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The advocate., 1897-03-17
The Power to Destroy or Save.
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anchor the family in the home on the
other, were advocated. In a measure,
such laws of taxation and exemption
from taxation can do the service of an
income tax by compelling the strong to
bear the burdens of the State.
1t is fast becoming question Of
whether the trusts and corporations,
taxing us through extOrtionate charges,
profits and interest, will wipe out the
home owner, impair the dignity Of
labor and break down independent
manhood, or whether these trusts and
corporations shall be destroyed by the
States power to tax. The question
must be answered, "Is the man or the
dollar the chief concern of leglslstlonY"
No Missouri compromise will answer
or settle these questions. We might as
well make up our minds to destroy the
corporate ownership and control Of
public functions and the private trust
In the field of commerce.
The power to tax is the power to de.
stroy these vampires, and the power to
exempt the home and its family is the
power to save. Why not use these
powers, held good by the courts Of
Thousand yearsP
A Roman used to close his every
speech with Carthage must be de-
stroyedp' The people will yet raise
the cry that "The trust and monopoly
for private greed must be destroyed"
and with this power to tax undertake
to cancel their captivity.
w. j. BABB.
Wichita Kaa
The advocate., 1897-03-17

ly and well, and all blOat left me. Then the
rheumatism and pain in the region of the
heart went, my liver is cured, and may say
| am as well as ever l was. If | had only
known of DIR. Williams Pink Pills few
years before, should be good many thou
sand dollars richer"
AS usual, when such testimonials are re.
ceived at the Office of DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Co., they are sent for verifcation to the
leading druggists of the vicinity or other
persons in good standing. The above was
not an exception, Notwithstanding Mr.. Glenn
ent's excellent reputation, and the returned
reports certified that all of the foregoing
statements made to the reporter were strictly
true.
An analysis of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
shows that they contain, in O condensed form
all the elements necessary to give new life and
richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are an unfailing specific for
such diseases as locOmOtor ataxia, partial
paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism, nervous headache, the after
effects of Ia grippe, palpitatiOn Of the heart,
pale and sallOw compilations, all forms Of
weakness either in male or female, and all
diseases resulting from vitiated humors in the
blood. Pink Pills are sold by all dealers, or
will be sent post paid on receipt of price, 50
cents box, or six boxes for $2.50-(they are
never sold in bulk or by the 1907 by address,
ing. Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
nectady, N. Y.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

could 90. The main reason we have
moths is we are always going to beat
out our upholstery furniture, but rarely
get around to it. Clothing, including
fnrS, to be stored in the wardrobe during
summer can be kept entirely exempt
from attack it put into new -four sacks,
linen sacks or anything Of that nature
and tightly tied so that a moth cannot
enter at the mouth. Chests serve the
same purpose when tight enough to pre-
vent the moths from entering"
The advocate., 1897-03-17
To Free Furniture From Moths.

upholstered furniture can be kept
free from moths" Western upholsterer
says in a pamphlet on the subject, "by
taking the furniture outside about once
a month and beating it thoroughly with
strips OF ticking about an inch wide at.
tached to a piece of broom handle.
Should one hit the wood hard with this
it will not mar it, while the regular
rattan and wire beaters mar more parlor
frames, ruin more covers and break up
more inside filling than dozen children
The advocate., 1897-03-17
NEW WESTERN CROP.


aAAN4VAeAA
Value OF Ka1r Corn,
wheat and corn may not be grown
after this in KANSAS" The words are
reported to have been uttered by q
Kansas minister, who praises the meal
Of the comparatively new cereal, Kaflr
corn, as more nutritious than wheat
-four and of unsurpassed flavor"
According to the best information OBJ
tanned by the Kansas department of
agriculture, the Kansas agricultural
college and the United States depart
Tnent of agriculture, these claims can
not be sustained. Kafr corn, an
Egyptian millet, is a most useful plant,
but it is never likely 10 supersede either
wheat or Indian corn.
The plant is sorghum. There are
several varieties; the best is known as
the red Kafr corn.
As q crop it has these striking advan-
tages: the yield is larger, by from 20 to
50 per cent, than Indian corn; it will
grow and yield crop-not large one
--on very poor soil; it is injured much
less than Indian corn by drought, and
even when withered by the hot, dry
winds of the prairies, it will recover un-
der moisture.
1t forms an excellent food for cattle
and pigs. All the experiments, of which
many have been made by scientific
agriculturists, show that it is inferior
in fattening power to either wheat or
corn. Nevertheless, as a surer and
larger crop than corn, ii promises most
important results for regions like Kan
sas and Nebraska, where scorching
winds frequently wither the corn and
destroy the crop.
AS food for man, it is nourishing,
wholesome and palatable. But the'lat-
est conclusions of the national depart
ment of agriculture, communicated to
us, are that its use will probably be
somewhat like that of buckwheat--it
will form an occasional rather than a
staple article of diet. In nourishing
power it stands at 81, where bolted corn
meal stands at 81, wheat flour at As, and
oatmeal at 62.
Heretofore it has been difficult to
grind Kafr corn fine enough for use as
human food. 1t is said that this diff
Guilty has been overcome lately. If so,
there will soon be an opportunity to test
its food value on an extensive scale
Youths Companion.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

The earlier the potatoes can be start
ed the better, as it is the hot, dry
weather that damages them. 1t is
now customary to sprout the small po-
tatoes before planting, handling them
carefully, in order to secure an early
start Now is the time to look over the
seed potatoes, throwing out every one
that shows the slightest signs of rot,
and every potato used for seed should be
carefully examined Do not use seed
that came from land where rot has oc.
cuHred. Better procure sound seed from
elsewhere, even if the cost is increased
by so doing.
The advocate., 1897-03-17
Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.

Send IL cents in stamps to John Sebas-
tian, General Passenger Agent c., r. 1. &
p. railway, Chicago, for the slickest pack
of playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt Of such remittance for one or more
packs they will be sent you postpaid.
Orders containing go cents In stamps or
postal note for same amount will secure
five packs by express, charges paid.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

The United States Department Of Ag-
Tioulture has issued the following chem
icsl analysis Of linseed meal, commonly
called ground linseed cake, or oil meal:
Moisture, 9,6S per cent; ash, $50; flesh
forming matter, 37.76; fat forming matter,
S7.73, and crude fiber, 1853. BY this
analysis the fact 10 shown that ground
linseed cake contains more than three
times ss much fst-forming qualities as
corn contains. For that reason a
hundred pounds Of the linseed meal will
do the same work as three hundred
pounds Of shelled corn in making fat.
The advocate., 1897-03-17

Keep them out-all those germs, the
seeds Of disease, that are trying day and
night to get foOthold in your system.
You can't do it, unless your liver is active.
The very best medicine for the liver and
the blood Is DR.. Pierces Golden Medical
Discovery. Take 1t when you're getting
thin, or have plmples or eruptions, when
you've no appetite and feel ''run down"
(these are warning signalsl -and you'l
save yourself from serious Illness.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The following is taken frem Treas.
urer Nays recent report to the
house of representatives:
Receipts and disbursements for
fiscal year 1896 aud 1896, ending
October l, 1896:
Receipts: Total receipts, 81, 769,-
925, sc; cash on hand Oct. 1, 1895,
$500 80; total, S1,777,5S6.01.
Disbursements: Total disburse-
ments, 81, 759, 1898; cash on hand
to balance, $1S,0C6,6s; total, ST.
TT, 586,O1.
Receipts and disbursements for
fiscal year 1S96>97, ending Oct. l,
1897, to May 1, 1897:
Receipts: Total receipts to May
5, 1897, ST, 243 ,O29. 92; cash on hand
Oct. 1, 1896 $1S.006 68; total, SIS
2o1 ,O366O.
Disbursements: Total disburses
ments, $999,763 81; cash on hand
May 5, 1897, TO balance, 1851 49,
So; total, 81 ,26l, O36.60.
Treasurer May estimates that a
deficit will occur during the month
of July next, Immediately after or
during the distribution of the COM
mon school fund due in June, and
that this deficit will by Dec. 1 be
about S175, 900. From that time on
il will decrease and will disappear
about the 9th or 10TH OF January
next, when the December collec.
lions are received. which are paid
in during the month of January.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Senator Jones, of Ark, who is
regarded as tariff expert as we'll
as one of the most careful politi-
cal observers of the time, said of
the present situation: "This tariff
bill means the disruption of the re-
publican party. The taxes imposed
by it will be resented by the peos
pie. New England will certainly
go democratic on the question of a
duty on hides, but The lesson that
will be taught by this one item
might be applied to every other
section of the country. The next
house of representatives will be
democratic by large majority"
Senator Jones in reply to a ques-
ton, said he thought the debate on
the tariff bill, which is to begin on
the 18th inst. last until about
the first of July.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The charity bazar catastrophe
that occurred in Paris, France, one
day last week, was the greatest
calamity of the kind that has ever
happened IN any European capital.
Of the 1900 people in the building
at the time of the fire. only 600 e..
capped without injury. The dead
are estimated at over lab, and in
cludes some of the most prominent
citizens of Paris, mostly women and
children. Among the dead is the
sister OF the empress of Austria.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13
PROCEEDINGS BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS.
MAY TERM.

Board met in regular session
Monday, May 3, 1897, members and
officers all present.
Nelson Mitchell is appointed
overseer on Mcneil and Henley
field road from Hickory Hollow to
Henley field, vice II. L. Spires, res
moved from road.
Report of Jack Wheat, convict
guard, received.
Report of Ii, X. Rouse, supt. ed,
received. He issued pay certificates
to the amount of $533.S0 since last
report.
Report of W, T. Scott, sheriff,
received.
G. W. Smith and J. A. II, Smith,
committee, report bridge across
Parker's creek, on Lee road, in
bad condition and recommend the
building of new bridge.
w. L. Scott is authorized to hire
out Henry Broadnax, giving bond
and security.
Ordered that n. Walker, prison.
er, be allowed 80 cents a day for
work on public road.
Bid of X. N. Miller of Sly. so
for repairing Sones' bridge, across
Hobolochitto, received, and bidder
given 60 days to complete work.
P. e. Williams and w. G. Stewart
appointed committee to receive The
work.
The folio wing accounts were all
lowed:
Ten paupers, 5 1890
W. T.Scott, summoning ju-
rors, impanaling jury, ETC., 60. 70
Eleven bailiffs, 5000
RI. Ratliff, ex.officio circuit
clerk, fees where state failed, 67.52
N. Batson, ex,oficio SER
vices. ETC., 1880
j. H. Bishop, inquest, SOC
Jurors, on inquest, SOC
R. Polk, constable, inquest, loo
A, r. Miller, repairs, etc, zoo
j. Wheat, feeding convicts, 1890
convict guard, and
supplies furnished, 34.55
JIM Gam, doz. Office chairs, 1876
Us. Moody, laying out road, LOO
DR.. Brumfield, medical at
tention to pauper, zoe
Ben F!emmens, burial expen.
ses OF pauper, STE
Strahan & Co., Jail supplies, l Al
g tools for convicts, 1.2(
~" tools for road, 22j
G. w. Smith, insp'g. bridge, 400
j. A. H. Smith, 400
II. K. Rouse, supt. ed, 23.7(
Members and officers, 29.3(
Account of Chapman, Turner 8
Co., held over for correction.
Beard adjourned until next cour
in course.
j. A. MOODY, Pres't.
N. BATSoN, Clerk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13
tits stated that the African Metl

1t is stated that the African Meth.
odist church had l41 church builds
ings affected Ly the floods in MIS-
sissippi alone. Forty Of these were
washed away, and the Others will
have to be repaired. This calam.
ity puts about 10000 people outs
doors in the matter of churches,
and affects about 80 preachers, de-
pendent upon their congregations
for the support of themselves and
families. 1t is also stated that Rev.
L. w. w. Manowdy, missio airy
for Mississippi, leaves shortly for
the North to solicit aid to rebuild
the churches and refurnish che Sun.
DAY school libraries.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Of the II chartered cities of
Michigan. SO are lighted by cleo
trlcity, 20 of these also having gas
plants. But two of the cities of
Michigan have no water plants. OF
the 296 Incorporated villages, 70
have electric light plants.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

An Austrian grape-grower has
made six successful experiments In
dispelling storms. He erected six
stations on prominent mountains
in the vicinity of his vineyards,
each station having ten mortars
and men to handle them. Upon
the appearance Of threatening clouds
the mortars are discharged, and the
storm clouds Immediately dispersed.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Mrs. John Higgs, of Glenhan, N.
Y, recently gave birth to three fine
children. One of the babies has
three eyes-one of them being To-
Gated just above the bridge of the
nose, while the other two are in
their normal position.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

John D. Dunlop, editor of the
Chicago Dispatch, who was recent.
ly tried for sending obscene liter.
allure through the mails, convicted
and sentenced to two years. I'M.
prisonment and a fine of $4,000, be.
gan serving his term in the Joliet
penitentlary on the 4th inst,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13
The Odd Fellows of this stat

The Odd Fellows of this state
propose to establish an Orphans
Home. Water Valley has offered
all the necessary land, and to erect
thereon a building to cost about
$4,000, on condition that the Grand
Lodge subscribe a small sum an.
nually. ALI other towns will be
given an opportunity of competing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Hon. VIM. McSwaine, of Grena-
da, who has been a member of the
legislature for the past 10 years,
died on the night of the 7th.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The Jones county bar and the
county officials have Endorsed Hon.
r. S. McLauriu for judge of the
eighth judicial district to succeed
Judge Mayors.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The Mormons claim to haye s
churches and about 800 members in
this state. Their first state confer
ence will be held on the 29th Inst.
either in Madison or Oktibbeha
county.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Leopold,
OF New Orleans, who had been
married 4S years, died on the same
day-the 4th inst.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

John DAYS., of Natchez, aged SO
years, who was known as the "hero
Of the last island" died on the 9th.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The senate has refused to ratify
the arbitration treaty between
Great Britain and the United States
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Geo. w. Lloyd, formerly man
aging editor of the Picayupe, died
Oh the 9th, aged II years.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The capitol bill reported by the
capitol committee has passed the
house by vote of Sc to 33, 1t
provides for the present site and
the Weathers plan.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Chicago is beginning to suffer
from hot weather early in the season.
On the 9th the Thermometer reg.
istered from SO to IS. One pros.
tration occurred.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

A billiard hall for women is be-
sng built IN St. Louis.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Guy Jack, of Kemper county, who
is an alleged accomplish of DR.. w.
II. Lipscomb in the murder of O..
T. Stewart, has been remanded to
Jail without the benefit of bail by
Chancellor a. M. Byrd.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Forest fires have been raging in
the vicinity CT Duluth, MINI.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

The Japanese are now manufacs
tnring paper clothing.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

1t is claimed that the banner
artesian well has just been CONS
pieted on the plantation of Or. Z.
r. Henderson, near wood.
1t flows over 800 gallons IA minute.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13

Summit Is to have waterworks.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13
Wanted Idea \ ~ rs: 8: :! %:

frotect your 4eas they may brinf vow WesifR
Write yoHM WEDDERBtRN q CO., Patent lftor
nszs Wssnin9ton p g. for their also prise ofIol
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-13
EXCHANGE FLASHES.
A YOUNG DRUMMER.

Perhaps tue youngest drummer
in the United States struck Galla-
tin this week. He is W. h. Will
Jams, aged ID years. He wears
knee pants and has the appearance
of a child, but he is bright, shifty
fellow and seems to understand his
business. He represents Fall City
Manufacturing Co., Louisville, KY,
and while here took several good
orders. He went from here through
the upper Cumberland country. -
Gallatin Tennessean.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-18
HASANARROW ESCAPE
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF
FAURE A FAILURE.
Ah1ernal Machine Explodes Near His
carriage While on His Way to the
Grand Prix-Mate of the Steamer
lngersol Thrown Overheard.
President Faure,s Narrow Escane

PRESIDENT Faure's Narrow Escape
An attempt was made Sunday to assas-
slnate Felix Faure, president of the French
republic, while he was en- route to Long
Champs to witness the Grand Prix. While
NJ. Faure's carriage was passing a thicket
near LIE Cascade restaurant in the Boise de
Bolougne bomb, which subsequently
proved to be piece of tubing about six
inches long and two inches in diameter,
with a thickness of half an inch, charged
With powder and swan shot, exploded.
NO one was injured by the explosion. A
man in the crowd suspected as the prime
mover, was arrested. He gave his name
as Gallet and made only the briefest re-
plies to questions put to him by the police.
Gallet said he had no occupation, but re-
sided at Levallers- Perret. The police are
making thorough search of his lodgings.
He is believed to be insane, for he shouted
as the carriage passed along so loudly as
to attract general attention in the crowd.
The police have also made another arrest,
in this case youth, but it is thought prob
able that the actual culprit escaped.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-18
FALLS FROM AN AIRsHIP.
Aeronaut Barnard Has Miraculous
Escape at Nashville.


After falling from a height of 5000 feet
Prof. A. w. Barnard, the airship man at
Nashville, Tenn, lives to tell of his thrill
ing experience. The balloon which sup
ports his airship burst when nearly mile
above the earth, Friday last He and his
apparatus plunged back to solid ground,
and the remarkable fact is that he escaped
serious injury. He was badly shaken up
but quickly recovered from the shock
sufficiently to walk. The daring aerial
navigator owes his escape to the fact that
his balloon transformed itself into para
chute
Prof. Barnard said his intention was to 60
as high as possible and strike a different
current of air. When the airship was
about mile from the earth and while he
was busily engaged in adjusting the
machine, he heard a popping sound He
looked up and saw there was rent in the
balloon. The descent Of the airship, due
to the gas escaping from the balloon, was
gradual for few minutes. The balloon
assumed the form of parachute and the
descent became more rapid as it approached
the earth. He landed in an open
lot. Prof. Barnard said that the rent
occurred just as he had started to
navigate the ship against the wind. Prof.
eouraged by his experience, and says he
will make another trip as soon as the dam
age to the balloon can be repaired.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-18
TEST VOTE TAKEN ON SUGAR
Republican Caucus Amendments
Adopted in the Senate.

Adopted in the Senate.
The first test vote on the sugar schedule
was taken in the senate, late Friday, re-
sulting in the adoption of the Republican
caucus amendment changing the house
rate OF 1875 cents per pound OH refined
sugar to 1.95 per pound by the close vote of
81 yeas to 80 nays. 1t was the closest vote
thus far taken on an issue of Importance
and was accepted as showing that any
amendment having the sanction of the
caucus was assured of adoption.
The vote was taken after day spent in
speeches on the effect of the sugar sched-
ule. The main speech of the day came
from Senator Allison, in charge of the bill,
and was in the nature of an answer to the
charges made against the sugar schedule
as whole and defense of it.
Senators German of Maryland, White of
California, Caffery of Louisiana, Stewart
of Nevada, also spoke, the three former
against and the latter for the pending
schedule, after which the vote was taken.
The first paragraph of the sugar sched
ule was not finally disposed of up to the
time of adjournment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-06-18
"sPIrE" HOUSE OWNER DIES.
Wealthy Joseph Richardson Passes
Away in His Singular Abode.

Wealthy Joseph Richardson Passes
Away in His Singular Abode.
Joseph Richardson, New York, an &C.
centric man of wealth, died Tuesday in
his ''spite" house, at the corner of Eighty
second street and Lexington avenue His
bed had been placed in the parlor of his
home. This room is FIVE feet wide by
twenty feet long. He had been carried
there from his cramped bedroom Mr..
Richardson was S4 years old, but was
nctive till a few months ago He was es-
timated to be worth $2O,OOO,O0O, though
his notoriety was chiefly due to the "spite''
house, in which he had lived for fifteen
years. This house was built ON strip Of
land five feet wide by 104 deep. The oc-
cupanus of the house adjoining this land
ON the west wished to build houses They
offered the Richardson's $1,000 for the
strip, but they held out for S5,OOO The
parties refused to give this amount, think
ing to force Richardson out The owner
had begun to build on his fve-foot lot
when the others offered him an advance.
He then refused to entertain any propo-
siton, and in spite of all opposition and
entreaty erected the odd house in which
he died.
This remarkable man owned stock in
nearly every railroad in America. and
was the possessor of passbooks over the
roads here and in Canada, and on all the
steamship lines leaving this port In ap-
pearance Mr.. Richardson closely resem-
bled Russell Sage. His clothes were i'll
lifting, his gait shambling and his sole
object seemed to be money making. For
years he carried his lunch to his office.