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THE SOUP
THAT TALKED
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By Don Marx lemon.

y y d y f Il X
" was right here In this restauran
.nat a happened. III remember \
long after forget my debts "a,
sitting over there at that table IL that
snd seat, while across there MI, TIA,
Otner table was q man with IA bi0
ugly scar on his forehead ana only
one eye.
I wen, saw him look up suddenly
Win a start Of recognition. and then
ne ducked his head and sort o. hid
TIP lace In his beard, and Just then
meek smiling little man, in gray
tweed suit, hung UP his hat and sat
down opposite the one-eyed man.
ne put on his glasses. tucked 4
napkin under his chin, and taking the
Diil-of-fare from between the vinegar
ana ketchup bottles, studied It like 4
were a chess-board and he was about
70 make difficult move.
The girl came and stood by Ma
chair y guess I'll take a little SCUM !"
ne ordered, smiling over the ton rims
OF his glasses. :.
aOu5Ht tHc soup, glass
~ water and q piece OF butter and
sot MS order for roast beef, rare, veg
etapies and tea; then she went back
% the Kitchen and the little man. the
one'eyed chap and myself were left
alone with our three plates Of SOM
i vas what is called alphabet SOM
-tnat thin, clear soup, with little
noodle or cracker letters in IT, The
Students that eat here call 1t AZ b q
,nowder, The letters swell after
ney're In the soup. but even them
ney aren't third Of an inch long.
always strikes me as sort Of !
humorous soup.
Wen, the little man was about to
egin on his plate, when the one-eved !
nAp across from him accidentally Z
rnsned MS fork Off the table to the !
oor' and In STOPPING to get 1t, kicked 4
lartner under the table. AS the lit 1
9 man pus, ed back his chair and Il
'oped for the fork, obliging like. i.
w the one-eyed fellow quickly mass
> hand over the others plate Of d
~ as II ne were dropping some b
Ing into 1t. 4
me little man recovered the fork :,
turned It to his neighbor, and taxi. /,
: up his spoon, was about to begin 4,
ing when. his hand was suddenly 80
Eyed, and his face turned kind a. -
~. as II ne saw ghost in his plate A.
Another instant he looked IN with ~
eyes sticking out like a frogs be. -,
sd!" ae
me one-eyed chap Jumped as II "a,
ae one had flung a moose about his 81 -,
=. seized his hat and rushed into :
street.
HANOI! I cried. whats wrong?" ~,
ne little man, with his spoon in his u
q and his napkin tucked under Ria i
J, stared from me to the vacant h..s
!, and then back to his SOM ~ ~.
isoned!" he repeated. plO
got up and looked over his shoul- y, ~
INTO mis- soup. BY George! If eight ~.
nose little noodle letters hadn't -,
nged themselves this wav.
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one Of the grand
est. overpowering
and most fearful
experiences one
can ever have. 1t
Is to be stupefled
by the realization
OF your own insig-
nihcance; to lose
sight Of yourself
In the presence OF
forces SO far be-
gond humanity's
that the grandest
works OF men
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-08
TO LAND
OWNERS

am receiving daily Il graf
many Inquiries from parties
who contemplate coming ~
Chichasaw county fills SUM
mer tosIncate. All parties
owning land aud wishing II,
sell same will do we'll tocnIn4
~ at once and Iistsalnp with
rs. we. are preparing our
list now and will begin vprv
shortly to send several thon
SAND out to proSpectors.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-07-08
IN MIDST OF STORM
EXPERIENCE ON TOP or WASH.
INcToN MONUMENT.
rage q the Elements That Brings III
Man q Realization Of His il.
Significance IN Face Of the
Forces Of Nature.

viewing q thunder storm from the
Top OF the Washington monument il
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
DEBS SAYS HE GAINED.

Tcrre Haute, md,-Eugene V. Debs,
defeated candidate for the presidency
on the Socialist ticket, made the fol.
lowing statement concerning the So
cialist vote;
The so,called falling of was not a
falling Off. ] attribute the votes fall.
ing short OF the expected mark to the
fact that an unusually large vote was
cast for the Socialist candidate in
1904. Then there were a great many
disgruntled Democrats who We're cha.
grlned because Parker was nominal.
cd, and they voted with the Socialists,
This year they went back to the Dem.
ocratic party and voted for Bryan. |
count that we have made a gain IN the
actual Socialist vote
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
ROOSEVELT SAYS HE is DE-
LIGHTED.

Washington, Nov. 5.-The president
was in a very cheerful frame Of mind
today and told the newspaper men
that the election Of Mr.. Taft wholly
carried out a prophecy made by him
in a letter written to Senator Henry
Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts dated
October 2G 1908. In this letter, the
president said:
Dear Cabot-Prophecy is very bad
until after the event Nevertheless, |
must send you line to say that |
think the situation is steadily improy'
ing in Ohio and east of the Alleghenies
| believe we shall have larger popu-
lar plurality than four years ago; in
other words, that Taft"s plurality will
be greater than mine, and | think our
electoral vote will be larger east Of
the Alleghenies than four years, be-
cause | think the chances slightly
favor us in Maryland, although this
represents a good deal CT guesswork,
West of the Alleghenies think We
shall see a heavy falling off in the ma
jorities as compared with 1904, but /
do not anticipate the loss Of any
electoral votes except in Missouri and
Nevada, and / am inclined to think
that we have an even chance to car,
rying Kentucky"
Over 1000 kilograms and many let.
ters of congratulations on the result
of the election poured into the White
House today from President Roosevelt,
He was busy all day reading these
messages and debating replies to
them.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
LATEST RETURNS FROM
MISSOURI,

st. Louis, Nov. 9.-Returns compiled
by the Republic give Taft the elec.
toral vote of Missouri by a plurality
Of 3,172 over Bryan. These returns
are complete from all but three of the
ia counties of the state, and include
estimates based on partial returns
from the missing counties. The Globe
Democrat places the Taft plurality in
excess of 300.
According to the Republic, the pre-
sidential vote polled in Missouri Tues.
day was 1924 higher than that polled
in 1900, which was the high mark.
Taft's vote is but 6,S2S behind the
Bryan vote of that year and complete
returns from the three missing coun-
ties will probably send it ahead of the
Bryan vote s years ago.
The plurality Of Hadley, republican,
for governor is now placed at 1861.
The Legislature is democratic on
Joint ballot by four votes, The ten
constitutional amendments, including
that providing for the initiative and
referendum, have apparently been de-
feated.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
TAFT'S CABINET.
Four Changes Scheduled, But Most Of
Foosevelts Aides Will Stay

Cincinnati, Nov. 9-From an unoth'
cial bat Trustworthy sourse comes the
information that President Tatts CAD
met will be composed Of the follow
ing:
Secretary of the Treasury-George
Won /. Meyer, Massachusetts.
Secretary of State-Elihu Root, New
York.
Secretary of War-Luke E. Wright
Tennessee.
Secretary of the Interior-James
Garfield, Ohio.
Secretary of the Navy-Wm. Loeb
Jr., New York.
Postmaster General-Frank Hitch
cock, Massachusetts.
Attorney General-Frank B. kellogg,
Minnesota.
Secretary of Agriculture-James
Wilson, Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Oscar L. Strauss, New York
The change in personnel of the cab,
met would retire three officers and
change a fourth. Secretary or the
Treasuary Cortelyou, would make way
for George Won L. Meyer, present POST
master General, who would be sue
ceeded by his present first assistant
Frank Hitchcock, Tafts campaign
ger. Attorney Gen. Chas. j. Bon
aparte, would be succeeded by his as
sistant, Frank B. Kellogg, the young
Minnesotaian, who has become famous
in the Standard Oil prosecution, and
Secretary of the Navy Victor H. Met
calf, would make way for VIM. Loeb
Jr.
Senator w. Murray Crane, Of Mas
sachusetts, the millionaire paper man
ufacturer, is also prominently men
toned in connection with the Naval
portfolio.
It is understood that Myron T. Her
rick, formerly governor Of Ohio, is be-
ing quietly doomed for a place IN
Taft's cabinet, as custodian of the ma
tons finances.
There is little probability that Root
or Wright will be succeeded. Root is
Taft's warm personal friend and the
same reasons that induced Mr.. Roose'
welt to make Wright Taft's successor
as Secretary of War, should operate to
Mr.. Taft, particularly in view of the
campaign work that Wright who has
always been called Democrat, did
for Taft in the campaign just past.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
ROOSEVELT MAY SUCCEED PLATT

Washington.-Tha President Roose-
welt may be the successor Of Senator
Platt in the Senate is considered by
many in Washington as not at all
improbable. Those who regard this
as possible declare that they have
assurance from the President himself
that he will not be entirely averse to
the senatorial Office under the condi-
tions as they will be after March A.
So far as known he has made no re-
cent expression on the subject, but he
has said within the past year that
with Taft as President he would not
feel the same hesitency about enter
ing the Senate that he would feel with
whom his relations could not be as
intimate as they are with Taft.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
WILL CONTEST ELECTION.
AdIai {, Stevenson to Demand Re-
count in Illinois.

Chicago, Nov. 9.-The election OF
Gov. Chas. Deneen to serve another
term as governor of Illinois will be
contested by his defeated Democratic
rival, according to a sigred statement
issued tonight by Charles Boeschen.
stein, chairman of the Democratic
central committee.
The statement follows:
Il am convinced that with cor
rect count and an honest canvass,
Adlai E. Stevenson has a plurality OF
the vote cast in the election last Tues
day for governor of Illinois. We will
demand that the ballots be recounted'
The demand for a recount will be
made upon the Legislature, as provid'
ed for in the statutes"
Gov. Deneen's plurality is estimat'
ed at from $4,000 to 26,OOO.
Ben H. Atwell, secretary to Chair
man Boeschenstein, explained that er'
rors in the count had already been
found in several precincts, and it was
calculated that if only three ballots
in each of the 4,040 voting precincts
in Illinois were taken from Deneen
and given on recount to Stevenson, the
latter would be found to have won the
election.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
G. O. P. LOSES ~ SEATS.
Final Returns Give Democrats 173 and
Republicans 219 in House.

New York. Nov. 9.-Final returns
Republican congressional committee
show that the Republican party will
control the house of representatives
in the Sixty-frst congress by ma
jority Of As, as compared with 81 in
the present house. a falling off Of -
Republican members. The house in
the Sixty-frst congress will be COM
posed of 21S Republicans and 173
Democrats.
The states that have returned solid
Republican delegations to the house
are:
California, Connecticut. Kansas,
Maine, Michigan, Montana, New
Hampshire, North Dakota, Oregon,
South Dakota, Utah, Washington,
West Virginia and Wyoming,
Solid Democratic delegations were
elected in the following states;
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Flori-
da, Georgia, louisiana Mississippi,
Nevada, South Carolina and Texas.
One of the surprises Of the congress
sional campaign was furnished by the
state of North Carolina. 1t will have
three Republican members of the low
er branch of the SiXty-hrst congress.
Two Republican candidates were sue
cessful in Virginia. The delegation
from that state is at present solidly
Democratic, The latest figures indi-
cate that eleven Democrats and two
Republicans were elected in Indiana
and two Republicans and three Demo
Gratis in Nebraska. New Yorks rep
resentation is the next house will
stand as at present, 2G Republicans
and II Democrats,
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
REPUBLICANS GAIN TWO.

Chicago, Nov. 9--The returns from
congressional districts throughout the
country today resulted in a Republi-
can gain of 2, as compared with figures
of last night, Albert Douglas (RepO
was, contrary to previous adyices,
elected In the Eleventh Ohio district,
and Moses p. Kinkaid (Rep,I who was
reported as defeated in the Sixth Ne
braska district, was returned as elect.
ed. The contest in the Fifth Nebraska
district is extremely close and will
require official count to determine the
result.
According TO reports received to
date the next house will consist Of
l73 Democrats and 21S Republicans,
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
TOO MUCH FOR YANKEE.
English Munchausen Had Shade the
Better OF Fellow Romaneer.

The Cape Cod man and the Lon
doner were travelling on the same
rtrain together from Liverpool to the
capital
YES" said the Yankee, I'VE do
have considerable fog out our way.
I've seen It so thick that the land
ladies Of our summer boardin' houses
>could ladle it out and use 1t instead
% whipped egg for the heavy part Of
the foatin' island"
1--WE ave 'em, too, in London said
his travelling companion, "but our
climate is too dirty to permit of our
eatin' 1t, We burn so much soft coal
you see, the fog gets packed full Of
SCOT, The only thing we really can do
with It Is to cut It up into blocks and
use It Instead Of peat when we want
y quick fire"
And the Yankee took out the little
American flag he wore in his button
hole and put It away in his wallet
Judge,
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
Insulted.

Andrew Thomas was a great for
getter." He forgot to pay the money
he owed, and to give people back the
things he borrowed Moreover, he was
"touchy" on the subject, so that few
of his friends liked to hint that he had
any of their property in his posses
sion. One day one of them took his
courage in his hand.
where's that five dollars you Dor
-owed of me last month, Andrew" he
asked. 81 don't want to seem tight
but I've just got to"
Andrew replied with dignity: did
you ever see anything l didn't returns
No, guess you didn't. ."--Youths Com
panion.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
EXCELLENT Weather
AND MAGNIFICENT CROPS
REPORTS FROM WESTERN CAN.
ADA ARE VERY ENCOURAGING.

A correspondent writes the Winni-
peg NAM Free Press: "The Pinch
er Creek district, (Southern Al
berta) the original home of fall
wheat, where it has been grown with
out failure, dry seasons and wet, for
about 25 years, is eXcelling itself this
year. the yield and quality are both
phenomenal, as has been the weather
Tor its harvesting Forty bushels is a
common yield, and many fields go up
TO so, 60 and over, and most of it No.
1 Northern. Even last year, which was
less favorable, similar yields were in
some cases obtained, but owing to the
season the quality was not so good. 1t
is probably safe to say that the aver
age yield from the Old Mans River 20
the boundary will be AZ or As bushels
per acre, and mostly No. l Northern.
One man has just made net profit
from his crop of s19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price OF
land. Land here is too cheap at pres
ent, when a crop or two will pay for
it, and failure almost unknown. Nor
is the district dependent on wheat, all
other crops do well, also stock and
dairying, and there is a large market
at the doors in the mining towns up
the Crows Nest Pass, and in British Co
lumbia for the abundant hay Of the
district and poultry, pork, and gar
io nd
Jim HILL has an eye on its advan.
tages, and has invested here and is
bringing the Great Northern Railroad
soon, when other lines will follow"
The wheat, oat and barley crop in
other parts of Western Canada show
splendid yields and will make the
farmers Of that country land many Of
them are Americans) rich. The Cana
dian Government Agent for this dis
trict advises us that he will be pleased
to give information to all who desire
1t about the new land regulations by
which a settler may now secure 100
acres in addition to his 100 home
stead acres, at $500 an acre, and also
how to reach these lands into which
railways are being extended. 1t might
be interesting to read what is said Of
that country by the Editor Of the
Marshall (Minn) News-Messenger,
who made trip through portions of it
n July, 1908. Passing through more
than three thousand miles of Western
Canada's agricultural lands, touring
the northern and southern farming
belts Of the Provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, with nu-
merous drives through the great grain
6Slds, we were cInade to realize not
only the magnincence of the crops, but
the magnitude, in measures, Of the
vast territory opening, and to be
opened to farming immigration. There
are hundreds Of thousands Of farmers
there, and millions Of acres under cul-
tivation, but there is room for mil
lions more, and other millions of acre
age available. We could see in Western
Canada in SOIL product, topography or
climate, little that is different from
Minnesota, and with meeting at
every point many business men and
farmers who went there from this
,state, it was difficult to realize one
was beyond the boundary of the
country"
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14

Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer, Il. +. D. /,
Box 90, Kernersville, N. G., writes:
81 suffered with stomach trouble and
Indigestion for some time, and nothing
that ate agreed with me. was very
nervous and experienced n continual
feeling of uneaSineSs and fear. took
medicine from the doctor, but it did me
no good.
81 found in one Of your Peruna books
description of my symptoms. / then
wrote to DR.. Hartman for advice. He
said | had catarrh of the stomach.
took Peruna and Manalin and followed
his directions and can now say that /
feel as well as ever did.
81 hope that all who are afflicted with
the same symptoms will take Peruna,
as IL has certainly cured rie."
The above is only one of hundreds
who have written similar letters TO DR..
Hartman. just one such case as this
entities Peruna to the candid consider
alton of every one similarly afflicted If
this be true Of the testimony Of one per-
son what ought to be the testimony Of
hundreds, yes thousands, of honest, sim
cere people. We have In our files a
great m my other testimonials
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14

Helena, Mont, Nov. 9.-An official
count Of the ballots cast for governor
will have to be made to determine who
is the successful candidate. With 175
precincts missing, Norris, Democrat,
leading Dolan, Republican by 1900
plurality, but the missing precincts
are normally Republican and should
cut down Democratic lead materially.
Both State committees are tonight
claiming the governatoral fight,
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
Don't Be Irritable.

"An irritated skin makes an irri.
table person, and an irritable person
gathers much trouble unto himself or
herself, as the case may be- Moral:
Use Hunts Cure, one box Of which is
absolutely and unqualifiedly guaran.
teed to cure any form Of skin trouble,
Any kind of itching known is relieved
at once and one box cures"
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
HUGHES TO SUCCEED TELLER.
Democrats In Colorado Get Control Of
State Legislature,

beaverton unofficial returns Of The
entire state, which are not likely to
be materially changed, Bryan's plur.
ality in Colorado Is 5,511, and for Gov.
ernor Shafroth (Dem) leads Melon.
aid (Rep) by 9,SS2.
The Democrats control both houses
Of the Legislature, Charles ].
Hughes, Jr., will be elected United
States Senator TO succeed Teller.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
His Epitaph.

81 have just one request" said the
dying man to his relatives.
What is it?" they asked him earn
estly 1--WE will grant you anything"
"Well" replied the man, feebly, ~
want you to have carved upon my'
monument these words: Here lies a
man who worked for his living.
Realizing that he had forestalled
any attempt on the part of his rich re.
lations to brag too much about their
family connections, he sank into a
sweet sleep.
The Harrison times., 1908-11-14
Good Thino 70 Know,

Those who traverse the alkali plains
Of the west and inhabit the sand blown
regions of Texas, find daily need for
reliable eye salve They never drug the
eye, but simply appl. externally, the
staple, Dr. Mitchell's Eye Salve. 1t Is
well to know that Mitchell's Eye Salve,
Is on sale here also. Price 25 cents.j