Water Valley progress., July 12, 1902, Image 1

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\OL. XX—No 28, WATER VALLEY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1902 TERMS $1 A YEAR
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The portraits of ten of Mississippi’s greatest men are to be
placed in'the new capitol at Jackson.
In order to determine who are the gre atest men, a popular vote
of the State is being held through the newspapers.
Use the attached blank for your vote. Every male Mississippian
over 15 years of age is entitle 1 to vote and may vote as many
times as he secures official ballots.
Fill out the following ballot, cut out and mail to the Progress,
addressed “Hall of Fame” Vote, The Progress, Water Valley,°Missl
THE PROGRESS’ “HALL OF FAME” BALLOT.
I vote for
(Signed)....
P. O___
Sensation in the Treasury Scandal.
During the progress of the Phil
A. Bush (of Senatobia) trial at
Jackson, Miss., lust week, Mr* F.
T. Raiford, who was Mr1 Stowers’
cashier while that gentleman was
State Treasurer, turned State’s
evidence, and gave the history of
the transaction between himself,
Mr. Bnsh and Banker Arjpuistead;
by which over $100,000 was taken
-.from the State Treasury and loan*
ed to parties in Memphis. We
append herewith ex-CaBhicr Bail
Raifocd’s statement:
On August 15th when, he said,
the governor counted the money,
(Baiford) was at Allison’s Well
And received a note from Treasu
rer Stowers saying that the gov
ernor had com9 to count the mon
ey and would count it on the 26th.
i Ae telegraphep a Jackson bank
to send to him the securities for
the $100,600 which he had placed
in their bank; received the secu
rities by express, went to Mem*
dhis where the money had been
loaned, called the office of Armis*
stead at Mercantile Bank, where
he Mr. Rush, who had been sun*
moned by Armistead over long
distance phone. Witnrss said that
Armistead, Busn and himself dis
cussed the matter and came to tke
conclusior that it would be best
to [ discontinue the arrangement
and the money wae gotten by him
and brought back to Jaeksen and
BETTER .
THAN EVER.
The IXL wants your
Laundry work and guar
antees satisfaction.
S'ame conditions as
w last yean
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placed in ihe treasury vaults,
where it was when the governor
made the count on the 20th. Wit
ness then told how an agreement
between the, three was reached
for the lending of this money. He
said Rush was m Jackson in March
attending a meeting of the fire as.
sobiation; that he met him at the
Edwards House and suggested to
titm that setae of the idle money
which was in the treasury could
be loaned out. They discussed the
matter fully but no conclusion was
reached. Rusn returned with
Armistead several weeks later and
discussed the matter again. Wit
ness stated to them that money
was being loaned to three Jack
sou banks; did not think it was a
violation of the law. Finally
reached an agreement by which
they were to loon $100,000 of the
State’s money at 3 per cent for a
year. Witness was to get $1,200
and Ruse $800, This money was
taken back to Memphis by Armis*
teap in large bills and loaned to
Frank Jones. Securities were
taken for the money in Memphis
Street Railway bonds of $100,
000 value, and $10,000 stock in
Mere: ntile Bank, these securities
being worth $130,000. Securities
were placed by witness in the
vault of the treasury until he went
to\Allison’s Well, when he placed
them sealed in the Jackson Bank.
Witness stated that Treasurer
Stowers knew nothing of this
transaction; that they discussed
the advisability of telling him,
but he bad enough deals like this
of his own, Witness said the
money was brought back to Jack
son by Armistead when the count
was made in July, this being the
time the constitution required the
count to be made, remained in the
treasury ten days and was taken |
back to Memphis by witness.
The contract for lending th.e
State’s money was drawn up and
signed by witness and Armistead,
after being executed in duplicate.
Was not certain that Rush signed,
but stated on cross'examination
that Rush signed as witness.
Notes for the money were executi
ed by Frank Jonos, of Memphis.
Stated on cross-examination
that he was making a confession,
as ths district attorney had prom4
See Us
About Your SPRING DRUGS.
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■P No mdttar what you wantin Drugs it will pay you <o see
■P us ab >ut it. In tha first plaoa yo t will insure the highest
uk quality by coming here, and qualty cou3i(lare i you will be
X equally sure of lowest rate.
S If auy compounding or prescription or recipe filling i
\JP rsqiirjl. on give sarvioa n >t eqiullji elsavbare i n
this region.
It ousts nothing to see what we can do for you, and it is
almost oertaln to cost you something to not see us.
boeticer St Jennings. i
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ised not to prosecute him. This
concluded the testimony of Rai
ford*
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Children's Ailments.
That children should be afflict
ed with headaches v in unnatural,
and the cause should be investi>
gated aad the remedy applied at
once if parents would preserve
the health and lives of their cbil*
cren. ^
One of the firpt^cfcfcsps of bead*
ache is too rapid growth. As a
remedy keep children from over,
work and fee them with rather
cooling foods and little meat.
Plenty of fresh air and outdoor
life will neutralize any ill effects
arising from too much intellects
al activity.
Indigestion is a fruitful cause of
headaches and is most frequently
the result of improper fool or
overheating, Regular hours and
a suitable diet is the only remedy.
Headaches usually have a nerv
ons origin, in which case the head
should be xept cool by cold ap>
plication and the feet warm by
foot baths; also massage the
limbs and back and give tepid
baths dai[y.
Sometimes headaches are her*
editary, and poison of the blood
may cause them to live out doors
all they can. Too little blood and
too little fresh air causes many
headaches. Good food and gen
tie exercise will correct this in
time.
Blows on the head or injury of
any kind will produce pain in the
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bead, when of course rest is the
medicine required,wUh cool cloths
on the head and hot foot' baths.
The majority oi headaches in chil*
dren are caused by bad air in bed
rooms and shool rooms and faulty
diet at home. Correct these and
usually the headaches will disap
pear.
Cleveland Denounced by Bryan.
All Democrats should rejoice,
most of them will, over W. J.
Bryan’s attack upon ex President
Cleveland. It is, we think, the
most encouraging of the many
hopeful signs of Democratic re
generation. It is a violent attack,
and Mr. Bryan has rarely, if ever,
employed the language of violence
and buse against his enemies It
is anew manner for him, and be
tokens a new condition, the con
dition of falling out of sight into
near and perpetual oblivion. Mr.
Bryan has never felt before that
he was dropping out of sight. It is
as plain ; s pikestaff that he now
feels and knows that the party is
resolved to turn from him and
heed him no more. That is the
true meaning of his attack upon
Mr. Cleaveland.
It had not been expected that '
Mr. Bryan would so soon and so
unmistakably confess that he is -
now ‘‘out’’ with the Democratic
party.
He does more than that, he ex
hibits his mental mike-up in a
way that will surprise these who
still call themselves his friends.
No man who has twice or oven
once been a candidate for the
presidency ever before so violent
ly assailed a member of his own
party merely for disagreeing with
him. The Illinois Democratic con*
venlion which was guilty of the
same offense he sneers at as “Mr.
Hopkin’s convention.’' He has
not merely lost his temper, he has
lest his head. His loss is distinct
ly the party’s gain. Sincerp Dem
ocrats w^ll pray that he may con
tinue to assail Grover Cleveland.
—New York Times.
Why Editors Get Rich.
Aftv t a good deal of study and
worry we have at last “liggered”
out why so many country editors
get rich. Here is the secret of
their success
A child is born in the neighbor
hood, the attending physician gets
$10, the editor gives the loud
lunged younster and “happy pa*
j rents’’ a send off and gets $0. It
is christened, and the minister
' gets $5 and the editor gets $0. It
'grows up and marries; the editor
publishes another long.winded,
flowery article and tells a doz<*u
lies about the “beautiful and ac
complished’’ bride. The minister
gets $10 and a piece of cake and
the editor gels $00.00. In the
course of timo it dies; thj doctor
gets from $5 to $100, the minister
, perhaps gets another $5, the nn
, dertaker gets from $25 to $50, the
( editor publishes a notice of the
i death and an obituary two col*
, umns long, lodge and society ree
> olutious, a lot of poetry and a
, free card of thankand gets
I $1)00X0. No wonder so many
^ country editors get rich_Ex.
I If the average man was as good
as he thinks other men ought to
be, it wouldn’t be long until his
^ vanity made him top heavy,