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The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Recitals by Pupils of Mrs,
Elizabeth Harris.

The music pupils of Mrs. Elizabeth
Harris complimented the music lovers
of Tupelo with a recital at the opera
house on Monday evening and Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Harris, who is ever
careful of the thorough advancement of
her pupils, striving at all times to instill
in them the love of the best and lofty
ideals and to give their talents the
widest possible scope, was very gener-
Gus in her invitations, having sent out
about four hundred, and the large and
attentive audience present on both oc-
casions bespoke the appreciation in
which an invitation from her is held.
| The recital on Monday evening was by
the kindergarten pupils and was beau
tiful in its childlike simplicity, as it was
not intended as a recital in the strictest
sense. but rather an example of their
| every day work and to show what can
be accomplished by the child. Each of
the little ones acquitted themselves adj
mirably and in a ann that even the
older ones might strive to emulate.
The second recital was given on Tues
day afternoon. The program was made
up entirely of selections from standard
composers, and each number was rem
dered with a grace ano finish peculiar
only to a pupil of Mrs. Harris. so thor
ough is her conception of the pupils
ability and tastes that one would think
the selections assigned them was writ
ten especially for them. Miss Marion
Clifton graced the occasion with sever
al vocal selections and always captiva-
ted her hearers by the charm of her
voice and her simplicity of manner.
Thus closed the most successful year of
Mrs. Harris class and she is building
for herself in Tupelo a monument that
will live long after the present gener-
alton has passed away.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
rnn CAIr Good Bargain for
fk \A cash. 26 acres of
V1A 0IAA1 pOod land. good

4 room cottage, small hall. One tenant
house, 2 rooms. Small barn, two good
wells water. II miles west of Tupelo,
nicely located. A choice selection of
fruit trees, apples, pears, peaches, figs
and grapes. All young trees. Call at
Journal office, or address
j. E. MABRY,
Tupelo, Miss, RID. l.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

Mason cuts the price.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

Msson cuts the price.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Mason cuts the price.
cuts CIEC PKICCs
REMOVAL NOTICE.

Notice is given to my friends and
patrons that after June 1st | will be in
the Bank of Tupelo building, End floor.
DIR. E. M. TOPP.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24

FOR SALE-A fine mare, seven
years old. w. C. Black, Tupelo.
For Rent-One FIVE room cottage back
of my residence on Walnut street.
Apply to w L Clayton.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Mason sells it for less.
FRASIER-HUNTER.

Mr.. J.. D. Frasier of Union county
and Miss Lula M. Hunter were united
in marriage at the home of the bride
neal Guntown the past week, Rev. S.
A. Gullett of Blue Springs performing
the ceremony. Miss Hunter is the pop
ular daughter of Mr. and Mrs w P Hun
ter and is greatly admired for her
many noble qualities. Mr. Frasier is
one of Uni On county's most successful
business men and stands high where he
is known. We wish the newly welded
pair all the joys and success possible.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Mason sells it for less.
Allensburg

Prof. Will Inmon of Tupelo, will sing
at Shiloh Church on the fourth Sunday
evening in May. Other singers have
been invited.
The second quarterly meeting of Net
Teton Circuit will be held at Shiloh on
the LIST and End of June.
Protracted meeting will begin at Shi-
lob on the End Sunday in July. Rev.
Derrett will assist.
The North Mississippi Musical con-
vention will be held at Kedron Church.
four miles north Of Nettleton, on Fri
day and Saturday before the fourth
Sunday in July. Everybody invited.
Mason cuts the price.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Mason sells it for less
Hay, Corn, Oats, Bran, Col :
ton Seed HulIS and Meal.
ASA ". ALLEN co.
Office for Rent.

Front rooms up stairs in Blair building
now occupied by DR.. Topp. For terms
&c, see either w. A. Blair or DR.. E.
Douglas Hood, Tupelo. Miss.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
Closing Exercises of Verona P, b
lie School.

The public school of Verona began its
closing exercises with a splendid con-
cert on Friday night at which a la: ge
crowd was present. The pupils under
the direction of Mrs. Stowe gave an X
hibition of their successful work in a
program that was pleasing to everyone
present.
Sunday morning at II o'clock the S r
mon was preached by Rev.. l.. NJ. Broyl IS
of Corinth, which was asplendid effol :.
Monday evening the exercises WEI
brought to a close. The following youn,,
ladies and gentlemen delivered addresses
which were of a superior order of ad-
dresses made on similar occasions and
each acquitted themselves handsomely:
Misses Nora Gregory, Olga Linton.
Erin Bunch, and Victor Johnson, M.
Linton, Sidney Spencer, Frank Thomas,
Carl Coggin, Eugene Grissom. Follow
ing the addresses of the graduates Prof.
Powers, of West Point, delivered the
annual address which was one of the
most instructive and entertaining ever
delivered before a commencement au-
dience. Following the address Prof.
Burdine, in a few words of commenda-
ton and encouragement, delivered the
diplomas. Capt. Wharton on the part
of the trustees and patrons thankedt the
faculty for their good work during the
past session and assured everyone that
the school had given entire satisfaction
during the year. The exercises were in
terspersed with selections of vocal and
instrumental music rendered by the
pupils. An instrumental duet was rem
dered by Misses Imogene Kincannon
and Maggie Lowry. Miss Rosebud
Thomas, who has a sweet, mellow voice
delighted the audience with a song.
The entire faculty has been retained for
another year. For several years Verona
has been forging to the front as an edu-
cational center and has attained its old
prestige as one of the best towns in the
country to have a good school.
FOR SALE-A fine mare, seven
years old. W. c. Black, Tupelo.
For Rent-One FIVE room cottage back
of my residence on Walnut street.
Apply to w L Clayton.
Buy your stock food from C, A
Wyatt he keeps the best.
Don't forget to call at C. A. Myatt's
for your Fancy Groceries and Queens
ware.
Large two story IT room boarding
house for rent, also several building lots
for sale. Apply ]. R. Dabbs.
Itch cured in 80 minutes by Wool
ford's Sanitary Lotion. Never fails.
Sold by Pound, Kincannon & Elkin.
l have purchased the pump business
formerly owned by 2 A. Herndon and
will take pleasure in furnishing the
public with anything in my line. also
make a speciality of boring wells and
solicit your patronage All work done
promptly. l.. l.. caves, Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-05-24
For Sale

My residence in Verona and a small
farm two miles south of Verona. For
terms and prices apply to Mrs. NJ E.
Kincannon, Verona, Miss. tt
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

Although his profession and his
training enable him to restrain his
passions and practice forbearapce, and
the casual visitor expects to md a
placid, sweettempered saint who has
attained 1.-THE holy calm he VIII soon
discover that the Mahatma has not
entirely divested himself OF the ordi-
nary traits OF human nature. That
eminent gentleman Is very much
alive: very energetic: very quick to
resent the slightest infringement OF
his dignity, and sometimes. am told
Is subject to a violent rage. one oil
his disciples, an old friend OF mine,
who brought him over from London.
tells me that he "has all the moods Of
the ocean," but that, while he ap-
pears to be acting like an ordinary
human being, and, to ignorant, worldly
people, seems restless and irritable,
the interior state of his mind is pure
and clean and his conduct can only be
understood by those who have attain
| ed his stage Of understanding"
He is not restricted by the laws OF
| caste which control all other Hindus
| My friend, his disciple. tells me that
he Is above all caste; hence he is
| able to cross the ocean and do what
Is forbidden of all other true beiey
ers. He has the authority to release
others from the laws of caste II he
considers it just and expedient to dc
| so.
The Mahatma is never lonely, fol
he can look into the other worlds He
has what is called the vision o.
space" He says that time and dis
tance are not factors in his life. He
told me the other night that, although
he is stopping in New York, he cal
see what Is going on In San Francisco
He can see what is going on in the
planets; he says that all of them arc
inhabited and that some of them are
places of punishment
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
AN EVENT IN SUNDAY JOURNAL.
ISM.

The people of the middle west are
rapidly discovering that the Sunday
Magazine OF the Chicago Record Her
aid Is not only real magazine but
also one of the greatest of this age
of magazines Its recent display Of
enterprise in paying $4,000 for the
exclusive serial rights of Conan Doyles
new romance, Sir Nagel," compelled
even the editors of the famous month
lies to acknowledge the presence OF
new and powerful rival.
When this was followed by Anthony
Hopes new Zenda romance, "Sophy of
Kravonia," the reading world needed
azine of the Chicago Record-H Herald
was able to capture the finest and
| most costly new fiction offered in Eng
| land and America Its Illustrations and
| cover designs in color have from the
| beginning been of Unsurpassed beauty
and artistic grace. Its short stories,
descriptive articles, humor, poetry and
| sketches of all kinds are the choicest
that the literary market affords, many
| of them being written by the most
popular authors and magazine con-
tributors in the United States. In
short, it is an entertaining, high class
magazine that will bear comparison
with the best Independent weeidies
or monthlies, whatever the price.
There is nothing else like it in
| American journalism
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

been an epidemic in the New York
legislature during the last winter of
revising and amending city charters,
and in every case the Republican ma
jority has endeayored TO obtain what
ever political advantage might be gain
ed in shaping such amendments. Four
teen second class cities have had their
characters revised, but Governor
Hughes has compelled the legislature
to recall every one of the bills after
passing both houses and amend hem
to meet his views of what is just and
proper before he would approve them
His criticisms have invariably been
directed against the Capitalization OF
power in the legislature, which has
been grasping at every pretense to
deprive the cities of home rule and
yesting all authority possible in itself.
even TO fixing the salaries of munich
pal officials and controlling the expeu-
| diture CT municipal revenues. The
governor is inexorable in his defense
Of the doctrine of home rule and in
| his opposition to the centralization
policy.
He has several other important re-
forms in his program which he has
not developed at the present session
Of the legislature. but holds in rc
serve for the next. One of them Is
law TO enable the people to take a
greater part of the responsibility oi
government and to obtain more gen
eral expression of popular sentiment
both in legislation and in nominat'i-e
candidates for office. He does not 6.
in for the initiative and referendum
but will endeayor to obtain new
primary law similar to that of Mary
land.
AS you may imagine, all this is vet!
offensive TO the "Old Guard" and the
machine politicians. They defeated
him in his attempt to secure the re
moval of Superintendent Kelsey OF III,
insurance department, but in ever.
other contest he has won by the mer'
force of his moral influence. He hai
not offered bribes in the shape o
offices He has not traded appoint
ments and other favors for votes il
the legislature or exchanged conces
sions with his opponents. There ha
been no log-rolling. He has steal
lastly refused TO accept such tradi
tional methods of persuading the ,og
lslature to adopt his recommendation
and has been equally careful to avoit
the use Of personal appeals and per
sonal influence. He has consistent.
adhered to the rule OF treating tfi
legislature en- masse and presentiL.
his recommendations and argument
by formal messages rather than b!
individual interviews. This practic'
is entirely new at Albany. and th'
result viii be watched with interest
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
AN EMBRYO GENIUS, SURELY.

New York Press.
A private school for boys on Madl
son avenue boasts of pupil who un,
doubtedly Is destined to high rank
as literary genius. For some infrac
tion of discipline this boy was sen.
fenced to remain after hours and
write an essay OF 200 words on birds.
This Is what he wrote:
Il do not like birds, for In the morn
ing when | am trying to sleep they
keep me awake with their twittering,
twittering, twittering. twittering. twit-
tering, twittering, twittering, twitter-
ing" And So on to the extent of about
twenty-five words more. And when
I get mad and turn over and try to get
to sleep they still continue to chirp.
chirp. chirp. chirp, chirp. chirp." And
so on as before. Birds, too, are awful
greedy things. They don't do nothing
all day but fly around and peck, peck
peck. peck, peck. peck, peck, peck" /"
And SO on until the required number
of words was completed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
TEACHING THE HORSE TO FACE
DEATH.

The Circle.
Cavalry chargers vary from fft'icn
to sixteen hands in height, and sharp
rules have been laid down about their
shape. action and treatment. There
are regular schools where the raw -four
legged recruit Is trained, and his edu-
cation embraces the fearless swim
ming of deep and wide rivers, where
possibly the enemy has destroyed the
bridges. 1t is extremely interesting to
see a thousand four-legged recruits
drawn up in a vast ring round the
instructor who opens the proceedings
with n sharp shot from an army re-
volver. The animals are taught 10
gallop fearlessly up to line or square
of infantry who are blazing away with
their rifles, of course loaded only with
blank cartridges. Lastly, comes a
charge upon batteries of quick firing
cannon. 1t Is worth noting that, when
smokeless powder came into general
use, 1t was found that thousands of
horses would face without tiinching
the smoke of guns using black powder
balked and SHE'D at the sinister flash
| and roar of cordite and melinite. There
appears to be as much individuality
| among horses as among men. Some
| take the flash and report very quietly.
and are passed on to more severe
| trials, while others rear and try to
bolt in abject terror.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
HIGH CLASS REPORTING.
London Tatler.

London Tatler.
English sporting reporters will have
to look to their laurels. Rex Beach
thus relates in Everybody's Magazine
for April an episode in "A prize fight at
Tonopah in Nevada on New Years
day:
In 4 quiet interval between rounds
l heard a reporter debating high
class pugilistic literature:
Herman's work in the fifth was
classy and he fought all over the place.
He stabbed the Dinge in the food
hopper three times and all but got his
goat, then missed a right swing to
the buffers pantry by an inch. If he
had coupled it would have been the
sunset glow for Dahomey, but Cans
didn't fall for the gag, not hardly. He
ropped an upper through the Yiddish
lad and put him on the hop with a
right Cross"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
THE BUSINESS OF BASEBALL.

The Century.
The game as nationally organized
Is divided into major and minor base
ball This is distinction which pre-
rsils between the players professional
f. and also between the financial pro-
rioters in their understandings with
one another-it is both a professional
and commercial division. The two
major leagues. the National and the
American, are each an ass citation of
clubs Tor properties in the financial
view which employ the star players
of the country and handle them ac-
cording to the business methods made
necessary by metropolitan demands.
On the other hand, the multitude of
minor leagues also composed of pro-
fessional players, provide the best
that can be afforded by crowds of the
second and third magnitude. There
are about thirty-three baseball leagues
and altogether they furnish the regular
series of games to 256 cities and towns
in the United States and Canada
for Canada has become a part of us
in this respect and crosses our bor-
ders regularly to give us pitched bat
ties. A seasons payroll for these
players amounts approximately to ST.,
100000
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
SINGULARITIES.
Chicago News.

Chicago News.
In India the sap of the female bam-
boo is used for medicinal purposes,
"Tabasheer," or "banslochan,' is sold
in all Indian baZaars, as it has been
known from the earliest times as n
medicinal agent. 1t Is known in Bor-
neo and was an article of commerce
with early Arab traders of the east.
Its properties are said to be strength
ening, tonic and cooling. 1t has been
analyzed and has been shown to con
sist almost entirely of silica, with
traces of lime and potash. From its
remarkable occurrence in the hollows
OF bamboos the eastern mind has long
associated 1t with miraculous powers,
Razorless shaving was well known
to the ancients. Dionysius, the tyrant
of Syracuse, who had very good rea-
son for not trusting a barber near
his throat, invented method OF burn
ing off his beard with glowing walnut
shells. IL Is supposed that Dionysius
did not succeed in effecting very
close shave. The effeminate young
men of decadent Rome objecting to
the razor, secured the desired smooth
ness by resorting to all manner Of
depilatory plasters and ointments.
There is much amusing reference to
these in the epigrams of Martial, who
made merciless fun of these timid
dandies.
1t Is now possible for n balloon to
throw out more ballast than il carried
up from the surface of the earth. In
a balloon ascent made from Berlin by
Captain Won Krogh. the pilot of the
Parseval balloon, there was carried a
quantity of chemicals which have the
property of absorbing moisture and
thus increasing their weight in a damp
atmosphere. The experiment was sue
cessful.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
HISTORIC PHILADELPHIA HOMES.

Philadelphia North American.
The attention of the Colonial Danes
of New Jersey has been turned to
the many historical buildings in this
city and steps are to be taken to
preserve as many of these as is pos
sible.
Among these venerable houses, one
of the most interesting, and one which
has undergone more alteration than is
common among Burlington houses, is
the Bradford mansion, in Broad street
Mrs. William Bradford, who liveA@
there, was the daughter of Elias Boud-
mot, president of Congress. Boudi-
not built the house in 1898, and ne
entertained there the Washingtons,
the Madisons, the Hamiltons Lafay-
ette, and all the distinguished society
that the place and the period could
boast Mrs. Bradford was the last of
the Washington circle" and the older
generation of Burlingtonians has dis
tinct remembrance Of her taking the
air in a sedan chair, or driving to
church in a yellow family chariot,
| upholstered in crimson.
On High street two old houses, of
exceeding interest stand close beside
each other They were built in 1857
Both are of stucco, and their prim
roofs lack the usual flamboyant gable
so familiar in this section. The light
green one was the boyhood home of
Captain James Lawrence of the Chesa-
peake. whose dying words, Don't give
up the ship" have made his name
immortal. In the other house, light
brown with white trimmings, j. Feni-
more Cooper was born. He and Law
renee were boys together and here
the author of the Misunderstanding
Tales" spent some of the happiest
years of his life.
When the Quakers who settled Bur
lington rowed past where a huge
woods marked where Philadelphia was
afterward founded they came to a
land where a low gravel beach met
the river turning northward and high
banks rose on either side laden heavy
with green and perfumed underground
and lofty sycamore trees. Here they
started Burlington. The pioneer set
tiers were Joined by others in the
same year, and of these a large party
came in the Shield direct from Hull,
In England. The Shield was the first
sailing vessel to penetrate so far up
the Delaware, and when it reached
Burlington it was moored to a syca-
more tree, which stands to this day.
Burlington, despite its Quaker ante
cedents. has long been a stronghold
of Episcopalianism in America, and in
this respect, owing to its predomi-
nance and hierarchical society, has
been frequently likened to an English
cathedral town. The original st. Mary
Protestant Episcopal church was
founded in 1903, and was built as plain
as barn. In its graveyard lies buried
John Talbot, the first American bishop
OF the Protestant Episcopal faith.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
ciRcuMsTANTiAL EVIDENCE.
Saturday Evening Post

oaluTuay ENenlng Post
Chick Bruce was famous Adiron
dack guide, who accompanied former
President Cleveland on one or two
OF his Mounting trips in those noun
tains.
Chick left Mr., Cleveland sitting on
a log one morning while he went out
to drive down a deer should he chance
to lind one.
When he came back he saw his dis
tinguished employer still sitting on the
log, but with the muzzle of his gun
pointed directly at the presidential
chest.
"Here!' shouted Chick, quit that,
dod gast ye! supposin' that gun had
gone off and You had killed yourself,
what would have happened to me?
Durn ye, everybody knows I'm Re
publican"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
WANTED THE REAL FACTS.

New YORK sun.
Sam, a negro servant of Harris
burg family, is very ambitious to ap.
pear will informed on all subjects
His master had installed electric lights
throughout the house and was explain
ing the workings of the fluid TO Sam
as follows:
You see, the whole thing comes
from the dynamo and goes into the
wires and then into the light. Now
do you understand"
Yes, sab" said Sam. 81 understand
all bout dem dynamos' and other
things, but what | wants to know is
how do the kerosene squirt throo dem
wicks?"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
FIRST PASSENGER ELEVATOR.
lew York Sun.

Probably not one person out of 500
entering the south car in the elevator
SHAFT OF the Fifth avenue hotel ever
stops to read the little framed notice
which hangs in one corner But to
the observing few this little notice
tells story. 'ln this very space,
lorty-eight years ago, was placed the
first passenger elevator ever built in
the world In 1853, when first in
stalled, it was one of the curiosities
OF the city, and visitors from far and
near came TO witness It's operation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
WISDOM OF AN eMpIRiclsr.

Telephone managers say that lots OF
times Is wasted by people saying
Hello" over the phone. We might
use shorter word" and one that
naturally suggests itself.
The world is not SO pleasant as to
explain why one should leave 1t with
regret. Must be fear of something
worse.
We blame Providence for making us
weak, but take credit to ourselves
when we are strong.
He who tries to be all things to all
men usually succeeds In being moth
ing.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Chicago News.
It's not nice to be at home when
some people call.
After telling a little white lie twice
1t begins to turn black.
But few men are as mean as their
neighbors think they are.
A dead lion is better than a live
dog-for rug-making purposes.
Have no need of ointment and cease
to worry about flies.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-17

The Sons of Hermann, 1000 strong.
went to Tolland on the Moffat road
Sunday and had grand time picnick.
Ing.