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The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

Years ago few women we're permit
ted any money Of their own, and a
certain sum, very often out OF their
own good settlement, was doled out
to them by their lords and masters.
But we have changed all this, and, as
a rule, wives have the spending OF
their own money, whether inherited or
earned. Few are put in the embar-
RAISING position OF having. to ask hum
bly, for enough pocket money to dress
and appear like their fellows. An inter
nuptial arrangement as to what the
spending should be is apt to more sat
isfactory TO the woman than any plan
made afterward, and certainly the
happiest people are those who know
exactly what their point income Is
and are prepared to spend it to the
best advantage.
OF late this question has cropped
up, aud has been answered by men
in various positions. A lawyer con-
siders that no one should marry until
they have an assured income, and
man owes 1t to the girl he marries to
do all In his power to free her from
financial worries. A newly married
man was of opinion that how a hus-
band can make an allowance for his
wife depends upon his income, and it
cd with the spending Of money, II left
widowed, are apt to suffer from their
ignorance in the most trivial busi-
ness matters.
A woman's testimony to the ques-
tion Is that a certain allowance should
be given TO her to spend exactly as
she likes, without question. for many
proud woman knows how CALLING it
is to ask for her own private expen-
ses. A business Woman's view is
worth considering. An allowance, she
considers. spurs on a woman 10 1.-Two
within her means and to know the
value Of money. A man should not
give his wife unlimited credit at
shops, and then be indignant at her
spending. Girls should have an al
lowance early before they marry to
teach them how to spend when they
in their turn become mistresses Of
households.-From the Queen.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

A charming young lady with a Ger.
tain knowing air about her was seen
to enter a Chestnut street bank the
other day. The writer was just behind
and having business at the same
financial Institution. followed this at
tractive daughter OF Eve. she hur-
ried TO the first window, only to be
told to take her place IN line. AS she
had entered the building first. the
writer allowed her to take his posi-
tion The lady showed certain
amount Of impatience, owing 10 the
delay in getting to the head of the
line, but once she had the paying
teller's attention she offered him
check.
But" said the officer, 'you must
get some one to identity you"
The lady loked at him a moment. but
solution soon presented itself to her.
and she replied:
"Oh, certainly; you can identify me
By this mole under my lip"
And when she left that window after
five minutes of useless argument her
face had lost that charming smile
which II originally wore Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

WOMEN.
Don't make a god of a man upless
you want him to make fool OF him
self.
Don't treat him as IL he were your
master.
Don't talk too much. What You say
will become more or less oracular.
Don't agree with him until he is
nauseated. The matrimonial system
requires a certain amount Of acid;
only give II in wholesome doses, says
fRe Philadelphia Inquirer
Don't try to manage his business.
Don't scold him.
Don't bite him with sarcasm. When
he Is proof against reason. try gentle
ridicule. He likes a little affectionate
pinching.
Don't tell him It is his own fault"
He is no more infalHble than you are,
but probably thinks he is; yet you
need not tell him so. BE kind and
sympathetic always.
Don't visit too much and entertain
in proportion. A true man loves his
home because Ii Is the temple of do
mestic happiness. A true woman loves
1t for the same reason. The charm
is lost when 1t becomes a visiting
mart.
Don't throw the poker chips out Of
the kitchen window and entirely pro-
hibt cards.
Don't call him a tobacco worm or
wine vat. In other words. scriptural-
ly speaking, If 'Ephraim is Joined to
his idols. let him alone.
Don't forget to occasionally remind
him that he Is an unusual character,
different from any one you ever knew.
He likes that. Always be discovering
new and admirable traits. SO long as
you can set these out in attractive
language you are sure OF hearing.
Don't wear his ties.
Don't read comics while he is hunt
ing his collar button; take off yours
and give It to him; it saves time and
language.
Don't forget to preface your bright
est and most original remarks with
las my husband says"-he will tell
you when 10 stop.
Don't overlook his counsel; such as
It is, 1t Is volunteered for your good.
Always ask his advice. He will tell
you what he thinks and then forget
all about It. After that you may do
as you please.
Don't fail to admire his friends, even
if you use mental reservation.
Don't talk Christian Science to him
when he has the toothache, and don't
mention the patience of Job when he
has a carbuncle on the back OF his
neck.
Don't allow him to be showed un.
der with religious literature when he
Is Ill; and don't have the minister call
Oftener than the doctor.
Don't fail to laugh At. his jokes, to
encourage his ambition 10 live within
his income.
Don't be petty or spiteful, and, above
aA, do not fret.
Don't tell him you wish you had not
married him-the chances are that
you do not wish IL any more than he
does.
II you but follow the golden rule.
recriminations will flee from your
presence.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

the entire animal is thought TO have
weighed not more than twenty-five
pounds, or only about as much as a
large condor One OF the largest bones
OF the wing. two feet long and two
inches through, was, as Professor VIII
liston tells us, no thicker than a sheet
of blotting paper, and the great head.
with a beak over three feet long, was
equally light This great toothIess
beak is believed to have been used
for swapping up fishes and we can
imagine this huge creature sailing
swiftly over the sea. now and then
swooping down to pick up a fish as
deftly. for all It's size, as a real swal-
low.
But what did Ornithostoma-this Is
the animals name-do with his wings
and beak when he made an occasional
visit TO the land? One would think
they must have been very much in
his way. and that the animal was as
awkward on the shore as he was
graceful in the air. And how did he
start 10 fly? With such enormous
wings, we think Ornithostoma must
have dwelt on cliffs about the sea and
launched OF them as the gannets do
from Bird Rock. This great flying
reptile lived some six million years
ago; the sea over which 1t few long
ago disappeared, and the mud into
which It's bones sank became chalk,
and from the formation Of these great
chalk beds the time at which Orni-
thostoma existed is called the Creta-
ceous Period-From The Largest
FlYinR Creature In 81. Nicholas
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

One Of the longest fences in the
Northwest Is being constructed. run
ming entirely around the Lower Brule
Indian reservation. on the Missouri
river, in the central portion of South
Dakota, says the Kansas City Journal
This remarkable fence will be sixty
three miles In length. It Is composed
Of four wires placed on posts set a
rod, apart, cedar and ash posts alter
mating. In its construction. $50 miles
of wire will be used. or 10000 pounds
TO erect the fence required an aggre-
gate of 10000 posts. In this long
fence there will be only three gate
ways, which will be guarded when the
fence Is completed.
The fence is being constructed by
the Indians themselves under the d.
rection Of the agency authorities. the
Indians receiving $3.50 per day for
man and team and $3.50 per day for
men. 1t Is understood that next
spring the government will issue
stock cattle to the Indians, to be
grazed inside this huge enclosure.
the purpose of the government being
to encourage the Indians in stock
raising SO that they can ultimately sup
port themselves.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28
CHILpREN,s CLoTHING.

The tendency Of the times seems to
be towards simplifying in many mat
ters pertaining to the home and house
keeping, and as family help is not to
be counted on, we should not hesitate
to avail ourselves of all the lin helps
we can pick up.
In the matter of children's clothing
Dame Fashion is kind in that she
gives rs many garments easily made
and as easily laundered. MAly SER
viceable little suits have no furbe-
lows, no trimmings, no tuclxs, ruhles.
or even gathers. Among the most
serviceable, as we'll as most comfort
able dress suits for little girTs IS the
blouse and plated skirt, with a sailor
collar extending to the waist line.
The suit is made with a plain waist
lining to which the deeply matted
skirt Is fastened leaving the eouse
quite separate. Navy blue serge for
the suit and white serge for the trim
mings (collar and shield) seem never
tC 20 out OF fashion. Red or orange
may be used instead of the wlsre II
the colors suit the complexion, hair
and eyes Of the child better.
Dark serges or cheviots, which are
the most sensible and -seryiceabIe of
stuffs for school frocks. are azways
frightened by trimmings OF bright
color; plaid pipings, colored braEs or
black braids over bands Of bright red
or blue velvet, or edgings the same
The Commoner.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28
The SPANKING Tree.

Old writer's, in mentioning birch
trees, seldom failed to say solemnly
that they we're useful to grow branch
es with which to give boys thrashlngs.
Turner regards the supply Of flexible,
pendant branches" for purposes Of
punishment as the chief merit OF the
tree. Coles also based his estimate
Of the birch chiefly on its use in the
supply Of rods as instruments Of pun
ishment, for he writes: The civil
uses whereunto the birch serveth are
many; as. for the punishment of chill
dren, both at home and at school;
for IL hath an admirable influence
upon them to quiet them when they
are out Of order. and. therefore. some
call II malIeplece." In ancient Rome
the fasces OF the lictors. with which
they cleared the way for the magfs-
trates, were formed with rods OF
birch, and their influence was usually
sufficient to insure a rapid dispersion
OF men assembled where they would
impede the passage Of the admins
TRAITORS Of the law. From that time to
within a comparatively recent period
the birchen rod was regarded as one
of the most important deterrents Of
juvenile depravity.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

The village Of Stroebeck, in Prussan
SaSony, Is unique in its devotion to the
game OF chess. According to tradition,
a Wendish prince, imprisoned by the
local prince-bishop in 10l1. whiled
away the hours OF his captivity with
the aid Of a set or chessmen carved by
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

Travellers when
their This they and
proposed that they should give their pn for that day at least and
Travellers
mocking merry disposition foe
happen equally knowing
his
o be his
may this
by ler-Br
The Port Gibson reveille., 1904-04-28

The Government Fish Commission
wilJ/raise green turtles.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
CHICAGO Has ANOTHER FIRE.
Three People Killed in the Aihambr5
Theater Hotel.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Fire today par
TALLY destroyed the building occupied
by the Alhambra Theater Hotel and
apartments. The structure was three
stories high and fronted on Archer
avenue and State and Nineteenth
streets.
After the fire was extinguished, the
remains of three persons, two men
and a woman, who had been suffocat-
ed, were found in the ruins. There
were many narrow escapes. The loss
Is estimated at $4,000.
The Alhambra Theater, around
which the hotel is built, was partial
ly destroyed. In the theater new stage
fittings and furnishings had been in
stalled and remodeling in compliance
with the new theater ordinance had
practically been completed.
The fire is believed to have started
from an overheated boiler in the base
ment of the Alhambra restaurant. The
smoke soon filled the halls of the
upper stories, and but for the night
clerk, Philip Vingo, the firemen assert
ed. there probably would have been
much loss of life.
He ran through the halls awaken
ing the 200 guests. A moment later
the halls were filled with half-clad
men and women, who groped their
way down the stairs to the snow COW
cred streets and sought refuge in
neighboring stores.
The Alhambra Theater is owned by
Stair q Havilan.
About fifty occupants were carried
down the ladders by firemen. The
three bodies were found in 2 room on
the top floor. From the position of
the remains the two men 9DDarentlV
had attempted to help the woman. to
escape, but had been overcome by the
smoke. All clothing was burned from
the bodies and the flesh scorched. The
remains of the men were identified as
William Fisher and Frank Beckman,
both Of whom had arrived here re-
Gently from Cincinnati. The body of
the woman was identified as that of
Anna Smith.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
THE STARS AND STRIPES
WILL SOON BE FLOATING OVER
SAN DOMINGO.
SITUATION JUSTIFIES THE ACTION
Whispered in Administration Circles
at Washington That the Crisis Is
Near at Hand-Loomis and the Navy
Board to Visit the Island to Be on
Execute,

Washington, Feb. 22.-The admins
tration is maturing plans to give San
Domingo a spanking which may result
in the United States flag being placed
there ito stay put" The recent fir
ing on the Clyde Liner New York is
helping matters on nicely and there is
much whispering around the war de-
partment and White House that the
crisis is near. 1t is the same kind
of whispering that was heard just
prior to the secession of Panama from
Colombia. President Roosevelt is itch
ing for a fight in this direction and
is only waiting for the ratification OF
the Panama treaty before turning his
war dogs loose.
the firing on the New York, as this
will give a further reason for taking
some aggressive action.
To Come Under Our Flag.
San Domingo, according to reports
heard here. is very soon to come I'M
der the United States flag.
Just when President Roosevelt will
inaugurate this latest diplomatic tri-
umph is not known. Things in the
war line are becoming dull since the
Panama fracas and with no war in
progress life at the White House is
practically unbearable.
Assistant Secretary of State LOomis
and the general navy board who will
be present in the maneuverS in the
Caribbean. have been, it is believed,
delegated to visit San Domingo and
be there ready when the president is
ready to execute his coup d'etat.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
PoPUL!sT CONVENTION
Will Be Held Either at indianapolis or
Springfield, III.

st. Louis, Feb. 22.-The national
convention of the Allied Peoples par
~ will be held either in Indianapolis,
Ind, or Springfield, ILL.,, this having
been determined upon tonight at the
4leeting of the national committee
here. The national committee of the
middle-of-the-rOad wing, of which 10 A,
Parker, of Louisville, KY, is chairman,
met in the Southern Hotel today and
the fusionist national committee, of
which J. P. Edmisten, OF Lincoln.
Neb., is chairman, met in the ST.
Johns Hotel The sessions continued
late tonight and committees from
both national committees were fire.
Quently in conference The fusionists
desired to hold the convention in ST.
Louis about the time of the national
Democratic convention in June, but
the middle-of-the-r road wing was equal
iy determined in the opinion that the
convention should be held outside Of
St. Louis and prior to the national
Democratic convention.
The fusionists finally conceded the
question of a meeting place and it was
decided tonight to hold the national
convention either in Indianapolis or
Springfield. Agreements upon the
date of the convention and the selec-
tion of one of the two cities named
are to be settled tomorrow.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
TOASK CONGRESS FOR FUNDS
Kansas City Wants ST 500, 900 to he
Expended to Make City Safe
From Floods.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. Coon
gress is to be asked to make an appro-
priation of one and one-half million
dollars during the present Session, to
be expended in beginning the work
of making the two Kansas Citys safe
from floods.
At a meeting of the river improve
ment commission Friday a resolution
asking for the appropriation was
adopted unanimously.
The resolution will be forwarded
to Missouri and Kansas congressional
representatives in Washington, with
the request that it be presented to
congress, and that every effort be
made to secure the desired appropria-
ton
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
PUBLISHERS AND EDITORS.
Attend Annual Meeting of Internn-
tiOnaI and Daily Press Assoc
citation and Elect Officers.

Chicago, Feb 20.-Publishers and
editors of newspapers from six of the
central western states gathered at the
rooms of the Chicago Press club Fri
day to attend the annual business
meeting of the International and Daily
Press association. A number of sub
jects of interest to the newspaper
business were discussed.
The summer meeting of the asso-
citation will be held in st. Louis, to
enable members to visit the World $
fair.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, A. w.
Glessner, Galena, Ill; vice-president,
M. M. Whitaker, Jackson, Mich; H.
H. Bliss, Janesville, Wis; Willis
Beal. LaPorte, Ind; Phil Hoffman,
Oskaloosa, Ia; John Sundine, Moline,
Ill; Scott Laird, Minona, Mimi; Sec
retary and treasurer, W. " Tafford,
Clinton, Ia.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26

DERHAPS you do not hear the
| knocking of Jesus, and fail to rec
ognize His voice because the noise and
hustle of this life deadens your ear 10
the Heavenly message? l remembe {
once going to the house of a friend and
knocking for admittance. The noise
of merry-making reached my ear, but
my knock was not heard. The chill
dren were having a party and were
romping and laughing and talking so
that. rap as loudly as 1 could, l was
unable to make my presence known
And there l stood knocking, and with
in were the friends l wished to see en-
tirely unconscious that I was at the
door They did not hear my knock De-
cause of the noise within. And !
should have been standing there yet,
perhaps, CT at least I would have
stood there until the party was over
if some one had not opened the door
to admit some fresh air and discovered
was there And does this not illustrate
strikingly one reason why the knock of
Jesus is not heard? The noise of the
worldly pleasures and activities, the
rush to crafty the personal desires
and ambitions, drown all other sounds
Jesus knock and Jesus voice are rot
heard. But Jesus is there. He is
waiting to come in. Sometimes
some sorrow. some misfortune, some
catastrophe brings a hush, and then
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
TWODYNAMITECARS EXPLODE
Twenty-Three Persons Killed and
AS Many More Were Injured.
Scrap Iron and Everything With
i'm n Half Mile Was Wrecked.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Feb. 20.-A
special to the Herald from Ogden
says:
Two cars of dynamite attached to
a work train on the Ogden-Lucin cut
off of the Southern Pacific railroad
exploded with terrific force late Fri
day afternoon at Jackson station, 81
miles west of Ogden, killing at least
twenty-three persons, injuring as
many more and destroying large
amount of property. The list of the
dead and injured had not been re-
ceived up to midnight, but is thought
a large proportion of the victims were
Greek laborers. Among the known
dead are Conductor George Dermody,
of Ogden, and his train crew. 1t is
also reported that a fireman named
Burt, with his wife and three children,
were killed The explosion wrecked
everything within radius of half a
mile.
Jackson station was used principal
ly as a telegraph station, but num-
Der of outfit cars were sidetracked
at the place for the accommodation of
the workmen and their families. Some
of these cars, it is stated, were close
to where the explosion occurred. The
occupants, it is believed, were blown
to pieces. The telegraph operators
house was badly damaged and Opera
tor Taylor and his wife injured. The
nearest telegraph Office from which
messages can be filed is at Lusin, 15
miles from the scene of the explo-
sion.
The accident was caused by a wa
ter train running into the two cars
loaded with powder Five locomotives
were reduced to scrap iron and the
big steam shovel at Jackson station
was completely demolished.
AS soon as news of the explosion
reached Ogden a special with physi-
clans, nurses and stretchers was hur-
ried to the scene.
Late Friday night a train arrived
from Jackson, bringing II of the in
jured. Some Of them are apparently
iifeleSS
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
SIX SHOT IN POOLROOM RAID
Posse of Citizens Attack Gambling
Resort Which Had Been OD- ,
Grating mt Madison, III.

St Louis, Feb. 20.-Six men were
shot and fully a score cut and bruised
Friday afternoon in raid made by a
posse of citizens of Madison, ILL.,, on
the poolroom operated at that town.
After a pitched battle, in which
more than a hundred citizens, police
men ald patrons figured, the place
was captured and closed.
The excitement which attended the
shooting was intense. The poOlroom
at the time was crowded with hun
dreds of men who had gone there from
st. Louis to gamble. When the shoot
ing commenced the larger part of
these men made a wild rush for the
doors and boarded a train for st.
Louis.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
ALARMING DETAILS
From Austria and Turkey of War
Preparations.

London, Feb. 23.-Telegrams from
Vienna and Salonica published here
this morning give alarming but un-
confirmed details of preparations point
ing to a war between Turkey and
Bulgaria.
The Sofia correspondent of the Daily
Mail telegraphs the Bulgarian govern
ment has declared a state of siege
over zone 19 miles wide, extending
along the frontier from Kustendit to
the Black sea, with view of prevent
ing the incursions of armed bands.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
WISCONSIN MOB FoILED.
Five Hundred Men Attempt a Lynch
ina.

Prairie du CHEN. Wis, Feb pa
mob of 500 infuriated citizens of Sol
diers' Grove made a futile attempt to-
day to lynch James Dunn and George
Gaskell. charged with the murder of
Andrew Overburg. Only the most
strenuous action on the part of the po-
lice rescued the prisoners and dis
persed the mob. The men were ar
raigned in court and Gaskell made a
partial confession of guilt The hear
ing was then adjourned until tomor-
row. Much excitement still prevails.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
SUMMARY VENGEANCE.
Man Kills a Neiehbor and Has His
Property Fired.

Dingess, w. Va, Feb. 22.-John
Stepp. a wealthy merchant near here.
shot and killed Elmer Brewer. a
wealthy farmer and neighbor today.
Two hours after the murder a torch
was applied to Stepp's large store and
it was totally consumed Stepp's res
idence was also fired, but it was saved
from destruction. Stepp is in hiding.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1904-02-26
BROKEN RAIL CAUSED WRECK.
DR.. Pratt, of Little Rock, Badly Cut
About the Head.

Monroe, La, Feb. 22.-The north
bound passeng train on the Iron Noun
tain railroad was wrecked at Ola this
morning. Two coaches and the Pull
man sleeper left the track and turned
over on their sides. Dr. Pratt, of Lit
tie Rock, Ark, was badly cut about
the head but was able to proceed on
his journey. The wreck was caused
by broken rail-