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Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08
BACK 10 SIMPLE oiFTA
People New Club Together TO ~
Bride Wedding E.~esents.

1t may break the hearts OF certain
newly rich persons to be forced into
the background, but II seems that the
giving Of costly presents at weddings
Is eeasins to be required absolutely,
says the New York Press. Glad news,
however, for the folk who try to main
tain . place In sOciety's forefront on
small incomes and who really have to
cut down household expenses to the
starvation point to be able to give
here, and give there. and give other
where as the daughters OF various ac-
quaintances are married of. A glad
some morning sun of relief has
beamed In this springs season OF wed
dinss. Judging from the displays of
presents there is a revival of the Gus.
tom. long considered old-fashioDed, of
sending framed etchings and engrav.
ings. That the giving Of silver has
been Overcome was shown recently
by the announcement that one OF the
wealthy young brides of last year had
sent large quantity of such gifts to
a secondhand shop. Dealers in etch
.ngs and engravings say that within
the last two months they have sold
more pictures for wedding gifts than
in any like period in the last ten
years. AS these pictures range from
$50 to 5000 in price and are reproduc-
tions by famous etchers of even more
famous paintings. they are acquisition
to any home and the chances OF dupll-
cation are decreased materially.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Why does Mrs. A. Lash, the Evan
gelist, hold her meetings at the Arm
cry hall every night when she is sup
posed to be here In the interest of the
Mission of Pocatello. The Mission is
large enough for our people and it is
for our people that she here for, as we
have made her most welcome.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08
POCATElll NEWS.

The regular weekly meeting of the
ladies sewing circle met with Mrs. A..
Douglass. After usual routine busi-
ness and reports, much that was Of
unusual interest was discussed bear
Ing on the still greater usefulness Of
the circle, the afternoon was very
pleasantly passed with dainty lunch.
con.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

The subscribers OF the Statesman
who have any news that they want
published please write Mrs. Geo. NJ.
Pearson at 225 North Fifth street, or
phone i2-x
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Salda feels the sad loss of Mrs. Car
rie Allen. who departed this life last
Tuesday and was buried Wednesday.
She has many friends to mourn for
her
Little Clarence Hamlet is very i'll.
Mrs. George Smith is very much i'm
proved with her hand.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle will
meet with Mrs. J. J. Bates.
Mrs. Bruce entertained few
friends Sunday.
The A. NJ. f. church is preparing to
have a grand Easter entertainment
for the benefit of the church.
Mrs. Thomas is able to be out again.
Little Gladys Bates has recovered
from the mumps and is again IN
school.
Miss Gladys has gone from the city
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Mrs. Johnson of the west side has
been quite Ill.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08
News from all parts Of the West.
CRIPPLE CREEK NOTES.

Rev w l.. Brasco, an evangelist of
Council Bluffs, Iowa, is assisting Rev.
Smith in a series of revival meetings
this week.
Mr.. Jerry Stone left for his home in
Manitou Saturday.
Rev. Watson returned home Mon
day.
Mrs. Horn of Cripple Creek is very
sick.
Mrs. W. f. Scott has received the
sad news that her husbands father
died in Chicago last week. Their
many friends extend to them their
sympathy.
Mrs. Roberts Wagner and Mrs. Gus
Cotwell gave an entertainment for the
benefit of the presiding elder, 1t was
a pronounced success.
Mr.. Major Vince has returned from
as pleasant trip in Denver.
Mrs. o Rand is visiting in the dis
trict.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08
SAllDA, COLORADO.

Jason Wilson is at home suffering
with la grippe,
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Mrs. Freeman Betters is still on the
sick list.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Mrs. l.. II. Jones Is Ill.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1907-03-08

Mr.. Jerry Stone left for his home in
Manitou Saturday.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
TRAPPING
Why the Proposition of a Store-Xeeper
Didn't Pan Out.

There are lots of rabbits in the
woods back of the rye field, and Pve
got six box-traps in the barn. If you'll
see to EN- every morning we'll set the
traps now" This proposition made
to a 14-year-old boy, says Mr.. Fred
Mather, the author of. Men l Have
Fished With" seemed a fine PROPOSE.
ton, and the boy instantly agreed. He
was to put the captured rabbits in a
bag, and the man who owned the traps
was to take care of them. The boy
tells the story:
THE next night was clear and crisp,
and oh! how cold that morning was.
The first trap was inspiring. The Sec
ond actually held a rabbit. There was
the game crouched in the far end. l
let the trap down, and for a few me-
ments enjoyed my triumph. l was a
mighty trapper!
Il carefully adjusted the bag over
the trap, and then opened it. There
was'a thud in the bottom of the bag,
and then a glimpse of something gray
and a sound of Zip. zip!' and if that
really was a rabbit it was gone.
The third trap held a rabbit, and
with the last failure in mind, great
care was taken in arranging the bag,
but somehow the same thing happened
again. The next two traps were empty
and the sixth was sprung.
Remembering what Garry had said
about a rabbit not biting, l put in a
hand and brought the animal out some
way, memory fails to record how, but
it does bring back the pitiful cries
that rang through the woods. But l
hardened my heart and dropped the
game in the bag, and started for home
with my prize, in triumph not unmixed
with other feelings.
After bordering for a while on the
escape of the other two rabbits, the
recollection of those pitiful cries came
up in full force. Then l seemed to
realize that they came from a poor,
terrified and harmless thing that l was
taking to be killed without the excite
ment of the hunt.
Il peeped into the bag. Two large
eyes and a trembling form were in
the corner. Somehow the grip on the
mouth of the bag was loosened, the
bottom was turned up, and a white
lump of cotton in a field of gray went
bobbing. off into the brush.
When l entered Tom Simmonds'
store, l said to Garry: Here's your
bag. l haven't got any rabbits, and
don't want any"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
GOOD A
Millions of Dollars Annually Saved to
the Farmers of the United States.

One of the most important move
ments that has been inaugurated Of
recent years, and which has resulted
in wonderful benefit to the people is
the good roads movement. Within the
United States there are approximately
about 5000, 900 farmers. If during a
year each of those farmers can be
saved $40 in time, or in wear and tear
upon horses and wagons by means of
improved roads, it means a saving of
$80,000,000 annually; but the truth is
that the improved roads that have
been built up the past half dozen years
through agitation of the good roads
movement saves each farmer in the
land from $50 to $500. Thus it can be
seen that the savings brought about
through this movement aggregate hun
dreds of millions of dollars each year.
Good roads are important to the
progressive town. This fact has be-
come so recognized that wherever
there exists a live agricultural town
it's citizens will be found to be staunch
advocates of road improvement, and
there is a civic pride and friendly COM
petition in the matter OF having good
roads leading to the towns. The work
Of road improvement has only fairly
begun. A number of state legislatures
have taken up the work and during
the next dozen years great changes
will be wrought as to the building and
maintenance Of public highways.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
COSTLY LESSONS IN ECONOMY.
1t Is Not Always a Hatter of Saving to
Buy Cheap Goods.

Almost every rural community has
within its confines people who have
paid well for experience and have
learned costly lessons as to buying
of goods.
Not long ago in a western town a
citizen desired to buy a kitchen range.
A visit to the local hardware store
was made and the prices asked by
the dealer were not satisfactory to
the prospective purchaser, who by
the way had his attention attracted
by the advertising in his farm paper
of "a bargain" in a kitchen range
The range was advertised as equal to
those costing twice the money at the
local store" The citizen SEN a
money order to the concern advertis-
ing the range, and in the course of a
few weeks he was notified by the rail-
road agent that the range had ar
rived. In removing it from the sta
ton to the farm house, in some inex-
plainable way part of it was broken.
The broken pieces were taken to the
local hardware store but could not be
duplicated. A letter was written to
the range company and in the course
of a few weeks a duplicate of the
broken part was received, but it was
discovered that it would not fit the
stove. 1t had to be returned and a
few weeks later another piece was
sent; then the stove was placed in
use. Within six months the top had
become so warped that it interfered
seriously with the drafts. At the end
of the year the stove was burned out
and ready for the junk heap. The
purchaser of the stove then deter
mined that he would secure another
range from the home dealer. He paid
the home dealer the price he was
asked which al about one-third more
than the poor range cost, and after a
few years the range was found to be
as good almost al when first bought.
This is one illustration of how econ
omy wrongfully practiced is ex-
pensive. 1t is not always wise to
seek the bargain counters when good
articles are wanted. Neither is it a
wise idea to buy goods before you
have an opportunity to carefully ex-
anime them and determine their
value.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

The writer, who is commissioner of
Agriculture and Commerce, would like
to hear from any community in the
State that is at all interested in the
putting up of cane syrup for the mar
ket. A nice start was made at the
business last fall and it is desired to
interest more people during the pres
ent season. Write him if you are in
terested.
Hog and hominy is the best diversi-
fcation for Mississippi people, and one
that is growing popular faster than any
1t has been frequently suggested, and
the suggestion is not without merit, that
every farmer place his nan and the
name of his farm on the roadgate in
front of the house. Not only would per-
sons driving to a place find it more
easily, but it would add much pleasure
and interest to people driving from
place to place. This last result would
have special effect with regard to
well-kept and pretty houses. An OBJ
serving person will seldom pass a beau
tiful farm without desiring to know who
is its e%nterprising owner. While pos
sibly not a majority of our farmers
could do this, it would be well for those
in q position to try it.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

MMasAqg0Eag
SR@@
EMlLY's SUMNER FRIEND.
She Was Ragged, But She Knew the
Birds and Flowers and Trees.

III you are really anxious to get
away, pet, suppose you go alone to
Spencer's, and we'll be there in a few
days"
Now that her father had given this
permission, Emily was not slow in
packing her goods for the trim, and
h next day she was on the way.
The Spencers lived in a little vii
iage on the side of a mountain and
they had invited the Grahams to
spend a vacation with them. Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham had yet to make ar
rangements before departing, but
Emily had hardly known what to do
with herself since school had closed,
and was glad Of the consent to go at
once.
Arriving at the little station, Emily
was met by Mr.. Spencer in a light
carriage, for there was still some
little distance to go. She had seen
him often in the city, and so they
We're well acquainted with one an
other.
Just before they reached the home
OF the Spencers they passed by an
old shaky-looking barn that seemed
to be kept froY falling only by stout
poles propped against the outside.
Who owns this wretched placer
asked Emily with interest.
We call him Peter Tumbledown,' :"
answered Mr.. Spencer; land that old
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

house over there is where he and his
little girl lives"
The house looked as badly in need
of repairs as the barn. AS she looked
Emily saw dodge out of sight behind
the side of it a little girl of about
her WI age, with a mass of tangled
hair and a very tattered dress.
Mrs. Spencer welcomed Emily cor.
daily, and she felt at home from the
very first.
Everything was so new that Emily
found much enjoyment in her walks
about the place.
After awhile she took longer trips
from the house, and often passed by
the barn of Peter Tumbledown.'
Sometimes she saw the ragged little
girl, but as Emily was just a wee
bit proud because she came from the
city, and besides the girl was so very
very dirty looking, she never spoke
to her.
Near by was a beautiful lake with
a tiny island right in the center of it
One day Emily ventured into a boat
that lay by the shore and padded out
to the island.
Lying down to rest for a few mo
ments she fell asleep, and it was
late in the afternoon when she awoke
You can imagine how frightened
she was when she found that the boat
had gone adrift and that there was nc
way of getting back to shore.
While she was wondering what tc
do, she saw approaching her another
boat, and in it the ragged girl Of
"'Tumbledown Cottage"
eff you don't mind coming into my
boat" said she shyly, when quite
near, Il can take you to land
I'D be glad to-" gratefully replied
Emily, land I'm much obliged to you
for your trouble"
Emily 500 learned that the little
girls name was Ally, that she never
went to school, and that her dog, Gyp
was all she ever had to play with.
Ally really wasn't SO bad once you
knew her, and, too, you could not but
pity her.
Emily thanked her again as she
left for home, and they parted quite
friendly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham came the
next day, so she had no chance to see
Ally for some time. After that, how
ever, they met often, and Emily soor
found that although Ally had not been
to school, there was nothing in the
country that she and Gyp did not
know.
Mr.. Graham believes that Emily
learned more from Ally about grow
ing things than she ever learned in
school.
Emily thinks so, too, and she has
learned, Z besides, that though a little
girl may be ragged, she may still be
worth while having for a friend
Detroit Free Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

road. Twenty miles of good road can
be spoiled by half a mile of bad road.
Then if it costs considerable to fix the
half mile it is better that it be done
Consider the matter of lettering our
road conditions, investigate the methods
OF building roads, talk to your neigh
bors about it and in the end do some
thing.
&. {. Falconer of Shubuta, in a com
munication to the Southern Farm Ga.
zette on good roads, suggests that the
writer IS the man to start a good roads
movement in the State. He "Es-
tablish a good roads column as a perma-
nent feature of your excellent paper. Let
the nrst one, for instance, be from Hon.
II. L. Blakeslee, State Commissioner of
Commerce and Agriculture, OUTLINING
the work. Then right off the reel com,
mence hammering good roads into your
subscribers and maintain a ceaseless
anxiety to secure results, which can
only be obtained by cooperation. In nv
humble opinion it is the crux of the
States future agricultural growth. Good
roads mean better horses and vehicles.
better schools, better religious advan,
tages, ETC." The writer has devoted col
umns to this same subject, and has as
sisted in organizing several counties ON
the road proposition. He is willing and
anxious to join any movement that win
tend to improve road conditions in Mis-
slssippi. Let others be heard from.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

The writer is in receipt of commune
cations from several counties asking for
time with the view of working up an
interest favorable to better roads, and
the prospects for several campaigns is
very flattering indeed. The people of
Mississippi are awakening to the neces-
sity for better roads and that the cost
is not at all exorbitant when properly
handled. When they begin to investi-
gate there can be little doubt that some
thing good will be the outcome. 1t is
first necessary to bring them to the
realization that our roads are bad,
which has already been eifectually done.
After this comes the presentation of ex-
periences of other places that have made
their roads better at a small cost. Ac-
tual experience is a mighty good argu-
ment for anything new and should be
used literally. One-third Of the coun-
ties in Mississippi work already by the
contract system, and after the usual
period of lax supervision and the at
tendant complaints by those who pay
the tax, the plan is proving highly sat
isfactory for the amount of money
spent. Some counties have gone even
further than this. While at least so
per cent. of the roads in Mississippi can
be made fairly good with the dirt on
which they n, there are, of course,
exceptions to this rule. Some counties
have expended as much as $1,000 per
mile on exceptionally bad miles. A
chain is no stronger than its weakest
link, and the same can be said of a
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.
Two Vital Things for the Welfare Of
the Masses.

There is wisdom In the old slogan,
"A school on every hill top and a
church in every valley" Citizens Of
the United States may well feel proud
of the great educational system which
makes it possible for all classes to ac-
quire the proper mental cultivation.
They may also feel proud of the re-
ligious liberty that each and every
citizen enjoys. There is no estab-
ylished church to interfere with the
free exercise of conscience, neither is
there any law that interferes with the
exercise of religious belief.
The United States can be looked
upon as a nation where schools and
churches flourish to the fullest. The
public school system Is n of the
most perfect that civilization has yet
evolved. OF course there are COM
munities where local conditions are
not so favorable for schools as other
places. 1t will be observed that the
more important is the city or the
town, the more advanced are the edu-
cational facilities offered the people.
The residents Of rural communities
have their state or district school, the
curriculums of which are restricted.
1t is to the nearby town that the chill.
dren who are residents of the farm
districts must look for their higher
education, which is a necessary prep
aration for entry into college, and for
business life. How important it is,
then, to the resident of the farm dis
trict that his home town be an active
place and of sufficient business i'm.
portance to justify the maintenance of
a high class school! It can be seen
how each resident Of a farming COM
munity should be interested in the
home town and all that pertains to it's
upbuilding. If or 10 other account,
purely on account of the educational
facilities.
Running parallel in Importance with
the schools are the churches. The
better the home town the better are
the church buildings, and the greater
is the talent that fills the pulpit. Both
schools and churches have education
al qualities that should not be lightly
valued. They mean the highest men
tai and moral development, and upon
this development depends the good
citizenship and the advancement and
perpetuation of the nation.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

News
Timber Wasting Away.

According to prominent lumber nam
ufacturers who own lands in and ada
cent to the path of the e%quinoctial storm
OF last September, not more than 20 per
cen of the timber felled during the
storm has been saved, and the re-
mainder is now being eaten up by the
worms. This means q loss of large
proportions, it being estimated that
fully S4,0O0,0 900 worth of timber was
felled by the winds. The lumbermen
who could possibly do so had the fallen
trees transported to mill ponds, but
they were unable to get sufficient labor
to complete the task along the entire
course of the storm, and destruction has
been the consequence. The worms
have been busily engaged throughout
the summer, and che loss is practically
cOmDlete.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
EGGS THAT JUMP.
A Trick Which Will Entertain and
Amuse Your Friends.

Your friends will be mystiied com.
pletely If you do this trick very care.
fully.
Take a number of eggs; remove the
yolks and whites, so that only the
shells remain.
To each of these shells paste one
end OF a strand of fine silk, attach
the other end to one of your fingers.
In doing the trick, cautions the Los
Angeles Times, be sure that your audi
ence are far enough away to be un-
able to see the silken threads.
Now say that you will be able to
make the eggs leap into the air by
~magnetizing them with your fingers.
Or course, as you nov a finger up
ward and downward, the shell at
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
Confederate Monuments.

The work of raising funds in several
counties of the State to be used in
erecting monuments to the Confederate
dead is making steady progress. The
board of supervisors of Kinds county
appropriated s., 900 for a monument to
be erected at Raymond.
AT Yazoo City the Daughters OF the
Co%nfederacy have selected a very orig
inal and attractive design. The monu-
mentw will bear two figures in bronze, a
Southern mother presenting her son to
the Confederate cause. This monu-
ment will probably be dedicated during
the United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy convention at Yazoo City next May.
Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, presi-
dent OF the State chapter, is in eorre-
spondence with several local chapters
urging them to launch movements for
monuments, and it is likely that her
work will bear good fruit. :
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23

Alcorn county will not have a fair
this year for the purpose of displaying
her splendid resources, but there will he
a colt and stock show as a beginning at
a central point in the county. Premiums
have been offered, and it is, expected
that a good showing viii be made for
Acorn in the stock raising line. Next
year there should be organized a regular
county sfair, to be held at Corinth. No
investment that could be made by ME
people of the county would prove bet
ter.
Lawrence county will vote this week
on the proposition to work the roads
by contract. 1t is a good plan to SUBJ
nit these important matters to the
people and Lawrence county is in the
right line. Do something with the pub
lie roads that will tend to improve them.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
A New Baby.

Next time you visit the zoo, ask
them if they can show you a babv
hippopotamus. The London zoo has
one.
He's such a quaint, big baby. with
the pinkest of toes and legs and q
fat, plum-colored, pudding-shaped
body.
He's a dreadfully fat young man,
this Master Hippo, with no less thar
four double chins, and he weighs
about $50 pounds. l shouldn't like to
have to carry him very far, would
you? This baby hippopotamus has
come all the way from Nigeria. in
Africa, and he seems to have set.
tied down quite happily in his new
home.
There are quite a lot of baby ami.
mails just now at the various ZOOS.
so mind you look out for them the
next time you go-some OF them
are such pretty, interesting little
creatures.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
Big Camp Meeting.

Three thousand people attended the
camp meeting at Felder's camp ground,
ten miles northeast of McComb. Camp
meetings have been held there for more
than a quarter of a century. 1t vas
established by old 'Uncle Johnny"
Fielder, who settled there more than
fifty years ago, and there are today
living within a radius of a few miles
more than 300 of his descendants.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-08-23
Trial of Cotton Oil Companies.

The cases against cotton oil compa-
MES organized in Alfalfa, Holmes and
Kinds counties for alleged violation of
the State antitrust laws are all set for
the first Mond1S in September, and it
is a problem DIS to bow the attorney
general can try the three cases. There
is no contingent fund at his disposal,
and as these are civil and not criminal
trials, the district attorneys cannot bs
called upon to undertake Their manage
ment.