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"Oh, Penrod!"

He negligently kicked a globe from
the high chandelier and, smiling cold
ly, floated out through the hall to the
front steps of the school, while Mario
RE followed, imploring him to grant
her one kind look.
In the street an enormous crowd had
gathered, headed by Miss Spence and
a brass band, and a cheer from a hun
dred thousand Threats shook the very
ground as Penrod swan overhead.
Marjorie knelt upon the steps and
watched adoringly while Penrod took
the drum majors baton and, perform
ing sinuous evolutions above the
crowd, led the band. Then he threw
the baton so high that 1t disappeared
from sight. But he went swiftly after
1t, q double delight, for he had not
only the delicious sensation OF ocket
ing safely up and up into the blue sky,
but also that Of standing In the crowd
below, watching and admiring himself
as he dwindled to n speck, disappear
ed and then, emerging from a cloud,
came speeding down, with the baton
in his hand. TO the level Of the tree
tops, where he beat time for the band
and the vast tbrong and Marjorie
Jones, who all united In the Star
Spangled Banner" In honor Of his
aerial achievements. 1t was a great
moment.
1t was a great moment, but some
thing seemed to threaten Il. The face
of Miss Spence looking up from the
crowd grew too vlvid-unpleasantly
vivid. She was reckoning him and
shouting: "Come down, Penrod Scho-
field. Penrod Schofield, come down
herer" He could hear her above the
band and the singing of the multitude.
She seemed intent on spelling every
thing. Marjorie Jones was weeping TO
show how sorry she was that she had
formerly sighted him and throwing
kisses to prove that she loved him, but
Miss Spence kept jumping between
him and Marjorie, necessarily calling
his anne.
He grew more and more irritated
with her. He was the most important
person In the world and was engaged
In proving it to Marjorie Jones and the
whole city, and yet Miss Spence seem
ed to feel she still had the right to or
der him about as she did in the old
days when he was an ordinary school
boy. He was furious. He was sure
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she wanted him to do something dis
agreeable. 1t seemed to him that she
had screamed "Penrod Schofeld!'
thousands Of times.
From the beginning Of his aerial ex-
periments In his own schoolroom he
had not opened his lips, knowing ONE
how that one Of the requirements for
air floating is perfect silence on the
part Of the floater; but, finally, irritat-
ed beyond measure by Miss Spence's
Humorous insistence, he was unable to
restrain an indignant rebuke and i'm
mediately came to earth with a fright
full bump.
Miss Spence-in the flesh-had direct
ed toward the physical body of the alb
sent Penrod an inquiry as to the frac-
tional consequences Of dividing seven
teen apples fairly among three boys,
and she was surprised and d~ispleased
to receive no answer, although to the
best of her knowledge and belief he
was looking ixedly at her. She repeat
ed her question crisply without visible
effect; then summoned him by name
with increasing asperity. Twice she
called him, while all his fellow pupils
turned to stare at the gazing boy. She
advanced a step from the platform.
"Penrod Schofield!"
"Oh, my goodness he shouted sud,
denly. "Can't you keep still a min.
utey"
TO BE CONTINUED
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FIGHTING IN SCORE OF
OTHER REGIONS

In a score Of regions there has
been fighting which would have held
worldwide attention were 1t not for
the mighty battle lines in France and
Poland.
Servia's own war was a greater trial
to her thar either Of the two preced-
ing Balkan struggles. Assisted by
Montenegro, the little Slavic nation
twice threw the hosts of Franz Josef
beyond her borders and inflicted
losses Of about 100000 men, but she
suffered severely herself.
The Austrians invaded Serbia in
great force about August Is and pene-
trated to the Jadar river, where a
great f1ve-day battle ended in the
rout Of the Teutons.
The Austrians returned soon in
stronger force than ever. They
reached Valjevo, where on November
II the Serbians met a defeat.
With their supply Of artillery am
munition exhausted, the Serbians now
had to retreat. The Austrians, be-
lieving them crushed, withdrew six
army corps for re-enforcements
against the victorious Russians in Ca
licia.
Shells and English tars with naval
guns reached the Serbians, and on
December s they turned On the Aus
TRANS and cut them to pieces.
The entry Of Turkey into the war
was marked by a brave, but foolhardy
attempt to invade Egypt. Great Brit.
aims Indian and colonial troops threw
the invaders back with heavy losses.
British and Japanese troops invest.
ed the fortified German port Of Using.
tau, China, and after a siege of q few
weeks the defenders gave up the hope.
less struggle.
A section of the Boer population OF
South Africa revolted. The revolt
was put down by q Boer, Premier
Botha. He then invaded German
Southwest Africa, and after a long
campaign In the waterless deserts
captured the greatly outnumbered
Germans (July 81.
After taking three-Quarters Of . yeal
to arm herself to the teeth. Italy ct
tackled Austria this spring. The effect
OF the entry Of Italy upon the arena
has not yet been marked.
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May S--German submarine sinks the
Lusitnuia, more than 1850 lost. Rus
SLAMS In full retreat from Carpa-
thians.
May 9-Germans capture Libau Baltic
port
May 12-French capture Ceremony,
north of Arrns, at great cost.
May I4-American frst submarine note
made public.
May 24-ItaIy declares war on Aus
trfn.
May 26-Italians invade Austria.
May 29-Itallans take GrOdno. Russians
check Germans at Sienawa.
May 31-First German note on subma-
rine reaches Washington. Zeppeiins
drop bombs In London.
June 3-Prxemysi falls to Austro-Ger-
mans.
June 10-Germans capture Stanislau.
June l1-Second U. =. submarine note
TO made public. Italians
take MonfalcOne.
June 12-Itnlians take Gradisca.
June l9--Austro-Germans occupy Tor
nogrOd.
June 22-French take MetzeraI.
June 23-French announce occupation
of the Lab rinth,' north of Arras.
June 24-Austro-Germans capture Lem
berg.
mt Halicz.
June falls.
July 2-Russians defeat German at
tempt to land at Windau.
July 3-RussO-German naval battle of
Cortland.
July 4-Italians take TolminO.
July 5-Berlin announces gains In the
ArSOnDe forest.
July 10-Germans take Przasnysz, so
miles north of Warsaw.
July 19-Germnns advance at many
points In Russia, taking Windau, Tu-
KUN. Blonde and GrObec.
July 2O-Russians report sinking of 50
Turkish sailing vessels. German
guns reach outer forts of Warsaw
and damage the Lublin-ChOlm rail-
way.
July 21-Third u. s. submarine note
goes to Germany.
July German expedition
landed in TripOIi.
July Fisherman take two forts near
Warsaw.
July 26-Russians repulse Austrians in
Galicia.
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FIGHTING ON The SEA

AT the end of the first year
Of war not a German fighting
crNft. except submarines, is
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
fleet to the Sea Of Marmora
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine Of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
! lars worth Of German shipping
! lies idle in the docks Of New
! York, while several times as
J much is bottled up elsewhere.
I At the same time the German
J submarines have inflicted enor-
I nous losses Of allied shipping.
! While both sides have prob
( ably concealed many losses,
! the following is q fairly accu-
( date summary Of the number
: of craft which have been de-
stroyed:
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TO BE CONTINUED

Get the Neidich Process ribbon, tne
best that's made for typewriter pur.
poses. at the Register office.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
The First Bale

The first bale of this seasons S
cotton was brought in Monday
by the firm of jenkins Bros,
general merchants. doing busi-
ness four miles east of town.
Owing to the fact that a number
of our cotton buyers were out Of
town Monday and the primary
was to be held Tuesday, the bale
was not offered for sale until
Wednesday. when it was sold to
Clark & Co. for 81c. A bonus
was made up among the mer-
chants Of the city of S63, making
the bale net the sellers $110.44.
The bale weighed SIS pounds
and graded good middling. Jen-
kins Bros. brought in the first
bale last year.
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McCann-Holder

At tne home Of her aunt, Mrs.
IeWthrop. enSherwe avenue,
lsst aftefnps., Miss Ten
sai ]. Il n j ~
81. n ann ~ 3. S.
ton performing the Impressive
ceremony.
The bride is the beautiful
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. j.
Holder, of Corinth. Mr.. McCann
is one of Corinth's popular young
men and is connected with the
Standard Oil Co. at that place.
The young couple left via the
M. & O. for Corinth, where they
will make their future home. vi
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

Master Louis Caruth on Tuesday the
oath inst, celebrated his ninth birth
day. Louis has been an invalid for
several months and for the first time
in nearly five months he was taken out
to enjoy the pleasures of the afternoon.
Quite number of friends responded
to invitations to be present and each
brought some token of love for their
little afflicted friend The hours were
spent in childish pleasures and all left
with the hope that Louis would soon be
restored to health Dilicious refresh
ments were served the party.
Congressman E. S. Gambler, Jr., was
here Wednesday looking over the new
postoffice to ascertain the needs, if
any, to fully equip the Office before it's
formal opening. Mr.. Gambler intro
duced the bill in congress that gave us
the new postofice, and takes just
pride in the splendid building which the
city has gained through his efforts.
FOR RENT-Four rooms over Cliff
ton s Pharmacy, suitable for cotton Of
flee Pound -KincannonE Elkin Co. %
FOR RENT T-Two-story, nlne-room
residence. j. R. Dabbs, 552 Jefferson
street 10
Your Draying done promptly in any
part of the city j. C. HALL.
Stantonville Phone 94-J 10-4t
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Lee County Nominees


Tupelo, Miss. Aug. 25, 1915.
To the Board of Election Com
missioners for Lee County, IN
the State of Mississippi:
We, the undersigned, do here
by certify that the following
named persons were declared the
nominees for the respective Of
fees under which their names
appear in the democratic primary
elections held on August 3rd and
oath, 1915, in Lee county, in the
State of Mississippi:
For County Attorney-Jo M.
Boggan.
Representative. S Hover
ton, Frank Kincannon.
Superintendent of Education =
t. M. Milan.
Circuit Clerk-G. w. Long.
Chancery Clerk-John M. Witt
Sheriff-O. T. Trapp.
Coroner-T. r. Wood.
Treasurer-Tom Lloyd.
ASSESSOR. C. (Bud) Davis.
Surveyor. A. Gladney.
Supervisor First District-E.
F. Bristow.
Justice of the Peace First Dis
trict--Leon G.. Gibson, Jos. M.
Anderson.
Constable First District. T.
Holly.
Supervisor Second District
A. S. Parham.
Justice of the Peace Second
District-H. C.. Cruber, j. P.
Young.
Constable Second District-R.
L. Neaves.
Supervisor Third District Fl.
F. Filgo.
Justice of the Peace Third lis
trict-G. W. Ritter, Jess WssS
/ Constable Sd District
Carr.
Supervisor 4th District B.
Gregory.
j. P. 4th District-F. W. Rec
dy, ]. M. Sample.
Constable 4th District-Mark
Monts.
Supervisor 5th District-M. E.
Conwill.
J. P. 5th District-D. B. Nc
Gaughey, Keith Barnett.
Constable 5th District-J. w.
Butler.
The said candidates were de-
clared the nominees by the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of
said county, at meetings held on
the 4th, 5th and 25th of August.
1915, and said Commissioners
are hereby authorized and di-
rected to place the names of said
candidates on the ticket in the
November election, 1915, for the
respective offices for which they
have been nominated in said
county and the respective dis
tricts mentioned therein.
Given under our hands this the
day and year above mentioned.
J. S. Parks. Chm.
]. w. P. Boggan, Sec'y.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27
All-Day Missionary Rally

Mrs. j. H. Haughton, secreta-
ry of the Aberdeen district.
claims the honor of holding the
first all-day missionary rally in
the North Mississippi conference
at Amory Aug. 6. The Methodist
women of Amory extended open
hearted hospitality to the women
of the Aberdeen district, and
their elegant new church is one
of which they are justly proud.
1t is modern and complete in it's
every detail, and at noon a most
delicious luncheon was served in
the dining room. Forty-one out
of town guests partook Of this
hospitality, among whom were a
number of distinguished visitors,
who added much to the interest
of the occasion, viz: Mrs. Vic
Thompson Hoyle, conference
president, Tupelo; Mrs. j. f.
Evans, honorary president, Tu-
pelo: Mrs. T. M. Clark, former
corresponding secretary foreign
department., Tupelo; Mrs. w. c.
Hinds, of Guntown, who nine
years ago organized the Amory
missionary society.
Three ministers encouraged us
by their presence: Rev. j. c.
Park, Of Tupelo, Rev. |. D.
Borders. of Aberdeen, and
Rev. w. M. Young, of Amory.
Thela were also a number of lay
bresiGen present.
Reports from volunteer women
who are promoting the organiza-
tion and membership campaign
in the Aberdeen district, showed
that ouch active interest is being
talsst fhrosaahout the district,
~ s ON to bear,
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I - s# 81 s9S s - Tt - rsk2F 49, =
/ yds iss ns pie ! societies at Hous-
tor, and Shannon. Quite a num-
berof new members were report
ed as added to societies already
organized, there being reported
a net gain Of Is persons since
the Inauguration of the campaign
at the district meeting, held at
Shannon the first week in June.
For this we thank our dear
Heavenly Father. The leaven is
surely working.
A praise and testimony service
was feelingly conducted by Mrs.
Hoyle at the II O'Clock hour.
This was preceded by short
memorial service in honor of the
late Mrs. T. ]. Binford, of Water
Valley. who passed into the
Great Beyond only the day be-
fore. Tributes were paid this
faithful woman who had served
the conference society efficiently
for great number of years as
secretary of the Holly Springs
district.
The afternoon was devoted to
institutes on each and every de-
partment of the work. These
were conducted by efficient lead
ers and proved very instructive.
The closing conservation serv-
ice, conducted by Mrs. Haughton,
was very impressive. The entire
band of women knelt around the
chancel, and in brief voluntary
prayers asked Gods blessings
upon the work projected. after
which they joined hands in a
circle that extended around the
entire auditorium and sang "God
Be With You Till We Meet
Again. =
Before closing | must not fail
to say that Mrs. Hoyle appealed
for some one to volunteer to or
ganize a junior division at Amory
and Mrs. J. H. Mullens volun-
teered to do this work. Plans
were perfected for this society
to be organized on the following
Sunday. Mrs. Mullens is to be
assisted in this work by Mrs.
Crump, and / am sure that with
two such consccrated women in
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Rev. S. G. Cooper

Rev. S. G. Cooper, leading
minister of the Baptist church in
the state, died at Harpersville,
Scott county, the past week from
congestion.
Mr.. Cooper had been in feeble
health for several years, but the
announcement of his death came
as a great surprise and shock to
his host of friends everywhere.
Mr.. Cooper served the Baptist
church in Tupelo as pastor for
ten years, leaving here eight
years ago. He was beloved by
all for his many christian virtues
and 1T was with general regret
that the community parted with
him and his family. For num-
Der of years he served the Bap-
tist church at Canton from which
point he moved to the Delta.
Mr.. Cooper was preceded to
the grave two years ago by his
wife. He is survived by one
son and two daughters.
The remains were taken to
Osyka for interment.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

the lead that much good will re-
suit from this organization.
MRS. C. w. HALL, +
Rec. Sec. All-Day Meeting.
Tupelo, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-08-27

FOR SALE-A modern 5-rcom bum
galow on Robins street. Apply to G.
R. Smith, Tupelo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06
ERE-MENTION

James L. Beavers, chief Of the At
lanta, Ga, police force, was on Tues
day found guilty Of INSTRUMENTATION
and reduced to the rank Of captain by
the Atlanta board Of police commits
sioners. John D. Martini, who Is
under sentence of death, has been
awarded the cell vacated by Charles
Becker when he went to the electric
chair. There was keen competition
among several condemned men for
Becker's cell. An Ottawa, Canada,
dispatch is authority for the state
ment thai on his return to Canada,
Sir Robert Borden will issue a call for
SO, 900 additional volunteers. APP
proximately 300 houses and so store
buildings were destroyed by a flood In
Erie, Pa, Tuesday night. The total
value of destroyed property is esti,
mated at about $4,000, 900. Several
scores Of lives were lost. The storm
was also heavy in New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Annapolis, Mo.
Several sailing craft together with
portions Of their crews were lost......
The first bale of cotton raised In Ala
bama this year, was sold at public
auction in Mobile Wednesday, at 10
cents per pound. 1t weighed 545
pounds. wv. o. Armstrong, former
cashier Of the Bank Of Rentes. Ga,
which failed recently, was acquitted OF
the charge Of misappropriating the
banks funds in Dublin, Ga, Wednes-
day. $500. Italy wants to borrow $780,
900, 900 from Wall street bankers......
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LOOKS GOOD TO MANNING
Governor is Pleased With Reserve
Board Efforts.

The statement from Washington
that the Federal reserve board would
aid in financing the cotton crop, FUR
nishes additional evidence of the sin
certify Of purpose and determination
on the part of the administration to
carefully consider the interests of the
south as we'll as other sections OF the
country, said Governor Manning Wed
nesday. Cotton being the leading
staple of the south, the progress and
prosperity of this section Is directly
dependent upon 1t, and the possibility
of lack Of export demand for the sta
pie would of course, bring b u a
| condition that would work great in
Jury to the SOUTH" he continued.
1.-THE action Of the administration is
not a surprise to me, and is only what
I expected. 1t puts 1t up to US OF the
south, however, to help ourselves. and
am sure that we Of the south will not
fail in this emergency.
1.-The advice given by the Federal
reserve board Is sound; we should
have a system Of warehousing cotton
that would enable the producers OF
cotton, the farmers, to hold 1t IN
warehouses whenever there Is depres-
sion in the price and lack OF de-
mand.
Il want 10 point out 10 our ldiihei
now the necessity for perfecting our
warehouse system and Of adding to our
warehouse capacity. Now Is the time
to prepare to take care Of the growing
crop.
"in the absence Of legislation pro-
viding for official graders Of cotton,
our different communities should get
together and arrange to have a cap
able, disinterested and reliable man
to grade cotton as well as to weigh 1t,
so that grades and weights will be
accurately shown on the warehouse
receipts. I feel that II cotton Is well
protected from weigher, we'll covered
by insurance, and with the grading
and weighing accurate, that we can
rely on being able to use these ware
house certificates through local banks
and the Federal reserve bank and that
with these conditions complied with
that we ought to De able to get mon
ey at a reasonable rate Of interest.
"As time goes on the warehouse re.
ceipt, If properly safeguarded, will
become more and more desirable as
a collateral on loans, and with this
system worked out I believe that the
problem of marketing our cotton Will
be solved. If we do u part be
lieve that President Wilson and the
Democratic administration at Wash
ington will do theirs, and that we
can look with courage to the future
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-08-06

If we would print all the press
bureau stuff we have received for
this issue, we would have one Of the
dryest papers ever, and u readers
would be very much dissatisfied. What
is press bureau" stuff? Ordinarily
it is like this: Some society, organi-
zation or the like desires to interest
the public in some proposition in
which it is interested, and it prepares
little boom stories, some quaint and
modest, some loud and common, and
sends identical copies out for publica-
ton. Some of the editors use the stuff
because they think it good; some use
it because they r afraid not to, and
some use it because they don't know
any better. We rarely use anything
of the kind, not so luz we
do not consider any of it good; but
rather because we feel that if anybody
wants to use The Enquirer for promo
ton purposes, we think it more be-
coming that they go after u readers
through our advertising columns in
the good old honest way. Then again
we do not want u readers to get the
impression that u columns consti-
tute a kind Of a free clearing house
for everybody who has something with
which to stuff u readers. We
feel that we are under special contract
to fill these columns with matter that
is interesting and wholesome, and we
never forget the fact that our readers
have a right to hold us responsible
for everything that appears herein, as
we'll as for everything that does not
appear, and as for the press bureau
man, we don't like him. He is rather
too free with his copy.
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because Blease would not do what
they wanted him to do?
We do not pretend to say why all
the people in this section who have
turned against Manning have done so;
but we know the reason Of a good
many. We believe that his action in
siding with General Moore In that
military row had much to do with It;
but IL this is the reason we are not
expecting those who are miffed on
that account to admit 1t, for people of
the kind who allow themselves to be
influenced by personal pique, generally
know enough to assign other reasons.
Although we are not to be under
stood as undertaking TO emphasize
the correctness Of any particular act
of Governor Manning, we do say un-
aualih eddy that we believe he Is con-
sci%entiously trying to do the best he
knows how to do for the state. 1t Is
possible that he has been unduly in
fiuencad in some things, without being
aware of the fact-a thing hat can
happen to any living man-but we
have no reason to believe tina he has
purposely done wrong in anything.
.tSOVeTnOF MdIillll5, ihS hit%hy osAS
good men, Is surrounded by numer-
Gus sycophants, who pose as friends;
but who are seeking only the promo
ton Of their own personal designs and
who are nothing whatever for right
except where right might serve their
particular interests.
Incidental to an experience OF more
than twenty-five years In editing a
newspaper, this editor has learned one
thing that many others have lea Ted,
and that is that the editor who strives
for the right and. is continually and
everlaslingly in the hottest kind OF
hot water, because Of differences with
those who are unwilling to do right,
or who DESTROYS Of doing right, have
various notions Of what the right Is,
We have thought many a time that
rather than continue the almost per-
petual strife involved in trying to stand
for the right, we could find more sat
isfaction and happiness in h life OF
a recluse in the wilderness; but In
spite Of all h III we are sometimes able
to find encouragement in the idea that
after all the trials and tribulations OF
a conscientious editor a hardly be
more severe than the trials and tribu-
lations Of q conscientious governor.