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The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Fl. Smith, Ark.-A couple of Pull
man cars jumped the track on the
Frisco fast train, northbound, at Fol-
som, I. T., at night, and rolled down
a 12-foot embankment. J. w. Keat-
ing, of Chicago; H. R. Brinker, OF
Louisville, and ]. A. Hartgraves were
thrown through a windows and into
a deep mudhole a short distance from
the track. They escaped with slight
sprains. Mrs. Thompson and daughter,
of Petersburg, ILL.,, were injured by be-
ing thrown about in the car during its
descent.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
FOR MISSOURI GUN ToTERS
Court of Appeals Tells Citizens Of
the State When They Can
Go Armed.

Kansas City, Mo.-In order to justi-
tify a man in carrying a concealed
weapon, he must have good reason to
carry it in the necessary defense Of
himself, home or property"
This decision was made in the Kan
sas City court of appeals in the case
of M. w. Venable, fined in Harrison
county for carrying a pistol, and who
appealed. The decision was that Ven
able could not make an idle Or vain
threat the excuse for carrying a for
hidden weapon, but if he did believe
the threat might be executed he was
justified in arming himself.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
HostiIities Imminent.

Moscow, Russia.-The Russkoe
Slovo has received a sensational tele-
gram from it's correspondent at Har-
bin, Manchuria, saying that hostilities
are imminent between the Russian
and Chinese troops.
He intimates that the Chinese, in.
fuenced by Japan, are moving for
ward; that the situation is so tense
that the Russian decentralization OF
troops has been stopped, and that
Gen. Grodoff, the Russian comman.
der-in-chief, had issued instructions to
for eventualities.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
A Shocking Discovery.

paris.-Interviews printed, Thursday,
in the Matin and Petit Parisien, as well
as public statements made TO the min
ers, by mining delegate Ymon, who ac-
companied the rescuers who explored
the Courrieres mine, confirmed the an
nouncement made that nine men whose
bodies were still warm were found in
one group in pit No. 4 in addition to
the miner Berthau who was rescued.
The efforts made to resuscitate the men
however, failed. The men had been
entombed Is days, and had died from
exhaustion.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
AFTER FOUR WEEKs'sEARcH
Thos. j.. wainwright, Who Robbed
DR.. Pinault, of Minneapolis, of
100000, Caught in New York.

New York.-After a steady pursuit
of four weeks by the police of three
cities, detectives, Monday, arrested
Thomas ]. Wainwright, describing him
self as a lawyer, of Boston, who is
charged with robbing the residence of
d. Nicholas J. Pinault, of Minneapolis,
of jewelry, silverware, pictures and Sc
curities to the value of $100, 600. VAIN
wright is known as n of the most
accomplished criminals, under numer-
GUS aliases, in the country.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
e. C. SWIFT DEAD
He Succumbed to Pneumonia i'm
Boston,, Where He Was Taken
Ill March p.

Boston, M~ass.-Edwin c. Swift, OF
Chicago, a member of the packing firm
of Swift & Co., died early Thursday
morning at the Quincy house, where he
engaged rooms about two weeks ago.
Pneumonia was the cause of death.
Mr.. Swift was taken i'll March n.
He grew rapidly worse, and his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Clarence Moore, of Chicago,
was summoned. His physician, DR..
johnson, also was called from Chi
cagO.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Perhaps the oldest house in all the
world is owned by Fritz Schermer, of
ST. Louis The house stands all by
itself out in the northwest side of the
city, only a few blocks from n of the
great b~reweries, and from the outside
it. has the appearance of an ordinary
"cottagy" frame and single cottage,
with a rather wide porch and odd an
giles to the roof. The strange feature
of the house is that it is built entire
ly of beer kegs.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
"My Endorsement of Pe-ru-na
is Based On Its Merits"
I'D. CrumbO.


IND. CRUMBO, Ex-Mayor of New
u Albany, Ind, writes from 81 E.
Oak street:
"My endorsement of Peruna is
based on it's merits.
If a mar is sick he looks anxiously
for something which will cure him,
and Peruna will do the work.
81 know that it will cure catarrh of
the head or stomach, indigestion, head
ache and any weary or sick feeling.
"It is bound to help anyone, if used
according to directions.
81 also know dozens of men who
speak in the highest terms of Peruna
and have yet to hear of anyone being
disappointed in it."
Mr.. Crumbo, in a later letter, dated
Aug. 25, 1904, says:
"My health is good, at present, buff
I should have to take any more medi-
cine l will fall back on Peruna."
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
CONDITIONS
Real Spring Weather is Stimulating
Trade ard the Winter Wheat
Situation is Almost Ideal

New York.-Bradstreet's regular
weekly review says:
Real spring weather, which has
stimulated retail trade except in a few
sections still affected by heavy rains
and bad country roads, an excellent, in
fact almost ideal winter wheat situa-
ton; a little more animation in the
iron market; continued activity in
nearly all lines of inquiry; heavy rail-
way earnings; increased bank clear
ings, and the surprisingly little ad-
verse effect of the coal miners partial
shut down, are the significant Yea
lures presenting themselves this
week.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

It is fair to presume that the Elysee
palace will now become a social GEN.
ter not equaled since the days of Car
not. The new presidents wife is well
qualified to uphold the honor and dig.
nifty of his position, whether she is
called upon to entertain a queen or a
plebeian. When the French constitu-
ton was drawn up the Empress Eu-
genie was unpopular with the repub-
Iicans, and they were determined that
the ruler should not come under petit.
.oat government. 1t is possible that
Madame la Presidente will have the
official title that goes with her position.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Denounced Their Mayor.

Rock Island, HIN a rather ex-
Sherrick, former state auditor Of In
citing session the city council de-
nounced Mayor George w. McCuskrin's
action in removing a section of the Bur-
lington & Milwaukee tracks Saturday,
when, without notice and without
sanction Of court, he interrupted traf-
fc several hours till enjoined. The res
olution,. which was unanimously adopt
ed, says: I'VE deplore the fact that
this city has a chief executive whose
impulsiveness and incompetency con-
stitute a menace to the rights of prop
erty owners"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
EXCITEMENT IN ZION CITY
Fractional Strife and B1oOdshed May
Develop When the DepOscd
Leader Returns.

Chicago.-The simple fact that
"First Apostle" Dowie is On his way
to Zion City from Ocatlan, Mexico, has
caused intense excitement in the re-
VOTED colony here.
Mrs. Dowie, who has given aid and
comfort to the insurgents, has been
Frustrated by the news. She declares
she fears bloodshed on Dowie's arrival.
It was at first feared she had paralysis,
but the ply sicians pronounce her all
ment severe nervou prostration.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Crime Recital Blinds a Juror.

Jasper, Ind.-Mr. Addison N.
Thomas, a member of the grand jury
in session here, has become almost
blind as the result of the shock to his
nervous system caused by the har-
rowing tales of crime detailed before
that body. He has gone to lndlanapo-
lis for treatment.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The Germans in New York, by birth
and parentage, would make a city
equal to Leipzig and Frankfort-on-Main
combined; the Austrians and Hunga-
rians, Trieste and Fiume; the Irish,
Belfast, Dublin and Cork; the Italians,
Florence; the English and Scotch,
Aberdeen and Oxford; the Poles, Pol
tava in Russia. One-seventh of the
people are Jews, and their number
equal the population of Maine.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
,ivil service Employer Rights.

Washington.-In the test case OF
the United States VS.. Wickersham the
supreme court Of the United States
decided that a person employed in the
civil service may Gov damages on
account of suspension from Office by q
subordinate official, affirming the de-
cision of the court of claims.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
SHERRICK IN PRlSON
Indiana's Former State Auditor TAX
en- to the Indiana Prison At
Michigan City.

Michigan City, Ind.-David e.
E. Sherrick, former state auditor of In
diana, who was convicted at Indianap
oils for embezzling state funds, was re-
ceived at the state prison here Tuesday
evening. Sherrick chatted with his
friends during the street car ride from
the depot to the prison, and there was
no display of emotion or his part when
the big steel gate closed behind him.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The growth of mileage Of railways Is
the best possible illustration OF the
substantial and constantly increasing
growth of the commercial and indus
trial interests of the entire country.
According to the financial columns OF
the New York press the untitled orders
for steel rails are in the enormous
number of $780, 600 tons, with orders
for 10000 tons sent in to the steel
companies recently, with renewal or
ders very heavy and an estimate that
the steel rail production of 1906 Will
exceed 1000, 900 tons, the largest pro
duction on record.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The rubber trade in the United
States amounts to millions of dollars
in the course of a year, demands hav-
ing arisen in the rubber-tire business
that did not exist ten years ago. The
production of rubber is behind the de-
mand. Most of the raw product comes
from Brazil and tropical Africa,
though progress has been made in the
cultivation in Ceylon and Mexico.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Oak park, a suburb of Chicago, now
claims to be the champion automobile
town of this country Philander Bar
ton, who lives there, says there are
50 automobiles owned in Oak park and
nine in River Forest, while orders
have been placed for immediate deliv-
cry of % more. Oak park will then have
over 100 cars, about one car to every
$50 people-a car for every 80 families.
All of this means an investment OF
5000, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The results of the New England
fisheries in 1905 broke all records.
Maine contributed to the food supply
of the world over 1000, 900, 900 packed
sardines, valued at $4,000, 900, and in
fresh fish alone Boston sold $4,000 900
worth. The great ct wharf in Boston
handled 100, O00, 900 pounds of fresh
fish, valued at $2,500,000. At this
wharf as many as so fishing vessels
have been moored at n time.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
SAFE RIowers nj Peru. Ind.

Peru, Ind.-The iron safe in Fred
Steinmetz's store was blown Thursday
morning and $165 taken. The safe in
the Weeks Elevator Co.'s office was
cracked, but nothing was obtained
there. Nitro-glycerine was used to blow
the safes.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

In 1905 the United States had a
larger total of foreign commerce
than in any earlier year. There are
more markets open than ever before.
The total foreign commerce aggre-
gates about ST. o. ,000, 900. Of this
amount the excess of exports approx
imates 1926, 000, 900 owe imports, the
former reaching a total of more than
$1,000, O00, 900. The imports for the
same period approximate $1,175,000,-
900, or about 800, 600. 900 a month.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Baron Won %Sternburg shows that the
main question at Algeciras is that
of special rights for all in Morocco,
and of the ''open door," Germany
contends that the police should be CIV
en- an international character, and that
the new bank of Morocco should have
the same, allowing no special rights to
France or to any other power. France
opposes both propositions, despite
their obvious equity, justice and pro-
prietv. Ft
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Red Mems Train Wrecked.

Richmond, Ind.-As result of a cave
in of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louis
Vile railroad track, on Main street, a
special train bearing lis Red Men from
the district meeting Of the order at
Rushville was precipitated down an
embankment at 3 a. m. "Wednesday.
Seyeral were hurt.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
CIR, Accidentally Kill. Herself.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Thursday, while
Miss Hattie Phillips, Of Erath county,
was sweeping at her home, the broom
caught in a gun and the weapon was
discharged. The mother heard the re-
port and rushed in, only in time to
hear her daughter calmly say, II am
shot" and to see her fall dead.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Antf-Theater Bin In Iowa.

Des Moines, Ia.-Thursday the
house, by avote of IS to 20, passed the
antiSunday theater bill, which, it is
claimed, will now pass the senate.
The bill prohibits every form OF
amusement on Sunday except base
ball.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The mineral industries in the United
States during 1905 paid to mine-own-
ers and stockholders $50, 000, 900 in
dividends, an immense increase hay
ing taken place in the output of the
leading metals-gold, copper, silver,
iron ore and coal.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Family MiIeage BIN In iowa.

Des Moines, lathe lower house
passed the family mileage bill, 6S to "A.
The bill, introduced by Charles Sell,
provides that any member Of the fam
ily NAV travel on mileage, which must
he sold at the rate of two cents a mile.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Eather of Nineteen ChiIdren Iead.

Guthrie. Okla.-Tuesday. Samuel s.
Schroff, aged 6S, died in Woods coun-
ty. He was a native Of Humbleton, Pa,
and served in the civil war Under Gen.
Fitzpatrick. He was the father Of 10
children, Of whom 16 are ctill living.
He had beer married twice.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Three hundred thousand acres of
Louisiana are now under cultivation
in growing cane, which produces an
average crop of more than 720, 900, 900
pounds of sugar and nearly "a, 900, 900
gallons of molasses.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
S1eep On Track Was Fatal.

Henderson, Ky.-Judge Joseph
Johnson. aged Sc, a well-known magis-
trate Of Henderson, KY, went to sleep
On the track Of the Louisville, Hender-
son & st. Louis railroad near Leeds.
KY. and was ground to pieceA
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Sacramento, Cal.-Convict George
c. Easton was hanged at Folsom
state prison Friday, for the murder OF
Charles Horigan at Dixon, November
81, 1904.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

death. There seemed no hope until y;
began using Doan's Kidney Pills. Then
I began to improve. The pain left
gradually, the swellings subsidized, I
gained appetite and weight, and, to
make a long story short, l got WE'LL"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foeter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

from a careful analy-
sis of the urine and a
diagnosis of my case,
had told me l could
not live six weeks. l
was struck down in
the street with kid
ney trouble, and for
a whole year could
not leave the house.
/ lost flesh, my eyes
failed me, / bloated at
my back hurt
and l suffered a living
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
swore at Her On His Fingers.

Swore at Her On His Fingers.
st. Louis.-Mrs. Mary Guss, who
Is deaf and dumb has brought suit
for divorce against VIM. E. Guss, also
deaf and dumb. One of the allegations
charged is that he swore at heron
his fingers.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Triplets Born, Mother Dies.

Aline, Okla-The wife of Frank
Moreland, of Woods county, gave birth
to triplets, a girl and two boys. The
mother lived only a few seconds, but
the babies are strong.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
NJ. Roo.evelt start. Home.

Havana, Cuba.-Mrs. Roosevelt and
her children, Ethel, Archie and Quen-
tin, sailed on the Mayfower for the
United States, having given up their
Intention to visit Porto Rico.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Probably Fatal Shooting Array.

Springfield, HIN a reckless shoot
ing ARRAY in a saloon at Diyernon,
Monday Afternoon. Steve Fipof shot
and probably fatally wounded Thomas
Culosh, of Sherman, and injured Frank
Barton and Andy Fipo. Fipof was ar
rested.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Great Britain is the largest consum-
er of American cotton, exports to that
country for the season of 1904-5
amounting to 4,140,474 bales. Much
of this comes back to the United
States in the form of prepared fab
RIGS, cotton cloth, etc. France took
only S57,73S bales, and the total
amount sen to the continent was
about 3.S7S,6S6 bales.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Amnc.fy For PoIitfcaI..

st. Petersburg.-It is currently ru.
mored that Emperor Nicholas Easter
gift to his people will be a proclamation
granting general amnesty ~ political
prisoners.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
=. :. Crui.er For Australia.

Manila, P. 1.-The United States
cruiser Baltimore is about to sail for
Australia, where she will show the
American flag In the leading ports Of
the colonies.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
vic Murderer Must Hang.

Little Rock, Ark.-Gov. jeff G.
Davis declined to interfere in the case
of James w. Ince, who is to be execut-
ed in Dardanelle Wednesday for kill
ing his wife and three children.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Public Receipts and Expenditures,

Washington.-The regular monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures show that for the
month of March, 1905, the total re-
ceipts were $50. 1871, 1863 and the expendi-
lures $45. 769. $3.50, leaving a surplus of
$4,861, 500.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

Decatur Liquor Defeated.
Decatur, Ill.-Following the most
bitter fight in the history Of the city
council, the ordinance to raise the
LIQUOR license charge from $500 to
81 600 a year was defeated.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
Leading Norwegian Author Dead.

Bergen, Norway,-Friday, Alexander
der Lange Kielland, the foremost OF
living Norwegian authors, who has
been called the "Daudet of Norway"
died of paralysis of the heart.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13

The ancient Romans ate oysters as
the first course at b%anquets because
of their quality of stimulating the ap-
petite.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-04-13
A LIVING DEATH.
vividly Described by a Citizen of Sioux
Falls, South Dakota.

Andrew johnson, Ali West Twelfth
ST., Sioux Falls, S. D., says: "Doan's
kidney Pills saved nv life. Nv doctor.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

The chef is merely a directing gen
eraI- He stands over his subOrdi-
mates with spoon scepter in hand
saying do this and do that, and it
is done.
The upper ten" chefs of the
upper ten" employers as rule have
their rooms in the homes where
they are engaged. The chef Of this
class gets up in the mornings be-
tween and S. gives his directions
70 his subOrdinates, then boards a
car and goes TO market. where he
purchases the supplies for the day
When he returns 10 his domains
breakfast has frequently been serv-
ed 20 the family. and he then plans
his menu for the lunch and dinner
II there IS TO be some special fu1C-
tiOn in the course of the next few
lays he bushes himself with a series
IF experiments with batteTS. sauces,
sweetmeats, etc The aristocTatic
Washington chef takes as much pride
in the discovery Of some newly con-
cocted delicaCy that viii please the
palate of ambassadors, ministers OF
state. and Cabinet members, as an
y
some new star or the proof OF some
new theory about the course OF
comets While he is in the kitchen
he is arrayed in spOtless white, and
his hands are as carefully mani
cured as the most fastidiOus society
leader
Many of the chefs who are brought
To Washington by ambassadors. min
sJers, and the wealthy society peO-
ple. remain ia this country only dur
ing the social season, which. as A
rule. lasts for five months They
, then return TO Paris. Berlin. or
Geneva TO spend the summer months
with friends and relatives At the
beginning Of the next season they
have a much better chance of get
ting employment in Washington if
they are in Europe than if they had
! remained in America, ror they are
4 in easy reach of the ambaSSadOTial
4 circles, and as far as securing a con-
j tract with the elite American So
4 cial set is concerned il Is well known
that direct frCm Paris" carries
much more weight than If the chef
had remained in America and mad
become moro or less H7TionallZed-
He cannot depend for employment
j upon his past achievements
Several members of the swasSer
1 set frequently take trips All over the
4 country with their employers. having
= charge of the culinary department
q # private ears. and then assuming
8 command of the kitchens AT tho
4 Florida winter resorts. In the sum.
mer some of them are placed in com
mission on the handsoBe yachts
which their employers own. Alto
gether the high and mighty chei
does not lack the variety and spice
Of life
The power Of this set is in the as
tendency. for entertainment OF men
in authority is looked upon as {
necessity by all astute statesmen to
day Chefian diplomacy is as
much of an institution in Washing
ton as graft is in PhiladelDhia-
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

h @ Var1- M&&
,us walks of life to kW&;
De found In Wash tx
Ington. but in no E
other occupation or E
avenue of endeavor is ~
the line of caste so ~ -
distinctly drawn as
) we ordinary
cooks and the swag-
ger set of Washing -
ton chefs.
The bon tons in
he Capital City's cul-
mary world are as
exclusive and as 3F
much respected by
the less exalted MEM
bers of the cooking
profession as the elite
social set is rever-
enced by the par
venus.
The first surmise
of the uninitiated
would be that this eA .sive CIT
Gle of saucepan knights is composer
Of the chefs at the largest hotels III
the city. and the men who have sup
ervision of places where hundreds
and thousands of people are leu
dailv. There was never greater
mistake. Such chefs are more prop
erlv supervisors and managers than
genuine artists in their line. 1t Is
probable that the head OF the clll-
sine department of Washington
four largest hotels would be unable
To fiji the Office of any one OF the
"swagger set.
The accompanying illustration,
furnished through the courtesy of NJ.
Pierre Bonseigneur. better known To
the mon around town as "Frenchy,
shows the members of the "Muffies
Club" the leading lights of the
swagger set. In this group are 10 he
seen the men who have made cook
ing the study of life time. They
are not accustomed to preparing
meals for hundreds, and serving up
.atables in shovel" as one in au-
fhority has characterized the hotel
chefs work These men pride them
selves on the finesse Of their art
They are inventors, Originators. The
delicious salad served at some recent
junction of state was not made by
a recipe found in some cook book,
but was evolved by careful expert
ment and by thorough knowledge
on the part of the chef as TO the rel
stive value of spices, vinegars, and
peppers for whetting the human ap-
petite.
Cooking in the mind Of the gen
eral public is always associated with
the washing of pots and pans. In
the particular circle of chefs under
discussion in this article. nothing is
more foreign TO their line of work
rlan to concern themselves with the
scullery work of the kitchen realm.
Each member OF the "Muffles Club"
has from one to three assistants 10
ook after the drUdgery of cooking.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1906-02-03

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