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Oktibbeha County Sues Starkville. Mr. J. C. Johnson, Mississip pi's Ex-Revenue Agent, has tiled a bill in Chancery court the style of which is Oktibbeha County versus the City ot Starkville, wherein the claim is set forth that the city is due the county school fund the amount of $908.. 15, this amount constituting an overpayment of pro rata of poll tax. The suit will bo disposed of in Chancery Court, which convenes here in March, and will no doubt be watched with interest, as al this period of depleted treasur ies it will mean much to either the town or county. However it may go, it seems a little strange to us that the Rev enue Agent, without the know], edge or consent of the county, would tile such a bill for school monies that had been justly ex pended for the education of chil dren within the county. Gretna-Green Marriage. A story of the love a young couple bore for each other cul initialed Sunday at Sturgis, when Miss Lena Harrod became tHe wife of Mr. Chas. Heflin, they having eluded parents, in the Ennis Store neighborhood, and driven to that place, where the nuptial knot was fantastically tied to their satisfaction. Par ential objection arose from the fact of tLe tender youth ol the bride. Both are of good families, and will reside near Ennis, where Mr. Heflin owns and operates a farm. May all the obstacles of their lives be as easily overcome as was this one, is the wish of the News. I In V. a M I I* Cardui The Woman’s Tonic I FOR SALE AT ALL DRUGGISTS I F4 j National Laymen’s Convention. Tiie National Laymen's Con vention which probably com prised the largest religeous as sembly ever held in Mississippi, convened in Jackson, on Wed nesday. contmueing four days. This convention, which discuss ed various religious questions of vital import is inter denomina tional, and has the hearty co-op eration of all the churches and church workers. Starkville sent as a delegation. Rev. W. A. Jordan, Col. Thos. J. Wood, Mr. J. A. Glen, Mrs. Hadie Mont gomery, Miss Madge Montgom ery, and probably others Of whom we do not know. Electric Bitters Succeed when everything else fails. In nervous prostration and female weaknesses they are the supreme remedy, as thousands have testified. FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND STOMACH TROUBLE It is the best medicine ever sold over a druggist’s counter. LBOVT ADVERTISING—NO. 4 The Hen and the Doorknob By Herbert Kaufman Once upon a time there was a fool hen who sat on a china doorknob for three weeks expecting to get a family. The only thing she did get was ex perience. The advertising field is full of “china doorknob propositions”—ex amples of merchants who expect good newspapers to hatch money out of bad egg business ,or who put sound nest eggs under the wrong “advertising hen.” There are three principles to fol low in an advertising campaign: First of all, find a business that will stand advertising; secondly, find the newspaper that will make the adver tising pay; thirdly, give the news paper time to pay. You can’t start in to breed dollars in less time than it takes to hatch them any more than you can pull a hen off the nest before she has had a chance to incubate. In both cases you simply waste what has been in vested. If you stop too soon you will get a rotten egg instead of a chicken. Advertise something out of which you may reasonably expect returns , and when you have found what to advertise , take care that you place your copy in a newspaper that can turn the trick. Don’t delude yourself with a china doorknob, and don’t confuse a “rooster newspaper,’* which spends its time cock-a-loruming, for a “hen newspaper” that is too busy hatching out dollars to strut about crowing. (Copyright. If 0, by Tribune Company. Cbtcag*? Returns From Hunt. Mr. Y. A. Pearson, of the Trim Cane neighborhood, was in town Tuesday, his first visit here this year. Mr. Pearson has just returned from an extended camp hunt in the Delta, and as usual, enjoyed good sport and bagged a bounteous supply of game. He had several large cat hides and buck skins as trophies of his hunt. These he will have dress ed and mounted. One buck hide, a very fine one, he tells us, he will have made into a pair of driving gloves, which he will put to use. > XMM kXAMIIUha MWI. ItAMriUA HIM. The Rev, Irl R. Hicks 1916 Almanac. The Rev. Irl R. Hicks 1916 Almanac is by far the finest, largest and best ev er before printed. The Hicks storm and weather forecasts for 1915 again have proven their truth and value, and this splendid Almanac for 1916 should And its way straight, into every home and oflice In America. The Rev. Irl R. Magazine, Word and Works, and his unique Almnac should always go to gether, noth for only one dollar a year. The Almanac alone Is 35c, prepaid. Send to Word and Works Publishing Cos 3401 Franklin Ave., St. Louis, Mo. Mr. J. I. Dabbs left vesterday for a visit to thg Capitol city of Mississippi. en ailing stock so that farm work may not be delayed. Bell Telephone Service on the farm enables you to get the veterinary quickly. It also keeps you in touch with the markets and your neighbors. If there Is no telephone on your farm write to day for our Free Booklet. Address:- Farmers’ Line Department. CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE He TELEGRAPH COMPANY Agricultural High School Dots. Miss Lillian Larnh left for the Hattiesburg: Normal last Friday to the regret of her many friends here. She will he sadly missed. Prof. Lamb accompanied her to Hattiesburg and returned Monday, expressing himself well pleased with the Trip amt the Normal. Mr. Alfred Williams ot Acker man visited his children. Miss Nora and Charley this week. Mr. Williams is a good friend oi the High School and we are glad to have him come to see us. Our dormitory list continues to grow; two new pupils. Mr. Ray and Miss finella Pondren, entered Monday. Mr. Ray is ex-presideut of Education of Choctaw county, and is tak ing a postgraduate course here. We have enrolled to date, 240 pupils, 101 in the High School, 69 of these are boarding pupils of whom 52 are in the dormi lories. A big majority of these are making their own way through. We can not speak too highly of the work of the Business De partment under the efficient management of Mr. Delmar Stewart. The voung men taking this course are also taking the regular grade work, having the opportunity of getting a high school education and a business course at the same time. The course consists of Bookkeeping, Typewriting and Stenography and is the same given in a iegu lar business college. Our third basket-ball team played Bradley’s first team Friday—score 23 to 4 in favor ot Longview. Mr. Robert Steadman visited in the home of Mr. Wallace and the dormitory this week. Long view is still Robert’s first love. Mrs. Murphy ot West Point, visited her brothers. Messrs. Garland and John Lamb last week. Misses Lillian and Clara Bell Junkins were also among our week-end guests. There will be a musical enter tainmont at the High School on the evening of Feb 5. Our own home talent will be assisted by Mrs. Allie Woodward and Mrs. J, D. Keene of Starkville, and others. Admission 19c. las Worn Out? || No doubt you are, if ■ you suffer from any of the i numerous ailments to which an women are sub- II ject. Headache, back- ache, sideache, nervous ness, weak, tired feeling, IP are some of the synip- rjk toms, and you must rid jfl yourself of them in order to feel well. Thousands of women, who have II been benefited by this remedy, urge you to TAKE II a Cardui s || The Woman’s Tonic || . t Mrs. Sylvania Woods, £ I of Clifton Mills, Ky., says: I > “Before taking Cardui, m 1 was, at times, so weak 1 could hardly walk, and - pain in my back and head nearly killed me. IP After taking three bottles of Cardui, the pains dis- m I appeared. Now Ifeel as well as I ever did. Every * suffering woman should try Cardui.** Get a bottle II Change of Schedules Mobile & Ohio R. R. Effective May 2nd 1915 trains will leave Stark ville. Miss, as follows: EABTBOUND. No. 41 Daily Lv. 6:30 A. M. No. 43 Daily Lv. 10:35 A. M. No. 45 Daily Lv. 4:10 P. M. Arrive Artesia. No. 41 Daily Ar. 7 10 A. M. No. 43 Daily Ar. 11:10 A. M. No. 45 Daily Ar. 4:45 P.M. Time of Trains at Artesia. NORTH BOUND. No. 2 Express Dally Lv. 3:11 A. M No. 4 Express Dally Lv. f>:of> P. M No. 6 Express Daily Lv. 11:80 A. M SOUTH BOUND. No. 1 Express Daily Lv. 18:37 A. M. No. 3 Express Dally Lv. 11:49 A. M. No. 5 Express Dally Lv. 6.00 P. M v For folders and other infor mation apply to your ticket Agent or write, G. E. ALLEN.