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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04

evil associates to take a letter from the
mail bag, and was detected in the act of
removing a check from it. He was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment.
Great sympathy was felt Is the father.
and a delegation of citizens, headed by
Judge Hale, member of congress, in
Guiding Mr.. Montgomery, and accompa-
MED by the elder Lehman, went to Wash
ington to see the president. Mr.. Mont
gomery tells what followed:
AS we entered the executive chamber,
President Lincoln came sauntering in. He
hal on faded and much-worn dressing
gown. His slippers were run down at
the heel. The president, as soon as We
were seated, said:
We'll, gentlemen, what is it You want?'
Judge Hale handed him the petition. He
scanned it carefully, names and all. and
possessed himself of all the circums ,anc s.
He then said to Judge Hale:
Judge. can ] do so and So? stating a
legal proposition as TO his power TO do a
certain thing. Judge Hale, after a mo-
ment's reflection. replied:
Mr.. President. l don think you can
Lincoln then said. 4 know l cannot
But l wanted to see if you knew. But
he went on. 1 can do something else
He was sitting by his desk. and every
one except this man, who swallowed all
formulas, would have written on it. but
he twisted his two long legs together like
a whiplash. placed the petition on his
knee, and wrote these words, as near as
! can recollect:
I" To the United States District Attor-
ney for the Western District of Pennsyl-
vania: You are hereby directed to enter a
nollC proseQui in the case of the United
States vs. Michael Lehman, jr., in consid-
Grafton that the said Michael Lehman, jr..
enlist in the army of the United States
AMI serve three years, unless sooner hon.
orably discharged. A. LINCOLN
What do you think of that? he said
harding it to Judge Hale. 1t was all that
was wanted.
Lincoln got up out of his chair, shook
hands with us all. telling us. "A dozen SEN
atOrs are waiting outside to see me. but
th, gives me more pleasure than talking
to them about offices Then, holding Leh-
man by the hand, he said:
Tel your son never to be tempted
again. to be a good soldier and how hap
pv it has made me to get him out of his
SCrape.
The old Dutchman, who was short and
fat, made a pathetic figure. He was be-
yond the ability to express himself, or
even to weep. He stood silent, his eyes
alomst bullying out of his head. His boy
was saved.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04
MUCH DISEASE is PREvENTAeLE
One Quarter of the Deaths That Occur
Can BE Avoided With Care.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
In connection with the sanitary institute
popular lecture was delivered oy LIT.
Alexander Hill, master of Downing col
lege and vice chancellor of Cambridge uni
yersity, on Unnatural Death He re-
marked that 1t was not the dangers of
railway travelling nor the few murders
that occurred which brought down the
average longevity of human life from 100
years to 80 years. They must seek for
more subtle murderers than that. Every
wear 900 600 babies We're born in England
AMI Wales. If they took 1000 900 children
and saw what was likely to be the end of
them they would find that 10000 died a
yicient death by accident, about the same
number would suCcumb to the mysterious
diseases which they knew now to be alb
solutely preventable, because due to germs
tuberculosis in its many forms) about
800 600 would die from absolutely prevent
able causes such as smallpox, measles
ana scarlet fever, only 5000 would be al
lowed to live out their natural lives and
nearly one in 20 might expect to die be-
cause the machine was worn out.
One-duarter of the diseases, which de-
stroyed life We're absolutely preventablc.
If the practice of hygiene were only on
level with its theory the average longevity
would be raised at once from so to Is. The
greater number of diseases over which
thu Individual had control were due to
mistakes in eating and drinking. He di-
viGed diseases into three classes and said
they would never succeed in preventing
them until they had the cooperation or
the public. Every citizen should have the
same exact knowledge of the causes ard
properties of preventable diseas- that the
medical officer himself had. The intec-
tious nature of consumption was hardly
realized 20 years ago. About one-third OF
the COWS in the country We're tubercuious
and half the milk distributed the bacillus
of tuberculosis. They could boil the milk
and he was no more afraid of boiled MIX
bacillus than he was of a well-cooked loin.
The only natural form of death was the
gentle falling asleep when the body was
tired
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04
TincoIn the Merciful."

A characteristic story of Lincoln S
kindly interference in behalf of young
men who had rendered themselves amena-
BILE to the law. but in whose case there
was reason to hope for reformation, is
told in the Portland Oregonian by ]. B.
Montgomery, who was witness to the
circumstances.
One Michael Lehman of Williamsport.
Pa. had contract for carrying the mail
from the railroad station He was the
personification of integrity, but he had a
son, Michael Jr.. 1G years old. who drove
the mail wagon. and who was induced by
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-04
Yearly Executions in China.

At Canton the average number Of eNecu-
ticns is about 800 per year. but in 1855
80 900 rebels were beheaded. The heads
man formerly received about 81 head,
but the supply and competition have re-
duced the wage TO so cents apiece. Most
of the criminals who are beheaded are
water pirates or land bandits.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26
NOTES FROM UNION.
Union, Miss, Aug. %, '99

Union, Miss, Aug. %, '99.
The weather continues warm.
Quite a refreshing shower fell
here last Saturday.
Farmers are busy now picking
cotton.
Owing TO the inclemency Of the
weather very few people attended
the young mems 8 prayer meeting
here Thursday night.
There was good attendance
at preaching Sunday. We had
an interesting sermon delivered
by Rev. j. M. Hutson.
The singing given at the home
of Rev. N. E. Afford, Sunday
evening, was greatly enjoyed by
all present.
Among the enjoyable and suc-
cessful events of recent date was
the singing school taught at this
place by Mr.. W. B. Dickerson,
of Friendship, which came TO a
close Saturday night after de-
lightful entertainment rendered
by the class. All who attended
the school report having had g
good and profitable time. Mr..
Dickerson is an excellent young
man and has all those traits Of
character which are ennobline
and bind to him all with whom ht
comes in contact with those firm
fetters of friendship and love
which remain forever. He mad,
many warm friends while in oul
midst, and will always receiye {
hearty welcome as friend ant
teacher by the people of this com
munity. L. and a..
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ABSOLUTELY PURE


In considering this very serious
matter, it should not be forgotten
that Porto Rico is the neathiest
Of our new Island possessions,
The paragraph is almost too plain
spoken TO be quoted in a family
paper. Suffice il to say that in it
Major lloff speaks Of the alarm-
ing prevalence ofprivate diseases
among our soldiers over there
and says the indications are that
it will not be long before large
percentage of them will he az
thoroughly infected as the native
population. He also points out
the danger OF returning soldiers
spreading the contamination at
their homes, danger which
Great Britain has found TO be OF
the gravest proportions IN her
experience with her tropical po-
sessions. Something like this
has been said before, but it was
hooted down as the talk OF an
alarmist. IL begins 10 look as
though the man who said, "the
more you know about the tropics
the less desire you have to live
there, was about right.
According to high republican
authority, Alger never was a real
candidate for the senate and his
announcement to that effect was
made aztec a full understanding
with Mr.. Mckinley, solely for
the purpose Of preparing a roa-
son for his resignation from the
cabinet. This may are may not
be true, but the announcement
several days ago by Mr.. Alger
that he was entirely out Of poll
tics, seems to bear out the story.
There has been so much republic
can trickiness in Washington
that one is never surprised TO dis
cover something new in that line.
The Hanna Mckinley crowd
seem to prefer doing even the
most simple things in a mysteri-
Gus way. According TO the above
mentioned republican authority,
"The war department was COM
PEELED. not so much by the bitter
opposition to General Alger per-
sonally as TO the necessity con-
fronting the administration OF in
fusing new vigor into the war in
the Philippines, which was Lam
gushing beyond the period set
for its successful conclusion. "
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26

poor preachers and inefficient
pastors, but | do object to this
wholesale slaughter business.
Furthermore, may modestly ask
how it is that Memo seems TO be
the only layman who sees so
much failure in the ministry?
Have we not other prominent
laymen in the Baptist ranks, and
why are they not crying out
against these ministerial vaga-
bonds? Will Memo say that they
are unfaithful TO their trusts?
After all | note in conclusion
that Nemo's last article does con-
tain one sentence favorable to
the ministry. He remarks, "Our
preachers form a respectable
body. - This is the first compli-
mentary expression to ministers
in general that remember TO
have seen from Nemo's pen in a
long time. ! hope for further
improvement in his next reply.
With good will toNemo, | re-
main very truly,
II. G. ScHILLING.
Aug. %.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26

rett, of Marshall, were proposed.
Mr.. Nall elected.
For railroad commissioner first
district-John d McInnis, of
Lauderdale and j. +. Stanfield,
of Holmes, were proposed, f..
VI. Lawrence withdrawn. Nc
lnnis elected.
For railroad commissioner,
third district. j. Evans, Of
Monroe; J. r. Binford, Of Mont
gomery; A. p. Watson, Of Ok
tibbeha; j. G.. Kincannon, of
Noxubee; b. f. Thomas, Of Gre
NADIA; j. j. Conan, of Tisho-
mingo, were presented. A veri-
fication Of third ballot showed
Kincannon 1852; Conan 100. The
other candidates withdrew after
nrst and second ballots.
All the successful candidates
expressed their thanks in appro.
pirate terms.
The following is the State Elk :
ecutive Committee:
State at large-J. II. Sharpe,
of Lowndes; Geo. C. Myers, of
Marshall; j. w. Cutrer. of Goa
homo; s. M. Roane, Of Clay; c..
G. Miller, of Lauderdale; j. H..
Price, of Pike; S. d. McNair of
jefferson.
District No. 1.-E. o. Sykes,
Jr., of Monroe; j. NJ. Boone, of
Alcorn.
Second District--T. r. Max
we'll, of DeSoto; G. l.. Siveley,
of Lafayette.
Third district-Walter Sillers,
of Bolivar; j. T. Lowe, of Tuni-
ca.
Fourth district-N. B. Craw-
ford, of Chickasaw; l.. M. South
worth, of Carroll.
Fifth Districts. M. Smith, oI
Holmes; j. L. Buckley, oI
Clarke.
Sixth district-L. p. Conner,
of Adams; Walter A. White, oi
Harrison.
Seventh district-R. l.. Brad
ley, of Kinds, and c.. A. Gordon
of Claib orne.
The Executive Committee or
ganized by electing Hon. G. G.,
Miller, of Meridian, chairman
and Mr.. l.. p. Conner, Of Ad-
ans, secretary.
Convention adjourned at 1876
'clo ,k. Want of space prevents
mention of many Of its interesting
features. 1t was one of the live-
liest, and yet one II the mos
harmonious conventions that ev'
er met in the old Capitol, anC
was notable for the preponder'
ating number of young anC
bright men, most of whom haC
their first experience of the kind
and they enjoyed it so much tina
they will doubtless be on hanC
when the next STATE convention
shall be called to order in a new
Capitol. j. L. p.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26
THE NEEDY CALLED.
BY Mrs. Albert r. Bond.

al came not to call the righteous, but
sinners. Matt. 9:t3.
Not the righteous 10 repentance
But the sinners came 10 save,
And for all the poor and needy
He the ransom freely paid.
Then why will you keep him waiting,
Why will you his patience try,
When you know twas for your sins
He 50 willingly did die?
But the story OF his sufferings
Is 80 often tod 10 you,
That you scarcely pay attention,
Saying, 81 want something new.
Tell me some exciting story
OF the deeds of famous men,
But do not want to listen
To that same old one again."
How the preachers try 10 win you,
Try their best TO give the light,
But your eyes are Satan blinded,
And you will not see tho right.
Soon the services are over,
Out OF church you smiling go,
Little thinking, little caring
What win be your final woe.
But, my friend, there Is q reckoning,
Kept by Him who reigns on high.
And each hour are deeds recorded,
Thoughts and words until you die.
Then, yes, then you'll pay attention,
When with clearDess sounds your name
And you stand to face your Maker,
How youll cover. in your shame.
Think, oh think, while time is yours,
How He wants your soul 10 save,
How He left his home in heaven,
And his life for you He gave.
Time is fleeting, oh tits precious,
And the end will soon be near:
Give your life, your all 10 Jesus,
Then for judgment have no fear.
Magnolia, Miss.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26

There is a story current in
Washington, based on the rec
ords OF the Navy Department,
that over % years ago at the
time of the Virginius affair with
Spain, Dewey asked the privilege
Of capturing the Philippines. In
view OF the failure OF General
Otis TO fnish his job, it is unfor-
tunatc that he did not begin his
task about that time.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington August 2l.--lf the
administration follows its present
method of showing its confidence
in General Otis to its logical con-
clusion, there will be a new COM
mander in the Philippines before
the fighting campaign opens. 1t
began to show its confidence in
General Otis, who had continually
declared that 30, 900 men were
all he needed, by issuing the nee.
essay orders to make the full
strength Of the army in the Phil
ippines 40, 900 men; then it was
decided to make it so, 900, and
the orders under which the ten
new regiments are being recruit
ed will raise the number to 90, 900.
To be logical the next order
should name new commander
for this large army. The pro-
ceedings in connection with the
order to recruit these last ten reg
iments which, by the way will al
most bring the volunteer army
up to the limit set by congress,
were an object lesson in the wib-
lywably policy which this admin
istration has so often adopted.
At first it was positively denied
that the order would be issued at
all; then it was said that the reg
iments would be raised, but would
merely be held as a reserve, and
at last when it could no longer be
hidden, it was acknowledged that
arrangements had been made TO
land the last of them at Manila
about the first of December,
which means that they will leave
San Francisco early in October.
The sending Of big army to
the Philippines is a political play
on the part ofthe administration.
This is recognized by all close
political observers. The opinion
Of Colonel w. E. Mclean OF In
diana, who was deputy commits
sioner Of pensions under the
i Cleveland administration, and
who is now in Washington, on his
way to the G. A. r. encampment
to which he is a delegate at
large, is that of thousands, re-
| gardless of politics. He said I:
Zone thing is certain; il the
| Philippine war is not ended be-
fore the presidential campaign
comes on, it is good bye TO Presi-
dent Mckinley. The war over
there is fast growing in unpopu-
larity. The policy of expansion
is opposed by great many vest
ern republicans, and the demo-
Gratis are nearly unit against
it. +" Speaking of politics in his
own state, Colonel Mclean says :
"The Indiana democrat who ia
not for Bryan and the Chicago
platform is a man without a party
, and his position is 80 lonesome
that he almost feels as though be
had no country" The Colone
/ knows, as he was that sort OF .
! democrat himself in 1895.
n There ia paragraph in an Of
fetal report just received by Sur
} lgeon General Sternberg from
{ Major John r. Hoff, Chef Sur
! geon Of the military district o
Porto Rico, which is not calculat
D ed to maKe new shouters for i'm
perialism among the thoughtful
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26

Hon. Thomas B. Reed has sent
to the governor of Maine his req
ignstion as a congressman from
that state.
The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-26
And IS IT TRUE.

sNEMo DOES NOT DISPLAY rHAr
SYMPATHY AND KINDNESS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-04-24
.So~.had on D. 149. vol. 1.

'S"~'had on .. 149, vol. 1,
Villas CO. records, except
that part of said land
decided and assessed to O.
B. Moon and others.
All that piece or parcel
of land in NE NV,
south of the county road
and west of the right of
way of the G. & n. W.
ny. Co., and bounded ON
the west by lands owned
by Michael NJ rrison
All that piece or parcel
of land in NV NV as
described ON p. 319, vol.
2, Villas Co. records,
known aus lot 3, block
2, of Ann O'Connor's I'M
recorded plat .........
ALI that piece or parcel
OF land in Sc NV, de-
scribed ON p. 203, vol. E,
Villas Go. records. ......
PLAT OF VILLAGE OF T
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
A PLUCKY

Kansas City, Mo-, November "a
job Lawson, the Terrible Swede,"
did not ride in the 48-hour bicycle race
at Convention hall today, and the
chances are that he will not be able to
take part in the coming New York
grind. 1t developed hat his collar
bone had been broken in his fall yes
terday. He was at the track and offer
ed to go ahead and do his best, out
as he could use only the left hand in
steering his wheel. the management
decided upon his withdrawal.
Lawson's injury vas sustained yes
terday, during the first hour of the
days riding. He was picked up and
put On his wheel and, with rare forti-
tude rode a hurricane half mile in his
endeavor to keep his loss down to two
laps.
For 7 hours and 20 minutes Lawson
rode, his face showing little of the an
guish he felt. During the closing hours
he asked to have a doctor called to ex-
anime his shoulders, but his handlers
secured some medicine and applied it
after half carrying the exhausted rid
err from the track.
Lawson finished the regular race at
$3.50, third from the front, and a few
minutes later, although suffering Sc
we're pain, mounted a 1S0-pOund motor
tandem with a mate and steered it for
an additional half mile at a speed of
1:50. It was not until midnight that
a physician examined the riders in
jury, when it was discovered that the
collar bone was broken.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
HE DEATH.

New York, November 24.-William
Anthony, better known as Brave
Bill Anthony, died at the Presbyte-
rian hospital today, half an hour after
he had swallowed a quantity of cocaine
ait one of the Central park entrances.
He was the man, who, on February
Is, 1898, when the battleship Maine was
blown up in Havana harbor, reported
to Captain Sigsbee in the famous:
"Sir, I have the honor to report that
the ship has been blown and is sink
ing"
On his return to this country Antho-
ny was accorded receptions every
where. He received many invitations
from cities to be their guest. For
months he Travelled over the country,
being accorded the honors of "a hero.
When his leave Of absence was ended,
Anthony was promoted to be q ser
geant of marines, and was detailed at
the Brooklyn navy yard.
In one of his pockets was found a
letter written by him to his aunt,
which read that he was discouraged
and disconsolate and was going to end
it all. Among the other articles found
was a picture of his one month old
child, ON the back of which was writ
ten: Bury his with me-" A Spanish
American war medal, such as all the
survivors of the battleship Maine re-
ceive was also found.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
SERIOUS SMALLPOX EP1DEM1c

Bowling Green, KY. November PA
most serious epidemic of smallpox has
broken out in several nearby counties.
DR.. j. H. Mccormack, secretary Of the
state board of health, who has just
made a tour Of the infected district,
today gave out the following state
ment
I'm a population of 1880 there are
fully 500 cases in various stages of
smallpox at Uniontown. There are
many cases in the adjacent county. The
disease has been conveyed from Union
town to Crittenden, Hopkins, Mullen
burg and Henderson counties. Up to
my visit the authorities had concealed
the facts and denied the extent of the
disease. The danger to that section of
the state is great.
1.-The state board of health has plac-
ed the town in absolute quarantine.
Authorities have promised co-opera-
ton. The entire state is urged to en-
force general vaccination. Dur limited
appropriation, h smallest in the
union, was exhausted long since, and
our work is being conducted on per-
sonal credit"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
TRAINS IN COLLISION.

Georgetown, Ga, November 24-En-
gineers ALT Vining and Cliff McManus,
both of Macon, were killed, and Fire
men Monroe and Rogers, also Of Macon,
were fatally injured in a railroad wreck
on the Southwestern division of the
Central Of Georgetown railroad near
here at 12:40 o'clock today. The W
trains, one from Eufaula, Ala, and h
other from Georgetown. met each other
Just on the Georgia side of the bridge
over the Chattahoochee river. full tilt
Both the engines were almost COM
pletely wrecked and the freight cars
were piled up on the track. Engineer
McManus was buried beneath the
wreckage and up to this time his body
has not been recovered. Vining was
breathing when assistance arrived, but
died shortly afterwards. The injured
fremen were brought here and given
all the attention possible, but slight
hopes are entertained of their recovery.
The cauamaHsne accident was a misin-
depreciation of orders on the part OF
one of the engineers.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-11-28
DIR. SCHELL RESIGNS.

Cincinnati, O., November 24.-The
Epworth League disturbance over the
official conduct of it's secretary, the
Rev. Edwin A. Schell, D. D., was sud
denly terminated today by his w act
in rendering his resignation ITO the
board of control. This was done after
the board, with but n dissenting vote,
had adopted the report of a commit
tee in these words:
I'VE find the Epworth League to be in
a state of unrest by reason of the agi-
tation over the official conduct of zen
eral Secretary Edwin A. Schell, D.. D.
This unrest seems to be due in part
to the misconception of action of he
board Of control at it's meeting at In
dianapolis, caused by the reading into
it's statement Of a serious official wrong.
a moral Judgment which it did not ex-
press and had no authority to express
and in part to arrangements and crfti-
cisms based upon flying rumors of ir-
responsible parties, unsupported by
proper evidence, whose currency has
been fitted to mislead and defeat rather
than promote the ends OF truth and JUS
tice."