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THE BLOT ON OUR ESCUTCHEON.

the information necessary for successful
pursuit or to guard against surprise and
ambush.
Tho enemines by whom they wore sur
tsruuntxs fisregarded- all obligations Of good
faith and az all the limitations whfca hui
manity has imposed upon civilized warfare.
Bound thems' Ives, by the laws Of war,
our soldiers were called upon to meet every
device of INSCRIPTIONS II eHchery and 10
contemplate without raprlsal the infection
of barhatous cruelties upon their comrades
and friendly natives. They were in
structed while Furnishing armed resistance.
TO concllia;e the friendship Of the peaceful,
yet had TO do with population among
whom It was impossible to distinguish
frienc from foe and who in countless In
stances used q false appearance OF friend
ship for ambush and assassination, They
were obliged to deal with problems Of com
munication and transportation In n coun-
try without roads and frequently made i'm
pnss1ble by torrential rains. They were
weakened by tropical heat and tropical
disease. Widely scattered over q great
archipelago extending n thousand miles
from north to south. the gravest RESPONSE
biltlcs Inv living the life or death Of their
commands frequently devolved upon Young
and inexperienced officers beyond the reacn
Of specific orders or advice.
A GREAT TASK ACCOMPLISHED.
Under all these adverse circumstances the
army OF the Philippines has accomplished
its task rapidly aud completely. In more
than COCO conibats, great and small, within
three years, It has exhibited unvarying
courage and resolution. Utilizing the les
a. 49,
followed the guerilla bands to their fast
nesses In mountain and Jungle and crushed
tnem 1t has put an end TO the vast sys.
tenn OF intimidation and secret nssassina-
ton by which the peaceful natives were
prevented from taking a genuine part In
government under American authority It
Inns captured or forced TO surrender sub
stantlnlly all the leaders Of the insurree-
ton 1t has submitted TO no discourage,
ment and halted at no obstacle. Its ofh-
GERS have shown high qualities of com
mand and men have shown devotion and
discipline. Its splendid, Write energy has
been accompanied by seif-control, patience
and magnnnhnity. with surpringinly few
individual exceptions It's course has been
characterized by humanity and kindness
to the prisoner and the nonoonbatant.
WIN aUAsduoiu BoVu eeahpSf' sypSpo>ns aiu
loyalty 10 Amerfrsn Ideals It's commanding
generals have Joined with the civilian
agents of the government in healing the
wounds Of war and assuring to the people
Of the Philippines the blessings Of peace
and prosperity.
ADDED HONOR TO THE FLAG.
Individual liberty. protection Of personal
rights. civil order, public instruction and
religious freedom have followed Its foot
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lishment Of their own constitutional gov
ernment During the time required for
that process they have governed Cuba wise
ly, regarding justice and respecting indi-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS lfayes fros.astfs yYjpgtWa sanl
expended for the best interests OF the
Cuban people the revenues, amounting to
over 100000 have carried out practical.
ly and thoroughly sanitary measures, great
~ improving the health and lowering the
death rate ~ the island, BY patient,
scientific research they have ascertained
the causes Of yellow fever and by good ad-
ministration have put an end 10 that most
dreadful disease which has long destroyed
the lives and hindered the commercial
prosperity OF the Cubans. They have eX-
pedited justice and served protection for
the rights Of the innocent, while they have
cleanged the prisons and established sound
discipline and healthful conditions for the
punishment Of the guilty. They have re-
established and renovated and put upon n
substantial basis adequate hospitals and
asylums for the care of the unfortunate.
They have established general system
of free common schools throughout the
Island IN which over 100000 children are
In actual attendance. They have construct
ed great and necessary public works. They
have gradually trained the Cubans them
selves In all branches of administration so
that the new government assuming
power has begun It's work with an ex-
perienced force Of Cuban civil service en-
ployes competent TO execute its orders
They have borne themselves with dignity
and self-controi, 50 that nearly years
Of military occupation have passed unmar
red by injury or insult TO man or woman.
They have transferred the government Of
Cuba TO the Cuban people amid universal
expressions Of friendship and good WILL and
have left a record Of ordered justice and
liberty, Of rapid improvement In material
and moral conditions, and progress In the
art OF government which reflects great
credit upon the people OF the United states.
G.. as THE Philippines
The president thanked the officers and
enlisted men Of the army in the Philippines,
both regulars ana volunteers. for their cour-
ago and fortitude. their lndomitahle spirit
and deter minaton with which they have
put down and ended the great insurrec-
tions which had ragged throughout the
archipeago against the lawful sovereignty
and lust authority Of the United States.
The task was peculiarly difficult and try
ing They were requested first TO over
come organized resistance Of superior num-
bers. well equipped with modern arms, In
trenohed in an unknown country of moua
talr detilcs, jungles and swamps, oppar-
entity capable OF nterminabie defense.
When this resistance had been overcome
they we're required 10 crush out a general
system Of guerilla warfare conducted among
people speaking unknown tongues, from
whom il was almost impossible 10 obtain
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BY the Preside9t;
Elihu Root, Secretary OF War.

GENERAL CBAgFEE RELIEVED.
General Chaffee is relieved OF his civil
duties and the Philippine commission is
made the superior authority In the follow
ing order
The instruction against the sovereign
authority of the United States in the Pnii-
ippine archipelago not inhabited by Moro
tribes, under the instructions OF the Phil
ippine commission dated April 7, 1860, now
ratified and confirmed by the act of coh.
g-ess approved July /, 1902, entitled An
Act Temporarily to Provide tor the Al
minlstration of Affairs of Civil Govern
ment Ia the philippine Islands anu FOR
other Purposes" the general commanding
the division OF the Philippines Is hereby
relieved from the further performance OF
the duties of military governor ana the
office of military governor in said aren't
pelago is terminated.
The general commanding the division of
the Philippines and all military officers In
authority therein VIII continue TO observe
the direction contained IN the aforesaid In
structions of the president, that The mill
tary forces In the division Of the Philip
pines shall be at all times subject, under
the orders Of the military commander, to
the call Of the civil authorities for the
maintenance Of law and order and the en-
forcement Of their authority.
PRESIDENT EULoGIzEs THE ARMY
Finally the president, through Secretary
Root, pronounces the following euiogy upon
the United states army:
General order No. GO,
Headquarters OF the Army. Adjutant Gen
erals Office, Washington. D. c., July A.
1902
The following has been received from
the war department;
To the Army OF the United States.
war Department, Washington, July a.
1907. The president upon this anniversary
Of National independence wishes 10 express
to the officers and enlisted men Of the
United States army his deep appreciation
of the services they have rendered to the
country in the greatest and most difficult
task which they have brought TO success
full conclusion during the past year.
He thanks the officers and the enlisted
men who have been maintaining order and
carrying on the military government IN
Cuba because they have faithfully given
effect to the humane purposes Of the Amer
lean people They have with sincere kind
ness helped the Cuban people TO take ali
the successive steps necessary TO the estab-
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II Is 70 be noted thai THIS tNble Includes
the rains which fell during the last days
OF June. The record shows that, even
after making allowance for this most time
~ moisture, there has not been much
''season IN the ground" so far as the
greater part OF tho Lone Star State Is con-
cerned. In other words, a great deal Of
leeway must sill ha made up.
A. Last three mouths Of 1901.
2. Normal fan for same time.
3. First six months OF 1907.
4. Normal fall for the same par4od.
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Cotton Region Bulletin.

Report for the twenty -four hours ending
M rsth nod dir, tAn,n.
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WEATHER INFORMATION.
Probabilities.

Washington, July 3.Eastern Texas
Generally fair Friday and Saturday; fresh
southeast winds on the coast.
Oklahoma and Indian Territories-Faic
Friday and Saturday.
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ADDED HONOR TO THE FLAG.
Individual liberty. protection Of personal
rights, civil order, public instruction and
religious freedom have followed It's foot
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District Averages.

mot included in means.
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RAINFALL lN TEXAS.

There Is Still a Considerable Deficiency
for Past Three Months.
The following table Of Texas rainfall
has been prepared from reports published
by the United States weather bureau:
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O6jtUUry.
MRS. MARY ANN MOORE.

Mrs. Mary Ann Moore was boru
Oct. 8. 1910, and died Feb 5. 1902
1t the home of her sou, Mr. Ii. l.
Moore, of Pocahontas.
She professed faith in Christ in
her early womanhoOd. The beauty,
Attractivcness and strength of her
noble character, by when he won
ali lives and hearts along the path
way of Der long pilgrimage, were
not the product of tUrtuOus circum-
stances, although few were happier
than she in their earthly lot; nut it
was rather the product of the con
-cieuce and abiding presence of her
divine Lord, whom having not seen
she still loved. Thus neI life was
refined, purified, ennobIed exalted,
aud transfigured IN sorrow and in
Joy by the faith that ote. comes the
~orld This faith began its rotor
NATION in her early life While the
sun of her life and joy was rising
aud waxing stronger, she met amt
felt the gCntleness, compassion and
loveliness of Him at hose right
hand there are pleasures forever
more For over sixty years she held
On to her divine Lord without wav
ering. For the last eight months
of her life she confined to her
room and most of that time to her
bed. During a this time her mind
IN,
sketch visited her once month aud
had prayers with her. She often ex
pressed desire TO depart aud bewIth
Christ 1t seemed as she ueared he
final end her strength grew stronger
In the assurance of "A blessed immor
tality beyond the grave Ia fact.
all her hope and joy aud lite became
more aud more conferred In this one
idea, this supreme desire. She talk
Ell of Heaven as an exile would
speak of home. She wanted tc 90
and longed to go, not III rebrllous
y ay, but if the Lord did want her
l., her vision earlh gre small and
undesirable apd Heaven large aah
Trne to her longing, IL
if la tend rness God h ,rd htr visit,
on the fifth day ut February her lrn-
mortal spirit began to rise anu was
gone. On the next dav her remdims
were buried at Pocahontas u await
the resurrection, when we all shall
meet Sister Moore again and With
songs on our lips and harps in our
hand. Q, how sweet it will be!
May her mantle aud 81 ir1t rest on
her only surviving son.
We weep not as those who have
no hope.
L. Z. NAxEDoN,
Her Pastor.
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WAR AGAINST LIQUOR.

NASHVILLE, Feb. 12.-The exec
utive board of the Anti-Saloon
League of Tennessee held a session
here to-day, but those participating
are reticent. 1t is understood, how
ever, that it was decided TO give
Stare Superintendent John Royal
Harris three assistants, to work in
three grand divisions of the state.
1t is said the fight is to be pressed
from this time OH against all candi-
dates who do not declare against
liquor.
John l Cox and Walter Peake,
senators and candidates for re-elec-
tion from East Tennessee, are said
to be under the leagues ban, as well
as Senator J. J Bean, of Moore
county. The league is also taking
hand in the race for attorney gen
eral III this county, and threaten to
support only the man who declares
himself with them.
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Saved Her Child's Life.

s'In three weeks our chubby little
boy was changed by pneumonia to
almost skeleton" writes Mrs. w
Watson, of Pleasant City, o. GA
terrible cough set in that, in spite
of good doctors treatment for sew
eral weeks, grew worse every day
We then used DIR. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, and our
darling was soon sound and well.
We are sure this grand medicine
saved his life" Millions know it's
the only sure cure for coughs, colds
and all lung diseases. g * d Go s
drug store guarantees satisfaction.
soc and ST., trial bottles free.
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Declines to Become a Candidate.
EDITOR BULLETIN:

EDITOR BULLETIN: =
Will you please be kind
enough to publish for me the fol-
lowing, as an answer to my friends
who are and have been writing and
asking me TO again make the race
for county Representative.
/ wish to thank my friends for
honoring me with two terms in the
Lower ii use of Representatives. l
am and always have been opposed
TO the third term for state officers.
/ am now practiciug my profession,
and am not candidate for any Of
fee. How / have performed my
legislative duties, my friends must
judge. l may have, and no doubt
did make mistakes. We are all
liable TO error. On questions affect
ing the people of the entire state, l
worked and voted for what thought
was tor their best interests. On To-
cal questions, l voted as instructed,
and in doing this l knew that l was
voting against the personal views
of some of my best personal and po-
litical friends. / am, as l always
have been, ready to do anything l
can honor ably do for my personal
and political friends. But in my
humble judgment it is the duty of
a Representative to obey instruc-
tions, regardless Of his own personal
or political interests.
Again thanking my friends, l
wish to say that when | can serve
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PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT.

Washington, Feb. Senator
Hoar, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, to day favorably reported a
bill for the protection of the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Vice
President others. 1t provides
that any person who shall within
the limits of the United States or
any other place subject to its juris-
diction, wilfully kill or cause the
death of the President, Vice -Presi-
dent, or any official in line OF sue
cession, or who shall wilfully cause
the death of the sovereign or Chief
Magistrate of any foreign country,
shall be punished with death. An
attempt to commit either of he of
lenses mentioned is also punishable
by death.
The bill also provides a punish
ment of twenty years for the person
or persons found guilty of lnstigat-
ing, advising or counseling the kill
ing of any of the persons named,
and any person who shall wilfully,
knowingly aid in the escape of any
person guilty of the offenses men,
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MCDOUGAL'S CANDIDACY ENDORSED

At a mass meeting of the
democrats of Nc Marry coun-
ty. held Tuesday, February
3rd, the 70 lowing resolutions
We're unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Hon. d. A. Me-
Douga is now candidate for
Judge of this Judicial Dis
trict, and
Whereas, He was for more
than ten years a citizen of
Nc Marry county, and d law
yer of distinction, and by his
upright conduct and manly
bearing endeared himself to
the people, and by his zeal
and loyal services to the dem
ocratic party, has won and
commands the appreciation
and admiration of his party
and by his successful practice
in the courts of the country,
has demonstrated his entire
fitness for the high and re-
sponslble position to which
he aspires; therefore be it
Resolved, That the dem
ocracy Of McNairy county in
mass convention assembled
do most heartily endorse the
candidacy of Hon. .. A Nc
Dougal fpr Circuit Judge,
and commend him to the
democracy of other counties
in the district, and besprak
for his candidacy favorable
consideration. X
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Salisbury, Tenn.
Something That Will Do You Good.

We know Of no way In which We
can he of more sci vice TO our read
eTs than 20 tell them of something
that will be Of real good to them
For this reason We want to acquaint
them will what we cons der one of
the very best remedies on the mar
ket for coughs colds, aud that mos.
A armiug complaint. Group We
refer 10 Chamberlain's Cough Rem
fdy We have used 1t with such
good results In our family SO long
that it has become a household ne
crssity BY its prompt use we ha.'
40 doubt but that it has time and
again prevented Group This .esIi
mon. Is given upon our own experi
-nce. aud we suggest that our read
rrs especially those " no have small
children should always keep it in
the house as safeguard against
group -Camden 6. g Messenger
f sale at Cox q Co.'S drug store.
Bolivar, Tenn aud at Nuckolls'
drug store, Tuone, Tenn.
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A Legacy of the Grip

is often rundown system. Weak
uess. nervousness. lack of appetite,
energy and ambition, with disorder
ed liver and kidneys often follow all
attack of this wretched disease The
greatest need then is Electric BIT
tiers, the splendid tonic, blood purI-
fer, aud regulator of stom ieh. liver
and kidneys Thousands have proved
that they wonderfully strengthen
the nerves, build up the system aud
restore to he 9TH aud good spirits
after All attack of grip. If suffering.
try them. Only Soc Perfect sat
isfaction guaranteed by Cox 81 Co.. !,
druggists.
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W. B. Smith, administrator of ]. NJ Smith, decd,
vs.J ii. Pirtle.-In the Circuit Court of Harde-
man County, Tennessee.
By virtue of writ of venditioni exponas issued
to me by the Circuit Court of Hardeman County,
Tennessee, L will on Saturday, the sth day of
March, 1902 within legal hours proceed to sell at
the west door of the Courthouse, in the town of
Bolivar, Tennessee, at public outcry to the high
est bidder for cash, the undivided interest of de-
PENDANT, j. III. Pirtle, in and to the following de-
scribed two tracts of land, to-wit
One tract of 56S acres of land more or less, stu
ated and lying in the 18th civil district of Harde
man County, Tennessee, Range 8, Section 5, of the
Tenth Surveyors District, and bounded follows:
On the north by the lands OF j. X. Pirtle and Il.
Maroney on the east by the lands of L. III. Prtle,
William Pirtle aud Norment Pirtle; on the south
by the lands of Isaac Prile and Big Hatehe River;
on the west by the lands of John Z. Pirtle. Said
land is known the Robert j. PirtIe home place,
on which he live up to the time Of his death.
Also, one other tract of 100 acres. situated aud
lying in the 18th civil district of HaIdeman Coun
ty, Tennessee, in Big Haichie River bottom, and
bounded as follows: On the no tn by the lands Of
tieorgr Cooper; ON the by the lands of George
Cooper; on the south by Big Hatchie River on the
west by the lands of G gorge Bradford and j. W.
NuckoIls This being the same land purchased by
R. J. Pirtle in his life time S. 81. Clinton.
The above two tracts of land belonged to R j.
Pirtle at the time of his DEATH and to his heirs af
ter his DEATH of which defendant, J. H. Plrte, is a
son and heir at law.
The above interest in said land was levied on as
the property OF defendant, J. III. Pirtle and order
ID sold by tn. Circuit Court # Hardeman County,
1t It's January term, 1902, Ia satisfy Judgment in
avor ct plaintiff, w. B. Smith, administrator Of j.
H. Smith, deceased, for sI7sOs, with interest and
,p-ts This F, bruary 4. 1902
feb7-st W. Il. SAAiMONS, Sheriff.
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RUTH ANNIE PREWITT.
L. Z. VI AxEDoN,
Her Pastor.

Another home is made lonely and
a pair of parental hearts are wrung
with sorrow over little empty era
die. Baby has gone TO dwell with
the angels who sing around the great
white throne of Him who hath said:
OF such is the kingdom of ileav-
en-" For on Tuesday morning,
February 4, 1902. the pure, sweet
spirit of little Ruth Annie Prewitt
took its flight to the spirit world,
there to dwell forever In that ,eau-
tiful city of love, whose builder and
maker is God.
Little Ruth was a flower whose
petals of loveliness were just begin
ing to unfold To our earthly vision
when the dear Savior, III his Infinite
love and mercy, transplanted her To
become a glorlfied and perfect bios
som in the realm of Heaven.
The subject Of the above sketch
was the infant daughter of Mr.. aud
Mrs. r. NJ. Prewitt, near Salisbury,
Tenn.
A FRIEND.
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one day appear, she trustfully aud
Without fear placed her hand II,
that of he Good shepherd who ha>
said: Fear not. for | am with thee;
be not dismay Ell, for | am thy COD
| will strengthen thee; yea, | will
help thee; yea, l will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteous
ness :. When thou passest
through the waters, l will be with
thee, aud through the rivers, they
shall not overflow thee" Then sh
q .ie,ly fel asleep to wake in lIeav
en aad with tn t melodious choir
JOIN in singing the angelic antham>
Mrs Gift was The mother of eigh
children, seven of whom livei To
reach the years f maturity, white
only four survive to mourn tn
'tea,h of the loving aud devoled
Christian mother.
The path of the just is as a shin
ing light which shIneth more aud
more unto the perfect day" Thus
II was that Aunt Ctlbie." as n.
was affectionately called by those
who knew her best, always exerted
a. Influence for good, and her voic,
was ever heard on the side of righI
We would commend the bereaved
ones to Him who hath said: Il will
never leave thee nor forsake thee.
aud who can make us glad ACCORD
ing to the days wherein we hav'
affi cton and the years wherein W.
have seen evil And let us exhor'
you, live as she lived ever looking
forward to Jesus Christ as the an
thor and liuisher Of our faith and
some day you shall .neet your saiut
ed mother III that bright city abov'
where the many mansions are, ano
where loved ones are never parted.
A FRIEND.
Salisbury, Tenn.
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tened shall be deemed an accom-.
plice aud punished the same a. il a
principal.
Imprisonment of FIVE years is pro-
vided for persons convicted of utter
ing words. spoken or published,
which threaten to kill or advise or
iustigate another to kill the persons
named.
a new feature In connection with
the proposed law is that the S, Gre
tary Of War is authorized and di
reoted to select detail from the
regular army to guard aud protect
the person of the President, "w,ih-
out unnecessary display" amt the ) e
rotary of War is also author zed ana
directed to make special rules and
regulations as to dress, arms amt
equipment of sach guard and To
publish only such of the rules and
regulations as be may deem proper.