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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-22
EDWARD P. SEYMOUR, ASST. EDITOR.

A decided improvement in business
conditions is evident all over the coun-
try in the past two weeks for which all
are duly grateful. We are going to come
right along now, regardless of political
11raroat
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-22

If it is true that the physicians of Brat
tleboro issued over a thousand prescrip-
tons during the month of March, two
things are reasonably sure Some doctors
need looking after, and, secondly, some
of their patients, too.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-22

Farnsworth & Co. sells Longman &
Martinez L. & NJ. Paints in pints and
quarts at half-gallon price
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-05-22

Look at the date on the label of your
paper. If not paid in advance oblige
the publisher by 30 doing 80 that the
paper may comply with the new postal
regulations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-23

tissue hats! After the first one, we had
a little dance, real little one on a
good floor but unsteady. The down hill
grade was difficult to take gracefully
and once it came near being fatal for
me. | saw the latest lady on board
coasting straight toward me and the
next thing | knew certain voluminous
mauve skirt was wrapping me as his
country's flag wraps a dead hero. In
our shockingly boisterous set-to with
the musical chairs, the young bride was
knocked over in her steamer chair.
She s a model sweet bride from old Vir.
ginia and she looks and talks like the
heroine of any extra good fashionable
novel.
Yokohama Blast it all, here it is
the night of the third and l feel per-
fectly satisfied, having jinrikishaed
through all the interesting parts of this
celestial city. l got up very early this
morning, at half past six, and watched
the crooked hilltops of Japan while I
scrubbed my teeth. And, Lord, what
excitement! There was the adjutant
in his full dress uniform with forty
eight gold buttons, sword and sash and
plume, endeavoring in spite of his trou-
bles to wave his gloved hand at his
sister and whole bevy of friends
coming out in his father IS launch And
there was one of the school girls so
full of suspense that she took to her
bed. Well, no sooner had the launch
landed us on the shore then we hopper
into four jinrikishas and went trotting
forth and laughing as though it were
really funny. But I certain
ly did feel absurd. And now I feel
even more absurd, having seen so many
sights and so much that is
as Japanese as a tea store. [ have SIP
ped tea out of plain cups without han.
dies and have eaten civilized cake and
some sort of little bean and made
great hit with most taIkative geisha
because I bowed and said "Ohayo.
Those iinrikisha men have liberal ideas.
They didn t realize that we took some
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-23

interest in blue hydrangeas and in
tense trees full of crooks, and granite
shrines and sampans and women click,
clacking over the pavement and mum.
berless little shops and houses with
paper panes and walls and ever-con-
spicuous tea kettles over charcoal.
Down Theater street, we were for the
first time gazed at in true primitive
fashion by the natives in front of gay
, theater which we got into after many
misunderstanding Any cat in a
strange garnet would know precisely
how l felt sitting on the mating and
hearing the ceaseless thrOb of samisen
and tom tom and ceaseless barbarie
chanting in high tragic key. Inter
esting days like this are invariably
done in an off-hand manner Wen go
up to Toxic tomorrow instead, and see
a whole lot of temples and such stuff,
I suppose. The oddly of being in a
genuinely foreign land is charming
where fellow can t even guess at the
meaning of the long streamers and has
horrid time holding a conversation
by the guess method. Having studied
old and middle English, was, of course,
best qualified to interpret English talk
into something understandable You "a
think [ was one of those unfortunates
who conduct tours for timid folks, but
really | wasn't. ia say yes in that
tone of perfect comprehension which
there can be no mistaking, oh no! I
wish | had the time and brilliancv to
ramble on like this for a great long
time but then you need your rest.
Com bran wa gozari-masu and much
love to your honorable self
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-23
METcHNTKoFF's LATEST.

The name of Metehnikoff has been
attached to a number Of interesting
scientific discoveries. 1t hash t reach
ed the status of household word but
is sufficiently well known to give it a
familiar look. Metchnikoff is connect.
ed with the Pasteur Institute in Paris
and is also a student of the human or
ganism. Metchnikoff s latest discovery
is macrophagoytosis, the disease of old
age-a disease that Metchnikoff asserts
is durable. He even goes so far as to
say that hundred years hence the dis,
ease of old age viii be treated like
bronchitis and diphtheria are treated
and cured. At the present time our
knowledge of the ailmeut-no doubt
the oldest and most fatal the world has
known-is not sufficiently acute to en-.
able us to attack it directly. It must
be fought through the diet, by careful
and abstemious hygiene, by moderate
exercise, by sufficient sleep, by a yege-
tartan diet, by abstinence from the
popular liquids and by a close attention
to number of minor details that go
to the making of the sum total Of con.
tinuous health.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-23

Mrs. Rorer of cook book fame tells
Of seeing maid drop and break a
beautiful platter at a dinner recently.
The host did not permit a trife like
this to rufle him in the least. esThese
little accidents happen most every
day, he said alphabetically. s'You
see, she ism t a trained waitress. She
was dairymaid originally. but she
had to abandon that occupation on ac-
count of her inability to handle the
cows without breaking their horns.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
AGRICUL TURAL development IN MISSISSIPPI
Rapid Strides Made During the Past Few Years and
Prospects for the Future.

mississippi Is pre-eminently an agri-
cultural State. 1t always has been and
likely always will be. It's citizens would
have it so. No State in the Union shows
SO large per cent. of all wealth invested
IN agriculture or a larger per cent. of
the population engaged in agricultural
pursuits. 1t is as it should be. and as
it must remain.
In nothing has Mississippi shown great
er development during the past few years
than agriculture. The progress made
has been especially gratifying to those
who have labored for this result, and the
prospects for the future are bright, in
deed. A welldefined and persistent cam
paign to that end has been conducted
along broad lines that has enlisted the
cooperation of farmers and those inter
ested in agriculture and stock raising.
A campaign of education, both by pre-
cept and example, has been conducive of
the best results. Organizations among
the farmers have been encouraged and
proven successful Experiment stations
are becoming more attractive year by
year, and the farmers Institutes have
shown an increased attendance that was
beyond the anticipations of their most
ardent advocates. Agricultural papers
have increased in circulation as if by
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
SRElA5aZ35Rlarea
N'HlTp4z1Zp7zE9
THE MINISTER'S GUEST.
He Came In Hate; He Remained
Convert of Love.

The city was passing through pc
Rod of so-called reform. The minis
ter had conducted an investigation,
and preached a sermon In which he de-
nounced the alliance of the officers OF
the law with the breakers of the law.
There was protest, ridicule, charge OF
Notwithstanding, a demand that he
prove his statements, and then fee
BILE and spectacular attempt at refor-
nation.
The minister's friends were divided
in sentiment. Some said he had acted
unwisely, others commended him for
his courage A law-and-order league
rallied to his support; money was con-
tributed for the expenses of courts
and publicity; some bad men were
fined: a few notorious places were
closed; the police assumed temper
airy and reluctant vigilance; and the
world moved on in its accustomed and
Indifferent way.
While the matter was at Its height,
the minister was advised to keep his
study door locked, and to be sure that
the janitor or some other person was
within call whenever he was In his
study. either alone or with an IN
known caller; and the advice was not
unreasonable, as two or three expert
ences proved. Yet the minister was
unaccustomed to precautions Of this
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
MONUMENT TO HERO
THE koscIUszKo STATUE WILL
PLEASE WAsHlNGToNIANS.
Designed for Lafayette Park, the
Work, II Is Declared, viii Be
Welcome Addition to Statu-
airy of the Capital.

The Kosciuszko monument which is
to be erected at the northeast corner
of Lafayette park. in Washington
will harmonic in general Characters
tics with the statues of Lafayette on
the Pennsylvania avenue front of that
park and with the statue of Baron Won
Steuben which is to be erected at the
northwest corner of the park. 1t is
stated on the authority of Col. Brom-
well, the engineer officer in charge OF
public buildings and grounds, that the
erection of the KosciuSzko monument
at the point indicated will not inter
fere in the least with the large Amer
lean elm which stands at the north
east corner of the park.
That tree is said to be the finest
specimen of its kind in the District.
The members of the Cosmos club, on
the opposite corner, and others inter
ested in the preservation of the tree
secured a personal promise from Pres
ident Roosevelt that the location of
monument at that corner would not be
permitted to interfere in any way with
the trunk or roots Of the grand old
tree"
Antonio Popiel, who designed the
Kosciuszko monument, has high rep
utation on the European continent AZ
q sculptor and Is the author of many
artistic creations. He was born In
Galicia, Austria, In 1855. and after
completing a grammar school course
studied at the art academies OF kra-
kow, Vienna, Berlin, Florence and
Paris. On completing his profession
al studies he was appointed professor
of sculpture at the Imperial and Roy
al Polytechnic schools at Lemberg. He
made many decorations in relief and
several monuments nj kemberg and
other cities In Poland. He woR many
prizes In artistic competitions, inclua-
ing the firgt prize among 90 eompeti=
tors for the KOsciuszke monument.
President Roosevelt took An active Ia
terest In the Kesciuszke competition.
and 1t WAS on his strong personal
recommendation that the award was
given to Mr.. Popiel'g design.
The figure of Kosciuszko, which Is
the leading feature of the monument.
al group, represents Kosciuszko in the
uniform of a general in the United
States army He stands in an easy
and natural position, his left hand
resting on his sword and his right
hand holding a scroll representing
plans of a fortificatisR, Fhe figure Is
II feet high and will be cast 10
bronze.
In addition to the statue proper,
there will be two groups on opposite
sides of the base, one representing Lib
erty and the other Bravery. These will
be fanked by two hemispheres sur
mounted by eagles with outstretched
wings. Mr.. Popiel now has studio
at Chicago, where he is engaged In
completing the monument.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04

This boy goes to his business,
and at his business begins by SIM
ply doing the things he is told to
do, and doing them in a common
and ordinary way. If he stops
here, he remains all his life long
a drudge. But if he begins to
see that business has a signifi-
canoe, that his life is not merely
sweeping the store, not merely
writing letters, not merely SELL
ing goods; if he begins to see
the higher life involved in bus
mess; if he begins to see that
business is a greater instrument
of benefcence than that we call
benefcence, that trade is clothing
thousands of men where charity
clothes ten, that agricultural and
milling industries are feeding
thousands of men where charity
feeds ten: if he begins to see how
the whole history of the world is
linked together, and is Gods way
of building up humanity and SER
wing humanity as he gets this
larger view, and enters into it,
life is enriched and becomes itself
the minister whereby love is enlar.
ged and conscience is strengthened
the school wherein he is educated
out of the lower intot he higher.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
cauoht by Secret Societies.

This is the "jinin'" season, and all
the real political politicians, those who
never overlook bet to sink their
teeth in anything that looks promis
ing, are working overtime. Just
t'othar day large Mr.. Taft became an
honorary steam sheveimaa, bit later
smiling Mr.. Bryan rode the goat-and
so it goes.
| once heard of politician-and he
wasn't exactly a national figure at that
who had Joined so many different
kinds of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES social,
fraternal, political, mutual and other
wise-that if he'd had to pay his dues
the total would have amounted to
more than his annual income.
But of course he didn't. Most of the
organizations were glad to have bis
name on their rolls for the honor of
the thing and let him in free for the
purpose. And this politician never
could remember grips and signs and
passwords and things. He belonged
to so many orders that he got 'em all
mixed up. He was just as liable to
give the Brother of Moses grip to a
Son of a Gun and the Son of Gun
grip to a Master Joiner, and the Mas
ter Joiners to Son of Jehosophat,
and so forth So finally he got to the
point when anybody came up to him
and tried to give him fraternal
clutch he just backed away and wig
gled his ears. And as that is Esper-
anto sign language common to all
secret societies, he got away with it.
Every fraternal brother thought him
too humorous for anything, and he was
elected to 81 Offices, died in the pub
lie harness and the representatives of
the 943 organizations to which he be-
longed took part in his funeral pa
geant. Star.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
Hon. Of vice.President Iohnson.

On the corner of Twelfth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. opposite the post
Office department, in Washington,
there stands to-day a modern hotel,
and it occupies the site of what was
once the pension Office, when Gen. Will
liam w. Dudley was commissioner.
Formerly, however, there stood on
this site the Kirkwood house, one of
the best hotels ever known in Wash
ington. Its corridors were thronged
by the most eminent statesmen, and
by ladies of social glory in their day
and generation. That old hostelry
would have been preserved by any one
of the countries of the old world; be-
cause it was the residence of Vice.
President Andrew Johnson; and in a
room facing the southwest corner Mr..
Johnson took the oath of president of
the United States within Is minutes
after President Lincoln had breathed
his last.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
Is Your Home cozy?

There are many socalled homes
that do not deserve the name at all
Home means comfort; but when
we have it fixed up SO deliberately
that we must sit in the garnet or
the back yard to genuinely enjoy
ourselves then it is high time we
made a change and turned out the
too good to use articles and substi-
tute for them real homely things
that we could enjoy every day of
the year and every moment of the
day.
Men like pretty home-makers, n
mistake there. They can appre-
ciate beauty as we'll as the next
one, but they want that beauty to
be of an order that appeals to
their sense of home comfort. Of
what good are cushions so elabor-
ately embroidered that no head
can ever repose on them? What
.ense is there in easy chairs of
such rich material, that they
are quite the reverse of the name
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04

character, and the way to his study
from the street was we'll known and
often travelled, both by good men and
bad
One day there came a knock at his
door and he called: Gomez" There
entered a heavy and determinedlook-
ing man, much the worse for drink,
whose menacing advance at once re-
vealed the purpose of his call The
minister looked about for something
to use in his defense, and saw moth
ing better than the ruler on his table,
and that was neither heavy nor strong,
"Sit down." he said; but the man
did not sit
been telling those lies" said the Wis
Itor.
Sit down." again said the minister.
What is your name?"
The visitor answered with an oath.
But in that instant there came to
the minister a recollection so swift 1t
seemed a revelation, and he said: Il
know your name. You are my college
classmate, Joe Bailey"
The visitor stopped as II struck, and
then asked: Are you Billy Powell?"
Certainly, l am" said the minis
ter Didn't you know my name?"
81 knew the name, but it never &C.
Cured to me that Billy Powell had be-
come a preacher. They'd sooner have
thought it of me 20 years ago"
so they would, Joe. Where have
you been? They have asked after
you at class reunions. They lost
sight of you altogether. l didn't know
what had become of you.
Joe's answer was a groan.
I'D better go, Billy. l didn't know
it was you. We don't have much In
common"
Yes, we have! We have memories
in common, many of them. And that
isn't all. Hold on, Joe! You're not
going! We're going to get acquainted
again"
1t was a sad story of man whose
brilliant life prospects had been
wrecked by his bad habits, and who
had dropped utterly out of the knowl-
edge of his old friends, and become a
fugitive from home and love and re-
straint. His life was not worth saw
ing now, he said. He might as well
finish it up in the way he had been
going. But the old friend stood with
his back against the door and would
not let him go.
Never, joel" he said. 'T'll never
consent to let you go to the bad. II
you go, you shall not go friendless!
A week later Joe, clothed and in his
right mind, sat down to dinner In the
parsonage with the minister's family.
And then he set forth to win back his
lost character by hard work and faith
in God and the help of his old-time
friend.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04

magic, and ten men write instructive and
helpful articles today where there was
only one SO qualified few years back.
All of this has been accomplished by
and through well-arranged plan, con
ceived and executed for the development
of Mississippi's Incompatible agricul-
tural resources.
The A. & M. College.
More than thirty years ago the educa-
ton of the farmer boys of Mississippi
was provided for by the location of an
agricultural and mechanical college on a
beautiful plat of ground near the little
city of Starkville, i'll Oktibbeha county.
That institution has grown by leaps and
bounds from the beginning until the
present time, when it is recognized as
one of the best in the United States. 1t
has accomplished a great work in the
way of preparing our young men to en-
ter the battle of life, equipped to handle
the farm upon an equal basis with the
lawyers. doctors and other professional
men prepared at the university and OtA-
er institutions The troubles being ex-
perienced there now will be rignted and
the usefulness of this great institution
will continue unimpaired. 1t il deScrv-
ing of the support of every citizen who
would see Mississippi develop into the
greatest agricultural State of the UniOr,
which expectation is fully warranted by
the natural resources possessed.
The Department of Agriculture.
Although every profession had repre-
sentation in the State government all
along since the organization of the State,
the agricultural interests were not rep
resented until May 1, 1906. In 1904,
Senator Walker, of Monroe county, in
troduced bill creating department of
agriculture, but the intense opposition
encountered from sources that should
have favored the measure and the subse-
auent illness and death of Senator Walk
er put the proposition to sleep for that
session. 1t came to the front again early
in the session of 1906, being urged by
the Mississippi division of the Southern
Cotton Association and the Farmers
Union. Senator G. X. Hightower, of La
fayettc, now State president of the
Farmers Union, introduced the measure
and fought it to successful termina-
ton, despite the opposition again encoun-
tered and the persistent lobbying against
tors rendered valuable service this time,
and the bill became law. The writer
was appointed Commissioner of the De
partment of Agriculture and Commerce
for term beginning on May I, 1906, and
ending January 1, 1908. At the general
primary in 1907 he was elected for an
additional term of four years, terminal
ing in January, 1912.
Legislative Encouragement.
No legislature since the war has done
more to encourage the agricultural inter
ests of the State than that which con
vened in January of this year. Their
interests were well represented and
backed by healthy public sentiment;
there was little trouble experienced in
securing legislation favorable to the
farmin. interests A number of men in
both branches of the Legislature did no.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04

A remarkable discovery of much in
terest to antiquarians has been made in
the Brislagh mountains in Roscommon.
Ten old silver Spanish coins of various
dates in the sixteenth century were I'M
earthed by some tourists in an angle
of an old castle. A tradition is that
this was the hiding place for months
of many Spanish fugitives after the de-
struction of the Armada and years ago
there were unearthed remains of old ar
NOR and Wondering military weapons.
The news of the find has attracted much
attention, and extensive digging opera
tions are being pursued.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
ICES HIS WORK IN PRIVATE.
Great Painter Who Wants No Wit
nesses to His Ar.

John Sargent. the famous painter, is
something of an eccentric in private
life. When engaged on any important
work he will suddenly disappear from
London-only for few days-and
where he goes nobody knows. Then
he returns from his hiding place. bring
ing his picture with him. One of the
secrets of his wonderful lifelike por-
traits is that he always aims at trans
hitting the mind and feeling of his
sitter. as we'll as his outside shell on
to his canvas. The faithfulness of Mr..
Sargents portraits is such that Mr.
Dooley was once led to remark that
mo artist in our day has succeeded
so well in showing up the maneness
Nv tn people he has mugged" BY
the way, Mr. Sargent is a musician OF
no mean order. while as a CONVEX.
sationalist he possesses a charm all
his own
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-09-04
Exaaaeration.

The century is young; the world
also young, as worlds go; and our
country compared with many, is very
young. Exaggeration is one of the
faults TO which youth is peculiarly SUBJ
Iceland from which age is not wnoi-
ly free To be an artist-in words, In
color, with the chisel, on the stage, or
In whatever medium-and not to exag-
geratc, sometimes and to some extent,
might fairly be considered an impos'
sibility-Chicago Dial.