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The Meschacebe PUBLISHED WEEKLY. EDGARD. : : : LOUISIANA NEYS OF THE WEEL LATEST NEWS OF THE WORLD TERSELY TOLD. Tilli, EAST, SOUTH AND WEST Notes From Foreign Lands, Through out the Nation and particularly the Great Southwest. Fire, which started from an un known cause, entirely destroyed the Cumberland, Md., city hail, in which was located the Academy of Music, the Masonic Temple, Odd Fellow's hall and the market house. The loss is over $150,000. During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Willis from their farm house near Rapid City, Man., it caught fire and three little daughters, Vera, Florence and Violet, were incinerated with the building. The first -step taken by the Phil adelphia Transit company toward set tling the dispute with its striking em ployes and incidentally the ending of the sympathetic strike which has now been in progress ten days was taken late Monday. The house committee on naval at fairs favorably reported a bill a, Ipropriating $500,000 to raise the wreck of the battleship Maine, in Havanna harbon A big crowd greeted Edward Payson Weston when he arrived at Kingsley, Kan., and escorted him to the home of Mayor Pearson, where a gold watch was presented to him, as a birthday present from the citizens of the town. The Jury in the state's charter an anlment suit against the French Lick Springs Hotel Co., owned principally by Thomas C. Taggart found for the deiendant at Paoli, Ind. Judge Campbell of the United States court entered an order setting May 2at Tulsa, Okla., as the time for trylug the cases of Gov. Haskell and our other defendants on the charges of conspiracy to defraud in handling Wuskogee town lots. Nearly 15,000 delegates will at tend the Farmers' Educational and Cooperative Union convention in St. Loasls the week of May 2, according to letters received by John Grady, in charge of arrangem ts. Eighty or ganizations have beeT heard from and 14,500 locals, each with an aver age membership, have announcer they will send delegates. `The senate committee on judiciary qvoted to recommend the rejection by the senate of Robert T. Devlin's soutnaation as United States district attorney at San Francisco. a Herman H. Morita, a retired New York heal estate man, shot and killed his two young sons, set fire to his brne in the Bronx and then commit ted saicide. He had been in a mel encholy state of mind for some time. A favorable report. on the senate °ill for the admission of Arizona and New Mexico to statehood was voted by .the senate committee on ter ritories Friday. Nine-hour a day will again -be put in force at the machine -shops of the Yazoo. Mississippi Valley railroad. he shops have been running on A _sa which started at noon Wed qi to the Society for Savings at ,G leand. considered among the engast savings banks in the iliatry, Thursday had become one ot the most, serious banking crisis in the city's history. Myron T. lerrick, Prmesar governor of Ohi, and one of tglseading bankers in the country, his Is president Its deposits are $51, S lar J. Calhoun, the new United :.State minister to China, accompanied by Mra. Calhoun, will sail from San ;r iac March 15 n the liner Teneyo MIr amu after a- brief stay in Tedl, will reach Yokohama, April TO oiapase ".i.f a wall of a burned bIutdi* 1Tursaay buried to work . Within -an 'hur after the coal evee 2 deadiat bodies had been take lth wreckage. Fl to appear into the United ti`ate difriet :court at .Oklahoma Ut ,caused the coert to as a ocet o -9%.?againat Governor 'ak isin TRAGIC RECOLLECTION. Handerson-Ever meet with any serl ous accident while traveling? Henpeck-Did I? I met my wife while traveling abroad. PUBLISHED EVERY WINTER Famous Cough and Cold Prescription Has Cured Hundreds Here. "Get two ounces of Glycerine and half an ounce of Concentrated Pine compound. Then get half a pint of good whiskey and put the other two ingre dients into it. Take a teaspoonful to a tablespoonful of this mixture after each meal and at bed time. Shake the bottle well each time." This is said to be the quickest cold and cough rem edy known. It frequently cures the worst' colds in twenty-four hours. But be sure to get only the genuine Con centrated Pine. Each half ounce bottle comes put up in a tin screw-top case. Don't use the weaker pine prepara tions. Any druggist has it on hand or will quickly get it from his wholesale house. America's Opportunity in Turkey. Dr. George Washburn, president of Robert college, 1870-1903, writes: "It is a great opportunity, a wonder tul opportunity, and it is a call espe cially to Americans. They believe in as now in Turkey. They trust us. There is nobody they believe in and trust as they do Americans in Turkey. They know that we have no selfish ands in view there. We do not want ny of their territory; we are not going to try to overthrow the Turkish government; and they understand fully that what we are doing there we are doing for their good. They may think we make mistakes, but they know we are honest, and they know we are do ing it for their good. They trust us as they trust nobody else, and conse quently it is a great opportunity, a wonderful opportunity, for us to go on and to try to make these people under stand who Christ is and what Christ is to the world." A Solar Plexus. On one occasion Sam Berger, the brawny manager of James J. Jeffries, was in a small California town, sound Ing some of the residents as to the possibility of holding a prize fight. The local police force, a clownish-look ing individual with a huge badge, heard of Sam's investigations. "You can't hold no prize fight in this here town," said the police force, threateningly, in his best "I-be-the marshal" tones. "It is agin' the law, and I won't stand for it." "Aw, beat it," said Berger, in dis gust "What do you know about law? Why, your very appearance in public is a misdemeanor."--Lippincott's. Left Behind. "I engaged a model the other day," said the artist sadly, "for her beautiful hair. I never saw anything quite so magnificent or abundant. When she got here I didn't like the way she had It done- up, so I asked her to change it. I thought she had a kind of embar rassed look, but she went behind the screen and took it down and did it up all over again. When she came from behind the screen I was shocked. "She had left half her beautiful hair behind the screen!" WHAT'S THE USE Sticking to a Habit When It Means Discomfort? Old King Coffee knocks subjects out tolerably fiat at times, and there is i.o possible doubt of what did it. A Mich. woman gives her experience: "I used to have liver trouble nearl all of the time and took medicine which relieved me only for a little while. Then every once in a while I would be suddenly doubled up with an aweul. agony in my stomach. It seemed as though every time I took a breath I would diie No one could °si~er any more and live. ~Inally I got down so sick with catarri. of the stomach that I could elt tarn over In ld, and my stomach did not digest even milk. The doctor finally told meo that if I did not give au drinklag cee I would surely die, but I felt I could not give it up. "However, Husband brought home a package ct Postum and it was made strictly according to directions. It was thas only sthing at would stay enomy stoisachr .ag I saen got so I "ýrstiuaay I began. toget better, and w.ig ywee ineý in strength and N wa ' -peifact cmis ~and- aam d thatthe whole ,. - - e 4;,em ALL OVER LOUISIANA GOVERNOR SAYS MODEL ROAD COSTS $700 PER MILE. First Two Cars of Gravel From Colfax Pit Were Rejected by Gov ernment Expert Baton Rouge.-Governor Sanders gave out the fllowing statement in regard to road work in DeSoto parish: ''So many varied and conflicting state ments are being made in the press of the state relative to the cost of the roads recently being bulit in DeSoto parish, and so persistently has it been stated in certain quarters that these roads are costing $2,000 and over per mile, and in order that the people of the state might be correctly informed as to the approximate cost, I asked Governor HIcard, president of the board of control, and Mr. Cooley, government expert in charge of the work, to meet in my office in order to arrive at the cost of these roads. "Under the existing contract between the board of control and the police jury of the parish of DeSoto work was be gun in the parish about the middle of September last. Up to the first of March there had been expended on the roads under the contract, about $8,500; something over ten miles of road had been built up to the first of March. After a consultation between Governor Heard and Mr. Cooley, and after calcu lating the amount of supplies, piping, etc., on hand and paid for, it was esti mated that the road had been built at a cost not exceeding $700 per mile. It must be understood that this work has been done during the past winter, under very unfavorable weather conditions, and a part of it das done through a rough, unbroken country. It is esti mated by the government expert, for instance, that in the ten miles leading out from Mansfield to Grand Cane and beyond the first three miles, owing to the nature of the ground, costs more than the other seven miles. The figures given out in this state ment were arrived at after getting from Governor Heard the amount of money spent on the road, and after getting from Mr. Cooley the number of miles built, and are, therefore, approximate ly correct. "Before beginning work for the po lice jury there were some other roads built in and around Mansfield at about approximately the same cost. DeSoto parish now has about thirteen or four teen miles of good road, built by state convicts, and, despite all reports to the contrary, these roads are giving the people of DeSoto satisfaction. I have not seen or heard from a single citizen of that parish who has not had a good word to say for these mradn." Government Expert Rejects Pit Gravel. The first two car loads of gravel re ceived in the city from the Colfax pit have been rejected by the United States government expert in charge of the construction of the model road out from Baton Rouge. The cars were re jected because of the great amount of red clay in the shipment. Mr. Cooley. who has charge of the road work, left for Colfax to make an inspection of the pit. According to information received at the executive office the two cars that arrived are bad shipments, and were not intended for the road outfit. They were the first gfaved taken off a new pit, an assurance is given that better gravel will be furnished. The gravel is bought from the Louisianan Railway and Navigation Company, and can be gotten in almost any quantities from the gravel pit. If there is no ftr ther hitch and weather conditions are favorable for the next two months the model road will be in splendid condition to show the members of the general as sembly. Governor Sanders is devoting. much of his time to the proposition. Every day that he is in Baton Rouge he visits the road camp and inspects the work that is being done: The giv ernor is familiar with every piece of the work done, and knows all of the workmen on the job. Truck Growers Organize Houma.-The Farmers' and Truck Growers' Association of Terrebonne par ish, located at Houma, was permanently organized, with Joseph H. Humphreys president and Robert E. Butler secre tary. The object of the association is to bring the track growers and farmers together to secure the advantages of co-operation. Jewett Allin has been prominent in effecting the organization. The vast bodies of land recently re claimed, it is expected, will be pur chased by small farms, and every effort will be made to facilitate the truck growers and farmers of this section. Various committees were named to se cure important advantages. The organi zation will be of great value to truck buyers throughout the country: Money to Fight Weevil. Baton Rouge.-The members of the state crop pest commission and those in Louisiana who have taken a hand in the fight against the boll weevil are pleased that Robert Wieklife, congress-= man from tte Sixt)l district, has suc ceeded in having the appropriation for combatting the weevil increased $40, o00. The total appropriation is now *yr Aceidental Shot lea. rBut.a--A sot eof E. P. Owen, while .handlkn ar ,if e 1rii ~ mfas in e aoeidentally diseharged Abe bullt_ met- 4 `-takig y Of Historical Interest. Baton Rouge.-Miss Mortland. libra rian of the Louisiana State University, has placed in the exhibition cases in the rotunda of the library several in. teresting books. One of them is an auto= graph copy of "Memoirs of Service Afloat."' by Raphael Semmes, who wad formerly a professor in Louisiana State University. Another is " An English Gammar." published at Shreveport in 1865. "'by order of his excellency, Henry W. Allen, governor of Louisi ana.". It calls to mind the time when Governor Allen was conducting the Con federate government at Shrevel.ort after the Federals had driven it frfom Baton Rouge. t)pelousas and Alexandria. Gov ernor Allen not only had school books printed for the use of Louisiana chil dren, but the state government manu factured whisky, cloth, guns, prepared cotton cards for the women, fattened and killed hogs for the support of the army, and did many other things not now undertaken by the government. There is a small pamphlet entitled "An Account of Louisiana, Being an Ab stratet of 1)ocuments in the Offices in the Departments of State and of the Treasury." It was published by Du ane, in Philadelphia, in 1803. It is a compilation made under the direction of Thomas Jefferson, who wished to pre pare a report on Louisiana for congress. It possesses considerable historical value on account of information relative to the Spanish government of Louisiana from 1800 to 1803. There is the famous "Code Noir," or "Black Code," the first Louisiana slave code, which was framed by the royal French lawyers and colonial officials and promulgated in 1774 by Bienville. This copy was printed in Paris by the royal printers, evidently for use in Louisiana. Will Teach Agriculture. Baton Rouge.-Dr. Charles Knapp of the demonstration bureau of the United State department of agriculture has given State Superintendent Harris no tice that the department would furnish a staff of instructors to teach agricul ture in the summer school of Louisiana this session. Thb, corps of instructors will be turned over to Mr. Harris, and he will place them where they will do the most good and can be of the great est benefit to the state. Superintendent Harris has made the agicultural work one of the features of his administra tion of educational affairs, and a num ber of agricultural schools have been established. More instructors for these high schools are needed, and while in Washington. from which place Mr. Har ris returned last night, he had a con ference with Dr. Knapp and secured the co-operation to the extent that the United States department of agriculture will furnish a number of instructors for the summer schools. These men will give instruction to the Louisiana teach ers on the teaching of agriculture. Investigating Land Decisions. Baton Rouge.-Register Fred Grace of the state land office left the city for Washington, where he goes in the inter est of the state. The land department has a number of matters that it wishes to take up with the commissioner of the federal land office. Among them is the decision of the lhind office in Wash ington that the state of Louisiana has no claim to the Sabine islands, in the Sabine river, between Texas and Louis iana. The lands in Caddo parish which are now in controversy Mr. Grace will also take up with the federal govern ment. These Ferry Lake lands are claimed by the state on the ground that they were once the bed of a navigable lake. Ample proof has been gathered by Mr. Grace to show that the land once was the bed of a lake. Texas par tise, however, are seeking to enter the property from the United States gov ernment under the mineral act. Tries to Avenge Father. Mammoth Spring.-Posey Warren, 14 years old, attempted to avenge the death of his father and took four shots at J. J. Cline, according to a report received here. Cline had killed the boy's father, it was alleged, but had been acquitted. Cline was pasing the farmhouse of the boy's mother, near Alton. The boy waited for him by the roadway. As soon as he thought he had the range he began shooting, it is said, and Cline dropped into the wagon box and thus shielded himself. After the boy had emptied his gun Cline quietly drove on, and is said to be making arrangements to leave this part of the country. Wolves Rill Stock. Pine Bluff.-Jacob A. Bain, a farmer living eight miles southwest of Pine Bluff, says his section of the county is infested with wolves, which are de stroying many young pigs and goats. Many of the farmers are keeping their stock lip to prevent their destruction by the wolves. It has been believed for several years Ithat wolves were extinct in this section of the state. John B. Jobe Has (leer Field. Little Rock.-Frank Brame of Lewis ville has withdrawn from the contest, leaving John R. Jobe a cleas held for renomination. Be says in his with drawal card that his modest inances will not permit him to finsh the cam paign andnasks his friends to papport Mr. Jobe. The Beggars of Iadslr4. I :: A New Version. Apropos of George Washington and the cherry tree story, Senator ii ver Idge said at a dinner in Indianapolis: "I asked a little boy what this story was the other day, and he actually didn't know. lie said he knew, though, the story about the judgment of Solo mon, and he proceeded to tell it to me. "Solomon," he said, "was a very wise man. One day two women went to him, quarreling about a baby. The first woman said, 'It is my child.' The sec ond said, 'No, it is mine.' "But Solomon spoke up and de clared: "'No, no, ladies; do not quarrel. Give me my sword and I will make twins of him, so that each of you will be supplied.'" Technically Discussed. "So there is to be a divorce," said the woman who discusses everybody. "It seems but a little while since he asked her for her hand." "Yes," replied the ,ude man. "He got the hand all right. But it turned out to be a misdeal." For Colds and Gripp-Capudine. The best remedy for Gripp and Colds Is Hicks' Capudine. Relieves the aching and feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches also. It's Liquid-Effects immediately-10, 25 and 50c at Drug Stores. "If the shoe fits, wear it," is a time worn saying, but with a woman if the shoe fits she takes it back because it 's too big. TO GET iTS BENEFICIAL EffECTS ALWAYS BUY THE GENUIKE SYRUPof rIGS AND W (LIXIRoSEKNNA PMANUFACTURED BY T1HE jtLfORNIA [I SYRUPCo SOLD BY ALL-"LEADINO ORUGG(STS ONE SIZE ONLY. SODA BOTTLE QI$ Up. HALFTONES BSuitable for printing in newspaper or on stationery. Pubiishersofthis paper will takeyourorderand do t he printing. W~STRW WNWSPAPXR CIIOo. ITTLE OCd ALE. DEFIANCE STARCH "ass" tolork thes Words of Praise For the several ingredients of which Dr. Pierce's medi cines are composed, as given by leaders in all the several schools of medicine, should have far more weight than any amount of non-professional testimonials. A Booklet made I up of these sent free. Address as below. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has THB BADGE OF HONESTY On every bottle-wrapper, in a full list of all its ingredients printed in plain English and sworn to as correct. If you are an' invalid woman and suffer from frequent headache, backache, gnawing distress in stomach, period ical pains, disagreeable dragging-down distress, perhaps dark spots or specks dancing before the eyes, faint spells and kindred symptoms caused by female weakness, or other derangement of the feminine organs, you can not do better than take Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription The hospital, surgeon's knife and operating table may be avoided by the timely use of "Favorite Prescription" in such cases. Thereby the obnox ious examinations and local treatments of the family physician can be avoided and a thorough course of successful treatment carried out in the privacy oa the home. "Favorite Prescription" is composed of the very best native medicinal roots known to medical science for the cure of women's peculiar ailments, and contains no al cohol and no harmful or habit-forming drugs. Do not expect too much from "Favorite Prescription;" it will not perform miracles; it will not dissolve or cure tumors. No medicine will. It will do as much to establish vigorous health in most weaknesses and ailments pecul iarly incident to women as any medicine can. It must be given a fair chance by perseverance in its use for a reasonable length of time. You can't afford to accept a secret nostrum a as abstitate fir this remedy of known composition. Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pieroe, by letter, free. All ceor respondence is guarded as sacredly secret and womanly confidences are pro tected by professional privacy. Address World's Dispensary Medical Asso. ciation, Dr. R. V. Pierce, President, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the best laxative and regultor of the bbwels. In Bad Fix "I had a mishap at the age of 41, which left me in bad fix," writes Mrs. Georgia Usher, of Conyers, Ga. "I was unconscious for three days, and after that I would have fainting spells, dizziness, nervousness, sick headache, heart palpitation and many strange feelings. "I suffered greatly with ailments due to the change of life and had 3 doctors, but they did no good, so I concluded' to try Cardui. "Since taking Cardui, I am so much better and can do all my housework." TAKE CARDUI The Woman's Tonic Do not allow yourself to get into a bad fi. You mlg.t get in so bad you would find it hard to get out. Better take Cardui while there is time, while you are. still in moderately good health, just to conserve your strength and keep you in tip top condition. In this way your troubles, whatever they are, will grad. nally grow smaller instead of larger-you will be on the up-grade instead of the down-and by and bye you will arrive at the north pole of perfect health. Get a bottle at your druggists' today. The Right Way.Ce Inafl~Claa so DISTEMPELPINKETE,, LIlUEe COLDS, ETC. Of all. Horas Bromd Mar% . 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