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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
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Representative John Sharp Williams
tells of an encounter on a Mississippi
road one Sunday morning bet Teen an
itinerant preacher and a darby, who
bore on his shoulder a freshly killed
'possum.'
Have you any religious feeling, my
friend?" asked the minister.
Shore" replied the darby, Use had
religious bringin' up
Then you ought to know that II
is sinful to hunt on the Sabbath"
"Mistah preachah," returned the
darby, his eyes rolling till the whites
shone, docs you expect any black
man in Mississippi rs gwine to tie
hisself to any religion dat allows 8
'possum to walk right across de road
ahead of him an git away free? No
sab! A religion dat don't bend a lit
tie when a fat 'possum heads you OF
couldn't be established round we're by
all the preachers in de country
Philadelphia Ledger
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
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ing than while moving. If he is soun1
he will stand firmly and squarely on
his limbs without moving any of them.
the feet fiat upon the ground, with
legs plump and naturally poised. II
the foot is lifted from the ground and
the weight taken from it, disease may
be suspected or at least tenderness
which is a precursor Of disease. II
the horse stands with his feet spread
apart there is a weakness In the loin.
Never buy a horse in harness. I'm.
hitch him and take everything off but
his halter and lead him around. II
he has the SPAWN, or Is stiff, or any
other failing you can see it. Back
him, too. Some horses show their
tricks then, when they don't any other
time. Be as smart as you know how
and you may make mistakes. A horse
may look very nice and go a great pace
and yet have fits. You can't tell 1t
till something happens. He may have
a weak back. Give him the whip and
off he goes for a mile or two; then
suddenly he stops. After a rest he
starts again, but he soon stops for
good, and nothing but a derrick could
move him. A bad tempered horse will
keep his ears thrown back. A kicker
will have scared legs. A stumh'ar
will have blemished knees.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Gravel Assists Drainage.

"A somewhat gravelly soil, or even
n verging somewhat on stony, has
been found by experience to be highly
satisfactory for apple growing, pro-
viding only there is an abundance of
plant food present. The gravel and
small stones doubtless assist in the
drainage, and this fact probably eX-
plains in part the superiority of such
soils. AS a rule, we may say that
gravelly loan, fairly rich in plant food,
is the ideal apple soil. The soil sur
veys now being made in various parts
of the country have in a general way
verified the commonly accepted opin-
ion on this point. Some of the soils
well known as successful apple pro-
ducers have now been described and
mapped and given anne That soil
known as Porter's black loan, which
is found in extensive areas along the
eastern slopes of the Allegheny Noun.
tains, is noted for its adaptation to the
growing of apples. 1t is upon this soil
that the Albermarle Pippin of Vir-
ginia is grown. In western New YORK
the Miami stony loan may be men
toned as a soil of well-proved adapta-
bility for apples. This is widely rep
resented in Wayne County. known as
n of the best apple-growing coun-
ties in America.-Country Gentleman.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Where He'd Be Safe.

A lawyer was talking about the late
Samuel G. T. Dodd, the Standard Oil
lawyer, whose salary from the great
corporation was $500, 900 a year.
"Mr. Dodd," said the lawyer, had
an excellent legal talent. He it was,
you know, who organized the Stan'
dard Oil Trust. What further endear.
ed him to Mr.. Rockefeller were his
strict views on the, observance of the
Sabbath.
"They tell a story about Dodd when
he was a struggling practitioner in
Franklin.
There was a Franklin minister
who went cunning a good deal, and
altogether was rather a sporting char
acter.
cat a little church supper one night
the minister was Boosting about his
knowledge of horses and hunting, his
craftsmanship and 0 on, when Dodo
interrupted him.
" You're a good sportsman. are
your he said. 3
" Well said the minister, not sus
recting any trap, I am not a bao
sportsman, if I do say it myself
yet said Dodd, If I were a bird
| could hide where there'd be no dan
ger of your potting me.
Where would you hidef asked
the minister.
ePd hide Dodd answered, in your
-stndvl"-Washington Star.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Dairy Products of Beef.

A thoughtful man, who is a stu
dent of economics, said to me, after
observing certain dairy farmers who
were hauling a single can each Of
milk two and three miles: Il can't I'M
derstand why these men are not feed
ing beef cattle instead of producing
milk; they have cheap pasture land,
which is worth from SIS to $25 an
acre, while Western growers are graz
ing upon exceedingly high priced lands
and the finished product is worth as
much here as there"
Now, l must confess this argument
seems plausible, and this man is not
alone in the opinion. | believe we
should diversity our animal industry
somewhat, and produce more meat,
but | don't think for one moment that
these men who are hauling one can of
milk each will be the men to produce
beef. On the contrary, beef making
in the East, if it is in any degree to
take the place. of milk production, will
fall into the hands of men who haul
full loads of milk at the present time.
Beef is not only a product of rich
pastures and cheap corn, but of a full
conception and understanding, on the
part of the feeder, of animal nutrition.
The mar who hauls one can of milk
does not do so because of location, leg
islation or the economics of the case.
but just simply because he will not live
up to and make the most of his oppor-
tunities.
The facts are that we have no fancy
beef stock at hand, that corr would
have to come from the corn belt, that
our milk markets are constantly ex-
banding and that those b%y-product pro-
teine feeds purchased for milk pro-
duction-and which really have no
other value-bear a much cheaper re-
lation to milk production than corr at
average ruling prices bears to meat
production. 1t is not a question OF
what value each feed may hsve or the
relation of one to another, but what
relation does each class of foods zeal
to the product for which it is fed.-H.
E. Cook in the New York Tribune Far
pler.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
DIVORCE, EASY IN ABYsslNiA.
Dissatisfied Parties at Roadside court
A6ANAtlk aaA Ill kAtir$,

NEE -
Dissatisfied Parties at Roadside court
-Meneilk ard HE Court.
Divorces Id AbysstndA ara Scarcef
and yet easter to obtain than any
where else In the world, according to
Frank r. Mowrer, Consul4G General Of
lac United States at Adds Abeba.
Mr.. Mowrer has Just returned from
the country OF King Menelik and Is
filled with strange tales OF that land.
"As In every other kind Of dispute
In Abyssinia, when q man decides to
get a divorce from his wife he calls
q court by the roadside and has his
case tried,s said Mr.. Mowrer last
night. IA mar and a woman will be
travelling, for instance. Perhaps they
have lived together In connubiAl Joy
for many years but they agree to dis.
agree. Tile mai asks the first passer.
by to become the judge. Another is
selected as his attorney end still an.
other as the lawyer for the defence.
Court is then held informally by the
side of the public highway and q de-
cision is rendered in accordance with
the facts. Ii the divorce is granted
the man and woman 60 their respec.
tive ways, parted probably forever.
Il lad an English friend, an engt.
neer, who heard one Of these disputes
at close range and offered himself as
a Judge just for the experience. He
wound UP by fining each OF the parties
10 the suit costs amounting to SIS.
But neither had any money and he
had to defray all the expenses of the
trial himself.
1T is a long way to Menelik's coun.
try" continued the ConsulG General.
"Ater one has left tle ship and jour.
neyed by rail some 200 miles he still
is compelled to travel twenty days
over the mountains ON mule back be-
sore he comes to the capital OF Abys-
sin !. And when he gets there he
finds the King in a palace that Is
not as sumptuous as the meanest
building l have e en in washington.
The king himself receives you with
his legs drawn up under him and sit.
ting On a raised dais. HIS lips are
thick and his nose is somewhat fiat
like the average negro. Back Of him
stand mcTe than a hundred of his
courtiers, men with spears and short
skirts.
"Menelik is a strenuous and power
ful sachem. Contrary to a general
srppos.tion, he has but one wife. He
is her seventh husband. He gets up
darly and ~transacts a great deal Of
work in a day. Crude though he may
be, he must have had much In him to
rise from low station to the highest
and to maintain his power by playing
upon the jealousies and designs Of
the Powers of Europe."-Washington
Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
How to Buy a Horse.

There is an old idea that a mar
;rading horses cannot be expected to
tell the truth. We were not ware
that it also held good in selling a
horse outright. We are not prepared
To accept this idea; in fact we know
one, and have known others in the
past, who will tell the truth about a
horse as certainly as anything else.
SELL, unless you know and r very
sure of your man, it would be adj
visable to heed the advice of the In.
land Farmer, which is as follows:
If you want to buy a horse, don't
believe your own brother. Take no
mans word for it. Your eye is your
market. The weak point of a horse
can be better discovered while stapd-
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
zinc Coffin for a Dog.

There is mourning at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Isenman, 533 North
Paca street, over the death of Jack,
a large setter dog. He was suffering
from a tumor and underwent an oper-
alton at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
A zinclined and air-proof coffin was
made, and in this the body of the dog
was sent to Columbus, Pa, the home
of Mrs. Isenman's relatives. There
it will be carefully placed in the fam
lily vault.
Jack was twelve years old and the
Isenmans had had him since he was
a puppy. For years prior to his death
he slept in the bath room on a couch
on which were a hair mattress and a
white sheet.-Baltimore Dispatch.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Fortune In Oil for Indian Boy.

A ffteen-year OH lease on seven
and one-half acres of land in the
Glenn pool belonging to Robert PETIT.
man, a thr~ee-year-old Indian boy, sold
for $4,000 today.
The boy also gets 10 percent of all
the oil produced. One hundred and
fifty acres additional in the same allot-
ment were sold for s39, 1926 bonus and
10 percent of the oil, netting the In
dian boy S50,125 for the leases on the
entire allotment. What he will get in
oil is problematical. He still owns
the land. The sale was made by the
master in chancery at auction and
there was a big crowd of oil men pres
ent, most of them bidders for the
lease.-Pittsburg Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Small Points.
popular

Short sermons make popular
preachers.
Never judge a man by the company
he keeps. 1t may be his wife's folks.
It's impossible to love a mar for
the enemies he has made If you are
on the list.
Men with cheerful dispositions are
more inclined to borrow money than
trouble.
Some men spend more time trying
to avenge their fancied wrongs than
they do in trying to keep within their
rights.
Don't waste any time trying to get
something for nothing. Adam got the
apple without money and without
price-and all remember his finish.
Devote your spare time to the con-
s%ideration of your own faults, for "a
change, and you will have less to say
about the faults of your neighbors.-
Clay Record.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
RoosEvELT's $4,000 PHOTO.
1t Shows Him Taking a Fence on a
Hunter and has Been Copied Widely.


Hunter and has Been Copied Widely.
The most widely published and best
known photograph in existence is
said to be that OF President Roose
welt taking a fence on his favorite
hunter. This has been printed in al
most every paper and magazine in the
world which uses halt-tones, and the
sales from it have already amounted
to more than $40,0 900, making it the
most profitable photograph ever
taken.
Nearly 5000 copies have been sign.
ed by the President to be used as
special gifts, and the demand for it
wherever 1t has been placed on sale
has been steady during the three
and a half years since it was made.
1t was made with a shutter that
opened and closed In one fifteen
hundredth part of a second. The
President, accompanied by an order
ly, left the Cabinet meeting one morn.
ing and joined the photographer at
Chevy Chase in the suburbs of Wash
ington. 1t was necessary for the
President to force his horse e the
fence a dozen times before a success
full picture was taken.
President Roosevelt is probably the
most photographed man in the world,
with the possible exception of EN-
peror William, and photographers as
sert unreservedly that he is most diff
fcult to pose. He is nervous, ana is
often snapped in what might seem a
hit or miss style, but every picture
over taken of him is thoroughly char
acteristic.-New York Sun.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

Many people farm in a slipshod man.
her and then complain that farming
does not pay. If you have a farm why
not make it a model? Whether you
spend your days on 1t or not, it will
be much more easily disposed of
should you wish to sell. Every line
of improvement, convenience and &C.
onomy should be kept in view. Don't
go deeper in debt than your pocket
book will permit, and don't forget that
l~abor-saving machinery is as accept
able in the house as On the farm
Weekly Witness.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

One bushel of ashes represents
about two and a half tons of dry
body wood. Wood ashes contains all
the required elements of plant nutri-
ton except nitrogen. One hundred
pounds of wood ashes contain 16
pounds of potash, worth SO cents;
8 IL pounds of soda, worth 2 ceats;
6 pounds of lime and magnesia, worth
8 cents, and . IA pounds of phosphoric
acid, worth &c cents. If one had to buy
in the market in the cheapest form,
the manurial materials contained in
100 pounds of ashes the cost would
be S1.16.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

times scanty and again very profuse.
My limbs, feet and ankles ,bloated
dreadfully, and sometimes my whole
body. My heart palpitated and l had
smothering spells. A weeks treat
ment with Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me and a few boxes cured me-. At 6S
/ am strong and we'll"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents q box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.

Face and Neck Covered With In
famed Skin-Doctors No Avail
Cured by Cuticura Remedies.
my baby's face and neck were covered
with itching skin similar to eczema, and
she suffered terribly for over a year. /
took her to a number of doctors, and also
to different colleges, to no avail. Then
Cuticura Remedies were recommended to
me by Miss G.. / did not use it at first,
as l had tried so many other remedies
without any favorable results. At last l
tried Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment,
and Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement. After
using three boxes of the Cuticura ONT
ment, together with the Soap and Pills, l
am pleased to say she is altogether a DIFF
ferent child and the picture of health.
Mrs. A. c. Brestlin, III N. Lincoln St,
Chicago, ILL.,. Oct. 20 and 80. 1906"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Poultry Not a Luxury,

There are altogether too many agri-
cultural communities where poultry is
a luxury. There is no reason at all
but what this eating of poultry should
be a common occurrence on every
farm. Every farm can keep fowls at
a profit for home use, and there is
hardly one farm in a thousand where
they could not be raised at a profit
for the market. Where hens are kept
at a loss in nine cases out of ten the
fault lies with the one who has them
in charge, and not with the hens
Weekly Witness.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

years l was run
ming down with
kidney trouble
without knowing
what 1t was, and
finally got SO bad I
was given up. The
urinary passages
e painful, some
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
"A Threat sufqcIene.

eyes, Mr.. Jaujangles. I can always
make my children go to sleep since
you sent us a copy Of your new lul.
iaby," says the mother.
"Ah! and do you sing 1t to them? 2
injuries the gratifed author and com.
poser.
mo. If they are unruly, just
threaten to sing 1t, and they cuddle
down and shut their eyes at once
Tit-Bits.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

"What books have helped you
most?" asked the sincere and serious
young woman.
81 can't recall all Of en-" answered
MIR. Cumrox, "but they were mostly
Stories with love and fighting in
them. You see. / was in the book
selling bushes when / began to get
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

japanese real estate has gone Up
immensely ia ONE instances a. Ku-
mochi, Ft.kiai, Kasugano and Mirume
to two and four times the former price,
and at other points to seven or eight
times The previous values.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
Strong Ewes

Made from weak and infamed ones by Le-
onardi's Golden Eye Lotion; cures sore eyes
without pain in one day. Absolutely harm
less. Soothing, cooling, healing, stimula-
ting. 1t makes strong eyes. Guaranteed
or money refunded. Druggists sell 1t at rs
cts. or forwarded prepaid on receipt of price
by $. B. Leonardo q Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

FITS, st. vitus'D ance:Nervous Diseases per
manently cured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise free.
Dr., Fl. r. Kline, Id. ,931 Arch ST., Phila., Pa
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

"A friend Of mine contends that hi
has always been lucky at love. AT
any rate he has never married.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

The cannibals would probably APP
preciate our missionaries more if we
sent them canned.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
The Dear Girls.

was what she did so very bad?"
WHY, my dear, | was scandalized."
Then it must have been."-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

A man who can joke with his wife
about her dressmaker's bills must
have a keen sense of humor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

Many a man tries to run a forty
horse power automobile on a five
horse power salary.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

Experiments in England have DEM
onstrated that the rainfall at the
earth's surface is greater than at q
point 100 feet above.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13

without the aid Of a glass an Aus
tralian is said to have written 1o,o6l
words on a postal card.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-13
es, BUT PERFECTLY WE'LL.
The Happy Experience of a New Cas-.
tie, Pa, Woman.

Mrs. John Mansell, GA So. Jeffer-
son St.. New Castle, Pa, says: For
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
(To BE CoNTlN UED
CUTTING STEEL WITH YARN.
Prisoner Cuts One Bar In 18 Hours
and Another in 5 Hours.

What the drop Of water does to the
hardest stone is only a circumstance
to what q thread Of yarn can accom-
plish.
Maj. McClaughry, warden Of the fed.
eral prison at Fort Leavenworth, once
found prisoner who was supposed to
be pounding stone working away at
one Of the bars to an outside window.
The man finally admitted what he
was doing and was induced to give a
demonstration. A grating of the same
description was placed in his cell,
says Popular Mechanics, and a guard
stationed over him to exact the proof
Of the statement.
With the limestone dust and silicate
from the stone pile, the yarn from his
sock and little water this man cut
the bessemer steel bar in Is working
hours. With some fine emery, a chalk
line and two wooden handholds to
save his fingers he made the other
clean cut of the bar in FIVE hours. prov.
ing the matter to the guards satisfac.
ton, sa...
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
AS 10 Chess.

Chess Is of great antiquity, and its
origin is lost in obscurity. Though
nearly every nation under the sun
claims the invention Of the pastime, it
is undoubtedly Of oriental origin. The
Romans placed over the door of the
Temple Of Janus: Eek Oriente Lux ct
Ludus Scacchorum" ("out Of the East
came light and the game OF chess" ~
Chess was called by the Hindus
"cheturangs," the four angas-that is,
the four members Of the army-ele-
plants, horses, chariots and foot-sol.
diers. The Chinese played chess 5000
years ago, and called it the game Of
war" And to-day We have "krieg.
SPIEL" the modern game OF war.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
This Contradictory World.

This is a contradictory world. A
writer tells US Austrian blankets are
made in Yorkshire, England. Turkey
rhubarb Is neither obtained nor i'm
ported from Turkey, but comes from
Siberia and is Russian monopoly.
German silver hasn't a particle Of sill.
yer, but is mixture Of other metals,
Prussian blue has nothing whatever
to do with the kaiser's kingdom, and
honey soap never saw beehive. Irish
stew, appetizing as 1t is, is unknown
in Ireland, and the Vienna roll was
first made beyond the capital Of Aus
tria. Things are not always what they
seem nor what they are named.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
ne Smith Hearing

The preliminary hearing OF
Dick Smith, charged with statu.
tory rape. was called before Jus.
tice Clayton. FRIDAY morning and
though there was quite a crowd
OF spectators present with the ex-
pectation of hearing some racy
testimony, they were all excluded
from the court house.
The complaining witness made
a clean back down on what she
swore to in her complsint. and
testified that Smith had had
nothing to do with her. thus. lay.
ing herself liable to a charge of
perjury. The prosecution. hav.
ing some inkling as to the way the
girl would testify at the hearing,
had secured q warrant from the
State Reformatory at Hutchinson.
from which institution Smith had
been:.released on parole sometime
ago. and instead Of turning him
loose on the strength OF the girls
testimony, served the warrant on
him and took him back to Jail to
await the arrival of an officer
from Hutchinson. Smith had not
expected this, and seemed very
much surprised when the warrant
was read to him.
The girl was taken in''charge BY
the sheriff and taken to the county
Jail where she was held for a time,
but was turned loose this after
noon and sent to her home. 1t
may be that a charge of perjury
will be preferred against herlater
Superintendent Marshall. of the
Reformatory, was notified and
said he would lend a man after
Smith.that evening Oh No. 5. and
he was taken back to Hutchinson
Saturday morning.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-06-07
The Fire al Keller.

About 100 a. m. Thursday
morning the alarm of FIRE wa.
given in the eye Hotel at Heller
Mr.. Wicks. who travels fol-
Rohl6ng & Co., scented fire ant
Immediately gave the alarm. All
the guests escape without los.
Nj. Wicks left a grip containing
some valuable papers in a room
down stairs close to where the fire
is supposed to have started, but
with the assistance of one of the
local fire fighters, Geo. White, he
succeeded in. locating and recover.
ing his property. The hotel was
considerably damaged, but is
partly covered by insurance.