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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
BEATING the Washerwoman.

One of Virginia's representatives
tells this story about A. B. Woodward.
appointed Chief Justice of Michigan
Territory, by President Jefferson:
Woodward was an old bachelor, an
advocate of race suicide, and was one
of the most peculiar men Virginia
ever produced.
In those days shirts were made
with whole lot of frills and laces
on the fronts, and it was Woodward S
custom to buy an even dozen of these
at a time. He would put on one of
the dozen, wear it until it became
>soiled, then put on another over this,
and so on until he had the entire doz-
en- shirts on.
When the last WAS soiled, he would
peel it off and let the next shirt do
duty for a few days, then slip it and
expose another for service. When the
dozen shirts had thus done double
duty, he would go to bed until the
shirts were washed and ironed and
then go through the same process Of
shirt wearing.
Now" says the representative,
this is a pretty stretchy shirt yarn,
but it is said to be solid fact And
to make it worse, old Woodward never
changed his undersbirt until it was
worn out, am glad to say he is the
only Virginian | ever read of who
practiced this manner Of beating the
washerwoman-'
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

Hongkong rates fifth in the COM
mercial reports of the world
Cubans are buying cattle in Vene-
zuela at the rate of 100,0 900 head a year.
Russia has per capita investment
in industrial enterprises of 81, while
the United States has 1925.
Germany exported last year over
s30,000,000 worth of books and works
of art England and the United States
were her best customers.
Cuban honey is shipped to Germany.
the United States, France and other
countries. The amount gathered in
1904 exceeded 100000 in value.
The importance of the glove trade
to France is eXampled by the fact
that of glove buttons, fasteners and
clasps, one French firm alone makes
over 100,000,000 year.
Spain produced 175 100 tons of lead
in 1903, exceeding the output of all
other countries except the United
States. Mexico is the third largest
producer, and Australia comes fourth
in order.
Cigars exported from Cuba numbered
205 ,244,29S, valued at $12, 1902, e69, of
which 45,769,422. valued at S2,SSS, III,
went to the United States; 28,3SS,07
valued at S1,96S, 1896, to Germany, and
92,559,S17, valued at s5.197,7S5, TO Eng
land, last year.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27

using them contrary to this ordnance will be guilty
demcano subject fine less than Eve dollars than
chundre dollars
See 81. must by plumbers
work. and old used must be left either off
found Plumbers using contrary the above and all
other using nueng others will be subject TO fine
Of less than five dollars than hundred dollars
Sec 80. WATER RATES:
Residences and Stores
One kitchen sink hydant and closet $1,000
Additional closet for year. .................. 800
Bath tubs each Tor one year ooo
Yard hydrants washers each 900
Residences having than family stores having than
doing business and from fixtures separate
charge vii be made for each family or firm
Lircry Stables
closet per year. 500
Hydrant stock and buggy washing 5000
Boarding Houses Restaurants Barrier Shops Factories and
Public Baildings
sinks hydrans each per 1900
Bath tubs, each per year ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
Closets each year ...............:.. 500
Builders and Contactors-
Street hydrant per month. commandments. 800
All furnished and installed by customer -
$4,000 gallons or less, 20 cents per 1000 gallons
gallons gallons quarter, 10 discount
$1,000 gallons 100000 gallons quarter Is per cent discount
gallons 100000 gallons quarter 20 cent discount
2o1 600 gallons and special contract.
Where installed the first quarter will be estimated and
charged the used shown by during that
quarter payable beginning Of quarter
Patrons plant cautioned 10 supply
firm corporation with from their premises each connection
for the OF the customer having same installed only customers
supplying others will have their shut off and sub
fine equal rental for before water c6nnec-
ton is restored.
payable quarterly advance at the office of
Manager the and light plant who will receipt for
amount paid Notice will be given before the
the 10th of January April July
October will the to be shut off for and when
additional Of dollar will be made
resto the connection.
person violating of the provisions of this or
shall upon conviction unless other penalty be specifically named
than five dollars than twenty
oen and twenour hours continuance Of
violation shall constitute ofense If the offender be
shall in addition forfeit his license hereunder
necessities of the public welfare demanding it, this
ordinance shall take effect from its passage
the Mayor
of Aldermen held October t. 1904 the having been
read time before being voted and
the vote taken a and there being
Quorum present all each and section of said
ordinance W. d. ANDERSON, Mayor.
c. W TROY. Clerk. <
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
HUMOROUS VARIATIONS.

In talking to some Of his political
friends the other day William Hepburn
Russell. who is known as the Sunny Jim
of politics, emitted a statement that
should put him in the Solomon class or
wisdom. Good advice" said he, lis
one of those injuries which a good man
ought, if possible, to forgive, but at all
events to forget at once"
The president gets q good many let
ters from the men who served under
him in the rough riders. This one came
recently from New Mexico: Dear
Colonel: | am in heap Of trouble and
| write to see If you can help me out.
Last week when | was shooting at my
wife another lady stepped in range and
hit her. 1t was an accident. | wasn't
shooting at her at all | hope you will
write to the judge and tell him to let
me 60"
Admirers OF Mark Twain will recall
his famous letter to Queen Victoria.
According to his own account he once
wrote: Il don't know you personally,
but have met your son. He was at
the head of a procession in the Strand
and | was on a bus" During late
visit to London Mark Twain was pre-
scented to King Edward, who showed
his appreciation of the American hu-
morst by remarking: Il have met you
before. You must remember 1t was
on the Strand and you were riding on
a bus"
toll bof foil ipe
story In addition to the genial Doctors
word, the story has internal evidences
of being genGine: Several men in the
Esmoking-room of a liner were discuss
/ ing the wonders Of navigation All
agreed that the accuracy of the readings
was marvellous. At this point a very
heavy-lookng Englishman interrupted
81 say" he drawled, its deuced strange,
you know, how they ever find their way
over-deuced strange! Now. of course.
going back it's awfully simple They've
only to follow the straight white line
the ship has made"
Senator Carmack tells this story of
colored man who called ON him for
legal advice at Columbia, Tenn: The
elueI Vi HIS cuuECu ndu duNlSeu MS
wife to get a divorce from him, and the
negro asked: IF a elder come foolin'
roun' you alls house mixin' up trou-
BILE, advisin' yo' wife FIR to git divorce,
what'd you do?" Take shotgun and
kill him, most likely" replied young
Carmack Kill him-kill elder! Den
what de law do?" exclaimed the client.
f,,I
minute the negro was silent. Then in
great disgust he turned to go AS he
shuffled along down the steps he turned
a perplexed eye on the lawyer and
said For the Lawd's sake, Mr. Car
mack, what sot torney is YOU amy
how"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
English Humor.

Charles NJ Pepper, the newspaper
man who was appointed commits
sioner on the Intercontinental Rail
way Commission. tells an amusing
story in which the main figure is Hen
ry Norman, the British journalist.
Norman visited Washington few
years ago.
One evening just before the depart
ure of the Britisher it was determined
to put up joke on him at the Press
Club. A Mr.. Decker was selected to
be the perpetrator. This gentleman
arose in his seat and, taking a small
bell from his pocket, addressed Mr..
Norman as follows:
.Sir. have been designated by my
fellow members to convey to you an
expression of our pleasure. On be-
half of the National Press Club OF
Washington | am instructed to give
you this ring"
AS he uttered the word ring" Mr..
Decker raped the bell smartly and
placed it upon the table.
1t was plainly to be seen that the
LuSlISuIudu was tdhCn dpdSh. AltOi
good deal of hemming and having
he replied:
"Mr. Decker and members of the
National Press Club, words fail me.
/ am overwhelmed. With respect to
this gift, which I am pleased to re-
ceive, suppose that Mr.. Decker, as
was only natural in the embarrass-
ment of the moment, for we newspa-
per men are VIGOROUSLY poor speak
ers, has made mistake, for he has,
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
A GREAT SUFFERER
LAY HELPLESS AND SPECIFIES
FOR HOURS AT A TIME.
Sinking Spells, Headaches, rheumatism,
All Caused by Poor BloOd-Cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.

Sinking Spells, Headaches, rheumatism,
All Caused by Poor Blood-Cured by
DIR. Williams Pink Pills.
When Mrs. Williams was asked FOX
some details of the fearful illness from
which she had SO long suffered, she spoke
as follows:
Ever since had nervous prostration,
about thirteen years ago, have had
periodical spells of complete exhaustion.
ANY excitement or unusual activity
would throw me into state Of lifeless-
ness. At the beginning my strength
would come back in a moderate time,
but the period of weakness kept length
ening until at last 1 would lie helpless
as many as three hours at stretch"
"You were under medical treatment,
of course?'
Eyes, when I became so bad that l
had to give up my homework, in May of
1908, I was being treated for kidney
trouble, and later the doctor thought my
difficulties came from change of life. j
was not only weak, but l had dizzy
feelings, palpitation of the heart, misery
after eating, hot flashes, nervous head
aches, rheumatic pains i'll the back and
hips. The doctor did me so little good
that gave up his treatment, and really
feared that my case was incurable."
What saved you from your state OF
hopelessness?
"In July of 1908 I had very bad
spell, and my husband came in one day
with little book which told of remark
able cures effected by a remedy for the
blood and the nerves, DR.. Williams Pink
Pills. He bought box for me, and
that was the beginning of my return to
health. Ny appetite grew keen, my food
no longer distressed me, my nerves were
quieted, and my strength began to re-
vive."
Chow long did you take this remedy"
"For two months only. At the end
of that time had regained my health
and cheerfulness, and my friends say
that I am looking better than have
done for the past fifteen years"
Mrs. Lizzie Williams is now living ut
No. 416 Cedar street. Quincy, Illinois.
The pills which she praises SO highly.
cure all diseases that come from inn.
poverished blood. IF your system is all
run down, DR. Williams Pink Pills ara
the very best remedy to take, Any drug,
gist can supply them Il
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Millionaire Competition in College
Building.

Andrew Carnegie has assured Pitts
burg people that if they are really de-
sirous of having a university which
shall beat anything in the country he
will help, says the New York World,
Imagination falters when it attempts
to picture the struggle that must fol
low among the philanthropists when
such a pacemaker starts in the school
making race. Fancy the scene at the
Millionaires' Club five years from now
when Mr.. Carnegie will come swing
ing jauntily into the room with his
golf clubs under his arm.
well. John" he will say Il have
Just added 200 acres to the Pittsburg
campus AMI deposited S5,000,000 in
steel bonds as endowment to provide
gymnasium facilities"
Mr.. Rockefeller will rub his hands
in glee and say
TOO late. Andrew. Very good in
/ it's way, but antiquated. | have just
bought Lake Michigan for the Univer-
sity of Chicago, for its crews to prac-
tice on. All out at Sault Ste. Marie
hereafter
Mr.. Vanderbilt will look up from
his paper and remark casually:
81 might say that the family has
just purchased all the land within two
miles of the Yale campus and viii
cover it with dormitories."
Mr.. Vanderbilt will say this very
modestly, but with a CLEAN of trl-
umph in his eye. But All he will
exclaim, as he returns to his paper.
Boy bring my checkbook. Gentle
men, Mrs. Stanford has just bought
the Sierra Nevada Mountains for the
school of forestry of the Leland Stan
ford, Jr., University"
The three rich men will pale at this
announcement
There's one thing left to do,' they
will cry in chorus. Raise the profess
sors' salaries. We must stay at the
top"
81 give an annual income of $1,000
to raise the professors salaries, one
of the millionaires will blurt out.
A college professor who happens to
be a guest at the club that evening
will be carried out fainting.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Mississippi State News
No Appropriation for Electors.

1t has developed that the legisla-
ture failed to make an appropria-
ton to pay the mileage and ex-
penses of the presidential electors.
The electors are entitled, under the
law, to receive four dollars for each
twenty miles Travelled in coming to
and from the seat Of government,
and four dollars per day. Some of
the electors have bills as high as $75
against the State. The next legis-
lature will be called on to make the
necessary appropriation to pay the
electors
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Cooks Getting Scarce.

From all over the State comes the
complaint that cooks are exceeding
" scarce, and that they are getting
scarcer each year. This condition
prevails in nearly every community.
A good many people attribute it to
the fact that the negro men are
making more money than they have
ever made before, and that the ne
gro women do not find it necessary
to work. This is probably solu-
ton of the trouble.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Laurel Light Plant Burned.

The electric light and power
plant of the Laurel Improvement
Company was destroyed by fire last
week. Loss $4,000, insurance
$4,000. The plant caught at the
switchboard, thought to have been
from defective insulation. The
city is in darkness and many small
industries which were operated by
electric power have been forced to
close down temporarily. The COM
pany will rebuild at once on a
larger scale.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Stuck on the System.

There are now on file with the
postoffice department petitions for a
large number of rural mail routes
in this State, and it is expected that
the present year will see a great in-
crease in the number i'll Mississippi.
For some years the farmers of Mis-
sissippi did not appreciate what the
rural routes meant to them, but
they are now warming up to full
rea lization of the great importance
of these routes, and are freely petit
tioning for them.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Alderman School Bonds Sold.

The Board of Mayor and Alder
men of Alderman recently nego-
tiated the sale of ST., 500 municipal
bonds to be used in the erection of
a modern school building. The
Bank of Alderman purchased all
the bonds, and work on the new
school house will commence in the
early spring
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Branch Road Nearing Completion.

The Gulf & Ship Island read has
done a great deal of grading and
filling in, and will within few
months complete its Mendenhall
branch to Columbia. The latter
place is to have a new brick depot
uptown.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Beaulah Celebrating.

Beulah is celebrating the compile
ton of her splendid new depot.
Several months ago the depot at
that point burned, but what seemed
a calamity at the time was really a
blessing in disguise. The town
now has the finest depot of any
place between Memphis and Green
vile.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
New Bank for Gioster.

The enterprising town of Gloster
is TO have a new bank, to be known
as the Citizens Bank of Gloster,
which has behind it some of the
best known business men of that
city. The new bank is to have a
capital of $4,000, and will do a
general banking business.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Prosperous Banking Year.

The banking institutions over the
State have been holding their annu-
al meetings, and in almost every in
stance they reported a prosperous
year Very few of the dividends
declared fall below 8 per cent, and
some of them will 60 as high as 25
per cent. Perhaps the average for
the entire State will be about II per
cent
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
AboIishinq Country Postofices.

The extension Of the rural free
delivery system in Mississippi is re-
sulting in the abolition of a large
number of country postoffices in all
parts of the State. The farmers
find the rural delivery system better
than postoffices.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Biloxi Wants a New Hotel.

The citizens of Biloxi have start
ed movement to erect new hotel
in that city. There is hardly city
in the State that is not striving for
better things, and the progress of
Mississippi towns has attracted a
great deal of attention, not only at
home. but abroad.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Road Will Be Built.

The charter of the Durant & Lex
ington Electric abroad is now be-
ing published. Charles Jones, Of
Durant, recently moved to that city
from Indiana, is at the head of the
enterprise. and he says that the road
is certainly going to be built.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
A Successful Hog Raiser.

G. W. Berryhill, prominent
farmer Of Amite county, has DEM
onstrated that hog raising can be
made to pay. On the 4th instant
he killed hog which weighed AS
pounds. She was five years old,
and before butchering her he had
sold her pigs, and these, together
with the pork, made her net to him
1870. Mr.. Berryhill is an extern
sive raiser of fine hogs.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Fayette Merchant Fails.

B. Strauss, one of the largest fur
nishing merchants and cotton buy
ers doing business at Fayette, filed
voluntary petition in bankruptcy
last week. His statement of assets
is approximately $62, 800, with liza
bilities amounting to approximate
Nv S.. 339.4S.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
The Natchez Mardi Gras.

Natchez is preparing to give one
of the biggest Mardi Gras celebra-
tons in March that it has ever CIV
en-. Plans for the celebration are
well under way, and it is stated that
more money is to be spent on the
celebration than ever before.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
More Than Half Surveyed.

Two hundred miles of the route
of the New Orleans & Mississippi
Midland have been surveyed. 1t
will practically parallel the Illinois
Central through Mississippi. The
road is to extend from New Orleans
IN Momnhis
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Carnegie to Aid Meridian.

Andrew Carnegie offers Meridian
$4,000 for public library build
ing, provided the city will furnish
a site free and guarantee $1,000 per
annum for running expenses and
repairs.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Thieves lnfest GreenviIIe.

GreenviIle is infested by a clever
gang Of sneak thieves and burglars.
The police are on the alert, expect
ing an attempt to conduct opera
tons on a larger scale by the gang.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Special Election Ordered.

The. governor has called special
election in Washington county on
January 81, to elect member OF
the lower house in place of Percy
Bell, recently appointed chancellor.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Thompson Still ct Large.

VIII Thompson. who killed Dave
Smith at Amory last week, is still
at large Deputy sheriffs have been
hunting for him since the killing,
with no results.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27

Stage Whispers.
Live stock companies slaughter
houses, unless they contain some act
ors and present good plays.
Low comedy can be high in art, but
low art can never achieve high COM
edy.
Few actors hold the mirror up to
nature. They generally make UP be-
fore looking into the glass.
The uses OF theatrical orchestras
are manifold. After some of their
music, any kind of performance is
welcome
The man with the scissors often
builds the play, but it takes the man
with Hoe press to make it go.
Asbestos curtains have their good
points. but an ironclad contract is the
best protection against fire"
Plainly marked exits are good signs.
It's sin to leave before the show
is over. Virtue always triumphs in
the last act.-Y. M. H. A. Magazine.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
ckautauqua at GuIfport.

Gulfport will have a Chautauqua
assembly this summer, beginning
July / and continuing until the
18th, inclusive.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1905-01-27
Stage Whispers.

as you see. given me bell instead of
a ring, "-EXchange
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-25
PUNISH THE MINOR.

Saloon men are not wholly to blame
for selling liquor to minors. Minors
often represent themselves to be of
age and thus secure liquor where they
could not otherwise secure it.
In such cases the saloon man should
go free and the minor should be given
the penalty. The law is not partial.
1t aims to punish the criminal and it is
as much a crime for boy and his
witnesses to lie about his age in order
to secure whiskey as it is for the sa-
loon man to sell whiskey TO a minor.
Portland will hereafter punish the
boy who lies about his age in order to
get liquor. 1t is a good move. Pen
deton should initiate it. The minor
who secures liquor under false pre-
lenses should be severely dealt with.
Parents are always ready, and very
justly, too, to censure the saloon man
for giving the boy liquor, but do par
ents impress upon the boy the serious
ness of his crime, if he plays smart
Alac" and gets whskey by declaring
himself to be 81 when he is but 18?
| Let the council get after the boys
and considerable trouble with minor!
| will be at an end.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-10-25
FACILITIES WILL MULTIPLY.

Many timid people, especially among
employees and officials of railroad
companies say that Oregon is driving
out the railroad by agitating higher
valuations of property, anti-pass laws,
maximum freight rates and general
regulation of railroad affairs.
No fear of this Wherever there is
freight to haul. railroads will be found
to build to it.
If one company does not, another
viii. This country is too big to re-
main longer the territory of one or
two systems. Its developing resources
will attract dozens of companies. The
inland empire will be network of
railroads within three years more.
The business is here. The transcon-
tinental lines must reach the coast to
be able to get their share of the orient
al trade.
Capital does not ask to be favored
or pampered or nursed. If present
companies now on the ground will not
build, others will. The marvellous
riches of the northwest have attracted
the world in the past few years and
there will be no dearth of capital
seeking legitimate investment hereaf-