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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Flat Life.

The mistress of a Harlem apartment
was showing an applicant for the po-
sition of maid through her fiat. She
had been liberal in her promises of
privileges in the way of afternoons and
nights off, says Harper's Weekly, and
had even gone so far as to offer the
use of the sewing machine.
The new girl seemed pleased, and
the mistress was beginning to hope.
They walked back into the dining
room, and the girl actually removed
one pin from her hat. Then she
stopped.
"Oh, do you do your own stretchin':"
she asked.
do we do our own what?" asked
the puzzled mistress.
"S~tretchin'."
81 don't understand"
"Stretchin'," repeated the girl again.
"Do you put the stuff on the table at
meal time and stretch for it, or do ]
have to shuttle 1t round?"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Profits in Begging.

1t is calculated that 1000 persont
make a living in London by begging,
and that their average income
amounts to about 5 ,500,000 a year.
Last year 1925 persons were arrest
ed for begging in the streets, of whom
more than 1900 were sentenced to
terms of Imprisonment varying from
one week to three months. Many OF
these objects Of charity were found
in possession of sums of money, and
even of bank-books showing very
'Nlndsome deposits.-Chicago Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Money K Parks.

Following the example of many
European cities, Los Angeles, CAL, will
turn Griffith Park, with an area Of
5000 acres of brush land, into a COM
mercial forest. -Four experts, with a
view to converting this practically
waste piece of land into a productive
forest, made a comprehensive planting
place for the trees, which will not only
pay for its cultivation and care through
the sale of mature timber, but will
prove a constant source of pleasure
and recreation for the citizens of Los
Angeles. Los Angeles is the first
American city to adopt this plan, but
It is predicted that other municipalities
in this country will o o follow in its
eootsteps.-Country Life in America.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
D~lsFIGURlNG HUMOR
Brushed Scales From Face Like Powder
Doctor Said Lady Would lie DlsGgUred
For Life-Cuticura Works Wonders.

81 suffered with eczema all over my
body. My face was covered; my eyebrows
came out. | had tried three Doctors, but
did net get any better. | then went to
r.other doctor. He thought ny Ese
would be marked for life, but my brother
in-law told me to get Cuticura. | washed
with Cuticura Soap, applied Cuticura ONT
ment, and took Cuticura Resoivent as di.
recteI. L could brush the scales of my
face like powder. Now my face is just as
clean as it ever was.-Mrs. Emma White,
CAL Cherrier Place, Camden, N j., ApriI
IS. 'O5."
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Blind Mans Blind Dog.

Edward Grif1ths, a w~ell-known
Northampton blind musician, ran
against O milk-hoat the other day. aud
when asked where his trained dog was
not to have given him the warning
bark, he remarked that his faithful
guide was low MS blind as himself.
The animal, however. found him after
the sounding of n certain note OIL his
concertina. Griffiths is quite an adept
in the training of dogs to lead the bird,
but he prefers his old one to lead him
Oh his daily pilgrimage around the
town. The pair Of them are equally
well known in Leieester.-Loudon Mai.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Small Date Cakes.

J Cream one-third cup Of butter with
two-thirds cup of light brown sugar,
add two eggs %unbeaten, and then beat
all together until very light. Add ne-
half cup of milk and n and three
quarters cup of flour, sifted with three
level teaspoons of baking powder. Add
a level teaspoon of cinnamon and a few
gratings of nutmeg. Stir in last half
a pound of dates, stoned and cut in
small pieces. Pour the batter into
small buttered tins, filling them about
two-thirds full and bake. Cover with
a white icing.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Eprless Indian Pudding.

Scald one and one-half quarts Of
milk, mix three-fourths cup cornmeal,
one large tablespoon flour, one-half
teaspoon salt, one cup molasses. Pour
scalded milk over the mixture, stir
thoroughly, then add one cup cold milk
and one cup r~aisinS; bake two hours,
stirring frequently the first hour.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

Sift enough stewed apple through a
etrainer to make one cup. Add as
much powdered sugar as needed to
sweeten and then the unbeaten whites.
of two eggs. The apple and egg should
be beaten in a good sized tapering
bowl. Beat twenty minutes with an
egg beater, then serve at once, pilef
roughly on a glass dish.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
IN POOR HEALTH.
PAINS IN BACK.
SICK HEADACHES.
pE-PU.NA CnRED

Mrs. Lena Smith, N. Cherry street, cor.
Line, Nashville. Tenn, writes:
81 have had poor health for the past
four years, pains in the back and groins,
and dull, sick headache, with bearing down
pains.
"a friend tUh0 ards rery enthusf-
dstfc bout PerunG insisted that L
try 1t.
81 took it for ten days and was sur
prised to find | had so little pain.
81 therefore continued to use it and at
the end of two months my pains had
totally disappeared.
~ haze been IN the best of health
since and feel ten years younger. 4
am gerry grateful to g0u."
Catarrh of the internal organs gradually
saps away the strength, undermlnes the
vitality and causes nervousness. Peruna Is
the remedy,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Rice GrIddle Cakes.

Press one cup of cooked rice through
a vegetable ricer or beat it up with n
steel kitchen fork, add M beaten egg
and one and one-half cups of milk.
Sift one and one-half teaspoons of bak-
ing powder with one cup of sifted
pastry flour and a pinch of salt and
stir into the first mixture. If not thick
enough add a little more flour cautious
ly until the mixture is thick enough
to bake on the griddle. Make small
cakes, using but a tablespoon of the
batter for each cake.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
HOW INDEED

Father-WeM, Julia, if l allow young
Smithers to become my sonrin-law DO
you suppose he will be willing to
work and support you?
Ju!ia-Oh, papa, how can he when
he has promised to do nothing but
think of me all the time?
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

ONE ON THE HOLD-UP MAN.
Said this person: No wonder | bubble
With mirth and with merriment
double.
Why he robbed me as we'll as a
first-class hotel,
But l gave no tip for his trouble!"
Life.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Steamed MoIasses Pudding.

Cream one cup of butter, add one
cup of molasses and stir until smooth,
then add one cup of milk and mix well.
Sift a level teaspoon of soda with three
cups Of sifted pastry flour and mix
with the first mixture, then add one
cup of seeded raisins rolled in flour.
Pour into a buttered mold and steam
three hours. Serve with a liquid
cal moo
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
BUT HE MUST BE MUzzLED.

Twill a lonely dog follow your
asked a college professor testing his
students. A lonely dog will follow
anybody; the read test is, will a dog
that is not lonely make friends with
you? If he will. there is hope for
you.-Philadelplia Inquirer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Lemon Ice.

Dissolve one-half box of gelatine il
one cup of cold water, add four cups
of boiling water and stir until entirely
dissolved. Add the strained juice of
six lemons and one and one-half cups
of sugar and freeze.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Citron Cake.

One cup butter, two cups sugar
three cups flour, three eggs, one pound
r~aisins, one-half pound citron, on cup
milk, one teaspoon cream tartar, me
half teaspoon soda, all kinds of spice.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Mothers Are Helped
THEIR HEALTH RESTORED
Happiness of Thousands Of Homes Due
to Lydia E. Finsham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's Advice.

A devoted mother seems to listen to
every call of duty excepting the SUI
preme one that tells her to guard her
health, and before she realizes it some
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness and
i%rritability take the place of happi-
ness and amiability.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

FITSpermanently cured. No fits Or nervous
ness after first day ! use Of DR.. Kiine's Great
N~erveRestorer $2trial bottleand treatise free
DIR. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

IN the course of s~ixty-three years
5000, 900 persons have been cared
for in the asylums for the homeless IL
Berlin.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
Household
Matter
Pork Cake.

One pound pork chopped fine, one
pound ~raisins, three cups sugar, two
cups milk, three eggs, five cups flour,
two teaspoons soda, and spice to taste.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

Sloan's Liniment. the great antiseptic,
draws the poison from mosquito bites and
stings of al insects. 1t kills yellow fever
and malaria germs.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, ~softens thegums. reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind coiic, 25c. a bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

Japan is exporting cotton yarn at the
rate of $l5, 900, 700 a year.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
N S Write ns e. J m; e.. T Mis.

The viscar of Portsea has no fewer
than fifteen curates.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

China is anxious to have a national an
them.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

Peru and Bolivia have the richest silvei
mines in the world.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28

do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumn-
ti~onhasanequal for coughs and colds.--JoHN
F.RoYER. Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1909.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1905-09-28
DeIiuhtfuI Death.

Singers cannot sing so well after a fit Of
anger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10


What does II cost ron TO put up your
hay! This question IL discussed In the
Southern Planter.
Western farmers use more labor saw
ing tools than their Sosthern brethren
While our iaborers get lower wages.
they are. as d rule. less efficient ana
their labor is really more expensive.
The claim is made for the South that
we have cheaper labor here than North
or West In Nebraska ard Kansas the
cost of harvesting a ton OF hay VIII
probably average less than Sl.15 per
ton. whereas the yield Is ton or
more per acre. Here In Virginia as
much as half of the crop is being
charged for cutting. raking. etc. and
getting the hay In stack. Hay beln:
worth $14 per ton in stack. this charge
would amount to 81 per ton. Having
seen hundreds OF tons OF hay sold out
West I'm stacks at s. per ton twenty
years ago when labor was higher than
today, 1t seems to me that the cost
of haying should certa inly not be more
than So per ton here, where labor is
cheap.
What is the actual cost of moving
an acre of grass? How much for rak-
ing? How much for tedding twice?
How much for dragging the hay with
sweep from the windows 10 the
| rick? How mitch fGi' one horse and a
boy to operate a stacker and man TO
spread the hay on the stack:
AS anybody can make a hay sweep
| and a stacker. the charge for the use
of these Simple implements should be
| very small. Something should be al
lowed for wear and tear on mower and
| rake. While we are at it, how much
| does it cost to load a ton Of hay on
wagon with pitchfOrk? How much
when the work is done with loading
machine? How much does it cost to
unload ton into the barn with pitch
forks, and how much when the work
is done with horse fork:
| While have but twenty five acres OF
grass, yet, to pay for the harvesting at
the rate of s. per ton is quite an item.
| A farmer doing such work for another
| is. of course; entitled to fair profit of
over and above the actual cost of doing
the work. Merchants are tsually salts.
fed with a net profit of from ten to
twenty five per cent. above cost. In d
case like this perhaps fifty per cent
more than the actual cost should be
! allowed for profit.
If the readers of the Southern Planter
will give their actual experience as to
the cost of harvesting their hay crops
an exchange of ideas is likely to re
suit in giving all an opportunity fol
learning the cheapest and best meth
DDS. Surprising We start with rea
grass crops or grass and clover mix
lures; what does the harvesting OF
your hay crop actually cost you pei
ton, figuring your time as well as the
time of teams and help:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
5H BABI'S INSTINCT
Shows He Knew What Food to Stick To

Forwarding photo Of a splendidly
handsome and healthy young boy. q
happy mother writes from an Ohio
town:
The enclosed picture shows my f.
year-oid Grape-Nuts boy.
Since he was 2 years old he has eat
en- nothing but Grape-Nuts. He de-
mands and gets this food three times a
day. This may seem rather unusual.
but he does not care for anything else
after he has eaten his Grape-Nuts.
which he uses with milk or cream, and
then he is through with his meal. Even
On Thanksgiving Day he refused tur-
key and all the good things that make
up that great dinner. and ate his dish
Of Grape-Nuts and cream with the best
results and none Of the evils that the
other foolish members of the family
experienced.
He is never sick, has a beautiful
complexion, and Is considered a very
handsome boy. May the Postum Com
psny prosper and long continue to fur.
nish their wholesome food" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
There's reason Read the little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE" in
sr:ry pkg.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Rape aud Artichokee.

H. NJ. c., SilcOtt Springs, writes:
would like some Information regarding
the culture of rape and artichokes.
Answer: The culture of rape is a
comparatively small matter. It should
be seeded rs early in spring as posi-
BILE, the sooner now the better Plant
in drills about twenty-four inches apart
on the level, using about four pounds
Of seed per acre. Cultivate lightly un-
til the leaves touch the rows and then
you can Craze with hogs or sheep. In
case of sheep you should watch out for
bloat.
Artichokes should be planted as soon
as possible in rows about three feet
apart and fifteen to eighteen inches
apart in rows. From four to six bush
els are required to plant an acre. The
ground should be prepared as for Irish
potatoes and the cultivation is practi-
cally the same. AS rule artichokes
will yield about twice as much as
Irish potatoes. From two to four
weeks after they bloom hogs may be
turned in the field and allowed to root
out and feed on the artichOkes They
will live On the crop practically all the
winter except when the ground is
frozen. They make an excellent graz
ing crop for hogs and are fairly salts.
factory when fed to cattle and sheep
Artichokes grow rapidly and are heavy
and will remain in the ground for sew.
eral years, unless the hogs are allowed
to root them out very thoroughly. -
A. NJ. Soule.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Baron Rosen Introduced.

New York, Special-Acting for the
President, Third Assistant Secretary
of State Pierce communicated to
Baron Rosen,. the Russian ambassa-
dor, and Mr.. Takahira, the Japanese
minister, the official program for the
formal presentation to the President
Of the Russian and Japanese plenipo-
tentiaries to the Washington confer
ence. This program has for weeks been
a subject of much study on the part
of the President and Mr.. Pierce. Many
of the details regarding the journey
to Oyster Bay and thence to Ports
mouth already have been published.
DESTROYS of being strictly neutral in
all the arrangements for the presenta-
ton, it was decided at the outset by
the Washington government that the
President would recognize no prece-
dence based on success in the present
war. Because Baron Komura was pre-
scented at Sycamore Hill almost a
week before Mr.. Witte arrived in this
country. it was decided that for this
reason Baron Komura must take prece-
dence over Mr.. Witte. This, however,
will be recognized only in the half
hours difference in the time of the
presentation of the two missions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Odds and Ends.

1t often happens that good talker
IS a poor thinker.
About the only thing sold in SELL
ing race is the public.
A spendthrift gets Sight OCCASION
ally, but miser is always tight.
Logic proves or disproves all things
but it accomplishes none.
It's better to smile and be william
than never to have smiled at all.
Sometimes the race IS to the swift,
bu: more often ii is TO the bookmaker.
Summer girls are again vowinp
eternal fidelity-nni'i this end of the
season.
1t Is easier 10 re. wise man to
give advice than L. is to get a fool
10 take it.
A man iii Kansas recently eloped
with his mother-in-law, and Kansas
is prohibition State, too.
Our idea Of a true heroine is q
married woman who doesn't saw that
she wishes she had remained single.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

continue 10 suffer rather than slt=
20 examinations which ~ mar yH.s-
clans propoee in order 10 int ..-sr-
treat the disease; aud this - ;ar 80
son why 50 many physician, 'a.- .
cure female disease.
This u also the reason why th.usaa3.
upon thousands of women are core.
spending with Ms. Pinkham. g. l-=4.
Mass. TO her they can oonhd~ srrrs
detail of their Illness. AM n
her greet knowledge. obtsiuei "A
years of experience In treating iemA.s
Ills. Mrs. Pinkham can advise men
more wisely than the local phys --aa
Read how Mrs. Pinkham help Ma
T. C. willadsen, of Manning. Ia sc
writes
II can truly say that vcg ha." sHv".i ~
life, and cannot express NV graiiiute n
words Before | wrote Ia YOU ,c..lu. 90
how felt, had doctored for over to- sears
steady. and spent loss Of money Ia MESH "a
b.~ides. but il all failed 20 do me anN E.-'t /
had fer,a 10 trouble and would daily b.. fzlas-
Ing spells. backsche. bearing down pans s8i
nv monthly periods were very arTesuiar I'd
finally ceased Iwrote Ia you for vesr q
vice and received letter full OF in1irlfi4uts
lust what TO do, and also eonmenced e. take
Lydia Z. PinkhAm's Vegetable ConJ pod
and have been restored TO pertect hss!iA
Had it not been for you would haYe oeVH IN
, my grave to-day.
that no medicine in the world equals
lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable Con
pound for restoring womenA heath
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
FEAR FOR NIAGARA.


csmnr~xs.i Ess~~rrssss Are s.A.s
u..,v uralss On THIS rsmsss ees~-
Yr.e>-rss rrsnaeaas.s Es~~ssse.i fs~
ss the I1dse<1sss.
Niaxara Fails. August The vol
ume Of water being diverted from tue
historic Niagara Falls is reaching sueh
proportions that the people OF The STATE
are trying Ia pass laws which VIII pre-
vent III. possibility Of practical wip-
Ing out Of this sublime natural sree-
facie.
Water sufficient 10 develop hearty
ave hundred thousand horse power
continuously. twen,y-four hours per
day, for industrial purposes. Is now De-
ing taken from the river above the
Fails aud further Developments re-
curing more water are contemplated.
Probably the largest user OF The cleo
tricity produced by the waters al the
mighty river Is the concern which by
the five or six thousand degree heat or
the electric furnace brings lime and
coke into unwilling union. thereby pro-
duclns what is known as Calcium Car.
bide.
Dry calcium carbide is lifeless as so
much broken rock, but III contact with
water 1t springs into activity and be-
gets abundantly the gas Acetsiene.
The light resulting from the ignition
of acetyiene is the nearest approach 10
sunlight known.
These facts, though Of comparatively
recent discovery, were soon seized by
men with an eye TO the commercial
possibilities and to-day calcium carbide
is being shipped everywhere and used
for dispelling darkness in buildings oi
all descriptions, from the ordinary barn
of the farmer 10 the country villa oil
the wealthy, rs well as for lighting
the streets OF large number of towns
Acetylene can be easily aud cheaply
install and the manufacture and SALE
of acetyIene generators has become q
business OF recognized standing, ha:
assumed large proportions and Is stead
| lily growing.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10

Every farmer should have a perma-
the size of the farm. OF course the
great permanent pasture grass is Ber-
muda and Japan clover. Bermuda
and winter veteh also make an excel
lent pasture; also orchard grass and
vetch make an excellent permanent
pasture, and so on. These permanent
pastures are of the greatest importance
tie, hogs, etc.-Progressive Farmer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Animals That Reason,

A correspondent contributes to Har.
per's Weekly some entertaining anec-
dotes apropos Of the recent discussion
In the Weekly Of the question DC
Animals Think" The correspondent
believes that animals not only think,
but reason, and he tells In support Of
his belief some stories which, II au-
thentic, seem to offer convincing proof
Of his assertion. He tells of a horse
that learned to unlatch a barn doors
Of sheep that notified a farmer OF
the fact that its companion had fall
en- into ditch; of rat that conceal.
ed its gnawing Of hole by covering
itself from view with a single you
may disbelieve all this" says the cor.
respondent, "but the boy has not
He'd"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-08-10
Local Pride,

A Kansas City man who was IN
Omaha not long ago was In a railroad
ticket Office there while two women
from the East were buying transpor'
tation to Denver.
I'VE have four hours TO spend
here" said one woman to the ticket
seller. Are there any Seeing
Omaha cars here?"
mo, ma am" was the reply.
well, I guess We'll have to see the
town on foot them" said the woman
"A man on the train said we could
walk to any of the limits Of the city
from Paxton hotel In ten minutes"
The clerk became somewhat reused
"I'll bet" he said, showing some heat
that that man was from Kansas City
Why" he added a moment later, "ar
expert walker couldn't reach the city
limits from the Paxton In a bit lesi
Than twenty minutes. kansas CITY
Times.