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The Holmes County times., 1906-08-10

Hon. A. NJ. Pepper went over to
TcLu'a last evening.
E. W. Jordan is visiting the parent
al home in Bebee, Ark.
Mr.. Watt Mccain left on last evening
for Jackson, via Tchula.
Her ry n Re B. Hooker went up to
East Bal k yesterday,
S. F. Spencer was here ON business
from Tolarville Monday.
Mrs. J. B. Buckley is visiting her
daughter, Mrs r. L. Winstead.
Miss Zola Pepper, of Meridian, is the.
priced guest of Miss Mary Williams.
W. B. White went over to Owens
Wells for the bereft of his health We'd
nesday.
DIR. A. NJ. Doty made professional
trips to Owe and Bowling Green
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Beall are enjoying
an outing on his Leflore plantation
this week.
DIR. r. Il. Baker is able to be up, we
are glad TO announce, after a severe
| bout with fever.
Mrs.J. R. Watson and daughter, Miss
Eloise, are spending the week at
Owens Wells.
We make shirt waists, skirts and
ladies suits to measure on short notice.
P c iens-Bros. Co.
Mrs. R. H Baker and little Happy
are at home, being called fr )m tnelr
visit by the illness of the Doctor.
Mrs. John E. Pickens, of Tchula,
arrived on yesterdays noon train to
visit her husbands 5 parental home
J. C. Pierce and son. J. T. Pierce,
and grandson, Master Clarence of
Eulogy were here on business Monday.
H. B. Ables of Eulogy, while here
on business Monday securel the week
ly visits of The Times one year.
We have reduced the prices on all
lace and drop stitch hosiery. have a
complete line. -ePickens Bros. Co.
Miss Minnie Winstead, of Yazoo
county, is new addition to the cour-
teous Cumberland force.
Miss Ophelia Swinney left Sunday
evening OF Greenwood To assist Ill nurs-
ing Mrs Weaver.
Our good friend Mr.. DeLOach called
in to see us yesterday, and we were
glad to see him looking SO we'll.
The new Barrett Grocery Company
store at Wilson S crossing now presents
Is large proportions and outlines.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. RayEer went down to
his delta plantation Monday on tour
Of inspection and to find a cool place,
etc.
Tom Merritt and family of jackson,
formerly Of Acona are spending week
at Owens Wells. Mr.. Merritt spent
Monday with friends here
Miss Kerkpatrick, of Jackson, was
in Lexington yesterday in the interest
of BelhAven College. She is most
pleasing solicitor and made q fine i'm
preston upon our people.
The ladies of the Episcopal Guild
met at Mrs. Oltenburg's S Monday and
de .ided to work up and hold bazaar
for building an addition to the parson-
age.
Mrs K H. Diggs accompanied by her
father, J. Moore, reached here from
Memphis Wednesday evening. Mrs
Diggs stood the trip well, and it is
hoped will soon regain her strength
The Mingo lot on Yazoo street will
soon have new twostory artificial
stone building, containing large store
room below and 10 )ms above. The
contract has been let to Heinrich &
Lofstrom and work begins next week.
You will hardly fail to read the two
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brought IN a load or QlYorslneu pro
ducts yesterday, and disposed of SAM
in twenty minutes. Mr.. Wilkins is ;
progressive intelligent farmer and hi
kind is an honor not ony to section
but to county, and if the Farmer
Union don't benefit, with men Of hi
standing as members, then there is NJ
good in organization. Mr. Wilkins
remembered The Times with call
which was muchly enjoyed.
Election Commissioner Murtagh o.
Ebenezer was up Tuesday greeting
friends en- route to Owens for a small
boil-out, and was kept busy receiving
congratulations anent the recent ar
rival of Master John Ward upon thu
sc enc of action. Black hair and {
beauty, so they say, but doesn't taxi
after the father.
Col. B. R. Hanmett stopped owe
with The Times few pleasant mo
ments yesterday afternoon. He say
there are SO many protracted meeting
going on in the county that it is hart
for him to decide just which one to at
tend. Mr.. Hammett was looking lik
a choir member
The friends and we'll -wishers of Mr.
J. w. Morris, Jr., will be pleased t.
know that he is giving entire satisfac
tion as book keeper for the Bank o
Drew. Wesley's Poughkeepsie paper
entitle him to go in deep water if nee
essary.
]. F. Eubank called on The Time
Office while i'll town Tuesday, and stat
ed that number of his neighbors
with himself, had suffered great dea
of harm by the last heavy rains, tina
what wasn't washed up was covered
up.
II Mrs. A. G. Rogers of Ebeneze
will make the CID man invest in ;
razor strop, she will have him looking
|. Ike a congressman twice week. HI
treated himself to shave Monday ant
was the best looking man OH tht
square
Mr.. and Mrs. Lurry, of Laurel, ar
rived some days ago and are domiclle(
at the Stan ey House. Mr.. Lmry sup
erintends the Compress and Cotton Oh
Mill plant,
Miss Minnie Broadway, of Yazo(
county, is spending this week will
her cousin, Miss Anna May Broada
way, of Cleveland.
Mr.. T. L. Barbour of the Barbour
Herbert Co. is visiting New Orlean
this week ON business mixed will
pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Winstead ar
now keeping house in the Hammett res
idence, recently vacated by Mr., San
Stigler.
Ali. MT F. A. Howell was in from
Bowling Green Monday and were SOFT,
to say that not in mis- usual goo
health.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. Barner, Q
Rulaville, at Owens last Tuesday night
daughter. Mother and child ar
doing well.
G. T. Bailey and family are guest
of friends and relatives IN West thi
week.
DR.. J. NJ. Alexander returned Nor
day afternoon to Tchula. The Docto
moved his family to town last week.
Miss Davis, of Indanola, who is tn
guest of the genial boniface of Owen
Wells, was quite II Tuesday.
| Nf;.. pass;a Topnc and Misc Viryini
Chew, of st. Louis, are the guest (
Mrs D. w. Beall the week.
Mr.. J. T. Kealhoftr, of Owens, ws
among the prominent guests in OF
city Monday.
J MissMinnie Flower accompanied h'
cousin, Mr.. Abram tl)wtr, t. Crugt
Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Martin Brown, of Yazoo Cit!
was among the prominent visitors
our city last Monday
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enthusiastic encouragement. A tribe
will be organized here at some cooler
date in future to be named by those
subscribing charter members. Mr..
Newman is one of the brightest
journalists of North Mississippi.
:. Misses Bessie Newsom, Mary Viii
liams, lola Temple, Mildred Over
street accompanied by Powers Will
liams, Fred Rogers, Jack Stigler, J.
R. Williams and Joe Willie Thompson
had fine moonlight hay ride Wednes-
day night.
Mrs g. A. Wilson returned home
from Stafford s Springs Saturday. Mrs.
g. A. Wilson Jr. stopped over in Can.
ton day with Mrs DR.. Yandell.
Sam q. KERN has just returned from
jackson where he was entertained
most royalty as a member of a house
party by Gov. Vardeman.
Miss Lannier after several weeks
visit to her sister Mrs R. L. Lewis,
returned to her home in Columbus on
the noon train to-day.
I. Hyman and J. S. Watson went up
to Egypt to supervise barbecue pro-
vided for their hands and their neigh
bors to-day.
Mrs. Alma Ashcraft and little neice
Miss Sadie Boiling lefi on this morn
ings train, to visit friends at Rising
Sun.
Keep cool by buying your summer
drinks ut the uptodate new ice cream
parlor, McBee & Levy, proprietors.
Mrs. W. D. Cameron, of Meridian,
is an appreciated addition to Times
readers
Miss Lucille Merritt, of jackson, was
entertained by Miss Tennie Nor
Tuesday evening
Capt. and Mrs. S. D. Gwin arrived
from Tchula to-day. They leave for
the mountains on the noon train today.
You should try Fonville for high
grade photos His work will please,
1t s guaranteed.
Miss Mildred Overstreet has return
ed to her home in Pickens after most
pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs W. J.
Overstreet.
Mrs. R. H. Cole of Yazoo. City, is
visiting here, the guest of of Miss
Loula Beall.
Miss Mary Gwin has gone to Chi
cago for the summer.
Mrs. Walter Moore has been visiting
friends at Acona the past few days.
Miss Annie and Ada George, of AGO
ma, visited here Tuesday.
Shurld's Ice Cream on hand at McBee
& Levy's Cream Parlors.
Mrs. Jno. E. Pickens, after enjoying
day at her husband S parental home,
returned to Tchula this morning,
H. W. Watson and DR.. J. R. Watson,
left for the delta this morning.
The finest of confections Blanke-
Wenacker Sat the new ice cream
parlor McBee & Levy, proprletors.
J. w. Burwell prominent business
here yesterday.
Walter johnson, of Dyersburg Tenn
is mingling with old friends here.
Miss NJ 'ldred Smith will visit friends
in Canton next week.
i Miss Tommie Foster is visiting here
the guest of Miss Mary Williams,
Mr.. w. A. Meeks, of Goodman, is
valued addition TO our subscription
list
Shad SETTLER of Bowling Green was
in the drive Monday, up in front, ac-
companied by DR.. j. H. Byrd.
Mrs s. D. Gwin went over to
Tchula Tuesday afternoon.
DR.. &C. Phillips returned Wednes-
day from a short visit to Owens.
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August 10.

anu are HOW uOlLS q ilNCAJ uoSAhOoo AZ
real estate. Mr. Webb has had CON
siderable experience in that line; Mr..
Porter was raised up to it, and can
make purchaser feel safe on any
proposition his firm .. K S. The Times
thinks this firm a necessity to that
expanding section and wishes them
great success.
DIR. R. E. Howard of Durant was
over yesterday in his capacity as health
officer and we understand his sugges-
tions for the towns health conditions
were many and most timely. There
will probably be some kind of quick
action as the result of his visit. The
Doctor stands high in the estimation
of our people and authorities.
Evans johnson, of Ctarks lale, is en-
iJying q we'll earned vacation from
tne desk, and is spending it with his
mother, Mrs. Kate Johnsol. He has
not seen hls SISTER, Miss Clyde, here
from Texas, in'two years,
Monroe Clover was over from Du-
rant Monday.
Baxter Wilson went over to Durant
yestreday to attend meeting of The
Durant and Lexington Presbyterian
churches that are to relieve Rev. Berry
hill from the charge OF these churches
aud permit him to take charge of a
church to which he was called in
Holly Springs.
The many friends of Mr., and Mrs
J. s. Watson will be pleased to hear OF
the steady improvement OF the general
cJudltlon of Master Ra ford since
their return from the coast A trip to
Tate Springs mad been contemplated
but will hardly be necessary now.
Ms. J. A. Steele, of Acona, on her
return from Vicksburg where she visit
ed her sons, stopped u lew days AT Owens
WeIls. Mr Steele went over there We'd
nesday to accompany her home.
Justice Diggs and Constable Steele
Of ACona were circulating among their
many TRENDS here Monday, Tom says
The buggy works has beon postponed
until TINS fall.
If you have ever thought of invest
ing Ill Il merry 60 around come around
tu The Times urnCe and we will put
you On to a proposition.
Misses Johnnie and Gertrude Nixon
accompanied by Master William Nixon
went over to Durant Monday TO spend
the week with relatives ana friends.
You will find what you want in
Misses and chlidren's low shoes at
pIckens- BROS. Co., and at prices to
slIt the laLe season
John G. Byrd, of Below, was re-
celvIng the giad hand from those
VINO know, au those VINO don It know
him, Monday.
DR. and Mrs J. T. Buck and Master
Henry gladdened the homes of Lex
lngton KIN tins week by a short visit.
Mrs. Charles Downer has been ON the
sick list this week. but ner friends
will be glad to hear of her recovery.
Hal Gillian went over to Durant
yesterday to accompany his wife on
IIer return from Castalian Springs.
Will Moore left for Cruger Wednes
day morning to inspect the crops or
that part of the Yazoo river,
Ben S. BeaIl, Jr., went over to Itts
Bena Wednesday morning to fish and
hunt few days.
w |. Pickens left ON Tuesday even
ing s train to visit old friends in Good
mln.
Miss Claudia Herman has returned
from her Co.o.aao outing, lnuchly ben
etitled.
Albert Maddox left Tuesday fo,
Saruls, TO help e. Q t All $18 90 rasidenc,
Mr. ]. S. Wais IN has been trying t,
knock out chills this week.
DR.. Gresham came over from Du
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pleasures and commendable duties into harmful
revelries, and that we swept and we cleaned and
we pulled and pushed and hung draperies
and rubbed silver and picked up and fused and
fumed over speck of dust or disarranged scarf
until we drove all comfort, all hospitality and all
nominees from houses, and in fifty years or
less found ourselves broken down in health and
spirits, warped in mind and soul.
He called to our attention the many young
married women of our acquaintance who were
bright sprghtly girls interested in all Intellectual
recreations and wholesome outdoor sports, who
before marriage went hither and thither like rays
of sunshine Frightening saddened lives and who
once mistresses of their own homes, seldom turn
ed the keys in their bookcases, never attended
lecture or musicale or an opera; who couldn,t
be coaxed out for tramp among the beauties of
nature, for social game of tennis, their never
failing excuse being I am too tired. I am in the
middle of house cleaning or baking or the
dressmaker is here He asked what we found if
we dropped in of an evening: A spic and span
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in love, reading and answering love letters and
entertaining the who wanted to win her,
interfered with her work in the Happy Home
Makers Union'
Really, Prudence, although he put some
things very forciby, there. was great deal of
truth in what he said especially when he walked
into sewing circle meeting and showed us how
every Thursday hurried the dinner, scolded
the children if they dared ask questions, snap
ped out replies when husbands spoke of miss
ing buttons and undarned socks, and fretted our
selves into cross lines and nerves while we got
ready to attend the circle where we discussed the
last sermon in no charitable way, wondered how
the new Smiths could afford to keep two ser
wants and where Mrs. Smith spent so much of
her time; until we had allowed our minds to get
into very unssterly condition, even while our
fingers fashioned garments for the poor. He
said that cherished the evil of gossip and
SANDER until it became a vice. and we became
dissipated victims of it.
Il felt the goose flesh rise when he said that
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Jacob Elson Mr.. Elson stin ranks as one of The
foremost players of Philadelphia, although with
the exception of taking part in the matches with
foreign clubs, he rarely plays any serious
chess We are fortunate this week in presenting
to our readers game that he played a short time
ago with Mr.. S. I. Sharp, OF the younger and
rising players of the Franklin Chess Club. The
game is one of friendly series to be contested
between these players, the younger expert being
anxious to cross swords with player of the old
school. Mr.. Sharp is aggressive player, and in
the present game rushed at his opponent rather
precipitously and thus at disadvantage
caused by the steadness and sodity of Mr.. Ell
sons defense. MI Elson took no chances, but
conducting his game basic principles, never
allowing his opponent opportunity for break
ing through his ranks The game follows:
S. r. SHARP. JACOB ELSON.
WHITE. BLACK.
l. P-K4 l. P-QB4
2. P-KB4O 2. Kt-QB3
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ner of each one a square holding number is also
outlined The rest of the card is decorated with
conventional design of seven different flowers
with the name of the flower lettered above or be-
low it, The numbers of each set run from to
100, there being eight in each set. The odd card,
with the heart design, counts 800.
Any even number of players may join in the
game. When the cards are well mixed, four are
given to each player, and FIVE are placed on the
table, with the flower sides uppermost.
The game is begun by the dealer announcing
that he has thought of number, and that the
person who comes closest to guessing it may
play first by taking from the table any flower
which corresponds with any one in his hand He
should, of course, pick up the card with the
highest number. If he happens to have the heart
design in his hand, he can take up any card on
the table As each player takes up card from
the table with card from his hand he places
both cards, with the flower sides down, before
him until the count is made.
When a player has no card in his hand CORE
spending to any one on the table, he must place
one of the cards in his hand upon the table
When the four cards have been played each
player is given four more, and so on, until the
hfty-seven cards have been distributed. Then
the numbers on the cards are counted, and the
first person to reach 2000 wins the game
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and after few more moves Mr.. Sharp resigned.
") Inferior. White can make very little head
way by a direct attack on the Kings wing against
the Sicilian defense-Kt-Q B 8 or XIX 3 are
the best moves
Oh The game is now similar to form of the
French defense unfavorable for White.
(cD White in his haste to capture the piece over
looked Blacks rather obvious reply, winning back
the piece and Pawn as well.
ID Losing another Pawn unnecessarily, White
overlooked the fact that he would have to stop
on his twenty-frst move to stop the threatened
mate
(e) White feared the advance of the Pawns on
the Queens wing but the line of play adopted
allows Black two passed centre Pawns. However,
it was Hobson's choice.
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AFTER THE CLUB WOMAN

Then he touched on clubs and the dissipation
OF the club woman" "a wee bit of color famed
into Prudence's cheeks as she drew her chair
closer and took up some tatting to cover her
increased interest. Prudence was one of the
leading club women of the town.. HE said that
the club woman was ruled by her love of power.
She would do all sorts of mean things to gain
prominence and notoriety and, although usually
she was the most rendered hearted mortal and
the kindliest, she would climb all over another
aspiring sister and hurt her feelings without
twlnge of conscience. He said that she would
often neglect her parents and children and her
home that she might prepare brilliant papers
and be present at the club meetings. He told a
funny story of one woman who remained a
splnster to the end of her days because falling
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done the cutting can do. Ask person to sharp
en- pencil or, better STILL lend you one he
has himself sharpened, and you have depend
able delineaton of his leading qualities"
The first pencil examined was one of the
cheaper kind On one side the cutting done
with many short careful strokes; the other
there was deep, hasty slash and several Others
irregularly and carelessly made.
This" said the reader of pencil points, be
longs to person of contradictory character.
Careful to minute details, and also parsimoni-
Gus in business matters, he or she-though l
think it is woman-will on an impulse, spend
lavishly."
The next one considered was a bright yellow
pencil that had been cut with deep strokes start
ing from each of its six sides. These cuts were
not even, and left the lead for unusual dis
lance straight and bare.
As the woman held the pencil before her, and
turned it slowly she exclaimed:
"Here we have imagination that counts! This
person rides no useless Pegasus. He does not
catch at straws, but they show him which way
the wind blows and he sets his sails accordingly.
"See the strong, swift way in which he must
have made these cuts. They are not regular, but
were effectively and quickly done.
Gle is frank, rapid, sure. A little cratic, just
enough to give him individuality and zest"
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A Ticker

Don't beat about the BUSH" shouted an
excited eector, at a public meeting. Answer
my question, Yes or NOT"
"There are some questions which cannot be
answered Yes or No." mildly replied the
candidate
'Bosh!" exclaimed the elector.
81 am prepared to prove my assertion" con-
tinued the candidate Now" he continued
turning to his interrogation, "the question win
of beating your wifeg'
eyes or No" demanded the meeting, and
the too inquisitive elector collapsed.
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ThoughtIess Girl

She had been for a drive with Young man
friend, and when she returned she was glowing
with excitement.
''Oh, dear, mother" she cried tom and |
had the very narrowest escape from an awful
accident The horse very nearly bolted We
were going through Swan Lane when all of a
sudden a pheasant got up from the hedge and
frightened the horse, and il Tom hadn't made a
dash for the reins"
'Eh?" said her youngest brother suddenly.
"How's that? Why wasn't he holding them%
And it took at least five minutes TO explain.
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he had no doubt that many in that very gather
ing had often drained to the dregs the cup of
suspicion and unchartable thought until our
ideas regarding certain persons had become be-
fuddled, and they appeared to us in as distorted
a shape do the lamp posts and sign boards to a
trsy man. He actually said that it was this
form of dissipation, gossip and evil thinking [
mean, which often drove the men from their
homes to the saloons He cut in pretty deep,
Prue, and sometimes he turned the knife after
he had probed. ~
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S TURN
well, from gossip he went to housekeeping
and the way he turned inside out the innermost
recesses of the minds of some of our most ia
nous housekeepers would have been funny had
it been less personal.
THAT man just up and told us that we imbbed
soap-suds and dust, and fed upon brooms and
chamois until our mental, moral and physical
natures became poisoned, and we, poor dissi-
pated wrecks. He said that we turned innocent
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man we had promised to cherich and to care for,
and he showed us that what we thought was self
sacrifice, was really form of dissipation and
selishness.
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For study this week in hard chess prob
lens we give two additional problems, both of
which are excellent specimens of the composers
ingenuity.
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WHITE.

Last week we gave game illustrating the
strength of American chess players in 1850.
One Of the players in the game published was
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CHECKERS

The following game was played by D. A. Brodie
champion of Dunedin, New Zealand. and F. E
Hilliker, of the same city:
BLACK DOCTOR
Black, Hilliker. White Brode.
Ills; 23.19; 81l; 22-17; 9-13; 1714; 1917;
1910; ia; 1922; 4-8i 27-23; lie; 1925
S4.i9; s.i1;; 1915; 12,19; 28,1s; 11,15;; 27.23i
23.iS; 1928; 26.1o; 1925; 1928; lib; 1913
2O-24; 2s19; 1924; 81; 24.27; 4s; 27-31
1917; 2-11; S-15; 31-26; 23-19; 1922; 1915
1-6; 1911; SO; 21-17. w. wins
PROBLEM BY P. THIRKELL.
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Something for the Party

HE cards with which this game is played
are fifty-seven in number, made of
Brist board, and about two by three
inches in size. They are outlined with
black. and in the upper left-hand cor
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Your Pencil Betrays You

HE manner in which lead pencil is
sharpened is an unfailing index of
character" said an observant woman.
1T is an outline sketch, a brief state
ment of what the narsnn who has
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nome right in, Priscilla. Yes, am in
terrible way, brother John acted quite
- strange last evening and Miss
yG24I Franklin says that, bad as she teeis
to tell it, she believes that brother