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The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
PEARLS FIND READY MARKET
Those From the Mississippi Only
Slightly Second In Demand to
Deep Water Products.

Arkansas is the greatest pearl pro.
ducing state in the Union, and hum
dreds of men engage in the pearl
hunt. 1t is said that the fresh water
pearl of Arkansas of the highest class
cannot be distinguished from the fin
est deep sea jewel. Throughout the
south generally thousands of people
follow the pearl fishing industry and
make a comfortable living at 1t. Up
to a few years ago the jewel wealth
contained in the river beds of the
Mississippi valley was completely hid
den. 1t was not supposed that the
fresh water mussel was a pearl bear
er. or that it had any value except for
fish bait.
The fresh water mussel Is sought
now not only for the precious stone 1t
may have hidden in its she'll, but for
the shell itself, which is manufac-
tured into stick pins, cuff links, and
buttons of every description. The
shell fisheries have for years extend
ed far up the Mississippi river. A re-
bent writer on the subject puts fresh
water pearls into four c~lassifications
true pearls, baroques, slugs, and
chicken feed.
The first, or true, pearls are Of a
definite shape, and regular form.
round, oval, or pear shaped. These
command the highest prices. Baroques
are pearls of irregular form. Slugs
are low grade baroques. The smaller
size, the kind used in inexpensive
though genuine and neat jewelry, go
by the professional name of chicken
feed.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
Wordsworth on Real Estate.

There is an interesting story OF
Wordsworth, who went to call on Miss
Harriet Martineau at Ambleside, in
the house which she had built and laid
out. writes A. c. Benson in the Cen
fury Magazine. There was a gathering
of neighbors present, and Wordsworth
stood for a long time at the window
contemplating the beautiful landscape
outside. Then he turned to the party
and said:
Miss Martineau, I 4 congratulate you
on your beautiful little domain. The
views are wonderful, and 1t will turn
out to be the wisest thing you ever did
in your lffe."
He peused for q moment, and the
guests expected some comment on the
uplifting effects Of communion with
nature, but Wordsworth, with q fine
gesture, continued:
! "Your property will certainly be
trebled In value within the next ten
years!"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
PREPARE MEAT FOR P M
South American Frigorificos viii Soon
Be Turning Out an Immense
Supply of Food.

A ~frigorifico is a freezing plant in
South America. 1t is a plant that
freezes fat cattle or sheep or lambs
and sends them in refrigerated ships
northward TO Europe. Perhaps later
they will send them to the United
States.
On the Island of TERRA del Fuego,
far south to the jumping off place,
sheep get very fat on the good grass.
Incredible as it may seem, a short
time ago fine fat sheep were boiled
down for their tallow. Now a mod
ern frigorifco is prepared to kill them
and send them north Of the equator.
There is another of these newly erect
ed frigoriicos at Rio Gallegos, an
other a little way up the coast at San
Julian and other new ones are at
Bahia Blanca.
These frigorifcos make possible the
directing of a great stream of good
lamb and mature mutton northward,
and we here may expect to e it
come, sooner or later. Cattle are not
killed at these southern frigorificos,
but farther north, near Buenos Aires
and in Uruguay are great establish
ments that kill chiefly cattle. To facili-
tate the getting of sheep to the
frigorificos the government is build
ing the Patagonia state railways, lead
ing to the Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
Ownership of Land Accretlon.

The title of an owner of land to any
accretions to the land was the ques-
ton presented to the supreme court
of appeals of Virginia in Eggborn vs..
Smith, in which interesting decisions
on the point involved are cited. In the
Virginia case the plaintiffs husband
for a consideration permitted a rail-
road company to deposit rock and
earth on land owned by him during
double-tracking work, under contract
that all such material not removed be-
fore the work was completed should
remain permanently. The owner exc
cuted a deed of trust of the land with
out serving the material so deposited.
but on the day the property was sold
under foreclosure of the trust deed
he attempted to convey the material
as personally to the complainant. The
court found that the complainant had
made no claim to the property until
five years after its deposit, when It
was overgrown with vegetation. and
held that "the material was realty and
not personal property, and passed TO
the purchaser on foreclosure Of the
trust deed"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
Wanted

Uncle Sam" needs thousands
of stenographers, ~typewriters,
Stenographers and t%ypewriters
%(combined) bookkeepers. rail-
way mail clerks. P. o. Clerks
and Carriers and R. F. D.
Carriers. :
October Is, here in Tupelo, there
was held an examination for r. F.
D. Carrier because in Lee County
there is not an unemployed R. F. D.
carrier.
Nov. 10, there will be held, here in
Tupelo, an examination for Railway
Mail Clerk because in the state of
Mississippi: and los other states,
there is not one unemployed railway
mail clerk.
Our regular Commercial work pre-.
pares you for the first A divisions
named, and we have 3 books, of
convenient size to carry in your
pocket, withthe work ''boiled down"
so that you do not have to do any
unnecessary studying to get what
you need, for the next A Take a
correspondence course with us.
Write, or see us and get ready to
to pass the examination next spring
with a high grade.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
Honor Man Struck by Lightning.

To be struck by lightning is still .
most lucky thing for the Greek peas
ant-if he is not killed. Such q man,
says ]. C. Lawson, may indulge .
taste for idleness for the rest Of his
Hfe-his neighbors will support him
and enjoy at the same time the rep
utation of being something more than
human" This is an inheritance from
ancient days. Artemidorus, ar au-
thority on occult matters who flourish
ed in the time of Marcus Aurelius,
commented on the fact that while q
place was struck by lightning had an
altar erected upon 1t, and was thence
forth both honored and avoided, mo
one who has been struck by light
ming is excluded from citizenship: In
deed, such a one Is honored ven as
a god" The election Of Quintus Ju-
Illus Eburnus to the consulship In 116.
B. C. Is attributed to his having been
favored thus by the gods.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
llvlna In Poise.

To improve yourself, the first essen
tial is to prevent all waste Of energy
by living In poise. The second essen
tial is to use your. imagination in pic
turing those things that you want to
accomplish now. And the most prac-
teal use that can be made of the i'm
agination is to picture your talents and
faculties larger, greater and more
perfect. To imagine in mind q larger
and more perfect talent is to give the
creative forces in mind a better mod
ell: and as these forces always create
after the fashion Of the latest model.
they will consequently create the lar
ger and the more perfect talent.-Lar.
son.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
CALLED LOW CLASS OF ART
sweeping Indictment Of Music to
Which Song "Home, Sweet Home"
Has Been Set.

Though the oldest piece Of English
music in existence, Summer Is leu
men in" is quite modern in COMPARE
son with a score of the "Orestes" OF
Euripides, dating from the fourth CEN
fury B. c., which was exhibited at the
international exhibition of music at
Vienna some years ago. Even more
ancient is the chant THE Blessing of
the Priest" which was sung In the
temple of Jerusalem before the captiv-
ity, and is still in use in the Jewish
synagogues In Spain and Portugal.
Home, Sweet Home"-the song of a
homeless Americal-once moved Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson to an outburst Of
passionate protest But it was the
music rather than the words that
reused his indignation. You will find
the passage in Across the Plains:
I have no idea whether unsteady this
air Is to be considered good or bad;
but it belongs to that class Of art
Which may best be described as a bru-
tai assault upon the feelings. Pathos
must be relieved by dignity of treat
ment, declares an English writer. If
you wallow naked in the pathetic, like
the author Of Nome, Sweet Home
you make your hearers weep in an un.
manly fashion, and eve yet while
they are moved they despise them.
selves and hate the occasion of their
weakness.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
Different ThIno Entirely.

This story is being told on a Kan
sas lawyer. The lawyer was arguing
a Ease before q judge and, desiring to
illustrate by supposing a case he did
SO, as follows:s we will suppose,
your honor" he said. that your hon
or were to steal a horse.'-"No! No!
MOI" interrupted the Judge. met at
all, not at all, sir. 'Tain't q suppos-
able case sir" Very well. begging
your honor's pardon" said the eager
lawyer with more zeal than prudence,
very we'll. then: supposing that
should steal a horse."-"Ah, yes. yes"
said the Judge, that is a different
thing. very different. Mr.. x. Pro-
coed, sir"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
MERELY A POPULAR BELIEF
Scholars Question Whether the Apple
Was the "~Forbidden Fruit" in the
Garden of Eden.

Why and how it has happened that
fruit that was forbidden in the Gar
den of Eden is one of the great puz-
zles of Biblical scholars. The fact is
that in Genesis 3, where the incident
of the eating of this fruit of the 'Tree
of knowledge of Good and Evil" is
mentioned, no name whatever is given
to the fruit. All that is said is: And
when the m saw that the tree
was good for food, and hat it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be
desired to make n wise, she took OF
the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave
also unto her husband with her; and
he did eat" (verse g..
In fact, scholars doubt very serious
ly whether it was the apple at all.
They suggest that all evidence points
to it having been the ounce, fragrance
of which was held in the highest es-
TEEN by the Orientals. Another point
in favor of the ounce is that it is the
fruit which was sacred to Venus, the
goddess of live, and in a great many
of the ancient writings the ounce is
very frequently mentioned in this man.
ner. In Babylonia Ishtar took the
place of Venus in the Roman mythol-
ogy, and it should be remembered
that the story of the creation origina-
ted with the Babylonians. All evil
dence seems to point away from the
apple having been the forbidden
Fruit" and towards the ounce as hav-
ing been that fruit of the Tree Of
knowledge of Good and Evil"
The Tupelo journal., 1913-10-31
-ona-Llved Mines and Profits.

$50
Are long-lived mines more profitable
than short-lived ones? The average
investor would consider this a foolish
question, assuming naturally that the
longer q mine lasts the greater the &C
cumulated profits.
Just about the contrary Is the case.
The figures supplied by the mines de-
partment Of Johannesburg, where the
regularity OF deposits on the Rand
makes 1t possible to guage the lives Of
mines with accuracy, should convince
the skeptic that owing to compound In
terest a long life does not add to the
value of a mine to the extent common
ly assumed.-Engineering and Mining
Journal.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A big Knox touring car went
through Miller yesterday bound for
Montana. The occupants were MI
and Mrs Fl. l.. Williams. of Rhode
Island. and their driver. They drove
to California last year, and are now
on their way home. looping back
through South Dakota, Montana,
then North Dakota. and on east. The
speedometer showed close to 18. OO(
miles travelled.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A. S. Ober. Esquire Kelley. c. H.
Henshaw. and j. R. Casterline re.
turned Monday from attending the
celebration at Gettysburg, Pa. They
report a fine time with their old com.
rades. in spite of the great heat.
There were seven deaths and many
prostratlons among the veter ans, due
to the high temperature.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Elsewhere in this paper appears
the professional card of Christ &
Christ. This refers to S. v. Christ
and son Bayard S Christ. who are
now associated in the practice of
law. Bayard is a bright. clean
young man. and deserves the best
wishes of his many friends as he
starts out. in life's work.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

z. j. Dunn. wife and children, OF
Miller. passed thr ough the city Sun
day evening enroute to Chicago,
where they will spend a month visit
ing relatives. Mr. Dunn is a cousin
of Go Jernor Dunn of Illinois and il
is here they will spend much of their
tlme,-Huron Herald.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Services at the Presbyterian
church next Sabbath. Sermon at
1890 A. M. on the theme, Service.
the Occupation of the Tue Chris
tian." SIS. at 1l;45. Evening SER
vice short and helpful. We aim to
make all services worth while. Come
and worship.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mrs Diehl and daughter. of Tip
ton. Iowa. are expected to arrive to-
day for a visit at the j. w. Helti-
bride home. Mrs Dlehl and Mrs
Heltibridle r sisters-in-law.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

The report recently published in a
Highmore paper that Tommy Grant
was dead is an error. He is at Sioux
City visiting his children. He had
an eve injured, but that is now i'm.
proving.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

1t is noted in Minneapolis papers
that a great celebration was held at
Gettysburg last week for Minnesota
veterans! Don't some papers rather
overdo this home loyalty stuff?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A card from Miss Elizabeth Smith.
formerly of this city. says that she
is spending the summer at the old
home at Blunt. She has been teach
ing in an academy at Mt. Pleasant,
Utah, for the past year.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

w. E. Morrison and family and
Geo, Wareing and wife autoed over
from Hitchcock Friday to renew ac-
quaintance among old friends and at
tend the celebration at st. Lawrence.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

w. F. Welblin and family left this
morning to spend the fourth at Or
lent and to visit for a week with his
brother in Miller. -Redfield Journal
Observer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

PLENTY OF MONEY for loans
no Hand County lands. Farm loans
made promptly and at lowest rates.
No delay on any loans accepted. If
needing a loan call on or write E. F.
Waite at the Hand County State
Bank. Miller, S. D.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Ross Goudie returned this week
from a sojourn in Sioux City,
where he has been employed for
some time. He reports that it has
been a very dry season in that section
of Iowa.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mrs Mable Price and Mr. Chas. An
derson we're called home from Mime
apolis last week on account of the ill
ness of their mother. Mrs r. c..
Anderson. She is reported somewhat
better at this time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

DR.. Trail has had his auto tires
filled with the No-A,r composition
manufactured by Ray Jones at HUI
ron. The doctor is well pleased with
the way the car rides and says it is
just as easy as air.-Wessington
Times. Enterprise.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

The c~hautauqua at Pierre last week
was reported to be a success, and
paid out. One of the highly recon-
mended speakers at Pierre. Judge
Saddler, of Chicago, will be at the
Hand county Chautauqua next week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

The attention of dancers might be
called to the fact that a new law
went into effect July LIST, forbidding
the notorious dances on a public
dance floor. and also iorbidding the
attendance at public dances of any,
one under sixteen years old.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Prof. Geo. Stoner. bandmaster of
Highmore, was IN Miller on the 4th.
accompanying the Rec Heights band
to the st. Lawrence celebration.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

N~eighborly mention of the chau.
tauqua to be held in Miller is noted
in the st. Lawrence. Hitchcock and
Washington papers.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

We have two refrigerators left
which we offer to you below dealers
prices. Come in and price them.
You win, we lose.
Rpck MOntuomorv q, ~
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

DR.. S. r. Wallis has just received
the appointment of Superintendent
of Hand County's Board of Health.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Before you buy, see the famous
Springfield kitchen cabinet at
Reck, Montgomery q Co.'S
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Take your cream and eggs to
Stockton at old stand. opposite fire.
qouse top prices. 18tf
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mr. George Phinney arrived frcm
Missouri last week to visit at the
home Of his son Robert. He was an
early day settler of Como township.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

No better time to buy rugs and
furniture than July. Come in and
get our prices.
Reck, Montgomery & Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mr. Geo. Fullenweider. of Huron.
and Mr. Chas. Swanson. of Highmore,
were Miller visitors Tuesday on bank
business.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A feature of the insect life of this
dry summer is the hoard of the
little knats and very few mosquitoes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Swanee and Moak G.. the Erickson
race horses, were brought home
Tuesday. Both will be laid up for
a while.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A card recently received by Bay
ard Christ from Joseph Pflaum in
Phoenix. disproves the rumor of his
death.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

DR.. Wilson went to Sioux Falls
Monday to attend the annual meet.
ing of the state dental association,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Insure your buildings. live stock
and crops with Miller Land Co.
J. C.. McCool. Manager
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mr. John Wilson. of Howell, de,
parted yesterday for Dayton, Ohio
where he will visit relatives for some
time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Turkey has decided to get into the
Balkan mess again. hoping to pick
up a few bones among the quarreling
allies,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Get farm loans of Miller Land Co
j. G. McCool, Manager.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Your patronage is appreciated at
Reck, Montgomery & Co.'s
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Chas. Corcoran and H. l.. Brook
man departed Tuesday tor Mon
tana.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A. H. Churchill and family went
to Wakonda Friday for a week enc
visit with his parents there.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mrs FLOYD McCarl and children
came home yesterday from a visit te
Washington.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Good goods. right prices and a
square deal at
Reck, Montgomery & Co.'s
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mrs John Pussy returned home
Saturday from a visit with relatives
in Huron.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Victor Woydruff returned yester
day from a trip east.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

o. H. Collins, of this city, was re-
gistered at an Aberdeen hotel Tues
day.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Mrs Frank Coquillette is visiting
friends in Huron.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Glen M. Waters made a business
trip to Chicago and Milwaukee last
week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

A. M. Dickey came down from
Aberdeen last week to visit a few
DAYS,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Come on in, the soda waters fine.
22tf Hambly's Drug Store.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
THE MILLER PRESS
THURSDAY. JULY 10. 1913.
PERSONALS AND
LOCAL BRIEFS

See us for City lots and other city
property. Miller Land Co.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Chas Peters, of Des MONIES, is a
guest OF Albert Schmidt, of Glendale
twp.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

German Lutheran Church
Every third Sunday, at Sunnyside
school in Logan twp.
Rev. Haberacker
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

H. M. Miller and family departed
yesterday for Los Ane elcs, Calf.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
Glen Spain and Ray Montgomery
IN back from California.

Miss Rllla Mccoy is the guest of
friends at Pierre this week.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Reck, Montgomery & Co.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-27
WAlLUkU MAN GETS
AWARD FOR BUILDING
OF MAHUK0NA WHARF

At special meeting in Supt, J. w.
Caldwell's office this morning the
board of harbor commissioners award
ed the contract for the RECONSTRUCT
ton of the Mahukona wharf to J. c..
Foss of Waikiki, Maui The board
accepted the type "D'' plan, on
which Foss' figure was $14,425, and
decided to eliminate the derrick,
which reduces his offer by $500. He
agrees to finish the job in 800 days
The type ID" plan calls fer solid
monolithic concrete seawall, sur
mounted by a one-foot concrete slab
extending over the entire, area of the
wharf. This, the commissioners are
convinced will make the pier a per-
manent Improvement, capable of re-
sisting the onslaughts of the heavy
winter seas encountered on that
coast. &c.,