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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.

Those hot drinks at Eastland's are
but 5 cents.
Miss Loula Adams visited Meri-
dian Friday, returning Saturday.
French, the groceryman, is now
receiving bakers bread twicea week
Mrs. NJ. C. Morgan is visiting her
daughter, Miss Virgie, at Mr.. D.. Z,
Stuart's.
We learn that Mr.. Jack G. Duke
has received his commission as q
Notary Public.
Attorneys r. f. Wilbourn, of Mer-
idian, and G.. J. Rencher, OF De-
Kalb, were here Monday.
We note with pleasure that the
little daughter of MI. and Mrs. II.
II. Walls continues to improve.
A. A. Hammack has Collins, Cas-
kets, and a generafsupplyo of Under
takers Goods, at lowest prices.
Mrs. Louis T. Anderson, of Shu-
oualak, is visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Sam II. Watts and Miss Bette Duke.
Mrs. John F. Howell and children.
who have been visiting in Meridian
the past two weeks, returned home
yesterday.
Miss Mamie Adams a most at
tractiye little lady from P~ortervihe,
is visiting her sister, Miss Allie
Belle Adams.
We regret to note that Mrs. Annie
Wilbourn has been quite i'll the past
week; she is reported some better
at this writing.
Mfr. Jas. D. French is in Milwau-
kee, Wis, this week. Br'er French
is endeavoring to attain a reputation
as the great Scooba traveller.
Mr.. Jim Ballard now drives Il reg
ular dray in his delivery business.
The girls say Jim looks $50 cute"
perched up on that high seat.
Don't forget the Duke Mercantile
Company has on hand a large lot of
Hickman and "Studebaker" Wa
CONS, which viii be sold cheap for
cash.
We regret to note that Mr.. Jim
Thomas, living west of town, has
been quite i'll and is still confined to
his bed. We trust that he may soon
recover.
ScOoba is suffering from a paucity
OF good house servants. 1t is next
to impossible to secure a decent cook
or a house-girl who doesn't have to
he watched all the time.
From the number of announce
ments of aspirants for office appear
ing in the Southern Star, politics is
much hotter in the western part of
the county than over here.
Among our callers last Friday
were. Messrs. j. d. Ridgway and N.
G. Neel, two very clever gentlemen
of the Evansville neighborhood. To
them, the latch-string is always on
the outside. .
When the cold winds dry and crack
tho skin, a box OF aalvo can save much
discomfort. In buying %salve, look for
the name on the box to avoid any imi-
t~atinns, and be sure J on get the original
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by
Oliver Eastland, the druggist.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-17
New Cure for Epilepsy.

J. B. Waterman, of WATERFOWL, o,
rural free delivery, writee: "My daugh.
ter, sfl' csed for years with epilepsy, was
cured by Dir. Kings New Lie Pills. She
has not had an attack for over two
years." Best body cieansera and life
giving tonic pills on earth. 25c. at
Eastland's drug store.
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Do us a favor by inducing some
friend or n~eighbor to subscribe for
the KEMPER HERALD-you will do
him and his family a greater favor
in the long run.
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Barred Plymouth Rocks.

The f. B. Thompson "Ringletsn
pure-S1,00 and $500 each to quick
BUYERS. For information, e or.
write K. II. AUST,
Evansville, Miss.
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Undertaker's Supplies.

A large assortment Of Collins, Cas-
kets and other necessaries Tor inter-
ments, constantly keptsby the
DUKE MERCANTILE Co.
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Secret and Fraternal.

jefferson Lodge No. l46, A. F. & A. NJ
meets Thursday night OF or before the hrst
fuII moon in each month at Z O'Clock.
A. A. HAMMAcK, Secretary.
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A Guaranteed Cure for piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Pilea. Druggists are authorized to re-
fund money if PAZD OINTMENT fails
to cure in 6 to IA dave. SOC.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-17
STATEMENT

showing the condition of the Bank OF KEN
per. of Scooba. Miss, on Dec. 81, Q
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-01-17
Tornado.
r

Insure your property against
T~ornadoes and Wind-storIns.
RArES:
Dwelling, Mercantile Per Hundred.
and other substan- 1yr. 5 yrs. 5 yrs.
tial Buildings 25c. zoe. zoe.
Barn, with dwelling soc. G0c. Oc,
Stocks of Merchandise SOC. $l.0O Sl.50
For further particulars, write to or
call on
B. R. KUYKENDALL,
SeooBA, Miss.
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seOoba Lodge No. 1856, X. of p, meets the
Ise and 2nd Monday nights in each. month
II. w. RENcnER. @, O..
A. A. HANBACK,, K. r. s.
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o.
/, 3. r. Kuykendall, Cashier, Bank OF
Kemper, OF Scooba, Mississippi, DO hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true. full ana
exact statement of the assets and dabihtles
OF said Bank on the day and date named
as shown by the books OF same.
b. R. KUYKENDALL, Cashier.
sworn to and subscribed before me- a NO
tary public in and for the County of KEN
per, Mississippi, this, the 7th Gay of Janu-
airy, 1907. ID. MoRkisoN' ~
Examined and found correct.
It. NJ. HENRY, Auditor.
This eth day of January. 1907.
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scooba Camp No. "A, w. o. w, meets the
Ist and srd Tuesday nights in each month";
nj O'Clock. c.. II. DOUGLASS, 90,
L. W. OARTER Clerk.
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Seooba Lodge No. 2,ls5, K. of II" meets the
,st mad ard Tuesday nights of each month,
at s o'clock. ,oror
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Scooha Lsdge No. 2,7S1, Il. and IL. OF H.
u,eets the first and third Fridays III cach
month at Z o'clock p. NJ.
J.W CARTER. Protector.
A w. UrH Secretary.
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This Space eIongs to
JAS. %. M CH,
The G~rocerynan.

Watch it for Special Announcements.
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eminent giving it encouragement by
financial support, that kind of adver-
Using has about disappeared. The
government is getting better results
from other kinds. In July OF this
year there were 1879 enlistments in
the navy, while for the same month
year previously, when billboards
were in use, the number of enlist.
ments was but 900. Again in
August of this year the enlistments
in the navy reached 1902, which
was about 600 in excess of the num-
Der for August of 1905. The navy
department finds that billboard
advertising is not so effective as
advertising in newspapers.
Thank God, some of us have, anc
others have had, an old fashioned
mother. Not woman Of the perioo
enamaled and painted, with hel
great Gibson, her curls and bustles
whose white jeweled hands never
have felt the clasp of baby fingers
But a dear old fashioned sweet
faced mother, with eyes in which
the lovelight shone, and brown hail
threaded with silver lying smooth
upon her faded cheek. Those dear
hands, worn with toll, gently guidec
our tossering footsteps in CHILDHOOD
and smothered our pillow in sick
ness; ever reaching out TO US II
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ties. he is neither magnetic, nor
noisy nor pushing. Yet Hughes
seems to be popular, which only
goes TO show that the standards OF
popularity are not always the same.
The people of this country cannot
pass over in ingratitude the man
who, in a quiet, cold, almost for
bidding manner, put such mark on
the forehead of w. r. Hearst that it
will always be seen there.
A great professor has said: In
the natural order of things, all men
being equal, their common vocation
is manhood, and whoever is well
trained for that cannot fulfill badly
any vocation connected with it,
Whether my pupil be destined fol
the army, the church or the bar
concerns me but little. Regardless
of the vocation of his parents, nature
summons him to the duties of human
life. To live, is the trade l wish t.
teach them.
The war and navy departments o
the government formerly used bill
boards to advertise for enlistments
localized pictures of the soldiel
appeared along with argument
about the advantages oi the servio'
to young men. But because of tn
strong sentiment against the bill
board nuisance and against The gov
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yearning tenderness, when her sweet
spirit was baptised in the pearly
sprays of the river. Blessed is the
memory of an old fashioned mother.
It floats TO us now, like the beauti-
full perfume of some woodland
blossoms. The music of other
voices may be lost, but the entranc-
ing memory of hers will echo in our
souls forever. Other faces will fade
away and be forgotten, but hers
will shine on until the light from
heavens portals shall glorify our
own. When in the fitful pauses of
busy life our feet wander back to
the old homestead, and, crossing the
we'll known threshold, stand once
more in the low. quiet room, as hol-
lowed by her presence, how the feel
ing of childish, innocent dependence
comes over us, and we kneel down
in the motion sunshine streaming
through the western window-just
where, long years ago; we knelt by
our mothers knee, lisping "Our
Father" How many times when
the temper lured us on the memory
of these sacred hours and mothers
words, her faith and prayer, saved
us from sin. Years have filed great
drifts over between her and us, but
they have not hidden from our sight
the glory Of her pure unsel6sh love.
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CURRENT EVENTS.
Clipped from the Exchanges Which
Come to Our Table.


One or two more turns of the
screw will raise the price of meat so
high that look at it will take away
the appetite.
Mr.. Bryan believes in democratic
principles. but autocratic practices.
But then, who practices what he
breaches? It's too hard work.
Never let dealer sell you sub.
stitute for an article you ask for.
He is working for his own profit
and not yours. Get what you ask
for.
Chicago will not have two base
ball remnants this year. Chicago
was getting altogether too conceited
about its talents for hiring men to
play baseball.
Corporations are necessary, yet
through nobody's fault they tend to
become soulless and lawless. By
all means let them reap where they
have sown.
1t is said that Tom johnson has
none Of the wiles of the politician,
but man who can be elected three
times to the office of mayor of his
home city must at least understand
the rudiments of the game.
M. de Lobel won balloon race
last week, but had to be picked
out of the English channel, very wet
and half dead, by a steamship.
The automobile would have done
better than that. In the latter case
M. de Lobel would have been entirely
dead.
| "The Women's Sewing circle of
our church is ripping mad at our
new minister"
"What about?"
"They asked him to select hymn
to be sung at each of their meetings,
and he suggested Knocking Knock
ing, Who Is There?"
Another warning for the pessimists.
to run to cover is found in the report
by the United States treasurer that
the government finds it almost impos-
sible to keep up with the demand
for small bills. The demand for
this form of money always increases
with the prosperity of the country.
Since the Sioux Falls Press has
devoted column or SO to giving an
account of Kittredge's record in the
senate, it might devote a few lines
to telling the public what Mr.. Gam
BILE has accomplished. Gamble, we
understand, was reelected last
, winter on his record!
Bryan's modest announcement OF
the date at which he will declare his
. presidential candidacy and inform
the democratic party what it must
do to meet with his approval is quite
| as refreshing as anything the
: weather has afforded lately. But it
does not look as though the demo
|, cratic party has anti-Bryan spunk
i enough to resent Bryan's dictation.
{ They are trying to make out that
. George Washington lodged some
OF his taxes. Doubtless the assessor
r slapped an extra $500 on the first
n president because of the weight Of
. his name in the community, and
: George knew it.
: What howl would haye gone uT
o all over the state if the old machine
. had reduced the bank assessment ol
2 South Dakota in the face OF ar
. increase OF a million dollars in bank.
8 ing capital the last year! But
. when IL 10 done in the name q
. reform" il il different; only tn,
9 other fellows have to pay for il.
i Governor Hughes has, according
70 old standards. no popular quail
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asked for an explanation of the firing.
and at once ordered her upon her mis-
sion. But it was then too late; the
command had cTost without Interrupt
ton, which. had the guSrd-boat been
present at her usual hour and carried
out her orders. it would have been i'm
possible to accomplish. Upon reaching
Fort Sumter the command diSemb3rkcd
amid the surprise and protests of the
workmen, who gathered about the boat
and demanded the reason for the pres
enCe Of the soldiers Many of them Wore
t}le Secession coCkade. Capt. Double
day landed his men. formed them. ana
advanced into the work. one Of the
workmen approached the sentinel.
cheering for the Union. He was at once
checked. ordered into the Fort and all
noise forbidden. Half of the command
that had arrived were put at once on
guard Scutjnels were placed over the
main gate outside and in, and upon the
samparts. rs it WAS apprehended that Il
disturbance might arise among the
Vurkmen. The boats returned at once
for the remainder of the troops. At
Fort Moultric the greatest caution was
used as the boats past and returned.
In accordance with the special instruc-
tons Of Maj. Anderson. two Of tn"
heavy guns bearing upon the channel
towards Fort Sumter had been loaded
g nj orders given to Capt Foster, who
had been left in charge at Fort Moul-
tTie, that if there should be any at
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other officers at once to safe quarters
upon the island, Capt Doubleday
formed his men without delay and
marched them to the boats. leaving the
remainder. under the charge of First
Lieut.. j. c. Davis, to await transpor-
tation. Maj. Anderson was awaiting
the appearance of the men at the gate
way of the Fort, when he led the WHY
in person into the boats The men en-
tered the three boats awaiting them
silently and in order Their arms We're
SO disposed as to avoid attracting at
teption in the bright moonlight, and
when all was in readiness. Lieut. Sny-
der, the Engineer officer in charge at
Fort Sumter, in the leading boat, ac-
companied by Maj. Anderson with the
nag of the garrison, they pushed off
from shore. They were followed BY
Lieut.. Meade the Engineer officer in
charge at Castle Pinckney. III his boat.
while Capt. Doubleday with the rest of
the men followed in the remaining boat.
When hait way across the channel one
of the boats, which for several nights
had been used us a guard boat to cruise
between the forts, made its appearance
directly in the path of the rearmoSt
boat. To avoid her the boats under
Maj. Anderson and Lieut. Meade di-
Eerted their course along Sullivan's
Island. Capt Doubleday's boat pushed
directly across and was the tirst to ar
rive. For the moment it was thot best
to turn back, but the men took off their
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2I, 1860.

hats and coats. concealing their arms
ana belts. 50 as to give themselves the
appearance of workmen, and the boat
lIsIshcd on. The steamer past close by
within a distance Of 100 yards-but
instead of being on her ordinary mis-
sion she was in the act OF towing a ves-
=el to the harbor bar. This was the
only night since the establishment OF
The guard that the service had been in
tcrrllpled. a second boat, the Emma,
lay at her wharf in Charleston With the
armed force on board, ready TO move
down the harbor on her usual tour OF
duty. She was awaiting the orders
Nghich were regularly transmitted b.
IN Aid-de-Camp from the Governors
lfea dguarters, but which, from some
reason. failed 70 come al
the usual hour, and the boat was st:ll
sys. her dock when the signal guns were
fred from Moultrie. The officers on
Board thot that they had been forgot
teR, when, after the shots were fired,
Col. Pettigrew an Aid-de-Camp of the
Governor. came hastily to the boat and
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linz and other States under the name
of United states of America' is hereby
dissolved
The news of this was received thru
out the 81 fts with the most exIrdvag&nt
demonstrations or delight. with boa
fires, pubic p9radcs. music, and in
flaEmatcry speeches. There was great
competition 20 secure the pen With
which the document was signed. and Il
very large sum waS paid for its posses-
sion. Some years afterwards il was
SOLD ct = greet reduction.
The passasr of Inc Ordinance at least
cleared the q IA Daer". Mi. Ander-
son understood it Is = dgHh.tr declara-
tioD of wy; ii cclid Ue nothing else.
He WAS at that time f"ciing far from
kindly towards South Carolina for vari-
Gus reasons. The GsorgilaS and Moth
CaroIiDians nc.cr had much love for
the South Carc!inians. which was nat
ural- considering the latt-r's insiStent
assumptions Of nea ;ureless superiority
to her sist"- States Mai. AHdersonS
wife was a wealthy Georgia woman
The National tribune., 1907-01-24

By JOHN. McEL20Y.

! the Secession leaders that he at length
sided with them iu prscipijat!ag mat
! terS Without waiting The advent Of the
/ Republican Pre- iGCut. Dec. II, only
siN days AFTER his election. he srGr a
special messenger 10 Pre=iGsn, juch-
aaan, demanding possession of the forts
land other puplic property around
Chari aStun. His letter insisted that
jurisdiction had only been ceded by
the S,ate for the purpose Of foreign
defense, and it was never contemplated
=hat he forts should be used for any
other purpose lie wanted to prevent
the eiiusi0n of blood and The "onSr-
nUent bitterness of feeling by sending
b., .-,-f force .E :'..-- t-rg.S - g..
.j,'=--.a.aH lo-L ..sI:l:-r. 3. t..-- t.sis
would ,it,iet the pU6!ic ruind, and Cott.d
be done with perfect prop-ie.y; ii 1t
were not done he would not be answer
able for the consequences. At thai
time WT. II. TreScOt, of South Caro-
lima, WAS Assistant Secretary of state
and in full sympathy with the Seces-
sionists He went with the Governors
messenger to see the President. PrcSi-
dent Buchanan read the letter and
promised to give his answer the next
day Some things occurred which made
the South Carolina delegates think that
the letter was inopportune, whereupoh
they: asked permission to withdraw i,
which was given.
The South Carolina Convention.
The Convention of the State Of South
Caroline. which the Legislature had
called, met on the morning of Dec. Il,
at Columbia, without single absentee.
Gen. ID. q. JaniSon was called to the
chair. and announced that the ConvcH-
ton had met with the fixed dstermint,-
ton to throw off Government which
had become oppressive, and TO provide
for their own future safety He hoped
that the door is forever closed to al!
further connection with our Northern
confetierates. Upon his election as
permanent President, Gen. Jamison
said that there was no higher honor
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States and leading cities OF the Nation
y tiny islet in this great maelstrom Of
disruption the garrison raised their
Flag, because the American soldiers
high instinct of duty quails before no
danger or difficulty.
When, three months later, that con-
temned Flag sank amid the thunder Of
encirclfng batteries, it had become the
sacred emblem of tens of millions, and
far mightier armies than the world had
ever seen were to march to battle to
avenge its inuslts.
To be continued.
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CHAPTER III.
RAJ. ANEE Es0N OCCUPIES FORT
SUMTER

RAJ. ANDERSON OCCUPIES FORT
SUMTER.
FIoyd'- E.ooI.e-dccIirG in the Matter %
In~tructioa=--gsh hen Did Maj. ARdc=-
Gccide to Make TIE Change =
Great SIKH aud Secrecy in the Move
menf-lA Thrilling HOur Nore-S1n-
tire Sucecss Crowns the HIoYeGseat--
Raisiu= ilse Old Glory on the Fort
Impressive Ceremony.
Dec. /, 1850, Mai. Anderson received
front Adj.-Gen. Samuel Cooper seoa to
be Adti-E7't- General Of the $50 p: ~
Genie, =. % ,-.t., l.. v-.7icf, B.. 81.
1t = Believed from information tiiot
to be eiSbie, that an attack viii not
be made On your command, and the
Secretary mas only to refer to his con-
versation with you, and TO caution you
that, should his convictions unhappiIy
prove untrue, Your actions must be such
as to be free from the charge of ini-
tiating a collision. If attacked, you are
of course expected to defend the trust
committed to you to the best of your
ability.
THE increase of the force under your
command. however much to be desired,
would, the Secretary thinks, judging
from the recent excitement produced
on account of an anticipated increase,
as mentioned in your letter. but add to
that excitement and might lead to seri-
ous results
Dec. 6, Mai anderson wrote to the
War Department that it would be well
TO discontinue call work on Fort Moul-
trie, except what was necessary to in
crease its strength. and take every
means available to resist assault. He
said that il Fort Sumter was not to be
garrisoned. the guns ought not TO be
mounted, as in case Of attack they
would be turned upon Fort M1uItric.
He expressed little hope that the diff
culties could he settled without blood ]
shed He asked permission TO remove
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do not feel like new being. If you do
not honestly bless the day that you an
sWered this advertisement. simply re-
turn the treatment to me. You are moth
ing out. Isn't that a fair and honorable
offer?
My new treatment is applied direct.
No drugs to swallow: its application Is
a pleasure AS if by magic it stops the
hawking, splitting. shifting and snuffing,
relieves the maddening head noises,
does away with the nauseating drop
ping of mucus into the mouth: the queer
stufing and oppressed feeling of the
head; the painful burning and smarting
of the air passages. Soothes and heals
the irritated membranes and leaves the
head CLEAR AS BELL.
1t is folly to take medicine into the
stomach to kill the germs of catarrh in
the head. Air is the agency that car
ries the germs there. and it must be the
agency to remove them.
-. l do not send samples. I send the
Corona with full treatment. Write for
ii to-day.
Read what grateful persons write:
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he could aspire to than that of signing
the ordinance Of secession. The Con-
Vention was made up Of men of great
ability and dignity, four of whom had
been L. $. Senator's from South Caro-
lima, another, James L: Orr, had once
been Speaker of the House of Repre-
senta DIVES. and five had been Governors
Of the .StGta. -.sOther tpnembcrs We're
Judges. lawyers leading clcrgymen,
railroad presidents. manufacturers, and
merCilaTItS-, There wa ss 70 opinion .cx-
prest in any Of the speeches except in
favor of an i'm f41edfate wfT fThdraWaI from
the Union No man, ccu2scled modera-
tion or DELAY; no man suggested a. COM
proaisc-. The ont break of the small
poX compelled the adjournment of the
Convention TO Charleston, where ever
body was fonnd to be wearing Secession
cOckades, with all The buildings decor
ated with palmetto flags, and the gavei
which was handed to the President
upon his assuming the chair had the
word secession carved upon its head
in large black letters. Dec. 90, the Con-
vention unanimously past the follow
ing ordinance Of secession:
Ordinance
to dissolve the Union from the State Of
South Carolina and other States united
with her under the compact entitled
The Constitution OF the Uaitcd States
of America.
I'VE, the people of the State of South
Catolina, in convention assembled, do
declare and ordain, and ii is hereby
declared and ordained, that the Ordi-
nance adopted by us in convention, on
the z5d day Of May in the year Of our
Lord seventeen hundred and eighty
eight. whereby the Constitution Of the
United States was ratified, and also all
the acts and parts OF acts of the Cen
cral Assembly of this State ratifying
amendments of the said Constitution,
are hereby repealed. and that the union
now subsisting between South Caro-