I. XLIX STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, DECEMBER 22, 1916

ii i„ no other way, you can

Club 1 mas brighter for thoseBgound you, bv beiue clwelful -

9, Senator, John Sharpe

■L, "Crossed the Rubicon’' andllEfter Ids term as senator has ex-iijired he will retire He has just■Lg re-elected for 8 vears.

IK’ ln Europe the human race ison revenge in America on

Let us approach theEletide this season forgettingEitsuch things as revenge and

exeats and make this a

HListmas of sunshine, gladness

Kind joy.

U Don’t forget to have your mailB|oi up on Jau Ist aud see that theKdinber of your house is over the■door. The city delivery of mailsEtirt on that date and your mailKrill be delivered after each mailKsin arrives at \our home or yourK|ices of business.

■.lt is believed that should peace■he declared betweeu the waring■wmntries of Europe that there willKbe reduction iu prices on food-■ stuff and that flour will drop to

ill.OO a barrel and that all other■articles of provisions will be re-Iduced correspondingly.

11 Three hundred thousand acres[i Were planted to peanuts in Texas

[ Ibis year, owing to the new ideaM feeding them to swine. Thepresent'd of the shells in public

; places for many years, however,- tus shown that feeling them to

bogs is nothing new.

Thiflk of that unhappy audblood soaked couutry over theocean, where there is war, Hatredand Vengeance instead of Peaceand Good will; where there isfamine and want instead plenty,mod then be humbly thankful toHim whose birth you celebrate to-

•day that you live America.

“DO UNTO OTHERS ”

Friend, Lave you ever asked yourself the question? “Is my neigh-borhood any the better for mypresence in it?” Has your com-munity life been such that wereyon to remove to some other local-ity you ouid be really missed,and missed with regret?

We believe that many of us whoconsider ourselves good citizensand good neigh hors, if we were toseriously consider this question,would be somewhat puzzled to findthe correct answer.

We all know people of our commutiny oi whom it were i.ile tc askthis question. We know beyondquestion that they are a real assetto any community mat is so fort-unate as to claim them. Let us,then, in the light his neighbors getmost of his load. He is also theman you send for if you have aaiek horse or cow; if your crops donot turu out to suit yon, yon con-!suit him Y u c.rll on him, if H !subscription is to tie circulated,and he is always ready to not only!to chip in, but he cheerfully jtakes the paper from house to Ihouse and from man to man untilthe object is atamed. In fact,wheu we contemplate the numberof “thanky" jobs he nets through 1with in the run of a year we oftenwouder how on earth he has foundtime to attend to his own affairs.But he has, and he has attendedto them well.

The truth is - that w all wastemany valuable hours and days thatmight better be given to these ikindly ministrations to othersCoimon and pleasure. We pouuerour own cares aud perplexities, lburdens and sorrows until they,loom as mountains iu our pathway jobscuring our neighbors aud theiraffairs, until we frequently forgetthat they, too, have cares aud sor-rows, many times more grievousthan our owu.

It would ne of real benefit to usif we ceuld at times forget self,and enter into the joys aud eorrows of others.—Ex.

LOCAL and PERSONAL iiSTURQES LOCALS

! Mr. Cliff Landrum was a busi-ness visitor to Starkville Saturday.

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Mrs. Ed McMinn and Mrs.Clarley Black were visitors iu townSaturday.

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Kinch McKinzy, who has beenin Chicago for sometime is visiting his parents this week.

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We are glad to note the condi-tion of Charley Durham as beingmuch better aud hope that he maycontinue to improve.

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-We regret to note the death ofthe infant baby boy of Mr. andMrs, Melborne Edwards and con-dole with the relatives.

Key. Mr. McCaleb filled his re-gular appointment at the U. S. A.church Sunday aud preached twovery interesting sermons.

Mrs Rush, of Los Angeles,California, is visiting her daugh-ters, Mrs. J. 0. Gunn and Mrs.W. J. Valentine.

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v,rs Bather, of Belton, Texas,is speeding sometime with hersisters. Mrs. J 0 Gunn and MrsW. S Valentine.

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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bell andtheir handsome little son are hetefrom nutehinann. Kan,, to spendthe (’hiis'mas holidays.

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Mrs A. F Rush, and chddrenhave returned from Scott, Miss,where they have been visiting Mrs.Rush’s sister, Mrs. J. W. Fox.

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Messrs. J. 0. Hinkle, M. A.Kemp and A. J. Upton, of Crawford, wer*- here Wednesday to at-tend ad testify in the trial of thenegro now confined iu the countyj til charged with being an acces-sory to the murder of ConstableE T Upiou in Beat five severalmonths ago. The trial was post-ponedjnntil the second Monday inJanuary,

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Dr. Alex Magnifier, of Colorado.Springs spent a few days of thisweek here visiting his mother,Mis. W. H Magiuder and othe-relatives. Dr vlugruder attendedthe Notional Convention of Physi-cians at Memphis recently whospecialize i.i the treatment of theOic, ear au 1 nose and was 1 onor-ed by being elected one of its of-ficers.

Mr. Beattie Carothers who hasa position at Lai go, Fla., is athome for the holiday.

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Sqnire F. N. Sanders, of Brad-ley was in the city Wednesdaylooking for Santa Claus.

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Sheriff James and Office DeputyMcD Mcllwain ate busy men justat this time collecting taxes.

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Mrs. A. W. Welch returned lastweek from a visit to her brother,Dr. Joe Ware at Memphis.

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Mr. E. A. Buckner, manager ofthe Talking Warrior Lumber Millswasausitor here Wednesday.

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Mr. Willis Bell left last weekfor Scott, Miss., where he has ac-cepted u position with a mercan-tile firm.

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Mr. and Mrs Mervm Smith, ofKosciusko, are here for the holi-days with Mrs. Smiths’ father,Mr. A- J. Carpenter.

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A beautiful church wedding tookplace at the Baptist Chuteh yester-day morning at ten o’clock whenMr. James O’Neal, of Coco, Fla.,and Mies Knox Jackson, of thiscity were joined iu holy wedlock.

Miss Ca'betino Jennings actedas Maid to *he bride and littleMisses Evelyn Carpenter and MaryWrl nce Kirk, flower girls.

N’r. and Mrs, O’Neal left im-mediately fbr'lheir southerm home,carrying with them the best wishesof their many Starkville friends.

Mrs H. F. Gwiu aud littledaughter, Dorris, of k Uuice,La , are the guest of Mrs. Gwin’ssister, Mrs. Julia Woodson thisweek’

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Mis Ralph llauuab accompani-ed by her daughter, Ireen left hereMouday a. m. for Memphis, Term,where she will take medicial treat-ment.

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Miss Minnie Page of Starkvilleis assisting her brother, Mr. TomShropshire this week in displayinghis Xmas presents at the drugstore.

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Miss Lillian Daniel who has beenemployed as trimmer in the Cbas-Heist millinery store has boughtthe millinery slock and will uppreciate having you call on her.

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There was a home talent, playat the school house on last Satur-day night which was largely at-tended aud greatly enjoyed byeveryone present—the proceeds tobe used lor the curtains for thestage.

Letters to Santa Clause.

• Cedar Bluff, MissDec. 11, 1918

Dear old SantaPleo-: bring me a box of shells 410

(12m), a tooth brush, a half dozenhandkerchiefs and plenty of fireworksand some thing of evero thing that yonnave good to eat.

Your friendWilliam Wofford

Cedar Bluff, MissDec. 15 1918

Dear Santa Claus:-How are you! I hope that you will

come around to see me and biing metwo boxes of 12 g.mgo shells, and 3boxes of big firecrackers, candy, fruitand nuts, ns I have lost my knife 1 wantyou to bring me another one and pleasebring a tie clasp too.

Your friendLouie Wofford

Prof, aud Mrs. McMurtray en-tertained i the O’Xeil-Jaeksonbridal party and- a number ofother guests at a sixo’clock dinner on Wednesdayevening. Among the guests onthis happy occasion, were, MrsKatie Smith, of Fort Smith, Ark.,Mrs. Frances Ward, of Canton,Miss, Mrs. Ella Chadwick, of Rox-bury, Ohio, sisters of the, groom,and Mrs li. W. Harpole, of Eupora, Miss., sister of the bride andthe hostess.

• if you are a failure as an Indivl*’duaf, don't blame it on the townin which you live. There are apIportumties in every town for tVeryman. You failure may have been■caused by circumstnces over whichyou had no control or more than'likely it was caused by your own'negligence and incapacity.

“If we were to fancy a whollyChristianized world it would be aWorld inspired by the spirit ofChristmas. A bright, friendly,beneflcient, generous, sympatheticmutually helpful world.

A man who is habatually mean,selfish and narrow, is a man with*out Christmas in hie soul.”

The Cumberland Telephone Cos,'Will distribute SOO,OOO 00 amongits employes as bonuses for Christ-mas. lu this distribution all em-ployees who have been with thecompany for three years or longer'will share in the distribution Thiswill include at this office Managert'amp and nearly all of the etn'Ployees.

ilon. B. A. Lincoln, of C'Jom*bus, chancery clerk of LowniftsCounty, has stood the bar exam u*•tion and has been admitted to thebar. He will commence the prno-liee of law after the experatn-n ofhis term of office as clerk Mojo'Lincoln has many friends in 'hipity who wish him unbounded -ur>Cess in his chosen professiou

’The Times. .BL i

Fatal FlaihetThin iceScorned adviceParadise—Luke McLuke.Told a storyOld and hoaryCrematory

—N. Y Evening Telegram

Fast liverSped flivverStyx river —St Louis Star.Christmas vestPointed j-st.Laid to rest B. H J,

in Meridian Dispatch

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Att'o flewTire blewMourners few.

That beautiful pinto pai ‘Th jRosary” hieb ooiet. to .morel |wriil sdnrii* a‘ •' '* *o 1 dintno„| Ihe H n•• X tin -< |pight the 2G’li Ibe Rosur'‘Is . ne of tile luos' itgl.res ng flit" |stories that b- b e-ti p■ndneod on■i ...> i It

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in the risen will) egg-. b'l''>‘r„lip's' and flour rin, -p n ~,t .

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Mrs. Harvey ot Starkville visited her sister, Mrs. E. L. Tomlin-son a few days ago.-*WinstonCounty Journal.

Eggs would taste better still ifyou could only be assured that befood speculators wore outuf pocketthe foil mount ot tlie till.

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If Billy Sunday doosu’flook outhe will get coulamiuated by Bos-ton's culture.

• • mWall street expects a happy

Christmas unless they s'op slaugh-tering each other in Europe.

Owing to the rushing times inall the industries, it is more dif-ficult than formerly for the un-employed to avoid work.

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If Villa gets across the line andkills a lot more of our citizens, theAmerican people will auiae in theifmight and politely request him toplease stop,

The boys will dome homes Inogdistance for Christmas to see theold folss provided there are to bedances where they can meet theirgirl friends.

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That China is progressing isshown by the spread of the gem-chewing habit there, but they can’tbe called really civilized until theyget into a war.

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Veterinarians are worrying abouttheir living in the coming horse-less age, but probably they cartlaigely increase their income bydoctoring balky motors

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It looks as if the people in Eu-rope who belieue -that war is ablessing to a nation were going toget the entire benefits and advautJages that flow from the same~• • ♦ *

It is a pretty hard for a man tdfeel the spirit of Christmas whenbe is in receipt of a halt dozedChristmas cords from friends fd.!which acknowledgements must bdwritten,

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To find real Christmas joy, don’tgo to the swell house where thekidlet has anew S2O mechanicaltoy, but go down into the slumswhere they have put up a 2odChristmas tiee.

* ♦ ♦If'lho United Mtales addfess hinl

very respectfully, it is believedthat Ueu. Villa will kindly conisent merely to kill Americans, in-stead of imposing the customarytorthes.

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‘ Strive and succeed” is the emtablished mo’to, but the peopldwho don’t advertise seem to Oiinilthey can win out on a basis of“Lie down and succeed.*’

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The fact that a man bitterlycomplains because his landladyserves cold storage eggs does notprove that he won’t bm (them him*self when he goes to housekeeping

• • mAfter claiming that all the ei'ra

money he is getting for high pricesgoes for increased expends, thefarmer telephones down to towfor circulars of the 1917 autclho<bile models.

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Formerly food producers Used tohave to prove the merits of theirgoods to aell them, but now allthey have to do is to scary peopleinto thinking that there is goingto be a famine.

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On getting an advance in wagessome people immediately rush tobuy one of those plush-coveredsilver-mounted albums for theparlor table of which they havebeen deprived so long.

It mav be useless to appeal tothe fool sp eculatctV cootcieuce,but perhaps their forethoughtmight lead them to reflect on whatthe people of the foiled Statesdid to the express companies a fewyean mo, -

Big Doings Planned for Staikriile.

There is a plan being formulat-ed to have one real big day andnight in SUrkville, sometime inJanuary.

The plan is to have a big tradesday and invite everybody to comein and bring what they have losell or trade in the way of produceor livestock. The merchants willoffer bargains in the various lineof goods; a big free dinner will be8 Tved, a brass baud will discoursesweet music, flags and buntingwill decoiate the town, a programof entertainment will be carriedout at the courthouse and at night

the biggest‘ ‘Old Fiddlers Contest”

ever pulled off in Misnss'ppi willtake place. Fiddlers will be herefrom all Hie neighboring countiesntid it i- the hope and xpe ta I>nof the committee ho Is to plan

this necasi *n to have 5000 visitors.

The Return ot the '.‘Hungry Army,*’

In tne mild, mild Septemberwhen the sun was shining brightand the mocking bird was singinghundreds of negroes left Stark*ville for St. Louis, Memphis and|other cities further north wherethey had nromist of work at bigwages.

These same negroes are return*ilig as rapidly ns thay can possiblyget tbelr friends back home to sendthem money for transput takion.One dn\ this eek about twentyNo tb'rh ignis m on one train

, ■.l v -ed>, foot sure ami wearyni i, iipv to beat home again.

I iikI i.e people may talk all they

wm|)' 'o about 'he advantages thatu,.e obe ■ fiered by the LittleR and Km ol House, hut when theirp ip n do H'ttig t'o ir own nhil

, . pie>> out the school with,i. t> ‘anet hrli-U onildlngs.

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Sacred Concert Cbrulmn Eye.

Following the custom now in-creasingly prevailing in Memphis,Los Angeles and the largercities :of the country, therewill be Ia union Christmassong service of all the churches inStarkville Christmas eve night atihe Methodist church. The chil-dren of the public school havebeen practicing Christmas carolsand hymns for this occasion, andthose who come will have theirhearts uplifted as they hear theirsweet chorus of song. How fit-ting to the true spirit of Christ-mas to thus turn aside from muchthat is pagan and heathen in thecelebration of this blessed seasonand hear again the song which theangels sang to the shephereds whowatched I heir flocks by night, nearrethlehern! ‘ Glory to God in thehighest, on earth peace, good willtoward men,”

In addition to the songs by thechildren, appropriate choruses andsolos will be rendered by representativesjjf the choirs of the variouschurches.

This service will begin*piomptlyat seven o'clock on account of theyoung children who are to participate in the singing. All are urgedto come. An offering will betaken to relieve the suffering causedby the great war in Bible lands.

A decision of the Supreme Courtwill he given at an early date outhe referendum and recall whichinvolves the'Gatne and Pish law.A general impression has gottenout that the higher Court will an-nuli the referendum law, whichwill bring the game law back intoexistance Winston CountyJournal

With the spread of prohibition,(be national song may soon bechanged frofh "Star Spangled

• Banner’' to "flow Ury I Am.*’