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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-12-05

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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-12-05

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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-12-05

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Fergus Falls ugeblad. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn.) 1882-1938, 1907-12-05

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
The Crafty Brother

A man had two sons. The elder was vIrtnous and dutiful. the younger wick ed and crafty. When the father was about to die, he called them before him and said: Il have only tive things of value-nly herd of camels and my blessing How shall I allot them?"
 Give to me-" said the younger son, thy blessing, for 1t may reform me. The camels l should be sure to sell and squander the money"
 The elder, dlsgusing his joy, said that he would try to be content with the ccmels and a pious mind. It was so arranged, and the man died Then the wicked younger son went before the cadi and sad "Behold, my brother has defrauded me of my lawful her itage. He is so bad that our father, as Is well known, denied him his blessing. Is it likely that he gave him the cam. , e!s?'
 So the elder brother was compelled to give up the herd and was soundly bastinadoed for his rapacity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
WRITE US FREELY
Advantages of Mzdne eas,

The truth is, feaI, that madness fas great advantage over sanity Sanity is always careless, Madness i> always careful. There Is a great dea of fnlsehood in the notion that trutl must necessarily prevail There is this falsehood to start with that if q mar has got the truth he is generally happy And if he is happy he is generally lazy, The inccssant activity. the exag gerated intelligence, generally belong to those who are q little wrong and just q little right The whole advan tage of those who think that Bacon wrote Shakespeare, says Gilbert J Chesterton, writing in the Illustrated London News, lies simply in the fact that they care whether Bacon wrotl Shakespeare. The whole disadvantagt of those who do Hot think it lies in Inc fact that they do not care about it The sane nian who is sane enough t( see that Shakespeare wrote Shake speare is thc man who is sane cnoug! not to worry whether Ee did or not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Surprised the Ghost.

A ghost, vague white form which fitted about small neglected grave yard in Galway. much to the alarm of those who lived near by, one of the gentlemen of our party undertook to lay Going out not far from midnight, he did indeed soon become aware of a white figure looming toward him through the darkness. Our friend, however, held on his way undeterred.
 Ghost" he said in sepulchral tones when he came near, "could you drink q glass of whisky?'
 "I could so, your honor," blithely re sponded the ghost, taken off his bal ance by the unexpected offer and standing revealed as the principal poacher of the neighborhood, who had availed himself of this spectral guise to set his night lines and carry on his other depredations undisturbed.-Black woods Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Limit of Human Strength.

Experiments upon a number of men have shown that q man five feet high and weighing 12G pounds will lift, on an average 1l6 pounds through 6 yer teal distance of eight inches, or 211 pounds through a height of 1.2 inch"s. Others e.1 feet high and weighing 1S3 pounds could lift the 156 pounds to q height of thirteen inches, or o17 pounds to height of six inches. Other men six feet three inches high and weighing 1SS pounds could lift 136 pounds b q height of sixteen inches, or 217 pounds to a height of nine inches. By a great variety of experiments it was shown that the average human strength is equivalent to raising thirty pounds through a distance of two and one-half feet in one second
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21

Slayer and Slefoher,

Ln the first number of the Atlantic Monthly Ralph Waldo Emerson had q poem called ''BrahIna," which puzzled both critics and common readers. Some said it was he srea test poem of the century. Some said it was non sense. The first verse ran as follows:
 If 1he red slayer think he stays
 Or if the slain think he is slain.
 They know not wcu the subtle ways
 l keep ant, pass and turn again.
 That winter il happened that q reia- tive of the poet Longfellow, living il another state, bought q sleigh, and iH family letter to the cousins in Cam bridge there was q wall lest the Janu- ary thaW which had followed the pur- chase should keep them from enjoying the gay cutter that season. When tue letter was answered, Longfellow con tributed this verse. which. it is said. has never been printed before: TO --- ON THE PURCHASE OF 4
 SLEIGH.
 If the red sleigher think he sleighs,
 Or if the sleighin think 1t is sleighin, They know not well the subtle ways
 Of snow, that comes and goes again.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Ducks and Drakes.

The momentous day had arrived, and the inspector was putting his usual series of inquisitive questions 10 q class of small boys.
 "Now, tell me- he said. why it is that duck can swim and hen can't"
 Because duck has webbed feet, piped one of the miniature philoso- phers.
 "Yes,' said the inspector. "Now, can any of you swim?''
 Stony silenSe. during which the in spector and the teacher whispered to- gether
 Come, come" said the inspector; you should all know how to swim. Your teacher tells me he can swim. Why is it you can't if he canf'
 "Please, sir,' said the same little boy, the teacher has very big feet. - London Answers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
How to Make Oil of Swallows.

Among the valued specifics of by gone age was oil of swallows. In the "Countess of Rents Choice Manual Q676) there are the following curious directions for making it: "Take one handful of mother thyme, of lavender cotton and strawberry leaves of each alike, four swallows, feathers and all together we'll bruised, three ounces of sallet oil, beat the herbs and the swal- lows, feathers and all altogether, until they be so small that you can see no feathers, then put in the oil and stir them well together, and seeth them in q posnet and strain them through q canvas cloth and so keep it for your use."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Easv Rhvmino.

William Makepeace Thackeray in his lines Peg of Limavady" acknowledges himself cockney. It was hardly nee essary for him to do this. as not only in that poem, but in others. he makes the syllable ling" rhyme with sylla- bles like "in'' and "en," falling to sound the concluding E." Richard Harris Barham of 1ngoldsby legends, most facile rhymer, has done the same thing over and over again, thus Tightening his labors greatly in the pursuit of rhymes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
A. IT. GOODLOE,

Contractor and Builder. work a speciality. Prepared to jack up hous es, large or small. Repair work a specialty. Patching leaky roofs,
 Building fence. Ol1 Phone a0A
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
They Wouldn't Salute,

Black Jack Percival, who was na. val captain in the old days, once brought cargo of Spanish jacks home In q man-of war. He was in Spanish waters when the jacks were given to the United States by Spain and was ordered to bring them out in his ship. It made him angry, but he got the beasts aboard and sailed for New York When he came through the Narrows the guns had been rolled back, and out of every port there stuck jacks head. Thus decked out and without ::alute; he came to his anchorage. The admiral commanding sent posthaste to de- mana why Captain Percival had not saluted. "I didn't salute" was the doughty captains answer, because ] couldn't. I had two men twisting ev' cry jacks tail, but not hlanketed one of them would bray"
 Law Term Explained.
 "Wel!. proceed" said the lawyer.
 ''The plaintiff resorted to an ingen. ious use of circumstantial evidence" said the witness.
 "F'or the benefit of the jury state in plainer language exactly what you mean by that" interrupted the judge.
 'Well, my meaning is that he lied"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
A. D. w1LDY,

Contractor and Builder.
 FRAME, BRICK AND STONE. No. 1901 Georgia Street.
 Plans drawn and estimates given
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Best Sleep of All.

T see that an eminent physician de clares that two hours of sleep before midnight a:e worth more than six after that hour
 "Nonsensc. Two hours of sleep after you're called ill the morning are worth more than anything else. '-Philadel- phia Press.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
She Smacked of Books.

"They tell me you kissed Miss Son. net, the poetess, on yesterdays auto mobile excursion"
 "Yes That is true.'
 Indeed. And how did you--ah-finl herr"
 "Miss Sonnet has q marked literary taste."-New Orleans Times Democrat
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Why lie Brought His Along.

Whenever the Ieiurious manager oi the large store wanted to sharpen his pencil he would enter the shipping de. pertinent and borrow a knife from one of the boys. Sometimes the boys did not have their knives with them, but there was one lad, Tommy Breen, wlc always could be depended upon.
 "How is it, Tommy" asked the man ager one day as he whittled his pencil, ''that you always 4have your knife with you and the other boys haven't"
 Tommy hesitated for moment, then, gathering courage. said:
 "The wage, i get aren't enough for me to afford more than one pair of pants. '-Tiar!e Weekly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Conflictino.

Haven't I told you," asked the father, "always to tell the truth?"
 "Yes. you told me that" the young man admitted, "but at another time you told me never to become the slave of habit"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-21
Law Term Explained.
If Women Couldn't Read.

'"Then you don't believe in higher education for women?"
 Certainly not. l think it's a shame to even teach e. how to read. If . woman ,..uidn't read the bargain ali vertisements, she wouldn't be so un happy over the lots of things she can't afford to bry.'
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Citation Notice

The State of Mississippi:
To Isabella Mutt, whose postoffice
address is Frederick, Maryland. and
to Helen Maria Maxwell; Frank B.
Mexwell; Alexander Maxwell; Chas
B. MAXWELL; George E. Mexwell;
Sallie Maxwell; Kate Maxwell; Car
RE Maxwell; Matte Belle Maxwell
and Ida Mae Maxwell. whose post
office address is New Orleans, Lou
isiana:
You are commanded to appear be-
lore F. T. Ivy, Justice of the Peace
of Washington County, Mississippi,
at his office in the Town of Leland, in
said County, at 10 o'cock, a. m, on
Wednesday, the 25th day of Septe1n-
Der, 1907, to- proteor your rights. D.
fore. special court of eminent de-
main then and there to be organized
in certain lands sought to be con-
demned by the Leland Southwestern
Railroad Company, for railroad pur-
poses, as set forth in the application
of said railroad company, this day
filed with me-
Witness my signature this 3Ist
day of August, 1907.
w K. Gildart.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Wash
ington County. aug 81 At
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FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES

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Notice to Tax Payers

Under and by virtue of the laws
of the state Of Mississippi, and par
ticulariy that-6fsaii Act of the re % y
laslre Of the said state entitled. "An
Act TO Amend Chapter %, OF the
Sheet Acts. of 1892, being An Act
entitled An Act TO provide for the
appointment OF the Icvee Commits
sion1rs to raise a revenue to main
tain the fevees in the Mississippi Lee
wee District and to authorize the Is
suance of bonds by the Board OF Mis-
sissippi Levee Commissioners, and
for other purposes" approved March
10Th. 1906. ana of the several acts
anendatory thereof
1t IS hereby ordered by the Board
of Mississippi Levee Commissioners
that the lcvee taxes for the current
fiscal year are fixed and ordered to
be collected as follows. towit:
A union tax OF five cents an acre
on each and every acre of land IN
the countie OF Bolivar, Washington,
1ssaquena. Sharkey and Warren. in
Guided in the Levee District and not
in any Incorporated city, town or
village i'll said District and divided
into lots OF less than one acre And
a tax Of FIVE cents on each and every
"
town or village in said District.
And, the emergency provided for
in Section T8 Of the said Act OF
March 10Th. 1896. no,y existing a uni-
form advalorem tax Of ten mills on
the assessed value OF all property.
heal and personal lying and situated
in the counties off Bolivar, Washing
ton. Issaquena, Sharkey and Warren
included in the Mississippi Levee
District as the SANE shall appear up
on the assessment rolls of said coun
ties espectively
A tax OF Is of one cent per pound
on all lint cotton during the year of
1907 in said District, and Is OF one
cent per pound on cotton in the seed
raised and grown during the year
1907 in said District, and IFS Of one
ginned therein, this includes linters
and Grabbo cotton.
And there being no reduction in
the other taxes. the railroad tax for
levee purposes during the current
fiscal year shall be as provided by
the Act OF March 18th, 1886, entitled
An Act for the payment of Levee
Taxes by Railroads in the Mississip-
pi Levee District Of the State
The Secretary of this Board is
hereby directed to notify the Sheriffs
of the several counties and railroad
companies and make publication here
of as required by law
Ordered this 9Th day of July. 1907.
J. L. HEBRON, President
H T. CROSBY Secretary.
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Worked Like a Charm

Mr.. d. N Walker. editor of that
spicy Journal. the Enterprise. Louisa.
Va. says: 81 ran nail in my foot
last week and at once applied Buck
lens Arnica Salve No inflammation
followed, the salve simply healed my
wound" Heals every sore, burn and
skin disease. Guaranteed by all drug
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BRIDGE NOTICE
State Of Mississippi, Washington

State of Mississippi, Washington
County:
By virtue of an order of the board
of supervisors of said county, made
this day sealed bids are invited to be
filed with the undersigned clerk, on
or before IL o'clock noon, on Mon
day the 9TH day of October, 1907. for
the construction of two bridges: One
across the first deep slough East of
Bogue bridge and one across the
first deep slough West of Bogue
bridge The said bridges to be built
in accordance with the plans and
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LYON PACKET COMPANY
River Schedule

Effective March 9, 1907.
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at $50 a. m. for Luna.
Leaves Luna daily at 1 p. m. for
Greenville.
Str. "Luella Brown" leaves Green
vile daily, except Sunday for Sunny
side at 4 p m. Saturday at 3 p. m.
Monday morning at 7. a. m.
Leaves Sunnyside daily at a. m,
and Saturday at 4 p. m. for Green
vile.
Connecting with the M. R. "A. &
w. Railway at Luna.
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specifications now on file in the of
flee of the Chancery Clerk and the
board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Witness my official signature ills
and day of Septenbsr.. A. D., 1907. !.
T. H. HOOD, Clerk.
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Notice to Contractors

State of Mississippi,
Washington County.
By virtue of an order of the board
Of supervisors, of said county made
this day, sealed bids are invited to
be fled with the und>rsigned clerk.
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9Th day of September. 1907.
oct-7 At T. II. Hood, Clerk.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
FINED TEN DOLLARS.

A prominent citizen of Irvington
mailed at Weems package of tobacco
tags. In the package he placed men,
orardum, saying 1900 tags, please send
me one metal clock" and signed his
name. He mailed it under the mer-
chandise rate, which is one cent an or.
When the package arrived at Winston,
N. c., it was opened by the postmaster
there to see if it contained any writing
-frst-class matter-who found the note.
The sender was notified to send 10 cents
more for postage, and the package
would be delivered, which he did
promptly. A few days later the post
office Inspector called on him, and fined
him $40 for violating the postal law in
attempting to defraud the government
out of 10 cents. The fine was promptly
paid. This paper has cautioned its
readers about this simple rule of the
post-office. 1t appears to be an easy
thing to send off 4th class matter as
1st class, but it will surprise a great
many to know that almost every day
this fine is put on some one. If your
postmaster shields you from the pen
atty the one at the other end will GER
tainly not. Anything that contains
writing is 1st class matter, and the
postage thereon is two cents an OF.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
HARVEY'S NECK.

The menhaden fishermen of this sec
ton started fishing this week.
Miss Myrtle Haywood is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. w. T. Whaley, this week.
Gus Christopherspent Saturday night
and Sunday at his parental home near
here.
Miss Irene Clarke was guest of her
sister, Mrs. George Waddey, on Sat-
urday and Sunday last.
Wicomico Baptist Chapel elected w.
c. Whaley and Shirley Kent as dele
gates to the Sunday School Convention
which will be held at Irvington Baptist
church Saturday and Sunday, 25 and &c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Christopher
were guests of w. T. Christopher on
Saturday and Sunday last.
Mrs. Slocum and daughter, Marion
returned home on Friday last.
Nobe Whaley is having an addition
put on his dwelling house.
r. A. Clarke sold fine horse last
week.
Julius Whaley and family spent Sun
day with Eugene Barrett.
Miss Irene Clarke closes her school
today Friday. SUNSHINE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
DOWNINGS.

Our farmers are making good use of
the spring-like days and there is a gen
eral clod knocking and much corn is
being planted.
Pigs and shoats have been so scarce
and high here that many of our people
have failed to get them, but with meat
and lard both higher than for many
years we must make what we need.
DR.. Covington, of Lillian, was here
Wednesday of last week doing dental
work.
c. L. Bryant has about three acres
of fine wheat
p. K. Bauman and w. A. Wright
were in this section last week.
j. c. Bryant and J. o. Barrack have
purchased from J. 1. Cose Manufacture
ing Co., of Racine Wis, a road loco
motive for the purpose of hauling lum-
Der from the mill to the landing. Mr..
Longerbeam is down instructing them
how to operate it.
Mrs Leonard is visiting her niece.
Mrs. r. +. Booker, at Lottsburg.
}. Milton Lyell, of Baltimore, was
visiting his father, j. M. Lyell, last
week. He attended court Monday.
K. G. Booker was in Baltimore last
week getting repairs for his saw-mill,
which is located in Cherry Point Neck.
L. c. Scrimger is improving from
a spell of sickness.
The Sion House Sunday school was
reorganized the third Sunday afternoon.
G. A. Mothershead was elected super
intendent and Cary Hynson assistant.
This school is in a fourishing condition
and we expect to have a hundred names
on the roll in few weeks.
REPORTER
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
MILLENBECK.

Miss Ethel Poole, of Pittsburg, Pa,
is visiting at the home of Mrs. ]. VIM.
Chowning.
Miss Laura Connellee, of Wilmington,
Del, is visitor at the home of her
brother, j. E. Connellee, near here.
r. E. Norris, ST., is in Norfolk this
week representing Millenbeck Lodge,
No. l67, l. o. o. F., at the Grand
Lodge which is in session there.
r. E. Norris, jr., has gone to Nor.
folk, where he expects to secure EN-.
ployment with one of the street cal
lines.
W. w. Davenport is improving the
looks of his store by the addition
of new porch.
Wedding bells will ring here ir
the near future.
A young man from near here was al
Lancaster Sunday, and upon returning
to the ferry found that it had been tiec
up for the night. He attempted tc
cross by himself and when some distance
out from the shore found that he was
unable to pull the boat across by the
cable and had to, remain in mid-stream
several hours.
Snow STORM
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1907-05-17
FISHERMAN.

Mr.. Jones, living at Captain Billy
FOxwell's, broke two ribs Monday by
falling from cart.
Mrs. James Landon and little daugh-
ter met with painful accidents by the
lady's stepping through a hole in a
wharf and throwing the baby from her
arms. Doctor Treakle is attending
them.
Captain j. H. Davis and family are
visiting friends and relatives in Mathews
county this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Sanders and
daughter, Jenette, are spending this
week at the Exposition.
Mrs. W. G. Foxwell, who has been
very sick, is improving.
We are glad to have with us again j.
M. Jones, of North Carolina.
Mr.. Thomas, of Mathews, spent
the past week with his daughter, Mrs.
Luther George. Mr.. and Mrs. George
are now visiting friends and relatives
in Mathews county.
The fishermen are catching but few
fish and think the season is most over.
We are glad to see Captain Yves
George out again, after being very
sick.
After spending some time in Middle
sex county, Miss Etna George returned
to her home last week. She was ac-
companied by Miss Jackson.
The public school here, taught by
Miss Grace Thompson, closed on We'd
neday last. LILAC.