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The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15
Fine NuIeS.

Tupelo owns a pair of as fine mules
as can he found in the country any
where. They were bought recently in
Memphis and the city paid S425 0O
for them. Thegaare stately steppers and
stand nearly seventeen hands high.
They pull together perfectly and have
not yeC been asked to draw n load that
oyertaxed their powers Marshal Rob
ertson il very proud of them. He has
clad them in fine black harness and put
them to a brand new wagon. Altogeth-
er this team and parephernalia makes
an imposing appearance as thew move
through our streets. The mules are
coal black. five and six years old and
while high spirited are kind and easily
managed. Marshal Robertson does not
know their pedigree bat thinks they
could trace their lineage back to the
jawbone that Samson used when he
slew the Philistines. Some of their an
cestors are mentioned in sacred history
which is more than a good many peo-
pie can say. The city ought to be
proud of it's mules,
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Little Victor.

The death angel visited our com
munity again this week and claimed
for it's victim little Yirtor, son of Mrs
sudie Westmoreland. Victor was born
Sept 10th, 1901, died April tst, 1904
Age 2 wears 6 months and 20 days
He a Gods onl loaned to his mother
for II short while. The little sonl is now
With Jesus. He was II beautiful little
bud here but God took him to bloom
out in heaven. Heaven is decked with
such little flowers. He was the light OF
his mothers home, but now he plays in
the garden OF hea ven.
Little Victor,s body was laid to rest
ia the Andrews Chapel cemetery in the
presence OF a large Borrowing audience.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Mosier.
"Oh, mother, grieye not with hope
less sorrow,
Jesus has felt your pain;
: He did thy lamb but borrow,
He'll give him back again.
A FRIEND.
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WITH THE CHURCHES.

PREsBYTERIAN-Rev. Chas. N. Van
Honten, pastor, Services every Sunday
at IL a. M. and 7.3O p. m. Sunday
School at $40 Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening 7:3O. Travelling
men specially welcome.
j. BAPTIsT-Rev. r. A. Kimbrough, pas
tor. Services every Sunday at II, a. m.
and 1870 p. m. Sunday School at $50.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
7:3O. Allinvited.
METHaDIsT-Rev. j. A. Bowen, pastor
Services every Sunday at II a. III, and
1870 p. m. Sunday School at $40.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing at 7:30. All invited.
CUMBERLAND PREsBYTERIAN-Rev. ].
D. Hunter, pastor. Services, First and
Third Sunday at II a. m. and 7.3O p.
m. Sunday School at 10. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening at 7.30.
All invited.
CHRIsTIAN-Eld. C. K. Marshall, pastor.
Services every second and fourth Lords
day. at II. a. ~, and 7:30 p. m. Bible
School every Sunday at $50.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15
MRS. TOME MCNEIL.

Died at her fathers home near Gun
town, Miss, Mrs. Tonic Mcneil, after Il
painful illness of nine months. Deceas-
ed was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Holly. She was born March 18th,
1877, joined the Missionary Baptist
church in her 18th year and lived a
consistent member, until her death
March both 1904: She was married
to G. G. McNeill Oct. 18th 1898. She
often told her husband that she had
no fear of death and all she hated was
leaving him so lonely, but told him
not to grieve for her. that she would
be at rest. The remains were inferred
at Campbelltown cemetery where there
was a large number OF relatives and
friends. W. P. Hunter made some APP
propriate remarks and w. j. Epting
dismissed the assembly by a very feel
ing prayer.
A FRIEND.
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Sec. 1. j. NJ Allen, j. Clark, &. p.
Long, ID. w Robins, E. G Kinds, w.
C. Dickinson, Jno. Read and l.. d.
Hines, and their associates and sue
~cessors, are hereby created a body cor
porate under the corporate name OF
1.-The Tupelo Steam Laundry"
Sec. 2. The domicile of this corpora
tion shall be Tupelo, Lee County, Mis-
sissippi, and shall have succession for
fifty years.
Sec. B. The capital stock OF this
corporataion shall be 100000 d.
vided into shares OF $1,000 each. and
the corporation is authorized to begin
business when 100000 of said CAPT
tai stock shall have Deen subscribed and
paid.
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Gard OF Thanks.

| take this opportunity OF thanking
the good neighbors and friends who
gave such kind and good atten-
ton and assistance to my wife during
her long painful illness, death and
burial. And to all who have offered
such grateful words OF sympathy, |
want to tender my heartfelt thanks and
gratitude and assure all that l will
never forget their kindly acts and SYM
pathetic words, and pray TINT when the
Death Angel enters their homes they
may be surrounded by as kind aud
faithful friends as 1 have been.
Cur G. McOElLL.
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Rural Free Delivery From Verona.

Post Office Department.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Rural Delivery Division
Washington
April, 10th, 1904.
Hon. +. s, Gambler, Jr.,
House of Representatives, City,
Dear Sir:-I have the honor to advise
you that Rural Free Delivery Service has
this day been ordered established from
Verona. Lee CO.. Miss. with one carrier,
to III May, 10th, 1904.
Very Respectfully,
j. Il. BRIsTow,
18th. Asst. p. Al. Genl.
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Thomas VandiVer Eden.

On Wednesday evening, the 9th, inst
the angel of death called and carried a.
way to heaven Thomas Vandiver, infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs, Walter Eden.
1t is hard indeed to give up our loved
ones, bnt why should we be so cast
down in sorrow when, as in this instance.
we have the assurance that the departed
one has gone on to their inheritance in
heaven. The bereaved parents have the
unfeigned sympathy OF the entire COM
munity in this hour OF d ep affection.
A FRIEND.
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Commits sioner's Sale.
Mrs. Elizabeth Conoway, ct all
vs. mo 2U9S
VIM Scott ct al.

vs. mo. zoos
VIM Scott ct al.
BY virtue of a decree OF the Honor
able Chancery Court of Lee County,
State of Mississippi. rendered at the
March Term. A. d. 1904 thereof. order
ing a sale Of certain lands mentioned
therein, &. w. Long, the undersigned
appointed Commissioner to execute said
decree, will, on End day of May 1904,
expose at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at th3 home stead of
the late A. j Conoway within the hours
prescribed by law. the following describ-
I'd lands, being in said County and
State, to-wit The Il. 4 of Sec. Is,
T. Z, X 5, except the following d. scrib-
ed land in the S. w. Cor OF said N. r.
4 to-wit: Beginning at the Southwp est
corner of said quarter and run thence
with quarter section line East 21A poles,
to q q axe thence North 12h degrees
West 10 poles to a stake, thence West
1S 4 poles to a stake on the quarter
section line thence with that line South
10 poles to the beginning point. con-
tanning one and one fourth acres.
: The West X Of the N. w. 4 OF Sec. IA.
T.7,R.5,E. and one and one fourth acres
in the N. E corner, Of the N. W 4 OF sec
ton Is, Z. Z, R 5. described as follows
to-wit: Begin at the N E corner OF
said quarter and run thence with the
quarter section line South 20 poles to
a STAKE, thence North 40 degrees West
% $40 poles to a stake on quarter
section line, thence with that quarter
section line East 20 poles to the be-
ginning point containing u and one
forth acres. All in Lee County Miss.
Together with the appurtenances and
hereditaments thareunto appertainiDg.
g. w. LONG, Commissioner.
Dated 18th day OF April 1904:
Allen & Robins, SOILS ior Cofbplt's.
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Notice is hereby given that a meet
ing OF the camp will be held on the
first Saturday in May at Tupelo at 2
O'Clock D. m for the transaction OF
business. The annual election OF officers
and the collection of camp dues will
take place. Delegates to the reunion
at Nashville will be chosen also. All
comrades are requested to be present.
j. A. THOMPSON Comndr.
E. M. WlTHERsPooN, Aidt.
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AIard.

We take this method OF thanking the
good people OF Mooresville and vicinity
for their untiring efforts to smoothe
the pathway OF sorrow, by their many
acts OF kindness to US, in the very
greatest bereavement that can come to
any family, that OF giving up wife and
mother. We sincerely thank each and
every one OF you and pray that every
cloud OF sorrow that comes to your
hearts will be gilded with the same
silver lining OF dear, kind friends to an
ticipate every want. Rest assured that
the family will remember each and
every demonstration OF respect and
sympathy.
L.. J. TRAPp AND CHILDREN.
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StraYed.

Three m~ules-two horse mules, about
six years old and one mare mule. about
IL wears old. Weigh about 700 lbs. each
All are a dark brown color. Two OF
them, the Youngest. are western, the
other is a native Win give a liberal re-
ward for their recovery or any informa-
tion leading thereto,
F. ELLIOTT,
Tupelo, Miss April, ), 1904.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15

FOR SALE-Residence Lot in one OF the
most desirable portions of Tupelo.
Address, w. w. WHEELER,
Pontotoc, Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15
Attention John NJ. Stone Camp.

Tupelo, Miss April, ), 1904.
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Salad

After these delightful refreshments
were served, as souvenirs of our Easter
party each received a downy little
chicken. Guests present were: Misses
Annie and Hattie McAllister, Ola and
Gardner, Lizzie Armstrong, Nell
Clark.
The Tupelo journal., 1904-04-15

The Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
| graph Co. have q large build'n crew
here putting in a new telephone system.
/ All circuits will be metallic, the swItcli-
tpoard will be the latest model. A di-
rect copper metallic circuit will al o be
built connecting Memphis with Tup4l0s
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least, they are served up in a new form.
play, for a melodrama Of this sort is al
ways warmly received at the Park.
The greatest novelty about the perform
ance is the appearance of the author OF the
piece In the character OF the villain. II.
Laurence Lee, who stands sponsor for I
Die at Dawn" makes one of the smoothest
rascals that ever trod the boards OF a popu-
lar price theater. He wears his stylish
clothes, smokes his cigarettes, twirls his
little cane and twists his naughty black
mustache in the most villainous fashion
imaginable, and succeeds in making himself
thoroughly detested by all the virtue-loving
folk in the audience before he has been
on the stage ten minutes. Miss Elsie
Crescy, whose name is printed in capitals
on the programme, is the heroine or the
piece-a young Kentucky woman who
spends her life in the rough mountain re-
giOns of the Bluegrass State and yet wears
beautiful gowns that would cause a society
actress to open her eyes. Nellie Milward is
the heroine's name and II proves to be a
name with ominous significance, since
Nellie gets into trouble with the villain
grind the life out Of her were ii not for
the timely arrival Of a gallant rescuer.
The hero is one Bob NestOr. "a true
taken by George E. Pattison, who is as big
as Tim Jeffries and who looks not unlike
that fistic champion. Bob is a well-read
hero; he says himself that he reads every
thing from the Louisville Courier-Journal
to the Police GaZette"-an admirable range
Of current literature. Furthermore, Bob
knows how to make love and to handle
big revolvers and when he IS not busily
engaged at one of these occupations he
is actively employed at the other. Silent
Dave is a United States detective who
inspires awe among the impressionable aud
itors and who traces down the bad people
and lends valuable assistance to the good
people. This part is in the hands Of Loudon
Mccormick, who is far and away the best
actor in the cast. Little Dollie Theobold
is a diminutive player who acts as If she
were eight years old and looks as IL she
were eighteen. She is very clever indeed
and wins much favor from the audience in
the role of Murphy MCGOWAN. The other
parts are all acceptabiy filled and the play
moves with brisk action from the rising Of
the first curtain TO the fall OF the last one.
There are some splendid stage settings in
'To Die at Dawn" and the stage manage
ment is IN very competent hands. The play
is sure of continued big business at the
Park. 1t will be the attraction for the
rest OF the week,
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Morning Chd
Little Church Comedies.

According to everyday evidence. active
church life is not without its harmless
phases Of mental and humorous enter
tainment.
Now tha the holidays are moving off
and Christmas festivals are over. I suppose
regular church work will set in again." re-
marked a high-browed, blonde young
woman. al our church women are so
unique. 1 wonder If they are as original
IN all the other churches in town. Really, at
enc time things got to such a commercial
pitch in our parish that the women would
talk about pies and cakes to sell over the
backs Of the pews, before and after service
began, Then they would keep it up going
down the aisle. and chase each other
around on the sidewalk unit. it was sim
ply ridiculous. not to say disgraceful. The
thing that stopped all that, however, was
what happened TO Mrs. De jenkins. She
was sailing down the aisle one morning.
bargaining right and left for her table at
the church bazaar, asking Mrs. This to
make a cake, and Mrs. That to make salad;
suddenly, when she was near the door,
the organ music stopped. and left her
screaming aloud to the woman next to her:
L wonder if Mrs. Fitz-Simpson will bake
a ham
"Since the reformation Of that lady. h
was cured entirely by the publicity of the
parish ham. so TO speak, Mrs. Bland and
her church engagements figure as the par
tsh joke. It is too bad, Of course, TO be
amused at ones church sisters, but 1t can't
be helped. Mrs. Bland gets in very early
and moves among other ladies going in,
taps them gently and whispers impressive
ly: My dear, L want to see you after
church.; 1 won't keep you but a minute
I've had these gentle taps and soft whis-
pers from the Industrious and enterprising
Mrs. Bland for a long term of months" the
blonde young woman concluded, ''and she
has never yet seen me. I've either come
too far down on her list or her overtaxed
memory has failed her, or some previous
" seen young woman has not failed her,
or something has happened. 1 wait for
her until l see her hOpelessly absorbed with
other less diffident church women and then
i walk oft home. My time will come some
day, perhaps; and If 1t never does, why, 1
shall always have the pleasing little mys-
terry 70 ponder as TO whether, II she ever
sees me. I shall make a a or bake a
ham,"
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There will be no matinee at English's this
afternoon, but all the other local threaters
will give two holiday performances. The
vaudeville bills at the Grand has attracted
large audiences al week and the indica-
tons point to record breaking crowds to-
day. John and Emma Ray have scored a
great success in their funny farce. Casey
the Fireman. but these laugh provokers
Snyder and Buckley IN the same pro-
This latter team is one of the
best seen at the Grand this season. Both
men are excellent musicians and Snyder is
an unusually clever comedian. Other
favorites in the entertainment are Alice
Lyndon Doll, the little Indianapolis song
ster, and May M~elbane, another local per-
former.
Adelaide Manola, a daughter Of Marion
Manola, the once-famous opera singer. Will
sing thee leading soprano role IN 'Floro-
DORA when that ever-popular musical COM
edy comes to English's the latter part OF
next week. Miss Manola has just been en-
gagged for the part to succeed Isidore Rush.
The stage career OF this young woman be-
gan when her mother and John Mason were
starring Jointly in Friend Fritz" She left
the stage when this piece was withdrawn,
married and moved TO Japan. Unostenta-
tlously she returned TO America last season
and acCeEteQ a numDle CuOTuS position WITH
Weber and Fields. She soon proved that
she was too good for the chorus and Fishe-
and Ryley. the managers Of "Florodora, 3"
have had her in mind for a principal part
for some time.
Ada Rehan is considered the ideal Lady
TeazIe in school for Scandal" and there is
great desire among local playgoers to see
her performance in the famous old play
next Monday night in this city. She COM
bines the methods of the grand style Of
acting with delicate sprightliness and the
effects she produces by a mingling OF these
two schools are truly astonishing. Otis
Skinner's portrayal Of the courtly and
spirited Charles Surface is not so well
known as is Miss Rehan's representation,
but according TO the Chicago reviewers the
favorite actor has shown a complete mas
terry of the character.
In his new comedy, THE Man from
BIankley's," Charles Hawtry, the English
actor, who will be seen here next week.
is said to be an altogether different type
Of actor than he seemed to be during the
past two seasons in "A Message from
Mars" In the latter piece he was English
heaviness itself and somewhat sluggish in
action. but in his new play it is stated that
he has the American touch OF lightness
which British actors rarely acquire.
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BENSON ARRESTED AGAIN
ON CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
Secret-Service Men Feared
Would Leave Country-Sel]
to Ludlow-Street Jail.
MAY BE RELEASED TODAY

NEW YORK, Dec. s1.-John A Benson. OF
night, owing 70 his inability TO furnish
$4,000 bail. He was arrested here to-day
on a charge Of bribery, at the instance OF
secret service officers, who feared he was
about to leave the city.
Benson recently was indicted in Washing
ton for bribing a federal official. The in
dictment. which reached here to-day from
Washington. contained sixty typewriter
pages. II first charged that Benson and
Frederick A. Hyde, OF San Francisco, were
engaged In the business OF ~unlawfully OBJ
tanning possession OF titles 10 the public
lands In California and Oregon, known as
school lands. The indictment stated that.
following the securing OF the lands by the
two men, the Interior Department, through
Steece, commenced an investigation. II IS
charged that on May IS last Benson paid
Woodford Harlan. chief OF the police service
division Of the Interior Department. 500 20
furnish him with advance con-
corning the report OF Messrs. Pugh and
Steece. II is further claimed that a second
payment OF 500 was made 10 Harlan on
March 20, a third on March Is Of the same
amount. and a fourth on Dec. Is. 70 the
same federal official. OF $50. A claim -
also made that on Dec. 10 Benson paid
William T.. VOlk, q clerk In the Land Office.
the sum Of $50 TO permit him 20 see certain
reports.
Alter MS arrest lut dCAuftl man VIZ
taken before United States Commissioner
Shields. who set his examination for Jan.
IL. Being unable TO procure bOndsmen, Ben
son was taken 20 JAN.
J. @. Campbell, one Of Benson's counsel,
said his client had appeared before a United
States COMMISSIONS In Washington, Dec. II.
and that the examination had gone over un-
I'll Jan. Z. Not caring 70 walt said ne.
"the federal officials there yesterday IN
dicted Mr.. Benson on the same Identical
charge he was arraigned on there. We ex-
pect 20 be able 20 show that Mr.. Benson
had been guilty OF no such crime. We VIII
furnish bail for him tomorrow
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De wolf Hopper's "Pickwick" Make

De Wolf Hopper and his big company of
seventy people, including such w~ell-know
players as Digby Bell, Laura Joyce Bell.
Marguerite Clarke and Louise Payne will
be at English's tonight and tomorrow
night in Mr.. Pickwick," the musical stage
version of the famous Dickens work, which
was prepared for Mr.. Hopper by Charles
and Manuel Klein. There will be no mat
inee performances, as announced in this
column yesterday, owing to the fact that
the popular comedian has just recovered
from a severe illness and does not care to
overtaX himself.
Many people nave wondered that De Wolf
Hopper, who is one Of the tallest men on
the stage, should be able TO make up to
resemble the immortal Pickwick, but the
comedian solved the problem by the use
Of some pads which are wonderfully, and
one might say, fearfully made. At first he
tried the usual methods of thin actors who
wish to appear fat in a play, but he soon
realized that the heat from this process
(his clothes being stuffed with eXcelsior)
would be uncomfortable. He then set about
to find some way TO overcome this diff
Guilty and finally concluded to make his
body, from the hips UP. out OF wtckerwork
so that his girth is suspended by a curious
basket-shaped thing without bottom or top.
This he pulls on and straps over his Shout
ders in such a manner as to give him the
exact appearance of the pOrtly Pickwick so
far as the better portion OF his anatomy is
concerned. Next came his extremities, and
he soon found that the basket idea would
not work, but again the old adage, "Neces-
sity is the mother of invention" came into
play, and he conceived the idea OF having
erected a number of whalebone rings, grad
uating in size from the knees up. These
were secured by springs and wires and the
trousers fell neatly over them, so that his
limbs had perfect freedom and at the same
time gave him the desired appearance, and
his audience is startled when ii sees the
remarkable change that is made by this
device in the comedians physical appear
ance.
THE best part OF IL all Is" said Hop
per. in speaking Of his makeup. that there
is at least five inches of ozone between the
illusion and the reality, so that even in the
warmest weather l am perfectly cool and
comfortable"
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CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
FOR INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL

The Girls Industrial School will hold its
Christmas exercises tomorrow afternoon
in Masonic Hall. A good programme has
been arranged by the ladies in charge Of
the school and will open with prayer by
the Rev. c. b. Newman. Of the Third
Christian Church. The programme viii in
clude a piano solo by Blanche Tullis. a
story OF the Christ-child by Mr.. Newman,
piano and mandolin duet by Louise Coffin
and Martha Anderson, violin solo by Miss
Ruth Stacey, and vocal solos by the Misses
Louise Dryer. Alta Malott and Clara
Schumm. Mrs. J.sF. Barnhill and Mrs. Re
veal will present the members OF the dress
making class with completely equipped
sewing boxes. The Misses Mary Deputy,
Susan Huber. Mary George. Mary Stone,
Florence Hubbard, Merle Sullivan and
Maude Prier viii distribute gifts TO the
members OF the school in general.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01
HOME HINTS.
BY MAY MANTON.

Every woman who has ever been Ill
knows the necessity of a light wrap that
can be slipped on over the nightgown with
out effort. This one amply fulflls that re-
quirement. and is dainty and attractive at
the same time that it is comfortable. In
addition 70 serving this first legitimate use,
It becomes a most satisfactory simple neg
ligee or lounging Jacket. AS shown, the
is French flannel, in a Persian de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-01

Suggestions furnished by Table Talk to
h~ousekeepers Of moderate means:
Breakfast
Fruit
Ralston Breakfast Food
Sugar and Cream
Baked Hash Balls Fried Potatoes
Corn Bread Coffee.
Dinner
Oyster PURGE
Roast Goose Apple Croquettes
Drowned Mashed Potatoes with Turnips
Celery and Nut Salad
Waters Cheese
Nodded Fig Pudding Whipped Cream
Coffee.
Supper
Shrimp Fricassee in Chatting Dish
Spanish
Fruits in jelly Cake
COffae