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The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-26
New Charters Granted.

The list of charters of incorporation
for new enterprises continues along
about as usual for the past several
months, and while there are few un.
dergoing publication designed to pro
mote extensive manufacturing indus
tries, there are a number for mercan-
tile organizations with capital stock all
the way from $4,000 to $4,000. The
following have about completed their
usual course of publication as provid-
ed under chapter "a of the code of
1906:
Choctaw Grocery Company, Canton,
Miss; capital stock, 100000.
w. B. Harrington & Co., Belzoni,
Washington count ;capital stock, $10,.
600
The Peoples Bank, Georgetown, Co.
p1ah county; capital stock, 100000
The Cleveland Land and Improve
ment Cimpany, Cleveland, Bolivar
county; capital stock, 100000.
Howe Lumber Company, McLain,
Greene county; capital stock, 100000.
Burnside Lumber Company, Burn.
side, Neshoba county; capital stock,
$4,000.
The Country Club, Leland, Washing.
ton county; capital stock, $4,000.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-26
Appreciated

THAT successful poy player GER
tainly paid a tribute his winning
game when he selecteh bis handsome
home"
"How so?"
Don't you know hbuilt 1t on a
bluff?"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-26

Pas Caciusion.
What is an oldadage, par"
Generally speaking, an old chest
nut, my son."
The Neshoba Democrat., 1910-05-26
School Book Commission,

GOV. Noel appears satisfied that the
men whom he has chosen as text book
commissioners for the next five years
will measure fully up to all the re.
qulrements, and that they will carry
out both the spirit and the letter Of
the law. In making his selections he
was careful to choose men who are
not only engaged in teaching in the
public schools of the state at the pres.
ent time and who have been so en-.
gagged for several years, and are in
touch with the needs and requirements
but whom he has sufficient assurance
will retain their connection or will in
ali probability.
1t has been his policy to as far as
possible shield the appointees from the
pressure which the experience of the
past has shown the text book commits
sioners to be subjected in order that
they may the better carry out the du-
ties entrusted to them. The law spe-
officially provides that the commission
ers shall not hold direct communica-
tion officially with book men, nor the
book men have access to them. The
commissioners have advertised for pro-
posals which are to be submitted un-
der seal by June 8, and all publ. shers
or book houses will be, privileged to
submit their bids, and furthermore
they will be expected to furnish a list
or copy of the bid for each commits
sloner. Under the law they will be
permitted to appear before the COM
mission in regular stated session ana
explain their bids or any features that
they may desire to bring forward, but
under no circumstances will member
Of the commission be allowed to dis
cuss bids or books with any of the
representatives of the book concerns.
James Wins Drainage Suit.
The supreme court Monday handed
down an opinion in the case of T. G.
James ct al. VS.. the Tallahatchie Drain
age Commission, deciding for James
and his associates in that the proposed
bond issue, which they We're fighting,
is tied up still, but not passing upon
the final constitutionality of the act.
The decision reinstates the INDUCTION
and remands the case to Chancellor
Denton. .Eoi1e of the 100000 bonds
authorized for the Tallahatchie drain.
age project can be issued as long Is
The injunction stands.
The case was a hotly contested one.
The legislature two years ago passed
what is known as the Tallahatchie
drainage act. 1t was intended to form
system of drainage for Coahoma, Tu.
MICA and Quitman counties and that
portion of Tallahatchie, Pamela, Tate
and Desoto counties lying in the delta.
The governor appointed eleven com.
mlssioners and they organized by elect
ing DR.. H. w. Crenshaw president and
Oscar Carr secretary 1t was stated
at the passage of the act that the main
drains would cost probably not to ex.
ceed $1,OOO,0OO.
When the plans began to be formed
there was some uneasineSs in the low.
er part of the district from fear that
they would be overflowed, but there
was no organized opposition to the
scheme until the first engineering re-
port came out, showing that the main
drains would cost $60O0,O00. When the
commission adopted this, the opposi.
ton was crystalized. Subsequent plans
to cheaper the work have not lessened
this opposition.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

vate office into the main Office of the
banking house. 1t was swarming with
clerks armed with coupons or the land
grant bonds due within less than a
quarter of an hour
Carefully, cautiously, Mr.. Morton
looked over the securities. Finally, as
he laid down the last one, he nodded
his head approvingly. the next mo-
ment was issuing instructions that the
coupons should be paid until further
orders, and within less than Ave lain.
utes the first clerk to offer a Union
Pacific coupon received his money, to
the great establishment not only of
himself, but also of the other clerks
there assembled, ard speedily there
after, of all Wall Ieet. For good
financial news travels as fast as bad,
and within an hour Union Pacific
stock which had been quoted as low
as ten cents on the dollar, jumped
to twenty-five, and John Duff's son-in-
law had his first lesson in the effect
OF credit upon a railroad property.
Until now, / believe, 1t has never
been reported how the day was saved
for the Union Pacific by John Duff
pledging his own securities for money
with which to pay the coupons. Mr..
Duff himself never referred to this
act of his, not even when ne was
openly accused of improperly using
his Official relations with nationally
famous trust company to secure the
funds 80 badly needed by the Union
Pacific.
Copyright. 1910. by e. ]. Edwards. Az
Rights Reserved)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
Megaphone, the Wizard Believed,
Would Be More Profitable to Him
Financially Than Talking Ma
chine, But Was Deceived.

Recently told the story of the late
Charles A. Danas doubt of Edison's
good faith In claiming that he had In
vented talking machine after the
late Amos J. Cummings and myself had
reported to Mr.. Dana that Edison had
demonstrated the machine to us, even
going so far as to make 1t reproduce
Mr., Cummings own voice, infection
and all, with distinction.
After he had shown us the talking
machine, explained its mechanism and
made 1t perform for us. MIR. Edison
went on to say that he got the idea
for the machine while he was at work
perfecting his microphone transmitter
extensively employed in the earlier
telephones.
One invention almost invariably
suggests another" he went on. All
sorts of notions came to me while
was working out this talking machine
One of them you will see in that big
funnel up there" He pointed TO a
shelf upon which rested, or hung. a
curious-looking object resembling a gi-
ganuc funnel of about tall man
| height. And I'm inclined to think 4"
he went on. that there's going to be
more profit in that thing than in this
talking machine here. have about
made up my mind that | won't work
on anything unless It seems to me to
have some commercial practicability.
| can make hundreds of toys, but any
fellow with little ingenuity and pa
thence can do that. Maybe this talk,
ing machine is going to be not much
more than toy. after all, but that
thing over there-well. I'll show you
| how 1t works"
He called two of his assistants to
his side and directed them to take
their station on the crown OF hill
about half mile away.
While they were doing so, Mr.. Ed
con had the big funnel shaped thing
taken out In front OF his shop. Then
when the men had posted themselves
on the hill and stood facing us. an as
sistant, getting under the big end Of
the funnel. held 1t up while Edison
called through the other end From
time to time the men upon the hill
made gestures to indicate that they
had heard and understood what Edi
son was saying. Finally, Edison beck
oned to them TO report in, and wheI
they had done SO they repeated practi
cally word for word what we haC
heard their employer say to then
| through the funnel
Mr.. Cummings and I were almost AZ
much astonished over this demonstra
tion as we had previously been over
the talking machine. What do yor
call the thing?' I asked Mr.. Edison
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
Invention Edison Valued Most

Well, it makes a big sound, and |
think I'll call it the mogaphone," re-
piled Mr. Edison. "As have already
told you, | sometimes think there will
be a great deal more in it for me
financially than in the talking ma
chine. 1t will be a great thing on
ships; with It's aid one ship at dis
lance can hail another ship easily, and
captain can shout his orders clearly
and distinctly through 1t to the utter
most ends of his vessel It can be
used on land. also, for conversing at
great distances. In short. this mega
phone of mine enlarges the zone of
action of the human voice. and for
this reason | am inclined to think at
times that it will be more profitable
invention than the talking machine.
You have seen what it can do, and 1t
does it just as easy as rolling of a
log"
presume that this was the first
public demonstration of the Edison
invention that has passed into univer-
sal use under the name megaphone-a
contribution of human progress that
has brought it's father cents where
the monograph has added to his
wealth by the hundred thousands of
dollars.
Copyright, 1910, by e. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
John Duff of Boston Sent His Securi.
ties to New York Just In Time
to Meet Payment on Land
Grant Bonds.

One OF the great causes of the finan.
eial panic of 1873 was the failure of
the banking house Of Jay Cooke &,
Co. through having advanced too
largely on the bonds of the Northern
Pacific railroad, then in process of
construction. Grave embarrassment
was caused to many other railroad
companies by the panic. and not the
least embarrassed of these railroads
was the Union Pacific, which, at that
time, was regarded In the railroad
ana financial worlds as a Boston in
stitut1on, since it was one of the great
railroad properties of the country
which Boston capital controlled
From about 1866 John Duff of Bos.
ton. who easily took rank with the
great hnanciers who began immedi-
ately after the Civil war the work of
developing the railroad systems of the
country, had been prominently icenti.
ned with the Union Pacific. His was,
IN fact leading voice in the affairs
OIL the company, and when it became
evident, first to the officers of the
company, and then to the public. that
the Union Pacific was not In a posi-
ZION to meet the next payments on its
land grant bonds, Mr.. Duff was greatly
concerned. He had been SO closely
Identified for seven years with the
financial management of the company
that he felt that his business credit,
MS personal honor, and, to, some ex-
tent, his investments, were involved
In maintaining the credit of the Union
Pacific.
But how was that credit to be main
tanned, with money In hiding every
where, and with the Union Pacific
treasury without the necessary funds
to meet the payments soon due?
Not taken into account by the folk
who were confidently predicting a de-
fault by the Union Pacific was the
grim determination of John Duff to
protect his good name at all hazards;
and So the day before the coupons
OF the land grant bonds were due, Mr..
Dun called into his office his son-in-
law, Dr. William H. Billiard, and
counted out In the latter's presence
little over three hundred thousand
dollars in first class securities, which,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
ALLAN DAY IN CORNWALL
Great Festival for Young People or
the Last Sunday Before
Halloween.

II you should ever be in Cornwall,
In old England, and should rise some
morning before the sun peers over the
low eastern hills, and should see a fair
maiden. clad only In her nightdress,
sedately seated beneath tree and
solemnly eating large apple, be not
startled, but merely admire; for 1t is
Allan Day.
Allan Day is the nearest Saturday
to Halloween, and is a great chill
dren's festival in Penzance and st.
Ives In Cornwall Everywhere are ex-
posed for sale huge apples known as
Allan apples" and the eating Of
them brings good luck. Girls and
boys put them under their pillows at
night and dream OF their future hus-
bands and wives,
To make the dream come true, one
must rise at dawn. and. In perfect ST.
lence and clothed only in nightdress,
so out and sit beneath a tree, and eat
the apple on which one has dreamed,
whereupon the future consort will
make his or her appearance con
summation that TO folks outside of
/ Cornwall would appear slightly en-
barrs sing. Moreover, IL one does not
become cold. he win remain immune
from chill throughout the year.-The
Sunday Magazine,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
Fortune Saued Union Pacific

but short time before, Mr.. Dun him
self had taken from his private strong
box.
William" said Mr. Dun, motioning
to the securities, II want you to pack
these bonds In travelling satchel.
take the first train for New York. and
as early as possible tomorrow morning
call at the Office of Morton, Bliss &
Co.. the railroads fiscal agents. and
offer them In my name as security for
payment of the Union Pacific land
grant coupons due tomorrow" There
followed some detailed Instructions.
and DR.. Billiard was off for New York.
Presenting himself at the banking
house Of Morton, Bliss G Co. on the
morrow, short while before the be-
ginning of the business day, DIR. Bull
lard opened his satchel In the presence
of Mr.. Levi p Morton.
Mr.. Morton" he said, II have here
a little over three hundred thousand
dollars in securities Of the very high
est grade. Ts'sy are to be deposited
with you as collateral security. I
have brought them from John DUFF. in
Boston. and with this collateral as Sc
curity, Mr.. Duff asks you to pay the
Union Pacific land grant coupons due
today and to keep on paying them un-
til he sends you word to STOP"
AS Mr.. Morgan began his examina-
ton Of the securities, Dr. Billiard hap
pened to look from the bankers pri-
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
schurz Was Sure of Him.

Carl Schurz was dining one night
with a man who had written a book
of poems, so called, and who was
pleased with himself.
The poet was discoursing on the
ume-worn topic of politics OF the men
who take office.
Il consider politics and politicians
beneath my notice." he said. II do
not care for office. | wouldn't be a
senator of cabinet officer, and I doubt
II | could be tempted by the offer of
the presidency. For the matter OF
that, / would rather be known as a
third-rate poet than flrstrate states.
man"
Well, aren't your" Schurz shouted
at him.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
HUM0R IN THESE VERDIcTS
Quaint Ideas and Expressions Re-
corded as Having Been Rendered
by Coroner's Jurles.

Referring to a verdict recently
given by coroner's jury that death
was caused by the medical evidence"
the British Medical Journal says:
THAT verdict may be added to those
cited In the report of the select COM
mittee on death certi1cation, where
DR.. Ogle is quoted as saying: One
verdict came before me a little time
ago which was this: "a man died
from stone in the kidney, which stone
he swallowed when lying on a gravel
path In state of drunkenness" That
was given as a verdict l thought
some joke had been played, and
wrote down about 1t, and found 1t was
an absolute fact. Another one Is
like this: Child three months old,
found dead. but no evidence whether
born alive."'" These novel judg-
ments recall that an upstate newspa-
per not long ago spoke of taking a
murdered mans 'post-mortem" state
ment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

Joseph Letter, In an interview on
his yacht Chanticler. said. with a
smile:
please quote me accurately. In an
fnterview, you know. the slightest In
accuracy can make q man ridiculous.
IIt is like the Frenchman, who thought
he had very fair knowledge of Eng
Ilish. nevertheless. said to q father:
"Nhal Your son, he resemble you.
A CHIP off the old blockhead, heinz "
Exchange.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

the nation Senator Buckingham gave
large reception in his honor
| Among the citizens introduced to
General Grant was a DR.. Webster No
soner had the president heard the
name than he detained its possessor.
On my star. DR.. Webster" explained
| the president, was a Col. John Web
ster. He was one of the best staff off,
GERS | ever had. and l always think
OF him when hear the name of Web.
ster spoken"
He was my brother" said DR.. Web
ster
Then I am more than ever pleased
to meet you, DR.. Webster" replied the
president, and, now that l come to
think of it, you must be the brother
Of whom l have heard Colonel Web
ster speak as having served without
remuneration n the hospital service
of the sanitary commission"
Yes, Mrs. Webster and were with
the sanitary commission throughout
the war, DR.. Webster answered. And
then, because the line behind was
pressing. the brief interview cams to
an end.
Late that evening the president told
his host the pleasure he had re.
ceived from meeting DR.. Webster. Il
know something of the very great
service he gave as member of the
sion, whose work wos Of inestimable
value to the Union army" said the
president; and then he asked: rs DR..
Webster practising medicine here?"
In reply the president was told that
DR.. Webster was now a bookkeeper on
a small salary; that the prosperous
school he had founded and conducted
before the war had broken up when
he went with the sanitary commission,
and that, returning from the field. he
had been glad TO get work as a book
keeper. All" said the president. med
itatively. there have been many such
cases" And then the subject was
dropped.
A few weeks later the president re-
turned to Washington. He had not
been there more than week or ten
days when official announcement was
made that President Grant had ap-
pointed DR. c. D. Webster of Connect
cut United States consul at Sheffield.
England, at that time one of the coun-
try's best paying consulates. 1t came
as a perfect surprise to all of Nor
wich, Senator Buckingham and DR..
Webster included. 1t was an appoint
ment made entirely on the presidents
own volition, and made. undoubtedly,
that DR.. Webster might be recon-
pensed in some measure for the loss
of his school through his devotion to
the cause of the care OF the Union
soldier
For fifteen years DR.. Webster served
as consul at Sheffield, and in all that
time he was not once on a vacation.
When Grover Cleveland became presi'
dent he was disposed to continue the
doctor in that post, but political pres
sure against this policy was too great
for MIR. Cleveland not to heed it and
regretfully he named new man as
consul.
Copyright, 1910. by E. J. Edwards AL
Rights ReservedO
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
STOMACH MISERY VANlSHES
Indigestion, Gas, Sourness and Dys-
pepsla Go and Your Stomach Feels
Fine In Five Minutes.

II your meals donG tempt you, or
what little you do eat seems to fill
you, or lays like a lump of lead In
your stomach, or If you have heart
burn or sick, sour, upset or gassy
stomach, that is sign of Indigestion.
Ask your Pharmacist for a 50-cent
case OF Pape's Diapepsin and take a
little just as soon as you can. There
will be no sour risings, no belching
of undigested food mixed with acid,
no stomach gas or heartburn, fullness
or heavy feeling in the stomach, Nau.
sea, Debilitating Headaches, Dizzi.
ness or Intestinal gripping. This will
all go, and besides, there will be no
undigested food left over in the stom-
Rch to poison your breath with nause-
Gus odors.
Pape's Diapepsin is certain cure for
out-of-order stomachs, because It pre-
vents fermentation and takes hold of
your food and digests It Just the same
e. II your stomach wasn't there.
Relief n five minutes from. all ston-
ach misery is waiting for you at any
drug store here in town.
These large 50-cent cases Of Pape's
Diapepsin contain more than sufficient
10 thoroughly cure any case of Dys-
pepsia. Indigestion, Gastrihs or any
other stomach disturbance.
Thsra's many a nentteut mon On +ba
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

to-day a well woman. Mrs. WILL1Aw
AHRENs, 98S w. 21st St., Chicago, III.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number Of actual cures
OF female diseases Of any similar medj-
cine in the country, and thousands Of
voluntary testimonials are on file in
the Pinkham laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, from women who have been
cured from almost every form Of
female complaints, Inflammation. nj
eeration, displacements, fibroid tumors
Irregularities, periodic pains, backache'
Indigestion and nervous prostration,
Every such suffering woman owes 1t to
herseh to give Lydia e. Pinkhapa's
vegetable Compound q trial.
Ii You would like special advice
about your case write O confiden-
nal letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
and always helpful.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
Or, c. p. Webster OF the Sanitary
Commission Was Given the Lu-
cratIve Post of Consul at
Sheffield, England.

When General Grant became presi-
dent one OF the country's most famous
war governors" William A. Bucking-
ham of Connecticut, became a United
States senator, and almost at once
there sprang up between the two men
cordial relation that lasted until
Governor Buckingham's death. in
1875.
About year after this friendship
had been formed the president be-
came the guest of the senator at his
home in Norwich. and that the people
OF the town might meet the head Of
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

was so terribly afflicted with kidney
complaint. could not stir out of bed.
I was attended by several doctors but
they all failed to help me. Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me relief after had
given up all hope and soon cured me.
I have had no kidney trouble in thsee
years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
Ralzao,. Letters preserved.

Comte de Lovenjoul has presented
TO the French academy valuable
collection Of letters written and
signed by Balzac The count became
possessed OF them in peculiar way.
one day he saw a cobbler lighting his
nine with q twisted letter. The ink
on the letter was old and the hand
writing interested the count, who
asked the cobbler TO let him look at
r. He recognized BalEac's handwri-
ting and signature and gave the man
s.. so for hts letter. The cobbler told
him he had more of them. He had
bought them in 8 heap Of waste pa
per TO wrap shoes in. and he sold all
70 the Comte de Lovenioul
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

aches, dizziness,
n Q YOU 8 ness
etc. Keep the
kidneys well
and health Is
easily main
tanned. Doan's
XII d n ey Pills
make strong,
healthy kidneys.
Mrs. John A.
Link, 122 East
Perry St, Buoy
rus n saws. "I
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

He used to have good opinion OF
himself"
Hasn't he now"
mo; he ran for office recently, and
wasn't ever close when the votes
were counted Detroit Free Press.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25

Pneumonia and Consumption ara =,
ways preceded by an ordinary cold. Ham-
Inns Wizard liza d Oh rubbed into the chest
the cold and prevents all serious t-orbYI!P
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1910-11-25
OWES
HER
LIFE TO
Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Chicago, Ill.-"T was troubled win
falling and Inflammation. and tho JtsA

tors said I could not
get well unless /
had an operation.
Il knew L could nos
stand the strain of
one, 30 I wrote To
you sometime ago
about my health
and you told me
what TO do. After
taking Lydia E.
|Pnkhsm's Vegeta.
BILE Compound and
Blood Purifier or,