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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

B. W. Mathis of Crystal Springs
cut and sold $4,000 worth of cabbage
this spring from fifty acres of land
and now has the land planted in other
crops with the prospect for pro-
portionate yield. While the price
received for cabbage this spring has
been abnormally high, the crop is a
safe one and profitable. Mississippi
offers more to the man with brains
and energy than any state in the
Union, and it is singular that no one
would leave here to go west and
seek homes in the newer states. This
immigration has lessened greatly dur
ing the past few years and it is tc
be hoped that it will entirely cease
in the near future. Use your in
fuence to keep our young men and
women in Mississippi to aid in the
work. of developing our wonderful
resources, that are not excelled by
any state.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

The Importance Of raising an abun-
dance of corn for all purposes has
been preached with increasing force
for years, and the greater number OF
Mississippi planters are doing that
very thing, but it appears that the
necessity for this is greater this year
than ever before. 1t looks as II
those who buy corn next winter and
spring will be compelled to pay an
exhorbitant price, not less than one
dollar per bushel if that reasonable.
The reasons given tor this are that
wheat is short something like l0O,-
100000 bushels and has jumped to
more than one dollar per bushel and
the price of -four will call for a
larger consumption of corn foi
bread. Then, the season for corn IN
the northwest is opening up badly,
being unpropitious in every way, and
with the narrow margin existing be-
tween planting time and the frost
IN the fall, the prospects Ior larSe
crop in the corn belt is not at all in
viting. The demand for export is
growing year by year and a consid-
erable increase is required for that
alone. So it would seem that is es-
pecially stands Mississippians in hand
to be sure of enough corn at home to
care for their farms. The prospect
for an abnormally high price for cot
ton may be as good as reported, but
if the corn is not made at home,
twelve cent cotton crop would be
largely decreased in value if we have
to pay dollar for the corn necessary
to run the farms.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06


A trucking company with capital
stock of 100000 is to be organized
at Hattiesburg for the purpose of
working cut-over pine lands and do
ing general trucking and fruit
business. The railroads are said to
have offered cooperation and the sue
cess of the project should be assured
The lands in question have already
been proven adapted to this class Of
farming, and in a few more years
South Mississippi should be shipping
hundreds of cars of truck per day.
1t means great deal for the state
to see this vast area of land brought
into cultivation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

The Sunday News notes that Hat
tiesburg has one new railroad assured
and splendid prospects of getting an
other. The Goodyear road is to build
branch right away and the survey
for another has been made. No city
in the state has made more rapid
progress than Hattiesburg, and 50
soon as the surrounding territory is.
peopled and the lands made to pro-
duce of the worlds needs, there is
reason to believe that it will grow
even faster still. That section of the
state is especially adapted to truck.
ing as we'll as the production of all
crops, and that is needed to make
it blossom as a rose, is thousands
of good white people to bring the
land into cultivation.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06


McComb City is fighting any feel
ing that might be akin to the blues
on account of unfavorable crop con-
ditions, and announces that build
ings to the amount of 100000 are
to be commenced during the present
month. 1t looks pretty good to see
patriotic citizens pushing all the time
and more especially in the face Of
circumstances that might discourage
those who are inclined to be timid
McComb is good city and affords
the market for an immense amount
of farm and garden products, the
bigger it grows, the better for the
farmers in Pike county, and it still
grows.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

Impress it upon our young people
that Mississippi is the best state
in the Union and offers more to the
man or woman who is willing to work
For too many years have we furnished
Of our brain and Drawn for the peo-
pling of the states further west.
Keep our young people in Mississippi
and help them to reap the benefits
of living in our great commonwealth.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

Considerable activity by the parties
interested in the new railroad from
Jackson up the Pearl river valley
has been shown recently, and those to
be benefited by the move are hopeful
that work will begin soon on its ac-
tual construction. This line will pen
citrate the largest section of the state
that is without a railroad and develop
a country that is rich both in timber
and farming lands. The section to
be traversed is already thickly popu-
lated, some Of the best communities
in the South being included, but they
are of course anxious for quicker
communications with the outside
world and means of getting to anc
from market. The prospect for this
dream to be realized seems to be ex-
cellent at this time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

Water Valley citizens have awai1-
ened to the fact that an organization
of the business men was necessary
to look after the interests of that en-
terprising city. A business league
was recently organized with Mr.. j..
D. Peacock as president and j. X.
Cahill, secretary. A large number
of the best men of the city enlisted
in the movement and will go to work
to make Water Valley bigger and bet
ter. One of the first moves was to
locate the Farmers Union warehouse
and the effort was successful. Other
matters of Importance will be taken
up and handled un tuen, among them
an extension of the railroad now run
ming as far as Calhoun City tc Water
Valley. The action of those good
people is worthy of emulation by all
who would see their communities
prosper as they should, and which
can only be brought about by CO.
operation and persistent effort.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06
Cameron Parish Under Water.

Lake Charles, lathe food refu-
gees are coming into Lake Charles
from Cameron parish, county Of
nearly 1900 square miles, much OF
which is under water from record
breaking rains, rising rivers and a
wind which has blown the Gulf of
Mexico water in shore.
Nine families on a special train
came from the Sulphur mine dis
tricts, where about $4,000 damage
has been done. No loss of life has
been reported. Steamboat passengers
who arrived here to-day after having
passed through Cameron parish via
Calcasieu river reported that as far
as the eye could reach on both sides
of the parish was under water.
Stock raising, one of the principal
industries Of the parish is threatened
with great loss.
The southern portion of Calcasieu
parish is also flooded. An eight-ineh
rain fell in and about Lake Charles,
stepping street railways and forcing
mary persons to wade thigh deep to
their business. The floods caused 25
acres cf land at Sulphur to sink
about fifteen feet to-day.
Llano, Tex.-One of the worst
hail storms that ever visited this
section of Texas prevailed in the
southwestern portion of this county
at House Mountain. For an hour
hail came down in torrents as large as
eggs. Oldest settlers residing here
here sev such storm was never be-
fore known. It was Of such violence
that wire fences were torn down, a
large number Of cattle, sheep, hogs
and chickens killed, roofs torn off and
trees stripped of every leaf and small
limbs The storm lasted for more
than an hour.
The visited area is one of the mcsr
fertile valleys of the county and ten
thousand acres of growing crops were
completely ruined. Fields of corn
shoulder high show no signs of ever
having had particle of vegetation
on them. Hundreds of pecan trees
laden with fruit are ruined. This
date the ice was more than one foot
thick over the stricken district. Af-
ter the hail a most violent rain en-
sued, entailing further losses. Hicko-
ry creek rose thirty feet higher than
was ever known before. This is the
fifth hail storm to visit as many
different portions of the county with
in week and the damage has been
enormous. The damage will reach
many thousands of dollars.
Taylor, Tex.-A terrific hail and
wind storm ragged over the eastern
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

1t should be source of gratiica-
ton to Mississippians to know that
the states credit is excellent and
three and one-half per cent bonds
sell at par, although the money mar
ket is pretty tight just at this time.
There may be some difference of opin-
ion as to the reputation of some
sixty years ago, but all agreed that
the credit is good at this time.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06
DELUGE OF RAIN
DOES MUCH DAMAGE
TWO HUNDRED HOUSES UNDER
WATER AT HOUSTON.
PARISH UNDER WATER
Cameron Parish Almost Entirely In
undated. Hail Storm in Llano, Tex
as. Kills Cattle and Tears Down
Fences.

Houston, Textile rainfall in
Houston and vicinity has been four
and a quarter inches. This has flooded
the Houston Ship Channel, the rise
being about thirty feet, making this
the highest record since 1879. The
stream is still rising.
All shipping and wholesale inter-
ests along the stream are under water
and the boats which ply the stream
are tied up in fleet at the foot Il
Main street because of inability to
make headway against the current
which is very swift, with the danger
Gus. suction.
The street railway power house is
flooded and power is obtained from Il
lighting company, but only one ear
can be operated on each line. Two
hundred homes are under water.
These houses are occupied mostly
by poor people. The city will lose
half the bridges and hundreds of cul-
verts have gone. The loss in Hous-
ton will be over 100000.
Reports from Bryan are that the
Brazos river is carrying rise Of
twenty feet, which will take it out
of its banks at Brennan and points
in that vicinity.
Reports from. along the Colorado
are that a heavy rise is coming down
the stream which will do great deal
of damage to the crops in the Colora
do valley.
Further west the San Marcos and
Guadalupe are rising steadily and
will leave their banks at lowland
points.
All over South Texas reports are
that county bridges have been wash
ed away. The damage to crops will
be great.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

A member of the Russian Duma
declined challange to duel issued
by another member.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI

Agricultural Deyetop
tofth nierful
Intere from
By H. BLAlESLEE, Jackson, NJ.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06
J. E. TINsLEY.
Dental Surgeon,
Scooba, Miss.

Offers his professional services to
the people cf Kempsr County. All
kinds Of dental work done neatly and
promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

The Importance of one of the new
lumber plants being erected at
Charleston is shown when the state
ment is made that one hundred and
fifty cottags for white workmen alone
are being built. Many of them are
neat homes and all are supplied with
electric lights and water.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

Crop conditions as reported from
Louisiana and Texas are if anything,
worse than in Mississippi. The ex-
cessive rains have come to those
states as we'll and on top of this the
boil weevil began to come ont months
ago and are waiting in millions to
attack the first square TO form. 1t
seems that the farmers in those states
face conditions far worse than in
Mississippi, and that the prospects
for even an average crop are very
slim indeed. While a cotton crop is
extremely difficult to estimate, the
writer believes that nothing can hap
pen that could bring this years crop
to an unusually high figure, and that
he planter should easily secure twelve
cents or more, for what is produced
Dr. E. F. Turner OF Washington
county, has an article in recent
issue of the Leland Enterprise anent
the working of public roads that
was especially able and to the point
The strongest features of Dr.. Tur-
ner's article, was upon the supervi:
ion of the roads and in getting a
man without strings tied to him to
see that the work is done according
to contract or as the law directs
Working by contract will not be sat
isfactory at all if some man is select
ed commissioner who will not see that
each contractor is made to do his
whole duty and bring his, section Of
the road up to the standard required
Think about this, talk about it and
then act.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-06-06

But tract of land either large
or small, now while it can be had for
a reasonable price. Those who own
the land in Mississippi will have =
most valuable asset in years to come.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
TOWN MAY BE IN CLOVER.
Looks Ahead to tho Possibility Of
Freedom from Tax.

Pensauken, N. Y.-To live in a
well-governed community without pay
ing taxes is present dream of Pen
sauken township in view of the pro-
posed improvement of Petty's island,
which is within the township limits. 1t
is added to the assessed value of the
township land, and IL the $4,000, 900
park projected there really material
ICES its taxes will be nearly enough
to run the whole township.
Pehsauken is now practically part
of the borough of Merchantville, which
1t adjoins, and has all the advantages
of the latter's police and FIRE protec-
ton without the cost.
The big increase in the taxables Of
the township is likely to cause the
city Of Camden to wish to bag so rich
q booty, and 1t is not unlikely to lead
to an annexation bill at the next ses-
sion of the legislature. when all of
Merchantville and Pensauken town
ship will be attached to that city.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
BIG GAME SLAUGHTER.

troops that the Indians were final1y
rounded up and returned to their res
ervations.
The demand for elk tusks was re
sponsible. as in former years. for the
destruction of many elk. In Washing.
ton few Indians from the Quinalt
reservation were engaged in killing
elk for tusks in the Olympic noun.
tains. but through the efforts of the
Indian agent the practice was prompt.
ly stopped. Nov. 20 an important
seizure was made at Los Angeles. CAL.
OF car load of trophies. comprising
the heads. skins, scalps and horns of
many elk killed in Wyoming National
park. and shipped from Idaho to a
taxidermist in Los Angeles.
Two of the shippers were arrested
while unloading the car. At the pre-
liminary hearing 1t was shown that
they belonged to party of four mo-
.torious tusk hunters, who had been
operating in western Wyoming, north
of Jackson Hole and along the south.
ern border of the park. In default OF
bail they were committed to Jail to
await the action of the federal grand
jury.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
IMPORT ELEPHANTs TO WORK.
Pair from Bombay Help in construe
tion at Long Branch.

New York.-The projectors of .
new Atlantic City at Long Beach, L..
l., have promised many things. such
as a five-mile board walk, built up on
concrete, but nothing they have prom
Used equals to the casual visitor the
sight of two elephants. just arrived
from Bombay, at work. With their
heads against timber. they push 1t
into place. Harnessed to cars filled
with dirt and cracked stone. they draw
loads that could not be budged by sew
eral teams of horses. The work Of
the elephants is directed by tiny
Hindoo.
Long Beach is a very busy place
just now. The ruins Of the old hotel
are being cleared away. Bungalows
are being torn down to make room
for modern houses. The board walk
is being constructed and arrangements
are being made for the proper laying
out of an ideal city by the sea. 1t
was found that horses tired quickly
while working in the heavy sand, so
the idea of using elephants was tried
with success.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
MINISTER WI SQUELCHED HIM

over to WI and said something to
about the following effect:
"Mr. WI, l hear that there's a
movement in China looking to the
abolition Of the pigtail you fellows
wear. What do you wear the fool
thing for, anyway"
why" inquired WI, peering at the
margins of the cards that had just
been served to him. do you wear
your fool mustache?"
co." replied the representative. i've
got an impossible mouth
"Er-so l should suppose from some
of your remarks" observed WI.
calmly. tossing some chips to the
center to open the jackpot.
When WI comes back he probably
will hold his tongue. but then, too.
1t is certain he will not be given so
many openings for whitening retorts
Our politicians have learned better.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
NO STAIN ON HIS RECORD.
That's Where the Driver Had the Best
OF the Preacher.

A New York clergyman, who often
spends his vacation in fishing the
streams of the Adirondacks, was on
one trip adopted by handsome set
ter dog, which insisted on following
him from camp to camp, as he moved
along the stream.
One day he met a party OF men
working upstream with a native guide.
The guide Immediately recognized the
deg as his own property.
Trying to steal my setter. are
you?" he shouted at the clergyman.
I'll have you to jail for this! There's
law in the woods just as big as you
have in the city"
The clergyman endeavored to ex'
plain that he was an unwilling com.
panion OF the dog, which had refused
to be driven away, but to little effect
until he added a two-dollar bill to his
arguments.
Its queer what strange things hap
pen to a man up here" he said to the
stage-driver who later carried him
away from the woods. THAT Is the
first time was ever accused Of steal
ing dog"
Yes, sif." replied the driver, SYM
pathetically, and added, after a mo-
ment's pause, "Foe myself sir, have
never been accused of stealing any
thing."-Youth's Companion.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
WHAT Is PE-RU-NA?
Is 1t q catarrh Remedy, or q
Tonic, or Is 1t Both?

Some people call Peruua a great
tonic. Others refer to Peruns e. q
great catarrh remedy.
Which Of these people arc right
Il it more proper to call Peruna ca
tarrh remedy than to call it tonici
Our reply is, that Peruna is both .
tonic and q catarrh remedy. Indeed,
there can be no effectual catarrh rom
edy that Is not also a tonic.
In order to thoroughly relieve any
case Of catarrh, remedy must not
only have a specific action on the mu-
cous membranes affected by the ca
tarrh, but it must have a general tonic
action on the nervous system.
Catarrh, even in persons who are
otherwise strong, is weakened con.
dition of some mucous membrane.
There must be something to strength.
On the circulation, to give tone to tho
arteries, and to raise the vital forceA
Perhaps no vegetable remedy in tAe
world has attracted 90 much attention
from medical writer's a. HYDRASTIS
CANADENSIS. Tho wonderful eff
cacy Of this herb has been recognized
many years, and is growing in its hold
upon The medical profession. When
Joined with CUBEBS and C0PAIBA q
trio of medical agents is formed in Pc
runa which constitutes q specific rem
edy for catarrh that in tho present
state of medical progress cannot be
improved upon. This action, rein.
forced by such renowned tonics a.
COLL1NSON1A CANADENSIS, COR
YDALIS FoRM0sA and CEDR0N
SEED, ought to make this compound
an ideal remedy for catarrh in al it,
stages and locations in the body.
From a theoretical standpoint there
fore, Peruna il beyond criticism. The
use Of Peruna, confirms this opinion.
Numberless testimonials from every
quarter Of the earth furnish ample
evidence that this Judgment Is not
over enthusiastic. When practical ex-
perience confirms a we'll grounded the
Org the result il q truth that cannot b
shaken.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Now the Chinese Diplomat Answered
an Impolite Congressman.

Washington.-Mini WI is receiv-
Ing ample warning that his sharp
tongue may be curbed to the advan-
tnge of his country The Chinese min
lister left many enemies behind when
he quit his post here. and his return
will find more of them implacable.
More than one American statesman
found that he could not have fun with
WI and escape unframed.
A diplomat is supposed to smooth
things over. but WI could not re-
sist challenge to verbal passage
It arms. Once at q little poker siesta
Il the home of q senator In which WI
sat . certain representative from the
west, known for his incurable habit
u "bustllng out" with observations
kAas were better suppressed. leaned
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
MICHIGAN LEADS LIST WITH
10000 DEER IN 1906.
Raid by Indians Strips Wyoming OF
Large Animals and Hunters OF
Elks' Tusks Cause Havoc
In the Northwest.

Washington-Statist on the big
game annually killed are now obtain
able from several states. and form
fairly satisfactory basis for estimat-
ing increase or decrease from year
to year, writes T. 8. Palmer. assistant
of the biological survey. In the Year
book Of the department OF agriculture
In Maine the number of moose
shipped through Bangor was 1856,
slight falling off from the record OF
2l6 in 1905. The deer shipments. how
ever, showed a decrease of about 20
per cent, 3,572. as compared with
4.791 during the previous year.
In Vermont the commissioner re-
ported that 634 deer were killed. an
increase OF about 125 over the num-
Der shot in 1905.
In New York about 60 deer were
killed on Long Island during the four
days of open season, and In the Adj
rondacks, notwithstanding the fact
that the season was shortened a
month, the number Of deer carried by
the transportation companies in
creased about 200. These shipments
comprised 2.413 carcasses. 10S sad
dies and 102 heads as compared with
2,196 carcasses. 1903 saddles and $50
heads transported in 1905. In Penn
sylvania the number of deer killed
was estimated at 900 to $50.
In Michigan estimates placed the
number captured at $4,000. In Wis
consin, Minnesota and Texas deer
were reported plentiful. In Wyoming
the state warden estimated the num-
Der of head of big game killed at
4,79s. Detailed reports showed that
about 20 per cent. OF this number
G,01D comprised 598 elk, 1872 deer.
1874 antelopes and Al mountain sheep.
Reports indicated that SO deer were
killed under license in Manitoba. and
the total number killed in Ontario ap-
proximated 10000.
An invasion of Wyoming by Indians
during the summer resulted in serious
consequences to the game. Two bands
of Utes, each about 500 in number. en-
tered the state in the latter part of
penetrated some distance northward in
Converse, Weston and Crook counties.
The Indians were well armed and
stripped the country of game wherever
they travelled. slaughtering hundreds
of sage hens, scores of antelopes and
many deer. The game wardens and
local authorities were utterly power
less to prevent these depredations.
and 1t was only by the aid of federal
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Siqns of the Times.

In the household department of
farm magazine We find the following
communications:
II am willing to exchange we'll
preserved copy of Browning's poems
for some geraniums."
II have complete edition Of Byron.
containing all his poems and letters.
which l shall be glad to exchange for
some watermelon seed"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Blasts eanished the shad.

York, Pa.-Uriah S. Wallick of this
city has entered suit in Lancaster
county against the Pennsylvania rail-
road for $4,000 damages to his Sus-
quehanna river shad fisheries. Mr..
Wallick claims that the blasting of
rock in raising the Columbia & Port
Deposit railroad drove away the shad
this year.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-10-31
Blame File. for Death Rate.

London.-The remarkably high
death rate in Liverpool recently is at
tributed by the health committee Of
that city to the large number of flies
which made their appearance during
the warm weather. The large in
crease in infantile mortality is as
cribed to the contamination of milk
Ind other foods by the insects.