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The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1909-04-01
Resolutions.

Resolutions adopted by the
Neshoba County Uuion at meet
ing held at Hope, March % and
26. 1919.
Mol. Whereas, it is the
sense of this Union that the
Parcel Post and Saveings Bank
Bill would benefit the farmers of
our country,
Therefore, be it resolved, That
we request our Congressman to
use his efforts to have such law
enacted.
No2. Whereas knowing the
conditions and surroundings of
our country, we are opposed to
foreign immergration,
Therefore be it resolved, That
we request our Congressman to
vote against aliens entering our
shores as we do not want them
here to degrade the risings
generation.
No 3. Resolved, That We ad-
vocate the use of cotton bagging
as far as practicable for covering
our cotton. And that we request
our merchants to have their
-four. oats. guano, sugar, salt and
other articles put up in cotton
sacks.
No4. Resolved. That we urge
upon each member the necessity
OF reducing the acreage in cotton
and deverifying their crops by
raising home supplies.
Resolved further that we call
upon all farmers in our county
to cooperate with us n the
above move.
No 3. Whereas it is reported
10 this Union that Bro Cul Clip
The Neshoba Democrat. (Philadelphia, Miss.) 1881-current, 1909-04-01

Mulholland December 18th. 1879
and October 10Th, 1879, lie Joined
the Carolina Church and made a
consistent and useful member
On November 10Th, 1902. he was
elected an Elder of this Church,
and aided by his couns"ls in d.
recting its work of usefulness in
the community.
Christopher Columbus Watkins
was born in Neshoba county,
Mississippi. April 10th, 1851, and
died March the llth. 1909, near
where he was born. H. Joined
the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in September, 1868, and
August the 9th, 1881, he joined
the Carolina Church. He was
made an elder on November the
Sth, 1887, and continued faith
fu! and useful officer until his
death. January 18th, 1850, he
married Miss NJ V Lotion.
On motion, the Session adopted
these memorials and ordered
them spread upon the minutes.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
LIST. In the death of A H
Lotion and G 9 Watkins this
Session realizes that the Church
has sustained a great loss and
that this court has been deprived
of able counselors and faith
ful coadjutors.
2nd. That we bow with sub
mission to the faithful dispensa-
ton and pray that the great
Head of the Church may COM
pensate the Church and Session
by helping US in our need of con-
servital officers to fill the vacan-
cies made by these deaths.
3rd. That memorial page in
the Session minutes he set
apart to each of these members.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
CONVERT SAVES
PAST0RFR0M
PRISON

NEW YORK, May 5.-Had
George Waverly Briggs, some years
ago one of the most eloquent and
successful methodist ministers in
the south, been in condition to
moralize when he was standing a
prisoner at the bar of Jefferson
Market court, his mind must have
reverted to the principle that bread
cast upon the waters will return.
A man he converted in Galveston,
Texas, 30 years ago. and who had
not seen him since, appeared to"be-
friend him.
This man is Walter S. Mayer.
chief postal inspector for the New
York district. Mr. Mayer read in
the morning papers that George
Waverly Briggs, a retired minister
had been arrested on a charge of
trying to pawn stolen goods, and at
once busted himself. He went first
to Yorkville court, then to West
Side court, and finally TO Jefferson
Market before he found the unfor-
tunate clergyman.
The prisoner here" said Mr.
Mayer to Magistrate House. point
ing to the broken-down old figure
at the rail, was in his time one of
the most eloquent of public orators.
When | was rather a wild young
man in Galveston, ! happened into
one of his bible classes and he
made a church member of me. /
did not know he had fallen so low
until | read the papers today and
now | want to repay him for what
he did for me-"
Who are you?" asked the trem-
bling prisoner.
Il am one who knew you when
you were leader in your church, I"
replied Mr. Mayer Il hope to help
set you on your feet again.
The old man broke down and
sobbed. He was taken away by Mr..
Mayer and his son, Wood Briggs.
after bail bond of 800 to guaran-
tee his appearance had been signed
Mr.. Briggs has confessed to the
police that he stole three cheap
atomiZers from drug store Upon
this admission he was PHOTOGRAPH
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ner is an opium and morphine
fiend with squalid shack on a lit

ner is an opium and morphine
fiend with a squalid shack on a lit
tie island in the river just beneath
the Division street bridge. The
discovery of the keys and drug in
his possession caused the police to
make an investigation with the re-
suit that it was established that
Warner had pawned watch stolen
from a man in the New oYrk ho-
tel week ago. He simply acted
as a go-between, however, selling
the watch for the actual thief, who
is now in the county Jail for the
crime.
Warmers filthy shack can be
reached only by boat or by sliding
down the braces of the Division
street bridge to a gang plank
stretched to the island on which
his domicile sits. He has long
been under close surveillance by
the police, who suspect that he has
been conducting "hop joint"
there. The whole paraphernalia ex-
cepting the opium pipe was found
there last night by Lister.
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ed Cor the Rogues' gallery and
measured for the Bertillion records
before he was arraigned.
ONO AUTO CAME
TOOLATE

Earl precinct. embracing the
upper end of Lidgerwood and Ken
wood is the largest in the city in
point of area and was given the
services of an automobile by the
Pratt men in the closing hours of
election day Just as the polls
were about to close John Chris
Hansen. republican precinct COM
mitteeman and election judge, put
his head through the door to pro-
nounce the final hear ye' attend
ing the closing of the polls.
There was about a minute to
spare and John heard an automo-
bile coming toward the polling
place at a terrific rate of speed.
John figured it was some more of
dem Pratt fellers" and pro-
nounced the polls closed in short
order.
1t proved, however, to be John
Brill with an ONO supporter. but
Brill came too late. Brill entered
protest but it was of no avail,
the die had been cast and the work
was done.
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JAP NAbS THE
RIVER PIRATE.

Laden down with a variety of
pass keys and pocket tools, sling
made out of ring of keys wrapped
with cloth and with hypoder-
mic syringe and quantity of NOR
phine in his possession, w. G.
Warner, alleged colored bad man
and suspected robber, was over
hauled by Detective Lister. War
ner's undoing resulted from his
possession of white mans meal
ticket and the surveillance of the
Japanese proprietor of the Grand
restaurant, 800 Front avenue,
where he presented the ticket in
payment for a meal.
Warner had written his own
name with indelible pencil on the
face of the ticket, while the writ
ing done by the Jap was in black
pencil and the name of the right
full owner was written in Japanese
over the back of it. The swarthy
restauranteur recognized the ticket
Immediately, as it's loss had been
reported to him by the man who
bought it. Consequently, he re-
fused to return it to the negro.
Warner took up his grievance
with the police, but to his own
grief, for he was Immediately ar
rested by Detective Lister when
the Japanese told his story. War
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KID FIXED UP FOR
WILD WEST

D With his fathers .32 caliber au-
tomato revolver fully loaded and
slowed away in his pocket. togeth-
er with a flashlight he had stolen
from the Spokane Hardware Co.,
and can of beans, little w. Cum
bingham. age but 13 years, was
captured this afternoon by Detec
tive Macdonald shortly after he had
stolen a fishing tackle while try
ing to dispose of Ralph Slaters BIZ
cycle at a bicycle shop near the
Auditorium theater. The boy had
planned to run away on the money
he got from the bicycle. He was
turned over to the juvenile au
thorities.
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DR.. HALL QUITS
HEALTH BOARD

DR.. William l.. Hall resigned his
chair as head of the city health
board to DR.. M. b. Grieve today,
and in his parting address declared
that there should be one health Of
ficer appointed by the city to give
his whole time to the betterment of
health conditions. He should have
no practice aside from this, and his
salary should not be less than $4,000
year. There should be one quail
fled physician in charge of the quar-
antine and there should be corps
of qualified physicians and nurses
to make regular inspections of pub
lie and private school children.
An inspector should be appointed
to give his undivided time to sewer
inspection There should be a re-
cording clerk in the health office to
take care of the vital statistics and
SO forth, as the present clerk, Mrs
Hughes, with the growing work of
the office, is overworked. Since he
Is now out of the department, DR..
Hall declares that members of the
health board should receive not
less than 800 year for his sery-
ices. There is urgent need of a
new plumbing ordinance to control
inferior plumbing construction,
which the present ordinance fails
to do. There should be more in
spectors, who should be furnished
with means of rapid transit.
In finishing his suggestions, he
declared: "The present epidemic of
scarlet fever has proved beyond
doubt. though it has cost 20 valu-
able lives to find it out, that the
new isolation hospital should be
completed at once"
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NEGRO LEARNING TO
READ AT 70 YEARS

COLUMBUS, Ohio. May s.
Jack Gantz, 20, negro, former
slave, has, entered a night school
to acquire an education. Gantz was
janitor at the Wilmington college
when Assistant Attorney General
w. H. Miller was student there,
and the latter secured him a posi-
ton in the attorney generals office.
Because of his inability to read or
write Gantz frequently got the
mail mixed, and to overcome this
has taken up course at night
school.
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TOUGH NIGHT FOR
THE NERVES

The receipt of the returns last
night was the most interesting and
nerve racking experience of the
kind Spokane has had in a
municipal election in many years.
The first returns, coming from ia
vorable Pratt precincts, drew
cheers from the Pratt men and
cries of distress among the ONO
supporters. After little while the
tables turned and ONO was in the
lead and the yells that were
emitted from ONO headquarters
could have been heard for blocks.
The ONO enthusiasm continued for
over an hour, or until the strong
Pratt precincts in the Fifth ward
began coming in, when it was seen
that the ONO lead was vanishing
and that Pratt was forging ahead.
Both headquarters were crowded
until midnight.
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LAST OLD. LINE
ELECTION

In all probability this was Spo-
kane's last municipal election I'M
der the old party system.
Returns from 80 of the &C pre-
cincts show that the nonpartisan
primary and city election will be
adopted and that the proposition
will carry three or four to one.
The vote reported stands: For the
nonpartisan plan 1892, against it
S57.
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GORDON GOING HOME

Judge M. j. Gordon was afraign-
ed before Judge Hinkle this after
noon on the five additional findict-
ments returned against him by the
grand jury. He entered a plea OF
not guilty. The arraignment was
made at this time In order that
Judge Gordon might leave for the
coast
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BAN ON EVERYTHING
THE CHILDREN LIKE

The ban was placed on children's
ball games, on the coming circus,
and on partial quarantine in. apart
ment and dwelling housesl at a
meeting of the board of health this
afternoon. 1t was decided to send
a physician to the Holy Names
academy and to the ST. Jeseph's
school to inspect the children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05
bA[L|NGER
GETS BUSY
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Ballin-
ger today withdrew $4,000 acres
of land in Oregon from entry and
ordered 10000 acres in Idaho
opened. In connection with the
Malheur project in eastern Oregon
he ordered $4,000 acres with
drawn from everything except
homestead entry, Twenty thou
sand acres of The Dalles land dis
trict are withdrawn absolutely for
a reservoir site for the John Day
project. The land restored is in
Blackfoot, Idaho.
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LEADS ARE
INCREASED

Figures mopiIed this afternoon
by City Clerk Fleming give Pratt
$3.50. ONO 6o76. Pratt's majority
762.
Peterson received 677e, Eegle-
ston 6o12. Peterson's majority
767.
Fsirley's majority has been in
creased to 1910 by the official
count, the greatest majority he has
secured in any of his races for the
Office. The figures are: Farley
1898, Mexican 1888.
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where he will enter into the drug
business.
His excellent behavior and sin
cere penitence for the embezzle-
ments, which he committed for the
love of a woman, contributed to
secure his early parole.
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And so, by the industry of its
weighmen, the trust paid no Gus.
tom duties on 100000 pounds of
sugar. So jealous were some of
its employees at the II weighing
stations that the Sits in which the
hidden springs worked became
worn large as rat holes.
Shocked beyond measure by this
fraud, the yirtuous sugar trust has
settled with Uncle Sam for over
$2,0o0,0OO, rather than stand suit.
And there may yet be some Grim
inal prosecution.
But don't think the sugar trust
is shy on ethics. II always gave
its customers the correct weight
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THIEF FOR WOMAN'S
SAKE LEAVES PRISON
(By United Press)

! SACRAMENTO. CAL. May 81
Former San Francisco Tax Col
lector e. ]. Smith walked out of the
state prison gates at Folsom free
man after serving nearly five years
of the 10 year term for which he
was sentenced. He came to Sac
ramento and left for San Francisco.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

1t seems impossible to evter
inmate the mosquito. Science
might now turn her attention to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-05-05

Here II is, the little strip of iron
which cheated Uncle Sam.
The picture shows how it was
applied to the American Sugar Re-
fining Co. scales on the docks at
Brooklyn and Jersey City Every
time one ounce Of pressure was
given one OF these springs, tho
sugar being weighed.
Got over s2.oc0,000 benefit out
OF II, which was six per cent
dividend on the big capital stock
OF the American Sugar Refining
Co.
Wasn't that the neat little stone
n the crock OF butter gamer
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The Spokane Press, soc Month.
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CANII LU4NDOItEAN
Lu %a.Tsns ts are SD 4Ictas555
helped the Cubs tsN al pen
nants.
Lundrgren failed to show the
class demanded by Manager
Chance this spring, so it's to the
discard for him.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07

widespread impression that, in spite
of the earnestness Of women's zeal in
political reforms looking toward their
own relief from the overbearing of
man-made laws, they are yet swayed
by certain instincts to adorn their per-
sons through the painful interval of
waiting for the full measure of justice
TO be poured-one cannot say into their
laps, for the scant draperies Of the pre-
vailing mode make no provision for
such ungainly receptacles. but let US
say upon their heads. Not even all
the borrowed hair which their credit
at the hairdressers' can furnish would
fill the crowns of those great inverted
bowls which Omar may have imagin-
ed. Shylock expressed a wish TO carry
his deeds upon his head. IF the ladies
were to get in a single package, all the
rights coming to them in the next
fifty years. they could find room for
them in their hats OF this gladsome
spring. 1t seems a pity they might
not have all their rights Just now
when they could stow them safely
away in their hats and forget about
them.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
POLITICAL CAPITAL.

F course there will be some "scrapping" as
Dover was the better body and political orators
will try TO get capital" from the records of one
or the other. The Legislature, however, turned
out about as we expected. The Democrats af-
ter being out of control for many years gained
a majority of the House by carrying Brandy
wine hundred normal Republican district.
The Republicans had control of the Senate by
large majority. 1t was, politically speaking a
deadlocked Legislature. We cannot see how a
man with powerful microscope could gather
very much Democratic political capital out of
the session. On most questions the members
divided, not on political lines but they may be
fairly said to have represented the sentiments
OF their constituents.
The Legislature passed no progressive Leg
islation. No one expected that it would do so
because most of the members seemed to be un-
familiar with many Of those questions which
have been more or less widely discussed through
out the country. For example, we might have
had Public Utility Commission, a matter that
is being much considered in other states, but
there was hardly whisper of it here. The
progressive men in both parties favored good
roads, but the question of good roads has not
been party question.
There can be no direct responsibility placed
on either party for what was done or not done
The Democrats will howl about the failure to
change the present voting system. We think
the present ballot is good deal of a nuisance,
but no one seemed able to get up a system that
would have been satisfactory all around. Even
admitting that the present law is a nuisance, the
Republicans have only to recall the old election
laws of the State under which they groaned for
so many years and then it is realized how much
better conditions are than they once were.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
THE FATNESS OF HEALTH
Samose Fills Out the Curves and Make:
Thin People Fat.

If you are thin, your health is not
what it should be. If you are losing
weight steadily, there is something
wrong that should be attended to at
once. You can not be healthy and
strong if you are thin.
Perfect health and good, solid. beau
tiful flesh can only come through the
use of Samose, the remarkable flesh
forming food.
This makes the thin and scrawny
plump and robust; it mixes with the
food so that all Of the elements that
make solid bone, firm muscle and good
flesh are thoroughly assimilated and
retained in the system.
Samose is not a drug or a stimulant;
Il is a scientific flesh forming food
that restores thin people to a normal
condition of good healthy flesh.
There are thousands of unhappy,
nervous thin people who would look
and feel entirely different if they We're
only fat and plump. Let them use Sa-
NOSE and they will soon notice re-
markable results.
These statements are confirmed by
n. b. Danforth, the druggists offer
to refund the money to any one buy
ing and using Samose who does not
gain in weight as promised. The risk
is all his. The thin and scrawny can
buy Samose at Druggist n b. Dan
forth's store, with the knowledge that
If it Is not successful it will cost alb
solutely nothing.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
With the Photographers

our old Philadelphia friend Consul General Robert ].
Wynne writes home the department in feversh haste
that 7s5 people have been crenated in England in
twelve month not OF them has made any COM
paint-P Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mssourrs superintendent Of the state labor bureau
advisds people members Of the fam
ny. In many cases servants would resent this as
hardship-washington star.
-
The spectacle of jugglery before the people
is the best sort argument for the delegation Of the
whole business TO a permanent commission of tarin
experts.-washington %. CO Herald.
New Zealand spends less than per cent on defenses
and the preservation of domestic order. New Zealand
can afford 10 present Great Britain with Dreadnought
Judging by the mother countrys standards of public
nnance-New York Post.
Uncle Joe Cannon's remark that Champ Clark doesn't
discriminate that facts and facts that
not facts Is somewhat ampguous but 1t seems TO be
wholly parliamentary-Bo Herald.
II is a curious thing that there Is usually woman
in the car when somebody is and left lying on
the road by the speeders.-New York Evening Sun.
Evening journal., 1909-04-07
Hiaher critioism.

Editor Of THE EVENING JOURNAL
In your issue of the 31st
ultimo. I read a short article dated
Chicago, Ill.,, March 31st. in which il is
stated that DR.. George Burman Foster
professor of the Philosophy Of Relig-
ion. affirms that, Christianity as a
religion. in time to come may die. as
other religions have died" This is
doubtless a somewhat startling state
ment, but it would be still more sur
prising if this gentleman of the
Higher Criticism" class of philosoph
ers would tell his more simple minded
brethren what period i'm time Chris
tianity 'as religion is to die"
IN type and shadow from the earliest
ages of the worlds history until the
personal advent, life, death, resurrec-
tion, and triumphant ascension of
Jesus Christ. men and angels have
been face TO face with the mighty
enobling power of the Christian relig-
ion.
True TO prophecy uttered a thousand
years before their fulillment, empires.
Kingdoms and nations have come and
gone, but the Kingdom which God has
set up by His Son, Jesus Christ, can
not be moved Neither can the in
sipid and puny utterances Of dreaming
philosopher stay the advance of the
Christian religion, until it has accom-
plished that for which it is intended
by the Divine Author: The Redemption
Of the World From sin and Death, and
TO unite all things unto Himself.
"Whither they be things in Heaven.
or things in Earth" that Jesus Christ
may be all in all. II looks like tho
most audacious effrontery for men to
set up what they are pleased 10 call
the Higher Criticism" of the works
and doings and sayings of the Divine
Author of their Being; that Author
being the Omnipotent, Omniscient,
Omnipresent Lord God Almighty. Bur
how true il is that ''Men viii rush
where Angels dare not tired" II would
be Infinitely better, and more to the
purpose of their being if they lerlt
themselves and their gifts of mind. t.
the elevation Of their fellow beings
10 the higher altitude of the Christian
religion in its divine dignity, power
and existence OF spiritual beauty
They may think this Higher Criu.
cism' that they boast Of is evidence
of their superior wisdom. but honestly
is it not the best evidence Of thei-
shameless folly2
AS this Higher Critic tells us that
IF Jesus Himself were now on earth,
He would pursue a far different course
than he pursued nineteen hundred
years ago II might be as well for him
to calmly consider that when Jesus
came TO this earth nineteen hundred
years ago, Game Not to do His Own
VIII, but the Will of Him That Sent
Hint and in His prayer recorded in
John, IL Chap, He says Il have
finished the work which Thou gave Nc
10 do" And IF now on earth" what
ever course Jesus might pursue, would
certainly not be dictated from the
Chair of Philosophy Of Religion Of the
University Of Chicago. or the school