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The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Brides Watch as License Fee.

John Burns and Miss Gertrude
Bowling, a young couple, came here
from Philadelphia to be welded. Upon
applying at the Office of Magistrate
Broman for a marriage license the
bridegroom was surprised when told
it would cost three dollars. His total
amount of cash was S2.75.
The license was made out and TIE
bridegroom prospective was in a
quandary. Suddenly a bright idea
struck him. After a hasty converse
ton with the bride-elect the latter
produced her gold watch and handed
it to the young man. He left in a
hurry, pawned the timepiece with an
acquaintance, and, returning, paid for
the license.
The couple departed, all smiles. fol
the home of Rev. George L. Wolfe
the marrying parson," where they
were welded.
The husband had enough left tc
give the preacher his fee. They then
returned to Observation-Disclosures
ton Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
LOVE LORE.

1t is easier to love and be wise
than to be generous and have money.
Jealousy is green and does not
harmonic with Loves hair and eyes.
Love laughs at locksmiths, because
parents don't lock up their daugh-
ters any more.
When Poverty comes in at the door
Truelove engages her on the spot to
do the cooking.
The pity of Loves blindness is that
marriage is the only oculist that guar.
antees to restore the sight.
Don't complain of your lovers ANA.
teurishness. In this you have proof
positive that you are the first.
Show me the sweethearts Of the
land, and l will confess myself that
much more puzzled about the men.
Life gave a dinner, and, while it
may not have been a feast from an
epicure's point Of view, it was a great
ucces The guest OF honor was
Love.
When Love begins to sicken and
decay, sometimes the tonic Of in
difference will effect a quicker re-
covery than all the careful nursing
In the world.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

any proverb is read, the holder of the
second half throws it out. or, If he sees
it %unnoticed among his neighbors,
seizes it and gives him one of his
own. The player who is first "out"
wins. 1t is a very simple game, but
it affords a great deal of amusement
to the players, for the quick-sfghted
and keen-witted are constantly Selling
the cards of their duller and slower
n%eighbors. This leads to much laugh
ter and good-natured teasing.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Directions for Building a Device
Which Will Entertain the
Little One.

Most children are fond of swinging,
and in the accompanying sketch we il
lustrate a nursery swing that can be
made at small cost; but in the making
and in the using of it, there are two or
three things that must not be forgot
ten. and that are necessary to guard
against a possible mishap.
Firstly, every portion of it must be
strongly put together; and secondly,
from time to time the ropes, etc, must
be examined to see that they are not
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

A game popular with both grown
people and children in Japan is played
as follows:
One hundred well-known proverbs
are selected, each divided into two
parts, each part printed on a separate
card. The host has the hundred first
halves while he reads aloud, one by
one. The hundred second halves are
dealt to the other players, who place
their hands upward upon the 'Tata-
mi" or thick mat of rich straw on
which they sit. AS the first half OF
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Furniture Stains.

Have ready three pieces Of wooden
cloth; dip one into linseed oil, rub the
spot briskly, wet the second with alco'
hol and apply to oily surface, rubbing
quickly, as too much alcohol will de
stroy the varnish, and finally polish
with the third cloth, moistened with
oil or furniture polish. Another way
is to use equal parts Of vinegar. sweet
oil. and spirits Of turpentine; shake
all well together In a bottle; apply
with a flannel cloth and rub dry with
old silk or linen.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

wearing through, and the hooks should
be tested to see that they are still firm
in the ceiling; and after that, with or
binary care no accident should be pos
sible.
Iron hooks suitable for the purpose
can be bought at almost any ironmon-
gers; but for the buying of them and
the fixing of them it would be quite
we'll to employ the local carpenter, as
they must be firmly screwed into the
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Had All Eternity.

An old citizen, who had been hem
pecked all his life, was about to die.
His wife felt it her duty to offer him
such consolation as she might, and
said: John, you are about to go, but
will follow you" Il suppose so,
Manda," said the old man, weakly,
but SO fur as / am concerned you
don't need to be in any blamed hurry
about TT"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
whv Indian Is Beardless,

The American Indian is not abso.
lutely b~eardless. The growth is small,
and because of this smallness they
pluck it out. Boards differ very much
among different nations. Climate,
food, etc., have much to do with it.
In hot and dry countries, such as
Arabia, Ethiopia, East India, Spain
and Italy, the beard is generally dark,
dry, hard and thin. Persons of a mild
disposition, well nourished. have a
light-colored, thick and slightly curl
ing beard. The eunuchs of Turkey,
who have been such from childhood,
have no beard. 1t is generally con.
sidered q sign of development.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Strange!

"Grilrig, what became OF your
scheme for starting a restaurant that
was going to jump into immediate
popularity by having its kitchen in
front, where everybody could look
through the plate glass windows and
see all the processes Of the cook
ing?"
"Why-h'm-the fact IS, Smith
kins. | couldn't get any regular cooks
that would have anything to do with
the scheme."-Chicago Tribune.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

The work of two electrical geniuses,
Arthur C. Ripley and Chester Lyon,
students at the Middleboro high school,
is attracting more than usual atten-
ton, and their work is favorably
passed upon by electricians who rec
ognize the value of their undertake
ings says the Boston Globe.
Young Ripley takes up electrical
specialties, and the wireless telegraph
Is his hobby. From reading about the
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Ear Nipped OFF by a Horse.

New Rochelle, N. Y.-Harry s,
Green, a dairyman, had his left ear
bitten off by his pet horse. Green
grabbed the chewed ear in his hand
kerchief and, boarding a trolley car.
hurried to the home of DR.. Emerson.
where it was grated in place. There
is hope Of the dismembered a grow
ing in place. Green was horseback
riding when the accident occurred.
The animal stumbled and threw Green
over his head, rendering him uncon-
scious. The horse attempted to assist
him to his feet and in doing so nipped
off tAe ear.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Destroys Oder Of Gases.

M. Deletrain, of Geneva, has COM
bined certain materials, put together
in the form of a small solid cone,
which, when dissolved in petrol OF
bezine, destroy the odors of burned
gases, and leave an agreeable perfume
behind.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
No Browning.

She was fond of the writings of the
poet Browning. Going into the coun-
try she forgot to take her copy of her
favorite author. She determined to
try and get one at the village shop.
Have you Browning" she asked.
mo, ma'am," was the reply of the
shop man; I'VE have backing and
whiting, but no observation-disclosures
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

Boston.-After being buffeted by a
thunderstorm, twice ducked in the
ocean and spending the night in the
car attached to his balloon, James X.
Allen, a veteran %aeronaut, was res
cued off Block island by the crew of
the fishing schooner, Frances Y. Silva
and brought to this city by the tug
Clara e. Ula. Though he has made
more than 400 ~ascensions, Allen says
this latest one was the most thrilling
Of his life.
Allen started from Providence at
noon. 1t was raining at the time,
and soon the lightning was playing
about the big gas bag. There was
something wrong with the anchor
rope, and Allen let out enough gas
to bring the balloon to earth. The
trouble was righted, ballast was
thrown out, and the balloon shot into
the air to such a height that the aero
naut was able to look down and see
the storm raging far below.
The wind was blowing from the
west, and at dark Allen found him.
self over the tip end of Cape Cod and
being rapidly carried out to sea. The
balloon sank lower and lower, and
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
WHO SHE WAS
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKfiAM
And a True Story Of How the Vegetable Compound
Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of '73'' Caused
it to be Offered for Public Sale i'm Drug Stores.

This remarkable woman, whose
maiden name was Estes, was born in
Lynn, Mass, February 9th, 1919, COM
ing from a good old Quaker family.
For some years she taught school, and
became known as q woman of an alert
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Had Met Before.

Two flies met in the pudding sauce,
And one began to sputter-
"Where was it that l saw you last?
Oh, yes twas in the butter!"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
Hounds Eat Each Other.

New Albany, Ind.-Four blood
hounds, the property of Sheriff Ray
mond \ ris, which were neglected by
a farm hand in whose charge they had
been placed on the C. Kraft farm,
north of New Albany. developed IAN
nibalistic tendencies and two of them
were devoured and a third killed.
The hounds, which had been in train
ing, were confined in an outbuilding,
and it is believed the three stronger
brutes when starved to a point of des-
peration fell on the weaker n and
ate it, and when attacked again with
hunger another battle ensued, leaving
only two alive. The final struggle be-
tween these two resulted in the death
Of one.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
International Cvclonedia.

INTERNATIONAL CycIopedia.
The medical faculty of the Paris
university plans an international tech
biological encyclopedia. 1t is to be
issued in ten languages, including
Esperanto" the world language.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

Rapid Increase in Population.
In eight years the population OF
Osaka, Japan, has increased from
B11 800 to over 1925, 900. The number
Of factories has increased by 991.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03

To Remove Varnish.
Alcohol will remove varnish from
fabrics.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-08-03
He Tells Them to Her

No man believes half the things he
wants his wife to believe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
SEEKS $3.50 900 MORE
FOR MINNEAPOLIS \ !: |l.|i' |. 20.
Senator Nelson Determined to Do
ALI in His Power to Secure
Suitable Site. a
Bv w, w, Jermane.

Washington, June 3d. Senator Mel
son is determined that he will do all he
can to procure a suitable site for the
new postoffce at Minneapolis. He has
introduced an amendment to the public
building appropriation bill, providing
for an increase of $250,000 over the,
amount allowed by the house. No lin
it Of cost is mentioned in Mr. Mel
sons amendment, because of the un-
certainty regarding h what the house
low Minneapolis.
Representative Fletcher and the
Minneapolis delegation, headed by Wal
lace Nye, urged at the hearing held
here this winter that 100000 be pro-
vided. Chairman Bartholdt has indi-
Gated repeatedly that he thought that
sum too great, and has intimated that
the committee will not provide any
where near that amount.
In the gossip that has been going
around the house the Minneapolis APP
preparation is stated to be anywhere
from 100000 to $25oO0O. Should the
house bill contain the latter amount,
and, Senator Nelson's amendment be
adopted, the full amount asked for by
Minneapolis interests will be provided.
The public building bill is drafted,
but Chairman Bartholdt will not re-
port it until the morning Of the day on
which 1t is to be put thru the house.
This delay has the approval Of Speaker
Cannon, who has been told that when
the public building bill is passed up
ward Of a hundred members will make
a bee line for their homes to look after
their political fences. He doesn It in
tend to have other measures imperiled
BY the adoption Of the "pork'' bill.
He also knows that the senate will dis
gets to that end Of the capitol, and 50
is not worrying over the matter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24

State of Luxembourg Without
Ruler and Succession Is ~.
/! Y :: T. in Doubt. LII. -.
BY Publishers Press.

By Publishers Press. ---..---
Brussels, June. William III,
grand duke of Luxembourg, has been in
termed in the asylum Of St., B1asius,
Bavaria. He is totally paralyzed so
that his hand has to be guided to sign
official documents. This event is full
of consequences for the future of the
duchy. The duke has six daughters,
but no son. He succeeded to the throne
last November. - ."'s'
The little sovereign state of Luxem-
burg, which has only 1000 square miles
of territory and 100000 Inhabitants,
was one of the bones of contention be-
tween France and Germany, which
caused the Franco German war. It had
beon declared neutral territory by the
treaty of London in 1867. It's govern
ment is a constitutional monarchy,
heredity in the male line Of the house
Of Nassau. " -: q = 70 + r a. ffcg% d.
On the extinction Of the male line Of
the reigning dynasty the crown should
pass to the Otto branch of the Nassau
house, but the only representative OF
| this at present is Queen Wilhelmina of
| Holland. It is probable that the Euro.
pean powers will be obliged to hold a
| conference to decide between the. claims
of the minor pretenders as to the ulti
mate succession. =; 80 s'+'.2 :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
.sWE.ARs To WED, Tho /
CAPTIVE OF FATHER.
Preachers Daughter, Kidnapped
! and Held Prisoner, Still True
to Leiferman.

Chicago, ILL.,, June 23. The whole
state is excited over the romance, of
Grace Monroe and her lover, William
Leifenman. Her father, the. Rev. Alex
ander Monroe, pastor of the Chicago
Lawn Congregational church, who OBJ
siected to Leiferman Is attentions to his
daughter, has kidnapped her and taken
her to farm he owns near Centralia,
LII. Miss Monroe, true to her sweet
heart. declares she will yet be united
to him In spite Of parental objections.
Leiferman met the girl three years
ago ano they fell in love with. each
other almost at sight. Ieiferman s suit
did not meet with encouragement from
the Rev. Mr.. Monroe The. two Jared
repeatedly, till the pastor forbade the
young man to call on her OF to speak
to his daughter again.
a contract, which they thought would
Here is the document--the most re-
markable love document in the news
81 hereby permit William Leiferman
Ito call on my daughter once a week till
she goes away t oschool at Oberlin,
Ohio. While / hereby agree that she
shall be free to% correspond with the
said Leiferman, and if on her return,
approximately, one year from now, she
still wants to marry the said Leiferman,
I hereby agree 70 offer no opposition
But if they thought that Dr.. Monroe
would sign this s contract they were
mistaken. He tore up and stamped on
it. Then he spirited his daughter to
Centralia. where he keeps her immured.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
COMBINE TO STOP USE
OF MONEY IN ELECTIONS
Leaders Of Five Counties in Indiana
Plan to Eliminate the Briber and
Bride Taker.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ,..
Indianapolis, June 23.-If the plans
formulated by leading democrats and
approved and adopted by the organiza-:
irons Of both parties in five different
counties are applied to the state at
large, Indiana will set worthy ex-
ample to her sister states this year, for
the campaign will be unique in elimi-
mating the mercenary party worker as
well as the venal voter. It is desired
that the vote when cast shall represent
the sutfragcs Of an unpurchased cleo
torate. =. .55 e. /. !. = 5e-t
The prime object of the movement is
to stop the use Of money in elections.
The leaders Of both parties say con-
dition has been reached that is men
ace to the well-being Of society. In
five counties of Indiana the leaders
have signed agreements not to expend
one dollar at the coming election in the
purchase of votes. It has been decided
that there shall be employed about the
party headquarters and in taking the
party polls no man known to be#pur-
chasable or who is not recognized as a
party man. The custom of keeping
,hangers-on at their headquarters at q
dollar or SO week, merely to hold
them in line and prevent the opposing
party from purchasing them, is to be
abandoned at once. .s4.- / wi 5 80
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
MEMBERS FAIRLY BURN
TO LEAVE WASHINGTON
Engage Their Sleeping Gar Accommo-
datio1s Week Ahead-Plans Of the
Northwesterners. Fl
BY w. w. Jermane.

e. -
Washington, June 23.-Near1y ali the
members Of the northwestern delega-
tions have arranged to leave Washing
ton in a day or two after adjournment.
Some of them have already engaged
sleeping car accommodations for next
Sunday, in the belief that adjournment
will be had on Saturday.
OF the Minnesota delegation, Sem
ator Nelson will probably remain sew
eral days to close up his house and
wind up some matters Of more or less
Importance in the departments. Rep
sensentative Stevens has some official
business to attend to before he goes
home, and Mr.. Davis is in the same
position. The other members will leave
for home on the earliest trains.
The North Dakota senators and Rep
sentative Marshal will leave almost inn
mediately. Representative Gronna Is
already in the state, having been away
from Washington two months.
Senators Gamble and Kittredge and
Representative Martin will leave imme-
diately after adjournment. Representa-
tive Burke will remain in the east I'M
til July Z. On that date his family
sails for Europe to be gone several
months. He will be in the east a good
part of the summer in connection with
his duties as chairman Of the executive
committee of the congressional cam
paign committee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
POWERS OF It. OIL TRUST
WILL GO UNPUBLISHED.
Government Has No Hope Of Con
victing Rockefeller, Rogers
q. or Archbold. ~

. Washington, June 23.-Altho the de-
partment Of justice has announced that
it proposes to begin criminal proceed
ings against the officials of the Stan
dard Oil company the intimation is
given that it is doubtful if indictments
may be found against such men as John
D. Rockefeller, H. II. Rogers and John
D. Archbold. ~
An official of the department of JUS
tice Indicated today that, while the gov
eminent would push the prosecutions
vigorously, he did not have an idea, that
the officials of the standard OH COM
pany would be reached in criminal pro-,
ceedings, any :mores than the presidents
of railroads, personally. arc reached
thru sumilar proceeding SIS. es5s$, 81
st may be,o he said, measuring
from the ground with his hand, that
we may get some ;sof the officials half
way up,iaWleeaFe. meta a f & mere clerks,
but if responsible eficfais have been
a theh e b def H We assirs te bring
| Attorney General 9. IN cody; had a.. con-
ference with The president today, re-
@garding the proposed prosecutions, but
declined to indicate when or where the
proceedings would be instituted. 2 ~, : .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
FEAR 4 NEW PLOT TO
STAY SPANS RULERS
Authorities Establish Rigid In
spection-Two Suspicious
Men Caught Near King.

La Granja, Spain, June 28-At the
moment King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria= arrived here from the theater in
their automobile last night we'll
dressed individual evaded the guards
and sought to intercept the royal
couple. He was arrested and gave the
name of Jose Maria of Madrid. ...
When the prisoner was searched pa
pers of a suspicious nature and consid-
An Italian who was acting in strange
manner was also arrested. He claimed
that he was on his way to Bilbao, look
ing for work, but he was unable to &C
count for his presence in this unfre-
quented place, where the king and
queen are spending their honeymoon.
The authorities have adopted extreme
vigilance owing to reports that a num-
Der Of dangerous anarchists are on their
way to Spain and a rigid inspection
t has been. established at the frontier.
Nevertheless, the. king and queen fire.
/ quently leave the palace unaccom-
panied and take walks in the park.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
GRAVEL. FROM RIVER. BED :. T..
MAKES PRIZE BALLAST
Illinois Central Finds Dustless Stone
and Sand and Will Use to Improve
Roadbed. - ~. .se,s: !. 1.jaf
Special to The journal.

Special to The journal. Il, ...,i.}. %a .s.4,.t., 3
Chicago, June 23.-The management
of the Illinois Central road has, ,discov
cred dustless ballast in the bed of
the Mississippi river. Recently the
company has been PUMPING t., gravel
using it to ballast the road. ss@a
It appears that thru .le washing
of ages all but 25 per cent Of the dust
that sticks to gravel had been cleaned
off, with the result that there is moth
ing left to fly in the air when a train
moves over the track.
Gravel that is taken from a regular
ing to 1t, and at times makes disagree
able riding on account Of the dust. The
cost of securing the gravel from the
Mississippi is small and the company
purposes using it all the way from
Memphis to New Orleans. /.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-24
INDEPENDENTS GIRD
FOR TELEPHONE War
Greater Cooperation Planned
Moulten Says It Is Not a
Combine. s
New York Herald Special Service.

New York Herald Special Service.
New York, June 23.-The announce
ment was made in Wall street today
that tentative plans are being worked
out for the unifcation Of all the large
Independent telephone interests Of the
country for the purpose of greater de-
velopment and for resisting the Bell
monopoly. 80
A committee representing the princi-
pal independent companies has been In
session in New York for several days,
meeting of the telephone companies
which has been called for next week in
Chicago. Representatives of all the
independent companies in the United
States will be present at this meeting.
A member Of this committee said to-
fThe whole matter is in tentative
state and I regret that the news has be-
come public. It is true, however, that
a movement is on foot of great import
to telephone interests, not only In
New York, but thruout the entire
country, the details of which are not
fully worked out. It has for it's object
the unifcation of all the large indie
pendent telephone interests and the
building of heavy trunk lines between
the large independent telephone CEN
ters. such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Chi
cago, Kansas City, ST. Louis, Balti-
more, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Rochester,
Syracuse, Albany and New York. Many
of these telephone centers have an ex-
tensive system of connecting lines and
in the far west heavy trunk lines have
been built for connecting large centers
with lines Of lesser capacity, running
eastward as far as Peekskill. -.
into Now Vcrlr will he
secured thru the Great Eastern Tele
phone company. Associated with the
western interests will be several cap
italists Of New York, but the actua,
work of installation will be delegated
to those who have made success Of
the Independent telephone business il
the west. The immediate purpose will
be the development Of New Yorl
and vicinity, but the plan will be elias
tic enough to affect the practical con
struetionl Of all the independent tele
phone systems in opposition to the Bel
monopolies. =
Ell. Mou1ton, president Of the Tri
State Telephone company, said las
night that every national convention O
generally, preceded by reports of a hug
combine. He explained that there wa
growing spirit of cooperation anon,
the. independents, and that variou
large CAPITALISTS, notably at st. Louis
were extending trunk lines between al
important points not now connected. I
has been the policy Of the Independent
70 stand together as against the Bel
interests. and these new facilities woul
naturally be placed at the disposal 0
all connecting independent companie.
There was q project on foot for an il
dependent trunk line into New ,Yorl
as the dispatch indicates, but Mr.. Mou
ton said that the relations between th
independents went no farther than m,
tual operating agreements, providin
for an interchange Of business. -