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Feat a En.l.


Feat is partly GecompoSed vegetable
matter that has formed either where
the ground is saturated with water
most OF the time CT where 1t is perma-
nen:ly covered with water. 1t is the
dark colorcd or nearly black soil found
in boys and swampS. commonly known
as muck. although technically 4 dis
tinction is made between peat and
muck. the hitter name being restricted
to those forms c: swamp deposits that
contain too much mineral matter to
burn freely. Dry peat may be very
fibrouS ard light colored or compact
and StructureleSs ard dark brown or
black. II Is usually somewhat lighter
in color when dry than when freshly
du:. When wet it contains. as rule.
from 50 10 30 per cent or more OF
watcr-that is. short ton OF wet peat
rarely contains more than 500 pounds
OF dry peat and may yield as little as
100 pounds. In the wet condition It
Is entirely noncombustISle. aud the Va.
rious processes by which 1t is prepared
for use for market consist principally
OF methods for Kidding 1t OF water
cheaply and quickly and for increasing
It's fuel efficiency and transportabllIty.
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A Good Reasan.

Little George. aged seven. was given
a group OF the toy monkeys copied
from the famous one In the temple at
Niklio. one having the hands over the
mouth. the second with the hands over
the ears and the third over the eyes.
Georges father explained that the fg-
ures mean speak no evil. hear no evil,
see no evil" and then said. IF you
could be one OF these monkeys. George.
which would you rather beg"
The child looked gravely at his fa-
Their and then ut the toy on the table.
Finally he touched the monkey whose
hands covered the mouth.
WHY" sid pIpa.
Well" said the little fellow very
seriously. Il suppose you have to see
evil sometimes. and you can't help but
hear 1t. but you needn't speak It"
Which sentiment papa thought pretty
good for a little seven-year-old.-Los
Angeles Times.
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Rocult Of Poor wy;.ino.

The Duke Of Wellington. through
misrendlnS n badly written letter.
made ludlcrous blunder. This letter
was written by c. ]. London. botan.
ical author. VINO wrote to the duke re-
questinG the privilege Of seeing his
beautiful becches. The duke mtsread
the signature for that OF c. ]. Bloom
field. bishop OF London. and wrote in
reply: My lord. shall always be glad
TO see you ut StraHoHeldsaye. and my
servant shall show you as many pairs
OF my breaches as you may choose to
inspect. But what you want to see
them for Is quite beyond mex
change.
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Il Get. .ha Criminals

According to the Chinese method OF
criminal prosecution. man IS respon-
sible for the crime he may have COM
mitted personally. bat II he chooses to
escape justice by running away from
the place where the deed was commit
ted then the remaining members OF his
immediate family are held and pun.
ished IN lieu Of the real culprit. This
may seem a strange way Of attracting
the real criminal back to the scene Of
his crime. but 1t appeals TO the rell,
Sious side of the mans suparstihous
nature. According to their religion. the
man who forsakes his parents when in
peril viii find his soul sailing around
through hades without chart or com,
pass for MI eternity. In view OF this.
compliance with the law is very prompt.
for John chInaman does not care to
take the desperate chance.
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God be thanked for books. They are
the voices OF the datant and the dead
and make Us heirs OF the spiritual life
Of past ages. Books are true Jewelers..
They give TO all who will faithfully
use them The society. the spiritual
presence. OF the best and greatest Of
our race. No matter how poor am,
no matter though the prosperous Of
my own time will not enter my OBJ
scure dwelling. II the scored writers
will enter and take up their abode IN.
der my roof-If Milton will cross my
threshold to sing 10 me OF paradise.
and Shakespeare to open to me the
world Of Imagination and the work.
lnGs Of the human heart. and Frank.
LIN to enrich me with his practical
wisdom-I shall not pine for want Of
Intellectual companionshIp. and may
become n cultivated man. though ex-
Guided from what is called the best So
c!ety in the place where / Hve.-Wil.
liam Ellesy Charming.
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A SECRET SIGNAL.
Tho TaiIor,s Comment whiIe Measur.

Tho Tsilor's Comment While Measur-
ing Customer.
did you ever notice how the tailors
while measuring man for suit OF
clothes mix In few letters occasional
II among the numbers?" asked n down.
town lawyer recently of friend.
Whenever have been measured for
suit Of clothes the tailor always said
S. B. L: in 4 subdued voice as be
took the measure for the length Of my
trousers. often wondered what this
secret signal meant and on one occa-
sion made SO bold as tosask. but was
put aside in some casual way. which
plainly showed me that the tailor did
not wish me TO know the meaning OF
the mysterious S. B. L
We'll, never knew what these let
ters meant uatil oae Cay not long ago.
when l stumbled across the solution
quite by accident. was waiting to
have my measure taken while strap
ping big fellow was on the rack. As
he measured the length of the trou-
sers lee the tailor said. 90. s. B. l.
"'Yes.' came back the reply from the
big fellow. and - bowlegSed too
"All these years taIlors have been
accusing me OF being slightly bow
legged and had never caught on
until was practically told the an
swer in the accidental way."-PhIla.
delphia Record.
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HELPED THE casMAN.
Blu. Not Because He Had Driven Him
Years Before.

a very old man once called TO see
Lord Stra;hcona at his Offices and e1-
planned as the reason of bis vlsft that
he was the eabman who drove him TO
his ship when he set sail for Canada
long years before.
Lord Stratheona was interested In
this reminIscence OF his youth and lis
tened to the ancient jehu when he
went on In n fearful voice to complain
that death had just deprived him Of
one OF two s-andsons and that be
himself had fallen on evil times.
Lord Strathcona soothcd the old fel-
lows sorrows with little money.
Again. after a time. the old man
called on Lord Strathcoaa and this
time told him that both his srandsons
we're down with typhoid fever and. as
Lord Strathcona had helped him be-
fore, perhaps he would again. After.
some gossipins chat about Scotland
Lord Stathcona again comforted the
old man with little money.
When he had gone an Official who
had overheard the conversation said:
81 hope you did not give that man
any money. Lord Strathcona. When
he saw you before one OF his two
craEdsons was dead. Now he says
both are III with typhoid fever"
Thank you very much. Mr.. Jones'
said the high commissioner. with a
twinkle In his eye. but do you know
when left Scotland FOR Canada had
no cab to take me to the ship, but
Just wheeled down my things myself
to the dock in barrow."-London Tit.
Bits.
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THE NUMBER THIRTEEN.
Time Was When It Used TO Be Con,
sidered Lucky.

lme Was When Il Used 20 Be Con-
sidsred Lucky.
Abstract science has done much in
brushing away the cobwebs OF popular
superstition. ard abstract science Is.
tablishes the fact that thirteen In an
Client tines had quite different mean
inS from the thirteen Of today. ORR.
entail people found In thirteen some
thing divine and hence something
good. Tins 1t Is In the folklore OF the
PeFSians. the Indians and Hlndoos.
Old Testament Jews were OF the
same opinion. as Biblical students wen
know. Thirteen cities were especially
dedicated to tho priestly tribe: thirteen
high priests descended from Aaron:
thirteen kings sat in the high council
OF the ancients: on the 18th day Of the
month Sisan the preparations for
Passover BEGIN. and the holy incense
consisted of thirteen different cdors.
IT Is well known that all the nations
OF the old world were in more or less
intellectual rapport. The ideas of one
tribe descended to the other. But 1t is
certainly Interesting 10 learn that the
figure IL had Its sacred and divine
meaning also in America OF yore
among the long since extinct tribes OF
the Incas and the Aztrcs. The inhab-
ttnrts OF Peru counted seven days
Sr.fN
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Crocodile Tears.

The expression crocodile tears" can
be found IN almost every European
language. rYt 1t Is doubtful II one n
a Thousand Of those who use It have
IN idea OF it's origin. We are told In
the Bes;iary Of Guil!aunc lie Clcrc
that when the crocodile inGs an un-
wary traycicr i; GrycUrs him. bur aft
erward wecpt over him all the rest Of
It's NE. This IS ve.Y evidently the nj
fusion n "05hc,!n." Zach drop Shr
falls weuld prove a crc"odn-."
There is aao;:er yc-Sinn ~ the IA
be. however. which Is more often re
ferrcd TO II .:resa:a=c ard according to
which the crocrGI!r sheds tears In or
der to allure the traveller to destruc-
ton. Shakespeare allrdes to this in
the passage where he tells how
The moGrnfuI crocodile
With sorrow snares relenting passengers.
-':2 Henry w." ]. "a
Poets Leye,"
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est humiliation hut ave minutes later.
I'm a weaklinS. coward. traitor.
but If FloSSic viii take me shes Sc:
the chance. Tn Core for"
1t was late when be reached hons
that aIzht. Except for the hall lamp
the lights we're out. That suited his
mood. he felt Lirascls i very Mac
beth. His deed also was one best done
in the still2css and darkness OF night
the stabain= Of two loving hearts.
BE would 20 to the library and work
out the little speech that was to strike
the terrible blow. 1t was always coy
there. especially in rainy weather.
Nothing could he more soothing to
fellows nerves than the crackle OF an
open fire. even II Its heat be not
needed.
The door was aJar. the flicker and
glow checrfulness Itself. Before the
fire sat his mother. ard In corner OF
tie sofa. among the deepest shadows,
croc..:e. --c,.a.
For the 5ii-.se =: i minute he felt the
coward he hid called himself. he
wanted to r:a: be wanted 10 brave 1t
est; lie stood irrrsclutc for second,
..cn sank into the chai- his mother
had drawn 10 her side.
Tn sisd you've come, Harold" 1t
was his mother S:ho spoke. But what
Allied her voice: She locked her fingers
tightly in her lap before going on.
There's something want to say to
you ard I.Gcia. I've decided TO 90
west fer year or two. and it's best.
believe. for you to be married before I
leave. rye worried good deal about
what you might think of such step.
but mT mind is finally made up. I'm
going to-
1t had come-the crucial moment.
Harold felt distinctly that his heart
stopped beating with fear of the next
few minutes.
Tier out of the shadows lowering
about the sofa little voice. thin and
quavcsins. totally unlike Lucia's. cleft
the silence.
I'll can't. rn-married-alrcady.
ToGay-at-:; O'Clock to-Sam Weston"
Aftcrwa:d Harold remembered his
EenSation-a numbaeSs. the slow fuse
of I.ucia's announcement forcing its
way. inch by inch. exploding finally.
full force. in his brain. But the first
thing he really isrew he WAS laughing
irsancly. fairly jin=!ins the bric-a-
brac with his ga. IN. ha." and dane
Ing Lucia ;naGly about the room.
1t was his mothers sigh that finally
penetrated his stupor. and he and Luz
cla. two cu!prits. rapentant. but happy.
bent over her.
Don't fret about me. mater" he
mumbled. his lips on her hair. I'm
as happy as Lucia. Therc's-you
know. mother. there's-a-siri for
me-"
I'm very. very glad she smiled.
still nervous. Il hardly know how to
tell You. but I-Suess It's albright.
This day week I'm to start west. but
before so I'm to be married toto
Sam Weston's father
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4 H0RALESS
DILEMMA,
eY MARION pEXTER.
CCopyrighted, 1903. by Associated Literary
Eress.l

ICopyrtShted, 1903, by Associated Literary
5ress.l
Harold Mccrea.s comfortable turn.
pike Of lie was suddenly barred By a
duemma-u three pronged one. hecaIled
It because three people were concerned.
what n COMPOUNDED tangIe-' he
snaried. and because the grating OF his
uDoiled revolving chair accorded with
his feelings he twisted II right and
left TIL the senior member Of the nrm
ratified the dco.Snob In white hot rage.
"Idlotr was The greeting through a
crack in the door. Respect u mans
nerves. can't ycu"
Brought 10 stardstIll. he dropped
his plump cheeks in his palms and
grappled the dilemma IN a mighty en-
deavor to sec way out. but the cheer
lessness OF midnight met him at every
turn.
-If it hadn't been for that miserable
pup" he Srcaned. the matters scarf
wouldn't have been torn. II it hadn't
been for the scarf I'd never hare gone
to the members. II had gone TO the
members I'd never have seen Flossic.
aly wedding day wouldn't have had a
cloud. and Lucia and mother and /
would have been happy ever after.
But
The immensely Of the problem snote
his heart with the chill of damp. cold
hand: the soft brown waves skIrtins
his temples and forehead stood out
like curled points of horn In response
to distracted currying and combine of
nervous fingers. but not even afar OF
was there CLEAN OF light.
The mother win be broken heart
ed" he muttered disconsolately. and
Lucia His thoughts ricochcttcd
backward TO the Gay when she. the
little adopted sister. had been brought
home and presented 20 him.
That was inst after his fathers
death. when the house was unbearabiy
still and lonely. BE had been just
fourteen. he remembered. and Lucia
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THE HUMAN HAND.
It's Rsla.ien to the True Education OF
tho YOUNG.

It's Rsla.ien to the True Education OF
tho Young.
No animal or bird can endure the ex.
trcmes of climate Ike man or is at
home in so many different parts Of the
world. 4 dog. 1t is true. viii follow
man anywhere. but only when food
and shelter are provided. Nor can any
other creature subsist on such n varIe-
ty OF food as man can digest. he -four
ishes on roots. herbs. grubs. insects,
fruits or fish. on which flesh eating an
imals would starve. or he is equally
pleased with animal and bird flesh on
which herbIvorous animals would
starve. BE can pick nuts with the
monkey. catch fish with the otter. dig
roots with the wild pig. eat ants eggs
with the ant eater and Srasshoppers
with the snake.
And all this is due to mans hand.
Because his hand could grasp a stone
or n club man rose on his hind legs
and walked and talked. His hand Is
the most wonderful Of all tools. II
twists Ike monkey wrench. hangs
on like a graphing hook. cracks Ike 4
nntcracker, picks lie tweczers. tears
Ike forceps. Srubs lil;o gopher.
This brings US to the FIRST great les
son Of health md common sense. Man
owes all 10 his hand. Train the child's
hand. then answer the questions that
the brain, which the hand builds. will
ask, and you have true education-edu-
cation at its best Give children every
kind of hand work that their play In
stincts call for-and their play In
stlncts are the deepest and most use
full In their nature-and then brain de-
velopment will follow as naturally us
the night follows day.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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nearly twelve and from the very first
minute they had been chums There
had never been any pickering and
strife
THAT was what mt the Ide, ~ mar.
rage into his mothers head and caus.
cd be- 10 huI,d ber crcrr hone for n
serene old ..,e on srrb +, fonnd,rIon
And he and Iucia had been wiIII,r
too-that * after the pewpess Of tbe
ide, had nassrd
But pow-apd every dav made /,
pIaInpr-hc knew what the love no had
given Lur,a was-the calm even sur.
face Of n hro,hcr.x affection nor tso
turbulent. f,.ver,sh love Of n lover
Win her tbourb II was 6frnrent-
that IL II had sonehow -ot to he ar.
ferent.
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He Explains.

Why Is It. professor" asked the
young man with the bad eye. that
when Christopher Columbus dlscov-
cred this country he didn't settle down
and stay hereT'
Doubtless you are aware. my young
friend" answered the professor. that
the Spanish form OF his name was
crtstoral colon7"
Yes. SIR"
well. colon does not mean a full
stop. We WIN return now. young gen.
ttemen. to the consideration OF the les.
son."-Exchange.
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Make Friends.

There Is nothing so healthy as plenty
Of human nature about one. young, old
and middle aged. When we stay at
home too much or associate entirely
With ayery limited circle we lose the
proper sense OF perspective. The few
individuals whom We Ike assume giant
proportions In our thoughts and the
rest Of the world recedes.
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Our Guarantee

Go to your druggist today, an
purchase . dclla, bottle, and Il ron
can honestly say, that you did mob
receive any benefits from It, aftsV
using the entire bottle, oAsaeEe
gist wiz refund your money to ycu !
without question or delay.
We viii pay the druggist the prieO !
Of the bottle purchased by you.
This offer applies to the largo ,
bottle only and to but one in 8 !
family.
We could not afford to make such
an offer, unless We positively knew
what Kodol win do for you.
It would bankrupt US.
Thedollar bottle contains2H times /,
as much as the fifty cent bottle.
Kodol Is made at the laboratories
of E. c. Dewitt 8 Co., Chicago.
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Persona Grata.

The Old Bulldog-They're going to
chain US up on Sunday nights now. The
Young BulldoS-How's that. governor:
The Old Bulldog-The new teller that's
started calling on Miss Mamie has got
money.-cIncinnati Enquirer.
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An Easy Ons.

"You imagine you know n lot about
Biblical things" said the sconer.
Suppose you tell me who Gains wife
vas"
That's easy" rcJoIned the old dea-
con. ''she was Adams daughter.In-
law."-Detrolt Free Press.
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SYatann.

I'm afraid l can't write that article
on System
why not?'
Il can't ard my notes."-LouisrIle
Courier-Journal.
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Ono Would Haxn nnn..

Nurse-I wish to tell you. SIR. that
you have Just become the father of
triplets!
NoOpar-oh. this is two too much
New York Life.
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Settled.

Uncle zeb docking over bill Of fare,
Henry. how do you order hog and
hominy at fust class RESTRAINT? City
Sephew-You don't. uncle. - Chicago
Tribune.
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Let Fortune come under what bag
gard form she may. they hug Der in
their arms ard swear she Is beauty.
lie Ssse. .---...---...--.--.5
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Never ask pardon before you are &C.
IuSed.-GeSm:n rrcrcrb.
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Nothing else can do this. When
the stomach is weak it needs help;
you must help it by giving 1t rest,
and Kodol will do that.
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Eat What
You want of the food you need
KodoI will digest it.

You need 5 sufficient amount of
good wholesome food and more than
this you need to fully digest 1t.
Else you can't gain strength, nor
can you strengthen your stomach II
It Is weak.
You must eat In order to liveand
maintain strength.
You must not diet, because the
body requires that you eat a sufIlc-
lent amount OF food regularly.
But this food must be dlgested,
and It must be digested thoroughly.
When the stomach can't do it,
you must take something that viii
help the stomach.
The proper way to do is to eat
what you want, and let Kodol d.
geSt the food.
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nearly twelve. and from the very first
minute they had been chumS. There
had never been any pickering and
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Kodol is made at thelaboratoriesl
of E. c, Dewitt & Co., Chicago.
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-LeSs:sSc.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

We acknowledge receipt Of an
invitation to be present at the
Sixth Annual State Fair to be
held in Capitol Park in the City
of Jackson, commencing Oct.
26th., with complimentary
ticket.
Bishop Seth Ward Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
South, died at Toxic Japan on
Monday from an ~attack OF
paralysis. Bishop Ward hac
gone to the East to VISITING NUS
sions Of his church in Japan anc
China. He was taken i'll a few
weeks ago and died after remain
ing in a comatose state fol
several days.
Bishop Ward was a native o
| Texas and was a little over fifty
one years Of age.
His ability was recognized b.
the General Conference of hi
; church and he was elected
Bishop in 1906. The church
since that time, has lost three o
its youngest and most active
bishops, Bishop Tigert of Nash
vile, Galloway of Mississippi
and Ward. Of Texas. In ad
dition to these Bishops Keener
Hargrove. Smith, Duncan ant
G anberry have died, also with
in the past few years.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

A committee appointed by
Col. H. M. Street, Speaker OF
the House of Representatives,
for the purpose of considering
plans by which an equalization
of taxes may be made is in ses-
sion at Jackson with Col. Street
presiding over the meeting.
There has been a movement
on foot for several years by
South Mississippi counties to
have a Constitutional Conven-
ton called for the purpose of
changing the plan of distribution
of the school and other public
funds.
This section of the State claims
that since it's development and
increase in population and wealth
that it has borne an unjust pro-
portion Of the State government;
that many counties pay into the
state treasury large sums in eX-
cess of the amounts received IN
the general distribution, while a
number of northern counties re-
ceive greater amounts than they
pay into the state treasury.
This inequality of the plan OF
redistribution as claimed by the
soutfern -conhties has been g
. bene of contention for severa-
years, but so far the legislature
has declined to submit a reso-
luton changing the constitution
The work of this committee
may formulate some plan which
will prove satisfactory to South
Mississippi if the Legislature
can be induced to pass a re
medal law.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

General Luke E. Wright's SON.
in-law, John H. Watkins of Mem
phis, is reported to be slated to
succeed Treasurer Charles H.
Treat who recently resigned.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

hundreth anniversary of his
birth.
Admiral Semmes, as Captain
of the Confederate Battleship,
Alabama, rendered great service
to the Confederate cause by
destroying vessels engaged in
American commerce and sup
porting the Federal army and
Government.
The story of the Alabama's
fight with the superior vessel,
Kearsarge, at Chebourg off the
coast of France will remain
an historic event to attract the
admiration of both young and
old.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-09-24

Lieutenant Peary will find it a
more difficult job to convince
the public that he has been to
the North pole than to convince
it that DR. Cook has not been
there.