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The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

no weight of age bears him down,
Ina, nhat barefoot boy with fingers brown.
lheres nothing empty in his face.
NO burden of the human race
is on MS back; nor is he dead
10 JOY or sorrow, hope or dread.
Eor ne can grieve and he can homo
Gan shrink with all his soul from"so
NO brother to the OK is he
He's second cousin to the bea
ne loosens and lets down his law
ana brings it up, his gum to 'chawn
lneres naught but sweat uDon h;s hr,u,
lis slanted somewhat forward now.
rus eyes are bright with eager lipht.
Hes working with an appetite.
An no! That boy is not afraid
10 WELD with all his might tho sn,ao,
nor mas he any spite at fate
Hes digging angleworms for bait
mo precautions disturb his plans any
more than his toilet His very imnris.
onment in his own impromptu nro.
gram is providential form of nrotec.
uon. The future has no chance to ma.
gotiate to him large loans of trouhle
not yet. Uncrushed by the tragedy
uhtrouoled by the riddle and unterr,.
ned by the greatness of life he en-.
proaches 1t blandy and blindly mora
ready because of those facts.
"opyright, by Joseph b. Bowles.,
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

side sensitiveness to things that ar
really preparing him for his future and
that he is actually making some of his
momentous decisions, as a sort of side
lssue-"while you wait" and hold yorr
breath. He can do two or three things
at once-can play, eat and make a
noise; at the same time, decide affairs
cl Destiny. His defects do not set up
an agitation in his gray matter. He
knows them not.
The burdens of the future are not
s"aylng down his back. Edwin Mark.
nam rose on the nation with that dar,
poem on THE Man with the Hoe" in
which he represents the laboring man
as reduced to the level of the OK and
some one has written a travesty on
that poem entitled, "The Boy with the
Spade"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
LYDIA z. PINSKHAM'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer al female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
"Ever since l was sixteen years of
age l had suffered from an organic de-
rangcmcnt and female weakness; in
consequence l had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said l must 60 through an opera
tion to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
carefully, and thanks to you l am to-
day well woman, and / am telling
all my friends of my experience"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Populous China,

The population of the Chinese en-
pire is largely matter of estimate.
There has never been such census Of
the empire as that which is
taken every decade in this country.
But the estimate of the Almanach de
Gotha for 1900 may be taken as fairly
reliable. According to that estimate,
the population of the empire is, in
round numbers, about 400,OO0,0O0 1t
is probably safe to say that if the
human beings on earth were stood up
in line every fourth one would be a
Chinaman.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
THE MERITS OF HIS DEEECTS
BY J. S. KIRTLEY, DID.
Author Of "The Young Man and HIMSELF" ETC.

pie hold their breath, notably parents,
aunts and teachers. Fate and fortune
nght for his atteltion, while he-goes
swimming or skating. There NAV he
possibilities in him as vast as life and
as delicately uncertain as the zephyrs.
nut he keeps on swimming and skat.
Ing and playing and hunting and fish.
Ing. He may be making decisions that
send vibrations to the farthest shore
line of his oceanic future, but he ever
Years the imperative call of the field
and the forest and the stream. His
motto seems to be-
Gather ye the rosebuds while We NAV:
Old time is still a flying.
And this same flower that blooms TODAY
Tomorrow may be dying"
Inc meaning of this apparent blend
ing OF stupidity and conceit and sew.
eral other things is that he has an in.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness s-you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
helpyour case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tabliSh beyond a doubt the power of
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

about; so is the girl AS a mem
Der of the genus man he has
his defects; as a specimen of the
species boy, he has the merits of
his defects. He may be white or
black or red or yellow or brown, but
he is seldom green and not often blue.
He travels light. Life's task has no
terror to him. He does not know
where he is going to fetch up, and
Goes not always care where he fetches
up, and sometimes does not care
whether he fetches up at all. His
task is to take the fairest vision that
can be made to unroll itself before the
imagination, transfer it to the interior
Of his soul and reduce it to character.
At ten, he is outlining a program for
middle life and at 16 deciding what he
Is to be at CO.
All the world looks on and some peo-
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
AVOID RISK in BUYING PAINT.

You take good deal of risk if you
buy white lead without having abso-
lutte assurance as to its purity and
quality. You know white lead is often
adulterated, often misrepresented
But there's no need at all to take
any chances. The Dutch Boy Paint
er" trade mark of the National Lead
Company, the largest makers of gen
uine white lead, on package of
White Lead, is positive guarantee
of purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. If you'll
write the National Lead Company,
Woodbridge Bldg, New York City,
they will send you simple and cer-
tain outfit for testing white lead, and
a valuable book on paint, free.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

tine towh had earned a
vital place in the life of
the colonies, and many
of the ships that went
out to do battle with the
fighting craft of England
were built and fitted out
in Gloucester, a large
part of the money that
made them coming from
patriotic contributions
on the part of the own
ers of the big fish in
dustry. The town had 10
bear the brunt of an at
tack by the British dur
ing the revolution, but
the ships of the enemy
were repulsed by the
hardy seamen.
During the war of
1872 a number of priva-
tnnrc,nnr hot uy,~.,l,t
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN,

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
tion, tibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
tion, dizziness, ,ornervous prostration.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Close Quarters.

The following extract from letter
of thanks is cherished by it's recipient:
The beautiful clock you sent us
came in perfect condition, and is now
in the parlor on top of the book
shelves, where we hope to see you
soon, and your husband, also, If he
can make it convenient
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Microscopic WRITING.

A remarkable machine made by q
lately deceased member of the Royal
Microscopical society for writing with
a diamond seems to have been broken
up by its inventor. A specimen Of its
works is the Lords prayer of 227 let
ters, written in the 1870 of
square inch, which is at the rate of
53,SS0,000 letters or Is complete
Bibles, to a single square inch. To
decipher the writing it is necessary to
use a 1-12-inch objective, which is the
high power lens physicians employ for
studying the most minute bacteria.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts
Cure has been sold under strict
guarantee to cure any form of itch
ing skin troubles known. No matter
the name-less than one per cent. of
the purchasers have requested their
money back. Why? 1t simply does
the work.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

Even the air is fishy in GlouceS-
ter but nobody complains, for it is the coast ctys
way OF earning livelihood. 1t is not the smell
OF nsh In the process of decay or of salt fish but
IT Is the exhilarating of the Atlantic for the
hsh That you smell in Gloucester are freshly
caught. Gloucester has really never known any
tnlng else, for since it's beginning approaching
three centuries ago, it has always had fishing for
ls chief industry, and to-day it is the greatest
nshng center of the United States and, according
TO the belief of many, of the world
Notnlng more picturesque be imagined than
tnls quaint New England town, where from the
ocean the 10000 inhabitants get the greater part
of their sustenance
Gloucester is 81 miles from Boston, and II in.
cludes the villages of Annisquam Bay View East
gloucester, Freshwater Grove Lanesville Macno.
liza, Riverdale and West Gloucester
The magnificent harbor, large and afording safe
water room Tor the largest ships of the world has
had the ee't of encouraging traffic in other things
besides fish. Salt coal and lumber are largely i'm
ported. There interests in granite ouarryine
drop forging, brass founding, the manufacture of
fish glue anchors, machinery oil cloth, nets, twine
sails cigars and shoes. Moreover, Gloucese er also
has shipbuilding plants worthy the name
But after all it is the fishing that interests the
thousands of visitors not only those who actually
spend the summer in the vicinity but the thousands
who visit Gloucester while passing through Massa.
chusetts in the course of the popular summer tour
of the New England states
1t was not until the beginning of the eighteenth
century that Gloucester became especially nromi
nen for its fisheries and it's shipbuding Industries
but by the time of the outbreak of the revolution
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
The Entire Family.

Grand Pop used it for rheumatism.
Dad for Cuts, Sprains and Bruises.
Nanny for Burns, Scalds and Aches.
Sis for Catarrh and Chilblains. use it
for everything, and it never disappoints
any of us. 1t surely yanks any old
pain out by the roots.
Hunts Lightning Oil is what l am
telling you about.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
To Discover Fish Shoals.

Experiments are being made in Eu-
rope with microphone for the discov-
cry of the presence of shoals of fish
The instrument is sunk into the water
and the constant tapping of the fish
against it as they pass warns the fish
ermen.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Much Safer Size.

Mistress-Are you not rather small
for a nurse?
Nurse-No, indeed, madam! The
children don't fall so far when l drop
them.-Stray Stories.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Also Biq-Headed.

You can't always tell by appear
ances. Many narrow-minded man is
quite chesty.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

BOY began his composition
on THE Horse" thus: THE
horse is the most useful an
imal in the world; so is the
cow" The boy is the most
interesting subject IN writa
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

There is nothing little to the really
great in spirit.-Dickens.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
Capudine Cures INDIGESTION Pains,

Sour stomach and heartburn no matter
from what cause. Gives immediate relief
Prescribed by physicians because it is
pure and effective. Trial bottle 10c Regu-
lar size 25c and Soc at all druggists.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing syrup.
For children teething, softens the gums reduces IN
aammation aays pain. wind cole. 25c bottle.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24

Love does not stop at the boundaries
of liking.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1908-09-24
0ET 70 EzE EcShzNG GROZZ7ZD

AVE you acclimated YETI" in.
quired genial tourist of another
tourist of the same genus, as
they awaited a train in the
depot at Gloucester, Mass.
"Acclimated?" asked the G.. 7.
OF the second part. "To what?"
ITO this Goldfish smell, of
course" answered G. T. No. L.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
RACIAL CONGRESS NAY
sE HELD IN sEATTl :

- u
II negotiations now pending .ro 90
liea through successfully Seattle viii,
De the meeting place Of q new imnort.
ant congress-. the international Con.
ference on Racialism." Henry n
reed, director of exploitation for the
Alaska Yukon Pacific exposit;on has
been corresponding about this confer
ence with Henry P. Miller, American
consul general at Yokohama.
This conference, which in some 70.
spects will equal the recent Hapua
peace tribunal, was first suggested by
the London Times. In a leading arti.
Gle this paper urged that all of the
principal nations should appoint renra.
sentatlves to meet next summer for
the purpose of devising some interna.
tlonal law OF wide application to con-
troll Aslatic immigration, and therebv
neip TO preserve the peace of the
world, which has been threatened
more than once by the Oriental influx
IN the Western American states and
the Western Canadian provinces.
Inc Times suggested that the con-
ference be held at some Euronean
city, but the leading spirits in the
movement have expressed a desire to
have it held on the Pacific coast of
the United States, as here is where
the actual conditions to be discussed
are In their most acute stage. AS the
Alaska Yukon-Pac exposition is be-
ing held to bring the countries of the
Pacific ocean closer together in every
way, 1T is seen by most everyone in
terested that Seattle is the most log
1cal place in which to hold this con.
ference.
There is hardly any doubt, If the
congress is held in America, that it
will take place in Seattle. Seattle is
the only large city on the coast that
has not had race riots. The British
provinces to the north are greatly con-
cerned, and as there will be much per-
sonal investigation to be made Seat
ties proximity to these provinces as
sures support from Great Britain and
other foreign countries.
The newly appointed minister to the
United States from China, WI Ting
Fang, is strongly in favor of the In
ternational Conference on Racialism.
Mr.. WI, in discussing the future pol
icy in regard to the immigration uues-
ton, particularly as it applies to the
Western coast of America, stated that
such a conference of the powers
should be held by all means.
Director of Exploitation Reed and
Consul General Miller are correspond
ing on the subject in order to work
out the best method of placing Sc
attle's claim for the conference. If
the congress decides to meet here, it
will be great advertisement for Sc
attic, declared Reed.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
BIRD BUILT NEST ON HER HAT.

When the Wearer Went to Church
the Mother Bird Went, Too.
This veracious tale, which would
have interested Audubon greatly, de-
scribes another nesting, says the New
York Herald. Mrs. Simon Harrison,
pretty and demure, entered the Meth
odist church at Swinefeld, n J., re-
Gently wearing a brand new and very
becoming hat which she bought in New
York, of course. Over the mass Of
flowers, feathers, lace and jigamarees
that adorned the hat bluebird circled
and at once engaged the attention Of
the 200 truly good persons in the
church.
Instead Of listening to the Rev. Alb
ner II. Strong's eloquent sermon on the
everlasting fact that pride leadeth to
fall, everybody kept staring at Mrs.
Harrison. At first she was pleased,
but when the women began to giggle
and the men to whisper to each other
and grin, Mrs. Harrison, indignant,
left the pew. AS she walked down the
aisle the bluebird, emitting distressed
little cries, arose from her hat and flew
around her, almost brushing her fair
face with its wings.
A suspicion Of the truth flashed
through Mrs. Harrison's mind. Quick
ly she drew out her hatpins, took off
her hat and thrust her hand into it's
mass of decoration. There was hidden
a dainty little nest with four eggs in
it. Mrs. Harrison carefully placed the
hat on a pew seat and then carefully
tainted on the seat beside it.
When Mrs. Harrison revived she ex.
planned to the women who were patting
her hands and tanning her that there
are many bluebirds on her husbands
farm; very tame little creatures, be-
cause she and her husband scatter
crumbs for them and encourage their
presence.
She said she bought the hat three
weeks ago and had kept it on bu-
reau in her spare room, which she
keeps aired by always leaving a win
dow in it partly open. Audubon would
have been glad to hear, too, that Mrs
Harrison will let the mother bluebird
hatch the young on her hat.
THAT she built her nest there
proves how natural these flowers are"
said Mrs. Harrison, with a certain
qualification.
Il fear you did not hear my sermon"
said Preacher Strong, signing.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
The Roy who Didn't Mind.

The Boy Who Didn't Mind.
The father sadly shook his head.
Why will not boys obey!
you've been naughty again, hear" he
said.
II shall have to send you away.
ave tried in all ways to be kind,
By gentle means to rule;
But now l must ship you off, find,
To a military school.
you'll have to mind your P's and Q's;
They stand no nonsense there.
You put on your clothes when bugle
blows,
And drum means Brush your hair!
Another drum means Breakfast, boys Z
'School-time = the bugle blows.
And they beat more drums when bedtime
And so each day it goes"
Still stood the boy, with hanging head.
The father thought, poor child!
I've been too hard with him, fear;
He's not so very wild.
"Well, what do you think of that dread
full place?
Come, little man, raise your head"
The boy looked up, with shining face.
''It's goin' to be great" he said.
Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
The Glove.

The origin OF gloves can be traced
to the farthest antiquity. The English
scholar Dawkins discovered on bone
dating from the prehistoric cave period
design which he claims is the picture
Of a glove. On the monuments Of the
Pharaohs in Egypt there are represent
ed among the tributes paid by the sub
jected peoples gloves Of the shape Of
the long suede worn by modern wom-
en-. The Greek poet Homer also speaks
Of the glove that old Laertes used when
doing his garden work, and, though by
this crude mitten may be meant,
there can be no doubt that the ancient
Greek also knew the fingered glove.
The glove was Of practical use at
meals, when spoon and fork were yet
unknown. About A. d. 1000 the silk
glove began to compete with the leath-
er, and served specially as distinguish
ing mark of princes and church dig
nitaries. Later on the presentation Of
a glove became the symbol Of feOff-
ment, while its being thrown before the
feet Of an adversary was interpreted
as announcing feud.
The gloves Of noblewOmen were
adorned with embroidery and jewels,
and sprinkled with odorous powders,
so that in kissing a woman's hand the
nose, too, had its share in the pleas
ure. But these perfumed gloves were
also means for poisoning. It is said
Of Catharine de Medici that she pol
soned Joanna Of Navarro, the mother
Of Henry w, in this manner. There
are many historical anecdotes told OF
Queen Elizabeth in which the glove
plays an important part.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
LONG DISTANCE HIKE.
Fort Wright Men to March From North
Yakima to American Lake.

W SNIb~bi 10NCs
Tacoma, July 3.-Major e. H. Plum
mer, of the Third infantry, stationed
at Fort Wright, near Spokane, has ar
rived at the American lake encamp-
ment site, after covering the entire
distance from North Yakima in a
blackboard, pulled by team of army
mules. Major Plummer made the trip
in order to map out line of march
fro the Third infantry across the noun
tains to American lake. He selected
the Milwaukee right of way as the
most feasible route for investigation,
and after going over it pronounces it
ideal Major Plummer found some
snow in the Snoqualmie pass, but ex-
poets this will be gone within a few
days.
Complying with the departmental
regulations of a yearly march of 200
miles, the Third infantry will leave
Fort Wright July Ia and is due to ar
rive at Camp Stanley July 20. From
seventeen to twenty miles a day will
be covered. The distance from Spo-
kane to North Yakima will be, COW
cred by train.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT
is FAVORED AT TACOMA

Tacoma July 6.-The movement for
so'ernment by commission is winning
I'!eiluS last here, and Mayor John W..
.-llIeh may be the last mayor of Ia
UNA = The various Improvement clubs
~ ~ ~ look up the commission idea. The
NHamber of Commerce has now ap-
s =: OF It, and there is a general SEN
tIlieiI IN favor all over the city. The
t,"nS OF those favoring a commission
~ RUE the city contemplate the pass
n ~s OF an ordinance wiping out the
le'enI form of government and max
d., provision for a government con-
oi Ecu along lines now followed by the
N''ieS OF Des Moines or Galveston.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
Ignorance Not Bliss.

There is certain gnawing uncer-
tainty about calling on people who
speak a different language from their
servants" remarked the woman who
does. "You can never tell whether
they are saying, Make another cup Of
tea, Katie; have company or She
always drops in about tea time, con-
found her! Pour some more hot water
In the pot !" New York Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
over Switzerland by Balloon.

7or lleuenchshafen, July 6.-Count
rod ppeiin has outdistanced all world
no; Mus Tor steerable balloons. He re-
ror ,neo IN the air for twelve hours, ira
sn ,seu the greater part Of Northern
tortL slerland and visited Zurich, Win
aro1 lur and Lucerne He attained an
fonn se speed throughout of thirty
Mo- HliIes an hour. His airship dis
itr eu splendid qualities of dirigabiE
mon& iu answered the slightest move
was Vi the helm, while its stability
tion. q'ite up to the highest expecta-
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4'

was making a great effort to walk on
tiptoe through the hall.
Il am trying to walk SOFTLY" she re-
piled in a low voice. ..for mother has
Il sick headache, and the least noise,
she says, will make her worse"
Now, was not soft step a very
little thing? And yet, little as it was,
it made suffering mother more COM
Portable and increased her love to the
good child.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-11
Minnesota Republicans Nominate.

st. Paul, July 6.-The Minnesota re-
publican convention nominated jacob
F. jacobson, of Madison, for governor;
adopted platform indorsing the work
Of the Chicago convention, and pledg-
ing the party in Minnesota 10 con-
tinue the work of railway regulation.
Other nominees are: Lieutenant gov
ernor, Adolph o. Eberhart; secretary
of state, julius A. Schmaht; state
treasurer; Clarence G. Dinehart; at
torney general, George T. Simpson;
railway and warehouse commissioner,
Ira D. Mills and Charles e. Elmquist.