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elderly lady. is a sister of Mrs. Johnson,
wife of Col Edmund Johnson. of Vine
land. y. j.. with whom she Will make an
extended sojourn-
Vinelands 400" is already discussing
the prospective visit of royalty, and the
Princess is expected to be feted and a.
corded brilliant receptions here at the
homes of Colonel Johnson, Founder c. X.
Lands, and former State Senator Fowler.
An elaborate programme has also been
arranged for her arrival in New York city,
where she will return the co,oTs TO the
old Eighth Regiment New York No.un-
teers. of which the late Prince Salm Sa,m
was colonel.
The Princess has figured in the history
of two continents. As Agnes Lsclerq, the
daughter of a French planter in Cuba, she
played a romantic and heroic part in our
Civil War. working with untiring devotion
for the Union soldiers. Governor Yates,
Of Illinois. gave her a captains commits
sion and pay, which latter she turned over
to the sick and wounded In Washington
she married Prince Felix Salm Sam.
Through his wifes influence the Prince
rose to a brigadier generalship, and when
the war ended he went 10 Mexico and be-
came a general in command under Maxi
milan. When her husband and the i'll
starred Emperor were captured and SEN
fenced to death the Princess pleaded, pot
ted and bribed TO save them, and even
planned their escape, but through the
treachery of the Mexican officials she was
betrayed and expelled from the country.
Her husband was. through the interv-n-
tion OF the United States, released, and
went to Europe, where he fell fighting for
united Germany in the bloody field of
GrayelOtte
The Princess Salm Salm is now enjoy
ing a pension from the Austrian govern
ment as a reward for her brave efforts to
rescue the unhappy monarch in Mex co.
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A RED-TAPE INSTITUTION.
What IL Cost to Find Out the Name
Of Bird.

(FFom the Chicago PostD
beautiful rosy vision is red tape. an
excellent practice Is system, a sublime
thing is law, but there is one institution in
Chicago which has more red tape than
Dickens circumlocution Office. more sys-
than Mr.. Gradgrind himself. and more law
than the MedeS and Persians ever dreamed
of. AT least that is what a South Side
woman says. And she is not pleased about
it, either. Some one gave her little Robbie
4 gorgeous South American bird. but to
quote Robbie's simple eloquence. for which
you may be sure his mother reproved him.
lie died on me-" In n moment OF edUcd-
tional enthusiasm the mother resolved to
find out the full name of her sons dead
pet. She could do SO by enquiry of one
Of the professors at the institution. This
being a matter which IL 'twere done
'twere well 'twere done quickly. she tied up
the sad little mass of bright feathers into
neat parcel and started. in spite of a
heavy rain. 1t was disheartening to be
informed at the nearest door of the institu-
tion that she could only enter at the far
thest door, which seemed a quarter OF a
mile away. However, she plodded patient
ly around the long wing of the building.
through the mud and the melting snow.
and the wind blew so that she could not
hold her umbrella up.
twenty-five cents admission" said the
man at the door
Il do not wish to see the collections. 1
merely have to errand to Professor So
and-So." she explained
Twenty-Five cents admission" he reit-
Grated.
Does a visitor to your professor have to
pay an admission
Il can't let anyone in without - cents -
To use another of Robbie's phrases, she
'suceame" and put down a quarter
You'll have to check that parcel mall
am
1T isn't parcel; it is bird"
ut doesn't matter what il is. All psr-
cells must be left at the door. The charge
for checking them is ) cents
But l want to show this bird to Pro-
fessor So-and-So. That is what l have
come for
No parcels may be taken into the in
stitution. They must be checked at the
door. repeated the man mechanically
Now, the professors office was nowhere
near the door. II was upstairs and many
a league away. She checked her parcel
sought out the professor brought him back
to the door. where he considered and
named her bird. He suggested that it wa )
an unusually fine specimen and would be
welcome in the institutions collection She
did not tell him she would rather throw
it in the first ashbarrel but she said as
| much inwardly. and she vowed a VOW that
before she will enter its doors again, like
the Scottish knight, she will
Lat thine stand till they lloy-ufl'
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A PLUCKY DETECTIVE.
Detailed to Watch Corpse in the
D.rL-.
Trom the Chicago Ncws.)


Medical students are frolicsome in heir
play. but when they collide with a Chicago
detective the Greek meets Greek tug-of-
war is weak by comparison. Desk Sergeant
August Swanson. of the central detail, has
had many exciting experiences in his .hir-
uy-twO years on the force, but none as
grewsome as the night he was detailed
10 a South Side medical college 10 watch
a corpse that was supposed to have been
Illegally procured
He got into the college after strong cp-
position from the students. and then they
denied the presence of the suspected sub
iect At last the law prevailed and Swan
son was led to the basement where the
subject of his search lay stretched upon
a table. There it is said one of the
students; now you can watch it all you
want" and Immediately he turned off the
gas. With one bound Swanson reached
the table and grasped the body by the
shoulder. The gas jet was out of his reach,
so for two hours he stood in the dark
gripping that shoulder and keeping his
other hand on his club, ready to bat the
first man that touched the table
Meantime the students entertained him
with unearthly groans and howls. and by
rolling tin pans across the cement floor,
varying this performance with lugubrious
bursts of silence. Finally they tired OF
this and turned on the gas to leave him in
undistuTbed possession.
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GENERAL WOODS MOTHER.
\ Chat With Her About the BoyhaoI
of Santiago's Governor.
tFrom the New York WorId.)

tFrom the New York World.)
a visit to the widowed mother of Cen
Leonard Wood brought out some very in
teresting facts about the boyhood and an
tecedents OF the present Governor OF San
tiago.
That good soldier. so much in the pub
lie eye OF late. is the eldest son of the late
DR.. c. J. Wood and Caroline E. Wood (nee
Hager1 of Weston. Mass. He was raised
in Wenaumet village, town OF Bourne.
Cape Cod. and his fathers house-a square,
semi-colOnial structure of about the style
of 1872. still stands on its broad backed
hill overlooking the waters OF Buzzard 5
Bay and its numerous islands and rugge
headlands. from the head of the bay.
where Joe JefTersoa's Eagles Nest
shows with its Dutch windmill. through
the pines to Gray Gables. south to Woods
Hole and the brCsd der waters OF Martha 5
Vineyard sound.
Yes. Mrs. Wood said, in Response to the
reporters congratulations on the place her
son had won in the goodwill of the Amer
ican people, Leonard is my hog. and I
am very proud of him The boy never gave
me any trouble, and the man is a great
comfort to me. No, cant say there was
anything remarkable about his boyhood
He always was a thoughtful boy and al
ways busy about something; q great reader
OF all sorts of books. novels included. and
never sick.
When his father died he went to Cam
bridge Medical College. He alwars said
from the start that he was going 10 be a
sailor or a doctor, and he is very fond OF
the water. When he graduated he prac-
ticed year or so in Boston, and then got
an appointment in the army this father
was a surgeon in the civil war you know
and went West. There he was in the In
dian wars SiOux- Apache). He went very
much among the Indians in peace. as a
surgeon. and always said he was never
afraid of them-he could trust them He
was with General Lawton when he fol-
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IN GOOD CONDITION.
Fine Prospects for the Mcdonald
Cavanuugh Mil.

Mcdonald and Cavanaugh are. it is said.
in great shape for their contest of twenty
FIVE rounds which is scheduled to take
place on Tuesday next at Steubener's Road
house, under the auspices of the Maryland
Sporting Club. According to the articles,
both men must weight in at 1iS pounds at
3 p. IN. on the date of the contest and as
they have already put in extra week
at training. neither will, it is said. have
any difficulty in coming within the limit.
The interest in the fight is by no means
confined to local followers of the ring, as
quite a number of Baltimoreans have al
ready assured the management of their
intention to witness the mill, the Com
manche Club of that city, having chart
cred an engine and coach to bring about
100 persons over, for the occasion. There
being no preliminary the contest will start
at 8 o'clock sharp, thus affording thoze
in attendance an opportunity Of reaching
Washington Or Baltimore at an early hour.
Pat O'COnnor will officiate as referee.
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CENTURY CYCLE CLUB.
officers Elected at the Meeting Held
Last Monday.

The regular monthly meeting of the Cen
tury Cycle Club was held last Monday
evening, at which the annual election of
officers took place and resulted as follows
President, A. c. Williams: Vice Presi-
dent A. b. Griffith; Secretary. Howard
Fisk; Treasurer. Lou f. Abel; Captain,
T. S. Byrnes.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Executive-R. C. Williams, chairman
Harry Park, Roderick Dimmick, y. d. Crit
fifth and E. S. Byrnes.
House.. McAnnaly chairman: r. C..
Williams, l.. f. Abel. j. NJ. Benner, and
e S. Byrnes.
Membership. McAnnaly. chairman; w.
f. Maher, A. A. Hollander.
The following lieutenants were appointed
by Captain Byrnes: First. W. c. O'Connor,
second. }. NJ. Benner; third, Allen Hollan-
der.
Forty runs were made last year. with
an average attendance of fifteen at each
event.
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a constant lack of ability to land safely.
In the last game with the Infantry five
points We're scored but there were chances
enough to score as many more.
Warthen is keeping up his good work.
and is a very clever forward He scored
all the points made in the last game. Som
erville. Prigg, and Mulligan were new
players in the last lineup, and they &c
quilted themselves very well. Lack of
team practice weakened their chances to
make their efforts effective. Holmead plays
good defensive game, but against Bur-
nett's clever goaiing he had little chance
to keep the Infantry score down. VI. Smith
is one of the manstays of the team. and
plays a good, earnest game at all times.
O p SCHMIDT
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Mount Pleasant Athletic Club.

The Mount Pleasant Athletic Club is en-
joying a very prosperous SEASON and that
condition of affairs is drawing recruits to
the membership roll at each monthly
meeting
No definite plans have as yet been laid
for the coming outdoor season, but the in
dications are that the club will be very
active in all lines including tennis ana
bicycling.
President Holmead has had so many re-
quests to repeat the athletic smoker given
last month with so much success that he
will probably accede to the demand, and
friends of the club may expect TO see the
announcement OF another smoker" at an
early date.
The club was largely represented at the
wedding last Wednesday Of Rob TT Young.
one Of the clubs most popular officers and
a charter member
The basketball team is playing in un-
usually hard luck and seems to b. anchor
ed in the last hole in the League ranks.
The men play a good game but they are
Inlucky in their goal throwing. innumer-
able chances to goal being lost through
want of accuracy Or coolheadedness or
something. it is hard to- tell what causes
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lowed Chief Geronimo and was one of the
few that held through until the capture
He said the heat on the march was SO
great that in the canyons they stripped 10
their underclothes and so moved on."
Yes, knew Len Wood when We were
boys together at the old Beach schoOlhouss
years ago. said i brOad-shouidered car
penter.
What sort of Il boy was he?'
"A fine fellow. top and bottom, minded
his own business and played all the games
going like the rest of the boys; light hair.
1lue eyes. tall. sim. not stocky like me.
and the boys liked him. He and | had
boys nonsense l suppose. and we tumblsd
over the benches and he got a sore nose
1? 1 forget what | got; nothing. p'r'aps-
to school he before me. Len, as he got
inside the door turned quick and gave me
big kick l haven't forgot that kick
yet. But we made il all up and there
was the end ont"
What sort of scholar was heo On
there he was way up; nobody could touch
him on books; tip-top. always had his les
sons. a nice fellow was Len Wood.
From all of which it appears by the en-
tirely concurrent testimony of his mates
that Gen. Leonard Wood was a short.
healthy. Saxon-haired, reserved and, when
reused. resolute specimen of a Cape Cod
boy proficient in his studies and we'll liked
and remembered by all his associates and
schoolmates. now approaching middle age
The popularity of the Heurioh brews So but
4 nf 0s
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whereas his best friends and the public
generally bet freely Fitzsimmons would
win in six rounds. Fitzsimmons. likewise
all other boxers who have had engage
ments at the National Club. knows We will
not be a party to iobbery. On the con-
trary. every safeguard to insure honest
sports is adopted by our club"
The times., 1899-03-12
Princess snIm saim's Coming.

(FTom the New York JouEuaL)
Princess Salm Salm. of Bonn on the
Rhine, Russia, viii visit America this
month, her intention being to make tour
Of the United States. The princess. an
The times., 1899-03-12

The Corcorans. besides being represented
in the athletic meet in the high jump and
pole vault will enter strong tug of wal
The times., 1899-03-12

The popularity of the Heuri,h brews So but
the we'll earned success OF years OF toIl- Ot
course ven know t2i is the number Of tn, te!e
phone over which You may order beer for home
use.
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Tom Sharkey when asked who was his
choice in the coming fight between Jeffries
and Fitzsimmons said 4 have fought
both of them and therefore ought to be
competent judge. However, | prefer not 10
say word about the fight. Let people
Judge for themselves. It is immaterial TO
me whether | fight Jeffries or Fitz. I am
sure | can whip either one of them. l
don't think Fitz is half as clever as Mccoy,
and he is no harder hitter.
The times., 1899-03-12

Jack Farrell, of Wilmington. and Eli
wood McCloskey have been matched TO box
six rounds at the Quaker City Athletic
Club in Philadelphia next Saturday. Far
reil got the decision over Jerry Marshall in
twenty rounds at the Spa Athletic Club a
fortnight ago. and the next night fought
McCloskey a ten-round draw at the En-
pire Club. Wilmington.
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Corcornn Cadet Athletes.

The following basketbaTI teams VIII line
up at the Guards Athletic meet on April (:
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Unless that wonderful little feather,
George Dixon, does not alter his style of
living il is a sure thing that he will fol-
low in the we'll beaten path OF the used
to bes" and that. too, at no remote period.
The colored lad has for some time past,
so it is said. been going the pace that
kills" and O'Rourle's efforts to make him
quit have amounted to naught Dixon was
to go TO England next summer to meet
Palmer but if the colored lad does not
quit his present mode of living the match
will be declared off.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
Agricultural and Mechanical
College.

jackson, March 19-The ex.cu.
live committee Of the Board OF
Trustees Of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College will meet a,
the College Tomorrow evening. 1t
is understood that the committee
has been empowered by tho board
to take action on the resignation Of
Grn. Lee, which will be submitted
un that occasion. Gen. Lee will
leave sbe question Of whether be
shall remain ut the bead Of the col.
lrge until the beginning uf the next
Srssiun entirely in the hands Of the
Committee, according to the state.
menl Of those who are usually sccu.
rately informed II is further IN
derstOOd that the committee will At
once accept G'n Lees resignation
as president Of the college aud will
proceed al once with the selection
Of his successor. The long conrec
ton of the board wilhGen. Lee will
doubtless call forth suitable rrsulu.
tiOns OF regret at the unavoidable
severance Of the pleasant relations
that have subsisLed between them
for SO many wears.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24

Word has reached the city Of The
death Of Rev. +. q. Eager, which
occurred at his home inClintOn at 4
o'clock on the morning Of the 10Th.
The deceased was one Of the best
known Baptist ministers in Missis.
sippi and at the time Of his death
was over Sc years Of age, being one
Of the Oldest men in Kinds county
For over sixty years be has been q
minister Of the Baptist faith, and
labOred until old age caused his
retirement. He leaves three sons,
Professor Eager, Of the Mississip-
pi College, Rev. John Eager a Bsp-
tist missionary now at work in the
missionary fields of Italy, and DR..
George Eager, prominent physi.
clan Of Birmingham, Ala. The in
tsrmsnt took place ct Clinton last
Tuesday afternoon. .-Clarion-Lsd.
ger.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
Gen Lee's Resignation.

The Aberdeen Examiner, refer.
ring TO Ihs appointment ofGsnsrAl
Stephen d. Lee 80 one she Vicks
burg National PaFk Commissioners
and his announced rsIignatiOn in
cOnssqusOcs, Of she presidency Of
the A. 4 NJ. COllsss a. 6Iarksvills,
says that the tive PositiOns are
nes :. Ill incompatible and sx
presses the hope that Gen. Lee will
retain his position at the head Of
the College. The examiner says:
The duties incident to his new
assignment will not be exacting as
to labor or time, and will be chief.
ly performed during the months Of
college vacation. The government
has created several Of these battle
field parks-Chicamauga, Gettys-
burg and elsewhere, and yet in no
instances have the commissioners
found il necessary or important 10
hucaIe near the scene Of their trusts
or 10 abandon in its behalf private
or public employment. These
places are not regarded as offices
Ut all, and are intact usually given
to men whose eminencs in public
life commend them to the appoint.
ing power as.speTsons must likely
10 meet the demands of trusts in.
volvlng patriotism, and entitled to
the sympathy ana confidence Of the
elements chiefly interested IN the
fidelity Of The supervision they are
expected to exercise. - Clarion
Ledger.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
Oueer Advertisements.

I Somebody has been collecting
queer advertisements from The
papers; here are a few specimens;
"Wanted-an organist and a boy
to blow the same"
"Wanlsd-s boy to be partly out
sidsand partly behind the counter.
"Wanted a boy to deliver oysters
who can ride a bicycle"
"WidoW in comfortable circum.
stances wishes TO marry two sons. 4"
Annual sale now on. Don't 60
elsewhere to be cheaIed-cOms in
here"
"For sale-a PianOfOrts, the
property of q musician with carved
legs"
"Wsnted-Aroom by two gentle
men about thirty feet long and
twenty feet broad"
"A lady wants to sell her piano,
as she is going abroad in strong
iron frame"
"Wanlsd by a respectable girl,
her passage to Europe; willing to
take care Of children and good
sailor"
"To he disposed Of, q small phe-
ton, the properly of gentleman
with a movable htadpiece as good
as new"
Loot near Highgate archway,
an umbrella belonging to a gentle
man with bent rib and a bone
handle"
"Lost-A collie dog by man on
Saturday evening answering to Jim
with brass cnllar round his neck
and a muzzle."
"Mr. Brown, furrier, begs to an
nOunce that he will make up gowns,
caps, etc, for ladies out Of their
own skins"
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24

for the loss Of g0OdAmerican blood
in fighting what led up TO those
victories, and their belief thatit Eas
lostin a cause that was 90 unHise'
and their fuathsr belief that more
will have to be continually loslr
either through lighting or disease
as long as We keep those islands
and try to control their semi savage
inhabitants. American bravery
will slways thrill American hearts
but in this esse it il, in many minds,
accompanied BY : arsgrst thatit had
not been displayed in = more Wor-
Thy cause IbAn in whipping an in
frriOr people into subsection TO Us,
Il 10 not Surprising that shsAmeri'
cans whip the Filippinos, for they
can whip any soldiers on earth.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24


The old question of the right of
counties to bridge a navigable
stream in such way as to obstIuc,
navigation has again been raised
down in Cnpiah county in connec.
tim with the building Of the new
blidge across Pearl river at Rock.
port. Some time ago This contract
was let by the Board ofSupervisors
ofthe county I" the Virginia Bridge
and Iron Works Of Roanoke, Va,
and a great deal Of the material for
the construction Of the bridge is now
on ths ground. A petition was fl.
ed short time ago with the War
Department, which referred the
whole matter to Maj n Resell of
the Corps Of Engineers, stationed
at Mobile. Maj II ROsell refeIred
the matter to the Federal District
Attorney, who has informed the
parties interested that he will pro.
Cred Civilly and criminally Pearl
river has been officially declared a
navigable stream and the penalty
for placing bridge across it that
will Ubstruct navigation is in the
neigbborhOod of 5000 per day a.
long as the bridge remhins The
same question was raised with ref.
erence to the jackson bridge some
time ago by the Buard Of Supervis.
urs, but the matter was finally
dropped. The result "flhis ccntrsl
will De watched with interest, since
there are bridges all along the river
that will fall within the same class
as the one which is objected to in
COpiah county -Ex.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
years ago.

On the 18th, inst was the date
for the mastering out Of the last
batallisn Of the Third Mississippi,
at Albany,Ga. With the discharge
If these volunteers from the ranks
Mississippi will cease 10 be repre-
ssnted in the armies Of the United
States except by herNatiOnslG Guard
aud a few scattering officers among
the regulars, The majority Of the
recruits viii return to their Chicago
homes, whence they we're Withdrawn
by The zeal of the Mississippi re-.
fcruiting officers laSt summer.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
Chamborlain's Cough Remedy.

This remedy is intended rspe.
cially Inr coughs, colds, Group,
whipping cough and influenza. 1t
has become famous for its cures Of
these diseasrs, ovrT large part of
the civilized world. The most
f1atlrring testimonials have been
received, giving accounts Of its good
works; Of the aggravaling aud per-
sistent coughs il has cured; of severe
colds that have yielded promptly
to its soothing effects, and Of the
dangerous attacks Of Group it has
cured, often saving the life Of the
child. The extensive use of il for
whooping cough has shown that il
robs that disease Of all dangerous
consequences. Sold by Dr.. N. P.
Bates, Liberty, Miss.
The Southern herald., 1899-03-24
Recital
BYPUPHS OFMISS SMITH AID ASs,Dl MRS.
JEN KTNS II COLLEGE PAhLoh
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH
24TH, ts99, AT s OCLOCh-

PROGRAM.
Three Blind Mice" (WinlhrOps)
Miss Rosa Hall.
"In the Month of May" (Behrl
Miss Edith Bates.
Duet" (SeleetiOn)
Miss Clara Csusey.
Reeitatiun-"First Spat"
Miss Lorraine Moore.
"Pink Op. Ill" (Lichner)
Miss Lille Lewis.
"BlueBird Echo Polka" (MorrisOn)
Miss Mary HinsOn.
"Auld Lang Syne" (Bellak)
Miss Hattie Dixon.
Observation-Disclosures Converse
tim" Miss Ruby McElwee.
"Pansy OPP Ill" (Lichner)
Miss Estelle McGehre.
"LakeGeOrge Glide Waltz" (Hew-
land) Miss Julia Street.
Recitaiion-"Miniy Malviny"
Miss Amanda Dixon.
"The G uard Corps 0p. 259" (Lich-
ner) Miss Ethel Shaw.
Duet-"LaReveil d d'Amour"( MOsz.
kOwtki)
MissesRuby andPearl McElwee
Banjo Solo" (Lichner)
Miss Mabel Sudduth.
"Fandangu-Spain" (MOszkOwski) }
Miss Annie Lea.
Recitation-"Maiden Martyr"
Miss Ruby McElwes.
Tulip Op. Ill" (Lichner)
Miss Semitic Brewer.
LA Marguerite" edward Drjan)
Miss Mabel Sudduth.
"Fl"weret Forget Me Not" (Giese)
Miss Katie Brewer.
Recitation-"Selling a Feller"
Miss Lorraine Moore.
"Faust Op. III" Sydney Smith
Miss Pearl McElwec.
Song-"True Til Death" (Gatly)
Miss Mamie Cox.
MISUNDERSTANDING a Spark.
ing" Miss Ruby McElwee.
Duet Sonata OPP 3S' (Diabelli,
Misses Ruby and Pearl McElwee.
Pantomine-"Lead Kindly Light
Misses Ruby and Pearl McElwee.