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The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
ALUM, FLINT AND
SULPHURIC ACID

It is reported that in many localities
houses are infested by peddlers trying
to sell or introduce so-called "cheap"
or low-priced baking powders, either
directly or by an order upon a grocer.
In most instances deception is used.
and 1t is claimed that the article is a.
genuine baking powder and has all the
merits of a pure article.
Housekeepers should be on their
guard against this danger to their food.
Alum powders are almost always low
priced. But they are well known to be
detrimental to health. In England and
in some sections Of this country their
sale is prohibited by law. Congress
has forbidden the sale of food contain
ing alum in the District of Columbia.
The highest authorities condemn their
use. DR.. S. w. Johnson, for instance,
Professor of Chemistry at Yale Col
lege, says: Bread made with a bak-
ing powder containing alum must
yield a soluble alumina salt with the
gastric juice, and must, therefore, act
as a poison"
1t is well known that these so-called
Cheap goods are made from alum or
the very cheapest materials. One Of
them was recently analysed at Yale
College and found TO be o~ne-qusrter
sharp pointed grains of ground flint.
Others are filled with sulphuric acid;
and salts of lead are also found in
them.
In baking powders be sure to get a
reputable well-known cream of tartar
brand, and never buy from peddlers.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
How General Joe" Dwindled.

Everybody knows General Joe
Wheeler, former Lieutenant General
C.S.A., at present Major General Of
the United States army (retired), and
between times representative in con-
gress from Alabama, is a man of quail
ity rather than of quantity, and one
seeing him can scarcely understand
how sc small a body has been able to
fill so much space in the worlds his
tory of achievement, says the New
York Times.
m day during his congressional
career two rural visitors were in the
house gallery taking in the proceed
ings on the floor with great interest,
and n of them observed the gen.
eral flying about, as was his wont.
who's that little cuss down there
in front talkin' to the big feller?' he
asked of his companion.
"Dinged if l know" replied the
other, squirting his eyes in order to
magnify the object of vision
Some one sitting back of them VEN
tured the Information that it was Gen.
Wheeler, of Alabama.
My gravy" said, the first one
1--WE heard that a Teller might be a
good deal of a man at home, but when
he was elected to congress and come
to Washington he fell off some and
wasn't much OF a heavyweight, but
I'll be derned if l thought they'd
dwindle away like that"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
appears like
: '''''' PERSECUTION
Kiss Anna Dreyer's Story of Her
Part In the "Conspiracy" to
Gust St. Louis Postmaster.
She REPORTED IMPROPRIETIES
OF her SUPERIOR TOWARD Her.
II 1t In Conspiracy For a Girl to
Protect Herself From Insult and
Humiliation, and Preserve Her
Good Name, Then, Miss Dreyer
Says, She In Guilty.

st. Louis, Nov. 13.-Miss Anna Drey-
er, whose dismissal, among others, was
directed by Postmaster-General Payne,
from the postal service in this city,
learned of the fact Thursday afternoon,
and gave the following statement to
the st. Louis Republic:
"The charge upon which l am dis
missed" said Miss Dreyer, sis conspir-
acy to secure the removal of Postmas-
ter Baumhoff. | am not able to see how
my action can be SO construed. | con-
spired with no one for Mr.. Baumhoff's
dismissal. All l did was to protect my
self as any self-respecting girl would
have done.
"Mr. Baumhoff was repeatedly guilty
OF improprieties toward me. l did not,
for a long time, say anything about his
actions, but when they became unbear-
able l reported them with the hope of
Kidding myself of them.
Il at first overlooked the postmas-
ters conduct because l did not wish to
jeopardize my position. Finally, how
ever, | determined to risk everything
rather than submit to indignities any
longer.
IF it is conspiracy for a girl to re-
port the improprieties of her superior
toward her, by which she is insulted,
mortified and Inundated, then l am
guilty of conspiracy. If this is con-
spiracy, punishable by dismissal from
any service, what protection has any
girl against the advances of those
whom she may happen to be under?
My testimony was taken before
three inspectors, and it must have been
e by Postmaster General Payne.
How could have been dismissed from
a civil-service position for what | did
l can not see. have been cruelty
wronged, and a further Investigation
should be made.
Commissioner Foulke, when he vas
here, refused to see me or to hear my
testimony. One of those who had
joined in the charges against Mr..
Baumhoff was allowed to testify. but
not before 1t vas known she would
change her story.
MY character was even assailed and
| was impersonated by a woman in the
post office who is now receiving 500 a
month. | am thankful, at least, that
the post office department at Washing
ton had the decency to state that there
was no question as to my reputation
being above reproach."
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Mississippi State News
Delta Dirt in Demand.

The demand for lands in the delta
was never greater than it is at this
time. People from that section of
the State say hal both residents and
non-residents are putting their
money in delta lands now. A great
deal of wild land is being bought
up and cleared and put in cultiva-
ton. The delta is coming into
prominence for its hard wood tim
Der, and a great deal of it is now
being cut and shipped for manufac-
ture, while some of it is being man
ufactured right on the ground.
Those who should know say that del
ia dirt has not reached the top notch
by any means, and that the next five
years will see prices a great deal
higher than they are at present.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
New ~corporations.

Gov. Longino has approved the
charter of Collins & Co., domiciled
at Ola, Marion county, with a capt.
tai stock Of $4,000. W. N. Col
Inns, J. S. Byrd, and others, are the
incorporators. The governor last
week also approved the charter of
the McHenry Drug Company, domi-
ciled at McHenry, Harrison county,
with a capital stock of $4,000. j.
H. Leggett and G. M. Leggett are
the incorporators of the last named
concern.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Drouth Is Broken.

The drouth that has prevailed in
the central portion Of Mississippi
since the 18th of September, a pc
Rod OF two months, was broken last
week by a bountiful downpour of
rain. 1t was the only ~appreciable
rainfall during this long period,
and came too late to be of any ben
eft to autumnal vegetation, but was
gratefully welcomed in districts suf-
fering from a water famine.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Valuable Relics.

The department of archives and
history is in receipt of some inter
esting relics, the gift of Capt. W.
M. Harris, brother of Gen. N. c.
Harris of the Confederate army.
These relics will be placed in the
valuable collection which is being
made by the department, and con-
sist of pieces Of the headquarters
flags of Gems. R. E. Lee, A. P. Hill,
William Malone and N. G. Harris.
The flag Of Gen. Malone, from
which the piece was taken, vas car
ried by his command at Appomat-
fox.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Frank Taylor Promoted.

Frank Taylor, who for the past
several months has been in charge of
the repair shops at jackson of the
Illinois Central, has been promoted
to the position of superintendent Of
the shops at Louisville, Ky, one of
the most important places in the me-
chanical department of the system.
He will be succeeded at Jackson by
Charles Dawson, of McComb, son
Of L. L. Dawson, master mechanic
of the Louisiana division of the IL
linois Central system.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
DisiIIusionized,

Some officers of a British ship were
dining with a mandarin at Canton,
says the New York News. One of the
guests wished for a second helping of
a savory stew, which he thought was
some kind of duck, and not knowing
the word in Chinese, held his plate
to the host, saying, with smiling ap
prevail:
"Quack, quack, quack!"
His countenance fell when his host,
pointing to the dish, responded:
Bow, WOW, wow!"
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
ARE LOST IN LABRADOR.
The edit eaded by Leonfdas
Hubbard, Jr., Supposed to Have
Perished in Labrador.

st. Johns, N. F., Nov. 13.-The mail
steamer which has just returned here
from Labrador brings no news of the
expedition to explore the interior of
Labrador, headed by Leonidas Hub
bard, Jr., of New York, assistant ed
itor of Outing. All the settlers be-
lieve the party persisted. A tribe of
Montagnais Indians has been trap
ping in the interior, recently visited the
coast, and say they saw nothing of the
Hubbard expedition, although the In
dams went $50 miles inland.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Offers a $3.50 Reward.

Insurance Commissioner Cole has
received notice that the National
Board of Fire Underwriters has Of
fered a reward of $3.50 for the ar
rest and conviction of the supposed
lncendiaries who T responsible for
the fire which destroyed three build
ings at Magee, Simpson county, on
the night of September 20 last.
The offer is good for a period Of one
year.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Louisiana VS.. Mississippi.

Many football enthusiasts from
Jackson and other towns of the
State will attend the annual game
between the teams Of the Louisiana
State University and the Universe
ty of Mississippi, to be played in
New Orleans on the 21st of Novem-
Der. This game is expected to be
INT Of the most holly contested that
has taken place between Southern
collegiate teams during the present
season. The railroads will grant
reduced rates for the occasion.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
THEY WERE ROBBERS
Russian Troops in Manchuria Pre-
tend Chinese Troop Are Rob
bers and Fight Them.

Tien Tsin, Nov. 13.-It is reported
here that Russian troops marching to-
wards Shan-Hai-Kwan encountered a
force of imperial Chinese troops and
that fighting ensued, the Russians, it
is asserted, pretending that the i'm
perial force was a band of Chinese rob-
berS.
altogether, over 10000 imperial
troops have crossed the frontier into
Manchuria.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS E M

A woman's favorite word is always
the last one.
Gen. Charles A. Whittier, of Boston,
who has just returned from a tour of the
world, travelled the Trans-Siberian
railroad, a distance of 5000, in IA days,
which is about 430 miles a day.
A Norwegian schooner has arrived
at Bergen from S~pitzbergen with near
ly 300 tons of good steam coal on
board. The coal was found near the
shore. Further prospecting has been
arranged. !,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Payment on Cotton Sale.

The secretary Of the prison board
of control last week paid into the
State treasury the sun Of $%27,102.-
0S, derived from a recent sale of
State cotton. A good portion of
the sum, however, was in the shape
of warrants heretofore issued, and
the payment did not materially help
the treasury towards securing a bal
anc on the right side of the ledger.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
NO TROOPS GOING TO PANAMA
War Department Authorities SAY
There is No Intention of Send
ing Troops to

Washington, Nov. 13.-War depart
ment officials have reached the de-
termination that the situation at Pan
anna does not warrant the sending OF
troops there. Both Secretary Root and
Lieut.-Gen. Young chief of staff, author
lied the statement to be made that no
orders have been issued to any troops
to proceed to the isthmus, and that
none is in contemplation.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Fell From n

The one-year-old infant of Mr..
and Mrs. Wiley Hargrove fell from
a counter in the mercantile estab-
lishment of W. B. Robbins & Co.,
at New Albany last week, striking
the back of its head against the floor.
The child was rendered unconscious
for several hours and the injury
may prove fatal. The father, who
had left the child for just a mo-
ment, is stricken with grief.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
A Dull S~tatehouse.

There was very little doing
around the statehouse last week, the
various departments being barren of
events of public interest. Even Di-
rector Rowland was unable to evolve
any ideas bearing the semblance of
news. A few sheriffs made their
monthly settlements with the treas
ury, but the amount of cash received
was quite small.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Jett Family Leaving Kentucky.

Louisville, KY, Nov. 13.-The imme-
date relatives of Curtis Jett, under
sentence of death for the murder of
Jim Cockrell and under sentence of
life Imprisonment for killing Jas. B..
Marcum, are preparing to move to In
diana, and will soon forsake their
Breathitt county home.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
After a Million More.

State Revenue Agent Adams ex-
ploded another bombshell last week
by filing with the Mississippi rail
road commission a request for that
body to assess the Chicago, st. Louis
& New Orleans Railway Company
with its capital stock from 1892 to
1902 inclusive, a.period of ten years,
the amount of taxes claimed being
over $1,250,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
The Mississippi Gin Report.

According to the government re-
port of cotton ginned which was re-
Gently issued by the census depart
ment, Mississippi is very much be-
hind with the work of placing the
crop into marketable shape. The
statistics show that the total num-
Der of commercial bales ginned up
to October Is was 479,103, against
559,126 bales on the same date last
year, a decrease of S0,023 bales.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Worlds Fair Work at Friars Point.

A large and interested audience
heard the address delivered at Fri
ars Point last week by Worlds Fair
Commissioner r. H. Henry in favor
Of a State exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. The address put the local
people to thinking along a line they
had hitherto little considered, and
will result in a good exhibit from
Coahoma county.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

And did you visit the Holy Land?"
asked the village parson of Uncle Hi
ram, who had been doing a little globe
trotting since he struck oil. "Yaas,
an don't think much NV it fer my
part" replied the old man.. why, it's
SO alfred poor l reckon it wouldn't
perduce more'n tew bushels Nv corn
per acre."-Chicago News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
NEGRO Fireman Killed.

Somebody opened a switch at the
Natchez lumber yard on the Yazoo
& Mississippi, in the city limits of
that town last week, and an extra
train ran into it. The negro fire.
man was killed and train service
was considerably impeded.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Killed by n Train.

Golden, H., Nov. 13.-An unknown
man was killed, Thursday afternoon,
about six miles above town by passen-
ger train No. 2. He was about IS years
old. He had been seen in town in tho
morning selling a patent knob for COT
fee-pot lids.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

"Oh, for the wings of a dove,"
sighed the poet with the u%nbarbered
hair. Order what you like" rejoined.
the prosaic person, but as for me,
give me the breast of a chicken. Chi
cago News.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Big Verdict for the Widow,

The jury in the ease of Schmidt
against the Yazoo & Mississippi
Valley railroad gave a verdict, at
Vicksburg last week, in favor of
Mrs. Schmidt for $32 900. This is
the case arising from the killing of
Frank Schmidt in 1901 by the fall
ing of a cross tie from a passing
train. The widow sued for $780,
900.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

ut was Pope, l believe" she ven-
tured, who said: Worth makes the
man." WAS it?" he replied. "Then
Pope must be one of those chaps who
don't read the newspapers. If he did
he'd know Worth was a ladies tailor"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Will Organize a Home Company.

As a result of the high rates of
fire insurance in Natchez, a number
of local merchants have set on foot
a movement to organize a home fire
insurance company. Capital to the
amount of $4,000 has already been
subscribed.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Girl in the Grand Stand-Isn't that
a cruel game. Do you think it's fair
for a dozen men to pile themselves on
top of the poor fellow that has the
ball? Her Escort-No; there oughtn't
to be more than eleven Of them, any,
way.-Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Will Hire Their Convicts.

A number of counties in the State
are advertising for bidders for coun-
ty convicts for the next year. Some
of the counties which have hereto
fore worked their convicts on the
public roads are going to hire them
out next year. 1t is expected that
all the counties which are to hire out
their convicts will get an increased
price, owing to the scarcity of labor.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Will Locate in Meridian.

The Martin Machine Works of
Meridian have been bought by G. p.
and W. G. Wetherbee of Waynes-
boro, who will take charge at once
and organize a new corporation.
Improvements and additions to the
plant will be made. 1t is under
stood the Messrs. Wetherbee, who
are capitalists, will locate in Merid-
ian.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Candidate for Congress.

The congressional campaign in
Mississippi promises to open unusu-
ally early, and it is being rumored
in political circles that there will be
a likely list of candidates in the field
by the time the legislature meets in
January. Hon. j. S. Mccarthy,
private secretary to United States
Senator McLaurin, announces that
he will be a candidate for congress
in the Second district to succeed
Capt. Thos. Spight, the present in
cumbent.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Accidentally Shot Himself.

D. H. Smith, a prominent planter
of Claiborne county, accidentally
shot himself last week while skylark-
ing with some friends. He is Sc
riously injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Gin Burned.

Last week the gin belonging to
the Egypt Gin and Mill Company of
that place was consumed by fire.
Cause of fire unknown. There was
also about twenty-five bales of cot
ton burned. No insurance on gin
or cotton.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Contract for State BUILDING.

The Mississippi Worlds Fair
Commission has awarded the con-
tract for the construction of the
State building at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition to Messrs. J.
F. Barnes & Co., of Jackson. The
contract price is $4,000. Several
bids were submitted. Mr.. Barnes
will leave next week for st. Louis
and make preparations for the i'm
mediate commencement of work.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Route for Crystal Springs.

An additional rural free delivery
route will be established December
1 at Crystal Springs, Copiah coun-
tv. with one carrier.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Old Jones-I hope that young fellow
is thrifty. Mollie. Every young man
should ave a quarter of his salary
every week. Mollie Jones-Oh, Algy
does better than that, papa Some
weeks he ave half a dollar!-Puck.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Fire at Tupelo.

A fire occurred in the Harley
Handle Factory at Tupelo last week.
The fire originated in the engine
room of the factory, but by good
work on the part of the citizens the
main building of the concern was
saved. The loss vas light, being
only about $500. The building will
be repaired Immediately.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
New Western Union Manager.

j. X. Woodruff, an experienced
telegrapher Of Nashville, has been
appointed manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Yazoo
City, vice W. B. West, resigned.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

James Langdon Curtis, who, in 1892,
was the peoples party candidate for
president of the United States, died on
the 18th, at %Stratford, Conn, aged 81
years.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Orrin Hickok, formerly one OF the
best-known drivers and trainers of fast
horses in the country, died, on the 10th,
at the state hospital, in Cleveland, o.,
of ~softening of the brain.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
PinoIa Incorporated.

The governor last week issued a
proclamation incorporating the vii
lage of Pinola, in Simpson county.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

F. B. Neal, assistant cashier of the
Merchants national bank, n OF the
wealthiest citizens of Jackson, Miss,
and a state senator, committed suicide
on the 18th. He had been i'll for some
time.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Nearly three hundred nominations
of postmasters were sent to the senate
by the president on the 10th. Among
them were the following: Illinois
George E. Wideman, Zion City. Iowa
Alonzo Brisson, Davenport.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20
Little Girl Fatally Burned.

Lena Patrick, daughter of VIII
Patrick, a guest of farmer 0. P.
Brown, was fatally. burned neal
Laurel last week while playing near
a bonfire.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

On the 10th, Admiral Dewey arrived
at the Norfolk (Va.) navy yard on the
dispatch boat Dolphin. He was greeted
by an admiral's salute from the United
States receiving ship Franklin.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

The Boiler Makers Association OF
the United States and Canada, in ses-
sion at Chattanooga, Tenn, on the
nth, chose st. Louis as the next place
for meeting.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

The Texas state court of criminal
a, peals, the highest tribunal in Texas,
decided, on the 18th, in favor of the
anti-poolroom law, which knocks out
all kinds of gambling on horse racing
in Texas.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Twenty-Five cars were run, with the
assistance of the police, at Chicago, on
the 18th, the second day of the strike
without damage to the cars or injury tc
the non-union men who operated them.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

, Postmaster-Genera Payne, on the
18th, directed the dismissal of Anna
Dreyer, Samuel Kober, Jospeh Kreyer
and Birdie Knott, clerks in the St.
Louis post office, for alleged conspiracy
to secure the removal OF Postmaster
Baumhoft, Of that city.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief OF
the British army, is i'll. He had sew
eral chills, and it was reported, on the
18th, that pneumonia had set in.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Theodore Roosevelt Signet, the TWEEN
tieth child born to w. H. Signet, died
on the 18th, at the family home, at Nc
Keesport, Pa, aged five months. Upon
being notified that this child had been
named after him, the president sent it
a check for 500,
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

The engagement was announced, on
the 18th, of Gen. Thomas L. James,
president of the Lincoln national bank
of New York city, who was postmaster
general under President Garfield, to
Miss Edith Colborne, of Stratford-on-
Avon, England.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

John Alexander Dowie returned from
New York to Zion City, near Chicago,
en- the 18th, and, in spite of a showing
of 1926 converted Gothamites for a $240,-
900 expenditure DIR. Dowie emphatic
ally declared that his trip had been an
overwhelming success.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Speaker of the House Cannon, on the
10th, reappolnted Ascher c. Kinds, OF
Maine, as clerk to the speakers table,
and selected l.. w. Busbey, correspond
ent of the Chicago Inter Ocean, as pTi-
waite secretary to the speaker.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

King Edward. who was born Novem-
Der 9. 1S41, celebrated his birthday in
Sand"ingnam, where there was the
usual dinner to the tenants of the es-
tate, at which the king and queen and
other members of the royal family
handed round the dessert.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

III. L. Kaines, alias c. H. Miller, and
III. A. Scott, said by the Chicago police
to be the cleverest railway ticket forg-
ers in the country, were arrested in
Chicago, on the 18th. Stamps, chem
icals for altering tickets and blank or
der slips were found in their room by
the police.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

The contract for the erection of the
Mississippi state building at the St
Louis Worlds fair was let, on the
18th, for SIS, 600. The building is to
be a replica of the Jefferson Davis
home at B%eauvoir, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-11-20

Lawrence Somerfield, who was con-
victed of grand larceny in connection
with an alleged swindle in upper min
ing stock, was sentenced, in New York
city, on the 18th, to not less than two
years and six months nor more than
six years and seven months in states
prison.