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The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Austrians Settle in GEORGIA.

Augusta, Ga.-The immigrant col
ony in Augusta has been incre ed. A
couple of months ago the Be. mans
nursery took on thirteen Austr...ns as
an experiment, and SO we'll pleased
have both parties been with tn condi-
tons and the labor that others have
been induced to come here.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

According to Marquis de Fontenoy
the French government does not con
slider the two ~pretenders to the French
throne of enough Importance to con
tinue the police surveillance of them
that has been conducted in the past.
This must be a terrible jar to the van
ity of these gentlemen whose chief
stock in trade has heretofore been the
fallacy that they may one day over
throw the government. 1t is one of
those ases where to be abused is bad,
but to be ignored is worse, and they
will in the future be unable to pose as
prosecuted martyrs
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Official Bill by Warner.

Washington-The administration
bill for the re-enlistment of the negro
soldiers of the Twenty-ffth infantry.
who were discharged without honor
as a result of the Brownsville ARRAY,
was introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Warner of Missouri, after a meet
ing of the committee on military af-
fairs.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Grows Bananas in Cellar,

Long Beach-Mrs. Adelaine Itch
ner, who owns a beautiful home at
First place and Ocean avenue, has
made a success of banana growing in
the cellar under her house. The fruit
is full grown and Mrs. Tichnor be-
lieves she is the first in Southern
California to grow it successfully.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Law Would Restore Fees.

Washington-The senate committee
on public lands Wednesday ordered a
favorable report on a bill to restore
to the register of the land office the
fees collected for cancellation of land
entries. Since 1892 a fee of 81 has
been collected on such cancellations,
and the fee under the law was re-
tanned by the registers. Regulations
later were put into force by which the
registers were compelled to turn re
fees into the treasury.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
SOLDIERS TORTURE JEWS.
Cars Troops Raid Meeting Of Dele
gates to Discuss Races Condition.

Berlin-While assembled at Char
koff, Russia, to discuss their races
condition under Muscovite rule,
62 delegates, representing a Jewish
organization of national scope, were
arrested, tortured and are still i'm
prisoned, without trial or even formal
charges of misconduct.
The delegates, including leading
Jews from all sections of the Empire,
were in session when troops entered
the hall, seized every one present and
dragged them to prison. There they
were knouted, loaded with chains and
thrown into cells.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Tuberculosis Bill Favored.

Washington-The house committee
on the District of Columbia reported
favorably a bill to provide for registra-
ton of all cases of tuberculosis in the
district for free examination of sput-
UNI in suspected cases, and for other
measures to prevent the spread of the
disease in the district.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
SmugoIers Kill Two Guards.

Ell Paso, Texas-Charles Jones
and Charles Logan, mounted GUS
tom guards, were found dead in
the dry bed of the Rio Grande Friday
morning. They were killed by smug-
glers but there is no clue to their
slayers. Firing was heard Thursday
midnight and Friday morning the two
men were found dead surrounded by
the footprints of smugglers.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Machinists in the Navy.

Washington-The house committee
on naval affairs Friday decided to re-
port favorably the bills introduced by
Mr.. Butler of Pennsylvania, estab-
fishing the rank of machinists in the
navy as warrant officers and increas-
ing the pay of mates to $1,000 at sea,
$1,000 on shore and $500 on leave or
waiting orders.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

We are hearing a good deal these
days about the ~desirability of a closer
acquaintance with our South Amer
lean brethren, but before many Of us
dash down there it will be well to wait
the result of the relief expedition
which is being organized in Boston
to search for DR.. Rice, the explorer,
who, it is feared, has been eaten by
c%annibals in the interior of Colon
bia. If, says the Indianapolis Star,
the relief party. gets away with.
out being eaten also it will Thea
be early enough to consider neighbor.
ly overtures.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Saws ORANGE Druooed Him.

Pittsburg-Arthur F. Bennett is be-
ing sought by the police on the
charge of e~mbezzlement. H. j. H.
Nulty, a wealthy broker, has told the
detectives that Bennett handed him a
fixed" orange, and that while under
the influence of the drugged fruit he
signed away $4,000 to Bennett.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Senator Bryan Near Death.

Washington, D. C.-The condi-
ton of Senator w. J.. Bryan of Flori-
da was reported very critical Thurs
day. His physician, DR.. Samuel Fry,
was at his bedside all night, together
with the Senator's brother. who ar.
rived yesterday from Florida, in re-
Spouse to by telegraph.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
To Tunnel Mountain Rance.

Reno, Nev.-Julius Kruttschmitt
of the Southern Pacific railroad
Friday confirmed the report that the
company will construct a tunnel
through the Sierra Nevada range. The
tunnel will be the longest in the coun-
try and will cost about $40, 900, 000.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

That story from Minnesota about
the farmer who has found in his flock
a hen which has no bill, but instead a
perfect human nose, with perfect nos
trils, and a human mouth and chin be.
low, cheeks puffy and pink, and in
place of a comb hairy feathers, part,
ed as if by a barber, is very inter
esting indeed, but Virgil Eaton can
beat 1t with his hands tied behind
his back.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A Chinese editor says that his peo-
pie are getting ready to drive all
Europeans out of China, but they
have not the same feeling toward
Americans, as they have learned the
with a conscience. 1t would be rather
difficult to imagine any of the others
letting go a slice Of tempting terri
tory or a large part of collectible
indemnity. They would look on it
as objectionable folly, if not gener-
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The ideal theater to be built in
New York will be so arranged that
occupants of boxes will be enabled to
speak to friends in the orchestra.
This arrangement will facilitate the
flow of conversation while grand
opera is in progress. Naturally, So
ciety will concur in the idea that the
theater is to be ideal.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
invented Automobile clock.

Hazleton, Pa.-Charles Miller of this
city, who was chauffeur for Avian
Markle for several years, has invent
ed an automobile clock, which shows
the exact time an automobile is start
ed, how long used and when stopped.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

Millions of tons of sand, flung on
the seacoast by winds and waves, are
carried back again in the undertow.
but a New York man owned property
at Coney Island recently found a way
ito put it where it would do the most
good" and keep it there. He moored
an old schooner near the beach. In is
months the sea built up behind it an
area of 100, 600 feet; and little grains
of sand" make pleasant land" in
deed at that spot, for the Coney Is
land beach. is worth a dollar a square
foot.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Society Leader Opens Store.

Washington-Social Washington is
much interested in the entry of one
of it's members into the business
world. Mrs. H. H. Hosley, widow of
Commander Hosley, who took the dry
dock Dewey to Manila, has opened a
millinery shop in the very center of
Washington.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
servant Leaves 5000 to Cat.

Elkton, Md.-Tiny Sims, for many
years a servant, ~bequeathed $1,000 to
Harmony Presbyterian church and
5000 to Mrs. Isabella p. Milton, in
whose house she died. The income
from the bequest to Mrs. Milton is to
be applied to the maintenance of her
black cat, Dixie.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Stabbed. Mum About Assailan+

Chester, Pa.-Positively refusing to
inform the police authorities as to
the identity of his assailant, William
Jefferson is a patient in Chester hos
pital, receiving treatment for an ugly
stab wound which may have serious
results.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Death Stalks in siberia

London-Hundreds of the inhabi-
tants Of Northern Siberia have died
of starvation within the last few
weeks and the prisation is growing
worse daily. The famine there is un-
p~recedented and the government is
helpless to relieve it.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A noiseless gun may be a great i'm
provement, but it does look like a
cold-blooded process even in wal to
shoot a man down without making n
noise about it. Besides, We should
have to throw away all our war poetry
and get a new line, which would be
almost impossible, since all the great
poets are gone.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Gar seizes turkish ships.

st. Petersburg - A rumor has
reached this city by way OF Vienna
that two Turkish steamers with arms
and ammunition ON board have been
seized in the Black Sea by Russian
warships,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
More Paw for Life Savers.

Westinghouse house bill increasing
the pay of persons engaged in the life
savings service of the United States
"a passed by the senate Friday, with
an amendment giving to a dependent
mother the same pension allowances
as the bill gives to a widow.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The New York suffragettes have
given up their open-air parades and
will substitute teas and bridge-whist
parties. Naturally, earnest leaders of
the cause can see the ladylike blight
settling on the crusade.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A young man in Philadelphia tried
to kill himself because an actress,
with whom he was in love, had sensi-
bly, advised him mot to be a lobster"
Evidently, he took the only way known
to his limited intelligence to follow
her advice.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

Various American fishes, such as
the sheepshead and the bluefish,
have lately appeared in large numbers
in the Bay of Biscay. Is it possible
that the financial stringency has af-
fected even the waters of our coast?
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

No surprise is created by the news
that a Brooklyn rug manufacturer has
been leading a double life. Any mar
who has to live in Brooklyn cannot
be blamed for wanting another exist
ence, says the Chicago Journal.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Run Over; Both Legs Amputated.

Lancaster, Pa.-George M. Jones,
aged 10 years, of Dillerville, was run
over by a Reading railway train while
walking to Lancaster. Both legs,
which were crushed, were amputated
on the slight chance of saving his
life.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Sentenced to Death.

Bailey, Ga.-Neal Ryals, the al
legged assailant of. Mrs. Lizzie Over
street, in this county last September,
was found guilty and sentenced to be
executed on March 81.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A Pennsylvania youth recently com.
mitted suicide because he was repri.
manded. Such a degree of sensi.
t~iveness would indicate that the rod
had been spared too much and the
child very evidently spoiled.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Died, 1902, Soon After Cousin, 10.

Carlisle, Pa.-Following the death
here several weeks ago of her cousin,
Mrs. Woods, aged nearly 102, Mrs.
Julia Smith, colored, died here. aged
102. She was born in Shepherdstown,
W. Va.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Unexpectedly Reeains Speech.

Hanover, Pa.-Miss Rose Fissel of
Littlestown, an operator in the Han
over telephone exchange, who mystic
riously lost her voice seven weeks
ago, has Unexpectedly regained the
full power of speech.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Dog Bites Youth in Eve.

Millville, N. J,-While playing with
a pet dog Artie Brown was seized by
the dog, the teeth tearing the young
mans eyelid and bruising the eye
ball. 1t is feared he will lose the eye.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Soldier Killed in Enesauement.

Tifis-A soldier was killed Thurs
day during an engagement be-
tween a picket and a band of thir-
ty Persian brigands conveying contra.
band,
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A New York society m ap-
peared at a charity entertainment
as Salome with a huge snake rolled
around her neck. At least, reporters
thought they saw It.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Respite to Write Life,s STORY.

Norfolk, Va.-Gov. Swanson grant.
ed Leo C. Truman. under sentence to
be hanged for murder, a respite to
March q, to give him a fortnight in
which to complete his autobiography.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
IA Smiths in One Family

Miller, S. D.-Among the new set
tiers to arrive here is a family from
New York state with thirteen chill
dren. Their name is Smith.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Preacher Killed in DISPUTE.

Troy, Ala.-News has reached here
Of the killing of Elder L. T. Wells, a
Baptist preacher, by Riley Odom at
Searight. Crenshaw county.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

Twelve New York jurors who were
fined $50 each because they tossed a
penny for the purpose of arriving at
a verdict are likely to give up the
idea that the law is a joke.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The simplified spelling board has
found an absolute cure for phthisic.
They spell it ~"tisic."
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Pope Would Renew Relations.

La Paz, Bolivia-A delegate from
the holy see has arrived here with
the object of renewing diplomatic re-
lations between the Bolivian govern
ment and the Vatican.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A western man has invented a baH
loon that will go 60 miles an hour
IL nothing happens.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The German lottery agent who has
just been sentenced to 1,461 years in
prison has obviously drawn an IN
lucky number.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
NEWS OF CONGRESS
DoINGs OF PEOPLES REPRESENT
TATivES AT WASHINGTON.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED
Concise Report Of Measures intro
duced and What Action ls
Taken on Them.
Senate Passes Mail Subsidy.

Washington-The senate, without
division, passed the ocean mail sub
sidy bill.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The lofty man and oak are ever ex-
posed to the worst storms.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
The Bitter End.

At last 1t biteth like a serpent,
And stingeth like an adder.
Thine eyes shall behold strange things,
Andt thy heart shall utter perverse
things.
Yea, thou shalt be as he that lieth down
in the midst of the sea,
Or as he that lieth upon the top of a
mast.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A New York ~wrongdoer was convict
ed after Identification by his voice
alone. He should have eaten q
Glove
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

Chicago youths do not need coming
out parties. They just come out. A
few going-in parties might help.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

LESSON
School Lesson for March q, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

LESSON TExT.-Proverbs 23:29-35.
Memory verse. 81.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"At last 1t biteth like
a serpent and stingeth like an adder
Prov. 1892.
SCRIPTURE arranged by Prof. j. Wal
lace Brown of Missouri, for a responsive
reading exercise:
THE DRUNkARD'S PROGRESS.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A good cobbier is better than a bad
shoemaker.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

knowledge is success.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

1t is better to help than to hinder.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
A Dirge of Drink.

1.
An Enigma of the Ages.
Who hath woe?
Who hath sorrow?
Who hath contentious?
Who hath complaining?
Who hath wounds without cause?
Who hath redness of eyes?
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
Mississippi
Nems

The secretary of the State board of
pharmaceutical examiners has adj
dressed the following open letter to the
druggists of Mississippi:
~"1ndianola, Miss, March 16.-The
regular spring examination for appli-
cants to practice pharmacy in Missis-
sippi will be held at Jackson on the first
Tuesday in April. This is to give
notice that if you have any person or
persons in your employ who are unreg-
istered, and who are compromising
physicians prescriptions, you, as we'll
as these employees, are violating the
laws of the State, and it is your duty
as a good citizen to see that they attend
the examination on the above date and
register.
at is the intention of this board, af-
ter the spring examination, to address
letters to every circuit Judge and every
district attorney throughout the State,
at the converting of each county court,
as well as to prominent citizens of the
various counties who can be of assist
ance to the board and the officials, in
structing that a close investigation be
made, and all violators of the law be
prosecuted.
1.-THE members constituting this board
are all under oath that they will do
their duty to the people of the State,
and they will know no favorites in the
performance of this duty, but will use
every endeavor to put an end to the in
discriminate practice of pharmacy by
unregistered parties in Mississippi.
This is an important matter, and
one that deserves your hearty co-opera-
ton with the board.
81 Il WI EINSnN In Gac,u
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27
The Curt Answer of Wisdom.

They that tarry long at the wine;
They that go to seek out mixed wine.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

A Strict Moral Pointed.
Look not thou upon the wine
When it is red,
When it sparkleth in the cup,
When it goeth down smoothly.
The Tupelo journal., 1908-03-27

The railroad commission has ordered
the Illinois Central to so arrange its
schedule of train No. "a, north from
Grenada, as to connect at Holly Springs
with the train on the Frisco from Mem
phis to Birmingham.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-20
PERSONAL,


Miss Hazel Frost and Miss Martha
Basel left this morning for an cx-
tended trip to Parkersburg and
Huntington.
9. 70. Webb returned last night
from Elkins. whore he attended the
Meeting Of the West Virginia Educa-
ltlonal Association,
j. w. Duncan has returned from
Elklns, where he attended the State
Educational Association.
A, w, Martin returned from Ell
kins this morning, after attending the
injecting of the State Teachers Asso-
citation there,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Dewey, Of De,
trolt, Mich. are the guests OF Mrs.
Dewey's sister Mrs. Lucy Terrell
Harvey Williams, OF West Milford,
was in the city today.
Mr., and Mrs. Guy Goodwin, Of
Grass Run, near, Bristol, are in the
city.
II. X. Jones, of salem. spent Sat
urday in the city.
c. w. Smith, Of Falrmont was
here Saturday.
W. W. Giles, of Parkcrsburg, Is a
city business visitor.
G, W. Windsor. is here from
Wheeling.
Miss Maudc Carpenter of Middle
bourne, is visiting in the city
j. II MCGEE was here Saturday
from Bristol.
State Senator Thomas Gartlan, Of
Parkersburg, was a prominent city
visitor Saturday.
Justice NJ. E. Shaver, of Brown,
was here Saturday
Miss Edith Newton is visiting
friends in Weston.
L. b. Scott Of tbs city. is detained
on account of illness at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. W. b Cunning
hame, near smthsville w Va.
Writ G. Faust and NJ. s. Faust, Of
Falrmont, were visitors in the city
Saturday.
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CITY COUNCIL ORDERS
Continued from page ~

"NN~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~~~
policeman was accepted. and Q. a.
Roley was elected to the vacancy.
Several restaurant licenses were
granted.
A minority report for street paying
was adopted. the only vote against II
being that of Bland, 1t provides for
the paving OF Second street between
Pike and Main, one side of East
Pike street to Factory from the end
Of the paving there, $500 for Clay
street, lower end of Monticello Ave
nue. and $1,000 for Traders alley
provided the property owners give =
similar amount for the alley Inc
total estimate Is $4,000
An cxoncration Of taxes on proper
~ valued at $1,000 was allowed tho
Clarksburg Realty Company
The street committee was instruct
ed to report on the petition OF Mrs.
Elliott. of Hickman street for q
sewer.
The city clerk was directed TO nd.
vcrtisc for bids for all sand, stone,
brick and timber to be uacd on Tue
streets for The year and and 1t va
ordered that no new work be don"
except by order Of the council
Reports Of the finances Of the CITY
were made and the financial report
for the last year was read and or
idcrcd published in the papers.
Tho street committee was directed
TO confer with w. +. Holden on til"
question Of opening Holden street
u was directed that the special
officer be not hired except when three
or more convicts are at work on the
streets.
| Council adjourned, and then re-
| convened as 4 license court. but i'm
mcdiatcly adjourned as such for two
weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-20
CHILD DIES
In the Industrial Addition
Other News Of the
Suburb.

INDUSTRIAL, June 2O-Virginla,
the eighteen months old daughter Of
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Henderson,
who had been III for the last two
weeks. died at ! o'clock this morn
Ing Funeral services have not been
arranged as yet. The bcrcaved par
ents have the sympathy of the en-
tire community
II p. DeNaughn has returned TO
his home In Fairchance, Pa, after
spending several days here looking
after business matters.
Stepping stones are being laid
across broadway They We're gadl%
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-20

Frame house, slate roof,
8 rooms, bath, finished in
oak, cellar, gas, water and
sewerage, on Cemetery Lane,
lot 371&XOO feet. Price
S3,5OO.OO. Terms $1,5OO.OO
down, good time on balance
with 6 per cent. interest.
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Give us this day our daily bread
Matt. 6. II.

My great grandparents averaged
s. years Of life. Ny grandparents
average II years Of life ana three OF
them are still alive. They all ate
largely Of bread daily. Their bread
was baked from Ohio -four milcd
from Ohio Winter Wheat.
: Dcwey's best is milled from Ohio
Winter Wheat and the very choicest
of the crop at that. Dcwey's Best
gives long life and happiness to those
who use 1t. It's the best flour for
the home.
Price no higher than common
flours.
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SWEET MELODY FLOUR.

j. F. Plummer, rector OF the Epis-
copal church, returned today from
Baltimore, where he visited Mrs.
Plummer, who is undergoing medical
treatment In that city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-20

SWEET MELODY FLOUR.
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RE AL
ESTA TIE
----------.----------------...-------
Rent or
Sale
Superior
Location
Modern
COnvenienCes
Onc-story frame cottage,
metal roof, situate on lot
30X1OO feet. Price $1,000
cash. With u little repair on
this house this property will
rent for $3.50 or $500 |
per month.
Vacant lot on Mcigs ave-
nue., BIB 1-3x12O feet. Price
$2,3OO.OO. For "a home in
n good location nothing bet.
ter.
House for rent on Locust
street, 6 rooms and bath,
good location, nice size lot,
shade trees, all modern i'm
provcmcnts, for $500 per
month.
House of 6 rooms, on lot
2Ox1OO feet, in the rear Of
1882 West Main street,
property rents for $500
per month. Price, S2,O0O.OO
on time, or 81, 10000 cash.
Fine property OH the cor
ner of HOrnor Avenue and
Fifth street, frame, slate
roof, all modern improve
mcnts, cellar, bath, water,
hall; lot 1OOxt5O feet.
Price 100000.
Fine country home In AZ,
tn Vista with all modern i'm.
provcmcnts TINT belong to
tho city, gas, water, and sew
craSc, spring water all
through the house. House 8
rooms, laundry, nicely paper
cd, bath on first floor; lot 1871
by 120 feet, fronting on two
streets. Price $4,0OO.O0.
This is n low price as the
party who owns the property
lives in the West and wants
to sell.
Nice home on Philippi pike
Price 100000; terms rca-
S0nablc. Lot IOx12O feet,
corner lot.
Frame house, slate roof,
8 rooms, bath, finished in
oak, cellar, gas, water and
sewerage, on Cemetery Lane,
lot 3715xOO feet. Price
S3,5OO.OO. Terms $1,5OO.OO
down, good time on balance
with 9 per cent. interest,
We have lots on Kelley
Hill and johnson Heights.
Prices from $4,000 10
$4,000. Terms $500 down
and $500 per month.
We have two cottages in
Alta Vista, 4 rOms, on good
size lot, $1,25O.OO each.
Six room house on Carlisle
Court, $2,2OO.OO
Cottage on Carlisle Court,
$3,OOO.OO.
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