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Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
Kansas Lazy Man.

The laziest man in Kansas was sit ting under tree puffing his corncob.
 "Why don't you start cutting down your corn?' interrogated the stranger on the slate-colored mule.
 "Too much trouble, pard," drawled the lazy man. "I'm waiting for a storm to come and blow it down."
 "Well, why don't you chop up some woodY
 What's the use? Got horseshoe stuck in the woodpile so the lightning will strike 1t and make kindling wood out of it all in a second"
 'Then why don't you prepare din- ner?'
 "Too tired. Wait till cyclone comes along and blows all the feathers off the chickens, so I won't have to bother picking them"
Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
GOOD. HUNTING IN DULUTH.
Bears, Deer and Other Game Often
 Shot Within City Limits.


 Bear hunting within the corporate limits of town of 65,OOO people might be novelty to some people but the people of Duluth, Minn., are used to it," said F. r. Bruce of Fond du Lac, Minn., who was at the Hotel Pfister on his way home from a trip through the East, says the Milwau- kee Sentinel.
 "There is not fall passes but half dozen or more bears are killed there, and sometimes the number runs up to ten, or even more than that. They are big fellows, too, some of them, the kind you would not care to meet unless you were well armed. They are attracted there by the berry patches in the outskirts of the city, and there have been frequent in- stances where berry pickers found it advisable to beat nasty retreat and leave bruin in full possession of the field.
 Here Is a story which I will vouch for: Two years ago prominent citl- zen of Duluth, doctor, left his home in the East End of the city and board ed car for downtown. He had pro- ceeded only block when he saw d full-grown bear cross the track and saunter into the bushes by the road side.
 Signaling to the motorman to stop, he alighted, and, running back to his home, secured his rifle. Proceeding to the spot where he had seen the bear disappear, he picked up the trail and followed 1t not more than q hun dred yards, when he came upon the animal. He succeeded in killing the bear, and it was one of the largest which had been seen in that locality
 "There are frequent instances where deer are seen in the city, but as Q rule these are stray animals which come down out of the woods and be- come bewildered. Moose sometimes appear, but only at rare intervals"
Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
A Georgin Goose Story.

"Yes, sir" said the Georgia hunter, "a drove of wild geese came flying over, and, for wonder they were all so close together that for the length of mile and half they hid the sun, so that the chickens went to roost at midday. I climbed to the woodshed- so as not to strain the gun-and fired both barrels; then, quickly reloading, I gave 'em another broadside, and for two days thereafter She farmers were picking up dead wild geese all over the settlement! What'll you fellers take" Atlanta Constitution.
Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
Senator Clark's Pipe.

This story is told about eX-Senator J. s. Clark, of Calais, Me-: One day, while awaiting his turn in barber shop in Calais, he was talking with a friend, and was so deeply interested in the conversation that he allowed his pipe to go out several times. Each time he would ask Melvin Noble, 10. cal practical joker for match.
 About the time he wanted the fifth match Noble said: q don't begrudge you the matches, Jed, but think it would be cheaper for you to put q grate in your pipe and burn coal."- Boston Herald.
Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
POLICY KINGS HOTEL.
It Will Re the Worlds Tallest Build- inr. FOrty-tvO Stories High.

1t VIII He the WOrAuS A"AAe"t DuAA~
 ing, Forty-twO Stories High.
 Albert J. Adams of policy fame, ac- cording to Mortimer 0. Merritt, archi- feet, is the head of a $5,O00O00 syndi- cate which purposes erecting a hotel forty-two stories high, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, and running through from Thirty-second to Thirty third streets, says the New York Times.
 Mir. Merritt, who was the architect of H. O'Neill & Co.'s building, the Washington apartments, the Mahler building and other large structures in Manhattan, is already at work on the plans and specifications for the new hotel. He threatens that the structure will rear its head 800 feet in air and embrace features, if Adams plans are carried out, never before attempted in the hotel world.
 The plan contemplates the construc- tion of a hotel more than twice the size of the Chatsworth, which stands at the foot of West Seventy second street. Its room capacity will be one and one-half times greater than that of the Ansonia, the largest apartment house in the world.
 It will have accommodations for g. 200 guests. There will be 500 single rooms with baths. In every suit of parlor, bedroom and bath there will be a refrigerator, which will supply it's own frigidity, after the fashion of cooling rooms in breweries. There will be faucets in all bedrooms, which will run ice water Steam heat, cleo. tric light and hot and cold water will be everywhere.
 The forty-second floor will comprise a dining room and ballroom. A roof garden will be feature in warm weather. It is proposed to give over the basement to Turkish bath estab- lishment, with a swimming pool 75 feet long and 25 feet Wide.
 T have not the slightest idea who is interested in this enterprise with Mr. Adams" said A4r. Merritt yester- day afternoon. q have been employed by him in my professional capacity for fifteen years and he is the only man with whom I have had any dealings in this hotel undertaking. I understand that he has associates, but have never heard their names He owns 125 feet frontage on West Thirty-second street. between Sixth and Seventh ave nues, and beginning 175 feet west of Seventh avenue, which runs through to Thirty third street, distance of POO feet. 1 have been told that adjacent holdings have been bought, increasing the frontage, but have no definite ad- vices upon this point"
 The architect entertains not the slightest doubt as to the practicability of a forty-two-story building. Bor- ings have indicated that the best of rock foundations can be had at a depth of fifty feet and there can be no question as to solidity. When skyscraper is erected however, an ele- ment of expenditure and return enters in. There are structural problems to be overcome, which makes a forticth floor cost more than a fourth floor.
Holbrook argus., 1906-01-27
Her One Fault.

l thought her features were perfect,
 Three times I to her did propose; But at last am quite disillusioned- I really don't fancy her "noes."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02

Some OF the processes nature are as
hard to understand as the operation
II the mind. Why is it that the move
:nent. of the sap in plant proceeds
with regularity so absolute that in the
leaf of asvariegated geranium, for in.
stance, it, drops little coloring mat
ter of one shade at one point and
little of. another shade at another point
with never mistake ? And how does
the wheat that is grown in northern
Iatitudes know that it must produce
many seeds to each plant so that some
Of them may survive the rigor of the
winter? On the other haud, why do
the rlants:; OF the topics expend all
heir forces in leaf and gorgeous f)w-
er and yield only few seeds if they
don't know that in the climate where
they grow every seed stands good
chance of surviving.
The more we study n,ture the more
wonders we discover.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02

it-well, q good. many years. Are you
50 tisfed?"
"Ye-es," said the lawyer, slowly.
But was Lydia?"
And then he barely escaped with
his life to tell the rest of Smollett's
detection in the character Of "a gay
Lothario."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02
Pretty Things to, Wear.

Natural color pongee is very popu.
lar at this moment in Paris.
Yellow is q favorite color in every
kind Of dress msterial-Those that
wash and those that do not.
Scarts and pompons are widely used
upon the tub hats for little folks, and
were nobby and pretty they are.
When it is learned that the ten
dency is towards gloves with buttons
the long "taffeta" gloves will be in de-
mand.
An overdress of lace combined With.
satin girdle and bands caught with,
rhine stones is the rich adornment OF
choice afternoon toilet.
One woman puts away her laces
white silks, etc, in blue tissue paper
to keep them from turning yellow; an
other puts bits or white wax among
the garments for the same purpose.
If there is any style of decoration
for linen table pieces more truly prac.
tical and at the time effective than cut
work, tell me what it is. The simple,
beautiful Hedebo is lovely.
"Plaids and large checks are pref
tiest for children when made up on
the bias: Aad remember, dainty effects
can be produced even with the color.
ed plaids if one will have white next
the hands and face.
A band OF old rose silk and one of
Persian ribbon round the crown of an
outing sailor are fastened beneath a
cluster of pink feathers at the left of
the front. At the back are chous of
the silk.
The lace tops in black and which
the ladies are wearing with the
short net and six gloves take the
place of fancy sleeve on ones waist,
and the better separate than fastened
to the glove.
1t would be hard to imagine more
beautiful evening gown than one OF
mauve mousseline embroidered all
over in scattered violets except near
the bottom where they appear in clus-
ters, this worn over slip :of silver
gauze. 81: = - -. =
Linen collars and .tiny. bows are in
vogue again, and they are a sensible
summer fashion. :. ...,,..
Much of the neckware- worn in the
summer is very apt to! be too elabo.
rate and get mussy looking on q hot
day. : >'s's -. .s
Even the bathing suits are white
this season, and If bit OF color is de-
sired it is applied in bank Of red, blue,
or bright plaid. There is. no posi-
bility of lack or brightness and color
at the bathing beach this summer.
What is the use of insisting that you
must have@long, silk gloves and make
yourself unhappy when the. silk are
scarce and the isle, which are so ssensi-
BILE and, if well fitted, look just as
nice on the hand, are, plenty. OF
course for very dressy day occasions
and with sheer gowns one does not
care to woarlisle, but everywhere else
they are just the thing.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02

-
To have. your child truthful, be
truthful. -.
To have him temperate. be TEN.
-perate at all times. .;a -.
To have him kind TO-. others, be
yourself kind to others.
Prescribe heaithful: :amuaements and
SO far as you can take part in them:
Prove to him by your life that a
good name is to be chosen before great
riches. =
Teach him that riches are not to be
despised, but should never. be got BY
doing harm to others; and that when
acquired they should be. treated .s; -
trust, not.as q hoard. - =;
To have, him honest, present to him
in yourself living example of homes
ty. The chief part of a child's know.
ledge comes through observation. A Cts
to him mean more than speech. -.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02

The distinguished alieni.t:: looked
worried. .:.:.::.: y !: !; s..
mo-, he said to the, reporter, q
can't give you an opinion Is to tie
sanity of the prtsonerl'' i = :, = *
"But, surely you have considered
A. a., a:'s"s: - 80; +:-<::. .,.s-....ss
'oe o"ee' 80 ::xAs
at isn't that" replied the ,alienis'
"but you see, each side has sent me q
retainer, and, as these are the same
amounts, lam, Of course, in temporary
doubt"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02
.1luetry.
Il ItY.

There's Il victory yon'!er awaiting the chap.
Who greets with laugh every downing mishap.
Who loses the game with CLINT in his eye,
Who fights rs he loses and dies full of try.
Who tackles the ladder with vim AMI with bounce,
And laughs when he lands at the foot with a
jounce;
Who tightens his belt and with never a sigh
Keeps falling aud falling with heart full of try.
He isn't defeated who dies in the fight,
If he had but lived he'd have finished all right.
1t fate stilled his laugh. and endeavor put by,
While bis jaw was firm set and his heart full OF try.
And know that up yonder when he has cashed In
The loser will head many fellows who win
For we'ro judged when we win to our homes In tho
sky
Not by our success, but the strength Of our try.
-Houston Post.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-11-02
Eelect Misrellany.
A Lock of Yellow Hair.
BY w. BERT FOSTER.

Certainly there was nOthlnS aOou'
Abram Smollttt to suggest the gay
Lothario H.. was the most common
place, not to say plainest, looking OF
mortals, respec ed member Of the
Board of Trade, and thorough bust.
ness man. don't suppose any wo
man, excepting S ,oilett's wife, evei
looked twice at him; and yet Mrs.
Smollett was ino!dInat,ly jealous, and
that without cause.
If the bridegroom had been jealous
of the bride there might have been
sone apparent sense in it. But pool
old Smollet,! Why, he was as home
ly as hedge fence.
Smollett is as regular in his habits
as a well-regulated town clock. On q
certain day every spring he leaves of
tiannels, and Oh Il c-ltain day in the
tall be puts on oycrshoes. Orcc in
every two years be has his watch
cleaned at the we.ei 5. The time tol
regulating his chlonometer came
around lately and Smollett left it with
a jewelcr on Broadway, in the shop
ping district of the city. Stocks wele
ather shaky at that time and he had
to be at his desk early and late tc
watch matters. He couldn't find time
to 60 around after his timepiece anC
its absence was always bolhering him
for he had TO depend on church clocks
a French mantel clock that was never
known to be right half day at 9
time, or his wife's chatelaine, and was
always missing cars and being late a,
appointments.
s. dear Ly dia, with the best Of in
tentions, found the jewelers. ticket
and went herself after the watch.
He brought it from the safe anc
said: II think It's all right, ma'am.
He snapped the case and opened The
back OF the watch to look at the works
AS he did so TRY lock of hair slipped
out on the show case.
The jeweler glanced at it and ther
at Lydia. Her hair is a golden brown
The lock which had dropped out o
the watch was yellow.
The jeweler was wise man; be
was married himself. He glanced sly
ly at Lydia. Her eyes were flashing
and red spot burned in either cheek
She bad seen the lock of hair, but be
out OF the goodness of his heart, tried
to shield the victim He closed the
watch without putting back the hair
and started to pack the time-piece in
a box.
"You have forgotten something.'
said Lydia, in hard voice
"Oh, thal?' said the blessed Ananias
81 guess your wrong, ma'am. That's
a bit of hair a customer of mine wants
me to put in locket for him"
81 saw it DROP" said Lydia, with 8
calmness that quelled the jeweler'.
glib tongue. Put it back in the
watch."
He obeyed. S le paid the bill anc
swept regally from the store. Thai
is why S nolett, going home thai
night after particularly vexing day
and longing to f,rget business for s
few hours in the society of his char m
ing little wife, found in her place al
iceberg.
Smollett was puzz ed, but made NJ
comment. With women, as in bust
ness, S nollett's was a waiting game
He always went on the theory that
if he waited long enough, the othe
fellow would show his hand. s., afte
dinner, he retired to the library witt
his paper.
His theory was again proved col
rect. She soon appeared, but a glanc
at her face assured him that there wa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
State Assessments Shows Increase.

Some Of the county assessors m the
state will finish their annual tasks
during the first ten days In June, after
which the compilation Of the assess
ment rolls to be turned over to the
boards of supervisors will be COM
menced. All assessment rolls must be
fled by the first Monday in July, and
this means that large amount OF
clerical work must be performed by
the assessors within the next thirty
days. As a rule, however, they have
the work we'll in hand, and only in a
few instances will it be necessary to
ask for exl ensions. The rolls remain
on file thi 'ty days for examination
and will be taken up for equalization
at the August meetings.
Confidence is felt that the aggre-
gate assessment of the State this year
will show a phenomenal increase
Competent judges declare that the
increase ought to be between $35, 5,OOO,-
900 and $4O,OOO,OOO and are certain
that it will reach the last-named fig
ure if the assessors fix the proper val
ues on realty, prices of which have
wonderfully advanced since the last
assessment was made four years ago
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
MISSPISSIPI
STATE HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST EROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed
in Brief.
Buying up Timber Lands.

The requirement of timber lands in
the Pearl valley, between jackson
and Louisville, steadily continues, and
it is stated that deals for several
thousand acres have been closed dur
ing the past few days. Fred Herrick,
the Wisconsin millionaire who IS pre-
pairing to take up his permanent res
idence in Jackson and launch a lum-
Der manufacturing concern capltahz-
ed at a half million dollars, has agents
in tn field, and is buying not only
large bodies of hardwood and pine
timber lands, but also small tracts
from individuals.
Furtuher up the valley in then orth-
ern part of Leake, and in Winston
and Neshoba counties, a syndicate OF
Tennessee and Louisiana capitalists
have a dozen or more agents buying
timber tracts, and within the past
three weeks they have closed deals for
more than a million dollars worth OF
property.
That this wholesale buying of lands
inevitably means a railroad from
Jackson to Columbus, and eventually
to Birmingham, is universally conced-
ed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
Millsaps Commencement.

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the commencement eXer-
cises at Millsaps College, one of the
foremost institutions in the State. DIR.
w. B. Murrah, the president, expects
large attendance Of the alumni, and
the various features of the COM
mencement week will be of unusual
interest The date is June s to II.
The session drawing to close has
been without doubt the most success
full in the history of the college, both
in point of attendance and number
of students enrolled. There have been
27O students on the college register
for the session, and when the endow-
ment fund is increased by 100000,
work on which is now in progress, the
facilities Of the institution will be
greatly enlarged and improved, and
it's scope Of usefulness extended.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
No Intention.

Chancellor Robert b. Fulton, of the
University of Mississippi, makes the
emphatic statement that the rumors
and reports which have been current
of late relative to his contemplated
resignation have not the slightest
foundation in fact. Chancellor Full
ton stated in conversation that he had
never even intimated that he intend
ed to give up his present position TO
accept any other, and how the idea
gained currency he is at a loss to
understand, as the utmost harmon Y
prevails all round among those re-
sponsible for the University manage
ment, and there is no reason at all
for a severance Of these relations.
Chancellor Fulton stated that had it
not been for the fact that he was
away from the University on business
and been out of the State for a few
days he would have taken occasion to
contradict the false impression and
reports at the time they were given
currency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
'Grath is Appointed.

Secretry Woods of the Mississippi
Cotton Association announces, that
Hon. J. w. McGrath, of Brookhaven,
has been appointed as National Ex-
ecutive committeeman of the associa-
ton to succeed the late Col. R. NJ
McGehee, of Wilkinson county.
President Clarke has also asked The
following gentlemen to serve as the
finance and auditing committee for
the Mississippi Association: W. NJ.
Anderson, president of the Merchants
Bank, of jackson; w. B. -Sively, di-
rector of the First National Bank, of
Jackson, and W. @. Cole, vice presi-
dent of the Capitol City Bank and
Trust Company, Of Jackson. These
gentlemen have not yet signiied their
acceptance, but is believed that all
will accept.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
Longworth Wedding Tour.

Washington Representative Mich
olas Longworth, with Mrs. Longworth
formerly Miss Alice Roosevelt, have
sailed for Europe on the st. Louis.
This trip will be their wedding tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth will be
the guests of Ambassador Reid in Lon
don, and of distinguished Americans
in other capitals.
After their London visit, Mr.. and
Mrs. Longworth will 60 to Paris,
where they will be the guests of Mr..
Longworth's sister, the Countess de
Chambrun. Later they will go to
Germany, where another series OF
brilliant entertainments will be given
in their honor. Mrs. Longworth is
anxious to meet the German Emperor
who is such a cordial admirer of her
father land to thank him in person for
the beautiful bracelet he sent her for
christening his yacht Meteor, several
years ago.
The travellers will probably return
to this country in August, although
that is not definitely determined.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
NO. 40.
the matter drop and return home.

the matter drop and return home.
The prisoner was not placed on the
stand in his Own behalf. As be. IS
unable to talk, it would have required
several hours to get statement, and
his attorney did not deem it best to
have him give testimony, especially
as he had previously made full
statement to the pres, setting forth his
reasons for killing Collins.
Caraway appeared quite excited at
times, but this was probably due to
the fact that he was unable to hear
what was going on, cleaning the de-
velopment only from brief notes writ
ten by his attorney. He objected most
strenuously against a plea of self de-
Tense being entered, insisting that he
is not insane, and still retains his hor-
ror of being sent back to the insane
hospital for treatment.
1t is probable that the attorneys
for Carraway will within the next few
days apply for a writ Of habeas cor
pus, through the means of which a
full inquiry will be made into the
mental condition Of the prisoner. x
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-06-08
Receipts and Expenditures.

Washington The monthly COM
parative statement of the Government
receipts and expenditures for the
month of May gives the total receipts
as $47, ,984,025, and the expenditures
at $45,S4S,211, leaving a surplus for
the month of $2,135,812. For May
1905 there was a deficit of nearly $3,-
100000. The receipts for the last
month were Customs, $23,178, ,144, an
increase of $315, 1000; internal revenue
$2O,372, $40, an increase of $303,0O0
The expenditures show a decrease Of
nearly $1,OOO,OOO from May 1905. The
eleven months of the present fiscal
year show a surplus of receipts over
expenditures of $6,162,OOO, as against
a deficit OF $3G,649,00O for the cores.
ponding period last year.