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THE LEADER
_B. T. HOBBS Editor._
BROOKHAVEN. : MISSISSIPPI.
Speaking of Harvard, it is generally
supposed that baseball is the most pop
ular game, football a close second. But
it has been discovered that at the Mas
sachusetts university tennis has more
votaries than baseball, football and row
ing put together. Golf comes second.
The New York Commercial Advertis
er has changed its name and will here
after be known as the New York Globe.
The old name was too much of a strain
on the newsboys' throats, and there were
probably other reasons for the change.
Certainly the new title is more compre
hensive.
The first white child born in Chi
cago has just celebrated his eighty-sec
ond birthday. Please add him to the
list including George Washington’s
body servant. Abraham Lincoln’s law
partner, and other original characters.
There is already quite a respectable
army of him.
Mrs. Moke Smith, of Columbia, Mo.,
holds a record. She has had five hus
bands and been married seven times.
She has been divorced six times. She
was divorced from two of her husbands
and remarried to them again. Her sev
enth marriage has just taken place. She
took a new husband.
Just how it will help us when radium
can be used to determine exactly the
kind of weather we shall have the day
after to-morrow is a question that the
future must decide. One of the blessings
of humanity at present, however, is that
we can forget the kind of weather we
had the day before yesterday.
When the Osage Indians come to town
there is bound to be a celebration. Eight
een of them went to Washington to sign
a treaty opening their Oklahoma lands,
but the treaty had to be postponed until
they recovered from their headaches.
They had accumulated too much civiliza
tion the night before.
People have different ideas of what
constitutes a world-power. Extent of
territory, foreign possessions, size of
army and navy—these are points most
frequently considered. But when one
reads that the United States now has 50
per cent, of the banking power of the
entire world the question seems to be an
swered.
Cannot science afford to turn its atten
tion for a while to the invention of some
means lo render work in mines safer
than it is? The appalling accidents and
loss of life keep up at a steady rate, and
year after year there is no change for
the better. Here is a problem worthy of
the closest attention of engineers the
world over.
Tailors and modistes say that automo
bile clothes are to be much morn during
the coming spring and summer. To wear
them it will not be necessary to have an
automobile, any more than yachting caps
require yachts, golf stocking presuppose
the ownership of a bag of sticks, or a
silk hat and a frock coat argue that the
wearer is possessed of more than two
shirts.
Scientists are greatly encouraged by
the discovery in Utah of an apparently
unlimited supply of radium. It will nbt
become cheap, although the carmotite
ore in which American radium is found
is much more abundant than the pitch
blende used in Europe. The cost of iso
lating the coveted substance is immense,
but there will be a sufficient quantity for
t he use of laboratories and experimental
work.
Among the novelties of twentieth
century civilization is a school of mat
rimony, which it is proposed to establish
at Des Moines, la. Classes of young
men and separate classes of young wom
en are to receive instruction in the re
sponsibilities of married life. It is not
likely, however, that it will be a success.
It has been said that there are two things
that one must do without reflection if at
all—cross the ocean and get married.
Schools for vocal culture must now
have a department for the cultivation of
the laugh. A distinguished Frenchman
has given out the information that man
kind laughs according to the sound of
the five vowels, each kind correspond
ing io particular moral temperament.
Frank, hearty folks, he tells us, laugh
in a phlegmatic chuckle in E; children
and simple souls express their merri
ment in 1; the bold and reckless laugh
in O, and the misanthropists in U.
One of the highest authorities on
lunacy statistics—Goodwin Brown, for
many years a member of the New York
state board of lunacy—says the inmates
of the asylums of that state are increas
ing at the rale of 700 a year and that
one-half of them are born in European
countries. He makes a prediction that
in ten years the alien insane in the Unit
ed States will cost the people $50,000,000
annually. In either of these estimates
is any account taken of the $20,880,283
that it cost the state last year to main
tain its charitable homes for children,
one-half of whom are born of foreigners.
Franklin, one of the greatest philoso
phers and statesmen of America, was
once a printer’s boy; Simpson, the Scotch
mathematician and author of many
learned works, was at first a poor weav
er; Herschel, one of the most eminent
astronomers, rose from the low station
of a fifer in the army; St. Paul, one of the
greatest and most inspiring of Biblical
characters, was a weaver of goat hair,
and David, the sweetest singer of them
all, was a red-headed shepherd boy, who
tended his flocks in the hills and dreamed
the wise sayings which have cheered the
world into better and gentler living.
Mr. William C. Whitney, who died re
cently at his home in New York city,
was a man of marked ability, and the
possessor of many statemanlike qual
ities. His title to fame rests chiefly on
his successful administration of the
navy department during Mr. Cleveland’s
first administration. Of late years Mr.
Whitney has devoted his time exclu
sively to business and amusement. He
was a graduate of Yale college and of the
Harvard law school, and for many years
he devoted himself to the practice of his
profession. He was a useful citizen and
a successful man.
Having become alarmed at the rapid
drying up of tie Sea of Azof, the Russian
minister of public works has approved a
scheme for building a stone dam between
Azof and the Black sea. It is estimated
t hat the work will cost $500,000,000. The
surface of the sea will be raised ten feet,
and 3,000,000 acres which have been
turned to swamp during the last five
years will again be made navigabj:. If
American engineers show their usual
enterprise the contract may be awarded
to this country, as bids are to be adver
t ised for here, as well as is Europe. The
Yankee^ £** da
Wliat Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past. Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
Summary of Dally Proceedings la
tlie Senate and House.
The senate passed the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill on the 9th
and the Panama question was further
discussed. In the house the entire ses
sion was devoted to the consideration
of a resolution unseating Mr. Howell
(dem.) and seating Mr. Connell (rep.)
from the Tenth Pennsylvania district,
but no action was taken.
Most of the time in the senate on the
10th was devoted to the Panama treaty.
The nomination of Thomas N. Jamie
son as naval officer, Chicago, was con
firmed. In the house the Connell-How
ell election contest from the Tenth
Pennsylvania district resulted in vot
ing to seat Mr. Connell (rep.), who was
sworn in at once.
It was decided in the senate on the
11th to vote on the Panama treaty be
fore February 23. A bill was introduced
appropriating $1,100,000 for the con
struction of a building in Washington
for the geological survey. In the house
the amendment to the urgent deficiency
bill appropriating $4,000,000 for the St.
Louis exposition as a loan was passed
and the report of the naval affairs com
mittee on the naval appropriation, car
rying a total of $96,388,038, was re
ceived.
PROM WASHINGTON.
A note was issued by Secretary Hay to
England, Germany and France inviting
them to join with the United States -to
protect the integrity of the Chinese em
pire. \
A. W. Machen, the central figure in
the postal trial in Washington, took the
witness stand and denied all the char
ges preferred against him.
Dispatches say that the powers of the
world are indorsing Secretary Hay’s
plan, and that the integrity of China is
assured, no matter how the Russo-Jap
anese war results.
The president issued a proclamation,
insisting that the citizens of the United
States maintain strict neutrality in the
Russo-Japanese war.
In the postal trial in Washington Au
gust W. Machen concluded his testimony
and the defense announced that it rested
its case.
The note of Secretary Hay regarding j
the integrity of China makes Washing
ton the center of the world’s diplomacy
regarding the Russo-Japanese war.
THE EAST.
Robbers wrecked the interior of the
Millerstown (Pa.) bank and got $500.
In Brooklyn, N. Y., 20 persons leaped
from the third story window of a burn
ing factory building and five were fa
tally injured.
United States Minister^ Buchanan
reached New York from Panama and
said he did not expect any trouble on the
isthmus.
Two great buildings of the Corn Prod
ucts company were destroyed by fire
at Oswego, N. Y., causing a loss ex
ceeding $1,000,000.
Because of a shortage of $57,500 in
the cashier's accounts the savings de
partment of the Wolfboro (N. H.) Loan
bank closed.
The city of Baltimore decided to ask
for federal troops to patrol the fire
swept district, as the militiamen are
needed by their employers in the effort
to save business. Mayor McLane de
cided not to ask for outside aid at
present.
In the-Susquehanna rice ice gorges
were causing great damage at Wilkes
barre, Pa., and other places.
Paul Misik wrho murdered Charles
O'Brien for 35 cents, was hanged at
Hartford, Conn.
The doors of the Equitable national
bank, of New York city, were closed,
with deposits of $395,273.
At Greensburg, Pa., Charles E. Kru
ger was hanged for killing Constable
Harry Bierer on July 9 last.
The American Exchange national
bank, at Syracuse, N. Y., closed its doors
with liabilities of $500,000.
In Boston 2p independent tobacco
manufacturers formed a league to fight
the alleged combine.
By the fire Baltimore will gain a more |
modern business district according to
the plans now being prepared. The
banks have resumed operations and
great progress was made in clearing the
streets.
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WEST AND SOUTH.
Burglars dynamited the safe of a ban!;
at Ravia, I. T., and secured $1,700.
The governor of Illionis has issued a
proclamation fixing April 22 as Arbor 1
and Bird day.
In a collision at the Southern rail- j
way crossing at Waterloo, Va., four j
persons were killed.
At Steubenville, O., four men were
crushed to death by the caving in of a
pile of iron ore at a mine.
The death of Philip Keifer, a wealthy
retired manufacturer, occurred in Day
ton, O., aged 102 years.
The doors of the Citizens’ national
bank, of McGruder, Tex., were closed,
with liabilities of $134,603.
At Eldora, la., E. S. Blydenburg, con
victed of killing bis wife, has been sen
tenced to life imprisonment.
The Bank of Dunn, N. C., a state in
stitution, after a run of ten days, closed
its doors.
W. T. White, of Cleveland, O., has
been made president of the National As
sociation of Automobile Manufacturers.
While sitting at hfs desk in Evansville,
Ind., Charles F. Gould, aged 55, editor
of the Evening Bulletin, fell dead.
The Iowa democratic convention to se
lect delegates to the national convention
will be held in Des Moines on May 4.
At the age of 60 years, John A.
Roche, mayor of Chicago from 1887 to
1889, died suddenly of heart-disease.
In Chicago a banquet 40 feet under
Jackson boulevard, in the Illinois Tel
ephone company’s tunnel, was given by
the latter to 1,200 guests.
At Bedford, Ind.. John McDonald, un
der arrest on a charge of murdering Miss
Schafer, collapsed when taken- to the
scene of the crime.
Judge Pratt, of the Waterloo district
court, has declared the Iowa antitrust
faw unconstitutional:
The cattle raisers and shippers of the
west charge railroads with conspiracy
and with making freight rates excessive.
Miss Hulda Nelson, in a fit of insan
ity at Fort Dodge, la., killed her mother,
a wealthy widow, and then-committed
suicide.
jAVE UP SEAT in CUH6RESS
Hr. Shafroth of Colorado Relin
quishes Contested Seat.
11* Mnnl>- Action Put On Record
the Flrat Ca*e In the Great
I.CKlalotlve llod )••
Washington, Feb. 16.—In voluntari
y relinquishing his seat as a member
>f the house of representatives, Mr.
lhafroth, of the First district of Colo
ado, furnished a profound sensation
luring the 40 minues' session Monday.
The manly and earnest words of the
Colorado member fainy took the
ireath of the house as he pro
seeded to put the first-case on record
n that body where a member grve up
lis seat, acknowledging that his elec
:ion had been tainted by fraud. For
;his fraud Mr. Shafroth declared he
was in no way responsible, nor was he
iware that it had been perpetrated
intil the evidence had been adduced
iy the elections committee of the
louse. It was not done, he said, fur
.. er for the purpose of causing his
‘lection.
As he announced the conclusion of
‘ight years’ service in this manner,
nost unsatisfactory to himself, his
voice betokened the emotion he felt.
The hush which spread over the floor
ind galleries when the purport of his
remarks was realized became almost
gainful. But when he sat down with
words of thanks on his lips for the
;reatment he had received from his
:ol leagues on both sides of the cham
ber, applause burst forth and con
tinue long and heartily. The mem
bers arose almost en masse and ex
tended personal expressions of sympa
thy and encouragement.
Mr. Shafroth in his speech to the
bouse said in part:
‘‘I wish also to say that I appreciate
the repeated declarations of Mr.
Bonynge in the record that I was not
i party to or in any manner connect
ad with any of the frauds or irregu
larities.
"I also desired to thank the mem
bers of this house for the uniform
courtesy and evidences of respect
winch I have received during the
aight years of my service in congress.
[ have formed friendships here upon
ootn sides of the chamber which I
shall cherish through life. I fully ap
preciate the high character of the
men who compose this body, but it is
only when I am about to leave that I
fully realize the distinguished honor
it is to serve as a member in the
greatest legislative body on the face
of the globe.
“Wishing you all a happy and pros
perous future, I will say good-by.” '
TO JOIN THE JAPANESE ARMY.
Many Veterans of the Spanish
American War Will l eave Chica
go This**Week For the Orient,
Chicago, Feb. 16.—The Post say3:
Sixty Chicagoans, many of them vet
erans of the Spanish-American war, it
is said, will leave this week for Japan.
Five former members of the Illinois
national guard and regular and vol
unteer armies of the United States
leave Monday night for the Pacific
ports, where they will sail for the
orient.
Owing to the neutrality proclamation
of President Roosevelt, the men are
keeping their plans a secret but it is
intimated that the purpose is to join
the Japanese forces.
The sixty will go west in small par
ties of five or six and sail for Japan
on different steamers, their ultimate
destination being Tokio.
FOR DEFRAUDING THE CITY.
The West Michigan Printing Com
pany of Grand Rapids Arrest
ed For Overcharging- the City.
Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 16.—War
rants have been issued for the arrest
of ex-City Comptroller Leo A. Caro and
Eber Rice, of the West Michigan
Printing Co. It is charged ifi the com
plaints that Caro and Rice conspired
to defraud the city in printing city
reports.
During the period of investigation,
Rice has not denied the overcharge,
but hcs declared tnat it was due to de
fective bookkeeping.
Rice and Caro entered a plea of not
guilty in police court Monday after
noon and demanded examinations.
They were released on bail.
PRICE STONE REINSTATED.
Stone Wan Suspended On Charges of
Accepting: Illegal Fees and Rill
ing- on Railroad Passes.
Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. 16.—Circuit
Judge Haxell Monday issued an order
reinstating R. P. Stone into the office
of prosecuting attorney. This was
done after Judge Samuel Davis, of
Marshall, had sustained motions to
quash informations against Stone,
charging him with accepting illegal
fees and riding on railroad passes.
Stone was suspended on charges based
on indictments, and these being dis
posed of l is reinstatement followed.
Presidential Nominations.
Washington, Feb. 10.—The president
Monday sent to the senate the fol
lowing nominations: Postmasters:
California—George Brown, Corona. Il
linois—M. D. Brown, Brighton. Ne
braska—Davis S. Brynon, Burwelj.
Also a number of army promotions.
Chicago Catholic Church Burned.
Chicago, Feb. 16.—St. Francis’
Roman Catholic church, which has a
convent adjacent, was attacked by fire
Monday afternoon. The flames gained
such a headway that a double alarm
was sent in.
Cases Nolle Prossed.
Saginaw, Mich., Feb. 16.—Prosecut
ing Attorney O’Keefe Monday nolle
prossed cases against the ten aider
men and ex-aldermen, as the result of
indictments brought by the recent
grand jury charging attempted bribery
in an electric lighting deal.
Bunks Opened For Business.
Baltimore, Md., Feb. 16.—All 'the
savings banks opened for business
j Monday, notwithstanding the legal
: holiday. The withdrawals were small,
| and deposits were made at all of them.
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They Fell Thirteen Stories.
New York, Feb. 16.—Three men
j were killed by the fall of a wall of a
i building in course of construction on
East Twenty-flfst street Monday, the
victims, who were masons, working on
the cornice brick work, being precipi
tated 13 stories to the bottom of the
sub-cellar.
An Ohio Town Burning.
Springfield, O., Feb. 16.—The town
of Mechanicsburg, 12 miles north of
here, is burning. The fire department
of the city has gone to the relief of
the place.
FOR GREATER MISSISSIPPI"
Items of Industrial Interest Gleaned From All Over the State.
Notes and Comments. /
BY H. E. BLAKESLEE.
^ ______
The proposition to establish a bu
reau of iadustrial development and an
aid to immigration is attracting some
attention at the hands of thinking peo
ple throughout the State. The suc
cess attending efforts of individuals
and corporations along this line has
stirred up some Interests among the
people of the State who realize that
what would be good for corporations
and individuals would be good for the
State. Other States have tried the
experiment with the greatest success
and there is no reason why Mississip
pi should not be equally fortunate.
More than one bill looking toward
this end has been introduced, but as
jet not one of them have been report
ed favorably by the committee. It
is the purpose of several gentlemen
in the body to push the matter to a
termination. A large number of pro
gressive and well informed members
have taken an interest in the subject
and there is little doubt expressed as
to the final outcome. There are in the
State millions sleeping in undeveloped
rueurces unknown entirely to the out
side world and only partially knonv n to
the local inhabitants. Not until re
cently has any movement been nr-iJe
looking to the development of a \cry
small portion of these resources and
the success following the effort has
emboldened many to take the matter
up and push a general movement in
that direction.
Such a department could be of in
estimable value to the farmers in sec
tions where labor was scarce in sup
plying this deficiency. There are thou
sands of thrifty farmers who could be
attracted to our section of the country
by the use of reliable data and gei
eral information as to the productive
ness of our lands, mildness of our cli
mate and the general healthfulness
of the country. There is a mistaken
idea prevalent to the effect that noth
ing but negroes can live ii the.delta
of Mississippi. Statistics can be
shown to prove that this idea is en
tirely erroneous and that general
health conditions compare favorably
with those of any section. Then too
there are large qua i titles of crude
material now going to wr.3te that
offer a remunerative field to manu
facturers with machinery and seeking
locations. Data with regard to these
could be furnished and factories found
to work up this material. By a sys
tem of securing these statistics from
reliable sources, the commissioner
could at a moment’s notice furnish
the information desired to parties
seeking the same. Pamphlets listing
counties and giving much Information
of a like nature could be prepared
and when an inquiry was received,
furnished at once. The secretaries
of experiment stations, boards of
health, railroad commissioners, audi
tor, etc., could furnish reliable data
as to the matters handled by them and
all this could be tabulated and put
in presentable shape by the indus
trial commissioner for distribution on
request for same.
Mississippi is making rapid advance
ment along many lines at present and
there is no reasoi why she should not
take front rank in the way of indus
trial and agricultural development. If
the people would only realize the im
portance of an organized and aggres
sive movement in this direction, then
results would come doubly fast ancf
sure.
* * *
Several high officials of the Illinois
Central railroad were in tho State last
week looking after their lines and
prospecting for the further develop
ment of the country adjacent thereto.
This system has done much through
its industrial department toward the
betterment of our State and it de
serves the hearty co-operation of our
people in the work undertaken. A
State department of like nature would
be the very be3t investment that could
be made. While the railroads have
been and are doing much along that
line, their efforts are directed mainly
to the territory adjacent to their roads.
This leaves a large section without
the attention needed. It is to be hoped
that the present legislative bodies will
not adjourn without having looked in
to the matter and making some pro
vision to have it looked after.
* * •
Ameidment to the charter of the
Pearl and Leaf Rivers Railroad, chang
lng the eastern terminus from Hat
tiesburg to Scranton and the West
ern terminus from Columbia to
Natchez and changing the name to
the Mississippi Central, was recorded
in the secretary of State’s office last
week. The road is now in opera
tion from Hattiesburg to a point near
Monticello, in Lawrence county, and
the proposition is to build it from
the new terminal points as named
in the charter, connecting with that
portion already in operation. This
will give the State another road pen
etrating a section heretofore without
means of transportation. The line
penetrates a section of fine pine and
hardwood timber that will find a ready
sale when placed upon the market.
Then, tod, the land thus cleared will
produce handsomely several crops, es
pecially, corn, cotton, sugar cane, etc.
This means the development of an
other section of the State and open
ing of a new territory.
* * *
The question of vital statistics of
Mississippi for general use is attract
ing more attentioi daily. Most of our
States make provisions for registra
tion of births, deaths, marriages, etc.,
with a strong penalty provided for
failure- of their observance. Agricul
tural, horticultural, dairying, timber,
manufactures and dozens of other in
terests ought to be kept before the
people of the world by giving reliable
statistics as to extent and variety of
fered. Several of the most influential
newspapers are devotiig space to the
correction of this evil and it is hoped
that a remedy will soon be forthcom
ing.
* * *
The new year is starting off in good
shape for a record breaker in the way
of capital invested in the State.
There are not so many big institu
tions, possibly, beiag chartered, but
the number of smaller ones is fast
ineneasing. This goes to prove that
our home people are beginning to re
alize the benefits to accrue from the
erection of small factories to work
the crude material on hand instead of
sending it off for outside concerns to
handle.
Followiig is a list of charters ap
plied for and allowed during the
W60k!
V. S. Whitehead Co., Yazoo City,
capital stock, $10,000, general mer
chandise. '
Rldgeland Gin and Supply Co.,
Ridgeland, capital stock, $10,000, op
erate gin and do a general supply bus
iness.
Delta Bank and Trust Co., Yazoo
City, capital stock $225,000, to do a
general banking business.
Amendment to charter of J. J. New
man Co., Hattiesburg, allowing the
company to do a general lumber, mill
ing and manufacturing business, sell,
improve and lease real estate, to deal
In crude turpentine, spirits and rosin,
construct and operate electric lights,
etc.
8. 8, Steele & Co., Greenwood, gen
eral insurance, capital stock, $10,000.
A. F. Olllver Co., Courtland, capital
stock $30,000, general merchandise.
Amendment to*charter of the Pearl
and Leaf Rivers Railway, changing the
eastern terminus from Hattiesburg to
Scranton and the western terminus
from Columbia to Natchez. Also a
second amendment changing the ndme
to the Mississippi Central. The prop
osition is to build the road at once
between these points.
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That our State is forging to the^,
front in the matter of stock raising,
becomes more evident every day. The
establishment of oil mills at every
! town of any importance makes the
raising of cattle a great success and
our people are not slow to catch on.
Statistics go to show that the ship
ments to market last year were far
ahead of former years and the start
for this year is unusually good. Mules
are also becoming an important fac
-tor in Mississippi exports. More are
being raised than formerly and of a
better grade. The State is now in the
market for sixty mules of extra size
and it will not be necessary to go
outside of the State to get them. This
is as it should be. When our people
learn that everything needed can be
raised at home and at a profit, the
prosperity of all will be materially in
creased.
* * *
Louisville, in Winston county, is tak
ing a new lease on life since the ad
vent of the grading crews ior the M.
J. & K. C. railroad. A number of
substantial brick buildings are going
up; two banks have been organized,
a brick factory put in operation and
many other enterprises of a substan
tial nature put on foot. The good
people over there do not propose to
sit down and let all the good thiigs
go by, but are getting a hustle on them
and will go after what they want the
town to have. Success is sure to
crown their efforts.
* * *
The people in our several levee dis
tricts will be glad to learn that Presi
dent Roosevelt has at last been im
pressed with the importance of levees
for the development of their section.
Gov. Heard, of Louisiana, seems to
have gotten close to him in an argu
ment made before the senate commit
tee of commerce a few days si ice. Ar
guments against our levee systems has
prevented liberal appropriations in the
past, but there is a promise of better
things for the future.
* * *
Orgaiized effort should be the slo
gan of Mississippi communities for
greater development in the future.
Much more can be accomplished in
this way than each man to try to stand
on his own bottom and make an ef
fort by himself. Organize progressive
uniois, boards of trade, industrial
leagues, etc., and get to work right.
When anything is offered, go after it
with a vim. Results will follow.
♦ • *
Pecan planting is again attracting
the attention of landowners in the
southern portion of the State and
maiy trees are being put out. It of
fers a good field for investment and
a sure and steady income after a few
years. Pecan orchards are better and
safer than orange groves in the long
run. There are thousands of acres
of land in the southern portion of The
State "especially adapted to raising pe
cais and those who have tried the ex
periment find it profitable.
* * *
A great number of Mississippi
towns are getting a move on them
selves and making organized cam
paigns of industrial as well as com
mercial improvement. They are at
least awakening to the fact that an
effort is necessary to accomplish any
thing.
* * *
The flood of chartered institutions
in the State continues with unabated
vigor. Hardly a day passes without
several applications for charters be
ing received for record at the secre
tary of State's office.
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A new county is being formed from
a portion of Marion, to be called “La
mar." It is named after Hon. L. Q. C.
Lamar, the honored statesman and pa
triot who graced the legislative halls
of the State and United States in days
past and gene. No more fitting trib
ute to the memory of her gifted son
could be made than this.
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A movement has been started to
build a road from WoodviHe in Wil
kinson county to Natchez. Promoters
have taken the matter up and the pro
gressive citizens of Woodyille are very
hopeful of seeing something substan
tial evolve in a short time.
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There is one city in Mississippi with
enterprise enough to get up a Mardi
Gras celebration in competition with
the larger places outside the State
and try to keep her people and money
at home. That city is Natchez, and
her celebration is a success from
every standpoint. A number of years
ago the project was put on foot and
has been kept up every since. While
the celebration may not show a big
dividend to the stockholders when the
accounting is made, it is worth inuch
to the town from other sources and
brings many a dollar in that would
ordinarily go to other places. It would
be better if more of our towns made
greater efforts to keep their money at
home. When the people can be made
to see that the benefits from such a
move are so far reaching in their ef
fect, then more interest will be shown.
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A farmer in Jones county last year
ran three plows and gathered more
than one thousand dollars worth of
crop to the plow. He raised cor a, cot
ton, potatoes, tomatoes, oats, etc.
What one man can do in Mississippi
is an index to what another man can
accomplished if he will only hustle.
There is no place in the world where
the laborer gets more for his work
than here. _,_
How They Are Elected.
“A few days ago,” said Mr. E. C.
Tooke, of Philadelphia, according to
the Washington Post, “I happened to
be present when an Italian who was
applying for naturalization papers,
was being examined as to. his knowl
edge of the constitution, etc., of his
adopted country.
“ ‘Who is president of the United
States?' was the first query.
“ ‘Teddy,’ said Mr. Dago, with cheer
ful promptitude.
“ ‘How is the president elected?’
“ ‘By a large machonly.’
“ ‘How are United States senators
elected?1
“The son of Sicily Appeared some
what confused at this last query, and
I thought he was going to fall down,
but after a moment’s hestation a
bright smile illuminated his swarthy
face, and he answered in a tone of
triumph: ‘Zay have to put upa de
mon.’ ” *_
‘‘Why,’’ said1 the punctilious person.
“I got a letter from the person you
have bean praising, and there wa3 ac
tually a capita] in the wrong place!”
“Maybe so,” answered Mr. Cumrox.
“But he never gets his capital in the
wrong place in the market. And that’s
more important.”—Washington Star,
LIMITATIONJF_WAR AREA
Confirmation of Russia and France’s
Approval of Hay’s Note.
Selief That the Accord Will Pro-re
of Iitentlmnble Benefit in Mm
itliiK the Conflict.
Paris, Peb. 16.—The foreign office
tonflrmed the announcements made in
these dispatches, Saturday, that Rus
tia and France approve of the United
States’ note on the subject of Chinese
neutrality with a reservation exeunt- j
tug Manchuria.
The success of the American initl- j
itive to secure the neutralization of j
China and the limitation of the area j
af operations continues to absorb of- i
Scial and diplomatic attention, the re
sults effected" being considered para- ;
mount to the actual war operations. It i
Is said that the second American note
and the various replies will constitute
an accord of the powers, without sign
ing a further agreement.
The American officials here expect
Russia to issue a declaration similar
to that of Japan, favoring the prin
ciples of the accord, bu,t the French
foreign office understands that Rus
sia's brief approval already given con
stitutes Russia’s response.
The general view, including that or
the American officials, is that the ac
cord will prove of inestimable benefit
in limiting the conflict strictly to Rus
sia and Japan, thus keeping out Great
Britain, France, China and all other
powers, and also circumscribing the
zone of the conflict. This view, how
ever, is not universally accepted, cer
tain high quarters holding that Rus
sia secures real -benefits from the ac
cord. by the indirect admission of the
powers, for the first time, that Man
churia is to be treated differently from
the rest of China. The American an
swer to this is that Manchtyia is ex
cluded from the accord merely because
actual war operations are proceeding
there, but there is reason to believe
that Russia attaches much importance
to the powers excepting Manchuria j
from the accord dealing with China
The only advices received here con
cerning the operations in the field show
gradual concentration of Rusian and
Japanese troops near the Yalu river.
AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE
Representative Shafroth, of Colo
rado, Gives Up His Seat.
The Framl* Were So Patent That
Were He a Jucl&e He Would Have
to Decide A^aiiiftt Him*clf.
Washington, Feb. 16.—Representa
tive Shafroth, from the Denver (Col.)
district, voluntarily relinquished his
seat in the hoivse at the convening of
that body Monday.
The contest for his seat by Robert
\V. Bonynge and the examination of
ballots, he said, revealed fraud in 29
precincts. If he was a judge on the
bench he would have to find against
himself, and he invited the elections
committee to present a resolution seat- j
ing Bonynge. The statement created
a sensation, and its conclusion long J
applause was heard on both sides of 1
the house.
Chairman Olmstead of the elections j
committee considering the case, paid
a high tribute to Mr. Shafroth, saying,
although the action was a surprise, the !
case showed that the frauds in the
election were not chargeable in any j
way to Mr. Shafroth.
The house immediately agreed to a
resolution declaring R. W. Bonynge
entitled to the seat from the First Col
orado district.
CARNIVAL AT NEW ORLEANS.
It Was Opened By the Arrival Hi*
Merry Majesty, Rex and
Ills Retinue.
S
■ New Orleans, Feb. 10.—With the ar
rival. Monday, of His Merry Majesty
Rex, the New Orleans carnival may
be said to be in full swing. Arriving
trains brought several thoujs.ind visit
ors, including many people of promi
nence in the business and social cir
cles of the north, east and west.
The king of the carnival made his
entry into the city by the river route.
He had been escorted up the river by
a gaily-decorated fleet of boats. The
battleship Texas was dressed for the
occasion. Local and federal troops led
the parade of his majesty through the
streets of the city, which were crowded
with sightseers.
THE BERRY MURDER CASE.
Tlic* Trial of Chnnncey Dewey and
Others In Progress at Nor
ton, Ivas.
Kansas City, Feb. 1C.—A special to
the Star from Norton, Kas., says:
When- the trial of Chauncey Dewev,
the millionaire ranchmen, Clyde Wil
son and Wm. J. McBride, for the mur
der of Burchard Berry, was resumed,
Monday, Beach Berry again took the
stand and the defense continuer! its
cross-examination of the witness.
Encapc KcHpoiintbility.
Springfield, 111., -Feb. 16.—Judge
Humphrey, in the United States dis
trict court, Monday said the fact that
labor unions were not incorporated en
abled them to escape any responsibili
ty that must acrue from damages from
their actions.
Pnblluhlng Company Aulgun,
Boston. Feb. 16.—The Lothrop Pub
lishing Co., of this city, assigned Mon
day to Fred II. Williams and Warren
E. Gregory. The capital is $125,000.
The liabilities are estimated at $150,
000.
Wiu. Schmidt to Succeed Hanlon.
Springfield 111., Feb. 16.—The su
preme directors of the court or honor,
at their monthly meeting in this city
Monday, elected William Schmidt, of
Bloomington, in., a member of the
board to succeed Fred R. Hanlon, of
Dixon, 111., deceased.
From Self-Inflicted Wound*.
Washington, Feb. 16.—First Lieut.
Geo. D. Garrett, second infantry, died
at Fort Logan, Col., Monday, from
wounds self-inflicted, while suffering
from a temporary attack of dementia.
Severe Storm IH Michigan.
..Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 16.—A
Bpecial from Calumet, Mich., to the
Tribune says: A severe storm is sweep
ing over Michigan, demoralizing the
railroad service. The copper range
passenger train was stalled north of
here for 16 hours before being relieved.
-m -- Tv3rt . 4*
Confirmed By the 'Senate.
Washington, Feb. 16.—The senate
Monday confirmed the following .nom
inations: Postmasters—Colorado, Rob
ert E. Hanna, New Windsor; Illinois,
Isaac W. Parkinson, Stockton; Mon
tana, Waiter Anderson, Red Lodge.
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RUSSIANS ARE NOT
GOOD WARRIORS
They Cannot Refrain From Mal
treating Non-Combatants.
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IAPANESE REFUGEES BEATEN
United Sl«ten CoiinuI Wilier, nt Xew
Clnvaui;, Interpose* In Their Be
half, and In HliiiMelf
Menaced.
New Chwang, Sunday, Feb. 14.—
About 50 Japanese men, on Ifecir way
to Tien Tsin, were arrested at Tai Hi
Cihou February 12 with their women
and -arrived here in custody. The
American consul, Henry T. Miller, pro
cured the release of the women, but
Viceroy Alexieff ordered their rearrest
and transportation, together with all
the Japanese in Manchuria, to Port
Arthur.
DasiH of Mr. Mlller'n Action.
Mr. Miller based his action on assur
ances the Russians gave the Japanese
consul that all Japanese subjects would
be protected and permitted to leave
when they desired.
There are numerous complaints of
Russian ill treatment. It is said that
400 Japanese refugees from Harbin and
elsewhere, who arrived at Mukden,
February 10, were arrested, and that
many of them were severely beaten
until they purchased their release.
When they were liberated the Japanese
were sent in open trueks to Tai Hai
Chou, where they were again mal
treated and sent on to Port Arthur.
Some of their women were sent to New
Chwang. Consul Miller took the wom
en under his protection and sent them
to Shan Hai Kwan.
licdgcd a Protect.
Mr. Miller protested to the civil ad
ministrator against the cruel treatment
of the Japanese refugees by Russian
soldiers, and requested a census of all
Japanese transported to Port Arthur.
Consul Himself Menaced.
The consul himself was menaced by
a Cossack, without provocation, and
the officer commanding at New Chwang
expressed his regrets and promised to
severely punish the Cossack. The civil
administrator promised to afford better
protection to the refugees.
Independent naval officers say the
Czarevitch, Retvizan, Pallada and No
vile, damaged in the naval battle off
Port Arthur, can not be repaired in
time to decide the Command of the sea.
They also say the Russian land forces
are demoralized. They are trying to
watch the entire coast.
Prepared to Destroy Their Ship.
The officers of the Russian gunboat
Sivouteh, at New Chwang, declared
they are prepared to blow up their
vessel in ease of danger. They are
employing a searchlight all night long
over the surrounding plains.
The constant telegraphic interrup
tions threaten to complete the isola
tion of the war zone, except by dis
patch boats. Admiral Alexieff has for
bidden all ships to enter any of the
ports of the Liao Tung peninsula. It
is understood that his* object is to
carry out the defenses of the harbors,
which hitherto have been neglected.
Foreigners are not permitted to move
without military permits.
Sending MlM.HionnricH Away.
The foreign missions at Mhkden, ap
prehending a Chinese outbreak, are
sending the missionaries with families
away.
The reports that Japanese ships have
been using searchlights off New
Chwang and off the coast near Min
Chou are fictitious.
There are about 2,000 Russian troops
now at New Chwang.
JAPANESE ARE RETICENT.
They Are Making' Every Move Coant
With Method and Secrecy.
Shanghai, Feb. 16.—Advices from Na
gasaki, dated Friday, February 12,
state that absolute reticence is main
tained ’by the government. An intense
war feeling prevails among all classes,
although there is an apparent absence
of excitement. Among t''e striking
features of the situation are the strict
censorship which is exercised over all
cablegrams and the close concealment
of military and naval movements.
Methodical Mobilisation.
The mobolization of the Japanese
army has been carried out methodical
ly. It is estimated that^OO.OOO troops
are now ready to be placed in the
field, without impairing the national
defenses. The movements of the troops
are shrouded in secrecy. They are
being moved at night toward their base
at Sasebo, Ku,re Moji and Yokusuka,
and the lights of ordinary trains are
extinguished when in the neighborhood
of troop trains.
Members of the reserve force im
mediately step into the places of the
outgoing regulars. Their organization
is' perfect, and a full equipment is
ready for each one of the reserves.
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Threatened Miners’ Strike.
Pottsville, Pa., Feb. 16.—Organizers
and stump speakers are being rushed
by the United Mine Workers from
the anthracite region to the bitumin
ous coal fields. The miners’ officials
say that a strike Is practically inevi
table.
Glann Factory Reopened.
Evansville, Ind., Feb. 16.—After
being closed down for nearly two
months, owing to the poor market
conditions, the Evansville glass fac
tory resumed operations Monday, be
ginning with nearly 150 men.
Fruit Crop Not All Destroyed.
Mattoon, 111., Feb. 16.—Judge L. C.
Henley, of the city court, says he has
examined a large numberof fruit trees
in this locality and found that at least
i.0 per cent, of the buds on the trees
were still alive and showed no signs
of being killed.
Deputy Sheriff Rilled.
Missoula, Mont-, Feb. 16.—Edward
Trudeau, a deputy sheriff, was shot
dead, Monday, by a drunken character
named Herman Parsons. A posse is
in pursuit of the murderer. -
Biff Four Office Robbed.
Litchfield, 111., Feb. 16.—The Big
Four ticket office here was broken into
and, sobbed of $1,720 at an early hour
Sunday morning, while the operator
was at lunch. W. A. George 'was ar-'
rested and lodged in jail, charged with
the theft.
Fire at Meriden, Cou.
Meriden, Conn., Feb. 16.—For eight
hours, Sunday, firemen fought a fire
which finally caused the complete
destruction of the town hall and in
juries to six mdn of the fire depart
ment. The loss is about $130,000.
Ostentations.
An Atcliison man tells the Globa about
bis uncle, an Irishman, whp sudden
ly became rich. The" first thing he did
was to buy the best pew in the church.
When Sunday rolled around the Irishman
walked grandly down the aisle, carrying
a silk hat and - elegant overcoat. He
found two strange women occupying his
pew. ‘‘Come out,” he said, imperiously.
The women were very much shocked, and
walked out, their heads hanging in shame.
“Now, then, ladies.” the Irishman said,
“oblige me by walking back. I just want
ad to show you who owned this pew.
Three Doctors’ Opinions.
Buffalo, N. Y., .Feb. 15.—Physicians
have accepted Dodd'S Kidney Pills a* the
standard remedy for diseases of the Kid
neys and kindred complaints. K. H. Dun
away, M. D., of Benton, 111., says:
"Dodd’s Kidney Pills cured me of Dia
betes after everything else had failed and
I was given up to die. I have since pre
scribed them in my regular practice for
every form of Kidney Trouble and have
never as yet known them to fail.”
Jesse L. Limes, M. D., St. John, Kan
sas, says:—
“I prescribed Dodd's Kidney Pills for
the little daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. Mc
Bride of this place who suffered from
Epileptic fits following Searletiua; results
were miraculous; I have never seen any
thing likp it.”
Leland Williamson, M. D., Yorktown,
Aik., says: —
"Dodd s Kidney Pills are th<L best medi
cine I know of for all forms of Kidney
Disease. 1 believe in using the remedy
that relieves and cures my patients,
whether ethical or not, and I always pre
scribe Dodd’s Kidney Pills and can testify
that they invariably accomplish a perma
nent and perfect cure of all Kidney Com
plaints.” __
His Disappearing Pulse.
“My!” exclaimed the doctor, “you've
hardly any pulse to-day!” i
“Well, don’t you remember, doctor,” re
plied the patient, “you took it when you
were here yesterday?’—Yonkers Statesman.
Tlic tJ. S. Dept, of Agriculture
gives to Salzer’s Oats its heartiest en
dorsement. Salzer’s New National Oats
yielded in 1903 from 150 to 300 bu. per
acre in 30 different States, and you, Mr.
Farmer, can beat this in 1904, if. you will.
Salzer’s seeds are pedigree seeds, bred up
through careful selection to big yields.
Per Acre.
Salzer’s Beardless Barley yielded 121 bu.
Salzer’s Home Builder Corn... 300 bu.
Speltz and Macaroni Wheat.... 80 bu.
Salzer’s Victoria Rape. 60,000 lbs.
Salzer’s Teosinte, the fodder
wonder .160,000 lbs.
Salzer’s Billion Dollar Grass... 50,000 lbs.
Salzer’s Pedigree Potatoes. 1,000 bu.
Now such yields pay and you can have
them, Mr. Farmer, it; 190-4.
SEfvD 10c IN STAMPS
and this notice to the John A. Salzer Seed
Co., La Crosse, Wis., and you will gev
their big catalog and lots of farm seed
samples free. [K. L.J
“What is the difference between the
northern and southern shores of Long Is
land?” “On one siue you hear the sea
and on the other you see the Sound.”—
Princeton Tiger.
80 Du. Macaroni VI heat Per Acre,
introduced by the U. S. Dept, of Agr.
It is a tremendous cropper, yielding in
good land sO bu. per acre, and on dry,
arid lands, such as are found in Mont.,
Idaho, the Dakotas, Colo., etc., it will
yield from 10 to 60 bu. This Wheat and
Speltz and Hanna Barley and Bromus
Inermis and Billion Dollar Grass, makes
it possible to grow and fatten hogs and
cattle wherever soil is found.
JUST SEND IOC AND THIS NOTICE
to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wisi, and they will send you free a sample
of this Wheat and other farm seeds, to
gether with their great catalog, alone
worth $100.00 to any wide-awake farmer.
[K. L.]_
Music of the Spheres.
Mrs. Gusher—Don’t you think my
daughter has a heavenly voice?
Ali. Weereigh—Well—er—it certainly
sounds unearthly.—Woman’s Home Com
panion. _
To Wash China SHU Dresses.
China silk dresses may be quite success
fully washed. Remove all spots with beu
zine. Then wash in warm soapsuds, rub
bing between the hands; rinse through
several waters. Use Ivory- Soap and do
not rub the soap on the dress. Wring as
dry as possible, wrap in a sheet or clean,
cotton cloth and when partially- dry, iron.
ELEANOR R. PARKER.
Hejack—“You don’t really imagine that
girls actually propose sometimes, do you?'
Tomdik—“Well, all J know is that this is
leap year, and some girls are getting mar
ried who never got married before. ”—
Town Topics.
A Father’s Protection.
Father, it is as essential for you to
provide a safeguard against that night
fiend to your children, croup, as to their
hunger. Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of
Sweet Gum and Mullein will cure cough,
croup and colds.
At druggists, 25c., 50c., and $1.00 a
bottle. __
“Some men,” said the quoter, “are born
great, some achieve greatness——“And
the great majority,” interrupted the cynic,
“believe they come under both of these
heads.”—Philadelphia Ledger.
Rheumatism's Killing; Pain
loft in quick order after taking 10 doses of
Dr. Skirvin’s Rheumatic Cure in tablet
form. 25 doses for 25c. postpaid. WIS.
DRUG CO., La Crosse, Wis. [K. L.]
“Did she tell you the number of shoe she
wears?” “Oh, no; just the number she
tells people she wears.”—Cincinnati Tiines
Star. _
Piso’s Cure cannot be too highly spoken a.
as a cough cure.—J. W. O’Brien, 322 Third
Ave., N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900.
Children should be seen more and talked
about less.—Chicago Daily News.
Perfectly simple and simply perfect is
dyeing with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
Success needs not to apologize for itself.
—Ram’s Horn.
I Miss Nellie Holmes, treasurer*
of the Young Woman’s Temper
ance Association of Buffalo, N.Y.,
strongly advises all suffering
women to rely, as she (fid, up
on Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound.
“ Dear Mrs. Pinkdam : — Your med
icine is indeed an ideal woman’s medi
cine, and by far the best I know to
restore lost health and strength. 1
suffered misery for several years, being
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frequent headaches. I would often
wake from restful sleep, and in, such
pain that I suffered for hours before I
could go to sleep again. I dreaded the
tong nights as much as the weary days.
I consulted two different, physicians,
hoping to get relief but finding that
their medicine did not seim to cure me.
I tried your Vegetable Compound
on the recommendation of a friend
from the Eaat who was visiting me.
“I am glad that I followed her ad
vice, for every ache and pain Is gone,
and not only this, but my general
health is much improved. I nave a
fine appetite and have gained in flesh.
My earnest advice to suffering women
is to put aside all other medicines and
to take Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vege
table Compound.” — Miss Nelli*
Holmes, 540 No. Division 8t., Buffalo,