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La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26
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La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

ing all over Europe. It's moet Co !.
spicuous victim in Serbia W. our
own martyr. DR.. J. r. Donnslly.
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The schrapnei shell was inyentad
in 1904 by Henry Schrapnsl an Eas-
lish army officer. Sir George Wood.
chief OF the artillery ~ the battle Of
Waterloo. stated that Il was schrap-
mel which prevented Napoleon from
winning. II has been proved that
American schrapnei Il superior 70
that made In Germany.
A personally conducted tour Of
America.
washinston-T capital Of the
United States. One Of the mo beau.
tiful cities in the country. The
original plan laid out In OsorRe
washington's time has never been
improved upon. The new Lincoln
memorial is being built here. A
growing town. but still not large
enough to hold President Wilson and
W. J. Bryan.
Mary's mamma had not been wid-
ow long when the following conversa-
tion ensued:
Mamma-Do you really and truly
love me?
Yes. my dear child. you know do.
Would you prove your love for me.
mamma?
Why. of course; would do any
thing FOR you.
Won't you please marry the man
who keeps the candy store around
the corner?
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26
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La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

q drop OF this wash in your eye three
times day.
Customer Before or after meals?
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A mother who permits son To
stone song birds is encouraging the
spirit which lay waste 10 Belgium.
burned the cathedral at Rheims. and
blew up the Luisitan!a.
illustrated definitions:
Poise-Dr. Brunk driving Ford
machine with a baby on his arm.
Symmetry-An alfalfa hay stack
In the Fairmount country.
We have In our midst a young man
from Missouri who goes Christopher
Columbus one better. He balances
an egg on one end without crushing
thes he'll before hand. Try II.
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Americans spend fifty millions =
year for chewing gum and there are
no free beds for tubercuiar sufferers
In the great west except those at the
two big Jewish sanitariums In Den
yer.
Down at the bottom Of the big
war lies the European habit OF gov
erning people without their consent.
as We have seen In Bosnia. Alsace and
Lorraine and the provinces just north
Of ths Adriatic sea.
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No doubt Charles Frohman who
went down on the Luisitania immor-
taliked himself when he said: "why
fear death! Death IL the most beau.
tifui adventure In life" II l. true
tina, In the last analysis none OF US
fear death.
Pat, did you take the baby over
To Moyemont's 10 have his picture ia
ken,
Shur.. did that Mike. but after
many unsuccessful attempts. h. Sig
xisted that I take him TO . moving
picture operator.
Make the resources Of the west de-.
v"lop th" west II IL an intsriocking
scheme. the creation Of u revolving
fund. Take the moneys from oil.
phosphate. and water power leases.
and put them into reclamation Of
arid iand.-Frankiin X. Lane.
A. the Ford plant fIfty.,hree ma
tonaiitics are represented among the
men who speak one hundred differ.
.nt languages or dialects. A school
In English has 1900 pupil. and las
Instructors. The Peter Roberts sys-
tenn OF dramafised sentences 4. used.
Whether Bryan's present position
IL d.icnsibic or not. , sident Wilson
should realize by now tina, he mus,
meet the Trra, knight Of democracy
in the open lists a, the next conven.
ton on national prohibition. women. I.
suffrage. psae. and q single term
Tor our presidents.
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sundayisms;
The nickie has dried more eyes
than the five dollar gold piece.
u N. glamour and glitter could he
taken ou, of sin the devils right arm
would come off At the shoulder.
Some folks cannot see saythias but
rheumatism Ia the saiabov.
Many Of our teachers DO not -.
peal 10 the imasinatioa oe thste %.
pii's becasse Of their iecaitssl vievs
ssd etfcunscstbsl lives. Nev iasse.
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La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26
CHILL
By
JOHN c. o'LEARY

We are now spending IS ger cent
Of our national income on account OF
war-past or anticipated.
The Fairmount philosopher says:
Our domestic economic problems
cannot be settled BY international
conflict.
George-Sam. lend me your razor.
sam--Which one does you want,
sir, the one shayes with or the one
l associates with!
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The latest thriller Is looping the
loop at night In an illuminated aero
plane. This kind OF amusement will
doubtless become popular.
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Prayer is the burden Of a sigh
The falling OF tear
The upward glance OF an eye
When none but God is near"
n. S. Larsen-Here you are--put
q drop OF this wash in your eye three
times n day.
Customer or after meals?
-
A mother who permits a son TO
stone song birds is encouraging the
spirit which lay waste 10 Belgium.
burned the cathedral at Rheims, and
blew up the Luisitan!a.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

illustrated definitions:
Poise-Dr. Brunk driving a Ford
machine with a baby on his arm.
Symmetry-An alfalfa hay stack
In the Fairmount country.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

We have In our midst young man
from Missouri who goes Christopher
Columbus one better He balances
an egg on one end without crushing
thes hell before hand. Try II.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

Pat. did you take the baby owe
To Moyemonts TO have his picture IA
ken
shure. did that Mike. but afte
many unsuccessful attempts. h. sig
Tisted that take him to = movinl
picture operator.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

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La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

Americans spend fifty millions ,
year for chewing gum and there ar'
no free beds for tubercular sufferer
In the great west except those at the
two big Jewish sanitariums In Den
yer.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

Max. the resources Of the west d
v.lop th. west. II IL an int.riockii
scheme. the creation Of \ revoivii
fund. Take the moneys from o
phosphate and water power i-ass
and put them into reclamation
arid iand.-rrankiin X. Lane.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

No doubt Charles Frohman VII,
went down on the Luisitania immor
taliked himself when he said: "wh!
fear DEATH Death Is the most beau
tifui adventure In life" II Is true
tina, In the last analysis none of Vi
fear death.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26
sundaylsms:

sundayisfns:
The nickie has dried more eyes
than the five dollar gold piece.
II IN. glamour and glitter could hs
taken ou, Of sin the devils right arm
would come off at tho shoulder.
Some folks cannot see saythias but
rheumatism In the ssinbow.
La Junta tribune., 1915-06-26

whether Brysn's present position
IL d.fchsibic or not. sident wiisoi
should realize by now that he mus
meet the great knight Of demoerar,
in the open lists a, the next conycn
ton on national prohibition. women
suffrage. peae. and q single tern
FOR our presidents.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
GLASS Of SALTS |F
YOUR KIDNEYS HURT
Bat less meat if you feel Backachy or
have Bladder trouble-Salts
fine for Kidneys.

Meat forms uric acid which excites
and overworks the kidneys in their efforts
TO filter 1t from the system. Regular eat
ers OF meat must flush the kidneys occa-
sionally. You must relieve them like YOU
relieve your bowels; removing all the
acids, waste aud poison, else you feel a
dull misery in the kidney region, sharp
pains in the back or sick headache, diz.
illness, your stomach sours, tongue is
coated and when the weather is bad YOU
have rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment; the channels
often get irritated, obliging you to get
up two or three times during the night.
10 neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces Of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take table.
spoonful in glass Of water before break
fast for few days and your kidneys will
then act fine and bladder disorders dis.
appear. This famous salts is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon juice, com.
bined with lithia, and has been used for
generations to clean and stimulate slug.
gish kidneys and stop bladder irritation.
Jad Salts Is inexpensive; harmless and
makes a delightful efervescent lithia.
water drink which millions of men and
women take now and then, thus avoidina
serious kidney and bladder diseases.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
Second Primary Now in Pr gress.

Political picnics and joint de-
bates in the second primary camp
a'gu are going to be exceedingly
SC 'rce i'll Mississippi, and he can
dIdates will confine their activities
chiefly to personal solicitation of
votes.
= Only four states offices are to be
disposed Of at the primary on
Aug. "a, and the aspirants for
these places are not strong for
joint debates.
In Oktibbeha, the candidates
hft for the run over, are as busy
as beavers: The race for sheriff
between James and Nickels, for
chancery clerk, Sanders and Fu'g
hami assessor, Bell aud Raiuey,
besides several beat offices is Great
ing great interest.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13

country
handling
Union holding public meetings throughout the
daily
Ito build agricultural interests.
government eighty ninety per
that time they have gradually lost in the life
of
while
dollars
product received
What would of
GOODS would allow
price must sell his caco
submitting
system of marketing products thereby
believe scientific
But all things
and the whole farming machine
meet the basic economic conditions first other
things. - " ~ o oN"e'
We've had palliative
under the sum- but until
czens demand and obtain
forever" = = - ~ "' 'a'' ioiu us
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
" H Reynolds for Juice Of the
Peace.

The announcement of w, Il.
Reynolds appear in this issue for
Justice of the Peace. and his name
is submitted 10 the voters of Beat
|, in the second primary which
occurs August 24th.
This is an important and res
sronsible Office in Beat l. Mr.
Reynolds has performed his duties
for 2S years to the satisfaction of
all litigauts and the public gen.
orally.
During the fiscal YER, from
October l, 1913 to October |, 1914
justice Reynolds collected and
turned into the county treasury
fees amounting to 81 ,O35 90 and
imposed road sentences of G65
days. His long experience, with
II natural judicial mind has fitted
him admirably for the place. In
ciyll cases hundreds of llligants
have been spared unnecessary civil
law suits by following his advice.
In criminal cases he has always
been just and lenient but firm in
enforcing the law to the letter.
He is well versed in the law and
makes a model officer in every re
spect.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
Opening Of 0ktibbeha County Ayr.
cultural High School

The Oktibbhea County Agr.
High School will open for the ses
sion l9l5-l6 Tuesday, Sept II.
All pupils who contemplate en-
tering, should notify the principal
at us early date as possible. This
will avoid confusion of the open.
ing day.
The public is cordially invited
to be present on this occasion and
hear short address lfrom SPEAKERS
who will be invited for this special
purpose:
Present indications point to o
large attendance and a most pros
porous year. for the i incoming ses.
sion.
Sincerely
j. A. LAMB, Prin.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
STARKVILLE AND MISSISSIPPI SLANDERED
LibeIous Articles Published by the Northern Press
Regarding Starkve's Recent Hanging,

been the scene of the enactng OF "A wood
lands comedy, rather than sordid
hanging of two black men, whose pleas
of self-defense had been rejected by In,
jury and whose main part in the play
was to chant with the negro minister at
their side and subject themselves To the
black cap and rope of the hangman.
Numerous candidates in the run off
prim AIRY election for the various county
offices mingled among the voters in the
crowd in the interest of their candida
cies.
Gathering the white voters, the can
didates swung up TO the soda fountains
erected for the day, bought drinks for
the crowd and kept the owners of the
booths busy when they were not engaged
III drawing drinks for the children who
thronged the grounds.
The gathering was orderly In ever re-
Spect. casual spectator would have
pronounced II huge picnic. Whole
families were gathered about white
taDIe cloths spread on the ground. Edi-
pies were III plenty and US the people
carefully watched the scafforu they
munched ON sandwitChoH hard boiled
cgYs, or uug good wnits teeth into
quarter cuts oI PIE.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
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Good Roads Tour.

The good road boosters from
New Albany, BALDWIN, Tupelo
and other places in Northern Mis-
sissippi reached here Thursday
morning. There w,re about Is
cars, containing as average of four
passengers each. They came over
from West Point and spent several
hours mingling with our citizens.
Most Of the cars stopped over at
the College and did not come to
StarkvilIe, They go from here to
their various homes, this being the
end of their journey. 49,.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
A CARD OF THANKS FROM CALVIN
McCREIGHT.
To the Voters of District No One:

wish to express to you my
heartfelt thanks and deep apprecia.
ton for the endorsement you
gave my past services by electing
me your supervisor over both of
my honorable opponents on Aug
ust 3rd. / have endeavored to
discharge my official duties during
the past four years in an accept
able manner to my constituents.
| shall continue to the very best of
my ability to discharge the respons-
ible duties of the office, eyer keeps
ing in view the very best interests
of the whole county. Again |
thank you.
CALVIN MCCREIGHT.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
To the Voters of 0ktibbeha County.

take this means of publically
expressing my gratitude to the
voters of my home County for the
support rendered me on Aug, 3rd.
l appreciate every effort OF my
Friends. | have no feeling Of
hostility towards those whose saw
fit to support my worthy opponent.
| will endeavor to render faithful
service during the remainder of the
term. In every political campaign
some one must loose and my
fate has been shared by thousands
of men better than |.
1t shall be my one aim and am"
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
DARkEN GRAY HAIR,
LOOK YOUNG, PRETTY
Grandina's recipe Of Sage Te. and
Sulphur darkens SO naturally .,
that nobody can tell.

Almost everyone knows that Sage Tea
and Sulphur, property compounded,
brings back the natural color and lustfe
10 the hair when faded. streaked or gray;
also, ends dandruff, itching scalp and
stops falling hair. Years ago the only
way to get this mixture was TO make Il
at home, which is mussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any drug
store for. "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Renedy," you will get large bot.
tie of this famous cid recipe for about
80 cents: =. Pr. 49,: -
:, Don't stay gray! Try III No one
can possibly tel that you darkened your
hair, as itrdoes it so naturally and
evenly. Yoa iiampen a sponge 6f soft
bTash with II and draw this through st,fr
hair, taking one small strand OF a time,
BY morning ;h2 gray hair disappears, ara
after .an9al,cr ,applica tiori on two, your
hair bceopes beautifully dark, thick and
glossy, -. = @ y ifff'
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
TO THE VOTERS
Of the Northern District
of Mississippi.

L desire to express to you my deep
appreciation of the Sp endid vote given
ME on August 3rd for Penit n tiary
Trustee of this District.
When | entered the race | was prac-
tiCdilas II stranger to great majority
OF the voters and, therefore, the mannt r
In which they have rallied to my
support Is doubly gratifying to me,
The almost unanimous support of my
home county, and those adjoining cou-
mites where [ am kown, is, of course, a
Sc tircr of much qualification 10 me.
assure them that their Loyalty to me
will never be forgotten
1t will be impossible for ME, In the
short lime before the second primary on
August 24tb, to make another thorough
canvass of the District and am, there
fore, compelled to adopt this meshs of
thanking YOU for your spport heretofore
given me and soliciting further assistance
in the final primary on August oath.
l have fought clean fight. / ave
not at any time, or on any occasion,
sought to take an unfair advantage OF
my opponects, but in the entire camp ign
have firmly and consistently advocated
certain policies which believe will
prove advantageous to the people OF
Mississippi, and which policies expect
to enforce If ] am honored by election to
this responsible office.
am just plain, practical man. with
no false pOllces to hold out to you, but
come before you askinr your suffrage
because of the Righteousness OF my poii-
cies and the benefits that W II rasult to
our people by their enforcement.
Assuring each and all of you that |
will appreciate your assistance in the
coming primary, and promising you
that, IL elected Twill exert every effort
towards repi esenting you as your SER
want, Remain
YOURS TRULY,
L. Y. STONE,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
MIR. Cummins is Appreciative.

10 the Citizens of Oktibbeha County;
Although | went down in defeat
in my race for assessor at the late
primary, | came out OF the battle
with higher appreciation of Ok
libbeha's citizenship than | ever
had before.
God never made better or
nobler people, and the new ties of
friendship, and the new acquain>
tances made during my campaign,
amply compensates me for all ex-
pense and trouble Gf may call it
trouble) of the canvas.
To. those who voted for me
and gave me such loyal and
enthusiastic support, | am deeply
grateful. 10 those who support
ed my opponents, extend the glad
hand of friendship and assure them
that have not the slightest feel,
ing of resentment against them.
Your friends
j, |, CUMMINS
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
Children Romp About Grounds.

Romplng children were forgotten by
parents, who on any other occasion
would have them in hand. But public
hanging in these parts are few aud far
between and they kept their eyes glued
on the death trap.
Promptly at Ii O'Clock the two ne
grOes, closely guarded by the sheriff and
ueputies, pushed their way through the
crowd and marched stOcially To the
scaffold, from tho uprighes vi which
hung two nooses.
Nota tremor in either man was notice.
able. Scales, who hau confessed his
part in the crime and implicated Bolen,
lelt sure of himself and was confident Of
salvation. Bolen, however, denied
part in the crime and wenv On the d,a h
trap declaring his innocence.
At l:U5, alter a delay IN pushing
their way thr, ush the GRO d the me-
Yroes It ppcu ON Inc scanord. Thcn
Ior halt an hour pray ers, intcrspersed
men joined, were said.
Promptly at II 10 the straps were
adjusted, the caps arranged, and the
ropes placed around the negroes necks
When ready was announced they called
good by to the sheriff and their
friends, and the next instant their bodies
were writhing in the air as gasp of
horror escaped the throng. Hardly
person, turned away when the drop
came, and all remainded until the
bodies we're cut down aud the men pro-
nounced dead.
Mississippi most spectacular hang
log was over. The people packed their
lunch baskets and went home.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
(From The Chicago Tribune. }


STARKVILLE, Miss, Aug. G.
Especial. Five thousand voices
burst forth into the hymn, "There is a
land of pure delight, where saints
immortal DWELL" as two negroes.
Peter Bolen and Dit Seals. were sim
ultaneously hanged in the open air
here today, The two negroes had
made this request to throng which
had made holiday of the affair and
packed natural amphitheatre be
tween two hills at the edge of this
little town,
Peanuts, popcorn, and candy" and
other cries of vendors Of refreshments
mingled with the voice of this negro
minister us he chanted, "lhe Lord il
my Shepherd, l shall not want" as
The death march begun.
The negroes were condemned to die
ayear ago for the killing Of an aged
negro in the interior of Oht,cbeha
county. A crusade was instituted
over a year ago by women. clubs
here and tahcu up by the state Or
gdnization of that body as well as by
other civil organizations to have the
execution made prsvatc, but Gov Earl
Brewer said 1t was question for the
county auth ,rities to decide.
The county authorities decided in
iavor of a public hanging, and so INK
iJus were they.to have the negroes
made an * ,mple of they made ever
effort to make the hanging us attrac-
tive as possible.
A !ouble gall0ws was er, C ed away
from the jail ut the outskirts Of the
t,wn and the hanging was heraled for
miles around to occur on black Friday >,
as 1t was dubbed,as several negroes were
to be hanged in Mississippi the same
day as we'll as four across the line | +,
Alabama.
Since yesterday people begun pour
Ing into the little town and by the time
for the hanging the little dell cupped in
between two green clad hills might have
fF q.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13

The metropolitan papers of the
country have published sensation
al accounts of the public hanging
which took place in this city on
August 9th. To give the reader
some idea of the monstrous ex.
aggerations that these :papers are
publishing, we reproduce two clip
pings from the New York World
and the Chicago Tribune, which
are fair samples of what is being
said about us:
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1915-08-13
(From The New York World)

Starkville, Miss, Aug. 7.-Turned
into public holiday spectacle by the
authorities and local business men, two
negroes, Dit Seals and Peter Bolen,
were hanged here yesterday.
The harsh rattle Of the trap of the
guliows which killed them no sooner
nad died away than the Il IT, ring OF
hnives and ivrAs arose anu DUO pic-
hlckers began eating their lunches
under the scaffuld.
Before the hanging the assembled
crowd, which had been gathered from
'he heishDorning towns by the ener-
SeIlc advertising ot merchants, hau
llsleneu to Numerous candidates NJ,
the approaching county primaries,
VINO enunciated, amid applause, thei.
platforms and pollces from the miami II
'he scaffold. Lemonade and other sod
drinks were free.
The throng contained whites and
blacks, and most of the crowd had
come to Starkville on Thursday tbn,
they might not miss the first publi
legal hanging here of manyIycars. The
dual haning was arranged by the au-
thorities In natural aiiphithe atre. in
'he centre'o of which stood the gallows.
When the condemned men ascepdod
the scaffold, followed by two Negro
preachers, there were prayers and then
the hymn There Is Land OF purs
Delight Where SAINTS Immortal Reign,
was sung; Rev. Mr.. Winbush leading
and the great crowd, white and black
joining in.
All this time the soda water stands
were doing rushing business, and
blow the scaffold negro was dealing
out sandwiches to the hungry. Seals
then addressed the crowd, making a fu,
confession OF hIs part In the murder n,
a railroad porter, for which he was
convicted, and duplicating Bolen. Bolen
denied all knowlede of the murder.