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purity of their characters only those
possessing these traits in high degree
would be sought by their constituents.
ga senate thus constituted would
have the right to initiate, discuss and
advise concerning legislation. 1t would
senate except that it will have no vote
on the final passage or rejection Of laws.
1t would not be degraded because Of the
leck of that prerogative. Do not your
public men esteem it an honor to serve
in the cabinet under the presidents
They are his honored official advisers,
yet they have no vote. They are men
conspicuous for knowledge and high at;
talnments, their influence is great. and
salutatory, yet the president may disre-
gard their unanimous advice. The pres
ident is representative Of the people;
his cabinet is not, hence they are not
to be permitted to override him.
"Such a house as Mr.. Jefferson pro-
poses would be directly representative
of the people, and must not be chez ed
by ,state-made senate: The. latter
house Of representatives. It should
carefully consider all important meas
ures which come from the house. sug-
gest amendments or alterations, recon-
mend final passage or rejection. and in
other ways fill the high function of a
| loSlSldLlFo Cd D1ucC. "A senate composed
of men Of exalted character would need
no vote to WELD a conservative and
restraining effect on il-advised meas
ures. Its opinions would be respected
and it's advice needed Such body
would preserve all that is good in the
present senate, and be beyond the reach
of selfish and powerful interests that
now use it for vicious purposes. Even
the smaller states will ever contain men
fitted to sit in such a. body, and since
they will serve the nation rather thar
their respective states, the just princi
pies of democracy will not be violated
so long as they act in the advisory ca
pacity have suggested.'
"What is your opinion Of such a sen
ate9' asked Jefferson, turning to Sam
uel Adams.
cit would become the most distin
guished deliberative body in thu
world, - was the reply of that great pat
riot. cit would supplant the influence
Of corruption with that of wisdom. I
would attract to itself the ripe scholar
ship and the disinterested patriotism O.
the nation. It would be the mentor t.
democracy. A seat in such senat
, would become the highest honor t.
which a citizen could aspire, and you
, retiring presidents should be made mem
bers of that august body.'
81 thoroughly agree with you,
earnestly said Jefferson. "Such bod
; would be beyond the reach of selfs
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are mistaken for patriotism. These So
called defenders Of the constitution
are the demagoges who stand in the
way of your national progress. 1t was
Washington who first urged that the
new conditions, yet these shrewd plead
ers for special privilege use his name
as a fetish with which to affirm the
sanctity Of a document declared by
him to be imperfect. - j
"I am convinced of the truth Of what
you say" admitted. "Let us now
consider what changes should be made
in our constitution. - 5@
I looked at Jefferson and then at
Adams, but noted that their eyes were
upon Washington. The latter said
room. He finally paused in front
of US.
"Your constitution is the compromise
reluctantly agreed on by. Jealous and
conflicting states,' he said with much
deiberation, "each of which asserted
its sovereignty, and assumed that such
| sovereignty carried with it the right to
withdraw at any time from what each
original state deemed a temporary and
voluntary compact. You have become
a nation, and in consequence it is i'm
perative that you shall have the con-
stitution Of nation, not one designed
for confederation. Your failure peace
ably to make the required changes in
your national charter has .precipitated
one civil war; your continued negll-
gence will inevitably engender another
and a far more disastrous one: You can.
not exist as nation and as federation
of states, the sovereignty Of each OF
which is recognized in the method OF
choosing your president and in an equal
representation in senate clothed with
power to annul the mandate. Of your
people. Not only is this politically un
Just, but it also constitutes a mora
wrong which should appeal to the con
science of your citizens irrespective OF
state or geogra phical lines. Time will
exact the penalty Of your disobedi
ence.'
| "Under what pretext do you main
tain your absurd method Of electine
your presidents and vice presidentsa'
asked Samuel Adams. "What faction
or interest gains an advantage there
by9 John Quincy Adams received 105,
600 votes and was elected over Andrew
Jackson who had l55, 900. What grea
principle triumphed in consequence o:
that defeat Of the expressed will Of tn,
people9 Samuel j. Tilden received {
quarter Of a million more votes than R
B. Hayes and was defeated. Had you
country not been sickened of carnage
civil war would have followed that &C
of injustice. In 1888 Cleveland ha'
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u The shades s M IN abt s sr sa s
ton with his friend Brown. Smith mistakes
them for masqueraders demands an n, explanation.
promising to return on the following evening. A
series Of conferences follow. In which Adams
had te a the e
would hold the majority firmly in check for the
Washington shows that it Is the fault Of the
present generation that they fail to remedy ap.
parent defects.
Washington calm explanation Of
the motives of the founders Of our
constitution produced a great impress
sion on me. BY temperament, train
ing and inclination 1 am conservative.
/ deem it inexpedient, as a rule, to
question the wisdom Of long estab-
ished institutions, and 1 have little
sympathy with those who attack cher
l had listened with impatience to the
evidence produced by Jefferson show
ing that the men who drafted our con-
stitution distrusted the people, and that
they placed the conservation OF wealth
ming of that edifce. I could not dis.
prove his statements and was annoyed
in consequence. Their absolute authen-
ITCHY made his charges the more dan
gerous.
Why had fate decreed that these
facts should be thus strangely. revealed
to mef How could I reconcile myself
to the task of setting forth. statements
which would weaken public faith II
the inspiration Of the constitution anG
raise doubts concerning, the motives OF
the men who wrote it7 1t would, nc
doubt, make interesting reading-tht
logic of the agnostic or the iconoclas,
is ever entertaining until Wash
ington spoke, I could not deem 1t my
duty to undertake the task.
1t was then l realized that the ,mer
of his age could not possibly have
planned a government fitted for US.
perceived clearly why they hated anc
feared the people and understood why
they favored property. Washington
opened my eyes to the more important
fact that they did not aim to faster
for all time these restrictions or, thu
people. Jefferson must have OWNED my
thoughts.
''My dear SIR he said, "the consti
tuition was not the result Of a con
spiracy; it is perpetuated in its pres
ent form in consequence Of a consplr
acy. Whenever you see an lntellgen
man demanding that every shred am
line of that document be preserved in
violate you may depend upon it tina
he is the beneficiary of some unfai
privilege Such men make their ap
peals to popular prejudices which OF
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CHAPTER XVII.
Where Is the Duke?

The next day was that set for the
arrival of Senator Sherman, tho it
would be quite late in the afternoon
before he could reach Prior 8 Tarrant
from Liverpool. Mrs. Sherman had ad-
dressed a letter to him on board the
Campania, explaining matters and pas
sing on a cordial invitation from Beau
MANOR that he would join the party on
landing.
Latterly there had been an entire alb
sence of the excursions and alarums
which had marked the earlier days Of
the house party. General Sadgrove and
Alec Forsyth had relaxed none of their
vigilance, and Azimoolah still ranged
the glades of the park, but no more I'M
authorized artists had put in an APP
pearance. nor had any member of the
party suffered from headache. entailing
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are Nevada, Wyoming, Idaho, Della
ware, Montana, Utah, North Dakota,
Vermont, South Dakota, New Hamp-
shire, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washing
ton, Florida, Colorado, Maine, Connect
cut and West Virginia, these eighteen
York. Including those senators who are
now under Indictment, there are TWEEN
ty-six who were selected by corpora
tions, and the others are entitled to
the benefit of Doubt
Given if they came directly from the
people, observed Samuel Adams,
there can be no argument in favor
Of giving one section eighteen times the
representation Of the other, especially
when that representation is to be used
to thwart the popular will. The wealth
interests are so persistent and unscru-
pulous in seeking to control legislation,
that I see no reason why check should
be preserved in their favor. Against
the influence Of the massed billions Of
aggressive corporations the people find
it difficult. to control the popular
branches Of their Legislatures. Surely
they are entitled to such control, if
this be a republic and not an oligarchy.
Surely wealth now yields the mastery.
It cannot stop if it would. It must
either be forced to yield it's domination
or permitted to make it absolute. 1t
| was given two constitutional weapons,
the presidential veto and the senate.
The state governments have copied
these, and wealth has repeatedly abused
the power given to it. If check is
to remain it should be lodged in the
qualified veto Of the executives Of the
states and the nation.'
"Since it is impossible to amend the
constitution so as to abolish the senate,
how would you constitute that body and
what should be it's functions?' I asked
"We should hear from General Wash.
ington on that question: suggested
Jefferson.
eff you so amend your constitution, u
Washington said, carefully weighing
each word, Gas to establish the doctrine
that legislation shall flow only from q
body directly representative of the PEG
pie, it will still be possible to constitute
a senate combining dignity, honor, re
sponsibility and influence. 7 have il
mind senate equally representative
Of the states, and thru them Of the ma
ton; a senate chosen directly by thu
majority vote Of the citizens Of the re
spective states. Since their infuenc.
on legislation must be indirect, selfisl
interests would have little incentive t.
attempt the dictation Of their selection
Since their influence would be deter
mined by the extent Of their experience
the riDeness Of their KNOWLEDGE and tn
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power. It would encourage indepen- ,
dence in voting, and the lack Of this
spirit is one Of the handicaps from
which you suffer. 1t would force the
consideration of progressive ideas, It
eventually would destroy the suprem-
acy Of your partizan bosses. It would
encourage revolt from unjust nomina-
tions. If you believe in the rule Of
the majority-as you constantly declare
why do you not affirm it in the meth
cd Of choosing the popular branch Of
your national legislature9"
this should be done, > said.
~ am afraid that your thoughtful
citizens are also indifferent or lacking
in energy,' smiled Jefferson. "You
surely will admit that there is nothing
revolutionary in urging that your presi-
dent and your representatives should
be elected by majorities7"
"Nothing in the least,' conceded.
GLOW about the senate9''
''There is where you must be revolu-
| tionary,' quickly responded Jefferson.
"The senate should be abolished. That
is the simple and logical remedy, but
your people are not ready to take that
step. There are now three directs ways
expressed by the house of representa-
tives, viz: thru the senate, by presiden-
tial veto, and by the mandate Of the SUI
prefne court. Since England, alleged to
be the most conservative government on
earth, imposes no check on her house Of
commons, I hold that the Republic Of
the United States should permit its
people as much liberty. One check GER
tainly is sufficient. The senate should
not have it, for the reason that the SEN
ate is and can be representative only Of
a vicious tradition. So long as citi-
zen Of Nevada has III times as much
representation in the senate as citizen
Of New York, it is absurd to give such
a body more than advisory power. It
takes the population Of eighteen states
to equal that Of New York, and yet
these eighteen states have thirty-six
senators, while New York state has no
emo representation" I exclaimed
I ferson.' e
"Nominally two senator's" he said
soberly. "We are reliably advised that
one of them represents railroad cor
poration, and the other an express com
pany. If this be true, and there is lit
tie doubt Of it's approximate truth, the
100000 people Of your great state
have no representa- ton in the senate OF
the United States.''
J "They are represented about as much
as are those Of the eighteen states who
have thirty-six Senator's laughed
| Brown &C The states Won have in minC
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let her think that she had hoodwinked
him, and endeavor to ASCERTAIN whether
she was counting his society as 2 nero
bluff to lend color to her deception, or
with some other object as yet unde-
fined.
He had not long to wait for her.
Tripping lightly down the stairs, she
Joined him with charming assumption
that he would be Interested to hear that
her Jewels were "quite safe, - and she
supplemented the information with the
request that they should not lunch in
the hotel.
where we can DO quiet. 7 have got
"Very we'll" he replied. "Come over
to Kettner's. There won't be much Of
crowd there at this time of day. And
he strove hard to be polite as he steered
her across the Strand, tho he coul ID have
wished himself back at the foreign Of
flee, with no prospects and no duke to
serve, if SYPHILIS brave young face had
not been in his minds eye.
At the restaurant Mrs. Talmage Egg
linton chose table in remote cornor
of the dining room and devoted herself
to a careful study Of the menu. It was
and quizzed the appearance Of the other
customers that she developed her plan
of attack.
the fact that I have something to say
to you,' she began, leaning back and
scanning him critically. Her voluptu-
oas style Of beauty f had meyer had any
repealed.
"My worst enemies have never &C
cused me of being curious" he an
swered lightly. t" Nay, I ar, not dis.
Courteous he protested, seeing the an
g5 clean sadn in the wd ae Syvss n only
about communicating, the subject of
which I am ignorant off,
"Tell me,' she said abruptly
"what reason you had for following mic
morning9" ..
Whatever her motive she was push.
ing him hard, and Forsyth s presence
Of mind failed him. He flushed and be-
1T is useless to deny it, she cut
him short. ~ saw you in the cat
quite plainly as I entered the shop, an6
my cabby had previously told me that
I was being Swallowed. Now, Mr.. For
syth, when a gentleman follows lady
about the streets he either does it be
cause he means her some harm or be
cause-well, because he is not quite in
different to her. Which was it in you,
caseq'
This was a poser, and it had to b,
: faced with instant decision Rapid,
rejecting that unless he was then AM
E there prepared to accuse his fair Wis
+ avis with completely with Ziegler Their
> was only one course open to him, h
took it promptly. He little though
! that within the next forty eight hour
his fate-to live or to die-would de
t pend on the demeanor he then adopted
| IT certainly did not follow you wit
Q bad motive, and there, a straigh
! question deserves a straight answer
: am very far from being Indifferent t
f you, Mrs. Talmage Eglinton,' he sale
t After that the amenities flowed in tn
e most friendly channel, tho Forsyt
\ suffered agonies, and it required all hi
/ skill as an amateur. actor Of repute t
\ sustain the part of a diffident love
: lowering on the brink Of declare
ton.
= In the afternoon they returned t
Prior's Tarrant together, outwardly O
the best Of terms; but, needless to say
+ Forsyth was still "hovering.'
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A Warming TO Children.

Vernon, the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Nv. R. Stuart, had a narrow escape
from serious injury by a vicious SOW,
Saturday evening, and the little fel-
low will carry the marks of his en-
counter for some time.
1t seems that Vernon went to the
lot to gather together a few dry corr
cobs to use in the cooking stove; he
set his pail on the ground, and a
large SOW walked up and stuck hel
head in it. Vernon tried to chase hel
away, when she wheeled, knocking
him down and rolling him over and
over, swapping at him and once suc-
ceeding in tearing a deep cash in his
breast. Fortunately Vernon succeed
ed in rolling under the gate of the
stable, and the SOW went off, enabling
him to return to the house, where
his wound was dressed and his
bruises looked after. It was a mar
row escape for the boy, and but
shows the danger to children from
domestic animals when they become
incensed.
MI. Stewart sold the animal at
once to Mr.. Tom Lamon, and thereby
ends the tale Cor tail) of a SOW.
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AS to Woodworking.

+ The following communication has
been sent us, with a request for its
publication, and Is self-explanatory.
We shall be pleased to publish any
reply Mr.. Ethridge may desire to
make.
Enondale, June 18th, 1906.
Mr.. GEO. III. ETHRIDGE.
Dear Sir: AS you are attorney for
the Board, will you answer the fol-
lowing questions for the benefit Of
the citizens of Southeast Beat:
Have any of the roads in said Beat
been let according to Section $40,
Code of '92?
rs there being any effort made to
have said roads worked?
If roads are not worked, will the
tax be refunded, and when?
If here there is no contractor who
ia responsible for the condition of
the roads?
Are the members of the Board
drawing pay for the work performed
or for holding office?
Has q citizen, who has paid his
tax and who has to transfer his load
over washouts or work the road
himself, any recourse?
It has been nine months since
Graham's contract expired, making
from nine to eighteen months since
our roads have had any work. 1t
appears from the above mentioned
facts that patience has ceased to be
q virtue.
It will afford very great satisfaction
if you will answer the above ques-
tions, as it will afford snch informa-
tion rs is necessary to show us
where we are at"
A CITIZEN,
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DepIorabIe Affair.

Near Oak Grove, Saturday, Ed.
G. Jones. we'll known throughout
the county as a musician and base
ball player, was shot and killed by
Pierce Mobley (colored). An inces-
SAINT search has been kept up since the
shooting for the murderer, but up to
this writing without success. II
caught, Mobley is apt to be lynched.
AS far as we can learn the quarrel
arose over some chickens which the
negro's mother had sold to Mr.. Jones,
but 1t seems impossible to get at the
facts in the cas- at present.
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Commissioner Sale.
The State of Mississippi,
Kemper County.

The State OF Mississippi,
Kemper County.
In Chancery Court, No. 1928.
Jennie Campbell ct al.
VS.
Edgar Woods ct al.
By virtue of q decree OF the Chancery
Court of said county, rendered in the
above styled cause on the 9th day OF
February, A D. 1905, al the February
Term, A. D. 1906, of said Court, !, the
undersigned, duly appointed Special
Commissioner OF said Court, will. on the
3rd day of July; A. D. 1905,
between the hours of II o'clock q: m.
and A o'clock p. M, sell, at tbs pos Of
fee door, in front of same in said KEN.
per County, in the town of Scooba,
Miss, to the higheet bidder or bidders,
for cash, the following described real
estate, situated in the County of KEN.
per, in the State of Mississippi, to.wit:
w. J of S. w. I, Sec. SO, Twp. -. r,
Is east,
Dated this, the 9Th day OF June, A.
D. 1905. SAM 0. BELL,
Special Commissioner.
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Sheriff. Sale.

W. RosESBAUM
PAT SCOTT.
By virtue of an execution issned by
Dock King, a Justice OF the Pesce Of
District 5, Kemper County, Mississippi,
l have this day levied on a reversionary
interest Of Pat Scott, also tie reyersion-
ary interest of Abe Scott, Henry Scott
and Nathan Scott, now owned by Pat
Scott, the s. w. / of N. w. /, Sec. 20,
Twp. IL, Range II, situated in KempeI
County, Mississippi. I will offer the
same tor sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, in front OF the north door OF the
Court House in the Town OF DeKalb on
the first Monday in July, 1905.
Sale within legal hours.
A: B. TARTT, Sheriff.
This, June 12+h, 1905.
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Quality VS.. Quantity.

Hard muscles and strong body do not
depend on the quantity of food you eat,
but on its perfect digestion and proper
assimilation. When you take Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure your system gets sil the
nourirhment out of all the food you eat.
1t digests what you eat regardless OF the
condition Of the stomach, and conveys
the nutrient properties to the blood and
tissues. This builds up and strengthens
the entire system. Kodol cures indiges
ton, dyspepsia, belehing, sour stomach,
weak heart, etc. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
for what is sometimes called Americas
national disease-dyspepsia-is destined
to eventually work a wonderful and last
ing benefit to sufferers from this distress
sing and mind narrowing condition
Sold by Ward, the druggist.
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FRUIT AIRS,
EXTRA TOPS,
RUBBERS, ETC

at Wards drug store.
We regret to note that Master
Haughey Duke, who has been hold
ing a position in the freight depart
ment OF the M. & o. Railroad at
Meridian for several months past,
came homelast Saturday quite sick.
We wish him an early recovery.
Miss Nina Adcock left last Thurs
day for Lockhart, Miss, to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. Minnie hester,
who is quite I'll. As Mrs. hester has
passed her Goth birthday, much anx-
iety is felt as to the outcome Of hel
illness.
The Children's FayOrIte
For coughs, Group, whooping cough
etc One Minute Cough Cure Is the chill
dren's ~fayorite. This is because it con.
tains no opium. ia peafectly harmless
tastes good and cures. Sold by Ward.
The railroad company was in il
bad on Monday, when the local
magistrates decided all three cases
against them. OF course, they ap.
pealed.
The "As You Like TT Club will
be entertained this evening by Miss
Carrie RoHsnbaum.
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A Record Breaker.

Wednesday night of last week was
a record breaker in the matrimonlal
line among the colored society cir
cles of Scooba, four couples assum
ing the yoke and promising to love,
honor, cherish, obey, &C., &C. The
contracting parties wer
Esau Thompson and Lydia Scott
Frank Lockett and Mamie Parker:
Herbie Adams and Effie Virgins
VIII Perry, Of Hattiesburg, and
Rosa McCalebb.
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His Appreciat on.

Mr.. Jack P. Garland, of Henderson,
Tenn, writes: II take pleasure in writ
ing you to inform you of my apprecia.
ton of your BOIL Century Hair Tonic,
Frem my youth / have been a victim Of
dandruff and grey hair. / have been
using your tonic only q short time, and
am glad to state the dandruf has all
disappeared, and my hair has been re-
stored to its natural color" For sale
by all druggists.
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Acknowledgement

Since the last issue of the HERALD
we have received from the following
named parties, on subscription, the
amounts appended:
Seooba-D. F. Carr, $500.
Binnsville-W. HI. Lavender, $1.00.
Mardis-W. J. Burton, $500.
Wellington, Tex.-Miss Sadie Bal
lard. 80 cents.
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Gard from Miss Adams.

no the Patrons and Trustees Of the
Scooba High School:
In accepting the position of assist
ant Teacher for the term 19O5-O6, ]
shall endeavor to show my apprecia-
ton of your endorsement of my
work by putting forth every effort
in my power for the advancement of
your children and the school.
Respectfully, etc.,
LOULA ADAMS.