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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1912-05-17

Th52fHy Festival of the Chord Club
was heid last night, lit proved the
acme OF success. The weather was
propitious, and the large auditorium of
the high school was filled to its utmost
capacity, standing room even being at
premium. The receipts were very
satisfactory and will leave nice little
balane over and above all expenses,
which were necessarily quite heavy.
All present were highly delighted and
pleased with every number on the pro-
gram. The members of the Memphis
Symphony Club were profuse in their
praise of the work of the Lexington
Choral Club. This Festival was one
of the greatest functions of it's kind
ever held in Mississippi and decided
credit to the Lexington Choral Club,
which has labored hard and faithfully
and spared no pains or expense to
make it success. The artists from
Memphis, Mrs. c. P. j. Mooney, Wal
lerstein Cortese, and Faehrman met all
expectations and proved themselves
indeed the masters they were reputed
to be. AS matter of course, a fuller
report of this ideal and exceptionally
successful function will be given next
week
NunnaIIy's Candles -"nuff sed"
Peoples Drug Store.
Prof. j. M. Kimbrough was over at
Durant Saturday to attend a meeting
of the Board of Trustees of the Holmes
County Agricultural High School.
Prof. Drake, of Yazoo County, and
Miss Collender, graduate of the Kos
suth Agricultural High School, were
elected members of the faculty.
M. W. Smith. of Franklin, sojourned
in Lexington Wednesday.
Ice books on sale at Bank of
Lexington.
Rev. Thos. H. Lipscomb will preach
the commencement sermon to the Du-
rant graduating class next Sunday
Hence there will be no services in the
Methodist church next Sunday morn
ing. but at night the regular service
will be held
Miss Mary Donaldson visited friends
in Durant Sunday.
J. c. Bowman was over from Jen-
kinsville yesterday.
Your plumbing Job furnished
complete. Quick estimate free.
Phone HaFdware-Furniture Co.
Swinney & Stigler have distributed
their friends and customers
some elegant and serviceable souvenirs
in the form of drinking glasses contain.
ing the name of the firm.
John Marshall, of Eulogy, mingled
with friends in Lexington yesterday.
c. E. Shuttleworth, of TolarvilIe, at
tended to business in Lexington Mon
day.
An elegant assortment of new
and snappy low cut shoes at Y! q
B. SontheImeT's.
j. M. Turner, of Ebenezer, was
noted among the visitors to Lexington
Wednesday.
N. A. Brown closed the Parkinson
school TO be resumed during the
w. Fl. Rayner is home from the Bell
Buckle, Tenn, school.
Ice Creamlsany flavor or color,
also brick and Individual molds.
No chance for you to be dlsap-
we can prove 1t. Peoples
Drug Store.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18

ESTATE OF Katharine Winkler, deceased,
~ State of Wisconsin. county court OF
Grant county-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the regular
term of the County Court, to be held in
and for said county. at the court house. in
the city of Lancaster. in sal county, on
the first Tuesday of Jan. A. D. 1918. be-
ing tae 7th .o,o day Of If Ian 1913 at the
lowing matter will be heard and considered:
The application of Bernard Elskamp. ad-
miniStrator of the estate of Katharine
Winkler. deceased. for the examination and
allowance o his final account as such ad-
ministrator and the assignment of the
residue of said estate to such other persons
as are by law entitled thereto.
By order of the Court.
E.B. GOODSELL. County Judge.
Dated Dec. 3rd. 1912.
lst ms Dec. 4; last ms Dec. Is,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
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PLEADS FOR THE SKUNK.
Living's High Cost Reduced by It's
Efforts, BIOLOGIST Says.

Living's High Cost Reduced by It's
Efforts, BIOLOGIST Says.
While the importation of elk into
Pennsylvania has caused hunters to
awaken to the fact that there are no
laws that prohibit the killing of these
animals, because there has not been for
many years an elk in the states for
ests, Economic Zoologist H. A. Surface
suggests that the game laws should be
extended to provide protection for an
animal which to his mind is even more
important 1t is the skunk.
''There is no animal more valuable
than the skunk said DR.. Surface.
''The economic aspect of the utility
Of the skunk was we'll illustrated this
year by the potato crop. If the state
had enough skunks potatoes would be
selling at reasonable prices. The
skunk, in a measure, will help solve the
high cost of living.
''The skunk likes white grubs, and
they never were more plentiful than
this year. The grubs have done much
damage. They are the larvae of the
May beetle, or June bug. These grubS
eat the roots off grass and attack the
roots of the potatoes.
with more skunks there would have
been fewer grubs, and potatoes would
not be selling at 80 cents busEel''
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
LEGAL NOTICES


ESTATE of Frank Kreiser. deceased.
~ State Of Wisconsin, equity Court OF
Grant County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given. that at the spe cial
term of thu County Court. to be he Id in and
for said county, at the Court house. in the
City of Lancaster. in said county. on the
End Tuesday of January. AID, 1913 being the
18th day of January. 1918 at the hour OF ten
o'clock in the forenoon. the following mat
ter will be heard and considered:
The application of May KreiSer for
the appointment of an administrator of the
estate of Frank Kreiser, deceased, late of
the town of totosi, Grant county, Wisconsin.
BY order of the Court
E B. GOODSELL, County Judge.
Dated Dec 7. 1912.
1st ms. Dec. 1l;last ms. Dec IS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18

rTHE quick ascendancy of Bulga-
ria into the society Of powerful
nations is the third evolution
Tho DIIlc nc
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
ELEVATION TO
WORLD NATIONS
Past Territory Greater
Than New Bulgaria
Is Likely to Be.

nople the crown of the enemy Of the
Byzantines, Boris H., and deprived
Damiar, the Bulgarian patriarch, Of
his see.
Bulgaria at that time lacked farsee-
Ing statesmen. She became a selfish
power within herself and against all
others. There was competition for
emolument within herself, and the By
zantines did not find great difficulty in
destroying this disorganized state.
In the year 1913 the Emperor Basil
Of Byzantium, known as Slayer of the
Bulgarians," put an end to Bulgarian
existence, particularly in the west, to-
ward the Adriatic. This war continu-
ed for twentyeight years, and then for
1O7 years Bulgaria and the Bulgarians
remained under the rule of the Byzan-
tines,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
Arrogant In Success.

During Peters reign the Bulgarians
prospered but there was a weakness
in its external affairs. II failed to
make allies. It became arrogant in
its success, and in the succeeding
reign of Boris II. it antagonized the
Byzantine empire. and the Greek gen
eral, John Tsymich, took to Constants
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
SOME CHRISTMAS REFLEC-
TONS.
This Yule be wiser for.

Z.
IF, following his nocturnal OBJ
serVations, Santa Claus were to
give away as much as he keeps
to himself, there would be sew
eral scandals in Bohemia.
Keeping Christmas is generally
done at loss.
One touch of Christmas makes
the whole world grin.
One swallow doesn't make a
Christmas.
Nor does a snow bank.
Even the stockings must yawn
and stretch on Christmas MORN
ing.
Christmas had been a weak
day without the punch.
NNNNNNMNNNNAN AMANNNAAAAA
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
CHRISTMAS MAXIMS.

Look not on the wine when it
is red, but a little pale brandy
helps the pudding amazingly.
It's foolish girl who gives her
beau the mitten before Christ
mas.
The small boy cannot be judged
by his conduct on Christmas eve.
A sealskin sack makes a de-
vout Christmas churchgoer.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-12-18
Weakness Develops.


tines.
Weakness Develops.
Byzantium, however, was weak in
herself. She did not continue in po-
sitiOn to cope with dangerous and diff
cult problems since her own rulers
were not firmly fixed upon their seats
and because of internal jealousies and
dissensions. Here it was said that
graft weakened the Byzantines, just as
1t is said to have made their success
sors, the Turks, weak in the present
war with the Balkan allies.
Dollars Asen and Peter, descendants
of the first cars of Bulgaria, made
successful revolution in Tirnovo in the
early part of the twelfth century, OBJ
tanned independence of the Bulgars
and proclaimed the second Bulgarian
empire.
ASen l. and his successors, notably
Asen H., greatly increased the powers
and territory of the second Bulgaria.
waging victorious wars with the
Greeks and the crusaders and extend
ing the boundaries of the empire still
more widely than in the time of Boris
H. They annexed Moesia, Thracia,
Macedonia and Albania as far as Du-
razzo, which is now the Adriatic port
of contention between the ServianS and
the Austrians.
But the second Bulgarian empire was
as weak as the first in lacking any
definite state policy. Apparently it's
leaders were fighting for aggrandize-
ment without knowing why. They
formed no alliances. There was no
higher inspiration than rehabilitation
and revenge which prompted their war
like moves. Therefore it was in the
position Of being strong and aggressive
when the throne was held by a strong
and aggressive car and weak and in
effectual when the ruler was incapable.
Engaged In Many Wars.
The unstable internal condition Of
the country was aggravated by the
many wars and expeditions which were
carried on without definite purpose.
These weakened it and prepared it for
catastrophe. These facts led to the
establishment of a strong Servian
kingdom, which made its capital at
Uskub, under the Servian Car DOu
shan, in the first half of the fourteenth
century. This division Of power made
it easy for the Turks to conquer Bull
garia and later the whole Balkan pen
inSula.
Bulgaria then disappeared as an in
dependent nation for five centuries I'M
til the domination Of the Turkish en-
pire was broken down by the efforts
of the Russians and the ROumanians.
Then the Berlin treaty gave Bulgaria
practical liberty, and in 1908 Ferdi-
nand declared the absolute independ-
ence of the BulgarianS and proclaimed
himself car. Until then he had been
a prince The title car is clearly
traced through 1880 years from Gaze
sar One form Of it is kaiser
For nearly 400 years the Bulgarians
have been preparing for the war with
Turkey. The result of this training is
seen in the third appearance Of the
great Bulgarian empire under Gar
Ferdinand.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
Amazon River.

IL has been stated in official consu+ lar reports that the aggregate naTi gable waters of the Amazon and trib- utaries fer all sorts of craft is esti mated to exceed 45.000 miles. The average depth is from 40 to 150 feet and the average width from 6 to 40 miles.
 At the mouth near Para the river Cs 33S miles wide, including the is land of Marajo and tho ncrthern and southern outlets. The immense vol qme of water discharged marks a path of yellow water i'll the blue of the At lantic easily distinguishable for 15( miles at sea, creating a fresh water sea while out Of sight Of land This yellow or old gold colored water unit Ing with the equatprial current trends to the north at tl.e rate of six miles an hour, and entering the Caribbean sea forms what is recognized as the Gulf stream.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
THE CITY WILL NOT
 GRADE FIFTH AVEN U E
Commissioners of Paying District Say Property Owners are Being Fore
 ed to Bear the Expense.

The commissioners of the Fifth ave- nue paving district are authority for the statement that the grading that is being made on that street is not being done by the city, but by the dis trict This work is costing the dis trict big sum of money and owing to the fact, according to the commits sioners, that the city failed to carry out it's promise and do the work, they are forced to do the grading at the expense of the district.
 It is stated that the city. after pro- missing the commissioners that It would do the grading preparatory to paving the avenue, refused to carry out it's agreement, the statement be- ing made by Mayor Jordan that the work would cost larger sum than was at first figured on.
 On account of this expense having to be borne by the district the com missioners will find it necessary to ask the property owners for an addi- tional assessment in order to properly pave Fifth avenue.
 The commissioners are working carefully and conservatively to get a good pavement without any heavy expense to the property owners, but they had not figured on being requir- ed to pay for the grading, it being previously agreed that the city would do the work without cost to the prop ertv owners.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
COL. UREY WOODsOZN
 TO QUIT POLITICS S
Former NatiaEal Democratic Secretary Arranges for Party Chieitaias'
 Comfort.

Chicago, July 13.-Urey Woodson, of .Ownesboro, Ky, former secretary of the Democratic national committee, arrived in Chicago last night to make arrangements for headquarters for the party chieftains who will meet here next Monday to map out plans for Woodrow Wilson's campaign.
 MT. Woodson made arrangements for rooms for the meeting at a Miehi- gan avenue hotel. He said that when the campaign committee formally or ganizes his duties will have been com pleted, and that he would then retire from active politics
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
WILL ASK COUNTY
 TO AID IN PAWN q
Committee Appointed to AsE, Judge Philpot for Appropriation to
 Assist in Repaying Main Street.

J. A. Clement, J. H. Watkins and Charles Chestnut were the three men chosen by the Main street pro9erty owners as the commissioners for the new paving district. The names will be presented to the city council Mon day night and they will no doubt be appointed.
 That the county should stand some of the expense for the improvement was the general opinion or the prop erty owners and a committee compos- ed of Dr. A. c. Jordan, ]. L. Ciem- ent W. D. Hearn, Fred Fox and Will Nichol will confer with County Judge C. M Philpot and endeavor to induce him to make an appropriation from the county road fund The same committee will meet with the officials of the Pine Bluff Co.,, for the pul lpose of having the street ear company pave between the tracks.
 The committee was also instructed to received bids on yitrifed brick and creosoted blocks.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
Raisinc Water With Air.

As all schoolboys know, a suction pump can theoretically elevate water only about thirty-three and one-thlrd feet, column of water of that height balancing the atmospheric pressure. A means has, however, been found of causing a suction pump to raise water to height of even sixty feet. The invention was made by workman in the French marine Monsieur Eys
 serie, the chief engineer of the ma rine, remarked that one particular pump showed extraordinary qualities in drawing water from ships holds, Inquiry developed the fact, says liar pefs Weekly, that workman had thought of the plan of introducing air into the water at the point where the suction WAS applied, thus producing an emulsion of air and water, which, because of it's diminisher density, vas capable of being elevated to consider ably greater heights .han pure water.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
PIE. NOW K;
 LESS POPULAR
Its Place Beirg Taken by Fruit, Ice
 Cream and Salad.

Chicago, July 13.-A representative of a pie-making concern here succeed ed in stopping a proposed increase in his company's taxes today when he appeared before the Board of Review and pleaded that pie is losing it's hold on the American peoples palates.
 "There has been no expansion of the pie-making business in the last year, he told the tax reviewers. 'lt &as GFereaSed in popularity with the masses. It's place is being taken by fruit, ie9 cream and salad as a lunch con dessert. Des bite the poor outlook for business expansion we have volun-
 tarily increased our tax schedule sloo ard we think that tae assess mopt ss2uld he allowo4 u stand as # IS.
 The reviewers were convinced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
WHOLE FAMILY HELD
 ON LARCENY HALL
]. (. CRAIGMEAD NEGRO. AND THREE CHILDREN ARRESTED
 FOR STEALING ABOUT S10
Negro Boy t0nfGSsed FG Taking th( Money From Home of Bud
 Boyd.

J. C. Craig4ead, negro, who lives at Nin h avenue and Elm street and thfee af his children Ida Belle, about s years old Clint, age F, and Van, H. were arrested yesterday meTaing by Constable Frank Stewart on d charge of pet;t larceny and placed in the county jail to await a preliminary hearing. Attorney J. M. Shaw later obtained bond for C. aig- head i'll the sum of $500 and he was released. The four are charged with having stolen about $i0 from the home Of "BuI' Boyd, OH Oak street. The cf- ficers say that the boy, Van, entered the heuse, obtained the money which was in the ,op tray of t.unk, and divided it with his sister and bIo- thers
 After seYzrc hing by Con- stable zteaart an1 District Attorney T. HaYi1 Niyen the gir and boy con- fez@.. to having taken the money. Thsy had sent mca o it for cloth n@, asz9s, ua.bT la and other ar s 6 and had $3.S5 left. An amount i; : yet to be accounted fer and the officers are trying to find t.
 In his confession the boy said he got @eightesn leaves of greenback and seven dollars in silver. I tcok three leaves and gave my sister the res5s.o
 The father of he three declared he iheW llothinG of tho robbery but the officers ;Ie of ths oI nioa that he knew where they money unaec9unted for is h'd.
 I ae four will be given {, frelimi- rary hearing before Maeiissssa ate Gaba ,ityer tomorrow morn.u".
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
GIRL SCALES
 CONVENT WALL
Ruth Sorwood of Pine Blnl Escapes second Time Within Three
 Weeks,

Memphis, July 1S.-Bdth AorNood 6,. who came here from Pine Bluil Ark, made her second escape from eussody N.tAin threa nW'hs ty seal ng the board fence surrounding the Home of the Good Shepherd today,
 Ruth Norwood, who eams to Mem ,his from Jonesboro, is said to belong O a highly respectable family ill Mis- ouri, figured in 2 sensational case f white slavery prosecuted by tn Juvenile Court against 3 Memphis woman.
 Sisters at the home believe other girls boosted the Norwood girl over he fence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14

TWO rides will be given on the NJ rry-Go-RCund for ) cents, two tides ell the Figure Eight for five cents and an entire evening at the Skating Rink for fifteen cents, the usual price being twenty-five cents. The usual charge for rides on the ry-Go-Rcund and the Figure Eight is five cents, but by presenting a coupon clipped from the Graphic special privileges will be 8 ven pat ions at all three amusement places.
 The Graphic management inaugu- rated Graphic Night several years ago and each year it has successfully car ried cut the annual event. This year many new features have been added at the park and the attendance prom isas t9 he much larger than that oi any previous year. Don't forget the Wednesday night of the com ing week.
 The following coupons will be hon. ored at Forest Park on that evening
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
GRAPHIC NIGHT
 AT FOREST PARK
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO BE GUESTS OF THE
 GRAPHIC.
Special Privileges For Those Who Go To the Summer .imuse.
 ment Place.

The Graphic is going to give the iittle folks and the b'g folks too, an- other big night at Forest Park. l. is
 reparns to be tae host f9r Pine Bluffians on Wednesday night at Pine Bluffs g2pulas sumner amuse- ment place. This paper has made all arrangements with General Manager George T. Davis for the special priv ilgses and ' hopes t9 bring out 9vea larger crowd than went out 10 the Park, under Graphia's auspices last rear and at tAat time nearly three thousand men, women anl children enjoyed the evening there.
 The Graphic has made arrange ments to entertain che public at half piee al Forest Park Thursday night anu Manager B, (. Fowles, of the Pine Bluff Company, will make a special effort 10 maintain Il schedule on the Forest Park line that will be satisfactory to residents of every section of the city
 On Wednesday night-Graphic night-the Graphic coupons will be honoued al the Merry -Go-Round, the Figure Eight and he Skating Rink. Electric fans will be placed in the Rink for the comfort O fthe skaters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
PINE RLuFFfANS ARE
 BClLDlNG NEW NIL!

A concern. composed Of 0. r Brew ater, formerly Of the Bluff City Lam- Der Company, E. II. EIlaberry Of ]
 Y. Sanders Mill, and E. L. Cutler, for merly of the Imperial Wheel Com aans, are building hardwood mill al Humnoke. Ark, a small station or the Cotton Belt between Stuttgart and England. Work has progressed Very rapidly on their mill and the gentlemen hope to commence work about August l5, They have purchas- ed about fifteen to twenty million feet of timber.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
COUNCIL STOPS
 POOL p1.A. Y IN X
At Instigatien of Ministers, Forbids
 gsme in CluDraoms.

Bentonville, July 13,-The Mohawk Club, a social organization composed of young men of the town, recently installed pool tables, tAe onlv ones in town, in their new clubrooms They followed the usual rules whereby tho loser i'll the games pay small fee iol playing, which furnished the fund iol maintaining the tablss. TAt MlnS'e- rial Alliance, composed of the mlms" ters of the town, raised objections te pool being played in the eluhfoomi and took the matter to the city couh' cil. The club found 1t necessary tI abolish all charges for playing, ant for the past two weeks the games have been free to members and visitors Objections were still raised. however by some citizens and last night al ordinance Afas passed ay the city council prohibiting the playing Of poe except in private homes So, for th present at least, pool playing ha been stopped at the club, but it is un derstood that the matter will he talk en to the courts. Hugh Floyd, thS president of the club states that thi club will take the matter to the Su- preme Court, if necessary.
 The officers of the club are: Hugh Floyd, president; Tom MeGill, yice A president; JsH Rice, secretary; Rus sell Dickson, treasurer.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
Mlsapprehending a Title,

Ho was .barefooted, his trousers were fringed at the bottom, his face was dirty his years eleven. He ap- preached the librarian with conf. dent air:
 Got Shakespeare?
 sYes. What volume would you like?"
 At this he looked puzzled anG the librarian took him to an alcove where she showed him row upon row of Shakespeare. AS he still looked pug z:ed at the number of volumes, he librarian took one down, The Mer- chant of Venice" and gave it to him He looked it over critically.
 Nav, that ain't the one. i wa1t the one about Dr. Jay killin' MT. Hyde. The Sunday Magazine
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
Resiliency

Essenkay at last and forever an- sWers the insistent demand for a proposition with all of the advan- tages of air in tires, and with none of it's disadvantages.
 Hundreds of delighted car own CTS and big firms in Memphis in- sist that Essenkay is even better than air going over car tracks or on rough roads, because the re- bound is greatly reduced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14

Prince Louis of Battenberg, who, with Sir George Callaghan, is in com mand of the gigantic Armada of brit
 ish war vessels that have gathered at Spithead England and are now pro- eeeding to the North Sea, where the British and German waters run close together for the purpose of partici- pating in the annual naval maneuv
 CTS, according to the British Naval Department. In reality, it is be- lieved, that this great mobilization of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-07-14
in Lilac Time.

If you cut twig3 from the lilac bush and put them at once in hot water, then later keen them ill fresh water in a sunny window, thej twigs will soon turn green and show leaf long before the bushes outside are even in bud. The spice bush will do bet ter yet, fer it's twig3 will bloom in water if kept in Q suaEy window.