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The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

BY an order Of the Board of SUPERVISOR OF
Holmes County, passed al the regular June,
1905, NEE ting thereof, | am instructed to ad-
veriis3 for bids TO do the wood work on iron
orldge across Tohula Lake, at Tehua, Miss,
according to plans and specifications by II. e
Buck, Contract TO be let at the next
regular meeting OF the board, 1st Monday In
August, 1906, to he low est responsible bidder,
successful bidder or contractor to give good
bond for completion Of work. fhe board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
PARHAM WILLIAMS Clerk,
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

j! E' Cunningham took trip to
Thornton Monday.
Owens Wells water at ]. A. Stans4
bary's for sale 25 cents per gallon.
W. J. Hollowell, of Tolarville, had
transactions of a business nature here
Saturday.
Miss Meta jenkins, of Sails, passed
through here Saturday on her way to
Benoit, to visit her sister.
G. 7. Lee, of Adair, was here in a
business way Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Powell, of Free Run,
has been the cherished guest of Mr..
and Mry. V. C. Ashley this week.
A sweet breath adds to the Joy of a
kiss. Yofi wouldn't want to kiss your
wife, mother or sweetheart with bad
breath. You can't have a sweet breath
without healthy stomach. You can't
have a ihealthy stomach without per-
feet digestion. There is only one RENE
dy that digests what you eat and makes
the breath as sweet as rose--and that
remedy is KODoL FOR DYSPEPSIA.
II is a relief for sour stomach, palpita-
tion OF the heart, and other ailments
arising from disorders of the stomach
and digestion, Take little Kodol af-
ter your meals and see what it will do
for you. Sold by B. S. Beall.
H. H. Harding, of Harland's Creek,
spent Monday in Lexington.
G. W. Rainey and son, Albert, of
Eulogy, were here on business Mon
day.
Joe Ables and family, of Harland's
Creek, were in Lexington Monday.
Mrs. Alva Ray, of Greenwood, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
F, Boatwright.
Coca-Cola and all varieties of ice
cold drinks at
New lCE CREAM PARLoR.
Reading, writing and spelling, we
say it regretfully, are no longer thor
oughly taught in the schools of the
land. Young men and women Who
seek instruction in telegraphy, stem
ography and typewriting, although of
good ability and general information,
are lamentably deficient in the funda-
mentals of the English language. They
especially can not spell. Out Of thir-
ty or forty words in ordinary use
sometimes one half. or even two-thirds
are misspelled. Many newspaper men
will vouch for this from experience.
The schools no longer give the CON-
mon rudiments the attention they
should--too much attention is given
the higher branches before the com.
mon ones have been mastered. Es.
pecially do they neglect reading
Girls and boys attending the common
schools should be thoroughly drilled
in reading aloud, to develop the use
of their vocal organs not only in read
ing, but in spelling and reciting. Elk.
Earl Steward, of Eulogy, called on
friends here Monday.
J. S. Long, of Bower, Indian Ter
ritory, was the appreciated guest of
Lexington friends the past week.
M. P. Mcbride, of Coxburg, was
hrra Sunday
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
State of Ohio, city OF Toledo, SO
Lucas County. 7"'

Frank j, Cheney makes oath that he is senior
partner OF tnefim OF r, j Cheney II Co., doing
business In the City OF Toledo, County and
State Aforesaid, aud that said firm will pay the
sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure,
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9th day OF December, A. D. 1856.
tsEAL A. W. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testmon ais free.
F,J. CHENEY SEQ Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75e
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
NOTICE.


Lexington, Miss July 2l, 1906.
The Registration Books tor the Guy are now
open and the qualified electors Tor the City OF
Lexington are earnestly requested to call at
the Office Of the Ctty Registrar a. d register, az
the time for com. .lctinR the ..istFatIon Is
limited. e. V. ASHLEY,
Registrar for the City OF Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

P. W. Ables, Of BroEville, circulas.
ed in the city Saturday,
Edward Harvey, Of Eulogy, sa.
laamed his many friends here Satar-
day.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
Saved His Comrades Life.

"While returning from the Grand
Army Encampment atWashington City,
a comrade from Elgin, Ill.,, was taken
with cholera morbus and was in criti-
cal condition." says Mr.. ]. E. Hough-
land, # Eldon. Iowa. II gave him
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy and believe saved his life.
| have been engaged for ten years in
immigration work and conducted many
parties to the south and west. Ialways
carry this remedy and have used it sue
cessfully on many occasions" Sold bv
Swinney & Stigler.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
CHAS. RIDDLE.

1t was with sincere sorrow that his
many friends learned of. the death,
last Friday, of Chas. Riddle, at his
home at Acona, Of paralysis. He is
survived by a wife and three chill
dren, to whom heartfelt condolences
are extended.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

A, R. Harvey went up to Torrance
Saturday to spend Sunday with Or.
l.. H, Noel, On Monday he went to
Grenada, being summond as a witness
in murder trial.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

Grover Rogers, Of Ebenezer, was
noted on our streets Saturday.
Renshaw Thomas, Of Ebenezer,
greeted his numerous friends here
Saturday.
]. r. Garnett, of Elliott Hill, trans
asted business in the city Saturday.
7, H, Murtagh was ur from Ebene-
ger Saturday attending the meeting
Of the election commissioners.
The revival meetings at Liberty
Chapel, conducted BY Rev. C,J. Clark,
assisted by Rev. W.. OBriant, closed
Friday. The accessions to the mem
bership were MIR. and Mrs. A. D. But
ler, who joined by letter.
Capt. S. G. Garrard, of Hebron,
greeted friends in the city Saturday.
Claude Frost, Of Ebenezer, pere-
grinated our classic thoroughfares
Saturday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

]. Il. Moss, Sargent Fryer and
c. K. Reed, attended the barbe-
cue at B. c. Farr's, near Emory, last
Friday.
7. B. Bradley, of Brozville, was
noted on our busy marts Saturday,
1t is reported that c. J. Coleman
was bitten by = dog last Friday. His
friends hope that no serious results
will follow.
l.. c. McGee, of Tcbula, spent Sat.
urday in Lexington.
We carry the best meats of al
kinds obtainable and solicit your pat,
ronage. Phone l46.
Fincher & Winstead.
Mrs. 7. l.. Nelson is visiting Mrs
Fl. c. Nelson, at Walden.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
FOR RENT.

One FIVE room residence with bath
room. D. W. RHYME.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
Modest Claims Often Carry The Most
Conviction.

When Maxim, the famous gun inven-
tor, placed his gun before a committee
OF judges, he stated its carrying power
to be much below what he felt sure the
gun would accomplish. he result OF
the trial was therefore great aurprise,
instead of disappointment. 1t is the
same with the manufactures of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. They do not publicly boast
OF all this remedy win accomplish, bIt
prefer to let the users make the state
mente. What they do claim, is that it
will positively cure diarrhoea, dysen
tery, pans in the stomach and bowels
and has never been known to fail. For
sale By Swinney G. Stigler.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
are extende,

W. J. Spell, Of Ebenezer, was dis
rernible on our busy marts Saturday.
W. Brooke Burwell, of Ebenezer,
paid Lexington a business visit Satur-
day.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

Do You Suffer From Kidney Troubles? +?
We guarantee one bottle OF Smiths
Sure Kidney Cure to benefit or cure,
or your druggist will refund your
money. Price 30 cents. B. s. Beall.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

Miss Julia Dicken, of Durant, has
been visiting friends in the Coxburg
neighborhood this week.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
Don't Be Backward.

Do not hesitate to ask for free sam
pie of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. We are glad to give them to
anyone who-is troubled with bilious
ness, constipation, or any disorder OF
the stomach. Many have been per-
manently cured by their use. Swinney
& Stipler,
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

c. W. Mothershed and j. A. Moth
ershed returned Monday rOrning
from a pleasant visit at Senatobia and
other points.
Rev. C. J. Clark, assisted by Rev.
W. ]. O'Briant, are holding revival
services at Salem this week.
Chas. Hobbs, of Adair, renewed ac-
quaintances in Lexington Saturday.
Frank and Fred Attneave, of Black
Hawk, exchanged greetings with theil
many friends in the city Saturday.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26
JAKE MuLLER.

Jake Muller, on 4 summers day,
raked the meadows sweet with hay.
The mule with which he raked the hay
was muckle dun with spots of gray.
Jake's shirt was hickory, his pants a
brown, with patch on the part
where Jake sat down. Jake cussed
in way most sad to see when the
mule went "haw" when he said gee"
A humble bees home in the stubble
lay, where Jake and the mule raked
the meadow of clover hay. They
swarmed inside of Jake's old shirt,
and quickened the mule to a mighty
spurt. 1t was tough on the mule; it
was worse for Jake, and worser still
for that sulky rake for the mule got
loose in a promiscuols way, and scat
tered that rake all over the hay --Ex.
The Lexington advertiser., 1906-07-26

BY G c. REID, Deputy.
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MAKE THEIR OWN LEGS.
Railroads Provide Wooden Members
for Victims of Accidents on
Their Lines.

Several railroads In this country
make their own wooden legs" said a
surgeon.
His auditor Shuddered.
Rather CHASTITY. that"
CHASTITY in a way" the surgeon ad.
mitted, but sensible. too. The rail.
roads are by far the largest consum.
ers Of wooden legs. Why. then,
shouldn't they have their own wooden
leg factories
There's something in what you
say"
"Of course there is declared the
surgeon. Our American railroads
kill. on the average. 5000 people a
year and injure 10000 With the
killed we've nothing to do. but the In.
iured. at 10000 per annum, run up to
the enormous total OF 100000 in FIVE
years or 100000 in ten years. Why
buy wooden legs for all that army ?
Why not manufacture them direct and
thus save the profit Of the middle
men?
"The Standard oil company, our
greatest consumer OF barrels. has its
own barrel works. With the same
wisdom some Of our railroads. in or.
der to curtall expenses, have their own
wooden leg mills"
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Kind Of Men Needed

II one were to go to the president OF
the United States and ask him to name
he countrys greatest need, he would
reply in his quick, conclusive way:
Clean men" He knows. says the De-
lineator. Smart men there are by the
thousands. rich men abound more than
In any other age OF the world able
men are found in every state and
township but even from a population
o. 10000, 600 the chief executive has
dithculty In finding the man Of eXcep-
uonal character for a post witch re-.
quires a square and hawless morality.
IL is to his credit that he misses no OPP
portunity to preach manhood Blu.
l,ither presidents nor preachers nor
teachers can do the work of fathers
except in their own families. We do
not mean 10 underestimate the marvel
Gus influence OF the mother In most
lands men who reach success give
their mothers the credit "All that
I am | owe to my mother" SAID Lin
ccln. 1t was you who taught me
20 write so. You really did, dear moth
er, said the grabbed Carlyle We get
our moral qualities from our moth
ors. our mental from our fathers. say
the Psychologists, and as We look back
We find this maternal affection the
loveliest thing on earth. Eut ISN'T there
a conviction down deep in our souls
that We should have done much better
It cur fathers had taken time and
trouble to share oud condolences in the
years that counted most?
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FORGOT PUPS HE CHECKED
Passenger Left Three Pretty Little
Fellows in Check Room and
Failed to Return.

In the checkroom in the central sta.
ton OF the free library umbrellas,
Canes, bundles and satchels are fire.
quently left behind by forgetful per.
sons, but the most troublesome ar.
ticles that ever were left there. relates
the Philadelphia Record. were not ar.
ticles at ALL but three white, shaggy
puppies which were deposited on re-
cent afternoon and have not yet been
called for
The young man who attends 10 the
checking Is so accustomed to having
peculiar things showed at him that he
did not particularly notice the man
who asked him TO mind the dogs while
he went in after a book When clos.
ing time came, however he became an.
noyed that the owner had not claimed
his property, so he Informed the libra
rian.
The library force was considerably
troubled al first as TO the disposal OF
the dogs, but decided to keep them in
the check room and feed them until
the owner called. II the owner docs
not remove the puppies il Is probah,
that some one in the library will adopt
them, for they are pretty dog and are
making themselves at home.
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RECLATMING OUR VAST
AREA OF SWAMP LANDS
Bill introduced Congress for Reclamation OF Inundated
Lands Under system Similar to that Adopted
for Desert Lands.

Writing on the sea-ooast marshes a,
the eastern part OF the country. sbalor
said: THE great advantage of m.
northern marsh areas Ia found in ths
fact that they generally are near tbo
large centers Of population OF ths
country, where they will have a bIph
value as market garden soils or eelds
for the raising Of hay When brougb,
Into their best state such AREAS viii
measured by the price of other lanas
In the same neighborhood, have n
value OF not less than 5000 an acra
As the total reclaimable area betweon
New York and Portland Mel probahlv
exceeds 100000 acres the money yans
of their best state will amount to AZ
least S4O,OOO,0OO The cost Of reclaim.
ing these lands and reducing them IN
cultivation should not exceed the G,ta
OF this sum"
Shaler spoke OF the need for well
skilled engineering direction in the
retaining Of the marshes.
In Europe salt marshes are consld-
cred the most fertile OF lands. For
many years past large areas In Den.
mark, Belgium and Holland have been
under cultivation. The Fens In Eng.
land have been diked and ditched and
about a million acres Of matches fer
tility been reclaimed
There are many kinds OF salt marsh.
es: some bare mud fats without ,eee-
tation others with heavy growth Of
grass. sometimes there IL a sod a foot
and more thick. II Is a comparative.
ly slow process to get the salt lands
rid OF water and saltiness. but In those
cases where proper precautions have
been taken. sufficient time and labor.
allowed the lands have given good
returns. The author OF the circular
says II is generally conceded one acre
Of reclaimed sal, marsh is worth four
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.spirals Railroad in Africn.

In the construction Of the Amabele,
Butterworth railway in Cape Colony.
unusual difficulties had to be sur
mounted, and the result is, from an
engineering point OF view. one Of the
most remarkable railways in exist.
After passing through the Kei hills
the line winds round another hill. and
then, at a lower level. goes under ITS
own track. This portion Of the rail.
way is known as the spiral" A. an.
other point the line travels along the
bank Of the Mangull river for two
miles and then doubles back for n
mile and a half, so that after cover.
ing three and a half miles the train
is really only half mile to the good
This section is called the "zigzag. A."
and, with the spiral. Is unique in
South Africa. All along the Kei
heights the route is through cuttings
or on embankments. Some idea of its
extraordinary character may be
formed from the statement that in is
miles the line falls, or rises, to the ca.
tent Of l,jGO feet.
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OF late years the public has had o.
fered no little information regarding
the watering OF dry lands to make the
desert bloom; and now there are signs
public attention is TO be called TO the
draining OF swamp lands and the
Transforming OF these waste places.
Recently bill was introduced In
congress for the reclamation Of swamp
lands under a system similar TO that
adopted for the reclamation OF the
deserts In the southwest. As yet only
a beginning has been made. begin
ming that probably will some day lead
to legislative action.
The total area Of our swamp lands
is impressive. and Il stands to reason
this large portion Of territory will
some day be coveted by our fast-n-
creasing population. we are feeding
now nearly SO,0OO.OOO Of people within
the boundaries OF our own country and
sending enough material abroad to
clothe and feed an almost equal num-
ber" And when one considers the adj
vantages offered by the swamp lands
one wonders why experiments have not
sooner been made in their reclamation
Authorities tell MS swamp lands can
be reclaimed as cheaply as arid lands
Once drained. swamp land is drained
for good. Drained lands are more fer
tile than the average agricultural soil.
require little or no artificial fertlllz-
ing. And, what Is Of decided impor-
lance. generally these lands are To-
Gated in the midst OF well settled re-
gions, market near at hand, trans
portation provided. And not only for
utilization OF waste lands Is II urged
the swamps be drained, but because
many OF them are such a menace to
health. In an article on Reclamation
Of Salt Marsh Lands" In the circular
bureau of soils. department OF agrl.
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culture attention Is called 10 the fact
that marshes and stagnant pools are
the principal breeding places Of mos
quitOes Science has shown that mos
quitoes are the most common. II not
the only means of conveying malarial
germs and introducing these germs
into the human system, and that mos
quitoes are the only proved cause of
the infection OF yellow fever In Italy
vast areas OF land have been aban-
doned because OF the mosquito pest.
While our salt marshes do not seem
10 present the conditions necessary for
the breeding Of the species Of malaria
mosquitoes In this country. they are
breeding places for immense numbers
Of other mosquitoes that prove pest
TO persons and TO stock. in some cases
so troublesome they lower the valua-
tion Of the land.
Engineers believe the everglades Of
Florida can be drained, and here
would be added to our rich lands 1000
600 tillable acres. There are 5000. 900
acres Of swamp lands In Michigan. be.
tween 100000 and 5000 600 acres in
Minnesota. 100000 In Wisconsin. In
New Jersey and Virginia there are
large areas. Salt marshes are promi-
nent features Of nearly all the states
bordering the Atlantic aud Pacific.
In preparing this article We have
found It difficult to get any very recent
writings on the subject OF the reclaim
Ing OF the swamps, but are looking
shortly for a food Of literature on the
subject Some years ago quite good
deal was said, a crusade started for the
reclamation Of our salt marshes: their
value as farming lands emphasized
and that In the existing state they
were a serious menace to the health of
the people living In their vicinity
Notable among the government re-
Forts issued at the time was Shaler's
"Ssa-Ccast Marshes of the United
stStcs," and Nesbit's Tidal Marshes {"
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FACTS AS TO ACCIDENTS.
Showing That overwork Is a Ere
quent Cause on the Rail-
roads.

One Of the most important tables
ever compiled by the interstate com
merce commission has been supplied
by Secretary Moseley to Senator TIL
man, who procured It's printing as a
public document, reports the Philadel-
phia Record. II Is a list OF collisions
and derallments where the employees
had been on duty an excessive number
OF hours and list Of personal injuries
to employees due to having been at
work excessively long.
These are railroad reports and not
the results of Investigations by the
commission and they do not Include
personal injuries that had no obvious
connection with the condition OF the
employe The facts disclosed by this
tabulation are startling.
Eight railroad men were killed and
Is injured as the result Of accidents
caused by overwork In one case a
man who had been on duty 80 hours
was sent out tagging and went to
sleep on the track. In nine other
cases in this list Of personal injuries
men had been at work continuously
for 20 hour or more.
In collisions and deralments due to
lack Of sleep or exceptional fatigue,
20 persons were killed and l47 In.
iured. In one case the man had been
at work rs hours. In nine cases men
had been at work % hours or more
ono was AN hours at work and an
other was 3S hours-and In several
other instances men had been at work
more than 90 hours.
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King Oscar Of Sweden is a poet Of
no mean order, and his sonnets have
been translated into most of the lam
guages Of Europe. He is an accom-
plished musician, TOO his nautical
songs, set to his own music. being
very popular In the Swedish navy. lie
has written histories and dramas.
translated classics. and is the author
of some hymns which enjoy the high
est popularity.
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sizeable Legal Fees.


One million dollars for a fesl rat
sounds like big amount, ana YET I'll
assertion W, made shortly after the
supreme court made It's decision which
compelled the general government to
pay A,0OO0OO for the removal OF the
Cherokee Indians to Indian Territory
that one-fourth OF that amount Wa 20
be paid as fee 1t would not be
strange, remarks the Washington Star.
II the report was correct. When we
remember the large fees that have
Teen paid in Indian cases there is a
natural inference that nothing is I'M
possible In the way OF fees when claims
against the government are involved
Contracts have been made IN Indian
cases which meant that when the laws
were enacted and the money paid that
enormous fees were TO be given the
attorneys. The case OF the Methodist
church south Is too vivid in the minds
o. men in Washington not TO be re-
called when other big fees are dis
cussed. Here was a case where more
than one-third OF the whole amount COL
lectec was paid to the attorney, the fee
being more than 100000 There have
been cases known where fees OF $780,
OO' and perhaps larger in Indian
claims cases were paid. Nowhere has
the shrewd attorney Jared so well as
in the Indian claims. Sometimes there
has been legislation seeking to protect
the Indians and providing that no
more than ten per cent. of the claim
shall be paid to the attorney. But
long before the legislation passed con-
tracts were made which gave the at
torLeys these enormous fees.