of the daily loss Of mucous.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark Fl. Dunnell, National
Hotel, Washington, d, c., writes:
Your Peruna being used by myself and
many of my friends and acquaintance, not
only as a cure for catarrh but also as an
admirable tonic for physical recuperation,
| gladly recommend IT 20 all persons re-
curing such remedies" - Mark Il. Dun
nell.
II you do not derive prompt and s~atisfac-
tory results from the use OF Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a full state
ment Of your case and he will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Authorized Order Of Bond Issue.

Whereas; 1t has become necessary to
build a new court house in order to have
fire protection for the records OF the
county and also to meet the require
ments of the business OF the county and
it's population. and also the necessities
OF the courts and officers thereof and of
the people having business thereat, and
there being no outstanding bonded in-
debtcdness OF said county, and the
assessment roll OF said county at pres
ent being three million, five hundred and
seventy-eight thousand, nine hundred
and eightv-two dollars. 1t is therefore
declared the purpose Of the board of
supervisors of Lee county, Mississippi,
to build a new court house to cost not
more than thirty thousand dollars aud
for the purpose nf building same they
intend at the January meeting. A. d.,
1904, or at a regular meeting thereafter
to issue and sell the bonds OF said county
for the sum of thirty thousand dollars
to run for a period OF twenty-five years.
to bear interest at not more than six
per cent. payable annually. Said bonds
will be issued in sums Of FIVE hundred
dollars each and will be issued under
and with compliance with chapter 1875,
page 165 OF the Acts OF the Legislature
passed in A. d.. 1900, and such other
laws az may effect same, and to that end
the Clerk OF this board is hereby .directed
to have notice OF this order published as
required by law.
Ordered in open court. this Dec. 9,l1903
NQRBIN JONES, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Notice for Hire of County COnvicts.

Notice is hereby given that the BoarC
of Supervisors of Lee count hereby in
wife sealed bids for the hire Of county
convlcts for the year 1904, said bids tC
he filed with the Clerk of said board or
or before 2 o'clock, pm. Monday, the
4th day of January, AID. 1904. contract
for said convicts tt be awarded to the
best bidder for the two classes of con.
victs by the month, contractor or con.
tractors will be required to give bond in
the sum of one thousand dollars with
Improved snreties. The Board reserving
abe right to reject any and all bids.
By order al the Board, this 9th day oil
December. 1908.
NORBIN JONES, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Local and Personal
NOTICE.

No communication will appear in the
issue OF the Journal of the week it is
handed in if it is received later than
Tuesday at noon of that week.
n. J. Jourdan engrayes all goods sold
free.
Looking for rugs? 60 to Shelby Topr.
See those high cut mems winter Shoes
at Shelby Tops.
Tom Bedford OF Baldwin was ir town
on business Monday.
j.. NJ. Thomas, Esq. made a trip to
Grenada on business the past week.
Go t. Shelby Topp for everything in
Dry Goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. Harris of Rusk,
were visitors to town Saturday.
d. II. Clark, Verona's popular drug
gist, was in town Monday.
J.E. Bright, ESQ.,. of Shannon. was on
business in Tupelo Wednesday.
Mr.. M. l.. Jacobs of Shannon, spent
Tuesday ia Tupelo on business.
Mrs. Lotion Fuqua entertained at a
dish party Tuesday afternoon.
The most up-to-dat2 line Of Oak and
Reed rockers ever Shown in Tupelo.
Lumpkin Bros. 4 Co.
For SALE.-My House and Lot. 8
Will sell on time.
l.. R. Gates.
You will find it at Shelby Topp's if it's
dry goods. Price is right.
Jourdan the Jeweler, does all kinds OF
engraving, plain script, old english and
or machine. Come and see our work.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11

Visit Lumpkiu Bros. & TO. "A thing
OF beauty is a JOY forever" We can
convince you if you will call on MS.
Mesdames walker and Tay Ior OF Vero-
ma were among the visitors here Tues
day.
Senator and Mrs. Taylor OF Verona
were the guest Of relatives the first OF
the week.
Mrs. j. ii. Thompson of Shannon was
in town Wednesday, the guest of Mrs.
tobertson.
The o%vereoat you are looking for is at
Shelby Topp's. $3.50 to $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. T. Elton made a Wis
IT to Mrs. Fulton's parents in Pontotoc
the first of the week.
The most up-to date Store in T'upelo
Tor beautiful and useful Houseold goods.
Lumpkin Bros. & Co.
Judge j. W. Buchanan of Memphis
passed through Tupelo Wednesday
| morning en- route to Okolona.
Big line OF ladies Jackets at Shelby
Tops. Just arrived. Prices way down.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Y. Harper of OKolona
i have been the guests of Mr.. j. j. Rogers
| the past week
] ID. Jourdan's is the place to have
your watch repaired. Been in the bust
ness quarter of century. Eighteen
years in Tupelo.
George Scott, of near Leighton. has
accepted a position with Clay McGaugby
as salesman.
Those beautiful art squares at Shelby
Tops make a nice N'mas present.
The Fortnightly Matinee Club was
delightIy enterta ined Wednesday, after
noon by Mrs. Asa w. Allen.
Mess. Ben and Win p. rker and C.. C.
Christooher, of the first and Robt. and
Frank McNiel OF the second district were
IN town on business Monday.
Go down to Jourdan's and TAKE a
at those gold and sterling silver
umbrellas and parasols. g%randest beau.
ties you ever saw.
Rev. j. E. Cunningham and family
OF Aberdeen, are on a visit to his par
Rev. and Mrs. j. T. Cuns ingham.
W. ID. Anderson. Esq. leaves this
mo rning for Jackson where he will re-
m ain several days looking after bust
he SIS before the Circuit Court.
Don't wear yourself and shoes out
looking around. Go at once to Shelby
Topp. You will find it, and the price is
Mr.. August Anderson. Of Verona, was
among the recent visitors to Tupelo
called and squared accounts with
the Journal for another year.
Their e will be no serv ices at the Pres
byterian church Sunday ON account
OF the absence OF the pastor, Rev. G. N.
Van Houten, at the 9 tallation services
at Unity church.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Prog ram tor The County Preachers
Association tc fleet at We
roma Dec. II, 1903.

10 a. m. Devotional Exercises by
w. l.. Brown.
10. 30 Business NEE ing.
II Il. m. Preaching by Z. S. Marshall.
2 D. m. What does Loyalty demand
OF the Pastor? c. N. Van Huuten and q.
W. Potter.
$50. What does Loyalty demand OF
the Church member? M. D. Fly and j.
d. Hunter.
3 p. m. What effect does Disloyalty
have upon the Pastor and People? II.
A. kimbrough and J.. c. Biant6n,
4 o. n, Prayer and Conservation
service. j. A. Bowen.
Up. N. Preaching by c. ?. Moss.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
Order for Adjournment.

Ordered by the Board that Super
visors Court do now adjourn till Thurs
day, December 31st, 1908 at which
time all matters and business coming
before said Board will he duly consider
ed and disposed Of according to laws.
Ordered in open court this 9th day of
De- ember 1903. Published bv order OF
the Board OF Supervisors Lee Co.
NORBIN JONES,
Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
cooperative Laundry.

1t has been suggested hat Tupelo
needs a co operative laundry that would
afford to the people a safe and conven-
lent place at which they have the laun
dry OF the family done. Each year finds
this need growing and if some good
man will get back OF it he will find
hearty cooperation. The situation de-
mands something like this to he done
to afford necessary convenience to the
many people who are constantly cnm-
ing in and also to the older residents
who find that the service they are now
getting is inadequate and unsatisfactory.
Lets have laundry.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11
BUSINESS NOTICE.

We find it again necessary to
call on some Of our friends for
their subscriptions. While crops
have been good and prices high,
our receipts from subscriptions
have not been up to former years.
This is due, we know, to the over.
sight of our friends who owe
us these little amounts. While they
are each small they aggregate quite
a little sum that would greatly re
lieve us il we had it in onr poke
instead Of in THEIRS. Please let US
hear from you promptly
Your old friend,
THE JOURNAL.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-12-11

WANTED-W. l. Threadgil wants to
know the whereabouts ofhis son. james
Henry, l6 wears old. left home. Nov. %,
and was last seen at Tupelo, Miss. ANY
Information will be gladly received.
Marietta. Miss,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-10-18
FOR RENT-OFFICE ROOMS.

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floor: Pennsylyania ave. NV. north side be-
tween 9Th and 7th sts rent reasonable Ad.
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