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The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
ORIGIN OF THE CUSTOM.
The Putting of Coins in Foundation
Stone of New Building Based
on CHASTITY Practice.

There is nothing especially impressive
in itself about the practice of putting
coins under the foundation stone of
new building, especially if the denomi-
nation Of the coins is modest. Yet this
harmless practice is the shadow Of an
older tragic custom. The money stands,
theoretically for the ransom of the hu
man being who by ancient superstition
should have been buried in its place
otherwise, it was held, the building
would not stand firm and endure.
There was time when this particu
lar kind of human sacrifice had a
vogue extending to most parts OF the
world Even in England skeletons have
been found imbedded in the bases of
castle walls, and there is record Of one
German fortress at the building OF
which child was bought from it's moth
er with hard cash and walled in to the
donjon tower-the unnatural mother,
according to the storJ, looking on the
while. Effgies of human beings are still
used in some parts of Europe as harm
less substitutes, and in remoter and
more ruthless places the old custom
crops out from time to time in all its
grim reality
1t was not long, ago that at Mosdok,
in the Caucasus, three builders were ar
rested for kidnapping lad. Afterward
the body was found walled into
tower they were at work upon. Within
the last half century two. children,
boy and a girl, were, it was reported,
walled into block house by some ,,sa.
borers at Duga, in Asiatic Turkey.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
AN INVENTOR OF NECKWEAR
London Professional Who Devotes His
Time to Devising New Shape
and Ties.

In the East End, right in the heart
of the quarter which has become noto-
rious as the home of the undesirable
alien" there lives and works man
whose occupation finds no entry in any
directory, official or otherwise, says
London paper He is professional de-
signer of necktieS, and there are prob
ably not more than three or four like
him, working as free lances.' in the
country, these men being usually en-
ployed by wholesale scarf manufac-
turers and jealously guarded. His work
is not, of course, the designing of pat
terms of the materials used, that being
in the hands of artists, but consists in
devising new shapes and styles in ty-
ing or fastening.
The world has moved since the days
of the scarf of the "chest preseryer'
type. and many patterns and shapes
have found a temporary boom and then
passed out of sight. The demand for
new styles is steady and constant and
the free lance" is always inventlng
novelties. He knows his market, for
what would suit one house would not
be adapted to the higher requirements
of another, so that he can always get
a good price for his ideas. To get
good thing in tie shapes that catches
on is to obtain a monopoly that will be
a profitable undertaking for the firm
that has purchased it. There are hum
dreds of notions that are tried, but very
few of them ever achieve any popular
ity. The most likely ideas, according
to the professional tie designer, are
those that initiate the more expensive
shapes with an economy of material,
this enabling the manufacturers to Of
fer to the middle class buyer an article
which assists him to keep up reputa-
ton for being smartly dressed. and at
the same time keep down expenses.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
OUT THERE WITH JOHNNY.

The wise and cunning diplomats go on ex-
changing notes
And yet the warning navies try to keep on
sinking boats;
The monarchs in their stately halls un-
meaning smiles bestow
On bowling women, richly clad, whom youth
left long ago,
And in the country Mother Earth her good
ness reaffirms,
Oh, would that L were there to-day with
Johnny, digging worms.
The eager millionaires contend for all the
golden stores,
far-distant Shores
Around the pit where hopes are wrecked
and hearts are crushed the cries
Of men who seem half frenZied in crazy
chorus rise,
While statesmen eloquently name the dan
gers we should Shun,
And irony and scorn are heaped upon them
when they've done.
The world is full of trouble, there are wars
and more to come,
And many man who proudly boasts to-
morrow shall be dumb;
Ambition goads the eager crowds; the
judge, in somber gown,
Who yesterday was cheered, to-day IS moot
ed through the town;
From small to great We toll and let our
masters name the terms,
And envy care-free Johnny who Is out
there digging worms.
IS. +. Kiser. in Chicago Record Herald.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
QUADRUPED FREIGHT LINES.
Asia Still Depends Upon the Camel
and Mule as Carriers Of
Shipments.

1t will not be long before railroads
will have pushed well into Asia Minor,
and then the center of Asia will begin
to wake up; but to-day it is still i'm
possible to ship goods into Turkestan
or Persia or Arabia by any means
other than the caravan, just as goods
were shipped in the days of King Sol
omon, says the Detroit Free Press.
If anything, the roads are a little
worse than they were then, and car
avan bound from Teheran or Bagdad
to the interior may be months and
even years on the way.
This fact has made it necessary for
many an American merchant to study
queer things about story book land in
order to know just how goods should
be packed and shipped out of Amer
lea, SO that they will be in the proper
condition for loading on camel and
mule back in the desert towns,
whence they start on their strange
voyages.
An American shipper Of goods for
export into far eastern countries must
know just how much a camel can
it will have to travel; for in many
places the roads are over mountain
sides that are so narrow that the size
of the package is of the utmost i'm
portance.
Thus, shippers in the United States
who do business with the orient have
had to learn that the merchandise
must be packed in tin or zinc-lned
cases, because it is sure to be sub
iected to fierce storms in the shelterless
trails. They have had to learn that
a camel load is two packages of 260
pounds each, Mules, according to the
caravan drivers tables, can carry two
packages, one on each side, each
weighing 163 pounds.
The packages must not be longer
than four feet, wider than two feet,
deeper than one and One-half feet
Packages OF this size can just scrape
through some of the dizzy defiles lead
ing into wild Asia.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
WERE NOT TRUE ALRINOS.
Number of White Buffalo Surprised
Hunters Until the Phenomenon
Found an Explanation.

Old buffalO-hunterS Of the western
Kansas prairies used to tell of having
seen and pursued white buffalo There
were white buffalo, albino5, such as are
found at rare intervals in all the fami-
lies of the animal kingdom; but the
number of those which existed in fact
and of those which existed purely in the
Imagination, says the Kansas City Jour-
nal, were in wonderful disproportion.
In 1873 old Ben Garfield, who roameG
the plains with his tall, gaunt wife for
companion, followed a herd of buffalo
from the northern edge Of what is now
Oklahoma to the sand-hills of Nebraska,
thinking to kill big white bull which
he had seen in the herd After three
weeks of patient stalking Garfield did
kill the bull, only to find that the white
ness of it's appearance was due to coat
of whitewash.
An explanation of this phenomenon
would not be needed by people familiar
with the natural lime beds of western
Kansas. The habit of the buffalo is to
roll or wallow in every pool of water or
mudhole to which he comes Canfield's
buffalo had simply been rolling in bed
of the native lime, which, when dried
in the sun. coated his hide with kind
of plaster.
No doubt these lime-holes account
for many of the white buffalo" so often
reported by hunters.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Hotel for Burglars.

A hotelkeeper who kept remarkable
hostelry has at last been run to earth at
Paris. He kept good-sized hotel, and
attracted the attention Of the police by
turning away all guests on the excuse
that his house was full. The officers
searched the place and found that four
BURGLARS lived there, and had been steal
ing travellers baggage, which they sent
to the hotel; the hotelkeeper sold the
goods for them, and what could not be
sold was packed away in the different
rooms. Over 100000 worth OF stun
was seized.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
The Art of Naming Horses.

| was asked to give the name for a
horse the other day. This is not near
so easy as you might imagine. It's very
seldom that the name of horse is al
together appropriate, or is entirely sat
isfactOry to the owner. Striking ex-
amples of success may be found in the
astronomer who drove a tandem, and
who christened his leader "Apo-gee' and
his wheeler "Peri-gee," and in the med
ical student with a similar team who
called his leader COS fronts London
Graphic.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29


half closed shutters and saw Helen Kir-
ton tripping along to the convention
with a number of friends. The sight
drove the blood back upon his heart
Helen, his affianced, going to the scene
of his triumph only to witness his defeat
and share in his humiliation. He shrank
from the disappointment he saw coming
into her dancing eyes. He shrank, too,
from admitting to her that he had failed
she whose faith in his ability was
perfect. And then the humiliation of
meeting the rest of the world defeated
man CALLED him. 1t was his first try for
political office, and to be defeated in
his own county seemed very bitter. BY
the time the majors suaye tones were
stilled he was debating with himself.
The G.. r. G. B. franchises did not affect
his district, anyway, but the entire mat
ter was reputed to be rotten and corrupt.
He replied abruptly:
Il will think it over and let you know
in ten minutes"
''All right" responded the major
But remember there isn't much time
The convention will be called to order
in 80 minutes"
WOolcOtt went straight upstairs TO the
gallery Of the convention hall and
straight to where Helen sat. She greeted
him with gay smile.
You are not to come for your laurelS,
sir, until you have won the day she
cried merrily.
He asked her to step into the hall with
him and said:
Helen, | am sOrely in need of help
and advice. | am beaten and yet have
victory in my grasp. l have just had
conference with the G. T. & B. people
and have found that they are the ones
behind Judge Manning. They have
bought under some Of my delegates and
can defeat me, but say they will not II
| will agree to be friendly which
means, of course, to vote as they desire
on their franchises"
and you spat upon them, of course"
cried the girl, clinching her hands.
Woolcotts eyes dropped and the color
mounted his cheeks.
Not exactly" he stammered. Il
knew your heart was set upon it-and-
that-to tell the truth, temporized. l
took ten minutes to consider and came
straight to you"
1--WE want no honor, bought from
those who charge the usury Of self-re-
spect,' returned the girl, her eyes blaz-
ing.
Forgive me, Helen" said the man,
Strengthening, my mind was befuddled
i was weak, where | should have been
strong. l will give them the answer
The girl stepped closer and placed her
hand on Woolcott's arm.
Don't give up. Arthur" she said.
Fight them-Fight, fight, fight. | love
you, whether you win or lose"
Woolcott's eyes wandered duly over
the scene before him.. He saw the
crowded galleries and the floor below
slowly filling with delegates. He saw
the flag draped about the desk on the
stage He saw the decorations and po-
Iitical notices hung about the hall.
All these things he saw as in dream.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Difference of Opinion.

Miss Elderleigh-But just think OF
the many opportunities woman now
has to become famous-to make a
name for herself. as it were.
Mrs. Divorcee-Yes, that's all verT
true. but after woman has had five
or six husbands in as many years. this
thing of making name for herself be-
gins to grow monotonous.-Cinci
ENQUIRER.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29

Then the fire flashed into his eyes az
though a spark from those OF the girl
had struck them.
by heavens, l will" he said, "and I'll
give them a body blow" He turned
abruptly and went down the stairs two
steps at time. The girl smiled family
and returned to her seat.
The convention was called to order and
the preliminaries were hurried through.
While the credential committee was
verifying the list Of delegates, the chair
man asked the two candidates for the
nomination for the state senate, the only
contested place, to address the conyen-
ton.
Judge Manning spoke first and made a
ringing address which brought great ap-
Dlause.
Then Arthur Woolcott was announced.
He was greeted with applause because
he was popular man and orator. AS
he mounted the stage murmur of sur
prise ran through the hall. Always DASH
ing, bouyant and brilliant, the young
lawyer came forward, pale, solemn-al-
most diffident.
81 stand here to tell you, my fellow
citizens" he said in clear, impressive
tones, that | am undoubtedly defeated
for the position to which | aspired. |
regret it only as the forces which have
defeated me menace the safety of the
state and the cause of popular govern
mert. Within the hour | have been
offered a guaranty of the nomination il
| would pay the price. | cannot do it
and retain my manhood, so | have de-
cided to remain layman among you. |
have enough delegates instructed for me
to nominate me together with three
uninstructed delegates who will vote for
me-John Martin, Of Crater; Andrew
Holmin, of Pigeon Crossing, and William
Peters, of the Third ward. But the rep
resentatives Of the G.. T. & B have shown
me almost indubitable proof that six
delegates instructed for me have been
reached by influences which they con-
troll and will find a pretext to vote for
my opponent | confess my deep disap-
pointment at my impending defeat but,
my fellow citizens, | cannot go to the
capital as the representative of private
corporation, ana since cannot 80 DIS tuo
representative of the people | prefer to
remain al hon" =. make these state
ments, not at all in prejudice Of JudgA
Manning, whose integrity do not doubt,
but only that the delegates who intend
to betray their instructions may be
! placed on record for what they are-the
creatures of the G. T. & B.
Woolcott seated himself amid the most
profound silence ever seen in a political
convention. The delegates scarcely
breathed for the next few minutes.
Away back near window Maj. Robey
dropped a heartfelt damn"
When the roll was called on the nomi-
nation for state senator not one of WOOL
colts instructed delegates had the face
to ''stay bought" and he received the
nomination by majority of two.
When the roll was finished and before
: it was announced a pale faced girl in the
gallery arose and flung bouquet of roses
full upon the stage at Woolcott's feet.
and went toward the door nearly on a
run, laughing Historically.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29


TIE HAD not realized how deeply he
desired to win until now that he
saw the prize slipping away from him.
In fact, he was not yet quite ready for
political career; he needed a few years
more of professional labor in order to
put himself in financial position which
would warrant his entrusting himself
amid the pitfalls of official life.
But she had set her heart upon his
going to the egislature-wanted to
spend the honeymoon at the state CAPT
tai, she said, with a recognized position.
And so he had thrown discretion to the
winds and entered the campaign.
The moment was propitious, as she
had urged The incumbent OF the office
had moved up higher and it was Center
county's turn to have the office. And
no one in Center county stood higher
nor was in closer touch with the party
leaders than Arthur WOolcott. AT first
it had looked like a walk-away. But
later opposition had mysteriously de-
veloped and had grown so strong that
all Woolcott's powers as fighter had
been called into play and he had gloried
in the fray. He had won, tOo-at least
he had thought so until now. Of the 81
delegates to the county convention he
had 40 instructed for him and he was
morally sure of eight out of the II un-
instructed delegates. Once endorsed by
the county convention the fight was
over as the other counties conceded that
Center should have the nominee.
But now while the convention was as
sembling Woolcott sat in a room down
stairs and saw defeat staring him in the
face. He had been called there to meet
some friends" and Immediately upon
his entrance smelled mischief. There
was present one Mr.. Whitley, local
corporation attorney, Maj. Sam Robey,
whom Woolcott recognized as one of the
coolest aud cleverest lobbyists in the
state, and two other men with whom he
was not acquainted.
With the most diplomatic indirection,
but so plainly as not to be misunder-
stood, they had unfolded their desires.
The opposition had been instigated, it
developed, entirely by certain influ-
ences" which desired friendly Indians"
in the legislature. They now held the
key to the situation.
You see, it's just this way, Woolcott," !"
said Maj. Robey, smiling blandly.
We've got at least ten out of the II
uninstructed delegates-and | think
we've got every blamed one. But more
than that we've got six of your fellows
who have figured out a good excuse to
break away from instructions"
1t appeared, however, that the Ger
tain influences" were not violently Op-
posed to Woolcott if assured that he
would be friendly Indian" and upon
such assurance properly given, would
withdraw their support of the other can
didate and make the election Of Wool
colt certain. The certain influences" !" it
was delicately conveyed, were persons
interested in the G. T. & B. company
about whose franchises considerable
legislation was pending.
Woolcott was fighting mad and had
Maj Robey not been so long about COM
ing to the end OF his harangue, would
have tossed the proposition back into
his teeth, perhaps with physical ac-
compaD ments. But while the majors
soothing voice was bringing the prop psi-
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Laurel Crowned.

The title poet laureate" had its
origin in the Roman custom OF crown
ing their great men with the laurel.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Teach Girls to Shop.

The Birmingham school authorities
not only teach the children to cook
but how to shop economically.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
An Inquiry.

Astronomer-Why, some of the stars
travel hundreds of miles in second.
Friend-Really? Which Of them
holds the record?-Puck.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Cost of Mail Carriage

The United States pays more money
for the transportation of mails than all
other countries combined.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Speak SDanish

With the exception of Brazil, Span
ish is the prevailing language C every
country in South America.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Learned by Experience

Papa, l have found out what un-
speakable agony is.
We'll"
"a mouthful Of hot mush. Houston
Post.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
Elements Of a Nations Greatness
By PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

We must act with wisdom or else Our adherence to
right will be mere sound and fury without substance,
and we must act high-mindedly or else our wisdom
will in the long prove to be but folly in the eyes
of the just and the far-5ighted.
Our policy must be such as will secure material
prosperity for the nation for exactly as a man cam
not be good citizen unless by his work he is able
to keep himself and those dependent upon him fronh
want so nation can count for little until it has the
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29

winch based physical webelng Yet an eVI thing 1Or
material wl-being accepted
itself such welbng is worthless foundation
ON which build the higher life
the have the
those qualities
the and of the SOUL which
that high and fine Of character which tells tor
true greatness.
less desirable things than advance the history OF
done in the for failure to do well
in desirable study the
earnest profit thereby order do better the time
that is.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1904-04-29
The Hand of
the Master ~
Bv HENRY HILLS
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Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Coz
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-06-24

Diggs. Vim H. Lee. NJ 3; 8. Proctor,
H. Harley. H NJ Poctor sa''@
l2lh. District-SchoO1 No. l; j Wash
| ington, N Grant. E Newman No. 2;
Alfred Travers, y Travers. l. Gross.
| 18th. Districl-Scho.l NJ /; S. Lotus
F. HARRISON, j IL. Brown. NJ. 2; Robert
Fletcher, Nj. Jones, NJ. BELL M 3; Jas
| J. Woodward, Daniel Spriggs, Robinson
White
14th District -School No. f1st; John II
/ Prout, David L. Randall. Henry Clarke,
Sr N 3; Arthur Snow,len, George HaW
kins, W. H Jackson N, 3d. H Banks,
B. Allen. Norman Key. ......s...;
18th Distrct-School M 1: James H
Gross, Robert Jackson. M. 2; Robert
I Holland. Ohio Green, H W. Clagett
18th. D'>trict-SchooI NJ. l; Rober,
! Randall, W. II. Redd, Henry Randall.
Trustees are required by the law to
meet in thirty DAYS from date of appoint
ment. At their first meeting they shall
appoint a chairman to hold Office for one
year and shall give notice to the Secre-
tary of the School Board. with postof1ce
address of chairman. The oath of the
office must be taken by all appointees
and the necessary blanks will be furnished
Ivy the Secretary of the School Board
This oath can be administered by any
Justice of Peace, by any School Com
missioner or by the Superintendent. NJ
charge vii! be made by any school officer
Copies of the School Law aud By Laws
will he furnished by the School
Board upon applications. H Is" 49,"
By order of the Board. ...s .s:-
" FREDERICK SASSCER.
.a,1. County Super intendent.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-06-24
TnEAsunEes Norrcr
TAX PAYERS.

HlHE UNDERSIGNED Treasurer, will
i attend in the several Election dis
trcts of Prince Georges county, Md, at
the following named places on the days
named, in the month of June, 1904, be
tween the hours of 10 a. III. and 3 p. m,
either in person or by deputy, for the
purpose of collecting State and county
taxes levied by the County Com
missioners of said county for the current
year of 1904.
9Th, Piscataway district. at Bo>well>
Store, Friday, June 18th. ........
10Th, Mellwood district at Mrs. Pad
gett's Store, Monday, June Goth.
Sth Surratts district, at Miller's Store,
Tuesday, June 2lst
In Washin gton, d. c., at Duckett &
2Sth, Goth, and 30th.
To all persons who pay their county
taxes, levied as aforesaid, to me or to any
person authorized by me to receive the
same, on or before the LIST day Of July
1904, no interest will be charged-aftel
which date interest will be charged at the
rate of 6 per cent. per annum till Novem-
Der 1st, 1904. After November LIST, 1904
an additional interest of one half per cent
per month will be charged till said county
taxes are paid. Those who pay their
State taxes, levied as aforesaid, on or be-
fore the 1st day of September, 1904, will
be entitled to deduction of 5 per cent
Those who pay their State takes, levied as
aforesaid, after the 1st day of September
and on or before the 1st day of October,
1904, will be entitled to deduction of
per cent, and those who pay their State
taxes, levied as aforesaid, after the 1st
day of October, 1904, and before 1st day
of November, 1904, will be entitled to a
deduction of per cent. AS the aforesaid
referred to taxes respectively become due
and in arrears the Treasurer will proceed
to enforce the payment of same as direct
ed by law.
GEORGE W. HARDY,
Treasurer and Collector of State and
County Taxes for Prince Georges count,
Maryland.
May Is, 1904-tf