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The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Japanese scholars are urging upon
the people the Importance of aban-
doning the old Chinese system OF sign
writing. or ideogpraphs. and the adop-
fion OF the Roman alphabet for spell
ing Japanese words. says the Youths
Companion. They support paper
devoted to the propaganda, and re-
port that the people are beginning TO
approve it lnasmuch as English is
taught in the primary schools in
Japan. the coming generation will
know the alphabet anyway. whether
they use II in their own language or
not
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

The girls employed in n porcelain
factory in New Jersey went out on
strike the other day because the man.
ager ordered that they must no longer
sing at their work. They had been
In the habit Of amusing themselves
by singing popular songs. hymns and
Sunday school music. but they may
do that no more. Rather than keep
silent they stopped work. 1t cannot
be that the manager was married, else
he would have known what result to
expect from such an order.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28
The Original Porous Plaster.

It's Allcock's. first introduced to the
people sixty years ago. and to-day un-
doubtedly has the largest sale of any
external remedy-millions being sold
annually all over the world. There
have been limitations, to be sure. but
never has there been one to even COM
pare with Allcock's-the worlds
standard external remedy.
For a weak back. cold on the chest
or any local pain. the result Of taxing
cold or over-strain, nothing We know
OF compares with tIis famous plaster.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Ing kidney trouble. My back ached.
my rest was broken at night. and the
passages Of the kidney secretions were
too frequent and contained sediment.
Three toxes of Doan's Kidney PILLS
cured me in 1897. and for the past
nine years have been free from kid
ney complaint and backache."
Sold by all dealers. SO cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo N. Y.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Every day or so the largest ship
in the world" is launched. The latest
monster to be heralded as the largest
Is the Cunard liner Mauretania, which
Is larger by a thousand tons than its
sister ship Lusitania, which was
launched in June. But the dimensions
OF these ships are the same; 100 feet
long and IS feet beam.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Italians have erected in New York
city a monument to Verdi. the grand
old man of Italian music. This is the
third memorial which the Italians
have presented to New York. The
others are the monuments to Column
bus and Garibaldi.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

The story of a Japanese spy sketch
ing Notifications at Manila has a sem
sational sound. but Its authenticity
may be doubted. II Is pretty evident
that Influences are at work trying to
create distrust between Americans
and Japanese. Both these peoples are
too sensible and too confident in each
others good will TO be easily misled.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

rying SQUIRE" by
which he Is known
far and wide, hav-
ing already married
some 1.400 couples.
Ten years ago he
was deputy county
treasurer. "At that
time" said Justice
Law, Il was suffer-
ing from an annoy-
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Japan is accused of cultivating a
lingo spirit. When the Japs calmly
examine the huge national debt they
have contracted during the last three
years. they will feel inclined to talk
over in a friendly spirit any differ-
ences that may arise with a stronger
power than Russia
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Doctor Forbes Winslow, an alienist.
has been quoted as saying that before
long there will be more lunatics In the
world than sane people. He has been
misQuoted. of course. What he said
was that II insanity continues to in
crease at the rate shown by statistics
the insane will some time outnumber
the sane. 1t all depends on the If"
We need not despair.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28
THE BARTELpEs SEED COMPANY.
DENVER, COLORADO.

The Barteldes Seed Company. for
merly Barteldes & Co., moved into its
large, substantial and admirably con-
structed new fve-story building on
Sixteenth street, near the Union depot,
In Denver, about the list of November.
This action was taken none too soon.
as the rapidly increasing volume of
business, which during the past year
approximated one-third of a million
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

The Japanese roll of honor contains
the names of 56.426 fighters who won
distinction In the war with Russia.
With half a million heroes on hand
It's no wonder that Japan isn't afraid
to talk back to Uncle Sam.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

The English can't be accused OF
dumping when they can sell us one
of the only two copies OF the 62,eaved
1881 edition OF THE Passionate Pill
grim" for $4,000. Eighty dollars a
page is more than this trifie would
probably have brought In a home mar
Eot
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28
How Needs MuItlpIy.

To give some idea of how weeds
multiply 1t may be stated that a single
plant Of pepper grass will produce
$4,000 seeds; dandelion. 10000; shep-
herds purse. $4,000; wheat thief,
1000; common thistles. $4,000; cham
omile. 10000: ragweed. 5000: purs-
laine. 375.000: plantain. $4,000. and
burdock, $4,000.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

At Panama the earth to be exca-
waited for the canal is estimated at
120.000.0O0 cubic yards. Now let
Uncle Sam witch the world in digging
dirt.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

In the controversies of the future 1t
will be well for the powers to remem-
Der that the steel for the Italian war
ships was furnished by an American
Institution.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

In San Domingo there is a remark
able salt mountain, a mass of crystal.
line salt almost four miles long. said
TO contain nearly 9ooOo.00o tons, and
to be so clear that medium-sized print
can be read with ease through a block
n foot thick.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Elmer E. Steiner, a rural route car
rier of Indiana, has perfected an in
vention which he believes will in fu-
ture preclude wrecks brought about
by the present system of dispatching
trains
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

A man may not acquire wealth by
early rising. but he can give a good
Initiation of industry by SO doing.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Holding n gun for a hunter is not
hunting. decides St Louis county
justice. Moral: Always be sure TO
hold the gun and not the bag.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

A lie is the acute form and hypoc-
risy the chronic form of the same dis
ease.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

There is great difference between
Q wish and a logged resolution, be-
tween desiring to do thing and de-
termining TO do it
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Some preachers make the Scripture
read: Make your calling and collec-
ton sure"
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Defiance Starch-Sixteen ounces for
ten cents, all other brands contain
only Il ounces for same money.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Tho greatest successes are often
founded on failure.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

When n wise man has occasion to
call anyone a liar. he uses lone-dis-
taDce phone.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28
1.-THE MARRYING SQUIRE"
Justice Geo. E. Law, Of Brazil, Ind,
Has Married 400 Couples.

Justice Geo. f. Law. of Brazil, Ind,
has fairly earned the title of 1.-THE Mar.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Statistics show that great mental
workers are. as rule. iong-lived- Ac-
tivity is conducive to longevity.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Will not make you nerv-us. Ask your dealer
o. The Lyman Cigar Co. $40 18th Street.
Denver. Colo.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

The deepest love is that which pro-
fesses least.
The Lamar register., 1906-11-28

Our borrowed trappings account for
half Of our trippings-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Some Helpful Rules to Observe When
Making Jam.

Skim the jam well and often.
Use good, dry, not overripe fruit.
The preserving pan should not be
more than three parts full at the most.
The jam should be allowed to boil
quickly the whole time; otherwise it
will be a bad color
When the jam begins to get de
cidedly less and to change color pour
little on to a plate and let it get
cold. # it then forms jelly it IS
done
\ copper preserving pan IS best,
but, failing that, a cast iron enameled
stcwpan does excellently Tin pans
should be avoided, as they spoil the
color of the jam.
Il you wish to keep the fruit whole
boil the sugar and water first to Z
strip and then put it in the fruit
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
WAR ON THE CUMBERLAND.


War has been declared in Coahoma
County against the Cumberland Tel
ephone Company on account of the
charges for inter-countp service, and
it seems that the order issued by the
railroad commission several months
ago relative to this form of service,
IS far from satisfactory.
The main purpose of the order Wa,
to permit a subscriber in one town
free use of wires connecting with 9TH
er towns in the same county, provided
the subscriber pays the highest rate
charged within that county. 1t IS
claimed that the company IS taking
advantage Of this order to make ex-
Lull and Jamestown are ordering
cessive charges, and subscribers at
their phones taken out, and are pre-
pairing to again bring the matter be-
fore the railroad commission.
The fight appears to be a deter
mined one, and as similar complaints
have been received from other coun-
ties since the order of the commission
was issued. thorough probing Of the
matter IS in prospect.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
DEATH or THE COUNTESS EU-
GENIA BERTINATTI

The death of the countess Eugenia
relatives in Nashville, Tenn, on Dec.
10. This even will recall to the mem
ory of older residents of Vicksburg
and the Mississippi Delta a
figure prominent in the social life OF
the region during the years inmedi-
ately preceding and after the Civil
War The countess Bertinatti was a
member OF distinguished tennessee
family and a niece Of the late Senat Or
VIM B. Bate. At the close of the
war she visited Washington, being
then the widow of one of the wealth
lest and best known planters of Wash
ington County. Miss. On this visit
she met and soon after married Count
Bertinatti, the Italian minister to this
country After his death she con-
tinued to reside III Italy, making an
nual visits to Riverside, her plantation
in Washington County, until advanc-
ing years impaired her strength. For
the past ten or hIteen years she re-
manned almost constantly at her home
in Italy, and it was on one of her raj,
visits to America that death came to
her, at the age of eighty years. Pos
sessed of remarkable beauty in her
youth, she was, even in advanced age,
a woman of striking and distinguished
presence: which with many admirable
qualities of mind and character. made
her a prominent figure in the social
life of the lower Mississippi as we'll
as in that of many cities OF this count
" and EurOne
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

found impression that at the conclu-
sion, DR. Park arose and suggested
that the sermon should be reproduced
in pamphlet form and distributed in
order that it may be widely read.
The suggestion of DR.. Park was read
lily acted upon, for when the ques-
ton was put as to whether or not the
sermon should be reproduced. every
person in the large congregation aross
in favor of the suggestion.
The subject of Dr. Ogden's sermon
was "Cannan, the Servant His text
was from Genesis o-27 God shall
enlarge Jepiltisah, aid he shall dwell
in the tents of Shem, and Canaan
shall be his servant
Mr.. Ogden. in his fist line OF
thought, displayed a few facts from
history i'll which it was shown that.
while the problem was Southern in
its evolution, it was not exclusively
SO in its origin, but that the colonies
of the North and South and the mo-
Their country of England are unitedly
responsible.
Secondly, Rev. Ogden referred to
the failure OF certain efforts TO solve
the race problem. The effort to solve
problem by instance upon the right
of franchise, he said. has utterly fail
ed. and the educational work, while
it has developed the negro in intel
lectual and manual lines, has not
solved the real problem OF racial dis
trust and antipathy.
Lastly, Rev Ogden pointed out the
path of duty as he sees it. and he
characterized it as beyond debate. 1t
is. he said to build character by high
moral and religion training
vile Journal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
PUT IT IT. THE PAPER.

The other day Q local merchant
happened to see a farmer receiving
some goods at the depot and noticed
that they came from a Chicago man
order house, he noticed also the goods
were right in his line and the same he
had carried in his store for years He
Immediately approached the farmer
and said Il could have sold you eve
~ article you have there for less
money than you paid the Chicago
house and save you the freight be-
sides"
Then Why in the devil didn't you
say 50, answered the farmer. Il
have taken two county papers for a
year and have never seen a line about
you selling these goods. This mail
order house sent advertising matter
to me asking for my trade and they
got IT. II You have any bargains why
didn't you have them put in the paper
50 we can see what they are? That
ended the argument and the merchant
went tip to corral other merchants
who never advertise and explain te
them that the mail order house Was
running their business.-Ex.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

70 one quart OF coffee Gas prepared
for the table, one-half box OF pelatin
Soak the gelatin in two-thirds OF a
cup Of cold water for one-half hour or
longer, then set the cup in hot water
until the gelatin IS thoroughly dis
solved Add one-half cup Of sugar
to the quart Of hot coffee and tsir in
the melted gelatin and little vanilla
before the whole thickens Set in a
cool phase to mold and serve with
cream and sugar
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

One quart Of yellow corn makes
four quarts after cooking. To eacp
quart use two heaping tablespoon
fuls of saleratus. Boil in cold water
TO cover until hulls are loose-tWo or
three hours-rinse i'll several waters
and rub between the hands OF, with a
brush TO remove hulls, Put on the
stove in cold water, boil and rinse
until clear Then boil again until the
corn is soft. This will take several
hours.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

Train No, II leaves 1870 a. m, North
ern Express
Train No ia leaves To:45 a. m, Riv-
er Side Local Mail.
Train No. I36 leaves GAO a. m, 70,
Nicksburg via Leland.
Train No. 1873 leaves $50 p. ~, 10:
Cleveland via Rosedale
Train No I42 leaves o:3o a m, for
Leland.
Train No IA leaves AIS p m, for
Rolling Fork via Leland
Train No. IS leaves o:4S 2. m. South
ern Mail
South Bound.
Train No. III leaves s:4s p. m. 2lver
Side Local Mail
Train No. rs arrives ZOO. p. m. from
Vicksburg via Leland.
Train No. I35 arrives o:s5 a. M, from
Cleveland via Rosedale.
Train No. I41 arrives $50 from Roll
ing Fork via Leland
Train No. I4s arrives 1910 p. m.
i-om Leland.
Train No. I42 connects at LELAND
with Train No. II. Trains Nos I3 ant
II have best equipment. vestibul
coaches and Pullman Parlor cars be
tween Vicksburg and Memphis. Clos
connections made ar New Orlean
and Memphis with dive. ging roads.
G. B. RUCKS. r. A
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
THE LAW REGARDING SALE OF
FIREARMS
Must Be Needed or Run Great Risk
What Dealers Are Now Required
to Do.

1t would be well for dealers in fire.
arms in our city to read the following
from the Jackson News, and govern
themselves in accordance Herewith:
Dealers in firearms in Mississippi
are evidently unaware OF the existence
OF an important section of new law
governing their business enacted by
the Legislature in its last session and
made part of the code of 1906.
"The new statutes provide thar
every dealer or pawnbroker handling
firearms, dirk knives, deadly weapons
OF any kind, cartridges, etc, must
keep a written record Of sales, show
ing names of parties to whom gods
are sold, and this record shall be open
to inspection at all times. The dealer
who violates this section is liable to
fine of from S. to S25.
Another new section provides that
when person is arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons, the irearm
or weapon shall be conhscated by the
authorities and turned over TO the
sheriff Of the county, who shall pub
licly destroy the same This section
has been in force since October Ist,
but the instance IS not on record
where sheriff has destroy colIec-
ton OF weapons"
According to the above the credit
belongs 10 Sheriff Perrault, of Adams
County, of being the first official in
the State to fully execute this new
law, but he never fails to try to dis
charge his duty is he sees and under
stands it.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, Dec, I2-This market
opened as was due Z to s points UP
on futures. Spots today were 3.o4
and yesterd 500, making four points
Up. The tone Of the market at open
ing was firm and closed steady ?
down from opening. Receipts 5000
bales. OF which $500 were American.
Sales today $4,000 bales.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
SPOKE ON RACE PROBLEM
Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden Discusses It
In His Pulpit.

Pm his sermon on Sunday morning,
Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, touched on
the race question. DR. Ogden handled
the question III a very conservative
manner, and his remarks were heard
with close attention
His remarks we're exceilently re
eeived, and they created such a pro-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
ARCHITECTS.
w. H. PARKER.
Superintendent of Construction.
Office, Walnut Street.

Y. & NJ. Y. r. r. SCHEDULE
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
w. r. HARVEY
c. Z. & Land Surveyor
90t Main Street
Phone 353

Detailed reports made on prospective
loans and purchases of real estate in
the Yazoo Delta.
Before you buy or loan, let me re-
port on soil, drainage, acreage, num-
Der of acres cleared, number of acres
in woods, location and improvements.
Ihirty-tive years experience in
land surveying in the Delta.
References: r. N. Thomas, Attor-
ney-at-Law. Jas. S. Robertshaw,
President Citizens Bank; Hugh Wat
son, Attorney J. B. Watts,
President of Bank of Washington;
r. b. Campbell. Law;
Wade Negus, President First Nation
al Bank.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15
DO YOU SUFFER FROM KID.
NEY TROUBLES?

We guarantee one bottle of Smith
Sure Kidney Cure to benefit or cure,
or your druggist will refund your
money. Price so cents. o-I5-6m
For safe at the Delta Drug Co.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

Mississippi Stands Third in the List
Only Georgia and Texas Over
topping Her.

Washington, d. c., Dec. I3-The
detailed report of the census bureau,
based on the ginners' reports to De-
cem5er Ist, shows the following esti-
Gates of the total crop by States:
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1906-12-15

Watch for The Daily Times. It's
bound to be winner
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29

Mr.. Major discovered on the walls
of the great dining room in old Had
don Hall, Derbyshire, a queer sort of
contrivance, little above the height
OF mans head, the purpose of which
always has to be explained to visitors.
1t is a sort of pulley with a leathern
thong running though it; and when
the master of the revels discovered
that one Of the guests was not drink.
ing his full allotment of burnt sack,
the delinquent was trussed up by one
arm to this pulley and wine poured
down his sleeve. Those who are wont
TO mark back to the good old days.
particularly with reference to the so.
called degenerate morals of the pres
ent, should be snecially interested II
this feature Of : : English life.
This fact will prove of particular
interest to those who are present al
Miss Gallatin's performance at Sah
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29

among the smartest of smart people
and bears the more than suggestive
title, THE Girl Who Has Everything"
Isn't that title to startle the loose
coin in your pocket? If Clyde Fitch
had called his play THE Girl Who
Wants Everything" he would have
held the mirror much closer to nature.
- -
"A Desperate Chance" has been do
ing business at the Lyric. Patrons of
this popular little playhouse have been
treated with Christmas generosity by
the management at the souvenir mat
inees. Just how much can be given
for how little" has been the motto on
lower main street.
The Lyric stock Is we'll cast in "a
Desperate Case" and judging from the
frequent bursts Of applause the play
Is taking immensely.
~ ~
The chorus in Buster Brown" still,
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29

threw Londan and New York drawing
rooms into CONSERVATION, has failed,
thus far, to electrify the sweldom of
this town. The song-readings which
Miss Wakefield introduces are neither
new nor calculated to convulse. AS a
concession to the children whose WIS.,
ions are still bright with Christmas
fairies the kinodrome shows some
merry, merry pictures.
~ ~
At the Liberty theatre-the house
on Forty-second street just around
the corner from Broadway-the latest
Clyde Fitch play has arrived. AS u.s.
ual it is play whose scenes are
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29

maintains it's reputation for youthful.
ness and comeliness. How old is Ann
has no possible reference to the girls
travelling with Buster Brown.
~ ~
Tonight the Sultan Of Sulu" holds
his court on the boards of the Sal,
Lake theatre. 1t is one of George
AIDES cleverest.
HARRY LIE GRANDE.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29
A CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA.

When one reviews the long list of
thrills, laughs and quick sensations for
eye and ear that an evening of modern
vaudeville has given him, he ceases
to wonder at the astounding popular
ity of this form of amusement. 1t is
like a patent tonic-a sure cure for
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29
ESTABLISHMENTS 80

Salt Lake theatre-"Sultan of Su-
H." matinee today, performance to-
night.
Opheum-High class vaudeville to-
day and tonight.
Lyric-A Desperate Chance" matt
nee today, performance tonight.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1906-12-29
DOROTHY VERNON OF .HADDoN
HALL.

An odd relic of the Elizabethan days
in England was discovered by Charles
Major when seeking material for his
romance, Dorothy Vernon of Haddon
Hail." in the dramatization OF which
Alberta Gallatin is starring this sea.
son.