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The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
MILD WINTER, SAYS SAGE.
Pennsylvania Weather Prophet
Promises Comfortable Season
After Goose Dinner.

Reading, Pa.-Elias Hartz, aged 90,
the soosebone weather prophet, helped
to eat his first goose of the season re-
Gently. Looking at the breast bone
after it was dried, Mr.. Hartz saw
very little of the usual purple coloring,
and at once declared emphatically
that the coming winter would be very
mild.
Along about the holidays, or dur
ing the early part Of January, a sharp
drop in the temperature is indicated.
but 1t will not last more than a few
days. The remainder of that month
will be mild.
About the first of February severe
cold weather with plenty of snow, and
probably a blizzard. may be expected.
Real winter weather is predicted for
that month, and it may extend into
March.
The bone is perfectly clear until the
middle of winter, when a dark spot
is shown. Then it again clears and
remains so until the closing month of
the winter.
The discolorations of the bone are
in sharp contrast compared with those
OF the two previous years. The one
for 1904-1905 showed from the dark
color all the way through that the
winter would be severe from start
to finish.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
"soUL BLINDNESS" LATEST
Case Discovered Where Person Sees
Normally, But Cannot Name
Objects He Beholos.

Berlin.-"Soul blindness" is the name
given by Prof. Schuster to the latest
discovered disease. An elderly man
who had received a good education ar
rived recently from Russia and placed
himself under Schuster's care. He was
suffering from curious lapses OF men,
DRY and mental association. Schuster
put him under observation and found
he could not read, but the series of let
ters forming words perfectly familiar
to him conveyed no meaning to his
mind.
The patient spoke quite coherently
and showed no other symptoms of dis
ease. He was asked to write the SIM
pie sentence: 81 am hungry" but when
Schuster asked him to name the indi-
vidual letters and point them out, he
could not do SO. His sight was normal;
he recognized and named all the OBJ
jects around him, but when the objects
were sketched on paper he vas utterly
at fault and unable to say whether 4
boot was a tree or a house.
Prof. Schuster explains the disease ~
saying the connection between his visual
organs and his powers of associating
ideas has been sundered, and it is
doubtful whether the connection will
ever again be made.
Equally singular is a discovery made
by DR.. Hertwig. of Stuttgart, who has
a woman under treatment who, while in
a state of .somnolency. is in possession
of all waking faculties. When ad-
dressed she answers clearly and sensi-
bly,. In speaking to her it is lot neces-
sary to raise the voice above a whisper.
Her eyes are closed as in ordinary sleep,
but when spoken to she sees everything
around her with which she is familiar
stepped in a blue atmosphere.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
CUPID LIKES VETS
LITTLE GOD WORKS HAVOC IN
SOLDIERS HOME.
Enough Courtships There to Keep VI
Already Established Married Rec
ord Among Aged Defenders
Of the Nation.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Cupid In his most
alluring garb is at work among the vet
Grams in the State soldiers home at
Lafayette. In the last year sever or
eight marriages have taken place at the
home, and it is said there are enough
courtships in progress to promise many
more matrimonial alliances next year.
1T looks as if we'll have to find a way
to head off the little goo" declared R. M.
Smock, commandant of the home, at g.
A. R. headquarters.
The total population of the home is
1908. Of this number 495 were women
-thewives or widows OF soldiers. The
commandant says the mortality rate at
the home seems to be increasing. In
cluded in the population are seven or
eight Spanish-American war veterans,
mostly young men. Said the CON-
mandant:
1.-The per cent. of deaths is very much
greater among the Spanish war soldiers
than among the veterans of the civil
var The experience in tropical coun-
tries in which many of them had to
serve seems to have lowered thelr vital
ity, and. besides. the boys who went out
in the Spanish-American war were not
nearly so we'll able to stand hardship
as those who went out in 1862"
Commandant Smock spoke of many
old couples in the home who seem per-
fectly happy. They have little work to
do and are furnished with plenty of
clothing and food. The commandant is
inclined to encourage matrimony at the
home. He says that among all the mar
riages that have taken place there since
he took control only one has resulted
unhappily. After their marriage the
mismated pair left the institution. The
husband has returned, however. and has
sued his wife for divorce. The husband
was formerly a member Of the I~ndianap-
oils police force.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
GETS HUNT PERMIT TO WE'D
Confused Bridegroom Secures Papers
for Chase Instead of Altar
in st. Louis, Mo.

st. Louis, Mo.-Louis Bell was so
frustrated when he entered the city
hall to procure a marriage license that
he stood in line waiting for hunts
mems licenses, and when his urn
came, said: 81 want one of them, too"
The clerk issued the license, and
Bell returned to the home of his BRIDE
elect. The guests had all arrived. and
the ceremony was about to proceed
when the minister discovered that the
license was wrong.
Bell inspected the document and
found it to be a hunters license.
While he was hunting happiness, he
did not want just that kind and so
told the clerk when he returned to
city hall. The old license was can
ceIed and the marriage license issued
instead. The wedding then proceeded.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
BoBTAIL STEERS AND COWS
Tails Of Range Cattle Cut Off to
Make Ropes-Hogs Robbed
Of Their Ears.

Redding. Cal.-W. B. Elan, an ex-
tensive stock raiser of Tehama county,
came to Red Bluff and complained to
the sheriff that parties unknown to
him were cutting the tails off the
stock on his ranges. He thinks there
must be as many as 100 bobtailed
steers and COWS on the mnge about
Hunters station.
He says the mutilation is done by
thieves, who want the hair to use in
the manufacture of hair ropes, Mr..
Elan claims that the men who rob
the cattle of their tails slip up behind
them while they are lying down, and
with a sharp knife de- the work
quickly.
Ross McRaye, of Payne's creek, also
in Tehama county, went. to lied stuff
and swore to a complaint charging
that a neighbor had stolen IL hogs
from him. Later 16 of the hogs turned
up at the home place, but all of them
had been clipped clean Of ears. These
two complaints. coming so closely to-
gether, are a novelty In criminal pro-
ceedings in northern California
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Lady Wants Light.

A lady correspondent of the railroad
commission, writing from Scranton
wants to know what right the railroad
has to issue and to sell tickets to New
Orleans at a rate that is two-thirds less
than the regular fare. She declares
that she was insulted by the conductor,
and jumped off in the mud and water,
knee deep, just because she was travel
ing on one of those cheap tickets. AT
the same time other passengers travel
ed on similar tickets. She is now suing
the company, and wants the commits
sion's idea of the cheap ticket business.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Writes 4,o17 Words in Hour.

Ray T. Vanettisch, Colorado service
editor of the Pueblo Chieftain, broke the
worlds typewriting record for both the
Commute and one-hour tests, taking
$500 words during the first 80 minutes
and finishing the hour with 4,917 words.
The dictation was received owe the
long-distance telephone from Denver, q
distance of 120 miles. The previous hour
record, $3.50 words, direct dictation,
was made by Paul Munter at Madison
Square garden, New York, November 4,
1905.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Dies from Injuries.

DR.. T. P. Coleman died at Oxford
last week as a result of the injuries sus-
tanned in the wreck Of the Illinois Cen
trail passenger train recently. DR.. Cole
man was one of the leading physicians
of North Mississippi, known and loved
by a host of friends. He had practiced
medicine at Oxford for many years, and
was one of the oldest and most respect
ed citizens.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
New Electric Railway.

Good progress is being made on the
proposed electric line from Jackson to
Clinton, and it is believed that it is 60
ing to be successfully financed and
pushed to completion during the next
few months. In the event the road is
built to Clinton, which is a great col
lege town, it will eventually be carried
on further west, to Vicksburg, and
probably to Raymond and Cooper's
Well.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Attempt to Wreck Train.

A ~dastardly attempt to wreck train
No. 1872 about three miles south of
Batesville was made by some miscreants
putting three ties over the track. The
engineer discovered the obstruction in
time to reverse his engine, and prevent
ing a disastrous wreck, as the obstruc-
ton was placed on a decline with
bitches on either side.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
For Protection of Game.

The Lauderdale county sportsmen
held a meeting to take action looking
to securing legislation for the protec-
ton of game and fish, a matter that is
being earnestly considered by sports
men in many other sections Of the
Ctato
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Mrs. Birdsong Given Bail.

Mrs. James S. Birdsong, charged
with the murder Of DR.. T. Fl. Butler in
Monticello, has been granted bail in the
sum of $1,000.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
SSISSIPPIMATTE
Fridge Wants More Funds.

Adjutant-Ge General Fridge does not
see how he is to manage the affairs OF
the national guard Of the State on the
present appropriation of $500, with
81, 1000 of that held out for emergency
purposes, and in his biennial report to
the legislature will state hat $4,000 is
the smallest sum that can be gotten
along on. 1t is n of the conditions OF
the Dick military bill under which the
national guards of the several states
are now operated, that the State en-
campments must be held every sum
mer. That was not done in this State
last year, for reasons that are well
known, though every preparation was
made to hold it nea Gulfport. It is
possible Gen. Fridge will have some
trouble in getting his pro rata from the
United States government next year,
fOr this reason
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Thanks for Teddy.

Natchez Camp No. 20, United Con.
federate Veterans held a special meet.
ing to appoint a committee to draft
resolutions thanking President Roose-
welt for his recommendation in favor OF
the nation caring for the graves OF Con-
federate soldiers who died in Northern
prisons during the war between the
States, and further thanking him for
his recommendation of. the name OF
VIM. T. Martin, maior-general of Con-
federate cavalry, for the Office of post
master of Natchez. The committee
will incorporate a paragraph thanking
the president for appointing Capt. John
Russell. a one-armed Confederate vet
eran, to the Office of collectoro of the port
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Boys Badly Burned.

The town of C~arrollton bought several
cans of blasting powder to celebrate
Grover Cleveland's last election to the
presidency in 1892. The cannon was
overloaded and burst, and one car OF
the powder remained untouched and
was stored away in an old store. There
it remained until this summer, when
the old store was torn down and the can
of powder set over in the courthouse
yard, among same old rubbish. "A
crowd of small boys were playing in the
court house yard and found the old can
of powder. Not realizing the danger,
they began to experiment with it and
the result was a terrible explosion.
John H. Mcbride, son of DR.. j. A.
Mcbride, was seriously burned about
the face and limbs, and Randolph Smith,
son of F. r. Smith, county treasurer.
had his face and hands badly burned.
The escape of the boys from instant
death is almost a miracle.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Capt. Hardy Made Judge.

Gov. Vardaman appointed Capt. VIII
liam H. Hardy, of Hattiesburg, as judge
of the Second circuit court or seacoast
district, which became vacant on Janu-
airy l. Capt. Hardy is n of the best
known men in Mississippi as a lawyer,
legislator and developer of the resources,
having been a leading move in the
building of the New Orleans & North
eastern and the Gulf & Ship Island
railroads, which have been so largely
instrumental in developing Southern
Mississippi. He is also a member OF
the code commission, but his appoint
ment will in no way conflict with his
duties as a member of that body, whose
duties are practically concluded.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Suit Against Distilling Companies.

J. S. Sexton, the attorney for Copiah
county, and also the attorney for the
town of Hazlehurst, has brought about
a dozen suits against the Walker Dis
tilling Company of st. Louis, Mo-, and
the Harvest King Distilling Company
of Kansas City for $500 in each case,
the penalty provided by section 1890 OF
the code of 1892, for selling liquors un-
lawfully in the county and town.
These suits will doubtless be followed
by others.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12
Taxation.
Public Health and Quarantine.

IuUlAC C1he Hhu 9uH 80
The invasion of the State by yellow
fever last summer and the probable re-
currence of the disease next summer
renders it necessary for tn protection
of the people from this dread malady
that the Legislature should make some
provision for the possible emergency.
l submit for your consideration the fol-
lowing suggestions:
First-Invest the State Boar Of
Health, or some similar organization,
with p~lenary power to regulate and
control by rules promulgated, all in
fected localities.
Second-Empower the Governor, act
ing in conjunction with the health au-
thorities, to use the State militia as
quarantine guards.
penses of maintaining the quarantine.
Fourth-As it requires active Coop
GRAFTON of all practicing physicians in
the infected localities to fight success
fully the yellow fever, the State Board
of Health should be vested with au-
thority to revoke the license of any
practicing physician who refuses to
obey and carry out the rules promul-
gated by the said Board of Health in
infected localities.
Fifth-There should be created an Of
able man, learned in the science of
medicine, to be known as field officer
Of the Board of Health. who hould be
paid a salary sufficient to command the
oClNlSS5 L q SdPdolC Ciio
whose duty it should be, under the di-
rection of the State Board of Health, to
go to infected localities to take charge
Of and inaugurate a campaign for the
determination of the disease. This Of
ficer might be used during the yellow
fever season to watch all the southern
| ports and look out for the appearance
| Of the fever in South and Central Amer
lea and Cuba, and sound the note or
warning at the approach Of danger. I
think 1t would be wise to nave him
spend a good e of his time between
April and October in the city Of New
| Orleans, La: Mobile, Ala, and along
the coast of Mississippi. Our expert
ence with New Orleans last summer
renders It i~mprudent for us to depend
upon the health authorities there to
| nnoun the appearance of fever. If
the state had had an officer Of this
| that the yellow fever would not have
gotten into the State a all Leaving
| tanned by the State of Mississippi on
account Of the epidemic, all due to our
failure to have some one he
F.! appearance of yellow fever in New Or
leans. cast the people Of Mississippi for
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12

0lrecClOn OF competent OldIS dHu gully
officers, is one of the pressing necessi.
ties of this State. There is no matter
in which the people living in the rural
districts are more materially interested
highways. 1t is indispensable to their
welfare and to the development of the
material, mental and moral possibilities
of the State.
sideration.
Oyster Commission
I call your attention to the report of
the Oyster Commission and invoke your
immediate consideration OF the question
of reimbursing the banks of Biloxi.
from whom we borrowed the necessary
funds to pay the expenses of the Oyster
Commission. The Legislature, under a
Misrepresentation with reference to the
law. failed to make an appropriation
no money available it became neces-
sary to borrow it from private institu-
lions. The fees collected by the COM
mission have been turned into the
treasury and the report shows that they
are largely in excess of the amount dis
bursed by the commission for the past
two years. l trust you VIII make the
necessary appropriation at once.
State Boundary Suit.
The Legislature, at it's last session.
failed to make an appropriation to pay
the necessary cost incident to the prop
err management of the case now pend
ing in the Supreme Court or the United
States to determine the boundary line
between the states Of Louisiana ana
Mississippi, but with the use of the ex-
ecutive contingent fund / managed to
keep the mill grinding. The question
involved in this controversy was or
such Importance to the people Of the
State that 1 could not permit the States
interest to suffer or account Of the
failure of the Legislature to provide for
the employment of attorneys to pre-
sent the States side of the contro-
versy. / therefore employed the Hon:
Monroe McClurg, ex-Attorney General
of Mississippi, and the Hon. Hannis
sent the State of Mississippi, and
agreed with them that I would recon-
mend the payment of a fee Of $4,000.
case has been argued and submitted to
the Supreme Court Of the United States
and a decision is expected very soon
JAMES K. VARDAMAN.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-01-12

time pecuniarily profitable to the State,
and also instructive to the convict,
after life.
Public Education.
Public education is a matter of pro-
found and abiding interest to the peo-
pie of Mississippi and the maintenance
of a system of free public schools, has
become a fundamental tenet in u po-
litical creed. But people have fads
about education, as they do about
everything, and are liable to go to un-
profitable extremes. The enthusiast
weaves a most alluring fabric of gilt
tering theories; in his hands he holds
the panacea for all the social llS-and
would spend all the money in Christen-
dom and mortgage the future. Where
the supply of money Is limited it is
well for those charged with the dis
burSement of the States revenues to be
careful that the money appropriated
for schoo shall be invested
so as to bring the largest educational
returns. / believe q dollar invested in
the development of the mind of the
white child and the cultivation of the
mind of the white man and woman is
the best investment h State ever
made. On the other hand, l believe
ton under our present free school syS-
tenn is an i~ndefensible and unwarrant-
ed prodigality of cash. 1t is a crime
against the white man who furnishes
the dollar and a disadvantage to the
negro upon whom it is spent. Discuss,
ing the question of education In my In
augural address, delivered to the joint
session of the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives January 10, 1904, I said:
Zone of the most rational and profit
able duties of a free government, 1t
seems to me, is to educate its children.
Education means only the development
oil the good there is in man, the vitaliz-
ing OF those dormant forces which build
and complete that potential moral enti-
ty called character. 1t Is a wise econ
omy in this, that If a man or a citizen
be made better by education the gov
eminent will share his improvement,
and the enlightened moral sentiment
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-09-27
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ut seems almost iaaal Sosssille that there
shoIiia be = plant tilat flosseis naturally
outdoors Ia the depth 81 winter. But
lii is i f;ttsf The Flristil 81 rose ans
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lti1iee Is IKE medicine little goes
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older tlatit 1T seems TO him he has has
sssnsssl clothes on al the tilne.
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TO axe themselves ridiculous all5l theft
blame 4 paper for ntioninsss it I.
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