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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

On hearing of the death of that
gallant soldier and grand statesman,
General John B. Gordon, my first
thought was one of compassion and
sympathy for the devoted and loyal
wife who fearlessly followed him.
through all of the horrors and pri-
vations of war.
She was mere girl, almost a child,
when she married the handsome young
lawyer, and after seven years, blessed
and gladdened by the birth Of two
song, the thunder of war broke rudely
into the peaceful happiness of their
lives, threatening the greatest sorrow
that would come to them-se separation
for Gordon, fired with enthusiasm
and patriotism, was among the first
to offer his services to his beloved
Southland. The young wife, torn by
the conflicting love and duties Of wife
and mother, knew not what to do,
but at last, yielding to the dictates Of
her love and judgment she placed her
little ones in the care Of Gordon's
mother and bravely went forth to
minister to the needs of her knight,
to cheer and inspire him with her
gracious presence.
She was close at hand during every
battle in which he fought, and the
suspense and agony must have been
fearful as she waited in sight and
hearing Of the horrible roar and clash
Of battle, not knowing whether the
husband she worshipped, amidst all
din and smoke Of powder and shell,
was standing proudly erect, full Of
the fire and vigor Of young manhood,
or lay still and cold, wrapped in the
impenetrable silence of death! But
her self-control was wonderful, and
she bore up under the terrible strain
with sublime fortitude. She was ap-
parently calm when every drop Of
blood in her body must have beer
crying out in fear and longing, ant
every Of her loving heart a prayer
for the safety Of her husband!
/ At Sharpsburg, whore Gordon wa
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Special Correspondence
10 The Lexington Advertiser By oar Washington Cores
p0ndenf.

The most interesting political
event of the past week outside OF
the death OF Senator Hanna, was tho
attempt OF Secretary Shaw in 1 Chi
cago speech to retire the tariff and
trust issues from the coming pres''
dental campaign, which he declared
had passed out Of the realm OF dis
oussion. Being the chief adviser of
President Roosevelt on financial and
economic affairs, what Secretary
Shaw says must be taken as the voice
of the administration. That the
tariff and trust issues are the prln-
cipsl topics of discussion in most OF
the states, and especially in Iowa,
the balliwick from which Secretary
Shaw was injected into the national
arena, does not seem to have any
effect upon the dogmatical politician.
That trust prices are at the top
notch Is ignored by Secretary Shaw,
yet Davis Index figures for February
which had been published a week
before Secretary Shaw made his de-
claratiOn, show that the price OF
com mmodities had reached the highes,
point in two decades, except in May,
1902. That the tariff fostered the
trusts and supported those high
prices of most of the articles Of gen
eral consumption was not considered
by Secretary Shaw. Or II he did.
consider it he purposely evaded the
issue, because it was impossible &c
reply 10 the democratic contention
and the clamor Of the people for
reform. The much heralded Legal
proceedings against the beef combine
has had most disastrous effect on
the pockets OF the farmer and the
consumer, for in spite Of the lDJunc.
ton to prevent the beef combine
from controlling the market for cat.
Tie and the wholesale market fol
beet, the price Of cattle has declined
nearly so per cent, and the price q
meat is much greater in proportion
TO the price OF cattle than before TN
injunction was obtained.
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Mr.. Whitney's Estates.

The extent to which Mr.. Whitney's
estates rivalled those of the English
aristocracy is seen when the cata.
logue Of them is given. His New
York residence at S7l Fifth avenue,
on the corner of Sixty-eighth street.
with its rare tapestries, oil paintings
and splendid furnishings, is one of
the finest in the country and valued
at $2,OOO,0OO. Among his other
estates" emitting mention of October
mountain, in Berkshire, the New York
Times gives the following:
Venetian palace in the Wheatley
hills, near Jamaica, including an es-
tate of 5000 acres
Sheepshead Bay house, with private
track and 300 acres.
Berkshire hills mansion. with 100
acres of land surrounding it.
Stony Ford farm, New York, used
as an auxiliary to his Kentucky stock
farm.
Adirondacks game preserve of 49,
900 acres.
Lodge at Blue Mountain lake with
a fine golf course.
Bluegrass farm of 5000 acres in
Kentucky.
Aiken Is. c. estate, comprising a
mansion, a race course and 1000
acres of hunting land.
Could any man hope to have as
many mansions in the skies" as these
Springfield Mass Republican.
| Four feet by six feet is an ampli-
tude for his every want now, and
none so poor as to entertain a thought
Of exchanging places with him.
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Program Of Holmes County Teachers
Association.

On Devotional Exercises.
(2) The securing aud retaining
regular attendance vi school,
Prin. Harris A. Jones.
(3) The value OF right question
ing. Miss Foose.
(4) Piano solo, Miss Caro- Foster.
(5) What constitutes LIST, 2nd,
3rd, and 4th grade work in
geography, Miss Sallie Foster.
(6) The hest reading books 10 put
into the hands Of children at
school. Miss Lille Rathell.
(7) Reading from Browning, Miss
Saxon.
(8) Methods for lst and 2nd grades
Miss Susie Taylor.
(9) Method OF teaching arithmetic
lower grades-general dis.
cussion.
(lO Reports OF Committees;-aP.
pointment of committees.
Ql) Music.
General discussions are expected
on any or all OF above topics. Let
every educator in the county attend
this meeting. The association is q
fixture in the county and is intended
to help yOu--it will do you good il
you will come. The session will
begin at 10 O'Clock sharp and close
al | o'clock. A. c. Doggett,
Secretary.
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TCHULA DOTS.
BY NERO.

Among the visitors to Mardl Gras
from our little city were Z. F. Bean
and wife, B. Dameron andwife, Mrs.
A. Marks, Mrs. Ben Ullendor and
children, r. P. Warficld and G. p.
Wallace.
Miss Onnic Afford OF Mnter City
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. r. }.
Wilmington.
Miss Bette Newsome, of Lexing-
ton, spent Sunday night with Mrs.
s. T. Pitchford, leaving Monday to
visit friends at YaZoo City.
|. NJ. Smith N Co., have opened a
first class grocery store in the build
ing recently occupied by W. W.
Perry.
Mrs. A. ]. Newman, of Bowling
Green, spent Saturday with g. ?.
Wallace and family.
The friends of Mrs. G. R. Kelly
are glad to have her with them
again. She has rooms al Mrs.
Mackie's.
DR.. Nj. P. Winkler returned Fri
day from visit to Dewitt, Ark.
Mrs. s. d. Gwin and daughter,
OF Lexington, are visiting W. h.
Gwin and family.
The Merchants ( Planters Bunk
commenced business this week, they
have rented the Office of nj. Smith
h Co., until their building is com
pleted.
Mr.. T. ]. Wyatt returned Monday
after q lengthy visit in New Mexico.
Mrs. L. Johnson, OF Lexington, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. c, R. Kelly
Several Of the children had tC stop
school on account of measels.
DR.. Mayors returned home yestcr-
day after few days visit to his
daughter, Mrs. NJ. P. Wlnkler.
]. NJ. Smith spent Tuesday in va
200 City.
Oakley Jordan, of Lexington, was
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Il Southern Heroine
Miss 9(eGe Of. Hood In the N. o. States Pays Goloiag
Tribute to Mrs. Tohn B. Gordon.

wounded five times, she was waiting
as usual in the rear of the army, when
they sent for her. She found him
torn and bleeding, the dear face be-
grimmed and almost shapeless, and the
kind eyes that had been wont to smile
so tenderly on her, swollen almost
beyond recognition. By a supreme
effort she conquered her emotion, and,
crushing the black despair that en-
veloped her soul on seeing him so
near lifeless, she set about nursing
her hero back to life and health.
Though the doctors gave her not the
slightest hope, this little woman,
made strong and untiring by her love,
fought bravely against the unseen,
but ever present enemy. The strug-
gle lasted weary anxious months, but
in the end she conquered. Whether
it was her unceasing watchfulness
and tender care and nursing, or just
the sheer force Of her love, God alone
knows, but with her frail womans
hand she snatched him from the very
brink Of eternity and brought him
back to life and love and duty!
What a comfort she must have
been to him through those long,
weary days Of his slow convalesr-
ence, cheering him in his enforced
inactivity and the sweet graciousness
Of her presence, allaying to some ex-
tent the restless desire to be up and
in the thick Of battle, fighting for the
cause he loved s0well.
Peerless woman that she was, she
was a ft wife for such man. She
was his ministering angel during i'll
ness and his hope and inspiration at
all times. With her hand in his, she
went through life, sharing all Of his
triumphs- and popularity. "He had
no aspirations too high for her to
share, no anguish her affection could
not heal"
She is the highest type Of exalted
womanhood, an ideal that could only
flower from the peerless civilization
i Of the South. New Orleans States.
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Seed potatoes and onion sets.
Howard Dyer.
". P. Porter, of Ebenezer, was in
our town Tuesday,
Rev. W. NJ. Broadway was in town
Tuesday morning.
H. V. Thornton, of Thornton, Wis
tied our town Tuesday.
Shredded wheat biscuit.
j. A. Stsnsbury.
Miss Mary Owens, OF Owens, was
shopping here Monday.
Mrs. NJ. J. Peters visited friends
in Durant last Saturday.
Phone to Gwin Bros. for fresh
groceries.
Nick Muirhed, OF Emory, had
business In town Tuesday morning.
W. G. Sheehy, of Bowling Green,
was in our business circles Tuesday
Extra large eating potatoes.
Howard Dyer.
j. L. McNeer, of Bowling Green,
made our Office a pleasant visit Tues
day.
W. r. Terry and Jordan Bailey, of
Ac0na, were here on business Tues
day.
VIM. Meek, OF the firm Of +. Att
nesve d Co., BLACK Hawk, was in our
city last Tuesday.
Miss Minnie Shannon, charming
young lady of Tolarville, was shop
ping here Tuesday.
The entertainment at the Opera
House tonight promises to be of
more than ordinary excellence. 1t
is hoped a large crowd will be in
attendance.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Mrs. Florence Maybrick has, or is
about to receive her release from an
English prison, where she has been
expiating for the murder Of her hus-
band for about fifteen years. She is
doubtless thoroughly reformed and
will not again entertain the thought
Of ridding herself of another unpleas-
ant life companion.
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Taken Up.

Eight miles east of Lexington,
one bay flly about 8 years old, with
a light blaze in her face, hind feet
white; one brown horse, about same
age, hind feet white, small white
spot in his face one small black
mare mule. Owner will call, pay
charges and advertisement and take
same away. j. l.. McNeer,
near Bowling Green.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Miss Mayme Kealhofer, OF Ovens,
wh0 was assistant postmistrcss at
this place last year, IL now at India
nols, assisting in opening the
new postofiice and instrucling the
clerks at tkst place. Miss Kealhofer
thoroughly understands the postofiice
business and DR.. Msrtin could have
selected no more efficient aid.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

prominent visitor TO our little city
Saturday.
Wm. Shild, of Durant, was a
visitor in our city Friday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Hon. W. B. Walker, senator of
Monroe county, who had been serious
ly i'll for some days at Jackson, died
Wednesday of last week en- route to
his home between Durant and Kos
kiuskO,
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memories.

Hon. W. P. Tackett, Gus Lofstrom,
C. A. Lindholm and g. C. Phillips.
prominent Lexington citizens, were
here Monday. ay.-Greenwood Common
wealth.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Japan acceded to the request Of
this government to allow American
officers to observe military operations
with the Japanese army, and appoint
ed Colonel Crowder, Judge advocate;
Captain March and Captain Morrison,
Of the artillery, and Captain Kahn,
of the engineer corps.
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Laundry Agents.

We are agents for the Memphis
Steam Laun Try. Basket at the Lex
ingtoR Dry Goods Company's Store.
Downer & Watson,
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About Beauvoir.

If the state can afford to pay out
twelve or fifteen thousand for the ex-
hibit of a fac simile Of the Beauyoir
mansion at St. Louis for the gratifi-
cation of a sentiment unpalatable to
all but Southern visitors, it can cer-
tainly hazard an equal amount for
maintenance of the old structure it.
self as a last home for worthy and
destitute Confederate veterans, re-
gardless of any question as to perma-
nency of title of the property The
title is at least as we'll lodged in the
trustees as that for the site of the
St. Louis structure is in the state -
Aberdeen Examiner.
Let our legislators put that in their
corn cobs and smoke it.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Calhoun Wilson, while up and out
on our streets, from his general APP
psarsnce has y good deal OF swamp
In him yet. A week or more OF our
highland heaIth-ladsned air, with
sof, oeiied eggs and mothers pet
ting attention, will make him good
an new in 4 short time.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

j.. T. Fnchsr disposed Of bis meat
market to Winstead & burden and
leased the hotel at Owens. Mr.. Fin
chers personal appearance indicates
that he enjoys good living, and being
Of a social nature, he will extend it
to his guests to secure their company.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lofstrom, Of
Crenshaw, reached here last Satur-
day night on visit TO relatives.
Charley returned home Monday
morning. Mrs. Lofstrom has been
quite III and will remain here with
her mother, Mrs. J. s. S,igler, until
her recovery.
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LOCAL NEWSJJgJJJ
Happenings of Interest to Our Home People.

Heinz's baked beans, l0c. per can
at KERN Bros.
Silver moon cheese full cream,
Gwin Bros.
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Don't forget we are still agent for
the genuine Prids-aaddle. Take no
substitute. Eeall 4 Hooker.
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DR.. ]. M. Johnson, T. J. Wyatt and
D. H. Hobbs, returned from Mexico
Saturday evening. They made some
investments in mining in Mexico,
which we hope contains millions for
them. On their return they stopped
at Bisbee and met George Oltenburg,
Of whom his friends will be glad to
learn, they give a good account.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-02-25

Genuine Texas Red Rust Proof seed
oats, direct from Texas. 7. W. Smith
& Sons Co.
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q newspaper and propounding the
sacred truths of the gospel are some
what similar to each other. The
preacher tells the truth ont of love
and fear for the Lord, while the
editor tells it out OF fear Of the
courts and love for those on whom
it is told. The preacher gets his
pay in small dribs, and sometimes
don't get it all-so does the editor.
The preacher wears the same suit OF
clothes four or five years, so does
the editor. The preacher performs
marriage and funeral ceremonies
without pay and the editor publishes
them tor the same price. The preach.
er is abused by some because OF
something he said, and the editor
for something he didn't say. The
preacher dies and goes to heaven
and so does the editor-one for the
reason that he did do and the other
for the reason that he didn t do. =
And the above reminds us that
other comparisons can be drawn as
below:
editor and Doctor.--lf an editor
makes a mistake he has 10 apologize
for it, and IL a doctor makes one be
buries it. I! the editor make one
there is lawsuit, swearing and the
smell of sulphur, but II the doctor
makes one there is funeral, cut
flowers and a smell OF varnish. u
The doctor can use a word q yard
long without knowing what il means,
but if the edithr uses Il ne has 10
spell il.
II the doctor goes to see another
mans wife he charges for the visit
but il the editor goes to see another
man s wife he gets charge OF buck
shot.
Any old medical college can make
a doctor. You can't make an editor
He has 10 he born.
When a doctor gets drunk itss
case Of overcome by heat, and u
he dies It is heart trouble. When on
editor gets drunk lis case OF toe
much booze, and IL he dies It's cast
of delirium tremens."
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$4,000.

$4,000.
We have $1,000 to loan for a
a home client.
Hooker Il McBee, Attorneys,
Lexington, Miss.
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OVER THE COUNTY

Summary of Happenings in NeigbbOrboods o4daeef
to Lexington; as Croncled by The oqdbeniser Cores
pendents. =:
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w. W. Thurmond died at his
home near Bowling Green, Sunday
night At 8 O'Clock. He was the last
OF the Wade Thurmond family, con-
sisting of father and mother, one
dsug hter and four sons, and leaves
wife and one son. He was buried
at the old family graveyard Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The funeral
services were held at his home, con.
Quoted by Rev. Thomas ElIis,and con-
e'uded at the grave. He was OF mid
die age, kind and soIicitous about his
family, and good and obIiging 10 his
peighbors, by whom be was highly
esteemed. With his friends we join
our sympathy to his widow and son
in their great sorrow over their irre-
parable bereavement.
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Arecent dispatch from Ann Arbor,
Mich, says:
The possibility of using radium to
convert ordinary rain or we'll water
into a mineral water, more highly
medicinal than any known natural
mineral water, has been demon
strated at the University of Michi-
gan in a series of experiments cover
ing the Last ten weeks.
In searching for method by
which radium could be applied to the
interior Of cancer without any
danger of the terrible radium, or
X.ray burns, it has been demonstrated ID
that the immersion of sealed tube
10 pure, distilled water for twenty.
four hours produces radioactive
water of powerful effects.
Injected INTO cancers this water
stopped pain in ten minutes.
Patients now under the rsdium
water treatment include one with
cancer Of eighteen years standing
and some of the ordinary nose and
breast cancers. The eighteen.yeaI
cancer has had six weeks of water
treatment, and from the first five
minutes after applying water, pain
has been almost wholly absent. lr
each OF the other cases pains stopped
Immediately, and several sufferer.
were released from the morphine
habit, which had been forced upor
them.
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Mr.. J. E. Cunningham, Of Lexing.
ton, was in the city several days this
week arranging to move his family to
Greenwood. Mr.. Cunningham will be
the secretary and treasurer Of the
new Hyman-Lewis Company, soon to
open here. He is a fine business man
and clever and affable gentleman.
The C Commonwealth welcomes him and
his excellent family to the city Of
Greenwood. - Greenwood Common
wealth.
Miss Occie Mclean, of the Lex
ington Dry Goods Company, re-
turned home last Thursday from the
St. Louis, Chicago and New York
markets, where she purchased a large
stock Of spring goods for her firm
Miss Ockie is one OF our best buy ers
and the spring opening OF the Lex
ington Dry Goods Company is
awaited with pleasant snticipations
by our local shoppers.
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The Genius.

Opie Read tells of an attorney in
Kentucky who was driving along the
road one day when his horse SHE'D
and broke one of the shafts of the
buggy. He was wondering what he
would do, when an old darky came
along. The darky saw the trouble,
went to the side Of the road, cut
hickory switch and peeled it. With
the peeling he bound the broken shaft
together so that it was strong enough
for the journey to be resumed. The
attorney gave the negro a coin, and
at the same time thanked him. II
would never have thought Of mending
it that way" he said. "I 'spect not"
replied the darky. Some men is jest
naturally smarter than others"
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The remains OF John l.. Herring,
whose accidental death was an
nounced in last weeks issue Of this
paper. arrived here Sunday evening
and were conveyed to the Stein resi-
dence, where they remained until
his burial at Oregon at ii O'Clock
the next day. The accident that
caused his death occurred at Hope,
Arkansas, while he was tagging a
train. His foot got caught in frog
and caused him to fall, the train
over him, cutting of his left
arm and leg. 1t happened at half
after five o'clock Wednesday morn
ing and he lived until ten minutes
OF one O'Clock that day. John was
twenty-seven years OF age. In the
vary prime Of life, When everything
Der, aiming to existence Is roseate
and full of hope and is like a tray of
richest jewels from which to select a
choice. His mother preceded him
TO the great unknown when hs was
but four years of age. May We not
hope they will he reunited and freed
from sorrow evermore' He was the
only child Of his father, whose be-
reavement makes him lonely indeed.
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Fresh catch No. mscksrel.
Howard Dyer.
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White Lady peas.

!. A. s,ansbury.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson, of Pickens,
were pleasant guest of DR.. and Mrs.
Lucas recently.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1904-06-11
A BURMESE DWELLING HOUSE,
Little Architectural Skill Required In
Their Erection.

Little Architectural Skill Required In
Their Erection.
In Burma a dwelling house Is built
without nail. 1t is hung on four
upright posts of teak or bamboo; sew
en- or eight feet from the ground the
planking of the floor is tied to the up
rights with rattan; the walls are
made of split bamboo plated into
beautiful and fanciful patterns. The
roof consists Of the leaves of the tod
dy palm, which have been soaked in
salt water to make them insect-proof.
There are no windows, but large flaps
of the plated bamboo walls are raised
in the daytime to admit light and air.
The house consists, in the case of the
poor, of only one good-sized room. but
they lead OFF from the common room
and are separated from it by par
titions of plated bamboo. These are
generally raised one or two feet from
the floor of the common room, but in
no case is one floor above the other in
a Burmese house, it being thought a
great indignity to have any ones feet
over ones head. The matched roofs
are highly infiammable, and leaning
against every matched house may be
seen a long hooked stick with which
to pull off the roof should it catch fire.