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The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
MISSISSIPPI

Five weeks of the legislative session
OF 1904 have now passed into history.
FOR some reason not easy to def 1e. or
ior some numerous reasons, the two
houses have been unusually slow up
10 this line in transacting business.
only seven bills have been passed and
one of these is the bill providing for
the salary and mileage of members.
n of the regular appropriation
ollis have been acted upon. The time
Tor the distribution of the common
school fund has passed and the bill
making the appropriation is tied up
In the senate and may have to go to a
conference committee. In the mean
time the teachers must discount their
warrants. None of the State officials,
none of the judges and chancelIors
and district attorneys have drawn
their January salaries. the general APP
preparation bill not having been re-
ported. This bill is doubtless being
held TO await action on the question
OF raising the salaries Of the State
officials and the judges. The general
revenue bill has not been reported.
This is a very important measure in
ore ways than that of merely raising
revenues for the State government,
for it carries the tax on privileges
and the proper adjustment of This
tax is essential to the continued pros
perity and progress of the State. 1t
is more than probable that the com
mittee on ways and means will find
that the revenue bill can be framed so
as TO prevent the necessity of any
increase in the tax levy. though a spe-
cial levy will doubtless have to be
made TO nee the interest on the bond
issue. which seems to be inevitable.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
The Maybrick Case.

The telegraph has already announced
the release from an English prison of
Mrs. Maybrick, whose case has attract
ed so much attention in this country.
Florence, the daughter of the late
w. A. Chandler, a banker of Mobile,
was married a number of years ago to
James Maybrick, an English cotton
buyer, who divided his time between
England and the United States in the
prosecution of his business, and died
in Liverpool in 1889, under circum-
stances that gave rise to the belief
that he had been poisoned.
His wife was a very handsome
woman, who was suspected Of the
gravest infidelity to her marriage
VOWS, and she vas charged with hay
ing caused her husbands death by ar
senical poisoning. 1t was known that
Maybrick was in the habit of taking
doses of %arsenical preparations under
the belief that they would operate to
increase his physical vigor, and he
had carried this practice to such an
extent that his health had broken
down.
When Maybrick died, as he did after
an illness of some time, the charge
was made that the man was poisoned,
and suspicion rested on the wife. 1t
was known that arsenical compounds
were repeatedly purchased from the
neighboring druggists and were kept
in the house of Maybrick, being admin
istered to him by his wife and others.
These facts were brought into court,
and a post mortem examination of
Maybrick's body showed the presence
of arsenic.
1t should be remembered that ar
senic is a mineral and is not decom-
posed like vegetable poisons, but re-
mains in the human body and is easily
detected. Very much the same class
of facts existed in the Maybrick case,
as were brought out in that of a New
Orleans woman who married a man in
Kansas a dozen or more years ago.
Her husband was in the habit of tax.
ing arsenic as a special tonic, and he
died from it. His wife was charged
with his murder by poisoning, and was
tried on 1t in the Kansas courts and
was acquitted.
Mrs. Maybrick in all probability
would have been acquitted in a United
States criminal tribunal, but she was
tried in Liverpool. Her supposed i'm
morality was extremely prejudicial to
her case, and she was condemned to
death, but the death sentence was COM
muted to Imprisonment for life. After
fifteen years of confinement at hard la
Dor, she has been released on a special
license or ticket-of-leave, which will in
all probability allow her to reside in
America.
Disgraced and with her beauty vast.
ed and gone, she has little left her now
save repentance and efforts to amend
her life. 1t is a pitiful case.-Picay.
une.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19

Of Rankin, Ross, Rouse, Sample, Shelf
field, Smith, Spencer, Sturdivant, Tip
ton, Ward and Wells-66.
Nays-Alcorn, Bell of Washington.
Brown, Billiard. C%aradine, Coleman of
Lee, Coleman of Leflore. Collier, Cow
an, Denton of L~auderdale, Doherty,
Ethridge, Foster, Garrison, Greaves,
Hicks, Hulbun, Huff, Lesser, Meharg,
Miller, Millsaps, Mcfarland of Monroe,
Owen, Powell, Ratliff. Robbins, STEM
mis-, Suddoth, Thompson, Talbert,
Tucker of Wilkinson, Turner, Watts
of Lauderdale, Whitney, Winston, Will
kinson and Speaker Thomas-43.
MIR. Smith, of Holmes, leader of the
prohibition forces, changed his vote
from aye to nay in order to enter a
motion to reconsider.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Factories for m

The work of the Columbus Pro-
gressive Union is already making it.
self manifest. A number of inquir-
les from Northern capitalists rela-
tive to locating plants in that sec
ton have been received and are be-
ing received daily. Negotiations
r pending with a mammoth wood
working establishment, employing
$50 skilled workmen and capitalized
at $150,000, which, it is strongly
hoped, will end in the removal of
the enterprise to hal city.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Still With the Committee.

The senate finance committee still
has under consideration the house bill
appropriating $1.250,000 per annum for
the common schools of the State. The
body is apparently unable to agree
on the measure, some members favor
ing a reduction of the amount to $780,
900 OF more on account of the $780,
900 per annum extra the schools will
receive in the future on account of
the poll taxes being retained in the
counties where collected.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
DAY.

After a spirited debate, lasting the
entire day, the lower house this after
loon defeated the amendment proyid-
ing for constitutional prohibition, the
measure lacking eight votes of receiv-
ing the required two-thirds majority
of those voting.
OF the total membership of 1873, the
yeas were Sc, nays 43; total absent.
paired or no voting, "a; number nee
eSsary to carry amendment, IA. The
anti-prohibitio1ists are in high glee
and the result seems to meet with
somewhat general approval, as the
movement to forever abolish open sa-
looms from the State was not strongly
backed, receiving it's chief support
from the ministers of the Methodist
and Baptist churches.
Discord within the prohibition ranks
was one of the causes contributing to
the downfall of the movement. 1t is
understood that the prohibitionists will
Immediately prepare and introduce a
bill for statutory prohibition.
The speeches for the amendment at
the afternoon session were delivered
by Messrs. Kimbrough, Cavett, Ross,
Patterson and East.
lie OppOolIiOu dQQt CSoCo WClS luduC
by Messrs. Owens, Greaves, Winston,
Hicks and George. The liquor prob
lem in the State was thoroughly and
exhaustively reviewed and there was
a sharp cross-fire of debate and ques-
tioning throughout the afternoon,
The vote was as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Arnold, Barber, Bird of
Lawrence, Blackwell, Bradford, Burge,
Burns, Butler. Bynum, Carothers,
Carruthers, Cavett, Cooper, Cowley,
Denton of Lafayette, East, Ellis, Err
rington, Ellis, Erwin, Estes, Fontaine,
Forman, Gilfoy, Heidelburg, Holdings
worth, Hoyle, Kimbrough, Knox, Kyle,
Lockwood, Lopez, Maer, Mahon, May
field. Nixon. Murphree, McAllister, Nc
Q~uiston, Mcfarland of Jasper, McGow-
an, McMichael, Norment, Patterson,
Patty, Pope, Reynolds, Ringold, Rob-
erts, Robinson Of Choctaw, Robinson
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
AND TRUE.

Hope is the handspring of life.-Soc-
rates.
The cause of your failure is always
within.-N. Y. Observer.
If we cannot live SO as to be happy, let
us at least live SO as to deserve happi-
ness.-Fichte.
Great positions are sometimes occu-
pied by very small men. Learn to dis
tinguish between the man and his place.
-Wellspring.
Understand that your wealth or your
education or your religious light is not
thoroughly made your own till you have
begun to use it for other people.-Phil-
lips Brooks.
We are to respect our responsible
ties, not ourselves. We are to respect
the duties for which we are capable, but
not our capabilities simply considered.
w. E. Gladstone.
Man lives in his relations. One man
alone is no man at all. Strip a man of
all relations with fellow-beings and
you no longer have a man, but the bias
phemy of a man.-Graham Taylor.
Marion Crawford in his latest book,
'"The Heart of Rome makes this dis
tinction between q snob and a gentle
man: 1.-THE snob thinks most of the
treatment he receives from the world;
the gentleman thinks first how he shall
act courteously to Others"
Lead us not into temptation" No
man was ever SO far advanced in the Di-
vine life as not to need to utter these
words. In fact, the hottest breathe this
petition with the most frequency. And
If an angel should be sent from Heaven
into the midst at us, it would be eyer
upon his liMkGeorge Bowen.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Circuit Clerks Registrars.

The State board Of election com
m1ssioners met last week to appoint
the registrars of election in the va
rious counties. The law provides
that the circuit clerks Of the coun-
ties shall be appointed by the State
board, unless she shall be shown to
be an improper person." The board
merely carried out the provisions of
the law by naming the circuit clerk
in each of the counties as the regis
trar of that particular county.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Another "Ereak" Bill.

Chairman M%illsaps of the house ju-
dietary committee introduced in the
house last week, by request of of
his Clay county constituents, a bill
looking to the determination of Eng
liSh sparrows and the propagation of
the screech owl. The bill contains
some novel and interesting provisions.
The remedy proposed in the bill for
the determination of the sparrow was
doubtless suggested by the novel ex-
pedient adopted by Moses when he
was leading Pharaoh's army of con-
quest into Ethiopia, to march his army
safely through a region infested by
deadly serpents. 1t will be recalled
that Moses ordered his soldiers to
catch, every man, a kite, knowing the
appetite of this bird for the snake
kind. The soldiers caught the kites
and carried them in boxes. and when
the serpent region was reached the
kites were released and ate up the SER
penis.
The bill Is as follows:
AN act for the abatement of the Eng
fish sparrow.
Section l.. That there shall be ap-
propriated the sum of $25, 900 to be dis,
tributed pro rata in the counties of the
State according to the population and
subject to be used on the authority
and direction of the board Of supervis-
OTIS of each county for the eXtermina-
ton of the pestiferous English sparrow
wherever he swipes ruthlessly down
upon the vegetable gardens Of the
State, like a wolf on Ine fold
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of
the board of supervisors at their first
meeting in April to employ one COM
petent hunter from each supervisors
district in counties where needed,
whose duty it shall be to catch screech
owls and to train them to catch Eng
lish sparrows, and present account of
500 for allowance by the board for
each owl so trained.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
clerk of the board of supervisors to
keep cages for such owls and to pro-
vide them all additional food neces-
sary, in case the sparrows shall not
afford said owls enough to sustain
the dignity and sufficiency of their
menu, and said clerk shall be allowed
a reasonable fee for the care and
maintenance of such owls.
Sec. 4. That this act be in force
from and after its passage"
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Will Organize a LEAGUE.

The truck growers Of South Mis-
sisssippi have started a movement to
organize themselves into a Truck
Growers League, to promote truck
farming and unity the interests of
the growers of fruits and vegetables.
The truck growing interests have in
creased so rapidly in the piney woods
section of the State during the past
few years that local truck growers
associations have been organized in
almost every community. 1t is now
proposed to organize a Southern
Truck Growers League. A man
will be placed at the head of this
league and paid on a commission
basis. 1t will be his duty to consign
shipments to the best possible mar
ket, and to convey them to honest
and reputable commission houses
and to secure prompt settlements
for goods delivered. The objects of
the league will be to diversity crops,
classify the products, the best ways
and means of packing and shipping,
better knowledge of truck farming,
including the a~daptability of soil,
fertilizers and methods of cultiva-
ton.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
COMM EMIT AND CRITICISM.
Some Opinions on Legislation Past,
Present and Prospective.
After the Fraternities.

AS a prelude to the fight to abolish
Greek letter fraternities at the Uni
versity OF Mississippi the senate com
m1ttee on schools and colleges has
made a report recommending that no
student be allowed to join a fraternity
until he has passed through the first
year of the university course. The
fight against the fraternities has stir
red up a great deal Of bitter feeling
and promises to cause a most stub
born fight when the bill for their abol-
ishment comes up for passage.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Important Bill Passed.

A bill of much importance passed
by the house is the measure to in
cas- of the ad valorem tax for road
working purposes not to exceed 3 mills
on the dollar, and allowing boards OF
supervisors to make this maximum le-
wee for road purposes. 1t is believed
that the measure, if enacted into law,
will aid greatly in solving the good
roads problem in Mississippi. The
Communication tax is also increased by
tic bill from SIS to 81.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
The Only Way.

The only way to be happy with men is
to open your souls to faith and trust and
good will. Believe in somebody, trust
somebody, love somebody with the
large affection which covers faults with
beautiful trellis-work, and brings out
into the light all the virtues and good
points. Do that and see how it will
warm your heart and set it thrilling
with the %resonances of good cheer. Come
out of your selfish shell, and see in
others as good qualities as you seem to
yourself to have, and learn how much
they can add to your stores of good feel
ing.-Rev. H. R. Harris.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Meets Considerable Opposition.

Considerable opposition is being
developed to the Barber oyster bill,
prohibiting any but citizens of the
State from fishing in the waters of
the Mexican gulf and Mississippi
sound. Last week copies of a streng
resolution passed by the Biloxi Com
mercial Club, setting forth that the
passage of this bill would close the
oyster canning industry of the coast,
were received. These resolutions
were presented to the committee.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
THIRTIETH DAY.

Local and private legislation was
the order of the day in the lower
house of the legislature this morn
ing, n a large number of bills OF
this character were passed. One
measure of general interest was that
dividing Marion county into two coun-
ties, and naming the new county
Lamar" in honor of the distinguished
Jurist and statesman of that name.
The house committee on education
reported a committee substitute for
the uniform school book bills intro
duced, and it now remains 10 be seen
which body will pass a measure of
this kind first.
In the senate several committees
made unfavorable reports on bills in
troduced during the past few days.
The Glover bill, changing the time of
holding Supreme Court terms, was
passed. Authority was given the lieu
tenant governor to appoint a commit
tee OF five to report on a plan for a
new codiication of the laws of the
State. The bill amending the fellow
servant rule was passed. A few local
II private bills were passed.
Wells Vagrancy Bill.
The Wells VACANCY bill, passed by
the house several days ago, and favor
ably reported in the senate last week
from the Judiciary committee. will be
made the special order in the latter
body for some day this week.
The measure is returned to the SEN
ate with a number of committee
amendments, the most important of
which Is to give Circuit Courts con-
current jurisdiction to try vagrancy
cases, preceded by grand jury prose
cution. The original bill confers jur-
isdiction exclusively or justices of the
peace and mayors courts. The maxi
mum punishment by fine is raised
from 500 to $3.50.
Confidence is felt that the senate
will pass the bill, and the house will
doubtless concur in the amendments,
as none of them are framed to render
the law less drastic than in it's orig
lnal form. These amendments were
framed by Senator Dunn, acting chair
maa of the judiciary committee.
Salary Increase Proposed.
A highly important bill was intro
duced in the senate by Mr.. Groom, of
Kinds, which seeks to raise the salar-
les OF all State officers. The changes
proposed are as follows:
Governor and supreme judges, from
81, 500 to $4,000 per year.
Circuit judges and chancellors, from
$3.50 to $4,000 per year.
Attorney general, from $500 to 81
900 per year.
Assistant attorney general, from 81
900 to $4,000 per year.
All State officers now drawing 81
500 per year to $4,000 per year, ald all
officers drawing $1,000 a year to ST.
500 a year.
Chief clerks in auditors Office and
treasurer's office, from $3.50 to ST.
500 per year.
All department clerks drawing ST.
900 to 81 200 per year.
Changes are proposed in the salary
of every State official except the in
surance commissioner and State rev.
enue agent, who draw their pay on the
fee system.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
TOilfnE

Easily wrought work is usually worth
less work. How hard shall l run ?" in
ouired a novice of his trainer on the eve
of a great race. Until you Drop" was
the grim reply. II toiled terribly" said
Sir Walter Raleigh, explaining his meth
of achievement. "Ye have not yet re-
sisted unto BLOOD" wrote the apostle.
The best work is wrought with travail.
Do not despair, but rather rejoice, when
things come hard."-S. S. Times.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Cyclone in Tate County.

A cyclone passed through Arka-
butla last week, completely demol-
ishing the Methodist church and w.
M. Emerson's residence. Seven
houses and a number of outhouses
were badly wrecked. The ginhouse
of the Jones plantation, in DeSotc
county, was also destroyed. No ia
t~alities are reported.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Woman Burned to Death.

While fighting a forest fire in
Yazoo county last week a negro
woman was burned to death. The
woman was helping to extinguish
the flames when her dress caught,
and she was horribly burned before
help could reach her. The accident
occurred on w. B. Deason's place.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Duck Hill House Burned.

Lloyd T. Binford's residence at
Duck Hill vas destroyed by fire last
week and but little of value was
saved. Loss about three thousand
dollars, partially insured. Cause of
fire unknown. The fire was first dis
covered between the ceiling and the
roof. Mr.. Binford was absent from
home at the time.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Attendance Upon Public Worship.

When a nan can willingly forego
even the outward services of religion
and stay away from the house of God,
and let the seasons of devotion and
communion pass by without a thought
of regret, his faith and love must be at
a low ebb. A living plant seeks water,
a living soul longs for the refreshment
of the sanctuary.-Henry Van Dyke.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Y, M. C.. A. Secretary RESIGNS.

H. W. Mixsell, general secretary
of the Meridian Railroad Young
Mems Christian Association for the
past six years, has resigned on &C
count of his wife's health. He goes
to St. Paul, MINI. The members
presented him with a gold watch,
suitably engraved.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Mansion Not to Be Sold.

The finance committee of the senate
has made a favorable report, with an
amendment, appropriating $4,000 for
repairs and new furniture at the gov
ernor's mansion, and this seems to
indicate that it is not the intention
of the State to sell the mansion prop
erty at this session, Notwithstanding
the fact that the sale was recommend
ed by the outgoing and incoming gov
errors
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Cotton Burned at New Albany.

One hundred bales of cotton
caught fire at New Albany last week.
seventy-fve bales and a large part of
the depot platform being destroyed.
The burning cotton was dumped
into the Tallahatchie river, prevent
ing the destruction of two depots.
The loss is $4,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Restraining District Attorneys.

A bill has been passed by the senate
prohibiting district attorneys from
forming law partnerships for civil
practice in their districts. Only one
vote was cast in opposition, Mr.. Nc
Laurin, OF the Twentieth, voting
against it. The bill will affect at least
five district attorneys in the State.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
A Rather Drastic Bill.

The senate passed a rather drastic
bill providing that land may re-
owe penalties of $3.50 in each in
stance where a railroad fails to build
a stock gap, recovery to be had with
out notice first being given the rail.
road of the necessity of such gap.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Fell and Broke His Neck.

Park Wheeler, of Hazlehurst, came
to Canton last week to visit his cou-
sin. He got on a spree, and while
returning home aboard a train fell
from the coach platform and broke
his neck.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Newton Men Honored.

The appointments by Gov. Varda-
man OF DR.. G.. H. Mcneil of New
ton as member Of the State board Of
health from the Fifth district, and
&. E. Cunningham, also of that
place, as one of the trustees of the
East Mississippi Insane Asylum at
Meridian, have been confirmed by
the senate. The former is a leading
citizen and physician and president
of the Newton County Medical Asso-
citation. The latter is editor of the
Newton Record, one of the leading
weekly newspapers Of East Missis-
sippi, and the cleanest and best
printed paper published in the
State.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Smallpox at DoddsVilIe.

Two Or more cases Of smallpox
have developed at Dossville, a little
town sixteen miles north of Car
thage. The persons afflicted are the
daughters of Mr.. Wooten, a promi-
nent citizen of that place. The
young ladies were in school at the
Southern Female College at West
Point. The county health officer
has been summoned to investigate
the case, and make report as to just
how the disease originated.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Loves Young Dream.

They were uttering the tender non.
that succeeds the great question
And" said the girl bravely, 81!
poverty comes we will face it togeth
err"
"Ah, dearest he replied, 4the mere
sight of your face would scare the we'll
away"
And ever since he has wondered WIZ
she returned his ring.-Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
To Attend Worlds Fair.

The First battalion, Second regi-
ment, Mississippi National Guard,
have voted to attend the Worlds
Fair and are planning to raise neces-
sary funds. 1t is hoped the State
will aid.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Confederate Pension Bill.

has finally made a favorable report on
the bill passed by the house appro-
priating $780, 900 for the Confederate
pensions for the biennial period. The
bill has been under consideration for
over two weeks.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Coffin Factory for Meridian.

A subscription was opened last
week to establish a coffin factory at
Meridian. The needed $4,000 was
taken promptly by local parties and
the books are now closed.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-02-19
Insurance Reports Comma In.

Insurance Commissioner Cole is
now receiving the annual reports Of
the insurance companies doing bus
mess in this State, and hardly "a
mail comes but what does not con-
tain half a dozen or more of these
reports. Including the fire, life
and benevolent societies, there are
several hundred of these reports.