The hummer., February 18, 1916, Image 2

About The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??

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T H E H U M E R !Today.
RAD MARR1LL REED. EDITOR
"Entered as second-class matter March 20th, 1915, at the postoffice
Houston. Mississippi, under the act of March 3rd, 1S79."
I Told You So.
Those four words slip out about as many times as
"Well, I just knowed it was goanter happen." Most of the
times it is said in a manner of "rubbin' it in" and lots of
people certainly like to indulge. If some man undertakes
a task that looks hard and finally fails, somebody will say,
"I told you so." If he wins out, somebody says, "I sorter
thought he'd do it." When some booster undertakes a
proposition where his community can go in together and
make money, somebody always is hands off until they
SEE that money is really being made. If they are asked
to help start it, the general reply is, "I'll just wait and see
how you fellows are a going to come out." And by the
way, that kind of indifference has been the ruin of the
south they won't GET TOGETHER, If tiffs money mak
ing scheme had failed, somebody, of course would come
along with the "Didn't I tell you so?" Sometimes those
who fail to help start a proposition want to GET IN after
they SEE it is making good. Then the owners just say,
"Nothin' doin', Mister I told you so." Some of these "I
told you so's" never said it but think they did. Possibly
they let it slip "unbeknoanst." Maybe so, maybe not.
Go To It.
A gentleman in our room the other day said these
words after a general conversation about a certain man
grieving over the loss of a horse, "Well, if one of mine
dies, I don't bother about it and I just get out and HUS
TLE FOR ANOTHER ONE." Just that expression fits
the life of the farmer who said it. He is an independent
fanner when it comes to raising all he needs at home. He
never l)uys corn and all thru the bad corn years he made
it where others failed. Here is his solution and a good
one to follow: "I kept ploughing and kept on ploughing.
Why, some meiTwould come along and say it was too wet
to plough, but I told him that I never stopped until the
mule mired down. I found that people failed on crops be
cause they did not work them enough, and by my keeping
on rustling the dirt, hard or wet, .1 MADE CORN and
PLENTY. Folks quit too quick they give up when just
a little more VIM would do the work. They don't put the
VIM there it takes VIM, why get up and go to it, do
something and then the corn will grow right. VIM, VIM,
that's my reason for having corn when others haven't
and this country could raise double the stuff it does if
THEY WOULD PLOUGH JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE
WITH A VIM TO GO TO IT AND GET RESULTS." That
man lives in Chickasaw county and we think his advice as
good as w,e ever heard. We think it GOOD ENOUGH TO
PASS ON TO YOU. Take it and think )t over, PLEASE.
VIM AND VICTORY-HUSTLE AND WIN! '
From The West Point Daily Times Her ii.l, s. vm-11
edited by the Prince of Boosters and all round nun, Will
Smith, we print the following excellent poem:
We shall do so much in the years to come.
But what have we done today?
We shall give out gold in a princely sum,
But what did we give todRy?
We shall lift the heart dry the tears.
We shall planLa hoye in the place of fear.
We shall speak with words of love and c heer.
But what have we done today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile.
But what have Ve brought today?
We shall give to truth a grander birth.
And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,
We shall feed the hungering souls of earth.
But whom have we fed today?
WHEN YOU BUY YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE GETTING.
When you have a proposition made to you on life insurance it
is your duty to yourself and to" your family to thoroughly under
stand every feature of the policy before buying. Manv people
are lead into buying a policy when they dy nit know the kind of
contract they are getting. In our office we can show you every
policy written by any insurance oirpany and you can compare
the different features and see f r yourself what you would get.
It will be a pleasure for us to hiva you to come us for informa
tion regarding auy proposition you would like to have. Whether
you want to purchase insurance or not it will always be a pleas
ure to give it to you. We make it our business to have a record
of every insurance company and their different kinds of policies,
CALL ON US. Phone 190.
Walker & Alexander
"Preservers of Happy Homes."
Houston,. Mississippi
The kind of insurance that no one will question as to the safety
the kind that will endure when some have passed into forgetfull
ness. Office Over E. P. Wilson &. Cos.
.Y Houston Hotel Barber Shop
Solicits Your Patronage.
' . . SANITARY BARBER SHOP .
O. C. Ehrlich, Proprietor
The Corn-Gobb Wedding.
We reprint the first paragraph here from the Newton
Record:
"Miss Jessie Cobb was married last week, so sayeth
a Los Angeles, California, paper, to Duncan Corn. When
Mr. Corn asked the clerk for the license it was thought to
be a joke but Duncan Corn brought in his mother t,o prove
that it-was to be a real Corn-Cobb wedding. So he shell
ed out the money and the couple were married. Mr. Corn
says he will take care of all the little nubbins the rest of
his life."
Aw shucks! So if he is to care for the little nubbins'
we suppose he will put them in a crib and let their raising!
just rock along thru all seasons of the "year." They'll be!
his little Corn Dumplings maybe or little Corn Dodgers ifi
he tries to land a few switches on their backs. Of course j
the nubbins will ba born in rows will sleep on beds will!
eat breakfast fodder will be taught to plough a straight
furrow in the field and how to harvest Mr. Corn's corn in
the fall. Mr. Corn and wife will seek to plant into the
minds of the nubbins the great seeds of kindness and
right living, hoping that in their upward growth they will
mature without smut on their character and shun the peo
ple who believe that fine silks make the man! The par
ents will try to keep the soil from the hands and "faces of
the nubbins and alsi to keep them from withering in their
studies at school. Later the nubbins will carry corn to
mill to be ground into bread that all the Corn family have
made by the sweat of their bodies. One may become a
Corn Doctor, another a Corn Planter and all may raise
corn on both feet and land. As a wise guy said, a sucker
is burn every minute, maybe these nubbins will escape the
blight and never shock the family by showing less than a
,;":. in of sense. - Their names may.be Mosby Corn, hasting'
Prolific Corn, Florida Corn, Ivy Corn, Jones Corn, Yellow
Dri.t Corn and Davis Corn, When one goes to propose to
his girl he will be a Pop Corn. AW SHUCKS, shocking.
Shocking!! Would Mr. Corn be a Corn Papa? Shucks!
The Turner Barber Shop
North Side of.Square. Solicits a Liberal Share of
your Patronage and Best of Service at old Time
V
Prices. Hot and Cold Baths.
jJ.J. Turner, Proprietor
Daily Clarion-Ledger
During entire Session of the -Legislature.
HA
my
CENTS will bring vou for FOUR MONTHS as a trial subscrip
tion, the Souths greatest poultry journal. It has more good
practical articles in one month than others have in six. A pa
per that is worth something to every farmer and beginner in
the poultry business. It is a paper that every poultry club
member should get. Send direct to the
Mississippi Poultryman, Box 20, Tupelo, Miss.
THE CHARTER OF INCOR-j
PORATION OF THE CHICK-1
ASAW MINING COMPANY.;
1. The Corporate title of said j
Company is. "The Chickasaw Min
ing Company. ' . j
2 The names f the incorpora
tors are: I
I. P. Jones. Postotlice. Houston, j
Mississippi.
I N. Joyuer, Pustoftice, Gerslmrtii,
Mississippi.
W. VV. Jack. Postoffice. Houston,
Mississippi
3. The domicile is at Houston.
Mississippi.
4 Amount of capital stock is.
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars !
5 The period of existence isi
(not to exceed fifty tars) fifty
years
6. The purpose for which it is
created is to own, lease, buy and j
sell mineral land; to o.vn, and oper
ate a mining mill for t!i3 purpuc-of !
mining zinc ore, lead ore, gold ore '
and silver ore.aiJ their by products j
aud oil and gas; and to sell same.
To own such real estate and other,
nroperty a may be necessary and
(ouvenint to carry on said busi
ness, in the judgment of the stock-;
holders and directors of said corpo- j
ration for the welfare and business
of said Company. '
,7. The par value of the shares I
is One Hundred Dollars each. . j
8 The rights rfnd powers that,
may be exercised bv this Corpora-!
tion are tii.ise covered by provision I
of Chapter 24 of the Mississippi
Code of 190G.
9 The First meeting of per ion sj
in interest to be hel l in the Town
of Houston, Mississippi, ai.d notice
of said meeting is hereby dispensed
wth.
10. And all meeting of the
stockholders may be held at the
domicile of the Company or at any
place in this State of Mississippi, or
elsewhere. The place of holding
such neeting to be fixed by such
laws as may be adopted by said
Company, or by the holders of a
majority of the stock in this Com
pany, but the place of holding said
meetings of directors may from
time to time als be fixed by the
said Board of Directors. '
11. The stockholders may elect
from their number a Board of . Di
rectors to consist of such a number,
not less than three as may ,rom
time be fixed by a vote of the ma
jority of the stock held, of said
Company. ,
12. The stockholders hereof
shall elect a Board of Directors an
nually. The Stockholders and Di
rectors may adopt such by laws
for the government of said Corpora
tion as are not in conflict with th
laws of the State of Mississippi, and
of the Constitution of' this State
and of the United States.
13. Said Capital Stock to be ful
ly pa d up before starting business.
Witness our signature this the
4th day of February, 1916.
I.. P. Jones,
W. W. Jack,
I. N. Joyuer,
Incorporators.
State of Mississippi,
Chickasaw County.
This day personally appeared be
fore me, the undersigned authority
I. P. Jones and W. W. Jack, two of
the incorporators of the Chickasaw
Mining Company, who acknowledg
ed that they executed the foregoing
instrument on the day and year
therein mention as their own act
and deed.
This 4th day of February, 1916,
I P.Jones,
W. W. Jack.
Sworn to before me this the 4th
.day of February, 1916.
E. H. Chennault.
Circuit Clerk, Chickasaw County. I
State of Mississippi :
County of Pontotoc. j
This day personally appeared be
fore me, the undersigned authority,
the within named I. N. Joyner, olid
of the incorporators of the Chicka
saw Mining Company, who acknow
ledged tlut he executed the forego
ing instilment on the day and year:
therein mentioned as his own vol-''
untary act and deed.
I. N. Joyner.
Sworn to before me this' the 7tjl
day of February, 1916.
J. J. Henderson. Notary Public,
My comniisson Expires 10th day,
of Aug. 1919
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HOW DID HE KNOW THE SIZE?
Happy Thought Comet to Assistant
of Young Man Who Wished to
Purchase Jeweled Belt.
A man who had recently become en
gaged to a charming young girl
chanced to be in a fashionable shoe
when his eye taught a glimpse of n
jeweled belt that seemed to him an ac
ceptable gift for his fiancee. lie nek-l
a clerk to place an assortment of the
belts on the counter.
"Ladles' belt?" queried the polit?
salesman. "Certainly, sir; what Bl2e?"
The young man blushed, "really. '
he stammered. "I don't know." And
he gazed about him helplessly for a
moment or so. Finally a happy thought
appeared to strike him. "Can't you lei
me have a yardstick for a moment?'
he asked. The yardstick being f irth
coming, he placed It along the Inside
of hig arm from shoulder to wrist
Then, looking up at the clerk he
exclaimed triumphantly, "Twenf
Inches," Philadelphia Ledger.
Not In Hit Line.
Manager (of Intelligence office)
What kind of a place would you like
Cook Lady Oh, a place where I can
have anything I want, with but little
to do and no one to boss me.
Manager You have strayed Into the
wrong place. This Is an employrueu'
office, not a matrimonial agency.
Knew Her.
"Can I see the manager?" asked
the caller. ,
"Why, he's just been called to the
telephone," replied the assistant. ,
"Will he be long?"
"His wife said she lust wanted U
speak to him for a minute. I guess
he'll be back In an hour."
Reason for Speed.
Rankin Iteanbrough has bough'
himself a $5,000 racing car.
Phyle Dut he couldn't afford one
worth half that amount.
Rankin That's why he bought it
He wants something that can go fas'
enough to keep away from the collec
lors. Puck.
Hadn't Noticed.
First Gurgle Did you notice thai
good-looking fellow who sat right back
of us at the Orpheum?
Second Gurgle Oh, the hanUome
chap with the red necktie and tan
suit, who wore his hair pompadour
No. Why?" Nebraska Awgwan.
To the Point.
Her Father Young man, I must ast
your object In coming here so often?
Young Man I love your daughter,
sir. She is adorable, a queen.
Her Father Then, 1 take it, yo'it
object is to become her subject. Very
well, she's yours.
MORE IMPORTANT.
Wangs What are Brown's chsncei
In the coming election?
Dangs Very slight. He hasn't any
thing back of him.
Wangs He's got a family tree.
Bangs Yes, but his opposition has
the plum tree.
College Life.
"Yes, some of us fellows ieep hcuse
at the fraternity home."
"Don't you hate to wash dishes?"
"We don't have to. We have plenty
of candidates for the fraternity, and
dishwashing is great as an initiation
ituntH
Too Risky. -
"Why didn't you employ that beau
tlful stenopnnpher?"
"Didn't cStb to take the rik She
was Biire to break a lot of hearts Id
the office, and then I s'pose I'd be held
under the employers' liability law."