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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Meeting of Geological Commission.

The statutory meeting of the State
Geological Commission was held here on
Wednesday.
DR.. Crider laid before the commission
letter from Enos A. Mills of the Unit
ed States forest service, Washington, a
noted authority on and student of for
est conditions and work in the United
States, intimating that he would proba-
bly, start on a Southern tour within the
next month or six weeks and would be
glad to have appointments made for ad-
dresses in this State.
DIR. Order was authorized to take the
matter up with Mr. Mills and ascertain
what date would suit his convenience.
The secretary of the commission was
authorized to procure and place in some
convenient place in the capitol building
suitable glass case or cabinet
for the exhibit of specimens secured from
time to time by the State Geologist.
DR.. Order submitted his report of ope-
rations and field work for the past twelve
months, which had been devoted largely
to soil surveys and in investigation into
the watersheds of the State and the
power of the several streams.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

would send some expert out to take
his place and spend the money, and as
we were landed On the ground dared
Pa to get on the frame and go up with
us for little spin, and he was afraid
the woman would think he was a cow
ard if he didn't, so he got up and
straddled the ridge pole of the bam-
boo frame, and said he would take
whirl at it if it killed him. The bal
loon thing couldn't quite lift all Of us,
SO l got off and give her a lift, and
up she went with the inventor steer
ing, and Pa hanging on for dear life
and saying: Nov 1 lay me down to
sleep"
have seen some scared men in my
life, but when the machine got up
about as high as house, so Pa could
not get off, and the woman waved
handkerchief at Pa. he swallowed his
Adams apple and said: Let her go
Gallagher" and Gallagher, the French.
man, let her go.
Well, you'd died to see the thing
wobble and see Pa cling on with his
feet and hands. For about a quarter
of mile she went queer, like duck
that has been wing-tipped, and then
Ishe began to descend.
First she passed over lot of cows
that women were milking, and the
cows stampeded one way and the
women the other way, and the wom-
| en- were scared more than the cows,
cause when they got out from under
the ship they prayed, but the cows
didn't
Then the ship struck a field where
| about 40 women were piling onions on
the ground, and 1t just scattered wom-
en- and onions all over the field, and
of all the yelling you ever heard that
| was the worst.
Pa yelled to them that IL he ever
got off that hay rack alive he would
pay the damages. and they thought he
| was swearing at them. Then the
worst thing possible happened. The
| airship went up over tree, and Pa
was scared and he grabbed limb and
! let go of the bamboo and there he
was in the top of a thornapple tree.
| The balloon went over all right, and
the inventor steered it away to where
it started from, and the woman and
watched Pa. The thorns were about
two inches long and more than hun
dred of them got into Pa and he yelled
all kinds of murder, and then the wom-
en- who owned the cows and onions
the ship had wrecked surrounded the
tree with hoes and rakes and pitch
| forks, and they made such frantic
noise that Pa did not dare to come
down out of the tree. So Pa told US
to take the train back to Paris and
send the American consul and the po-
lice and hook and ladder company
to get him down and protect him.
I told Pa didn't want to go off and
leave him to be killed by strange woni-
en-, and maybe eaten by wolves before
morning, but he said: Don't talk
back to me, you go and send that pa
troll wagon and the hook and ladder
truck, and be quick about it or 1 won't
do thing to you when 1 catch you. "
SO we went and put the airship in
a barn and went back to town and
turned in police and fire alarm to
rescue Pa. The chief said there was
no use in going out there in the coun-
| try before morning, because the wom-
en- couldn't get up the thornapple tree
and Pa couldn't get down. So went
to bed and dreamed about Pa all night,
and had perfectly lovely time.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Took His Stock to Camp,

A French Territorial, who had re-
ceived notice to join his regiment for
nine days service, made sensational
entry into barracks the other day at
Privas. Unable to leave his live stock
to shift for itself, he decided to bring
everything with him, and so arrived in
his cart, drawn by mule, and con-
tanning his goat, two rabbits, several
fowls and IL chickens. 1t is not stated
what the colonel has decided to do.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
ANCIENT CUSTOMS OF TURKEY

doth never at the saluting of his
friend at any time Of the day, or when
he drinketh to him at dinner or sup
per, put off his turban (as we Chris
tians do our hats one to another),
but boweth his head and putteth his
right hand upon his breast, SO that he
utterly disliketh the fashion that is
used among US Of putting OF our hats;
therefore, when he wisheth any Ill to
his~enemy he prayeth God to send him
no more rest than Christians hat"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

AS long ago as 1913 Coryate visited
Constantinople and has left minute
account of it's manners and customs.
Among other matters he notes
that ut is the custom that when
soever any fire ariseth in the city,
to hang up him in whose house it be-
ginneth; as now, cook in whose
house it begun, was hanged up
presently after the fire ceased" The
Turks themselves, it appears, were
models of good breeding. "The Turk
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Live Stock Association.

One of the most interesting and practi.
cal results of the meeting of the Missis-
sippi Live Stock Association, which met
here this week, was the unanimous adop-
ton of resolution declaring it to be the
sense of the meeting that it were better
for county commissioners of agriculture
to devote their attention more particular
ly to the eradication of the cattle fever
tick, rather than to the boil weevil since
the latter has come and the remedies
against it are in the hands of the people.
In order that the resolution may have
effect, it was decided to send circular
statement, embodying the resolution, to
the several counties which have provided
themselves with a commissioner of agri-
culture, in accordance with the act of the
Legislature.
Another practical step taken in the
direction of the upbuilding of the stock
raising industry in Mississippi, for the
raising of mules and blooded horses, as
well as other animals, was the movement
to encourage the organization of county
live stock associations, to cooperate with
the State Association and as adjuncts to
the successful working out of the task
before the live stock sanitary board.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Might Be.

Il wrote to your father asking him
for your hand"
81 know it, and he has been per-
fectly lovely ever since. I don't I'M
derstand it,"
Understand what?"
His being so tickled; / know he
don't like you"
Houston Post.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fibroid tumors, Irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness, ornervous prostration.
Why don't you try it?
Mrs. Pinkham invites oil sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Women at Berlin University.

'sWoman's place at the University
of Berlin" says the Tageblatt of that
city, 4'has already become an impor-
tant one, although her rights have
not yet been fully recognized there.
According to the latest report, 449
women were entered at the largest
high school last summer and 753 at
tended the winter session. Degrees
were conferred on IL, ten in medicine
and two inphilosophy."
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Niles Makes Strong Charge.


Hon. H. c. Niles, judge, convened the
regular November term of Federal Court
for the jackson division of the South
ern district of Mississippi Monday morn
ing. Very little time was lost in the i'm
paneling of jury, composed of nineteen
men, including three negroes, to whom
Judge Niles addressed the usual statu-
tory charge, of about thirty minutes
duration.
The court laid special stress on the too
frequent reports that come to hand of the
debauchery accomplished by the men who
are so regardless of the laws of the state
and morality as to almost openly and
quite defiantly dispense mean whisky and
cocaine or other noxioas and poisonous
compounds, which lead to murder, theft,
robbery and rapine. Until the public
conscience is awakened, through the me-
dunn of the law, which apparently has
more influence than the moral code, and
until grand juries and the other depart
ments of the legal machinery succeed in
the work of influencing and elevating
the standards of law respecting citizen.
ship, there will always be trouble and
unrest. There are unprincipled men in
every walk of life, unfortunately, but the
grand jury, if true to their oaths and
their higher duty to their God and their
homes, might, by discarding bias or
prejudice, start a course of corrective
work that would work incalculable bene-
fit to their fellow-men and women.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
JACKSON.
Will There Be a Deficit?

With the assistance of Deputy Auditor
Thompson, Gov. Noel is getting together
his mass of information on the financial
condition of the state, and on its prob
able condition during the remainder of
this and next year. When completed,
the result of the Governors investigation
will be made public. Already ne has
found enough new information to war
rant the statement that he has changed
his mind about the probable size of the
deficit which is to come next fall, and he
has some doubt now that there will be a
deficit at ALL
But about this years deficit there can
be no doubt, as there are outstanding
warrants now amounting to something
like $4,000 Whether it will grow as
large as at first estimated will depend
largely upon the promptness with which
the taxpayers make their payments, and
upon how soon the states cotton crop is
sold, and how much of it is sold within
the next few weeks.
If as much cotton had been sold this
season as had been disposed of up to
this time last year there would have been
no deficit now, but instead there would
have been $4,000 in the treasury. So
far only about $4,000 has been realized
from the state cotton products. Last
year there had been about 100000 re-
ceived from that source up to this time.
Gov. Noel thinks the state ought not
to hold its cotton, however small the
price available, while it has outstanding
warrants which ought to be paid, and he
may ask the prison trustees at their
next meeting to sell enough cotton to pay
off the outstanding indebtedness. He
way also issue an address to the people
asking them to pay their taxes early, and
to the tax collectors requesting them to
use unusual diligence in making collec-
dons and remittances to the treasury.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
State Pension Fund.


State Auditor Smith has completed
and sent out to the several counties the
lists of Confederate pensioners under the
latest enrolment along with the war.
rants for the individual pensioners, the
amount involved being, in exact figures,
$299, S15.s5, distributed among 1928 per-
sons. Each of the rs counties come in
for share. The amount apportioned by
counties is as follows:
Adams, $1,210.95; Acorn, $4,493S0;
Amite, $2,o2o.65; Attala, $7,745.5O; Ben
ton, !$3,5s6.S5; Bolivar, $1,47o.2o; Cal
houn, $6,906.7o; Carroll, $5,5s7.75;
Chickasaw, $5,2s6.O5; Choctaw, $4,-
S19.15; Claiborne, $1,34S.05; Clarke, ST.,
s46.65; Clay, $2,412.2o; Coahoma,
s9o3.65; Copiah, $7,12o.O5; Covington,
s5,559.45; DeSoto, $3,o93.25; Forest, 49,
225.55; Franklin, $3,451.35; Greene, ST..
454.10; Grenada, $2,59165; Hancock,
S434.7o; Harrison, $3,0o2.15 Kinds, S.
1860; Holmes, $2,ss4.oO; Issaquena,
$2'1.05; Itawamba, $5,225.1O; jackson,
SI,92I.5O; Jasper, S4,437.o5; Jefferson,
S2,537.20; Jefferson Davis, $1,249.65;
Jones, $473.50; Kemper, $4,000. AS; Laud-
erdale, $S,269,35; Lafayette, $9,342 SIS );
Lamar, $1,459.35; Lawrence, 1902 SIS !;
Leake, $6,100.65; Lee, $9,2S645; Lehore,
S1,355.70a Lincoln, $3,30O.55; Iowndes,
$2,S40.05; Madison, $1,697.25; Neosho
$5,s64.00; Newton, S4,540.95; Noxubee,
$3,290.S5; Oktibbeha, $5,64165; Pamela,
$4,611.S5; Pearl River, $1,613.35; Perry,
S1,267.s0; Pike, $2,297.70; Pontotoc, Sc,
061.50; Prentiss, $5,026.05; Quitman,
$372.6O; Rankin, $3,31790; Scott, S..
763.9o; Simpson, $4,343.35; Sharkey,
$90S.90; Sunfower, $1,795.65; ITALIA
hatchie, $5.S79.70; Tate, $3.535.6O; Tip.
pah, $6,699.50; Tishomingo, $4,935.7O;
Tunica, $367.35; Union, $6,377.70; War,
rem, $2,602.95; Washington, $900.45;
Wayne, $2,914.25; Webster, $4,s12. 80
Wilkinson, $1,2O5.7o; Winston, $4,.
1890; Yalabusha, S5,197.S0; Yazoo
$4,621.2c Grand total, $299.S15.s5.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
A. & M. College Exhibit.

The exhibit of the A. and M. College
easily held the attention of the visitors
to the State fair, being the most COM
plete showing of the kind they had ever
witnessed. President j. c. Hardy was on
hand to explain what had been done and
what is contemplated at the institution
of which all Mississippians are proud.
First, the buildings already erected,
those under construction and contem-
plated, were seen in bird's-eye fashion
Then the exhibits from the textile school,
the looms in actual operation, and the
many splendid specimens of the skill and
handicraft of the pupils were displayed,
and the browning display was the live
stock exhibit. The idea of growing mules
for the South impressed the visitors most
favorably, as did the beautiful specimens
of blooded stock from the college barns.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

New York city has 1873 department
stores that employ 11,000 persons.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Soldiers Going to Mardi Gras.

Gov. Noel has given permission to the
Second Regiment, Mississippi National
Guard, to be the guests of the city of
New Orleans during the Mardi Gras fes-
tivities.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Better Price for Seed.

The price of cotton seed delivered at
the mills in Jackson has advanced 81 per
ton, being now quoted at $500. Seed
f. o. b. at shipping stations, however,
are still quoted at $14.oo per ton. Mill
managers decline to predict the future
course of the market. They state, how
ever, that quotations on oil and other
products are steadier than they have
been for some time, and this may mean
an additional advance in seed in case
the market for products continues to
show improvement.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
Bee Keepers Organize.

The Mississippi Bee Keepers Associa-
tion was organized at the office of Com
missioner of Agriculture Blakeslee, who
was elected secretary, Mr.. Joel John
son of Leota being made president.
Quite number were present, and all
were deeply interested in the organiza-
tion of an association that may assist
them in their industry. Hundreds of citi-
EeRs of the State are engaged in honey
making, and some of them on a very ex-
tensive scale, shipping to the Northern
markets and selling readily at about rs
cents per gallon.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13
The State Fair.

The fifth annual exhibit of the Missis-
sippi State Fair and Industrial EXPOSE
ton was brought to close Friday night.
The management has announced it's will
ingness to retire $4,000 bond issue
now outstanding, which was foated sew
eral months ago for the purpose of erect
ing new exhibit buildings.
The State Fair management will be
left practically out of debt, and there
fore in position to plan the 1909 fair
on a larger and more comprehensive scale.
The books Of the secretary show nearly
10000 visitors during the ten-day period.
Asks for Injunction.
In the case wherein the Railroad Com
mission seeks to enforce its order to re-
quire the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Railroad to make physical connections
with the Southern Railway at Hollon-
dale and Belzoni, on different lines of
the same two companies roads, the
Southern Railway makes no objection,
but the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley pro-
tests and asserts that the order is IN
just and illegal. It therefore asks for
an injunction prohibiting the enforce
ment of the order
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

Forty tons of Mount Airy granite,
already erected in the Mississippi
memorial at the National Park, at
Vicksburg, will have to come down.
The contract called for LaHarge &C.
ment, at $3.50 per barrel, and the con-
tractors used instead Atlas cement, at
So per barrel or less. 1t will require
a month to dismantle the memorial.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

A naval recruiting bureau has again
been opened in this city. There
has been no recruiting force in this
state for months, and the officers hope
to pick up few likely young men to
take service as apprentice seamen or
hospital attendants, for whom there is
an abundance of room in the navy at
present and will be for some time.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

At least one disastrous result of the
long drought in this section has been
seen in the record of destructive fires,
caused in many instances by mere
sparks, either on dry roofs, in the dry
grass or other places. There have been
more fires in Jackson during the six or
seven weeks since which hardly drop
of rain has fallen than in any other
period within memory.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

Gov. Noel has appointed about 400.
delegates to the big meeting to be held
at Memphis on Nov. 10, IL and II, the
aim being to have, as nearly as posi-
BILE, every county in the state repro.
sented at the meeting.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1908-11-13

The coast counties again came to the
front in the awards made in the agri-
cultural section of the state fair, and
that, in the line of staple crops. Frank
H. Lewis, of Jackson county, was
awarded the first premiNm for best all
round display of corn, also receiving
three cotton premiums. He had the
best and cleanest pound of long staple
cotton; the best and neatest cotton
wrapped bale of cotton, and the best
upland staple bale.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09
Want Taylor
Taken Back
coEeELL's FRIENDS IN KEN.
TUcKY ASK GOV. MARSHALL
TO ACT.

FRANKFORT, Ky, Nov. 9.-Arthm
Goebel conferred here Saturday with
commemorative attorney, Robert B.
Franklin, with reference to request
ing of Governor Wilson a requiAtion
upon Governor Harshall, of Indiana
when he takes his seat for the return
of w. S. Taylor and Charles Finley
to Kentucky, for trial upon the lndict
ment pending against them, in the
Franklin circuit court charging them
with completely in the murder Of
Governor William Goebel.
Taylor was the Republican contes.
tee for governor and Finley secretary
Of state when the murder Of Goebel
occurred in the State house square
Three Republican governors since re.
fused to deliver the men to the Ken.
lucky authorities for trial on the
grounds that they could not secure
fair trials
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09
TO cHRIsTEN NORTH DAKOTA.

O7y s. W. press Associntton.i
WASHINGTON. Nov. 9.-Rcpresen.
tatives of the navy department left
today for Quincy, Mass. to super.
intend the launching tomorrow OF the
monster 10000 ton battieship, North
Dakota. The great vessel was built
at the yards OF the Fore River Ship.
building Company and is now ready
for its christening. Miss Mary Benton
of Fargo, N. D.. will break the bottle
of wine.
The North Dakota is the first semi
Dreadnought of the American navy
and i'll her construction all records for
speed have been broken. Her keel
was laid on December 16 last. Her
sister ship, the Delaware, is being
built at Newport News, Va, and will
probably be launched this winter.
There has been fierce rivalry be-
tween the Massachusetts, and Virginia
companies, but victory will go to
the former by narrow margin.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09

Married, November Z, 1908. at 1:8O
J ~, BY Rev, Turklesoh. d, the NJ.
Church. at the residence Of the
hides, sister, Mrs C. F. Malone. OF
state street aIr. J. M. Stiles, Of this
III, and Miss Anna NJ. Keener, Of
coIiax. Mr. Stiles is employed by
lhs 81 and o. here. Mrs. Stiles is a
pornlsr ycing lady we'll known in this
Wafd Only a few Of the immediate
friends witnessed the ceremony. The
6dt RI town guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Pierce, Of Grafton, and Miss
Nora Hiidsbrand, Of Mosgantoxn. Aft.
et the ceremony refreshments vera
served by Mr.. and Mrs. Malone, as
sisted by Miss Mary Smith. The din.
ming room was beautifully decorated
With ferns and chrysanthemums. Mr..
md Mrs. Stiles viii reside on State
street and will be at home to their
dSiends after the fifteenth.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09

TIVE STAGE
Paul Gilmore In Khaki Uniform.

Paul Gilmore In Khaki Uniform.
Paul Gilmore in Khaki uniform is
seemingly attraction enough without
the strong play that goes with the uni
form. Mr.. Gilmore viii exhibit the
uniform in his new play, THE Boys
of Company B." on Thursday, at the
Grand. or the part OF Tony Allen.
in which ne has captured SO many
hearts this season. Mr. Gilmore says
that it is the most satisfactory part lie
has ever had. Speaking OF the part
and its possibilities Mr.. Gilmore said
the other evening: In the Angus!
Current Literature there is a very
clever article that starts off with the
sentence, History Is made by two-leg.
ged principles The author goes on
to explain the meaning OF his epigram
by saying that truth in the abstract
disembodled principle, has little to
do with hCnGn events. The principle
the truth, must be seen by a human
mind. e%in ssed in some way to other
minds. and find its championship in
human bipeds before it molds the des.
TIMES Of the world. It is always 4
principe plus a personality that &C.
complishes lasting results, and the
principle is always eolored in EXPIRES;
sion by the personality. Here is Tony
Allen to perfection. Tony is the per.
sonality behind the principle for which
he is working. Stronger or'more ap-
pealing personality / have never
found in any modern pay. l trust
that Tony will appeal to my good
friends across the footights as he has
to me-"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-11-09

Pierce's promise TO voluntarily resi
turn to Texas for trial ended the ess
forts al the Texas authorities to 81
cure his extraditV:n from Massachu
sets, where the oil magnate has 4
summer home. Pierce said he has
nothing to fear from the trial ana
would have come earlier. but his
health prevented 1T
The charge against Pierce grew out
Of alleged false statements made By
him in securing the readmfssIon OF
the waters.Pierce Oil Company to,
Texas. after It had been evicted as s
criminal trust. United States Senator
Joseph w. Bailey wns involved IN the
matter, and was alleged to have re.
ceived large sums from Pierce IN res
turn for legd services in adding the
Gil company to evade the proYfalons
OF the Texas antitrust law. Bailey
was subjected to legislative invess
tigation and exhonersted. but the
Democratic split caused by the aatairi
has not yet been entirely healed.