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SENATOR HOAR PASSES
A COMFORTABLE MIGHT

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. 23.-Gen.
lockwood HOar said this morning:
Senator HOar passed comfortable
night. He is practically the same as
he was yesterday He has taken very
little nOIrishment He is conscious. but
has been lightly under Opiates.'
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AMBUSHED AND SHOT.

HOCGHTON. Mich. Aug. 23.-CharIes
Fl. Brown. representative i'm the Legis-
lature from Ontonagon county. was shot
In the right lung while on his way in
the dark from Greenland 10 Mass City.
Two weeks ago Marshal Nelson of
Greenland, personal friend OF Brown,
was shot in the same way.
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Gift Forwarded.

The gift was forwarded from san
FRANCISCO at which place the. vessel was
lying. when the artisan, who designed
the cup. completed it. II is supposed
that an expert coppersmith evolved the
design.
captain Diehl is greatly appreciative
OF the gift The letter accompanying II
expresses wishes for his health and hap-
plness, and is an Indication Of the es-
teem In which ne was held by the en-
Slneer's force Of the vessel.
captain Diehl has record of seldom
II ever having had necessity 10 hold a
court-martial on board ship. and Of
hcers have always regarded his success
IN enforcing discipline without harsh
measures as particularly happy.
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MOSQUITOES PUT TO ROUT
A FIRE BRIGADE BAND

PARIS. Aug. 23-A fire brigade band
had just struck Up the opening bars OF
'Niens POupOule" at an open-air con-
cert. when "A swarm OF mosquitoes at
tackled them.
For ruily a minute they manfulIy kept
on. Then ne music degenerated into "A
series or 0lseOrdsnt sounds. and the
band fed g. the shelter OF the nearest
nGfs
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eventually disarm and remain in port
ull the war is over. To attempt To so
out. il would seem, would be to court
destruction by the Japanese ships in
waiting, which include a battleship. a
cruiser, and two destroyers.
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DEATH RECORD.

Bell. Charles r.. 800 z St......--- g. wears.
Bresee, Joel Govt Ho>Dita. insane. Gi wears
Ihs'in, Cha IS, Potomac n. ser. 40 years.
Cis.el. George W, l645 3D.. STU. Is wears
Doiemau, Marcia, sl5 Golden : W. months.
Fuersinger. Mary, 40 St :. E.......I5 years.
Jackson. Andrew \. Cleveland PaTk.7g YEAR.
Jones, Randolph, 1892 Erie St......... months.
Lindeukohl. George $. 1902 r St.. 20 years.
Mcllal, George J., 223 9th -. : E. DAYS
McKeuny Efet NJ, 1872 321 ST.. wear
NenJzer. Emma VI, COS y {. Ave. 81 years
Saunders, Robert B., 1913 Sth ST.. ; months.
Swain, Edward r., Prov. Iospital.....27 years.
Thomas. Henry, Elmer. HcspiJsl.....-58 vesrs.
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STRAYER'S BUSINESS COLLEGE,
Cor. 18th and P SITS. \. w.

Shorthand. 5yPewriting. bookkeeping.
penma nship, arithmetic, English etc
Day and night, all the year. Lowest
prices. Books, etc, free. Fypewriters
sent 10 students homes. situations
guaranteed 1000 students last year
Half price for fun course II you enroll
now Call. write, or phone for cate-
lOEue. Phone NJ. $3.50. au1-gOt
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

DORRELL < LAWS have dissolved
partnership. April 20. 1904 George Dor
relI assuming all debts and RESPONSE
bilities. Laws has no further connection
with the business in any manner. shape.
or form. GEO. II. DORRELL- au22-,}t
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HEARST MAY RUN
FOR GOVERNOR

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-The latest Cos
sip heard among the politicians is that
William Randolph Hearst is to try 10
win the nomination for governor. This.
however, IS in the event that there
should be disagreement between the
Fammany forces who are now advocat-
ing the nomination Of Goodyear and the
Stanchheld element. managed by David
B. HGL
II IS unoficially said by some Parker
men, that Mr. Hearst now would DO
most acceptable to them He would take
up the campaign. they think. and MT
me into II by the use OF his money and
~ lhe employment OF all the political
forces he used so lavishlv i'm booDfn-
himself for the nomination that was de-
nNered to JUDGE Parker
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His Attitude Unknown.

no one here appears TO know exactly
where Mr. Hearst stands: whether ne
Is for the ticket. or whether he is slIbtIv
working for Tom Watson His neWspa-
pers have been source Of worriment
Their correspondents here have uickad
up the most infinitesimal details which
offered point that would estra,.,a
Democrats, and have worked them nm
ceasingly
Inc questions that naturally arise are.
Is Mr.. Hearst sulking. and is his price
for endeavor the gubernatorisl ron,fra-
ionE II has been declared authorize
lively. not, however, from any one con
nected with the political ho1Ise nT
Hosemont Hill. that prior 10 the II
Louis convention. Mr.. Hearst was IN
Pioached and the nomination for Tinted
states senator offered him If ne would
Withdraw In favor of Judge Parker n
ter the first ballot at St Louis
X is SAID Dy the . tme authority that
Mr. Hearst Indignantly declined a.
Other story has It that the gubernatorisI
domination was again offered him and
his answer was a suub: that ne 90.
the emissaries a shrUg Of his shoulders
and walked from the room.
Wished 1t Two Years Ago.
Mr. Hearst two years ago wished the
nomination for governor. David y Hm
vas Saih 10 De at one time pledged 10
the support OF the editor All the ma
chine forces were promised to him bv
Hill. and Mr.. Hearst had gone so far as
10 make donations 10 the campaign far
IN advance OF time. IL was but "a little
while before the convention that nom
mated Coler that Mr.. Hcarst's Albany
discovered and notified
Mr.. Hearst that Mr.. HIN was not play
ing fair.
Mr.. I'm denied that ne was acting UNI
derhand- lie declared that Hearst was
his man, and, as penalty for the Albany
reporters story. he demanded that Mr..
Hearst discharge the reporter. which
Mr.. Hearst didn't do. The absence OF
enthusiasm and the apathy of the So
called labor element Is frightening the
leaders They see in Mr. Hears; plenty
Of money for campaign work. they see
IN his newspapers articles which daily
commend Watson.
Lament is regarded as not desiring the
nomina ton; Goodyear, il is declared
would weaken instead of strengthen the
ticket because Of his opposition TO Bry-
an 81 the last two campaigns. Stanch-
field. il is said. r. too near Hill But
will Belmont stand Tor Hearst even II
Judge Parker asserts
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Locust-Dale Academy SHilitary), Locust.
Dale. Va. Classical
Scientific, and Commercial Courses
Healthy location. 20 miles from Wash
ingtOn- w. W. BRIGGS, Prin- au13-S0e
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CHARLOTTE HALL SCHOOL for Bov.
RICHMOND COLLEGE.
MT. ST. JOSEPFS COLLEGE.

Course Of studies-Classic, Scientific.
and Commercial. Terms: Boarders. uer
session Of five months, SIS. For further
information address BRO. ISIDORE. Dr.
rector. Station d. Baltimore, Nd Cata-
loSue sent on application auI7-S0t
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St. Johns CoIIege

Annapolis Md. Established 1886. Classical and
Scientific College Courses Also Preparatory
school for Boys, fitting for ST. Johns or other
Colleges Military Department under army on
Ger. Term begins sept 81
Address THOMAS EEL. Al Ph. DID
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Mississippi State News


The different boards of super
visors Of the State are now liking the
tax rate for the coming year, aud
within the next few weeks 1t Is cx-
pected that all of the counties Will
have reported to the auditor their
tax rate for the coming year. 1t Is
not believed that there will be any
material increase in the tax levy this
year in the counties. In some OF
them, of course, there will be
an increase, but in the great majority
the rate will remain the same. The
increase in the county rate can be
accounted for in most of the counties
on the ground that the supervisors
have adopted the contract system for
working the public roads, which
takes one mill more, this being the
limit allowed by law for working
the public roads by contract.
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IT'S REALLY SWEET.

How sweet in iife's weak. feeble breath.
To never fear TIE sting OF death.
Eut silently await the Power
That takes us at the given hour,
Ard look to Heaven, mans greatest prize
Where tears can never dim the eyes.
How sweet to know that all is well,
When one can easily f~oretell
The joyous welcome that's in store
When landing on the other shore.
How countless thousands gladly sing
Sweet praises TO the Christ their King.
How sweet to think when surfing pain
The soul is free from every stain,
That in the coming of the dawn,
You're nearer to the Master drawn,
Where sorrow shall forever cease,
And love reign out in perfect peace.
How sweet the thought that night or day,
Whenever we humbly choose 10 pray,
That every honest spoken word
Is alphabetically heard,
So quickly does it reach the ear
or Him Whom mortalS all should fear.
How sweet to know that after all,
The power of Satan can't enthrall
A single soul, who will but try
His wicked ways to e'er defy.
But if his company YOU keep,
Prepare et~ernally to weep.
George Mckenzie, in Boston Budget.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Weather and Crop Report.

The report of the Agricultural De-
partment on weather and crop con-
ditions. issued last week for the Mis-
sissippi section, says:
The mean temperature for the week
Moderate to heavy showers fell over
the southern, the extreme eastern and
extreme northern counties, elsewhere
there was little or no rainfall.
Over the delta and n~orth-central
counties, where the rainfall was very
light, cotton opened rapidly and pick
ing made good progress, while in the
extreme eastern and northern counties
some delay resulted from heavy rains
and in Rankin. Scott. Newton and
Lauderdale counties excessive rains
and high winds did considerable dam
ace to open cotton. The weather ives
generally favorable for picking over
the southern portion of the State
where bolls are opening very rapidly.
There Is more or less complaint OF
premature opening and some scatter
ing complaints of shedding. Boil
worms are quite damaging in Adams
and Wilkinson counties. Labor is
scarce in many sections. On uplands
there will be little or no top crop
while on some lowlands plants con
tinue green and contain a fairly good
crop of top bolls. A few correspond
ents report that cotton is yielding bet
ter than expected. but many state that
the crop is short.
Where rains have fallen minor
crops are doing we'll, but in some Sec
tons fall crops are poor IN account
Of dry weather. Sweet potatoes are
generally a good crop. Sorghum is
being made up into molasses and peas
are being gathered. Pastures are dry
in many western counties and in some
localities stock water is scarce.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

building-a warship of the infant
country they sought to crush.
The surroundings of the old ship
show changes as remarkable as he
difference between the old British yes
sci and the new man-of-war, for the
Wallabout basin has been filled com
pietely since the government took the
marsh land for a navy yard, until now
fully 16 feet Of solid earth cover the
remains of the Jersey. Away from the
sea she lies and buried like the breach
between the two countries, she is a
grim monument to the fact that the
past is forgiven, though not forgotten;
and now, though badly pierced by the
spiles for the foundation of the new
battleship Connecticut, her definite To-
cation crowns the movement toward
raising a worthier memorial to the
men who died on board.
The Whitby IA the first prison ship
to anchor in "Whallabocht bay" This
was in October, 1916, but the following
year brought two more. One Of these
was destroyed by fire, which burned
most of the prisoners On board, anc
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commissary of prisoners: I'VE al
length doubled this point and came Ia
view of the Wallabout, where laid be.
fore us the black hulk of the Old Jer-
sey. with her satellites, the three hos
pital ships. to which Sproat pointed In
an eXulting manner, n said: There,
rebels, there is the cage for you AS
he spoke. my eyes turned to the hulk.
A multitude of persons was moving
on her upper deck. Some OF them
seeing us approach. waved us away as
if in warning. 1t was nearly sunset,
and before We were alongside every
man except the sentinels had disap-
peared. AS w went up the gang
plank the croaking voice Of a wretched
prisoner called to us from the iron
barred holes: 1t is a lamentable thing
to see so many young men In full
strength. in the flush of health about
to enter this Internal abode. Death
has no relish for such skeleton car
casses as we, but now he will feed ia;
on you rosy newcomers"
Light was not permitted at night.
and the ship was sc crowded that men
could not move without stumbling
over each other, Sleep was impossible
amid the groans of the sick and the
cries of those who went crazy, cursing
their keepers. Often dying men fell
over their sick companions, there to
lay until morning came with the death
patrol searching for those who had
passed away in the night. Turn out
your dead was the familiar greeting
from the sunlight into the reeking at
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
Rivers are Low.

Capt. w. D. Pugh, superintendent
of the Yazoo Transportation Com
pany, reports that the company has
been compelled to abandon attempts
to run the larger boats plying in the
river trade owing to the low stage
of water. The Yazoo river has
reached the lowest stage recorded for
many years, and only the smaller
steamboats, are able to get up and
down the stream. The tie up of the
larger boats is a rather severe blow
owing to the large amount Of cotton
being offered for transportation at
various points. Every stream in the
State is in the same condition, Pearl
river being remarkably low, and only
one or two very small boats are en-
deavoring to navigate the stream.
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Holding Their Crop.

The farmers of Mississippi are be-
coming convinced that higher prices
will prevail for cotton this year, and
they are holding the product to await
the advance. The reports from the
principal market towns show that
the receipts are far below expecta-
tons, and it seems that whenever
the farmers can make financial ar
rangements to do SO they are storing
the staple, feeling confident of an
advance in prices later on. Some of
them are so sanguine that they pre-
dict 15-cent cotton before the end Of
the season. The banks are giving
material aid in the effort to hold
back the crop by making substantial
loans to the farmers who are in need
of money.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
FAMILY RELIGION.
The Custom of Days Gone By and
Some Reasons Why Changes
Have Come.

In the days of the %patriarchs AMI
tribal divisions, religion was family
religion. This was not a matter of
chance, it was by direct revelation OF
God that men so worshiped Him.
And thou shalt shew thy son in that
day." And thou shalt teach them dill
igently to thy children, and thou
shalt talk Of them when thou stitch
in thine house," That the genera
ton to come might know them, even
| the children which shall be born, who
shall arise and declare them to their
children"
There is no change in this matter.
1t is still true that the home is the
best place to teach and eXemplify the
truths of the Bible, says J. Mervin
| Hull, in Young People. But it is true
that in these days the family religion
is not SO strongly emphasized as it
was 100 years ago. People OF mid
ole age can remember many such
stories as those my mother used 10
tell me. When she was a young girl
| she lived in a deacon's family. 1t
was in the pioneer days, when the for
ests were being cleared, and the strug-
gle with nature was a struggle for eX-
istence among the rugged hills of New
England. There was scarcely time
enough for all the work to be done,
| and yet those men had no thought of
neglecting the worship of God in Their
homes. And so in Deacon ManleyS
family, while the deacon read a long
| portion of Scripture, the girls washed
| the dishes, and while he offered a long
| prayer, the girls combed their long
hair. so as to be ready for the long
walk to school. And in the homes,
TOO, the children were taught the prin-
cipal facts and the great truths OF the
| Bible. Every one knows that religion
is not formally taught in the home as
it used to be.
In seeking to find a cause for this de-
cline of family religion. some critics
have laid the blame at the door of the
Sunday school. Family religion has
| declined, and the Sunday school has
| fourished; therefore, it is evident that
DdIeutS nave q II SoEo
sibility Of religious instruction TO the
Sunday school, and the home has
lost its power as a teacher OF reii-
gion.
am not at all of this opinion. 50
far as | nave been able to observe, thc
Sunday school has helped the home to
preserve it's religion. The decline in
family religion has been largely
| caused by the unprecedented changes
that have come to family life during
the century. They have affected many
| other things besides family religion.
| Deacon Manley's time was his own,
but his grandson, also an active
| church worker, must take the 1908
car to town. Old conditions are
changed.
But whatever may be the cause OF
the change, the Sunday school of to-
| day can do a great deal to promote
| religion in the home. The time Is
| coming when we will get adjusted tothe
| rapid changes of Jul times, when
there will be a revival of old-fash-
toned, %neighborly feeling, and the fam
lily ties and religion will be empha-
| sized more strongly than in the days
| of old
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the charge was current that the VIC
tins set the fire in desperate delibera-
ton, preferring death in that form to
the cruelties they endured. The Sec
ond ship was also destroyed by fire IN
February, ITS. The Good Hope,
Prince of Wales, Scorpion and the Old
Jersey took their places, thus forming
a chain of floating charnel houses such
as the world had never seen. The
most notorious, of course, was the Old
~Jersey-the Hell" as she was called.
She was a 64-gun ship, which had beer
in an action with a French fleet and 80
badly injured as to be UNIT for wal
service. She was dismantled OF her
guns, spars and rigging, and even Ter
fgure-head was removed to decorate
a ship in active service. Thus, with
out ornament or motive power to re-
mind one of life, this f~orbidding hulk,
with her filthy exterior, fifty indicated
her horrible mission when she was
moored in April, ITS, as a prison Tor
American naval prisoners.
The following graphic description OF
the ship and reception to the unfortu-
mates consigned to her is handed down
to us by Capt. Dring, who delivered
one lot of 100 prisoners captured by
H. M. s. Bslisarius to David Sproat,
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
October Weather for Sixteen Years.

The following data, covering a
period Of 16 years, have been com
piled from the weather bureau
records at 81 observation stations in
Mississippi. They r issued to
show the conditions that have pre-
vailed in the State during the month
Of October for the past IL years, but
must not be construed as a forecast
of the weather conditions for the
coming month:
Mean or normal temperature, GA de-
yrees.
The warmest month was that of
1900, with an average of SO degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1895,
with an average Of so degrees.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows: N~inety-nine
degrees at Brookhaven and Yazoo
City in 1900.
Some Of the owest temperatures
| recorded were as follows: Twenty.
'wo at Tupelo and 81 at Canton in
1905.
The average date of the first kill
ing frost in autumn Over the north
ern half of the State is October 81,
over the southern half, exclusive Of
| The counties bordering on the gulf, No
vember 5, and over the gulf counties
November q.
Average precipitation for the month,
2.05 inches.
Average number of days with DOL
inch or more of rain, a.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was SAG inches in 1900.
The least monthly precipitation was
O.26 inches in 1889.
Some of the greatest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
were as follows: 1928 inches at
Water Valley and 1901 inches at
Bonneville in 1900.
No precipitation vas recorded at
Batesville, Hazlehurst, Waynesboro
and Yazoo City during October. 1889.
Average number of clear days, 20;
| partly cloudy days. 5; cloudy days, 6.
The prevailing winds have been
from the north.
w. S. BELDEN, Section Director.
Vicksburg. Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07

mosphere between decks. In obeying
this order it waS often necessary to
waken some of the sleepers to ask If
they were dead, so pitifully deceptive
was their appearance.
This inhuman treatment was called
to the attention of Gen. Washington,
who addressed a protest and threat of
retaliation to Lord Howe under date
Of January 10, 1777, and while it re-
ceived no attention, it is to the credit
of Washington and his men that they
did not retaliate in kind.
For several years after the revolu-
ton the bones OF those who died on
board the prison ships were to be seen
on the banks of the Wallabout,
bleaching beneath the winters storma
and summers sun. A number of ap.
| peals to remedy this neglect were
made to congress-, but no formal &C.
ton ensued until the citizens OF
Brooklyn in 1892 resolved that they
should be removed 10 the graveyard OF
the Reformed Dutch church and q
monument erected over them. This
plan was altered and the Tammany So
ciety of New York made sepulcher OF
all the remains that could be collect
ed-flling 13 h0gsheads. and inferred
them in a vault close to the navy
| yard wall in Brooklyn, May Is, 1903.
The burial was witnessed by over 3d.
900 persons. and was a matter Of civic
Importance.
In 1855 an influential meeting OF
citizens resolved that the time had
arrived when the cities of New York
and Brooklyn cannot. without crimi-
nality, longer delay the necessary eff
forts for rearing the monument to the
martyrs of the prison ships" and an
organization was formed called thu
Martyrs Monument. Association of the
United States. They set to active work,
selected a fitting site on the summit
| of Fort Greene and agitated the sub
ject of funds. Enough was secure
by state and private contributions to
buy the property, remove the remains
to Fort Greene on June II, 1879, and
then wait for more help, which has
come through the concerted action of
| the Monument association, Daughters
of the American Revolution, private
subscriptions and the appropriations
voted by the state and city of New
York and congress. OF this the gov
eminent has given 500, 900; New
York state, $25, 900; city of New York,
$50, 900, and the private successful sub
scription, $4,000, making in all $780,
900 which will be devoted to the erec-
ton of such a monument that our
children's children will not need to
ask: What mean we by these stones"
To the personal efforts of Mrs. S. V.
White, of Brooklyn, and her husband,
the Hon. S.. v. White, much credit ID
given for the satisfactory conditions
Of the finances.
NICHOLAS J. QUIRK.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-10-07
FAITH AMI PRAYER.

Prayerless preaching will be power
less.
A man cannot pray up until he learns
to pay up.
The fever of fear is often mistaken for
the fervor Of faith.
A mustard seed of faith is worth a
mountain Of forms.
The devil always wants to prove our
faith by our fortune.
It's no use praying for sanctification
when you need sand. g
A child on his knees is mightier than
a giant tall as the skies.
1t is worth while losing the evident
value of prayer while you make up your
mind whether it is objective or subject
ive.-Ram's Horn.