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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09
KodoI DyspepsIa Cure.

Dlsczis all classes OF food, tones and
s~trcngihes the stomach and digestive
organs. Cures Dyspepsia. Indigestion,
Stomach Troubles. and makes rich red
blood, health and strength. KoJol re-
builds vermont tissues, puriilcs 81 rength.
ems and sweeteus the stomach. Gov. G..
W. Atkinson, Of W. Va says: Il have
use2 a number Of bottles Of Kodol and
la 70 fcrind it to he a very effective and
indeed n powerful remedy FOR stomach
ailments. recommend il Ia my friends.
EIko Drug Store.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09
PUZZLE THE WOMEN
The Ways OF GoSsFnnSat aha LaGis-
lativs ARai- Are BswtldSrtAg
to WoRSa VLs4tosA

Two ladies from Massachusetts
were in the era gallery one day re-
Gently whea their escort. who was
showing them various objects Of in
teESs;, pointed out the desks of SSna-
iors EOar aut Lodge, says tie wash
irSion Star.
The desks, yos lss.- IAd tie i'm
p-onPtu guide, ARE ueIt 70 soch
other"
oh t1elaind one OF the ladies, II
know now what IL means when i; II
ss!G that senAtOn are paired"
Stories Of the mistakes which wom-
e. make rsue=rniug public matters are
zSH-.s mt ~ the capitol. The
ot-z. a. e. eastern congressman re-
CO.: y.s- from . lady in his dis
;ri-; s-Ged him to look after hs-
- rys- Sc IS a secretary in ~ cab
;=g. ~ z-Er:hiaE OF tie sort" wrote
tie 'zEy AMI the congressman fEally
to-ui I'm acting Is clerk 20 : very
81 mate o&ci.l IL the treasury de-
r=-J=ezt. The capitol guides tel! she
story % the woCsn ~ho. when told the
We P-seiGsr: presided oIs-the senate.
sal: :5=: she always wanted 10 see
B-ya1.
-Bu; Bry.a Is 10: vice president"
explained she E-its.
- thought he -n," replied she lady.
because he Eot almost 81 many votes
a. Mckinley
And thers i still another stoy OF
The SotaAu visitor 20 the capitol who
asked the name OF the secretary Of
state.
Mr.. Hay" vas the reply.
"Mr. Hay?" qusried the woman, in
surprise. That can't be. because Mr..
Hay Is a member Of The cabinet"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09
WHAT. IN = Name,

Every thing Ia IN tho bame when IL
comes 10 Witch Hazel SaIvc. T.. &. De.
wit d 20, Of Chicago, discovered come
years ago how 10 make n snjye from
Witch Hazel that 10 q specific for Piles.
For blind, bleeding, itching and protrud.
ing Pilea, eczema, cute, burnp, bruises
and oil skin diseases, DeWitt's Salve has
no equal. This has given rice to nun
er0us worthless counterfcits AK for
DeWitt'a. tho genuine. Elko Drug Store.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09

The maidcns Of Denmark never re.
ceive a diamond engagement ring.
They are n always presented with a plain
gold band, which is worn on the third
finger o. the left hand. On the we'd.
ding day the bridegroom changes the
ring to the right third finger, which 10
the marriage finger IN that country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09

Mcsacfiy's cigar store is the place to
get the beet home made, white labor
cigars in Tie market. Cigars sold by
Wholesale. retail or single box. None
Int the beet tobacco used aud no Chinese
labor employed. Give the leader,
Superior and Signonta a trial.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-01-09
OFFICIAL STATE VOTE

FoLcHinz 5 The UGciaI canvas - TIE
Sote cast IN the State at the rsesUt
election and the nsiorIties received ry
the EuccSsfnl Candidates:
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
The Track. too Short.

A report turned in few days
ago by the engineer of a loca1
switch engine that figured in an
accident rivals the famous ''ofl
again, ON again, Flannagin," re-
port.
The engineer lost control of a
train of freight cars on a short
spur track and two of the cars
went over. the end and into a
ditch. When the wreckipg crew
had taken charge of the derailed
cars the engineer sat down to fill
out the accident report blank.
He got along all right until he
came to the "Cause of Accident"
query. Long and hard thinking
failed to show him how he could
answer this without involving
himself. Finally he put down:
''Track too short. '-Scimitar.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Do You Enjoy What You Eat

IF you don't your food does not
do you much good. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure is the remedy that
everyone should take when there
is anything wrong With the
stomach. There is no way to
maintain the health and strength
of, mind and body except by
nourishment. There is no way to
nourish except through the
stomach. The stomach .must be
kept healthy, pure and sweet or
the strength will let down and
disease set up. No appetite, loss
of strength, nervousness, head
ache, constipation, bad breath,
sour risings, rifting, indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach
troubles are quickly cured by the
use of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
Sold by E. D. Lauderdale.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Cures When Doctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank Chiasson, Patter-
son, La, writes June Is, 1901:
II had malarial fever in verv bad
form, was under treatment by
doctors, but as soon as stopped
taking their medicine the fever
would return. | used sample
bottle Of Herbine, and found it
helped me. Then bought two
bottles, which completely cured
me. ! feel grateful to you for
furnishing such u splendid medi-
cine, and can honestlyfecommend
it to those suffering from malaria
as it will surely cure them.o Her.
bine soc bottle at E, D. Lauder
dale.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
About the Primary Election.

No person will be permitted to
vote in the August primaries un-
less he is a qualified voter who
paid his taxes on or before the
lst day of February, 1908 The
friends of the candidates will see
that Section 8 of the b rimary
election law is enforced, which
says SHAT no person shall be
eligible to participate ia primary
elections unless they are qualified
electors and '.any member of
the party holding primary, or
any election officers of his own
violation, may challenge any per-
son Offering to vote, and cause
him to answer under an oath
questions relating to his qualifca-
tons; false testimony given upon
such inquiry shall be perjury and
punishable as SUCH" No person
under the influence of whisky
will be permitted to vote. These
are thoughts worth considering
and preserving. Back taxes can
not be paid, and tax receipts dat
ed back; SO the person who did
not pay his taxes by February 1st
simply 'Waltzed out of the cotil-
ION" by his own act-and the fist
IS numerous and likely to become
interesting before August 10th
next. Clarion Ledger.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Wants Peace and Progress.

To The Commercial Appeal:
The gubernatorial contest in
this state has taken on a form of
argument that brings to the front
a question, or questions, that are
far.reaching in their effect and
influence If permitted TO take the
form of Legislation and become
infused into The operative laws of
the state. We hold in high per-
sonal regard all the candidates for
the high office of governor, but
we differ with them on some
points which they have chosen as
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Not Always Reliable.

care newspapers reliable In
spelling?" asked a man who
keeps closely in touch with the
newspaper world. Sometimes
| am inclined to think they are
not, and my attention has recent
ly been directed to a few facts
which would seem to bear out
the idea. Newspapers are fire.
quently at variance with each
other in spelling certain words.
It has been difficult for the
average man, since the murder of
the King and Queen of Servia TO
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19

know exactly how the names o
persons prominent IN reports
sent out from Servia should b,
spelled. Nearly every name uset
has been spelled in two or NOR,
different ways. Then there is thu
word Skupschtina how many
ways DO you suppose have beer
used to spell this word? I have
no doubt missed many of them
but | have seen it spelled siz
ways in one newspaper. Multi
ply that by the total number OF
newspapers in the United States.
and you will get some idea of the
total number of possible ways OF
spelling Skupschtina. So much,
OF course, is said iollyingly. /
merely mentioned the fact for the
purpose of showing that newspa-
per spelling is not always reliable
There are many reasons why it
should not be. The stuff which
appears in newspaper columns
passes through many hands, and
instead of wedding out errors,
and reducing the possibility Of
errors to a minimum, it is likely
that the rule works the other.
This particularly true where
matter of news is translated from
one language to another, where
stories must be relayed and re
handled, cabled, teIegraphed,
edited, put in type, corrected, re
vised, and all that kind of thing.
We can not expect that all the
men who are in the line OF trans
mission, who stand between the
origin and the end of the story,
are perfect and expert in their
business. Some one of them will
allow error to creep in IN some
where. Or at any raGe they do on
occasions, and hence | may claim
the right to ask the question, are
newspapers reliable in spelling?
Proportionately the newspaper
would have to be out upon0a high
plane in the matter of spelling,
but the point | make is that
paper spelling is not to be accept.
ed as final III all instances. Still
| would rather trust my newspa-
per than to trust the average
man. IN. O. Times Democrat.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Compliments Road System.
Editor Times-P romoter:

Editor Times-P Promoter:
| am pleased to chronicle the
fact that Mr.. Wilson, of Neshitt.
is clearly demonstrating the
practicability of making good
roads in DeSoto county. The
Fogg road, which was nearly i'm
passablea a short time ago, is now
all the public ought to want
smooth and uniform and can be
travelled with perfect safety to
all vehicles, The working of
these roads is characteristic of
Mr.. Wilson's efficiency and faith
fullness in his dealings with his
fellow men. I thought our sup
ervisors had made mistake on
the road question, but am now
converted and believe it will be
a success.
Respectfully,
I. A. DoDsoN.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
Constituted Bowels.

To have good health, the body
should be kept in a laxative con,
dition, and the bowels moved at
least once a day, so that all the
poisonous wastes are expelled
daily. Mr.. G. L. Edwards, 142
N. Main ST.. Wichita, Kansas,
writes: 81 have used Herbine to
regulate the liver and bowels for
the past ten years, and found it O
reliable remedy. soc at E. D..
Lauderdale's.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
An Open Letter.
To my Fellow Citizens:

To my Fellow Citizens:
| desire to say that / am a can
didate for Railroad Commission
er for the northern district of tht
state of Mississippi, and. if elect
led, it will be my duty to lool
after the railroads of the state; tt
see that proper Accommodations
are provided by the roads for the
travelling public; suitable rooms
depot buildings, cotton plat
forms; reasonable connections
made with the various other roads
fair freight rates, fixed without
determinations, between shippers
or between different trains to
accurately and promptly report
delayed trains. 1t will also be
my duty to give attention to the
convict system of the state.
| was an officer in the Confede-
rate army, and have had much
experience in farming and mer,
chandising, and for the last four
years have been a member of the
state senate, and have made the
|affairs Of your penitentiarY a
matter of study. | find you now
have about three hundred and
sixty-tive thousand dollars invest
ed in real estate for farming pur-
poses-also you will still have to-
rent several farms, or bay more
lands if you continue to farm all
our convicts. | am satisfied that
up to this time you have received
no pay for convict labor, and but
little interest on your money in
vested. 4
| am opposed to working con-
vict labor in competition with
farmers. We have enough con
victs in the southern states to
raise three hundred thousand
bales of cotton; this would be.
about three per cent. of the en-
tire cotton crop of the United
States. We know that this large
increase in production by con
vict labor would cause a loss of
three per cent. on the psice, or a
loss on each bale of about 81 20.
1t seems tune thatall thesfoutcOn
victs should be worked onthe pub
lie roads, where their labor would
benefit all, and hurt no Que. In
this way the convict would have
the protection of the public eye
to see when he was abused. How,
ever, there is no reason why the
farming amateurs should not be
to the state If pro
perly managed. Moderate work
OF convicts is necessary both for
health and contentment, and |
ought to produce a good revenue
to the state.
The penitentiarv Investigating
tells yon that the con-
,icts are doing much work for
which your state is getting but
title pay, and their reports show
you that the products atthe farms
ire illegally disposed of, and i'm
accounted for, while
hey do not charge dishonesty,
hey condemn the management.
The committee did not think the
governor or attorneys general
hould be held responsible for
he management of the peniten-
larry.
Being a member of your state
enate. and as such your servant,
deem it not improper to call
our attention to the charges
aade against the board and war
en-; and knowing that the legis-
tture ordered that twelve hun
red copies of the report be pub
shed and distributed, / am as
ured [ voice the will of the legis
lture in calling your attention to
ne report.
Hoping to have your support I
/ my effort to further serve you. T
am Yours truly,
n. B. CRAWFORD. Q
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
The Average Congressman.


No article in current literature
has attracted more attention thar
the confessions of q congressman
in Everybody's Magazine. Says
the significant autobiographer:
"To sum it all up, received
$4,000 in salary, 1880 for clerk
hire, s400 for mileage and $500
for stationery, or $25,700. | am
now referred to in the newspap.
ers as the Hon. Blank, ex mem
berg Of congress. | lost the great
er part of my law practice, but |
can get that back and some more
with it, for my repu tation in the
district has been increased, as a
whole, by my service at Washing
ton. Financially, | am several
thousand dollars worse off than [
was before I was elected. I can
get that back too. The feature
that bothers most is that both MY
wife and myself, after our exper-
ience at Washington, are dissatis-
fed with the humdrum life in our
country town. We had things
and saw things at Washington.
that are beyond our reach here.
1t is hard to settle down.
A congressman is apt to be a
much bigger man at home than
he is in Washington. Among his
home people he is distinguished
man, in fact the most distinguish
ed official in most districts of the
country. Among the hundreds
OF thousands in his district he
has been chosen as the fttest to
to sit in the seat. Of national law
givers He counts for something
in national and international af-
fairs, and is the admiration or
envy of his constituents. In
Washington it is different. He
is only one of nearly 400 congress
men, and the congressman are by
no means the most important
personages in the hierarchy of
officialdom at the national capitol.
For his first two or three terms
he has comparatively about as
much voice in affairs as the
average freshmen or sophomore
at college. He must follow lead
ers in voting. He can't speak un- |
til he has humbly sou ght recog-
milton, and when he does speak |
it is to ''Buncombe' only for his
and the galleries dis
dain to listen to his calIow efforts.
He must play second fiddle to the
senators from hisown state, whom
ut home he may be on terms of
political equality in essential /
particulars. Memphis News.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19
You Know What you are Taking

When you take GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL TONIC because the
formula is plainly printed on
every bottle showing that it is
simply Iron and Quinine in a
tastsless form. No cure, No Pay
Soc.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19

Men are born with two eyes, but
with one tongue in order that they
should see twice as much as they
say.-Colton.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1903-06-19

When you want a pleasant
physfctry Cham berlain 5 Stomach
and Liver Tablets. They are
easy to lake and pleasantin effect.
For sale by all druggists.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01

The democrats are said to be rs ba T,
Nv divided over the tax question as the
epablicans Material Interests ant
business associations are said to don
mate rather than political considera
tions in the alignment of the citizen
y both parties gu this question
ABIG BOOM
West Virginia is ON q tremendous
boom everybody is irving 60 make
money, and materialiSm is paramount
Nap,tal is flowing into the state,
coal mines are being opened. oil and
gas wells driven. the forest exploited
and everv industry on the boom. The
farmers are making money. the mer-
chants are busy and factories of all
FINDS are pushing their hands night
and day.
This great boom is utilized by the
corporations as an argument against
taxation of their enterprises. They
claim that 1t would 30 unwise 70 in
any way check or limit the opening
os new workings or the conduct OF old
ones.
The state is thought to be safely re-
publican. IL went republican in the
last election by 90. 900 majority, and
the republicans claim that SO long as
the existing prosperity continues
there is no possibility of democratic
success.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
RELIANCE CHOSEN.
VIII Defend the Cup Against British
Challenger

After Mondays race between the
Reliance, Constitution, and Colum.
bia, in which the former boat again
demonstrated her superiority over the
other two, the challenge committee
of the New York Yacht dlb selected
the Reliance as the defender of the
Americas cup.
1t was also decided to discontinue
the trial races. There were present at
the meeting, @. Oliver Iselin, manag-
ing owner of the Reliance; f. d.
Morgan. of the Columbia, and August
Belmont, of the Constitution.
Messrs Morgan and Belmont were
perfectly satisfied with the choice of
the committee. They heartily con-
aratulated Mr.. Iselin and wished him
the best of luck
From the showing of the three
boats during the season. the Reliance
is fairly entitled to be the defending
vessel. In every race she has crossed
the finish line ahead and has lost but
few events on time allowance. 1t is
probable that the defender will pro.
coed to Bristol for thorough over
hauling. and then go to New Ro.
chelle.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
DECLARES FOR PRIMARY LAW
SENATOR SEQ TT ADVOCATES NOM
NATIONS BY THE PEOPLE.
Thinks This plan Is the Nearest APP
proach 20 direct voting Permitted
By Present Laws.

Senator n B. Scott, Junior senator
from West Virginia. who is candi-
date for reelection to the United
States senate. came out.sqnarely in an
interview in Wheeling recently for a
state primary law. The declaration OF
the senator has aroused the greatest
interest in political circles, What Mr..
Scott said on the subject was as fol-
lows:
II see that campaign has been
started for state primary law in West
Virginia, and for the doing away with
conventions. 1t may surprise the peo-
pie, bet want to say that / am heart
ily in favor of general primary law
in West Virginia and the doing away
of the convention plan of making nom-
nations. AS one of the candidates for
United States senator at the present
time, am willing TO bear nv part of
state primary for the determination
OF who shall be the republican nomi-
nee for senator.
1T is as near as we can come under
our constitutional requirements to
electing senators by direct vote of the
people. and / am satisfied to rest my
case with the people along the line |
have Indicated. Further, l would
have all nominations made by the peo-
pie, and have general primary all
over the state, when the republican
voters would express their choice for
not only senator, but also congress-
men, state senator's. members of the
house of delegates and all other off
GERS. The people seem to want this.
and / am in favor OF giving the plan a
thorough trial. =
Senator Scott made this statement in
the presence of Governor White, Post
master Hall, and General Morris Hork-
heinei, of Wheeling, but neither the
governor nor the other well-knowD
politicians cared to say anything on
the subject at that time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
SWALLOWED POISON.
Hagsrssown Man Commits snicids 10
Avoid Trouble

Avoid Trouble.
Rather than face charge preferred
against him by girl Charles e.
Shadrach, manager OF Roxbury park,
at Roxbury. Washington county,
committed suicide Monday morning
by taking muriatic acid.
Shadrach rose about O'Clock and
told his wife he was going down stairs
to get his tobacco. In short time
he returned. and, in reply to anes-
tion, stated he had swallowed nearly
half pint OF the poison. with the in
tention of ending his life. Mrs. Shad-
rach summoned several neighbors, and
to John d. Slime, who was the first
to arrive, Shadrich muttered some-
thing about his trouble being all over
now. DR.. A. g. Lowell was sum
moned from Benevola, hut Shadrach
died before the arrival OF the physi-
clan.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01

Widmyer. on South Church street.
When the DEPARTMENT arrived there
it was found that the blaze was occas-
toned by burning lamp, which had
exploded Immediately after being
tossed into the yard through the win
dow The lamp had shown indications
of exploding, and was thrown out OF
the house to prevent serious fire.
The damage was slight, as the incip-
lent balze was soon distinguished.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
COMPANY SUBMITS PROPOSITION.


Mr.. S. L. Hoover. superintendent
of this division of the United Tele-
phone companv's lines was in Sher-
herdstown ON business for the company
the first part of this week and while
there offered the residents of that Sec
tion good proposition. Under Mr..
Hoover's direction the lines of the
company in that section are being
practically rebuilt and the system put
in the best condition. This will make
a decided improvement in the service
there and it is Mr. Hoover's desire
to extend the lines as far as possible
He wishes to encourage the use of
the lines among the farmers and
offered them this proposition. If any
farmer or a number of them will con.
strcut line to the nearest point at
which they can tap United wires, he
will give them the use OF the system
for five dollars per wear. the persons
on these lines to buv the telephone
outright and use them personally. In
thicKly populated neigbborhood.
this plan ought to meet with favor
and be taken advantage of by many.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1903-08-01
TESTIMONIAL or RESPECT.
Chain ana Charm Given mr.. Edwards

Chain ana Charm Given mr. Edwards
by the Foremen of Cum erIand shops.
Mr.. William G.. Edwards. who for
several wears was storekeeper for the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company
at Cumberland, he goiIg to that place
after the shops were removed from
this CITY, but who was transferred to
this city, bis home, when the bridge
works were moved to this scity, was
the recipient of handsome present
The present was testimonial of res :
pect in the way OF chain and charm
from tie foreman employed in the
shops at Cumberland The presenta-
ton took place in the car foreman's
Office at the mill yard at Cumber-
land. Mr.. Edwards is verv proud of
his present and has already shown 1t
to many here.