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The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31

We reproduce in our columns
this week the synopsis of the
Anderson antitrust bill which
appeared in the jackson News of
January Oath, inst. The News
pays Mr.. Anderson a high COM
pliment in its comments on his
bill and the many friends of Mr..
Anderson in the county fully en-
dorse all the news says Of him.
The bill is intended to cure an
evil from which the saate has
suffered a long time and if the
house will pass Mr.. Anderson's
bill as he has written it and Gov
Noel will approve it which we
doubt not his doing, we will be
able to reach the trusts and de-
stroy their nefarious business in
Mississippi.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31
TRUSTEES OF PENjTENTIEEY
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.

On the organization of the new
board of penitentiary trustees
the first business. disposed of was
to select officers to serve under
them as authorized by law. It
will be recalled that at the De-
cember meeting of the outgoing
board the members reelected
the officers who had served un-
der them to continue in office
under the new board. The new
board, however, would not let
such a highhanded usurpation of
authority go, and proceeded to
elect officers of their own liking
and let the would-be hold-overs
out. The latter raised a vigor
Gus kick and instituted quo war
ranto proceedings to GUST the
new men. .Messrs.- Taylor and
Montgomery, the new members
eff the board, stood on their rights
and refused to submit to the out
rageous conduct Of the retiring
board. Nothing of the kind has
ever before been attempted by
state officials, and such a high
handed usurpation of authority
should not have. been tolerated.
The quo Warranto proceedings
will amount to nothing and those
who had to be kicked out might
just as well look up other en-
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31
THE BILL.

The author of the amendments
to the antitrust law adopted by
the senate yesterday is Hon. w.
D.. Anderson of Tupelo, chairman
of the judiciary committee of the
body, and generally recognized as
one of the foremost members Of
the Mississippi bar.
The Anderson amendments
have been very carefully framed.
were considered at much length
in the committee, and adopted by
the senate without a dissenting
vote. The main feature embod-
led in the bill is an amendment
to section 5000 Of the Code Of
1906 making it unlawful for any
corporation to sell, it's products
at a lower price at one point in
the state than they are being sold
for at another point.
This cures one of the most
glazing defects in the existing
statutes relative to trust and
combines. For instance, it is a
we'll known fact that the Stand
ard Oil Company, in order to
drive out competition at points in
Mississippi where the independ-
ent oil concerns are trying to
secure a footing, has been sell
ing its products at very low prices
The Anderson bill will force this
corporation to make similar re-
auctions at all points in the state,
or else be rendered liable to a
punishment of S.. 600 per day,
and cancellation of privilege to
transact business in the state. 1t
will give the Independent con-
Germs a chance and render COM
petition possible.
Another amendment apparent
ly insignificant, but in reality of
much Importance, inserts the
words cor persons" and rem.
ders individuals as we'll as cor.
porations liable to punishment
for violating the antitrust laws.
This is in accordance with the
decision of the supreme court il
the Ballard case. and will cure
any allegation to the effect that
our antitrust laws are class leg
islation.
The character Of this bill, an(
is admirable manner in which i
is framed, gives substantial evi
dence. if evidence were needed
that in selecting Mr.. Anderson
as chairman of the senate judic.
airy committee. Lieu. Gov. Man
ship did not make a mistake
There is not an ADLER lawyer il
either branch Of the lawmakine
body and in addition to this fact
Mr.. Anderson is endowed will
an abundant fund of commo1
sense, and an intimate knowl
edge of what Mississippi need
in the way of legislation. - Jack
son Daily News.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31

they took the prime oak and pop
ular saw timber. Next they took
the oaks that were suited for bar
rel slaves, Now they are after
whatever merchantable trees are
left, such as birch, chestnut, and
gum.
Moreover, these forests have
been, and still are, logged very
wastefully. Nearly three quar-
ters of the timber cut for ties
is wasted, Double or even treb-
lie she number of ties now cut
could readily be secured from the
same area without injury to the
forest. By simply taking all the
suitable trees, 125 ties could be
cut from an acre which now yields
only 60, and if all Of the wood in
the trees were fully untitled adj
ditional ties per acre could be Sc
cured.
With mine timbers the story is
the same. Fully 40 per cent of
the timber handled in procuring
them is entirely wasted.
Finally, fires are injuring the
productiveness of the Appalach-
ian forests by running over the
ground and killing young growth.
Circuler 1l8, just published by
the Forest Service, discucces the
whele question of managing to.
better advantage the second
growth forests Of the Appalach-
ian region. This publication can
be obtained of the Forester at
Washington.
The Department of Agriculture
is making a great effort through
its Forest Service department to
arouse the people to the import
lance of preserving the forests
that are yet undestroyed. There
was never a greater waste than
hat been in the destruction of
the find forests with which the
south was at one time blessed.
Practically all of the hardwood
timber has been sacrificed by the
owners who sold to the timber
man for a song, and after it is
all gone We wake up to the fact
tina. we have sold down to close
and must buy aack at exorbitant
prices. To repair the wrong the
country has sustained the gov
eminent is making an effort to
repair through its forest service
work. To grow other forests to
take the place of those we have
destroyed will require a gener-
alton or more, but we owe it to
those coming after as to furnish
them with as good timber as it
is possible to do by artificial
means and leaving the natural
growth to develop.
The government should have
hearty cooperation of al land
owners in developing the forests
and thereby leave the next gen.
GRAFTON a good supply of building
material.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31
WASTE IN NUMBERING SOUTHERN
APPALACHIAN FORESTS.

The forests Of the South ern
Appalachian Mountains have
been cut so eagerly for the val
liable hardwoods they contain
that very little virgin timber is
left and about IS percent of the
area is second growth.
The drain on these forests by
many industries is immense.
The lumbermen are going over
the land for the third time. First
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31
RATES OF ADVERTISING

DISPLAY advertisements at rate OF
81. 90 per running Ii oh per month OF
four weeks. Liberia discounts made on
yearly contracts.
Notice of meetings of strictly chart
table organizations will be inserted one
time free; all other notices must be paid
for.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31
Non-R Notice.
A OF MISSISSIPPI.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
To Mrs. Mamie Burke Converse
Defendant.
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of
the county of Lee, in said State,
on the 3rd Monday Of March A.
D., 1908, to defend the suit in
said Court of Rosenthal Sloan
Millinery Co. No 2494 wherein
you are a defendant.
This 21st day of January A.
d., 1908.
NORBIN JONES', Clerk.
Clayton & Clayton,
Sol. for Compliments.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31

Today and tomorr ow remaln
in which to pay your tax and
keep off the delinquent list. Do
it now.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31

The various pictures of Evelyn
Thaw once more occupy front
page positions in the New York
newspapers.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-01-31

The shrewd and care
full buyer first posts
himself as to quality
and then buys at the
lowest figures possible.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

other. am colored like Norman. but no person who hns made even the most cursory study of the subject could fail Co recognize my Cymric blood at a glance. On the other hand, there is not the faIntest shadow of possibility that this young lady has one drop of that blood In her veins"
 There was moments silence, then Connor said, almost with sob:
 You don't like her"
 It was the wor,l Of q warm hearted Irishman. That good fellow had ear. nestly rejolced fin the idea that he was working to make two people happy and now he was disappointed. took ms hand, which nc was not oycrwIlling to give mo.
 ''I will speak 10 you" said 1, "as to a friend and to you. doctor whom l have not the pleasure of knowing so well, as to a man of honor and discrc ton. am very deeply and strongly attracted toward this young lady. It would be strange and hard service that l would not render her, bitter sacrifice that should hesitate 10 make for her advantage. Do wish she were
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

Here were all mysteries explained. The child was kept carefully and some what secretly because 1t was a source of revenue. At my uncle's death the income ceased, and stranger was per mitted to take the child away.
 T have n name for you at last" said l. Not my sisters. Charotte"-
 'I would like Hllda better" said she softly. You called me that firstp
 Mrs. Gilbert has had this book since the day after Christmas" said I. Tor, the next at the latest. Why did shs hold itf
 Perhaps she wanted us to wait lit- tie"
 Perhaps" said I, "she saw Just the very truth, that we loved each other.">
 We must always be very kind and sweet to her" said Hilda.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

me: That was confronted by n sit. uatlon utterly Impossible and beyond mortal taet and discretion; that of two courses open to me chose the worse and might have done much better than l did even with that. You must tane my evidence against that of all the others, for l alone was competent 10 judge of my conduct as you will pres. ently see.
 My sister told me that she had been known as Della Gray, the first name probably having beea derived from Deiphic. Gray was the nrme of the skipper of the fishing vessel that had rescued her. In ais home she had lived until her ninth year. when a lady, summer visitor in Newfoundland, had taken her away to the town of Chatham, x. II. Why the Grays had consented to have her go she did not know, but 1t was something about money. The lady from Chatham was Mrs. Lawrence, and she lived in a good home. At her death two years ago my sister had come to New York and had been employed as stenogra. pher in the office of q lawyer, cousin
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23
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COiilSlOn DelOTe ...- x.,..u sight of the harbor. She returned md was laid up for several days, not very much damaged but most of the passengers were sent forward by another ship. My parents chose to stay by the Delphic, know not why.
 It has always been supposed that she struck an Iceberg off the banks can tell you only that the disaster was at night. l remember the awak- ening, the thrill of half realized ter TOT the wild noises and the trampling. My father was carrying me. wrapped In coat, my mother following with little Hilda. Then something crashed recall no feeling of blow but my consciousness went out like a candle The next thing l knew 1t was dawn and I was in a boat with one sailor who had wounded head and was GOV cred with blood. It has been sup posed that this boat was lowered end foremost in true panic style and all aboard her were pitched out except the wounded sailor and myself
 Eventually we were picked up by a sailing vessel. my companion uncon- 'clous and dying I was taken to Bos- ton and sent on thence to an uncle in New York, by whom was reared. He died when l was thirteen, leaving a small property in trust. I attended CO lumba college and school of mines and eventually took my inheritance and went west. Two years later came the affair of the Golden Bush, and I was rich.
 The larger part of the year 1907 l spent in New York and thcreabouts 1 had everything except home. On the p3d of December of that year l was Jying in luxurious bachelor apart ments, more lonely than was in the week that l spent on the Golden Bush claim with only the haggard faces of the mountains for company.
 On the evening of the day that l have named I returned from a rather early and very lonesome dinner and found a young man named Connor waiting for me. I had never met him before. He was a sturdy, pleasant fel- low, Celtic and Dutch on the face of aim, and he introduced himself by pre-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

calmness.
 What do you expect to ind herep l asked.
 "Oh, you will think very lneanly of me-" she cried, but, indeed, l have been overpersuaded and sllenced since the very first hour. Then for just that earliest hour believed. but never aft erward. And l have drifted on and on, not knowing whet to do. could see no escape from the evidence, and you were so sure!'
 Did Mrs. Gilbert tell you that"
 "Why, yes, but I'd have known that you believed without word from her. You were such good brother!' And she smiled through her tears. But knew in my own heart"-
 "Listen," said l. Answer me. Did you wish to believe? This may be our very last minute. l think this book can never convince either of us, sure y not me, unless 1t tells me who you part us forever. l have known from the first instant, and l know now, and l always shall know, that we are no more to each other than cousins through Adam. and so l ask you. do you wish to believe"
 "I think not" she whispered, with white lips. The bookw
 It opened under my hand at the pages headed June and June ., and under the first of these dates l read the following in my uucle's hand:
 Captain Enos Gray and his wife came today, bringing the child. It has blue eyes and bright golden hair. IL could hardly be more unlike poor little Hilda, who had my dear sisters col oring, brown eyes and dark hair. De-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

that Charlie "PERHAPs SHE SAW WE stood for Char LOVED EACH OTHER lotte, as is common in England and not for Charles. 1 shall institute in- qulries." Then, evidently written later:
 Lieutenant Aston seems to have had not q relative in the world The child is undoubtedly his, but it will not be claimed by any one. have decided to send $20 q month to the Grays for Its support This will give its life an added value 10 them, and they will rear it more carefully"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23
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'hh his right. He is journalist, and this is his story. My leartiest congratulations"
 In my apartments the tables were Uttered with photographs, as they d. ways are. My fad since l was q boy has been the study of the different kinds of men and the faces that they wear. l do not study horses, but 1t happened that had some photographs that had been sent up from friends stock farm in Kentucky, and it seem I'd to me that Conpor saw these before he fairly got into the room. He did not notice any of the portraits of peo- De. but pumped straight down upon the picture of horse which he recog- aized instantly, though there was no ettering on 1t.
 "Humbertr' he cried and went on to Ave me the horses pedigree Bertram ,n one side and Humble on the other, md all the rest of it-but suddenly broke of this strain and came to the business that had brought him there.
 First, with inimitable brevity and plth, he sketched the wreck of the Delphic.
 You" said ke in closing, "were the ple survivor"
 Yes" said l.
 ''I have found another" said he. "There foated away from that wretch cd vessel, heaven knows how, a sort of life raft, very small and not prop erly a part of the regular equipment of the ship, though it was stenciled with her name. There is tradition that one of the officers of the Delphic invented this style of raft or was in- terested in it in some way. Anyhow. 1. was aboard, and it foated and was plcked ID by- q ishinG schooner out of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23
GAVE THE ANSWER.
A Soldier Who Followed the Orders of
 General Jackson.

General Jackson. Illustrative of the cxasperating ease with which chickens occasionally come home to rooSt' is this story from "A Soldiers Letters to Charming Nellie" On Il day ill June, 1862, in the early part of the civil war General Hood of the TeXas brigade halted each regi- lucnt in turn and gave his orders. To the Fourth he said Soldiers of the Fourth, l know as little of your destination as you do. If, however, any uf you learn or suspect it. keep it d secret, To every one who asks questions answer, I don't know We are now under lhc orders of Gen. eral Jackson, and l repeat them to you"
 General Jackson also gave strict or ders against foraging, but apples were plentiful. and it was contrary to nature for hungry soldiers not lo eat them, and so it came about that on the march 10 Staunton General Jackson came upon Texan sitting on the limb of an apple tree buSiy engaged in filling his hayersack with the choicest fruit
 The general reined in his old sorrel horse and in his customary curt tone asked.
 What are you doing in that tree, sirE
 T don't know" replied the Texan.
 What command do you belong to-"
 T don't know
 "Is your command ahead of you or behind youT'
 T don't know
 Thus it went on. II don't know giv- on as answer to every question. Final- ly Jackson asked sternly:
 "Why do you give me that answer to every question"
 "'Causc thcm's the orders our gen. cral gin us this mornin. an he tols US he got 'em that CT way straight from ole Jackson" replied the man In the tree.
 Disguised with a too literal obedi- ence 10 his own commands. but yet not caring 10 argue the point, General Jackson rode on.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

scription had q Il It Q prepared me for this, yet 1 would take no risk of error and therefore had the child brought to ne. If this waif really came from the Delphic l think it is the supposed son of First Officer AL ston. whose body was found with it upon the raft. According to the list, there were on the Delphic Charles Aston Gin fan t) and nurse 1 think
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

story; the Gold en Bush mine merely stands in the background as a source of aMuence.
 1 W as fiv e years old when the Delphic was lost. With my father and moth CT and infant sister 1 had sail cd from Liver pool in this i'll lated yes S e l, which was in collision before
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

~Et1uS u letleE from a very es- t i'm q b l c a n q charming young m a on, Mrs. Leslie Gilbert, " h ose some what misguided charities had oc- casionally ap- pealed to my pocket.
 MT. Connor will tell you a surprising sto- ry," wrote this lady. Il would have liked to tell you myself, but hn nrfatg ,,vNan
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

course. W hat did 1t mean?
 That Is a vol unne of my un- cle's diary" said l. Beyond ques- ton we g hall find here the answer to our riddle. the solu- tion of all our doubts.
 l took 1t from her hand.
 CT h e early J un e d a | e 8 should be the ones," said 1 and " ould h ve ppapp1 tho hNrE
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

ans but H q a s hands closed suddenly upon it.
 "Oh, not yet" she said faintly. Somehow I-1 dread it."
 The palms of my hands were wet, and l was swallowing air, but I man. aged to summon up the appearance ot
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-23

n FIBRE are two matters which
 may help to give me nook W A of your mind for few min
 utes. If you haven't heard of one, you very likely have heard of the other.
 First l am the only original sur eivor of the Delphic, that was lost at sea in May of 1887; second, in partner ship with Tom Campbell l discovered the Golden Bush mine in Idaho. The wreck of the Delphic figures in this
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-15
CAIRO { THEBES
WILL co AHEAD
AGREEMENT TO BE REACHED BE-
TWEEN 1T AND OTHER ROADS
cENTERiNG AT THERES.
Construction Work Will Be Resumed
Proceedings Before Railroad
Commissioners Not Aband-
oned But POSTPONED.

Negotiations are said to be pending
between officials of the Cairo x
Thebes railroad and officials of the
other railroads conferred nj The bes,
for an amicable settlement of differ
ences with respect to the formers
rights in that locality with a view
to presenting the matter TO the Hi
nois Board of Railroad and Ware
house commissioners in a way that
will not involve a contest. There is
said to be every prospect that an
agreement win be reached and that
the Cairo & Thebes will get a right
of-way to and over the bridge at
Thebes, which, while not what 1t
would like, will still serve its pur-
pose in every way Pending these
negotiations the proceedings before
the board have bec- postponed but
not withdrawn, as has been reported.
The construction work on the road
will be resumed between here and
Thebes as soon as the rivers go down
sufficiently 10 permit il and there will
be no departure from the original
plans for completing the road within
reasonable time-aii OF which will
be cheerful news 10 people OF Cairo
aud of Alexander county
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-05-15
The Grand jury.

The grand jury was busy all Of yes
terlay examining witnesses in the
case OF Lena Dickmeyer, the woman
accused Of the murder of Walter
Watts, at her house on Cedar street
some weeks ago, and at 4:45 p m.
reported TO the court that they had
reached a conclusion on the case.
They were summoned to report and
the eighteen men filed into court
solemnly a few minutes later and
Foreman T. J. Kerth handed the
Judge the bill In the case with a
few words in a whisper. "All right
gentlemen, YOU may go" said the
judge. and the jury were excused till
this morning when they will conclude
their work
The bill in the case Of Lena Dick
meyer was endorsed Not a True
Bill" and when the jury had left the
court room the Judge ordered the
prisoner to be brought into court. The
woman came, escorted by Jailer
Abernathie She is not a handsome
woman being large with somewhat
irregular features, black hair aud
dark eyes. She did not show any
signs Of having suffered much
mentally or physically from her sew
eral weeks in Jail She was dressed
in silk Of brownish color with large
figures and gave one the impression
of being fiashy, but her demeanof
was that Of one who fully appreciated
the solemnity Of thc procee lings. bit
who felt that she was getting only
what was justly her due The Judge
called her to the bar and in an IN
dertone informed her that she was
free and without changing expression
she turned about and left. going d.
rectly home
II is said the grand jury went very
carefully into this case. examining all
the witnesses that appeared before
the coroner's jury. and came TO the |
conclusion unanimously that the
woman was not guilty as charged. |
It is said that the testimony sub |
mitted showed that Watts and his |
went to the wcman's |
house and some Of the party abused
her she left going to the Smith
Womans house to avoid trouble. the
men came there and Watts tried TO
bring her out aud struck her seyera
lines before she shot him.