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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
Endorsed BY The County.

"The most popular remedy in
Otsego County, and the best
friend of my family" writes VIM.
M. Dietz, editor and publisher OF
the Otsego journal, Gllbertsville,
N. Y, sis DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t has proved to be an
iniallible cure tor coughs and
colds, making short work of the
worst OF them. We always keep
a bottle in the house. / believe
it to be the most valuable pre-
scription known Tor Lung and
Throat diseases" Guaranteed
to never disappoint the taker, by
Eastland's Drug store, price
soc and $1.00. Trial bottle tree.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

The State Executive Commit
tee, after a careful count of the
votes cast in the recent primary,
declared Jonn Sharp Willirms
the nominee for U. s. Senator.
and that the race for the Guber-
Material nomination in the sec-
ond primary would be between
Edward F. Noel and Earl Brew
err.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

According to the Memphis
Commercial Appeal, irregularity
is the most notable characteristic
of the cotton crop reports for
last week, due to the lack of
rainfall in many sections OF the
belt, for wherever the supply OF
moisture has been sufficient the
reports are the most glowing OF
the Aeason.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
As to the two candidates to

As to the two candidates toi
Governor of the State of Missis
sippi. in the second primary cleo.
ton to be held on the 22nd inst.
we agree with the following ia.
ken from the Maoea Beacon Of
August 10th:
For nearly thirty years Mr..
Noel has been q conspicuous fig
ure in politics ia this state, as
district attorney, as member Of
the lower house of the Legislature
and as state senator. In each OF
these offices he has always dis
charged his duties honestly, eff
fciently and faithfully. lie has
made two canvasses OF the state
for Governor, and spoken in
every county. We have never
heard OF a single adverse crit
cism of his private and public
character. lie is by every one
believed to be a clean man, hon
est, capable and faithful. Ills
life. isaat inspiration to the youth
of this country, and could we do
better than endorse his life, both
private and political, by confer
ring upon him this great public
trust? Thirty years OF fidelity
to duty ought to count for
something; thirty years in poll~
tics with an untarnished charac-
ter oaeht to satisfy the most
skeptical of absolute purity.
We believe that Hon. e. +. Noel
is the best man for governor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
HALF RATES.
Tourist Sleeping Cars.

On cheap excursion to st.
Louis and Chicago, leaving Mo-
bile and New Orleans August
18th, via Mobile & Ohio r. r.,
tourist sleeping cars will be oper-
ated in addition to regular stan
dard sleeping cars. Half OF the
standard car rate will apply in
tourist cars. Call on Mobile &
Ohio Agents for particulars.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

The Birmingham Age Herald
suggests a thousand dollar fine
and i've years ia the penitentiary
Tor the pistol toter. Nothing
short OF a penitentiary sentence
will supEareas him.-Ex
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

The fifteenth amendment was
badly frightened last Friday
night when the Vardamanites
were claiming the election, foot
ing tin horrs and making night
hideous generally.-Clarion Led
ger.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
CHEAP EXCURSION
August 18th
Via Mobile & Ohio Railroad

Via Mobile IL Ohio Railroad
Hound trip rate from Scooba
to st. Louis $500, to Chicago
$500.
Tickets will be sold for trains
leaving Mobile August 18th aud
will be good to return until and
including September 1st, 1907.
Apply to Nj. & o. e. r. Agents
for further particulars.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

The impression grows that
Mr. Roosevelt is gradually getting
around to the conviction that he
is the only pebble on the beach
suitable for use ia another presi
dental Campaign.-Ex.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15
E
August 18th
Via Mobiles Ohio Railroad

IU uUUfTO OuT0 111xIst00U
hound trip rates from Mobile,
Ala Wahalxk, Miss, and inter>
mediate stations, to st. Louis
$1,000; to Chicago Sl5.0o. Tick
cts will be sold tor trains leaving
Mobile August 18th, and will be
good to return leaving st. Louis
or Chicago until and including
September LIST, 1907. Apply to
NJ. & o. r. Il. Agents tor par
ticulars.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

says G. G. lays, a prominant
business man of Bluf, Mo-, that
Bueklen's Arnica Salve is the
quickest and surest healing salve
ever applied to a sore, barn or
wound, or to a case OF piles. I've
used it aud know what Pm talks
ing about" Guaranteed by O.
Eastland, Druggist, Zoe
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

Diversiication OF crops should
be the safe. guard OF the Missis.
sippi farmer.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

But one more week to the Sec
ond primary---August 22nd.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-15

That com blnatrsn of TIE KEN
PER HERALD, the Weekly Conn
lmerciak AppeaS, and Home and
Farm, all three for one year for
1.50, is as good athing as a man
could wish. Subscribe nowS
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

Asa Goddard, of the American Auto
mobile association. was recounting in
Worcester some of his touring adven-
lures.
"One summer morning" he said.
"the approach of a great flock of sheep
obliged me to pull off the narrow coun-
try road. halted my car, and watch
ed with interest the passage of the
sheep, the intelligent dogs and the
shepherd.
81 had a short talk with the shep-
herd about his odd and difficult trade.
"'Look here ! said, what do you do.
driving sheep like this on a narroH'
road, when you meet another flock
coming in the opposite directions?
"Well,' said the shepherd, we just
drive straight on, both of we, and the
one that has the best dogs gets the
most Sheep"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

or motion in front Of mo where I
found the pistol. and had convinced
myself that the cracking had heard
at my back, and which was some dis
lance away at best, had been due to
nothing more than the wind.
At length, and with trembling nm
gers, removed the paper from the
stock of the weapon and stuffed 1t into
my pocket, SO that could examine 1t
later, and was about to rise nervously
to my feet, when again heard slight
disturbance in the shrubbery to one
side of me and saw a man approach
ing stealthily and apparently on all
tours.
With no thought of the consequences
and in an actual frenzy of terror.
raised the pistol and fred at him point
blank. but the cartridge failed to ex-
plode or else the chambers were
empty, and, with frantic shrek, I
sprang to my feet and threw myself
headlong upon him.
He seemed entirely unprepared for
this attack, but he made no sound and
strove manfully to defend himself as
l grappled at his throat and we rolled
over and over down the velvety lawn
to the river.
was considerably hampered by my
overcoat and having no desire to go
into the water with him, relaxed my
efforts somewhat, when, with almost
superhuman strength and emitting a
cry that indicated degree of terror
equal to my own, he tore himself from
my grasp and sped away in the direc-
ton of the turnpike.
Feeling, now. that was his master.
I dashed madly after him, pulling of
my coat as l ran, and was gaining
slowly upon him in spite of the re-
doubled efforts that he made, when, on
the sharp incline that led down to the
road. he stumbled and fell and was
upon him again in moment.
My victory was short lived, however.
for as he struggled fiercely to free
himself from my grasp and /, with
equal fury, strove to choke or beat
him into state of submission. we
again rolled over and over in the grass
until, as luck would have 1t, my leg
caught in a strand of the barbed wire
fence that enclosed the property at
this out-ofthe-way point. and once
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT 1T.
Wife's sneering Comment Met with
Sharp Answer.

Gelett Burgess at the recent dinner
Of the American Booksellers associa-
ton of New York said: Il once knew
a San Franciscan who married a girl
for her money. She was not a pretty
girl. and as time passed and love
cooled. she developed rather tart
tongue.
"One day her husband bought with
his quarters allowance 20-horse-
power automobile. He took the car
home gayly and brought his wife out
to the front door to look at it. She
gave one sneering glance. and then
said:
Its very fine, but If 1t hadn't
been for my money, it wouldn't be
here
well, Mamie said the husband,
quickly, II it hadn't been for your
money you wouldn't be here your
relf'"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

more he succeeded in freeing himself
and tore down the road in the direc-
ton of the village.
My clothing was torn and mud
stained, my hands and face were
bruised and bleeding, ached in every
limb and was well nigh exhausted with
the furious and protracted encounter,
and 1 was hatless and coatless into the
bargain, but l at least had one cause
for congratulation.
In my second wrestle with my hith-
erto unknown assailant l had been
able to get q sufficiently good view Of
his face to identify him positively and,
in spite of the remarkable protesta-
lions of ignorance concerning the Car
ney-Croft mystery which 1 had heard
him make to the widow only the night
before. and which l was now forced to
believe were but part of a little COM
edy gotten up for my special delecta-
ton, my lusty antagonist was no other
than the long suffering jerks.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
IN THE NAME OF CHARITY.
Jack London's story Carries sting Of
Truth and Pathos.

"Jack London's famous definition Of
charity-'sharing a bone with a dog
when you're as hungry as the dog
recalls a story about charity" said a
magazine editor, that heard Mr.. Lon
don tell at a farewell dinner in New
York before he sailed away on the
Spark.
Mr.. London said two old men were
smoking and drinking together after
dinner.
1.-The host rang the bell and an old
woman appeared.
"'Confound you. stupid!' said the
host. Didn't tell you l wanted the
Scotch? Take this back. and bring
what asked for, you old fool!'
"'Come, come said the guest, after
the old woman had hurried away in
great fright. Come. come, my friend.
don't you think you are rather too
sharp with your old servant?'
"'Oh,' said the other. she's not a
servant. She's only poor relation
I'm keeping out of charity
1.-The guest looked relieved.
"That alters the case. of course he
said."-Washington Times.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
BLOW FOR THE INSPECTOR.
chInaman Was Different from Any Hs
Had Had Dealings With.

When former Minister WI Ting
Fang left this country he was accom-
panied by an extensive retinue and at
tended to the steamer by delegation
Of local Chinese merchants.
The customs officials, who then were
also immigration inspectors, carefully
took the names and count Of the local
Chinese as they went on board. This
precaution was to prevent some de-
ported or otherwise not welcome celes-
tial from effecting landing by joining
the merchants as they came ashore
after taking ceremonious farewell
Of their distinguished countryman.
Half an hour or so after WI and his
friends had gone on board one of Wu's
secretaries arrived on the dock and
was hurrying up the gangplank when
q customs inspector seized him by
the arm and pulled him back on the
wharf.
"Washamalla you, John. l no takee
name, you no can come back. Who
you belong?" said the inspector. smil-
Ing at some girls with whom he had
been talking.
The Chinese shook loose the inspec-
tors hold on the loose sleeve of his silk
robe and with quiet dignity remarked:
This violence is unnecessary, sir,
and my name is a matter of no inter-
est to you. I am a member of his ex-
cellency's suite. l go on board this
steamer to leave this country, never
again, l hope, to return"
That customs inspector is still on
the force, but never since has he tried
to be funny with Chinese gentleman.
San Francisco Call.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Ubiquitous Japanese.

Japanese naval officers are ubiqui-
tous," said an old traveller the other
day Il was in London a few months
ago when saw dapper little man in
the uniform Of a navy lieutenant on
the Strand. There was something in
his manner which caught my atten.
ton, and 1 wondered where it was
that had seen him before. 1t took
nearly an hours hard thinking to call
it to mind, but 1 finally succeeded.
When 1 last beheld him he was a
wardroom steward on an American
battleship. l never see Japanese
waiter or valet on board a man-of-war
or in an officers club on a military
reservation but l wonder who he is
and whence he came"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Inventor of the Boomerang.

The boomerang is rather a puzzle.
One might think that the highest laws
of mathematics had been laid under
contribution in the perfecting of it.
The conyeXity on one side, the flat
ness on the other. and the sharp, knife
like edge on the inside of the con-
vexity have the air of having been
carefully thought out.
Yet the people who invented this
singular weapon cannot count higher
than five and are destitute of all the
arts and amenities of life. Theirs is
perhaps the lowest plane Of human
life
Some people have assumed that the
boomerang was the creation of an old
err and higher civilization, but for this
there is no evidence. 1t must be the
product of one age long empirical use
of throwing weapons.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
Superstitious Customs.

Many of our customs date back to
the dark ages and are based on super.
stition. We sit up with our dead be.
cause long ago our ancestors kept
watch by night lest evil spirits come
and bear the body away.
We shake hands with the right
hand because that is the dagger hand
and means. that we disarm ourselves
In the presence of a friend.
We bow the head in passing others
because our ancestors were wont to
bow before the real yoke Of the op.
pressor. Men bare their heads be.
cause they had to unmask in the days
of chivalry before the queen of beauty.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
DESTROYED His Statue,

Within the last month there was dis.
played in the fine arts hall of the
Toxic industrial exhibition a marble
statue Of young girl bending over a
flower which she held in her hand.
Its sculptor, Shikai Kitamura. becom-
ing incensed at the jurors who were
to make the awards, determined to
punish them by destroying his statue.
So he got chisel and mallet. went to
the hall and knocked OF the head and
arms of the statue before he could be
stopped.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
and dashed on to my room for whisky
and dry clothing.
CHAPTER XIII,
Another Escape.

It was still early in the evening and
such was my anxiety to solve this
problem without unnecessary delay
that, in spite Of my experiences of the
day, resolved to return again to the
manhole and see how it happened to
have fallen shut and II anything new
could be learned from superficial in
spection of the place after dark.
stopped long enough in the hall
way to dispatch a servant to the rail.
way station with my letter to Mac
Ardel SO that 1t would catch the late
mail and then, leaving word that was
going out for short stroll, put on a
heavy coat and left the house.
There was an icy chill in the air
that betokened snow in the near fu-
ture, and I had heard one of the ma
tives say the day before that we would
have storm and ''gol dummed big
one, too" before the end of the week.
AS started down the path to the
river could not doubt the accuracy of
the fellows prophecy, and drew my
coat collar well about my neck and
shivered f1tfully as the rigorous blasts
of the coming winter reached through
my garments and chilled my very
bones.
A sudden drop in temperature. fol-
lowed by heavy snow, in the early
autumn was not uncommon In this eli
mate, as l knew full well, and it was
usually serious matter to the farm
ers, whose fall crops were ruined and
many of whose cattle perished; but
this year was destined to see such a
storm as had not been equaled in many
a decade.
The wind howled and whistled
through the trees and over the hill
tops and then, when lull would come,
1t was emphasized by the dull, heavy
moaning Of the pines and hemlocks
far away in the distance beyond the
river. At times even thought could
feel occasional fakes of snow striking
me in the face as / strobe on over the
turf on my way to the tunnel en-
trance, but could not be sure. and it
might have been only the dust and
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
USED BY THE DOCTORS.
Ninety Per Cent Of the Drugs Pre-
scribed Are Patent Medicines.

Despite the opposition Of physicians,
especially of those whose experience
has been neither far reaching nor
profitable, to patent" medicines, nine
ty per cent of all drugs that physi-
clans use are put up and compounded
by manufacturing COMMENSURATE, in
fact, patent" medicines just as truly
as if they were advertised in the
newspapers.
The average doctor knows little or
nothing of pharmacy and is. there
fore, glad to depend on the very medi-
cines, which in public he condemns,
Just as he is obliged in many cases
to depend on the diagnosis of the pa
tent himself, even while publicly de-
crying what he calls .self-diagnosis."
How rapid has been the growth of the
professional use of patent or pro
prietary" medicines is shown in an
article written for the Journal of the
American Medical Association for
September 20, 1906, by A. jacob, M.
D., LII. d. He relates that $4,000 pre-
scriptions, compounded in several
drug stores were carefully examined.
From 1850 to 1870 no prescription was
found for patent" OF proprietary"
medicines. In 1874 but one prescrip-
ton in 1900 called for ready-to-use
remedies. Between 1875 and 1880 the
number calling for patent" or epro-
prietary" medicines equalled two per
cent of the total This increased to
5 per cent in the period between 1880
and 1890. In 1895 it was ~ per cent,
in 1898 it was is per cent, and in 1902
1903 was from 20 to rs per cent.
Dr. jacob says that in a large
store he was assured that 70 per cent
of the prescriptions were for patent
or proprietary" medicines, and this
probably is approximately the correct
proportion at the present time. From
this it would seem that if the patent
and proprietary" medicines are good
enough for physicians to prescribe In
seven cases out of ten they are good
enough for family use in cases or
necessity and where the symptoms
are well known and as easily under
stood by the people as by the doc
tors.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22

other small bits of matter that were
picked up in the gale and whirled
viciously through the air.
When l reached the manhole was
not at all surprised to find that some
one had been there before me and
again covered it with leaves and bits
of grass but, as tried to raise it once
more, never doubling that 1 could
make my escape across the lawn If
were detected in this, my astonish-
ment was profound at discovering
that it was securely fastened down
from below.
While l was kneeling down on the
ground and Juggling at the lid to make
sure that 1t was locked, l thought
heard a step behind me and turned my
head quickly to see If anyone was ap-
preaching. 1t was, however, apparent
ly nothing more than the swapping of
a branch due to the fury of the wind,
and J. again turned to the manhole,
hoping vaguely that, even If 1 could
not open it, might perhaps hear some
conversation through the grating that
would serve as sort of clew to the
grewsome doings beneath.
AS laid my hand on the iron work
again it touched cold, heavy object
which had certainly not been there a
moment before, and, picking 1t up and
holding 1t between me and the sky, 1
saw, to my amazement, that it was my
own revolver, to the handle of which
was tied bit of folded paper.
For an instant my heart seemed to
stop and 1 remained rigid on my knees
with my arms appraised as l had held
out my pistol for inspection. fearing to
move through very terror of my own
shadow. My breath caught in my
throat and then came in short, heavy
gasps, while the wind alternately
moaned and roared about me and &C.
casional thick damp snowfiakes lightly
touched my ashen face.
There certainly had been no s,un,
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
No Doubt About II.

Kind Father-My dear. If you want
a good husband, you just marry Mr..
Goodboy. / am quite sure that he is
really devoted to you.
The Girl am truly glad to hear
you say So. papa. But are you quite,
quite sure?
Kind Father-Positive, my love, pos
tive. I've been borrowing money of
him for six months, and he still keeps
coming here, so it's all right, it's all
right. He loves you!
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-22
CHAPTER XIV.
The Doctor Explains It.

When l returned to the house my
first thought was to read the note
which l had found tied to the pistol
and, as / had expected, it was in the
Bruce woman's hand and was evident
ly intended for jerks, whom l had de-
tected as he was coming to get it. 1t
was brief and to the point and read:
Try and return this pistol to Mr..
Wares room. Be cautious. Get her
to manage 1t. Do as she says"
(TO BE CONTINUEDJ