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The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

But for the assistance of Miss
Allie Wood we would have fallen
short Of What we have IN our
issue this week.
Putting down new floor and
new foundation for power press
consumed the greater portion of
the week,
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NOTICE.

Beginning Sept. 1st the Stark
vile Cotton Oil Company viii.
retail meal and hulls only for
cash. Hulls 35c per 100 lbs. and
meal S1.35 per sack.
D. G.. CASTLES,
Mgr.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mrs. L. M. Broyles,- of Cor
inth, who has been visiting in
the family of Capt. c. E. Gay
and other relatives for a few
days, returned home today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Rev. DR.. T. G.. Wier went to
Prairie Station last Saturday
afternoon to fill an appointment
there Sunday.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. w. II. Norris was looking
after business here today.
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INSURANCE.

Life, Fire, Tornado, Accident,
Indemnity. Some Of the worlds
best companies represented.
Your patronage appreciated.
Phones 1922
GEO. d. HARTNESs, Agt,
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Mr.. w. Nj. Waits and little sor
were visitors here yesterday.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. John T. Williams was a
business visitor here Tuesday
and remembered THE News in a
substantial way. He never neg
lects his relations to The News.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Capt. il. L. Saunders made
a business trip to Sturgis and
Bradley Monday
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

DR.. Henry Noel spent a short
time in town yesterday evening
mingling with friends.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Next weeks News will contain
full and complete account of
the general election throughout
the States.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. w. j. Valentine was
among the visitors to the fair a.
Columbus last week.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

President J. G. Hardy left
yesterday morning for Pontotoc
to attend convocation Of edu-
cational interests. ~
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mrs. w. G.. WelbOrn will de-
part for College, Texas tomorrow
morning via the Ills. Central.
accompanied by her two inter-
esting and accomplished nieces,
Misses Dolly Rives and Laura
Stiles.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. Parke Daniel was a busl
ness visitor here today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. CALVIN McCreight is as
sisting Mr.. r. B Neal at the
Cotton Warehouse.
He is not only efficient but a
first class man in every particu-
lar.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Do.you have headaches, ner-
vous and irritable?-it's your
eyes-See DR.. J. S. Mitchell,
optician at Gill's Drug Store.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Ii sprinkled a little Tuesday
evening and then turned cool, as
II we would have a new lease on
dry weather.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McCreigh
shopped here Tuesday.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Miss Allie Wood of Colum bus.
is visiting in the home of her
father this week.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Prof. and Mrs. j. A. Lamb are
the proud parents of a fine baby
boy which arrived last Monday
to bless their home. Mother
and babe are doing nicely.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mrs. Mamie Mason is on a Wis
it to her sonS's family. Mr.. John
Mason aud accompanied them to
Water Valley last Monday.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mrs. L. A. Fort, after having
spent several weeks with rela-
tives, departed for Memphis, her
home today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Do not fail to call and settle
your subscription to THE News
during court week and do not
wait for us to dun you. Pay up
aud feel at ease. We are not
begging but requesting our dues.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Better see DIR. J. S. Mitchell
optician. about those eyes.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Miss Allie Wood returned tt
her home III Columbus today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30
Local and personal

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pne year for2 dollars, The y ,ws
and Tha Issna. Cash dcv Ex-
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M Mr.. John Hall, of near Brad
SIev. was transacting business
here this week.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

There are many business Wis.
itors in town today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. and Mrs. u. Lincoln de-
parted for their home at Hot
Springs, Ark, today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Little Miss Pattie Will Askew,
who attends school here, return
ed home near Sessums today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Many people have made fail
ures because of not receiving en-
coIragenient from their fellows.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

The News and The Issue, Gov.
Vardaman's paper. both for only
ST so.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. Jno. White, of WhitetOwn
was trading here today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mrs. It. Fl. Cox shopped here
yesterday.
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FOR RENT.
My 6 Room Dwelling House or
louisville Street.
For terms apply to
Mrs. S. c. LYONS.
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Dr A. Fl. Rice was a business
u;s;tor here yesterday and today.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30
FOR SALE.

My mare Nellie Clay; sound
and a nice driver, z yeare old
Will sell for $3.50. 90 Cash.
The mare is at Chiles' Livery
Barn. If you mean business,
write to
n. N. CHRISTOPHER,
Starkville, Miss.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Mr.. Joe Hull. accompanied by
his son, was. q business visitor
here yesterday,
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Subscribe for the STARKvILLE
News. only $1.O0 per year.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Don't fail to order your Fresh
Fish and Oysters Every Friday
and Saturday.
N. F. DAILY.
Phone 222.
The Starkville news., 1908-10-30

Circuit court will not COM
mence until Wednesday morning
on account of the election. Ali
having business in court will be
promptly on hand.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
Flour Tests.

Since more bread is eaten in the
course of lifetime than any other one
article of food, it behooves us to have it
OF the best possible quality. Even in
this era of strict pure food laws flour
will be adulterated, so it is up to us to
be able to test its purity for ourselves.
The chief ingredients that are mixed
in flour are whiting and alum, both of
which can be discovered by simple
tests. To discover alum in flour it is
only necessary to remember that it
coagulates with milk. Soak a piece of
bread in water until it is entirely dis
solved, then put it on to boil with an
equal quantity of milk. If there is any
alum lurking around great clots will
be formed. Even simpler is the test
for whiting. Moisten the thumb and
first finger with little olive oil and
rub between them good sized pinch
of -four If it turns brown, but does
not get sticky, its purity is pretty GER
tain. Writings presence will be shown
by sticky, pasty feeling and no dis
coloratiOn.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
THE MYSTERY OF SLEEP.

NO MAN KNOWS WHEN THE MOMENT
OF UNCoNsCIoUsNEss COMES.
There is a remarkable fact connecte;!
with sleep which must not be overlook
ell. The sleep of human being, if we
are not too bnsy to attend to the mat
ter, always evokes certain feeling Of
awe. Go into room where person
is sleeping, and it is difficult to resist
the sense that one is in the presence of
the central mystery of existence. Peo-
pie who remember how constantly they
see old Jones in the club library will
smile at this, but look quietly and alone
even at old Jones and the sense of my
stery will soon develop.
1t is no good to say that sleep is only
'movlug" because it looks like death.
The person who is breathing so loudly
as to take away all thought of death
causes the scene of awe quite as easily
as the silent sleeper who hardly seems
to breathe.
We see death seldom, but were it
more familiar we doubt if corpse
would inspire SO much awe as the un-
conscious and sleeping figure-a smil-
ing, irresponsible doll, flesh and blood,
but doll to whom in a second may be
called a proud, active, controlling con-
sciousness which will ride his bodily
and his mental horse with hand of
iron, which will force that body to en-
dure toll and misery and will make that
mind, now wandering in paths of fam
tastic folly, grapple with some great
problem or throw all its force into the
ruling, the saving or the destruction of
mankind. The corpse is only so much
bone, muscle and tissue; the sleeping
| body is the house which quick and
eager master has only left an hour or
so.
Let any one who thinks sleep is not
a mystery try to observe in himself the
process by which sleep comes and to
notice how and when and under what
conditions he loses consciousness He
will, Of course, utterly fail to put his
finger on the moment of sleep coming,
but in striving to get as close as he can
to the phenomena of sleep he will real
ize how great is the mystery which he
is trying to fathom.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
JUNCO, A NEW SOURCE
OF HARDWOOD.

The Junco is the missing link of the
tree family. Restricted to a single
valley, that of the Rio Grande, in
Mexico and Texas, this tree, with its
small crooked trunk bristling with
thorns, is little known to the outside
world. 1t is popularity supposed to
bear no leaves, flowers, or fruit, but it
really bears all three.
The minutes leaves are scale-like,
the flowers very small, and the fruit is
a tiny berry. 1t is the only known re-
preventative of its family in all the
world. 1t is not known that the junco
ever grew anywhere outside of the
valley of the Rio Grande, or that it
ever had relatives close enough to claim
l<inship. Some trees, now nearly eX-
tinct, had wide range in past ages-the
Big Trees of California, for example,
which grew all the way to the Arctic
Ocean. But the junco so far as is
known, has always lived in one place
and has always been the same dwarfed,
crooked tree that it now is
Except as fuel, it has not been put
to any use. Thousands of cords might
be cut in the valley of the Rio Grande,
in Mexico and Texas. OF late, how
ever, the growing scarcity of hardwood
has called attention to the despiscd
junco tree as a possible substitute for
some of the more popular woods, and
the result is surprise to those who
thought the wood had no commercial
value. Clarence A. Miller, Consul at
Matamoras, Mexico, has called the at
teltion of this government to the good
qualities claimed for it.
The wood sinks in water. In color
it ranges from brown to black. 1t re-
ceives high and beautiful polish, fit
ing it to take the place of such eXpen-
sive woods as ebony and rosewood for
small cabinet work. The trunks are
so short and crooked that only small
pieces of timber can be obtained from
them. Few trunks exceed seven feet
in length and eight inches in diameter.
The wood is said to be admirably suit
ed for the keys of musical instruments,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
WOODLOTS IN JAPAN.

SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT TIM
BER IN THAT COUNTRY.
In these times of great drains on the
timber supply, caused by the heavy de-
mand for forest products of all kinds,
Americans may see in Japan an exam
pie of what can be done in growing
wood on small plots. That country
contains q million woodlots, about
three-fourths of which belong to pri-
vate persons and one-fourth to COM
munes.
The average size OF the lots is less
than nine-tenths of an acre. They US
ually occupy the steepest, toughest,
poorest, ground. In this way land is
put to use which would otherwise go
to waste, and if unwooded would lose
its soil by the wash of the dashing
rains.
From Japan's woodlots, the yearly
yield of lumber is about SS feet, board
measure, per acre, and three-fourths of
a cord of firewood. In many cases the
yield is much higher More than half
a billion trees are planted yearly to
make up what is cut for lumber and
fuel. Assessment for taxation is low,
averaging for the u million lots less
than ii dollar an acre.
With all the care in cutting, and the
industry in replanting it is by no means
certain that Japan's forests are hold
ing their own. If the preservation of
the forests is doubtful there, it is evil
dent that depletion must be alarming
| ly rapid in other countries which cut
unsparingly and plant very little. On
the other hand, it is encouraging to see
what can be done with rough, steep and
| poor land The United States has
enough of that kind, without touching
the rich agricultural acres, to grow bill
lions of feet of lumber.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

jewel boxes and other bureau cabinets,
chess men, checkers, paper knives,
knobs and other small turnery, inlaid
work, and indeed for almost all pur-
poses for which costly foreign woods,
in small pieces, are now used.
Many of the trees, whose woods are
familiar in the lumber markets, belong
to large families There are go men,
bers-they are called species-of the
pine family, and they are scattered all
over the northern hemisphere. The
beech and the oak family has even
more members, and they, too, are wide-
ly scattered The laurel has over 800,
tn palm l,0O0, while the apple, count
ing the many varieties, is said to have
more than 5000. But the junco is
fighting It's life battle alone on the dry
slopes of Texas and Mexico, without a
relative in the world.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
WORK wEAKENs THE KIDNEYS
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS HAVE DOM
GREAT SERVICE FOR PEOPLE WHO
WORK IN STAUNTON.

WORK IN STAUNTON.
Most Staunton people work every day
in some strained, unnatural position
bending constantly over desk-riding
on jolting wagons or cars-doing labo-
rious housework lifting, reaching or
pulling, or trying the back in hun
dred and one other ways. All these
strains tend to wear, weaken and in
jure the kidneys until they fall behind
in their work Of filtering the poisons
from the blood. Doan's Kidney Pills
cure sick kidneys, put new strength in
bad backs.
Thomas NJ. Richardson, living in
Cambell, near Luray, Va, says: 81
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and
found that they act as represented. My
kidneys annoyed me a great deal. The
secretions were dark in color, painful in
passage, and gave me great difficulty TO
control them. | was scarcely able to
move about ON account of the sharp
lW1uSeS WHICH, CstuSSu lie dt every
movement. l doctored a great deal and
used many advertised remedies, but did
not succeed in finding relief nntil
Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to
my attention and procured box at a
drug store. They cured me and have
not suffered the slightest return of the
| trouble since"
HOME PRoOF-There is plenty of To-
cal testimony like the above. Call al
B. f. Hughes drug store and ask tc
see copies of statements of Staunton
people who have used Doan's Kidney
Pills.
For sale by all dealers Price 80 cts
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the Sane
take no other.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
Artesian Wells in South Dakota.

For many months big well drilling
machine had been boring into the dry
ground of the Black Hills region OF
South Dakota alongside the track Of
the Burlington Railroad at Edgemont.
Down went the drill-five hundred, a
thousand, two thousand, twenty-five
ers wondered whether the railroad COM
pany had fixed no limit to the bore and
was simply ''going it blind" indefinite
ly. The company's intention was very
definite, indeed Its officials had been
informed by geologigist of the United
States Geological Survey that a good
supply OF water would be found in u
certain stratum of rock that lay at Il
depth of about 5000 feet. This geolo-
gist had made study of the surface
outcrops of the rocks of the region and
had based his prediction on that study.
And, having faith in the prophesy, the
company determined to drill to that
depth. 1t was not necessary, however,
to bore quite to the depth of 1900 feet,
for when the drill had gone down 1850
feet water gushed out at the rate Of $50
gallons minute and the faith reposed
in the judgment of the geologist was
justified. This water supply fills a need
which is SO urgent that if anything
should happen to destroy this well the
railroad company would not hesitate
to bore its counterpart.
That appeal should be made to the
science of geology to state positively the
occurrence, location, and character of
various deep-lying formations and from
study of only the surface formations
to designate water-bearing stratum
at depth so great as this well was
driven seems incredible to the lay mind !;
but such determinations are common.
Extensive areas have been thus map
ped underground by the Geological
Survey, and the maps have been ac-
companied by descriptions of the char
acter and age of the different rock and
earth strata so definite that it would
seem as if the regions so surveyed must
have been sampled with core drill at
frequent intervals. The great Dakota
| arteSian basin, which extends over an
enormous area, has been accurately
mapped, as have also many other
smaller, but hardly less important ba-
sins.
Water is the most useful and neces-
sary of our mineral resources. Unlike
most of the others. it is renewable and
can be utilized over and over again and
again by man, so long as the phenom-
ena of evaporation and precipitation
continue but this does not mean that
the conservation of the resource is not
necessary. River supplies can be large
ly diminished through the destruction
of the sources by forest denudation and
otherwise, and artesian basins also can
be exhausted or seriously injured
through wasteful misuse. Local stat
utes that require the Gaping OF wells
when not in use should, if necessary,
be enacted and strictly enforced to pre-
vent such waste-such statutes as have
been enacted in many sections for the
prevention of waste of natural gas and
petroleum. Ariesian basins are of es-
pecially great value, since many of
them are located in regions where the
surface water supply is very scant.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
The Remedy that Does.

CDR. Kings New Discovery is the
remedy that does the healing others
promise, but fail to perform, says Mrs.
f. r. Pierson of Auburn Centre, Pa.
'It is curing me of throat and lung
trouble of long standing, that other
treatments relieved only temporarily.
New Discovery is doing me so much
good that | feel confident it's continued
use for a reasonable length of time will
restore me to perfect health" This re-
nowned cough and cold remedy and
throat and lung healer is sold at B. f.
Hughes drug store. soc and 81. Trial
bottle free.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

James p Wood of Roanoke, has, it
is reported, purchased and will develop
water-power at Little Tunnel, on James
river, in Botetourt county, about nine
miles from Buchanan. 1t is proposed
to construct tunnel and dam, and it
is estimated that 1900 horsepower can
be obtained.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest MANY of
Our Readers.

The Census Bureau has issued a pre-
liminary report showing that the total
cut of lumber in the United States dur
ing the calendar year 1907 to have been
a, ,2o6, 154, 900 feet broad measurs, the
number of lumber mills being %, $50.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The Sewell Valley Lumber Company
is said to be preparing right of way for
its railroad along Meadow Creek and
Big Sewell Creek to Meadow River in
West Virginia
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The East Grafton Coal Co. has been
incorporated to develop coal mines
three miles east of Grafton, w. Va. A.
b. Lane is general uperintendenl.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
Just Exactly Right.

81 have used DIR. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
just exactly right" says Mr.. A. A.
FELTON, of Harrisville, n. Y. New Life
Pills relieve without the least discom-
fort. Best remedy for constipation,
biliousness and malaria 25c at B. +.
Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

1t is estim ated by mining experts at
Johannesburg that the amount of gold
still to be mined along the Rand Reef
is to be valued at $1,000, 100000
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The real estate department of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Company
has issued 1OO-page illustrated
pamphlet setting forth briefly and con-
cisely the natural resources and the to-
biographical, agricultural and industri-
al features of Virginia, together with
information of practical interest to per-
sons seeking homes in the State.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

Twenty per cent of the population of
Canada earns its living in connection
with the country's carrying trade.
Railroad employees alone number 1884,
600.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The Society for the Protection of
Children in England against the cruel
ty of parents and others receives over
40, 600 complaints year
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The Business Mems Association of
Urbanna, Va, is reported to be inter
ested in plan to secure railway be-
tween that place and West Point, Va,
and also line from Urbanna to Rich
mOnd, a distance of 50 miles.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

An incandescent lamp in It's green
shade will, when turned upward to-
ward the ceiling, spread soft and
pleasantly diffused light, plenty strong
enough for room where no one is
reading. When the lamp is SO used no
shadows are cast
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

Science so far has failed to furnish
any;explanation of the mystery Of seed
less fruits. They are not the outcome
of the work of man. Man perpetuates
them he does more. The seedless Or
ange was found in a state of seedless-
ness.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

A statement of coal shipments over
the Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railroad dur
ing April shows Il total of 500, ,6O3 tons,
of which 3S9, 761 tons were shipped
from the New River field, 1S5, lis tons
from the Kanawha fields and the re-
maider from Kentucky and connec-
tions. For period of 10 months end
ing April 30, 1908, the total shipments
amounted to S,957, SOB tons, as compar-
ed with total of 8, l11,076 tons ship
ped during the corresponding period of
last year. Coke shipments during
April, 1908, amounted to p, 464 tons, as
compared with shipments of 1851
tons during April, 1907, and for the 10
months ending April 80, 1908, amount
ed to 295,5 tons, as compared with
shipments of 81, ,974 tons for the cor
responding period of 1907.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10
Why A Woman Smiles.

"Sometimes a woman smiles because
she is amused, and sometimes to con-
ceal her anger. ."-Somerville Journal.
"And sometimes because some one
has said that she has pretty teeth. -
Houston Post.
"And then again it may be because
the stage manager insists upon it. y
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Some small frogs of the species
known as Rhinoderma darwin have
reached London from Chill and have
received much attention from natural
lists.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., is
nearly ready to commence to rebuild
the depot at Luray, which was destroy
ed by fire short time ago. 1t will be
on plans of the old one, and will cost
about $4,000.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-07-10

The Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio
Railway Co. is reported to have com
pleted the tunnel through Clinch
mountain at Speers Ferry, Va. 1t is
about three-quarters of mile long, and
grading is now being pushed, and it is
expected that considerable track will
fore the end of the year.