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The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
To the Teachers of Nesho-
ba County.

The editors of the Democrat have
kindly given the teashers of Neshoba
County this space to be used by them
to discuss problems of educational
interest.
As President of the Teachers As
soclation, | am glad to aid in this
work. | feel that we can get great
good from the discussions if we enter
into the work in the right spirit.
This space will be filled each week
with something's interesting to teach
ers and patrons.
We want the teachers of the coun-
ty to each send in a report of her
school when opened, number enrolled
interest shown by patrons and any,
thing else of interest. If you need a
new school building, agitate it through
these colums. We hope to see this
the best school year in the history of
our county--it all depends on the
efforts of the teachers.
After having attended our Nor
mails this summer, and mingling with
one another, we are better prepared
for our work. Lets not let one en-
thuslasm die OUTLETS carry it to our
school rooms with us--lets entbuse
our pupils that they may desire to
grasp higher and nobler things, the
best way to keep up this enthuasmr is
to keep in touch with one another
For a teacher not to minple with
his fellows is to die professionally
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

The daily papers are taking up
more space now about who dis
covered the North Pole than
they d i d several months ago
about the Thaw case.
Two men bobbedup in the
same week and claimed to have
gone to the north pole. DR..
Cook claimed to have reached it
in April of last year and peary
in April of this year and both
have been fighting their way
home every since. We have
read several hundred columns
with a good deal Of disgust.
about the matter. The only
thing of pratical value that we
see that has been added to the
storehouse Of human knowledge.
is that tie North Pole is North
and that Ice can be found most
anywhere up there. We have
a faint recollection of reading
some such stuff in the years
gone by, but we suppose that
it was a mere theory then and
it became necessary for those the
ories to be verified before the
world would be satisfied as to
their truth. We wish that some of
the papers would occasionally put
in parts of the Congressional
Record to add a little spice to
their reading matter.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23


We can not understand wbv
any man in the County can be
without his county paper. 1t
does not pretend to do much, but
1t does give all the local news
that it can lay its hands on and
tries to give you occasional gil
mpses Of what is going on in the
outside world. But every citi.
Zen should be interested in what
IS going on in a busine IS way at
the county seat by the County
The County paper gives you all
the proceedings of the Board of
Supervisors and all the Courts,
reports of officers, sales of land
etc. Every man IN the Count y
has business during the year at
the county seat whether he goes
or sends his business must be at
tended to and his paper gives
him all information he needs
about taxpaying, Courts called.
Courts pretermitted, Courts
coming, Courts gone, markets,
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
The British Crown,

The present crown of Great Britain
was constructed in 1903, with jewels
taken from old crowns and others fur.
nished by command of the queen. 1t
contains four large pear-shaped pearls,
213 small pearls, 147 table diamonds.
1878 rose diamonds, i 1903 brilliant dia.
monds, five rubies, II oneralds and II
sapphires.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

There may be dispute about
the title to the North Pole.
England is said to want 1t For
heavens sake give it to her and
throw Cook and Peary in for
good measure. We don't want
it.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

auciion sales thousand and one
things that every body" should
be interested in. We believe
that a dollar spent for your local
paper is the best investment
that you could make. Suppose
you try it twelve months and
see.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Ii after IL through inves

Ii after IL through inves-
! ftigation OF the matter by
f, some committee that would
give the matter n thourough
(, study, We find that it will
cost to much to put in
,water-works, all right. we
will wait; but il it can be
..done at All consistent with
business principles, let us
have them and have them
now,
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
subscription: 81 year.

A single highwayman
held up IL train in Pennsyl-
vania the other day and Sc
cured quite IL good sum OF
money, and was finally pur-
sued without success by
about $4,000 men. You
needn't looA this way; it
wasn't us.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

Meridian is setting Ger nights
expecting the arrival Of four new
railroads. She will get all four pretty
soon, if she is willing to do her part.
Philadelphia mayn't be looking for
any more roads, but some fine morn
ing she will wake up to find herself
possessed of railfoad outlets in fou,
more directions. This no no dream
as our people will find in the no dist,
ant future. The NJ. j. & X. c., OF
some other company, will build from
here to Meridian. The New Or.
leans Great Northern will cross the M
] & KC at this point. The Sanoody
Valley will extend nd from DeKslb to
this point
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

la majority of the citi-
.zens OF the town petition
!, the Board OF Aldermen to
. do IL thing and place their
names down in black and
white so all the world can
!. see, what is the use of all
election unless it is necpss.
AIRY to cure some legal for
slnality.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Has your School a Teacher

Should you need teacher let me
know at once that | may assist you in
securing one. State whether your
school is willing to suppliment and
how much.
All teachers wanting schools vii
confer with me at once.
F. L. Bryan,
Go. Supt
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
He Saw Double.

Yes admitted the editor, "Dun-
can, was valuable man during the
campaign. When sober, we'd send
him to the gatherings of the opposi-
ton; when drunk, we'd have him es-
innate the crowds at our own meet
ings. s.'-lllustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
A Mean Eepa,-n

You seem to he con laaiably clated
over something" "%-es. have q
friend who is almot cone deaf. /
took him out homo with me last
night, and Ely wife h@d TO sit there al
the evening and merely nod ard smile
whiio he talked"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Time.

TITS a sort O curious" said Uncle
Jerry PEBBLES; but when man is
workin' for another man he's always
Wantin to go and see the ball
game. When he's workin' on his own
time he gets stiRgy with it and can't
spare it." -.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
The Outdoor Life,

stay outdoors a little while and
take some deep, breaths of the outer
cir; better still walk betwe cen the
work place and the home a few days,
and get over this habit of kicking
about the weather-Denver Repub,
lican. II
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

Two candidates are now
practically before the peo-
pie for Governor next time
Hons. Chas. Scott and
Earl Brewer. We know of
some people who would not
like to- support either one
pof them.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Neshoba County Teachers
Association

Will meet at Philadelphia October
10, 1909. We will meet but one
day this time. After this meeting we
will have our regular two-days meet
lngs. We hope to have some i'm
portant busineSs--grading the schools,
daily programs, etc. Come.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Proof.

Knicker-"Do you Think cha,tc
sreare was u lawyer" Bocl-or--".%o:
If he had been he would have made a
fortune deciding whether Hamlet was
mad"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

1t looks like the Delta
Country has had the office
OF Governor SO long that
they think that it belongs
ito them. Longino aud Var
~daman We're from the Delta
and Governor Noel is from
the near Delta. What
.,abaut changing around
and let the hin countries
who furnish about three
sfourths OF the vote, elect
Congressman A. M, Byrd
to that high office.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Schools Open Oct. Is.

The School board ordered
all public schools that are
taught during the winter to
open Oct., Is, 1909.
FL. Bryan,
Go. Supt.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
The Board of Supervisors o1

The Board of Supervisors of
Winston County is like good
many other Boards we have
aheard of, they did not need
"a lawyer, they saw no use to
,pay out the peoples money in
paying a lawyer to give his op-
Union about how to transact
there business. Now the state
yRevenue Agent has filled suit
against them for S2O.OOO.OO for
some Of their business. Ii they
win the suit it will cost them
more than an attorneys fee for
five years to defend it, beside
they would not have been in
the mess if they had lawyer
40 have done the business right.
and if they lose it. we'll.
,whewe-e-w! What do YOU
think Of that for economy?
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

Any communication sent to me
will be looked after and sent to the
editor.
Yours in the work,
A. S, McClendon.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Liabilities.
OF the Above Amount Of
Loans and Discounts.

lIOdllS anu DlSCOuIluS.
TO Officers of the bank .... None
TO Directors of the Bank. see None
To stockholders Of the Bank $3.50 23
L, H, f. Silvey, Cashier Bank, of
Neshoba, Mississippi, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is true,
full and exact statement of the AS
sets ard Liabilities of said Bank on
the day and date named therein, as
shown by the books of same.
III. Il. Sivley,
Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
a Notary Public in an d
for the County of Newton, Missis-
sippi, this, the is day of Sept. 1909.
OE Madden Notary Public
Examined and found correct.
E. j. Smith,
Auditor.
This Sept 20, 1909.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
Where the Troukla Lies.

There Is many good-hearted fool
The trouble is man doesn't do his
think:ng with his heart.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23
STATEN EMF
Showing the Condition of the
Bank of Neshoba,
Neshoba, Miss,
ON Sept. l, 1909.

published by direction of Chap
ter IA of Mississippi Code of 1906
The Neshoba Democrat., 1909-09-23

For SaIe-Carriage, bug
gy, one-horse wagon, also
set harness for each, and a.
good saddle and side-saddle.
N. A. Cramer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
a BIG Saving,

The management of the Chicago &
Northwestern railroad has discovered
method of making saving of fully
80 per cent in lubricating oil, which
causes a large annual bill to the rail-
roads. At Escanaba the company has
installed a plant for treating the
waste which is taken from the jour-
nal boxes of car and engine wheels.
The waste is full of oil and of Rabbit
metal worn from the bearings. 1t is
soaked in warm oil and worked until
most of the waste rises to the top and
the metal sinks to the bottom The
waste is run through a wringer and is
again ready for use.
The material in the bottom of the
tank is put through a press, which
takes out all the oil, and the metal
is burned in furnace, melting the
metal. Each thankful yields from SIS
to IS worth of metal, while the say
ing of oil and waste is considerable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
Kissed His Own PIay,

Baron de Frenilly, who figured prom
inently in France during the days of
1.-The terror" must surely have been
the only author who ever Kissed his
own play. This was entitled LES
Trois Tantes" and was produced at
the Vaudeville theater, Paris.
Before half of the first scene had
been played l said to myself, oh. but
this is eXecrable! The public was of
the same opinion and, while my friends
kept applauding, Kissed with all its
strength. l ended by heartily kissing
myself, for the further the play pro-
crossed the more convinced l was that
the people We're right.
ION leaving the theater friend who
was not in the secret of the author
ship said to me, What Il piece of ex-
travagance, what a NGetched farce"
'Detestable,' l replied, and whatever
he said L went one better. 1t is said
to be by Comte de Segur,' he con-
tinued. No. rejoined 1; it was written
by me- The poor man was fixed
with amaZement."- Baron de
F'renilly's "reminiscences"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
The New Adiutant. General.

Colonel Richings J. Shand, who for
three years has been chief clerk in
the adjutant generals Office, will be
appointed adjutant general to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Thorn
as w. Scott. The appointment is made
by Governor Deneen at the request of
the National Guard association. Colo
mel Shand is the commanding officer
of the 3rd regiment, and will neces-
sarily resign that Office in taking over
official control of all the regiments in
the state service.
Colonel Shand is only about 40 years
old, but has been in the national guard
for more than 20 years He was an
officer in Rockford company before
he was 20, and he has been the most
enthusiastic militiaman in the state.
AS kid, he would rather drill than
eat breakfast, and when he got his
first sword he slept with it under his
pillow. He rose steadily in rank,
through persistence and application,
land was lieutenant colonel in the
SpaniSh-American war. Afterward he
became commander of his regiment,
and so remains until now. In the adj
|jutant generals office he has been en-
ergetic and discreet and his advance.
ment to full command is now welcom-
ed by all the guardsmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14

birds; the cruel decree of fashion hav-
ing brought about so savage butch
cry that biological historians will, in
future works, record the melancholy
fact that in the year A. D., 1908, the
white heron followed the great aux
over the dismal trail that stretches
backwards to the ages that are gone.
If President Roosevelt had only sign
ed that executive order one year ago
the heron would have been saved; but
he signed it in September, and that
was a bit TOO late.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
A Peasant Boy Philosopher.

Very remarkable was the boyhood of
the celebrated James Ferguson, who
was born at Keith, in Banffshire, Scot
land, in 1710. His father, who was
day laborer, taught him to read and
write and sent him to school for three
months at Keith. At the age of eight
he constructed clock of wood that
kept remarkably good time and after
ward made q wooden watch with q
whalebone spring. He began to earn
bis first money by cleaning and mend
ing clocks in the neighborhood His
astronomical pursuits commenced soon
afterward, his father having sent him
TO a neighboring farmer, who employ
ed him in watching his sheep. While
thus occupied he amused himself at
night by watching the stars and dur
ing the day in making models. In 1147
he published his book on the phenom-
ena of the harvest moon, and this was
followed by other astronomical works.
His books received the approval of the
Royal society, before which he fire.
quently appeared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
The Last of the HerOns.

High above the marshy wastes which
border the Klamath lakes in southern
Oregon lone white heron winged his
desolate flight month ago, his beady
telescope eyes turned now right, now
left, while from his needle pointed
beak dismal and discordant cries
sounded a requiem for the departed
members of his kind, for he was alone
in the world-the sole survivor of a
once proud family.
On broad pinions the snowy sur
vivor of former legion foated to the
east and then to the west; the far
seeing eyes searching vainly each
stretch of lake, land or sedgy waste
for familiar patch of white which
would betoken the presence of father,
mother, mate, chick or friend, but he
saw none, for President Roosevelt had
been too late in setting aside the Kla-
math district as national bird re-
serve, and the delay had sealed the
fate of the white heron family.
But one is left, according to the Off
Gals of the United States land Office
and of the National Association of
Audubon societies; just one white sam.
pie remaining of myriad thousands OF
o0e of the most beautiful of all native
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
MARVEL OF A TlMEPIECE
Unique Clock Made by Cripple i'm
Ohio.

AS an Easter surprise for It's patrons
the management of the Hotel st. Re
gis. in New York, recently purchased
q unique and remarkable clock for the
main drawing room of the hotel. The
clock was made in u little Ohio town
by a crippled workman, who spent
four years in its construction and
whose only tools We're scroll saw,
jackknife and file.
Manager Gus r. Schmidt of the St
Regis. who heard of the clock in the
west. where he inspected it, said:
1.-THE clock is a wonder. 1t is twelve
feet four inches high, four feet four
inches wide and twenty-ninc inches
deep. One large dial gives the stand
ard time. while directly beneath 1t is a
dial which shows the changes of the
moon and gives the government
weather Indications for twenty-fOur
hours in advance.
by watching the clock one sees
handsome pictures of the ships In the
United States navy pass behind a
FSl
from the nativity to the ascension by
pictures painted by the maker.
AN interesting feature of the clock
is miniature Niagara falls. with real
water. the color of which appears to
change Just below are an electric foun-
tain and an arch, which produce q
beautiful effect. Flags appear on
fre In, Of I,o 1ioJ nd Inn 70
the kind of weather expected twenty
four hours in advance. The weather
reports are produced by n thermome-
ter. barometer, a hydrometer. spir-
it level and compass arranged on the
front Of the clock.
"The front of the clock Is lighted by
fifty small electric lights. thirty-five of
which are arranged around the Mag
ara falls and electric arch. The his
tory Of the United States from the
landing of Columbus to the present
time is shown by ninety-six paintings
attached to a ribbon 10S feet long
which is moved by electricity. When
the clock strikes the hour the figures
of Uncle Sam and the Goddess of Lib
CITY pass Out VI uIl tfcCtliC crew vi
| one side. down stairway, around the
base of the miniature cataract and
electric fountain to the other side
| where they ascend another stairway
and enter another elevator A minute
after the hour strikes fifty lights ap
pear around the dial. and a musical
| attachment is brought into play. send
| ing forth delightful airs. At the hall
hour the cathedral gong strikes once
and the musical attachment is started
again.
'An Illuminated picture on one side
Of the dial shows Washington crossing
the Delaware with his army Three
| boats are portrayed, with Washington
standing in the first one. This scene
Is repeated every hour and forty min
utes. Other Illuminated pictures, which
! appear periodically. show the old bat
tleship Maine both before and aftel
the explosion in Havana harbor.
ION the back of thAclock is display
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14

ed the LORDS Prayer, mlaid with 312
pieces of wood. Pictures of Ameri-
can poets, musicians and the presi-
dents also appear on the back. All Of
these portraits are In motion and trav-
ell at the rate of twenty-five feet q
minute. Pictures of Presidents Lin
'coln. Garfield and Mckinley are
shown. and at the hour of their death
a light appears on the face of the
clock. while monograph announces
the occasion.
THE face Of the clock contains a
piece of wood from every state and
territory in the Union including the
island possessions, and it took three
years for the maker Of the clock to
collect them.
"All the mechanism for running the
clock is in the base and includes 6l0
feet of electric wire and 412 electrical
connections The current is obtained
from an ordinary electric light connec-
ton"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
Goodwin Smiths Estimate of Roosevelt

Goodwin Smith of Toronto. the Ca
madam author and publicist, wrote as
follows to the editor of the New York
Times concerning former President
Roosevelt:
l should not without your special invita-
ton have ventured to express in an Amer
lean journal my opinion on the action of
an American president. The general i'm
preston which the conduct OF President
Roosevelt makes on me is that OF ener-
getic. thoroughgoing and fearless devo-
ton to the public good. OF the wisdom
OF his course with regard to particular
questions foreigner is not a competent
judge. What is the function of the pres
idency? Is 1t political leadership or that
OF a conservative. regulative and ~moder-
ating power? Much must depend on the
answer to that question. For President
Roosevelt's amity and urbanity in his in
tercourse with their own government and
country Englishmen have reason to be
grateful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14
The Argus Daily Short Story
A CONSPIRACY--By Martha M'CuIloch- Williams.
Copyrighted. 1909. by Associated Literary Press.

smiled again. After minute she said
very Slowly: "At least I'll escape tag
ging that way. And you mustn't be
lowers than you
Soon they rolled through the Ansley
gates in sight of green lawns. flower
decked and soft as velvet. Knots Of
people 1ecked the turf, the women
brave in light spring garments and even
the men showing hints of the seasons
enlivening in their more sober attire.
Children ran around picking flowers
unhindered or flung them down to roll
ecstatically on the grass. Berta lost
her scowl at the sight. She was a
woman for all her hard ambitions.
Linda lCnged to gather the toddlers
in ner arms and carry them off to fairy
land. She controlled herself and walk
ed decorously among them, only stop
ping now and then to pat a tousled
curly head.
She had on a rose pink frock, with
smothers of fine lace at throat and
wrists. Somehow in spite of Berta' 8
taunts her spirits had risen until her
mood matched her appearance.
More than one person looked after
her, half startled, as she passed along.
sop3c zen for the most part made a
rush fer Berta and hung about her as
she moved, but more than one, drop.
ping out, said inwardly, "Linda's near.
ly as pretty this afternoon"
All unconscious of looks and unSpo-
ken thought, Linda went on to the far.
| Their edge. where the older people Were
| established in garden chairs or upon
settles. They were talking and laugh.
| ing among themselves.
There were less than a dozen Of
them, all lifelong friends or enemies.
i little apart from them sat a white
/ haired woman smiling at the scene
happily, but quite aloof. Evidently
size was 4 stranger. Instinctively Lin
da sat down beside her, saying. with
Il smile. IF you would rather not talk
III be as still as q mouse
"But | want to talk very much" the
white haired lady replied. Its hard
enough to be only locker on when
YOU know everybody and can see un-
der the surface. | know nobody here
except the man who brought me.
Bringing me was whim of his. and
never cross his whims. He knows
Mrs. Ansley-in fact. she is sort OF
| family connection. And he is coming
back to me after awhile. l think he
has something on his mind that he
wants to get off,
How delightful! / feel as if 1 were
sharing conspiracy" Linda answered
with soft smile.
The strange lady leaned across and
lpatted her hand. saying impulsively
I"It Is conspiracy. and you shall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-14

An inventive genius in England. ac-
cording to report by United States
Consul Joseph G. Stephens at Ply
mouth, has discovered a process by
which eggs six months old are made
to retain all their new-laid qualities.
Part of the process consists of disin-
fecting the eggs and then sealing them
with paraffin wax. 1t sounds very
scientific, but the probability is that
a large proportion of consumers will
prefer strictly fresh