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The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
SETS WORLDS MARK
Whitney's BrOOkdale Nymph
Takes Handicap.
PARKVIEW TAKES THE FIRST
Daughter of Hamburg shows the
Way to Big FieId-MeddIer FilIy
Goes Six and One-haIf FurIOngs in
1u7 20, with I24 Pounds Up-Ben
Ban, the FavOrite, Is Third.

New York Oct. 14-H P. Whitney S
Meddler flly. Brookdale Nymph. TO >,
third choice, broke the worlds record for
six and one-half furlongs around a turn
at Belmont Park this afternoon. She
started in the westchester lightweight
Handicap at that distance. and with 124
pounds on her back. she led from barrier
to wire. winning easily in III %
The best previous time was lis Is,
made at this track last year by James
McLaughlin's oxford, who carried rs
pounds. Brookdale Nymph finished two
lengths in front Of H. B. Duryea's Ben
Ban, a 2-to-l favorite, who had a length
over Woodford Clay's Kentucky Beau,
backed down to 3 to l.
Mr. Whitney also won the first race
for maiden two-year-oId FLIES, FIVE and
one-half furIongs. when Parkview. a
daughter of Hamburg -Morningside. who
was a Iukewarm favorite at to 5, snow
ed the way to big field and breezed to
the judges stand with three lengths to
spare in 1:0 Is.
Imitator a 2o-to-1 shot. ran into the
place, a length and one-haf before NJ
!. Schwartz's Lady Corinne, quoted at
the same price Miss Norfolk, backed
down to IS to ;. was a length back.
The SUMMARIZE
FIRST RACE-Fiye and one-1a8 fulongs. Park
yiew. l0s Duganl. TO s. won; Imitator 1o9 NC
CarthyI. Is TO !. second LADY CoTiune, l0s (Bursl.
% 10 ]. third Time. IA7 Is Miss Norfolk. Lotus
Brand. Winning Star. whiptop Polly Watts. Ma
rion Casey. Dixie Himmel. Queen q the Hills. Tea
Leaf Dial Plate. Black Owl. King Essing. Raquet
Geussee and Mary Holland also ran
SECOND RACE-SieadowbTo Handicap; stee-
plechase; about three miles. Judge OGin. ll7 Mr..
Page, to /, wOn FLYING Machine, 80 Hewitt. s
to I. second; Dunseyerick. 100 Dupeel. TO ).
third Time - Ny Grace and Ardette also ran
THIRD RACE-sK and one-half fulonss Cas-
tleFOod. lI2 Burns. 20 l. won; Couuternaad. 10
.Nicol, 10 to l. second; Father Koee, T2 Miller
70 l. third Time. ] - 35. Onatassa, Enticing.
Batsnan Wise Child. Heszian. Heap TAX. and
Perkee also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Si1 and one-haf fHr0ngs.
Brookdale Nymph l2i Knapp. to ?, won; Ben
Ban. l0l CdcDaniel, ? 10 J. second; Kentucky
Beau, lG Miller, 20 l. third. Time, III 25.
Aer5naut, Alteration, and Far West also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and six furlongs. Miss
Crawford. us lDugan), 3 70 l. won; lane Allen. l3
Miller, TO s. second Prince Ching. 100 Mus
gravel 10 TO l. third Time. 500 S5. Missouri Lad
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One and three-sixteenth miles.
Killiecrankie I05 tSl~Csrthyl. 3 10 !, won Crafty
lB NIcDaniell Is 70 l. second. Punky. sS Buxton
Is 10 J. third. Time ! 80 55. Lord Stanhope Gid.
BeaGclaire. a H. Wood. Con1ille. Umbrella, ard
Elfan also ran.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15

Referee-Mr. A McDmald Of Central High
School. Umpite-MT. ODouneil. Of Gailaudet.
Timers-Alr To0ney. Of Gallaudet. and MT. r. s..
heichenbach, Of Business High School. Linesmen-
Mr.. SChaefer. cf Galaudet and Dir. Lynch. Of
Business High School
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15

TR0-base hits-Bmrell John Kelly, Keeier,
ThTeo-base mt-D0yle Sacrifice hits-Hau, Hof-
fC. H-odie Dunn. Bases stolcn-Hearn, O'Hara.
D0roe plays-Hall and Hunter Bases on balls
by Hotter. = by Adkins. ,; hy BurcheIl ?. Batters
hit-By Hotter. L Struck out-By Hofsr, 2; by
ADKINS. 4. hy Burchell T. Passed baIl-Hean-
Wild pitch-Burehell. Left On bases-Baltmore
70; Orioles. 4 First base OF errors-Orioles. ,
Time Of game-2 hours and 10 minutes Umpire
9lr. Hearst. Assistant-AIT. Belts
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
WILLIAM 0. SHOWS FIRST
Captures the Wilson Stakes on Lex.
ington Track.
HidaIgO Not a COnteBder-Opening
FavOrIte Fails 10 Take a Single
Heat of the Seven.

Lexington. Ky. Oct 1L-An excellent
card OF four races marked the sports at
the Kentucky Breeders Association track
to-day. the features being the Wilson
Stakes, for DIP PAGERS, and the 200 pace.
contested for BY an array OF record
breaking side-wheelers,
II took seven heats to decide the WI
son Stakes, and the opening fayorite. Hi
daIgo. never got a heat The race final
ly fel to William O.. the Geers PAGER
getting the first, fourth. and seventh
heats. the second and third going TO
Ethan Roberts The best previous time
made in the thirteen years history Of
this race, that Of Morning Star. in 1901.
paced in 2:05, was beaten three-quarters
Of a second. and William o. went his
fourth heat also in 2;04i4 Audubon Boy
paced the great two heats in the 200
pace, but Angus Pointer was greater. and
beat the Gatcomb horse out IN a hair
raising finish. The time of the final heat.
2:021z. IS the second fastest heat ever
scored on this track in race either
pacing or trOtting. LovaHda, 2:02. holding
the record, which he scored in 1905, This
mark he also paced in the second heat.
The 2:0S trot was an easy thing for the
favOrite. Wilkes Heart, the gelding reduc-
ing his mark in this race TO 2:06i4
The PA pace went over until tomorrow.
after Pacemaker had won two heats and
c. W. W and Harry D. each heat, the
latter being the favorite in the betting.
In the Wilson Stakes, Ed. Geers, Lon
Macdonald. and Tommy Murphy were
each fined 500 for laying up a heat with
the horses driven by them, respectively,
William O., Hidalgo. and Lelan Onward.
The first heat was the cause Of MacdOn-
aid and Murphy's penalty
Siliko, the 1906 three-yeaT-Old futurity
winner, failed by two seconds in lowering
the worlds record for training stations.
He went to the half at a 2:05 gait, but lost
all his chances by breaking badly in the
last furlong.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15


Specialize beat four old worlds stallion record
Of 295lt trctting
silike, b. h.. by Moko Silicon. BY Wilton DIc-
Carthyl, lost Time. 217k.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-15
The Summaries.

FIRST RACE-wnson stakes. 2:l2 class purss
S2.0c0; three in five.
william O., blk. &, by Director
General By George Simmons
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

at his jokes. A Gin'ral in tn array
steals tn fountain pen that he zlrnA1
n bill fr drsdgen' 4K-tina1sa Creek
With. Two millyon ch!laner are
named af.her him II isnt
that befure he's long IN tn office he
begins to wondber whether IL he goes
out something won crack. IT'S tn
gr-reatest thing IN tn hsthry ~ tn
wurruld hat = man that's held this
JOB shud be wilin' TO dhrop down 70
tn sthre@t level. where's he's u'ble &c
Dc run over he a. dhray IL he Isn't care
tul. / wondher IL amy w Thin iyes
was willln-' I ppo tharre helped
out be III thought that IL they thry 10
set too long IN tn chair they'll lind
q ack n it"
What wud ye do Il we were an ex-
Prisidint2" asked Mr. Hennessy.
Well" said 3fr. Docley, ~ want
ed something rale hard 10 do. s3uac
thing that wud keep me busy ar
take up sII me time 70 tn end ie me
days. I'd thry TO be p-.sidinr again"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

waste Of time de way women stands
befo' de lookin' glass aprimpin' an a
smirkin' an a-smilia' at deyselfs."
DE mos OF 'em don't spend er.
ough time befo' DER mirrors, says l.
Eff dey did dey'd be a humble an a
chastened lot. Hits not KNOWN how
we loo dat gives us swell head.
DE trouble wild women Is not dat
dey's got too many lookin' glasses.
but too few. Eff ever ! starts out as
a reformer of my sect-which God
forbid,-I'm gwine TO line de wallis OF
every home wild mirrors. an when a
woman sees how ugly an onery an
mean she looks when she IS handin'
her husband back talk an lambastin'
de children. hit viii wuk what de
medicine advertisement in de back of
de almanac calls "a ins~tantaneou,
cure
You don't see men a-wastin' de
precious moments gain at deyselfs
in de lookin' glass say Ike.
~ don't blame EN-. spoons I. 4
wouldn't elder eff 1 didn't see no bet
ter lookin' pusson dan dey does
Men amt as vain as says
Ike
"'Oh. don't know spoons l. Dere's
Brer Ben, What wear his hair long
an howin' neckties becaz somebody
once took him fer a minstrel man, an
Brer Thomas, whut always tells you
what a handsome figger he's got, an
Brer 'Lijah, whut is so years ole an
a widower, an dat is chasin' around
to de young gals an amt got no SUI
spishun dat dey amt ready to love
him for hisself lone.
AN, comm on down nearer
home | goes On-I amt a-namin' NJ
names-I is heerd of a man Whut has
to always hab de fust show at de look
in glass, an dat l is kotcn smilin
mighty affable an perlite at his own
picture
Eff you means me- says Ike, git.
tin sort of hot in de collar, I likes &c
look at a ~pussonable a an | like
to hab a p~ussonable man look at me.
An, mo'over.' I goes on, 'Wher
anybody calls for a good locker, I sees
him sorter start up to answer to dc
name. But at dat de conversashur
sorter warmed up, an IN de family
argument dat follered me an Ike DO.
lost u temper an some Of lie furni
ture. But after things had claimed
down, an I swept up de remains o
two cheers an some of de dishes, an
Ike had sOrter dozed off to sleep,
jabbed him in de ribs with my elbow
an say, fer Use a just woman an
ready to acknowledge Use wrons
when l is wrong:
Ike, | say, L admits dat womeI
is vainer dan men, becaze OF anythin
would improve my looks lax Shawn
does u I'd do hit ev'y day eff II
skun me alive
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

T~xinFLca raspatch)
Enemies o. the right sort % .
Newspaper hufid i. Up while they Try
20 teas Il down Indeed IL - a aGss-
tion II they are not OF more yA-ps
10 q paper than its friends That old
rhrase: 4 love Il for the enemies !,
mas made" is :ulI OF significance We
note L. striking instance OF strength
being added 70 q Newspaper Ger
heavy hurt Was inflicted upon IL IN
Gaienz- The Evering Tines.
of that place, edited by B. l. Strotaer.
who by the way, II = native OF Raj
eigh, suffered severe damage through
the wrecking Of its plant By thugs on
the hight OF May and It's fine press
va. smashed. is type dumped into
piles aid its equipment uined al
the Times wagec
and successful war on the lawiess eie-
ment. elected a reform city admin
istration. run the gamblers out o.
town and closed the saloons m
Times never missed an issue. and to-
day is stronger than ever. Is stu
waeing war on things and stands for
strict enforcement OF law
the vanGas thought they had put the
paper out OF bustn ess-thev length
ened its good right arm and gave II
more power than ever.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Home Folks for Home Schools
Durham R0corder.)

tDIlIdIH TUOIItE.J
IT is worthy Of note that Trinity
College u a former graduate
and a North Carolipian when they
have a new chair established at that
institution. 1t IS too often the case
that men from other states are chosen
TO fill such positions, and yet there
IS a great cry that young men leave
the State for other places Give the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Administrators Notice.

Havfn~ qualified as administrator cc
Howard O. Thomas. late * Wake
COUNTY. ! hereby notify all persons
ha..ng claims against him % present
them on Or betore April 2otn, 1905 Or
this notice vii be plead in Dar OF tus4r
recovery.
ALEX sTRo%AcH
Administrators.
April 18th, 1907.
q w s-w.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

You can never make q man he
Heye he ls comfort Die uIlcss ~ la
= caring something that makes his
vile ~aAheamed Il hlra for Il.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
6 Ohio
Railway
SCENIC ROUTE TO THE WEST.

SSAN Jul III ALE "ES1.
Two fast vestibule rains with dining
car service. Through Pullman Sleepers
to Louisville, Cincinnati. Chicago and
st. Louis.
Lv. richmond, els p. n. HOO p. m
Lv. Charlottes-
VILE. =. 1929 p. n. 2:52 a. m
Lv. Lynchburg APO p. M. .........
AT. Cincinnati. SIS a. m. SOC p. m
Ar. Louisville. 11:20 a m. SOC p. m
Ar. Chicago =. $50 p. m. 7:l0 a. m.
Ar. ST. Louis 6:2S p. II. 7:18 a. m.
Direct connections for all points
West and Northwest, Quickest and
best route
The line to the celebrated mountain
resorts OF Virginia.
For descriptive matter, schedules
and Pullman reservations, address
w. J.. WARTHEN. d. P. a. c.. & O.
Ry. Co, Richmond. Va.
II. w. FULLER. Gen. Pass. Agent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

YOU can tell when a girl is inter
ested in a man by the way she pre-
tends to hip7 that other men are in
terested in her.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

young men = chance a. home and they
vtIi - here
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25


seu@hta 50 sssaa~s M@sAa~
ma6ac- $500 as msewzx
ara ga 1851 mmN ara~ -
e~ sss
~ nm~ ua~~ms 49, sNrr
as - 49,
tHs go ss4s -
ttMa ~er - ms
sxrssrssa tss Sc -. 80 80
a lsrnva*. - s
we s a.sea ms Ass
A4@o fa&k esSreszp Wa asEes -
snEFst@ sAga grass s@ts fAs 1aEtas
Nat~s " s~Asaz - a@asa
- aas .hga a~zwww gs @-sr~
ts1z-ax sAsy uAAmss g2ss la AVE..
r NAxe $3.50 mss = s ~A
& sA~ sMa sExsxss sum@M@ Eam
Taxr arx H@ata ~ reaA aaN4 a&
of tAxEa msx = ts g~AaAa
~
sHess gSw s@~R s@NS t&a haAA@s&
c~&@1~ ESQ ! &~~e s@~1 Hs~a@ 49,
@sA EAv1 SEQ srss - @sA %
the ssF~@s A@8 $ haeaa &A1 ae<T sns~@a
aA@f% .~ @s@ss waA fAA - re
ASS &1s - f&sa haSs I.7ss t~s@
"sFs a@e*@ asst s@@ Ass ~ae tAs@ "A
eva A. to So sa~r. AsAsansx sassxa
So .m--g -
- -
-
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@vrxr., - ~~-es
as 49, - - = - - -.
s.vyrs. resev go 49, rarn~~m
II xsfxea lgna~ 80 100. -
So .4x.w - Ma.ru 80
fu.tnn. 80 - r~-.~- -.
tsNelrx as =. .urgfr ~~s.s. e.
~w~,s ans - vnm "a su@. "a
.sAf xNls,.
A.r. ~, 49,. -
fsrs 49, - 4. -xxNta - - -
thsy 800 re- go. - IN. $500
have whAt ~s waaA, al a~1se~s.
cawpfsranh AttAeurh there q. xa
az the maulm4t~ At-etat rexsr 49, 49,.
BLACK hair beautiful es.a nna rxs Ia
sr-raurnttv rymw,tr@wt uxa~~- -
son. ~ tsen =. r.r,tr -, -.
a. NOT ars - sH~ .sr.U.4wn
costume. ths hs.metx Sc. 49, -
the uElezt ~ thssr sxa
some II these womtrn whSD tn~x an
out or the street vrap thrua-xa ives a.
f!n cfotha but The rIsIhs nr,s,r -
=, Tow as Ia h4aa ,hetr br~~rhx~ Ttsv
have on hiyh ed 10. ana ,ne rI,.a.
are often faAtenss La thnxo
Marriage Among tie sew.
"l '"N $50
= So - ei'sh "esa"a a. t~e''- All
: ""e"@ - 0t
H1te'H A"F'AsSs 1s ns4Ao pre-
.'1'a e@h.fa 4ha eAsfs - ar"
tFh f"tt"ft 70 ~ - aGA1hst efFofc1
~ INC ma aoe@ not carry OK hS cos
,aS' nc h"s - pay @@1sAA@ @ha ia
,hS eS@ ~ divorce re uaaaAi} Sfsss
- - btoI1g $50 aAa 49,
oio1enA I'm = G4F''csS "hs A"~ss
- ~. - $50. ap
nissan f,N 80, ~. y,gh, :. -
ord uIfs a. h. f.fptIv 81 80
rar,s ny.te.. x.a. - ~.
.,
=
:. I"
60 ~, - -, .a..1ts nF-
$50, 49, - - -
avp Ian
ines" JEWISH marriages arc usually
II the bride Here the rabbi covers
tho young couple with a veil and ii
reefs the groom how 10 mat tho rtar
upon tbe brides 0nvor
Ahent ) ,.cek hrf,rc ,hc Uetstor
tho r,1bite re-ftyEtFea hevfo ans ,,.r,
that ,lma an The gtrl han ~ =, nrnueb
= lot ~ c-eremonfe4 without meter -
6tndrarcc re alter ,.a. -. -
FAMILY tax patd ~ 49, Th.v a.,
,,tt - - So. y
: /" u
- m, - -,
Gas - ~ : -, =
eo11 =. -,
80" =, - - ~"
4 glora her r,eIfdr are -blaeb.nef
ana her evcbrav. are marked an .na
t,f,,eJ - ,tt.L IT,. - "a .nr,
re 49,. 49,, Geo.. -
.ar nt,h 49,
-. - -"
Aftcr marriage tho woman becomes
10 Z large extern th1 servant of hTr
husband II She - poor Aho COOKS tho
meas ahd no matter no" "ell OF
her hushahd y" Hh" ~ "Hpeof"d 10
make ms bed ana "alf upon him she
~ ,ha ordinary Iey,tsh h-cunobnta ~
Tunls there arc always tHo meals. tho
nrst Of which ~ Tor the men
'c"l7h cemeteries
The .Jevys here are very narftcu-
lar as 70 their religious ohaarxnucea
Tbefr a1oua are ahut urop gaturaav
and .helr wives 10 not cook or tteeo
-, tha, au. srA..s = agaa.l.rm4.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
\ Funeral and Its Hired Nournrrs.

There ,tas n chapel az one end Of
the graveyard. from which came y
great noise. / entered and found shat
a funeral wa being celebrated Iu
one room Was = coffin standing upright
*yaiftst the wall. ard. beside n, aa the
stone door. covered bF q SILK sheet II
bright red, lay the corpse - q man
About him were a number ~ Jewish
men in Afah clothing Woeplrs kafflF.
whlIe IN the next room were the hired
m~ournerz. who are brought iu Tor such
occasions at 50 much per sail These
mguTu"Ts were jewish women, rang
Ing IN age from q fat maid ~ eighteen
- "A Weigbty alg iadv ~ slxfy ~ more
They numbered fifteen. and j venture
they ~outd pail 8n2u the 8aa4ta Ar .
ton and a hasf They att On tae mar
bic floor. vita their feet under them.
ana swung back and form gtDAtrs
their heads - the ground. ~ faay .z.r-
IS HoWlfd yAt Is cAu4s fvf utEN the
fat old lady kept lime As the mourn
eFs sax me- Z. = note. The .a-nE
s8bh.ded for . moment. buf rs ru@ ~
the berrased family came ia bufat
out louder than ever Surh ]n.aurHrrs
are common 70 a}l o~r4enfai co4rsrEes.
and thy wal here for the Araae a.
sell Is the Jews
FEA&K CARPENTER
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

'peFa
fser boys. b..
eS Of book.
Of month,
II Is the.,
Officials claim
ff too much
PENDENT Cope
othing to d
'i"'Nse 10 DR.
d yesterday,
~ urged b,
II was better
ftwelve hour,
Pry that With
ire apt to be.
fswer to that
temptation f,
fter Of work
e felt in tn,
I'd nerves at.
IS than when
so run down
remains a.
xed the rea.
Photographers
ork per day
p in the ex.
e the opera.
p general *.
1t, would be
{ the body
exercise Of a
trt a legisla-
% MIR. FIN.
the head Of
hore spindles
Carolina. In
manufacturers
\ and his dec
of The as
fJs to secure
sht rates and
discrimination
hill DrOdUrfs
THE ROADS
TO GRANT
EXCEPT A
IN COAL
and the
bve been 50
speeches III
| and in try
rts to repeal
had the tins
the reason.
u~facturers in
Southern
that IN
the railroads
e reasonable
s and mer-
making and
t legislation
,eak less and
the pub |
in secur-
ing between |
lie 1Ir. En-
o+or oF the
hants assoc |
will be no
til discrimi-
products Of |
ended, equal |
lerChanL5 u
ia, and just |
IS granted.
mands, and |
execu |
It they will |
.uence over
on friendly
:. They are
simply de-
ded them
s 10 Ii and
Justice and /
ed 10 North |
-orth caro-
4 Carolina
sys-
: satisfied
language Of
,rfnu man
railroads !
equal |
there will |
between
a-s And
cate
their E@ Of
e bio0 ergy.
~ rail-
-lIiC Il
nple warn tb /
1eet it WI" ~. I
This pa af 1
E peopL con-
lway5 I'm in +
Of just It's /
ak in M +
I'D in s e9tl. /
Of 5en
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25

Bulky Brcechcs of Algerian Ladies
and Tuniszan Trousers Which cost
$500 . p~r-SIultons of Yelled uo-
mcn and How They Are kept
Plural Marriages Dyin~ out AnsonS
the Mohsfnmetans-How tho White
Africans Mnry-Ihe ro-hy jew
e~.ss Of TunIs and How they arc Fat
tended-Other Strange on1s Pc
cutisr to the Women of North
western Africa.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Millions of Yelled Women.

Here in Tunis the women OF the
middle classes go out 50 wrapped up
in wells that not a bit Of thCi faces
is TO be seen. over their heads they
have iong scarfs which fall 70 their
knees. These scarfs are black. EN-
roidere with. red and white stripes.
and so thick that il is impossible 70
see trough them. The women hold
them up with their hands as theE
walk looking out for a step At a time.
They sometimes wear shaWls over the
wells. Such woL-en seldom visit the
stores. ard, If on the street. they are
probably on their way 10 the mosque
or to the cemeteries or TO visit their
friends
The women OF the common classes
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-25
Beauty By The Pour.

How would you like % figure on
your sweetheart by weight. and value
your bride by the po1nf2 That - the
custom among the Hebrews Or TuEis
The men think a woman beautiful ac-
cording TO her much flesh and "a ike
IL Jew girl Of 800 weight or 50 has 40
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12

At a special meeting of Unity Local
Union No. SO on the night Of April Isl,
1907, the following preambles and res
olutions were unanimously q opted.
Whereas, it has seemed good to the
Ruler of the Universe to remov from
anon us our beloved friend snd loyal
member, Joe F. Ruff:
Therefore, in view Of the loss We
have sustained and the still greater
loss, be it
Resolved, That the members of this
Union hereby desire to express their
sense Of bereavement and grief at the
loss Of one of their earliest, most faii 4
full and loyal members, and be it furtl.~r
Resolved, That we sincerely sympa-
thize with the relatives and friends of
the deceased, and that We respectfully
commend them for consolation to d.
vine Providence, feeling sure that TO
them, as to us, there is comfort in the
knowledge that the deceased was not
only honorable and manly, but was al
so a devoted Christian.
Resolved, That the secretary-treas-
urer of this Union be instructed to re-
cord a copy of these resolutions upon
our minutes and to send a copy to the
bereaved family in token OF our sympa-
thy and also have a copy published IN
the Tunelo Journal and National Co
operator.
\ j B. LESLIE, Pres.
j. t. JOHNSON, Sec.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that the beard
of supervisors of Lee county, Miss,
will on Wednesday, May 9Th, 1907, al
the court house in the city Of Tppeio,
Miss, up to 2 p. m. receive sealed bids,
accompanied by certified check for
500. 90, for the construction Of the rol-
lowing steel bridges and will award The
| contract or contracts to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder Or bidders, either on
the sealed bids or at public outcrv. The
contractor to give bond in double the
amount of the contract price, the board
reserving the right to reject any and
all bids and readvertise. to-wit:
For one steel span over Ilshomingo
creek, 45 feet long, on Guntown 6 Ell
listown road, abont A miles west eli
| GuntoWn, Miss, and Tor one steel span
over Euclatubba creek on Guntown &
| Ellistown road, 40 feet long, about 2
miles west of Guntown, Miss.
For steel bridge across Caiwappa
creek on Shannon & Troy road, about
8 miles west. of Shannon, Miss, beng
a so it. span.
By order of the board Of supervisors,
| this April 9th, 1907.
G. w, LONG. Clerk,
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12

Universe, in compassionate tenderness,
released from its frail earthly temple,
the spirit of our beloved sovereign, Jo-
seph F. Ruff, and whereas, we feel
that in his death our camp has sus-
tanned an irreparable loss of a most
excellent and faithful member, the
community a most noble citizen, and
the family a kind, gentle and indulgent
husband and father.
Therefore, be it resolved, that:
First. We bow in bur bic Submission
to His will who doeth all things well.
Second. That we express our sympa-
thy to his beloved ones, and assure
them that we fully appreciate his faith
full services as a member of our camp.
Third. That we lovingly commend
them to Him who said, my grace is
sufficient for thee"
Fourth. That a copy OF these resolu-
tons be spread upon the minutes OF
our camp. and that a copy be sent to
the family of our deceased sovereign.
Ccopo;ttoo w II Csrr Gnrtv
The Tupelo journal., 1907-04-12

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The following ruling by the
Commissioner of the General
land Office at Washington, d.
O., has been made public and
may prove OF interest to some OF
our readers;
In all cases where homestead
entries are made after November
lat. 1907, Communication prools
must show actual and continuous
bona tide residence Tor the iull
period OF fourteen months.
In cases where'the entries were
made prior to the date mentioned
the ruling as to six months con.
etructive residence following the
date OF entry being considered as
a part OF the required fourteen
months, will remain in force.