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The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
SHAW HEADS TRUST co
TO BE PRESIDENT OF CARNEGIE
TRUST CO.
STATEMENT 70 THE PUBLIC
Will Take Position In Trust I'm.
mediateIy After Leaving
Cabinet.

Washington, D. Cat a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the New
Carnegie Trust Co. in New York
Tuesday, Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie M. Shaw was elected president.
He will assume the presidency of the
institution Immediately after his with
drawal from the Cabinet on March 4.
In speaking of the effect of his new
position upon his political future, Mr..
Shaw said:
"A man by taking thought, may
make himself justice of the peace, but
no man in my time, by taking thought,
has made hiself President of the
United States, and those who have Civ
en- the subject most serious c~onsidera-
ton have usually died in disappoint-
ment.
ones have sought the place, but none
was nominated because he sought 1t.
Neither Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield
Blaine, Mckinley, Roosevelt nor Bryan
was nominated because of the State he
represented, and some of them secured
the prize notwiths Wnding location.
Cleveland, Harrison, Parker and posi-
bly, one or two other defeated candi.
dates have been aided by location,
though Mr.. Cleveland was n nomi
mated in the face Of an opposing dele
cation from his own State. All but two
of the men whose names l have men
toned were nominated because OF
what they were and for what they
stood, and the two exceptions were
compromises.
Gen. Grant expressed the correct at
titude of an ideal American citizen
when he said he had never sought a
place of honor or preferment and had
never declined enc. The honors that
have come to me have been %unsought
When the alternative of seeking the
nomination for Governor of my State
or running away from the sentiment
was presented. l simply took the af
firmative of the issue.
Whatever Shaw presidential senti
ment now exists has sprung up spon'
taneously, and unless it continues tc
grow in the same way my name will
never be mentioned in a national con
vention. Meantime / will not decline
appropriate tasks nor refuse to do my
share of the worlds work.
For more than thirty years my
home has been at Denison, la. While
Governor of the State and domiciled
at Des Moines, and while holding my
present position and domiciled at
Washington, l have always registered
from Denison, Ia. For a time my future
place of business will be in New York
my domicile will probably be in soma
convenient suburb, but my home will
be in Denison, Ia. There will l vote
there will I spend a remnant of my
days If l live past retirement, and
there will l be buried"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
COMET ENDANGERs EARTH.
Professor Says Life May Be Lost II
Contact Occurs.

London, Eng.-The Mail publishes
a Rome dispatch which reports Prof.
Matteucci of the Vesuvius observatory
as declaring that toward the end 0
March the substance of the new comet,
discovered by Marchelte. will come in
contact Ath TIE earth's atmosphere,
with consequences probably dangerous
to the world.
The professor is of the opinion that
the danger will be brief, but it may be
acute. If the earth comes into coils
ion with the comets tail. the earth's
atmosphere may possibly u ig-
milton and life would be destroyed.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
HOUSEKEEPER AND BOY DEAD
A Fathers Awful Discovery When He
Returned Home.

st. Louis, Mo.-When Emil Keep
per, a night Waterman, at Wood
land, st. Louis county, entered his
home, he went straight to the bed.
room where his boys slept with his
housekeeper, Mrs. Selma Geiersbach,
whom he employed nine months ago,
shortly after his wife died. He found
his three little ones unconscious in
their bed and the unconscious form of
the nurse on the other bed in the
room. Frank, aged g., and the house
keeper died. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict that they died from
poisoning of a character unknown to
u.s." There will be a thorough inyesti-
cation.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
How TO Sleep In a Blanket.

There are a great many very COM
petent treatises telling you how to
build your fire, pitch your tent and all
the rest of it. l have never seen dos
cribed the woodlands method of using
a blanket, however. Lie fat on your
back. Spread the blanket over you.
Now raise your legs rigid from the
hips, the blanket, of course, draping
v e them. In two swift motions tuck
first one edge under your legs from
right to left, then the second edge I'M
der from left to right, and over the
first edge. Lower your legs, wrap
up your shoulders and go to sleep. II
you roll over one edge will unwind
but the other will tighten.-Stewart
Edward White in Outing.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
MANY LIVES WERE IN PERIL.
All Rescued from Stranded carona al
an Early Hour This Morning.

Eureka, Cal.-The steamer Corona
went ashore on the rocks of
Humboldt Friday with 100 persons
on board. Her bow was submerged,
while the after part was crowded with
passengers. The weather was rough
and great wave broke over the yes
sci, pounding her, and it was feared
that she would go to pieces.
1t was reported at 2 o'clock this
Saturday morning that all passen-
gers had been rescued. Quartermas-
ter Gum was drowned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Nav Ask Supreme Court.

New York, N. Y.-The interstate
commerce commission has finished it's
inquiry into Mr.. Harriman's opera
lions. There will be a conference in
Washington in a few days to decide
whether or not the supreme court will
be asked to compel Mr.. Hartman to
answer some of the questions which
he refused to answer
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Warned by a Hen Egg.

The entire community south of New
Albany is considerably agitated over the
peculiar inscription on a hen egg found
in a nest at the home of S. A. Morton.
The inscription reads: Repent, for this
is the last year." 1t is in raised letters,
having a yellow appearance. The "i's'
are dotted and the "t's" are crossed, and
a period is at the end. This egg was
found by Mrs. Cynthia c. Morton.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
How Pineapple Should Be Taken.

The reputation of the pineapple has
suffered because it has been eaten in
too large quantities at q time and the
fibrous part has been swallowed with
value of the juice n quadrant of a
slice half an inch thick is ample at
one meal. 1t must not be cooked and
should be just ripe. The preserved
fruit has practically no digestive pos
sibility.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
The Smallpox at Jefferson City.

Jefferson City, Mo-. M. Dough
erty, of Howard county, clerk for
Representative Woods, is Ill, and
1t is believed he has the smallpox. He
was removed to the hospital for OBJ
servation. Representatives Barker
and Salts, who were stricken with
smallpox. are recovering rapidly.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
New Railroad.

A new railroad which is to built from
Gulfport to West Point has made appli-
cation to Gov. Vardaman for a charter.
The route of the road is northeasterly
from Gulfport through Harrison county,
and crossing the Mobile, Jackson & Kan
sas City Railroad at New Augusta, in
Perry county; thence northwesterly to
Laurel, in Jones county; thence to Pauld-
ing, in Jasper county. The line then
proceeds northwardly through Jasper,
Newton, Neshoba, Winston and Oktibbe-
ha counties to West Point.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Pioneer of Methodism.

Some few miles below the city of
Vicksburg, on what is known as the War
renton road, there rest, in a secluded
grave, in a grove of oaks, the remains
OF the man who was the founder of
Methodism in the Mississippi territory,
the Rev. Tobias Gibson. The people of
the Methodist faith are now considering
the subject of a memorial in some suit
able form to this good man, who endured
the hardships for the sake of the propa-
cation of that faith which he loved.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

The waiting maids in Ottawa, Can,
belong to the Servant Girls union, and
refuse to serve dinner after six
o'clock. They expect the aid of the
cook-ladies and the dish-washing dam
sells, who will undoubtedly encourage
them with a sympathetic strike.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Cash From Penitentiary,

Secretary Brown, of the Prison Board,
last week paid into the State treasury
q considerable amount of cash for the
account of the penitentiary operations,
the total reaching over $4,000. This
amount represents cotton and mules re-
Gently disposed of, and will offset ex-
penses for a few months to come.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Revival at Starksyille Ends.

A most wonderful revival of religion
in Starkville has just closed, having been
brought about by the rmo of William
Upshaw, of Marietta, Ga. There were
thirty additions to the Baptist and about
the same number to the Methodist
churches and several to the Presbyter-
ian.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Exchange of Judges.

An exchange of courts has been ar
ranged for between Judge d. M. Miller,
of the Seventh Circuit Court District,
and Judge Robert L. Billiard, of the Thir-
teenth. Judge Billiard will open the
regular March term of court for the Fifth
District of Kinds county, which run for
several weeks, and Judge Miller will take
the Jones county term, which continues
for thirty days.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Pardon for Wineparden.

Gov. Vardaman has granted a pardon
to DIR. Daniel W~inegarden, of Jackson
county, who, on March 26, 1906, was con
yicted in the Circuit Court at Scranton
of grand larceny and sentenced to three
years Imprisonment in the State peni-
Tertiary.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Will Not Be Quarantined.

st. Louis, Most. Louis will no.
be quarantined against Jefferson City
at present because Of the small
pox epidemic raging there, nor will
the st. Louis legislators returning
from the capital city or the state mem
bers who are passing through st.
Louis be excluded from the city.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Somebody wants to know whether
there is any difference in the weight
of water when in liquid form and
when that same quantity is turned to
ice. Offhand we should say not, but
there's a big difference in the price.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
E c%LoUDBURsTs
Do Extensive Damage in Southeast Mis-.
sissippi.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. damage was
done by storms in Southeast Mississippi.
A ~cloudburst washed out several hundred
feet of track on the Gulf & Ship Island
Railroad south of Hattiesburg, and traf-
fc on that division of the road was Grip
pied. A cloudburst washed out between
500 and 600 feet of track on the Queen
& Crescent Railroad a few miles south of
Poplarviile, Miss, causing a suspension of
traffic between Hattiesburg and New Or
leans. The break on the Queen & Cres-
cent near Poplarville had scarcely been
repaired when another cloudburst oc-
cured and washed out a large section of
the line near the former washout. The
rain was accompanied by high wind, and
in some sections great damage was done
to timber and the early vegetable crop.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Cardinal Must Obey Pope,

Rome, Italy.-In Vatican circles
It is stated that a communication has
been sent to Cardinal Richard, Arch
bishop of Paris, that he must conduct
negotiations with the French govern
ment according to the instructions Of
the pope.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Brothers of friendship.

The State Grand Lodge, United Broth
ers of Friendship and Sisters of the Mys-
terious Ten, convened in its twentieth
session at Oxford. There were $50 dele
gates present. There are about $50
lodges and temples in the State and ff-
teen Juvenile bodies.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
A RIVER TRAGEDY.
Probably Thirty Lives Lost When
Steamer Burned in South Carolina.

Charleston, S. Cit is positively
known that 20 negro passengers were
drowned or burned to death and a doz-
en- more are missing as a result of
the burning of the steamer Marion on
Wanda river last Friday morning. The
great loss Of life seems to have been
on account Of negroes becoming terror
stricken. The eve white passengers
escaped.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

One Dead, Fourteen Hurt On Boat.
Rio Janeiro.-One mar was killed
and IA severely injured in two eplo-
sions that occurred aboard the Brazil
ian steamer F1oeanopolis Thursday.
The men were loading gasoline when
the explosions occurred.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

The ~glove-cutters in France earn big
wages, some of them getting as much
as $75 a week. So difficult is the art
of cutting kid gloves that most of
the principal cutters are known to
the trade by name and fame.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

"inhuman cruelty" to tax bachelors,
because bachelors cannot help being
bachelors. She holds that many men
try in vain to win a wife and give up
in despair. This leads the Baltimore Sun
to say the Chicago women have
almost as peculiar views. it seems, as
the Chicago men.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

One Texas woman can ride SO miles
in one direction without getting off
her own land. Imagine the predica-
ment of a book agent making for the
front gate with "a bulldog aver him!
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
FOUGHT in MANY Wars,

Piqua, Ohio.-Alexander Green, 100
years old, died here. Mr.. Green
was an officer in the Austrian wars
in southern Spain and Italy, in
the Grecian revolution In Turkey and
in the German revolution Of 1849-s1
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
BAD Blaze at Muskocee,

Muskogee, Ind. Ter.-Fire here d.
strpyed the Culberson building, caus-
ing a loss estimated at 100000.
The principal loss was OF the general
merchandise stock of the Fair"
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Bishop Galloway's Health.

Letters received from Bishop Charles
B. Galloway, now in Havana, indicate
that he is enjoying fine health and is al
most completely restored to his former
condition of strength and healthfulness.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Where II Hurt Most.

young gentlemen" said the college
president, notwithstanding the fact
that he was addressing the students,
young gentlemen, hazing must be
stopped and stopped at once. 1t has
injured the college more than any
of you ever could guess. Only last
week a gentleman declined to give
us 81, 000, 900 because there was so
much hazing. Hazing Is a bad thing
financially"
How about morally?" asked the
student.
"Aw-aw, really, there may be some
thing in that, but-aw-the-the point
has never come up, and I-aw-am
not prepared to answer. But the point
Is worth Observation-Disclosures Jour-
nal.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
M.nv Die a German Storm.

Berlin, Germany.-Reports Of severe
~storrus, snow and rain, are received
from various points. There has been
a heavy fall Of snow for several days
il south Germany. Several persons
have been reported lost
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Fire at Jackson.

Fire at jackson destroyed the plant OF
the Buckeye Cotton Oil Company. The
building contained 1000 tons Of seed
The loss is estimated at 100000.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Four women claim a resident of
Yorkville, N. Y, as their husband. 1t
is evident that the ga of Russia is
not the only mar in the world who
has his troubles.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Believe to Have Drowned.

st. Louis, Mo.-Capt. e. F. Grape
vine. a widely known river MAJ,
IL believed to have fallen from the
steamer Frederick Hill at the wharf
and drowned.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
A Japanese Reception a. Homo

Japanese Reception at Honolulu.
Honolulu, Hawaii.-A reception was
held at the Japanese consulate in
honor of Admiral Tomioki and off,
cers of the Japanese training squad
o now In this port. The affair was
a brilliant one. and many leading citi.
zens of Hawaii were present.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
Received = Sudden Summons.

Fredericton. N. B.-Hon. Jabex
Bunting Snowfall, lieutenant governor
of New Brunswick, dropped dead Sun-
day night in Queen street while on
his way to attend service in the cathe.
dral.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08

Wishing for too much and getting
little is not as sensible as wishing for
little and getting much.
The Tupelo journal., 1907-03-08
TRIAL OF STEVE ADAMS
PRISONER ALLEGES A PLOT BY
OFFICERS.
WAS PROMISED HIS FREEDOM
Says Mcfarland Threatened Him
If He Refused to Sign
Paper.

Wallace, Idaho.-Steve Adams, on
trial for the murder Of Fred Ty-
Ter. testified on the stand that
there vas a conspiracy formed among
the officers of the ~penitentiary and
the detectives to implicate the lead
ers of the Western federation of Min
ers in murder of Gov. Steunenberg.
He declared hat the officers charges
were to be backed up by false evil
dence obtained by threats and brides.
In telling of the alleged conspiracy
Adams testified as follows:
"On the sixth day after I was taken
to Boise and put in the cell with Har-
ry Orchard, l was taken to the office
of the pe%nitentiary and introduced to
Detective MCFARLAND. He told me
about Kelly the Bum and other men
who had turned states evidence and
had been set free. He told me SOME
Bible stories, too, but 1 can not re-
member what they were, as l am not
familiar with the Bible. He kept me
until 4 or 5 in the morning, trying TO
make me confess.
Mcfarland told me that he wanted
to convict, Meyer, Haywood, Petit
bone, st. John and Simpkins, whom
he called 'cut-throats.' If / would not
help to convict them, he said, l would
be taken back to Colorado and either
hanged or mobbed. If l did help ]
would only be taken to Colorado as a
witness.
when we parted MCFARLAND told
me he was my friend. They put me
back in the cell with Harry Orchard,
who talked to me about the need Of
backing up his story. 1 was some.
what frightened. The next day Nc
Parland called again. l said / would
10 what he wanted me to. He told
me to think we'll what 1 was doing, to
think of my family and save myself.
He said he would see that my family
was cared for.
Mcfarland Led Him On.
when the confession was made
Mcfarland led me on, step by step,
and showed me all that he wanted me
o say. He told me that what / said
about the Tyler and Boule murders
was only taken with the idea of MAX
ing a strong chain of evidence to n
Wet the officers of the Western Fed
grafton of Miners. He wanted the
names of the officers of the fedora
ton used as much as possible all
through the confession. Two or three
days later Warden Whitney brought
the confession to me to sign"
Adams confirmed all the early part
If the confession as to his family and
past history, but denied that part re-
iating to the plot to Kill Steunenberg
and as to his life in the Marble
Creek country.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-03
Rattlesnakes in Library Books.

The following strange experience of
Mrs. Luther Carmean, of Bronson, Kas,.
appeared few days ago in all the daily
papers. Local interest is added from
the fact that Mrs. Carmean is an aunt
of s. K. Carmean, of Leon, her husband
being his fathers brother:
rs Bronson, Kas., Sept. 23-While exam
ining silverware and books which had
not been moved for some time. Mrs.
Luther Carmean suddenly felt what she
supposed to be the scratch of pin.
Putting her hand again back of the
books she again felt the sting and dis
covered that two rattlesnakes had hid
den among the books and that she had
been bitten by them.
Her husband had just short time be-
fore left for the field and she was alone.
A neighbor was called, who came to
town for medicine. This was admin
istered after some hours of delay and
the patient went into commissions
late in the evening. Doctor e. B.
Cummings was called and drove
in all haste to the Carmean home,
about seven miles out of town. This
was late time to accomplish anything,
but Mrs. Carmean is now recovering.
1t is said that Mr.. Carmean has killed
no less than forty rattlers on his place
this sprinp
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-03
4. S. Ross Writes from Missouri
Salem, Mo-, September q, 1907.

Salem, Mo-, September 21, 1907.
Editor Reporter:
While on my recent visit to my old
home town I promised some of my old
friends that would write some for the
county papers, as | could not promise
individual correspondence. While with
you did not enjoy my visit as we'll as
should had my health been better and
since returning home have been feel
ing quite poorly. / was twenty-one
hours on the road from Leon to Salem,
Found the folks well but needing rain
which we did not get until last night
when we got nice one, which will give
us fall pasture. Corn is dried up SO
there will be but very little. Irish
potatoes are very scarce, but those
that put out sweet potatoes will fare
better. Hogs are plenty, but if they
get much to fatten on it will be the
acorns, of which there is a prospect.
The wheat and hay crop was fair.
There was no fruit except Strawberries
blackberries and some grapes. The
canned fruit that was put up last year
will help to bridge us over. There is
wild grapes and persimmions in the
bottoms and perhaps pawpaws, SO that
we think that if we can get some
possums, coon, rabbit, squirrel, quail,
turkey, fish, etc., that we will try and
weather it through and get ready for
another year. With best wishes to all
will close. A. s. Ross.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-03
Weather-Crop Bulletin.
For week ending Sept. 80, 1907.

For week ending Sept. 80, 1907.
Des Moines, Iowa,
The closing week in September was
abnormally cold, with an excess of cloud
mess. The average daily temperature
was six to eight degrees below the
normal. The latter part of the week
was showery, and copious rainfall was
reported in all districts except a
portion of the North Central. The
moisture was generally beneficial.
The most unfavorable event of the
week was the untimely frost which
visited all parts of the state on We'd
nesday, causing material damage to
immature portions of the corn crop. All
reports from the three districts in the
northern section call it killing FROST
and deadly in it's effect on belated
corn, which is variable quantity, rang
ing from 20 to 40 per cent. In the three
central districts, east to west, it was a
heavy frost, aid killing in exposed To-
calities. In that belt it was less de-
structive in the west than in the CEN
tral and eastern counties, and the per-
centage OF unripe corn ranges from 10
to 30 per cent. In the southern section
the central counties reported the low
est temperatures, and fully 80 per cent
of the corn crop was fairly we'll matured.
Those who took warning and began
cutting early, saved their corn and
fodder in the best condition. 1t was the
climax of an erratic season, which will
be noted in climatic records as striking
ly exceptional in this favored region.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-03
All Mail to be Counted.

In addition to the present weighing
OF all mail that passes through each
post office, and keeping an accurate ac-
count of same under the several class
iications, the government requires that
an accurate count of every piece OF
mail that goes through the local office
during the week commencing October
18th shall be kept, together with the
exact revenue derived from postage on
said mail during that time. The weigh
ing of the mails is general throughout
the entire country, and covers the
period between July 1st and 31st of
December next. We do not know
whether the counting is general or is
confined to certain offices. 1t is prob
able that the count will be kept during
that week in every Office in the United
States, as the congress is endeavoring
to get accurate notions of the amount Of
business done in the post Office depart
ment, together with the revenue derived,
in order to make new contracts with
the various roads that carry Uncle Sans
mail.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-10-03
A Happy Young Bride.

One of the happiest young women
in town was married only few
months ago, but her troubles began when
she tried to think what to get her hus-
band for birthday present. Fortunately
she consulted Bell & Robinson our popu-
lar druggists and they suggested a box
Of Wadsworth Bros "Chicos."
Mr.. Younghasband congratulated his
wife on her good judgment in selecting
cigars, and says he will not smoke any
thing but "Chicos" in the future, not
only because his wife gave them to him,
but because they satisfy his fastidious
taste exactly, and just meet the needs
of his pocketbook.
Wadsworth Bros "Chicos'' are really
a 1Oc. cigar for &C., as they are made
with long Havana filler, are good size,
smoke free, and are real cigar from
the first puff clear up to the stub.
Bell & Robinson are the local agents
and want all lovers of good cigars to try
the 'Chicos.'