The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-04-04

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American railroads buy annually
1000, OO0, 900 feet of sound timber ZOE
Ties. and. according to the courier
Journal, a large number Of rotten leg
Islators for purposes quite as uSeluA
The Chicago News observes that
"The American people are appalled, at
the number of needless railroad accl-
dents and are determined that the
number shall be lessened.Y
A Missouri man was arrested LOT
snoring in church, but was let on
notes the Atlanta Constitution wnen
he explained that it was only a way
he had of saying amen to the Ser'
mon.
The Baltimore American thinks: IN
Is conceivable from the progress TO-
ward the perfect type of dirigible air
craft that is being made that tne ar
feet may soon become as recognized
a mart of the war outfit of nations as
the marine fleets"
A Connecticut prosecuting attorney
had his father fined S. for violation
of the sidewalk ordinance n al
though his mind NO doubt went PACK
to his boyhood days, ne refralnea
from saying, 1T hurts me more IMAM
it does you,' declares the Washington
Post.
ut would be better for the countr
if there could be a greater dispersion
Of the immigrants" suggests the
Pittsbung Post. Various States OF tne
interior are offering inducements to
attract them from the Atlantic coast.
but these have not been very efrectiVe.
The great congestion of aliens In GER
tain portions Of the country is GER
tainly not beneficial either to them VI
to our own people"
II is possible, of course, that the
tomb of Cicero has been discovered
remarks the New York Times. But 1t
is to be remembered that it is by no
means the tomb of all of Cicero. IN
less Plutarch was very much mlsin-
formed n misinforming, the head OF
the orator was cut off at the time OIL
the murder, and also, at the particular
request of the Antony famlly' INC
right hand which had written the
Philippics.
The Rochester Democrat n enron
icle declares: ut is better to take
rest without medicine than to lake
medicine without rest. II you nave AZ
attack of grip go to bed. Call a pny-
stefan. if possible, but go to bed any
way. You may begrudge the time
lost, but it is better to lose TWO VI
three DAYS than two or three
The annual increase in mems SAL
aries is s105, in women's, $40. IL Is
difficult to see by what system tneSo
figures were obtained. The woman
teachers increase is one-hfteentn OF
her first salary. The mans Is De-
tween one-eighth and one-nintn. me
regulation governing this appears to
he entirely arbitrary and ~unscientlnc,
declares the New York Sun.
Every child throughout the Jap
anese empire of Al, 900, 000, who has
not a valid excuse for n~on-attendance'
is enrolled in the schools. The ma
tional determination, declares the BIOS
ION Transcript, is to make the country
as successful in improved metnoos, III
agriculture and the industrial arts
through the growing intelligence OF
the people as it has shown ltsel1 cC
he in war. All classes feel the same
expectancy as to the future.
One result of the law requiring car
hacked provisions to be genuine anc
in a wholesome way is an in
crease in their price, notes the Bos
ton Herald. The price OF canned
chicken has gone up from 95 cents FOL
a dozen quarter-pound cans to $l.70
and canned corn beef, in half-poune
cans. from $1.25 a dozen to $1.sO {
dozen. There has been no rise in tn
nrice of chickens and beef cattle Il
warrant such advances. But the cnea'