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The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21

Good Hope Items.

The scarcity of rations seems
to be creating a good deal of ex-
citement in these parts. But ta-
ter digging and possum hunting
are now at hand. So look out
poor Sam for the coon dogs aud
possum dogs of which there are
quite few in our burg.
What do we care as to who dis
covered the north pole, Cook or
Peary? If Cook, let it be Cook,
and, if Peary, why then Peary.
Dry weather seems to prevail.
But fine on gathering crops,
which are exceedingly short in
these parts. The clodhoppers
are about done gathering in this
section, cotton being sold as fast
as gathered and prepared for
market. We are glad 10 see the
tleecy staple bringing a fair price.
Mr.. Oscar Johnson made a bus
iness trip to the county capital
Saturday.
Mr.. J. b. Tingle of our burg is
now with the Philadelphia Com
press Company.
We learn that Mr.. B. F. Tin
gle has returned from Union,
Miss.
Mr.. Jack Harrison clipped
through our burg Sunday with
out permission.
Mr.. BURNER Parker and Mr.
Oscar Tingle are slipping around
in our burg on Sunday. ''Look
out gals.''
Mr.. A. G. Townsend is build
ing another new house in addi-
tion to the new one he built last
year.
There are now in our commun-
ity fine pair of match horses
that are drove around some these
days. Lookout girls you may.
get buggy ride. Look for the
grays.'
Mr. j w Dennis and family of
Posum Valley spent Sunday in
Gissie Rridge.
Mr. T r Tullos and wife passed
through our burg Sunday.
Mr. @ w Cannon and son went
up to the county capital Satur-
day.
School opened here Monday
with Miss Carter as teacher.
Hon. Jack Griffin and one of
the kirklands returned last week
from the west and informed us
that they had been where the
rain don't never fall and where
the VOLTS howl in the day time.
Yes, Mr. editor, there is a man
in our community too, that needs
a hair cut and shave and like
wise a shine and if the job is not
attended to at an early date it
will be let to the lowest bidder
for cash, the community having
the right to reject any and all
bids.
With best wishes to the Demo-
crat and readers.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
The Syickedest PecniS,.

l think ths wicl:eGeat people on
earth are those who Use force of
genius to make themselves selfish In
the noblest things; keeping themselves
aloof 'ror re vulgar, ',e ignorant
and the unknown: rising higher and
higher in taste, TIL they ait, Ice upon
ice, on the mountain top Of eternal
cong2ation.-H Henry Ward Beecher.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
Nothing New About That.

After much experimenting a West
Chester scientist has discovered that
fly will Withstand shock which
would kill horse. Any bald-headed
man could have told him that.-Phil.
adelphia North American.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-10-21
Tho Sntrit ~ ths a>u

Judge-You are charged with being
the leader Of an organized band of
pickpockets Prisoner--Well, yer'u
have to impose fine on de corpora.
tion den, yer know; yer can't punish
me personally.-Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
George r. Cotton.

made collector of customs at Ma
nila. When Mr.. Morgan Shuster
went to the islands as collector. Mr..
Cotton was collector at Iloilo the
next largest port in the islands. When
the Santo Domingo question came up
he was made collector of customs Of
Santo Domingo and organized the GUS
toms police and greatly assisted In the
settlement of the finances of that
country. After this he was appointed
collector of customs of the Philippine
islands.
This office he now holds. but he is
now in Washington. having come
home on leave of absence at the in
stance of the bureau of insular af-
fairs to assist the committee in the
preparation of the Philippines tariff
bill imposing duties on goods coming
into the Philippines and also to take
part In the formation of that section
of the Payne tariff bill that defined
the customs relations between the
United States and the Philippines
Mr.. Cotton speaks Spanish fluently
and has had large experience with
Latin-Americans.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

One of the kindest hearted ladies'
in Betzville is Miss Allegretto G..
Spads. who Is naturally kind to man
and beast; but there are times when
kindness ceases to be virtue, and
becomes nuisance. and Miss Allie
gretto reached the conclusion week
before last that one of those times
had come.
For over three years a tramp Se-
attic James by name. has made Miss
Allegretto's back porch place of
rendezvous whereat to meet straw
berry pie, and although Miss Allegret-
to has a heart second to none in size.
she grew tired Of Seattle James a
week ago last Tuesday. For the first
year Seattle James met one of Miss
Allegretto's strawberry pies every
year, and for the second year he met
one of her strawberry pies once a
month, but this year he started In to
meet strawberry pie once a week.
and 1t vexed Miss Allegretto.
Miss Allegretto is properly proud Of
her strawberry pies, and she likes
praise, and the best praise is the eat
ing them, but when Seattle James be-
gan coming every Tuesday. and also
began sending another pie-loving hs-
bo for each other day of the week.
Miss Allegretto began feeling that she
was becoming mere refractory. and
that 1t was interfering with her duties
as one of our leading social lights.
No lady can turn out continuous
stream of large, circular strawberry
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
WHERE THEY LEARN ECONOMY
Matron Knew What She Was About
When She Went to Engage
Maid,

The manager of the employment
agency was used to hearing women in
search of maids ask applicants all
sorts of queer questions, says the New
York Tribune, but this matron made
him mildly curious. OF IA girls In
turn she had inquired: Have you
worked in minister's family?" None
of them had. TOO bad" said the ma
tron to the manager. None of these
girls will do"
May ask" said the manager.
"why you are anxious to know II
these girls have worked in ministers
families?"
why. the fact Is. we're very hard
up just now" said the matron, candid
ly; 81 want girl who knows how to
economize, and those who have worked
in clergymen's families. I've discov-
cred, have learned that lesson"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Feeding Farm Hands.

Every farmers wife knows what tire.
mendous appetites farm hands usually
have; but while they eat we'll they
work well, too.
Here's good suggestion about feed
ing farm hands. Give them plenty
of Quaker Scotch Oats. l big dish of
Quaker Scotch Oats porridge with
sugar and cream or milk is the great
est breakfast in the world for a man
who needs vigor and strength for a
long days work. The man that eats
Quaker Scotch Oats plentifully and
often Is the man who does good work
without excessive fatigue. There is a
sustaining quality in Quaker Scotch
Oats not found in other foods. and for
economy 1t is at the head of the list.
Besides the regular size packages
Quaker Scotch Oats is packed in large
size family packages. with and with
out china.
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Up Of
He al I

pies. day after day. and week after
week, and still do her duty by the
Betzville Sewing society. And vel
Miss Allegretto had not the heart tc
turn a poor pie-hungry hobo from heI
door with cruel words.
For several weeks she brooded
mournfully over the situation, and
she was losing flesh rapidly when q
complete solution of the matter came
to her at meeting of the Betzville
Sewing society. Uncle Ashdod Clute
himself said the solution was one OF
those strokes of genius that come t.
a person once in lifetime like flash
of lightning out of a clear sky.
Miss Allegretto was sewing away
and brooding, and didn't know what
in the world to do, when she noticed
that her needle was little dull, and
she reached into her sewing bag and
pulled out her emery bag to sharpen
her needle a little Her emery bag
like every other emery bag in Betz
Vile, was shaped like, and looked like
a ripe red strawberry, and the mo
ment she saw it, the solution came in
to her mind. Without moments
hesitation she gathered up all the
emery Strawberries in the Sewing so
ciety and then excused herself and
went home and made strawberry
pie out of them. When the pie was
completed it was one of the best look
ing strawberry pies Betzy1lle had ever
seen turned out by Miss Allegrettc
G. Spads, and without word she set
it on the kitchen window Sill to cool
Half an hour later Seattle James
wandered up with his sweet smile, and
when he saw the pie resting peaceful
ly on the window sill he grinned joy
fully and reached for 1t. He opened
his mouth and took bite. Miss AL
legretto says nothing can describe the
struggle that followed but the meet
ing of an Irresistible force and an i'm
movable obstruction. At the first bite
Seattle James looked panied and sur
prised, but he was game and bit again
Then glare of anger came into his
eyes, and, wrapping his arms around
the pie, he lay down and hugged it
while he chewed at it angrily. He
seemed to feel that his whole future
strawberry pie life depended on his
eating this one, and he meant to eat
1t or die in the struggle. Sometimes
he held it down with one foot while
he chewed at 1t, and sometimes he
crushed 1t up against the side OF the
house while he bit at it snappishly,
and once in awhile he would stagger
OF a few feet and lie on his back and
pant for few minutes while he gath
cred new strength for the attack.
Miss Allegretto said she watched
and waited with bated breath, for she
felt that her whole future career
hung in the balance. II Seattle James
held out she was condemned to ever
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
And He Suffered.

Little Willie. suffering from an at
tack of toothache, had paid his first
visit to the dentist. accompanied by
his mother. Father. on his return
from the office that evening, was nat
urally much interested.
Didn't 1t hurt?" asked father.
Sure, 1t hurt" replied Willie.
weren't you scared when the dent
ist put you in that big chair and
started all those zizz-zizz-zlzz things?'
"Oh, not SO much"
THAT was a brave boy. But. surely
you suffered?"
"Of course suffered. But just
kept repeating over and over the
golden text we had in Sunday schoo
last Sunday"
1.-THE golden text? What was it?'
"Why. Suffer little children to come
unto me-" replied Willie. glibly. 81
kept saying that over and over to my
self. and the first thing / knew it didn't
hurt any more"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
BETZVHI-E TALES
Miss AHegretto and the Pie
@sBy Ellis Darker Bu17eE0
HD A,dhor Of Pigs isPias Etc. W.
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER NEWELL

lasting pie making, but II the pie held
out she would be free. 1t looked as
If the strong nature of Seattle James
would triumph in the end. for after
each defeat he arose with renewed
vigor and tackled the pie again, AID
Miss Allegretto had about lost hope
when a factor she had not considered
came into play. The tireless spirit
of Seattle James remained unwearied,
but his teeth were fading away. Ev-
cry time he bit into an emery straw
berry the emery sharpened his teeth
little more, and the sharper and
finer his teeth became, until at length
they wore away entirely. In less than
half an hour he had worn his teeth
entirely of, and when he realized
that they were gone he uttered a long
soul-racking cry, took last bite at
the pie with his toothless gums. and
started north on a dead run. Nothing
more has been seen of him since.
AS soon as he was out of sight Miss
Allegretto took the pie and nailed H.
to the front gate, where 1t still re.
mains. Once or twice day a tramp
wanders up to the gate. but the mo.
ment he sees the pie nailed there he
utters loud yell of CONSERVATION and
lopes down the street, holding his
teeth with his right hand. Uncle Ash
dod Clute says that If there was only
some way of rigging up the pie SO 1t
would chase the tramp there would
be no stopping the tramp until he
hoped off Plymouth Rock and
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
American Singers Win Success.

American Singers Win SUCCESS.
1t is interesting to note the conspic-
uous position taken by American sing
ers in the various German premieres
of "Elektra!" The list is headed by
Nine. Schumann-Heink, the ardent
American citizen by right of naturali-
zation. The American singer of the
Berlin ensemble was Francis Rose of
Denver. Edyth Walker created the
title role wthen the Straus work was
heard in Hamburg, and in Elberfeld,
one of the Rhenish cities, the "Elek-
ira" performance was given under the
baton of Herman Vans Wetzler, who
if not an American by birth ~ was
at least conspicuously associated with
New York musical interests for long
time. American singers have also
been the chief creators of the role Of
Madam Butterfly" in the German
stages. Following Geraldine Farrar in
the Berlin production came Marguer-
ite Lemon in Mainz, Jennie Osborn
Hannah in Leipsiz and Marcella Graft
in Kiel, all of whom have won their
chief laurels in their Interpretation of
the Puccini heroine.-Musical Era.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
CHILD ATE cUTIcURA
OINTMENT.
Spread Whole Box Of II on Crackers
Mot the Least Injury Resulted.
cu.ieur. Thus Proven Pure and Sweet.

A New York friend Of Cuticura
writes:
my three year old son and heir,
after being put to bed on a trip across
the Atlantic. investigated the state
room and located box Of graham
crackers and a box of Cuticura Oint-
ment. When a search was made for
the box. 1t was found empty and the
kid admitted that he had eaten the
contents of the entire box spread on
the crackers. It cured him of bad
cold and I don't know what else"
No more conclusive evidence could
be offered that every ingredient OF Gu
ticura Ointment is absolutely pure.
sweet and harmless. II 1t may be
safely eaten by a young child. none but
the most beneficial results can be ex-
pected to attend its application to even
the tenderest skin or youngest infant
eottsr Drug 4 Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Bosfoa.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Poker Finance.

Nose Coonley "a winner)-Guess Ill
cash in. boys.
Abe Mokeby (also to the good) -
Guess I'll do de same.
Jefferson Yallerby-Me too!
Bill Bingy (the banker, big loser)
Well, guess yo' each done got an
uddeh guess a-comin. gentlemen!
Ownin' to dis heah attempted an un-
called-fo' run on de bank. de instertoo-
tion am now suspended an won't re-
sumo operations till de panicky feel
in hab fully subsidized an de foolish
depositahs continues doin' business as
fohmahly. And it's youah deal. Nose
oonley!"-Illustrated Sunday Maga-
zine
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Hobby Horse on Which British crook
les" Learn to Ride.

tNOppy rN0ToG VII shSSN
les" Learn to Ride.
the real horse in galloping. hurdling
and trotting, as well as neck motion.
can be well initiated.
The device has been established at
the army riding school at Woolwich.
and has been found of great service in
practice. There are six principal
parts of instruction on the hobby
horse. with and without using the
retns.
The first directions include instruc-
tion In how to rise to the hurdle, the
position to be retained as the horse
takes the hurdle. and that to be held
In landing after the horse has taken
the hurdle. all three with use Of the
reins. Then there is instruction, in all
three. without the use OF the reins.
The hobby horses throat works on
a hinge, and is connected with the
nose by pulleys and weights. SO that
when the dummy is in motion the ac-
tion of the bending and stretching Of
a horses neck is represented.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

to find quick relief. Mrs. Turner used
Doan's Kidney Pills for rundown con-
dition, backache. pains In the sides and
kidneys, bloated limbs. etc. THE way
they have built me up is simply mar
velous," says Mrs. Turner. who is a
nurse. my health improved rapidly.
Five boxes did so much for me am
telling everybody about It,"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cents box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
GOVERNOR OF PORTO RICO
George n. Cotton, Successor to Post.
Has Had Long Experience with
Latin-Ame rlcans.

Washington.-Georg r. Cotton Of
the District of Columbia has been
picked by President Taft to be the
next governor Of Porto Rico. succeed
ing Regis Post, recently resigned.
Mr.. Cotton first went to the Philip
pines as lieutenant colonel Of Ne
braska regiment After that he was
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
A Work of supereroaatlon.

Henry dislikes being bathed and
argues with his mother over every
square inch of his four-year-old anat
omy.
One night. when his patience was
especially tried by what he consid
cred wholly unnecessary work, he
exclaimed:
"Oh, mamma, couldn't you skip my
stomach? Nobody ever sees my stom
ach,"-Judge's Library.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
HEAVY Los. by Marine Disaster.

Wrecks reduced the effective mer.
camille marine of the world in 1907 by
s6S vessels, of S51,224 aggregate ton
mage, exclusive of vessels of less than
100 tons. Great Britain's percentage
of loss was less than that of any other
of the principal ship-owning countries.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Order Of White Nuns.

The Grand Duchess Elisabeth.
widow of the murdered Grand Duke
Sergius and sister of the czarina, has
formally founded in Moscow an order
of white nuns and accepted the dig
nifty of abbess of the convent. Every
thing connected with the convent
buildings. furniture and the dress Of
the inmates-is pure white.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

en- who Buner back
ache, constant lam
guor, and other com.
mon symptoms Of
kid n e y complaint.
should be grateful to
Mrs. Minnie Turner,
of E. B. ST., Ana
darko. Okla, for
-otntI-- ork xh -o-
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
omIaaIons of hIstory.

Archimedes had just announced that
II he had a lever long enough and
fulcrum on which to rest 1t he could
move the earth.
'If you can't move the earth"
shrieked a suffragette, turn the 1oo
over to us! Well do it,"
But the journalists and historians OF
that day, being men exclusively. mean
IL blue penciled that part of the
story.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Law of Supply and Demand.

No art and no fine literature can
flourish securely except when there
is general delight in beauty, and
such a delight does not exist at the
present time When a people do not
care for beauty every artist who
chooses to spend his time in produc-
ing it must do SO at his own peril
London Times.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
lnterchanoe of opinion,

Said Williams Wife-William can
make money; but he will never be
able to save any.
Said Williams Mother-That is just
what l warned my son when he want
ed to marry you.-Baltimore Amer
lean.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Beware of Ointments for catarrt
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy tho of smell
and completely dcrange the whole system when
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physcians, the damage they
Will do is ten fold the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Il Co.. Toledo. O.. contains no mer.
curry. and Is taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catnrrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made in Toledo
Ohio by F. J. Cheney 4 Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
VERY ENCOURAGING
Overcoming Tuberculosis

Statistics published by the Imperial
Gazette show that In recent years
there has been steady decrease in
the number of deaths in Germany from
tuberculosis, and especially from tu-
berculosis of the lungs. In urban cen
ters the death rate per 100000 fell
from 1866 in 1903 to 1925 in 1908.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
LEARN RIDING ON A HOBBY
Training on inseniousiy Devised
Dummy.

New York-A new method has just
been devised by officers of the British
army for teaching the raw cavalry re-
cruit how to ride. This is neither
more nor less than collapsible horse,
through which all the real motions Of
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Mioht Make a Deal.

Excuse me. ma'am." said the man
at the door. "but I'm dealer in sec
ond-hand pianos.'
We'll. I have piano." said the
woman. And, II didn't have one, I
wouldn't buy secondhand one"
Il KNOW" continued the man., but
the man next door said he hoped l
could induce you to sell yours"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Since the Auto Craze,

Stubb-Some years ago you used to
read of rich society women giving up
their Jewels for the benefit of the
heather. You don't hear of 1t now.
Penn-No, they are too busy giving
them up to get their chauffeurs out OF
the police stations.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Reasons Enough.

Father-You seem to look at things
in very different light since your
marriage.
Mrs. Newly-Married Daughter-Well.
ought to after receiving IA lamps
and nine candelabra for wedding pres
ents.-Tit-Bits.
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compelled to II.

'I notice that there are not SO many
efforts made to induce us to live the
simple life. nowadays observes the
man with the peeled nose.
you do, do you?" SCOTS the man
with the unmanageable ears. How
about the new tariff"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
A Terrible Shock.

Mrs Homer-"Mrs. DeStyle expert
enced terrible shock this morning.
and is now i'll with nervous prostra-
tion."
Mrs. Neighbors = Indeed! What
caused the shock?"
Mrs. HONEYWELL you know she
has been a semi-invalid for years and
her physician told her there was
prospect Of her complete recovery"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

There are $l5.OOO.OOO worth of but
tons made in this country every year.
yet lots of men use nails to connect
their suspenders with their trousers.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Ever Notice2

why are the children of the rich
| so often intractable?"
Where you see home without a
woodshed, there you are apt to find
a spoiled kid"
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

drowned himself in the salty waters
of the stern and rock-bound coast,
but up to the present he hasn't dis
covered how to make strawberry
pie follow the trail OF tramp.
copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman.)
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Afraid of Ghosts

...s ssHss q .s q
the fern 10 fact. the eerm could be maenineo W
to size equal it's terrors would appear more y
terrible than any 6re-breathint DRAGON. Germs
the drink. -
Tho germ can only prosper when tho condition p
OF the system tives Il t,ee scope to establish il.
SELF and develop. When there is deficiency of
vital force, lanSuor, restessness, salow cheek,
. hollow eys whcn the sppetits is poor and the
sleep broksn il 10 time to tuard aSainst the
fory the body against all FERNS by the Of Dr. Piere<
Medical Discovery. Il Increases the vital Gle,
system Of oollnI impurities, enriohes tho b.
orfans of digestion and nutrition in working
that tho germ finds weak tainted spot In which
"Coden Medical Discovery" contains NO alcohol, y
habitormin1 drugs. All Its INGREDIENTS printed ita
wrapper. IL 10 not secret nostrum but medicine Q
COMPOSITION and with Q record Of 10 Of esrss
substitue-thero IL nothing just food" Ask
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Just So.

"A man gets lot of things in this
world that he doesn't want" observed
the thoughtful thinker.
Yes" replied the student of hui
man nature, land woman wants =
lot of things she doesn't get"
And seeing there is no chance for
an argument, they let 1t go at that.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Ups and Downs.

Percy-I braced the old man this
morning and askeL him II he was go
Ing to dress me UP this summer.
Freddy-What did he say?
Percy-He gave me dressing
gown.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

No matter how long your neck may be
or how sore your throat, Hamlins Wizard
Oil will cure it surely and quickly. 1t
drives out all soreness and inflammation.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
Lizzie. in Evervthlno

Little Sile (reading) what are
the city. limits, anyway?
Farmer Ryetop-Them blamed city
boarders that come here every year,
my son.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08

When woman has occasion to loaf.
she calls 1t either shopping. visiting or
entertaining.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-08
To Correspond.

IT notice that since Clerkleigh got
into dissipated habits he dosen't use
the perpendicular style in his hand
writing"
mo and he dosen't use 1t in his
walk. either"