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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

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have been ffty-four cases Of murder
by poison. administrated in all con-
ceivable kinds of food or drink.
District Attorney Osborne's sugges-
ton that convicted murderers be fined
$40 and allowed to go free is, on the
face Of 1t, a carefully dealt out piece
of sarcasm, provoked by his failure to
convict MolineuX, but at closer range
may show a grain of sincerity in 1t.
Mr.. Osborne contends that the murdeA-
er treated to such d sentence would
suffer worse torture than g. thousand
deaths. He would during his entire life
be an Ishmaelite among his fellow man
to be avoided, to be Stunned like a
snake, to be pointed out and whispered
after.
Mr.. Osborne continues:
1.-THE poisoning of Mrs. Dunning by
Mrs. Botkin was a forerunner of the
Molineux murder case. and the Moli-
neux murder case was tho natural
predecessor Of the present wave. You
can perceive how scientific they are
becoming when you understand that in
half Of the poison cases the poisoner
remains undiscovered"
To a man of the district attorneys
intelligence 1t is difficult to see how
such a proposition as the SO fine
should appear for a moment tenable.
Does he not know that in tWeNty-
four hours the man who had paid his
$40 like a gentleman for the privilege
of sending his arch enemy TO the happy
hunting grounds could be amongst
those to whom his identity would re-
main perhaps forever unknown? If he
does not the records of his own office
will tell him Of perhaps a dozen men
who are wanted by the police of this
city, have been for years and whom a
thorough search of Philadelphia might
reveal living there the most orthodox Of
lives. And if not any other part of
this country how many other fields are
there to which they might transfer
themselves without i per cent of risk
of discovery?
In making this rather ridiculous prop
ositiOn, Mr.. Osborne makes the same
error Of indiscretion that he showed in
the attempt to convict Molineux. The
district attorney claims that at the end
OF the trial the public exalted Molineux
to the position Of god while it made
him out a monster There are historical
persons always to be counted With. but
in this case was it not the very ruthless
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

ness Of Mr. Osbornes manner end his |
vaunted power to convict that lost him |
the sympathy Of the public, If not that Of
Mr.. Osborne's presentation Of The facts !
aDo9t the increase Of murders by this
1nsidious method are nevertheless Dlcst5
pointedly to q state of affairs which |
should be considered alarming in q Coun~1
try like this.
Reference has been made to the crime
Of poison as it was practiced in past
times Particularly was 1t rampant at a
certain decadent stage In the history of
Of the powerful was to induce secret
potion conveyed by some mysterious
plish its purpose. Poisoning was deveI4i
oped into an art also at the French court
during the decline Of the empire.
But IN Europe this subtle instrument
has always been the tool of wealthy and
powerful machinators, never having, as
here, become weapon in, the hands OF
the middle and poorer classes. ..--.- s-4. X. 1
OF course, the higher general education
and civilization current here among theI
masses account for the ability Of peoples
Of humble standing to make use of such
be unearthed what the spirit is which,
prompts a recourse to such cowardlyH
Is 1T the light tone Of our modern lifes3
the complacency with which we view !
boodling in high quarters and have come
to accept graft as part of the national !
life, that makes us say-or at least some |
say-"well everything goes"-even to
murder-as for instance in the GoebeI
case?
You cannot undermine the moral sentiA
ment or principle Of a people In one dt-
rectfon without weakening it in another.
II a corporation is allowed to steal mill
lions from, the public without being called
to account, or any kind Of wrong to be
CLOSED over by the authorities just be- |
cause influential people did it. is not the
conscience Of every moral Weakling weak !
ened thereby?
1t is the cheap price at which virtue IS /
held today in the common mind that is .
responsible for such devilish Vaccinations I
as the records of some Of the poisoning |
murder cases reveal.
One would have expected that women I
would figure largely in the administration |!
Of death by this means, but they do not |
One would have expected that their petty |
quarrels, their terrible jealousies, would |
suggest endless opportunities for the util- !
tzat1on Of the poison method, but woman |
seems to be too finely strung in most |
cases to plan and deliberately carry out |
such piece Of strategy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
POKER OVER The sTYx.
PIatonIc Game Over Which Old Circus
Men Recall Experiences.

TIdtOIIlS SdWO ONST WHICH Ol0 STCuS
Men Recall Experiences.
Where did all this happen? 1t was in a
place you have not ViSited-as yet Will
you ever go there? Probably; but that de-
ponds.
Without betraying sacred confidence,
idle curiosity may be gratified to the eX
tent of explaining that, it is a location
upon which the ice trust has long been
trying to secure an option, where a cold
deck" is never raised, and a freeze OUT
an utter impossibilitY-Le that suffice.
z. z. Barnum registered from Bridge
port Lew Lent and Avery Smith, from
New York; Adam 4lPaw and Jimmy"
Cooper. from Philadelphia; Uncle John
Robinson. from Cincinnati, and "Bill'
Coup. from Delavan, Wis, and just quit
game of poker-they play it every
where noW-because the "main guy of
the resort insisted upon substituting Plu-
to's double-headed freak, "Cerberus," in
place Of the single -handed regulation
kitty"
Barnum, who was reclining Iuxuriously
in one of his own softest reserve circus
seats, glancing quizzically over breast
work composed of most of the ships on the
table. said: a-
mo use of getting any hotter over 1t,
Adam. and two heads, you know. are bet
ter than one.
is dot sop retorted 4-Paw. ''Vell.
notice that vunce when you telegra phed
to yum of your agents an axed him if he
didn't think SO, an he flashed back, Not
ven day is 500 miles apart you mer-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

the directions, bathing Charlie and
putting that nice Ointment on the
sores.
~ wouldn't have believed that
nay baby would have been cured by
little thing like that Not all of q
sudden, mind you. Little by little,
but so surely. Charlie and I both
got more peace by day, and more
sleep by night. The sores sort of
dried up and went away. I shall
never forget one blessed night when
I went to bed with Charlie beside
me, as soon as I ges the supper
dishes out of the way and the older
children undressed when I woke
up the sun was streaming la. For
the first time in SIX months had
slept through the night without
break,
Eyes, that fat little boy by the
window is Charlie, and his skin is
aS Write as snow fake, thanks to
tho Caticura Remedies. I think
everybody should know about the
Soap and also the Ointment, and IL
il Is going to help other mothers
with sick babies, go ahead and pub
lish what I have told you"
MRS. HELENA RATH.
Hr Send for " The Skin Book" Potter Drug u
Chemical Corporation, Boston.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

"I hired q girl to mind the chill
dPen and TO do whatever else she
could. 1cou1dn't stay In bed long.
Esck GO I was, ID was easier for me
60 crawl around than 70 lie snd
worry ahout my little ones. So
I got up after O few days, and let
the girl 60. I had noticed that she
had sores on her. face, hands and
arms, but I paid no attention to that
until Charlie, my youngest, began to
pick and scratch himself. He was
then ten months old, and the girl
had paid more attention to him than
to any Of thu others. Charlie was fret
ful and cross, but as he was cutting
teeth, didn't think much Of that.
Even when q rash broke out on his
face I wasn't frightened, because
everybody knows that that Is quite
common with teething babies. Sew
oral Of my others had it when little,
and Thought nothing about it.
But the rash on Charles peor
little face spread to his neck, chest,
and back. had never seen any
thing quite like it before. The skin
rose In little Jumps, ana mattky
came out. My baby's skin wasshet.
and how he did suffer He wouldn't
eat, and night after night I walked
the floor with him, weak as I was.
Often I had to stop because felt
faint and my back throbbed. With
pain. But the worst pain Of all was
to see my poor little boy burning
with those nasty sores.
81 believed he had caught some
disease from the girl, but some Of
the neighbors said he had eczema,
Ind that Ia not catching, they told
me. Yes, gave him medicine, and
put salves and things on him. ]
kon't think they were all useless
Once in while the itching seemed
10 lot up q bit, bat there was not
much change for the better until q
lady across the street asked nae why
I didn't try. the Cuticura Remedies.
{ told her I had no faith in these
things you read about in the papers.
She said she didA'tr want ne&Eo &c
on faith nor even to spend RaH
money at first. She gave me sosse
Cuticura Ointment think Che
box was about half fn4l 49, and
piece of Cnticura Soap. 7 followed
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

was found that the damages allowed
exactly balanced the rent allowed. so
neither party was the richer. In fact,
though winning legally, both had lost.
In the cases of most of the marriage
ceremonies performed by Justices Of
the peace the contracting parties are
from out Of town. Sometimes 1t is two
players in a theatrical company who
have discovered that a separate exist
ence is no longer possible and so, In
the absence of "a little church around
the corner they seek a justice who
will tie the knot. Sometimes it is a
runaway couple from one of the small
er towns. Often 1t is a man and wom-
an who hvesin different parts of the
country and who have selected St Paul
for their wedding because it is cen
trail point. The ceremony is of the
briefest, mere acknowledgment on
the part of each of their intentions, and
then the justice pronounces the couple
man and wife.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
Murder as
a Fine Art,
Special to The Globe.

Special to The Globe.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-"Murder as
a fine art" was discussed in a treatise
over half a century ago, but Murder
as science" had to wait for develop
ment until the arrival Of the TWEEN
tieth century.
In spite Of the apparent sociological
Improvement of the world we are face
to face with the fact that the crime
Of murder is vastly on the increase.
and not alone this, but the kind Of
murder which battles discovery and
which leaves it's perpetrators free to
pursue further the hideous method of
obtaining satisfaction by removing
those from their path who happen to
be in the way.
The worst of it all is that those
whose duty it is to ferret out crime
and bring the guilty ones to Justice see
no possibility of discovering any means
Of convicting those who are really very
strongly suspected, since the public ap-
pears to have determined to permit OF
no convictions on circumstantial evil
dence that involve capital punishment.
From statement tabulated 1t ap-
pears that in the last four years there
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

Company I, Third regiment. Of
Crookston. againttakes first place, and
is closely followed by Company C, of
Duluth. The percentages are not so
high. as last month, but the brigade
only lost three men during the month.
Contrary to expectations, the bat
talon quarterly inspection of the ST.
Paul companies were carried out by
Maj. Seebach during the past week,
instead Of by Maj. c. T. Spear. The
order transferring the command was
issued at a late hour.
Capt. Larson. Battery A, is the smiI-
ing father of a little daughter which
arrived at his home recently.
Lieut.. H. L. Bulls. Of Blue Earth
City, Judge advocate of the Second reg
iment, is county attorney of Faribault
county, having been elected last fall.
Owing to the great demand from
cities in Pennsylvania TO recruit troops
of cavalry, proposition to abolish the
artillery branch is being considered. A
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

Dinah-Look hyar, Sam we done hin
married 70, or five days now; doan' yo;
reckon yo' bettah go out an look fo' some
Wuck?
Sam-Nebah mind bout dat. Wit. TIL
find some wuck To- yo' time 'nough. but
l doan' want yo' ter tink OBJ washin am
ironin' till de honeymoon am past.-Pnfla-
delphio Press.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
MRS. RATH'S BABY
Tired Mothers Touching Story OF
Anxiety and Suffering.
Cuticura Brings Blessed Cure to Skin
Tortured Baby and Peace and Rest
to It's Worn Out Mother.

It Is wonder that Mrs Helena Rath Single
she did all the homework and washed cooked and ended
for her husband Hans and their SIX children After pucky
to keep her feet Mrs Rath had to YIELD early
bed What followed told called at
her tidy home. No. Ave- Citv
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22
Drink In ENGLAND

Drinking. as practiced in England, is a.
vice: similar to the indulgence of opium
prohibit the sale of any but pure. un
adulterated iouor.-Dle Zeit, Vienna.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

d was for many years the banner ma
tional guard organization in the state,
and even in the Northwest. - q
Gen. Libbeys has received several
letters from the war department. lately
oegging information concerning the
condition of the state troops. position
OF state camp. ground and size. All
the information desired has been fur
nished Immediately. -.
The following table shows the per-
centages attained by the various com
panies of the brigade drill attendance
curing January. compiled from reports
on file in the office of the adfutant gen
eral:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-22

The dance given by Company D in
honor Of it's twenty second year of
existence was one Of the prettiest and
most enjoyable affairs ever given in
the armory. The company BOYS car
ried the honors gracefully and all will
long remember the event. Company
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
A PROHIBITION.

F ~
Judging from the various no.
tees of temperance lectures. meet
ings, &C., in this issue of u pa
per, n would conclude that the
the state prohibition question had
aroused a deep interest in tempe.
rance matters in our town. Such,
we sincerely hope is the case, and
trust that our citizens viii not
rest content until a temperance
reformation is wrought IN our
city. 1t may seem a tTifing mat
ter to the man who feels no re-
sponsibility for the rising genera
ton, but TO parents all over the
state who have boys to place in
the University and other schools
of the state, prohibition is a ques-
ton of vital import. Above all
other places. our state capital and
our educational. towns should be
protected from the soul destroy
ing whisky traffic. The EAGLE
unhesitatiDgly declares allegiance
to the cause of temperance and
will give unqualified endorsement
to all who advocate it.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
Taylor Items.

Rev. Blaylock of the University
preached at the Baptist Church
Sunday.
j. r. Taylor and family left last
week for DuQueen, Ark, where
they will make their future home.
We are glad to say that Boyd
Best, who has been in bed 10
weeks with typhoid fever, is able
to be up again.
Dir. j. r. Nunnery lett last week
for Hot Springs, Ark. He will
remain there for some time for
the benefit of his health.
Miss Josie jenkins, of Lamar,
Alien and Casey Young, OF Spring
dale, are attending the Taylor
Public School.
oherivr Chandicr ie away OF a
trip through Arkansas and Indian
Territory.
Madam Rumor says our town is
to have a wedding soon.
Miss Mabeile Helms, of Water
Valley, was the charming guest Of
the Misses Ragland last week.
Elder Il. ID. Williams has pur-
chased the residence belonging
to Rev. j. r. Taylor.
Grow QUILL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
Holder Dots.

Last week gave Us quite a
variety of weather.
The health of this community is
very good at this writing.
Rev. Tom Brown OF near Oxford
preached at Bay Springs the 1st
Sunday.
We regret that Bro. Strickland
failed to fill his appointment at
Cambridge last Sunday.
We learn that Mabry Borrum
of Clarksdale, and Dewitt Nun
nally, OF Keel, left last week for
DeLeon. Texas.
Ernest Littlejohn and wife have
moved to College Hill.
Misses Vernon and Eva Baird,
of Memphis, visited relatives and
friends in this vicinity recently.
Mrs. Bruton, of Sardis, is visit
ing Mrs. r.. L. Halcombe.
Two of our Bay Springs boys
spent a day hunting in the hills
recently, but returned without any
game late in the evening. What's
the matter boysa
William Gardner and James
Sanders, of the Bethel neighbour
hood, visited Lewis Gardner and
wife Sunday.
Several of our Bay Springs
people went fox hunting Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Tom Rushing. of Wood
son Ridge, is spending the week
with her daughter, Mrs A. H.
Wilson, near Bay Springs.
Luther Petty, was a pleasant
visitor in our midst Sunday.
Joe Roberts was among friends
near Caswell Sunday.
George Alderson's new home is
nearing completion.
We are glad TO learn that the
Cambridge and the Bay Springs
schools are moving along very
under the management Of
their eff lent teachers.
Long live The EAGLE and it's
host of readers. BILLY Boy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
yN;iiton News.

We are proud te let our many
friends know mat We are still III
the land oil the living
Tie health Of our community IS
very good
Our school is progressing nicely
under the efficient management of
Prof. u. G. Perritt.
Rev. j. N. Jones failed to reach
his appointment Sunday on ac-
county of high water. We are
anxious for the rains to abate for
we have not had a sermon by him
in three months
Quite a number of our young
people met at the residence of A.
j. Mayield Sunday afternoon,
and spent the time in s0ag SER
vice. Come again kind friends
for we always enjoy hearing you
sing.
After a lingering illness Mrs.
Milton Majors died last week.
Her many friends extend their
heartfelt sympathy to the family.
o. D. Hale and G. r. Bonds
were pleasant visitors in our midst
Sunday afternoon,
j. r.. Msyfeld has accepted a
position as clerk for NJ. A. Greene
& Co. at Holly Springs. We wish
him success.
Miss Bert Nichols, of AbbeviIle
is visiting her sister, Mrs. L. j.
Petty here this week.
Misses Pearl and Lou Brown
visited their friends, Misses Lille
and Ida Mayfeld saturday.
Il. S. Hale made a business trip
to Oxford Friday. PHOENIX.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
Sigma Chi Reception.

On Friday evening the Sigma
Chi's entertained their friends
at their club rooms on the
University campus. Their beau
tiful new rooms were handsomely
decorated and were soon filed
with charming girls in lovely cos
tunes. A slip bearing the name
of some prominent man or woman
was pinned on the back of each
upon entering and all were pleas
antly ,engaged in guessing the
name from tha suggestivs remarks
of the others.
Delightful refreshments were
most appropriately served by Mrs.
l.. NJ. Hunt in her dwelling ad.
joining the club rooms. The din
ing room, deliberately decorated in
the fraternity colors of blue and
old gold, presented a charming
scene. The center table bore a
handsome chandelier with myriad
candies Of blue and gold aud from
its corners in graceful folds rose
twisted ribbons heavy with white
roses, the fraternity's flower.
-Four courses were served, each
either carrying out the colors or
having the form of the Greek char
acters.
All repaired again to the club
rooms when an interesting game
was participated in. On slips
were drawn in pen work the like.
ness of each young lady present.
These were drawn for by the
young men and i've minutes was
allowed each one to talk to bis
chosen lady. He was then re.
quested to write a description of
mis- iady's costume aud features.
These were then read before the
party and heartily enjoyed by all.
10 air. AIeLaurin who gave the
best description was awarded a
handsome book, entitled, AN Old
Sweetheart of Mine.n This was
then given BY him to Miss Aadrus,
who inspired his elegant descrip
ton. Songs, violin music and
piano music added greatly to the
pleasure of all. The party then
dispersed, all expressing appreci.
ton of a most enjoyable evening
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
! DbeyiIIe News.


Mrs. Oren Dunn and daughter.
Of Duck Hill, are Visiting at the
home Of Rev. g. L. Strickland.
Mrs. Nal Anderson and child
rem, OF Waterford, are visiting
relatives in Abbeville.
Miss Birdie Wilson, of Fulton,
KY, is the guest OF Mrs. Harriet
Coffey.
Dan Almond and Mss Lemmie
Garrett were married Sunday
afternoon at the residnce of E. w
Langley, Rev. G. L.. Strickland
officiating.
w. S. Balfour, Of Lamar, Y. VI.
Balfour, of Greenwood, and Miss
Elizabeth Bass and brather, Joe.
of Lamar, visited at the home of
Capt. Daifour.
Orofford Anderson has entered
the A. N. S.
Miss Lagrone, of Sardis, has
taken the place of Miss Garrett in
the primary department. OF our
school.
Little BERTHE Strickland, who
has been quite sick for the past
two weeks, is much improved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
lafayette Springs News.

We don't hear much dry wealth
er complaint these days.
j. Nj. Patton has returned from
Memphis on account of i'll health.
Lee Goolsby, who has been at
tending school here has gone to
Ardmore, |. I. to accept a position
w Ill. Hale made a business
trip to Corinth last week.
Singing al Mrs. Allie Patton's
was an enjoyable feature Sunday.
I. L. Avent is recovering from
a severe attack of the grip.
Miss Dora Patton the efficient
teacher Of Shiloh school attended
singing here Sunday. She reports
unusual good attendance at school
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather JOE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-02-12
Friendship Dots.

Alter a few weeks silence, We
come again.
VIZ are sorry to report the ill
ness OF Miss Carrie McLarty, with
this exceptions the health of the
community is good.
Dat sowing Is to be the order of
the day now,
Uncle Fife Black and Aunt
Matte have moved to the home
OF their son, I. w. Black, where
they will make their future home.
Some OF our people attended
preaching at the North Oxford
school house Sunday morning.
We have heard from Mr.. Gin
Holloman since he got to Texas.
We are glad to note that he is
we'll pleased. Top.