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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-29
SH|POFF IS CALLED ID SEE EMPEROR Shift in Russian Directory is
 Rumored MINISTRY IS INDIFFERENT Think There Is Enough Land to Go Around Among the Peasants.
 About 25,oooooo Acres
 Are Available.
MINISTRY IS INDIFFERENT

St. Petersburg, May S-Rumors Of shift in the directory are everywhere cur rent tonight. It is consistently reported here that at Moscow former Finance Min ister Shipoff has received an urgent sum mons to Peterhof to confer with Emperor Nicholas, presumably with regard to the formation of a new cabinet, although he has frequently expressed his unwilling ness to take over the premiership
 A dispatch from Moscow to the Asso- ciated Press reports that M. Shipoff left that city late today for St. Petersburg, but that it was impossible to ascertain whether his coming is or is not in re- sponse to imperial command. It is possible that M. Shipoff's only errand is to attend the session of the Council of the Empire tomorrow, but the present situation is so plainly impossible that a shift is not at all impossible. It is also rumored that Prince Urusoff has been summoned to an audience of the Elm peror.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Had Choice Of Sea or. Jail.
To Arthur WeSterman, a 17-year-C

To Arthur Westerman, a 17-year-old
boy, who has been before he court as
sI1any times as a centipede has legs,
was given an undesirable preferences
by Judge Cameron in the municipal
court when. after being convicted on
Ia larceny charge, he was given the
schoice Of going to the county Jail for
sone year or going to sea for the same
period. Westerman had been stealing
COWS, junk and bottles. and yesterday
he was convicted Of entering q junk
shop and stealing old iron.
Which do you prefer, young man?
sGo to the county Jail for a year or go
TO sea?" asked Judge Cameron.
Neither one but I'll go to sea rather
Than to JAIL" said Westerman.
s well, I don't know; : think II I let
YOU go to sea you'll steal the rigging
off the ship"
mo, honest, I won't. Til try not to
steal"
"Try not to? Well, that's something
to your credit. anyway. Say that you
arc sure you won't, and I'll see that
you get work under y good captain"
Eyes, I'll detect a good ship for the
boy" said Detective Hartman. who had
arrested Westerman.
swell, get him on a ship that is go
Ing around the cape, and one that will
young man." turning to Waterman,
.swhen you get back from the trip you
wont know yourself. But il, after you
como back, you go to stealing again,
I'll see that you get the county Jail
sentence anyway" said the judge, as
he babe the youth godspeed or his
long voyage.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
A Welsh Rabbit Story.

George c. Boldt, the proprietor Of the
Waldorf-Astoria. told at a banquet Of
hotel men a Welsh rabbit story.
1.-TWO young men from the country"
he said, visited a New York theater
one evening, and after the play de-
cided that they would nave a little
supper.
They entered a Fashionable restaurant,
puzzled awhile over the menu, and
finally hit upon Welsh rabbit.
Ah!' they said. Welsh rabbit. That
sounds good. Well try a little Of it,
S they ordered the dish, and in
due course it was set before them.
But they looked at it in amazement.
1t was not at all What they had ex-
pectcd. They frowned and muttered.
But finally one of them smiled and
frightened up.
All he said, I understand. This is
q little bit of bread and cheese to go
on with till the rabbits ready"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
HOW CONNECTS KILL TIME.
Some Make Useful Articles-somo
Commit to Memory Old Testament.
From Tit-Bits.

From Tit-Bits.
The convict whose idle hours are the
bitterest of his term of Imprisonment
must kill time clandestinely unless b
governor or the chaplain is willing to
take avery broad view of he egula-
tions II order to help him. Sometimes
a skilled workman of an Industrious
turn of mind will appeal to one or 9TH
err of these gentlemen to find him some
employment for his spare time. Thus
q clever WOO carver mentioned In aTe-
cent report of the prison commissioners
was able to present to the chapel O
really magnificently carved eagle lec-
tern in oak, entirely the work OF his
own hands, and done in hours which
might otherwise lave been spent In
solitude and idleness.
An ex-governor Of a great prison has
in his possession a remarkably hand
some sideboard in walnut, which was
made for him by a convict of a prison
where he was governor for some ten
years. The man appealed to him for
some Of killing time, and, know
ing the nan to be a cabinetmaker, he
provided him with wood and tools. The
sideboard was the surprising result,
and in consequence of it, when the con
vict tool his discharge, there was a
substantial present FROM the governor
to help him in making q fresh start in
life. Moreover, while thus employed
his hand was not losing Its cunning
nor his mind lying fallow, and his
chances of leading IN honest life there
after We're therefore greatly increased.
On the other hand, prisoners have
been known to kill time secretly by
such melancholy devices as making
mats and baskets OF straw taken from
their beds. rather than simply sit and
brood. Others have set themselves to
count the number of times certain let
tiers occur in the bible, with q copy of
which every convict is provided, and
it is quite a common practice for pris-
oners to learn whole chapters, gospels
and epistles by heart. A certain har-
dened character once committed to
memory the whole of the Old Testa-
ment, but the moral good it did him
could not have been very great, for
two days after his release he COM
mitted q burglary, for which he vas
sentenced to three years Imprisonment.
The chaplain of a prison possesses
considerable power in the way Of pro-
| viding convicts with spare time occu-
pations, and with his cooperation an
educated convict will sometimes in
dulge in such literary pursuits as
fnditing his autobiography, which many
c%haplains consider an excellent meth
cd for getting a prisoner to weigh his
own character, though they are often
disappointed by the measure of hypo-
critical claptrap such autobiographies
contain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Continued Next Week.
Mr.. Burbank's Latest Miracle,

- NSfSs
Hamilton Wright, in the World To-
day for April: The spineless cactus,
he latest plant marvel originated by
Mr.. Burbank, probably gives greater
promise of usefulness to man than any
other of Mr.. Burbank's Creations. The
spinless cactus in an improved variety
of he ordinary wild cactus known as
the prickly pear, Of which there are
numerous species and more tina a
thousand varieties. Bulk for bulk,
%spineless is about half as nutritious as
alfalfa, which has been pronounced by
the United States department Of ag-
rlculture to be probably the best all
around Of known forage plants. But,
acre for acre., the yield of spineless
cactus will be far greater than the
pert OF national reputation asserts that
the splneless will make it possible to
double the present population of tho
globe through the peopling of the desl
ertS. The spineless cactus is relished
by all kinds of stock. Horses, cattle,
sAeep, hogs, chickens, geese and other
animals thrive on it. When fed with
cotton seed or other hydrocarbons, IL
Will max a complete ration in fatten-
ing stock for market In one respect
it is superior to alfalfa, as damage Of
ten comes to stock by allowing them to-
run free in a green alfalfa field.
As a commercial proposition it will
cost from SO to $25 per acre to plant
spineless when once it is generally
grown. 1t can be produced just as
readily as the spiny cactus, and with 8
great deal less profanity. 1t will, of
course, be raised from cuttings, and
these need merely be scattered over
over and the top touch the ground that
portion will immediately send out roots
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Charity ~ Machinery y.

49,
Poor M~as.-NYsud We De SO kind, n41Es
as to stop a moment! 1t was YOU, sirs
that saved me wife's life iastssyear
by givins me q dollar fer some Inedi-
cine. Please, sir, she's sick aEin, an
the same way.
MI. Highsnind-I have recently been
convinced OF the folly ofsindtscriminate
giving. and I now distribute my dexA~
tons through the Business Mems ChaF-
ity Trust, organized for the purpose ID
investigating ZACH case. I left a dollar
with the secretary not five minutes ages
5GoSto him and tell your story.
Mr.. Highmind-an hour later-Ahy
Did you go to the secretary asI o.
rected?
/ did sir. an, he gave me q five cent
piece wild aghole in 1t.
Eth? Is that all?
Yes, Sir. I told him about III doh
lar, but he said She other ninety-fivet
cents was kept for salaries an az
fpenses.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
An Inherited Musical Taste.

George Bernard Shaw, the Irish play
wright, has a good deal of contempt for
scientists.
1--WE hold scientists In too high honor"
he wrote recently to an American admirer.
4Wo take them too much on faith. We
believe every scientific assertion, no mat
ter how incredible it may be.
land how incredible, how preposterous
much Of this scientific talk is! There's
heredity, for instance. I have seen books
5on heredity that were about as logical as
t b remark of an old woman whose daugh-
ter played the piano.
Your daughter plays WELL a lady said
to her.
Yes the old woman replied, she does
have a fine touch, and It's no wonder, for
she loves the piano and never tires OF
IT. Ye see, she's a great taste for music,
but then that's only natural, for her
Erandfather had his skull fractured With
a#cornet at a picnic.'"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

THAT was a left-handed compliment"
said Upton Sinclair, the noted author Of
The Jungle" apropos Of a remark made
by a butcher. ut reminds me-" Mr.. Sin
clair went on, "of a compliment that was
once paid to a physician.
This physician had married a widow.
He said one night to his wife, with a COM
placent sigh:
"'WeN, I've pulled old Jones through,
after oll. And a critical case it was. let
me tell you
Yes, DEAR said the lady; but then,
you know, you are such an excellent doc
tor. All, If I had only known you four
years earlier! I am certain my poor dear
John would have been saved"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Watermelon and Poetry.

From the OnK StatesInan.
The New York World says of the
watermelon: 1T is pure water, distilled
and put up by nature herself, who
needs nU government label to certify to
the cleanliness of her methods and the
Innocence of her sun kissed chemistry.
1t is the tiniest trace of earth salts.
1t is delicate aroma. 1t is slightly a
food, generously a drink, and altogether
poetry"
Not altogether is it poetry. Not in
respect of price. Nct even the most
hard working of the poets can afford
to buy the early watermelon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
DOCTOR CURED OF ECZEMA.
Maryland Physician Cures Himself
DR.. Fisher Says: "Cuticura Rem
edies Possess True Merit.N

Oo0CoS A1uC NHGIlL.'
MY face was afflicted with eczema
in the year 1897. l used the C%uticura
Remedies, and was entirely cured. I
an n practicing physician, and very
often prescribe Cuticura R%esolvent and
Cuticura Soap in cases of eczema, and
they have cured where other formulas
have failed. l an not in the habit of
endorsing patent medicines, but when
l find remedies possessing true merit,
such as the Cuticura Remedies do,
am broad-minded enough to proclaim
their virtues to the world. | have been
practiclng medicine for sixteen years,
and must say | find your Remedies A.
No. l. You are at liberty to publish
this letter. G.. NJ. Fisher, NJ. D., Big
Pool, Md. May "a. 1905"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

Just as If all the strength had gone from
my back. After suffering for some time
I began using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
remedy acted at once upon the kidneys,
and when normal action was restored,
the trouble with my back disappeared.
l have not had Il return of it."
a For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

could hardly walk.
There was an uEac-
c%Ountable weakness Of
the back, and constant
pain and aching. l
could find no rest and
was very uncomforta"
BILE at night. AS my
health was good in
every other way l
could not understand
This trOuh]p. 1t WAS
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Valid Grounds,

Il object" said the member from New
York, ito any appropriation for deepening
New York harbor. The harbor," he CON
.inucd, observing the looks of surprise,
already is as deep as it is safe for ferry
boats to sink in"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
A Bad Case of Sabbath Breaking,
From Harper's Weekly.

On a recent Monday morning the pas
tor of a church in Virginia vas the re-
cipient Of a basket Of strawberries
brought to him by a little girl Of the
parish.
THANK you very much, my dear"
said the minister. "These berries are
as fine as any I've seen. I hope, low
ever, that you did not gather them yes
terday-the Sabbath.
mo, sir" replied the child. IT pulled
'em early this mornin', but they was a
growing all day yesterday"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
HIS ONE WEAK SPOT.
Prominent
Cured to {

Prominent Minnesota Merchant
Cured to Stay Cured by Doan's
Kidney PILE.
O. c. Hayden, Of O. G. Hayden & Co.,
dry goods merchants, Of Albert Lea,
Mimi, SAYS; Il was SO lame that I
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
SIOUX CITY P'T'e CO., 1,14e, a1-1sos

Agents-Ladies sell Pennywash easily
in villages, towns and small cities. SenE
lQc stamps for samples and agents terms.
Good money easy. No outlay, Penny
wash Co, l714 Lexington Ave, New Torb
City. No boiling, no rubbing. A washing
Tor q penny.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
Ask Your Dealer for Aliens Foot-Ease

A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet. Cures Corns, Bunions. Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating feet
md Ingrowlng Nails. Aliens i'oot-I2asc
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold BY all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted.
lie Roy, n. Y.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02
A ~Left-Handed Commitment.

MIS-. Winslow,s sooTHEsa sTRuP FOR Children
testhing; Boftens the gums, reduces a.
lays pain. cures wind collie. Is cent? 4 bottle.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

EnR VIRGINIA FARMS. buildings,
SNU timber, best climate, water, mar
lsets, future. Grams, trucking, dairying,
poultry. Great opportunities for farmers.
Write for Real Estate Herald. Pyle & Co..
Petersburg. Va.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1906-08-02

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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
WITcHcRAFr in AFRICA.
The Superstition Of Natives Preyed
Upon by Cannibal Grim
mails.

Mr.. H. G. Macdonald in his report
shows how suspicious men OF Zulu de-
scent still are.
About 5000 people were here last
Friday, and the indaba' (discussion)
lasting until after shutdown, most Of
them were compelled to sleep here
he says. Having. no food for their
entertainment, I hurriedly purchased
two bulls, which gave the chiefs.
Knowing their superstitions, did not
kill the animals, but allowed them to
do so. With the exception. Of Mzuku-
zuku, however, none of them would
touch the meat. They thought
might have bewitched the animals and
that by partaking of the meat they
would lose all influence with their
people and themselves come under
the influence Of the Bona"
It is often discovered, says the Lon
don Daily Telegraph, that witchcraft
has been practised as a cloak to cover
and means to commit some ab0mina-
BILE crime. A case in point, tried in
the Lilongwe court. proved that ma
tive woman killed by a lion had been
partly eaten by another native who
was accused Of impersonating the
lion! The native in question con-
fessed freely that he had eaten Of the
woman's dead body, the excuse being
that he had purchased from a witch
doctor" the native local medino. q
medicine which enabled him to turn
into lion at within other words to
indulge in cannibalism in its lowest
form as the mood took him.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
Was in the Navy.

Governor Herrick, of Ohio, ia
responsible for this story of a
negro camp meeting in Southern
Tennessee:
ga negro exhorGer had just
made a great speech" he said,
''and when he got through he
went down among the congregation
and asked each one to come and
zine de army Of de Lord
zone OF the congregation, when
this question was put to him, re.
piled;
"'I'se done jinned.'
(" Wizard you jinef' asked the
exhorter.
"'In de Baptist Church, was
the answer.
"'Why, chile, said the exhOrt-
er, you amt in the army; yOh's
in the navy "
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
MAYIIME lnn YEARa-

The chances for living century are
excellent in the case OF Mrs. Jennie
Duncan, Of Haynesville, Me-, now 20
years old. She writes: Electric Biz
tiers cured mo Of Chronic Dyspepsia nf
20 years standing, and made me feel
rs well and strong as q young girl"
Electric Bitters cure Stomach and Liv-
~ diseases, Blood disorders, General
Debility and bodily weakness. sold on
q guarantee by All Druggists. Price
only so cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

A New YEARS. greeting lie now tele-
graphed around the world In ten Sec
onds. Perhaps the day is coming
when the wireless will make it Instant
aneous.
One Of Mrs. Fitzsimmons' objections
to Prof B)O Is that he has no artistic
sense" She fears, perhaps, that he
will have fewer artistic dollars, also,
hereafter.
M ther-Johnny. did you take that
big piece 81 cake ont of the pantry?
Son-Yes'm. Mpther-W Why, | didn't
think it was you Sln--Well, all OF
It amt, some Of It Is in sister.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

II they want to give citizenship to
the Porto Ricans, why not take 1t in
with the rest of Greater New York.
Money has a mighty persuasive
tongue, but sadly deficient hand,
when it comes to delivering the goods.
Every one thinks that every one
thinks that every one twenty years
older than he is should be reconciled to
die.
The Portland minister who refused
the call to New York because he
would not have his speech bIidled Is
Wise.
How profigate we are with the
hours of rest when it is bed time, and
how we haggle YER the flying min-
utes when it is tine to get up in the
morningl
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

The Kansas scheme to make maple
syrup from corn cobs is a fraud on its
face. As every one Knows, pure maple
syrup is made from sorghum.
It ia scarcely necessary to explain
that the New Haven protest against
the stage performance of Sapho did
not come from the Yale students.
II the giving Of Christmas presents
is sin. as Mrs. Mary baker Eddyal-
leges, what lot of tainted money the
merchants are handling just now.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

People who try to get billed to riches
on the short line find themselves rout-
ed through to ruin.
Happy is the man who has friend
who loves him enough to be willing to
seem to be his enemy.
It is a good thing to remember that
your celestial standing does not depend
on your terrestrial tailor.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
now T2 P aH4ETxAEcNksI Bill

One who lie subject to bilious attacks
will notice that for day or more be.
fore the attack he Is not hungry at
meal times and feels dull after eating.
A dose of Chamberlain Stomach and
Liver Tablets when these first symp-
toms appear will ward off the attack
They are for sale by All Dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
BEATS TIE MUSIC CURE,

"To keep the body in tune" writes
Mrs. Mary Brown, 20 Lafayette Place,
Poughkeepsie, N Y. take Or Kings
New Life Pills. They are the most re-
liable and pleasant laxative | have
found" Best for the Stomach, Liver
and Bowels. Guaranteed by all drug
gist. IS cents.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

Perfection can only be attained in the
physical by lowing Nature to appropriate
and not dissipate her own resources. Ga.
thartics grippe, weekend issipate, while De-
Wits Little Early Risers simply expel all
putrid latter and bile, thus allowing the
liver to assume normal activity, Good for
the complexion Sold by st. Clair Wylie
Drug Co., Tupslo and all other druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
AN AM ERIcAMLApY SPEAKS HIGH
~ S 0GE,SSHH!A@R IEERLIAlN'S

Mrs. Michael Hart, wife Of the
superintendent of Cart Service at
Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies Islands
says that she has for some years used
Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, Group and whooping cough
and has found it very beneficial. she
has implicit confidence in it and would
not be without hottie of it in her
home. Sold by All Dealers.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

''Before we can sympathize with
each others, we must have sut-
fered ourselves" No one can rea.
lie the suffering attendant upon an
attack of the grip, unless he has had
the actual experience. There is prob
ably no disease that causes so much
phssical and mental agony, or which
Sc successfully defi4s medical aid. All
dangers from the grip, however, may
be avoided by the prompt use OF
Chamberlain's Cough J:emedy. Among
tbs .ens f thousands who have used
this remedy. not one case has ever been
reported that has resulted In pneVmo-
mia or that has not recovered. For
sale by All Druggists.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

Elk Queen Lii wants the American
government to give Ter $4,000 900
The old lady has applied at an nnIor-
tunale time. The easy -money game
Is rather unpopular jnst now.
When the midsbipman declares that
he would not believe another Under
OATH IL may reasonably be assumed
that ''the code, Il not an efficient
promoter Of high sentiment.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10
No Occasion for Worry.

NO occasion Tor worry
Marcus Mayer, the well-known
impresariO, and Teddy Marks, the
theatrical manager, recently re.
turned from Europe on the same
vessel. During the voyage there
was a terrific storm, and the roll
ing of the ship awakened Marks,
says the Brooklyn Eagle. After
being tossed about for several min (.
utes he ran to Mayors stateroom,
and raped on the door.
"Get up, Marcus" he c ried
"get up at once, the ship ia sink
ing"
"Well, don't you care" came
the response, "the ship don't be
long to you"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

No man pays more for thing than
he who seeks it for nothing.
The man who carries family Bible
under his arm may carry none in his
heart.
The boys at Annapolis will probably
make good soldiers II they live through
all these charges.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

Mr.. Ncaolas L0ngworth shonlu
make sumo strenuous efforts 10 do
something in congress- that viii pre-
vent his being known merely as
ssAlice RoOsevelt's husband
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-01-10

The soothing and comforting effects Of
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. when APP
piled to Piles, sores. cuts, bills, ETC., snb
dues pain almost instantly. This Salve
draws out the inf animation, reduces sxel-
ling and acts as a rubefacient, thus circulat-
ing the blood through the diseased parts,
permitting or aiding Nature to permanently
remove the trouble entirely. Sold dy St..
Clair-Wylie Drug Co.. Tupelo and all
other druggists.