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The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Worked a Skin Game.

W. E. johnson is lodged in Jail at
Vicksburg for trying to work with
some degree of success a skin game,
by which he obtained over $500
from three business men. Mr..
johnson worked his rabbit foot by
representing himself to be the bus
mess agent of the Cotton States
Bridge Company of Atlanta, which
has several bridge contracts in the
National. Park, and his dupes, be-
lieving his story, advanced him
money only to discover that John
son is only a local gang foreman.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Gone Again.

Brooks Story, the noted express
robber and desperate, has consum-
mated his fifth escape from the Mis-
sissippi penitentiary. Story's fifth
escape was made last week from the
Rankin prison farm. He was at
work with squad of other white
prisoners in the field, and walked
away. Story's disappearance was
the signal for a general securing of
the woods in the neighborhood, but
no trace of him could be discovered,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11

an inveterate gambler, and everything
is decided by the destiny of chance.
A most charming trip may be taken to
the floating gardens by way of La Viga
canal Here you glide gently along, pro-
PEELED by the long pole which your gon-
dolier thrusts deftly against the bank
or some neighboring craft. You meet
long, shallow canoes loaded to the
waters edge with great masses of flow
ers. Thousands of peoples. armsful OF
roses, orange blossoms that scent the
air for rods on either side. 1t is sight
never to be forgotten.
During the morning you will find the
streets and the shops crowded with gay
" dressed shoppers, carriages blocking
the streets in front of fashionable
church, while the flower market does
a thriving business for cavalier or man
tied lady.
Right in the center Of the city lies the
lovely Alameda, the queen of parks or
plazas, with broad stretches of velvet
green, orange and magnolia trees
spreading their fragrance over the
promenades. Here are great fountains
and magnificent statuary. while on each
side run broad avenues Of smooth as
phalt, and shining clean.
One of these avenues passes between
blocks of handsome buildings, until
turning suddenly it widens to twice its
width, and starting from that magnifi-
cent bronze statue of Charles ~. be-
comes one of the most famous drives in
the world, the Paseo de la Reforma.
This magnificent stretch of promenade
is nearly three miles long, bordered on
each side by fine statues of unforgotten
heroes. Every once in while it widens
into an immense circle, to admit of a
large and splendid monument and statue
This drive ends at the park and castle
of Chapultepec, the pride of Macmillan
No place in the world is there spot
to compare with this princely domain
Hewed from the rock is the bath OF
Montezuma standing like guardians in
row are countless mammoth cypress
trees, the growth Of centuries, and
above all, on the crown of a flower
wreathed, rocky eminence, is the fairy
castle of Maxmillian's bride.
1t would take pages to describe the
objects of interest and beauty in this
city of the Aztecs. The government
pawn shop, the grand old cathedral, Sec
ond only to st. Peters in Rome. Quad
aloupe, the Mecca of all the faithful; the
art galleries, the museums, all the hun.
dred and one objects of interest and de-
light that unite in making this love.
ly city one of the finest, most interesting
and most progressive of any of the
places to be found in travel and research
ANNA H. CLARK.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
WHITEHALL AS PARK ,
Estate Willed to United States in
Trust for Public.
Heirs of Gen. Clay Will Contest VIII
and IL Is Not Likely That Fine
Kentucky Estate VIII Ever He
come = National Park.

left by Gen. Clay, and which have all
been filed for probate in the county
court of Madison county, KY. the
United States has been given the es-
tate Of Gen. Cassius M. Clay at White
hall, which consists of $50 acres of fine
land 1t was his desire that it might
become national park, as is evident
from the following provision in the
will:
1.-THE Whitehall lands and fixtures
of $50 acres shall remain, including
houses, trees. ETC.. forever the same
intact-finest natural park on earth.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
The Secret Ont.

why is it." asked the Ludlow youth.
''that of all the people who come to you
for advice. none ever appear to go away
dissatisfled?"
That's easily explained" answered
the Cumminsville Sage. when a man
comes to me for advice find out what
kind he wants. and give 1t to him. Gin.
cinnati Enquirer.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Hill Gets Rural Routes.

Congressman W. S. Hill has been
notified by the postoffice department
that two rural free delivery routes
will be established in Webster coun-
ty on September Is, one to start
from Eupora and the other from
Mathiston. He also secured two
routes in Choctaw, which were put
in operation September l, one start
ing from Alderman and the other
from Weir. Mr.. Hill has assur-
ances that several other routes will
soon be put in operation in his dis
trict
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11

The late pope, Marion Crawford tells
us, was fond of variety-and no wonder
shut up for life as he was in the vatican.
He enjoyed directing work and i'm
provemerts in the garden, where he
showed himself no mean horticultur-
list. One day he complained to the d.
rector of the gardens, Cavalliere Cesare
Balzani, that an ivy seemed to be in bad
condition. why are you letting this
plant die?" the pope asked. Holy
father, the soil is SO bad" You don't
know what you are talking about, or
else you think we believe you
may please to tell u.s." Then followed
dissertation on ivy culture which led
the mortified Cesare to exclaim: "He
can teach everyone. from the cardinals
to his gardener. You can't get over
him."
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Warped the Ties.

A remarkable tribute 10 the in
tensity of the hot weather in Missis-
sippi was given on the Yazoo & Mis-
sippi Valley road north of Jackson
a day or two since. The fierce heat
Of the sun caused some new ties in
the track to warp until each tie, like
the Irishman's stick, was so crooked
that it wouldn't lie still. Traffic
on the road was delayed for several
hours, it being necessary to pull out
the crossties and replace them with
new ones.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
West Point Fire.

The exact loss in last weeks Mo
bile & Ohio fire at West Point, can
not be correctly ascertained, as all
books and way bills were destroyed.
It is roughly estimated, however, at
from $4,000 to $500.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Initiating Mamma.

''This Is your little girl, is it?" asked
the lady.
EYES," replied the father, with some
pride.
How much she takes after her
mother! How old are you, dear?" con-
tinued the lady.
'Tell the lady your age, Elsie" said
the father.
Il wouldn't be like mamma if did
papa!" came from the mouth of the OBJ.
servant child.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
No Trouble at All.

my son." said the irate parent, 81 am
surprised, mortified and amazed to find
that you stand at the foot of the class.
can hardly believe it possible"
why, father" replied the son, "it is
the easiest thing in the world. STRAY
Stories.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Actress Rash Act.

Matte Austin, beautiful young
actress, who went to Meridian as a
member Of the chorus of the Boston
Opera Company, tried to commit
suicide last week at the Grand Ave
nue. Hotel by taking laudanum. All
day physicians were at her bedside.
Her condition is somewhat improved
but there are still grave doubts of
her recovery. Dependency is the
only cause assigned for the young
woman's rash act. Her home is in
Texas.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Will BE DISADVANTAGES

There is reason to fear, says the
Chicago Tribune, that many persons
will be disappointed when the north
pole finally is discovered and the pho
tographs of the locality fail to show
the mole
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Ought to Keep Il Quiet,

There is man at Laurel, L. l., who
claims that in the so years of his life
he has eaten $1,000 pancakes, says the
Chicago Record Herald. Some people
don't seem to have any sense of shame.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Reunion POSTPONED.

The reunion Of the Eleventh Mis-
sissippi Confederate Veterans at
Friendship church, Chickasaw coun-
ty, has been postponed until further
notice, on account of sickness.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
fernando Depot Burglarized.

Last week the depot at fernando
was entered, the safe blown open and
SO in money and several express
packages taken. The railroad COM
pany lost nothing, as the money be-
longed to the agent, Mr.. Sims. The
thief succeeded in getting away un-
discovered, aided in his flight by a
horse stolen from Mr.. Hudson. 1t
is supposed that he made his way
into Memphis, as Mr.. Hudson's
horse was found the next morning
at his brothers gate, and this broth
er lived only a few miles south of
Memphis.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
New County Officials.

Hon. Joseph W. Power, secretary
of State, is preparing blank forlr
which he will soon mail to the
various chancery clerks, asking them
to fill them with the names and ad-
dresses of all the newly-elected cour-
ty officials. Mr.. Power hopes to get
them all in in time to enter the new
officers in his forthcoming report to
the legislature. These officers will
not be elected until November, but
by getting them in now they can be
printed, and it will be a great con-
venience to the people of the State,
az there is a constant demand for
the addresses OF the county officials.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-09-11
Biennial Reports.

Owing to the activity of the cam
paign, the State officials are some
what behind in the preparation of
the biennial reports to be submitted
to the legislature in January. Some
of the officials, it is understood, will
not commence the actual work of
compilation until they get into the
new statehouse, and if this course is
followed by all the officials it is more
than likely that the State printers
will be caught in the rush, and some
Of the reports will not be on the
desks of the legislators until late in
the session. This happened at the
last biennial session of the body and
the prospects, are good for it to hap
pen again. The auditor and treas
urer have their statistical data COM
piled and in form for the printers,
and if the moving work does not re-
quire too much time the other off
cials can get their work well under
way next month. The biennial pc
rod ends on the 30th of September.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
Half Holiday Law.

According to an opinion given by
Attorney General Miller, Denver is
the only city in the state where mer-
chants and other employers are re-
quired by law to give half holiday
on Saturdays The attorney general
says:
"As to law passed by the last Cen
eral Assembly making Saturday after
noon legal holiday. beg to advise
you that the bill referred to is Senate
Bill No. 1877, entitled An act in rela-
tion to holidays and is simply re
enactment of general statute, section
1880, ! NJ. A. s., 2l27 which was re-
pealed by session laws of 1897, page
24S, with the addition of Lincoln's
birthday as a holiday. This left us
without any law upon this subject.
The Saturday afternoon holiday to
which you refer can be found in ses-
sion laws of 1898, at page 2S7, 3 M.
A. S., section 2127a. and applies only
to cities having population of 100000
or over"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
col ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
viii Continue Cattle Inspection.


The Colorado State Board of Live
Stock Inspection Commissioners Will
continue to inspect all cattle shipped
from, through or into the state, for
mango and itch, and will charge the
fees allowed for the work. This an
nouncement was made at the Office OF
the commissioners yesterday, says the
Denver Republican of June 9Th.
Under a federal law passed at the
last session of Congress the govern
ment provided for the interstate in
spection of live stock and abolishes the
leyying of fees by the state live stock
sanitary boards. The Colorado COM
missioners give as a reason for their
statement that the government at TINS
time is only inspecting for Texas fever
and not for itch or mango, and conse-
Quently is giving no clean bill of health
as regards these two diseases.
The board has been informed that
because of an epidemic of he foot and
mouth disease among New England
cattle. the Bureau of Animal Industry
has been forced to throw most OF its
inspectors into that territory. d. E.
Salmon, the chief of the bureau. says
that in few weeks he will be able to
place all the inspectors needed in the
West, and will then be able to give at
tention to the other diseases. The state
commissioners say that they will honor
all clean bills of health from federal
inspectors when the disease for which
the inspection is made is mentioned.
A member of the board said yester-
day that the regulations of the state
board were not stringent at the pres
ent time, but that beginning with Sep
tember some ironclad rules would be
made and strictly enforced. One of the
rules contemplated is that requiring
all the cattle In the state to be dipped
at the same time.
A request for this rule has been
made by several minor cattlemen's as
sociations which have the interests of
the business at heart. 1t is claimed
that when the dipping is done when it
suits the owner, 1t is not as effective
as 1t should be, for the reason that the
ca..ie so treated are likely to wander
among infected cattle again and de-
stroy the effect.
1t is the idea Of the board to fix a
certain time of the year when all cat
tie shall be dipped, probably between
October 18th and November 18th, when
the fall round-ups occur and the cattle
are all together. Most Of the stock
raisers are heartily In favor of the idea
and want it made regulation SO that
1t can be enforced all around.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
Completion of the Capitol.

The impression should not be al
lowed to go out that the state capitol
has been completed. There remains
some important work to be done for
which provision will have to be made
by the next Legislature.
A statue must be provided for the
dome and, more important still, steel
shelves and other metal fixtures have
not yet been placed in the vaults. At
present the valuable records of the
different departments are kept in
vaults fitted with only wooden shelves
and hence they are exposed to de-
struction by fire. A fire might do but
little damage to the building and yet,
occurring in one of the vaults, it
might destroy the entire contents, be-
cause the shelves and other fixtures
are not Of fire-proof material.
During the late session of the Leg
islature the board of capitol managers
sought to get an appropriation for the
construction of metal shelves for the
vaults, but the appropriation was not
made.
Since, however, the state can not af-
ford to let its valuable documents and
records lie on wooden shelves, ex.
posed to constant danger of fire, the
next Legislature will have to make the
requisite appropriation for their con-
struction. Until that work is done the
building will not be completed.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
Edith Belong. in New Mexico.

Under act Of the Legislature ap-
proved by then Governor Orman,
April II, 1901, Charles A. Johnson on
April goth was appointed comis-
sioner to re-survey the boundary line
between Colorado and New Mexico, or
that portion lying between astronomi-
cal monuments and 8.
The re-survey was to be made in
conjunction with commissioners from
the United States government and
that Of New Mexico, but these latter
neglecting to make appointments, Mr..
johnson proceeded on behalf of Colo
RADIO, and has filed his report with the
secretary Of state.
According to Johnson's report there
is discrepancy of several hundred
feet between his survey and the orig
inal made by Elihu Darling in 1868,
Darling's line running south of that
thirty-seventh parallel. A government
survey which has been started shows
the same discrepancies as far as it has
proceeded, and If the boundary line as
run should be accepted, the town of
Edith and numerous sections of land
now in Colorado will in the future be
in the territory of New Mexico.
Monument 6, from which Johnson
started his survey. is about one mile
east of the town of Osier, a station on
the Denver & Rio Grande. He found
numerous mile posts missing, which
he replaced as far as possible in their
old positions. Between mile posts 2O9
and PA he found discrepancy of g.
S65 feet to the north, and between 1856
and 201 he found a jog of 1875 feet to
the north.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

lne dropping of Greek at Yale as a
required study will make that univer-
sity an easier proposition for the young
man who wants the Yale label on
social rather than educational
grounds.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Americans will decline to believe
that Citizen George Francis Train
is going to let little thing like
smallpox interfere with his psychic
machinery very long.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

:: A man found pocketbook and re-
turned it to the owner, who accused
him of taking 800 out OF it. This In
cident teaches that virtue is its own
reward.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

A college professor says that "a
flower pot and a little grass would
prevent many a divorce" Perhaps he
was afraid to add that. in some cases,
these articles should be the top dress
Ing of six feet of sod.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Foxhall Keene was not hurt in that
French automobile race because he
was unable to start. Mr.. Keene miss
ed a glorious chance to have his col
larbone broken in the interests of
gentlemonly sport.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

John Bulls recent merger Of 100000
square miles in northern Nigeria was
accomplished with smoothness and
celebrity that must have made MIR. Nor.
gan almost envious.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The Federation of Musicians, in
session at Indianapolis, voted to abol
ish the color line Now If they
would only abolish the trombone solo
list all would be forgiven.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Sir Thomas Upton has temporarily
postponed consideration as to where
he will keep that cup.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

If you could pick the winners of
horse races, or knew just which
stocks were going up and which were
going down, wouldn't you keep the
information and get. rich quick your
self?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

A million is to be paid for patent
which will make it impossible to refill
the bottle to which the patent is ap-
piled. There would be short shrift for
the inventor in Kentucky.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Persons who send whisky by ex-
press ought to have more regard for
the express agents than to inject ar
senic into the bottles.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

less she is assured by her young man
she is worth her weight in radium.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Does the possession of great wealth
predispose its possessor to appended
tbs?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Baron de Rothschild has been SEN
fenced to one day in Jail for fast auto
mobiling. The novelty of the thing
will probably be really enjoyable TO
him.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Evidently the Russian censors have
not yet succeeded in corking up Count
Tolstoi and Maxim Gorkv.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The chambermaid who secured noto-
riety by refusing to make up DR..
Washington's bed has been robbed.
Evidently this young woman is pre-
pairing to go on the stage.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

A yacht. race without breeze is
like kiss without mustache, which
is proverbially like an egg without
salt.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The vegetarians are going to found
colony in Arkansas. How can such
colony expect to make ends meat?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

IN the war on the mosquito benevo'
lent assimilation is not good enough.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The please Smut the Door" sign
can now be laid away to gather dust
till fall.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The man who talks in his sleep has
at least the happiness of knowing that
he does not hear all the foolishness he
utters.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

The women who have to wear old
hats are quite willing to heed the
ministerial request to take them off
in church.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

In the case of the high-speed auto
mobile race prejudice is for once COM
mendable.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

the cake they ate several years ago
with such gusto.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Thirteen hundred slot machines
were burned by the police authorities
in Philadelphia the other evening.
No insurance.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19

Housewives who have only an even
dozen silver spoons are always super
stitious about having thirteen at
table.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-19
win Sue Railroads for Taxes.

Attorney General n. c. Miller is pre-
pairing to bring suit against six of the
leading railroad companies of the
state. with view toward forcing them
to pay the fiat tax long due. This tax
was due May 1st, and as it has not
been paid, twenty per cent. additional
is to be added as penalty. The fiat
tax is levied at the rate of 4 cents
for every $1,000 of capital stock for
foreign corporations and 2 cents a
thousand on domestic companies. In
addition to the railroads, three years
fiat tax is due from the American
Smelling and Refining Company,
amounting to $4,000.
The defendant companies in the
cases under preparation and their cap
italiZatiOn are as follows:
Danynr e Pin Granda I.ail.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-05
Saves Money in Vines.

Instead of blowing down coal In
mines by means of dynamite an Eng.
lishman intends to make use of hy-
draulic cartridge, which is said to
obviate the wasteful shattering of the
fuel. The cartridge is 20 inches in
length. Orifices along its sides admit
of the application of pressure of
some three tons per square inch. The
total pressure is about sixty tons.
When inserted in a hole the cartridge
is coupled up with small hand pump.
1t is said that in few minutes after
the apparatus has been at work the
coal breaks up and falls in great
blocks. About one and one-half pints
of water are used in the operation.
One colliery proprietor who has adopt
ed the invention for us e in three mine,
computes that each cartridge save
SIS per week.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-06-05
DINERS WHO BECAME NOTED.
Miner, sehreiner and steyn Guests at
Inner Temple, London, Years Ago.

Miner, Sehreiner and Steyn Guests at
Inner Temple, London. Years Ago.
Some twenty years ago there used
to dine at the Inner Temple. London,
three young men whose careers in life
were destined by fate to cross in a
very remarkable manner. At that time
these three young embryo lawyers
were comparatively unknown to each
other: their names were Miner,
Schreiner and Steyn. The position of
each of these young law students is
now too well established to need much
comment. Miner now rules the
Trarsvaal colony. Schreiner is the for
mer premier of Cape Colony and Steyn
the former president OF the Orange
River Colony. Their names are ia
miliar to everyone in the civilized
world, but their work is by no means
over; indeed, in the present position
of affairs 1t seems likely that their
names will be much before the public
for some time to come in connection
with some movement or other.