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The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-19
Notice Of Meeting Of School Board.

Noticeis hereby given that the County
School Board will meet at the court
honse in the city Of Tupelo. on Monday,
July 9Th, 1903. at O'Clock, a. M, for
the purpose OF ~transacting such business
as may come before it.
+. Il. MlITS, Pres,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-19
Not in the Trust.

Why pay trust prices for your life in-
surance when the Union Central Life In
surance Co. writes you a liberal
contract for less money? G. I. Hover
ton, District Manager.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-06-19

Wednesday for oxford where they 60
to attend the teachers summer school
held at the University.
Mesdames billiard, Cunningham and
the Misses BasKin, Mr.. and Mrs. $. j.
High and Mrs. Cox Of Baldwin enjoyed
a days fishing at Park Lake Tuesday.
Mr.. &. s. Henderson left this week for
Hot Springs. Ark, where he will spend
several months with the hope of regain
ing his health. We trust he will return
to us much benefited.
Mrs Walter Carothers Of Columbus,
Tex, is visiting Mr.. Porter Carothers
family. Mr.. Curothers is in Chicago
on business but will join his wife here
in a few days.
Mrs. Clayton, who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. G. H. Clifton, leaves
next week for her home in Texas. She
will be accompanied by Misses Marion
and Juanita Clifton.
Mrs. Gibbs, mother OF U tOwnsman,
DR.. M. d. Gibbs, spent several days in
Tupelo this week en- route to Lauderdale
Springs where she has located for the
purpose OF practicing Osteopathy.
Messrs Tom Galloway and Will Wal
ker, candidates for state senate, from
and Lee and Monroe coun-
ties, respectively, were here attending
the meeting Of the senatorial com
mlttee Monday
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
SCRAPS OF IMPORTATION.

So far $500, 900 has been expended in
The St Louis worlds fair enterprise.
Chess, specially adapted to the use of
the blind, was in u.s. as early as 1855. At
present several systems are used.
The unicorn, so long regarded as a
tabled creature, was a horse-like beast
with a single horn sticking out straight
from its head, and it has been supposed
that 1t was suggested by the rhinoceros.
Prof Wilhelm BOelsche points out that
bones Of a huge, horse-like beast that
actually did carry such a single straight
horn are now known. It is called elias
motherium, and it was a contemporary
Of the mammoth in the Rhine valley and
IN Siberia.
Gov. John Green Grady, Of Alaska, Is
In St Louis arranging for an exhibit
from his territory at the worlds fair
next year. This is his advice to young
mem Get married and go to Alaska
The territory Is usually pictured as a
land Of ice and mountains. We have
both, but we also have vast areas Of fer
tile soil. We need railroads and settlers,
and I won't even except the wonderful
Mississippi valley when say that Alaska
Is the best place on this continent for q
young couple to carve out fortune"
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
IN OTHER QUARTERS.

Every Frenchman Is born with {
lebt Of $50 on his shoulders.
Between January 1 and June 80, 1903
Dc, $50 persons sailed from Hamburg to
countries oversee.
Essence Of orange leaves is much
used in parts Of South America as q
healing ointment and a hair tonic.
One Of the latest penny-in-the-slot
machines introduced in London supplies
handkerchiefs at two or four cents
apiece.
When accomplished, the Romaniza-
don Of the japanese language will put
the final touch Of victory to the revolu-
ion begun 40 years ago.
Owing to the prevalence Of rabies
ImOng the cats Of Amberg, Bavaria, the
authorities gave orders for a massacre,
and not single cat has survived.
With its fine public buildings, har-
Dor works, and railway Jibuti, the
French port on the Red sea, is described
IS being incomparably the superior Of
Alden.
In the British house Of lords recently
when the subject Of automobiles was
being debated peer told this story: "A
Perthshire farmer was driving sheen
across a road, when q motor car dashed
On the scene. The car injured one Of
the animals so severely that It had to be
killed, while the automobilist hurried
on his way. The farmer sent the car
eass to the market and was fined for
selling diseased meat %
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
SEEN IN THR SHOPS.

Some Of the latest handbags that are
shown have trimmings Of metal tassels.
Dainty chiffon Veilings are shown hav-
ing small bow knots sprinkled over their
lovely surface At wide distances.
Diminutive sunshades are again tash-
lOnabie for carriage use and the shops
are showing some very lovely ones.
An odd and attractive paper weight
shows three pert-looking fox terriers
sitting In q row. as like as three peas In
q pod.
Convenient scrapboolB are on the
counters which have three pockets
across each page into which the scraps
san be placed with the titles out
Among the dishes that help to make
one feel cool are those decorated entirely
IA pale green. They are very pretty and
eool-looking on the summer table.
Yak lace, which Is a wool lace in geo
metrical designs resembling q coarse
torchon, is to be among the modish laces
Of the fall and winter and is to be OBJ
tanned in almost all the colors.
Slowly but surely the pretty dainty
summer things are being relegated to the
bargain counters and the prominent
places hitherto occupied by them are
being filed up with heavy, rough-looking
winter fabrics, while furs Of all styles
are filling the shop windows.
Fringe is to be extremely modish this
coming season and the Tom Thumb
fringe viii be much used to edge fiounces,
sapes and boleros, while many Of the
wider and handsomer varieties Will be
used as decoration on skirts and bodices.
The shops are now showing some splen-
did DESIGNS In netted and knotted fringes.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
Rooms for Rent.

Elegantly furnished rooms for rent
with bath and gas At s2S2 Wabash
avenue.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
wisdom Comes by Reading.

stopl Don't worry your friends and
neighbors about what happens and
what win take place in the future.
Read good books and papers and learn
for yaurseh It is a wise thing to do.
You can find the best WEEKLY JOUR.
NAILS and MAGAZINES from all parts
Of the United States at the famous
Afro-Ameriean News once, s1O4 state
street Tou can md each month the
colored American Magazine from Bos.
ton. Mass; the Colored Home Journal
nom Pittsburg. Pa, and a fun line Of
stationary, intending assortment Of
choice cigars and tobaccos. Can ana
see our display Of race journals and
library pamphlets that are edited By
the raoe. Il you don't and what You
want leave your order for IL We are
reliable and the only place Of this
kind. Remsmber the name and place
the Afro.American News once. s1o4
stats street
z. II FAULKNER, Manager.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
LETTERS AND LITTERATEURs.

Prof. Mommsen expressed the opin-
Ion in a recent private letter that Ger
man students and young folks in gen.
eral grow. old too soon, in learning az
wen as In life. and need reiuVenation.
The movement for q Bret Harte
monument is taking form rapidly in
San Francisco, and Robert AitlZin has
been selected as sculptor. It is said
The Luck Of Roaring Camp" has sug-
gested the prevailing idea.
Charles Belmont Davis, who is BEGIN
ning to make his way in the magazines,
Is the fourth Of his family to achieve
literary reputation. His father Is I.
Clarke Davis. the Philadelphia editor
and fisherman friend Of Grover Cleve-
land; his mother, the novelist, Rebecca
Harding Davis. and his brother, Rich
ard Harding Davis
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS
wAHrEn
WANTED.

The Broad Az desires to engage
agents and regular correspondents in
All the leading cities and towns in n
IinOis and throughout the other sec
dons of the country. The highest
commissions paid to i've hustlsrn
Sample copies furnished. For further
information address Julius =. Taylor
5o4e Armour avenue. Chicago. IN
The broad ax., 1903-09-12

omeial figures put the present popula-
ton Of Norway at 2,26S,O10.
In England and Wales from 1e TO II
per cent Of the women do not marry.
In London the percentage is 20.
Fifty years ago the population Of
England and Wales was divided equal
" between city and country; now AZ per
cent Of It is urban.
In Russia 2.s10 men IN every million
arb annually called into the army; IN
Germany 4,120; IN France, $3.50. To
get so large a number, Of Frenchmen
weaklings have TO be taken Thism makes
the mortality in the French army 81
tines that q the German army.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
CHIPS

Mrs. b. L. Pride, who Is q keen busi-
ness woman from start TO finish, is
getting up an Afro-American Direct
Org. She expects to have It cOmplet-
cd By the first Of November. Early
and late Ms. Pride may be found at
her once, 1923 State street and she
is Is busy as a little bee.
The ministers all claim that they
shave been called on or selected BY
God TO preach II this is true then
their God is a mighty poor judge OF
human nature and he can not be re-
earded as a shreWd business man,
for many Of those who stand I'D in the
puIpits and raise their voices in his
behalf are the worst liars, scoundrels.
whisky drinkers and nbertines that
have ever disgaced the name Of man.
The cheek Of DR.. Booker Washing
ton is simply intolerable. Does that
little manilzin -Iagine that the Ne
gro race is going to let him exploit
their liberty for his private benefit?
When he says he builds $4,000 build
ings while other Negroes are attend
ing to other peoples business" he
seems to think that because the race
has allowed him to elap-trap their
rights away therefore,, It now has no
right 70 stop him-The Guardian, |
Boston. Mass.
Years ago no newspaper in this |
country contained as many strong or
logical editorials in defence Of the
manhood rights of the Negro as the
Freeman of indianapolis, Ind, but
since that paper began to wallow in
the dust at the feet Of Booker T.
Washington it has ceased to contend
for the civil and the political rights
Of the Negro. It is wonderful how
Dictator or Political Boss Washing
ton can close the hungry mouths Of
the great majority of the AfrO-Amerf-
can newspaper editors with his
money.
What with the killing Of his coad-
jutor, L. A. Planning, at Oscar, La,
and the offer Of a bill by white Tus-
kegee neighbOr Of the Alabama lagis
lator to take away from his institu-
ton the $4,000 appropriated by that
State, both happening in the same
week, Mr.. Booker T. washington is
likely to feel that things are not
what they seem" Sitting grievances
and emphasizing opportunities have {
their beauty in abstraction, but VIII 3
be found fruitless in view of the pres
emit trend Of events.-The S. Reporter,
S. C.
The ungOdly outfit who are running r
the Old Church Organ are not in love a
With Rev. Geo. W. Slater, simply be- D
cause the reverend gentleman has :
never been found in the bedroom of
another mans wife minus his cloth
ing. Like one Of the side-Whiskered :
preachers Of Chicago, who tore up the
cabbage patch while he was making
good his escape from the outraged
husband, who was dead anxious to =,
ut the immoral preacher in the jaw =
With his big knife, IN every way Rev .,
,later is a cleaner and a better man n
han those preachers who are bark
ng at his heels. q
The broad ax., 1903-09-12

Mrs. Anna l. Newly.
First class furnished rooms, for rent
to gentleman and ladies, with bath
and gas. 1928 Wabash avenue.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12

Hieu-O, / never even notice him
any more.
Wicks-Is that so?
Hieks-Yes; nothing dIsgusts me more
than dead beat.
Wicks-O, they don't bother me: IT'S
the live ones that make me tired.-Phfl-
adelphia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12

Scientists" remarked the man who
reads on the train, have discovered q
way to make gold-out Of silver"
That's all right" replied the man
with the loud neektie, but knOWed .
Teller in N'york onct what discovered q
way to make silver and gold and paper
out Of plain brass. He nodded the bricks
himself Cincinnati Commercial Trib-
une.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12

Cholly-I tell you keep a sharp look
out for automobiles WheneVah cwoss
the sweet now.
Miss Pepprey-Why?
Cholly-o, didn't you hear about iti
One Of them knocked me silly
Miss Pepprey-Nonsensei AutOmO-
biles weren't invented that long ago.
Philadelphia Press.
The broad ax., 1903-09-12
MRS. A. WILSON.

Nicely furnished rooms 70 rent for
gentlemen. Reasonable rates, 1852
Indiana avenue.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
WILL MOVE THIRD RAIL.
B.R T. President Declares, However, Ihat
1t Is Safer When Near Station Platform.

The attention Of the State Railroad COMMISSION
was called last month TO the danger from the third
rail close TO stations the elevated roads in BROOK
1vn John e Creighton, secretary Of the BrootNIyh
Taefe laid before the commission plans 1or pre-
venting -people who might accidentally fan from
she station platforms on the third rail being ked
h,- electricity The commission sent an electrical
exnert TO investigate. and on the report OF the
.x-,ert the commission Friday sent 20 Edwin '"
winter president of the Brooklyn Heights Hailroao
Coronan< its decision in the following terms:
You will note the recommendation contained IN
the iest paragraph Of this report, that uIlpef
h riaces hetHee the third rail and the PLATFORM
81 The fortv-one stations where the miro Iar -
Vacated on The platform side OF the track. Inns
Recommendation hereby made the recoInin
1on NJ this board and the company is expected 10
Con7rII- Herewith VIII You please INFORM the
boare at your earliest convenience lf IL VIII 90 SO
On March 30 Mr.. Winter wrote to the State Rali-
-oa6 Commission that the company intended 10
move the third rail opposite the stations to the
o,,ter SIDE OF the track wherever such a change
r-o,,jd he best and that the company desired to
6ort every practicable safeguard His letter. how
ever contained the following:
IN ordinary operation, taking into consid deraton
the risk the third rail-. II Is IN the
least danger o. personal contact when situated on
the inner side. complained OF by MT creighton
I, the report Of Mr.. Barnes the cost OF changing
..e -ttrs rail at the stations given follows
As will be seen by the blue print submitted. the
third rail al the different stations can be changed
expense of this change al the forty-one stations IS
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
MUST KEEP SIDEWALKS CLEAR.
Piner Instructs Captains to Enforce Law
with Regard to Boxes. Etc

1,,,+v Police Commissioner Piper called all the
cantains of precincts in Manhattan south OF Foi y
second-st to his office yesterday ana taihou - 80 49,
about police methods in preventing st'ese
+,nns He first laid down a rule as to Broad"as'
soy,ne that no driver of truck in that thorough
f,rs was tn he allowed to back a truck up 10 the
.i5a,-oIL The trucks unloaded In Broadway may
a driven close 10 the curb, but II drivers Dack tner
trucks 10 the curb and persist in leaving theLi
there to obstruct traffic they are to be arrested
Incidentally Captain Piper said many poicefneh
were too slow making arrests II drivers uid i'oe
obey the orders of the police. he said they should
10 obey the orders necessary to prevent street OBJ
structions.
Captain Piper then talked about the sidewalk
ohstructions in the drygoods quarter and the dis
tricts where the wholesale provision dealers oloch
~, the sidewalks with boxes and packages The
nolce he said would have TO arrest mercnants VINO
blocked the sidewalks until the Sidewalks coma
be used by the public
.rhe merchants" Captain Piper said. will come
n one of two things. They will either have to cut
,,.o their buildings and form interior area. or
tbev will be compelled to use crane IN transfer
ring goods from the wagons TO the sidewalk This
Is done a great deal IN London and Boston ana IN
one or two places in this CITY,
captain Piper said that many newspaper stands
an the sidewalks near the ferries at Liberty and
Startiandt 81 SIS and the North River would have to
he remoyed and many show cases in Lower Broad
wav set back a few inches. On the East Slde 100
many small denVery Cdits "eAo pSAA"S'0N ~ S''iiN
W The captains were told that the police must pre-
~ 49, - ,ariaIs Too much lumber piled in the
streets Captain Piper told them
~.T ayn going to compel these men to cart their
lumber when they will not oostruct traffc. ne de-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MAY CONTROL DOGS.
VIII Take con if Board Does NotCannes Cause Pan'c
sPC A. TO LOSE CONTROL SHOOTS DOG IN STAT1ON
Animal apparently Mad Causes
Panic at Chambers-st.

A dog apparently rabd caused consioeraoi.
excitement at the Chamhers-st. ferry house. oi
the Erie Railroad. yesterday forenoon. by run
ming into the ferryhouse just as poat-iio'i'
New-Jersey unloaded it's passengers
Patrolman Troy. of the Leonard-st- sta1ion'
was on duty in front OF the house when ne saw
a small dog running across West-st toward
him. AS the animal reached a point directiy IN
front of the entrance to the waiting room soiie
man tried to kick the dog. This made the am
NAL angry, and, snarling at the man, the oos
ran through the doors into the waiting roonl'
where thirty forty men. women and cnlioreH
were waiting for boat to take them 10 Jersey
City. The greatest excitement prevailed In the
waiting room when the animal entered. Mos'
of the women jumped on the seats to get out OF
the way of the frightened dog, who, according
to the patrolman, made efforts to bite seVerai
of the persons.
Troy followed the dog into the waiting room
and after cornering him, shot the dog, killing IL
instantly. Word that there was a mao dog III
the ferryhouse spread rapidly among the COM
muters who We're getting off the ferryboat. ana
much fear expressed among the passeh-
gers, especially the women
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
ARRESTED By GERMANS.
NatiUe Graduates of american Ms
sion School IN CUSTODY.

Boston April n.-News Of the arrest of num-
Der of native graduates from mission school at
Ruk, of the Caroline Islands. by the captain of
German warshp, who carried those in custody
TO Ponapa the seat of German government three
hundred miles away. received by the American
Board of Commissioners OF Foreign Missions to-
day. The advices were from the Rev NJ l.. Slim
son. head of the Micronesian mission of the board.
who said that the arrest made the ground
that the natives preach against the German Gov
ernment. The natives were seized December rs.
They still held in durance February Is,
the date of Mr.. Stimsons letter. The officials OF
the American Board have informed the State De-
partment at Washington Of the arrests, requesting
that steps toward redress be taken at once.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
BOARDS FOR STATE HOSPITAL
Commission in Lunacy Appoints Stats for
Three Institutions.

Dr. Adolf Meyer director of the Pathologlcai m
stitute Of the NeV-York State Hospitals on " ara
Island reports 10 the Commission in Lunacy tha'
he has iust finished the third course Of instruction
20 he nhvsicians of the fourteen State nospitals
In all sixty-one physicians OF the STAINS OF TIE 0'e
l,ospitals have attended the sessions.
To further perfect the medical administration Oh
,ba bosritals the Commission in Lunacy is grad
l,ally associating staffs Of consulting physicians
surgeons and specialists in the scientific conduct
Of the institutions Thus far consulting stans nave
l,een selected and appointed at three Of the state
hospitals: At the Manhattan State Hospital East
DIS Austin Flint Whitman V. White. waiter r.
c.flette Edward c. Janeway. Carlos F. MacDon-
aid Allan McI-ane Hamilton. Joseph D. Bryant.
Edward D Fisher William H. Thomson. Be- nard
Sachs William Hirsch. William c Lusk FeaFce
Bailey w Evelyn Porter, John L. Aoafns anu
Thomas P Prout. at the Manhattan state nos
nital West Drs Austin Flint. Walter r Gillette
Edward D Fisher. Allan McLane HaInllton. " M =
49, white Edward c. Janeway. carlos r
MacDonald Joseph D BRYANT. Bernard Sachs;; - II
Roy Broun, Pearce Bailey Robert = s hsiIrR NJ ~ - "a
lam . Lusk, Henry H. Whitehouse ana naic fs,;a a
Tolden. at the State Hospital at Cenue Isnp;
Drs William H Ross. William 3. Savage. ftarold
= Hewlett James Z. Tuttie, L FieIce t-~t n ->0
1baniei Fovy5itch Potter and P r. Turnure-
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12
LAsS0ES FR0THING DOG IN STREET
Owner Warns Children to Get Out Of the
Way of Angry Brute.

foxhound owned by William Crawford OF No.
IS East Twenty-second-st., which was playing with
his master In front of the house. yesterday began
to froth at mouth and show evidences Of rabies
The dog started east in Twenty -second-st.. fol-
lowed by Mr.. Crawford. who thought the dog mad
and who shouted Mad dogr' in order to warn
numerous children who were playing In the street
The dog kept in Twenty -second-st- nearly to
First-ave., causing panic among the many chill
dren playing in the street, who rushed into door
ways. stores and other places Of safety When
nearly In front of the East Twenty-second-st. po-
lice station Crawford saw large crowd OF children
short distance ahead, who shouting and
singing, and did not hear his shouts. In order to
t-v to them he made lungs at the dog
and got a firm hold the animals neck A man
named Charles Stapleton. who works at No. 3l6
East Twenty y-second-st.. came out and lassoed the
dog ard fastened him to the wheel of his wagon.
Patrolman Kraus then shot him None OF the
children were bitten by the dog
New-York tribune., 1903-04-12

had entirely changed. Vice was apparent but
II had been subjected to a most rigorous dis
cpline.
The women that sat round the tables msde no
disturbance; the criminals that could be identi-
fed. and there were many of thern were aoso-
lutely quiet. Drunken sailors and soldiers came
and went, but unnolested save for being
solicited. In some of the places. where, IN the
OLD times any man with money was unsaie
where murders planned and crime heio
high carnival the absence of even hilarity was
remarkable. In going from one place to an
other an entire absence of the old form of street
solicitation was noticed There was pulling
and hauling, no barkers at the doors watching
for the unwary Criminals still lounged in these
places but there every reason to beheNe
that they cid business in some other place
The visit with 8 detective emphasized the
caution and fear existing among the proprietors
OF these places. At one OF the most notorious
q detective was left outside and the representa-
tive of The Tribune and second detective went
inside Among those seated at the tables were
three of the best known beggars in the city
A dozen slatternly women were sitting at tables.
drinking Within three minutes OF the time
when the reporter and detective entered the
room one of the beggars got up and went oack
signalling to the proprietor. Several minutes
nrterward as was noted by the detective on
st,a outside the door was picketed the dtsor-
DERBY women were hurried out. and every prep
aration was made for what is termed in Bowery
na-lance "a collar; that is. a raid for which
men have been placed inside. similar ex-
,,arseoce WAS met with several other places
II should be added that the detectives were not
attached to the city force, but men doing pri-
vate work in the city
The net result of this Investigation SHOWS
conclusively three things
First that twenty-five of the thirty notorious
dives and evil resorts have been actually closed
bx- the nresent administration; second, that the
few that are still open are conducted IN SO quiet
and orderly q fashion that they can scarcely De
ronapared with the same places in the DeVerS
aavs: third that the Bowery is largely cleared
of street soliciting and the "barkers anu
..puIlers-in" employed by evil resorts 10 eather
IN customers.
How great the actual change is can only DC
rsaIized bv those who were familiar with the
old Bowery, when droves Of women patroiIeo
--ap1,lar heats when II practically impossl-
HE to eet hv the doors OF the concert haIs aha
obscene shows so effective was the eiLoIl "
those at the entrances TO entlce the pdSSsSSio -
There is still soliciting in the Bo"ery, aItilo"
this fact is gathered from the eSpelIenco
Others rather than the result OF a week 5 op
. eervarion bv a representative Of The Tribune
The cleaning out that has been almost annliil-
lstton of the fostering resorts on the East Sioe
has been strenuous and effectlVe IN lhe oo"SA''
and is by no means relaxing.