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Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06
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holland
Cotton picking is the order of the
day.
Frank Moody has completed his
new cistern.
]. d. Level has fine residence
erected on his farm.
John Slayton is buying calves.
John is a hustler.
Miss Mamie Pennington has just
returned from a weeks visit TO
West Plains.
4, DR.. Morton of this place has put
up a new store at holland.
Rufe Shaver was seen on our
streets Saturday.
Misses Lena Pyland and Nettle
Huff went to Walnut Ridge Thurs
day, and report fine time.
George Keeney made a flying trip
to Pocahontas Saturday.
Miss Nora Newsom gave a party
to a number of her little friends
Sunday afternoon. Those present
were: Misses Maud Bates, Cleo
Shaver, Laura Gwin, Nettie Huff,
and May LeatherS They report a
good time.
Rev. Monroe Lammons preached
at Cherry Hill Thursday and Fri,
day nights.
Miss Elmus Gwin spent Sunday
night with her cousin, Miss Laura
Gwin.
Mrs. Emma Huff took dinner
with Mrs. Callie Seamonds Sunday.
Frank Seamonds and Miss Lula
Bates were married last Sunday al
three o'clock. We wish them much
Joy and prosperity on their journey
through life
Emmett Huff spent Sunday with
Luther Gwin.
"Possums and sweet taters" arr
ripe.
Sim Gwin has picked his cottor
the second time.
J. w. Herrin butchered a hog
one day last week.
Tommy Rock has purchased
new gun. He says it is dandy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06
LIMA

We had light rain here last
Monday, the first in long time.
DR., K. M. Lewis of Oconee and
his mother, Mrs. James n. Lewis Of
Shiloh, visited J. X. Ross and
family last Tuesday.
Constable J. =. Cavenar and
family who have been picking cot
ton in the Bay returned home a
few days ago. =
J. r. Ross and Sid Tinker made
a business trip to the Bay the latter
part Of last week. Mr.. Ross pur-
chased a team of horses from Uncle
Frank Mcllroy while there.
There was a pretty good vote
cast here on Tuesdays election, there
being SO votes cast, 50 in favor Of
Bryan, and l for Taft, which shows
that Elevenpoints township Is still
the banner Democratic township OF
the county. "
j. M. Hawkins and F. NJ. Bryan
left Monday for Black river bottom.
to attend the bedside of Mr.. Bryans
daughtcr, Mrs. y NJ. Looney, who
Is reported to be very bad sick
Htl rk N II, ,ef
d. % % vlat % rei&t,v,. J
Ulhl ma.
Esq. J Il. P2arcc sold a fine COW
60 Bau Tyler one day last week.
WOOD Williams of Dalton was II
this section first Of the week bu7in,
logs.
A. G, Peuderqrass a1l Wifo ar,
the proud parents Of Il hne b'sby
.girl which arrived there one day
= last week
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06
MANSON

Cotton picking is the order of
the day.
Knox Belew has moved here. We
are always glad to welcome such
good people to our neighborhood.
Quite a number Of the young
people attended the singing at Mr..
Keel, Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beaver, who have
been sick, are able to be up again.
The Woodmen Of tho World, at
this place, is progressing nicely and
some Of the boys have lately been
introduced to the goat.
The Farmers Union will have a
publ. meeting Friday night. There
will be some good speakers here to
address the audience, and all are
invited to come.
Mr.. Ed Holmes aud family visited
relatives a. Walnut Ridge Sunday
Du, SnndAy school Is pro gra - =;
$500 gltn 90 d attyJdan-a u
,s.tsat
An,x BeIeS viii preach here .ho
seoopd saturday nigot and SUNDAY.
Nj. Monroe y er Of Bristow is
rcpartcd quite sick, Dr.. Come Of
Richwoods is the attending physl
cian
Masters James and Willie Beaver
have gone into the postal card bust
ness. See them if you want qaEd
Pocahontas star herald., 1908-11-06

New Hair Goods
shipment hair pu hair rolls wire hair rolls covered with hair
pompodor rubber hair also large of hair
all and OorS for embrodeng
ladies' children,
Collar supporters for Be sure and see them
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
Gluten Alone for Cows.

| noticed an article in a recent issue
of the New England Homestead on feed
ing gluten to milch cows. l believe that
article might lead some farpers to be-
lieve they could not use gluten alone
without injury to their cows, but that
they must feed shorts or mixed feed
with it. | do not believe a dairyman
can iniure cows by feeding gluten,
neither do believe that we can afford
to buy shorts or mixed feed at the pres
ent prices.
Before gluten came on to the market
shorts and cottonseed meal were the
principal feeds for cows. When gluten
first appeared bought half ton of II
70 experiment with. measured the
milk from some of my cows, and fed
them first for week with four quarts
gluten, and then fed them four quarts
cottonseed meal. In every case the
milk was less where the cOttonseed was
fed than when gluten was used.
In another case fed two cows nine
weeks, changing the feed every week, ano
thew varied in amount of milk at about
the rate as mentioned above, and have
fed mostly gluten ever since. l an
feeding cows this winter with no othel
meal. give them about one bushe
silage morning and night per COW. anC
put the meal on the silage at the rate oi
three quarts per day. l consider silag'
the one great feed for cows, and also fol
live stock of other kinds.--H. F. Haynes
Worcester County, Mass, in New Eng
land Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

"But that's mere fantasy. I'm seri
Gus now. darling. and l very mucl
wish you would be-"
please, Id rather not" smiled Vir
ginia uneasiiy. Let us not talk of the
emperor any more-and never again
after this, mother. You know now
That's all that's necessary, and
But it's not all that's necessary
You have put the idea into my head
and it's not an unpleasing idea. Be
sides, it has evidently been in youl
head for long time, and should like
to see you happy-see you in position
such as you're entitled to grace. You
are Il very beautiful girl there's no dis
guising that from you, as you know
you are the image Of your grandmoth'
er who was a celebrated beauty. and
the best blood in Europe runs in your
veins. You are royal, and yet-and yet
our circumstances are such that-in
fact. for the present we're somewhat
handicapped"
"We're beggars," said Virginia
laughing, but it was not happy
laugh.
"Cophetua married the beggar maid,
the grand duchess reminded her, with
elaborate playfulness. And, you
know. all sorts of things have hap
pened in history-much stranger than
any one would dare put in fiction II
writing Of royalties. My dear husband
was second cousin once removed to the
German emperor, though he was treat
ed But we mustn't speak Of that. The
subject always upsets me. What
was leading up to is this-though there
may be other girls who from worldly
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
--.THE
Princess Virginia
By c. N. and A. M. WILLIAMSON,
Authors of 6de Lightning Conductor" Rose
mary In Search of a Father" Etc. ). -
COPYRIGHT. 1907. BY MCGUIRE PHILLIPS & CO.

Through the gate OF dreams
lies the fair land of romance in
to which you would trapeL find
ing welcome relief from, the daily
grind. Now you are invited to
accompany the Princess Virginia,
who determines that the royal
parsonage who would honor her
with his hand must fall in love
with her and WOO her as any other
man would a woman. Therefore
she travels incognifo in his realm,
meeting adventures strange and
full of excitement. You will
learn with pardonable pride that
the American blood in her veins
gives her an independence un-
heard OF Fin the presence of kings,
but most of all you will want to
know how she succeeds in her
bold undertaking. That you will
enjoy every minute of the read
ing is assured by the verdict of
thousands who declare The
Princess Virginia" to be most
delightful story.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
A CHARMED KEY.
its Refusal to Work and What Might
Have Happened.

You may he interested to hear Of 4
thing which happened to me In Brit
tany last summer. | had to sign some
railway transfers before the nearest
British consul. who was at Brest. |
locked up the papers and railway
stock In a Breton cupboard as high as
the ceiling and very solid. kept the
key in my pocket.
When my cousin and were ready
to start, ! took out the key. ana II
would not open its own cupboard. The
servants came In turn and tried In
vain. We had to miss our train to
Qulmper. which was our first stage to
Brest Now. our village locksmith was
very rough and ready. so the next
morning | said would try the key
myself once more before he perhaps
ruined my lock.
The key fitted perfectly. the cup.
board opened easily. we got the pa.
pers. and we went. But. imagine. we
found at the station placards posted
up telling Of the awful wreck OF the
Brest train the day before. and II was
the train In which we should have
been but for the obstinacy Of the key.
We saw the carriages all fallen into
the river. and the dead and dying were
in the hospital at Quimper We feel
this to be preservation wrought
from the next world that is so near
Mrs. HodgsOn Pratt In Light.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
Contagious Abortion in Cows.

The real loss in dollars and cents
brought about by abortion in cows is
more often credited to the actual loss of
calves than it is to the ruined condition
of the COW as milk producer. 1t has
already been stated that the damage
done to an ordinary cow is from SIP to
S25 per annum, but nothing has been
said about the worthless condition of
this COW after she has aborted.
Many a significant and would-be valu-
able COW is condemned and sold as a
Gamer for a mere trifle, whereas if she
were to receive the proper care and
treatment she would in short time re-
cover from this trouble, and again de-
velop into milk producer and valu-
able COW. The value of such a cow is
more often estimated at the time that
they are disposed of rather than at the
time that they were doing their best be-
fore losing their calves.
II there were any advantages or any
possible chance Of wiping abortion out
of herd by disposing of the cow
aborting, there would be some object in
getting rid of such animals, even If they
had been fine and profitable animals,
Dul ~ uds OCCh PooAti'oiy Pho'Sa IVY 'Ho
all doubt that there is no advantage
whatever in disposing Of the aborting
animals, replacing them with high
priced animals, which are often much
inferior to the ones disposed of, if the
latter received the proper care and
treatment.
1t is important to impress upon the
stock owner VINO is unfortunate enough
to have infectious abortion in his herd,
to retain all cows that have aborted as
they can be successfully treated and
brought back to their natural, normal,
healthy, vigorous, money making con-
dition. 1t is for this reason that no
good COW should be sold as Gamer for a
price many times below her actual value
if she were given an opportunity that is
easily within the reach of every owner
of a COW, whether she be grade or
pure bred Neglecting this opportunity,
many thousands of dollars have been
lost by disposing of such animals when
they could have been saved by an ex-
penditure equal to the annual interest
on the price at which they were valued.
For the above reasons it would be wise
for any fair minded stock owner to sit
down and figure this out, and be fair
with his herd and with himself.-Dr.
David Roberts in Turf, Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

Won Breitstein ever since that diplo
matte visit the Rhaetian chancellor
paid to Hungaria. The fancy seemed tc
be mutual; but. then. who could ever lie
sist Dal If he wanted to he liked? The
chancellor has written to him from
time to time, and Dal has quite en-
joyed the correspondence. The old
man can be witty as well as cynical
II he chooses, and Dal says he tells
good stories. Now. it seems, in the
informal way in which such affairs are
usually put forward, that Count vor
Breitstein has written confidentially tc
Dal, as our only near male relative
asking how your family would regard
al alliance between Leopold and you
or IL we have already disposed Of youl
hand. At last the emperor is inclined
to listen to his chancellOr's advice and
marry. and you, as Protestant prin
cess
"A Protestant princess. indeed.
cried Virginia. II protest against be
Ing approached by him on such terms.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
fro Re CONTINUED J
EXPLOSIVES.
How They Are "set Of" and How
They May Be Handled.

They May Be Handled.
There are two ways I'm which an ex-
plosive may he set of -Jy burning and
by detonaton. The burning process -
progressive from one particle 10 an
other. rs Of fire In g:ate, only Infinite
ly more rapid. This process is adapted
to gunpowder. requiring. AZ II does. a
very short time for the burning up OF
the explosive body. The other form OF
explosion. the decorative, being at
once throughout the mass. is unit'ed
for use in guns which would he smash.
ed to pieces but Is adapted to shat
tcring or breaking purposes. such as
blasting rocks in mining operations ana
bursting charges In shells. torpedoes
and submarine mines. Substances OF
the latter sort are termed high explo-
siycs. Some examples may be given
Of the safety with which the most dan.
gerous explosives may ordinarily bs
handled For instance, considerable
quantity Of gun cotton. such as pure
cotton treated with nitric acid. may be
set alire and will burn quietly. but II
sufficient mass he set atire the heat and
pressure on the surface Of the burning
body will cause the whole to be ex-
poded A torpedo filled with wet com.
pressed gun cotton will not explode II a
shell from cannon should penetrate 1t
and burst In the mass Of gun cotton.
Even nitroglycerin will burn like oil In
small quantities. and stick OF nitro
glyccrin may he set on fre without dan
ger Of harm. st. Nicholas.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
SAVAGE Crabs.

The most savage specimen OF the
crab species Is found I'm japan. SEEM
ing to dream OF nothing hut fighting.
to delight In nothing half 30 mnch.
The minute he spies another Of his
kind he scrapcs his claws together In
RAGE, challenging him 10 the combat
Not moment Is wasted In prclmi.a
ries. but ut it they 20. hammer ana
tongs II sounds like two rocks grind
ing against one another The saud
flies as the warriors push each other
hither and thither until at last one of
them stretches himself out in the snn.
tired to death But he does not beg
for mercy or attempt to run away.
only feebly rubbing his claws together
In defiance Of the foe. That foe CONES
closer, and. with his claws trembling
with Joy Mt his victory, the conqneror
catches hold Of one claw Of the van
quished crab. twists II until II comes
of and bears away the palpitatlnI
limb a. trophy of his prowrs's. Such
is a battle between warrior crabs.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

like solving a puzZ!e-;hcre's no more
fun in II when it's finished. But you
wish me TO be happy, darlinG:'
"AIore than I wish for anything else,
excepting. of coUrse. dear Dal'S"-
"Dal is man and can take care Of
poor me. And there's something I
want so much. so much 1t would be
heaven on earth. all my own. il | coIld
win it-Leopold's love. quite Tor my.
self. as girl, not rs Il suitable !ot-
estant princess For few horrid
minutes | thought ii VAS too late to
hope for that and must g.ye him up,
because | never could be sure II &c.
cepted him without his love and he
said ii had come afterward: that Il
was really. really true. An It
could ueyer he the same. aud is
miserable over what might la uran.
Then suddenly saw how IL sin
might be. | almost think | may be
able to win his love IL you'll promise
to help me. dear"
"Of course | WILL" said the grand
duchess. carried out OF her pretty little
conventional self into unwOnted I'M
pulsiveness by the warmth Of kisses
soft and sweet as the roses on Nir.
ginia's bosom.
THAT Is, | will IL can. But don't
at all see what can do"
II see And what | want you to do
is to please, please see with my eyes"
They're very bright ones smiled
her mother
Princess Virginia clasped the grand
duchess round the waist so tightly that
II hurt. Then she laughed, loud. half
frightened excited laugh. Dearest,
something perfectly wonderful is go
ing to happen TO you and me-" she said
the most wonderful thing that ever
has happened. We are going TO have
a-grca.-advcnturc. And what the
end OF ii will be- don't know"
fr1 I
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
SawduSt,

What is the effect on the soil of soft
wood shaviugs and sawdust (spruce anc
balsam) when applied freely in manure'
1t is used for bedding in COW stables.
j. r. WALTER.
These materials do not decay in tn
soil. and are in fact actually harmful
since they are antiseptic to some extent
They would have to be applied in large
excess to do much damage. They do re
tard the rotting of the manure. ]-Coun
try Gentleman.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

Salt makes animals livelier, stronger,
and more capable of resisting disease.
Their flesh is harder, and the functions
of the organs are more regular. Their
digestion is better, and they can subsist
ON fodder that otherwise might be in
furious to health.-New England Home
stead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

Maple orchard owners are anticipat
ing an exceptionally good sap season
some report a good beginning alread'
made in the harvesting OF sweets. Th'
large body of heavy snow and moderate
weather closely bordering the freezinl
mark are calculated to make business u
this line hum in the near future.-Turf
Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

At this time of the year, the hay
which is fed the horse 10 liable to be
dusty. II this is the case, 1t ought to
be sprinkled with water; otherwise
there is danger that the dust will affect
the respiratory organs Of the animal
Suburban Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
scHApTEp ONE
= =
b saa.rasrfaa, -nsoeeSaesS

:" said the princess; mo,
I'm dashed If l do"
MY darling child" +"
exclaimed the grand
duchess, you're impos-
sible. If any one should
baor yn1io
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31

Sometimes experimenters try trim
ming the hairs inside the ears OF q morse
This practice is dangerous and not In
frequently brings about Deafness
Suburban Life.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
Pure Blood

Is certain if you take Hoods sarsaparilla.
This great medicine cures those eruptions'
pimples and boils that appear at all seasons;
cures scrofula sores, salt rheum or eczema;
adapts itself equally well to, and also cures, dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles; cures rheu-
maticm and catarrh; cures nervous troubles,
debility and that tired feeling.
9avsatabs-For those who prefer medicine In tab
let FORM Hoods Sarsaparai Is now put up IN cnoco Mrs.
tablets called SarSatabs well
iond form Sarsatabs have identcally the much
tNI Iond form hesides with,
curstlve proPoftes as no htuu .o.-' down;
OF dose, convenience ioss W o, little
oraton brekaee leakage Druggists or promptly spps
by mail G. Hood Co. Lowell. Mass. srsne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
AMONG THE FARMERS.
"sPEED THE PLow."

on practical agricultural topic,
Is solicited. Address all communications IL
tended for this department to HENRY ID
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Oxford Dem
ocrat. Paris, Me.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-03-31
Farmers Invade University.

ANNUAL FARMERS WEEK OCCASION
BRINGS TOGETHER A GooDLY NUMBER
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
Mica Mrnina.

11ica mining is one OF the greatest
Industries in North Carolina. Mica 10
found. in all sorts OF blocks OF various
thleknesses and shapes and can be split
and resplIt almost ad Inhnltum or until
Il becomes the thin. flexible wafer OF
commerce. The material is by nature
Embedded sr scattered through the field.
spar in masses large or small, close to-
gethRr or far apart, and Is blasted from
the rocks by means OF dynamite, tho
purer veins being found between walls
Of slate. From the mines 1t is taken to
the shops, where It is split into thin
sheets. trimmed into regular forms and
made ready for the market, the price
varying with the size and color OF the
sheets. The average size is about
4 by 9. though rare sheets of "a by Is
inches are sometimes found.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
Rose to the oeeasion.

One day a gentleman gave half 3
crown to deaf and dumb" beggar,
who, quite taken of his guard by
such unusual munifcence, ex.
claimed joyously: "Bless you, sirl
Bless you'll"
"HelloI" said the gentleman. q
thought you were deaf and dumb ?"
$50 I was, sir" replied the beg
gar, -but your extraordinary gener.
3sity was such a shock-such a
pleasant shock--to the system that
Il has restored my speech and hear
ing. Bless you OgaiR, sir, Q thea
and times
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
LowNDEs ELECTED PRESIDENT.

At the annual meeting of the
stockholders OF the Cumberland Saw
ings Bank. of Cumberland, Nd, just
held, Lloyd Lowndes. a nephew of R.
7. Lowndes. Of this city, was elected
president of the institution. Mr..
Lowndes is vice-president of the Sec
ond National bank of this city. He
succeeded to vacancy on the board
OF directors Of the savings bank oe-
easioned by the death OF ]. Henry
Holzshu.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
Polite Reproef.

A lady once ventured to publicly
reproVe Q well known London So
ciety man for his oyerfondness Of
good living. The gentleman made
himself conspicuous by the way he
gorged himself at dinner to which
be and others of the upper ten had
been invited. To make matters
worse, he was sufficiently unwise or
thoughtless enough to attempt to
excuse himself with the remark that
'in eating well I praise the food, I"
thereby using a well known quota
hon. 1t was an opportunity not to
BE- lost by the somewhat disguised
and witty lady sitting at his elbow.
'Really, sir" she observed, with
sweet smile, "you should not carry
praise to the point of aattery."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03

n. Houssaye attributes the muddta
ever orders at Waterloo to NapoIeon's
iexecrable handwriting. This was the
opinion OF the writing master OF Alex.
andre Dumas: ''rhe emperor never lost
battle except by his bad writing. HIS
officers could never make out what he
meant. Remember this. Alexandra,
and make your down strokes heavy
and your up strokes light" Grouchy
declares that during the battle of Wa
terloo he could not make out whether
Napoleon wrote "bataiIle gagnee" or
bataille ENGAGE" and he conjecturai-
. read battle gRlasd".-ApCrav Lapg
b Lcnlos Post
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
sCHRADER ON TRAIL
OF THE SALo BROTHERS.

At press time today no further
news had been received from Con-
stable schrader, who is in pursuit of
Frank and Sam salo, the murderers
of John Levario. The last news was
at o'clock last night when word was
received that they thought they had
their men located.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-01-03
PLANS FOR FINE RESIDENCE
For Gordon Late at Bridgeport Be-
ing Prepared by Architects.

Holmboe & Lanerty. the architects.
are preparing the plans and specif.
cations for fine residence for Cor
don Late to be built at Bridgeport.
1t win be Of the Spanish mission. style
of architecture and constructed Of
pressed brick and stone. The house
win be erected in beautiful location
and the architects say it VIII be a
handsome model of It's style of arch
itcture.