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THE TUPELO JOURNAL. "**" ' " * * 1 ..... . - .... . -- -- ■ - ■ -- --- — _ _ • "*. 1 Mill I —!■ ———a——■ ■ . I M ..... ■ ■ I ■■ ... I. ... ... ■ - ......- -g - - - -- __“BK JUST AND FEAR NOT.” VOL, XXX._ TUPELO, MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY NOVEMBER 31. 1902. NUMBER 36. - jf|lISlMiller’s! ammoth lepartment Stores! IEsTI 2 Ottf Phenomenal Pootthmtv ,s due.to many reasons, but principally to the fact that we at all times put the correct price 2 • ., . , , , , r /on each and every article sold. We absolutely guarantee the value of each article offered, and • • 1*'s an acknowledged tact that our prices are lower than others offer similar goods at. Come verify this by personal inspection. • £ Men's Pants. 9 All this week our entire line of Q men’s wool Pants that sold at $2.50 9 per pair will be on sale at 81 75 a 9 Pair. These are well made and 9 perfect fitting garments. 9 Our up-to-date line of men’s Q finest custom-made Pants, that ^ usually sells for $3.50 and $3.75, . 9 during this week your choice, $2 J Men's Suits, ^ Men’s Suits plainly put, the ^ facts are as follows : Men who do ^ not care to pay fancy prices for ^ clothing will find just what they are looking for in our line of men’s good, fashionable and well made Suits at $4.50, $6.00, $7.00 and $9. Take our line of good woo) Suits at $4.50, they sell foru$6.00 any i where * Our line of Suits at $6 00 can not be matched elsewhere for less than $8.00. In men’s Suits of flannel, tweeds and cassimeres we are offering some good values st $7.00 that yon would not think of getting for less than $9 00 and $10.00. We invite special attention to our line of fine all wool Suits at $9.50, these are decidedly the most distinctive, the most fashion able, the best made and of the best materials of any Suits to be seen this season, at less than $12 50 to 15,00. Men’s 12.00 Umbrellas at 96c. Umbrellas of mercerized taffeta, steel rod and frame, silver trim med handles, worth all of $2.00, special price to close, at 96c. Sofa Cushions. Exquisite assortments of fancy Sofa Cushions now on display, suitable for parlor, bedrooms, library, etc. Special price 98c. each, actual value $1.50. $12.50 Monte Carlo Jackets at $7.95. Made of best all wool tan Kerseys, with invert ed plaits front and back, an excellent $12.50 value at $7.95. Ladies and Misses Coats at $2,95 $3,45 and 4,00 values. 27 ince Box Coats; of Oxfords and Meltons, storm or Coat Collars, nicely lined and large ornamental buttons all sizes at $2,98. Men’s Hats. A man’s new Hat appears here tomorrow. A new creation, a new and en tirely diffe ent shape, it is a Hat of the North that suits the South. The most stylish Hat of the sea son. Hurried here Jby our New Yoric buyer by express. Price 12.50. New fall crop of Men’s stiff Hats on correct blocks. Prices $1.50 up to $3 50. Men’s extra large winged fedora, Alpine shape Hats, very good quality felt, silk band, $2.00 value, special price, $1.45. Examine our line of men’s Hats at 08c., all shapes and 6tyle. Ladies’ Dress Skirts. Are you interested in a seperate Skirt? Either a walking or dress length, if you are this offer will prove of interest to you as it is a rare money saving opportunity. For this weeks selling we shall plac® about fifty Skirts on sale at a special reduction in price, well made, perfect hanging walking Skirts, full flare and open seams, materials that are most durable, these skirts are worth all of $4,5C special at $3.25. Two very catchy styles of walk ing Skirts, one is a nine gore flare with heavy stitched bottom S | and four cord tucked panels; the j | other is a five gore and has a wide f ' stitched flounce. Both are ex- 2 cellent materials and fully tailor- © ed, either of these are good $5.50 © values, here tomorrow at $3.98. A Wash Goods Department. © 5c, outing, all colors, special : price 3|c, per yard. 9 Best standard grades of turkey © red calicos always 5c, per yard, at A Miller’s 3^c per yard. a 10c flanneletts all colors, new . designs, special price 7£c. Bates 10c Dress Ginghams neat © ! stripes, special price 5|c. per yd. © 5 Bales or the best 5c, Cotton ^ i Checks, special price 7 Jc, per yd. A • MILLER MERCANTILE COMPANY, Birth Place of Low Prices. • John M. Lumpkin. George C. Lumpkin. Have You Visited Lumpkin Brothers Up-to-Date hardware and furniture jfcouse? V It is worth your time even if you do not want to buy. The best selected stock of Hardware, Furniture, Mattings, Rugs, Window Shades, Lace Curtains, White and Colored Bed Spreads At Prices that Will please You. AGENTS FOR BOND’S POST STEEL CO. Rural Delivery Boxes. Boxes 18 :c(5x(5, adopted by the Post Office Department. If your box is not ap proved by the Department it will be rejected by the inspector. Small Size, $ I 25. Large Size, $2.00. Locks with Master Keys 50c. For Sale by LUHPKIN BROTHERS. / Never Before | Has there been so F} ' • i • g Handsome a Stock of 1^11011 lllFC ^ on display in Tupelo as % Can now be seen at S PEGUES’. 1 Bed Room Sets.$75 OH. Bed, I 00 Rockers, 7 00 Chairs. 40 A_:_11- _ j Dresser, $5 00 Shades,1 10 Iron Beds, 3 00 Wall Paper. 4 t A I j f *5 n iimuiiiiuiu muck io seieci irom. g % Each article a bargain in quality and g % price. This is a grand opportunity to g S get good Furniture cheap. g % Prompt and Courteous Attention, p ^ Cffiws, fj/'ic furniture man- ^ Cash raid ror Ij 000Cords OfsA SSolts. Hartley Handle Oo. JOHN HARTLEY, Mgr. Tupleo, Miss Town Creek. Our famous old creek which has been uoted since the days of De Soto, has|outdone herself this year and furnishes many evidences that the.'alluvial soil that spreads out for several miles in width is capable of producing ns ranch to the acre as the valley of the Nile or the boasted Mississippi bottom. Mr. R. M. Martin gathered 62£ bushels of corn to the acre. Allis Reese planted about three acres of cotton broadcast and never plowed or hoed it, and will gather nearly two bales from the crop. On 53 acres planted in cotton, Mr. Reese gathered 84 bales. -y » - The last legislature which pro vided a personal assesment this year, took a very wise step, the statement coming from the auditor that an expense of $34,000 the State has thus increased its reve nue $138,000. Had personality valnes been given in to the asses sors at anything like their actual values this sum would easily have been doubled, and the total increase for the year have been within a few hundred dollars of twenty million.—Meridian Evening Star. City Election Notice. To tlie Voters of the City of Tupelo, Lee County Miss., You will take notice that on Tuesday the 9th day of December 1902 there will be held at the Mayor’s office in said City an election for all of the officers of said municipality required by law. to serve for the period commencing on the first Monday in January 1903 and end ing the first Monday of' January 1905, and that the following election commis sioners have been appointed to conduct said election, viz: O. M. Ezell, J H. Smith and W. It. Long. J. H. Smith has been appointed ticket, commissioner to have the tickets print ed for said election. This November 11th 1902. J. H. SMITH. O. M. NZELL. W B. LONG. . Commissioners Masonic Assembly. At the Convocation of Tupelo Royal Arch Chapter, No. 7, held in Masonic Hall Monday, Nov., 17th, two full classes received the Capitual degrees and were exalted Royal Arch Masons. The local Chapter were assisted in the work by Companions Joel A. Hearne of Ripley, a Veteran P. H, P. and Comp. C. S Cullens H. P. of the Chapter at New Al bany, Miss. Tuesday, Nov., 18th, at the As sembly of Tupelo Council, No. 6, R. and S. Masters, 12 R. A. Ma sons received the Cryptic degrees. ml 1 11. -Luw wui iv. huu lectures were uuaer the supervision of the Custodian of the work of the Grand Council of Mississippi. The Grand Mas ter and Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Council were in attend ance and quite a number of visit ors. Sickness prevented attendance of Grand Lecturer and some other Grand Officers, therefore the elect ed Assembly of the Grand Council of Mississippi was not held, all the works being performed by the local Council. Among the visitors were : Com panions J. A. Mearne, Ripley, \V. A. Bodeuhamer, Okolona, L. C. Prather, Baldwyn,W. H. Cliftou, Aberdeen, Jno. S. Cobb, Verona, Dr. S. C- Cullens, Wallerville, C. S. Cullens and S. J. Owen, New Albany, all of whom are expert craftsmen. Visitors in attendance were about fifty in number. The Super Excellent Masters degree will be comferred by Tupe lo Council at some subsequent date and it is expected that the work in that degree will exceed in Masonic beauty and excellence anything of the kind in the Grand •Tnriadir>finn Mieaiasinni L t Evidences have been discovered in Pike County, this Sta te, which prove that the mysteries of mason ry were kuown and practiced by the Indians in this country before the white man came. A white man of unquestionable veracity is said to have plowed up from an Indian mound a piece of stone bearing Masonic emblems. This piece of stone has been examined by an eminent Mason and he pro-" nounces the carving to have been done by one versed in the teaching of Masonry. Masonry is know,, to have been practiced from time immemorial, but this is the first evidence of its having been in practice among the Indians. It will be of interest to the craft to know that the American Indians were brother Masous.—-Newton Tribune. v TEA cures Dyspep I HMHVI9 sis, Constipation and Indi gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, 25 cts. The Southern Lily Whites] May Support Aim for the Presidency. Hanna Boom. Washington, Nor. 17.—Several delegations pledged to Mr. Hanna are likely to appear at the next meeting of the Republican nation al convention as a result of the president’s fight against the organ ization of the white Republican party at the south. a i .’i. __ _i . p i ? a UiUVCUiCUt 19 UU LUUt IU oertain of the southern states to fight Mr. Roosevelt and his boom for the presidency by turning the support of the Lily Whites to Mr. Hanna. The White Republ icans through out the south are in earnest, it is said' in their purpose to form a white man’s party, with a view to attracting persons who hitherto have held aloof on account of the negro question. The attitude of Mr. Roosevelt, Payne and Clarkson has severely injured their movements, and de prived them of federal patronage. They intend to keep up the fight regardless of this state of things, and as they control the party oaganization in their states they cau afford to fight the administra tion in any way they may happen to see proper. Longino's Heavy Load. Kincanuon, Longy aud several of their friends met at New Orleans last Wednesday acci dentally on purpose and had a conference. Just what the nature of that conference was has to be guessed at in a measure, but guess work is as good as any when it hits right. Kincanuon is to be a candidate for governor while the present governor will stand for United States senator. The New Orleans papers got on to the racket aud let the cat out of the bag. If the people of this State want Kincannou for Governor they can elect him, and, our word for it, he would make as good governor as any we naye had since the days of J. M. Stone. And Longy would make a very accept able senator, if he were able to make the landing; but iu this he will be very much handicapped. He has too much of a load. In fact, he is loaded to the guard rails and he must unload or sink. He has the Democratic party on one shoulder . and a. part of the Republican party on the other, and the load is getting to be a little too heavy for one man to carry at the same time net as real estate agentjfor corner lots. Still, Longy would make as an accept able senator as any of them and would draw his pay with prompt ness and dispatch.—Hattiesburc Progress, in i mm mim n ii. !■ Verona. Our town is 3till yery quiet in a social way. Business continues i good. Our cotton buyers ars i still paying top notch prices for the staple. Many improvements are going on. donees are being built and many are being enlarged and im proved. Our school is flourishing and under the efficient management of Prof. Schumpert promises to be as good as could be desired. The health of the village is excellent. The Twentieth Century Club met last Saturday afternoon with Mre. R. D. Patrick who is one of its most accomplished and agree able entertainers. The parlors of her hospitable home were elab orately decorated with rare flowers, conspicuous among which were magnificent chrysanthemums, the contribution of Mrs. Fletcher Johnson, of Tupelo who is an other florist of much celebrity. The program was a very interest ing one and the meeting was one of the most delightful ever enjoy ed by the club. Papers were read by Misses Harkreader and Emma Boothe and fine music was render ed by Mesdames Ryan and Green and a beautiful song was sung by Miss Merle Patrick. Dainty re freshments were served and all voted the hostes au fait in prepar ing them. Visitors were Misses Kennie Long and Tomella Walker. BAKER-McKIE. A beautiful wedding ceremony was performed in the Episcopal church in Holly Spriugs Wednes day evening at 8:30 o’clock when Mr. L. G. Y. Baker led to the altar Miss Francis McKie, of that city. The church was tastefully decorat ed in the prevailing autumn flow ers, presenting a scene of beauty and loyeliness. The Rt. Rev. Uavenport, Kector of Christ church Memphis, said the marriage cere mony of his church in a most im pressive manner. The bride whs attended by Mrs. McCarroll, matron of honor, Miss Louise McKie, maid of honor; Misses Floia Oliver, Irene Mckie, Perle Strickland, Lnla Dunlap, Mary McCarroll, of Memphis; OUie Quiggina; Mr. VV. L. Baker, of Norfolk, Va., best man, Messrs. Adolphus Shumaker, Edward Armstrong, of Tupelo; Geo. Myers, Erie Mckie. The bride belongs to one of the oldest and best families of the 6tate and is a young lady of charming personality. Since her entrance into society she has been greatly admired for her beauty and many accomplishments. She is a daugh ter of Dr. McKie, a prominent physician of Hdlly Springs. Mr. Baker is a native of Norfolk, Va., and has for several years rep resented McFaddeu Bros. Cotton Co. in Mississippi. He is a gen tleman of refinement and culture and is held in high esteem by his firm and the. business world. Dur ing bra residence in Tupelo be has made many friends who will ex f tend to him and the woman of his johoioe a most oordial welcome. H. T. Rogers. The friends and relatives here were greatly pained to receive the sad intelli gence last Saturday morning of the leath during the previous night of Mr. 11. T. Rogers at his home in Shannon. 3nly a few weeks since he was in Tupelo md was enjoying at that time his ac mstomed health and his early death :ame as a sad blow. Mr. Rogers had seen sick for two weeks but Lis eon lition did not cause grave apprehension from his physician and family, and the sudden change for the worse found them unprepared to meet the great sorrow which his derth brought into the happy home. Henry T. Rogers was born in Harda way, Ala. in 1851. With his parents he moyed to Lee county while a small boy and since tha* time has made his home here, formerly at Verona, but ten years Hgo be moved to Shannon, where he has since resided. His school boy darn were spent at the old academy at Verona, which numbered among its pupils so many of the best citizens of TI* __ . , i ■ 1 dvmvc **in v-uuiw; ni tciiuui m an marked by assiduous work and his de meanor was such as to draw his fellow schoolmates and teachers. Leaving the academy lie entered Emory and Henry College, Ya. while that famous institution was under the presidency of Dr. E. E Wiley. His record at college was marked by the same conscientious regard.. for bis obligations to lmuself, his parents, teachers, and associates. Alter leaving college lie was married to Miss Eva Weir of Carrolton, Ala., a lady of refinement and culture, the union was blessed with several children In his home life were displayed these elements of character that make a mail a true, devoted husband, an affection ate. solicitous and considerate father; he was as gentle in his manner as a woman, but ready to meet any demand for the protection and support of h s loyed ones. As a citizen he measured up to the full stamiard, assuming the responsibility of citizenship in the full sense of the term. He was patriotic, liberal and public spirited- On every public question there was never a doubt as to where he stood; the side that stood for morality.support of the lav e, advancement of the public good, found in him at all times a champion of th ir cause. As a Christian be was devout and lay at the feet of the Master he trusted, a consecrated life. In his ob ligation to his church, the Methodist Kniurnnitl KmifK u-tiw.k ___ . j ■ & -> — — — •• V wum\ I vu himseir with in early life, he was coi se-. crated, and his daily life was an obs< v ance of its ordinances and the prni •© of the golden rule- He was a stew d for many years and devoted his tone and means to the support and advm e ment of his church and the clnis-inn religion. As a friend, he was loyal un der all circumstances and no man ever found in him any element but sincerety and devotion to his friends. The funeral services were conducted Sunday morning from his late residence, being conducted bv Rev. S. A. Brown, his pastor, assisted by Rev. Leech of Okolona. The pall bearers were niem bersofthe Woodmen of the World, of which order he was a member. The many friends present attested *he great popularity of deceased. In the death of Air. Rogers, the com munity in which he lived, has lost one of its best citizens; his church a com;©, crated member, his family an honored, affectionate, tender husband and father To the bereaved we extend our he iet felt sympathy in their d^vd loss, a sor row which brings to the heart of the writer that grief which comes from the 'W^beltMd *1'001 hfie8fc*e,n®^ ** 0Qe 9*