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The sun., 1904-11-11
PUBLICATIONS.
Harper's Book News
The
Masquerader

Here is a book made Of paper
and ink like any other book
but different. Who shall say
wherein the difference lies? Who
can tell just why this book has been
run away with by the public, why
the presses are kept continuously
busy over it, why the Libraries
cannot supply their patrons, nor
bookstores keep it sufficiently in
stock? The fact that it is q great
story of man and a woman with
red blood in their veins does not
entirely answer the question:
there is more than that to i.
Other novels languish. Why NOT
this? :.
When it was running serially
people kept writing to the editor
begging for advance proofs, one
man pleading that he had heart
disease and feared he might die
before it came to close. A reader
of the English Blackwood's for
sixty years says: "Not sinse
| waited feverishly for Monte
Cristo' to appear have ! been so
excited by story. And Mss.
Thurston has given me what
Dumas did not-a perpetually
increasing wonder as to how the
adventure is to end"
The New York Evening NAL
saws of the novel: Z.
d" This is story of strong man and strong
woman and their high handed gra'ping for hse-
| piness in tie face of the moral Law. The womah.
magnificent in her love. rises above conHdsFs-
tons Of conventions, above fear, above con-
science. Circumstances give her the right 10
follow the dictates Of an overwhelming passion
!, will take rank with the few really
good books -
Already in England and N
America the book is being made
into play, and France and Ger
many have begun translating it,s.
HARPER & BROTHERS
Franklin Square, New York.
The sun., 1904-11-11

The effect Of the subway on the elevated
railroad traffic is perhaps most noticeable
in the early morning hours. Between
and 5 o'clock yesterday morning a south
bound Ninth avenue elevated train did not
have to stop at the Eighty-frst street
station. 1t slowed up and crawled past
the station, but the motor1nan started up
again without go-ahead signal coming
from any OF the guards.
The sun., 1904-11-11

AMERICAN ~HIs RAy.p itg4 H5GfISf bGfSs Sas SS1 sS
Next sunday TED Marks IONCEK1.
The sun., 1904-11-11

Swordfish are now being so1u III tne
markets here. The big addition of the
Italian element to the population is said
to be responsible for its appearance as a
food. IL looks like coffee colored hall
but and, like that fish, Is cut INTO steaks
a coarse, tough grain and tastes little
Iike sturgeon. Few. outside the Italians
buy il. The fish weigh from 800 to 500
pounds each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

tive but he had too many incriminating documents worked into his cuticle to be allowed to roam around in a wild state, so he was arrested as a suspi- clous character. He gave his name as Sylvester Gomez. His antingantings were above suspicion, as well as above price. and if they had been worked on al garment as is customary, he would have been despoiled of 1t for curio.
 Over his heart he~had worked con- ventional figure of an altar, with d cross superimposed. This he said was an antinganting. On his right breast was human heart inverted, sur- mounted by cross, with three letters above it. When asked what particular brand of anting anting this was he on- ly grinned the wider It is believed that this fantastic design is the remind CT of some VOW that he took during the lnsurreetion Three more letters and cross were tattooed in the hollow of his back. He said that these were never known to fail to keep off diseases. and, indeed, it must be confessed that he seemed to be an extraordinarily healthy animal.
 Then there were long disarrange- ments of the alphabet across his breast and all down his arms. They looked as if somebody had attempted to write al lot of seditions newspaper headlines in Tagalog and had run short of copy paper, and so had used Gomez for a writing tablet. He explained that these awould keep off bullets and they look as if they would-From the Manila Cable News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

position of being praised by all mem
 and the governor by promptly carrying their recommendations into effect, has apparently everybody except perhaps, the officials who have had to be sacrificed to the exigencies of recon struction. The military and the naval "experts' persons not easily contented, have little to say against the scheme, and even the opposition in Parliament seem content to limit their criticism to the defects disclosed by the inquiries of the war commission. AS for the public, it's feelings are those of satisfaction. tempered with amaZement. It discov- CTS, almost to it's stupefaction, how easy war office reform, after all, may be, when 1t is removed from the dilatory hands of Parliament and party politi- clans. How long would it have taken a government to get this reorganization through the House of Commons, if it had to be discussed through all the stages of bill, as was the case with the educational reforms of the last two years? There would have been agita-
 tions, within and without, an angry de-
 veloprnent of partisan sentiment a del-
 uge of irrelevant oratory, intending dis cussion of details by more or less in competent amateurs.
 All this is avoided by the application of the royal prerogative, and the tenn porary institution of kind of reform | ing dictatorship. Three capable men, already familiar with the question, are set to work to say what shall be done
 to amend the system They consult together; go into the facts; take evil ldence at the fountain head, without any of the cumbrous paraphernalia of a royal commission; and at the end of
 a few weeks they have their plan set forth in some pages of lucid print.
 There are no large generalizations or in conclusive disquisitions; only certain distinct and specific proposals, which
 can be made operative at once And
 the most marvellous thing is that by a stroke of the pen this great administra- tive and constitutional remodelling is
 accomplished. Hardly had the aston ished newspaper reader realized that ! the office of commander in chief was to
 be abolished, the army council to be es- | tablished and the war office to be tranU- formed on the admiralty lines, than he
 discovered that these things were in fact done.-Sidney Low in the Nine- teenth Century.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31
shipnins Now.

New York, March SO.- Steamer Prinzess Irene, Genoa and Naples, passed Nantucket lightship.
 New York, March so.-sailed: Steamer
 Copenhagen, March 27.-Arriyed Steam CTS Hellig Clay, New York via Christian sand; 18th, Hekla, New York via Christian ''Bt Bremen. March 29.-Arrived: Steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm, New York via Plymouth and Cherbourg
 Belgenland, Philadelphia.
 Liverpool, March S0.-Arrived: Steamers Corinthian, New York for Glasgow; Pari- & Queenstown, March ao-sailed: Steamer Ivernia. Boston.
 Southampton, March 30.-Sailed: Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H., New York via Cher bourg.
 Gibraltar, March 29-Passed: Steamers Roma, Marseilles and Naples, for New York Balilla, Genoa and Naples for New York.
 Lizard, March 30-S:10 D. m.-Passed: Steamer La Savoie, New York for Havre.
 Chefbourg. March 30-7 p. m.-Saied Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm IT. (from Bremen and Southampton), New York.
 Liverpool March 30-Sailed: Steamer Teutonic, New York via Queenstown,
 New York, March 3e.-Arrived; steamer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

tinue the efforts which have during five years past resulted in Improvements of our harbor exceeding in value by $105,- 900 all of the dredging secured during the previous history of the city. Your committee desires to again call to the attention of the chamber the great importance to New Haven's mar itime interests that suitable marine railways or drydocks, with a machine shop attached, should be established at this port.
 The committee has experienced with great regret the loss from it's member ship of MT. Herbert Mason, who has been for long period most efficient. intelligent and valued member of the committee.
 Respectfully submitted,
 HENRY c. ROWE,
 N. D. SHERRY,
 B. HARRIS WEAVER,
 JOHN c. NORTH,
 CHARLES H. FISHER,
 CLIFFORD I. STODDARD,
 WALTER H. SHAVER,
 Committee on Harbor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

worker, and is making every effort in connection with her efficient assistants, Mrs. F. B, Doane. vice president, and Mary Willis Eliot. secretary and treas urer, to further the worthy cause. The Sunday school room has been tastefully and elaborately decorated with cherry blossoms under the supervision of Mrs. Ezra c. Munson, thereby converting the room into springlike appearance. These blossoms are made of white tis- sue paper, and when 1t is known that 2,000 are used one can form an idea of the effort that has been made to make this a successful and attractive sale.
 There is one table devoted to the sale of fancy articles of which there will be fine display, both useful and orna~ mental. This table is to presided over by Mary WyIis Elliott, while at another table will be found charming little booklets containing pressed flowers from the Holy Land and these will be sold by Mrs. Merwin Blakeslee. A peach tree will have suspended from it's flowery branches decorated Easter eggs. Foxy Grandpa looks at you through his spectacles, Buster Brown gazes at you in open eyed wonder while Sunny Jim is to be seen with the smile that won't come off" Mrs. L. B. Thorpe will preside at this heavily laden tree and will sell the fruit to all patrons who wish for it. An egg supper will be served on the European plan. The supper table follows out the general plan, being egg shape. The tables are under the supervision of Mrs. F. B. Doane, who hs an able corps of assist ants. The menu is printed on egg shap- ed menu cards, which are in yellow and white, and is as follows:
 General Beauregard Biscuit
 Boiled Custard, etc.
 Fried Pudding, Orange, etc.
 Scrambled Cake, Sponge, etc. 1 Salad
 1 During the evening Scripture cake 1 made by Mrs. P. B. Orcutt will be sold in dainty packages, together with the receipt J. Richard North will conduct trip to the Catskills and all will be given an opportunity to visit this far famed region at a remarkable figure.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31
TATTooED WITH SYMBOLS.

Document That Caused His Arrest.
 A man was taken to constabulary headquarters yesterday whose body was an art gallery. His breast, back and arms had been rendered completely antinganting by tattcoers, working un- der the skilful guidance of antinganting priests. He was visiting his querida in Manila when arrested.
 He was not an possessing na-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31
NORTH RAVENS EASTER SALE
 TO-DAY.

IO-UAl.
 On the afternoon and evening of Thursday, March s1, the members of the Ladies Benevolent society connect- ed with the Congregational church will hold an Easter sale in the Sunday school room of the church. This or ganization is one of the oldest connect ed with the church, having been in ex- istence 80 years. This sale promises to be one of the leading features of the season, and very extensive prepara- tions have been made to make it a great success. The work of this society is devoted to foreign missions. Mrs. Nellie Nichols, as president of the so- ciety. is an enthusiastic and energetic
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

Potsdam. Rotterdam and Boulogne sur Aier.
 Brow Head, March 31.--l2:20 q. m., Pas sed: steamer Cedric, New York for Queens town and Liverpool.
 New York, March 30.-Steamer Deutsch- land. from Hamburg. Southampton and Cherbourg for New York is reported as hay ing been in communication by wireless tele- graph with the Nantucket lightship at 10:30 u.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

THE WAR OFFICE REVOLUTION.
 It must. be long since any public document has been received with such an unbroken chorus of general appro- bation as the report of the War Office (Reconstitution) Committee. Lord Es- her Sir John Fisher and Sir George Clarke find themselves in the fortunate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-31

Tess-sshe felt considerably better to-day when was there. Her Easter bonnet had just come home" Jess But, surely, she won't be able to be out on Easter Tess-"Oh. no, but the doctor has promised to let her sit up in bed awhile and wear it on Easter morning. '-Ph Philadelphia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06

An Arkansas paper tells a story
of a man who was caught out in the
woods during a storm. He didn't
want to get wet and the only dry
place which he could find was a
hollow log into which he managed
to crawl. The rain lasted a cou-
pie of hours, when the fellow de-
cided that he had better be going
home. He tried to extricate him
self from the log, but the soft
wood had swollen and he could't
bulge a peg. There alone in the
desolate wood, many miles from
the nearest habitation, the poor
man lay for hours thinking of all
the mean things he had eve done,
when all at once it suddenly dawn
ed upon him that he read his coun-
ty paper three years without pay
ing for it and then refused to take
it out of the postoffice. 1t made
him so small that he era vled out
of the log without further Difficult
ty.-Ex.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
The Delta.

We were informed by a high
official Of the state, who has had
unusual opportunities for observa-
ton, that there is considerable lack
of labor in the delta and that
there is certainly no increase in the
acreage Of cotton planted in that
region Of the state this season. We
were astonished to learn this, for
it has gone out that a vast number
Of negroes from the hill counties
had emigrated to the delta this
winter. OF course the inference is
always drawn when a negro chan
ges his home that he does it be-
cause he thinks he is getting into
a better cotton country than the
one he left. In some instances
this inference may not be correct,
but when a negro farm hand takes
his family to a new home he gen
orally does it in order to better his
condition by raising better crops OF
cotton. The gentleman of whom
we write says that there is a large
deficit Of labor down there and
that the cry which has gone up
about there being a great increase
in the acreage planted in cotton is,
in his opinion, a part OF the cam
paign thunder of the bea:s i'll the
raid which they are making on the
great staple. The northern and
foreign manufacturers of cotton
goods are suffering from the high
prices of the raw material and the
bears, who are in the pay of the
spinners, have raised the cry CT a
large increase of acreage to scare
the bulls and are bowling it as loud
as they can. We do not believe
that there is any increase at all.
On the contrary we believe that
there is a decrease and that the
crop next fall will reveal that fact.
We believe that the south has al
ready grown its largest cotton crop
and that it will never again grow
a crop exceeding ten millions OF
bales.
The gentleman of whom we write
spoke enthusiastically of the delta
and it's future. He says that north
ern capitalists are buying up the
magnificent lands down there at a
rapid rate. He believes that, in 6
few years, there can be none
bought at anything like the pres
ent prices. The lands in the delta
are the finest on earth and are
adapted to a larger range Of pro
ducts than any other land on the
continent. He believes that in time
every available foot of it will bt
cultivated by white men and that
the delta will become the garden
spot of the earth and TEEN with {
population of healthy and happy
Caucasians. He wants to see south
ern people own and cultivate it ane
expresses surprise that our mon
led men who desire Investment
for their surplus cash do not inves
some of it in these lands.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
The vagrant Law.

No arrests have yet beeL made
in Jackson under the new vagran'
cy law. but the latter part of this
week those who are idle and have
not visible means of support will
begin to feel its keen edge. Sat.
urday Mayor Hemenway called all
of the members of the police into
his Office and. carefully reading
the law, explained it in detail and
instructed them to notice all per-
sons of idle character and by Thurs
day to have a complete list of those
who were Migrants according to
the laws terms. Arrests will then
be made.
We clip the above from the Jack
son, Miss, correspondents items
to the Commercial Appeal. The
papers from all over the state say
about the same thing about the
status in their localities. W. dis
cover that there nowhere exists
any disposition to enforce the va
grant law in a spirit of .vindictive-
ness. The law was simply intended
to put the idle and vicious Of both
sexes to work. It is as strong in
it's provisions concerning the off,
GERS who are charged with its ex-
ecution as it is in it's provisions for
Furnishing offenders. The law pro-
vides a heavy penalty against the
who refuses or fails to ex-
ecute it. There is plenty of work
to be had for all who are able to
do it and every officer should see
that there are no Migrants in his
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
Joe Folk.

1t is about settled that Joe Folk
will be nominated by the Democrats
of Missouri for Governor of that
state. His nomination means his
election. His canvass has been an
active one and his triumph signal.
AS the champion of justice he has
been courageous and, in all his
ways as a man, as a citizen and as
a Democrat his life has been with
out a blemish. He is a native Ten
nessean and seems to be strongly
imbued with the qualities that
'.Old Hickory" possessed. His
name is being frequently mention
ed as a proper one to place on the
national ticket for the second place.
His name would surely add
strength to the ticket. 1t is known
all over the country as the syn
onym of courage and honesty. We
believe there are more honest peo-
pie in the country than dishonest
ones. The latter are about all in
the Republican party. The former
all want to vote for good men and
would rally to Mr.. Folks support
with a rush. 1t is apparent that
Judge Parker will be the nominee
for president. With Folk on the
ticket with him it would sweep
Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri.
1t would draw many honest men
to it in Illinois and Indiana. Mis-
souri, is regarded as being more of
a western than a southern state.
The objection to placing a south
ern man on the ticket could pot
hold good in Mr.. Folks case. No
votes could be lost to the ticket on
account of his name being on it.
The only trouble hat we can e
about it is that his nomination for
vice-president would necessitate
another nomination for Governor
of Missouri.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
The Charter Of Incorporation Of

Sec. l. J.. NJ Allen. J. Clark, G. P.
Long, D. W Robins, E. G. Kinds, W
G.. Dickinson, Jno. Read and l.. D.
Hines, and their associates and sue
cessors, are hereby created a body %
porate under the corporate name OF
THE Tupelo Stea Laundry"
Sec. 2. The domicile of this corpora
ton shall be TupeIo, Lee County, Mis-
sissippi, and shall have succession for
fifty years.
Sec. 3. The capital stock of this
corporation shall be $10,000.00 d.
vided into shares of $1,000 each, and
the corporation is authorized to begin
business when $3, 100000 OF said CAPT
tai stock shall have peen subscribed and
paid.
Sec. 4. The purpose of this corpora
ton is to run a steam laundry in the
CITY of Tupelo. Mississippi, and it shall
have all the powers and authority vested
in corporations by virtue of Chapter %
OF the Annotated Code of 1892 and the
amendments thereof.
Sec. 5. The control and management
of the affairs of this corporation shall be
vested in a Board of Directors, consist
ing of five stockholders. one of whom
shall be president OF the Corporation.
The Board of Directors are authorized to
also elect a secretary and treasurer, and
fix the salary of the same and may elect
a general manager and fix his salary and
regulate his duties, and do all other
things usual and incident to the Office OF
a Board of Directors OF a corporation
under the laws OF the state Of Mississippi.
The secretary and treasurer may. or
may not. be a member OF the Board OF
Directors, as the Board OF Directors may
deem best, and one person may hold both
the Office OF secretary and the Office Of
treasurer.
400. 'O4-3t.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06

There seems to be q municipal
reform wave sweeping over the
State at the present time, and in
quite a number Of the larger towns
of Mississippi crusades have been
instituted by the good citizens
against the dens of vice and .iniq-
uity that have grown and prosper
ed and to which the officers of the
law have paid little heed. This re-
form movement is in progress in
no less than half a dozen towns in
Mississippi and in every instance
it has been started either by the
women of the town or by a law and
order league, composed Of private
citizens. There seems to be no spe-
cial cause for this sudden aud uni
form attack on the blind tigers and
gambling dens that are evils in ev-
cry large community, but though
there is no special cause for this
sudden awakening Of the people to
the enforcement of the law, there
is certainly the movement to clean
oat dens of vice. A large number
Of the towns are going to hold mu'
nicipal elections in the summer
and perhaps the shadow of the APP
preaching campaign is the uncon.
scious cause os this reform Com
mercial Appeal.
The reforms which are being in.
augurated in the towns which are
meant in the above ought to be
carried on in every community in
the state. In every town and vii.
lage there may be found some dis.
reputable thing that needs correct
ing. None of the vices that pre-
vail in all cities and large towns
can be entirely eradicated as long
as human nature continues as it is,
but all of the vices can be lessen.
ed through movements that come
from outraged public sentiment.
Deps of infamy may be broken ur
and their inmates be made to work:
crap games may be raided and the
shooters put in the chain gangs:
tramps can be run out and Migrants
be hired out and made to earn
living, if the people so will it. L
only requires "a strong public sen.
timent in favor of morality and the
execution of the law to bring abOu'
the enforcement of all the statutes
in the books.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06
Crum.

The Senate has again refused tC
confirm the appointment Of the ne
gro, Crum, as collector of the port
of Charleston, S. C.. Roosevelt has
again appointed him and he will
continue to serve in the high po-
sition in opposition to the protests
of the entire white population OF
that city. We were at a loss for a
long time to decide what was the
animus behind Roosevelt's obsti-
macy in trying to force this obnox-
ious appointment upon the people
of this southern city. We have at
last hit upon it. Charleston was
the scene of the first fight Of the
late war. Fort Sumter is located at
the entrance of the harbor Of the
city and it was upon this fort that
the first attack by the Confederates
was made. In attempting to force
this negro upon the proud people
Of Charleston Roosevelt is actu-
ated by a desire to humillate them.
He wants to have it said that he
is the chg IKE" who showed
them what the majesty of the o.
S. government could do. This
would set him up with every negro
voter in the country without whose
votes he, nor any other republican,
oyor ha elected president
Without confirmation of his ap-
pointmeut Crum is not entitled to
any pay, but as Roosevelt is a law
unto himself he will devise a means
by which the niger can be paid,
as he did in the case Of Minnie
Cox who drew the salary OF post
master at Indianola regularly for
twelve months after she had re-
signed and the department at Wash
ington had closed the Office.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-05-06

Prof. CLEAN w. Herrlck has
sent out notices that he would be
pleased to receive information con-
corning the boil weevil from any
person who may discover it IN his
fields this spring or summer. The
Legislature at its late session made
an appropriation to prevent the
introduction of this pest into our
state. Some persons contend that
ii is already here. If this be true
it will spread rapidly all over the
state. Prof. Herrick is the ento-
mologist at the A. & NJ. College
aud requests all who have lnfor-
nation concerning this insect to
write to him.