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The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
The University EXHIBIT a, St. LouI...'
Killed BY Falling Tree.

2. 7. Angling, prominent saw
mill man of Weathersby, was killed
by tree falling on him last week.
He was out in the woods with tho
log cutters and while sitting on his
horse he was warned to move off fur
ther as the tree was about to fall to-
ward him. In starting off he rode
off directly under the falling tree
which crushed his skull, killing him
instantly.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

Leake county IS rejoicing over the
discovery of coal deposit which
promises to develop large mine and
very superior quality of coal. The
deposit was recently found on the
plantation owned by Hon. Z. ID,
Terry of Thomastown. The plan
tation is located fourteen miles
northwest Of Carthage, the the county
site Of Leake, and is only thirteen
miles from the nearest railroad sta
ton on the Canton, Aberdeen &
Nashville railroad.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
TEMPLE OF FRATERNITY.
Inauguration Of Work On Temple to
He signaIized by Grand DEM
onsfratioB October -.

Worlds Fair Grounds. st. Louis, Oct.
3.-Col. John |. Martin has been APP
pointed grand marshal OF the parade to
be held on Saturday afternoon, Octo-
ber "a, in connection with the demon
stration celebrating the inauguration
OF the work on the Temple OF Fra
ternity. The procession will form on
the east side of Forest park about 1:30
.. m. and march through the park
and the exposition grounds to the top
Of Temple hill, where the Temple OF
Fraternity is being erected.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
ALL BUTCHERED BUT TEN.
Tbe Entire Christian Population of
Mehomia, Province OF sefes'
Massacred September ~.

Sofa. Bulgaria, Oct. 3.-The Mace
donian revolutionary headquarters as
sert that they Pave positive informa'
ton that the whole Christian popula-
ton of the town of Mehomia lRaza-
log) province of Seres, was massacred,
September 2s, with the exception OF
ten men. who escaped with the news
Mehomia is an important town and
the seat of the local government The
population was about equally divided
between Turks and Bulgarians- The
latter numbered 5000 persons.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY
Shown by the President and Secre-
tary of State Hay.
Lord Lansdowne Cables on Behalf of
British Government Cordial
Thanks For Their sympathy.

Washington, Oct. 3.-The state de-
partment Friday received the following
cablegram from London:
Secretary of State, Washington
Receipt of your cables. Thursday,
addressed q note to Lord Lansdowne,
as follows:
American Embassy, London, Oct
1, 1903.
Dear Lansdowne: Since my note
OF yesterday | have heard from the
president and secretary of state, who
desire me to express to you their great
personal grief for the loss of Sir
Michael Herbert For many years they
have both enjoyed his close and inti-
mate friendship. and fully appreciated
and admired his great abilities, his
exalted character and his charming
personal qualities, which made him
very dear to them, so that the wholly
unexpected tidings of his death came
as a great shock to them.
Their official relations with him a.
ambassador more than realized the
high expectations with which they had
welcomed him in that capacity. They
know that his brief official career has
been marked by great service to both
countries in promoting amicable re-
lations between them. and I am to
assure you of their great disappoint.
ment and that of the people of the
United States at its sad and sudden
termination.
Believe me most truly yours,
JOSEPH H. CHOATE."
Friday received following reply:
Foreign Office, Oct. l, 1908.
Dear Mr. Choate: | am greatly
obliged for your second letter as to
Sir Michael Herbert's lamented death
The sympathy of the president and OF
the secretary of state are at the pres
ent moment precious in the eyes of mol
only Herbert's many admirers, but OF
all who desire that those amicable re.
lations which he did so much to pro-
mote should exist between our two
countries. | will ask you to be sc
good as to convey to the president anc
to Mr.. Hay on behalf of his majesty's
government our cordial thanks fol
their appreciation of Herbert's char
acter and public services. and of the
loss which his country has sustained
Believe me to be, dear MIR. Choate
yours sincerely. LANSDOWNE.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

The dry weather in Yalobusha
county continues and cotton has
been cut short at least one-third as
result. The staple was being mar
keted very freely as long as the price
remained above 10 cents, but since
the decline there has been falling
off in the sales.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Down the Tombisboe.

1t is announced that Congress
man Bankhead Of the rivers and har-
bors commission, will make trip
down the Tombigbee river from Co
lumbus to Demopolis in boat with
view to examining the channel of
that stream and reporting his find
ings to the commission. Mr. Bank
head will be accompanied on the
trip by Engineer Craighead of Mo-
bile.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
A Prosperous colleae.

DIR. T. W. Raymond, president Of
the North Mississippi Presbyterian
College. at Holly Springs, has issued
the following card:
@The friends and patrons Of
North mississippi Presbyterian Col
Iege are hereby notified that we have
every boarding pupil and day papil
that We are prepared to aecommo-
date until our new buildings are
erected. Those who may desire to
enter this session should apply at
once for any vacancy"
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Mcdowell Appointed.

The board Of supervisors Of Mar
shall county met in called session
last week and elected David Mellow
ell. Sr., circuit clerk to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
G.. G. Myers TO accept the office Of
clerk of the Supreme Court. The
appointment lasts until January /.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
THE FILIPINOS AT THE FAIR.
Their Spiritual Welfare VIII ne
Looked After by "A Specially
Appointed Chaplain.

Worlds Fair Grounds, st. Louis, Oct
3.--Monsignor e. w. Fowler, secretary
to the arch ishop of Manila. visited
the Administration building Thursday,
accompanied by Rev. Edw. J. Watt
man, chaplain OF a regiment in the
Philippines, and Rev. Thomas Palmes,
Filipino who, until recently, had
charge of the largest congregation In
Oton, Panay, Philippine islands. Fa-
ther Palmes is to be the chaplain OF
the Philippine colony here during the
exposition.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Boiler Explosion.

A most deplorable accident oc-
CURED last week, two miles from
Hattiesburg, when the boiler at the
saw mill owned by H. McInnis ex-
ploded. Ellis Atmore, negro fire
man, was killed instantly, and John
and Writ McInnis, sons of the own
er of the mill, were badly, though
not seriously, injured. The mill
was almost completely destroyed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
aetnrnea Home 20 pte.

Iowa City Ia. Oct. s.-charles
Lewis, Of Sheridan, wyo.. a member
of the legislature of that state, died
here Friday after long illness. Be
fore going to Wyoming he was twice
mayor Of Iowa City. He returned here
recently for his health.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Mayor Fant In the Race.

A. C. FAINT, mayor of Macon, has
announced as a candidate for SUI
preme Court clerk. He will receive
the undivided support of Noxubee
county and strong support
throughout East Mississippi. He
has many influential friends over
the State. w. p. Minor Of Macon,
who was announced last week as
candidate, will not make the race.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
sentemher ImmIeration.

New York, Oct. 3.--Statistics for
September show that 1882 aliens ar
rived at Ellis Island during the month,
being ar excess over the correspond
ing month last ,car OF 5.543. OCTOBER
opened with the arrival OF 3,ols for
the first two days.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
4 comforfabIe Fortune,

st. Louis, Oct. s.-The will OF the late
Christian Pepper. the St. Louis whole
sale tobacco dealer. who died recently
has been filed with the probate court
The instrument disposes of an estate
valued at 1000 600, all Of which is left
"a The children and sister.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
RalIroad EmpIoye KIIIed.

Two negroes, Isaiah Coleman and
Smith Terrall, railroad hands on the
g., S. & !. railroad, quarreled last
week near Hattiesburg, which result
ed in Terrall being shot and killed
by Coleman. The officers are out
looking for the slayer.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

Chicago, Oct. 3.--After lockout Of
over seven months. the 500 employees Of
the plant OF the American Corn Prod
ucts Co.. known as the Chicago gln-
cose factory, will go back to work {
day under union conditions.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

Alton, Ill. Oct. 5.-The Big four
Flyer has notified the Alton commute
ers for Ganite City that the Flyer will
stop at that place. 1t is thought that
the railroad yielded to the Granite City
commuters because OF the petition COM
piled by the ST. Louis commuters.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

saIina. Kas.. Oct. 3.-Miss Mamie
Riding. aged 16 years. senior in the
saIlna high school. died suddenly
Thursday. The cause was given Out
by the attending physician as bicycle
heart" produced by excessive riding
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
New Express Service.

A special train on the NJ, J. &
K. c. railroad carried the officials
of the Southern Express Company
over It's road last week and arrange
ments we're made for complete
service from the express company.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
First to Settle.

Sheriff Mayo of Neshoba county
is the first sheriff in the State to
make his settlement in the new cap
itol. lie paid into the treasury a
small amount last week.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Mr.. Davis Appointed.

The governor has appointed y. D.
Davis vice-president Of the Capital
National Bank, at Jackson, trustee
Of the Deaf and Dumb Institute,
vice R. E. Wilson, resigned.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

New York. oct. 3--Men TO the num-
ber of 900 employed in the extensive
piano manufactures at Astoria, Long
Island, who were expected 20 strike
this week. have voted TO remain At
work
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10

Washington, oct. s.-Maj. Gen. Cor
bin. adjptant-general OF the army, IS
10 be assigned to the command OF the
department OF the east, with head
quarters at Governors Island. New
York.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1903-10-10
Mississippi State News
Crosses of Honor.

October 20 will be the birthday Of
the late Gen. j. z. George, of this
State, and on this day a number Of
local chapters of the Daughters of
the Confederacy will award crosses
of honor to deserving veterans. At
the New Orleans meeting each State
was allowed to name date on
which crosses of honor could be con-
ferred in addition TO the birthdays
of Jefferson Davis and Gen. Lee, and
a number of the Mississippi chapters
have selected the birthday Of Gen.
George.
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The University EXHIBIT at 81. Louls.
The University of Mississippi is
rich in its possession Of instruments
and apparatus of historical interest
and will exhibit at the st. Louis ex-
position some of its treasures that
will attract much attention. The
old plate glass electrical machine
besides other instruments of a Gu
rious nature, will form part of the
university exhibit and other ante
bellum machines will be shown.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18

Take one quart of cranberries, two
cupfuls of sugar, two cupfuls of wa
ter. Pick over the berries carefully
and wash in cold water. Put them
into a porcelain lined saucepan. with
enough water to cover, and cook until
tender. Then add the sugar and re-
move from the stove just as soon as
the sugar has been dissolved. Serve
hot or cold. Select the berries careful
ly; boil them slowly without stirring.
If treated in this way they will retain
their shape and the sauce will be clear
and transparent.
Apple sauce is for roast goose. Peel
and core six tart apples. Put them in
to a saucepan and just cover with wa
ter. Boil until tender, then press
through a colander. Add a teaspoon
full of butte, dash of nutmeg or Gin
namon and sweeten to taste
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
PLUM PUDDING.
Plain Directions For Making This
Christmas Luxury.

Place in vessel one pound of beef
kidney suet, very dry, free from fibers
and chopped very fine; one pound of
seeded Malaga raisins; one pound of
currants, cleaned and washed in plenty
of water; one pound of bread crumbs,
sifted through a sieve; a quarter of a
pound Of lemon peel, chopped very
fine; one pound of powdered sugar,
four tablespoonfuls of -four, quarter
of an ounce of nutmeg and allspice,
pint of brandy and six eggs.
Mix the whole well together. Dip
a strong cloth in cold water and wiring
it out to extract all the moisture.
Spread it open on table and butter it
literally with butter softened to the
consistency of cream. Dredge over
with sifted -four and shake the cloth
to remove any excess of the -four that
failed to adhere to the butter. Lay in
the center of the cloth the prepared
mixture. Form it in the shape Of
ball and raise up the edges Of the cloth,
bringing the four ends together all
around, so as to inclose the preparation
well, then tighten and tie firmly.
Have on the fire a high saucepan
three-quarters full Of water. When
this boils plunge in the plum pudding
and let it cook for three hours. Then
remove it and have it stand for five
minutes before cutting the string. I'm
do the cloth carefully and invert the
pudding on a hot dish. Sprinkle it
with sugar. Pour over some brandy
or rum aud set it on fire. Serve imme
diately with. hard sauce. IS Louis
Post DiSpatch.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
Presents For Men.

In silverware there are toilet articles
such as talcum jars, cold cream jars,
silver mounted brushes, combs, clothes
brushes. whisk brooms. TASKS and shaw
ing brushes.
Bath robes come in the most attrac-
tive guise, and the man who has none
will surely bless the sister or mother
who gives him one.
Gorgeous heavy silk muf1ers, en-
broidered suspenders, neckties Of white
silk, linen or silk handkerchiefs and
chest protectors are some Of the things
men must expect, as they generally put
off buying them until after Christmas.
Other decorations for mans den are
the hideous but picturesque Japanese
masks, swords and bayonets. Panel
decorations in oriental design will sure
" please if they are well selected. A
wastebasket would not be amiss, and
one of the new corkscrews. with horn
top. silver trimmed, would be highly
acceptable.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
Sauce For Plum Pudding.

Four tablespoonfuls of butter, whites
of two eggs, one cup powdered sugar,
one gill of brandy and one gill of boil
ing water. Cream the butter, add grad
ually the sugar. and beat until white
and light. Add the whites, one at a
time, beating all the while. When
ready to serve add the brandy and wa
ter. Stand in a basin Of boiling water
over the fire. stir until creamy, and it
is ready for use.
A sauce without brandy is made as
follows: One tablespoonful of corn
starch, one tablespoonful Of butter, one
pint Of boiling water, one egg, one-half
cup Of sugar. Put cornstarch, egg and
sugar in a bowl and mix them WELL
Pour over them the boiling water and
stir over the fire until thick. Add any
f1avoring.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
CHRISTMAS REMNANTS.
Ways of Serving the Portions of
Turkey Left From the Feast.

After your Christmas dinner you will
probably find that you have a goodly
portion of turkey left. This has hap
pened a great many times before, and
as result many ways have been de-
vised for preparing these left over
scraps Of turkey meat. This does not
mean the large white slices Of the
breast, for this portion of the meat can
be simply arranged Oh a platter and
eaten as it is.
A salad of the white meat of turkey
is as good as if not better than chicken
salad. Take one cup Of turkey meat,
rather coarsely chopped; one cup of
celery, also rather coarsely chopped;
the whites of three hard boiled eggs,
also chopped Put the yolks of the
hard boiled eggs into bowl and
mash and then pour over them three
tablespoonfuls of melted butter or pure
olive OIL Into this put one teaspoon
full of salt and one of mustard, with a
dash of red pepper; then thin with half
a cup of good vinegar.
Another way to use the white meat
Of turkey is to chop it fine, then put
a spoonful of cranberry sauce that has
been run through a colander in the
bottom of a mold or small bowl, on this
layer of chopped turkey, then lay
er Of cranberry, and so on till the mold
is full. Press hard and put in a cold
place till ready to use; then turn out
on platter.
Turkey Croquettes.-Take one cup
of turkey meat, chopped fine; one cup
of bread crumbs, one spoonful of but
ter and two of cream; season with salt
and pepper; mold into little fancy
shaped cakes and fry.
Turkey patties are made exactly as
are chicken patties. To one cup of
turkey take one cup Of turkey gravy
or one cup of water made rich by a
generous lump of butter; season and
thicker with little flour; pour into
pastry shells and bake in quick oven.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
a LESSON FOR CHRISTMAS.
How a Generous Giver of Presents
May RetaIiate For Neglect.

How a Generous Gfver of Presents
May Reta1iate For Neglect.
Here's something cheap. Let's buy
it, said the tall, angular woman.
what for?" asked the jolly little
one.
"Oh, for a Christmas present." an
swered the other.
"Who for?' queried No. 2.
ooh, don't know. 1t will come in
handy for some one.'
Here Ito the clerk, wrap me up
two of these and hurry my change,
please. How much? Seventeen cents
Oh, all right"
'My goodness!' calculated her jolly
companion. "You don't mean to say
you buy all your Christmas presents
that way"
pretty nearly-at least that's what I
intend doing this year. I've taken lots
Of pains to buy things before, but from
now on I'm going to go about things
differently
why, what has changed you"
''Well, it's this way: I'm an old maid.
you know, but 1 like pretty things aw-
fully well. I am accounted we'll off,
and so I am, but almost every year
have sought out the incest, prettiest
things I could find and sent them off
to those I count my friends. And
what did l get in return? Nothing,
positively nothing. Now, the value Of
a thing doesn't count one bit with me,
but I do like people to be thoughtful,
and when I get two Or three marked
down calendars and a general collec-
ton Of stuff picked up to send at the
last moment which is not Of the least
use to anybody I rebel. So this year
am going to try to teach them les
con -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
Druids and Niistletoe.

The Druids always sought the mis-
tletoe by the full moon and. when they
found it. rejoiced and worshiped. Aft
er cutting off it's twigs with a golden
sickle they sacrificed two milk white
bulls beneath the tree. The sacred
shrub was then immersed in water,
and the resulting concoction became
their remedy for all diseases. The early
Christians would not permit the use of
the mistletoe in their churches because
of its heathenish origin; consequently
it was hung only within the private
abode and usually in the kitchen. Any
maid caught standing beneath branch
had to forfeit kiss to the gallant
eagerly awaiting his opportunity. With
each kiss berry was plucked, and
when all Of the berries disappeared the
bare branch was useless to the young
man who wished to claim the privilege
Of thus saluting the fair damsel there
after. The mistletoe was said to have
been the original magical shrub or for
hidden tree in the garden Of Eden
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18
ORIGIN OF XMAS GREENS.
They Were Used at Christmastide
Five Centuries Ago.

They Were Used at Christmastide
Five Centuries Ago.
The use of evergreens at Christmas
time is older than the Christmas tree,
the Christians seeming to have copied
it from their pagan ancestors. In
very old book we find this reference to
the use of evergreens at Christmas
time: Against the feast of Christmas
every mans house. as also their parish
churches, were decked with holme,
ivie, bayes and whatsoever the season
of the year afforded to be green. The
conduits and standards of the streets
were likewise garnished, among the
which l read that in the year 1414, by
tempest of thunder and lightning. to-
ward the morning of Candlemas day,
at the Leadenhall. in Cornhill, a stand
ard Of tree being set up in the midst
of the pavement, fast in the ground,
nailed full of holme and ivie, for dis
port Of Christmas to the people, was
torn up and cast down by the malig-
nant spirit. as was thought, and the
stones Of the pavement all about were
cast in the streets and into divers
houses, so that the people were sore
aghast at the great tempest. "-Leslie's
Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-12-18

ON AN
' ICEBE r q

M%HIS is in substance the story OF
b Ray Lambertson, Nova Scotia
lad of eighteen, who was taken
off an iceberg at sea by pass
inc ship and treated in Bellevue hos
pital:
Father and I went out fishing on
Christmas eve last from Clark's har-
Dor. We were after mackerel and
were doing we'll, but had not been long
out when a bay Of Fundy fog sur
rounded US, and we concluded to put
back After cropping our way east for
half an hour we struck against some
thing, or something struck against us,
and | was thrown clean overheard. |
know now that the keel of our boat col
lided with the spur Of an iceberg.
When I rose to the surface | heard the
old man shouting, but | couldn't an
swer him, and it seems to me that the
spur got between us in the first place
and then we were separated altogether
by the entire berg. | managed to get
on a ledge of the berg and maintain
myself there by bracing my shoulder
against slight projection overhead.
When l thought was on top the berg
would keel over until l found myself
on the side, and at one time it turned
a complete somersault and threw me
once more into the water. | had a
good mind to give up then and accept
what seemed my fate, but l thought Of
the folks at home and that my father
being probably drowned the family
would have to depend on me. So I
made another effort. The berg was
rolling and presented many sharp
points here and there, one of which
seized and by it's means lifted myself
to the ledge from which l had been
thrown.
Realizing THAT could not maintain
myself in that position, climbed once
more to the top and this time found
myself i'm a saucer shaped cavity.
Whipping out my knife, hacked away
for dear life until had scooped out a