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The Rich Hill tribune., 1910-01-13
The couutry Msrcl5al

notwithstanding our luua
boastings the Age Of Prog ai
which we live. our actual i eht
into present and future con
ditions is very shNlow. By aud
by-we hope the day may nog be
too long deferred -the American
people win come 20 reallzs shat
the only situation In which they
hay@beeR interested is compris
ia the Main Chance-the opp0r-
tunity TO save or make an immed-
iatc dollar or two
Our great cities continue to|
grow with alarming rapidly.
This growth is in population and
in he Capitalization Of trade,
and we are slow 60 recognize THAT
this j. largely az the expense oil
the small country towns. The.
removal OF the trad e Of tie.
villages d small towns viii
mean eyentually, a sacrifice Of
the best business interests o Z
the entire rural population Of ihe
country, and from one reaction
10 another an kinds OF business
interests, both urban aud sub
urban, viii realize the disadyan-
tage
The growth OF the mail order
business through catalogues sent
out by the great houses in the
large cities is q national menace
The store OF the country town
which the mail order trade seeks.
TO ce,troy j $ aa influence in IL
self People lik C to maintain
their home roundabout certain
little centers o { trade If al
country town or village has a
ceptain percentage OF business
ia supplying local needs. 4 d e
farmers, the merchants an d.
village dwellers en- join together
ia o certain pride in their home
town and iss activities.
Whenever th e country mer-
chant is ignored, aad trading by
malt passes over his head to She
biz ciiy houses, the small town
itself is injured as well as the
merchant If the merchant / $
finally driven cut OF business,
and his store is closed, the final
result is that the village becomes
dilapidated @ q d dead, and the
peopie-all who are shle--moye
away TO more thrifty Centers.
The merchant and his clerks are
apt 10 drift 10 the city aud be-
come simple employees in bulkier
establishments, deyoting their
energies thereafter % supplying
tho @ rural trade through mai
catalogues. Instead O. mem
they become inhnitesimal wheels
.of a great machine.
The greatest hope for tn heI
people ot the United States lies
IN the influence Of TN thrifty
country town and its cjtizan>.
The country merchant Is urnar-
ally q man of strong indi,iiuagu
widths wilde acquaintance and "a
shrpwd Knowledge oi ,ncal a0Nrs
and needs Ht understands tao
local Institutions, and Is scncr-
ally ready with nelehhorly ai .
vice and assistance, both in O.
private and a pubuc character.
Whom he rs driven uut of husi-
ness who is Go take liS p.ac
The avcrn-e hrmer SIS tco ausy
to deye.op Independently. or.
without occasional intimate coa- (
tact with meD az beoader axper-.
ieUce With Ihe euinE oat OF he
countr m reliant such o por,uu +.
ily For cout2ct wiil cease. And .
the mail order trade Is trying 20 I
oolitera,e these country m er f.
chants,
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
TACK THIS UP

Prescription That. Breaks Up the Worst
Cold in a Day.
Every winter this prescription is pub
lished here and thousands have been
benefited by it. Get two ounces OF
Glycerine and half an of Con-
centrated Pine compound. Then get
half a pint of good whiskey and put
the other two ingredients into it. Take
a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of this
mixture after each meal and at bed
time. Shake the bottle well each time"
But be sure to get only the genuine
Concentrated Pine. Each half ounce
bottle comes in a tin screw-top case.
Any druggist has it on hand or will
quickly get it from the wholesale
house. Many other pine extracts are
impure and cause nausea
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
Weak Snot In His Defense.

A religious worker was visiting a
southern ~penitentiary, when n prls'
oner in some way took his fancy. This
prisoner was a negro, who evinced a
religious fervor as deep as it was
gratifying to the caller.
"Of what were you accused?" the
prisoner was asked.
"Dey says l took a watch" an
swered the negro. 81 made a good
fight. I had a dandy lawyer, and he
done prove an alibi wifi ten witnesses.
Den my lawyer he shore made a
strong speech to de jury. But it want
no use, sab! l get ten years"
g" don't see why you were not &C.
quilted" said the religious worker.
We'll, sah," explained the prisoner,
"dere was shore one weak spot bout
my defense-dey found de watch in
my pocket."-Tit-Bits
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
A Pause in pevotions.

Mabel" called her father, outside
her bedroom door. There was no an
swer, so he called again. Still no re-
ply. He pushed open the door, which
was not completely shut, and reach
ing for the button, turned on the lights.
Then he saw Mabel. She was kneel-
ing at the side of her bed in her night
gown, in the attitude of prayer-the
attitude, that is, as to kneeling. But
she had raised her head at the inter-
ruption and paused in her devotlons
to blaze at him with a face flushed
with Impotence.
Gee whiz, daddy! Can't a woman
say her prayers"
Then she bowed her head again,
piously, and daddy, properly rebuked,
slipped noiselessly away.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
What II Meant,

Robbie" asked the school mistress,
what does history mean when 1t says
that in the country's pioneer days
some of the settlers didn't have a roof
over their heads?"
1T means that in them days the
woman couldn't afford any merry wild
ow hats!"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
SUNDAY schooI,s Want Ad.

There is a church in Brooklyn that
has adopted a novel scheme for en-
larging it's Sunday school. 1t adver-
tises for boys and girls to come to It.
In the shop windows in the neighbor-
hood of the church one may e pla-
cards, such as are used for advertis-
ing entertainments Of various kinds,
that bear the legend:
."Wanted-Boys and girls to join our
Sunday school," Below this are set
forth the advantages that will come
to the young folk who attend the
classes.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
A Natural Question,

James ]. Corbett, in the smoking
room of the Mauretania, praised the
style" of Jim Jeffries.
Its a neat STYLE" he said: meat,
quick, to the point. 1t gets there like
the remark of a little girl who said
to the minister, in the course of a
quite interminable call:
"'Did you forget to Lring your amen
with you, doctor?'"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
MARRIAGE.

A game of chance in which the
chances are about even. The man
leads at first, but after leaving the al
tar he usually follows breathlessly in
his wife's trail. The rules are very
confusing. If a masked player holds
you up some night at the end of a long
gun, it is called robbery, and entities
you to telephone the police, but if your
wife holds you up for a much larger
amount the next morning at the end of
a long hug, it is termed diplomacy, and
counts in her favor. In this, as in
other games of life, wives are usually
allowed more privileges than other
outlaws.-Judge.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
HoW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned. have known F.. J. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable In all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any Obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN d MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents PEI
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
Til. VIII Interest Mothers.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children,
cure Feverishness, Headache, Bad stomach,
Teething Disorders, Regulate the Bowels and
Destroy Worms. They break up colds in "A
hours. Pleasant to take, and harmless as milk.
They never fail. At all Druggists, Csc. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen s. Olmsted,
LIE Roy. N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Hewitt-Some men talk and don't
say anything.
Jewett-Yes, my wife is just that
kind of a man.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Whatsoever you DO not wish your
neighbor to do to you, do not unto
him. This is the whole law. The rest
is a mere exposition Of it.-Jewish.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
His Status.

We'll, my little man." inquired a
visitor pleasantly, who are you?
I'm the baby's brother!" was the
ingenious reply.-The Truth Seeker.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
CUT THIS OUT

And mail to the A. H. Lewis Medicine Co.,
st. Louis, Mo-, and they will send you free
a 10 day treatment of NATURES RENE
DY (NR tablets Guaranteed for Rheu-
matism. Constipation, Sick Headache, Liv-
er, Kidney and Blood Diseases. Sold by
ali Druggists. Better h Pills for Liver
Ills. It's free to you. Write today.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Answer me quick. what help, what
hand. do you stretch o'er distinctions
brink?-Browning.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Crosses are of no use to us, but in
as much as we yield ourselves up to
them and forget ourselves.-Fenelon.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

A scientist claims that hogs have
souls, but he probably doesn't mean
those who occupy two double seats in
a crowded railway car.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
For Headache Try Hicks' capudln

Whether from Colds, Heat. Stomach or
relieved by Capudine. It's Liquid-pleas-
ant to take-Erects Immediately. 10, 70
and Soc at Drug Stores.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

has been used successfully Tor years fordeep-seated
cou0hs. colds and bronchitis. Everybody should
know about 1t. 1t is simple, safe and sure.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

II It's Your Eye Use Pettit's Eye saIvs,
for inflammation, stys, itching lids, eye
aches, defects of vision and sensitivity to
strong lights. ALI druggists or Howard
Bros. Buffalo. Ny.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Many people want assistance-and a
few really need it.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
ALIENS LUNG BALsAM

People who do just as they please
never please their neighbors.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

Many a man has kicked himself out
of q good job.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
REALLY FUNNY.

Here's de funniest joke / { ever seen
in a paper!"
"Wot?'
de weather man predicts warm
and clear fer to-day"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
The world is full Of half -d~evelope,

The world is full Of half-developed
lives; men and women who are com
petent In spots. as strong In some
things as they are weak In others, bril-
liant as some Of their ways and walk
ing in darkness as to others; the man
Of affairs loses vision. the philosopher
loses practical sense, the scientist be-
comes an animated, soulless scalpel.
and all for the want of an aim that
would preserve balance and harmony
IN the life.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
NEVER ANY RETURN
A Complete Cure of Kidney Trouble
and Dropsy

Mrs. L. l.. Babers, 1915 Terry St.,
Houston, Texas, says: Il hold a
very high opinion of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and with good reason, for
three years ago they cured me of
kidney trouble that had chung to
me for several years. There was
a dropsical swelling of my feet and
limbs in addition to other symp-
toms of kidney complaint, and al
though / used various remedies, L
was not helped until / procured
Doan's Kidney Pills. Two boxes
of this preparation cured me and l
have never had the slightest return
of my trouble. I have econ
mended Doan's Kidney Pills to
many people who have questioned
me about them, and / know of sew
eral cases in which they have done
the same good work"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04

TWICE-TOLD TESTIMONY
A Cure of Severe Kidney Disease Verified
RY Test of,Tima

- ~ -
By Test of.Time
William M. Sears. 429 W. Cherry
Street, Nevada, Mo-, says: Il was
convinced of the great value of
Doan's Kidney Pills through per-
sonal experience. Four or five
months ago I suffered a great deal
from a pain across the small of my
back, extending at times into my
limbs and shoulders. When /
stopped or did any work that
brought a strain on the muscles of
my back, my trouble was aggra-
waited. 1 tried a number of rene
dies but without success. After a
short time l could see that they
were benefiting me, and the con-
tents of two and one-half boxes
cured me-" Statement given in
May, 1907
RE ENDORSEMENT
On Dec. 3rd, 1908. Mr.. Sears said:
II still have great faith in Doan's
Kidney Pills. I feel justified in re-
endorsing this remedy as it has
done so much for me-"
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
The Need Of Growth.

Every sorrow should leave behind
it some touch of sanctity, and every
joy should bring the blush and bloom
of the beauty Of holiness; and every
day should e some advance toward
the realization Of the Christian char
acter. If l have to look back and say
that ten years ago / was more like
Christ than ! am to-day, 1t is high
time / began to search for the reason
Of the decline. 1t is high time I dis
covered the point at which the dis
ease entered which prevented the
dominance Of the Christ life, and par
alyzed my faculties. and robbed me Of
my power. There should be growth:
and growth into likeness of Christ
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan.
The Tupelo journal., 1910-03-04
F7ro To Tell When The
Kidneys Are
Disordered
SYMPTOMS

Discolored or cloudy urine. Urine that contains sedi-
ment. Urine that stains the linen. Painful passages.
Blood or shreds in the urine. Let a bottleful Of the
morning urine stand for "a hours. If it shows a cloudy
or feecy settling. or a layer of fine grains, like brick
dust, the kidneys are disordered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
PUNISHMENT MILD
SAYS BOYS MOTHER
Little Joseph Campbell Received
a Misdirected Blow i'll
the Face.

. Little Joseph Campbell, son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. NJ. Campbell. OF No. $40
East Leigh street, was treateu by u
physician in the Retreat for the Sic
Tuesday morning for WOUNDS said TO
have been inflicted upon him by his
father Monday night Rev. MIR. Camp
bell. who Is not actively engaged in
the ministry at this time, could not
be seen Wednesday, but his wife said
the boy was at school during the day.
and the INJURY he received from his
father amounted to nothing.
The boy is pupil in Central schoo.
When he entered his class room Tues
day his teacher noticed a bruised and
swollen eye and a cut on his cheek.
She reported this to Principal w. a.
Crenshaw who made the little fellow
go to the Retreat for the Sick for
treatment. In short while he re-
turned and resumed his studies.
RMS. Campbell said Wednesday that
she did not see her husband when he
inflicted punishment upon the child.
but that she knew that no harm was
done him, The boy liz rather mis-
chievous and had played some practi-
cal joke that called for the corporal
punishment In trying to get away
from his father he was accidentally
struck in the face. il appears. by the
end of the lash.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
JAN|TOR IS GIVEN
FULL THREE YEARS
Pleads Guilty to Robbing Rooms
of Students at Richmond
College.

Admitting that he had stolen from
the rooms OF students in ilchm6nd
college and giving only the excuse
that his wife had TO have a lot OF
money ter go in socity.' Charles
Johnson, negro who for six years
was Janitor at the institution named
was ordered To work on the public
roads for three years by Justice
Crutchtieid "Wednesday.
Twelve charges of petit larceny
were registered against the negro and
upon each he was sentenced for three
months. One allegation that he stole
a watch worth more than fifty dol
lars was not pressed very hard. for
II became evident to the court that
after a service of more than two years
on the road on petit larceny charges,
felony charge would never be prose-
cuted.
Johnson had free access to all the
rooms OF the students and he helped
himself to any article that he thought
his wife would fancy, He admitted
<his when arrested, as exclusively
told In The Virginian.
A score or more OF students were
In court ready to testify against the
negro. but when he pleaded guilty
Justice Crutchield had nothing TO do
but impose the punishment.
Tho county roads will be made the
better because OF Johnson's tncar-
ceration and the students aave recov-
cred most of their valuabies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
MARKET IS LED
BY STEEL COMMON
$4,000 Shares Sold at Opening at
Big Advance Over fester-
days Close.
ENTIRE LIST MOVES UP
All Issues Gain But Many Go
Back in First Fifteen
Minutes.
ENTIRE LIST MOVES UP

NEW YORK. April 27--United
States Steel Common led the advance
at the opening 90 the stock market
to-day. The opening saies were ls.-
900 shares at 81 5-N t. 81 agains,
So rs, yesterdays close.
The rest Of the list followed. gains
being made. After fifteen minutes
about half of the early gains were
lost
1t was generally commented on the
iloor that important interests hqul-
dated large lines OF stocks during tn.
first few minutes United States Steel
common declined over points los
ing all Its opening gain and sncourak
ing hear traders t. put out fresh lines
of stocks in all the active speculative
Issues ON the decline of to points
in the general list supporting orders
again appeared. Steel rallNing over J
point and brisk upturn was noted
In Union Pacific. but price movements
in other issues were generally limited
within fractional range. Govern
ment hondg unchanged; others dulI,
Better ruuport- &aS-1n-G NldenGG- III
the leading stocks in the last half Of
the forenoon with Reading, Union
Pacific and United States Steel com
mon moving up over "A point from the
lowest range reached on the reaction
In the first hour Price movements In
other issues were irregular.
Renewed pressure was exerted In
the afternoon. causing losses OF point
or more from midday figures in near
ly ALI the active issues.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
CHARGES DROPPED
BY COMMISSIONERS

With warning and an order to
pay the costs of the hearings, officials
of the Staunton river. and Hammond.
Urbanna and Peninsula railroads.
charged with failing to make reports
OF their standing and busineSs, were
dismissed by the Corporation Commits
sion Wednesday morning. Explana-
tons were made by the accused off,
ciats, and tho commissioners decided
that tho ends OF justice would be con
served by the payment of costs and
the administering OF an admonition.
The Carolina Engineering Com
pany, lacked up for building
bridges In Hanover and Caroline
Eounties without being licensed by
the commission, agreed to pay the en-
trance fee of s26, and back fees ae-
gregating seq. and no punishment
was doled cNt.
The commission took the case OF
the Eureka Soapstone Company under
adjustment. This Is a New England
Company, and has been working at
Shipman. Nelson county. without a
license. 1t was shown that the COM
pany was doing the quarrying anu
other work for firm which is char
tered under the Virginia laws.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
COTTON TRADERS
ARE Treasured
Government Message Says Probe
Is Not Attack on Legiti-
mate Operations.

WASHINGTON. d. G. April 27-A
message of reinsurance to the general
cotton trade was issued by the Depart
ment OF Justice to-day as follows;
The action Of the government in in
shutting the investigation before the
g-oid jury in New York, concerning an
alleged cotton pool. should not in an.
way be construed as an attack on legi-
innate operations on any of the cotton
or produce exchanges in he United
states. The proceeding being one be-
fore grasd jury and not yet com
pleted. mauifestly cannot. with pro
priety. be discussed at the present
time"
The governments defense of the ac-
ton of the Department OF Justice in
investigating the alleged cotton pool,
Issued In formal statement at Wash
ington to-day, is considered here to he
an official answer TO Governor Conner.
OF Alabama. The governor in his
speech welcoming the Confederate Vet
Grams reunion 10 that State. severely
criticized the Department of Justice.
he declared that its action was planned
to prevent SPECTATORS being compelled
to pay their just debts and character
ICED the entire proceedings az an as
sauit upon the Souths greatest inGss-
try"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-27
The Language of the Hen.

When hen says 'krah -krah- krail,ss
or anything she has been ia mis-
chief. according to a recent ssisnttfisss
report. WIen she says nothing sh~
ase Is the same, but silence miii-
gates the anense.
NJ. Geraud, of Paris, after experts
menttng with a monograph and birds
OF high and lev degree. conciudeaz
that fowls have II language adaptHst
not only To EXPRESSING all tiie erTiU-s
tions of which chickens are cap1hies
but that they communicate fntelit~a
gence of interest to one another
The language ~ the hen may never
displace Esperanto as the med Inn nks
cranks and Yefui mers--unieSs Sonias
benevolent crank undertakes 10 sG-A
form the predatory suburban I5sv'--
but a study ~ hen talk may ius..rast
the gardener. III savant and the nam
The Frencn Eavant reeor..si the
sounds he he3r.. in the barnxArss. the
garden and In the fields. all under
sarying circdmsta nces, and xhen thMs
voices we're reII cduced In the pres "
enoe of the hen folks the poxxle4s
blooies exn'oited all the signs II aHss
ger. fear. complaint. caution. car'ost~a
ty. affection and destructiveness. A
gardener. whose little place has betns
the scene of the dialogues rcpro-a
duced and who was present at the
demonstrations. exhibited signs Of An-s
ger bat none or affection.
Many persons have wondered what
the hen means when she struts aesyuts
the yard and sings "krah- catuK-ca-s
tux" The phonograph has made ~
clear. Reproduce that sound on tho
phonograph and the hens will holdIxS
attack the most promising cnlsissFsl
to make carious marks like the letter
In any flower bed that chances tOs
be convenient. The first words ~ the
phrase la simply an exclamaffon ok
indignation and defiance The Eee-es
ond word means Votes for iadt-sssss3
and the third is a repetition of thAE
phrase to give II emphasis. The hifroS.
glyphics are self explanatory. hN9
hens OF New Zealand and four An.Nfs
lean States never exhibit this ssurtOn4N
phase
r"Cut-cut-out- ca dab -eut" means shAf
the hen has Just laid. or lied. TN
the estimation OF one observer. tAMS
hen quadruples the cuts" when N64s
reflects that her effort has mor@&3
served the purpose OF the egg trueeN
and there Is a tradition current H1E
the farm to the effect that the cacA&
ling hens sing "Lay-lay- lay nd .MU2f
barefoot" but these interpretaft0N1
are probably fanciful, and certaan4
pegstmistic,
Reproduce the "weet-weet" fooak
and every broody hen will proeeN.
To hove the first hoverable ob1ects t
encounters When hen sees m <
cuhator the first time she uttAx
cultural sound that may be wr3k1M
"Quh-ttaah-tsssahs :" The human e<fs
alent occurs in some Of Senator I'LL
mans appropriations Of the party
power. szs2x
II Is quite likely that some AZ t
sounds, and their effect on the fq<1
have been ,misinterpretsd.. Il
celvable chat savant may h
Glanced upon fiock OF fowls III
act OF destroying garden az tAM 49,
merlt that the gardener hoeaSa1~ tx
~ the spoiiation. and In such
the confusion OF sounds would
dnce an uninteiiixtble record
sas CITY star.