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The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

While you are planting cotton, re- member that ten million bales bring more money than thirteen million bales. This is a condition and not I theory" that confronts the unpaid mii- lions of women and children who raise cotton during the days when il takes fifteen hours to make hand
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

When it comes to a question of a fine court house or a bunch of good roads. keep in mind the flct that the roads are for your use, and the fine court house is for the use of the law yers and the officeholders.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Don't ever get the notion in your head that you are out of the reach Of Wall Street gamblers so long as you have something to sell that the public must have. It is the must have" sort of things that tickle the venal appe- tite of the Wall Street manipulator; he never gambles in diamonds-not
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
The Pe-ru-na Almanac in 8,ooo,o00
 Homes

The Peruna Lucky Day Almanac has become fixture in over eight million homes. It can be obtained from all druggists free. Be sure to inquire early
 The 1908 Almanac is already published, and the supply will soon be exhausted. Do not put it off Speak for one to-day.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

ferlng SoIllS AAOii
 ago with frequent at lacks of hard pain in the back, kidneys and bladder and the Kidney secretions were ire guIarly scanty or profuse' Medical treatment failed to cure him.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

It is good time to pick out nice plat of ground that you will give the boy for his own this year. Give him a chance to be "one of the men, so that when you are out of the game, he will know what to do with himself.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

There Is no man who can grasp all the details of the worlds business. but there are world of men who can run a farm if they will confine their efforts to the farm. and if they run the farm for all it Is worth, they can swear by their boot-srtaps that they have been kept pretty busy
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Try 1t Once.

There is more actual misery and less real danger in a case of itching, skin disease than any other ailment Hunts cure is manufactured espe- cially for these cases. It relieves in- stantly and cures promptly. Absolute ly guaranteed.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
For an Appetite.

You must have a good appetite" remarked the thin man, enviously. What do you take for it
 Tn all my experience" replied the plump one, T have found nothing more suitable than food.'
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Why sloan's Eminent and veterinary
 Ra,,edies Are the Best to Use.

Remedies Are the Best to use.
 Iat me tell you why Sloans Llhi- ment and Veterinary Remedies are the safest and most practical on the market to-day. Tn the first place UT. Earf s. Sloan is the son of veteTih- ary surgeon. and from his earliest h. fancy he was associated with horses.
 He bought and sold horses while yet very young. He practieed as vet erinary for 20 years and has battied successfully with every disease 10 which that animal is subject.
 All his remedies are the result or experiments made to save life or re- lieye suffering while he was practic- ing his profession.
 Any reader. by writing to Dr. Earl S. Sloan. 615 Albany Street, Boston, Mass, will receive "Sloan's Treatise on the Horse" free. This book tells how to treat horses, cattle, hogs, and Doultry
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Tins is so valuable that you are given only moment at once. If this were your last moment, you would use it for some sane purpose. It may be your last. One of these days 1t will be your last
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
If Will Stay There.

"In my family medicine chest no remedy is permitted to remain unless it proves beyond a doubt the best to be obtained for it's particular purpose. For treating all manner of skin trou- bles, such as Eczema, Tetter, Ring worm, etc, Hunts Cure has held it's place for many years. I have failed to find surer remedy. It cures itch ing instantly"
 R. M. SWAIN Franklin. La
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Manu Can Appreciate.

Mrs. Enpeck-I wonder why it ii that Jokes about the squabbles of mar. ried people have such a run!
 Mir. Enpeck-I-I don't know. my dear, unless it is that so many people are married.-Kansas City Times
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Don't It5Jar You?

To have cough that you can't leave off-even when you go to bed? Put it away for good by using Simmons Cough Syrup It heals inflammation of the throat and lungs-gives you rest and peaceful sleep.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Warned.

Policeman, arrest that man for swearing in the street.
 ''I ain't heard him swearin' amy"
 But he's going to in a minute. l am about to inform him that his daughter has eloped with the chauf, feur"
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

The matter of real importance is for the local Union to keep solidly at work along all the lines that will lead to better crops, better stock. better poultry, better flocks and better mar kets. These things have many rami- fications, and along these lines all of the time and talent of the community may be profitably consumed.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

While you are making up your list of dont's for this year, put in this one at the top of the heap: "This is an old slob who will not go to town to buy something l can get along without un- less carry the truck to pay for it This will make man out of you, If you will stick to it.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Make up your mind that you have no right to any more land than you can use. and that this year will be the be: ginning of the end of your efforts 10 make yourself land poor"
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
At Least Not Profane.

A decided brunette. by name PiclIins. Was arrested for stealing some chickens. When they asked her to swear, She replied, debonaire: q only know 'deuce,' darn and dick
 enS' -Lippincotts.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

The express companies have ac- complished through the local mer- chants the downfall of the parcels post movement for this session of Congress, but 1t is bound to came up again. and it will be backed up by the same sort of organization that backs up any of the irresistible peoples movements
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

This is the year for you to start the improvement of your school by eonsoi- idasing a number of the little ones in- to a few bigger and better ones, wherein higher grades may be taught and better houses and equipment used.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Just you stand out all night in this winters weather a time or two. if you want to see how the cattle that have no protection feel about 1t. It Is true they are used to it." but on the other hand you have lot of stored up vital. ity that you can live on. while thet have not,
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

While you are fixing up for the poultry, don't roget that it will pay mighty big to get you a good bone cutter. and it will pay better still to use 1t freely after you do get it.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous Diseases permanently cured by Dr. kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Send for Free s2.0O trial bottle and treatise. Dr. R. H. Kline, Id, 93l Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Don't be such bloke as to make no new year resolutions. He who IS too big a ehump to dare is too much of chump to amount to much in the final conclusion
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

So long as the monopoly of land is encouraged just so long will it be pos sible for the few to make and enforce laws for the many.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Don't spend your life laying up things for a rainy day, lay tip such things as you can use on any old day
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

little paint and vaseline put in the right spots now will go a long way toward helping to beat the implement and vehicle trust.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

The fact of this year being politi cal year will have nothing to do with the demand for milk. butter. chickens and eggs Do you catch the drift?
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Great beauty and great virtue are always inaccessible except to those who strive, who learn to accept, un- derstand and enjoy them.-Sterne.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Make your local so interesting and so valuable that 1t will live on ana on. even if the National and the State Union were dissolved.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Don't lose an opportunity to talk for a diversification of the crops. In di. versification there is safety; on one crop there Is danger.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

It is already getting late for the se- lection and providing for the coming crop. There is as much advantage in good seed as there is in good breeds
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Did you ever try greasing the axe when you had particularly hard cut to make? It acts just like grease on saw. Try it.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
lneyita able.
cad. What killed

50 Nelson is dead. What killed him?"
 You know he had one foot in the grave?"
 Yes"
 Well some one pulled his leg Harper's Weekly.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

It is a mighty poor Union man who has not been able to do something this month to Tighten the labor of his better half.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

The most efficient way to fight the implement and vehicle trust is to take good care of the tools and implements you now have.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

As a Union man let your light so shine that you may be living exam pie of the benefits of the Union.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

It Is mighty poor Union man who has not found out that lime is a good thing to keep on hand at all times.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

This Is the month to plant a few good Union trees in all the vacant spots about the place. Are you living up to your opportunities?
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Not Prudent.

Patience-Do you believe there is anything in name, after all?
 Patrice-No; that girl Prudence has just eloped with her fathers chauffeur
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Drink Garfield Tea at night It insures a normal action of liver, kidneys, stomach and bowels, and overcomes constipation.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
FARMERS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE UNION
 - OF AMERICA -
OF AMERICA

Make 1t a rule to shoot the man who shoots your birds.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

No man is born without faults, but he lives best who has the fewest.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Be sure that you are not a producer of an excessive crop; beware of too much cotton.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Too many people feather their nests with borrowed plumes.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

This is the primal season for the split log drag Have you got yours in working condition?
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
ONLY ONE "RROMO OurSU

Sometimes the man who was born a fool gets bravely over it.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
npeIN,A MERCHANT RID OF A VERY BIG GRAVEL STONE
Another Remar able Cure of sef'o"S
 Kidr y Trouble.

c. l.. Wood. prominent merchant of Fentress, Norfolk Co., va was SUI ,..
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Be proud of the achievements of others. Their success is making your work worth while.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the guns reduces p fanmatoa. allays pain, cures wind colic 25c bottle
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
rh.. nrv Hackino couah

needs attention. Ask your druggist for Browns Bronchial Troches which will quickly relieve the cough.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Whether our crosses are bearable or not depends upon our method of carrying them.-Elizabeth Gibson.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

That Is LAXATIVE BRoMo QGINlNE. Look fo- the signature of E. W. GROVE Used the World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

PILES CURED IN TO I4 DAYS. PAZ0 OINTMENT Is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching. Blind. Bleeding Protruding Piles in to l4 days money refunded. b0c.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

What does your brother do for a living?"
 Hes an artist
 'I know. so am l. But what does he do for living?"
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Only stupid woman doesn't know when to act stupid.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
TayIor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet

Gum and Mullen is Natures great rem edy-Cures Coughs, Colds, Group and Con sumption, and all throat and lung troubles. At druggists, 25c, 50c and Sl .00 per bottle.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09

Political conventions seldom go un hossed.
The Monticellonian., 1908-01-09
Travellers Picture Books.

R. M. SWAIN. Franklin, La.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
RAvINC FOR HUSBAND
Woman Victim of Leprosy ignorant Of
Fact That he Died Risking Life
For Her.

Los Angeles. Cal, Aug 2l.--Igno'
ant that the husband, who brayed
leprosy for her sake. is dead of eau
Ger, Mrs Isabelle Wardwell. wife OF
the late David G. Wardwell, is ravinc
today in the contagious ward of the
equity hospital aud crying for her life's
partner.
Mrs. Wsrdwell escaped mysteriously
from an iron cot to which she was
chained in the hospital at Tombstone.
Ariz.. on Tuesday night, and in dis
guise rode min an automobile to Ben
son, where she boarded the train for
this place, where she believed her
dead husband was confined in the Sol
diers Home
Guards of the contagious ward of
the county hospital, who had been nc,
tilted by the railroad authorities 20
meet her on arrival here. despite her
cries and entreaties. took her strug
CLING to the isolation quarters Of the
hospital
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
SPAil OF CONCRETE
WILL BE TIE LONGEST IN THE
WORLD.
Proposed Henry Hudson Memorial
Bridge to Have Che Unique Feat
ture-StllI Another Triumph
for Americau Engineers.

There is not in he world bridge
span in either stone or concrete which
approaches the dimensions Of the pro
posed Henry Hudson memorial bridge
10 cross Spuyten Duyv.l creek says
tbs New York Sun,
The central span of that structure IS
TO he 703 feet in the clear In steel
there already exists longer arch, that
Of the upper Niagara span which
measures $40 feet. The design Of the
He'll Gate bridge calls for thou and
foot arch of steel.
But in concrete there Is nothing liNa
the big span which is to link Manh't
tan to the mainland. The Engineer'1g
News declares that the largest GO y.
pleted concrete arch is that OF thu
Grunwald bridge over the Isar, at /
Mich. 1t is only 230 feet wide.
The Walnut Lane concrete arcA
bridge, now being built, has a slight Y
longer span, 233 feet between faces It
abutments. These spans become in
significant, even trivial, when com
pared with that now proposed for the
Hudson memorial bridge.
A better idea of the holiness of the
proposal is had from a comparison
with the general field OF masonry arch
construction. since the problems of
design and erection for arches of stone
and concrete are in measure the
same The Cabin John arch of the
Washington aQueduct. 200 feet in span,
built about half a century ago, was
for a long time looked upon as an eX-
centional achievement, being the lar
gest stone arch in the world
Only in the last eight years has it
been exceeded, and there are now
three larger spans in stone, beside the
230-foot concrete arch at Grunwald-
AIDA. 230 feet; Luxembug, 27S feet,
and Plauen. 295 feet In so years de
signers have ventured only one-third
beyond the limits set by the Cabin
John arch, and only in three cases
have they found it necessary, Now in
one leap the present limit is to be mul.
tipHed by two and a half
The Henry Hudson arch carries a
double deck The upper or main deck
is a highway floor. so feet wide be
tween ratings it has a 50foot road
way and two l5foot sidewalks The
lower deck is TO carry four tracks Of a
rapid transit railway, but as no such
line is yet in prospect. the lower floor
system Is not to be put in place at
first, but only the necessary connec-
tons provided for IT,
The total length of the bridge. in
Guiding the approaches, is 2.S40 feet
It's cost, excluding special ornamental
features, is estimated at $500, 900
About one-half of this is charged BILE to
the large arch and its superstructure.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
AMERICAN is ARRESTED
Charged With Beng IN Revolution in
SalVsdor-Sent to Choluteca
For Trial

Washington. Aug 2l-Thc arrest
of Lee Cannon said to be an Ameri.
can citizen captured by the H1nduran
forces in the department of Vale. is
confirmed in a dispatch from Minister
Dodge. at Salvador today. In com
municdtiOn 10 the state department
ho saws that Consul AlCer. at Tcgu
cilrha reported this arrest to him
stating that Cannon would be brought
to Tesucigalpa Cannon was sent,
hcwHer. to Choluteca for trial. but the
mister had received no commrnica
ton from him and At the time of writ
ing did not know whether he was en-
titled to claim the rights of American
Cannon he says was the chief Of
police at San Miguel and hsing under
suspicion shortly before the outbreat
of the revolutionary movement ip
Honduras. was ordered to go to san
Salvador on parole but instead of
doing so he fed to Honduras.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
Sees Ace Of Aeroplanes.

Henry Farman, who has attracted
notice because of his successful
aeroplane experiments. believes that
within - months aeroplanes will be
flying from 80 to 100 miles quite cas-
lily. u can fly now as long as the
motor works he says, and distance
is nothing to me" Farman is 30 years
Of age and Is one of the three sons
Of a well-known English journalist
Before taking to aeronautics Mr. Far
man had made a considerable name in
the French sporting world. When
cycle racing was the rage he and his
brother won many championships.
They formed a tandem team which
proved inyincibe Then he took 20
motoring, and won the Paris and Nice
races in 1902. In the great Paris to-
Vienna race he gained first honors for
heavy machines. His motorracing
career. however, came 10 a sudden
termination after an accident which
landed him high up in the branches
Of a tree.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
SURPRISE SURELY A REAL ONE.
Growing Glory of an Evening in the
Life Of Rev. Mr.. Brough.

Something had to be done, Rev. Mr..
Trough had been pastor of Hardens-
burg church for % years, and
the anniversary was to be properly
celebrated Hardensburg was a small
place The church was small and the
people were poor, but after much con
sultation ii was decided to give the
aged couple a surprise donation party,
Ii was real donation party, with
a barrel of -four a sack G.: yams, side
OF bacon, ham and all the other lux
uries of Iiardensburg life And. as a
GROWING feature, Deacon Rogers, who
had just introduced electric lights into
the village, had the parsonage wired
as gift 10 the church, and agreed TO
turn on the lights on the evening of
the donation.
To make it all complete he left the
parson without knowledge that the
wiring was finished and installed a
switch on the outer wall by which
every light I'm the house could be
thrown on at once Then, in the dusk
of hot autumn evening the members
of the Elardensburg church brought
their gifts 10 the minister's door.
The parsonage was dark. Not even
a candle glimmered from the window
Parson Brough and his wife had the
good habit of sitting quietly in the
dark ON such evenings, resting their
eyes and discussing the affairs of the
day.
Cautiously, quietly. the supplies
were carried TO the foot of the front
steps quietly the parishoners were
arranged in a semi-circle in front of
the parlor windows, and then, in the
darkness, Deacon Rogers swiftly tip
toed up to the switch and with
quick turn threw on every light in the
house.
The surprise was 4 grand success
From the parsons sitting room came a
quick gasp and an exclamation of dis
may. The callers, waiting outside
had a glimpse CT two wcll-known
forms scurrying away through the
claring light, from room to room,
vainly seeking a place of retreat And
in the paror, beside two sull rocking
easy chairs. stood four battered shoes
and two pairs of neatly-darned stock
ings, Rev Mr., Brough had been com
pletely surprised
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
LIVE WIRE COT
ON A RAMPAC
ELECTRICIAN EMPLOYED BY
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CO.
FIGHTS TO FINISH ON COM
MERClAL AVENUE.

There was a battle royal on Con,
mercial avenue yesterday afternoon
when a youne man employed by the
Haliiday-Rittcnhouse company As an
electrician, Willie either drunk or in
sane. or both started to fight every
man with whom he came into contact
going down the street.
H. attacked Tom Taylor. a young
man in front Of the opera house. who
showed him over and he got up anil
started into the opera house where
the picture show was in progress
Manager George Jernigan who WAS In
the lobby ordered him out. but the
fellow refused to go and tried to push
his way into the theater showing
violence to Jcnigan and striking him
IN the face. when Jernigan knocked
him down The electrician then al
tempted to whip MerrimaR. the porter
at Ruby's Topgery aud Morriman shut
the door in his face He than ran
auuck of I p. Wall. the real estata
dealer, who was passing and struck
him in the back scattering blood from
his own wounds on Mr. Wall and an
over the lobby floor aud walls Mr.
Wall believing the man drunk passed.
on. but by this time a big crowd gath
cred and the man was ovcrpowered.
It required five men to hold him unit
the patrol wagon arrived Later
while he lay on the street at Seventh
and Commercial Officer Hagey ar
rived on the scene and the prostrata
man who was being held down hit him
in the leg as he came near him.
He was placed In the patrol by TIL
united efforts of five or six mon and
was taken To the city Jail where he
was reported last nieht to be sleeping
His symptoms while living in thu
street and his action in bitinr caused
many to believe that the fellow wa
insane or under the influence If some
drug.
George Jernicam manager of tn.
opcra house picture show. has -
lacerated hand from coming in ccn
tact with the mans teeth when he
Knocked him down The teech pene-
trated to the bone Dr. McNsmer
dressed the wound.
There was an exciting scene in the
box office aud in the theater when
the ARRAY occurred The young girl
who sells tickets seeing the fellow
start toward the box Office hastily
pulled down the ticket window an
fed into the theater where there was
a general scramble as the noise of the /
e2citemnt rachel the audience.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
Done Fer.

with Eddie Foy," said tragedian,
Il made, the other Sunday an excur-
sion into the country.
THE country, fresh and green. was
beautiful in the April sunshine. An
old man and his daughter a girl of is.
had little booth whore you threw
baseballs at dolls getting a cigar for
every hit
"Foy throws phenomenally well. and
he had soon won 30 cigars. These he
presented with a courtly bow to the
young girl.
" Thanks said ne, smiling prettiIy.
they'll do for father
Last Sunday Foy and made the
same excursion again. The booth stood
in the same spot, but now the girl was
running it alone
All, said Foy, they've done for
father
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-08-22
To Catch Cockroaches

A florist has discovered by accident
a new way to catch cockroaches. 4
pint fruit jar containing scrap of
bacon happened to he left over night
in one of his greenhouses. Next morn.
ing a dozen or more cockroaches were
yainly trying to climb the slippery
Sides of the glass jar. The florist has
succeeded in Kidding his establishment
of these repuIsive creatures, which
formerly ate such high priced plants
as orchids and gardeuias.
II is necessary to paste a piece of
paper on the outside of the Jar so
that the insects can get sufficient foot
hold to climb mp into the trap. In the
original case the label of the manu-
facturer supplied this need.