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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
SOCKS AS COED AS MONEY.
Their Convenient Use In Backwood
Games of Chance.


Games of Chance.
Ole Oleson, a "lumberjack," walkci
into town the other day carrying l.,
$50 pairs of gloves and mittens, LIE
pairs of socks and eighty-three pounds
of tobacco.
He offered the goods for sale a
about one-fourth of their value ano
was arrested on suspicion. He pro
tested to the police that he came Int
possession of the goods honestly. Whe1
pressed he declared that he won th'
articles at poker in the lumber woods
Oleson said he had been IN tn
woods many months. The lumber1ack'
received no money while in the wood
hut were expected to wait until the.
returned to town for their pay. AT tn
company ~"store" in the woods the me-
could get such articles as they desired
however, having them charged agains
their time. Accordingly the men use
merchandise instead of checks in thel
games.
Oleson said be played in good lucl
and in one game where socks were tn
stakes, he won 1,175 pairs OF the hos
iery on three aces. The other ma
held a trio of kings.
In a game for mittens, Oleson sale
the limit was high, and in three hour
of play he had mittens enough to SUI
ply a regiment of soldiers.
His story sounded reasonable an
he was released to go and "cash in hi
checks."-Ashland (Wis.) Cor. Mime
apolis Tribune.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

At a recent meeting of the Imperial
Geographical society a. Weadikawkas,
Russia, the explorer Arakelyani made
some interesting statements about the
religious sect of the Babists. This
Mohammedan organization a. found
ed in 1874 by the Persian Mirsa Ali
Mohamed, and now numbers about
100000 members. According to the
''Bejan"-the Koran of this sect-all
men are brethren, and should speak
and write the same language. The
year is divided into nineteen months
and nineteen days, of which the latter
five are devoted to repentance. OF
these 5,000,000 members, over 5000.
900 live in Persia, where they have
been allowed to build their own
churches, while the remainder is
spread over Egypt, Arabia, T~urkestan
and even China. The present head OF
the sect is Abbas-Effendi, who resides
in Persia. The founder of the organi
zation, Mirsa Ali Mohamed, was killed
in Persia some three years ago.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
ALL IN SAFE PLACES.
Woman's Many and Varied Recep,

Woman's Many and Varied Recep'
tacles for Valuable Documents.
A Germantown householder who
had given various valuable papers to
his wife to take care of recently
hunted all over the house for the in.
surance policy on his furniture and
could not find it. When the wife came
home from a tea he told her mis-
trouble with considerable perturba
ton, lest the domucent should have
been lost.
"Is that all?n said the wife, looking
with disgust at her very much dis
turbed desk, where the husband had
been rummaging. "Why didn't you ask
me?' and going to a picture on the
wall she pulled the policy from be
hind it.
"And where" inquired the hus
tand, after he had recovered from
his surprise, do those shares in the
Pullaback Valley Railroad and Tim
Der Development company happen tc
| be-"
1n0y lS odl0 SuOuSA, was :"
answer. They're in the closet under
the stairs behind the grape juice"
"And the deed to the house"
That's upstairs in the spare room
packed away under your summer
suit"
By diligent cross-examination the
husband found the locations, scattered
from cellar to roof, of numerous other
documents of value. "And now" said
he, whats the answer"
why" said the wife, who was
used to his slang. II don't mean that
any robber shall ever come in and
clean us out in a one hour search.
He'd never think of the places I've
chosen, and if he did he would be
heard going up and down stairs and
knocking over bottles. "-Philadelphia
Record.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
GREAT CHANGE
From Change in Food.

The brain depends much more on the
stomach than we are apt to suppose un-
il we take thought in the matter.
Feed the stomach on proper food easy
o digest and containing the proper
AMOUNT of phosphates and the healthy
brain will respond to all demands. A
notable housewife in Buffalo writes:
"The doctor diagnosed my trouble as
i nervous affection of the stomach
vas actually SO nervous that | could
not sit still for five minutes to e the
newspaper, and to attend to my house
hold duties was simply impossible.
doctored all the time with remedies,
but medicine did no good.
"My physician put me on all 1ores OF
diet. and | tried many kinds OF cereal
foods, but none of them agreed with
me. / was almost discouraged, and
when I tried Grape-Nuts | did SO will
many misgivings-I had no faith that il
would succeed where everything else
had failed.
"But it did succeed, and you dom
know how glad I am that | tried it. ]
feel like a new person, l have gained III
| weight and / don't have that terrible
burning sensation II my stomach any
more. I feel so strong again that am
surprised at myself. The street noises
that used to i~rritate me SO, ! never
notice now, and my mind is SO clear
that my household duties are a real
pleasure"
Name given By Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Now why was this great changemade
IN this woman?
The stomach and the brain had not
been supplied with the right kind OF
food to rebuild and strengthen the
| nerve centres in these organs. 1t is alb
| solute folly to try to do this with
medicine. There is but n sure way,
Ind that is to quit the old food that has
Jailed and take on Grape-Nuts food,
which is more than half digested in the
process of manufacture and is rich in
The phosphate OF potash contained IN
The natural grain, which unites with
| albumen and water-the only three
| substances that will make up the soft
gray filling in the thousands Of delicate
| nerve centres in the brain and body
Grape-Nuts food is a sure road back 10
| lealth in all such cases.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
n.oeoa.x Ca,,,t Is, CrrsI

bylocal applications as they cannot reachthe
diseased portion ofthe ear. THERE'S only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by consti-
~tutional remedies. Deafness IS caused by al
innamed condition of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. Whenthis tubs is In
famed you have a rumbling sound or imper-
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness Is the result, and unless the indam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out OF tea
arecausedby catarrh, which Is nothing but al
indamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
notbe curedby Halls Catarrh Cure. Sendf for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY q %, Toledo, Q.
Sold by Druggists, 7bc.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
THANKS TO PE-RU-MA
Friends Were Alarmed
Advised Change 0 Climate
Miss Mildred Keller, 7l8 18th street,

Miss Mildred Keller, 7ls 18th street, N,
W., Washington, ID. c., writes:
81 can safely recommend Peruna Tor ca,
tarrh. | had it for years and it would
respond to no kind of treatment, or If II
slightest provocation the trouble would
come back.
~ tUas In such a state that my
friends acre alarmed about me, and
ItUas adVi Scd to LeaUe this climate
Then L trieL Perund, n TO my
great joy found it helped me from
the first dose L took, and GfeWbotttes
cured me.
"It built up my constitution, regained
my appetite, and | feel that | am perfectly
we'll and strong. Mildred Keller.
We have on file many thousand testi
monials like the above. We can give oul
readers only a slight glimpse of the vast
array of unsolicited endorsements DR.
Hartman is receiving.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
ITCHING SCALP HUMoR

Lady Suffered Tortures Until Cured by
Cuticura-Scratchcd Day and Night.
my scalp was covered with little PIN
pies and l suffered t~ortures from the itch
ing. / was scratching all day and night,
and I could get no rest. l washed my
head with hot water and Cuticura Soap
and then applied the Cuticura Ointment
as a dressing. One box of the ointment and
one cake of Cuticura Soap cured me. Now
my head is entirely clear and my hair is
growing s~plendidly. ! have used Cuticura
Soap ever since, and shall never be without
it. (Signed) Ada c. Smith, 800 Grand St.
Jersey City, N. j."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

President Finley of the City college
was recently in Boston, and since that
experience, is fond of relating this
conversation he overheard in a street
car of that city:
"Mamma," said a little boy, sitting
in front of President Finley. Her
bert Spencer must have been a fine
writer"
aWhy, my child?' inquired his
mother.
.sWhy, they wouldn't have named
The Spencerian pen after him If he
hadn't been,' was the i~nfantile expla-
nation.-New York Times.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
Cheap Nevspapers.

Chinese newspapers, owing to the
cheap quality of paper used and to the
low price of labor, both literary and
mechanical, are issued at an extreme
ly small figure. The price of the
ordinary Shanghai journal is four cash,
Oh about one-fifth of a cent.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
The Little HuckleberrY

that grows alongside our hills and noun
tains contains an active principle that has
a happy effect on the bowels. 1t enters
largely in DR.. Biggers' HuGkleberry Cordial,
the great stomach and bowel remedy, for
Dysentery and Diarrhoea.
Sold by all Druggists, Is and SOC. bottle.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Paul Bow1es, a ~ten-year-old son of
a Bolivar, N. Y, merchant, lost his
hair by fright. A runaway horse
threw tho boy in commissions, which
caused all the hair on his head to fall
ont
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never Fails. Sold by all
druggists, 81. Mail orders promptly filled
by Dr.. L. Detchon. Charlottesville, Ind.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. 80 trial bottle and treatise free
DR.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd. 931 Arch st Phila. Pa.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infallible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

mico County,
says: II suf-
fered with kid
ney complaint
for eight years.
1t came on me
!
-felt tired and
w eak, was
shortof breath
and was tr0u-
b1ed W t b
bloating after
eating. and my
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
o,e.uanded Tennis Champion.

The woman tennis champion of New
Zealand has but one hand, and that Is
he left one, but she can serve 3 ball
hat is difficult to return.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Mrs. Winslow's Soothiny 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, 1905-05-25

The amount of rice produced in Siam
has increased enormously.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Loeb Tay is one of the deepest lakes in
the British Isles.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

Lake Biwa is the only large sheet OF
fresh water in Japan.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

For every shark captured in the
Adriatic fishermen i to receive
bounties ranging from 50 to $500.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

London has $4,000 street accidents in
year.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
LEE V

Mrs. G. w. Fooks, of Salisbury, Md,
wife of G. W. Fooks, Sheriff of Wico-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
Curious Facts About eabIsts.

In 1880 John Jacob Astor was the only
millionaire in New York.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25
LIVING TOO HASTILY
AM ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Irregularities and Female Derange-
ments Result Cured by Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Owing to our mode and manner of
living, and the nervous haste of every
woman to accomplish just so much
each day, it is said that there is not
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

mzvM 1.ooo Gallon Cistsrn, $3.50
E%z-3 I.6so Gallon c;stern. 2l.40
E$cTA 2,100 Gallon Cistsrl, 2o.oo
E-5 Cypress, Sash and Doors very cheap
SS~ Wire Screens and Doors cheap
n. 6E CO., Limited
316 l-2 Baronne Street,
NEW ORLEANS, La.
Send for Catalogue. Write Tor Pr1ceH
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-05-25

In Spain a man who becomes the father
of q large family receives a title.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
SOME GREAT DISCOVERIES.
The Chicago University Scores Some
Important Achievements.

Almost every day one Of the pro
fessors Of the University of Chicago.
the financial machinery OF which Is
oiled 10y John d. Rockefeller. breaks
into print with some new discovery.
They keep the world startled and won
dering
During the past few years. for in
stance. the following epOch-making dis
coveries. among a host of others. have
been listed by a Buffalo newspaper as
Chicdeo University discoveries:
That kissing causes lockjaw.
That a dog never follows an unedu-
Gated man.
That TEE Pennsylvanians are turning
no Indians.
Taat ireland was once a lake.
That primeval man had a glzzard
That music is antisoptic.
That Adam caught fish with club
That love is a disease OF the Mcdulla
Oblourlta.
That n cabbage contains more nOur
/ ishment than twelve EGGS.
| That Boccaccio was a Swede-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
Hon. JOIN , JENKINS

hit. then sDurre1 un the road before I
could rel0ad. The quick blow OF the
vickct had saved his life.
with the sound 20 his ralloQ.nE
horse. we heard shots on The north.
and soon afterwards our pic6ets were
driven in by a force OF the enemy g
cavalry.
The camp was hurriedly aroused
and our boys were ready for the at
tack. payCnets were fixed. The men
were ordered 90 reserve their fire un-
III the horses were almost on them
"It had become very dark. and from
the fash of the lightning We saw tla'
the expected storm was az last upon
as. In a few minutes it broke oFc1
MS in an ffs fury. and as u did sc
the enemy charged yelling like devils
ON they came. riding as mad. and Jed
hy the very officer ! had SO narroWl,
missed recognized him instantly
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25

Cheers for the Red. White aud Blue.
Neritable cheers they were. Tears
streamed down the veterans cheeks.
the bows in the room below took up
the shouts. and three tines three
were given.
Hearing some cheering on the out
side. l moved cautiously near the
window--it was dangerous TO 80 too
near-and saw all the guards IN line
with their muskets pointed toward the
building. but. massed mp and down
the streets. were hundreds upon hun
dreds OF people. four-fifths OF them
women. ciapping their hands and wav.
ing their handkerchiefs. showing 10y
their approval n most remarkable trib-
ute TO the power of song. and that love
/ for old Glory still held a warm place
in their hearts and memories
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
The Canada Goose.

preach o. a man. are not IN fear Of
cows: this fact has often led hunters
20 train oxen 10 walk straight into
fiocks Of them, the hunter hiding he-
hind tie animal until within gunsi1ot
Of tie flock
And yet. Notwithstanding their Wild
nature. Canadian geese are often
demonstrated and crossed with the
common l,arnyard goose. Sometimes
wounded birds are allowed 70 ran with
he dOnIcsticated birds. until some mi
grafOry flock passes over the iiead with
its cry OF ~hOBk. honk." The eau OF
tie Wild Is or again and the nurse
Jscd once more ia state OF bsail D,
rc5Ctns It's companions. wounded
/ bird IS often known 20 dive DencAtn
the waters surface, exposing only as
nos -rIls, Until MI danger Das passed
Surprised. a flock riser suddenly ano
appareDfly IN great confusion, t1s
/ large birds get into one another
way. 20 that the uarkeman nas excel
/ lent opportunity 20 bag brace. Witt
toe typical sbonk, bonks they rs.
against the wind until they are one.
II more IN orderly array, the wedges ~
i Ing on 70 other parts.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
n LOOKED DURNG TIE VAR.


That the American negro is gradual
ly becoming yellow.
That Columbus was a CRATER.
That George Washington liked on
iCIs and tIipe.
That John ID Rockefeller is "a greater
man than Shakespeare.
That the Junebug has seven stom-
achs
That Arabia produces more Jullfrogs
than bulgaria.
That marriage is q form OF insanity.
JIG viii take the world generation
To- ponder over the few propositi ons
here mentioned. The countless others
PROMULGATED by the ChicaEo saVauts
would keep a Thousand scientists busy.
even il they worked day and nlght ~
three shifts, for lfty years.
Certainly. Nr. Rockefellcr's money
is being Vel spent. The fact that The
public laughs az the oil-bOrn PROBES
/ sors and regards them as low come
. dams is OF nO significance The world
Il will De remembered laughed al
Copernicus. Calico and Sub-Lieut. Ma
pOleon B0naparte.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25

we held our Ere until they were
almost un -rp 90 us. and then aionE
The whole front 90 our triple line. blaz-
el our guns FUN in their faces.
The crash was terrific Troopers
reeled in rhelr saddles. Horses stag
rgred and went down with their ride
ers The others broke in confusion and
dashed wildly past on Our TANKS
~ was worse than nightmare Dr.
torrents of rain. the total darkness. in-
ffueifeI hy the crashing binding
llrhfuirr. and the Cursin-. yelling
troopers. charging along over u.s.
The flashes showed as the killei
and wounded errewn alonc 0ur frcl.
and took q disU0uuted captain Qris-
1ler.
Three times they charged MS thai
night and as many times were driven
-hc Lass time rerreatlng south
ward
when the morning came. we bur-
icd or llIed side by side with thl
Confederate dead.
"Ny prisoner told me- that the charr'
was led hv FrfzhuEh Lee in person an.
then ] knew who En- was tha- 81.
nearly killed with the p.cket's rife
DO you know" said the Judge af
I ter a long silence. as De withdrew @.
/ the house 20 avoid the heavy gusts 90
/ rain. GIVE always been thankful @
that mistaken picket
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25

With the cry q ''bonk. bonk." Ike
the warning 81 ga automobile born the
hunter Is warned Of the approach OF
the leader OF s fiyiEG flock 81 Canadian
gessoe. GA c0rne the lSDG-5leckkd w4id
fowl from their northern hunting
eroand. They stream across the SKY
much r. the form q the flying wedge
formerly used lH football tactics
Gradually the wedge closes together.
ma KIN gone homogeneous mass OF
black aud brown. with sprinkiingg Of
white. Usually the Canadian geese
stop flying about sunset, feeding on
eel ERA -. sedses, roots Of water plants.
and occasionally on small 1sh and
snsecfs Even az times they VIII eat
the corn. wheat or other grains
dropped By the farmer ia t3e stubbie.
supper over. they return 20 the water
sleeping with beads tucked under
| wings. walking Only 70 start out again
ln search OF breakfast. These two
1 rfxhts are - has1fuaI with these gees
that hunters can easily reckon when q
tske posifton fn the sat ia wait Of IN
cysnT we1xcs-
Efranee!y enough, these birds. while
rbrowp into q s<ate Of panic at the ~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25

Wen take him II it's a Johnnie
I'VE stepped into the deeper shad-
ows. and soon a mounted Confederate
officer emerged from the dark bend OF
the road. and was silhouetted against
the SKY. Ia moment or two he reach
&c the point commanding view OF our
camp. drew rein and sat not MY feet
away. peering toward us
I cautiously took the picSet's Tlne.
and we sprang out into fun view. The
officer started as he saw us. and wheel
ed his horse &c escape.
Halt cried. and as he dashed on,
with a quick aim. pulled the trigger
/ simultaneously with the report, the
picket struck up the sun. eNclaiming
. MY God. Capn. you're shooting ons
OF our men
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
FORTUNES FOR BAIL PLAYERS.
Friendly Rivalry in the Two Great
Leagues.


The great baseball battle which oc-
CURED short time ago between the
pennant winners OF the National and
American Leagues for the season
playing recalls 10 mind that il vas but
a few years AGO that these two rival
baseball associations were clashins
tooth and nail ia a deadly war OF ex
termination and survival. II was then
that the American League, under the
leadership of Ban Johnson, made IN
roads into the ranks OF the National
League. capturing its star players and
enlisting them in It's cause through
rainbow of big salaries. Rival teams
we're placed in Chicago. St. Louis, BOs-
ton. New York and Philadelphia ana
princely salaries offered TO the players
Of ability. There were, OF course, suits
al law. and injunctiOns were sought re
stralning the contract Jumpers. One
particular instance Of this is remem-
bered in O case Of Laj0ie. Delehanty,
Wolverton. Ortiz and Townsend, one
time members OF the Philadelphia Ma
tionals. who jumped 10 the rival team
/ in that city. When injunctOns were Sc
cured preventing their playing IN the
Quaker town, they were transferred tC
the Cleveland and Washington teams
The Injunction. OF course, prevented
Their playing ia Philadelphia, an
when occasion required that their team
should 20 through that city, these play
I ers were always switched over on an
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
o,her train which circulted through

other train which circuited through
New Jersey.
Now all is peace and harmony be
tween the two organizations; they have
adopted a set of rules regulating the
players in each. and schedules are pre-
pared each spring which Will provide
for as few conflicting dates as possible.
New YORK ard Philadelphia in October
were the scenes OF notable battles for
supremacy between the teams repre-
senting these cities. that Of New York
having won the banner in the National
and Philadelphia's that in the Ameri
can league.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
w. NJ. Wooster.

One warm summer evening IN 1895. I
81 snolinr with IudSc jenkins. of
NA-isconsin. who IS now ably represent
snc his stare in Congress
we were WATCHING the oncoming Of
= heavy thunder storm. and the CONVEX
snf,or had turned. as II often did. 20
-. -, 81 Ms ,-o,,th when ne entered
re r--;on AMY ana was. hv the stir.
-irv events Of the p-a-. transformer
So, sl,o fearless s~n-,- manhood that