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Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15
N0n-Resids1t Notice.

State of Mississippi, Second Dis
trict, Yalobusha County:
To Chas. Nslly, whose postofice
address is Ottumwa, State of
Iowa:
You are hereby cited to appear
before the Chancery Court of the
Second District of Yalobusha
county, State of Mississippi, at
Water Valley, the first Monday
IN December, 1904, to answer the
bill of Olga Nally, for divorce,
now on file in said Court, where
in you are defendent.
Given under my hand and seal
Of Office at Water Valley. Miss,
September %, 1904.
j, LELAND TRUSTYs
Ohancery Clerk.
McGowen & Harris, attys.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15
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Home Mission Topics. Working for An
Education.

Home Mission Topics. Working for An
Education.
In one of the Home Mission
Schools at Brevard, N. O., the
contract for painting the interior
of the school building has been
given to a number of the fine,
strong young mountain girls who
are working to pay their way
through school.
During vacation, while others
were resting from toll, these
young, earnest mountains maids
were plying the brush. The
principal, who gave them the
job. says they gave him good
work. He is giving the outside
painting to two or three of the
young mountaineers who are
working their way through
school.
\ Sacrifice strikes the keynote
to success.
What worthy example is set.by
the Sc children who have been so
long been denied a draught from
the fountain of knowledge. A re-
buke is also conveyed to those
who, having these blessings in
abundance, appreciate them not.
A blessing on these brave young
t0ilers.
Calendar System-Money Maxi
ing Scheme.
Some people seem to very in
genious in devising ways and
means of raising money for Aux
iliary and Conference needs. The
FL. M. Society is so largely on
the increase in members. while,
perhaps, the collections are not
always in proportion to numbers,
is taxed to the utmost. The la
test feable plan is the 'sUalandar
System
Two points are to be remem-
bered: First, Any one entering
into this plan must do so volun>
tarily. Secondly: The only obi
cation in the payment of . penny
a day.
The effective working of the
plan depends upon the faithful-
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15
NOn.Resident Notice.

State of Mississippi, 2nd Dis
ttrict, Yalobusha County.
To Mrs. Elizabeth Hyde, of Hard
wick, Worcestershire, Eug-
land, Albert Wall, of Mathon,
Malvern, Herefordshire, Eng
land; Thomas Wall, of Rooley
Moore Road, Rackeale. Lam
cashire, England; Sarah Ann
Baxter, of 80 Wellington
street, Laisterdyke, Brad
ford, Yorkshire, England;
Maria Drinkwater, OF st. Os-
wald's Hospital, Forgate street,
Worcester, England; John
Wall. of 81 Rue Comitable,
Ohantilly, Ouise, France; Char
les Wall, of Mathon, Malvern,
Herefordshire. England; Will
lam Wall. of Hartlebury, Wor-
cestershire, England; James
Wall, of Thornloe, Like Tenn
iscamingue, Ontario, Canada;
and all other unknowa heirs of
Mrs. M. A. Baddley, deceased:
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of the
Second District, Yalobusha
county, Mississippi, at Wa
ter Valley, on the first Mons
day of December, A. D.,
1904, and defend the suit in said
court of j v. Blaclzmnr, Mrs. NJ.
A Blackmur aud E. M. Baddley,
executors oi e. BAddley, deceased !,
wherein you are defendants, AMI
show cause, If any you Can, why
their tilsl account as ex acutOrs Of
said estate should not be approv~
ed and allowed.
j. LELAND TRUSTY,
Ohancery CLERK.
r.. f. Kimmons, attorney.
Bo Us scho )l suits at Wagner's
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15
Commissioners Sale.

No. 926. Mrs. Mary Brown ct
al. VS.. Mrs. Annie V. Bull ct al
By virtue of the authority in
me vested as Commissioner by
decree of the Chancery Court of
the Second District of Yalobusha
County, Mississippi, rendered in
the above styled cause, on June
first, 1904. which decree directed
me to sell the lands hereinafter
mentioned fer a division of the
proceeds among the joint ow aers
thereof, I will, within legal hours.
on
Wednesday. the 9th Day Of November.
! 1904,
! in front of the court house in Wa.
ter Valley, Miss, proceed to sell
for cash, to the highest bidder or
bidders, the following described
land, to-wit:
Part of northwest fourth sec
tion twenty-one (2I. township
eleven QD, range six (6), west,
more particularly described as
thirty (30) acres on the north side
of said northwest fourth, the
south line of said thirty (30) acres
beginning at northeast corner of
said northwest fourth and rum
ming diagonally to west line of
said northwest fourth, and north
west fourth section nine (Y,
township twenty-five (25), range
A.. east, and southwest fourth,
ess 'seventy-five (75) acres south
side thereof, section nine (y,
township twenty five (25). range
four (4, east, and east half south
east fourth section sixteen Q6),
township eleven (11), range (6),
east, and east half northwest
fourth section twenty eight (2S),
township eleven 11), range six
(6), west, all in Yalobusha county,
Mississippi.
This land will be offered ia
ub-divisions and as a whole, as
required by law The title is be-
lieved to be good, but will sell
and convey only such title as is
vested in me as commissioners,
Given under my hand this 9th
day of October 1904.
j. LELAND TRUSTY,
Commissioner.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15

you can, why the exceptions
therein fled should not be al
lowed and the prayer of the Pc
tien granted.
J. LELAND TTUSTY,
~ Ohancery CLERK.
MCGOWAN & Harris, sol. for comp.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15

To our well -wishers we pour
out our joys aud sorrows. They
are interested. They under
stand.
Water Valley progress. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1882-1918, 1904-10-15

To see the best of those about
us will cause us to wish them all
we'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
HAND BOOK WILL
 SOON BE PUBLISHED
JOSIAH QUINCY CALLS AT ROSE MOUNT AND DISCUSSES THE CONTENTS OF THE BOOK WITH THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.

Esopus, N. T., September s.-Josiah Quincy, former mayor of Boston and manager of the literary bureau of the democratic national committee in the 1892 campaign came to Rosemount today. bringing with him proof sheets of the democratic campaign book.
 MT. Quincy and MT. Parker went through great mass of the proof of through a great mass of the proof but would make no statement of the work on the hand book. said the compilation of the hand book is practically completed but the print ing has been delayed.
 The book will consist of about 800 pages and the first edition will be of 10000 copies. The committee in charge of the work consists of MT. Quincy, George S. Parker and Representative Cowherd chairman of the democratic congressional committee. The committee has been en- trustetd with all other documentary work needed by the national committed
 In relation to MT. Parker's connection did not want the idea to get abroad that the candidate is exercising censorship although it Is likely that a number of revlsions will be made as the result of his examination of the proofs.
 Massachusetts politics was discussed by MT Quincy to some extent. and he ex- pressed the belief that democratic gov- ernor would be elected in the Bay State He said that the republicans have been weakened by party dissention and the reciprocity issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
Potter pefends subway Tavern.

At the Subway Tavern in New York they are giving away pamphlets which contain the following paragraphs written by Bishop Potter:
 If I am sent nere of God for nothing else. am sent here to tell you that, and to entreat you to discern that mo,St of our methods for dealing with the drink evil in our day and generation are tainted with falsehood, dishonored by essential unreality and discredited by widespread and consistent failure.
 The saloon or gin palace, whether it exists here or in Liverpool or Manchester. has for It's most determined enemies those who never use it, and as a rule, know nothing about 1t. I doubt whether their assaults upon it and their pictures of what its influence has been and is have ever had the slightest effect upon those whom they desired to reach.
 It is in vain that you tell the working man that the saloon Is evil until at last you are honest enough to recognize that there are features of 1t that are not evii' ana that as often as otherwise those are they which he most of all prizes and oftenest turns to.
 Again, it Is in vain that philanthropy or at any rate philanthropy as feeble as intermittent and as unintelligent as is much of that which has thus far grap- pied with the drink problem--attempts such measures of reform as simply em- phasize the evils which they seek to nght.
 Two or three facts must be plainly rec ognized and candidly dealt with before we can even make a beginning. For example, one kind of man goes to a saloon to get an intoxicant, and for nc other reason. Another goes there for any one of half dozen purposes-refreshmen amusement information, physical easement. business appointment or mere change-for which last you, my brother, go next door 10 me club, and which all sensible people resara as wholly innocent.
 Now. then. the strength of the saloon keeper has been in keeping these different wants together. The wisdom of those wno antagonize him will be in separating them This the great public house move mert in England has done.
 I have no space here to go Into the merits of this really great scheme; the first, I think, in modern times that, in recognizing A situation, has dealt with it In a really great way. It opens vistas of further progress along which the training of these modern days Is educating us m advance.
 Suppose for moment that the same genius that has touched and transformed great industries should bend itself, Tor little, to understand that great temper ance movement which today is going on on the other side of the Atlantic, and to bring to it's inauguration among us the best brain and the most generous use or capital in the land-would such move ment be without material as well as moral rewards?
 We have come to recognize great evils and a great degradation in our present mechanisms Of refreshment and recreation In America. Our next step out Is to be- nay, it must be. that cordial unification of forces-the brain, of wealth ana or en- ergy-with which we may recreate, trans form and ennoble them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
School children's Eyes.
From American Medicine.

From American Medicine.
 Forty per cent of defective eyes, on the average, in the 12OO pupils examined in the Columbus (O.,) high schools-such Is the report of Dr. Timberman in the Ohio Sanitary Bulletin. In one school of lS4 pupils, 103 had defective eyes, d percen- tage of 56. Three things concerning this report must be remembered: 1. The test was one of simple vision. without my driatic. and If there was any doubt we gave the benefit to the normal eye al- ways" 2. The reflexes and morbid re- suits of eye-strain are often worse when the accommodation can temporarily over come the visual defect in ametropia. 3. No attention was given In the tests, either to local ocular disease or to the more important reflexes of eye-strain to the nervous and assimilative systems. Taking these facts into consideration, there should be careful weighing of the lessons to be derived from Dr. Timber mans statistics. And still more serious thinking over the testimony of Dr. Chap man, who in the discussion said:
 The school children are being crowded until they are siclz-they become sick from worry and overwork I have had many children come to my office. They have had headaches all the time. Their par ents say they get up with a headache. They go to bed with headaches. And they conclude that the stomach of the child is out of order, and they send 1t to me and ask me to give it something that will relieve 1t from this stomach trouble. There are a number of physicians here and l need but call your attention to the fact and ask you how many times have you looked at the child and said: There is something the matter with your eyes"
 Those who smear at and belittle the role of eyestrain are callous dullards, and either ignorance or cruelty in a med ical man are inexcusable. When combin- ed, politeness hesitates to use the proper word in speaking of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
IS PROMINENT IN
 MAYORALTY RAGE
o'NEILL MAKES HIS FORMAL AN UNCEMENT-HAS LONG AND HONORABLE BUSINESS CAREER AND WIDE POPULARITY.

John W. O'Neill, who announces his candidacy ln today's Age Herald, is ono of the best-known and most highly esteemed citizens of Birmingham. He has been in business here eighteen years, and few merchants have been more successful. Strict integrity, in- domitable energy and public spirit have always been his characteristics. As for public spirit, he has been sec ond to no man in this community, 1t Is said. As vice president of the Com mercial club MT. O'Neill was ready at all times to work for Birmingham and advance it's interests. And while he was president of the board of trade he devoted much time to the advance ment and the business interests of the city.
 MT. O'Neill represents the Second ward on the board or aldermen, and he is conceded to be one of the most use- ful men in that body. He brides him. self in looking out for the public good and in leaving nothing undone that will tend to build up Birmingham.
 friend remarked yesterday: "If O'Neill has an enemy, I have yet to hear of it, and he Is naturally a very strong candidate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
InfIIct Severe Loss.

Che Foo, September 3.--(9 a. m9-On the night of August % the Japanese sur prised the wornout Russians at Pali- chung and inflicted severe losses. The Russians retired and the Japanese occu- pied their position. The next morning at o'clock the Japanese moving from their new vantage ground in heavy force desperately assaulted Palichuang, and an adjoining fort repeatedly until 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when they were com- pelled to retire, losing over 1000 men. Finding these forts inpregnable, the Japanese forces at 1 o'clock hurled them selves against another near Palichuang.
 By hand-to-hand fight they succeeded in driving out the Russians and occupy ing their positions at 2 o'clock in the morning. Artillery was brought up and desperate efforts were made to make the position secure, but after enduring for seven hours artillery fire from the other forts, the Japanese were compelled to retire. The Japanese succeeded, however. in rendering the position useless to the Russians, and it is now unoccupied.
 It Is believed that the weakening of the Russian line will attract further eff forts to break through in this quarter. The bombardment of the town continued. The foregoing information Is brought from Port Arthur by an intelligent Chinese who speaks both English and Russian. He adds that the Russian warships occa- sionally reply to the Japanese lombard ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
OPINION RENDERED
 IN LUSK ACT CASE
CHANCELLOR CARMICHAEL DE. clDES ACT WAS NEVER PASSED, AND THEREFORE ITS coNsTITu- TloNALITy IS NOT AN ISSUE.

It required but one or two minutes for Chancellor Carmichael to render an opin- ion on the Lusk circuit court act after he arrived at a conclusion And that opin- ion orally delivered is that the Lusk bill was never passed; therefore, the question of It's constitutionality is not an issue
 Investigation or examination of the journals of the house and senate of the Alabama legislature show, according to the opinion rendered by the chancellor that the conference report did not rec ommend the passage of the bill and the house, in adopting that report merely agreed that two amendments should be receded from by the senate and the journal falls to show that the house passed the bill after the adoption of the conference report.
 The facts presented which renedered logical the decision constitute a unique page in the history of Alabama jurispru- dence.
 The case will next go to the supreme court for final action and the concensus of opinion among the lawyers is that Chancellor CarmichaeIs opinion will be sustained. If 1t Is so decided by the higher court the entire judiciary system of the state will be affected.
 After hearing the decision of the chan cellor Samuel L. Weaver, who has been declared the nominee of the democratic party for one of the judgships of the circuit court of Jefferson county, said: "The decision Is not surprise to me. It is the expression of the best lawyers of the state. The result probably will be that districting of the courts will fall back under the old law, in which event you have in Jefferson county the singular condition of two democratic nominees fol one office-Judge Coleman and myself What Is to be done then but to order another primary or call a convention tC make a choice7
 T do not believe the party wants to dc that, and I would like to see that con tingency avoided, which can easily b, done by my friends seeking my appoint ment to the unexpired term of Judg, Samuel D. Greene.
 T have gone through the tolls of { primary. and the democrats of the coun l ty, by honest ballot, have declared m, | their choice for one of the judgeships Likewise has the county democratic ex ecutive committee, and l thank them ant all my friends for their assurance O confidence in my fitness for a position on the bench.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
SAY THERE WILL BE
 NO MEAT FAMINE
Meat Dealers of Chicago Claim the Public Will Get All the, Meat
 Necessary.

Chicago. September S.-Members of the Association of Meat dealers met tonight to discuss the stand taken by the stock yard strikers in endeavoring to force a meat famine.
 No specific action was taken by the meeting. but at It's close 1t was an- nounced that all of those present had determined to handle meat just as though there was no strike. It was an- nounced that there would be no famine and that the dealers would see that the public secured all the meat that 1t de- sires to use.
 The packing house teamsters also took action against the striking butchers by announcing that they would not coun- tenance the strike ordered by the butch CTS against the Independent packers, but would continue to handle all the meat that the independent butchers turned out.
 There was an increase In the number of assaults on non-union men tonight, none Of them, however, being serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
ATHLETIC CLUBS
 FIRST RECEPTION
BRILLIANT EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT FRIDAY EVENING. GREAT ACTIVITY IN ALL DE- APARTMENTS OF THE CLUB.

The Birmingham Athletic club will have its opening reception and dance next Friday evening, September 3. and 1t will mark the beginning of a very active sea- son in all departments of the club.
 All of the parlors. reading rooms. bil- Hard rooms and halls are now being fres- coed and tinted. which, together with the floral decorations will make the opening reception particularly attractive.
 In addition to the board of governors of the club consisting of Messrs. Jacobs, Nesbitt Bowron, Drennen. Dedman, War ren, Means, Fletcher and Ferguson, a large reception committee has been ap- pointed to look after the visitors next Friday. as follows:
 Sid B. Jones, H. S. Stiles. E. T. Will cox, John T. Yeatman, R. H. Hood. Frank Jones, J. E. Jordan, Lee Wellman, s. A. Burton, Dr. A. F. Crane, D. B. Craw- ford, R. E. Chadwick, Dr. Paul Cooke. A. T. DeBow, George Eggleston, H. G. Seibels. George Griffin, F. G. Kinney, J. C.. Halstead, George Reynolds. Ben Rey- holds. Alex R. Chisolm, J. D. Kirkpat- rick. w. H. Manly, Joe P. Meade, Collett Munger, D. F. McDonougy. Louis O. Richter E. c. Chairsell. Ewing Shute, Dan H. Smith. R. L. Tilghman and Dr. A. T. Toole.
 The reception will begin at o'clock and from until midnight there will be dancing. All friends of the club mem- bers are invited.
 Ed Miles the physical director of the club has just returned from Boston where he took a course in the Harvard sum- mer training school of physical culture. His time has been very proftably spent and many news ideas will be introduced in the physical work of the various classes.
 All classes will begin work next week, the several mems classes, late in the af- ternoon and night, and the boys class, and the girls class on the same after moons that they had last year.
 Special arrangements have been made for caring for the ladies classes. and they will be even more popular this year than
 
 ever before A large number of permanent individual dressing rooms have been fitted up which oyercomes the only objections to the classes last year. Special attention will be paid this season to fencing, and both class and invidual instruction will be given.
 The outlook for the winter season is one of intense activity. There will be something doing every week, general ly on Friday nights, though the sixth annual Society Circus will take place on Monday, November "A. Contests will be continued in all departments, particular ly basket ball, handball bowling, bill lizards, swimming etc. One of the latest departments to take up the contest idea, are the chess players who. under the able management of John Henley. are ar ranging for series of match games within the club and with other similar organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
A sonqstress subdued.

When a trolley car struck his carriage a few years ago President Roosevelt re- sorted to an emphatic expletive, com mon in the vocabulary of the profane. To his defense came Princeton pro lessor, who declared that Tin the hour of great provocation strong man Will damn and a weak man weep"
 Great, then. must have been the provo cation of the late Senator Quay while he was occupying a cottage at Atlantic City. Seated in an upper room, preparing a political paper, words in intended song from the harsh throat of a happy house. maid reached his ear. He could not shut out the discordant and penetrating notes
 They say that my lover is nigh.
 Oh, would that I to him could fly!
 And I'll be damned if I'd let you fly back again!' was the thunderous com ment which came rolling down the stairs and checked the voice of the sentimental songstress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
GOMPERS CANNOT
 CALL THE MEETING
SAYS THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT TEE WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 12. BUT THAT IT IS NOT PoSSl- BILE TO MEET EARLIER.

Chicago, September 3.-In his reply to his request that Samuel Gompers call a meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor, Secretary Edward N Nockels of the Chicago Fed eration today received the following let ter from MT. Gompers:
 "Edward Nockels. Secretary Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago:
 ''Deer Brother-Your telegram came to
 in which you have 1r eting of the executive arican Federation of
 "a the purpose of taking araH a lr ' of striking butcher
 e4 ger suggesting that he saaa Dr. Chicago I beg to
 ly advised you by ls h of the executive council has been called fer September 12. and that 1t will be utterly impossible for the members of the council to attend a meeting earlier, as you can readily under stand. This being Thursday. September ]. 1t would be impossible for some of the members to attend, and several mem bers of the council who are away from their headquarters
 Then again Monday will be Labor day, and many Of them will be away from their respective offices. some of them nearly 15oO miles away In some cases they have undertaken addresses on their out ward and homeward trips, and .nis also makes it impossible for them to attend a meeting of the council at Chicago or ese- where before the time above stated.
 Tt would have been pleasure for me if 1 might have compiled with the request of the Chicago Federation of Labor, but you will readily see how entirely impos- sible in such course The strike of the butcher workmen has received, and Is receiving, my most watchful care, and I would be pleased to do anything in my power, and l know my colleagues of the coun5il would join me in this expression. if l could be of any service in the interest of our fellow workman. Fraterially yours, SAMUEL GOMPERS."