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, 1910-12-22
Knocking q Knocker

The knocker was never known
to suggest anything. He has never
been known to. support anything.
He was born in opposition and in
ohstinacy did his mother conceive
him. When he gets on the hold
backs and breeching' he considers
himself fully harnessed for any
thing. If you rejoice in the sun
shine he says it is burning up the
grass. If you are glad because it
rains, he ~foresees a fearful crop of
weeds. Fogs give him colds and
dust excites his asthma. What he
takes for his rheumatism aggra-
Yates his dyspepsia.
The knocker is never q builder.
A good workman drives a nail
without marring the wood. The
knocker don't want to nail any.
thing-he'd rather split a dozen
planks than fasten one. Even a
wrecker isn't a knocker. Because
he saves what he tears down. He
wrecks to rebuild. But the knock
er chops with the head of the
ak because he can't bear to see the
cheerful chips fly.
Sometimes, the plan has been
tried of silencing the querulous
opposition and criticism of the
knocker by putting him on a work.
ing committee. But he won't work.
1t would kill him. He finds fault
with his own committee.
The knocker is like a worthless
dog, You'd never hear of him if
he did not bark. A boy harnessed
his dog up to a lawn mower one
day in an endeavor to make Carlo
work for his board. Every two or
three times in the length of a
swath, the dog would sit on his
launches and bark vociferously.
with an occasional howl. Passers-
by sympathized with him so much
that the. boy put a sign on the
handle of the mower
Don't pity this dog. Its a
heap site easier to bark than to
pull this lawn mower."-Robert j..
Burdett in Los Angeles Times.
, 1910-12-22
Greeting

And so we come once more, at
length to the Day of days, and to
those joys and hopes, those gener-
osities and forgivenesses, which
our ancient feast brings with it.
1t is a day, it has seemed to me-, of
belief. For we love our fellows
on this day, and we could not love
them did we not believe in them
Yet men have not always loved or
believed in their fellows, and this
day, which we esteem so highly as
sacred to love and belief, is sacred
also tn Him who taught the gos-
pei of these things to a selfish and
distrustful world. If we love aud
believe in men, | cannot see how
we can avoid loving and believing
in Him also, and surely for you
and me. the worth of life is to be
reckened by those things
which we have loved. and which
We have believed in; it's disappoint-
ments, it's anxieties, it's failures to
be measured by our distrust and
our enplities. Surely if He has
taught us to love and believe, He
is Himself worth loving and be-
lieving. Surely, because of Him
there should spring not only from
the lips of angelic hosts, but also
from the lips of men and women,
those ancient words of praise,
GLORY to God in the bighest."
l am asking all those who can,
to do this with me on His birth.
day, in His Ct urch at half past ten.
To all men everywhere, peace
and good will.
Leonard K. Smith.
, 1910-12-22
Should Be Changed

A law which the coming legis-
lature should change as soon as
possible is the one relating to the
publication of notices of incorpor-
alton in the newspapers.
The present law only allows a
compensation of IS for each notice
regardless of its length. There is
no way in which a publisher can
compel a higher rate altho most OF
these legal notices measured at the
legal rate for other advertising
amout from $40 to $50, and once
in awhile one shows up that ex-
ceeds the latter sum.
1t is not justice to the news
paper man to compel him to lose
on the average Of these notices
three fourths Of what be should
receive for them.-Rawlins Jour.
nal.
, 1910-12-22
Supt. Austin Visits SARATOGA

Geo. G. Austin, superintendent
of the S. & E. Ky, was a Saratoga
visitor yesterday. He speaks very
confidently of the future of the
railroad and says that he will use
his utmost endeavor to bring it to
it's highest usefulness. 1t is his
intention to begin the improve
ment of the equipment of the road
and intends to buy a new engine
as soon as the affairs of the CON-
pany will permit. The purchase
of a new engine will be supple
mented by other purchases of roll
ling stock and improvements of
the company's stations and other
Accommodations, bringing the line
up to it's highest efficiency. Mr..
Austin's railroad experience has
been of a most practical character
and he is well equipped in the
way of railroad knowledge to
handle the S. a. Z. in a way that
will please, not only the company
he is working for. but the patrons
of the road.
, 1910-12-22
Presentation to Mr..
and Mrs. F. j. Cramer

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Cramer
we're the recipients of a very plea
SAINT surprise Tuesday night.
Their friends had planned a dance
fur them at Jensen's hall as a kind
of farewell party. A number of
people were present, the music
was good and all spent a pleasant
time Then came the surprise
when @. E.. Jensen in a neat little
speech, presented each of them
with agold handled, silk umbrella,
appropriately engraved. Frank
made the the response, and it was
very brief, for he was knocked
plum off the Christmas tree" to
use his own expression and felt
more like using a kerchief than
making a speech. Both appreciat.
ed the compliment and will treas
ure the beautiful remembrances as
long as they live as a memento of
Saratoga friends.
, 1910-12-22
The Youths Companion

Few papers ever started in the
world have stood the test of time
and fulfilled their mission to the
betterment of mankind better than
the Youths Companion. Fifty-two
times a year it comes to it's readers,
young and old, with it's message
of interesting stories, good words
and kind and helpful suggestions.
The price is so moderate that this
interesting weekly visitor is with
in the reach of all and reilly no
family, especially where there are
children old enough to read,
should be without this great ed
ucator. 1t is the best youths pa
per published in the world and
stands today a pure and clean one
morally and it's mission If helping
the youth of the land has been full.
filed weekly from the date of it,
birth.
, 1910-12-22
Christmas Tree at Jensen Hall

The Presbyterian Chuich will
give a program and Christmas tree
at Jensen hall on Saturday even
ing for the children of the town.
The entertainment will open at
1880 .. m. promptly and a pro-
gram consisting Of songs and re-
citations, lasting about an hour,
will be given. Following the
program there will be presents
for every child in town, IN the
shape of candy, nuts and apples
or oranges. Every child in town
is invited to come and get Its
share of of the good things. No
presents outside of the ones con-
sisting of candy, etc, will be al
lowed to be placed on the tree,
, 1910-12-22
Nix0n-Yoakum

Yesterday, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
John A. Yoakum and Miss Flor.
ence r. Nixon were united in mar
rIsge at the home of the brides
parents at this place, Rev. Geo
F. Wilson officiating. Immediate.
ly after the ceremony the bride
and groom and the family and
guests sat down to a most elabo-
rate wedding feast. The bride
and groom left shortly afterward
for Walcott, where they took No.
6 for Huston, NO., where they 90
on a visit to the relatives of Mr..
Yoakum. They will be absent
five or six weeks on their honey
moon trip.
The bridesmaids were Miss Nora
Doggett and Miss Alma Ainsworth
and the best men were Albert
Nixon, brother of the bride, and
Paul Doggett. The bride was
beautifully gowned in cream COL
ored silk and the groom in the
conventional black.
Mr.. Yoakum has been a resi-
dent of the valley about two years
and has been employed with the
Saratoga Land and Water Com
pany and the Central Construc-
ton and Development Company
rs an expert irrigationist. He is
Il young nan of steady habits.
The bride has been raised from
childhood in this place. She is a
bright young woman and has al
ways stood high in her studies,
graduating from the Saratoga
High school last Spring. She has
hosts of friends among her own
set and the Sun joins in the good
wishes that are being extended to
the happy young couple, who will
make their home in Saratoga when
they return.
, 1910-12-22
One Time to be Happy

There is just one time to be
happy, and that is NOW. Enjoy
the present, for that is all the
the time you are sure of. The
past is gone, beyond recall. Let
it go. Wipe the slate clean. Look
forward with hope and courage.
If you have troubles nr grievances
forget them. 1t is like keeping a
dead carcass in your house to har-
Dor i'll will. And, while you are
about it, make the printer happy
by paying your back subscription
for he needs it.
, 1910-12-22
Hilliard-Plaister

A very pretty home wedding oc-
cured Saturday evening, when
Miss Bertha billiard became the
bride of Dean M. Plaster, the
ceremony being proformed by the
Rev. Leonard X. Smith of the
Episcopal Church.
After the cersmony a very de-
lightful supper was served, the
guests being, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Jensen, Mr.. and Mrs. F J. Cramer,
Rev. and rs.Smith, Miss Robbie
Hays, and the Misses Della and
Irene billiard, who came homs
from school at Cheyenne for the
ceremony.
Both these young people are
we'll and favorably known in this
valley, the groom having been as
ISOLATED for the past two years
with G. E. Jensen in the hardware
business. The bride ia a sister of
Mrs. w. P. Hays and has made
many friends during her residence
here, which has been for the past
two years.
The young couple were the re-
cipients of many pretty wedding
gifts.
, 1910-12-22
Cashier Nelson Resigns

Fl. H. Nelson formerly book
keeper in the Saratoga State Bank
here, but cashier of the Stock
growers Bank of Dixon for the
past fur years, has resigned.
His place will be taken by E. w.
Reader, the assistant cashier. Mr..
Nelson has not decided at this
time where he will locate. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson are quite
well known to Saratoga people.
, 1910-12-22

and a banquet will be served in
the lower hall of the building,
which has been beautifully decor
ated by E. B. Winner and J. b.
Eager. Seven or eight evergreen
trees have been arranged at the
north end of the hall and bunting
and flags have been draped On the
sides of the hall and owe the cell
ing, 30 that it presents a very fine
appearance.
, 1910-12-22
Masonic and Eastern
Star Installation

There will be a joint installa
ton and banquet at the Masonic
hall next Tuesday evening, at
which time Past Master, A. G..
Huntington, will install the newly
elected officers of the Masonic
Lodge and Past Worthy Matron
Mrs j. F. Crawford, will install
the officers of the Chapter. After
the installation there will be mus
ic, both vocal and instrumental
, 1910-12-22
New Auditor for S. { E.

While Mr.. Austin, superiuten-
dent of the s. & E. Ry. was here
yesterday, he informed the Sun
that he WAS expecting G. r. Fair.
man, of the Spokane, Portland e.
Seattle Railway here at any time
to assume the duties of auditor for
the line. Mr.. Austin says that
Mr.. Fairman is a railroad man of
much experience and that he will
prove a valuable addition to the
company as an expert accountant.
, 1910-12-22
Saratoga Chapter Elects Officers

Last evening, at it's regular
meeting, Saratoga Chapter No. II,
held it's annual election, with the
following result: Mrs. Lena M
Forney, Worthy Matron; Mrs
Lulu M. Mace, Associate Matron
Mrs. Virgie Huntington, treasur-
err; Mrs. Fanny H, Lee, secretary
Mrs, Roberta B. Ekdahl, conduc-
tress aud Mrs. Eva M. Schilt, as
sociate conductress.
, 1910-12-22

suicide out in front of the old Well
ton house. 1t was a three year,
old mare, with a four months old
colt, and was being broken to drive
by Lee Clark. When be took it out
of the corral at Richmond's livery
barn the animal reared up and fell
over backward, striking on its
head. 1t died almost instantly.
Mr.. Watt took the colt home Tues
and will raise it by hand.
, 1910-12-22
A Most Timely Snow Storm

Snow began falling Tuesday
night and fell all thru yesterday,
reaching a depth of four of five
Inches. The storm was timely, as
The ground was 30 dry that it had
not frozen hardly any depth. The
taII in the mountains was quite
heavy and the whole valley lies
under a blanket that a
White Christmas"
, 1910-12-22
Wyoming Makes Phenomenal
Increase in Population

Washington, d. c., Dec. 10Th, 1910. The final official cornto 9
the returns of the Thirteenth Census shows that the State Of Wuom
ing made a phenomenal increase in population during the past census
period of ten years. The population of the state is I45 965 as n
pared with 1851 in 1900, and 6O,75 in 1890 The increase ~
1900 to 1910, therefore, is 53434, or Sc per cent as comnared With
an increase during the providing decade of 81, 1926, or 524 Der cent
The percentage OF increase made by Wyoming in the past census
perIou is o"y Aeee" " BIN o'ht states In the Union. WASH
ingtoD, Idaho, Oregon, California, Nevada and North Dakota. outside
of Oklahoma and New Mexico. which were territories at the time the
last census was taken. or the states Immediately adjoining Wyom-
the percentage of increase is a follows, Colorado 48, Montana "a )
Utah "a 8, Nebraska lis, and Idaho-the only one to exceed WON,
ins-1Ol.3.
, 1910-12-22

Mrs. l.. Gels entertained the Social
Twenty and a few friends at cards on
Monday evening, in honor of her sis
ter Mrs. Maehler, who leaves for her
home in California today. She was
accompanied by her daughter Amy.
, 1910-12-22
Horse Commits Suicide

Monday morning a horse be-
longing to Matt Watt committed
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
How 70 Omen a Book.

Here is something every boy and
girl should learn while young. A book
lover handles a volume as something
too precious to maltreat, and 1t causes
to such a genuine pang to see the care
less way In which the person brought
up without the refining influences of
books In the home sometimes handles
and destroys masterpieces of the book
binders art. The directions given are
from Modern Bookbinding."
Hold the book with its back on a
smooth or covered table. Let the front
board down, then the other, holding
the leaves In one hand while you open
a few leaves at the back. then a few at
the front, and so on, alternately open
ing back and front, gently pressing
open the sections till you reach the
center of the volume. Do this two or
three times and you will obtain the
best results. Open the volume violent
ly or carelesly in any place and you
will likely break the back and cause
a start In the leaves. Never force the
back of the book.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
RAfrihufinn.

B~leary-eyed and with faltering steps.
showing every sign Of a sad case of
the morning after, he was led before
the police magistrate.
Drunk on the street." charged the
police officer who had made the ar
rest.
What is your manner" asked the JUS
tice.
civilian Johnson" was the answer.
Your occupation" again queried
the justice.
I'm a furniture mover, sir, en-
ployed by"
A fiendish look was seen to cross
the magistrates face.
Johnson" he said, ARE you aware
of the fact that l moved yesterday"
Sure I am" beamed Johnson, II
moved your stuff"
He could say no more. He had no
listener. The ]. P. was busy ransack-
ing the law books that lay before him.
1t was some time before he spoke.
my man." he said at last, Il find,
I'm sorry to say, that 1 can't have you
hanged. To send you to Jail would be
too good for you. You would corrupt
the poor men of nobler walks of life.
Therefore, l sentence you to return to
your employer, and tell him that l in
tend to deduct from his bill every
thing that you broke. Now git!"-Lip-
%Dincott'S.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
Truth Established.

The rich man was worried. He
feared the old master he had just pur-
chased was not genuine. He dreaded
the possibility that the public would
look upon him as an easy mark for art
takers. So he SEN for the eminent
expert.
The expert came and looked at the
picture and shook his head. Then he
smelled at it and frowned ominously.
will you have to taste it, too?" the
magnate a%nxiousiy inquired.
The expert waved him aside.
Then he tested the painting with
acids and with cold and heat. He
scraped it down with a palette knife
and soaked 1t in boiling oil. He drew
out the fiber and cut holes in the can
vas and sawed it longitudinally.
Presently he turned to the magnate.
The picture Is genuine" he said.
The magnate stared from the
wrecked painting to the eminent ex
pert.
But, great Murillo." he cried. the
thing is absolutely ruined!"
The eminent expert frowned.
What is the loss Of a painting to the
establishment of the eternal principles
of TRUTH" he haughtily replied.
Whereupon the magnate sadly re-
called the old adage that has reference
to the bliss of ignorance.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
VIVA. Do Babies speak9

The writer of these lines Is OF Amer
lean descent for a good many genera
lions back. and has a small o who
has turned his first year. The writer
was momentarily at a loss In filling In
the census column pertaining to this
son when he came to the question.
Speak English" But he gave the
boy the benefit of the doubt. Certain
" the child speaks M continental
tongue, and to say that he spoke no
English word would give him almost
an aliens status. It is true he says
spapa" and mamma" but those
words could be taken from almost any
old tongue His other essays at speech
like those Of all very little children.
being to some obscure Individual dia-
lect that has about the same present
relation to English as the Romance
tongues have Of the parent Latin.
ssBobie," for example. Is a perfectly
clear alias for clothespin."-New York
Mail
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
BY QUEEN
victoria's Regard for Harriet
Lane Is Recalled.
Popularity Of President Buchanan's
Niece Recalled by Death Of King
Observation-Disclosures Letter to
the Chief Executive.

Washington.-In the administration
Of President Franklin Pierce in 1852
James Buchanan was minister to Eng.
land, and with him in London was his
niece, Harriet Lane, who at that time
had just reached her eighteenth birth
day. Mr.. Buchanan was a bachelor
and Miss Lane was his ward as well
as his niece, and his home had been
hers from her childhood.
Under ordinary circumstances she
would not have had the distinction
she enjoyed at court, but Queen Vic
toria, upon whom her beauty made a
deep impression decided her social
status by her personal attention. All
the royal family regarded her with
favor and admiration.
A letter published at the time in a
Baltimore paper tells of the sensation
she created when she appeared before
the prince, who afterward said his
stay of five days in the White House
was the happiest he had spent out OF
England. and he made no secret OF
his appreciation of both the president
and his niece. He must have pos
sessed likable qualities, for all the cir
Gle of official Washington voiced his
praises at the time, and their recol
lections as recorded in books and let
ters emphasize the hold he had upon
them.
The queen, writing from Windsor
castle in November. 1860, to her
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
REMARKABLE AERIAL TRIP
Voyage Of Lieut.. Honeywell From St.
Louis Across Lake Michigan
Filled With Danger.

Ionia, Mich.-Lieut. H. e. Honeywell
of St. Louis and his balloon, the Cen
tennial. which landed at Shiloh. ten
miles north Of Ionia, had a remark
able flight. Lieutenant Honeywell
started from st. Louis with w. T. ASS
man as a passenger. Progress was
rapid until Kenosha, Wis, was
reached and the crossing of Lake
Michigan begun. Here the balloon
dropped to only 800 feet above the
ground.
To the many observers on the shore
between Racine and Kenosha 1t
seemed that the balloon would be car
ried northward toward the head of
the lake rather than toward safety on
either shore. From the way Lieuten-
ant Honeywell kept lear the earth It
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
Joke on Congressman Lonsworth.


Some of the Colonial Danes. who
we're converting in Washington recent
ly, decided to pay a visit to the con
gresham from their district. They
presented themselves in due form at
the portals of the house, where guards
sit to "shoo" away intruders. They
sent In a card of one of the party.
The congressman whom they wanted
to see received the card. Take 1t
over to Longworth," he told the page.
Longworth studied the card In some
establishment for an instant. He didn't
know it's owner. But what could an
urbane statesman from Cincinnati do?
Just what he did. Rise and go out to
the corridor. Here's MI. Long
worth" said the page, who preceded
the Ohioan. He wants to meet YOU"
The Danes decided that that was just
about the incest thing that had hap
pened to them in Washington. It was
perfectly delightful on the part OF
Roosevelt's son-in-law to go to all the
trouble to come out to meet them.
They told him SO. They asked about
Mrs. Longworth. In fact, they near
" mobbed him. Longworth couldn't
understand 1t. He looked up and saw
the other congressman standing In the
doorway. The joker was smiling be-
hind his hand. He came up then and
properly presented his victim. Long
worth's remarks were made in cham
bers, with no st~enographer present
The Tupelo journal., 1910-06-17
SPENDING EIGHT MILLIONS,
Appropriations of the Legislature Fig
ured Out.

State Auditor Smith figures it out
that in addition to making provision
Tor the spending Of $7,721.437.30 for
the biennial period ending January l.
1912, the 1910 session of the legisla-
ture absorbed during the run of its
ninety days continuance a pretty good
slice out of the total. The contingent
expenses of the two bodies amounted
to $26.5S7.46, while the per diem of
members and mileage amounted to
$9S,462.50, making a gross total OF
s125, 039.96
While the appropriations at the 1910
session exceeded the sum total for the
previous session by $1,197. 1868, there
were increased appropriations which
amounted to nearly half a million dol
lars, the bulk of which will find its
way back to the people as circulating
medium. There was an increase OF
500, 900 for pensions and the Soldiers
Home, and of 343,176 for common
schools, an aggregate increase of $44S,-
176 over and above that of 1908, while
there were similar increases for the
Judiciary, which will all come back to
the banks and business houses, SO that,
after all. on the final analysis, the 1919
legislature did not do so badly by the
state at large as would seem from .
superficial first scrutiny of the finances,