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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
physical Tests for Railway Msn

A leading railway in New \ ork is
proposing to establish a rule for
physical tests before employing men
which will be as severe as that for
entering the regular army This is
based on the fact that a new COM
pensation law and the abolition of
the fellow servant" act require a
higher degree of efficiency than here
tofore, unless the company is will
ing to pay enormous sums in dam
ages and pensions This is a new
theory but not wholly a bad one.
In our fierce competition for the
prizes o! life the best will survive.
Laws making it necessary to have a
high standard of physical efficiency
before gaining employment may be
in many respects for the benefit OF
mankind In these days there are
too many young men who think
they can drink alcohol, smoke Gig
arettes immoderately, and indulge
in all sorts of dissipation, and still
retain their positions. 1t were a
good thing if no young man could
get remunerative employment unless
he could show a clean bill Of mental
and moral health philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
1T SAVED MY LIFE
WRITES ECZEMA PATIENT
Bed ridden Sufferer Completely
Cured by Use of ID. ID. ID. Ex=
ternaI Wash.

One OF the most remarkable eCze-
ma cures recently credited to the
we'll known d. d. ID. Prescription
has just been recorded in Chicago
Mrs. E. Hegg, 1850 West Madi-
son street, under date of Dee 9,
1907, writes as follows:
4 suffered three years with
Weeping Eczema. 1t started with
little spot on my knees and spread
fast over my whole body. | spent
hundreds of dollars and went tc
every good doctor | heard Of, but
kept getting worse. Nothing would
stop the awful itch and burning.
Z had to stay in bed from the
middle of May to the middle OF
July. Then ! tried D. d. d. Pre-
scription. This is the 9th of De-
cember and | am entirely free from
the terrible disease. d. d. d. saved
my life.
When l began this treatment,
people were afraid of me looked
so terrible. My husband was the
only one who would take care OF
me. D. d. d. stopped the itch at
once so I could sleep, which l had
not done before Then | began t.
get better fast and now my skin Is
clear and white, not a spot any
where -
Just a few drops of D. D. d. Pre-
scription applied to the skin brings
relief-nothing to swallow or drink.
Get a bottle today if you have any
skin disease. Begin your cure at
once. For sale by all druggists
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
To Property Owners

We wish to correspond with reliable
parties having farm and timber lands
for sale. ! am establishing a business
for the exclusive sale of farm and
timber properties, no matter where
located nor what size and value.
If I do not sell your property it will
not cost you one cent. However, /
only wish to list property at its real
value. References:
Citizens National Bank,
Union Bank q Trust Co,
Merchants & Farmers Bank
Guarantee Loan. Trust
and Banking Company,
All of Meridian, Miss, also any bust
ness house in this city.
The Real Estate business is no ex-
pertinent with me, as / have been
actively engaged in it for the past
eight years. Address
WALTER q. HODGES,
Box 462, Meridian, Miss.
Please mention this paper. a21-7t.
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Letter From President j. { Hardy
Presidents Office.

COLLEGE, Mississippi
Aug. 81, 1905
Dear Mr.. Editor In the first
place. / want to thank you and the
other memb ers Of the Mississippi
press for the splendid help you have
always geven us in getting valuable
information from here out To the
people, thus multiplying it's useful.
ness a thousandfold | wish you
would especially urge the young
farmers Of your county to attend the
Roundup Farmers Institute at the
College next week from the 8th to
the 18th inclusive. The many
classes Of live stock and the quality
Of it, together with the character of
work the College is doing along
many lines of industrial develop
ment will be an inspiration to any
young man in the state. Every
farmer IS invited TO come and Drlng
entire family, as we are prepared to
take care Of the mothers and daugh-
tiers as well as the fathers and sons.
The College has some Of the best
live stock on the American Cont
nent, and we are anxious to sell
our supplies to citizens of the state
as a means Of improving the live
stock in the entire commonwealth.
This is a fine opportunity for those
desiring to make a purchase as well
as for those desiring a pleasant
outing. Assuring all Of a hearty
welcome, | am, very respectfully,
j. c.. HARDY, President.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

The day Governor Noel was inau-
guruted, Governor Vardaman ad-
monished him that the best way to
serve the people is to be true to du-
ty according to his own ideas and
conception of duty and please
himself-that he might expect Bit
ter and unreasoning criticism in any
event that he'd be damned if he
did and be damned if he didn't :"
That was wise counsel, born of the
Governor own personal expe-
rience, and ever since few weeks
after his Inauguration Governor Noel
has had full opportunity of realizing
the truth of Mr. Vardaman 2 words
Conscious of the rectitude of his own
motives, however, the Governor may
well go right on. unperturbed, in
the discharge of his duty as he sees
fit and let the heather rage and his
critics imagine all the vain things
they choose. -Brookhaven Leader.
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Mississippi Board of Pharma
ceutiCaI Examiners.

Indiaola. Miss. Sept /, 1908.
To The Good Citizens of Missis-
sippi:
In order that the Mississippi State
Board of Pharmacy can successfully
carry out the good work they have
undertaken, in Kidding the state of
the many incompetent parties who
are wilfully violating the Pharmacy
Laws of Mississippi, by conducting
drug stores in violation thereto, it
will be necessary for you to lend a
helping hand,
1t is your privilege and duty to
know Whose Who" in the drug
business in your community, and
if there are any REGISTERED par
ties openly violating the law, they
should be reported at once to this
office, or to the nearest mem Der of
the Board of Pharmaceutical Ex-
aminers, the same as you would
willingly report the violation of any
other law in your midst. The Laws
of Mississippi, do not recognize any
one as being competent to practice
Pharmaceutics. who has not passed
the examination and can show you
a Certificate of Registration duly
is sued by the State Board of Phar-
macy. The next meeting of the
Board of Examiners will be held at
the Capital in Jackson. Thursday,
October 9th, and during the inter
vening time, we would like to have
a report from every community in
the state. 1t is to every good citizen
of Mississippi we appeal for assist
ance along this line.
No11.c xpryy +Ft7lxr
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Government Report, Cotton Crop.

The Crop Reporting Board, Blu
reau of Statistics. United States De
partment Of Agriculture, on sep
tember lst, announced that the
average condition of the cotton crop
on August % was 76.1 per cent. Of
a normal crop. This IS compared
with SO per cent. on July last. The
average condition Of the crop on
August 25, 1906 and 1907 was 77.3
and 72T per cent respectively,
while the average on a correspond
ing date for the past ten years Is
1873 per cent. The above figures
disclose marked deterioration Of the
crop during the month Of August.
ana a lower percentage Of condition
than ct even date in 1907. Also.
that the percentage Of a normal
crop is but little above the average
| for the past ten years.
The report should be carefully
studied by growers Of cotton, for
/ the reason that this bureau comes
nearer forecasting the crop than any
other intelligence. Everyone knows
that the size of the crop fixes the
price and information forecasting
the quantity Of production is inval-
liable in determining when to sell.
The important consideration Is the
/ correctness Of the information oh
tanned. The government reports
heretofore have supplied it within
reasonable margins, and this year,
owing to great improvement in that
bureau, the information should be
/ more nearly correct than ever.
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Jury List, Circuit Court -Septem-
Der Term.
FIRST WEEK. MONDAY. SEPT. u.


FIRST WEEK. MONDAY. SEPT. -
{ Falkner r ID. Blair.
j. L Coker. E o. Murr
sam Vaughn, T. A. Cain
l. c. Riggan. c. W. Rye.
F. o. Harrison. J. z Caddle.
F. F. Fears J. ". Lauderdale.
J. l. Smith. z. o. Box.
A B. Ritter. M. KoIb.
j. w Harris. John A. Harris,
EuIon Tuab T. A Williams
T. D. Howell j. NJ. Higgason.
]. c. Jsudon. W. E. Bourlsnd,
T. B. Roberts L. B. Harris.
E E Wood T. B. Reedy.
Fair banner W J. Jones
". J. TempletOn. sam TapscOtt.
Walter Roberts Y. c. ConwiIl.
C. Z. Riggan. A B. Mayer.
J. NJ. Easter A. G. Rulings.
C. T. Taylor Ben AIurrell.
c. H. Werner. Julian Hogan.
O. c. Eikner Whit Owings
J. P Willis. ". WhatIey
John F Cockerham. John Matthews. Jr..
w j. banner. J. j. Lnsby.
SECOND WEEK. MONDAY. SEPT. p.
Al Lewis NJ. R. Bibby.
L L. Finch. Lucian Dabbs
j. n. Easter ~ M NOSa.
Ben Gentry. q. r. Cain.
W. G. Han. L. h Cosper,
c. T. Gideon William Edwards.
R. L. Nichols. J. W. Kingsley.
T. :. King. 6. W. c. Nash
R ). ASHER. j. R Booth.
J. W. Plant. W. H. Grady.
r H. Ritter W. B. Eaton.
Parker Alexander w. T. Garner.
Ed Chism. H. A. WestbroOk.
j. NJ PulIen. J. NJ. Dahlem.
O A Bowen. Edgar Howell.
THIRD WEEK. MONDAY. SEPT. Is.
6. W. Stanford John Fitzpatrick Jr.
J. >. Weaver, A. NJ Irwin.
w. NJ Smith, F. Z. Davis.
A. 5 CoCkerham, J. T. Simmons,
W. A. Wheat Jim Glenn,
A. j. Herndon, A. r. Waycaster.
". p. Logan, T. +. Gay
G. w Hester. c. C. Taylor.
o. H. Richardson. W. J. Thomas
". L. Wise, Charlie knight
J. r. Finney, R. L. Hill.
B. 3. Walters. LuCian Blair
D. L. Rulings w. L. Montgomery
J. B. Taylor, I. P. Henderson.
Lee Lantz Pat williams
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Poetry in United States.

1t is "A mistake to believe that
there is not just as good poetry turn
ed out in the United States now as
in those far-off days. Twenty years
ago some publishing house. we do
not recall the name, issued a vol
ume entitled The Hum bier Poets, -
which was a collection of verse from
persons unknown, much of II culled
from the newspapers. Rarely viii
be found crowded into one small
volume such a meritorious collec-
ton. One can scarcely pick up a
newspaper to-day without finding at
least one poem that IS worthy of
preservation. 1t is the popularity
of the age that makes poetry 50 lit
tie appreciated Sentiment exists
to-day as it ever has and ever will.
Love is the same, nature is the
same, and there are many, instead
of few, who are able to stir the emo
tons with their verse. They who
weep because this is not age of poe
try are the ones who are constantly
wishing for the good old days
that exist only in fancy. There are
no days so good as these. Pitts
burg Post.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Mr.. Bryan is not making "a strenu-
Gus campaign as be did in 1896. In
fact, he is not the Bryan OF those
times, having grown much more dig
nifed and less spectacular than OF
yore. Besides, he has fairer show to
carry the Democratic banner to vic
tory because ne is planted upon a
much more conservative platform and
supported bY a more united party.
The Denver declaration OF principles
appeals to every class Of American
citizen in whatever section located,
and is attracting a large element OF
voters hitherto antagonistic to De
mocracy. Mr.. Brvan's chances to be-
come President are growing brighter
each day.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Rich MalefaCtOrS.

Another rich malefactor who
should be sent to the penitentiary
rather than compelled to pay fines
which do not inconvenience him in
the least or cause him to wish to
avoid repeating his offense, is the
wealthy mOtOrist who insists upon
using the public highway as a course
for a racing car regardless of the
risk of destroying property or life.
The latest escapade of +. r. Thomas
of New York, recalling others, re
suited in the mere smashing of a
victoria and wounding several per
sons, killing pair of carriage
horses, breaking his own leg and
disabling his 120-horse power racer
as a result of speeding at the rate of
sixty miles an hour on a highway
kept up by taxpayers who have as
much right to its use as the owner
of a racing car and who should be
protected by the law against the an
noyance and danger of racing cars.
Some time ago Mr.. Thomas was
tearing along with his White
Ghost, " then the fastest motor car
in the world according to common
report, and ran over and killed a
boy playing in the street. A hon.
icide charge was made, but the mil
lionaire was not punished. Since
then he has been in the public prints
frequently as the hero of speed ma
MIA escapades, and has always paid
his fines with the nonchalance of a
man to whom such payments are of
no consequence. The lives of
sporty" young millionaires are not
worth a great deal to any commu-
nifty. From an economic standpoint
it matters little whether they or
their heirs distribute the income
from their estates. What happens
to the speed maniac who becomes a
road hog does not greatly concern
the public, but before breaking his
own neck he makes himself a great
nuisance to others and not infre-
quently manages to break the neck
Of someone else before the foolkiller
attends to his duty and leaves a pile
of junk to mark the place where the
speed maniac met his Waterloo
The law gives vehicles equal rights
upon the roads. The roads are pub
| licly owned and the owner of 800
horse power racing car has no earth
| ly right to terrorize the highway and
drive other persons from it. Filming
him is tantamount to pouring water
on a ducks back. The law fixes a
speed limit. Persons who destroy
the property of others when violat-
ing that limit should be mulcted for
heavy damages. Persons who kill
Others while violating the speed law
are guilty of manslaughter if not of
murder, since they deliberately place
in jeopardy the lives of all persons
who may happen to be using the
highway when they are careering
along at top speed. Penitentiary sen
fences weuld be deterrents. Fines
are not. The conservative motorist
need have no enemy anywhere. He
las unabjectionable as horse. The
prejudice that exists in some rural
communities against motorists in
general is due largely to the speed
maniac's escapades. These are do
ing harm TO their favorite amuse-
ment. They are going to the ex-
cesses that in the end may lead to
legislation which may appear harsh
to even the innocent motorist.-
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Examinations for white teachers
viii be held at the public school build
ing in Aberdeen on Friday and sat
urday, September and 5, also on
Friday and Saturday, September IS
and 10, 1905.
Examinations for colored teachers
will be held at the colored school
building in Aberdeen on Friday and
Saturday, September II and II, and
on Friday and Saturday, September
% and 26, 1905
Respectfully, E. E. COWLEY,
Supt. of Education
August IS, 1905.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Great Council of Red Men.

The Red Men of Mississippi Will
pitch their kOpies in Columbus Mon
day, September 7, and will camp with
the local braves for three days. Prom
inent Red Men from all parts of the
State will be here to attend the COun-
ell, and members of the local tribe
are preparing to receive them with
the lavish hospitality that has been
extended noble warriors in every
cline since the days of Caesar and
Pompeii.
The first meeting will be held Mon
day evening, September 7. This will
take place at the Columbus Theatre,
and will be public. the citizens being
cordially invited to attend. The adj
dress of welcome will be delivered by
Hon. Beverly Matthews, who was re
Gently elected sachem of the local
tribe, and will be responded to on be-
half of the Great Council by Hon. B.
Fl. Mcfarland, of Aberdeen. Both
Mr.. Matthews and Mr.. Mcfarland
are gifted orators, and eloquent adj
dresses may be confidently expected
from both men.
The Red Men have a sTOng organ
ization in Mississippi, and some Of the
most prominent men in the State viii
be here to attend the meeting of the
Great Council The local tribe is a
comparatively new organization, but
its officers are all energetic men who
are working enthusiastically for the
good of the order, and new members
are being constantly added Column
bus Dispatch.
On the above occasion the State
banner will be presented to Tombig-
bee Tribe of Aberdeen, Indicating
that it has larger membership than
any other tribe in the State. Col
Sam Montgomery, of Greenville, viii
make the presentation, which will be
responded to by Mr.. J. T. Smith, of
A bprdeRn
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Passed Examination Successfully

James Donahue, New Britain, Conn.
writes: II tried several kidney rem
edies, and was treated by our best
physicians for diabetes, but did not
improve until tack Foley's Kidney
Remedy. After the second bottle
showed improvement, and five bottles
passed rigid examination for life in
sufance Foley's Kidney Remedy
cures bachache and all forms of kid
ney and bladder trouble. Sold here
by Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Kodol will, in a very short time, en-
able the stomach to do the work it
should do, and the work it should do
is to digest all the food you eat. When
the stomach can't do it Kodol does it
for it and in the meantime the stom-
ach is getting stronger and able to
take up its regular natural work again.
Kodol digests all you eat. 1t makes
the stomach sweet and it is pleasant
to take. Sold by Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Notice to Road Tax Payers.

Notice is hereby given to all tax
payers who are liable for road tax for
the year 1908, that the same is now
due and payable at this office, and
that said taxes will be delinquent af-
ter the first day of November, at
which time an affidavit viii be made
by me against all parties who have
failed to pay such taxes, and the same
will be placed in the hands of the sew
eral Justices of the Peace, who will
deal with said delinquents according
to law. T. o. JONES,
Sheriff and Tax Collector
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Million sof bottles of FOley's Honey
and Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from il.
use for coughs, colds or lung troubles
This Is because the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs Guard your health by refusing
any but the genuine. Phoenix Drug Co.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04
Democratic Ticket.

Mr.. L. H wilkinson, Secretary of
the Mississippi Board of Pharmaceu-
tical Examiners, is after the unlicens-
ed pharmacist. Mr.. Wilkinson asks
every citizen to aid him in enforcing
the law against unlicensed prescrip-
ton clerks. His letter to the people
Of Mississippi is published elsewhere
in The Weekly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Nothing adds more TO the sum
total of any individual's happiness
than the faculty, developed if pos
sible into a habit, of seizing upon
and enjoying all the small pleasures
of life as they come. If the morning
sun is bright. if the dew makes
diamonds in the grass, if a bird
wakes up with its song, if a child s
prattle falls upon our ear or its little
feet patter through our home, if a
loved one turns to US with a smile
and kiss, if our word of prayer
brings US to the source of all Joy. or
a text of scripture opens up with a
new meaning, shall not these things
any of these things-serve to
chase the cloud of care from our
face? We all have our cares, of
course as well as our joys. The quest
ion is, Shall we let the cares or the
joys color our lives? The answer to
it rests with us rather than with
the fortunes of life. Nashville
Cristian Advocate.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Easy street is apparently a de-
sirable location, but it produces
only a mockery Of manhood a poor
worthless imitation of that nobility
of soul which is the moving force
in the world Bonneville Banner.
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Your Word Will Be All Run Down
ESIHIS is a common expres.

IN NJ HIS is a common EXPIRES
sion we hear on every
side. Unless there is
some organic trouble, the con-
ditiOn can doubtless be rcmedied.
Your doctor is the best adviser.
Do not dose yourself with all
kinds Of advertised remedies
get his opinion. More than likely
you need a concentrated fat food
to enrich your blood and tone
up the system.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

What's that? Office Boy says,
you better send out and git a hall
dozen boys to do my work to-day.
I'm goin' to he sick about
O'Clock i'-Harper's Bazaar.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

The worker, not the shirker, is
the winner. The man who makes
the record is the one who has done
hard, disagreeable un-notieed but
faithful practice. Bonneville Ban
npr
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August 21. 1905.

Husband-Well, darling. I've
had my life insured for $40, 900
Wife-How very sensible Of you
Now | shan't have to keep telling
you to be so careful every place you
go to.-Kansas City Journal,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

Kind Lady-But that isn't the
same story you told me the last
time you were here The Hobo
Course it amt. Yonse didn't he
lieve de odder one Chicago News.
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SCOTS Emulsion
of Cod Liver Oil

is just such food in its best form.
II will build up the weakened
and wasted body when all
other foods fail TO nourish. II
you are run down or emaciatcd,
give it a trial it cannot hurt
you. 1t is essentially the best
possible nourishment for delicate
children and pale. anaemic girls.
We will send you sample free.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

How many horsepower is your
machine?" It's too heavy for
one horse. so | generally use two. !"
Judge.
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MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me of long-standing case of
chills and fever by using two bottles.
J. C. STANLEY,
Engineer E. IT. Va. & Ga. r. R.
All druggists sell DR.. Mozley's Lem
on Elixir.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1908-09-04

When you have a cold You may be
sure that it has been caused indirectly
by constipation and consequently you
must first of all take something to
move the bowels. This is what has
made Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syr-
up so successful and so generally de-
manded. 1t does not constipate like
most of the old fashioned cough cures
but on the other hand it gently moves
and at the same time heals irritation
and allays Inflammation of the throat
Sold by Phoenix Drug Co.
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Great Meeting.
Mineral Weld lTe1asl Index.

Mineral Wells NTexasl Index
At the regular meeting of the Red
Men last night sixteen palefaces were
deprived of their curly brown locks
by the lusty warriors of Ioni Tribe
No. 80. The Red Men are really ex-
ceeding their own expectation in the
matter of membership, just at this
time when every proposition is met
with the cry of hard times. There can
be no doubt that much of this success
is directly due to the sterling energy
of Mr.. F. r. Simpson, who recently
removed to Mineral Wells from Aher-
deem, Mississippi, and who at once
began to organize the Red Men.
The Red Men is essentially fra
ternal order of the first class. with
liberal sick and funeral benefits, and
now has one of the best insurance
features extant.