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Where

Cocoanuts. cocoa-beans, kola nuts or
bamboo poles grow most abun-
dainty?
Caviare comes from? Or fur-bearing
seals are found? Or where mon
keys or kangaroos are most
abundant?
Rainfall is the heaviest on the earth,
or what is the longest river or
the most densely populated nation?
Relics of prehistoric man have been
chiefly discovered? What are the
oldest?)
The bones of the largest land animal
that ever lived have been found?
Diamonds or pearls or rubies or tin
or tungsten or platinum are found
in the largest quantity?
Land reaches farthest south or far
thest north, or rises to the greatest
heights or sinks in the greatest
depressions Zone place is the
Sahara DESERT
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Who

Made the first submarine, more than
a hundred years ago? (He was
one of Americas most celebrated
inventors.)
Wrote the Book of Mormon, from
golden tablets which he dug up
upon farm in Western New York
in 1927?
Circumnavisated the earth for the
first time? Ut was not Magellan );
he died before they could get
around.)
Ruled over the most extensive en-
pire the world has ever seen? ut
was not Alexander or Caesar or
Tamerlane.)
Wrote the Code Napoleon? Or the
Letters Of Junius? Or the poems of
Ossian? Or the Iliad or the Ana
basis?
Built the Great Pyramid, or carved
the Sphinx or constructed the
Parthenon or the Circus Maximus,
the greatest theatre ever built?
Was the Man in the Iron Mask? Or
the Cid? Or Captain Kidd? Or the
author of the "Gunpowder Plot "??
Or who wrote the Declaration of
independence?
Evening star., 1916-05-03
AQUARIUM Society to Meet.

Explorative work and study of aqua
tic fora and fauna are to be features
of the meeting of the Aquarium So
ciety of Washington Sunday afternoon
near Chain bridge, at o'clock.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Bunau-Varilla on Duty.

And then out Of the remoteness of
SounIy there came a voice familiar to
AN American. Bunau-Varilla. the man
OF Panama, wearing the uniform OF
a commandant and the Croix de Guerre
newly bestowed for some wonderful
engineering achievement, stepped for
ward TO ask for his friends and yours
of the old Sun paper" ! had seen him
last in the Sun Office in the days when
the war had just broken out and he
about TO sail for home: In the
days when the Narne was st!ll un-
fought and he had breathed hope then
he spoke with confidence now.
Presently there arrived the two officers
whose duty II was to take ne TO Yer
dun. Capt. Henri Bordeaux. a man OF
letters known 20 all Frenchmen; Capt.
Madelin, an historian, already docu-
mented in the history Of the war max
ing under his own eyes. To these gem
tlemen and their colleagues who per
form this task that can hardly be
agreeable, who risk their lives and
give over their time with unfailing
courtesy and consideration that the
American newspaper correspondent may
zee may report IL is impossible TO re-
turn sufficient thanks, and every Amer
iCan newspaper reader who tnds on MS
breakfast table the Journal that tells
him of the progress Of the war owes
something to some officer.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Petain of the New Order.

If I were an officer I should not like
to come to the defender of Verdun with
the confession of failure. l think ]
should rather meet the Bavarians in
the first line trenches, but l should
like to know that when I was obeyin e
orders l was carrying out a minor de-
tail of something Petain had planned
| should expect it to happen. the thing
that he had arranged, and / should feel
that those clear, steel-blue eyes had
foreseen all that could occur, foreseen
calmly and utterly. whether 1T entailed
the death of one or n thousand men. of
ten thousand men if necessary, and had
wil1ed that it should happen.
do not believe Napolean's Old Guard
would have followed Petain a they fol-
lowed Ney. ! cannot fancy him in the
imperial uniform, and yet. now that
war is a thing of machines. of tele
phones, of indirect fire and destruction
from unseen weapons at remote ranges.
now that the whole manner and cir
cumstance of conflict have changed, 1t
is but natural that the general should
change, too. Patiently Petain is of the
new. not the old. but no less patiently
ne was the master of it.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
Visit to Front Assured.

Were we 10 see Verdun?" This was
the frst problem. l had been warned
two DAYS before that the BON bardment
sible that II would be unsafe TO go fur
ther. But the news was reassuring;
Nerdun was tranquil. And Petain:
One could not yet say.
Even as we spoke there was stir
ring In the crowd. general saluting. and
! caught a glimpse OF the commando
in-chief as he went quickly up the
staircase. For the rest We must wait.
But not for very long: in few min
utes there came the welcome word that
Gen. Petain would see us. would see the
stray American correspondent
Since l saw Petain in the little Marie
az Souilly / have seen many photo
graphs OF him. but none in any real
measure give the true picture OF the
defender OF Verdun. He In his
Office. the bare upstairs room. two years
ago the Office OF the mayor of Soutlly
Think Of the selectmen's office in any
New England village and the picture
viii be accurate. a bare room. 4 desk.
one chair, telephone. nothing on the
walls but two maps. one OF the military
zone. one OF the actual front and posi-
tons OF the Verdun fghting. A bleak
room, barely heated by the most primi-
tive of stoves. From the single win
dow one looked down on the cherries
street along which numbered the cara
van Of autos On the pegs against the
wall hung the generals hat and coat
weather stained, faded, the clothes of a
man who worked In all weathers. OF
etaf officers. of uniforms. Of color there
was just nothing: OF war there was
hardly a hint.
A Reminder of Kitchener.
At the door the commander-in-c chief
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Say Joffre's Work Is Done.

In Paris. where one may hear any
thing. there are those that will tell
YOU that Joffre's work is done and that
France waits for the man who Will
complete the task: that the strain OF
the terrible months has wearied the
general who won the battle OF the
Marine and saved France. They Will
tell you, perhaps. that Petain Is the
man; they will certainly tell you that
they hope that the man has been 1ounn
in Petain. AS to the truth OF all TINS
| do not pretend to know. l did not see
Joffre, but all that | have read OF
Joffre suggests that Petain is OF ms
sort, the same quiet silent man. with
a certain coldness of the nortn,
grimness of manner that is lacking
in his chief.
There was a Kitchener legend IN Eu-
rope and | do not think it survives save
a little perhaps in corners of England.
There was legend of man or ice
and of iron, man who made victory
out of human material as a man makes
a wall of mortar and stone, man 10
whom his material was only mortar
and stone. even though it We're human.
This legend has perished so far as
Kitchener is concerned. gone with SO
much that England trusted and be-
lieved two years ago. but l find myself
thinking now of Petain we all
thought of Kitchener in his great day.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Mary. Queen OF Scots was beheaded?
Or women were first allowed to
vote? Ora bear-keeper's daughter
was Roman empress?
Gunpowder was first used in a Eu-
ropean battle? Qthad been known
to the Chinese for at least thou
sand years before.)
Iron was first smelted by coal? Ut
was first done in England after
iron smelling had been known for
thousands of years.)
Liquid Fire and huge masses of
burning material were first used in
warfare? Some new machines
for hurting these were invented
by Archimedes.)
North America was first sighted by
European eyes? Ut was more than
thousand years before the Cabots
or Vespucci.)
Europe was all but overrun by the
invading Saracens and nearly be-
came a Mohammedan land?
Proof conclusive was first given that
the earth is round? Ut was more
than 1000 years before Columbus
discovered America.)
Evening star., 1916-05-03
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Evening star., 1916-05-03

French soldier of the latest ana mosI
terrible of French struggles anu
confess that, more than all l saw anu
heard at the front and in Paris, the
look of this man convinced me that
Verdun would not fall. that France
herself would not either weary vi
weaken.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
BY FRANK H. SIMONDS,
Author Of "The Great War"

Copyright 1916. the Tribune Association tine
New York Tribunel.
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Evening star., 1916-05-03
Petain Man of the Hour.

And in France today one speaks only
of Verdun and Petain. Soldiers have
their day; Joffre. Castelnau, Fech. all
retain much of the affection and admi-
ration they have deserved. but at the
moment it is the man who has held
Nerdun that France thinks of. and
there was the promise for us that at
Souilly we should see the man whose
fame had filled the world in the recent
great and terrible weeks. Upward and
downward over the hills. through more
ruined villages, more hospitals, more
camps. our march took us until after A
short hour we came to Soullly, general
headquarters of the army of Nerdun, of
Petain, the center of the world for the
moment.
Few towns have done less to prepare
for greatness than Souilly. 1t boasts
a single street three inches deep in the
clay mud of the spring-a single street
through which the Nerdun route
marches almost contemptuously. the
same nest of stone and plaster houses.
one story high, houses from which the
owners had departed to make room for
generals and staff officers. This and
one thing more, the Marie, the town
hall, as usual the one pretentious edi-
fee of the French hamlet, and before
the stairway of this we stopped and
got out.
Evening star., 1916-05-03

II was little more than daylight when
We took the road again. with a thirty
mile drive to Nerdun before us. Almost
Immediately we turned into the Nerdun
route we met again the caravan OF
automobiles-of CamionS, as the trench
say. II still flowed on without break.
Now, too, we entered the main road. the
one road to Nerdun. the road that hao
been built by the French army against
just such an attack was now IN
progress The road was wide as oth
avenue, as smooth as asphalt-a ROAD
that when peace comes, if il ever does,
will delight the motorist. Despite the
traffic it had to bear, it was in perfect
repair. and soldiers in uniform sat by
the side. breaking stone and preparing
materials to keep it so.
The character of the country had now
changed. We were entering the region
of the hills between the Aisne and the
England. Those hills are the barriers
which beyond the Meuse, under the
names of the Cote de Meuse, have been
the scene of so much desperate fighting.
The roads that Sidied off to the west
bore battle names-St. Mihiel, Troyon-
and the road that we followed was stlll
marked at every turn with the magic
word Nerdun. Our immediate objective
was Souilly, the obscure hill town
twenty miles. perhaps, south of the
front from which Sarrail had defended
Nerdun> in the Marine days and from
which Petain was now defending Yer
dun against a still more terrible attack.
Evening star., 1916-05-03
A Reminder of Kitchener.

At the door the commander-in-ch chief
net US. shook hands and murmured
Evening star., 1916-05-03

Checks to the Winners.
Checks for the cash prizes will be
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31
: A New Law Firm.

We call the attention of our
readers to the law card Of Bell &
Ward, a new legal firm recently
established IN Starkville. Mr..
Bell, the senior member is an old
practitioner and has the reputation
of heing one of the leading Grim
inal and chanaery lawyers in East
Mississippi, and enjoys a large
practice in this and adjoining
counties. Mr.. Ward, the junior
member is q young man; a graduate 9
of the law department OF WASH
ington & Lee University, Of Lex
ington. Va. During the two
years since he was admitted to the
bar, he had already established
himself. We predict for the new
firm q successful career.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31

Monday, March, 27.-Croesus
died In the poor house. A. D., 10.
Tuesday. March, % The No.
10 Potash and Perlamutter" Co ,
pla, Athens. Greece, a. d. 4.
Wednesday, March, 29.-Oscai
Wilde writes Bertha, the Sewing
Machine Girl" 1888.
THURSDAY. Mamh, 80. --Di,rael
presents The Panama Canal to tht
United States, IN behalf of Eug
gland, 1900.
Friday, March, 81 -Admira
Dewey dances the Spanish Fan
dango, 1880.
Saturday, April, /. Fool Kille
makes his annual rounds-Ever.
year.
Sunday, April, 2.-Millions o
wagons 90 about gathering up th
Fool Killers victims-Every year
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31
The Bee Spelling at Odd Fellows

The Bee Spelling at Odd Fellows
Hall last Friday night was not
what may be termed a financial
success, but the ladies made ex.
penses and some over, and gave
the patrons a most enjoyable:eve-
ming. Prof. Brooks and Mrs. B.
j. Marshall were captains of the
two spelling teams and DR.. b. NJ.
Walker acted as school master.
Mrs. w. II. Miller aud DR.. BiJ.
Marshall were the twoito..stand last
aud finally they missed the same
word and the contest was declared
a tie A large number of souv-
enirs were awarded the best spell.
ers. Punch was served by the
ladies in the anti room Of the
Lodge.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31
Farming' Industry, Business, Pro,
fession.

Under the above caption
Clarence Poe in the current issue
Of tn Progressive Farmer, SAYS:
People used to think of farm
Ing only as an industry. tately
they are coming to realize the
truth that farming is really ~
and industry, (2) q business, (3)
q profession.
AN industry is an occupation
requiring manual effort or labor,
"A business is an occupation
requiring knowledge Of selling and
buying-6nancial transactions.
"A profession Is an Occupation
requiring technical skill and knoei.
edge scientific training.
The trouble with Us heretofore
has been that we hayen't laid
enougli Emphasis Oh the two last
phases of agricultural effort. TOO
many OF us have thought of farm
ing as ali occupatioh In which
only muscular effort counted, the
essentials to success beihg sum.
med up by Josh Billings in the
famous lines
He who by farming would eit
rich
Must rake and hoe and dig and
ditch
Work hard oil day, sleep hard
all nits
Save eyery cent sud not Git tits,'
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31
The SAGE Of NEEDMORE SAYS

No. The suffragettes don't in
tend to deprive man of the ballot.
The self.made man thinks he
used up all the clear timber.
What a howl there would be if
money was squandered on a peace
project the way it is on senseless
war.
Politics doesn't make crooks
and grafters of men. 1t merely
develops these traits that were
already there.
We wouldn't care so much about
our income being taxed if we were
not already taxed to keep within
that income.
Just for our own information
we wish to inquire if anyone has
heard anything of Mrs. Gait since
the honeymoon.
Talking about the eternal fitness
OF things. we read an ad., of Green
& Brown. expert dyers, who have
their place of business on White
side street.
Did you ever notice how much
more study the slender girl puts
into the proper manner to cross
her lower limbs than does her more
chunky sister.
In Europe newspaper for the
boys in the trenches is printed on
thin sheets OF dough, SO that II
may be eaten after serving Its
purpose as a newspaper. Giving
the boys inside information as Il
were.
A statesman of the present ad.
ministration has made the state
meht that money can he handled
more safely by women than by
men. With us it's not 80 much
a question Of safety as of econ,
Omy
The man who guides the ship OF
state around all shoals has well
earned his laurels but as a great
diplomat, he does not compare
with the one who shall keep the
water wagon from being overturn-
ed by houlde,s along the way.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31

1t is time to get your shovel,
And its time tn get the hoe.
1t Is time to work together,
And your public spirit show.
For it's great to have clean town;
And II town that stands the test,
Why NJ all pull together.
| And make our town the best?
1t will profit by Its cleanness,
And its health rate will be high.
1t won't only help the body,
But II benefits the eye.
Are you going to sschurch Sun
day?
We refuse to convict ourselves
upon our own knowledge of our
sins.
A lot of long-haired populists of
a few years are now dyed.in-the-
wool democrats.
The person most to be pitied, il
our estimation, is the joker who
gets sore when it is on him.
When you see q stranger IN
Stark> ,lle, greet him with smile.
You might be entertaining angels
unawares.
If Starkvllle is not a good town
as you thiuk it ought to be. gel
busy anG try and make it better,
but don't knock it.
If twice as many crimes report
ed are committed by single men as
by married men, lot OF wives are
not telling all they know,
The person who throws mud
makes no attempt to clean up his
muss, even after he finds his ef.
forts have been directed at the
wrong mark.
Quite often a man who is a
whirlwind about the Office, assumes
the proportions of signing summer
zephyr when it comes to breezing
about the home.
Chess Is q noble game. 1t i'm.
proves the mind, is good to train
the memory and is harmless re-
creation, but when you devote ID
hours out of "a to it, it is liable
to interfere with some of the every
day duties that we ought to per-
form.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31

The Times has phone connection
over almost the entire county.
Our friends in the various neigh
,borhoods would do us great favor
by phoning in the news Of their
respective neighborhoods. When
ever you know any item of inter
cat let us have it over the phone
and We will appreciate it and you
will materially assist us in getting
out o newsy paper. Phone us all
marriages, births, improvements.
farming progress. mention Of Wis.
itors or anything else that will in
tsrvst our readers.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31

Winona has Weekly Market
Day. when every farmer brings
in his produce for sale. On this
day the town people are ready to
buy weeks supply Of farm
products. The merchants put on
their best display and best prices I
trade ih all lines is stimulated and
the scheme Is growing in favor
and proving a great success and q
benefit to both the farmers and the
town people.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31
People are maveling much wh,

People are maveling much why
so many Obstructive fires should
occur in one day throughout the
south destroying over twenty mil
lion dollars worth of properly.
Nothing strange about it. A
strong gale was blowing across the
entire country on this particular
day and when the wind blows q
fierce gale fire once started is
practically uncomfortable and is
stopped only by lack of fuel. Had
this day been calm and still the
fires would have probably started
but they would have been con ntroIl>
ed at the starting point and caused
little comment
@-e~o~~~-~->~~.~
The Rex closed it great serial
The Goddess" Monday night.
1t has been running at this populat
playhouse for fifteen episodes and
was enjoyed by large crowds every
Monday night. Manager Good.
man has not decided what serial
he will put in next, hut the public
can depend upon it that he will
give his patrons the best. The Rex
is showing every night now and
given special features every Mon.
day and Friday nights.
| ~~~--~~-~~
The report OF the Department o1
Commerce made public Monda,
March 29th shows that Oktibbebs
county ginned 1858 bales in 1915
against 6556 in 1914 shortage Of
CLOS bales.
Congratulations to the Missis.
sippi legislature for killing the
bill providing for a constitutions
convention.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1916-03-31

Tho Illinois Railroad has order.
cd new equipm ents, consisting of
passenger coacheslstc., amounting
to about III. 400 90. We hope a
little of it will come'down on our
branch.