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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
WEE DWARF A VISITOR.
Burmese Midget, But Nineteen Inches
in Height. Arrives i'm
America

Two of the smallest people alive
were passengers on the steamship
Rhein, which arrived from Bremen at
New York the other day. Their
names are Fatma and Smaun, sister
and brother, natives of Burmah.
Smaun, the brother. is 1865 inches
in height and his sister is just 2O.4724
inches. or only little taller than a
magnum of champagne. Smaun will
soon be IS years old. Fatma is 10.
They are professional actors and will
make their bow to an American audi
ence. The boy midget does an act
on the rings assisted by Fatma.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
SAMOAN POPULATION.
Recent Census Shows There Are
$4,000 People In Islands.
OF These 81, 900 Are ON UDolu and 9th
err Islands Under German Control
and 800 Are ON Six Islands
Held by United states.

A press correspondent, writing
from Tutuila, Samoa, says that CEN
sus of the population of the Samoan
group has been taken. The number
of Samoans in Upolu and other is
lands under the German government
is $4,000, while the population of the
six islands under the United States
government is returned at $500. The
very slight increase during the last
30 years is about the same in proper
ton all round. The infant mortality
is greatest and this is due in large
measure to the ignorance and care
lessness in dieting the young. 1t is
not unusual to see a mother feeding
her infant from the mouth after she
has herself mas ticated the food in
tended for the child. 1t is only since
the United States took possession
that people have been able to receive
medical advice and treatment. with
the sanitary law now IN force and the
laws concerning the health of the
people generally throughout the is
land it is hoped that during the next
decade there will be a considerable
increase of the native population.
Gov. b. F. Tilley returned from New
Zealand on the Abaranda. The ma
tives showed their delight at the gov
ernor's return by giving a number OF
feasts in his honor
Magisterial returns from all JUS
tees have been sent into the high
court of all cases tried by magis-
trates up to the end of last month.
The reports indicated great improve
ment among the Samoans. These
statements, together with the regular
reports of the native governors and
aother officials, are carefully prepared
and are models of neatness. The ma
tive officers are not lacking altogeth.
err in education, but there is good op.
portunity for the United States to as
'sist them in their desire to obtain
greater knowledge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
Timber Land, Act june 3, 1873.
Notice for Publication.

United States Land Office. Duluth Minn..
march 9Th. 1901.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions OF the act of Congress OF
June 8. 1878. entitled IAN act for the sale of
timber lands in the States of California.
Oregon. Nevada. and Washington Territ-
ory." as extended to al the Public Land
States by act OF August. 1892.
David Mclaughlin of Duluth. county of st.
Louis. State OF Minnesota. has this day filed
i'm this office his sworn statement No. SAL.
for the purchase of the 81 of SELL of Sec.
TO- and the 81. of the SW1-4 of section 20 in
township. So. range 10, and will offer proof
to show that the land sought is more va!u-
able for its timber or stone than for agri-
cultural purposes. and to establish his
claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver of this Office at Duluth. Mimi. on
Friday. the 24th day of May, 1901
He names as witnesses: John Chesser
and David ReaudOin. OF Virginia, and George
Hatch and John Mcclellan of Duluth. MIMI
Any and all persons claiming adversely
the above-described lands are requested to
file their claims in this Office on or before
said a4th day CT May. 1901.
3-15 SIT WN. E. CULKIN. Register
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
Training station for the South,

Admiral Crowninshield, chief of the
navigation bureau, has just made a
trip of inspection of Blythe island.
near Brunswick, Ga. This is prop
erty of about $50 acres, which was ac-
quired by the United States govern
ment before the civil war, and the de-
partment is now considering the ex-
pediency of establishing at that point
a training station for the navy,
thereby saving considerable expense
in sending southern youths north to
Newport.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
cold and Coal in spit.berren.

News has reached Antwerp of the
success of Norwegian expedition to
Spitzbergen. At this northerly point
very rich gold mines have been dis
covered, and the explorers have
brought back fossils of ferns, tropical
plants and fruits. 1t is reported that
the coal deposit is very rich.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03
Home for Cats

Fishing, l.. l., will have a home fol
aged, homeless and decrepit cats.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-03

Letters Received by Lond0ners.
Each Londoner on an average re-
ceives two letters q week.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
To the PubIie.

l have been mentioned as candi-
date for the Office of Sheriff before the
coming Democratic primary, and my
friends have Urged me to declare my
self a candidate, and I had almost
concluded to make the race. but the
fact that an early primary is called
and my private affairs demand my un-
divided attention during the time be-
tween now and the primary has inn
PEELED me to put aside my ambition to
be Sheriff of Upton county. am
not unappreciative of the offers of
support of these friends, but elections
are always involved in uncertainty,
and while / would make any sacrifice
to serve these loyal friends, feel that
they will agree that my first duty is to
those Immediately dependent on me,
and after considering the various con-
siderations involved have decided not
to enter the race. The ambition to be
Sheriff of Upton county is a laudable
one, but we cannot always afford to
pay the price that may be demanded
for an opportunity to crafty our am
bition. feel that it is due my friends
to explain briefly why have decided
not to enter the race after having led
them to think / would do so. Respect
fully, w. S. HoRNSBY.
Quito, Tenn, Sept. 9, 1901.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Local News.

Mr.. Claude Wiseman is now with
the Covington Laundry.
Mr.. Thomas l.. Martin, OF Stanton,
is again behind the counters at the
-e-eF-iRgton Supply Co.
Mics Willie McLennan, of the
ClOpton neighborhood, who has re-
Gently been very sick with continued
fever, is nowimproving.
Mr.. J. r. Webb has moved to
Ward mill, where he will now make
his home and will go into the logging
business.
There win be meeting of all of
the graduates or the city school at the
school building on Saturday, the 18th
inst, at ? pm. The object of the
meeting is to organize an alumni as
ISOLATION.
The two-year-old son Of Mr.. r.. l.
sainey, Two miles north of this place,
died Tuesday night of congestion,
after n weeks Illness, and was buried
Wednesday afternoon at Leigh Chapel.
w. a. Barrett g. Co. are having
some improvements made in the inte-
rior Of their store. New shelving is
being put in and rolling ladders in
stalled Mr. y. W. Cooke is doing
the work.
The regular monthly meeting or
the Upton County Building aud Loan
Association was held at Secretary
Whites Office Tuesday night. Ten
shares were sold-six at n premium OF
Ss5 aud four at 500
The Ladies Society OF the Presby-
tofian church Of this place will have
40 enifFtainment at the home of Mr..
~ w. Baptist this friday afternoon
aud eVening. Refreshments will be
served and music furnished. An ad-
Ilission fee Of twenty-five cents will be
charged.
The little son of MIR. w. NJ Rog-
ers, Of the Detroit neighborhood, died
Monday. The child's death resulted
from a serious burn about two weeks
before. The little boy was sitting at
the table and IL some way turned a
cup OF boiling coffee over, the coffee
running down its neck and body,
irightfnlly burning 1t. His burial
took place at Smyrna Tuesday.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13

The meeting at Charleston church,
conducted by Revs. w. r. Farrow and
A. j. Bell, closed Saturday. We are
informed that it was quite a success
ful meeting, and number of CONVEX
sions and accessiOns to the church.
Several persons were baptized at
Peete's pond, and more will be bap-
tized in Hatchie river later.
Rev. Wilson Mccain and Miss
Lula Caroline Coneley, of WiImar,
Ark, we're married Wednesday, the
llth inst. The bride is an accom-
plished and cultivated young Iady.
The groom is son of Mr.. H. n. Nc
Cain, of Idaville, in this county,
where he has host of friends who
will join with US in good wishes for
the future.
An ice cream supper was given at
the home of Mr.. John Y. Taylor. at
Mason, Tuesday night, by the ladies
of the Episcopal church of that place.
The affair was quite we'll attended and
much enjoyed, and we understand that
the ladies realized quite a neat sum
for the church.
Masters David and Nathan Lewis,
of Pilvishki Poland, aged fourteen and
fifteen years respectively, nephews of
Messrs. Garry and Joe Marks. reached
here Monday. The former will remain
here for few weeks on visit to his
uncles and will then go to Jackson,
Tenn, to make his home, while the
latter will live here. The boys sailed
on the steamship Bulgaria from Hapa-
burg to New York, and were about
twenty days in making the Journey.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
what to DO With One Anarchist,

EDITOR LEADER-What shall we do
with the anarchists? This seems to be
an urgent question today throughout
Christendom.
Many suggestions are offered by
our wise men who are daily trying to
instruct the world generally. but /
have seen no indication of matured
plan to suppress or destroy anarch-
Ism. Let us tell how it can be done.
Let Congress make the teaching or
preaching of anarchy, the affiliation
of those who do in any lodge, associ-
alton or meeting, felony, in the ma
ture of treason against the govern
ment. On conviction, Danish the con-
Vict forever from civilized peoples.
Buy an island like Juan Fernandez,
900 miles from any other land and
name 1t "Anarchia, = where a man
can't starve IL he will dig up the wild
yam or pick up the coaconuts and eat
Give each convict a bag or two o.
seeds and a hoe and turn him loose
on it. Bar all communication with
civilization and just let the pariahi
have their nwa way thereon, and JUS
as little government, or no govern
ment, as they please. Give them Z
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Notice to Physicians.

Owing to the prevalence of scarlet
fever in Covington and in several To-
calities over the county, it was deci-
ded at joint meeting of the town and
county boards OF health, September
10th, to require all physicians through
out the county v 10 come in contact
with scarlet fever'to Immediately re-
port same to the board of health that
proper steps may be taken to prevent
its spread. Now let every doctor con-
stitute himself guardian of the pub
lie health and join the board of health
in a general cooperative effort to
stamp out this dreaded disease before
it becomes epidemic.
]. w. MCBRIDE,
County Health Officer.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13

understand That they are dead and
buried so far as all the other peoples
of the earth are concerned. In short,
put them outside of civilization and
entirely away and separate from all
people who live under the government
of human laws, and let them have
their fill of anarchy.
Enter into an alliance with other
governments so as TO divide the ex-
pense of keeping o few small swift
gunboats around that island TO pre-
vent the escape of convicts or commH-
nication in any way with the world.
In my judgment the punishment
would be sufficient, yet not inhumane,
and the effect of the law would be in
in deterring people from
committing breaches of it.
SIGMA
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Notice.

WHEREAS, the law requiring the
registration of voters in civil dis
tricts of 900 inhabitants being APP
plicable to the 7th and 9Th districts
as well as the 1st civil district of
Upton county and the primary
election being legalized, therefore
we, the registration commissioners
of Upton county, do hereby order a
three days registration to be held
on the 18th, 18th and 18th of Novem-
Der and to hold said registration
we do appoint for the 1st district
J. L. Jacobs and w. N. White as
registrars; for the 7th district ] g.
Trobaugh and Jack Harper, and for
the Sth we appoint Ernest Wright
and ]. L. Simpson.
Said registration will be held for
the 1st district in Covington, Tenn.
for the 7th district at Atoka, Tenn. !,
md for the 9th at Mountcarmel,
Tenn.
J. C. WALKER, Chm n.
J. J. GREEN, Sec'y.
w. L. PEELER,
Registration Commissioners of Tip
ton County.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13

Mrs. Mahalia Rogers died ut her
home in the vicinity of Ros emark,
Tuesday, and was buried at Pl asasant
Union Cemetery the same day, Rev.
w. Fl. Millen conducting the 1Dneral
service. Mrs. Rogers was a mSamber
of Richland Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, and was an ex aellent
Christian woman. She was about
seVenty-two years old.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. Charles Cream ner, of
Memphis, and Miss Minnie Mai
Tucker, OF Stanton. on Sept ember
18th, at 1870 O'Clock in the after noon.
The ceremony will take place at the
Methodist church, and will be per-
formed by the Rev. DR.. Potts, of NIem-
phis.
Miss Susie Anthony left Saturday
night for Hattiesburg, Miss, where
she will in future make her home, hav-
ing accepted a position as stenogra-
pher for the agent of the Gulf aud
Ship Island road at that place. Miss
Anthony is a popular and deserving
young lady, and her many friends
here hope she will be pleased with her
new position.
-Lonnie Fisher, colored, who was
arrested here a short time ago for till
| tapping in Memphis. an account of
which we gave at the time, was SEN
fenced by the Criminal Court TO a term
of three years in the penitentiary
Tuesday. His partner, Win Grande-
| son, got one year, and another part
ner. Albert Johnson, received a six
months workhouse sentence.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
MEETING OF THE BOARD or HEALTH.
Ask the Aid of Physicians, Parents
and Teachers to Stamp Out
Scarlet Fever.

There was joint meeting of the
county and town boards of health
Tuesday night at the Office of w. n,
White.
The first business of the meeting
was the report of the committee here
tofore appointed to inspect the new
slaughter pen erected by Smith s.
Warmath. The committee stated what
had been done, and said that if the
regulations under which the proprie-
tors said it would be operated were
observed there would be no trouble.
and so long as this was true there was
no reason for interference on the part
of the boards.
The real purpose of the meeting WAS
then taken up, namely, the question of
the preva ience of scarlet fever in the
county, the existence of which has
been reported in these COLI nos in both
town and country. There has been an
effort made to stamp it ous in town,
but so far as. was brought out 10 the
meeting there was no organic d effort
to do so in the country, but the matter
had been left to physician and family
to take such precautions as they should
elect. As
The plan adopted was that the
teacher should Immediately send home
were taken sick, and the physicians.
wherever they found a case - a family,
were required to notify Secretary W.
N. White, who in turn was TO notify
the teachers, and the children were not
to be permitted to return to school
until free from the contagion and the
home thoroughly disinfected.
Secretary Peete. of the county board,
was instructed to notify the teachers
of the county of the plans, and DR.. j.
w. Mcbride was requested to commu-
nicate with doctors Of tae county in
person, If possible, and by letter or
by publication in the newspapers,
asking their cooperation in stamping |
out the disease. The doctors of the |
county are to be required to report |
to him at once all cases or suspicious |
cases occurring in their practice SO /
that the homes can be disinfected.
The disease in the majority of cases
has been mild in form, but 1t Is win
ter disease, and liable to become ma
Iignant, and the health authorities are
to make a vigorous effort
10 stamp it out. So far there are four
cases reported in town--three whites
and one negro, all guaranteed.
There was also notice of number
Of cases in the country.
In this effort the boards should have
he hearty cooperation of the people,
doctors and teachers, and whatever
may be recommended
should be cheerfully complied with.
It is probably not out of place to re-
mind those who might be inclined to Il
gnore the regulations that boards Of
health are given large powers and Sc Il
Tere punishments are enacted Tor vio-
alton of these regulations.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Will Discharge His Duty.

Hon. John A. Upton, of Upton
has been in town several days
this week Ia the interest of his candi-
dacy for attoepek>eaneral of this judi
cial circuit. Mr.. Upton is a gentle
man Of distinguished ability as a pub
lie man and lawyer. He Is the scion
of one of Tennessee's greatest fami-
lies, and though yet a young man, he
has a reputation as broad as the State
IL honored with the Office he seeks he
will discharge bis duties with marked
ability .-Dyersburg Herald.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
An Erre< Corrected.

MUNFoRD, Tenn Sept. g, 1901.
EDITOR LEADER-Our attention has
been directed TO an item in the local
column of your lsst weeks issue.
You state that two of Mr.. o. o.
Wiseman's children have been sick
with scarlet fever. This is an error.
The children have been sick with ty-
phoid fever, not scarlet fever. We
have not recognized single case of
scarlet fever this season, and we do
not believe there has been any in this
part of the county. Respectfully,
j. b. WITHERINGToN, NJ. D.
0. NJ. WALKER, NJ. d.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Upton County Farmers Institute

Is called to meet In the Circuit Court
room Saturday, September 18th, at
10 o'clock am. This call is for the
purpose of taking such action as may
be deemed necessary to insure Upton
county to be put above the quarantine
line at the October meeting of the
United States Live Stock Commission.
t There is a Farmers Convention APP
pointed TO assemble in Nashville in
October, and the question of sending
delegates to that convention will also
ton be held.
B. F. LOCKE, Pres't.
j. w. SIMoNToN, Sec'y.
Covington, Tenn, Sept. 3, 1901.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
Meeting of BOARD of Trade.

Every citizen of Covington who is
in bringing more bust
ness to our city this fall than we
have ever had before, will please
meet with the Covington Board of
Trade in Chancery Court room,
Tuesday night, September 18th, at
Z 80 O'Clock. Election of officers
and other important business to be
THos. ADDISON, Pres't.
/. Fl, IoWENHAUPT, Sect'y
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13

We are authorized to announce Mr..
G. q. POINDEXTER as a candidate for
reelection to the Office of Trustee,
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic primary election, to be held Satur-
day, December Z, 1901. MIR. Poindex-
ter says his record is before the peo-
pie and on this he seeks endorsement.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
chanssss.elsr smests next Mon.

chansere srs neets next Mon,
day.
Emma, the little daughter of Mr..
FL. IL. Green, of the Leigh Chapel
neighborhood, died Thursday morn
ing, after a long illness.
About 125 bales-.of cotton have
been received this point so far.
The staple eilihn here yesterday
Mr.. Nal Smith left Sunday night
for Searcy, Ark, in response to a
message stating that his wife, who Is
on visit to that place, was quite
sick. The news reached here Tuesday
that she was better.
"A dispatch from Brownsville to
the Memphis Scfmftar says: 'sThere
are rumors in this neck of the politi-
cal woods that r.. z. Taylor, of the
law firm of Taylor & Biggs, will en-
ter the race for the chancellorship in
this district against Judge John s..
Cooper"
Smith, OF the Munich neighborhood, is
still critically i'll with typhoid mala-
rial fever, and Yesterday morning but
little hope was entertained for his re-
covery.
-Revs. Farrow and Bell are con-
Quoting a successful revival meeting
at the Garland Baptist church this
week. There have already been sew
manifested. We learn that the Metho-
dist meeting viii begin there Sunday.
Mr.. j. L. Richardson has accep-
ted position as travelling salesman in
this territory for the Memphis hard
ware house of Thomas, Barnes &
Miller and will enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of that position
at once. Mr.. Ri4ardson is hard
ware man of experience and will do
good work for hi house.
Mr.. w. and family ex-
pected to leave Ii night for 81 visit
of ten days oplse weeks to Mrs.
Carne's former ia ne ut Glasgow, KY.
Mr.. Fl. s. Simpson, of Mayfield, KY,
has taken Mr.. CARES position as ex-
press agent duriuE his absence.
On next SUNDAY night the Rev.
William Porter Thurston will con-
tinue the subject Of 1.-The New Birth
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church in this place, and will devote
the discourse to what follows the New
Birth
The community sympathize with |
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben PORTS in the loss |
of their little son. William Franklin,
aged three years, which occurred at |
their home in this place on Friday af- |
ternoon last at l o'clock after long |
illness. His burial took place at ii |
o clock Saturday morning at Munford |
Cemetery, and the funeral services |
were conducted by the Rev. A. J.
Meaders.
The protracted meeting at the col
ored Baptist church in this place |
closed last Friday night. The meet
ing was 10 progress for two weeks. t
For one week of this time the pastor,
Rev. E. w. Hawthorne, had the as
of Rev. Crawford, of Mem
phis. Thirty-two people were bap-
tized at the lake at Springdale Park
last Sunday afternoon, aud we learn
that twenty more will be baptized at
the same place SEnday week.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
JOHN G. MCCAIN.

l hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Trustee of Tfpto /
county, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary, to be held Sat
urday, December Z, 1901. / pledge
myself, if elected, to pay county war
rants at par on presentation.
ROBERT <, PAGE.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
For Trnsfee.

! hereby announce myself as a can
didate for Trustee, subject to the ac-
ton OF the Democratic primary elec-
ton, to be held on Saturday, Deem
Der z, 1901. / have made arrange
ments and pledgeemy self il elected, To
cash county warrants on presentation
ut face value of same.
JOHN @. MCCAIN
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
For Circuit Court Clerk

We are authorized to announce Mr.
w. II. MCCORMICK as a candidate for
reelection TO the office or Circuit
Court Clerk Of Upton county, subject
TO the action " the Democratic pri-
mary election, to be held Saturday.
December z, 1901.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13

| take this opportunity of letting the
public know that | am a candidate for
the office Of Register of Upton county.
and espectfully solicit the support Of
the Democratic voters of this county
In the primary election, to be held on
Saturday, December 7, 1901. This
September 3, 1901
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1901-09-13
County Health Onicer.
Another Candidate in the Field,

James L. Garner is a candidate
before the peopleo Upton and ad-
joining counties for their life, fire
and accident insurance. He repre-
sents the best companies in the field
and his terms are within easy reach
of everyone seeking any kind of in
Surance.
ASSETS REPRESENTED $50, 900, 900.
Address him al Covington or cal
on him at his Office in the court
house. (2w)