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i State News $ 0 * Steamers at Gulfport. As many Mississippians doubtless interested in the export ing of different articles of freight through the Gulf of Mexico, and particularly as many of these are concerned in the advantages of fered by Gulfport as to shipping facilities, we append below a list of vessels which are were receiving car goes at the terminals of the Gulf & Ship Island railroad in Gulfport on January 1. They were twenty seven in number, and of net reg istered tons as follows: Steamer. German steamship Kydonia. .... 1,542 British steamship Olympia.... British steamship Portland... Norwegian steamship Edda... British steamship Norman.... German steamship Bylgia. German steamship Alpha. Dutch steamship Heta. Norwegian schooner Hiawatha.. 1,496 Italian schooner Ortrud. 1,546 Italian schooner Warrior Italian bark Due Cugiii. British bark Persia. Norwegian bark Margrethe. 1,122 Swedish bark Atlantic. Norwegian bark Duncrag. Norwegian bark Vanedis. Russian bark Gazelle. British bark Hornet. Norwegian hark Elma. British bark Osberga. Norwegian hark Hildur... Norwegian bark Mataura. British schooner Bartholdi. American schooner Metherbes Tons. 1,399 1,799 699 1.194 1,294 1,019 1,260 1,611 1,258 578 955 877 724 999 407 742 .. 1,116 .. 1,108 .. 1,183 299 318 sec 256 British schooner Advent British schooner Sirocco 298 27,100 Total The above list includes eight steamships, three ships, twelve barks and four schooners, and but serves to emphasize the rapid growth and development of Gulf port as a port, and of its import ance in this respect to the South ern portion of the United States. Their Security is Worthless. Publication is made that many of the mortgage companies doing busi ness in this State, together with some of the banks, have, refused to lend money to farmers in the white cap pounties of South Mississippi— Franklin, Lincoln and Amite. The ground on which these moneyed in stitutions have refused to lend mon ey in these counties is that the whiteeapping outrages have made the security tendered for these loans very undesirable. Most of the se curity is fanning land, and they figure it out that farming land with out labor is worthless. It remains to be seen wliat effect this will have on the lawless element. It is generally conceded that the lawless element only forms a very small per cent of the population, people have united with the officials of the counties in trying to stamp t, lawlessness and have made a most excellent start. Miller Makes His Bond. State Treasurer W. J. Miller has made his bond, as required by law, with a surety company. The bond is for $250,000, and it costs the Slate $750 a year to provide tlL bond, the rate the surety company barges for being responsible for that sum of money. There is a great probability that the coming legislature will make some change in the law relating to the treasurer's bond. None of the surety compan ies care to make the treasurer's bond, for the reason that all of the State's moneys are kept in one vault, and not in depositories, which makes ft easier to lose large sums. The Boundary Dispute Case. Louisiana, through its law of ficers, according to the information received at the office of the attorney general of this State, has answered the bill of Mississippi in the boun dary dispute ease, now before the United States Supreme Court, by cross-bill. It, is expected that early this month the court will ap point, a commissioner, before whom ■will lie taken depositions in the ease. Thp attorney general of the State is not advised as to when this com missioner will be appointed, but it is presumed that lie will be ap pointed at ap early date. Steampipe Bursts in Church. John Wooten, a negro sexton at the Baptist church, was fatally burned last week at Corinth by the bursting of a steampipe at the church. The c B A Big Hog. A hog, weaghing nearly 500 pounds dressed, was on exhibition in Yazoo City last week. The hog was raised by J. C. Hollingsworth, near that city, and was less than two years old. Prohibitionists Meet. The Prohibition leaders of the State held a meeting in Jaekwm n few days since and discussed plans for the battle for cinstitutionul prohibition. Relic of the Revolution. D. W. Outlaw, of Sessums, Ok tibbeha county, has in his posses sion a unique relic of the Revolu tionary war in the shape of a pow der gourd. It was used by one of his ancestors during the struggle for America's independence. This article is engraved in a most ar tistic manner, showing figures of a continental soldier, r.nimals, birds, etc., and also contains the year's date, 1783, in prominent figures. About the Panama Treaty. The State papers are discussing with considerable interest the wis dom of the legislature instructing the United States senators from this State how to vote on the Panama canal treaty. Some of them point to the instructions given to United States Senator Lamar many years ago on the silver question as show ing the unwisdom of instructing United States senators. It seems to be generally conceded that there will be an attempt made to instinct the senators from this State how to vote on the question, and it is generally conceded that the instruc tions would be obeyed. Most Wonderful Story of the Age. R. L. Bennett, president of the First National Bank of Yazoo City, and (me of the leading citizens of the Delta, has contributed to the Manufacturers' Record an interest ing article on the prosperity of the South. Mr. Bennett says that the progress of the South has been the most wonderful story of the ago. He takes the position that the mainten ance of the levees in this great val ley is a great national question which is not connected with party politics. He says that its removal from party politics should guarantee that the government will take charge of the levees within a year. Keeping Step With King Cotton. Just a few days before Christmas Mr. E. H. Thompson, a fanner of neighborhood, drove into Wesson with a wagon load of turkeys which he disposed of for nearly $100, some of the birds bringing as high as $2.50 each. That was perhaps the most valuable load of turkeys ever disposed of in the State of Mississippi, and goes to show that the price of all kinds of farm produce is keeping step with King Cotton. Chickens and eggs are "out of sight;" sweet potatoes, a common, but delightful article of food in the South, have heretofore been a drug on the market, but this season they bring $1.00 per bushel and hard to get at that. Sued for Half a Million. The city of Meridian has entered suit in the Circuit Court for $500. 000 damages against the Meridian Waterworks Company, remembered that Chancellor Dca vours recently rendered a decree an nulling the contract between the waterworks company and the city. The allegations in declaration are substantially the same as in the chancery case, the principal ones be ing that for years the water com pany failed to supply pure aid wholesome water to consumers and to maintain sufficient pressure for fire service. the llomochitto It will be Historic Church Burned. Fire last week destroyed the old one of the The Scooba church buildin landmarks of that section, building was erected something over sixty-five years ago, when old Scooba was a substantial town. When the town was moved to its present site the old church was abandoned, though when burned it was still in excellent condition, ex cept for the window lights having been broken out by vandals. It is supposed negro gamblers started the fire. Won't Ask Teddy. Hon. J. A. Richardson, editor of the Sunflower Tocsin, states that the people of Indianola are getting along nicely with their independent postoffice, and there is not a citizen of the town who is willing to ask President Roosevelt to re-establish the government office. "Of course, many of our citizens would be glad to get' the office back again," says Mr. Richardson, "but we are not go ing to ask the president to take this step, and if it is done it will be on his own initiative." Claims $16,000,000 Taxes. State Revenue Agent Adams sent out last week to the ten counties in terested the additional assessments against the packing and oil com panies operating independent cars in Mississippi. The total is $180, 000,000, making a grand total of $339,000,000, on which taxes are claimed aggregating about $10, 000 , 000 . _ Pyburn Cut to Death. A few days since at McLaurin, J. P. Pyburn and W. Robinson, farm ers living in that neighborhood, be came involved in a dispute arising from the alleged non-payment of a debt, which resulted in Pyburn be ing cut to death by Robinson. The sheriff and a deputy were in Mc Laurin at the time, having gone there to quell a disturbance report ed to be in progress, and to them Robinson surrenderd. . \ A First-Class Office. The increase in the postofliee re ceipts of Jackson during the past few months has prompted Postmas ter Edwards to make the prediction that the office will be elevated to the first-class rank next July. In order to entitle the office to this rank the receipts must amount to $40,000 for the annual period. Dur ing the past eight months the stamp sales alone, show an aggregate of nearly $28,000. THE LEGISLATURE SHOULD ACT. Mississippi the Dumping Ground For All Sorts of Infected Animals. In an article before the State Farmers' Jnsrirute, held at the Mis sissippi Agricultural and Mechani cal College August 27-21), 11)02, Dr. J. C. Robert, professor of vet erinary science in that institution, in discussing "Some Diseases of Farm Animals, and How to Treat Them" first called attention to the need of State veterinary sanitary legislation. He said: "The twelfth census of the United States gives the total value of live stock in Mississippi as above $42,000,000—over 25 [>er cent of the total value of our farm prop erty. Tliere is not a single statu tory provision for their protection against preventable contagious dis eases, save one concerning glanders. Many of the States have laws con cerning the prevention and suppres sion of diseases of domestic animals, and have in this way protected and encouraged their live stock industry. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, among the Southern States, have strict law3 on this subject, with Stute veterinarians and funds to en force them, while Mississippi is a dumping ground for dire infectious maladies against which other States quarantine. The quarter of a mil lion dollars lost by our State several summers ago from one disease—an thrax—would be sufficient to pay all expenses of a live stock sanitary board for more than twenty years. As far as possible, the college, through the professor of veterinary science, has assisted in suppressing reported outbreaks of contagious dis eases among farm animals in the State. This method of work, how ever, cannot possibly give the best results, since we have no assistant, and are without either legislation or funds to enforce suitable sani tary measures." As a preliminary to the consider ation of a few of the many diseases to which the domestic animals are subject, the doctor said: "The- animal body may be com pared to a piece of delicate ma chinery, consisting of eight different parts. These parts, if in normal condition and properly adjusted to eaeli other, constitute a healthy body. The integrity of the whole depends -upon the state of health or disease of its parts. A feed of rot ten corn may result in violent spasms of the small intestines (spas modic colic), and throw not only the digestive system, but the entire body into a state of nervous excite ment; in like manner a ringbone or a bone spavin may render the horse practically useless for certain classes of work. If we had a perfect knowledge of the laws of health and obeyed them, disease would be un known. We can never hope for such an accurate knowledge of hygienic laws, but I do claim that by paying careful attention to the selection, care and management of our domes tic animals, we can ward off many diseases, and thus add materially to the profits of the farm." In view of the almost universal absence of a knowledge of wliat to do in cases of animal diseases, and as any of our readers may at any time have a valuable horse or other animal become affected with some disease mentioned herein, we give below some of Dr. Robert's reme dies for different diseases, which have been repeatedly tested and found to be cures of merit: Cramp Colic in Horses and Mules, (Remedy )—Various drugs are re commended. A common and ef ficient drench is made of an ounce each of chloroform, laudanum and ether, added to a pint of warm water. Instead of this, an ounce of chloral hydrate and one-half grain of sulphate atropia rtiay be given, added to half pint of water. Tf the case is a very severe orie, we may give by means of a hypodermic needle from two to four grains of morphine. If we suspect the cause is from irritating food, the above remedies should bo given in a pint of raw linseed oil instead of in water. The flanks and abdomen should ho rubbed with a strong lini ment. Blankets may he wrung out in hot water and held against the abdomen during intervals of ease be tween the pains. The drenches may be repeated in three-quarters of an hour, if necessary. (To be continued.) Liquor Men in Conference. It io stated that the liquor deal ers from several of the principal cities located in the counties that have saloons under tlic local option law, or what is known as the "wet counties," held a conference at Vicksburg last week. Some of the delegates at. the meeting attributed much of tlu 1 prohibition sentiment and agitation now so noticeable throughout the State to the Viola tion of the Sunday law in the open bar rooms in Vicksburg. Delta Experiment Station. A bill providing for the estab lishment of a branch agricultural experiment station in tlm delta will be introduced at the January ses sion by State Senator A. M. Hicks, of Yazoo county. The members of both houses from that section of the State are heartily in favor of the measure and will work energetically to secure its passage. The delta soil is far-famed for its fertility and a course of scientific experiments is suo* to be of value to the planters. Qrowth Ha* Been Pheno-n»ri*l. The testimony of those who are posted on the afluirg of the State says that Mississippi never enjoyed greater prosperity than it has dur ing the year which has just drawn to a close. The industrial growth of the State has been something wonderful. More new enterprises have been chartered in Mississippi during the last twelve months than in any twelve months before, outlook for the new year was never brighter. The farmers and the peo ple in the country will have money this year. A gentleman familiar with conditions says that the banks of the Northwest are borrowing money from the banks in Jackson and other cities in the State. He states that the banks throughout the State hold approved collateral from of the Western bunks for The many loans. It has been the usual thing for banks in this section to redis count in New York. The cotton crop in this and other States has been moved mostly with home money this year, and the call on the Eastern centers has not been near as heavy as in other years. Division of the School Funds. The proposition to divide the school fund between the races in proportion to the taxes paid by each race, which was the burning issue in the State campaign last summer, will probably never get any further along with the coming legislature than the paper on which it is recom mended in the governor's message. There is not even a remote likeli hood that the legislature will enact such a law, although bills looking to this end, will, of course, be in troduced. Even those who favored it, and who are now enabled to view the question in a cold and dispas sionate light, wholly freed of its po litical embellishments, arc willing to admit that such a doctrine is un constitutional, and would not stand a legal test. At the same time it has served to re-emphasize the unal terable determination that the po litical, industrial and social destiny of Mississippi rests with the white people of the State. The Lumber Industry. A large number of new lumber manufacturing industries will bo launched in the piney woods of South Mississippi next month. Concerns capitalized at many thou sands of dollars are now awaiting the delivery of machinery in order to enable them to commence work, and the lumber industry will be given quite an impetus when they are placed in operation. The busi ness has been highly prosperous during the year just closed, and it is almost impossible to form a correct estimate of the value of the piue timber that has been converted into lumber within the annual period, but it will foot up many millions. The present scale of prices will be maintained, and no advance is con templated for the new year. Want to Add Vocal Music. The proposal of State Superin tendent of Education Whitfield to add vocal music to the public school curriculum seems to be meeting with much approval, and favorable action is expected thereon when the legislature meets. The old singing schools, for which Mississippi was famous in days gone by, have passed out of existence, and vocal music is becoming almost a lost art in some communities, eveept among the dar kies. whose musical tastes are pro verbial. A few years ago, when Rev. Sam Jones was conducting a revival service at Heidelberg, he complimented his choir by telling them that they sang more like ne groes than any white folks he ever saw. The choir became offended, however, and refused to sing any more. Natchez Favors Panama. At a. meeting of the Natchez Cot ton and Merchants' Exchange held last week, a resolution urging United States Senators McLaurin and Money to vote for the ratifi cation of the Panama treaty as a business measure and to insure con struction of an isthmian canal was adopted. Prisoner's Reward. Ed Keeton, colored, placed in the Meridian jail last week for a mis demeanor, discovered a fellow pris oner, Goody Fisher, digging through the brick wall with a knife and quickly reported to the jailer, thus preventing a jail delivery. He was released immediately. Bank for Meadville. Tlie town of Meadville, county scat of Franklin county, is to have a banking institution, the first in her history, capitalized at $50,000. Capt. J. J. White of McComb City, the lumber king of South Missis sippi, is promoting the organization. It is believed that when the figures for 1903 are compiled at the end of the year, they will show that more banks have been launched in Mis issippi during the annual period than in any other Southern State. Invites Confederate Correspondence. The Vicksburg National Military Park Commission desires to corre spond with veterans of all Confed erate batteries engaged in the de fense of that city, May 18 to July 4, 1803. The park commission de sires to secure from these veterans accurate information ns to the num ber, kind and calibre of the guns of their respective batteries and to the position of these guns on the line of defense. Information should be sent Capt. W. T. Rigby, at Vicksburg. GOODS RECEIVED SAME DAY AS: ORDERED FROM Leon Hesdorffer LIQUOR DEALER »»» Canton, Mississippi >>>>» Fine Imported and Domes ticWin es, Liquors Gins, Brandies, Etc,, of all Prices \ Qualities Hesdorffer's Private Slock per quart $1.00 Hesdorffer's Pure Rye Kentucky 'Belle Bourbon Old Glory Rye Gilt Edge Straight Whiskey per gallon $2.00 The Famous 'Red Top Rye per quart $1.25 Pete Cooper Rye reduced price per quart $1.50 $1.25 $1.00 $1.00 44 75c 44 44 75c 44 44 Murry Hin Club recuced price Old Monopole Rye Old Silas SMoore 44 75c 44 44 44 I 44 44 Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded on Any of These Brands. LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE, NUMBER 74. r W: H: SUTTON INSURANCE AGENT Fire and Cyclone Insurance LEXINGTON MISS. An Ideal Shopping Place is found here. Ladies' will appreci ate that on their first visit tn the store. The stock of goods csrried is particularly well assorted and being selected with care the design, work manship and finish of various arti cles of Ski , V" Jewelry M v. offered is highly pleasing. There's l if a very pleasing line of little novelties in Gold, Silver and other metals )jP They are not expensive, but add much to the charm of a costume. k JEWELER and SILVERSMITH NEW MAJONIC ANNEX... P. A. LINDHOLM. ►r T. H. R. Brown & Co, DEALERS IN General Merchandise Fine line of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and a full assortment of Ladies' and Gent's Furnishings Goods. Country Produce bought and sold. In new' building south of iron bridge. Hayes, Beechwood Emulso-Hypo WITH IRON. Makes Fat. Strength, Blood Bone and Muscle If you are tired, broken down, despondent, worn out, pale, losing flesh, have no energy, do not feel like arising in the morning for the days work, you need a bottle of this wonderful modicine. Five Hundred bottles of this Emulso-Hypo has been sold in one County in Tennessee in the last two years. Physicians prescribe it. druggists sell itl People praise it, and we guarantee it. One bottle sold, sells a dozen. If you buy a bottle and take it according to directions, and it fails to do you any good the druggist is authorised to refund you your money, one dollar, and charge that dollar to us. We have never had a bottle returned. Read what the editor of the Southerner, Okolona, Miss., says: Shoflner-Hayes Medicine Co.. Paducah, Ky. In 1901 my mother ocmmenced taking Hayes Beechwood Emulso-Hypo with Iron when said her lungs were so badly involved that she would not likely be alive but a few weeks. It improved her so rapidly that she was soon in good health for one oi her years. I wish you the success you deserve with your Beechwood Emulso, Yours truly, Aaron Q. Davis. Slroffner-Hayes Medicine Co., PADUCAH, KY. For Sale By b. S, Beall. DBS. STANSnUBY * ALEXANDER, Surgical and Mecanical DENTIST8. Booms 2nd floor Masonic Bnildlng. Every operation pertaining to Dcnistry. carefully and sinfully trested. Teeth ei Irsotnd without pain. Gutns heal rapidly. Day Phone 88. Night Phone 84. G. C. Phillips M. D., B. H. Baker Jr. M. D. PHILLIPS & BAKER, PHY81CANS AND SURGEONS, Offllce In room recently occupied by Tack ett* Smith. Phone 61 Dr. Phillips resldaooe Phone 78. Dr, Baker Phone 22. P. D. HOLCOMBE Dentist Rooms Dp stairs In McCsln Bulldlns-Teeth Extracted with little pain. HOOKER 3c McBEE, At. tome ys at Law O (Bee Hank of Holmes County up-stalrs. Lexington, Miss. s. M. SUIT TACKETT Sc SMITH Attorneys at Law tn ce: Fu rt full of roems in the new McCain building, Lexington, Miss. W r. TACKETT W. L. DYER Attorney at Law Office first door below Bank of Holmee County Lexington, Miss, I. F. NOEL A. M. PEPPER B. H. El.MO* . NOEL, PEPPER Sc ELMORE, Attorneys at Law Office upstairs In court house Lexington, Miss. 1. W. JORDAN, U.D. B. A. SHEPHERD, U.D. SHEPHERD Sc JORDAN Physicians Sc Surgeons Tfllce upstairs in Masonio Bufldinir. telephones at both residences. King Lexington, Miss. DRAYING I am prepared to do hauling promptly—in any quantity. Atten tion of a personal na ture will be given all favors. I can be found most anywhere on the public square or orders can be telephoned to T. W. Smith 3t Son* Co. V. O. ASHLEY & SON . 18 business COLLEGE. Open Entire Year. New Orleans, La. Has th« Finest Business Collage Bn tiding In the United Suttee. Has snperlor facilities and equipments; bas unequalled High-Grade, Practical Courses Id Business and In bhortbend, and has an unexcelled faculty. Complete College Bank and Business Offles* Always In advaioe of the "up-lo-daM*" Beware of smattering courses. The cheap est It not the best—Tne best is the cbeape.L Only School with Actnal Store and Actual Money, In which Students Keep tbs Book* and Balance the Cash. Personal Instruction to Every Student Ho Cbarlalanlsm. Ho If lareprcsentatlon. Graduates Hold Leading Positions and aid In General Demand. Students Aided to Poettlona. Buslnee* Men supplied with competent Bookkeeper* and Shorthand Writer* Write for Circular* _ Address, GKO. SOULS Sc SOB*. '«* 18 THE BEST CLOTHING WYLER, ACKERLAIDfc CO., Makars, <uk rsurPisIsHTWrkslsr Bsstlst. $ 5,000 BANK DEPOSIT RaUrxad Fare PtH 300 rail Courses Offers*. Board al Cost. Writs Quick