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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07
Washington, DC, April 5, 1904.

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1T creates widening circle Of
WEAKNESS in my neighborhood to
hear all this talk of conservative
candidate for President on the demo-
cratic ticket, when the average man
does not know what he means when
ne uses the word conservative in
this connection said the Hon. Frank
b. Shober, of New York, a member
of Congress from the Harlem district.
If he means by conservative that
the man must have brains sufficient
to understand what would injure the
real business interests Of the country
and steer clear of it, then he does
know what the word means and |
quite agree with him. If, on the
other hand he r1eans that the candi-
date must be namby pamby, milk
and water, wishy-washy, negative and
altogether colorless man who stands
for nothing and who has never Ut
tered word that can be construed
into his position on any public ques-
tion now agitating the people of j the
country, then | am unalterably op-
posed to him and his kind of a candi-
date. | cannot understand how men,
who pretend to know anything about
the game of politics, can advocate
that sort candidate in the present
circumstances. + That manner Of can
didste on the democratic ticket in
competition with the present occu-
pant of the White House and who
undoubtedly will be the republican
candidate, a man who is the very
apotheosis of strenuosity, positive
ness, aggressiveness, bullheadedness,
man full Of color, who fills the pub
lie eye would have about as much show
of winning as would a one-legged man
at kicking match, and the man who
advocates that kind of candidate on
the democratic ticket knows about as
much about politics as a hog knows
about navigating a ship. To attempt
to defeat Roosevelt with that kind Of
a candidate would, in my opinion, be
like trying to stop cyclone with a
quiet closet prayer. What we want
and need is not conservatism Of the
mushy kind, but radicalism of the
right sort. We want man who is
radical for the right, radical for equal
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07
ALetter From Rev. 7. c. Wier.

The weekly visits Of The Advertiser
to the homes of former Lexingtonians
now living at Bonneville, Miss, are
occasions Of interest and pleasure to
every member of our household, A
four years residence in the goodIy
and "classic town Of Lexington" drew
Ms with the bonds Of a firm friend
ship to many Of its people.
We had not the opportunity to say
geod bye to many Of our friends on
leaving Lexington, being busted with
preparations for moving to a distant
mart Of the state. This communlca-
tion, however, is not written as a
yaledictory, to say farewell, but as an
Easter greeting and assurance Of
hind remembrance to those we have
left behind US. /,
We are glad to hear a good report
Of our successor, Rev. R. A. Tucker
and bespeak for him the esteem and
kind appreciation characteristic OF
the Lexington people towards those
Who serve them as pastors. lie Is
worthy and well qualified
The Lexington Advertiser. bearing
the same title / believe it had when
first made its acquaintance with the
same veteran editor, ably assisted
on the tripod, comes to our home 9
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

near Pickens, Sunday morning at
4 O'Clock, and was buried in Pickens
cemetery the next day. Bob Gage,
during the war between She states
belonged to Company X, 29th Mis-
sissippi regiment Walthall's brigade,
army Of Tennessee. he was . good
soldier and did service until disabled
from gunshot wound received in
battle. He was sixty years Of age
when be crossed over to join the
silent bivouac Of his comrades. BE
was . member Of Holmes County
Camp No. 39s, q. O. v. he leaves
q wife and seven children, for whose
great sorrow and irreparsble be-
reavement the writer Joins his COM
| rades in offering their deepest SYM
pathy.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07
Local News
Happenings of Interest TO Home People Briefly and Enter,
tahfnqfy Chrontcled.
Mrs. George A. Wilson entertained

Mrs. George A. Wilson entertained
a few Of the young people Of our
growing little city in an elegant man
ner at whist Monday evening. A set
of duplicate boards were played by
all present, resulting in Mayor Cum
life McBee winning the gentlemen's
first prize, beautiful sofa cushion;
Miss Jessie Wyatt won the ladies'
prize, beautiful vase. Miss Mamie
Wyatt drew the consolation, Easter
lilies in a decorated pot. Dr.. Jse
Alexander won the BOBBY prize, a
large rooster. The entertainment
was unique in every respect and thor
oughly enjoyed by all so 70 fortunate
as to be present.
Mrt.W. A. Henry and J.W. George,
leading attorneys Of the Yazoo bar,
attended our court Monday.
If you can't think Of anything fol
dinner phone Gwin Bros.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

Read all the "sdS' In this issue
until you come TO the photographers
and read IL twice: II You don't get
the idea read thrice.
Rabbi Abrsm Brill, Of Gresnvilly,
will lecture and hold services 1t the
Opera House next Sunday night at
8 O'Clock p. m. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Noel White received the appoint
mont Of Captain Commissary on the
regimsntal staff Of Col. S. Mont
gomeSy Of the First Regiment Mis-.
sissippi National Guards. II is nov
Captain White.
For mating 90 70 Calhoun Furni-
ture Company they havs sll grades
and al styles, st prices that no one
can hack. Csll 70 ses them.
0. G. Calhoun, Mgr.
Try Campbelps soups already seas-
oned Gvin Bres.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

welcome and pleasant visitor. We
read with pleasure its mention of the
names of friends and places, familiar
as household words; read its adver-
tisements and of the improvements
going on in the town. Of improve
ments, notably, the securing Of pas
senger depot at the crossing" the
electric light plant and the new
school building.
The good people Of Lexington we
shall ever cherish pleasantly in the
cabinet Of memory, from the COM
mander and comrades of Camp 1893,
U.C.V., to the bright-eyed school girls
and school boys; the young men Of
respectful bearing and citizens gen.
orally; the fair young women, amiable
and cultured; the members Of our
own congregations and members Of
other churches, often met in frater-
nal association. All are pleasantly
remembered, with best wishes and
prayers for tl3ir temporal and spiri-
tual welfare.
But perhaps some of our Lexington
friends would like to know where We
are at. Well, we are at Bonneville in
Prentiss county, on the Mobile & Ohio
Railroad, twenty miles south Of
Corinth and about one hundred and
twenty miles distant from Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07
y. 6. Y. Meeting
PrOceedings of the Regular April Session Of Holmes
County Camp, SVo. 1913, u. e. v.

Minutes Holmes County Camp, No.
1913, U.C. ", held April 4th, 1904.
A regular meeting Of this camp
was opened with prayer by W. W.
Lunsford. The roll was called and
the Minutes of the last meeting were
read. Comrade R. H. Gage was re-
ported to have died at his home near
Richland, Sunday morning at a o'clock.
The commander appointed Comrades
W. M. Broadway, C. Oltenburg and
WV. Lunsford, to prepare a suitable
memoriam on the death Of Comrade
Gage. Minutes were read and ap-
proved and the camp was closed with
a benediction from Chaplain W, NJ
Broadway. R. H. Baker, Com.
F.A. Howell, Adjutant.
Robert Gage died at his home
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07
DR.. S. A. Steele.

DR.. Steele lectured here at the
Methodists church Tuesday and We'd
nesday nights. Good houses greeted
him on each night. The proceeds of
the lecture will be used to paint the
inside Of the Methodist church. DR..
Steele sustained his reputation as a
lecturer. The audience thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. .-Belzoni News.
He lectured here, TOO.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

A kidney remedy that can be de.
pended on will be found in PRICKLl
ASH BITTERs. 1t heals and strength
ems. Sold by Swinney & Stigler.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

Come to Us for
High-Grade Buggies'
Love Wagons.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

Bonneville is a lively and improving
town of twelve or fifteen hundred in
habitants. It's people are satisfied
with their own town and have conf
dence in it's future. There are sub
stantial brick stores and some very
elegant private residences. The
PresbYterians have a neat frame
church; the Baptists an excellent
brick church with very tall steeple.
The Methodists lost by fire a compar-
atively new brick church less than
three years ago, but they promptly
set about rebuilding, and now occupy
a very handsome brick structure,
built in modern style and resembling
in its interior arrangement the Meth
odist church at Lexington. The pas
tor and family are comfortably domi-
ciled in a new parsonage home among
a kind and appreciative people,
hoping for a pleasant and profitable
year. 7. G. Wler.
| Habitual constipation is the door
through which many of the serious
ills of the body are admitted. The
occasional use of PRICKLY ASH BIT-
TIERS will remove and cure this dis
tressing condition. Sold by Swinney
& Stigler.
Look up the photographers "ad" in
this issue.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

Phone Williams beef market for
steak for breakfast.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1904-04-07

Let us send you a sample of our
roasted coffee. Gwin Bros.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
Sailing DOWN BABIES

IN certain localities in Europe and Asia
L the people still adhere to the exceedingly
curious custom of sailing newborn babies,
notwithstanding its cruelty and danger. The
method varies with the differing nationalities
of the people using 1t.
The ArmenianS Of Russia cover the entire
skin of the infant with a very fine salt, taking
great care that the salt reaches all the spaces
between the fingers and toes, and the de
pressions in the body, such as the armpits
and the hollows under the knees; for not
spot of the surface of the child must remain
untouched by the salt. The salt is left
the baby for three hours or more, and then
washed off with warm water.
mountain tribe of Asia Minor is even
more merciess than the Armenans. They
keep their newborn babies covered with salt
for twentv-four hours. The modern Greeks
sprinkle their babes with salt; and even in
some parts of Germany salt is still used a
child at birth. but in a much more humane
manner, by rubbing 4 little behind the ears,
or by placing pinch of salt on the tongue,
or by filling little paper with salt and placing
il under the garment The mothers imagine
that this will give their children health and
strength and keep the evil spirits away from
them.
This custom. when CARED TO excess. IS
cruel, the salt infaming L skin and some
times causing such intolerablc fortunes that
the child dies in commissions; but the ignorant
and supersttiouS mother, believing that the
sailing process hardens the child, that without
it the babe could not grow up into healthy
man or woman, hardens her heart to its
crueltics
1t is not known definitely, how this odd
custom originated but probably some an
Cent innovator, observing the prcservative
power Of salt in keeping meat sound reasoned
that it would be a good thing To- salt down
young babies for few hours, and thus i'm
part something Of the strengthening and pre-
serving qualities OF the salt to the puny
offspring of man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
ANDREW GLEESON'S ELOQUENCE

EOR twenty wears Andrew GIeeson. con-
L tractor and builder. was a member of
the Republican national committee for the
District of Columbia He controlled the
Irish vote and Perry Carson controlled the
negro vote; and they were very successful
politically.
Carson, the negro, was a natural orator,
but Gleeson. rich and powerful could not
make speech One evening at a political
meeting, where one hundred Irishmen MN
gled with about two thousand negroes, Perry
Carson did not appear. and the crowd called
on Gleeson for a speech. He hesitated,
shook his head, but finally arose and shouted
God bless the Irish. both white and
black"
II was his first, last and only speech; but
IL pleased the crowd all right.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
WAS A CRABOL0GIST

BOOKER WASHINGTON, in lecturing
u to his colored people, tells them this
story, and II hits hard those OF his own race
who have tried 70 inlure him. He SAYS:
Once upon time there was an old col
ored man who was having great success
catching crabs He had a tremendous box
more than half full. when passer-bv warned
him that the biggest and best crabs were
crawling out and would escape The old
man replied;
Thankee, sir. much obleeged but
amt goin' to lose no crabs. Use a crabolo-
gist, Is, and knows all bout de crab nature
| don't need TO watch EN-, tall When DC
big crab fight up 70 de top, and when he IS
gittin out. de little crabs catch him by de
laig, and pull HIM back. He can't git out
nohow
And then Booker Washington saws. NV
friends, have been informed that there IS
something OF crab nature IN human nature
but IT must be altogether among white folks,
and not in our race
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
VALUE OF AUTOGRAPHS

THERE is no subject upon which more
illusions seem TO exist than on the
subject of distinguished peoples autographs"
said a dealer in these things. An auto
graph. as the ordinary person understands it,
is merely the signature of some person of
eninence Well. let me say right here that
mere signature IS worth comparatively
nothing. | can sell you the signature of
almost anyone on earth from the king Of
England or the German kaiser right down to
those of actors and prize-hghters for a dollar
or so.
"Of course there are very striking excep-
tons to this rule. as for instance in the case
of Shakespeare, whose mere signature exists
on only one or two documents besides his
will, which is kept at Somerset house in
London.
What are of value are what we call
photographs that is TO say, an entire letter
written with the persons own hand and by
him signed. This is the autograph that is
worth money-particularly if the letter gives
some decided opinion. or reveals some new
phase Of the writer's mind.
Let me tell YOU about one remarkable
instance of ignorance on this score An
EngIshman some two or three wears ago
inherited a great collection of papers. and
among them there CHANGED to be a large num-
Der OF priceless letters written by Evelyn,
Pepys and many other historical celebrities
statesmen, poets and so on
Well. what did the inheritor do, Il viii
preserve the autographs, said he IN his imbe-
Cility Forthwith he eagerly cut out the sigma
lures and destroyed the letters. The only
satisfaction we have IS knowing that he
realized about seventy-five cents for each
autograph, whereas the holograph letters,
had he kept them, would have been worth at
least two hundred and fifty dollars each"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
4" NOT AT HOME ="

JAMES 6. CLARKSON. surveyor Of the
" port OF New York former chairman OF
the Republican national committee. was first
assistant postmaster general during the Harrl-
son administration, and all Of the prominent
politicians Of his party called on him, from
time 10 time.
One day Col Perry Carson. a negro who
was Republican national committeeman Tor
the District Of Columbia. called and insisted
upon immediate audience. The captain
of the watch refused him admttanoc, but
took his card to General Garrison, who said
Tell him | am not IN.
When that message was given 10 Perry
Carson. ne wer. out. crossed the street un-
hitched his horse. looked up at the post-ofiiCc
department. rehitohcd his horse. returned and
said:
Next time YOU sees Ginral GARRISON. tell
him Perry Carson says de next time he am
in TO sit furder away from his window"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
TOM WAS NOT AT HOME

one afternoon in the Press Club at Wash
~ ington, burly young fellow appeared
beside table where Tom Hannum Ga former
Washington correspondent. Bill Sterrett, and
other kindred spirits were in spiritual con-
ference, and said to Tom: This bill has been
standing long enough and I'm here TO collect
IL in money or hide"
This is a club, quietly responded skeleton
Tom, and you should have sent in your
card"
Just then a stalwart attendant took the
intruder by the arm conducted HIM to the
door, and returned with the card which he
handed 10 Hannum. Tom scrutinized the
card carefully, then looked up TO the waiter
and said. This is a very dear friend of mine;
but I'm busy now. Tell him I'm not in. -"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
ELEPHANT PAPA SAW

| TITLE Charley: Pa. was the elephant
Il you told Mr.. Ryefuddle you saw in
the city white one,
Mr. Whoopler: Why. I-I-that is
Mrs Whoopler lin a tone with ice down its
back. Charley. the elephant your papa saw
was neither white nor sacred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
A FOOL EVERY MINUTE

| TITLE Clarence (who has an inquiring
l. mind: Pa. why do men climb the
Alps, and hunt for the North Pole, and get
lost in the desert, and go where the cannibals
will eat them, and do all sorts OF things like
that?
Mr.. Callipers (who is inclined to be pessi-
mstc): Because, my son, there is fool
born every minute, and there aren't enough
fool things to be done here at home To keep
them all busy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
Young Lochimvar's Waeerloo

Young LOchinVar of the West.
He a SLOUGH hat and was
As the gentlemen dress who the wild HERDS,
And he lourisfed a and with sulphurous words,
He sought the cafe, where he leaned the bar
And invited attention Young LoChinvar
I'm rattesnake when people monkey with
I'm poison, I'm thunder and lightning said he,
when me pull off his
have Whitehead torpe1oes all of
When travel | take all the n the car
And endcrfectl" declared Young Lochinvar
He held a roll in fist that brown.
And announced his intention purchase the
Il have stuff into cracks he declared
when saSShay down Wall Street I'll have all
I'll Steel Common and send o
For the fun of the thing shouted Young
gent with white hands and a mild
Who had talormade clothes and glasses,
And he said To the rom Montana: Yoube
You're the greatest that has happened as
You're the boss, the champion
And he doped what swallowed by Young Lochi
That night, in alley, a whose head
Felt as big as a tub awOke from the dead
His pockets empty and hanging outside.
His and he and led
As he thought of Montana. $ fair nd sol
And the walking poor for Young Lochinvar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
DON'TS . BY Mimma Thomas Antrim

Don demand
ty TO rcfor the
a OF
Don't be anddo be be lively
Don't he'll
in
Don't fooshly contempt
Don't aside gncnlanly
OF legal
Don't o teeth a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
TRIBUTE OF TRUE LOVE

n pathos and deep affection no love-letter
ever echpsed the one found in the KNAPP
sack of a Confederate soldier. after the battle
of Atlanta.
1t told all about home. and concluded with
this poetic effort
Its hard for YOU 'unS TO be Twin in camps.
Its hard for youun TO be fghtin' the
Eanks
It's hard for we'uns from you'uns 10 part
Cause you'un got we'unS heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
GROWING ALIME
By T. G. Mcconnell


The speaker said cstab
average husband wife after living for
he further claimed that
d-al resemble particular
avocaon anything with which they have been for
intimately assoc1atcd)
And now as | ramble in fancy
look the people meet:
The photographer, much like a picture he
And poe resembles his feet;
The pianist appears like a person of note;
The dressma ker1o like a bride;
The lodge fcnda like
While the monk 5 a trile cross-eyed;
There's the dealer in muslns he looks very dry;
The resembles a fence;
The baseball left fielder looks like fly;
And the banker like thirty
a wil-ful expression is traced;
The singers a person of
George Washngtons namcsake S real hatchc faced;
The butcher displays backbone;
The phiz of the milknan resembles the brook;
the clockrnakcr'S there dIgltS;
The a hanglog look;
And the houckcepers face is like Budgets;
There's a o the printer shops devil like pie
The carpenters head is quite level
The soapmakcr's betokens the I've;
And the editor looks like the devil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-08
LONG TIME BETWEEN BATHS

A y earnest man said 70 have descended
~ from man who once wore a gorgeous
coat of many colors in Egypt, had rented
a house and was about 10 sign the lease.
when the real estate agent remarked
"Of course YOU understand that there is
no bath room IN the house
Dot makes me no difference" was the
reply. We only wants it for Won year"
The Nome nugget., 1904-04-30
native WANTS
A DIVORCE

Anvik, Alaska, March 23.-Edwin, a
native boy here. has made application
to Rev. John w. Chapman, the mis-
sionary at this place, to procure d.
vorce for him. Edwin and his wife
we're married at the Anvik mission,
and after they had lived together for
some time she left him and went to
live with her parents. Later she lived
with white man, and Edwin took an
other woman for time, but feeling
that he was doing wrong he left her
and has since lived alone. His wife
has repeatedly refused to return to
him, and now he wishes to procure a
divorce.
The Nome nugget., 1904-04-30
FROM THE
KA|YUH MTS.
Miners Object to False Informa.
ton Sent Out by the Commits.
SiOner of NulatO Precinct.

Camp Creek, Kiayuh Mis-, via MI
lato, April Ito the Editor of THE
NOME NUGGET: Having been informed
that reporter for the Nome News has
sent in letter from NulatO informing
the public that strike has been made
here, which is utterly false, as we have
been here since last October, and a few
coors to the pan is the best we found
after sinking Is holes to bedrock and
running two drifts from 20 TO 40 feet
We saved all our paintings which were
on bedrock and a little above. We
had in all about so cents in between
300 and 400 pans, and we do not think
that would justify a stampede.
An ex-policeman from Nome, named
Bob Warren. was working across the
divide from US nearly all winter and all
last summer. He showed us one little
color for his winters work. He is at
present on Camp Creek.
The aforesaid reporter for the News
is also commissioner of the Nulato
mining district. Hoping this will meet
with your approval and will find space
in your valuable paper, also informing
the public with our friends, we remain,
yours truly, G. II. Church, Joseph
Morin, Charles De Long. 5. j. Bailey.
G. A. Perrault.
p. S.-This is the second time this
winter that the same report went out
from here. They did not make it
strong enough at first.
The Nome nugget., 1904-04-30
WITNESS TURNS
THE TABLES

Special dispatch to The NUGGET.
ST. Michael, Alaska, April l0.-Ed.
Hawkins was yesterday convicted, by a
jury in the commissioners court, of
selling liquor without a license and
fined $500 and costs, in default of the
payment OF which he was committed to
jail.
During the trial the Court asked a
young soldier, who was on the witness
stand, If he had ever bought any liquor
of the defendant. He replied that he
had not. The Court then asked him if
he had ever bought any liquor from a
man known as Comfortable Harry"
who was spectator in the court room.
The witness inquired If he was allowed
to ask the court question. On being
answered in the affirmative he wanted
to know "who is on trial here any way?"
The Court subsidized while the specta-
tors laughed.