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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Handling the Colts.

1t is my rule to begin training a
colt as soon as it is able to stand up
good. Let it know you are a friend,
and 1t will soon learn this il you al
ways deal gently with it. Pet and
fondle it a great deal. II the mother
is i'll and objects to your being in the
stable with the colt tie har out of
reach so she can do you or the colt
no harm, the pet the colt. Teach it
what whoa" means by putting one
arm around its neck and the other
around it's rump and tell it whoa"
while 1t struggles, as 1t is sure to do.
It can be taught to back while still
young, too. Put a halter on 1t and
teach it to lead and stand tied; when
the mother is driven on the road tie
the colt by her side II the distance is
not too great, and let it go with her,
as it will learn to travel and get used
to objects, etc, while small and will
never know II scare at them when it
Is grown. If the distance is too great
tie the colt In the stable till the
the mother returns, to eat oats, bran.
skim milk, etc., and colt can stay
from the mother a day without being
any the worse for 1t. When the colt
Il. old enough to work put harness on
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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Miank TarN NeMsraners.

Several OF the big ships In tho
United states Navy have their own
newspapers. On board the Kentucky
is printed The kentucky Budget. d
semimonthly paper. The Louisiana
Is responsible for The Pelican. which
is issued monthly. The battleship
Ohio has The Buckeye. The West
virginia boasts OF The Ditty Box. The
Badger Is printed monthly ON the
Wisconsin. All Of the above papers
are issued by the enlisted men OF the
ships. The aim OF each is Identical
Ito make life aboard the ship more
agreeable, and to give the friends In
civil life an outline of naval doings
and Of the brighter side OF naval life.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
q rATTLE.TALE.

"Are all these yours" asked the
caller.
aYes,' replied the proud mother q
the four boys, these r all my chick
ems"
"Chickens?' snorted the bad boy u
the next yard; mot much they amt!
They was all in swimmin' this morn
in,.-san Francisco Chronicle,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Seems REASONABLE.

"And dear old Mrs , your aunt!
She must be rather feeble now. Ten
me, how is She"
Buried her yesterday" said the
major.
Buried her? Dear me, dear me! Is
the good old lady dead2" J.
Yes; that's why we buried ner'
said the major.-Argonaut.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Growth Of Farm Mail service.

Fourteen years ago the first expert
ment In rural free mail delivery was
made, and 1t is only within the past
ten years that any considerable sum
has been appropriated by congress for
this purpose. This year the service
will cost the government about $751;
100000, and the force OF rural mail
carriers numbers about thirty thous-
and.-American Cultivator.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
ECZEMA COVERED BABY.
Worst Case Doctors Ever Saw-~Suf.
fered Untold Misery - Perfect
Cure BY Cuticura Remedies.

my son, who il now twenty-five years
Uf age, when four months old began to
have eczema on his face, spreading quite
rapidly Until he was nearly covered. The
sczema was something terrible, and the
doctors said it was the worst case they ever
saw. at times his whole body and face
were covered, all but his feet. ! used many
kinds Of patent medicines to no avail. At
last / decided to try Cuticura, when my boy
was three years and four months old, hav-
ing had eczema all that tise and suffering
untold misery. / begez to use all three
Of the Cuticura Remedies. He was better
in two months; in six months he was well.
Mrs. R. L. Risley, Piermont, N. H., Oct.
n 1905"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Get Rid Of sparrows.

It am a great lover of birds and al
ways defend them. The sparrow,
though in some parts Of the country
indeed is pest. l will tell you how
you can easily get rid of them. II
you will soak corn and grain in whis-
key and give it to them you soon will
be able to pick them up in a drunken
state Soak corn or grain in whiskey
for "a hours.-Paul Kautz in the Epit-
omist.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
CAUTIOUS
aiuorno 1awxar2"

"Are you a divorce lawyers"
81 sometime handle cases OF that
Sort"
What will a couple of good d.
vorces cost me-"
"Are you married to two women
mo, but I want to make sure Oh the
job."-Nashville American.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
PLAIN

Mistress-Norah, / told you to give
that man with the hand organ a quar-
ter to 20 down to the next block and
grind his machine in front OF Mrs.
Upps-Tart's house, and he's out here
on the sidewalk again.
North-Yis, MUM. He says tn Teddy
in th' next block gave i'm half a dollar
to come back here, mum.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
WISE MAN.

.we were dared to get married
parson and we never take q dare"
Every good. Como around once q
week and III dare you to stay mar
ried."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
CONCLUSIVE.

The Counsel for the Defense
uphold that a tomato however well
aimed. could not have caused such .
black eye.
The Plaintin-But It were In 4 tin
yer honor.-London Sketch.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28

Mrs. Booter ~(meditatively owe her
book)-How true this Is.
Mr.. Boofer (bracing himself)--weli.
Maria, don't keep me in suspense.
What Is 1t about us men?-Puck.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrupfor Children
tSon. aliays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
A CRUEL CRITIC.

81 had no idea when 1 penned this
little child of my brain
"The poem shows 1t. madam
Houston Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
WANTED IT OVER.

Itch cured in 80 minutes by Woolfcrds
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggistss
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28

FITS. st. vitussDance:N ervous Diseasesper
manently cured by DIR. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 90 trial bottle and treatise frea
Dr. d. R. Kline, Id, 931 Arch ST., Ph1la., ia.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28

it that fits well; hitch it beside = gen
tie horse and teach 1t to work we
teach ours first in the farm wagon.
When it knows how to pull and Is
used to the bits, put a small load OF
manure or something in the wagon
and draw 1t to a nearby field, but
never overload q colt or you will
make a baker out of II. Speak gen.
tly to 1t all the time and 1t will not
get nervous as 1t would II the lash
and rough words were used.
We always work our colts q little
at two years. hitch them up every
week or SO and they will not forget
what 1t is to pull. At three years old
put more work on them, and we us
ually have ours broke at three years
to work any place that an old horse
can, and they do not scare, kick or
balk.-Writer in the Indiana Farmer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-11-28
Apple seab.


An ever present, and very general
ly neglected, pest Of the orchard Is
the fungous disease, apple scab, or
BLACK spot" as 1t Is sometimes called.
This disease has been SO frequently
described as to be perfectly familiar.
Spraying is effective in securing a
crop of fruit relatively free from this
disease, even in those seasons when
the scab is most prevalent.
For several years the conditions
have been such that the fruit has been
relatively free from scab, and as a re-
suit many growers who took up the
practice of spraying some years ago,
have gradually ceased to spray. 1t
should be said, however, that this ne
glect is wholly comparable to the ne
glect which permits the lapse of a fire
insurance policy. It may be unneces-
sary to spray to secure a crop OF fair
fruit one year, or even two or three
years in succession; but when the UNI
favorable season does come, II spray
ing has been neglected, there Is fire.
quently a needless loss of several hun-
dred barrels Of fruit in orchards OF
average size.
The fact has been clearly demon
strated that, in a bad season, there
was a difference of 80 percent in the
amount of perfect fruit upon sprayed
and unsprayed trees, the best results
being obtained from the use of bor-
deaux mixture. In other words, trees
not sprayed gave on three successive
years, l, 9, and 1872 percent Of the
fruit free from scab, while the same
years an equal number Of trees spray
ed with eau celeste "copper" sulphate,
carbonate Of soda and ammonia) gave
58.S, 30.1 and 1913 percent respective
ly.
The third year bordeaux mixture
was used and gave still better results
1913 percent Of the fruit being free
from scab.
From these and similar results OBJ
tanned al over the country, it is evi-
dent that spraying has ceased to be an
experiment as a mean Of controlling
certain orchard diseases. b results
above cited, have been repeatedly con-
flrmed both at this station and else
where. Reference is made to the sub
ject at this time only to emphasize
the Importance Of using precautionary
measures. Even though there be no
crop of fruit, the increased vigor of
the trees as a result Of clean, healthy
foliage, will far more than repay the
cost Of spraying. This spraying with
bordeaux mixture should be done first
before the buds burst, and again i'm
mediately after the blossoms fall, Ii
but two treatments are to be given.
If the season is very wet, however,
at least four treatments at intervals Of
two or three weeks are found to be
advantageous.-Prof. w. M. Munson.
Experiment Station, Orono, Me.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Fooled Poet Emerson.

Ralph Waldo Emerson pronounced II
beyond his depth and Cyrus Cobb. the
artist and sculptor. declared that the
man who called the Cardiff Giant a
humbug. simply called himself a fool
while the Boston exhibition proved
a brief resuscitation OF the financial
success OF the humbuE. after a few
weeks the suspicion OF fraud had be-
come so general that the revenue de-
clined and IN a short time the famous
Cardiff Giant hoax had passed out os
public notice.
But the shares IN the fortune OF e
least two OF those who realised on Il
those OF Hull and FoIey-proved the
nucleus OF comfortable fortunes. Hun
soon purchased several brick blocks
in Binghamton and became independ-
emily wealthy, and Foley, with his
nest egg. soon launched out into en-
terprises that proved profitable and
chased FAR from his door the "hoodoo"
spirit that. up 10 the discovery" OF
the Cardiff Giant had made his life a
failure.
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Hauling the Stone.

Well, II was a matter Of forty miles
from Gypsum creek TO the nearest rail-
road station Boone-and a contract
was made 10 haul the block there.
remember that three teamsters. who
undertook the job, after obtaining all
the horses they could ind. abandoned
H. BY the aid OF an old 'ditching ma
chine and a subsidy OF SIS to new
teamsters, we succeeded, at the end
OF twenty days. in loading this zoe
pounds OF stone on a fiat railroad car
OF the Northwestern road and enjoyed
signed TO Z. Burghardt, Chicago. IL
the satisfaction OF seeing It start. con
The man who took the contract brCre
down every bridge between Fort Dodge
and Boone in getting II there. The
driver OF the stage coach running be-
tween Fort Dodge and Des Moires
met the load Of stone three times
during the week 1t was in transit
When within six miles OF Boone the
man gave up the contract In disgust,
owing 10 the heavy roads. and another
man with six. horses finished the task.
Before he started with his load he
chiseled of about 1900 pounds OF the
stone TO tighten the load and landed
the stone intact on the fiat car.
''Burghardt was in the game. He
lived on North Clark street. in the
Windy city. The block was removed
10 his barn. the windows and doors
blinded and a German sculptor named
Sale. and another named Markham.
began the work of chiseling out the
giant. But first a clay model was
made. Hull tried 10 represent in the
image a man who had laid down
and died, but as he feared the petra-
faction theory might be rejected by
the thoughtful, he wished 10 make
giant that would. when that failed
pass muster as an ancient statue"
This combination. II may be re-
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Viewed BY Savants.

On November a large delegation
or learned men from various parts Of
the United States came 10 the pit and
made minute examination OF the
giant. which they finally declared TO
be stone statue OF great antiquity
Prof. Henry A. Ward. OF Rochester
University. expressed the opinion that
the giant. although not dating back
TO the Stone Age. nevertheless. is de-
serving OF the attention OF archaeolo-
gists"
gave vent to the following:
This is not a thing contrived OF
man. but Is the race Of one who once
lived Ike all on earth. the very image
and child OF God"
Up 10 this time, the exhibition Of the
giant had been rolling in money as
fast as it could be counted. But now
came reverses. Prof. o. c. Marsh. OF
Yale, struck the first telling blow at
the humbug His argument was that
although gypsum is soluble In 400 parts
Of water yet the surface OF the gianr
was smooth and little dissolved.
though surrounded by wet earth. thus
proving that the burial must have
been recent
One after another. letters began 10
come in from disappointed eonfed-
crates. who had not received what
they considered their share. Then
came others from Fort Dodge. who
had their suspicious, and finally came
the statement. OF the stonecutter,
Markham.
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Nichols shovel struck a hard sub
stance AS he cleared the earth away
from a massive stone foot. Emmous
exclaimed:
Jerusalem. Nichols. it's a big
Injunl''
Neighbors were hurriedly summoned
to view the wonder. and the news
spread rapidly throughout the State
and country. The first men OF seien-
tlhc reputation 10 View the Cardiff
giant were four doctors Of the peigh-
borhood. Dana. Parker. Mcdonald. and
Kendall. who coneurred in pronouncing
the image a pstrefaction. soon Dr.
John F. BOynton, OF Syracuse. an
antiquarian. examined II and expressed
the opinion that Il was a statue made
some 800 years ago b. the Jesuit
fathers. DR.. Boynton also offered 10
buy the giant for $1,000. In refusing
the offer. Hull and his confederates
showed their wisdom from a financial
viewpoint. A fe,. days later a sale
was affected for between $4,000 and
$4,000, the purchasers being Alfred
Higgins. agent OF the American Ex-
press Company. In Syracuse; DR..
Amos Westc5tt, a dentist and ex-
mayor OF the same city: Simeon
Rouse. a Mr.. Spencer. Amos Gmett.
and J. NJ. Ellis. and r T. Fitch. also
Of Syracuse A Snowman was placed
in charge Of the giant and for an adj
vertisement Invitations were sent ask
ing Prof. Agass!z. Professor Hall.
New York state geologist. and Samuel
B. Woolworth, secretary OF the board
OF regents OF the University 10 come
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THE FINANCIAL VAMPIRE

A fool there was. and he bought some
Even as you and ID
He was told Il was strong as eternal
Cwe called him lamb Of the newest
But the fool he bought an enormous
block
Evsn as you ana ID
Oh. the risk We take and the deals W.
And the spells OF our head and hand
Belong 10 The Magnate who knew toe
much
CAnd now we know that he knew toe
much),
But We didn't understand.
\ fool there was, and his stock he sold
Gwen as you and ID
And then. with a bound. II upward
Al the word OF the Magnate who con
trOlitd,
But he fool was scared and his fee,
got cold
Gwen as sou and ID
And the excellent gains We planned
Belong 70 the Magnate who knew too
much
CAnd now we know that he knew too
mucgl,
But We didn't understand.
A fool there was and his stock he hsld
Gwen as you and ID
And the price went down Ike a tree
that's feiled
CYet somehow the Magnate's surplus
sWeliedl,
But Ruin for that same fool was spelled
Even as you and T.
And It isn't the dross and It isn't the
loss
That stings ike a red-hot brand.
is coming 10 know that we don't know
much
tSeelng at least We can never know
much).
And never can understand
Van NudeE's Magazine.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

named Amesbury TO transport the
image OF a four-horse wagon to Car
diff as the farm locality was called.
The freight bill for the giants trip
amounted 10 S77.52 The giant arrived
on the dark and rainy night OF No
vember g. without attracting notice.
The heavy box was concealed in a large
Pile OF char. and a few nights later
was removed 10 a pit at the well-site
by means OF derrick Hull, up 10
this time. had spent $3.50 upon the
giant He now returned to Bingham
ton leaving the buried image In Farm
er Newell's lot, trusting 10 the credul-
ity OF the world 10 repay him. And
well IL did. and all those connected with
the enterprise
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Where Foley Comes In.

This is where Foley comes in Hull
remained steadfast 10 his purpose. and
hearing OF another bed OF the same
stone two miles east OF Fort Dodge.
went there. where he eonfded his plan
TO Foley. who was at that time. as
usual, down on his luck and was work
ing as the foreman OF a quarry gang.
But Foley said his men wouldn't work
Sundays unless they were allowed sew
eraI kegs Of lager beer. which Hull
finally agreed to furnish. Then the
work on the giant Was begun.
Foley. who thought that at last ne
saw chance 10 make some money
easily. with his men fractured OUT
as large a block as possible Of the
gypsum
We succeeded in detaChInE from the
bed, near Gypsum creek" said Foley.
shortly before his death. "a fragment
twelve feet long. four feet wide. and
twenty-five inches thick. This block
contained the unhewn form OF the fu-
ture Cardiff Giant which gave me
a new grip on life.
Wrong TO spring such a buneome
on the unsuspecting public7 Well, you
know what the pioneer OF the show
business, old P. T. Barnum, the man
who spoiled our game. said about the
public loving 10 be humbugged. aad
tits was the show business. anyway.
Besides. Hull wanted to prove his
theory, Who wouldn't have jumped at
the chance2
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How the Fraud Originated.

How the scheme originated was told
BY Foley shortly before he died. as
follows:
Hall. while travelling through Iowa,
one winter, stopped al night In the
Village or Ackley, Hardin county. In
the house at which he applied for
lodging. one benjamin Ogden lay Ill
IN bed. A clergyman OF the village,
. Rev. Mr. Turk, was a watcher al
the bedside. The three fell 10 eisi
cussing theological subjects and ended
A long argument with warm dis
pute about the reputed gigantic sons
OF Anak. Hull retired excited by the
dispute and convinced II the inordi-
nate credulity OF mankind-especially
regarding the giants mentioned In the
Bible In this state OF mind and
while passing a sleepless night he
which could be buried and ''unex-
sectedly discovered" IN the earth and
$50 for a petrined man lie believed
that such "a device would substantiate
his theory as TO the credulity Of man
and az the same time prove profitable.
He confined his plans 20 HIS friend
Martin. a. Marshalltown. and the two
went 20 Fort Dodge 20 inspect the
gypsum OF that vicinity, which they
41sHe-ed frr,r, fNa dissertation vvo7rld q r
ford proper material for the projected
giant.
on June e. about forty years ago.
Hun and Martin bought of one John
AIeDermott for 400. an acre Of quarry
land. containing huge masses OF soft
gypsum. Finding II dimcult 10 get a
block large enough from which 10 hew
.sleir giant-and annoyed bv the
Curiosity and suspicious OF their neigh
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HoDELWG III. 5zzZUZ or Zz7N G1fZZYzF
GzJ7cT Et0H TIT zcT

were made by pounding the image
with leaden hammer filled with
darning needles. The pores thus pro
dueed are the pin holes. which so
puzzled a number of learned micro
scOpists
But the statue still looked TOO
fresh. So Hull washed the surface
with a gallon OF ink and then, this
tint being too artificial. the whole
was rewashsd with sulphuric acid.
giving 1t dingy hue as OF great age.
1 have often had a quiet laugh to
myself over the remarks of investiga-
tors on the reddish tinge' about the
giants nOstrils ana finger nails. The
giant vas then ready for transport
ton "
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

marked here. was the cause Of that
curious feature which attracted at
teution In the exhibition Of the giant.
An unexpected obstacle arose in the
way OF the petrefaction theory-that
n representing hair on the image
After several trials the scuIptors found
their talent did not lie in that direc-
tion and so left the head bald. This
defect opened the way. al length. 10
the exposure OF the humbug
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

1
w :; s::s:- q a.: @'.i ~:
and who made his for
tune out OF II, although
ne had been a failure IN life for forty
years previous 70 his part in the fraud.
e dead IN Fort Dodge. Iowa. al the
age OF eighty-two years
Although a Jonah" for so many
years. having repeatedly lost large
sums OF money IA m-advised enter
prises Of one sort and another; hay
ing been so unfortunate In love as 10
be Tilted four times. and having nu-
merous small accidents 90 his person,
such as the breaking OF "a leg and
both arms. Foley. when lied 10 his
reward. through his part In the Car
dir Giant scheme had tidy sum OF
money ia the bank. owned large tracts
Of real estate, and is survived by TWEEN
ty-rour grandchildren and two great
grandchildren.
This Is the story OF how the and
ing OF the Cardin Giant turned
Folsy's overwhelming tide of IN luck;
While George Hull. OF Binghamton.
n. y. conceived the plan and reaped
the larger share OF the profits OF the
worldwide humbug. Foley took such
interest IN the scheme that he even
quarrisd the rock for the huge figure.
A third party 20 the fraud was h. B.
Martin. OF MarshaIltown. Iowa, but
he gave up before the money began 70
flow I'm. becoming discouraged over an
early hitch In the plans. Had he per
severed, he would have been well on
from his share. as the total OF the re-
cespts rrom exhibiting the giant cas-
lily would have made the foundation
OF a life competence for three.
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Giving Image AntIaue Tint.

Hull continued the narrative OF
Foley, found SO much trouble 81
keeping his Workmen at their task
that ne was obliged TO do much OF
the work himself To give the giant
a water-worn appearance. Hun filled
a sponge with water and sand and
for weeks rubbed the gypsum until IL
actually took on fair semblance Of
antiquity Pores in the giants skin
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

IL near his home ia Binghamton
Freight bills trace the trip OF the
Cardiff giant from Chicago. 10 sus-
pension Bridge To Syracuse. 10 Btnr-
hamton. 10 Union.
Meanwhile HUI was ola the lookout
for places where dead giant Of an
extinct race likely would be found
A newspaper account of the discovery
of a cave in Salisbury. c. an. at
Jracted him thither. buc he discarded
this plan in favor OF reports OF fus-
sil remains having been dug up al
Onondago Hollow. not FAR from syra-
cuse. n. Y. He remembered that his
wifes nephew, William G.. Newell.
was living ia that locality, and won't
there at once. Having unfolded his
plan 10 Newell. the TWO searched th.
farm for a convenient locality for "a
burial place for the image and selected
a spot near the barn, where a well
had been commenced The details OF
the burial and the unexpected resur-
rection OF the Cardln Giant by men o.
be employed In digging a well. then
were arranged.
Hull returned home. engaged his
nephew. Tracy Hun. and a neighbor
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Shlpped to Union. \. Y.

This is as far ss FOley's account
OF the episode goes. buzz from press
reports of the journeys of the giant.
II Is known that the image was packed
in saWdust and shipped 10 Union, N
Y, marked Finished marble. G. Olds "
Hull. it appears had not decided Just
where TO bury the giant. but wanted
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
Finding the ~Inlun.-

But a year elapsed before the next
step. on October 10. acting under in
structions from Hull. Newell began
TO dig his well. Those who assisted
him were Gideon Emmons. Henry
Nichols. John Parker. and Smith
WOodmansee While exeavating.
The Washington times., 1907-01-13

bors. they finally deserted the quarry
At this point Martin grew faint
hearted and forsook the enterprise.