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Is Your Private List of "IMPOSSIBILITIES" TOOLARGE?
Busy Bee Cate

Perhaps things have been placed apon your Per. sonal Catalogue of Impossbiles which have place there
 Go bravey to work dscredlt your s-to prove that lot of "lmposble" things possible and feasible aad yoa will find your whole scheme of life readjusted You will dnd also that personal individual business longer Code of Reasons" for lack of cess, WITH THE MEANS AND RESOURCES AT HAND, Is really salnable-f your available forces USED.
 Ratonal judcious of publicity will enable you to revise your list of "Imp0sbies" radically that 1t will longer terrify yOu-no longer act your jaileruo perity
 Publcity-Of the sort you "aord"-wll search out the person in the city who really buy tho thing sell; thus efasing what may be "Impos ability" Nc. from your list will dispose of what may be "Impossblty" Mo- your list by enabling you to double the number of customers of sOre-changng tagging business to . busy One-without exhaustins oar This calls for snerve" your part flor faith self.assarance. But be done lis being done all of the Hme-anl is worth doing.
 All thraogh yoar list of Responsibilities" will be found things that persistent of adyesng space will remedy will "eait ea' of your list Business obstacles, office Reorganization, household annoyaacesthese do not be- long your st for publicity remedies hen nterrcves witk all of yosr affairs, advertising will come to play part in your life vita helpful that will forget that you haA [ lat of Nnpessfblitiesn
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WORTH MOUNTAINS
 OF GOLD
During Charge of Life, says Mrs. C.7as. Barclay

Graniteville, VI. -''I was passing through the Change of Life and dsu1iered
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our window for Aluminium - Rm Furn. Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-06-24
"A Reliable
 Remedy EIy's Cream Balm !s quickly absorbed. Gives Relief at Once.

Gives Relief at Once.
 It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects tie diseased mem- brane resulting from Catarrh and drives away a Cold in the Head quickly. Re- stores the Senses of Taste and Smell. Fu gists or by mail. In ily Brothers, 5e Wal
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
against the United States Government

against the United States Government
on account OF The cession OF the
Northwest Territory"
The correspondence and reports re-
ferrel to were prepared by sunerin-
tendcnt Eggieston and transmitted to
the General Assembly OF Virginia
January +24th. 1910. with a special
message from Governor Swanson. The
claim referred to grew out or the cess
sion OF the Northwest Territory ttfiut
portion of the Original State OF Vir.
ginla northwest OF the Ohio river) to
the United States in 1884.
The claim IS, for. n large amount and
;%i'iasniich as both the reports aud
the Governors message state that
Kentucky and West Virginia, being
formed out OF territory that was part
of Virginia when the cession OF the
Northwest Territory was. made. aud
thereby have an interest dependent
on Firginia's interest. Wrglnla's
claim becomes of much interest to the
people of this State.
Stated rs briefly as ! cnn. Virginia
bases her claim on the conditions Inn
posed on the United States In the ar
ticles OF ccssion. which conditions the
United States accepted, but later vlo-
lated. The vast territory north OF
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
THE BEST OF COMEDY. OF THE
YEAR-"A GENTLEMAN From
~ RI+sfsW r Mfc Isl - ~ ~

Arpwcrlul play. IA Gentleman from
Mississippi" will again be the attrac.
ton in the Grand tomorrow. matinee
and night when William A, Brady
and Joseph r. Grismler are sending
the same perfect company us was
seen here early this season, with Rob.
ert A. Fischer and Hans Robert.
"a Gentleman from Mississippi Is
a play about the kind OF people thea.
ter-goerstseem most interested In.
Then, teo. It's 4 vel; cast: acted and
timely drama. It isn't ".taiky."% It
doesn't bnlse with conversation. It
Isn't infested with a problem or q
love triangle. q "weak sister, who
sheds tears out OF her . mouth and
eyes. or a basso nrofiindo william who
lives In an apartment and ~ pbessed
with a curious and inexnlIeable no.
ton that he will never lie happy I'm.
I'll he ruins" komebody-docsn't mat
ter much who II Is.
Then. too. the play starts Mt The be-
ginning and not in tho middle OF the
second act. The dialogue Is bright
and sharp. The story starts with a
go. the characters are well defined.
the story we'll told. There are real
people moving about in the four acts
or the drama. full OF wholesome hui
NOR and throbbtng with genuine heart
interest.
THE Gentleman from Mississippi"
IL we IRE to believe what we hear. Is
not drawn out OF all proportion. The
old Southern Senator. who thinks that
the people renlly ought to rule. and
who decides to 90 up against the willy
schemes and powerful interests Of
those who "do rule" Is Just such a
man as Mississippi may have sent to
the sennte. a number Of times. "a
Gentleman from Mississippi is well
worth seeing again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25

catchy numbers, each III their way 4
distinct novelty. are sung throughout
the two acts OF this dainty musical
entertainment. In the role OF The
Dancer" Mile. Pertlne will be seen.
This premiere dnnseuse caused a sen
sation in Paris this spring by her mar.
Vicious display Of dancing. Aside from
Mile. Pertfna, Il well known cast OF
fnn-malicrs have been engaged to in.
terpret the different roles. ""The Soul
Kiss" besides having n, famous dan.
cersns Its star. splendid musical mum
berg. n well trained and beautiful cho-
rus, is n most pleasing production
s%cenically. j
AtGENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI.
Is d true story of American life In
politics. Readers Interested in Amer.
lean government and fond of good ex:
citing p1ay!.are advised to SEGA Gen.
t!eman from Mississippi. which
comes TO the Grand. matinee and
night. Saturday. for g return visit with
the same exeellenA company. The wri-
Ing OF this play and its very fine pro;
ductton by William "A. Brady and Jo.
seph r. Grismer reflects credit upon
the American stage aud the lheater
going public in this country. The
play is purely American. the charac.
,ers are NIL American;
Robert A. Fischer. who plays the
part Of I4angdon. gives u most admira.
Bile representation. He Is actually the
Individual that he represents. The
same mny be said OF Hans Robert.
who plays the part OF the breezy.
yonr. newspaper correspondent.
This play. "A Gentleman from Mis-
sissippi." should he praised for the
same reasons. 1t is an amusing play,
full of laughter and sentiment from
beginning to end. hut 1t is. above all.
an Instructive play. It emphasizes
tie power OF truth and honesty. 1t
makes the big audience think. 1t is
not so many unworthy plays that
merely amuse. and. too often. actually
appeal To Ease emotions.
This power of@good nlay. n;istage
With a purpose. conscientious actors
and managers cannot possible be ex.
aeEerated. Thcsi play Is seen ana
Men aud wolIinnI gather TO-
gcther. and Observation-Disclosures the
strength Of their,enlotiors: The read
ing Of a book Is an isolated process
and imnresscs the average mind much
less wildly than the exciting presen-
tation of n play. with music lights.
motion. live people, though emphati-
Gully, artisticaly and vididty. ex-
pressed.
That Is n good play. and that Is why
II is mentioned In this column. We
propose never To; mention here! n book
or a play. unless We can advise our
readers earnestlrfto5read the book or
see the play or unless we feel hound
to advise. the police to suppress the
book Or suppress The play.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25

the Ohio river was included In Vir.
sinia's original charter OF. 1908. Out
OF this territory ceded by Virginia
were afterwards. formed the Suites OF
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Michigan. Wis.
eonsin and n part Of Minnesota. 1t Is
interesting 10 mention here that not
only that territory but the whole Of
the present State of West Virginia
and Il good part of the Mother State
were ut one time in one Virginia
county, the county OF Augusta. This
Northwest Territory contained no..
t0s,623 acres Of land. Under the ar.
ticle Of cession all OF this vast terri:
tory not specifically reserved or APP
propriated. was to abe considered as
a common fund for the use and hene:
fit Of such of the United States as
have become or shall become mem.
beers Of the Confederation or Federal
Alliance OF the said States, Virginia
inclusive. according to their usual re.
spective proportions in the general
charge and expenditure, and. shall. be
faithfully and bona ffde disposed of.
for that purpose and for. no other use
or purpose whatsoever"
Virginia now claims that IS, SGs. 212
acres OF this land and s2,953.G54.7n
derived frdm the sale: Of the land.
have by Congress al different times
been appropriated for purely local
uses. without benefit Ia. Virginia or
Inc other States of the Original Con-
federation and contrary: 10 the ex-
press provision contained in the act
OF cesslon. According TO the values
placed ON these lands by Congress.
Virginia estimates the amount thus
appropriated contrary to her let OF
cesslon and its approval and accept.
nncc by the United Stntcs at
ssn.G93.n7S. so. and her usual respec.
tive proportion In the general charge
md expenditure Mt o~ne-seyenth.
Should Virsinia's claim be sustained
the recovery would be owe eleven
and one.half million dollars. with
West Virsinia's and K%cntucky's inter
est 10 be determined later.
The reports to the General Assem-.
bly, Of Virginia do not raise the ques.
lion Of interest. Should virginla's
claim he sustained with interest
West VirGinia's share would perhaps
enable her to meet whatever adverse
decision In the Virginia debt casc.
the Supreme Court might render.
have forwarded this interesting
document to Governor Glasscock- for
such treatment rs his judgment may
determine.
J. B. FINLEY.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
"THE SOUL KISS"

The engagement OF 1.-THE Soul
Kiss, the most sensational and sue
'cessful of musical offerings produced
In New York IN many seasons. which
comes to the Grand Opera House on:
Thursday, March a1st. for mn engage
ment OF one night, willSd do doubt be
termed tho big theatrical event of the
present season. 1.-THE soul KISS IS
In two acts and ten scenes. with book
and lrricstby Harry B.. Smith and mu-
sic by Maurise Levi. The story Of the
piece is lnotrensiye and is2more con.
%sistent tiian is generally the case with
musical comedies?a At least a dozen
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
WE ARE A RELIG.
GioUS NATION THAT
DOESN'T GO TO CHURCH.
Christian Organizations ard Cults Are
Taking the Place Of Pew Wor-
w $50 ship, SAW Critic.

ship. saya Critic.
..,NVotar u religious nation although
our church %attendnnca: may be low. us.
serts SRhe.a Childe Dorr In The De-
linentor for April. There never was
a time when moral and ethical stand.
ards were higher. when public con.
science was more acute. when phslan-
thropy was more %openhanded. when
the desire for social Justice was more
apparent. We ure nearer to being AZ
religious nation than ever before.
Being n religious milton. why don't
we go to church? The answer Is in
dictated In the remarkable growth of
ectlicn1 culture societies. sociaiistic
| groups. Christian Science. The New
Thought movement, the Emmanuel
movement. and other modern cults.
These have not developed as the re.
| suit of accident or blind chance. Still
less are they indications of n decline
of the religious or devotional spirit.
They have appeared in answer to an
Irresistible cry Of the human soul, in
response to necessities which the
church seemed poferless to GRITTY.
For a long period the church stood
| apart. watching its CONGREGATIONS
dwindlc. its influence decline. Its pop
ular contributions fall OF. its attend
ancc become n class attendance, with
the largest class OF all. the working
class. practically left out. Nothing
was done about 1t. THE churches are
open: let the people come In" was
the answer.
But the people would not come In.
Not because the religious impulse had
fdeclined. but because 1t had changed
Its direction. Thctgood man and wo-
man of the present are different from
the good man and woman Of the fiji.
tiles. The modern Christian Is moved
to translate his prayer into deed. bis
lreligIonI into action: The old.tlme nie-
ty has given place to another variety
Infinitely less selfish. Hundreds of
young men who a generation ago;
would have entered theological SEM
.inarics are now engaged in scientific
rhi%lanthropic work and In public res
form movements: young women.
whose former ambition would hnve
been the missionary field. today are
doing settlement work. district n,lrs-
ing. factory and tenement inspecting.
and social Investigations.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25

"That gown is as good as new" snit
her husband. lfNyou don't intend to
wear it again. why don't YOU give 1t
to the COOKE"
Because she's a Jewel. and | would
not deliberately do anything to drive
her away" rejoined his wife. "The
gown is out Of style."-Chcago Nows.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-03-25
.fF t
do you enjoy huntins?"

do you enjoy thuntfns::"
mo"
Perhaps you have never had favor,
able opportunities for enjoying tho
sport. What have you hunted. most:
Typ
Before was married | generally
hunted for a boarding place. Since
then most ofsn,y hunting has been for
ttlats,,.-Chicago Record-Herall.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-10
ASH WEDNESDA

The first day Of Lent is called Ash
Wednesday, from the ancient custom
Of strewing ashes on the heads of the
penitent to remind them that human
beings are but dust of the earth and
to dust shall return.
The name of the season that follows
is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word
lencten, the spring, and connotes q
fast Of forty days preceding Easter
It is of very early institution, and is
held to be commemorate of the Saw.
tours fast of forty days in the wilder
ness. 1t was not originally for SO
long period, however, as the writ
ings Of Irenaeus and Tertullian show.
Pope Gregory the Great, about 600 A.
D., speaks of the fast as thirty-six
days duration, that is to say, six
weeks, not counting the Sundays. It
is not known by whom or when the
four preceding days were added, be-
ginning with Ash Wednesday.
Lent is observed by the Roman. and
Greek and other Oriental churches,
and the Anglican Church, as well as
by the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the United States. In the Greek
Church the fast is Of forty-eight days
duration, but it is only one of four
similar fasting periods observed by
that church In the Catholic Church
fasting, under certain regulations, is
obligatory In the Anglican Church
and in the Episcopal Church Lent is
observed as a church season in its
calendar, with special services, but
the the observance of the fast in the
strict sense is left to the discretion
of each individual member. In most
of the European Protestant churches
and in the Lutheran churches every
where Lent is observed. In non-pre-
latical churches in this country the
observance of Lent is very rare, and
has until recently ben almost I'M
known.
The object of the observance is to
invite the practice of self-denial, to
the end that the mind may be turned
from the worship of earthly things
and be the more easily concentrated
upon thoughts of things heavenly. 1t
is an outward manifestation of obed-
ence on the part of Christians as well
as commemoration of the life of the
One who prepared Hipself by fast
ing and prayer for the service He was
to perform for mankind. The salutary
character of the fast has been. dwelt
upon by many of the great religious
teachers of past ages.-Mobile Regis
ter.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-10
PUT NO RESTRICTIONS ON
TEXT BOOK COMMISSION.

Special to The Neaos
Jackson, Miss, Feb. 1O.-The house
committee on appropriations last even
ing pu quietus on the Burkett rider
proposed for the text book commission
bill. BY a very decided vote the mem.
bers refused to impose the condition
that the commission not change more
than twenty-five per cent of the text
books now in use in the public schools,
the purpose of Captain Burkett being
to make the payment of salary to the
commissioners contingent on this
clause.
The squelching of the rider closely
followed a similar action in the sen.
ate yesterday when that body declined
to adopt a resolution suggesting that
the commission make as few changes
as possible in the list of text books.
1t seems to be the prevalent opin-
ion among the legislators that the
text book commission should be free
and untrammeled; that the governor
will appoint memb- - the new
body we'll qualified <om t work of
selecting text books, are r9" that the
legislature should not attempt to sug.
gest or dictate their policy.
The appropriations committee gave
hearing to the military appropria-
ton bill, but no final action was ia
ken. General Fridge has a MEASURE
pending before the commission for
state aid in the erection of armories
which is meeting with much approval.
Another measure given hearing was
for the support of the Mississippi
school Improvement association. This
was also left pending at adjournment.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-10
ON VARIOUS TOPICS
PERTAINING TO GENERAL MAT.
TIERS OF INTEREST.
An Indispensable for the Dressing
Case-tiint as to Choice Of Carpet
Use Velveteen for Brush.
Ing Silk.

A little borax in witch hazel is a
good face wash after motoring, and is
also of value in SO many ways that
every woman should have borax and
witch hazel on her dressing case, says
an authority on such matters. A little
bicarbonate of soda and orris root in
the bath makes it much more pleasur-
able.
When choosing carpet, If you have
to study economy. select one with a
small pattern, and of rather a light
color The small pattern cuts to
greater advantage, for there is less
waste in matching the design as the
breadths are sewn together, and when
the wool begins to wear the light color
Will not contrast so painfully against
the string foundation as it would IL 1t
were many shades darker in tone.
BY rubbing a fresh lemon thorough
ly into sponge which has become
Shiny and rinsing 1t several times in
lukewarm water 1t will be as nice
again as when 1t was new.
Needlebooks are much better made
with leaves Of chamois leather or fine
linen. instead of the old-fashioned fan.
mel. Flannel is often prepared with
sulphur. and this tends to rust the
needles. Channels leather. on the 9TH
er hand. keeps them beautifully
bright
Use piece of velveteen for brush
ing silk. Try it on black silk petit
coat, and see how perfectly it wipes
away all traces of dust from frflls and
ruffles. Any brush. however soft, acts
az an irritant to silk, but the velveteen
removes all dust without any injury
to the silk Of sunshades, etc.
Many women find 1t a great comfort
to sew black or colored cross on the
band OF every dress skirt, in the exact
middle Of the front. In this way. you
can instantly and unconsciously be
sure that your skirt Is on perfectly
straight. This same idea carried out
with all the white. cloth or silk under.
skirts will prove a helpful conven.
ience Then sew a four-inch strip of
tape lengthwfse near the top and on
the wrong side of all underskirts: IL ia
such comfort to hang them up in
this way rather than by tying the
strings or hooking the skirt together.
Always keep half a teaspoonful Of
rice In every salt shaker, 1t keeps the
salt from either sticking or caking and
'nsures ready flow at all times.
A dozen double hooks for under
shelves Is a great convenience whore
. closet is not made to accommodate
rod for coat hangers. Then. too.
the double hooks will hold the skirt
hangers while the rods will not, The
1apanned ones are Is cents a dozen
and the thread of q screw 10 a part
II the hook. 90 any 6nSp cafi but them
up without any tools.. ThsSe double
andef shell hooks win tdoubas ne u.
'seity Of any 'eIosSt. :er4e ~. =
Ths nsxibls knife that is such q n.
'cs1ss with 20 many HOUSEWIVES can
y bsugAt b ell Sizes ct a. , hardware
= espAstmsat stors, but Il h kuevp
Asss - O. "l.sstts ks1DI." f'@-" !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-10
WALThALL TO have
BOYS CORN CLUB


Special to The Neaos.
Walthall, Miss, Feb. 10.-Prof. a.
M Shaw. superintendent of education
of Webster county, has called q meet.
ing of the boys of the county, to meet
at the court house on the 10th, for the
purpose of organizing a corn club.
twenty-five dollars has been con-
tributed by the Board of Supervisors
as prize, and Congressman T. q.
Sisson has offered $40 A. an award
to the boy whp taiseut ~ hsst kalf
|acree u tGFns s. II q - ~ llsf
r - thiD beeG6aas lam deeply m
terested IN the future welfare of the
farmers OF the South" writes Mr.. Sis
son, land if the South is properly de-
veloped, and retains at home among
her people the vast products of he.
fields, which must be done by hav-
ing each and every farmer produce
on the farm everything that is con-
sumed there.
The scarcity of cotton has in
creased it's price to that extent that
our people may be allured from the
production of corn, meat, mules, cat
tie and hay. l am hopeful that the
increased price in these various corr.
modities will keep our farmers in
line, and that they will continue to
increase their corn production. This,
of course, can only be done by coh-
vincing the farmer that corn in Mis-
sissippi can be made a profitable
crop, and this cannot be done except
by the proper cultivation and i'm
provement of our SOIL"
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-10

uead upon humber. Birmingham is
ont after manufactures; and natural
h 20. because Birmingham has COM
paratively little good farming land
around it. But Hattiesburg should go
after farmers; because it is as plain
as the MONDAY sun that upon agri-
culture depends the future growth and
prosperity Of this community.
One hundred thousand dollars spent
in settling land very close to Hatties-
burg, would be money better spent
than in giving it to manufactures oil
any kind. Nature has made this coun
try for agriculture, and it is a mighty
hard pull to 60 against nature. Not
that factories are not needed. They
are; and should be encouraged. But
factories are a secondary considera
ton to agriculture.
- ss.ssgs
But we did nj skaxt ont 70 argue
the, propqsieiou. 4hers h no denying
TIT agrieplture y ne hope Of South
nn1nn1saippJ everybody thinks SO
Everybody says SO, everybody knows
ft. But what is being done? That is
what we want to know. And If moth
ing is being done, why not? In the
name of common sense, why procras
innate forever, and forever, and for
ever?