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The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
ECZEMA AFFLICTS FAMILY.
Father and Five Children Suffered for
Two Years with Terrible Eczema
Wonderful Cure by Cuticura.

INV husband and five children were all
afflicted with eczema. They had it two
years. We used all the home remedies we
could hear of, without any relief, and
two different times, and it got worse. 1t
affected us all over except head and hands:
We saw Cuticura Remedies advertised
and concluded to try them. So l sent for
sl.OO worth, consisting of one cake OF
Cuticura Soap, one box of Ointment, and
one vial of Pills, and we commenced to
use them. l do not know how to ex-
press my joy in finding a cure, for two
of my children were so bad that they have
the brown scars on tLeir bodies where
they were sore. Mrs. Maggie B. Hill. Stew
ems, Mason Co., w. Va, June Il, 1905"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
INSURANCE RATES TO co UP
Clients of the Fire Insurance Com.
panies Will Have to lake Good
San Francisco Losses.

New York.-A star chamber meet
ing of representatives Of practically ev-
cry fire insurance company operating in
the United States was held in the Office
of President G. Sheldon of the Phoenix
company for the purpose of raising
rates all over the country. The meeting
was attended by three committees OF
five, representing the fire insurance ex-
change and the Western Union and
Southwestern Tariff association. Each
organization appointed a committee OF
five to deal with the problems grow
ing out of the San Francisco disaster.
The advance will be at least Is per cent.
There is a legislative bill pending in
this state making it illegal for fire in
surance companies to unite to raise
rates. Therefore, great secrecy is to be
observed in the movement.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
VIOLENT WIND AND RAIN
Huntington md Mansfield, Ark,
Suffer Severely From Heavy Wind
and Torrential Rain.

Fort Smith, Ark. Huntington
and Mansfield, 80 miles from here,
were visited by a violent wind and rain
storm Tuesday night. Telegraph and
telephone wires were blown dawn, cut
ting off all communication. The streets
Of Huntington were flooded to a depth
Of two feet. Two houses were I'M
rooted and a number of buildings de-
r1olished. At Mansfield, three miles
from Huntington, large tracts of timber
we're leveled and fences for miles de-
stroyed. The warehouse Of the A. T..
Booth Wholesale Grocery Co. was de-
stroyed and the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco bridge was twisted out of line.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
TO GEN. PORTER
Gen.. Porter Publicly Thanked For
His Work in Connection With
Paul Jones' Remains.

Washington, D. Gin the house Of
representatives, Monday, Mr.. Olmstead,
of Pennsylvania, presented a resolution
of thanks on behalf of the people of the
United States to Gen. Horace Porter,
late ambassador to France, for his un-
firing efforts to discover and disinter
the body of Admiral John Paul Jones.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed, with a further resolution that Gen.
Porter's speech recently delivered at
Annapolis, Md, on the occasion of the
interment of the body of Americas first
admiral, should be printed in the con-
gressional record and made a congress
SIGNAL document.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
CONFERENCE ENDS
Recommendation Of the Committee
ON Bn1ing, Ginning md Handling
Amcrncan Cotton Adopted.

Washington, D. CATER denouno
ing the government crop reports. and
more particularly the reports Of the de-
partment of agriculture and adopting q
resolution advocating that the statis-
tical cotton year should run from Au-
gust / to August /. instead from Sep
TENDER / to September !, the Interna-
tional Cotton conference adjourned.
Wednesday, to reassemble next year,
should it be deemed advisable by the
various organizations to do 50.
When the subject Of governmental
crops reports came up. President Mac
Coll and President Harvie Jordan of
the Southern Cotton association COM
mended some features Of the govern
ment reports, but numerous other dele
gates strongly condemned them.
imously. The report recommended the
ing, ginning and handling Of American
cotton was received and adopted n
imously. The report recommended the
following:
"That all bales be made Of standard
dimensions.
"That lightweight e. burlap be
used for bagging; or, if conditions JUS
tify, that cotton canvas be used.
'"That ten ties be used on all bales,
with the Egyptian style of buckles pre-
ferred.
'That all cotton should be bought
and sold net weight.
"That a committee be appointed
whose duty it shall be to have cotton
baled as above and to submit the same
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

The mails will be heavy this COM
ing season if attractive stationery and
desk fittings are any incentive to let
ter writing. In engraved papers the
severely plain, square initials are be-
ing superseded by very elaborate
crests and monograms. Something
quite new, and equally illegible, is the
Gothic style of letters. Tall, pointed,
churchly looking I. H. G.s and b.. d.
G.s, etc., are being done in Roman
gold and in old reds and blues, all
very large and effective against cream
white vellum.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
ALL IN THE PRONUNCIATION
A Correction That Failed to Correct
and Called Forth Comment
Incorrect.

Capt. William Ellinger, the noted oy-
ster grower of Chesapeake bay, SAID re-
Gently:
.'The oyster business is in a bad way.
Oysters are getting scarce. They, are
not planted in the right name and they
are not gathered IN the right manner; The
government must soon step IN and give
us a change. or eventually there Will be
no oysters left. Things are all wrong as
they areas wrong as the English with
the letter h
"Once, in Banbury, / dined with an
English farmer. We had ham for dinner.
a very delicious ham, baked. The farm,
er's son soon finished his portion and
passed his plate again..
"'More am, father he said.
The farmer frowne1.
Don't say am, son. he said, say
am
az did say am the lad protested, in
an injured tone.
"rYou said am cried the father,
~iercely. AIMS what is should be. Am,
not am
In the midst of the squabble the farm
er's wife turned to me with a little
deprecatory laugh and said: 80
They both think they're saying am "
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

A request was recently sent out
by an English paper for suggestions
of novel ways of earning money. Some
of the replies have novelty enough and
to pare Here are a few 'profes-
sions, which were proposed: A pro-
fessional flee catcher, a custodian for
safety pins, a collector of dried flies
for hens food, purveyor Of fads to
the leisure classes, a lion hunting
agency for society's use, a motor q
library to call at out Of the way places
with the newest books, q maker up OF
minds, a grievance abater, a manners
teacher.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
ALMOST CREATED A PANIC
Citizens Excited When the
Rank of Newport, Ark, Fails
to Open Its Doors.

Little Rock, Ark.-Tuesday the Bank
of Newport, Newport, Ark, failed to
open for business. The following no.
tice was posted on the doors:
"The directors have decided to cloSa
until matters are adjusted"
George w. Decker is president and
r. M. Johnson cashier. The bank is one
of the most prominent in that section
of the state. The capital stock is $780,
600, with deposits of more than $780,
600.
The closing almost caused a panic in
Newport business circles, as practically
every house in the city was affected.
The trouble is supposed to have been
caused by DOOR collections.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
TORNADO IN NEBRASKA
Mpch Damage Done In Furnas
County and q Number of Per-
sons Hurt-NO Fatalities.

Omaha, Neb.-A special to the Bee
from Oxford, Neb., says a tornado did
much damage in Furnas county at six
o'clock Monday evening. Telegraph
and telephone wires are Frustrated in
the territory covered by the storm and
only meager reports have been obtained.
but 1t is known that several residences
were wrecked and a number of persons
injured, although no fatalities have
been reported. The most serious injured
are:
Bertha Hartman, II years old, inter-
nal injuries; condition critical.
Minnie Hartman, painfully bruised.
Mrs. Rosa Drews, arm broken.
Fred Drew, bruised.
Unknown man crushed.
The storm came from the southwest.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Is AT A ~STANDSTILL
skyscrapers and Other Big struc-
lures In Chicago Suffer
Setback.

Chicago, Ill.-More than a thousand
tural iron workers, following orders,
dropped work Wednesday.
The strike promises to stop nearly
all construction work Of a large char
acter. Skyscrapers and other large
buildings under way in the downtown
district especially will suffer a setback.
The ironworkers insist on a wage Of
S. a day for eight hours work. The
contractors offer of $3.50 for four
months and $3.50 for the rest of the
coming year was rejected.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
A Hundred Thousand Strikers.

Paris, France.-Four thousand car.
riage builders of a total of 5000 men
employed in that industry have voted
to strike for the eight-hour working
day. This means there will be a crisis
in the automobile industry. The strikes
inaugurated by various labor organize
lions in support of their demand for
the eight-hour day continue. About SO
cent. of the members of the organ
izations have Joined the strikers. 1t is
roughly estimated that there are about
100, 900 in the Seine department, in
which Paris is located, out on strike.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Many people seem to think that the
use of dogs in war is comparatively
modern. Yet ancient Corinth was
saved from the foe by courageous ami
mails that fought the invader while
the garrison slept. To-day the dog is
used for active operations as well as
for ambulance work. Trained dogs
have been used for outpost duty and
for the carrying of ammunition. For
ambulance purposes their work has
been proved to be of the utmost value
abroad
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
A SUNKEN ROCK
Steamer Founders Among the Brit
ish Channel Islands With q Loss
of Four Lives.

Guernsey, British Channel Islands
The passenger steamer Courier, with a
crew of nine men and carrying about
twenty excursionists, f%oundered, Mon
day, off Sark soon after leaving that
island. Three members of the crew and
one passenger were drowned, all the
others being rescued. The steamer
struck a submerged rock two miles
from Sark.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Year by year records are published
of the destruction of human and cat
tie life by the wild beasts and snakes
of British India Last year 24,576 hui
mar beings and 76,226 cattle were
killed, and of the people 1887 deaths
were attributed to snakes, while OF
the cattle 10000 were killed with wild
beasts, panthers being charged with
10000 and tigers with 10000 of this
total; snakes accounted for 10000.
This is but 3 trifing percentage OF
the actual annual mortality, as 1t ex-
Guides the ~feudatory states, with their
10000, 600 inhabitants.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
WALTER SOME RS A SUICIDE
Body of the Missing Cashier of the
International Bank of Hulls, ILL.,,
Found In a Cellar.

Quincy, Ill.-The stark body Of
Walter w. Somers, missing cashier of
the International bank of Hulls, ILL.,,
was found, Monday, in the cellar of a
residence adjoining his own. He disap-
peared en- April IA, leaving a deficit of
81, 200 in his account. His father, John
Somers, a banker at st. Joseph, ILL.,,
had made good the deficiency. Somers
had shot himself in the temple.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Perhaps the queerest city in the
world is that of Nang Harm, the home
of the royal family of Siam. This
city's popularity lies in the fact thai
it is composed Of women and chill
dren alone. 1t is in the center OF
Bankok, has high walls around it and
in it's population of 5000 there is not
a single man., though the king occa-
sionally pays them a visit. The name
Nang Harm means "veiled women"
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
SET A BAD EXAMPLE
Mayor Edwards of Dixon, I'LL, and
Rev. J. f. NewtO Indulge
In q Fist Fight.

Dixon, Ill.-Strife over recent in
vestigations of the iaw-and-order
league and the attacks on Mayor I. F.
Edwards administration brought on .
fist fight in John Dixon park between
Mayor Edwards and Rev. ]. F. New
ton Of the Peoples church. The min
lister was severely bruised by the may
or. who also received punishment.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

a strain on the back. ] had frequent
attacks of gravel and the urine Was
nassed too often and with pain. When
/ used Doan's Kidney Pills, however,
all traces of the trouble disappeared
and have not returned. am certainly
grateful"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a oox.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

While excavating for the new rail-
way buildings at Capetown recently,
some workmen found a considerable
number of the curious old "postofice
stones" In years gone by it was the
regular practice with the commanders
of the English and Dutch East India
companies fleets to leave a package
of letters under large stones on he
shore. to be taken to Europe by he
next home-going fleet.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
HAS RETRAcED HIS STEPS
Father Tom Sherman Has Returned
to Fort O~gIethOrpe With
His Escort.

Atlanta, Ga.-Rev. Father Thomas
Sherman has abandoned his trip over
the historic fields which his father,
Gen. w. T. Sherman, traversed 40 years
ago, and with the escorting party re-
turned to Fort Oglethorpe.
Father Sherman expressed regrets
that his mission shoulG have been mis-
understood, and expressed himself as
keenly hurt by the criticisms Of people
and press.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Never a President TIL Vow.

Chicago. Ill.-Although the Nc
Cormick theological seminary was
founded 70 years ago, it never had a
president until Thursday. Rev. James
G. X. Mcclure, formerly of Lake For
est university, is now the head Of that
institution.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
AN lRooUoIs FIRE ECHO
Liabilities Of s2,O00,OOO and No As
sets Forces a Receiver att
Jersey City.

Chicago, Ill.-The IroQuois The
ater Co. of Chicago was placed in the
hands Of a receiver at Jersey City, N. j..
Wednesday.
The company confessed to no assets
and liabilities Of $1,000, 900 in damage
suits filed by scores of people after the
burning of the theater in Chicago in
December, 1903.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

The smallest known vertebrate AMI
mal-that is, an animal with a back
bone-is a tiny fish that lives In the
Philippines, where it is a favorite OBJ
feet of food. 1t is so small that thou
sands of them are needed to make a
meal. Besides producing this micro
scopic vertebrate, the ocean also fur
nishes a home for the largest crea-
f,rroc
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Springfield, 1ll.-As the result OF .
quarrel over the possession Of a house,
Henry Lika and Hayden Camp had
trouble at Mechanicsburg, and Camp
was shot in the groin. The bullet in
tended for Lika was checked and turned
by q pocketbook.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

The word whisky is of Irish origin.
Indeed, the Irish claim that whisky
itself is of Irish origin, and, more
over, that the Irish taught the Scotch
people how to make whisky. AS for
the name, it springs from the Irish
word uisgue, which means water. The
distilled spirit was called by the Irish
in ancient times uisgue beatha, or
li%fe-giying water.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Sir Norman Lockyer, director OF
solar physics at the South Kensington
observatory, London, agrees with the
theory advanced by Prof. Milne to ac-
count for the San Francisco earth
quake-that is, that 1t was caused by
the earth failing to swing perfectly
true on it's axis, which is bound up
with the recognized theory regarding
Slln SnntS.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Peoria, m.-Fire has destroyed
the Very elevator. the Methodist
church and several residences at ARM
ington, q small town in Tazewell coun-
II. The loss is estimated at $4,000.
partially covered by Insurance
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Ever child and adult can be help
full to fight consumption. School chill
dren can help by complying with the
following rules: Do not spit except
in a spittoon, or a piece of cloth, or
a handkerchief used for that purpose
alone. On your return home have
the cloth burned by your mother, or
the handkerchief put in water until
ready for the wash.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

So great is the honor accorded to
the woman who takes the part OF the
Blessed Virgin in the Passion Play
at Oberammergau that the last Marie,
Anna Flunger, has decided to remain
unmarried in order that she may have
q chance of being selected to play 1t
again.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Willy AFRICAN cHIEFTAIN
Bambaata EIudes His Pursuers, and
Attacks Convoy-Severe
Fighting.

Durham, Natal.-The native tribal
chief Bambaata, who has caused so
much trouble during the last few
weeks, and has succeeded in eluding
all the pursuing parties sent after
him, attacked a convoy which was ar
rying provisions to Col. ManselI's
force. 1t is believed that severe fight
ing has occurred.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
The Astor-shau wedding.

London, May Mrs Mamie Lang
horne Shaw, Of Virginia, and Waldorf
Astor, eldest son OF William Waldorf
Aston, were quietly married at All
Saints church, Langham place, London,
Thursday afternoon, by Rev. Francis
Scott Webster, NJ. A.. the vicar.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
4. r. Atkinson, Educator.

Honolulu, Hawaii.-A. T. Atkinson,
former superintendent OF public in
struction and father Of Acting Gov.
Atkinson, died from heart disease.
For many years he RAJ the head or
ganizer Of the public schools OF the
Hawaiian islands.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
KiIIed Nv uIinois Farmer.

Pana, Ill.-A lamentable shooting
affair took place at Herrick, south Of
here, during the afternoon, Hite Him
ton being shot and killed by Benton
Price, a prominent farmer. II is said
Hinton was paying attention Of Prices
daughter and had been ordered to de-
gist.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Leaf-cutting bees make their nests
In decayed trees, in holes, on posts
and like places. Their nests are lined
with circular pieces of leaves, and
are so arranged that they are honey
tight.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Tornado in Minnesota.

st. Paul, Minn.-A Cannon
Falls (Minn.) special to the Pioneer
Press says that a tornado four miles
northwest Of that place, Thursday af-
ternoon, destroyed several farm build
ings but no lives were lost.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
GirI Drowned In Southern Lake.

Birmingham, Ala.-A small boat
containing Maud and Maggie Hilton
and a friend named Miles Davis, at
East Lake, a summe resort, upset as
the girls attempted to change positions.
Maud was drowned and Maggie and
Davis were rescued.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Mason bees make their nests in
~crevices of old walls and even in emp
ty shells. Their homes are made OF
grains of sand stuck together by a
glutinous secretion from their own
bodies.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
~ Hands Of keceiver.

Chicago. Ill.-The American Re-
serve Bond Co., q s3,OO0,0 900 corpora,
ton, with Offices In the Chamber Of
building, was thrown into
the hands OF q receiver Wednesday
through action Of the federal courts.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
AN EVERYDAY STRUGGLE.
Men and Women Of Every Occupation Suf-
fer. Miseries from Kidney Complaint.
J. C. Lightner, 7os South Cedar ST.,
Abilene, Kansas, is n of the thousands

WHO LII iOhh hAN
ney troubles brought
on by daily work. II
first noticed it eight
or ten years ago." said
Mr.. Lightner," the
dull pain in the back
fairly made me sick.
1t was hard to get up
or down, hard to
s~traighten, hard to do
,nvwork that brought
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Terre Haute, Ind.,-The. wife of
John Disston, OF Grandview, Ill, near
here. has given birth to the second
twins within II months. The first
twins are alive, and the new ones are
doing well
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Ru.stan cabinet Resign..

st. Petersburg.-The immediate
organization of the new cabinet
is now anticipated. All the ministers
are understood to have placed their
designations in the emperor's hands.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
High WAFER Ties up TITANIC.

. Dallas, Textile Texas Pa
ciac bridge over the Brazos, 60 miles
west, is reported in had condition, on
account Of high water, and traffic may
be tied up for several days.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
believes Daughter Was Murdered.

Chicago.-Being unable to longer
control himself, incapable Of longer sup
pressing the theory he has entertained
from the start, Moritz Krembs, the aged
father of Prof. Erich Muenter's wife,
declared that he believed she had been
murdered.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Dodger Of Breakfast Bill Shot.
Ottumwa, Ia.-Monday an unidenti-
fed man was shot and instantly killed
because he refused to pay for a 30-cent
breakfast in a Pullman al He ran
and the station police. shooting to
brighten, accidentally killed him.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Pennsylyania Moulder. to STRIFE.

Pennsylvania Moulders to Strike.
Scranton, Pa-Monday a general
strike of the molders in the district
from Honesdale to TamaQua for a
nine-hour day was officially declared
at meetings held throughout the dis
trict.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
What has become Of the old-fash!
toned who was accused o.
prinking?
1t is wonderful what interest the
gossips take in a woman whom they
occasionally see in tears.

After a man passes so his whiskers
begin to look as if he had forgotten ia
keep moth balls in them.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
-. 81 the Revolution Meet.

Boston.-Most all sections of the
country were well represented at the
opening in this city Of the seventeenth
annual congress of the national So
ciety Of the Sons Of American Revolu-
tiOn.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

de man dat never thinks about money"
said Uncle Eben, IAN de man dat don't
think about nothin' else is two persons
OATS gwinter hab' a big share O. trouble
in dis world."-Washington Star.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

F, Washington, D. C.-Sir Mortimer
Durand, the British ambassador, CALLED
at the state department, Thursday.
and said goodbye to Secretary Root,
preparatory to leaving for a months
VISIT to England.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
Mi.sissippi Town FIRE swept.

McCool, Miss.-Fire about wiped
out the heart Of the business section Of
this town, two hotels, the post Office.
several stores, the barber shop and
1 residence or two being destroyed.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

The day that a woman puts AWAY her
first. dollar toward buying a piano, she
decided IN what corner of the parlor she
intends to put it.-Atchison Globe.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

A country gentleman is an ordinary
farmer who has, however, a sufficient in
come to send his son to a large university.
Cornell Widow.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

The fun about building castles in Spain
is that you can change the architectural
plans any time you SO desire without add
ing a penny to the cost.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

No matter how independent a nan may
be, he will climb off the perch when he is
looking for Office.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

A Pennsylvania bride has made sofa
cushions out of her courtship love let.
tiers. 1t would probably be difficult
to find softer filling.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11
In a Chicago Kitchen.

The Cook-The mistress has a new hus-
band.
The Waiter-Do you think he'll stay?-
Philadelphia Record.
The Tupelo journal., 1906-05-11

Happiness-An exception to the rule
that the demand always creates a sup
ply.-Century.