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Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-06
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THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI b
WILKINSON Coz NTN.

TIE STATE co MISSISSIPPI
WILKINSON CoCSTY.
Be Il remembered that at q regular
mrsiihe u lls Board q S%uperrisors
Of said County bcgan and he!d NJ
thc Court House 10 The town oi
woodyilic. sald County. on Use 1T
Monday, being thc isl day u Dee
eDber, A. q. 1917.
PREsEST.
+, T. Vsnlrcss. President. 4 NJ.
Shepherd, T. r. Netteryiilo. W j.
Jenkins, l.. a Carter, members.
&. II. NEuASD, sim.
G. a. CooS, Clerk.
This DAY JOS johnson, Supt. e.
I Education presented his report for
lac mouth Of soy. 1902 which Was
ordsfed TO &c dled and IA approved.
hi. furtkfr Ordered that q warrant
issue TO him for $50 II payable out
II the school fluid.
This day David Carter, Treasurer
~ said county presented bis report
tor the several county funds which
sefe examined and approved and
ordered 10 Zee recorded
TIE bond 81 {. Il Dag, road contractor this
day anbtsltied - tbe board, same examined
aud approved
On recount u change % ownership nssess
to Morgan White W. ~ ten OF soc u. con-
%taiulHr slel acfes and nw4 81 swA u sec "A
All east instead - To-, Nathan White.
Assess 20 Mrs II J8Feph ipt 7, sqr r. civ Tic
town Of Wo1aeille Instead % Afs Goddard
Assess - ] Netfersilie pt 81 : % SO
aec HtgFlW esf 81 acres. and 50 acres in So
msgfI west Instead d to @ A wettlsn.
Tho resignation " Joseph schwartz con
stable 81 1T superYlbors district this day sub
United. the same q hereby accepted.
Woudgiue. Miss. necemhcr j, lf2.
To the Hon Board u Supervisors;
We your 0u8udtteo appointed to invest
gate this report u llaples nud that hi
. repost agrees aith fhc voucher As 20 tutpeu
tine leaae Of Carr, smith & Zee s Graham
: vffh "a fsW minor mistakes shlcii he propose
: 10 correct and report III full. Dir. Rtvles ie
port Is NOT accompanied BY vouchers as l
money collected for trtspass aud sale u lin
bpr. all OF which be viii er,body in his uea
report. A NJ ~kaEPHRRp,
G. T. NgrrEavrLLg
Ordered that Che following report be Al
proved aud spread on the minutes,
woodyille. Miss. November 10. lac2.
To the Iton. Board Of Wilkinson Co, Miss.
q u0utleuaeni To regard to the llancoS
school lands find the following.
Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1902-12-06

r. r Ventures. President. 4 NJ.
Shepherd, & +. Nettervillo. W J.
jenkins, l.. a Carter, members.
&. II. NEuASD, SHIN.
G. a. CnnN. Clelk.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Lamb Gourd of samnrn.

In book called 1.-The Duke of Hol.
STEMS Travels Into Persia and Mus
covy," published in 1886, there is an
account of curious vine product
called the ''lamb gourd." which runs
as follows: "In the neighborhood of
Samara, Russia, there grows g0urd
which closely resembles y lamb in all
it's members. 1t changes place in grow
ing as far AS the stalk will reach. and
wheresoever it turns the grass withers
and dies. This change of the gourd
plant the Muscovites call feeding
They further say that when it ripens
the stalk withers and that the out
ward rind of the gourd is then covered
with sort of wool, which they use
instead of fur
Scaliger also makes mention of the
lamb gourd and says that it grows I'M
til the grass fails and that it then dies
for want of nourishment. He also says
that the wolf is the only animal that
will feed upon it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Marriages without Money.

The poet and divine, John DOME,
who became dean of st. paufs in 1891,
married daughter of Sir George
Moore without the consent of her par
ents. He was told by his father-in-laW
that he was not to expect any money
from him. The bridegroom went home
and wrote this witty note. John DOnnc.
Anne Dome, undone," which he sent
to the angry father, and this had the
effect of restoring them to favor. They
were very poor az first, but things
soon got brighter, ana they lived most
happily together.
Sir Joshua Reynolds after Flaxman
had married told him that this would
ruin him as an artist. When the hus-
band related this to his wife. she re-
solved that marriage should make
and not mar her husband and to this
end further resolved that he should
st -dy at Rome and do everything that
he might have done without matri-
monal responsibilities. But how?"
asked FlaXman. Work and econo-
miZe," rejoined the brave woman.
So well did they do this that he found
that "wedl0ck is for an artists good,
rather than his HARM" and they both
discovered that they were made for
each other.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
A Dumas story.

The younger Dumas once went to
Nillers Cotterets, his fathers native
village, to the unveiling of statue to
the creator of THE Three Musketeers. -
At the banquet in the evening the
younger Dumas sat next to one of the
oldest inha bitants who, in perfect good
nature, but without any tact, began to
tell story of Dumas pere.
'Ah," said he, ''he was a gay soul,
your father! How we loved him. He
was so kind hearted and generous. The
last time he came to Nillers Cotterets
he gave banquet in the Hotel de
Vile. He forgot for some time after
to pay the bill. See that fat man over
there? He was the butcher who fur
nished the feast. l should not be sur
prised if the meat were still owing to
him. But that is nothing. He is proud
to this day of being the purveyor to
Alexandra Dumas"
The story was an ironical commen-
tary on the set speeches of the after
noon. The son was anxious then and
there to settle his fathers score.-Pall
Mall Gazette
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
f STRONG UNION ARGUMENT.

The tragedy at the Jeffner mines of
the New Central Coal company. near
Fairmount, West Virginia, yesterday
is an illustration of one of the reasons
why the coal miners are right in their
contention for union labor, and the
coal operators are wrong in refusing
to concede the demand. Several men
are dead. others seriously injured a
coal mine on fire and shut down-the
result of employing unskilled labor
Goal mining at best is a dangerous
employment, and needs all the care
that can possibly be given to make
it measurably safe. In addition to the
dangers from caving and explosion of
dangerous gases, there is in most mines
necessity for the use of explosives
and a man who does not understand
their use fully or who is careless
about his work, is a constant menace
not only to his own life and limb, but
also to. those of everybody else work.
ing in the mines.
There is no certain protection even
In his working apart from the other
men. He may be in a gallery by him
self-though that is not generally the
case-and by igniting fire-damp make
an explosion that will carry death
throughout the mine, or by blowing
down wall imprison dozens of others
below him. Not only fairness to the
men, but every dictate of humanity
and public policy calls for the greatest
effort to avoid such results.
Union labor endeavors to avoid them
by requiring thorough apprentice
ship OF a workman before he is in
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Make the Most of Your Gifts.

Personality has done wonders with
both heredity and environment 1t has
made moderate gifts accomplish mar
velous things. Men with moderate
gifts, by patient and persistent app!i-
cation have put to shame the splendid
ly equipped. who have indolently frit-
tered away their patrimony. Out of
the most untOward surroundings men
have found their way to the grandeSt
achievements. The boy from the log
cabin has outstripped the boy from the
palace. The barefooted boy has out
stripped the boy of pampercd indul-
gence. The plodder has Outstripped the
genius. The tortoise has passed the
hare. Whether man be richly en-
dowed or moderately endowed, his sue
cess will depend on the use he makes
of what God has given him.-Independ-
ent.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

it might not. All would depend upon
the extent to which jingoism prevails
in the councils of the nation. But un-
less Abdul Hamid is in an unusually
reckless mood, it is quite certain that
he will not take any risks and will
refrain from giving any provocation
which might be construed as warrant
ing retaliation by the ";nddeis' of the
western hemisphere. Abdul knows
all about the resources of the I'm ed
States. He has heard about those
terrible "men behind the guns" on our
battleships. He does not care to make
their acquaintance at close range. He
has no desire to see an American fleet
anchored near Constantinop1e. He
couldn't rely upon the European
powers to help him out of a tight
place.
For these reasons it may be con-
cluded that the Sultan of Turkey will
hold aloof from our war in Mindano
The Moros may raise the flag of the
prophet, but Abdul Hamid will not be
involved in the controversy. He will
reserve his doctrinal discourses for
home consumption. Mohammed may
take care of the Moros but it is quite
certain that the Sultan of Turkey will
not lend the Prophet any assistance.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Spoke From Experience.

A man who tries to uphold all his
statements with the prop of personal
experience is pretty sure, sooner OF
later, to find himself in difficulties.
What kind Of posts should you say
I'd better have for my piazza?" asked
summer resident of the oracle of
Bushville. "CedarT'
Mo- was the instant reply; mot
less you want to pay for poor stuff.
Git pine. Pine will last you hundred
years."
Are you sure?" asked the summer
resident doubtfuily.
Sure" echoed the oracle. II never
state thing without / can prove it.
I've tried 'em both Tried 'em twice
on my south porch, tell you!"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
REPUBLICAN, PERFORMANCES.

You must judge a political party by
what it does, and not merely by what it
says or by what part of it's members
may want done without being able to
secure it.
No man of sense questions for a
minute that the average Republican
is patriotic citizen If vote of the
party could be taken tomorrow there
is every reason to believe that a
large majority would be given in favor
of justice to Cuba, revision of the
tariff SO as to deprive monopolies of
it's shelter, and thoroughgoing en-
forcement of the Sherman antitrust
law.
We have not a doubt, too, that a
large majority of the Republicans of
Arizona are in favor of Statehood. but
it has been proved that the Republican
leaders in Congress are opposed to
Arizona and did everything they could
to exclude the Territory from the pro-
visions of the Omnibus bill.
1t SO happens that the voters of the
Republican party, both in Arizona
and the country at large, no longer
shape the policies of the party. That
business is taken out of their hands
by the leaders who control legislation
at Washington These leaders and the
preying plutocracy which commands
them are aware that among the Re
publican masses there exist discon-
tent. restiveness and protest But SO
! long as the Republican masses will
take fine professions of patriotic pur-
poses as an offset to evil deeds, and
accept vague platform promises of good
deeds in the future, no matter what
the actual party performances may
have been, the Republican masses may
be as discontented or they choose,
and as restive and protesting, yet they
will be no better off.
The Republican party is responsible
for the trusts. The Republican, leaders
opposed Statehood for Arizona. 1t is
the duty of the people of Arizona to
defeat Republican candidates all along
the line.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
An Interesting Animal.

Proprietor of Menagerie- Walk up,
ladies and gentlemen, and see our fa-
nous lion, Mustapha. He is as sensi-
ble as any human being. A French
sergeant once pulled out of his foot Il
thorn on which he had stepped. What
do you think the noble creature did ?
1t devoured. one by one, in order of
rank. all the superior officers of our
sergeant until the latter found him.
self promoted to the grade of colonel.
Walk in, gentlemen. Only penny
From the German.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
CONGRESS AND THE TRUSTS.

Mr.. Livingstone, a Democratic men,
Der OF the House of Representative
from Georgia, is quoted as saying
that an amendment to the Constitution
giving Congress the power to regulate
corporations or trusts can never be
passed. TT would strike at the found
alton of Statehood" Mr.. Livingstone
is reported to have said, "and the
States would never give up their right.
in favor of Congress-"
We are disposed to think Mr., Liv-
ingstone is correct in his assumption.
The southern States are particularly
tenacious of their rights, and if they
should take the view outlined by Mr..
Livingstone they could defeat such an
amendment, even if it should pass both
Houses of Congress by the requisite
majority and be ratified by all the
northern and western States. The
negative vote of twelve States will
defeat a Constitutional amendment. It
is no more probable, however, that the
northern States would ratify an
amendment giving Congress control
Of corporations than that the southern
or weNcrn States would. New Jer-
sey, for Instance, gains enough revenue
from incorro1 ating trusts to support
the State government, and there is no
probability that State would surrender
such gold mine to Congress.
In this connection most people will
regard it as a curious assumption that
in order to crush the trusts or to
make them good it is only necessary 10
give Congress the power to control
corporations. 1t must be confessed
that such an assumption rests upon
an invisible foundation. 1t is not at
all unlikely that large proportion Of
the Senators and many members of the
House are large holders of trust stocks.
In the past Congress has been the best
and most considerate friend of the
trusts. In the matter of the Cuban
reciprocity bill at the last session, 1t
was shown that the agent of one of
THE youngest and smallest of the whole
family of trusts welded more power
with the Republican majority in Con-
gress than the President of the United
States could WELD with all hH patron
age
Congress now maintains and fosters
the mother of trusts, from which they
derive their nourishment-nam the
protective tariff-and the Republicans
refuse to impair it's usefulness to the
monopolies. These facts, and many
others that could be mentioned, seem
to sustain the contention that if Con-
gress had THE authority to control
corporations, that power would be used
rather to aid than to cripple them.
In the meantime the trusts do not
seem to be unduly alarmed at the
speeches of Mr.. Roosevelt. On the
day he made his Cincinnati deliverance
Standard Oil stock was not going beg,
ging for purchaser, and the present
holders were asking $500 share.
The protests of the trusts against
being put under control of Congress
recall the pleading of Brer Rabbit
when Br'er Fox got him. "You NAV
bile me, you may roast me, you may
fry me, just SO you don't turn me out
in the cole. cole fros'."
-o-
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

trusted with miners work. He
must learn his trade. He must know
how 10 use it's implements in the most
careful way. Even that is not a GER
tain protection, but it goes long way
toward removing the dangers. And
the miners are plainly justified in de-
mandlng that they shall not be COM
peliod to work with ignorant and un-
trained men, such as evidently wrecked
the West Virginia mine reported in
yesterdays dispatches
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
waxn of tho stntesmen.

Many years ago, when England was
engaged in foreign complications, the
first lord of the admiralty sent Admiral
Codrington dispatch which was most
peaceful as far as it appeared before
the public He told him not to take
his ships into action and so forth, but
in corner he wrote this short private
note, "Go it, Ned.' And Coarington
went to Nayarino and smashed up the
Turkish feet.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Same OLD story.

wonder why the grizzly bear isn't
exhibiting himself today" said the
African lion gently.
He's laid up. The tortoise bit him."
replied the lioness.
well, that's what he gets for fool
ing with a shell game" e."-COlorado
Springs Gazette
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
Nnf AIxxnva Hard.

"Yes, he swindled u.s." said one OF
the victims, ''and we considered him
such a perfect gentleman; he had such
gentle. suaye way about him."
Proving" remarked the other. that
the way of the transgressor is some
Times
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

The chief objection to Senator Nor
gans proposal to tax the trusts is that
when you tax trust you license it.
The exercise of the taxing power i'm
plies permission to carry on the busi-
ness The remedy for trust evils
must involve the abolition of the
trusts.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
w ROnWR6.

Lucille-But he has no Imagination.
Hortense-He hasn't? That's where
you wrong him. Why, he thinks there
are fully dozen girls in this town
who have hearts that he broke all to
pieces Chicago Record. Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

The Republican organs have the
task of their lives before them in deal
ing with the action of Speaker Hen
derson. Their varied and amusing
explanations are highly interesting
but far from convincing. None OF
them admit the truth, which is that
Henderson was afraid of Horace Boies.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

In defense of the Four Hundred a
writer declares that Colonel Watterson
has been scandalously led astray. Too
bad, and the colonel SO old. Was it in
Chicago or Washington or New York.
and why were the police not notified?
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

1t is becoming evident that the
Pennsylvania bosses do not intend to
settle the strike until Immediately be-
fore election. The bosses are not dis
posed to take any chances.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

The full dinner pail of Senator
Hanna is being succeeded by the emp
ty coal bin and the high-hanging meat
basket.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Thereby announce myself as a candidate for
supervisor subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic county convention of Pima County.
r. G. BRADY.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23
L,OSInQ W6iQht?

Then your food is not being prop
Ieily diges; ed anG perfect digestion and
assimilation are essential to the put
ting on of solid flesh. To bring about
this change you should take Hostel
ter's Stomach BitterS 1t will put the
stomach in good condition and make
digestion perfect. It also cures
Headache, insomnia. Dyspepsia and
Liver and kidney Complaints. We urge
you to try il, II never falls.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BrTTERS.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

A vote for Wilson is vote to insure
the passage of the Statehood bill.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-23

Why was not Robert E. Morrison re-
appointed United States district attor-
ney?
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-26
AT THE THEATER.

The Harris Parkinson company pre-
scented In the Name of the Gar last
night to highly appreciative audi
ence. The play is a new version of the
story presented here several years ago,
as Michael Strogoff." 1t is full of
dramatic scenes and is intensely in
teresting. 1t was presented in a thrill
ing manner. The last act was a clever
one. the scenery was good. and the
players showed that they are far
above the average. The company is
growing popular.
Hazel Kirke'' will be the offering
at this afternoons matinee:
The following is the cast:
Dustan kirke .....-...... Robt. Harris
Pitticus Green. ........R obt. Parkinson
SQUIRE Rodney ............B. H. Howe
Arthur Carringford ......... Bert King
Barney ............... Wesley Barney
Met ..... ............. Howard Perkins
Hazel kirke ........ ......INey ADAMS
Dolly ...... ...... Fannie Sampson
Mercy; Lady Francis go. Ella Francis
Some spicy specialties are promised,
and Trixie, the child artist, will de-
light the audience again. Tonight
The Secret Enemy" will be the bill.
Irwin is to appear here on Friday
April 4, was written for her by John
J. McNally several years ago, and
Miss Irwin enjoyed one of her longest
runs at the Bijou Theater, New York,
with this play. The story revolves
around the adventures of a charming
and up-to-date young woman who, to
escape the unwelcome attentions of
several admirers, resorts to the sub
terfuge of adopting the name OF
man who is supposed to be dead, and
passing herself off as his widow. She
is succeeding capitally when the man
thought to be deA1 suddenly turns up
and attempts to blackmail her. A
great number of amusing complica-
tons ensue from this incident, giving
Miss Irwin unlimited scope for the
display of her ability as a coincidence.
What would a performance by Miss
Irwin be without the universal coon"
song? OF course Miss Irwin will have
a plentiful supply of new ones and as
a special favor some of those which
have become the most famous will be
revived, notably The New Bully,
and "Certnly Was Good to Me"
capable supporting company will be in
evidence, including a bevy of pretty
and handsomely gowned young ladies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-26

The first ping-pong table which has
been built in Savannah is exhibited at
the mill of Reppard. Snedeker & Co.
to-day. 1t was built for Mr.. ]. D.
Weed and is one of the largest and no
doubt the prettiest seen in Savannah.
1t measures 412 feet by feet, and is
as much as three men can carry. The
top is made of heavy quarter-sawed
white oak, beautifully put together,
and is provided with mahogany base
and legs. 1t is fitted with two large
drawers at each end, in which the
balls and other paraphanalia are kept.
Reppard, Snedeker & Co. are making
a speciality of ping-pong tables. and
will no doubt find plenty of work to do
in this line within the next few weeks.
The ping-pOng craze has struck Sa-
vannah, and as the game is a most
delightful and interesting one the
chances are that every one who is
able will have a ping-pong table. While
this table is an expensive one, being
constructed of the finest wood, the
manufacturers are able, on two days
notice, to turn out ping pong tables of
any suitable material. This material
includes all kinds of oak, sweet gum,
poplar and pine. The pine being the
cheapest. and is one of the solidest and
prettieSt made. Many people, who are
interested In the new game OF ping
pong have visited the mill to take a
look at the table and they are all de-
lighted with it. This table will be re-
moved tomorrow to Mr.. Weeds home.
Ping-pong tables may be made 5 by
9, which is the largest size. Many of
them are made very much smaller,
however, and Mr.. Snedeker said that
they may be made to possess all the
weight necessary to make the game on
them easily played. OF course, where
these tables are shorter and narrower
than Az by 8 or 5 by 9, they must
have more weight. Ping-pong tables
are very plain. The tops of these tables
require especial treatment in order to
make them suitable for balls. For in
stance, there is more than IS worth of
shellac, varnish and other material
used on the top of the table, in ad-
dition to this it requires the service of
one man more than half a day sand
papering it down. Reppard. Snedeker
& Co. have equipped themselves to do
this special work and the workman
ship on the tables surpasses that of
some of the best importations. One of
the prettiest woods out Of which this
table can be made is sweet gum. The
prices will enable anybody to own one.
Reppard, Snedeker & Co. have shown
in the manufacture of their first table
that they can give satisfaction.