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The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
BACK At GAP!IAL
Or. WI, Again Minister to United
States, Is Welcomed
Three Tines Representative Of cslss
tialS Arrives a WashlnstOa aAd
ls Gladly RseslVsd BY AlI-Ts
Bs Called AHihassadoF.

Washington - Tie appointment %
d. Va Ting Fang. a. minister
TO the United States from the
new republic Of China Is a matter
Of satisfaction and interest to Wash
ington- Doctor Wa has twice BE-
fore this represented his govern
meat In the American capital, and IL
probably the best-knoWn Chinaman in
this country. While there is no on
elal authority for the statement. II Is
hinted that the post IN Washington
will be made an embassy instead Of
a legation In the near future. Doctor
WI viii then be promoted from minis
ter 10 ambassador.
Before the recent change Of govern
ment IN the Fiowery Kingdom = new
minister had been appointed to sue
eeed Mr.. Chang Yin Tang. the incum-
bent. but owing to the exigencies Of
politics. the transfer was delayed un-
I I'll it was decided that Doctor WI was
the logical man for the place. On his
last visit to Washington be announced
that be would return again. as be IN
tended to live far beyond the century
mark.
During one Of his former sojourns
In Washington be became interested
in the work Of Mrs. Henderson, wife
OF former Senator John B. Henderson
Of Missouri, and with her promulgated
the doctrine OF vegetarianism and to
tai abstinence from alcoholic liquors.
He insists that by living on a diet
which he describes for himself any
one may live to any age he desires.
When Doctor WI was last in Wash
ington he was as curious and active
as at any time, but signs Of age had
appeared in his slightly bent figure
and especially In the gray hair which
formed a good share Of his queue. A
gray-haired Chinaman is not a com.
mon sight in this country. This may
be because emigration Is confined to
the young, or II gray hair does not
flourish in the Orient, It may be that
Doctor WI has made this concession
to the GENERALIZATION. But old OF
young Washington stands ready to
welcome the great questioner.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
CALLS MEN OF U. S. FEMININE
Critic Says American Husband 10
Mere Money Earner-soclety
wife 10 the Boss.

Berlin.-Accordin to an article by
Henry F. Urban, who is recognized
in Germany as a keen, good natured
social critic, freedom Of action by
American society women, especially
in New York. is possible because
American society men are feminine
and the women masculine.
"A smart New York woman" Herr
Urban says, rs not merely com
plete aristocrat, but she has some
thing queenly In her disposition, and
at the same time is far more natural
and ua7fiected than her European
sisters.
"The explanation is that from
youth onward she is taught to con
sder herself sort Of higher species
before whom mere man must bow
the knee She expects her male rels
tlons. including her grandfather, c.Io
All otIer men must a. hAs charm
ing
she takes the greatest care of her
person She is pious; she Is devoted
10 sport. The result Of her education
Is slim, healthy, amiable, highly in
dependent, exacting, well informed
young lady"
All Amrican women, Herr Urban
contends, have one passion in com
mon--love Of shopping-which Is un
dertaken without any intent to pur
chase but solely as pastime.
As for the American society hus
band, he, according to Herr Urban, "ls
q mere money Garner, who must &C
custom himself to smile oblIgingly,
taIk nothings, and look like a gentle
man"
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
MANY LAND OWNERS MAD.
When Found Out They Had Signed
Away Mineral Rights.

Jaekson.--It is learned upon reliable
authority that many of the residents of
the great iron ore field in Marshall and
Benton counties who have signed up
leases for the mineral rights" upon
their lands are very angry at the pro-
moters who obtained their signatures.
In some instances it is stated the owners
Of the land are going to court on the
theory that the mining engineers and
others knew to certainty that this iron
ore, valuable almost as gold, was upon
the premises, and the uneducated and
ignorant owners did not, and the prices
offered for the general mineral rights
were absurdly inadequate. 1t is claimed
the chaneery courts will set aside the
conveyances obtained upon these eondi
tions.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Members Gather to Hear Photograph
Reproductions Of Ballads Departed
Friends Used to Sing.

Los Angeles.-The founder OF the
Borrowed Time club of Oak Park, a
suburb Of Chicago Philander W. Bar
clay, IL in Los Angeles. His idea in
starting the club, which was to bring
q little more radiance into the life Of
men past three-score years and ten,
was an innovation and has been
copied in many places.
Mr.. Barclay IL living with his sister
ut the Pierce apartments for a few
weeks, and already he has stirred up
SUFFICIENT interest among men of Los
Angeles to start one Of the unique
clubs in which none but those more
than seventy may belong. He Is not,
himself, an aged man, but young one
who took his tip from the conversa-
tions OF men around the stoves Of the
grocery stores, In the little shops and
wherever they congregated. These
men we're interesting because often
times they threw new light on sub
jects Of history, on the lives Of IA
nous men or on old celebrities OF o
local character" said Mr. Barclay
"As a rule they seemed to have nc
place to go and were seldom welcome
TO the places they went. 1t gave me
the idea that II l could find them {
place to meet. give them an oppor
tunity Of getting together among
themselves, they might be made hap
pier"
Among the novelties of the club Il
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
LUMBER INDUSTRY HEaH
MISSISSIPPI NOT UTILIZE ,
VAST TIMBER RESOUPeFg
Selling Lumber in Rough Instsas
vsrted Late Merehantabls Pss,ns
Within the Borders Of a.
State.

Jaekson.-The Lumber Trade a..
Of New OrleaHs has recently -.
bulletin On the Wood Using T..
OF Mississippi, which contains
deal Of valuable data. 1t is ehiea,
uable, however, in the neglected
tunitiss shown to exist in the -
Mississippi Although that state =,
third among the lumber PRODUCING
Of the Union it is along at the 81
Of the list OF those which manuias
lumber, despite the fact that aay
mill which runs a planer attaehnt
ranked as turning cut -manufasis
mmbeF-that is, all which has a.
through the Planer IS so rated d
statistics.
The year 1909 has been taken !
basis to figure upon. In that year
enormous total of two and one-half
lion feet of lumber was cut in Ma
sippi. OF this some was used u
state, and two billion feet was shiu.
outside. In the state the total Of 8
s45,OOO feet was Manufactured
dressed lumber, small in eOmparisOa ii
the total output. Not quite 40,e0ea
feet went into the form of boxes, erah
etc. Ten million feet were used in
furniture factories, and less quAnsI
in manufacturing vehicles and paFa
warts of vehicles. Surprisingly q
was the amount consumed in manul
turing sash, doors and blinds, the b
being 100000 feet. In manufsetwI
agricultural implements the amount !
100000 feet, and the factory cost
the output of Mississippi's wOOdwOfk
concerns is the comparatively insigI
cant sum OF 81 ,25S,O75.
1t is more than strange that in a 8
SO abundantly blessed with raw mate
the total of manufactured product i
small. 1t is in the manufacturing 1
the main benefit to the community
the paying of wages, the influx Of mo
to be distributed in a thousand diftel
channels. Before the resources Of
sissippi in timber have dwindled
greatly, it is to be hoped this ques
Of manufacturing it at home viii
ceive more attention.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
ATE EVERYTHING BUT CAT
shIpwreeked Crew Tells Story Of
Great Suffering Following
Disaster.

London.-A terrible story OF the
sufferings of a shipwrecked crew was
told at Liverpool recently when the
Booth liner, Denis, landed the captain
and six men Of the schooner Hibernia,
which became derelict in mid-Atlan'
tic.
The captain stated that for twenty
nine days the men drifted in their
water-logged and dismasted vessel.
and for fourteen days they had neith-
er bread nor water. One tin OF sal
mon had to serve the seven men.
To quench their thirst they resorted
to chewing tea and their last meal
was a turnip boiled in sea water. Aft
er that the only thing left was the
ships cat.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
WANTS SHARE OF FUND.
Strong Delegation Appeals to Maj.
Clarke S. Smith.

Memphis, Tenn.-Cairo, ILL.,, and the
adjacent territory is anxious to share
in the appropriation of $1,5OO,OOO set
aside by congress for immediate use in
the repair of the levees in the Missis-
sippi valley.
A delegation of Cairo business and
professional men met Maj. Clarke S.
Smith of the corps of engineers here
and made a strong presentation of the
case. The delegation reached Mem
phis from Washington, where confer
ences with Gen. Bixby, chief of en-
giDeers, proved satisfactory and where
the committee was invited to appear be-
fore the rivers and harbors committee
of the house.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Bravery and Training Of Youths Save
County Almshouss and
Asylum.

New Lisbon, N. J.-Fighting the
blaze until the local fire department
arrived, two Boy Scouts saved the
Burlington county almshouse and
barns on the county farm from de-
struction, after lightning had ignited
the big sheep barn during a terrific
electrical shower. The young scouts,
TO whose bravery and knowledge Of
flrehghting as taught in their organiza-
tion, the highest praise is given today
by Superintendent Charles A. Bovine,
are Robert Taylor, leader, and 8. Rog-
er oliver Of the Fox patrol of the
First Burlington Troop.
A hundred inmates Of the aims
house, most Of them aged and en-.
feebled, and patients in the asylum ad-
ioi1ing were thrown into panic by the
flames that followed the lightning. The
blaze seemed to menace the entire in
stitution. The burning sheep barn,
filed with hay, was joined by a row
of sheds to other frame structures and
within 30 yards was the new $4,000
barn, one Of the finest in the county.
The scouts, while on q cycling trip,
had stopped to spend the night with
Superintendent Bovine, relative Of
one Of the lads. Taught the science
Of firefghting In their scout work,
both boys got into action at the first
alarm. While many of the inmates
stood about too dazed to act, the
scouts aided the superintendent in un-
reeling the fire hose. and Oliver, with
one line. scaled the roof OF an adjoin-
ing barn and directed stream on the
flames from above, while Taylor, with
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Medal After 81 Years.

Toppenish, Wash.-After thirty-sev-
en- years of search the state Of New
Jersey located Frederick W. schaeffer
in Toppenish during the past week
and presented to him a beautiful
bronze medal, ordered issued to him
shortly after the Civil war as a mark
Of splendid service in the states vol
unteers. The medal arrived by reg
lstered mail and is the pride Of the
old veteran.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Second Rise at Hickman.

Hickman, Ky.-It was decided to
move all the tents from Hickman which
had been used by the refugees from Che
flooded districts, but when the river be-
gan rising second time all the camps
were not abolished. The river from the
first rise had receded TO such extent
that it was decided to abolish the camps
at this point, but when the second rise
came and people from the surrounding
bottoms began to coms back, the tents
ir the Henry division we're left stand
ing IN readiness for them,
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Gnats Annoy Cattle.

Poplarville.-Never before in this ses
tion have the cattle and other animaA
suffered SO much as they are now sd
fering from a small, persistent gnai
called by some of the farmers and stoek
men Buffalo gnat.
Cattle in the woods are actually lo'
ing flesh and stopping eating on aecoun
of the pests, and are seen in grea
herds standing in ponds of water to bel
ter fight them.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
LIVES THREATENED
BY HIGH WATER
FIGHT CONTINUES AGAINST THK
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD.
MOReGRzG IS INUNDATED
Thousands Await Rescue in Baton Rougs
TsrntoTy-AH Hsusss in rallulaA
Are Inundated-Missoun After
$4,000. 900 fer LsveeS

New Roads, La.-The water from the
Torras ereyasse is rising so rapidly over
the country south Of there that hun
dreds of people are in imminent danger
OF losing their lives. The small relief
parties are working day and night, but
they can not get the inhabitants out
fast enough.
At Batchelor, twelve miles south OF
the creyasse, the water is coming up
with a rush and that town, which has
been a relief base, viii have to be
abandoned. The only land in sight at
that place is a small patch on the front
near the leyee and the tracks OF the
Texas & Pacific Railroad.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Mississippian Sues Mexico.

Thomas R. Monohan, Of Newporl
Miss, has decided to revive his CLAIM
against the Mexican government fo'
damages to the extent of $1OO,OOS
caused by false imprisonment, maliciOp'
prosecution and wrongs and injuries u
fiicted on him when he was arrested anl
thrown into a Mexican prison as "
result of a collision, July 1, 1884 ns
tween two trains on the Mexican Centre
Railroad, on one of which Monohan w
the engineer.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
A Good Road.

Jackson.-Mr. W. B. Hofa, of Grenada,
and other gentlemen in Mississippi be-
tween Memphis and that city are in
terested in a highway going from Mem
phis to Grenada along the main line Of
the Illinois Central railroad. The idea
is to have this highway extend along
the fernando road, then through the
towns of Hernahdo, COldwater, Sena-
tobia, Como, Sardis, Batesville, Court
land, Oakland and Grenada. The further
idea Is to extend this road on to Jack
son.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Live Stock at Fair.

Jackson.-That the Mississippi Stat'
Fair is considered the greatest place I
the state to exhibit live stock is show
by the bookings already made BY Ses
retary Mcdonald. Thus far in the sea
son the bookings run ahead of what the
were for a similar period last year, a'
indications are that additional building
will have to be constructed for the az
commodation of the cattle and SWINE
The fair has become great marKs
place for fancy stock and blooded swin'
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
LARGEST BOY IN THE STATE
South Dakota Youth, IS Years Old, 10
eject 8 Inches and Tips the
Scales at 1870 Pounds.

Burke, 8. D.-The Butte Valley dis
trict in Gregory county lays claim to
the largest boy in the state for his age
In Jacob Schimmerhorn. The lad is
is years Of age, is feet 8 inches in
height and weighs 1S0 pounds. He
came to Dakota from Kansas with his
parents.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Sang Herself to Death.

Leavenworth, Kan.-Anna Self, q
negro, died from cerebral hemorrhage
resulting from singing in the negro
mission choir last night. overexer-
tion in a fervor Of religious enthusl-
asm caused an artery in her forehead
to burst and she became unconscious
almost Immediately. She was thirty.
nine years old.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10

New Orleans, Lat looks like the
elements are against us
This statement, made by Maj. 7. NJ.
Kerr, chief Of the Louisiana state board
Of engineers, sums up the principal
chapter of the story Of the desperate
fight that is being waged by day and
by night to save Louisiana's remaining
leyees from the ravages OF the Mlssis-
sippi rivers food waters.
The situation continues Threatening,
but there were no reports Of new
breaks in the Mississippis levees, and
the engineers who are diIEeting the
army of thousands Of labOrers in the
hard fight again expressed hope OF final
victory.
Hard rains fell Monday night all
along the river as far north as Torras
and showers continued throughout the
day. In the face of these conditions
labor did not count vastly in the big
fight that is on against an ever-rising
flood stage. Negroes refused to work
in the rain unless supplied a generous
supply of whisky, and even then they
could do very little.
Further precautions were taken by
the New Orleans levee board and city
officials to guarantee the quick closing
of gaps in the New Orleans protection
levees above the city in event of a
break in the levees of Jefferson parish.
Sufficient material has been placed at
the gaps, where the railroad tracks pass
through these protection dikes, to assure
the closing of the gaps within six or
eight hours, it is said.
Water from the Torras crevasse
reached Morganza and it is a foot deeE
in some streets of the town. TIls
water is slowly backing up against the
land side of the big Morganza levet
and will continue to creep along the
base of the river embankments until il
reaches New Roads, and may go still
farther south into West Baton Roug'
parish.
The levee on the west side of tn
Atchafalaya river at Elba, five mile
north of Melville, sloughed of am
water was flowing over freely for som
time before the defect could be re
paired The few people who rename
in that section were panic-stricken, an
the news went forth that the slougf
ing had developed into a break whic
would prove permanent crevasse.
Along the Bayou des Glaizes the sitl
alton continued to become more alarm
ing, and at Simmesport, where thI
stream empties into the Atchafalay
river, the people are fighting hard
prevent break in the levees protec
ing the town.
Pointe Coupee parish, where the To
ras crevasse water is rapidly inundatir
new territory and rising higher in Il
section already flooded, the situation
growing hourly worse. Thousands I
head of cattle are being drowned in Il
section around Bachelor and rescue pa
ties in motor boats and skiffs are wor
ing desperately to save people who ha'
been caught and marOoned by the o
rushing waters. At least dozen negro
have been swept to death by the To
raa crevasse
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
A PLAN FOR IMMIGRATION.
Illinois Central Wants to Help MOI
ment to South.

Jackson.-Mr. G. II. Bower genesa'
passenger agent of the Southern pns'
of the Illinois Central, is formula.ln.
movement to attract to the SoutA
highly desirable class Of foreign iia@'
grafton, and, as soon as the plans ' Z.
matured, he desires to take the ma15
up with the Board of Trade of JacM"
and other commercial Organizatiaqs
the state
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
81 Pardons This Year.

Jackson.-Thus far in the year there
have been 81 pardons and meritorious
discharges from the state penitentiary,
and among the number have been some
of the most celebrated prisoners ever
convicted in the state of Mississippi,
such for instance as Whit Owens, John
w. Walton, Dan Adair and ]. B. Slade.
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
Farmers Rushing Work.

Jackson.-According to Prof. P. P.
Garner, general agent of the United
States department of agriculture, in
charge of the cooperative and demonstra-
ton farm work in South Mississippi,
good progress with the work of crop
planting has been made in that section
of the state
The Southern herald., 1912-05-10
VIII Use Wireless.

Vicksburg.-Due to the abnormal flood
conditions the usual methods of COM
munication have proved insufficient in
the flooded area, and requisitions will
be made at once for the installation
at vicksburg and Monroe of field wire
less outfits.
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Elrrla

Miss Anna Brier and brother,
Ed. attended the Farmers Insti-
tute and Teachers Association at
Liberal Friday and Saturday.
Eli Taylor and family attended
the farmers institute at Liberal
Friday.
While on their way to Arkalon,
to attend literary Friday night,
Lee Erlewine and Miss Retta Dodd
had the misfortune of experience
ing runaway Their team became
frightened and over turned the
buggy with its occupants. Az
though no one was hurt, the buggy
was badly wrecked.
Chas. ills and Henry Dettmer
called on Mr.. Erlewine last Fri
day.
Will, Ed and Anna Brier and
Anna Dettmer attended the party
at X. L. Neff's Saturday night.
|. II. Swan called on Mr.. ills
Tuesday afternoon.
Henry Dettmer and Will and
Ed Brier hauled the remainder of
their broomcorn to Liberal Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bane Smith we're
Liberal visitors Tuesday.
Ed Brier is the proud possessor
of a new buggy purchased in Lib
eral Tuesday.
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Pleasant Valley

Ten miles rthwest of Liberal n
The snow is melting off now.
The sleds have been put out of
commission the past few days.
John w. Freeman and son. Ho-
mer, we're at the county seat last
Saturday after coal.
A few are thinking of trying
cotton this spring as money crop
Soon be time for prairie fires to
sweep over the plains. Have you
fixed your fire guard9
A good many coyotes and rab-
bits have been slain during the
recent storm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Ellis visited
with 7. Fl. Taylor and family.
j. w. Freemen killed a big
porker one day last week.
Clene Barker and wife were
trading in Liberal one day last
week.
Stock has done well this winter
despite the cold weather.
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her home and remained over Sun
day.
d. Ireland moved Monday onto
the place he purchased of r. R.
Coffey.
G. A. Kali who went from this
vicinity last fall has had the mis-
fortune to haye one OF the horses
that he took with him badly cut
in the wire.
Mrs. G. H. Morehouse and lit
tie daughter Violet and Mrs. G.
E. Morehouse spent Tuesday Of
last week with Mrs. Charles New.
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds spent
Sunday with Mrs. s. A. CapDs.
Our Sunday School is progress
sing again. At the recent election
of officers Mr.. Hudkins was again
chosen as superintendent and Mrs.
Haslam secretary. The hour for
beginning is 1890. Let us all be
right on time.
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Bluebell.
no miles east Of LIBERAL

~ liliSo Chou VI LioCidiI
George Sharp has been suffer-
ing with blood poisoning IN his
hand.
Messrs. w. A. Wright, Emil
and Lewis Thompson, Henry Big
low and Henry Hammontree were
in Liberal Monday.
Floyd Davis was in Hayne Mon
day.
Jesse Pointing was caller on
Ray Jones Tuesday.
John McCaIlaugh hauled straw
this week.
Henry Hammondtree called on
George Sharp Tuesday.
Ray Jones has rented the Bixler
place for 1912.
The BluebeIl Sunday school has
changed from morning to evening.
The BluebeIl school is to have
an entertainment Friday evening.
This is to take the place of the
Christmas program.
T. M. Bowles was in Liberal
Tuesday after coal. The axle OF
his wagon broke on the return
home.
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Eureka Items
[Intended for rast week.

llDtended for rast week
Some good sleighing vet.
School commenced at Eureka
after a four weeks vacation.
e. E. Morehouse and wife and
daughter, Lovica, spent Sunday
at d. Irland's.
Ed Hudkins, G. E. and G. H.
Morehouse were in Tyrone Mon
day after coal.
The men are enjoying lots OF
iackrabbit hunts. and have killed
hundreds. The rabbits are des-
troying the feed.
Sidney Capps spent Saturday
night and Sunday with home folks
returning to Liberal Sunday even.
ing to his work.
Will Capps went to Liberal the
first of the week and moved his
brother Charities family, in HI,
own house in the northeast part Of
Liberal.
Mesdames s. A. and V. Capps
spent Saturday with Mrs. w. A
King.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Morehoust
and Mrs. G. e. Morehouse were
in Liberal Friday.
Several windmills have been out
of working order and water is
scarce in the neighborhood.
w. A. King and V. and Will
Capps butchered five hogs Wed
nesday.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Len
helm, Saturday, January 20, 1912
a girl.
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Eureka Items

The snow has about melted from
the roads and the mud binders
travel to some extent.
9. Fl. Morehouse and his moth.
err, Mrs. G. E. Morehouse, we're
in Liberl Friday, Miss Bertha
MOrehouse accompanied them 70
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Farm Loans s. W. SMITH
Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound

lisa reliable family medicine.
Give it to your children, and take
it yourself when you feel a cold
coming on. 1t checks and cures
coughs and colds and Group and
prevents bronchitis and pneumon-
10. For sale BY all druggists.
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Wanted

Want to rent we'll located 4 or 5
room house, or will trade Texas
county, Okla, land for residence.
F. M. MASON,
Office in Miller Bldg.