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The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-13
Oscar Read Saunders

Oscar Read Saunders died in his
rooms in the annex to the Hotel Reac
on Thursday the 5th of Octobes, $50
His death was doubtless the result o.
heart failure due to weak condition
brought on by continued attack OF
chills and fever from which he suffered.
His death was wholly unexpected an6
the announcement that he was dead
caused genuine sorrow in the hearts
of everyone who knew him.
Oscar Read Saunders was the only
child of John Saunders ard Alice Read
He was born at Hartselle, Tenn, 80
years ago. His father was gallant
Confederate soldier having served with
c ..t.ncticn in the second Tennessee
Regiment under General Bate. The
father died when his child was only
nine months of age, and the wife and
child went to Louisville, KY, her for
mer home, to reside with her family.
The mother of Oc Saunders is sister
to Mr.. John C. Read of this place. Mr..
Read always took a great interest in
his little nephew and stood in the place
of q father to him. He was educated
IN the schools of Louisville and leaving
school he entered the Louisville arc
Nashville R, R. offices. When Mr..
Read came to Tupelo in the Cotton
business he made DC. Saunders his chief
clerk, in which position he DISPLAYED
the wonderful qualities as an account
ant he has displayed in the railroad
business He came to Tupelo ten years
ago and from the first he won warm
place in the hearts Of the people with
whom he came in contact by his genial
nature, his superior intellectual quail
ties and his superior gifts as business
man. In all his intercourse with peo-
pie he was the same, honest, genial,
upright man and was never known to
entertain malice toward anyone, and il
can be truthfully said he never had ar
enemy in his life. In Mr.. ard Mrs
Read he found all the love and sympa-
thy of parents to child and to them
he was devoted in his affections.
After leaving the cotton business he
held a number of important positions
with the Mobile & Ohio and Southern
roads and there was not superior
officer but what recognized in him 8
young man OF the highest type of bust
ness capacity.
He was buried from the Read Hote
Friday afternoon a large number ol
friends assembling to pay their last tri
butte of respect. The services were
ccnducse by Rev. r. A. Kimbrough o!
| the Baptist church of which the deceas
T ed was member. Many expression
Of sympathy were heard for the bereav
ed mother in the hour Of her great sor
row.
At the grave many floral Offering,
were placed above the mound whicl
containee all that was mortal of thei
departed friend.
The following friends acted as pail
bearers E C st. Clair, w d Brown
a Mitts, Dr.. G T Keyes and A +
Hutchinson
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-13
Clark Grocery Co.

The Clark Grocery Company have
moved into their new and commodious
new building building on the line of the
Frisco road at the foot of Spring street
and are now getting things in shape for
business. The new building is one of
the best equipped business houses in
the state and in their new location the
company have every facility for doing
larger business than ever before.
The old cotton yard is being converted
into very substantial brick warehouse
which will be continued as a cotton yard
for the handling and storing of cotton.
The Tupelo journal., 1905-10-13
SINGING Sunday

BY invitation large number of the
noted singers of Lee and adjourning
counties met at the court house and
spent the day in singing the songs that
awake the best of inspirations in the
hearts of the people. An organ was
moved up for the occasion and Prof j.
H. Stanley presided. Many of the
best singers in this section were pre-
sent and the large crowd in attendance
greatly enjoyed the day. Dinner was
served at the court house from baskets.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
Notice Of Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Brownsville and
Gulf Railway Company will be
held at the Office of the company,
in Brownsville, Texas, on Thurs
day, the 2lst day of September
1905, at 10 o'clock a. m, for the
purpose of electing directors, and
the transaction of such other bust
ness as may be brought before the
meeting.
The transfer books of the COM
pany will be closed at 3 o'clock p.
m. on the 10th day of September,
1905, and will remain closed until
three days after the final adjourn
ment of the meeting.
The regular annual meeting of
the board of directors will be held
at the same place and on the same
date.
Brownsville, Tex, August 18th.
1905. M. PAYRo,
S-l5-9-20 Secretary.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
They Cut The List.

He rang the bell at Peters gate.
And sat down hopefully to wait.
The warder sang out, You go lower,
For YOU cut the list on a 2x4."
Another came and waitel long
To find out where thathe'd gone wrong;
The sentence came: You're in a fix
For you cut the list on a 2x6."
Still one more came to learn his place
And looked ST. Peter in the face,
He said, "You cannot pass this gate
For YOU cut the list on a ks"
A broker paused before the door,
Thinking the thing an awful bore;
St. Peter said, You get out quick,
For YOU cut the list on II inch stick. I"
A mill man came with face ahaine,
He knocked, then shouted out his
name;
When Peter said, "You son Of gun,
You cut the list on number one"
And 50 the score ran on space,
Till Hades filled up with the race,
And Satan 'phoned to Peter, Hist,
Please let up on that darned old list. -
West Coast Lumberman.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26

When a splinter has been driven
into the hand it can be extracted
by steam. Fill a widemouthed
bottle nearly full of hot water,
place the injured part over the
mouth and press it slightly. The
action thus produced will draw the
flesh down, and in a minute or two
the steam will extract the splinter,
also the inhammatio n.-National
Magazine.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26

Subscribe to THE HERALD.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26

Colonel Sanders was a passenger
on one of the Montana railroads at
one time. He had an annual pass
on the road, but on this occasion
he had left it at home. He had
travelled the same route many times
before and was we'll known to the
conductor. Then that official told
him of his forgetfulness. The con-
ductor, however, was obdurate. He
must have ticket or money. The
colonel, rather than have a scene,
pulled out a S. bill, which was
ample TO cover the expense of his
trip. Ii was a very ragged affair.
all torn and pasted.
That's a fine loking bill to give
me-" growled the conductor.
Colonel Sanders was by this time
thoroughly nettled.
Well, he cried in a voice that
could be heard all over the car,
if you don't like it, turn it in to
the company"
The laugh that went up was at
the expense of the conductor
Pitsburg Dispatch.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
JUS Keep on Keepin On.

II the day looks kinder gloomy.
An your chances kinder slim;
II the situations puzzlin'.
An the prospects awful grim,
An perplexities keep presSin'
Till all hope is nearly gone,
Jus bristle up. an grit your teeth,
An keep on keepin' OF.
II.
Fumin' never wins fight.
An frettin never pays;
There amt no good in broodin' in
These peSsimistic ways
Smile JUS kinder cheerfully
When hope is nearly gone,
An bristle up an grit your teeth.
An keep on keepin' on.
III.
There amt no use in growlin'
An grumblin' ali the time
When music's ringing everywhere,
An everything's in rhyme
Jus keep on smilin' cheerfully.
If hope is nearly gone,
An bristle up, an grit your teeth,
An keep on keepin' on,
Selected
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
Point Visitors.

Following were visitors to Point
Isabel on yesterdays train.
John /. Kleiber. Rev. Pitoye,
Miss Pegram, Miss NJ. Hicks,
Misses Webb. Miss Cara. Miss
Martinez, Miss Lerma. Mrs. VIM.
Shears and child. VIM. A. Neale
and son, Mrs. Rivadulla and two
children.
Those returning on this morn
ing's train are the following:
Mesdames Payro, X. M. Miller,
Hanson, San Roman. Misses Chill
dress, H. Case, Fernandez, Rev.
Pitoye, VIM. A. Neale. Louis
Cowen. Joe Celaya, jr.. Gus
Celaya.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
For Sale.

Stock of hogs, or will sell boars,
sows and pigs in pairs or singly.
Call at Lake View farm, or tele-
phone 1922 rings. 7-1S-tf
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26

up with nan and he returned
alive. Had the rudder not been
broken he could have remained up
in the air indefinitely. I think the
problem of airships is solved"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
Fire Ficnd at kinssviIle.

The first FIRE in Kingsville occur
red a few days ago. The business
house of Jesus Gonzales was total
ly destroyed. The loss is estimat-
ed at $1,000. No insurance.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
For Rent.

Two story house at Point Isabel
next to Mrs. Hills For terms APP
ply to HERALD. S-21-26
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26

writes Mrs. L. e. Clevenger, of Belle
view, N. C., at my monthly periods,
all my life, but the first bottle OF Car
dui gave me wonderful relief. and now
am In better health than have been
for a long time"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1905-08-26
WRITE US A LETTER

freely and frankly. in Strictest conf
denSe, telling as all your symptoms and
troubles. We will send free advice On
plain sealed envelope). Address: La
dies Advisory Dept, The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
North Carolina viii Hold iiis Al
legged Heath Springs Safe Crack

North Carolina viii Hold tiis Al
legged Heath Springs Safe Crack
erS
On Monday Gov Glenn of
North Carolina rendered his de-
cision in the matter Of hC noring
the requisition for Fisher and
O'Day wanted III this State on
the charge of committing the re-
cent safe robbery Mt Heath
Springs. The hearing was had
last Friday, Solicitor Henry being
present and representing South
Carolina 5 claim for the men The
Ansun n & county officials insisted
on their prior claims bat we're
willing to reliugui them If their
county was reimbursed in whole
or in part the $500 or $500 that
had been expended for medical
attention, guards, board, etc for
the wounded men. The State of
South Carolina, it seems, was un-
willing tn share in this expense.
Saturday Gov Hayward wrote
Gov Glenmthat jor the present be
would relinquish the claim of this
State for the yeggmen, it appearing
that North Carolina had tito best
case against them, and on Monday
the North Carolina Governor dc
cidCd to hold them to answer to
the charge of carrying concealed
weapons in Arson county.
The prisoners, both of them,
are now resting in the county Jail
and their wounds are healing
rapidly. O'Day who was shot
through and through, and whose
recovery was for time exceed
ingly doubtful, is doing we'll.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Dea' h of MIR w Il Cook.

Mr. w F Cook, prominent
citizen of Kershaw, whose serious
illness was noted in our last issue,
died on Sunday night last, May
7. 1905, at the Rock Hill hospital
where he was operated on last
Friday afternoon for appendicitis.
His wife and children, DR. L, T
Gregory, and his kinsman, Mr. is
A Cook, of this place, were at hi
bedside when the end came.
Mr. Cook was the only son Of
Culp Cook who was killed in the
the civil war, at the battle of
Irevillian Station. His mother
died when he was but six weeks
old, and he was reared by his
grandfather, the late Amos Cook,
Sr. He was born in 1850 and
was 4o years of age at the time
OF his death. In 1887 he was
married to Miss Mollie Gregory,
a daughter of the late w Harrison
Gregory, and she with four chill
dren, the Oldest, Vernie, now a
student of the 5 c College, sur
wives him.
Mr Cook was a useful and pro
gresslve man and his death is
especially great loss to the town
of Kershaw, with which he has
been prominently identified since
he moved there about twelve
years ago. He was county chair:
man of the Democratic party and
clerk and treasurer of the town of
Kel shaw at the time of his death.
He was successful in business and
was president of the Cook -Estridge
Co., one III the most substantial
mercantile establishments of the
town He WAS member of the
Baptist church and good chris
tian man.
His remains were taken to
Kershaw Monday morning and
inferred in the Kershaw cemetery
| with Masonic and Pythian honors
that afternoon, after funeral scr.
vices at his home by his pastor,
Rev Dl Rice. AS a mark of
respect the business houses of
Kershaw were all closed during
the funeral.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Death Of an Aged Woman

Mrs Jane Lucy, widow of the
late Samuel Lucy, died at her
home near Taxahaw last Sunday
May 7, 1905, at the advanced
age Of SO years. She had not
been we'll since receiving a fall on
the ice in the early part Of the
year. She was member of the
Baptist church and her remains
were inferred at Taxahaw Mon
day. She leaves the following
children surviving her: Mrs Mary
Moore of Charlotte, N C, w d
Lucy Of Arkansas, Mrs + M
Lowry, Mrs ] P Ingram and Miss
Roxy. Lucy, all Of the Taxahaw
section.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
State of South Carolina
COUNTY OF LANCASTER

BY e Stewman, Esquire, Probate
Judge,
WHEREAS, JnO A Miller and L G.
Lazenby made suit to me, to grant
them Letters OF Administration of the
estate Of and effects of B F Miller
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to
cite and admonish all and singular the
kir dred and Creditors Of the said B f
Miller. dece sod, that they be and ap-
pear before me, inesh, Court of Pro
bate. to be held at Lancaster S g, on
Friday May 18th next after publica
ton thereof at III O'Clock in the fore
noon to show cause if any they have.
why the said Administration should
not be granted
Given under nv hand this 20 day of
April Ammo Domini. 1905
E Stewman.
Judge of Probate
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10

The town council has found
it necessary to issue So, 900 worth
of bonds SO as to put the town in
a position to buy the electric light
plant and make other improve
ments. The bonds can be issued
only after an election called upon
a. petition Of the freeholders.
The necessary petition is now in
circulation and it is being quite
generally signed. There appears
to be no opposition to the pro-
position. --Yorkville Enquirer.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Memorial Oay.

Today, May 10Th, is Memorial
Day, and it will, as usual, be
appropriately observed in Ian.
caster, the exercises being con.
Quoted under the auspices of
the Daughters of the Confed.
eracy. Capt w. H. Rives will
act as marshal Of the day. The
exercises will be held in the af-
ternoou, in the court house. Be.
tween the bours Of 4 and 5 o.
clock the Daughters will present
Crosses Of Honor to those Vet
erans who have net received
them. Ths memorial exercises
proper will begin promptly at
5 O'Clock, the programme being
as follows
Prayer, by DR.. Boldridge.-
Address, by Rev, R. E. Turn
ipseed.
Roll'call of tne Dead, by Capt.
Rives, Marshal of the day.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by Prof. Herndon.
At the conclusion Of the exe-.
cises the procession will be form.
ed and marched to the cemetery,
where the graves Of the dead sol.
diers will be decorated with
flowers.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Richmond Plans 100000 Statue
Of Fitzhugh Lee.


Richmond, Va May 5.--At n
mass meeting held to night it was
resolved to raise $50, 900 for the
erection of an equestrian statue
of General Fitzhugh Lee, the plan
being 10 have the memorial placed
and unveiled during the james
town Exposition.
The Ledger, The Atlanta
Journal. Sem; weekly, and The
Southern Cultivator, II three
one year for $2., but must be
paid for inadvance.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
AnnualaMeetlng Of the Pres
byterian Aid Socjety.

AnnuaIaMeet'ng Of the Pres
byterIan Aid Society,"
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will hold
Its annual meeting Thursday
afternoon at four o'clock, at the
residence Of Miss Olivia EN-:
mons. The following progr am
has been prepared for the occa-
sion
Prayer, by Dr.. Fraser.
Singing Of Hymn.
Roll call. to be answered with
Scripture verses.
Discouragement and Difficult.
ties in Heathen Lands, by Mrs.
w. Med. Brown.
Encouragement ard Pros.
poets, by Miss Olivia Emmons.
Missionary Hymn. The Souls
Cry, and the Savior's Answer
by Mrs. Chalmers Fraser.
Free Will Offering.
Refresh ments.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Marriages

Marriages
Married, Tuesday, May Cd,
1905, at the home of the BRIDE 8
parents. Mr. and Mrs j I Thom-
asson, In Fairfield county, Mr. X
S Cherry. formerly of this place
but now of Sumter, and Miss
Orilee Thomasson Rev Mr. Var
borough of Fort Lawn performed
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs Cher.
ry passed through Lancaster Fri
day en- route for the groom S
home at Sumter. Here's our
@ Slough and all your numer-
Gus Lancaster friends join us in
congratulations.
Married, at White Bluff, by
j M Hilton, N p, on May Q,
1905, Mr. Cicero Blackmon, son
of Mr. j Thomas Blackmon, and
Miss ADJ E,tridge, daughter of
the late Wylie Estridge, all of
White Bluff.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Notice of Election.

Whereas one third of the Free
holders and one-third of the
Electors, residing in Dixie School
District No II, in Lancaster coun
ty, State Of South Carolina, have
petitioned the County Board of
Education to order an election in
said school district to decide
whether or not a special tax Of
four (4) mills shall be levied on
all real and personal property in
said Dixie School District, No II
for school purposes.
Notice is hereby given that an
election be held, by the trustees
of said school district on Satur
day, May I6, 1905, at Dixie
school house in the said school
district, they giving at least two
weeks notice in a county newspa-
per and by posting notices at
three public places in said school
district.
At which election only such
electors as return real or person
al property and who exhibit their
tax receipts and registration Ger.
tifcates as required in the general
election should be allowed to vote
Within ten days after said elec-
ton is held, the board of trustees
shall notify the County Auditor o.
the result Of same.
w. M Moore,
II E Cofey,
Members Co Board Ed.
April 22. 1905.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Pension Money has Come.

clerk of court J L Gregory re.
ceived check yesterday after
noon for $5,S19 to be paid by
him to the 253 confederate pen-
slonors of Lancaster county. The
list of pensioners accompanied the
check.
The number of pensioners in
each class and the amount to he
be paid each of them is rs follows:
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10

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MI Edward Walters of Cow
pens, is visiting hi sister, Mrs
w M Moore.
Ed Boyd, col, for violating
contract, and Ezekiel Mayhem,
COL, for breach of trust, were
each sent to the chaingang for 80
days by Magistrate Cuskey The
past week.
Ne ate glad to report that
Mrs Virginia Green, who was re-
Gently stricken with paralysis ut
the home of her sou, Mr. II G.
Green, here, is rapidlg recovering
and Is now able to sit up.
MIR A L Curnes of Wild Cat
killed II large eagle ut his home
lust Sunday. Its wings measured
6 feet and Z iuclies from tip to
tip, and foot spread measured Z
inches FROM eud to- end of toe.
Magistrate ID X Hall of To-
dian Laud turned oyer $2s to the
county treasurer Saturday, fines,
etc., collected tor the past quarter.
fhe Supervisor, as usual compli-
mented him ON the neutness and
correctness IF the keeping ut his
books.
Mr. j + Craig sold load of
fine cabbage, bests and turnips
on this market yesterday. Aside
from his cotton crop Mr. Craig
sold over $500 worth of produce
from his falm last year, and is
making agood and an early stalt
to make evon larger sales this
year. He doesn't worry over
the cotton situation. He planted
ten acres to the mule last year
but is only planting seven acres
to the plow this year. He has
been gradually reducing his cot
ton acreage for the past six years.
The estimate of the York
County Southern Cotton associat-
ION places acreage reduction at
Io.2-9.per cent and fertilizer re-
duction at I9 So per cent.
These estimates are based on
partial reports. President Spen-
Ger believes. that complete report
would show nearer IS per cent
reduction,-Yorkville Enquire.
Joe Lindsay, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. c, Lindsay, left the city
the first of the week for New
York where he weut to take a
course in bookkeeping, type
writing and stenography at
Poughkeepsie. e.-Rock Hill Her
aid.
The first number Of the Car
olina Field, a new weekly news
paper established at Georgetown,
5 c by Mr.. James Henry Rice,
Jr., has been received. The
Field promises to be a most exc
cellent and a most valuable sheet.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10
Teachers Examination.

sCuV''cTo CNdTITINdtTOne
The regular examination of
applicants for teachers csrtifi.
Gates will be held on Friday.
May 10, 1905, commencing at 9
O'CLOCK, a. no., at Lancaster
court house.
w. NJ. MOORE,
Go. Sup't. OF Ed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-05-10

FehSlOners VIII CNII ut once and
got their money.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-06
"MuRDER BY ADVERTISEMENT

Under this heading. Golfers Week
" scathes the Times-Democrat Tor
publishing a Peruna advertisement re-
Gently in complete semblance of an
important news matter In connection
with the yellow fever situation. Col
Her's motive is entirely proper, ethical
and just.-Baton Rouge Times.
It is by the printing of such adver-
tisements that the veracity of many
newspapers has been brought into dis
repute. No newspaper should print
any paid advertisement in that man.
ner which would indicate that it is
not an advertisement but gratuitous
endorsement by the newspaper. 1t
is an injustice to the readers Of the
paper and disparages the reputation
Of the paper for truthfulness. No pa
per should do the footing of an ad-
vertiser's horn for few paltry dollars.
1t is so closely akin to receiving a
hribe that it looks very much like
criminal act
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-06
NEW FACTS ABOUT coREA.

Land of the Freshness of the
| Morning. is the poetical name Of ko
'rea among its pepole.
/ 1t is considered in natural beauty
the Italy of the orient.
It's landscapes are gems, winter or
summer.
+ The country is healthy and delight.
ful all the year round.
Game abounds: the soil is very
fertile
The people are miserably poor.
The country is aristocracy ridden.
before the revolution.
Justice is bought and sold. Off.
cials buy their places.
The peasant is bled to the limit of
endurance.
Merchants who appear prosperous
are tortured until they make loans"
to the nobility
Seoul, the capital is mean and
squalid beyond description.
The kings retinue is gorgeous in
silk and colors.
Seoul has an electric railway.
The better class of women are never
allowed TO appear in public.
Scouts mayor was chosen because
of his skill in sorcery.
The town has uptodate telephones.
The king orders displays of devils
and performances of magicians for
royal funerals.
The palace is lighted with cleo
tricity.
The Korean men are tail and hand
some.
The women are squat, shapeless and
ugly.
All the people are timid and peace.
full.
The people are intelligent, but hone.
lrssly listless.
Korea has no religion. Buddhism
was disestaElished years ago.