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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-12-09
THE ABERDEEN WEEKLY
FRIDAY ....DECEMBER 9
Society Notes


Mrs. HUMPHREYS Holder was
HOSTESS at the meeting of the
Bridge Whist Club on Thursday
last, and Mrs. T.. l.. Sykes enter
tanned some of her friends at the
same time. The evening was an
especially delightful one and the
prizes unique and handsome. The
rooms were beautifully adorned
with chrysanthemums \ sweet
course of charlotte and fruit cake
and pepermints was seved after
the game Mesdames Orestes
Staicos and William Sykes were
present. assisting Mrs. Sykes and
Mrs. Holder.
Miss Virginia Jones has been
the charming guest of Miss Anne
liza Sykes for sometime.
Mrs. Corrine Rogers met her at
tractive daughter. Miss Christine.
in Memphis on Monday and they
remained for some days shopping.
MIR. Will Watson spent the
week with his sister, Mrs. Ben Nc
Farland.
Miss Josephine Sykes of Null
don visited her aunt, Mrs. Morgan.
this week.
MIR. John Donelson was
among the visitors 10 Aberdeen
the past week.
Mr.. Clifton Il. Sykes is home
after some time spent in St. Louis.
Miss Mamie JEFF Harris was
for a day or so the attractive guest
of Mrs. Ben Mcfarland.
Miss Rose Gillespie spent
several days most pleasantly in
West Point.
Miss Annie Mcfarland enter
tanned at cards on Tuesday after
noon. The game was progressive
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HEART FLUTTERING.

Undigested food and gas in the stOm
ach, located just below the heart, presses
against~It aud causes heart paIpitatiou
When your heart troubles you in that
way take Herbine for R few days You
viii soon be all right. soc. Phoenix
Drug Store.
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Holiday Rates.

The Kansas City, Memphis Birmingham
Railroad will sell round trip tickets at rate of
one and one-third fares. to all points east of
the Mississippi river and south of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers, including ST. Louis and inter
sale December % "a %. 81 and January l. re-
turning January 4. j. X. YOUNG, Agent.
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Aberdeen merchants have the
biggest stocks of goods ever
brought TO this market. People
who want bargains should come to
Aberdeen to get them.
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You can afford to miss the Worlds
Fair. but YOU can't afford TO miss
seeing GAYS wonderful display of
TOYS. DOLLS and other things to
amuSe the little ones. Santa Claus
will he with You ut GAYS.
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Mamma, where does Santa Claus
get the pretty things for Us? At
GAYS, he will be there with full
line of beautiful things. such "a
dolls, toys, toy pistols gnns and
hundreds of other things.
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our line of TOYS. DOLLS. TOLL
EFT RTICLES. BRUSH \ Nd
COMB SETS, is large and ineXpen-
sive. Any one can afford To buy
them, from DC. up. Santa Claus will
wait on YOU. ut GAYS.
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Mr.. w. A. Murphree. of Okalo-
ma, an old time friend of the
Weekly, was in the city yesterday
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ColouiSt Rates.

The Kansas City. Memphis & Birmingham
Railroad will sell one way Colonists tickets al
rate of SI1 .0U to points in Indian Territory. To
points in Texas $3.50. Dates Of sale December
~ and q, J. Il. YOUNG, Agent.
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We have just received beautiful
line of new CANNED GOODS and
CONDIMENTS. Come and see.
Phone -. +. ID. CARTER d co.
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See our Worlds Fair display of
LAMPS. Most beautiful, most art
istic, most durable, most inexpens-
i've in price, in the city. GAYS.
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Mamma, was Santa Claus III Gay :
last year? Yes, and will he there i'm
his new clothes this year.
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THAT MOST EXCELLENT.
PRACTICAL, PROGRESSIN L
INSTITUTION. HARRIS BUS
MESS COLLEGE, jackson,
Miss. is now in position to give
FIRST-CLASS business course
without the cost of tuition. They
can take only limited mum Der.
Write them AT ONCE.
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Best second cutting Johnson Grass
Hay, $1,000 per ton.
Phone -. r. ID. CARTER N co.
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II was much afflicted with sciati-
ca, writes Ed &. Mud, Iowaville.
Sedgwick icounty, Kansas, going
about on crutches and suffering "a
deal of pain. / was induced to try
Billiards. Snow Liniment, which re-
heved me. | used three soc bottles.
1t il the greatest liniment / ever
used; have recommended it TO num-
bers of persons; all express them
selves az being benefited by it. | now
walk without crutches, able TO per
form a great deal of light labor ON
the farm. 25c., soc. and sl.0o. Sold
Phoenix Drug Co.
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California Prune Waters are a good in
vestment. They give quick returns with
no after trouble. 100 for 25c. Ask your
Druggist.
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Trade with the boys, at
+. ID. CA RTER * cos.
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GUARANTEE.

1 hereby agree To refund the money
paid for DIR. Carlstod'- German Liver
Powder an the return Of the empty
bottles, the purchaser stating II has
failed to relieve and cure him of any of
the disease- for which 10 IL recomme
d~d This guarantee covers the use ot
all bottle or four DC. bottles or tw"
months treatment.
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Papa. where i Santa Claus?
At GAYS.
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Positive Guarantee

Signed by Phoenix Drug Co.,
who Agrees to Retu, Your
Money IL DIR. Carlstedt's Ger
man Liver Pills fail To Cure
fOu.
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See SANTA CLAUS. at GAYS.
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Swiss Cheese. Buckwheat, Ora
ham Flour, Maple Syrup, Fruits of
all kinds. r. ID. Carter & Co.
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WANTED-lOOO families to feed.
Phone ~. +. ID. CARTER 4 Co.
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Mama, where * Santa Claus?
At GA Us.
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Has Stood the Test % Years.

The old, original GROVES Tastless Chill
Tonic. You know what you are taking.
1t is iron and quinine in tasteless form.
No cure, no pay. soc. oily
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Santa Claus will be there.
Where? At Gays.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
ROBBERS TAKE
HISCR CREENBACKS
Eastern Man Drops Into
Stockton With a Pocketful
of Money and Loses 1t

STOCKTON, April 25.-John Dost, a
large middle-aged man, recently from
the East, reported to the police to-day
that he was attacked by two men at an
early hour this morning and robbed OF
his purse containing $2SS5. He says he
formerly lived in Columbus, Ohio,
where he owned a saloon. He sold out
several months ago for $500 and came
to California He came to Stockton re-
Gently after having travelled about the
State. During his travels he carried
his money in greenbacks.
Last night he had s2SS5 in his pocket
in twenty eight 800 greenbaclxs and
the remainder in gold and silver. He
drank heavily and became intoxicated.
Dost played dice with some men in a
saloon. When he had finished he
started to walk out and was struck in
the face by some one. He remembered
nothing more until he awoke this
morning on the water front.
The robbery left him penniless and
all he had in his wallet was a picture
of his former wife and a few papers.
His head shows he was beaten. but he
was so intoxicated that he cannot give
the officers any useful information. H
is very much depressed over the loss
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
Thomas Hutchinson Passes
Away at Scene of His
Successes.

NAPA, April 25.-Thomas B. Hutch
inson, one of the most prominent at
torneys and citizens of Napa, passed
away at his home shortly after noon
to-day. He was taken i'll about a
month ago, but his death to-day came
as a shock to the community.
Hutchinson was a native of Buxton,
Maine, and thirty-six years of age.
Death was due to diabetes. He moved
to Napa from Calistoga fourteen years
ago and had been prominent in poll
tical circles in this county and State
for some years. He was City Attorney
Of the town of Calistoga. director of
the Bank of Napa, trustee of the
Methodist church, and was a delegate
to the Methodist Episcopal General
Conference soon TO be held at Los An
geles. His wife and four children sur
vive him.
In his death the Napa bar loses one
of its brightest members and the COM
munity one of its foremost citizens.
His boyhood was spent in Calistoga at
the head of the valley. There he re-
ceived all the schooling it was his to
have. His native ability was quickly
recognized by his fellow townsmen and
by the time he reached the voting age
he was urged into politics and sent to
the county convention which met in
this CITY
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
Napa County Pioneer Dead.

NAPA, April 25.-Henry Hardin
Thomas died at his home near Oak
Knoll, four miles north of Napa, ear
ly this morning. Last night he suf-
fered a stroke of apoplexy, the third
in the last month, and death shortly
ensued. He was one of Napa Coun-
tvs foremost citizens. being active in
business circles and prominently iden-
tilted with politics here for many
years. He came across the plains in
1S49 with his parents. He went with
them to reside first in Sonoma Coun-
ty, afterward removing to Yuba
County, where he grew to manhood
and married. He subsequently came
with his family to Napa County and
since 1892 had made his home on his
large fruit ranch at Oak Knoll. At
the time of his death he was a MEM
ber of the Democratic County Cen
trail Committee and a director of the
Napa Agricultural Association. There
survive him a widow, six sons and
three daughters, all residing here ex-
cept B. F. Thomas of Kelseyville and
Monroe Thomas, an attorney of Palo
Alto. Deceased was So years of age
and a native of Missouri.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
MUST SEEK COURTS
AS LAST PROCEDURE
United States Supreme Court Says
Chinese Must Exhaust Remedies
OF Law.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-In the
United States Supreme Court an
opinion was delivered in the case of
Sing Tuck and thirty-one other Chi
nese persons held for deportation on
the order of an Inspector. The men
claimed to be citizens of the United
States and sued out writs of habeas
corpus, claiming that they were en-
titled to a review of their cases before
the courts before exhausting the rem
edies prescribed by the exclusion
treaty of 1894. The court did not take
this view, but held that Chinese must
pursue the course outlined in the law,
exhausting the remedies there pro-
vided before applying to the courts.
The opinion was by Justice Holmes
Justice Brewer rendered a dissent
ing opinion, in which he characterized
the proceedings of the inspectors as a
star chamber process. and said that q
Chinese claiming to be a citizen of the
United States was entitled to as much
protection as an Anglo-Saxon who
made that claim.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
VAN BRUNT LAID TO REST.
Death Claims a New Yorker Well
known in California.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Rutgers
Bergen Van Brunt whose funeral was
held to-day at Jamaica, Long Island.
was at one time prominent in mining
interests and was known to a wide cir
Gle, both in the East and on the Pa
cific Slope. He died last Thursday in
the Bloomingdale Asylum at White
Plains, where he had been for a year
; The cause of his death was tubercuIo-
sis, and since 1902, when he had a
nervous breakdown, he had been un-
able to attend to his business affairs.
He was son of Tunis Van Brunt. a
descendant of one of the oldest Knick-
erbocker families in this city. Most
of Van Brunt's interests were in CAL
1 ifornia, where he was identified with
several mining companies. He was
for several years manager of a CAL
ifornia ranch owned by Frederick
Gebhard. who was one of his friends
Van Brunt's last business connec-
ton was as manager of the Oregon
Mining and Water Company, which is
controlled by the Belmont interests.
He was attacked in June, 1902, with
nervous prostration while in San
Francisco and was sent to q santa
rum. Extravagant stories were circu-
lated at that time about his hallI.cin-
alton that he was a member of the
British nobility and his demands that
he be greeted as Lord Rexford."
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
POLICE SEARCHING FOR
FRAUDULENT PROMOTER
Man Who Maintained Expensive Of
fees in Wall Street Suddenly
DiSaDDearS

NEW YORK, April 25.-Detectives
are searching for Paul Sheldon, a law
yer and promoter of half a dozen con-
Germs Incorporated in New Jersey, who
is charged by Mrs. Ella L. Fitch and
her brother. Of this city, with having
converted to his own use SIS, 900, the
proceeds Of a sale of Standard Oil Ger
tifcates placed by them in his care.
Sheldon and his partner maintained
luxurious Offices in Wall street, but. ac-
cording to those conducting the search,
has not been seen there during the past
three weeks. The last clew they have
been able to find is that he suddenly
left his boarding-house with his wife,
who was Miss Davis Of Kenton, Ohio,
ard said TO be the daughter of the for
mer state Senator from that district,
Sheldon explained his sudden disap-
pearance by saying that he wished to
place his wife in a private hospital. A
thorough search of those institutions
has failed TO show any trace of her.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26

and finally resulted in the capture of
the whole party and their imprison-
ment at Atlanta as spies. For many
months Pittenger was under sentence
of death and confined in dungeon,
but for some reason was not hanged
at the time seven of his companions
gave UP their lives on the scaffold, and
before the sentence could be executed
he and five others overpowered the
guard and made their escape. 1t was
a year before Pittenger was able to
make his way back to his regiment.
Pittenger was aged 81 and had been
in the ministry tllirty-nine years. He
was connected with Pennsylvania
New York and New Jersey conferences
before coming West. His last South
ern California charge was at Burbank
He had retired last year. Among the
books written by Pittenger are The
interviewer Gospels" "Oratory, Sacred
and Secular THE EXtempore Speak
err and History of the Andrews
Raid"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
POPE FRIEND
OF THE NEGRO
His Holiness Expresses a
Strong Interest in the
Welfare of COlored Race
LETTER TO EDITOR
Kansas Man Makes Ap-
peal to POntiff for Media
ton i'm Behalf of Blacks

TOPEKA, Kans., April 25.-Nick
Chiles, proprietor of the Topeka Plain
dealer, a negro paper published in
this city, to-day received a letter from
Pope Plus X The Western Negro
Press Association, of which Chiles is
president, at it's annual meeting, had
adopted a resolution urging the Pope
to use his good offices for the better
treatment of the negro race in this
country. The Pope's letter was as fol-
lows:
ITO Mr.. Nick Chiles, president of the
Western Negro Press Association-Sir
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons. Arch
bishop of Baltimore, has transmitted
to me for transmission TO his Holiness,
a copy of the resolution passed by the
Western Negro Press Association on
August 6, 1908, at Colorado Springs,
Colo, U. S. A, and which you have
forwarded through your senior Sena-
tor, ]. r. Burton of Kansas.
Il have much pleasure in assuring
you that his Holiness has read the
resolution with interest and sympathy
and / am commissioned to thank you
and all your associates. The sovereign
Pontiff is we'll aware that there are
many Catholics among the negroes of
the United States and this knowledge
increases his interest in the welfare
of your race. His Holiness, as the
vicar of Christ, extends his loving care
to every race without exception and he
must necessarily use his good Offices
to urge all Catholics to befriend the
negroes, who are called to share in all
the great benefits of the redemption.
THE life and example of st. Peter
Claver and of so many other Catholic
missionaries are there to show that
this is not new conception of the
apostolate entrusted to the church of
Christ
while frankly admitting that
crimes may often be committed by
members of the negro race. his Holi-
ness advocates for them the justice
granted to other men by the laws Of
the land and a treatment in keeping
with the tepets of Christianity.
Il am confident that these senti-
ments are shared by the vast majority
of the great American people and by
those who are responsible for the Gus
tody of the principles underlying the
American Constitution.
"R. CARD. MERRY DEL VAL"
Chiles had given a copy of the reso-
luton to Senator Burton, who sent it
to Cardinal Gibbons. He in turn for
waSded it to Rome The letter from
the Pope came through Cardinal Glib
bons.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
GERMAN BOOK ATTACKS
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
Author Declares That Conditions To-
Day Do Not Warrant Such

BERLIN. April 25.-Professor Muen-
sterberg has written a two-volume
book. The Americans" which a Ber-
lin publisher will bring out next week.
The newspapers print extracts from il
to-day. In a chapter on the Monroe
doctrine, the author says he thinks the
time is near when the absurdity of
the doctrine will be seen and the re-
lection Of it viii proceed as rapidly as
the adoption of imperialism by the
masses Of the people proceeded, for a
nation cannot permanently run counter
10 its highest interests for the sake of
caprice" The professor argues that the
conditions no longer exist which gave
rise 20 the doctrine, namely, the con-
trast between Europe as the land of
tyranny and America as that of demo-
cratic freedom.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
FIND WRECKAGE OF
THE LAST DISCOVERY

WASHINGTON. April 25.-A guam
tity of wreckage, including three
doors, several life preservers and the
top OF the after house from the Nome
steamer Discovery, which was lost off
Yakutat early in November, has been
picked up on the beach of Middletown
Island. Alaska. Walter Storey, a
Kadiak merchant writes that the
wreckage was found November II.
About twenty-five people went down
on the Discovery. The first wreckage
from the vessel was found November
3 at the mouth Of Seal River.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Washington Departments Make Postal
Changes and Issue Army and
Navy Orders.

WASHINGTON, April 25.-The fol-
lowing new postoffices have been es-
tablished in California: Borel. Kern
County Charles E. Timmons. post
master; German, Los Angeles County,
James a. Mckinzie, postmaster.
The following change in fourth
class postmasters has been announc-
ed: Palm Springs, Riverside County,
D. NJ. Blanchard, vice Margaret L.
Eaton, removed.
The following orders have been is
sued by the War Department: Cap
tain Charles r. Howland, Twenty
first Infantry, will proceed to San
Francisco and report to the command
ing general of the Pacific Division for
assignment to temporary duty in
charge of the construction of a pro-
tected target range at the Preside;
Sergeant Edgar NJ. Wright. hospital
corps, Presidio, transferred to Fort
Huachuca, Ariz.
The following order has been issued
by the Navy Department: Lieutenant
C. NJ. Stone, detached from the Pen
sacola, at the naval training station,
San Francisco, and assigned to the
Concord as navigator.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
MORMON SECT
IS PROGRESSIVE
Judge Powers Says Its
Institutions of Learning
Rank With Best in Country
ROBERTS AS A MOSES
Supported by the Gentiles
in Hope That He Would
Check Church Domination

WASHINGTON, April 25.-Judge o.
w. Powers was on the stand again at
the opening of the Smoot investiga-
ton before the Senate Committee on
Privileges and Elections to-day and
Attorney Van Cott resumed the cross
examination. He questioned the wit
ness in regard to Mormon interest in
educational affairs. Judge Powers
praised the people highly for their ap-
plication to trades, professions, arts
and the sciences. The witness said
that Mormon schools easily ranked
with the best institutions of learning
in the country.
In regard to disinclination of Nor
mons to inform on polygamists, Judge
Powers said that no person liked to be
called or considered an informer. Ref
erence was made to the attitude of
Democrats who were Gentiles in NOM
mating Brigham H. Roberts, a Nor
mon, for Congress.
Well" said Powers 1--WE thought
Roberts was going to be the Moses
who would lead us out of our political
difficulties We thought he would take
us away from church domination"
Chairman Burrows ascertained from
the witness that he knew Apostle He
Der J. Grant, who was now iii Ger
many attending an international kim
dergarten convention, Chairman Bur-
rows desired to ascertain where Grant
was now. A subpoena has been issued
for him, but he has not been reached.
is there any special reason why
Grant left so suddenly" asked the
chairman.
Yes; l understand that a warrant
was issued for him and he went to
Germany replied Powers.
Van Cott asked Powers if it was not
we'll known that Grant was going to
Germany before the warrant was is
sued.
'Oh. yes was the answer. Il do not
mean that he went to Germany on ac-
count of the warrant, but that he left
town in the night on that account"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
Taps sound for War Hero.

LOS ANGELES, April 25.-The Rev.
William Pittenger, known the country
over as an eloquent preacher, orator
and writer, and the first man who re-
ceived a medal of honor from Congress
for distinguished service in the Civil
War, is dead. He was buried to-day at
Fallbrook.
During the second year of the war
Pittenger was one of a party of men
picked to make the thrilling Andrews
raid into the enemy's country. In the
heart of the Confederacy they saw a
crew leave its train and go into res
taurant. when the Andrews party
boarded the engine and ran away with
the train. When the Confederates Sc
cured a switch engine they began an
exciting chase. which lasted 100 miles
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-26
SAN FRANCISCO GIRL
SUCCEEDS IN LONDON

LONDON. April 25.-Miss Nellie
Woolwich, a plucky San Francisco O
girl, is making fame and fortune here
designing book covers and decorations
and binding editions de luxe in an ar
tistic way. In her workshop in
Bloomsbury square Miss Woolrich has
a number of apprentice girls. who are
taught the making of book from the
very beginning. stitching. pasting.
lasting and designing. Miss Wool
rich's father acted as -nited States
Consul in a Mexican city for many
years She is well known in San
Francisco.