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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
The Cats Cleanliness,

The most fastidious mammals in
matters Of the toilet are to be found
among the members of the cat family,
as all must lave noticed in domestic
tabbies. The rough tongue makes an
excellent brush, while the sharp claws
are on occasion employed by way Of
combs, all these invaluable aids to
cleanliness and smartness possessing
the further advantage of always being
at hand when required.
A healthy cat is not only clean but
fnical, not to say vain about her Tor
hiss personal appearance. And moral
degeneration in pussy is accompanied
by neglect of personal grooming. That
the dog is as dirty as a boy must re-
luctantly be confessed. E-e was the
first animal to be domesticated, and
long association with man has perhaps
had to do with his carelessness in the
matter.-London Mail.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Prof. Trevor Kincaid, of the Uni
versity of Washington, an alert West
ern scientist, has been making a study
of the valleys and mountain slopes of
the Aleutian Islands. He first became
interested in Alaska at the time of the
Hartman expedition. AS a result of
this voyage of scientific discovery he
amazed the chronological world by
the bewildering collection of insects he
brought out of Alaska, thousands Of
them being species that depend for OK
istence on the nectar of blossoms. 1t
was a revelation not only of the pres
ence of u~nnumbered fower-hunting
hymenoptera, %coleoptera and lepidop-
terra in Alaska, but incidentally it
called the attention OF scientific men to
the fact that Alaska, instead of being
a wilderness of perpetual ice, was a
vast, wild garden. Extending his in
vestiSations in s%ubsequct trips to the
Aleutian chain, Prof. Kincaid has
made the discovery that in the valleys
and slopes of those islands a number
of kinds of s%ucculent forage grasses
grow in luxurious abundance.
Il am convinced" said he, that our
beef cattle will ultimately come from
this interesting neutrality-suspicious.
lovers Magazine.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
The Walking Craze in Tasmania.

The walking craze has apparently
died out in London, but it was still in
full blast at the antipodes when the
latest mail was leaving. Tasmania
has supplied a tragical case, says the
London Chronicle. Forty competitors
entered for a prize offered by a firm of
whisky manufacturers. The route
was to the summit of The Ply
nacle, the highest peak CT Mount Wei
lington, which forms such a pictur-
eque background to Hobart, the Tas-
manian metropolis. In spite of in
clement weather the competitors
started from the city at two o'clock in
the afternoon clad in light walking cos
tunes. Halfway up the mountain
they encountered a heavy snowstorm.
Search parties found two of the COM
petitors frozen to death, others rigid
with cold, some temporarily demented,
and others who lad lost themselves.
Few succeeded in reaching The Pin
nacle. The one wh1was adjudged the
winner covered eighteen miles in two
hours and forty-four minutes.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

I AS a danger to health, as well as to
property of almost every kind, the rat
must be exterminated. Let the fact
that he has lev had a friend, that
he has been constantly hunted to the
wilderness and driven to desperation,
actuate with humanity those who set
themselves to the task of thinning out
his kind.
AS for the good in him. there are
many true stories. His intelligence
has been seen often. Perhaps the best
known instance is that of rats which,
robbing a poultry yard, could conceive
of no better way of carrying off the
eggs than by getting one of their num-
Der to lie on his back and clasp the
eggs on his stomach. Then several
rats pulled their recumbent brothers
tail, while others pushed his shoulders.
Thus egg after egg was safely hidden
in their burrow.
A rat has been known to cross a
swollen torrent in Scotland seated on
a swans back. Other rats have made
friends with dogs and fed from the
same platter. When the dogs were
absent they would never feed, know
ing that the presence of their canine
friends meant safety.
Although when driven desperate with
hunger they will devour one another,
in times of plenty their affection is
almost human.
a Sussex clergyman has told how he
saw a number of rats migrating from
one district to another and in the
middle of the company was an old
blind rat, with a twig in his mouth,
by which he was being safely led by
Il younger rodent.
Instances of rats leading blind com
rades by the ears to feeding places
and placing food close to their muZzles
have been observed more than once.
This is more than many human beings
will do for their weaker brethren.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
Rough on the LAWYERS.

They have a way of settling lawsuits
in India that it would be well to copy
here, according to the Springfield Re-
publican. When a dispute arises over
the ownership of land two holes are
dug near together and the two oppos-
ing lawyers nicely planted up to their
waists. The first one to become bitten
by a bug or becomes so exhausted that
he has to be exhumed loses the case
for his client. This does away with
unnecessary talking and adds an inter.
estips element Qf chance to the game.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

functions properly. There was some
paekache, and the kidney secretions
We're profuse. containing also consid.
cradle sediment. Finally the doctors
said | had diabetes. Doan's Kidney
Pills wrought a great change in my
condition, and now l sleep and feel
well again.
FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Judge Feltar
VIII be mailed to any part of the
United States. Address Foster-NiI.
burn Co., Buffalo. n. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price 90 cents per box.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
Some ReIioious SIsno.

Francis Wilson, the comedian, has
recently added to his large 4 valu
able library a collection of English
tracts and sermons of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. These
pamphlets are interesting on account
of the strange phraseology-a kind OF
religious slang-which they reveal
Their titles ~exenplify this slang
well. and the following are a few Of
them:
THE Spiritual Mustard Pot, to Make
the Soul Sneeze With Devotion"
THE Shutters of Divine Love-"
Crumbs of Comfort for Hungry
Foseas."
biscuits Baked in the Oven Of
Charity. Carefully Conserved for
Chickens of the Church. Sparrows OF
the Spirit. and Sweet Swallows of Sal
vation."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
A Resoite.

What shall we do with our men:
Wipe 'em out, kill 'em off, abolish
en-. says a stern Kansas prophecies
Humane hearts will hope that mildel
measures will be sufficient. In fact
there is a CLEAN of hope. At a meet
ing of the Housekeepers' Alliance
the good news was published thai
men are supplanting girls along the
lines of domestic service" So the
servant problem is solved; ant
men folks have a respite and ma
even be usefnl.-New York Sun,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
HOW THE JAPANESE KNEW.
Hao Spies to Watch Euildinq " RUS
sian Battleshin ar pbiI.daI,hi.

NJ kNAS~
sian Battleshi3 at PHILADELPHIA.
A story is being told which sheds an
interesting light on the marvellous
foresight and ~precaution that charac-
terized the preparations of the Japan-
csc for the present war. Some years
ago a japanese agent came to Phila-
uelpnla with a letter of introduction
TO a prominent Philadelphia who had
Travelled in Japan. This Philadelphia
tells the story.
Inc letter was written by q Japan
csc official who knew the Phfladel-
phian, and it stated that if he would
help the bearer in what he desired the
favor would be greatly appreciated.
The favor was for the P%hiladelphisn
to simply introduce the agent to a
frst-class firm CT detectives. This
was done and the agent described as
a responsible person. He had plenty
OF money, and a bargain was made
with the firm, the latter to receive a
large sum of money.
The detectives were required to
dress in the clothes Of laborers and
secure work in Cramps shlpyard and
then to gather full information about
the Russian battleship Variag. then
In early course Of construction. This
they did. and the japanese govern
ment was supplied with every detail
OF the construction and armament of
the Variag. The officials at Cramps
do not yet know exactly how the Japs
obtained it.-PhiladeIphia Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

M Miss Cannon, Sec'y Detroit q
Amateur Art Association, tells
young women what to do to
avoid pain and suffering caused
by female troubles.
"DEAR MRS. PNKHAM:-I a con-
sc~ientiously recommend Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
to those Of my sisters suffering with
female weakness and the troubles
which so often befall m 1 suf-
fered for months with general weak
ness, and felt SO weary that / had hard
work to keep up. Ihad shooting pains,
and was utterly miserable. In my dis
tress ] was advised to use Ly dia e.
Pmkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and it was q red letter day to
me when / took the first dose, for at
that time my restoration began. In
six weeks / was a changed woman,
perfectly well in every respect. l felt
so elated and happy that l want all
women who suffer to get well as l did"
Miss GUILA CANNON, $50 Jones St.,
Detroit, Mich, Secretary Amateur Art
Association. $4,000 forfeit If original of above
fette, proving senaineness cannot be produced.
When one considers that Miss
GannOn's letter is only one of tho
countless hundreds which we
are continually publishing in the news.
papers OF this country, the great virtue
OF Mrs. PinlIham's medicine must be
admitted by all.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
How,s Tbiso

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business ~transac-
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their arm.
WEST q TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.,
WALDINe, kINNAN & MAEvIS, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

body. Learn
ing this sim
pie lesson has
made many
sick men and
women well.
Judge A. ].
Felter, of 31S
So. e ST., San
Bernardino,'
OsH1., says:
For IS years
my kid lie
were NOT nor.
forming their
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

The killing of birds is forbidden in
the Swiss Canton of Tessin, and last
year the rural police c"oniscated over
10000 traps and nets. Nevertheless.
the birds are offered for sale in the
markets with impunity.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

The British Government continues
to be denounced by the workers union
for the low wages paid at Government
work shops, ~shipyards, ~arsenals and
gun factories, but all denunciations
and resolutions seem to have no effect.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

A powder. 1t rests the feet. Cures Corn7,
Bunions. swollen, Sore, 1o:. Jd Ious, Aching
Sweating Feet and IngrowinS Nails. Aliens
Foot-Ease makes new ortight shoes easy. Ar
all Druggists and Shoe stores, 25 cents. Ac-
ecpt no substitute. Sample mailed FREE,
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

and that remedy. The trouble may be
eatarrh all the time. A few bottles of
Peruna worll cure them.
Pe-ru-na Removes the Cause of the
Kidney Trouble.
Peruna strikes at the very centre of the
difficulty, by graduating the catarrh from
'the kidneys. Catarrh is the cause of kid
ney difficulty. Remove the cause and you
remove the effect. with unerring accuracy
Peruna goes right to the spot. The kid
nneys are soon doing their work with per-
feet regularity.
Thousands of Testimonials.
Thousands of testimonials from people
who have had kidney disease which had
gone beyond the control of the physician
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
AJAX Your Dealer Nor Auen,. F,,t.rn,

The Old dynamite cruiser Nesuvius Will
be used as a torpedo practice ship.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

FITS permanentlv cured. 10 fits or nervous.
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer ,$2trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. r. H. KLINE. Ltd. 931Arch St, Phila.. Pa.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
~teething, soften the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. a bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

The Japanese rank as the best gardeners
in the wor,'.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Esquimaux make SHIRTS and boots of sal
hides and jackets from Goldfish skins.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we everused
Tor all affections of throat and lungs.-WM.
". ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb. 10, 1900.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
ToLp IN

Helping the Kidneys is helping the
whole body, for it is the kidneys that
remove the poisons and waste from the
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
Pe-ru-na Cures Kidney Disease.

Peruna cures kidney disease. The reason
it cures kidney disease is because it cures
catarrh. Catarrh of the kidneys is the
cause of most kidney disease. Peruna
cures catarrh wherever it happens to be To-
Gated. 1t rarely fails.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DIR: Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Australia is capable of supporting at
least 100, 900, 900 inhabitants.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Catarrh of the Kidneys a Common Dis
ease---Kidney Trouble Often Fails to
Be Regarded as Catarrh by Physi-
clans.
Catarrh o. the kidneys is very common
indeed. 1t is a pity this fact is not better
known to the physicians as well as the
p%eonle.
People nave kidney disease. They AXE
some d%iuretlc, hoping to get better. They
never once think of catarrh. Kidney dis
ease and catarrh are seldom associated in
the minds Ct tie people, AID, alas, it is
not very often associated in the minds of
the physici; ms. Toe few physicians recog-
nize catarrh Of the hldneys. They doctor
for something else. They try this remedy
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

are received by DR.. Hartman every year,
giving Peruna the whole praise for mar
Vicious cures.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16
CATARRH is THE CAUSE
OF MOST KIDNEY DISEASES.
PE=RU=NA CURES CATARRH.

Captain James L. Dempsey, Captain 2nd Precinct
Troy Police Force, writes from 1913 Ferry St, Troy,
N. ", as follows.
From my personal experience icith Per,ina L
an, satisfied 1t Is a gerry Tne rented Ufor catarrh-
IdHectfons, tCI,ether OF the head, lungs, stOm-
dch or petUic organs. 1t cures colds quickly,
and a fetC doses taken after undue Exposure
1 prevents illness.
" 'Sonte Of the PatroLmen under me hare also
round great retfef from. PeI'una. 1t has cured
chronic cases of kidney aud bladder troubles.
restored men SUFFERING from indigestion and
rheumatism, aud 4 am fully persuaded that IL
Is dn honest, reliable medicine, hence, IJuLy
endorse and recommend IT,
JAMES L.
Officer A. G. Swanson writes from COZ Harrison ST.,
Council Bluffs, Ia, as follows:
"As my duties compelled me to be out in all kinds
of weather | contracted a severe cold from time to
time, which settled in the kidneys, causing severe
pains and trouble in the pelvic organs.
Il am now like a new man, am in splendid
= health and give all praise to Peruna."-A. c.
Swanson.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

Mention this paper vix. 25-oa
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1904-06-16

HE dvermin race"
has been far too prominent
in Britain Of late. The in
convenience, the havoc and
alarm it has created by
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-05
BOYCOTTED BECAUSE
HE WOULD NOT FIGHT
Austrian Count Is Ostracized When
He Refnses to Accept
Challenge.

VIENNA. June 4.-The general COM
manding the garrison here has forbid
den the officers of the army to visit
the house of the former Duke of Par
ma in order to avoid mseting Count
Ledochowsky, who was expelled from
the army and who is at present in the
service of the Duke.
The Count is a nephew of the late
Prefect of Propaganda ana was cap
tain in the general staff.
He was cashiered because he refused
to fight duel on the ground Of his re-
ligious principles.
The ex-Duke Of Parma gave him en-
ployment in his household and not
withstanding the practical boycott
aimed at his house by the officers of
the Austrian army, is going to stand by
him.
1t is thought that the Emperor will
interfere. as the Duke is closely related
to him., and any affront TO a member
of his family will not be countenanced
by his Majesty.
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LONDON, June S.-The fascinating,
all-conquering American girl is re-
sponsible for new feminine pro-
fession here-the teaching of the
art of gesticulation. In seeking
some explanation of the popularity of
Atlantic maidens, English women
imagine that they have discovered it in
the animation of their countenances
when conversing and the free use they
make of gestures. Many of those lin
the swim" have resolved to go and do
likewise and some one has arisen TO
show them how. And so it comes
about that that immobility Of feature,
the calm inscrutability of expression
and the air Of serene and lofty COM
posure, which are supposed to be the
most cherished hall marks of the inner
circles of British fashion, are to be
abandoned. The talking is no more to
be done by the lips alone; eyes and
eyebrows. facial muscles and fingers,
are to play their parts in the exchange
of ideas "a la belle Americana" Vac
uity is to be tabooed.
TEACHING GESTICULATION.
Il have more pupils than 1 can find
time TO instruct" said the fair pro-
fessoress of this new art. although my
terms are pretty high. English women
have been too much addicted to stolid-
ity in the past. Properly practiced,
gesticuIation will enhance the charms
of the prettiest woman and add vastly
to the delights of conversation, en-
abling those who are not cast for
speaking parts at social functions still
to participate in a measure in the dis
course. That expression of stupid in
difference which characterizes many
English society women when they
listen to a conversation in which they
are not directly participating is no
longer to be regarded as mark OF
high breeding"
Michael P. Grace on his return
from New York to Battle Abbey,
his historic English home, seemed
to be greatly affected by the
death OF his brother, ex-Mayor Grace
He told his friends that the United
States would not see much of him in
future as now one of his strongest
ties with 1t had been severed The
people about the Abbey are pleased
with this decision. for since the Graces
took over the old Abbey things have
hourished in the neighborhood; local
shopkeepers and tradesmen have been
more prosperous and the poor have
benefited. A brilliant social season
was expected, but now this is Off Mr.
Grace means. however. to have many
of his New York friends down to stay
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prospect Of Lord and Lady Curzon's
permanent residence in England, for it
is very partial to the pretty, graceful
and vivacious American wife and to the
lavish entertainments which the Amer
lean wife's dollars provide. At pres
ent, however, Lady Curzon is in poor
health, and it is presumed that when
Lord Curzon returns from India his
mother-in-law, who is. of course, Mrs.
Levi Letter and who is now staying
with her daughter in Carlton House
Terrace, will undertake the responsible
tiles involved in acting as hostess at
the social functions with which Lord
Curzon Will inaugurate his residence
at walmer Castle in July.
TRAITS OF THE LETTERS.
Mrs. Letter is credited with being as
great a stickler for discipline In run
ming a household as is her son-in-law
in bossing a big Government depart
ment She knows just how everything
should be done about a house and in
sists on its being done in that way.
Possessing the American woman's
dQdpldBlIAy " HDNtl NOliulllouS anu
strange environments she is not to be
overawed by solemn visaged liveried
fiunkeys with powdered hair and
stuffed calves, and viii tolerate no
slackness below stairs.
Perhaps because she lacks her moth
er's early familiarity with domestic
matters on a comparatively humble
scale, Lady Curzon is averse to troub-
ling herself about household details, re-
garding immunity from all such wor-
ries as one Of the privileges Of wealth.
A free and easy spirit characterizes
her domestic rule whenever she exer-
cises II. wherefore she is popular with
the servants. For a different reason
so also is her father. Mr.. Letter. He
carries with him. wherever he goes, be
if in workman's shanty or ducal man
sion, the democratic spirit Of social
equality. He has never tried to ac-
ouire that air of aloofness which is
considered the correct thing in Eng
land in dealing with menials and in
feriors. When Mr.. Letter lived with
the family at Reigate he used to talk
and joke freely with the servants. In
the course of his rambles about the
country he was in the habit of drop
ping into the wayside taverns. snolk-
ing a cigar in the taproom and chat
ting with its occupants without any
regard to the big social gulf which is
supposed TO separate the millionaire
from the plowman. He is fond of
studying human nature in the rough.
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Famous Old Walmer Castle Will
Be Rejuvenated by Its
New Hostess.

istic OF the Iron Duke" There stands
the old-fashioned easy chair with
straight back and projecting shoulders,
in which he was accustomed to sit and
read at night, candle in hand. In this
position, as the infirmities of age be-
gan to tell upon him, he would fire.
quently fall into doze, his faithful
friend. Mr.. Arbuthnot, often remov-
ing the candlestick just in time to avert
a catastrophe 1t was in this chair
that he passed peacefully away on Sep
tember IA. 1852
Perhaps even OF greater interest is
the famous camp bedstead of brass,
six feet six inches by two feet nine
inches, used by the Duke in all his
campaigns. Bed and chair retain the
same bedding and covers in use when
he died. The old yellow moreen cur
tains hang at the window. The writing
desk, inkstand and blotter retain their
old places. The Duke did not use an
ordinary washstand. but in a cupboard
were kept his basin and jug, of COM
mon blue ware; on another shelf were
two bronze hot-water shaving jugs.
These, with the Dukes dispatches, are
shown in a glass case.
CASTLE TO BE REFURNISHED.
Lady Curzon and her mother have
already been all over Walmer Castle
and have given orders for its general
refurbishing. Tapestry Of an expensive
and elaborate character will be intro
cuced, and especial attention will he
paid TO fixing UP the bedrooms in mod
ern style.
1 am told, by the way, that when
Mrs. Letter first popped her head into
the chamber consecrated 10 mementoes
of the Iron Duke and saw it's contents
she expressed her intention of making
a clean sweep of that old rubbish"
But when she learned that the "old
rubbish" was one of the most priced
heirlooms of the nation she consoled
herself with the reflection that there
were plenty of other rooms on which
her American housewifely energies
could be freely expended
Society accepts as glad tidings the