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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
5, W, COMPTON WINS
 OUT IN MARENGO Is an Enthusiast on Subject of
 Education WHOLE HEART IN THE WORK When County Commissioners Objected to Holding Election Because of Ex-
 pense He Paid All the
 Bills Himself.
WHOLE HEART IN THE WORK

Montgomery. April 22.-(special9-s. W. Compton, the plucky superintendent of education of Marengo county has won his fight for local tax. The proposition passed by an overwhelming majority He feels that it is we'll worth what 1t cost him. the expenses of the election. He ap- piled to the county commissioners to or der an election to allow the people to say what they would do about leVying tax of 10 cents on the s1o0 for school purposes and was refused on the ground of expense. He immediately proposed to pay the expenses himself. which he did.
 This will add greatly to the school fund of Marengo county, which has high tax valuation It will not add more, however, than MT. Compton seems to have been to the school interests of the communlty He is known all over the state as an enthusiast for education. To get learning himself he met and overcame what would have been to others insurmountable ob- staeles When he married he could neither read nor write. Now he Is one of the educated men of the interior counties He has fought his way to the top with his people and is fast getting a system of schools in his county that will be an example of inspiration to the others about him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
Council to Meet.

The city council of Bessemer will meet in regular session tomorrow night, and it is expected that the session will be one of the most important that has ever been held by the body. There is an un- usual amount of business to be considered and the session will no debut be a lengthy one.
 One of the most important matters to be considered is the election of a city engineer to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of w. J. Parkes, and as there are a number of applicants for the place the contest is expected to be rather exciting. It Is understood that consider able politics has crept into the contest and this will lend spice to the election.
 It is also possible that the council will take up the matter of electing a successor to Alderman G. L. Van Trump, who dis appeared from the city several weeks ago. Ii is said that there are several aspirants for this place and a lively contest may be the result
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
Mas Working on Farm.

was NOTKtUS VII
 Mr. Compton, as above noted, had no education when he married. He was work ing on a farm and saving about $l0o year by the most exacting economy. De- siring to know things he spent some Of his spare time in going to country schools. Having saved little money by the time he had fitted himself to enter he went to the university. Staylng there one year he returned home and secured employment at Sl00 per month. He found that he wanted more of this thing that would increase his pay four or live fold and went back. He took his family to rus caloosa and they were allowed to oc- cupy one of the cottages on the school property. Here he scimped and saved with the aid of few boarders taken by his wife, until he made his way to graduation.
 The year he finished at school his neigh bors elected him county superintendent of education without his knowledge. lie went back and took the office and worked at it. This had not been the custom of county superintendents in many counties before that time. He went everywhere and set up a school in every nook and corner where he could assemble few children, and secure little money and get a teacher to go. And the teachers were required to do the very best work possible, and held to strict account IT they did not do their best. Under his ad- ministration the interests of education have advanced wonderfully in the coun- ty and as he has the enthusiastic sup port of the whole county and the state officials as well, he is in the way to do more all the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
To Consider Bond Issue.

The council will also take up the mat ter of an election on a bond issue for the erection of one or two new school buildings. An ordinance providing for election is already before the coun- cil and will come up for the second and third reading tomorrow night It Is very probable that final vote will be taken on the proposition. and 1t is understood that there will be a division of opinion as to the amount of the issue to be au- thorized. Some of the members want two new buildings, while others contend that only one should be built at the pres ent time.
 Final steps will also be taken in the formation of a building committee for the Carnegie library but it is thought that the mayor and council will ratify the action of the committee appointed at the last meeting of the council, which committee after consultation with the ladies interested in the movement sug- gested a committee, which action will be reported to the council tomorrow night.
 Jonesboro Council to Meet. EeMayor John D. Martin of Jonesboro has called a meeting of the board of aldermen at his residence In that place for tomor- row night for the purpose of looking over the ordinances adopted before the matter of the towns incorporation was thrown into the courts and their official aet.en suspended
 The coG-ieil and other departments of the town will bI reoreanized and the machinery of the t admhiJ.ra.i u ,a put in motion.
 Isaac Vines, who was elected marshal of the town some time ago, took up the duties of his office this morning. and is enforcing the ordinances of the new in- corporation.
 It will be remembered that after the incorporation of the town of Jonesboro and after all the necessary officers had been duly elected quo warranto pro- eeedng was brought in the courts against the incorporation and the officers volun- tarily suspended administration until the matter was settled in the court A final decree in favor Of the incorporation was secured last Saturday and the officers at once assumed the offices to which they had been previously elected.
 Following is the board of mayor and aldermen: John D. Martin mayor; J. E. Ray, J. w. Rarden J. F. Wilson. M. C.. Bradley and J. w. Caughlin. aldermen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
IN THE HOME

is where Hostetters's Stomach Bitters has proven its wonderful merit thou sands of times during the past 53 years. Is it your family remedy? If not. make change today and get lhottle of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
Promoter of Matrimony.

MT Compton does not take well to the idea of the women doing the work. He nays men teachers more than women Tor the same work because he says that he wants the men to marry the women ana the women will not marry the men II they can make as much as the men Tn a word he is a promoter of matrimony because he believes 1t to be good business and beneficial to the schools. man will marry and settle down to teach ih A community, he has pointed out. He knows that his future depends upon his deyelopment of the situation. If he does ,y;.,,s ms school will grow every year and in the end provide him long standing means of livelihood. On the other hand, a young man will spend the evenings when he should be studying on the back of a mule riding to and from the home of some girl he is in love with fifteen miles away. "Yes, I do pay men teach CTS more than the women he told them on one occasion 'I want them to make enough to marry you women and then where l have one at work in the cause [ will have two. The men ought to make the money and take care of the women '
 As a progressive man MT. Compton takes high rank. Soon after he. became si1perintendent he made this proposition to tine teachers of the county. Every one who would attend the meeting of the State Educational association would have the amount of their expenses on such trip added to their salaries the fol- lowing year This was done for the double purpose of getting them to secure better equipment possible at the state meeting and to tie them up for the fol- lowing year. He likes to hold teachers once he contracts with them, this being the only way he thinks to build up an esprit de corps that will bring the schools up to high standard and keep them there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BiTTERS

You'll never regret making the change for this famous medicine always eiares Pod Appetite, Spring Fever,
 kaeha fe,, Blood, Dy6Rspsla,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
Supreme Court.


 The supreme court will go down at 10 O o'clock tomorrow for the consideration of cases from the First or Mobile division. At the same time a long list of decisions on rehearlngs will be handed down, It is understood 1t will be the first sitting of the new chief justice. Samuel D. Weak ley, and much interest attaches to 1t as a consequence. There are some twenty odd cases to be submitted from the three counties of Mobile, Monroe and Clark. Others will be here by tomorrow.
 Dempsey M. Powell, the special judge to sit in the Birmingham Waterworks case, was here the last of the week and car ried the record In the cause back to his home at Greenville, where he will go over the evidence and the briefs with view of familiarizing himself with the sltu- ation. He hopes to get ready to make decision within a short time
 There will be a great deal of business at this call and the judges will be quite busy for the next several weeks How ever they have all been at work during the recess period and each one had big list of opinions ready to put through the conference. Gen. Robert F. Ligon, clerk of the court. has the dockets in ship shape and Secretary Leon c. McCord is right up with the work of writing out the opinions, and the court will be able to rock along lively with the business in hand.
 Improved Railroad.
 The Tombigbee Valley Railroad com pany has given notice that it has in- creased its capital stock from ,lo0,0s0 to 0.Ooa 1t is understood that the new cash Is to be spent in lengthenng the rail lines and adding to the equipment. This company was organized in March, fs04. buying in April the narrow suage road of the Tolnbigbee Lumber company, thlrty-nine miles long. It's eYnings for the railroad year ended Octo1 r 3l. 1904, were s2s395.1l with expensesf f ss.sl5lS5. president. -
 The canlfal stnc ck~1ufnl nd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-03
Resolutions Adopted.

As long as the Northern and Mid districts of Alabama, in which courts required to be held at Montgomery. kpingham, Tuscaloosa, Anniston and
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23

The publisher Of the Journal on yes
,terday received telegram from CO..
=. t. Russell, Vice-pre5ident of the
Mobile & Ohio road, in which he states
that the matter of the treatment of
VIM. Brandon, the man found on the
right of way of the road near Guntown
in a precarious condition and was car
ried to hospital at Cairo and kept a
short time, biIt who was dismissed be-
fore his wounds We're healed and sent
back here. will be taken up and ex-
huastiyely and vigorously investigated.
In our editorial in last week 5 issue in
calling attention to this matter we
stated that we felt certain that the
matter had not come under the eye OF
Col. Russell. or Brandon would have
been more humanely treated That
railroads have moral, as well as legal
and equitable Obligations, is a principle
that has been fully recognized since
Col. Russell has had the management
of the Mobile and Ohio, and We feel
safe in saying that this principle will
be recognized as the policy of the road
as long as he has the management of
it's affairs.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
Notice

We desire to again call attention to
those of our subscribers who are in
arrears that we would greatly appreci-
ate early payments of these little d.
mounts. We have some obligations that
we must meet in December and we are
relying on the prompt payment of what
is due the paper to meet these obliga-
tions. Although what is due from
each is small, yet in the aggregate it
amounts to a considerable sum. Our
subscription collections haye been very
light during the year and as the year
draws to close we find ourselves in
need of all that is due us, otherwise we
would not publish this notice.
THE TUPELO JOURNAL
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
JAP BELL KILLS BEN LACRONE
NEAR PLANTERSVIllE
Two Negroes Pump Lead Into Each Other with
Fatal Results
BELL LODGED IN JAIL
BELL LODGED IN JAIL

| On Tuesday morning about
$50 O'Clock Jap Bell and Ben La
Grone engaged in a due' with
pistols and when the firing was
over Lagrone lay dead with
three bullets from Bells pistol in
his body and Bell receiving three
bullets from the gun of his an
tagonist. The former was shot
in the bowels, once in the hack
part of the shoulder and the third
ball lodging in the back of the
neck and producing death. Bell
was wounded in both hands and
in the right arm near the elbow
all the balls entering from the
front. The shooting took place
at the house MAZE Ruff, a negro
who lives on the Clark place
east of PlantersviIle a couple of
miles. There were several wit
nesses to the shooting, among
the number being Ed. Bell the
father Of Jap Bell.
Bell states that Lagrone got
mad with him at Lagrone's cab
in on Lee Deatons' place Mon
day afternoon and attacked him
with a shovel when Bell defend
ed himself with a chair. AS
Bell left the place he claims that
.Lagrone shot at him three times
with double barrel gun but as
he was running fast at the time
Lagrone failed to hit.
We have been able to get only
the statement of Bell and cannot
publish the other side of the af-
fiar. Bell was brought to Tupelo
by Sheriff Kelly, who happened
to be in Plantersville Tuesday
and lodged in Jail.
Andrew Baldwin, a young
negro was brought up by S. D.
Rogers and Will McKissack,
charged with being an accessory
to the killing. Bell secured Bald
wins pistal with which he did
the killing.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
The New Code

The code is now in the hands of Sec
retary of State, Power and is now be-
ing distributed we learn in some Sec
tions of the state. The attorneys are
getting codes up this way, but officials
have not yet heard from the Secretary
with their consignment. Our Novem-
Der term of court meets Monday and
the new code will be in demand but
from present prospects the court and
lawyers will have to continue to guess
what the law is.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
BISHOP j. T. TIGERT
DIES In TULSA, 1T.

TULSA, l. T., Nov. 21-Bish-
op John ]. Tigert, of Louisville
KY, died here Wednesday NOR
ming, after an illness of ten days
Bishop. Tigert had come here
ten. days ago to attend a Method
ist conference, and while eating,
a chicken bone lodged in his
throat causing an abcess. Tues
day he was reported as improy-
ing and Tuesday night physicians
expressed the hope that he would
recover. Wednesday morning
however, he began to sink and
he grew worse rapidly until the
end.
Bishop Tigert was. born and
reared in Louisville. He remain
i until he entered Vanderbilt
ag Nashville and became a min.
lister in the Methodist Church,
South. when elected to the bish-
opric last May he removed from
Spring Hill. Tenn, toLouisville.
Bishop Tigert's father was a
Louisville contractor and the
Bishop himself drove a wagon
for years and in this way earned
enough money to educate him
self.
He left Louisville three weeks
ago to preside over the Indian
Territory mission conference at
Tulsa, and was to have gone
from there to hold a conference
at Fort Worth Tex. He was in
the best Of health when he left
Louisville.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
Hall of r. E. Lee Lodge No. 156.
rLe,+or,y;llo Mice Nor IN 1Q0S

OIlCSlCItltlC XAloS 4NVNs IV 1OVOs
Whereas, it has pleased the alwise
Creator Of, and Grand Master of the
Universe to remove from our midst
our dear beloved brother Samuel Walk
er whose death occurred at his home
near Bissell on the Is day of October,
1906.
Therefore be it resolved that R. E..
Lee Lodge No. 156 F.. and S. M. has
lost good, useful and true member,
the community a high toned, honorable
citizen, his relatives a good and true
friend.
Be it further resolved that these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
Of the lodge, a copy sent to Walker
Gardner, nephew of deceased who
was SO untiripg in his attentions ano
devotion to deceased during his entire
sickness, also copy to the children OF
Bro. A. Z. Abernathy. copy to the
Tupelo Journal and Pontotoc Sentine
s r. NJ. COCHRAN
j. M. DIXON
w. H. WAGRER.
CQmmittes
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
Program For Lee Co. TEaehErs
Meeting Dec. l -

1. A good Scheme of Grading and
Promoting Archer Stokes
2. Examinations Shall we have them
in country schools-Miss Bessie Linton
3 Scope of Teachers Individuality.
S. Vandiver.
Freedom OF the Teachers-John
Dean.
5 Course of Study-How well our
course measures up to the book-Miss
Sallie fitzpatrick.
6 Teachers Meeting Iva Ken
nedy.
All these topics are from school and
Its Life and are open to general dis
cussion. Let teachers give their pres
ence and Committee
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
TO Home Seeker;

Do you want to puy land cheap and
on easy terms. Mississippi Interstate
Colonizing Co. is offering land to home
seekers on unparalleled terms. Why
20 west when you can secure homes in
your state on terms that ha.a never
been equaled. For full particulars in
regard to this address
w. III. REA. Shannon, Miss.
Agt. for North Missis vppi
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
Union THANKSGIVING Service.

On Thursday, November 29th, at II
a. m. the Union Thanksgiving service
will be held at the Presbyterian church
The sermon will be preached by Rev.
R. A. Kimbrough. The collection will
be given to the United charities of the
city, but if anyone desires to give
special directions as to his contribution
he can do so. We have abundant rea-
sons for gratitude to God for his many
mercies. Let all the people lay aside
their duties and pleasures and come up
to the house of the Lord that day.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
BOGGAN'S REAL ESTATE

For Sale-Good home, barn and well
with nine acres of land two miles from
depot. See L. G. Boggan.
For Sale-18O acre farm so acres
upland 100 in Mantachie bottom. fifty
Of which is in cultivation 3 settlements
on the place. A bargain. see L. G.
Boggan.
For Sale About thousand acres
of rich mineral lands in Ala, that will
prove rare investment to stock Co.
that would like to handle coal in con-
siderable quantities.
These lands are listed with me for
quick sales and / can give nos, land and
plot for examination to any who are
interested Il. G. Boggan.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
CUT GLASS AND SILvERWARE

Be sure to see the elegant display
of Cut Glass and Silverware at st
Clair Wylie Drug Co. nothing better
ever shown here. No need of worry
ing about that present you are con-
templating giving. just come here and
make your selection. In Kirk old stand
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23

CA Myatt sells Adonis Flour half
and full barrels Highest patent, guar
anteed Also Groceries of all kinds,
Lamps and Crockery Ware at low pri-
ces. Main Street, Tupelo. Miss.
''Our Superior Crystal Glasses"
properly adjusted to your eyes will en-
able you to read right, feel right and
see right. DR.. Allen Eyesight Specialist
at 7. j. Jourdan, Jeweler.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23

Blue Springs, Miss, Nov. 3rd 1906.
Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Co.,
Florence, Ala; - -
Gentlemen
There is no fertilizer on the market
equal to Tennessee Valley fertilizers
and am going to increase my amount
five times next wear.
"a Yours truly,
j. I. LUKE
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
Residence For Sale

My resi6 .nce of five rooms with all
modern conveniences, located on south
side Blair block. Apply to D. E. Turner
at Farmers Bank.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23
For Sale or Rent

Boarding house of IL rooms, central
ly located. Apply to
I'D. HUFFMAN
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1906-11-23

Ii inneed Of OPTICAL assistance call
and see us Our methods Of testing
are correct. The quality of work
furnished the best. Dr.. Allen. at 7.
J. Jopydaps.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-11-29
Kultura. niemiecka.s

kadny .obira|zek syklull1turry'''
niemieckiej W koloniach
wschodnioafrykahskic hprzed
stawia KEarol Boettchen v ]
wydanej ni teeddIaawg'no j, y d lsq4gi 9
nak}adzie %ksiazcee, pod tytu-;
lem ,Germania ira Aualand19:
Opowiada on, ae. ma ulicy
miasta Dar-es-Salaam zwolal
oko}o 20 chtopak6w murzyh-
skich, majacych II do Is lat,
zaprowadzif ich pod roz}ozy-
ste drzewo i egzaminowa} "
jezyku niemieckim. Opisuje
to W ten spos6b: j..
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-11-29
Dzielne dZieWCZe!

W Ostrzeszowie, jak dono-
sza ,Postepowi", jedno tylko
dziewcze Szkudlarz OPERA
sic niemieckiemu wyk}ado-
wi religii. Ot6z temu odwa8-
nemu "dziewczeciu inspector
szk6lny przyobieca}, ~ jak
bedzie pc niemiecku odpo-
wiada6, to ia zwolni ma Wiel-
kanoc re szko}y. Ma to dziew:
cze o%dpowiada, 5eby inspek-
tor da} jej to ma pi6mie, DO
Niemcy Polakom lyle. ma
przyrzekali, a ME dotrzymali,
re teraz tym obietnicom vie.
rye ME MONA. Trafna 3D.
powiedz!
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-11-29
Ujecie faiszywego kapi-
Il. .tana z Koepenick.

Ber]liidfiekiej policy krymi-
nalnej powiodfo sic, jak Edo
.nosi telegram, ujae falszywe-
goskapitana 2 Koepenik. Are
ysztoRano go ma ulicy Diugiej
W Berlinie. Wykaza}o sic, re
,kapitant" Jest szeWcem j by}
kilka Il g u klla.arrany wick
wiezieniem. Nazywa sic
Vo,lgt pochodziz Tylzy. "a
.sfa}e2zoq,W?aaan 9l dokument6w.od3
ssiedzials 7~-letnie vie zienie, W.
:ko6cu skazany zostai ma Is
lat wie!zienia "a w1amanie sic
do kasy sadowej " Wagr6w..
Gu W Poznahskiem. Wypu-.
|szczono go. z wiezienia dnia.
+ lutege rb.is poddano pod.
doz6r policyjny. W ostatnim.
czasie przebywal " Wisma-
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-11-29
Walka q chm uralni.

= Wpewnej miejscowosci ma
Wegrzech znamiennyw swoim
rodzaju wydarzyl sic wypa~
dek. :Gdy bur7a szala]a mad
miasteczkiem wybieg} gospo'
darz Vielnascher trudniacy
sic hodowla wilma pred dom
2 bronia W reku i pu-
de}kiem prochu i pocza}
strze]ae do chmur, azeby je
odegnac cd miasteczka. Wtem
uderzy} piorun W pudeiko z
prochem, wstuteK czego stra-
szny: nastapil wybuch a co.
spodarz wraz z ca}ym DOM
klein swym wylecia} W pc"
wietrze. W kilka minut p6:-
zniej znaleziono. go stlasznie
pokaleczonego i poparzonego
pod gruzami.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1906-11-29

CIEKAWE RzECzY
WOjciech = Adalbert.

Do ,,Kuryera Poznahskie~
go" pisza: Prawie wszysccy.
mylnie imie Wojciech to-
macza ma Alderbert, choc to
So diva odmienne imiona.
Sw. Wojciech otrzyma} ma
chrzcie sw. imie Wojciech
(V"jtechus), a ma Bierzmo-
waniu arcybiskup magde~
burski Adalbert dali mu imie
swoje, tax, il mia1 diva j.
miona Mojciech Adalbert.
Pod imieniem ostatnim -
wedle zwyczaj6w Srednio :
wieczuych - zwano go ivy.
kle i ola tego W modlitwach
koscielnych uzywami o sw.
Wojciechu imienia Adalber-
tus. z tego jednak ME wynn
ka, jakoby Woiciech Adal-
bert bY}o to samo, JAZZ je-
den moe nosic imiona Fry.
deryk Wilhelm, drugi Fry
dervk, trzeci Wilhelm, q
Fryderyk ME Jest Wilhel'
mem, ami Wilhelm Frydery.-
klein.
Zwyczaj vice bywa, $e z
tych, co "a patrona maja 6w.
Wojcieca Adalberta, Polacy
przybieraja Wojciech,a Mem.
cy Adalbert. TAX tel nalezy
zapisywac, a ME miesza6 jed
nego imienia z drugim, jak
to b}ednie .czynia ME .sami
tylko. urzednicy stanu cy:-
wilnego, lecz nawet ksieza
niekt6rzy. @ :
g. go. - $50 '