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The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Famous Hotel To BE Closed.

New York-The Fifth Avenue
Hotel will close forever April
4. Notices to that effect were posted
Tuesday throughout the famous old
hosiery. The guests, some of whom
have lived in the place for more than
a quarter of a century, are making
preparations to find new quarters. A
office building is to be
erected on the site.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

War with the nolseless gun, if the
participants also should put on gum
shoes and give commands in low re.
fined tones, might be carried on with
out disturbing the business Of the
country or driving the timid to nervous
hysteria. War has been too noisy and
there is no sense in it. The Society
for the Suppression of Useless Noises
was afraid for a time that it would
have to abolish war altogether, as
there seemed to be no way to get it to
xodulate it's tones in a pleasing man.
ner. The noiseless gun, however,
solves that problem.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Disastrous Prairie Fire Races,

Chamberlain, S. D.-The most
disastrous prairie fire this section
has known in many years start
ed Wednesday afternoon between
Pukwana and Kimball. A very high
wind carried il over a large area and
at last reports it was still travelling
southwest. A number of farmers lost
all their buildings
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Thomas Taqaart Reelected.

Indianapolis, Ind.-Thomas Tag
CART was reelected Democratic ma
tional committeeman from Indiana by
the newly elected delegates to the ma.
tional convention. Twenty-four of the
thirty delegates cast their ballots for
Mr.. Taggart. Two did not vote.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
National Quarantine Bill.

Washington - Representative Hep
burn of Iowa Friday introduced a bill
making it a misdemeanor for any
common carrier or other persons to
wilfully violate any of the provisions
of the act to prevent the Introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases
into one state from another. A fine
of not more than $500 and imprison-
ment for not more than one year or
both is provided.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Chinese Priest Visits America.

New York-The> Rev. Peter Chang,
said to be the first Chinese
Catholic priest to visit this coun-
try, arrived here Tuesday on the
steamship Ryndam. He was accompa-
MED by Bishop August H%enninghus of
the diocese of South Shantung, China.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The New York man who wants to
be "Oslerized" because he is out of
work and because chemical expert.
ments have destroyed all his vital
organs save his lungs" takes a wrong
view of matters. Without any diges.
tive organs he is in no need OF a
boarding house and ought not to care
whether he has work or not. He is
really in an enviable position for
these hard times.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Musicians &c. Hearings.

Washington-The committees on
patents of the two houses of congress
began a series of joint meetings
Thursday for the purpose of giving
dramatic and musical authors and
others interested in a comprehensive
copyright law, an opportunity to be
heard on the bills introduced by Sena-
sentatives Curriers' and Barchfeld. The
hearing Thursday was confined to the
dramatic authors.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
HummeI Sails for Europe,

New York-Abraham H. Hummel,
the lawyer who was released from
the penitentiary after serving ten
months for conspiracy in connection
with the Dodge Morse divorce case,
rallied for Europe on the teamer Lusi-
tania.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
The Greater Job.

"Old Roxley appears to be quite at
tentive to Miss Mainchantz."
"Oh, yes"
Il suppose she has great hopes of
being his wife soon"
mo, I think her great hope is that
she will be his widow soon."
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Bendit's Head Blown Of,

Bentonville, Ark.-Three men at
tempted to rob the bank at
Springtown, IS miles southwest of
Memphis, Wednesday night, but a
premature explosion blew the head
off of n robber and so mutilated
him that identity is impossible. The
other two left EUrriedly without n
booty.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Ask Protection for Armenians.

Washington, D. C.-President Roose-
welt and Secretary of State Root
were asked yesterday to use their in
f1uence to secure a treaty with Turkey
guaranteeing protection to American.
lied Armenians who may return to
their native land.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Smith Admitted to Seat.

Washington - Although senators
went to the capital Thursday expect
ing to devote their time to consider
ing the currency bill, their attention
was diverted to the credentials OF SEN
ator-elect John Walter Smith of Mary
land. The result of a long debate
was the admission of Mr.. Smith to his
seat.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Killed While BOARDING. -raln.

Council Bluffs, Ia.-Lee Conklin, "a
years old, son of G. B. Conklin Of
Sioux City, vas almost instantly killed
while attempting to board a Burning
ton train a the city tickle. Office,
falling under the wheels.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Discuss Copyright Amendments.

MISUNDERSTANDING were on
tinued Friday before the two patent
committees of congress, sitting as a
joint body regarding the bills to
amend and consolidate the acts re-
speeding copyright. The bills espe-
cially referred to were those intro
duced by Senator Smoot and Repre-
sentative Currier. Objection to GER
tain features in the measures was
found by all the speakers, the burden
of their complaints being that the
bills do not afford the relief sought.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Coffin Prize In Foot Race.

Winsted, Conn.-To decide the own
ership of a coffin Charles Hyde and
Charles Willard will rae seven miles
across country on May 2. The men
have arranged for the contest and
agreed that the loser shall buy the
winners coffin.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Half of Town Burned.

Vaudeville, Mich.-Nearly half
the business section of Middle
Vile was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock
Wednesday. Eight buildings were
burned and the loss will aggregate
many thousands of dollars.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Donaohey Lead, for Governor

Little Rock, Ark.-Returns from
40 out of rs counties in Wednes-
days Democratic primaries give
George w. Donaghey, for governor, a
plurality of from 5000 to 10000. w. F.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
STRANGE Work of the stork

Northampton, Mass.-Twin boys
were born at the same hour to Mr..
and Mrs. Sumner L. Munson and Nj.
and Mrs. Richard E. Davies, who live
in adjoining houses.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Has to Be Cited,

Possibly there is something on
Earth that is a surer and quicker cure
for cuts, burns, aches, pains and
bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil. If
so, l would like to be cited. For twenty
years l have been unable to find any
thing better myself" H. H. Ward,
RayVille. La.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
100000 Reindeer starye.

London-In the famine that is raw.
aging the Tcherktchy and YakutsE
tribes in Northern Siberia, hundreds
have died, and the distress has been
intensified by a recent epidemic, which
causd SOC, 900 reindeer to perish.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Franklin County .Jttdoe Mead

Labadie, Mo.-Judge E. G. Ming
is dead at his home in Wash
ington, Mo-. at the age of 90 years.
He was formerly presiding judge of the
county court of Franklin county, and
his son, George Ming, was elected
presiding judge two years ago.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Trace Woman with Hounds.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ada Palmer
was run down by bloodhounds and
arrested, charged with setting fire to
the $4,000 residence of H. L. McFar.
land, on Mission Ridge. This is the
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Senate Passes AIdrich Bill.

Washington-The senate devoted
it's entire session Friday to a consid-
Grafton of the Aldrich currency bill.
After further amending the measure,
it was passed by a vote of AZ to 16.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Blind Girl Receivers siuht.

Port Huron, Mich.-As a reward FOR
supreme courage and determination,
Miss Alice Hollis o.. Port Huron, who
went to Germany alone to find some
relief for her total blindness, has
successfully undergone an operation
on her left eye, which she is now able
to use.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
HEARING on Car SHORTAGE Bills,

Washington-At a continued hear
ing Friday before the house com
merce commitstee on bills designed
to do away with car shortages, the
committee was addressed in support
of the measures by T. B. Mcpherson
Of Omaha, president of the National
Livestock exchange, and others.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Gamblers Quit Macon.

Macon, Ga.-The alleged gamblers
in Macon who have been loafing about
the city either moved away or .oune
work. Chief of Police Sam Westcotl
issued orders telling all the gamblers
to either leave Macon OF go to work.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Riches in His Garments.

Easton. Pa.-Wilhelm Smith, a la
borer, died suddenly at Belfast. near
here. An examination of his clothing
disclosed $4,000 in bills.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Find Body of Woman Suicide.

Lock Haven, Pa.-After floating ~
miles down the Susquehanna river,
the body Of Mrs. George Swope, who
drowned herself here last December,
has been recovered.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
c,,+ in MARRIAGE Licenses.

Winsted, Conn.,. D. Norton, town
clerk of North Canaan, is doing his
best to make some activity in the
matrimonial line by offering mirage
licenses to women free, at half price
to single men and at a great reduc-
ton in clubs of five.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Police Rout Worshipers.

Jo%hnstown, Pa.-Refusing to dis
perse when requested to do so by the
police because of a diphtheria cpl
demic, the members OF the Polish
Catholic church of Conemaugh were
driven from their house of worship
and the place locked up.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

That New York woman who stole
$4,000 worth of jewelry in order to
maintain her social position gives one
a rather poor impression of what 1t
takes to maintain ones social posi-
ton in New York.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
news OF CONGRESS
DoINGs OF PEOPLES REPREsEN.
TATlvES AT WASHINGTON.
and RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Concise Report Of Measures Intro.
duoed and What Action 10
Taken on Them.

viii Print Parliamentary Speech.
Washington-For the purpose OF
securing the printing in the record
of the address regarding the parlia-
mentary situation, minority leader
Williams Friday read that document
in the house, receiving frequent ap-
plause from the Democratic side.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Australia has many dogs and no
rabies, no hydrcphobia. If it were
possible to discover how a century of
absolute immunity has been brought
about in that vast island continent,
the world might learn a lesson worth
knowing.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
AGED Surgeon in AImshouse.

Worcester, Mass.-Dr. John Wellcs.
ley Sill, at n time a prominent phil
anthropist and specialist in cancer,
has been sent to the state almshouse
at Tewksbury at his own request. He
Is SO years old
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Ridqely RESIGNS as COMPTROLLER,

Washington, d. C.-Comptroller
of the Currency VIM. Barrett Ridgely
has resigned, in order to be free to &C.
cept the presidency of the reorganized
National Bank of Commerce of Kan
a City, which has been offered to
him.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Russian Prisons Crowded..

st. Petersburg-M. Chtchegloviton,
the minister of justice, has asked the
duma for 81, 000, 900 to enlarge Russian
prisons. The number of prisoners has
increased Ill per CEN since 1906.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Rows Confess to Thefts.

Chester, Pa.-Thomas Maloney and
Matthew Black, 16-year-old boys, who
confessed to having broken into o
store in the central portion of the city
recently, were held for court.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Mikado Honors spain's Queen.

Madrid-Prince Kiniyoshi Kuni, q
cousin of the emperor Of Japan, has
presented to Queen Victoria the In
sigma of the Order of the Crown on
behalf of the empress Of Japan.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Prosperity must be sitting around
picking its teeth in Argentina these
days. During the season Argentina
wasn't doing a thing but raising wheat
and how that the crop is being
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Is There a Lady in This Town

who is not satisfied with the quality, as
sortment, and price of the white goods
she purchases? If so, the Aspinet Mills,
395-397 Broadway, New York, invites her
to write them for free samples and prices
on their superb line of white fabrics.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Naval critics tell us that a battle
ship is in a bad way when her armor
belt is too low. OF course, not being
human, she can't hike it up and an
phia Press.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The photographers who are poking
fun at the Harvard graduate who has
gone to work for a railroad at a salary
of SIS a month are wrong. He may
be president of a big railway corpora
ton 20 years from now.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
POOR GEORGE!

Johnny-rm glad I didn't live in the
time when George Washington was a
boy.
Father-Why not, my son?
Johnny-Why, his dad didn't wear a
plug hat for him to throw snow
balls at.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A st. Louis preacher says girls
should not object when young men
wish to hold their hands. Naturally
this leads to the suspicion that some
st. Louis girl has been Directing.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03
Bov of 10 Kills Mad Doa.

st. Louis-Earl Rice, ten years old,
killed a mad dog in a single handed
fight at his home in Alton. The. boy
was painfully bitten and bruised in
the fight
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

When the New York school board
decided that teachers should not
lambaste the pupils it should also
have made a regulation forbidding
pupils to make faces at the teachers.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

One man has thrown up a $3.50, 900
1t looks a bit strange that a mar
making all that money finds time to
get sick.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A Brooklyn sc~hool-teacher has been
frightened by a BLACK Hand" letter.
Ordinarily, you can't scare the city
sc~hool-teacher with the black hand
She's used to 1t.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The young Connecticut man who
called for a young lady with the in.
tention of clipping with her and was
received with a shower of hot water
should cheer up. He might have
found himself in hot water a little
later anyhow If his plans had not mis-.
carried,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Charles M. Schwab has shocked
London by wearing a top hat with a
short coat, but we are assured that he
has W. appeared anywhere with
tan shoes and a ciawhammer.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A company has been organized to
extract silver from sea water. 1t Is
not being capitalized by the same peo,
pie who undertook to get gold from
sea water,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Two thousand errors were found In
the books of a California bank by the
examiners. The b~ookeepers in that in
stitution must be in the habit of play.
ing baseball during the ummer.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

With two such languages why don't
the Japanese and the Chinese make it
a wal of words? Chunks of speech
thrown at each other certainly would
lnflict sufficient damage.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A good disposition is more to be
priced than jewels of gold or silver. 1t
is more precious than sapphires, and
all the riches of the mighty are not
to be compared to it.-Martineau.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The little boy out west who tried
the effect of a lighted match on a
keg of powder would, no doubt, have
become a boat-rocker anyhow, had he
grown un.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

This country is importing very few
diamonds but it is getting ready to
use all of those now on hand which
are of the baseball variety.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A copper half-cent minted in 1926.
and very rare. has just been sold for
$51, the record price for a coin of that
denomination and date.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

A Pennsylvania man who looked
into a mirror was scared to death. He
evidently hadn't had the lifelong prac.
tice of most men.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The report that King Edward does
not wear a night cap does not material
ly affect our civilization. Night caps
are out of style anyhow.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Kitchener is keeping his pitching
arm in training among the Afridis
He'll have them called the Afraidis
shortly.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The exports of manufactures of the
United States averaged more than
100000 a day during the entire
year, including every day in the cal
endar year.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Pres Castro defying the United
States looks a good deal like a jackas3
defying the lightning.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Older people must learn to speak
the baseball language If they wish to
associate with their sons.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

The Oneida, N. Y, woman who con
cealed $4,000 in a mattress could at
times be said to be fairly rolling in
money
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Naturally no Spanish experts have
ventured to contribute anything to
the criticism of the American navy.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-04-03

Sir Oliver Lodge says he has really
talked with spirits. Spirits make lots
of men talk.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11

deemed interest in the property affected thereby Except
railroad and other public corporations the vaue of the
affected less the value of the obligation shall be assessed
the the property and the value of the security
taxed to the thereof
In the absence contract to the contrary the borrower
protected from the enforced payment of both interest
his secured Indebtedness The obvious the
the constitution protect the borrower unquesonaby
they meant to the small debtor That this
accord with sound public policy is the majority opinion of modern
courts and legislators
The repeal Of this section would upon the borrower the
burden of from
OF double taxation The who comparatively
small oanshe farmer mechanic home builder small
is generally ignorant Of law. The commercial money lender knows
every crook OF his trade and of the law affecting it.
The law should not be silent aid the driving unfair
by the lender who has the double advantage his
necessity and ignorance Law which would subject debtor
both and his obligation the express
that end might be good enough could
be defended either equitable sound in public policy
By insisting upon the interest contract the
creditor under existing law all protection
right to demand from the The debtor
tract with his eyes open. That is his affair.
The repeal of section 4 article 3 creditor
enforce which the debtor all probability never con-
emplated entering into That the pubcs public
should itself by voting down
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
SEATTLE TO BREAK A RECORD

fEATILE proposes to break record the way of opening
international exposition 1t expected that when the
opened the show will be COMPLETE
That IS something that never happened before in like
Two months the management announced that
of the buildings and the physical was done and there is no
sackening of effort
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition will open Seattle
June and will continue until middle October It
will undoubtedly attract crowds of
the mountains The country worth there never
exposition Puget sound finer thing man
has fashioned For romantic beauty unequaed world
rged with deep forests down the blue waters edge and
backed by snoWcad mountains The lakes and woods noun
ns the meadows and the bawng streams Washington
worth great deal than the price admission
Shall be said that California has selfish interest in the sue
of Seattle and its show? Why The crowds that visit
Seattle will make stuff OF the conscience see California the
wayside We have attractions and they
onla unique this continent No woman within reach
ing distance would miss the chance.
So the state putting handsome building presently
we shall send Ficher the knight OF the
from chaos Fllcher is the most accomplished spr
and feel that Seattle will the bounty Cali
onia IN lending his exemplary talents the The Call
graduates Seattle all the good things that are going to happen
to her and San Francisco sends greeting by Flclcr
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
THE FACTS ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

nEOPLE who live in San Francisco indeed any part
- California did need the testimony of experts the
valuation and estimation of cities inform them
restoration and rehabilitation the fire and its pema-
character but independent evidence of this kind will
eped the other side of the mountains statements of
trust that attaches eineest 1t for that The
Gall dwes the confidential report made by expert agents
big bond buying houses here with the purpose
advising their principals whether San Francisco offered adequate
'ecurty for large investment in its municipal bonds
Necessarily the purpose get the TRUTH for on
that depended the safety of millions of dollars be invested
some facts found by the experts
Most had had-that
earthquake
not borne by official figures which
Promotion According
have been carefully verified the loss due 90
and dynamite cent
of various
been visited by (wn Chicago S71) nothing than
be expected the
built
from OF Francisco the other talk
hardly
being much better and of
The people of the city Worrying
about
rebuilding this which credit to the enire
~
We know all that here and great deal the same tenor
but the east has not been informed of the facts authoritative
and impartial until these experts here to ascertain
the facts.
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
THE HOME COMING OF HEARST

TOR the first time in years the people city
n William Randolph Hearst face face Friday night They
had waited long for the of the prodga He The
fatted calf slaughtered The house dog
prodga1 He hidden begone
of people he had betrayed ved and sold the enemies of
their government
Willie Hearst home the reward he had richly
Inflated with from his mock reform tanks he sailed back
he had ouled He tell the people whom
he born of his fight for the right the nation They made
his the of his birth his
talents and his money enlisted the side of graft and
Tupton.
The people OF San Francisco greeted Hearst with the antc
arms but with Kisses and boo They punctured his
balloon of eeem They told him face face that they knew
him only their enemy They told him by word and how
thoroughly they despsed him. They wrng from him the proof of
his treachery to his people
The people of San Francisco made Hearst prove by his refusal
their questions touching the prosecution of rich criminals
the city of his birth that he sympathy and league with
the corporate and political corupon who have earned for San
Francisco the pity Of the nation.
The people of San Francisco made Hearst prove again that he
liar by compelling him dodge behind false accusation
against The Call Hearst knew the people knew that the
cepts which he said from Call editorial repre-
sened the policies of The Call present management The
people made him that lie and cheered the newspaper he had
lied about
The people offer proof cowardce
5y their demand that he accept Francis Heneys challenge
defend the policies of his prograft pro-grar organ
His personal abuse of Heney No word did he
defense OF himself his which he has employed nce
sanity to hamper and the work OF the graft prosecution
The people hssed Hearst and they cheered Heney.
Hearst tell his people of pracced abroad
pose the in other lands OF shamelsssy
aided and abeed at home; exhibit himself modern
incarnation of civic virtues before people which knew him by his
works
that they be- relieve them
OF his polutng presence.