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The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Oh, PshaW!

One of the consuls to Persia, during
a recent visit home, said at a dinner in
Chicago:
The present shah will never be the
equal of his predecessor. What a char
acter the late shah was. He never
opened his mouth without saying
something worth repeating.
Lady Drummond Wolfe once got
permission to visit the shah's harem.
She took a friend with her, a Miss
Blank, who was about to be married.
The two English women wandered
over the splendid palace, among the
hundreds of beautiful girls, and pres
emily the shah encountered them.
Come here he said to Miss Blank.
In his crude French.
"She approached. He looked closely
at her.
"'You are about to be married?' he
said.
Ives, your highness.'
cts late!'
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
To Raise Carriers Pay.

Misunderstanding the largest
appropriation bill in all its history
1922, 100, 392-the postoffice appropria-
ton bill Friday passed the house,
having been under discussion four
teen days. This is $1,425, 900 more
than was reported by the committee.
Chairman Overstreet, when the read
ing of the bill had been concluded,
waged a vigorous fight on the propo-
sition to increase the pay of the let
ter carriers, which was voted into
the bill last Wednesday, but that &C.
ton was confirmed 1876 to 1876.
The closing debts on the bill dwelt
mainly or the rural delivery service,
the only amendment to get through
being n increasing by 100000 the
appropriation therefor.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
STOCK TICKER INVENTOR DEAD.
John BURY Found Unconscious by His
Wife and an Inquest Will Be Held.

New York-John BURY, inventor
of the stock ticker, died Friday,
and a coroner's inquest has been Or
dered.
His wife found the millionaire I'M
conscious from the effects of illumi-
mating gas in his home at Clifton,
Staten Island. Before physicians ar
rived he was dead.
Mr.. BURY was born in Switzerland.
His invention made it possible to send
quotations over the country to thou
sands of places at the same time.
His first ticker was brought out in
1880. Before that time the broker and
speculator had to depend on the tele-
graph. BURY made a number of i'm
provements. Royalties soon made him
a millionaire.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
GIRL WITNESS GRILLEO.
H~itchcock's Counsel Seeks to Make
Helen Won Hagen Discredit Herself.

New York-Helen Won Hagen,
prosecuting witness in the case
of Raymond Hitchcock, the actor ac-
cused of w%ronging young girls, was on
the stand Friday morning, undergoing
cross examination. John D. Stanch-
field, counsel for the defendant, sought
to establish, by Elsie herself, that her
morals we're of the depraved order be-
fore she met Hitchcock.
Mrs. Mary Won Hagen, mother of
the girl, was the next witness, and vir-
tually shattered the case of The pros
cution. She contradicted the testi-
mony of her daughter and declared
there was never anything wrong be-
tween the comedian and the child.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
MUSIC STUDENTS
Should Have Steady Nerves.

The nervous system of the musician
Is often very sensitive and any habit
like coffee drinking may so upset the
nerves as to make regular and neces-
sary daily practise next tt impossible.
Il practise from even to eight hours
a day and study Harmony two hours"
writes a Mich. music student. Last
September l was so nervous 1 could
only practise a few minutes at a time,
and mother said 1 would have to drop
my music for a year.
This was terribly d%iscouraging as
I couldn't bear the thought of losing
a whole year of study. Becoming con-
WINGED that my nervousness was
caused largely by coffee, and seeing
Postum SO highly spoken of, 1 de.
cided / would test it for Z while.
Mother followed the directions
carefully and / thought l had never
tasted such a delicious drink. We
drank Postum every morning instead
of coffee, and by November l felt more
like myself than for years, and was
ready to resume my music.
Il now practise as usual, do my
studying and when my days work is
finished l am not any more nervous
than when / began.
Il cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practise half
a day. My father is a physician and
recommends Postum to his patients.
Words cannot express my appreciation
for this most valuable health bever-
age, and experience has proven its
superiority over all Others" There's
q Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read "The Road to
Wellville" in pkgs.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
A New Woman's MARRIAGE.

Mrs. Elinor Glyn, the English novel.
list, who attempts, in her little books.
to shock in the French manner, de-
rided the new woman at a dinner in
New York.
These new women, with their
clubs and their fierce chins," she said,
make me think of a conversation I
heard once at a dance.
$50 your sister, the senior wrang-
ler,' one girl said to another, is very
happily married, l hear?'
Indeed she is the other girl an
swered. She is most happily married.
Her husband daren't open his mouth
Ia her presence"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Talk on Executive Encroachment.

Washington-Senator Bacon of
Georgia, in the senate, Friday spoke
of executive encroachments on the
legislative power Of the government
and read freely from newspaper re-
ports to show that legislation is be-
ing mapped out in the White House
at conferences at which congressman
are not even present.
The bill providing for the shipment
Of material intended for the Panama
canal in American ships was passed
by the senate Friday.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

How general has become the i'm
pulse to alleviate the sufferings of
animals is shown by two recent &C.
e In Boston. In one case a
crowd of several hundred persons
watched for two hours the struggles of
a pigeon to free itself from a string
which had become wound round it's leg
and held it suspended from a ~cornice.
Many of the watchers tried to help,
and all of them cheered heartily when
the bird succeeded in freeing itself. In
the other case a sergeant of police and
a patrolman worked hard for Is min.
utes to rescue a cat from a sewer
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Pass American Bottom Bill.

Washington-The bill to require the
transportation of materials and sup
of the Panama canal in ships of
American register was passed by the
senate Friday. AS amended the bill
exempts from the restrictions ports in
which no American vessels are to be
secured for shipping goods. Another
amendment provides that bids for sup
plies shall be accepted, naming al
Tentative price for shipment in Amer
lean or foreign ships, Senator Bacon
claiming that such an amendment
was necessary in order to allow bid
ders for furnishing lumber to COM
pete successfully.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A California court has decided in a
suit for damages that the rights of a
pedestrian on public highways are par.
amount, and that a man run down by
an automobile cannot be accused of
contributory negligence in not keeping
a sharp lookout, as it is the duty of
the autoist to keep that lookout. This
is very different from the verdict of a
coroner's jury here, says the Baltimore
American, that the victim of a similar
accident was guilty of criminal
negligence in not leaving the
street clear for a speeding automo-
bile.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Craftsman Approached py jap.

Ely, Nev.-A Japanese was ar
rested at Riepetown Monday night
after a hard struggle, in which
he almost chewed off two fingers Of a
man named Clinton. Clinton, who is a
craftsman, alleges that he was ap-
preached by the Japanese, who asked
him If he would go with him to San
Francisco to get drawings of the
Notifications there. Clinton indig-
nantly refused, he says, and held on
to the Japanese until officers arrived.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Acquitted of Beino N,oht Rider.

Paducah, Ky.-John Jackson was
acquitted in the Caldwell circuit court
OF the charge of being a member of
a gang of night riders, which visited
Princeton. The accusation against the
band OF night riders of which Jack
son was charged with being a mem.
Der was that of burning and iniuring
property.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Sues for

Pelham Manor, N. Y.-Edmund G..
Jessup. a farmer living in Northern
Connecticut, has brought suit against
holders of fifty acres in Pelham Man
or, on which are built the homes of a
number of prominent New Workers..
to recover the property, which he
claims belongs to him. The property
is valued at $4,000, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Socialists Voted Down

London-The House of Commons
has rejected, by a vote of 241
to IS, the bill providing that mu-
inequalities or other local authorities
shall furnish employment, at union
wages, to all men asking it and show.
ing that they cannot otherwise earn
livings. The Labor and Socialist par
ties deemed the measure their most
important in years.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Mrs. MetcaIf May Be Insane.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Mrs. Beatrice
Metcalf, who created a sensation
in Chicago three months ago By
shooting at Lawyer Hamill in the fed
eral building in that city during the
Walsh trial, became violently de-
ranged Tuesday afternoon. The police
were called to restrain her.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Slabs Woman on Street.

New York-Margaret Smith, a
striking looking woman of 80,
whose personality is shrouded in
mystery, vas fatally stabbed three
times in the throat Friday in front of
215 East Thirty-sixth street, by a man
who is supposed to be her sweetheart.
The man, who was arrested, refused
to tell anything except his name. He
said he was Harry Gourley and that
he lived in Brooklyn.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Autos Make Good Time.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The Thomas Fly
err, American leader in the New
York-to-Paris automobile race, left
Granger, Wyo, at 6 o'clock Friday
morning for Ogden, 146 miles west.
The Italian car, Zust, left Cheyenne
at 9:47 o'clock for Laramie. Both
cars are making good time.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

Count Boni de Castellane is said to
have so much respect for his former
wife that he does not want any other
more natural if he claimed to have so
much love for his former wife's Amer
lean dollars that it makes him indig-
nant whenever he thinks of her sec.
ond marriage, which would effectually
cut him off from a chance of ever re.
gaining control of them.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Liquor Seized in Oklahoma.

Paris, Textile sheriff and a posse
raided several places in Hugo, Okla,
on a search for liquor believed to be
illegally handled from this place. It
is said that a barrel of whisky vas
rolled out and liquor was also found
in other places.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Dentist Bill Reported.

Washington-The Butler bill, au-
thorizing the appointment of dental
surgeons in the navy and marine
corps, not to exceed thirty in all, was
Friday reported favorably to the house
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Defends Suit with Needle.

Detroit-A most convincing defense
to a suit for divorce was made here
by Charles F. D. Higgins, who pro-
duced a box filled with his own needle
work to prove that he spent his spare
time at home.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Two Suicides Over One Death.

Paris, France-Lucien Philipeau
shot himself over the grave OF his first
wife at Fontainebleau. His second
wife hanged herself in despair some
months ago because he never ceased
grieving for her predecessor.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Widows Pension Bill Passes Senate

Washington-The senate Thursday
passed the widows pension bill, pro-
viding that every soldiers widow now
receiving less than $12 per month
shall receive a minimum of s12 here
after, upon proof of her husbands
death, and without proof that his
death was from causes incident to his
military service. The bill has al
ready passed the house.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
NEWS OF CONGRESS
DoINGS OF PEOPLES REPREsEN-
TATlvES AT WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
duced and What Action Is
Taken on Them.

Agree to Purchase New Golfers.
Washington-The purchase of three
ing capacity of 1000 tons, at a cost
each of $525,000, was agreed to Fri
day by the house committee on naval
affairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Bannerman to Cult Cabinet.

London-Reports from Premier
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's
sick room Thursday are that the
invalid finally c~onfesses that he has
reached the end of his strength, and
must lay down the leadership, both of
the cabinet and Of his party in the
House Of Commons.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

Non-secret clubs, to which all the
students are eligible, have been pro-
posed in Chicago as a substitute for
the secret fraternities in the high
schools. If the pupils have time for
such distractions. the open club is
UNNECESSARILY superior to the secret
organization.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

How many young ladies who re-
ceived valentines this year regarded
them seriously? Lovers have out
grown the b~ashfulness of those of a
few generations ago, and now express
their sentiments more directly, even
if in a less poetic manner; and the
sending of valentines is chiefly an
amusement for children to-day.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A bachelor aged SO years has just
died in Indiana, leaving the parting
advice to his sex that they don't live
a batch as 1 did live" However, the
bachelor who is determined upon a
course of single ~blessedness will use
the longevity as an argument that the
aforesaid blessedness is rather con-
ducive to good health and strength.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Married In a Runnx.

Newton, Miss.-Albert Boykin Of
Laurel and Miss May Jewell Kropp
of this place e married while sit
ting in q buggy in front OF the home
Of Rev. s. B. Culpepper, who Der
formed the ceremony.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Mrs. Booth stricken IN Church.

Des Moines. Iowa-Mrs. Maud
Ballington Booth of the Volunteers
of America suffered an attack
Of heart trouble while giving her lee
ture on prison work in the Central
Church of Christ.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Face Trial for Murder

Lawton. Okla.-Attorneys in the
case of the Thomas brothers, John and
William. charged with the murder of
DR.. F. D. Beauchamp, agreed upon a
setting Of hearing for March %. be-
fore District Judge ]. T. johnson.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Kaiser .AfHrms Sentence.

Berlin-The kaiser has confirmed
the sentence pronounced by a mill
tary court of honor against his dis
tant kinsman, Count Wilhelm o
Hohenau, following the latter's trial
on accusations growing out Of Har-
din's attacks.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

King Menelik of Abyssinia wants
$780, 600 to r%elinquish a strip of terri
tory he has seized upon Contact
with civilization is teaching the I'M
tutored child of nature the most profit
able ways of doing things.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
TRAGEDY IN SCHOOL
TWO WELLESLEY GRADUATES
DIE TOGETHER.
They HAD LONG Been FRIENDS
Police Theory Is That Crime Was
Murder, Followed by Suicide
One Was Mental Wreck.

Boston, Massive women were
shot Wednesday morning in the
fashionable Laurens School in the
Back Bay. They were found dead IL
bed. One was Miss Weed, who es-
capped Tuesday night from a santa
rum in Newton and fled to the school,
where Miss Hardee agreed to care for
her during the night. At 6:20 o'clock
Wednesday morning the head nurse
heard two shots. She ran to Miss
Hardee's room and found both women
unconscious. The head nurse ran to
the matron, but when the latter
reached the roc both women were
dead.
The police believe that Miss Weed
shot Miss Hardee and then committed
suicide.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Deaf Man Killed by Train.

Knoxville, Tenn.-George Spencer,
a deaf mute, aged SO years, and an in.
mate of the Knox county poor asylum,
was killed by a Southern passenger
train. Spencer was walking toward
the train.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Mysterious Attack on Old Man.

NNsdSN VT 0FO wait.
Wichita, Kas.-S. M. Hutchinson, a
truck farmer "a years of age, was
aroused from sleep by a key crashing
through q window of his bedroom. He
looked out the window and was shot.
He a not explain why or by whom.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Was One Of the Founders.

The police are now conducting an
investigation at the school. All infor-
nation regarding the identity of Miss
Weed and Miss Hardee has been so
far refused at the school except to the
police. No detailed report of the trag-
edy has yet reached headquarters.
Miss Weed was one of the founders
of the school and was recently sent
to a sanitarium in West Newton.
On October 1, the day upon which
the Laurens School, as they called it,
was opened, Miss Weed broke down,
as a result of overwork, and was taken
to a s%anitarium in West Newton,
where she had since been under treat
ment for ervou prostration. While
in the sanitarium Miss Weed had been
subject to severe attacks of melancho-
liza. Tuesday night she escaped from
the sanitarium and made her way to
the Laurens School.
Because the revolver was found
clutched In Miss Weeds hands, and
through the reports of her unsettled
mental condition, the police believe
that she shot Miss Hardee and then
killed herself.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A Massachusetts hen recently laid
an egg containing a quarter. Evidently
the recent financial stringency has in
duced the hens of the country to turn
their attention from the political
prophecy line to the money market.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Barcelona Bed of Bonnie.

Barcelona, Spain-That BARGE
Iona anarchists tried to kill King
Alfonso during Tuesday and Wednes.
day appears to be established by the
finding Of bombs at points neal which
the ~terrorists thought he would pass.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A Chicago physician argues that we
should all take at least 20 minutes to
wake up in the morning. Fathers and
mothers can furnish the names of
children who take longer than that.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

Orders have been issued for contrac-
tors on the New Orleans and Great
Northern to be in readiness for a re-
sumption of work on the line between
Jackson and Monticello. 1t is stated
that President Goodyear is planning to
have trains running between Jackson
and New Orleans by June /.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Indicted for kidnapping Farmers.

= Winnipeg, Manitoba-The grand
Jury has returned a true bill
against United States Customs Of
ficer Foulks on a charge of kidnap-
ing farmers. His trial will begin next
week.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Youthful Skater browns.

Allentown, Pa.-Another fatal skat-
ing accident occurred in this city when
11-year-old John Pollock of South Al
lentown broke through the ice on m
abandoned quarry and was drowned.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

Nowadays when a prominent man
gets into the papers it is an even
chance whether it is because he is
honored by his country or indicted by
a grand jury.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

. A Duluth man has jumped 116 feet
on skis. The time may come when it
will be necessary to depict Mercury
with skis instead of wings on his feet
In order to make him impressive.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Pass Ten Bills a Minute.

Washington-A part of the session
Of the house Friday was devoted to
the consideration of private pension
bills, 405 being passed in 40 minutes.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A rich mar can no doubt get to
heaven, but will it be heaven when
he gets there and realizes that he is
fiat broke?
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Roner Breaks WorId,s Record.

Enid, Okla.-Milt Bealer of MINES
cab has broken the worlds record for
the fast roping of a steer, doing the
work in 20 seconds. He roped a e c
pnd steer In % seconds.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A Kansas City centenarian says that
he did not take up smoking until he
was SO. He wisely avoided the chances
OF acquiring a bad habit until he had
reached the age of discretion.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

One of the bills before congress is
described as being so simple that "al-
most any n can understand it." II
that is so, we are willing to bet it
never becomes a law.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

A Mexican judge is reported to have
sentenced a woman to six months ST.
lence." The assertion that Mexicans
are cruel by nature seems to have
some foundation.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

You have probably noticed that an
heiress never finds it necessary to
take advantage of the leap year priv
ilege.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

Ten thousand dollars for the eXter-
mination of mosquitoes seems a lot OF
money, but if the little pests are really
exterminated it will be worth 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

At a meeting held at Jackson at
tended by representatives of every cot
ton mill in the State it was unanimous
ly agreed that it was absolutely nece
sary to curtail production by the run
ming of the mills not more than four
days per week. 1t was stated that the
cotton goods market is in a most de-
plorable condition, there being practi-
cally no demand, even at prices which
make for the mills a loss in operation.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Killed by Falling Tree

Corsicana, Tex.-A. c. vickers, a
printer. died here as the result Of a
tree falling on him.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

If people were as ready to overlook
a minister's shortcomings as they r
to overlook the plate as it goes by,
there would be fewer church rows.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

The trustees of the University OF
Mississippi have accepted the PROPOSE
ton to transfer to the university and
its medical department the care and
control of the State Charity Hospital at
Vicksburg. This enhances the value
of the university property to the ex-
tent of $3.50, 900.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

10 a large crOWO OF FARMER cltlZenS al
Oxford.
The board of ~penitentiary trustees
have reinstated in their positions the
employees who were ousted at the reor-
ganization on Jan. 20.
Gov. Noel sent to the legislature a
lengthy special message urging the en-
actment of a passenger rate law, fixing
the maximum rate at 2 and q cents,
applicable to all roads not able to prove
to the railroad commission that they
are entitled to make a higher charge.
The concurrent resolution seeking to
amend the constitution by abolishing
the Office of county treasurer will prob
ably be the only change in the organic
law submitted to the voters for ratifica-
ton or rejection at the November cleo.
ton.
Jerome Taylor pleaded guilty to man.
slaughter before the Perry county cir
cult court at New Augusta. He is al
legged to have killed John McInnis at
Merrill, Green county, in 1909. This
case was given wide notoriety because
of the prominence of the parties i'm
plicated and the repeated trials had.
One OF the most delightful and enjoy
able of the social affairs at jackson
since the legislature convened was the
charming reception to the members Of
she legislature and their ladies given
by Governor and Mrs. Noel
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

They have found a plesiosaurus in
Chilli. This is in pleasing contrast
with a great many other things which
are being found just now in divers
places.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20
Agree o n Indian Appropriation.

Washington-The conference on the
Indian appropriation bill reached a
full agreement Friday and reports
were presented to both houses.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

But nobody can make those foreign
automobilists believe that the Panama
canal is half as bad as the ordinary
American roads.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

London and New York are planning
rush-hour street cars solely for work
ingwomen-and the girls will not mess
them all up with tobacco, either.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

It cost a Chicago man $4,000 to hug
another mans wife and sit on the sofa
with her. That was a costly souvenir
"spoon!"
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-20

If the proposition to have all liars
d~isfranchised were adopted it would
take much less time to count the
votes-