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The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
The Fruit of Close Study.

She was only a substitute teacher.
says the New York Tribune. Still,
she should have known better. Sup
pose" said she in the mental arith'
metic lesson, suppose Mary has five
oranges and Gladys gives her II more.
Then, if Mary gave Winifred six, how
many would she have left?" There
was a long pause.
"Well?" she prompted, impatiently,
"it's easy enough"
please, teacher" spoke up the
smallest girl, 1--WE always do our SUNG
in apples"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
USE FOR OLD CARPETS.

If one takes up old carpets that
are all wor out except under table,
sofa, sideboard, etc., this good part
can be cut from the other and bound
with binding about one inch wide lean
be bought about 5 cents for a dozen
yards). The sides do not have to be
bound. This makes any number OF
small good rugs. Also, If one has an
old top skirt, a walking skirt all worn
out at the bottom, do not throw 1T away
but cut shorter and put on a ruffle
of any other old skirt (silk or mohalr
or even thin serge) and this makes Q
fine serviceable uldersktrt.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
Sand Baths.

The Bedouins have a rough-and-
ready method of attempting to cure
the fever caused by the wounds they
have inflicted on those they have cap
tured for sale as slaves. Ice baths
being, Of course, impossible, the pa
tients are buried up to their necks, in
the hope that the cool sand will al
lay the fever. They remain SO bur-
led for several days, until, indeed
they have been killed or cured. Eigh-
ty percent Observation-Disclosures Lon.
don News.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
WaterY EYeR

Are simply weak eyes which if neglected
will become sore and in1amed. Leonardis
Golden Eye Lotion will cure weak eyes
without pain in one day. Cools, heals and
strengthens. Insist on having "Leonardi's."
1t makes strong eyes. Guaranteed or none
refunded. Druggists sell it at 25 cts. or for
wardsd prepaid on receipt of price by s. B.
Leonard &c Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
FEARFUL BURNING SORES.
Boy in Misery IL Years-Ezcema In
Rough Scales, Itching and In.
Manufactured by C%uticura.

W
"Cuticura has put stop to twelve years
of misery l passed with my son. As an in
FAINT l noticed on his body e red spot and
treated same with different remedies for
about five years, but when the spot began
to get larger | put him under the care OF
doctors. Under their treatment the disease
spread to four different parts of his body.
During the day it would get rough and
form like scales. At night it would be
cracked, infiamed and badly swollen. with
terrible burning and itching. One doctor
told me that my sons eczema was incura-
BILE, and gave it up. | decided to give Cuti-
cura a trial. When ! had used the first box
of Cuticura Ointment there was a great inn
provement, and by the time | had used the
second set of Cuticura Remedies my child
was cured. He is now twelve wears old,
and his skin is as fine and smooth as silk.
Michael Steinman, 7 Sumner Avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y, April l6, 1905" -
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
eurFA1o sEcRrNrinY MONUMENT

70 Be Dedicated During "0ld-Home
Week." September 8.
The beautiful white marble shaft
erected by the State of New York in
Niagara Square, Buffalo, N. Y, to
the memory Of President Mckinley,
is to be formally dedicated Thurs
day, September 5, and the event will
be the central feature of Buffalo's
Old-Home Week, September l to Z.
Former residents Of Buffalo and the
public at large are cordially invited
to attend the dedication and the gay
carnival that will run all the week.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

If King Edward keeps on drawing
the line against Americans, the At
lanta Constitution fears 1t Is difficult
to see how the campaign of recon
structing the ruined castles of merrie
England can proceed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

they get out OF Oroer
it causes backache,
headaches. dizziness,
languor and distress
ing n troubles.
keep the kidneys well
land all these suffer-
will be saved you.
Mrs. S. A. Moore, pro-
prietor Of a restau-
rant at Waterville.
Me SAWS. "B0fOr0
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
CoLD STORAGE PROMOTED.

Keep the refrigerator door closed as
much as possible il you would have
cold storage. Do not leave open while
carrying anything from 1t to table.
Al outdoor cupboard might be easily
arranged in which to store vegetables
that have a strong odor.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
4 %HsazxsH
eM ME
nulcIoTH MATS.

Small oilcloth mats placed in front
of stove, tubs and sink, not only pre-
serve the oilcloth, but catch all drip
pings and may be taken up and wash
ed off as easily as the Kitchen table.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

Good wages should mean good
work. AYERS the Providence Journal,
but when $hey are raised beyond a
certain point they q to In
different and careless work. Here
is a real evil for the unions to con-
slider.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
nd KEEP KNIVES BRIGHT.

A way of preserving steel knives
and keeping them bright after using
is to fill a flower pot with clean, fine
sand and set it in the kitchen pantry.
When putting away the secured steel
knives, instead of laying them In a
drawer or knife box stick them, blades
down, in the pot of sand. Unless used
to cut some acid thing they will never
need securing.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

Argo Red Salmon is caught in Ber-
ing Sea among the Icebergs. That is
why the flesh is so firm and the favor
so delicious.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

FITS 81. yitus'D Nervous Diseasesper
manentlyoured by DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. 50 trial bottle and treatise ITee'
DR.. d. Z. Kline, Id, 981 Arch st., Phlla' Ia
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

There r too mar ypeople who fail
to study their part before they speak
their piece, declares the New York
Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

There are 4S different kinds of ma.
terial entering into the construction
of a plano and they are gathered
from 16 countries.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

Mrs Winslow'sS Soothing Syrupfor Children
teething, ~softens thegums, reducesinfiamma-
zion, allays pain, cures wind collie, 25ca bottle
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

The grocers are handling Argo Red
Salmon because it takes no argu-
ment to sell it, and the customers
come back for more. 70
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

The heart is dead when the smil
of a child cannot stir its depths.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

It's no use praying for power until
you are sure Of your purpose.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08

Argo Red Salmon is not only Pure
Food. but it is the cheapest and most
nutritious food in the country.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
TIRED BACKS.

The kidneys have a great work to
do in keeping the blood pure. When
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
The British Government owns 20,
900 camels.

Ask your grocer for Argo Red Sal
mon. and do not accept any substi-
tute. There is no finer Salmon
packed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-08
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.

Up to date. We teach men @be fntdas pharmacists and h1tGhssc chemists Also We hayea
greater demand for our graduates than we can supply. ThsP T Food and Drug Acts making the do
mnd greater than ever Address Dr. Geo. F Payne, Dean, ee1 Ia Armstrong; St, Atlantis, Ia
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
Constipation

Baked sweet apples. with some people, bring
prompt relief for Constipation. With others,
coarse allwheat bread will have the same effect.
Nature undoubtedly has q vegetable remedy to
relieve every ailment known to man, if physicians
can but find Natures way to health. And this is
strikingly true with regard to Constipation.
The bark of certain tree in Caliiornia-Cas-
cara Sagrada-offers most excellent aid to this
end. But. combined with Egyptian SIENNA, Slip
perry Elm Bark, Solid Extract of Prunes etc, this
same Cascara bark is given its greatest possible
power to correct constipation. A toothsome
Candy Tablet called Lax-ets, is now made at the
DR.. Shoop Laboratories, from this ingenious and
most effective prescription. Its effect Consti-
patton. Biliousness Sour Stomach, Bad Breath,
sallow Complexion. etc. is indeed prompt and
satisfying.
No gripping, no unpleasant after effects are ex-
perienced, and Lax-ets are put up in beautiful
Autographed metal boxes at 5 cents and 25 cents
per box.
For something new. nice, ecopomical and
effective, try box of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
Long Live the KIngl

is the popular cry throughout European
countries; while in America, the cry Of
the present day is "Long live DR..
Kings New Discovery, king of throat
and lung remediesl" of which Mrs. Ju-
liza Ryder Paine, Truro, Mass, says:
'Tt never fails to give immediate relief
and to quickly cure a cough or cold. "
Mrs. Paine's opinion is shared by o
majority of the inhabitants of this
country. New Discovery cures weak
lungs and sore throats after all other
remedies have failed; and for coughs
and colds it's the only sure cure. Guar
anteed by H. O. Miller, druggist. SOC
and 81. Trial bottle free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
WORSE EVERY YEAR.
Plenty Of Johnson City Read
erS Have the Same
Experience.

Don't neglect an aching back.
1t will get worse every year.
Backache is really kidney ache.
To cure the back you must cure the
kidneys.
If you don't other kidney ills follow
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Brights
disease.
AJohnson City citizen tells you how (;
the cure is easy.
f. p. Baxter, who lives on Walnut
street, says: a." For long time off and
on / was troubled with backache
which at times became worse than an
annoyance. The kidney secretions
were frequent and unnatural. used
various remedies, but derived little or
no benefit. Learning of Doan's Kidney
Pills / got a box at the store of the
Patton Drug Co., and have been great
ly benefited by the few doses that
have taken so far. The beneficial ef.
fects of the treatment have been SO
marked that l do not hesitate to recon-
mend them to my friends"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
The Coming Woman

is not necessarily one of perfect form
and features. Many a plain woman
who could never serve as an artists
model, possesses those rare qualities
that all the world admires; neatness,
clear eyes, clean smooth skin, and that
sprightliness of step and action that &C.
company good health. A physically
weak woman is never attractive, not
even to herself. Electric Bitters re-
store weak women, give strong nerves,
bright eyes, smooth, velyety skin,
beautiful complexion. Guaranteed at
H. y. Miller's, druggist. SOC.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
EMBRACED HIS BRIDE
WITH HIS WOODEN ARMS
Swain of SiXty-Six Lacks Hands But
Signs License to Marry.

Accompanied by his betrothed, who |
buried her husband last Thursday
week, George Francis Johnson, who |
has no hands. went to the office of the
city registrar today and procured
marriage license.
johnson is GO years old, and for the
past twenty years has been street
peddler. When he went to the city
hall he was equipped with portable
counter, which he carries by means of
straps suspended from his shoulders.
When asked to sign his name he
poked out his left arm, on which was
wooden peg with knife and fork at
tached. Selling the pen, he dexter.
ously inserted it between the prongs
of the fork and wrote in legible
hand
He said his native town was Angus.
ia, Me. The woman gave Aer age as
40.
Have you ever been married be-
fore?" asked the clerk.
"Yes, she replied, and burst into
tears, looking apparently at johnson.
The latter placed one of his wooden
arms tenderly about her and sought to
comfort her.
Il buried my husband last Thurs
day, week ago today" she said when
her grief had subsidized.
They were granted the license and
went to a clergyman, by whom they
were married.
The woman's first husband and htr
present one were close friends, Prov.
idence Dispatch to New York World.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

To stop cold with "Preventics" is
safer than TO let il run and cure it af
terward. Taken at the ''sneeze stage"
Preventies will head off all colds and
grippe, aud perhaps save you from
pneumonia or bronchitis. Preventics
are little toothsome candy cold cure
tablets selling in and % cent boxes.
II you are chilly, you begin to sneeze,
try preventics. They will surely check
the cold and please you. Sold BY ell
dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
A bachelor maid in Cologne
Grew tired of living alogne,
''If man meath the bed
Should hide" she once said,
"I'd steal him and call him my ogne.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

II you are constipated, dull or bilious
or have sallow lifeless complexion try
Laxets just once to see what they will
do for you. Laxets are little toothsome
candy tablets nice to eat, nice in effect,
No gripping, no pain. just gentle lax
alive effect that is pleasingly desirable.
Handy for the vest pocket or purse
Laxets meet every desire, Laxets come
to you in beautiful Autographed metal
boxes at and % cents. Sold by oil
dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

" John, said the colonel to the Old
family servant, "do you know what be-
came Of that demijohn threw out the
window New Years morning."
81 sho' does, kunnel. ] kotched dat
iimmyiohn TO it hit de groun', but de
cork wuz out, en- what whiskey didn't
spill down my throat spattered all oyer
me en- like ter a drowned me. Hit
waz a dispensary er providence dat !
lived ter tell the tale !"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Mrs. De Long-That's lovely gown
you have on.
Mrs. Short-Yes, it cost me many
sleepless nights.
Mrs. De Longevity, how was that?
Mrs, Short-I acquired it on the in
stallment plan while my husband was
asleep.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Eastern Housekeeper-Do you have
any difficulty in keeping good girls in
the west?
Western Housekeeper (from a natur-
al gas town Great difficulty! Every
once in while girl lets the gas run
too long before lighting it, and we have
to look out for a new girl. No use
looking for the old en-. Y. Weekly.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Group can positively be stopped in 20
minutes. No vomiting - nothing to
sicken or distress your child, A sweet,
pleasant and safe syrup, called DR..
Shops Group Cure, does the work
and does it quickly. DR.. Shops Cough
Cure is for Group alone, remember. 1t
does not claim to curea dozen ailments
It's for Group, that's all. Sold by all
dealers,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Piles get quick relief from Dr. Shops
Magic Ointment. Remem Der it's made
alone for piles, and it works with GER
tainty and satisfaction. Itching, pain
full, protruding or blind piles disap-
pearing like magic by its use. Try it
and seel
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Wiggs-Why do you say SO positive
ly that a man can t do wrong in marry
ing a widow?
Wagg-Why, it's plain enough that
if man marries widow he don't mar
ry amiss. Boston Transcript.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

"What do those ladies' want?" asked
the proprietor.
"They say they want to look at some
of our 'vawzes,'" said the salesman.
"Then what are you trying to sell
them one of those 80 cent flower pots
for? Folks like that are away up in G..
Here, I'll wait on EN- myself"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

"My child was burned terribly about
the face, nesk and chest. l applied DR..
Thomas Eclec!ric Oil. The pain ceas-
ed and the child sank into a restful
sleep. Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson, Ham
burg, New York.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
A Wonderful Happening.

Port Byron, N. Y, has witnessed one
OF the most remarkable cases of healing
ever recorded. Amos f. King, of tkat
place, says Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured sore on my leg with which /
had suffered over 80 years. I nm now
49," Guaranteed to cure all sores, by
Il. Q. Miller. druggist. 95c.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

The Lady "What = thirty eight
cents dozen for eggs? Why, that's
more than three cents for one egg!"
The Grocer-"Well, mum, you must
remember that one egg is a whole
days work for one hen. "-Olevelsnd
Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
A Memorable Day

One of the days we remember with
pleasure, as we'll as with profit to our
health, is the one ON which we became
acquainted with DR.. Kings New Life
Pills, the painless purifiers that cure
headache and biliousness and keep the
bowels right. $50 at III. G. Miller's.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

The Wears Wife-Im sorry to see
you're not paying into our coal club
this year, Goodenough.
Goodenough-Well, mum, You see
we'll, it's like this ere: lives right
behind the coal yard now. Punch.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Can't look we'll, eat we'll OR feel we'll
with impure blood feeding your body.
Keep the blood pure with Burdock
Blood Bitters. Eat simply, take exer-
else, keep clean and you will have long
life.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Maude- Tom is a strange fellow. He
proposed to me in church last Sunday
during the sermon.
Belle-Are you sure he wasn't talk
ing in his sleep, dearp-Boston Tran
script.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

II kinder likes to look at Christ
mas tree, said Meandering Mike.
80 do !, answered Flooding Pete.
"It's kind of wood dat nobody's liable
to ask you to chop. Washington Star.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Don't use harsh physics. The reac-
tion weakens the bowels, leads to
chronic constipation. Get Doan's Reg
ulets. They operate easily, tone the
stomach, cure constipation.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doans Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer? All druggists sell it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Good all the time, harmless always,
DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup for in
fants. Price 20 cents. Sample free if
you mention this paper. jaufeb
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

Copy Reader Man dropped dead in
a Turkish bath. How'll I head the
story?
Night Editor Another Sweat Shop
Outrage. Cleveland Leader.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

ExDTn TT. the cold-cure that does the
work in hours, and will
not make you sick. Try it.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

"How," she cruelty asked. could
you die and leave me otherwise than
we'll off?"- Chicago Record Herald.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31

"If l could only die and leave you
we'll off" he said, after they had had
their first quarrel, 81 would be glad to
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-01-31
Made an Ascension.

"Kinkler has invented an airship
I'll Trans b Gasoline.
".in4 he yalit trial?"
Eye.
"Succt e,ful."
"Y,s. LIE left a lighted cigar near
the gasoline tank and the airship blew
up about hundred feet "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
Movements of Army Tugs.

The plans of the quartermaster at Fort
Washington regarding the army tug Lieut.
Alonzo Gushing being sent to Baltimore for
general repair work. have, it is stated
been changed, and 1t is now doubtful when
the tug will be able to leave here. 1t had
been arranged to send the Gushing away
not later than Monday morning next in
July l. To fill her place as tender to the
army posts on the Potomac, 1t was proposed
to charter a steamboat of some kind, but
so far the army people have been unable to
secure a boat AS the Gushing transports
all the supplies and other freight to and
from Fort Washington and Fort Hunt, and
is used as a passenger steamer for the
army people as well, she will not be sent
away until another boat has been secured
for the service. When this will be is very
doubtful, but it is stated that a Baltimore
firm has offered to charter a steam yacht,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
DELIVERS AN ADDRESS.
DR.. Robert Woodward Speaks at Miss
Madeira's School.

TOO many girls know archaeology and
Latin. but learn nothing at school about
the chemistry of cooking DR.. Robert
Woodward. president of the Carnegie Insti-
tuition. declared during an address before
the graduating class of Miss Madeira s
School for Girls at the commencement eX-
ercises yesterday at the New Willard. DIR.
Woodward said that only part of the knowl-
edge acquired by young women of the pres
ent generation is put to practical use.
Miss Madeira presented the diplomas and
reviewed briefly the purposes of the school.
She said social advantages are held
out to the girls. but all are required to
work SO that they may be fitted for college
or for life.
Fraulein Marie Won Unschuld teacher of
music and president of the University of
Music and Dramatic Art, played List
rhapsody and the Wagner-Liszt Spinning
Wheel Song
Miss Elizabeth Haskell Bright of Mime
apolS. Mimi, and Miss Margaret Stanton
Noyes of Milwaukee, Wis, received diplo-
mas. Miss Noyes will enter Vassar next
fall, and Miss Bright will return for post
graduate course at Miss Madeiras school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
Following Ancient Customs.

The ceremony of laying the corner stone
of this noble Masonic editice Will be con-
Quoted in strict accordance with the ancient
landmarks of the craft. At l o'clock I'm.
on Saturday the Grand Lodge will be con-
vened at Masonic Temple, and by direction
of the grand master. Francis J. Woodman,
all the subordinate Masonic lodges will as
semble at the same hour. BY order of
Grand Commander Thomas p. Morgan of
the Grand COmm4ndery of Knights Tenn
plar the chivalric branch of Masonry, both
grand and subordinate Communicates, Will
meet at the same hour to take part In the
ceremonies as an honorary escort to the
Grand Lodge and its subordinate bodies.
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter and its
constituent bodies and the other Masonic
organizations. all of which laborel long
and zealouSiy for the building of the temple,
will also be- represented in the marching
column. but only by the numerous members
of the several bodies who will be among
the white-plumed escort or in the long line
of the officers and members of the grand
and subordinate lodges.