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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
MAIL CARRIER
HELPLESS IN SNOW
Had to Be Dug Out of a
Drift With
Shovels.
Especial to The Times-p Dispatch

Especial to The Tfmes-DIspatch.) .
WINCHESTER, VA, March Rural
Mail Carrier Charles Fl. Hardy, of Win
chester. was caught in a deep snow-drift
several miles west OF here yesterday and
was In a helpless condition when his cries
for help Were heard by Jonathan Clark,
who was in the neighborhood.
The snow was up t onis neck and he
was compelled to remain SO until shovel
were brought from a farmhouse a mile
away. When taken out he was almost
frozen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
Saved His BOYS Sight.

w. Greed Davis. of the firm Of Sit
terding, Carneal. Davis & Company, when
asked for an expression OF opinion on
the work Of Charles Lincoln Smith. said:
Ny opinion is that his work Is good.
While l am opposed to the publicity OF
n testimonial. I will say that my boy
was greatly benefited. He used his
method and prescription glasses on my
son, George, two years ago.. Now h
boys sight is all right"
The opinion of Mr.. Davis is entitled
to moro than passing attention, as the
work referred to was done two years
back. being an example OF the lasting
satisfaction given to so many other
neople.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
WHY Wood Rots.

Prof. Brewer Of the Sheffield scientific
school showed some recent visitors an
interesting exhibit, consisting of pieces
of wood subjected for years TO the action
of air and water. which We're as solid
as II Just sawn out of the tree. They
nra used to illustrate the fact that vege-
table. like animal. decay is a matter Of
germs. Wood will remain solid. &.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

To Whom 1t May Concern:
I want to state that my wife has been
a sufferer from sick headache and eye
strain for seven or eight years. Every
time we go anywhere on a train. boat
or drive she would have an awful sick
headache, her eyes would pain dread
fully. We have tried glasses and treat
ment without any relief. But now, with
charles Lincoln Smiths method Of pre-
scription glasses, she sees perfectly, and
has no headache whatever.
"A. LOWERY. !.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
HE IS GRATIFIED WITH
RESULTS OBTAINED

e. w. Gates. president OF the E. w.
Gates Sons Company. and one OF the
oldest and most popular wholesale gro
,cerymcn In the South, is an ardent adj
mirer OF theNew York expert. He says:
II have Used Charles Lincoln Smiths
method and prescription glasses for over
two years, and / am highly gratifed
with the results In my case"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
TWO WEDDINGS.
The Principals Of One Act AS At.
tendants in the Other.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
HARRISONBURG, VA, March 1.-Two
weddings took place within q few hours
of each other at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Good, near Cootes' Store,
Tuesday night. Invitations had been
issued to the marriage of DIR. John Haley,
of neal Dallas. Texas, to Miss Annie T..
Good, and a large company of friends
Or. g. s. Dodd was best man and Miss
Bessie Good was maid OF honor. A few
minutes after midnight, While the guests
We're enjoying an old-fashioned Virginia
wedding feast, the strains of a wedding
march announced the entrance of another
bridal couple.
This time the bride was Miss Myrtle G.,
Good and the room was Mr.. Ransom G.
May. of Stanton. The groom of q few
hours before acted as best man and his
bride was maid of honor. The same min
lister performed both ceremonies. DR..
and Mrs. Haley will xsslde in Texas and
Mr.. and Mrs. May will make their home
in Staunton. The brides. are sisters.
Many of the old families In the Valley
regard 1t ms m III onren to have two
weddings in one famil on the same day.
Mrs. Imogen Avis and Mr.. Lewis Mar
vim Palmer We're married In New York
city yesterday afternoon, The bride Is a
daughter of Captain and Mrs James Lit
tie Avis, Of Harr!sonhurg. of Hnrrison-
burg. n the groom is connected With
the management of the Erie and LalSa
Shore Railroad In New York.
HF ". vi @AsN- $50 49, - 49, 4. = ..-.t H ~ NN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

Where Now the Barbarians?
Enterprising Young Philadelphia stu.
dents are studying the gibberish called
Esperanto, while the Japanese students
all learn the English Observation-Disclosures
Fphia Ledger. gg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
Call for the Ambulance.

There goes Governor Cummins, OF
Iowa, after Senator Elkins, whom he con-
dennis as the buckler and shield OF the
railroads. The fight Is beginning 10
flash, crglckle and roar,-Springfield Re-
publican.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
All He Gets Now.

fAII TIC OtCS NOW,
Eyes, we gave our president q vote Of
Increased confidence"
y thought YOU always voted him an
increased salary?p
THAT was before the Investigations
epidemic. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

Mrs. Harvey, of Marvel, Isle of Wight,
died recently, She was ono hundred
years old, and as n girl know the Duke
of Welling tep,-London Mall.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

II you have burning. dizziness. neu-
ralgia, headaches. spots before the eyes
winking. trembling spells. cataract,
burning and smarting OF the eyes. vari-
GUS nervous and brain affections entail
ing not only positive injury to the sight,
but untold misery. call Immediately.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

The deepest sbore-hols In the world Is
In the mine OF the Paiuschowitz coilierM
near Rybnik. In Austria. which has q
depth of nearly $500 feet.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02
CONSENTS TO RECEIVE
A FEW DAYS LONGER
PEOPLE YOU KNOW DISCUSS CHARLES LINCOLN SMITH
While His Previous Visits Here Have Been Prolonged
The Expert Announces His Present Stay as
Limited by Reason of Imperative
Engagements Elsewhere.


gincers In tho merchant marine service,
is another enthusiastic beneficiary OF
Charles Lincoln Smiths method and pre-
.scription glass.
After forty years Of active service.
Captain Childress found his sight fall
ing. To correct HIS defective vision he
tried many different glasses. receiving
no benefit.
A personal friend OF the captain adj
ylsod him to consult Charles Lincoln
Smith. Acting upon the advice OF his
friends. the captain called.
AS the result his eyesight has been re-
stored. and his vision is now as strong
and clear as 1t was thirty years ago..
The captain says: MY eyes would get
blurred and heavy and I grew alarmed.
I feared for my eyesight. thinking that
I would soon be unable to continue at
my work. II my eyes got much worse.
/ tried glasses after glasses. But now,
I tell you, my eyesight is all right"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-02

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The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Charged With Murder.

The cast of Frank Covington, a young
white boy indicted for the murder of
his cousin, Floyd Lambert, is on trial
at Quitman. The two boys were out in
the woods rambling. Covington re-
turned home at night, young Lambert
failed to appear at his home; a search
was instituted and his dead body was
found in a pond on the side of the rail-
road. The body was found in an en-
tirely nude condition and showed marks
of violence. His clothing was found in
a stump hole neal the pond. Young
Covington refuses to discuss the case or
explain what transpired during the
day that he was Il with his cousin.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16

in season, or reaching a friends home
at the moment we were asked.
To be late at dinner, as everyone
knows. is an objectionable sin. and
when you are old enough to be dinner
guests you will discover that you must
be punctual then. Try to be punctual
now. tits quite as easy to be a little
in advance Of ones daily engagements
as to be a little behind. Never allow
yourself to be spoken of as the tardy
Miss Emily, or the late Miss Alice.
Pride yourself on being known as n
who is as punctual as the sun. May
I say a word about the start in the
morning? If one dislikes getting up
and dressing and being ready for
breakfast in good season, and If h
yields to her dislike, it is more than
probable that she will lose time all day
long. One never catches up with that
half hour that was wasted in a nap
after the rising bell had rung.
The morning hour has gold in its
mouth.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS,
MISSISSIPPI
Facts Regarding the State and the
Territory.

1eTIlJOrys
The Mississippi department OF arch
ives and history has issued volume | OF
a series of publications of the docu-
mentary history of the State under the
title of mississippi Territorial Arch
ives,' which when completed will give
original sources of Mississippi history
from 1910 to the present time. The de-
partment has arranged the series OF
publications in three great subdivisions,
dealing with as many important periods
of Mississippi, provincial, territorial
and State.
The series dealing with provincial
history will cover a period from 1910 to
1898, territorial history from 1893 to
1917, and State history from 1917 to the
present time. The publication of the
second group has been taken up first as
the materials are at hand, while the
documents dealing with the provincial
history of the State have not as yet
been collected from European reposito-
ries.
The territorial archives of Missis-
sippi begin with the executive journal
of Gov. Winthrop Sargent, the first
governor of the Mississippi territory,
and cover a period from 1898 to 1901.
This journal appears as Part of the
publication. Part ii is the executive
journal of VIM. Charles Cole Claiborne,
the second governor of the Mississippi
territory, beginning July 20, 1901, and
ending March 81, 1903. This valuable
volume of documentary history of the
State covers in detail the first five or
formative years of Mississippi terrific
rial history.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16

other group of double trebles are
worked in this manner); Z chain in
next loop of the star, 8 chain, =, 3
double trebles in the middle stitch
of the next loop in the lower star, 5
chain. another group of 3 double ire
bles in the same place, 5 chain. 2
groups of double trebles, with 5 chain
between in each of the next Z loops of
the star, 5 chain into nearest loop
of upper star; Z chain, 1 group of
double trebles in the next loop, 1
group of double trebles in the nearest
loop of next star, Z chain in next
loop, 3 chain and repeat from 3.
Second row Z double crochets un-
der the first chain loop of the previous
row, =, a double treble under the loop
between the nearest groups of double
trebles, 5 chain, back into first (picot) T..
4 more double trebles, with a picot
between each under the same loop,
6 double trebles with a picot between
each of the other groups of double
trebles round the star except the last,
which has only 5; Z double crochets
under each of the loops between the
stars and repeat from =, catching a
picot of each star together as shown.
For the Heading.-First row: A
group of double trebles in the end
loop of top star, y, 6 chain, 1 treble
in next loop, 6 chain, l treble in next,
1 group of double trebles in the next,
1 group of double trebles in the near
est loop of next star and repeat
from ..
Last row: One treble in every other
with one chain between each.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
NICE CROCHET TRIMMING.
This Trimming Is Made of Waved
Braid and Crochet Cotton and
Is Very Pretty.

Waved braid No. 8. No. % crochet
cotton and a fine steel hook.
Work s chain. join in a ring, 16
double crochets in the ring, fasten off.
Cut off IL waves, or points, of the
braid, join round, sew the inner points
to The crochet center, and round the
outer edge work 7 chains from point
to point. This completes one star.
All the other stars are worked in
the same way, those in the upper row
being joined by catching together 2
loops on either side of the stars and
those in the lower, one star between
each two (see illustration).
All the stars should be Joined be-
fore commencing the edging.
First row of edging: A double treble
in the middle stitch of second loop from
where the first stars in each row are
joined together, draw through twice,
work 2 more double trebles into same
place, leaving the last loops of eSch
on the hook, cotton over and draw
through all the loops at once (all the
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
(Copyrightedl

'Tell me, lear Uncle" said little
billy, as he glanced up from the Con-
gressional Record he was perusing,
"what is politics?"
Politics, my dear nephew" OBJ
served Uncle George, genially, from
the depths of his easy chair, where he
had been reading the latest play of
George Bernard Shaw, which he now
surreptitiously concealed with a slight
blush, lis synonymous with many
words in the English language, such
as graft, cr%ookedness, and the like, in
addition to some even harsher cpl
thets, for a fuller description of which
| must refer you to Messrs. Platt and
Depew."
"But, dear uncle" said little billy,
with a puzzled air, "in my dictionary
1t is defined as that part of ethics
which consists in the regulation and
government of a nation or state for the
preservation of its safety, peace and
prosperity"
"Do not move me to ribald laughter,
Dilly, as my nervous system is some
what shattered at this moment. l am
forced to admit that your dictionary
intended to deal with the question
properly, but it has fallen far short Of
the requirements. To be more explicit,
my dear boy, politics, while original
Iy scheduled to daily along the prim-
rose path you mention, has in fact
fallen a long way behind, and is now
hopelessly off the track. When your
chronological compendium refers to
ethics in that manner it does so with
many due reservations. Politics has
nothing to do with ethics. In fact, the
two are as widely separated as a col
ored collector of revenues would be
from a Texas governor. Politics Is
not a condition, Dilly; it is a game.
There are two great political parties,
my dear boy, and the burning ques-
ton of one is: How much can we
steal?' while that of the other is,
Grab it before it's all gone You
will at once observe where the ordi-
nary citizen obtains his rights. Vul-
carly speaking, it strikes him in the
region of the fifth c~ervical vertebrate.
A brief reference 10 your beloved die
tionary will reveal to you that ethics
may be described as morality. Even
the most rabid politician has never the
nerve to class himself among the high
" moral. Roughly speaking, the poll
tician is q wise guy, and he usually
knows enough to seek refuge in a
mansion when it rains. though some
times, under the steady downpour. he
makes a mistake and gets in the
wrong house and is unable to get out
until a term of years has expired
as all politics crooked, dear
s.ncle?" asked billy, anxiously.
mo. not all, my boy" replied Urcle
George. There may be some de
~scription Of it that is as pure as the
driven sncw. You will not discover
that description in the United States,
however. At times the vile and licen-
tious press has limited at anomalous
conditions politically, but that is but
petty jealousy. This same press has
pointed out with calm JUNCTION that
congress, the senate, the boards OF al
dermen, etc., including the city off
Gals of even the meanest municipality
arc ou for the stuff, but those of rs
who know the conditions merely smile
sardonically and reach out for two
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16

From time to time the question OF a censorship of the drama has
arisen with like results as regards the establishment OF a censor, but
with occasional developments of actual suppression,
In a recent case the police commissioner Of New York undertook
this high office and exercised it for 100000 of people, to say nothing
of the adjoining states.
In nv Judgment the drama is sure to develop in America within
this century into enormous proportions. AS a power in shaping and
controlling public opinion it may become as great a force in shaping
the destiny of the nation as the press itself.
Can we trust this force to grow without guidance or limitation?
AS an American citizen believe that we can.
The highest censor after all is an intelligent public opinion. This
power now controls the producing manager with a grip OF terror. In
deed, the fear of public opinion and the servile fawning with which the
manager seeks to hatter his constituency are one OF the weaknesses
of the stage IS contrasted with the strength of the press.
The American public is tired OF the machine-made rubbish which
has been so long imported from Europe. With the growth Of our
school system and the spread OF universal education, has come a de-
mand for a national drama and national literature. The books which
now sell in America are written by Americans. The plays which Sue
coed to-day are those which have in them the red, rich blood Of our
own life. Our people wish to be entertained, but they have begun to
demand an element of reality in the message which the playwright
brings. Not the realism of cheap vulgarity-but the genuine sensa-
tionKm of dramatic ideas into which our daily lives are woven.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Punctuality.

OF the three P's, punctuality is prob
ably the most important, because, you
see, if you are not punctual, you are a
thief. It is a dreadful thing to be a
thief. Hosts of people who would not
steal diamonds or gold or freak into
houses or pick pockets, have no hest
tation whatever in robbing others OF
something as precious, namely, Time.
When you fail to keep an engagement
at the right moment, when you come
dawdling in five or ten minutes late,
whether it be a recitation, a commit
tee meeting or any other appointment,
you have wasted what did not belong
to you-the time of other and busy
folk. We prove that we can be pune
tual whenever we catch a train hat is
scheduled to leave the station at a
certain hour. Knowing well that
trains do not await the convenience OF
passengers, or ocean steamers tarry
at the wharf a moment after the hour
fixed for sailing, we are punctual If we
are starting on a journey or a voyage;
but we are much less apt to be punctu-
d, for instance, about entering church
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Got Quick Action.

Senator McLaurin had passed by the
United States senate a bill authorizing
and directing the secretary of the
treasury to pay to Peter Farley OF
Jackson the sum of $3.50, paid by Fair
ley to the United States n judgment
against him on the bail bond of John
c. Lott, who was afterward captured
and returned to the United States Of.
fcers by Farley. This bill was passed
awenty-four hours after its introduc
ton, and breaks the record in claim
cases.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Gasoline Launch Explodes.

While towing a barge of supplies up
the Sunfower river, the gasoline launch
Hester was totally destroyed by an ex-
plosion. The crew was picked up by a
passing steamer. The explosion was
caused by the ignition of lilo gallons OF
gasoline and was most spectacular, the
flames shooting high above the tops OF
tho ta1leSt trees
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Sheriff stubblefeld Settles.

Sheriff Stubblefield of Yazoo county
has made his February settlement with
the State auditor for tax collections for
the month. The amount turned over
was S71, 900, the largest monthly collec-
lions in the history of the sheriff's Of
fee. During the months of December,
January and February his collections
amounted to Sl43, PIG.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
MIGRATION of Domestics.

A curious phenomenon connected
with the present unsettled condition
Of the household employment in this
country is the migration of domestic
workers. Colored girls migrate north
ward, leaving the housewife of the
south to import her help" from Eu-
rope, as is being done in Valdosta,
Ga, where a movement is on foot to
bring over German women by way
OF New York.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Levee Board Investigation.

State Revenue Agent Writ Adams
has submitted to Gov. Vardaman a re-
port covering the investigation carried
on by his department in regard to the
books and accounts of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Delta Levee Board. This
investigation was begun some weeks
ACC and was at the instance of the levee
board officials. The report compliments
the administration OF the affairs of the
board.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Vicksburg Agitated.

Whether or not the municipality
shall do away with the city jail and
lease the prisoners is a question that is
just now agitating the citizens of Vicks-
burg to a considerable extent. If the
city council should decide to lease
the prisoners 1t is not unlikely that In
junction proceedings will be resorted to.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Peacemaker Killed.

James Bird Pickett, while trying TO
stop a quarrel which occurred at Scran-
ton between Joseph Brown and John
Krebs. was shot and almost instantly
killed by Brown. The latter had al
ready shot Krebs and was preparing to
shoot again when Pickett rushed be-
tween the two men just in time to re-
ceive in a vital spot the second bullet
intended for Krebs.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
THE SANDY BAYOU CASE.
Supreme Court Upholds the Lease.
Chief Justice Dissents.

For the second time the supreme court
has given its opinion on the validity of
the contract entered into by the major
ity of the board of control of the PEN
itentiary with II. j. McLaurin, owner
of the Sandy Bayou place in Sharkey
county, for the lease of seventy conyicts
for the wear 1906 at the sum of S2o 900.
For the second time also the court finds
itself compelled to render a divided
opinion, with the chief justice dissent
ing and in the minority. The majority
opinion. delivered by Associate Justice
Calhoun. leaves the question no longer
in doubt. but establishes the right and
prerogative of the board OF control to
enter into the aforesaid contract.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-16
Fat and Lean Policemen.

A London writer, discussing. the
Sherlock Holmes kind Of detective
says that Scotland yard detectives
are simply ordinary uniformed police
men who have been promoted to plair
clothes work, or, as he quantity ex-
presses it: .If a policeman is steady
and grows fat he is made a sergeant.
If, under similar conditions. he re-
mains THU. be becomes a detective!"