The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1903-11-19

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bulletin on the cost Of living OF work
ngmen's families, shown that Of
2,567 families in States from whom
data was obtained the average income
per family was 1927, 10, average cx-
penduture for all purposes. $768.64i
average expenditure per family for
food. $4,000, and the average size Of
family, 5.81 persons. The last figure
Is seven tenths above the sverege OF
private families In the whole county. as
shown by the census Of 1900. The
expense is more than AZ 1-2 per cent
of the expenditure for all purposes.
An extended investigation. covering
the years 1890-1902, shows that the
cost OF food reached its highest In
1902, the average then being 1919 per
cent above the average for the d ecade
Of 1890 1899.
The secret service officials have an
nounced the discovery Of new $40
national bank note on the Fourth Ma
tional Bank of Boston, Mass. check
letter A; series 1888; Tillman, regis
trar; Morgan, treasurer. A poor
photograph printed on two pieces OF
thin paper with few silk threads dis
tributed between them and yellow
water color has been smeared over the
silk, almot obliterating the design.
The panel containing the charter num-
Der on the back Of the note is black
aud brown instead Of green.
Colonel Robertson said after con-
ference with his colleagues and the
Senators opposed to the treaty. that
there would hardly be thirty votes
against the treaty In the House. It
looks a. II the opposition cannot agree
on any plan TO fght the measure. The
minority members Of the Ways and
Means Committee conferred, but did
not reach any conclusion.
Speaker Cannon has announced tht
Ways, means Committee. which will
takeup the Tariff Bill. The lDemocrate
are to hold caucus to define their at
titude towards the bill. Mr.. Williams
says enough votes have been assured
from tho majority to add the amend
ment doing away with differential on
refined sugar.
Western congressman and Senators
are fearful of the results Of rapid ab-
sorption Of public lands by those who
will hold them in large tracts. and q
bill was introduced in the Senate prac-
tically repeating the Timber and Stone
Act. Senator Gibson. Of Montsna,
had conference With the President
on the subject.
Charles E. Magoon, Of tho Bureau
of lnsular Affairs, has fled answer to
the suit Of the British corporations
asking for The return Of s162, 900 of
duties paid ON goods taken to the
Philippines 10 the United States.
Senator Cullom introduced q reso
luton in the Senate asking the Pre.i-
dent for official correspondence in re-
gard to the Panama revolution.
The report Of Acting Adjutant Gen.
eral of the Army deals at length with
the Dick Militia Law. and the opposi
tion to 1t In the Southern States.
Postmaster General Payne has sum-
marily dismissed four clerks In the st.
Louis postoffioe for conspiracy to have
the Postmaster removed.
Congressman Dick wants q Con-
sressional investigation OF the suffrage
question In the South, and introduced
resolution In the House.
The Cuban Tariff Bill was introduc-
ed In the House by Mr.. Payne.
The nomination OF General Wood to
be Major General is still held mp,
Ticket Porgers Run Down.
Chicago-H. l.. Kaines, alias O. 81.
Miller and 81. L. Scott. said to be two