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The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
CROP CONDITIONS.

With the arrival Of June, the
country is confronted with one Of
thepoorest prospects ever known
for a crop. June 10th, is usually
the time that we begin to look
out for the cotton blooms, but
the bloom will put in it's appear
ance very much later this year.
More storms and heavier rains
have visited the South ano
Southwest than ever before and
the amount of damage cannot be
estimated. The loss of life for the
year. from storms is greater than
any previous year and the fire.
quency Of storms is the cause OF
gray Apprehension all over the
country.
Aside the loss from excessive
rains and overfows, many rail.
roads have suffered hervy losses.
There is plenty of time yet, how
ever, to make a crop and the sun
shine Of a few days will very
materially change the gloomy
prospects Of The present.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
Tn. Sword Of Robert E. Lee

The Sword Of Robert E. Lee
Forth from its scabbard, pure and
bright
Flashed the sword of Lee!
Far in the front of the daily fight,
High over the brave in the cause CT
Right.
Its stainless sheen, like q beacon light,
Led US to victory.
Forth from its scabbard, high in the
air
Beneath virginia's sky.
And they who saw it cleaning there
And knew who bore it, knelt to swear
That where that sword led they would
dare
To follow-and to die,
Out of its scabbard! Never hand
Waved sword from stain rs free.
Nor purer sword led drawer band,
Nor drawer bled for a brighter land,
Nor brighter land had y cause so
grand,
Nor cause a chief like Lee!
Forth from its scabbard! How we
prayed
That sword might victor be:
And when our triumph was delayed.
And many a heart grew sore AFRAID,
We still hoped on while CLEANED the
blade
OF noble Robert Lee.
Forth from its scabbard all in vain,
Bright flashed the sword OF Lee;
IT'S shrouded now in its sheath again,
1t sleeps the sleep of our noble slain,
Defeated, yet without a stain,
Peacefully and proudly.
Father Abram Ryan.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
]. B. HanseN

Jakin, Ca, May 2O.-Capt. j.
B. Hansell, an ex Confederate
soldier, aged So years, died here
this morning after an illness of
several months. His death was
due mainly to rheumatic trout les
from which he had been a suffer-
er for years.
The deceased moved to Georgia
from Shannon, Miss, about two
years ago. Besides his two mar
ried daughters, Mrs. A. H. john
son and Mrs. H. @. Clark of Jak-
in, with whom he had lived I'M
till his death, he leaves two sons,
Z. w. Hansell, superintendent Of
terminals Al. G. L. at Jackson
vile, Fla; Z. N. Hansell. train
dispatcher, A. G. L. at Gal nes-
vile, Fla, and two daught ers.
Mrs. ". s. Parker. Whigh am,
and Mrs. w. G. Lipsco NIB Rlapt
City, Fla.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
The Mississippi at Natchez.

Off Natchez. $50 miles in a
Decline from the mouth OF the
great river whose name it bears,
the battleship Mississippi has her
choice OF water from IS to 200
feet deep to line and swing with
wind or current. She has plenty
of room to turn under her own
steam. She could go farther
north if there were occasion. Here
are practical facts we'll worth such
conspicuous demonstration. As
"a commerce carrier the river has
a SPLENDID future. No other ma
ton has it's equal.
Off Natchez the Mississippi
was greeted with the most en-
phatic expressions of loyalty to a
common country. Henceforth she
will carry an American banner
with only thirty four stars, cap
tured from the Federal gunboat
Petrol in 1864 by a company of
cavalry and now given to her by
the brother of the captor. The
governor of Mississippi spoke of
his commonwealth as "a loyal
member of the sisterhood of
States, a leader in moral and ma
terial progress"
Here are facts of sentiment
which alone would far more than
have justified the cruise up the
river. Sentiment is the greatest
power in human affairs.
Both for reasons of business
and for reasons of patriotism the
river voyage Of the Mississippi is
a success. 1t was we'll she went.
New York World.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The race question has been
sprung in Georgia by white fire
men on the Central Of Georgia
railroad refusing to remain on the
road as long as negroes are en-
ployed as firemen. This new
phase Of the race question has
given the state, and the officers
of the road considerable trouble.
and it is evident that the races
cannot be brought into competi-
ton without a protest on the
part of the whites. This is the
sentiment prevailing all over the
country, the prejudice not being
confined to the southern states
alone.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The report comes from New
York that the Mobile Jackson anc
Kansas City Railroad will be ex-
tended from Middleton, Tenn. tc
Cincinnati, Ohi', and that men y
is now re ady to defray the cost
of construction. It will be graf.
flying information to the people
of Mississippi to know that the
financial troubles of the road
are at an end. Only last
week the management con-
tended in court that the road
could not raise the money to
build it's line through the town
of Pontotoc.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The democrats in the III. legis-
lature joined with the supporters
of Congressman Lorimer to de.
feat the re- election Of Senator
Ho pkins. The new Senator has
fought his way up through ware
and district politisc in Chicago
and is a ready fighter when the
occasion demands it. The coun.
at large will applaud the change.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
Death of Mrs. James Stanford.
Mrs, James Stanford, nee

49,
Caffee, died of the can
Ger of the stomach last Saturday
at the home of her son in-law,
DR.. J. E. Givhan. She had long
been a sufferer but confntd to
her bed only a short time and
bore her affection patiently and
resignedly. Every attention
was given her and all done that
was possible to relieve her pain
and make her comfortable. The
burial occurred Monday in the
family lot at Ponticola. Mrs.
Stanford was about sixty years
of age, a womanof many excel
lent qualities, a true Christian, a
faithful member of the Baptist
church. THE SENTINEL ex-
tends coincidence to the bereaved
relatives. -Pontotoc Sentinel.
]. B. Hansell
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The Mississippi Atkinson cam
paign has been closed until after
the commandments shall have
been pulled off, when hostilities
will no doubt be resumed with
the state well reinforced.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The United States Federal
Grand Jury has brought in the
second true bill against governor
Haskell and associates, charging
them with fraud in obtaining IT,
ties to certain Government lands.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

The district agency of the
Southern Express Co., has been
transferred from Memphis to
Meridian. Superintendent Agee
will remain in Memphis as sup
intendent of districts.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
Dissolution Notice

The firm heretofore existed between
Will Houston and I. H. Sp-adling is thil
day dissolved, /. III. Spreading having
sold his interest to C. w, Long.
The new firm will collec. all indebt
edness due the firm and assumes al
liability,
This May 10th. 1909. ~
WILL HOUSTON
I. H, SPRADLING
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

At a meeting of the rural mail
carriers in Meridian Monday
resolutions were passed favoring
better roads. How to get them
is the unsolyed problem of the
dow
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04

James A. Patten cleared S.,
900, 900 on his Nav wheat deals.
Mr.. Patten defends his profit
making by saying that it was re-
suit of legitimate business meth
OILS and not through the manip-
ulation of the market.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
RATES OF

DISPLAY advertisements at rate OF
$1.O0 per running hch per month OF
four weeks. Liberia discounts made on
yearly contracts.
Notice of meetings Of strictly chair
table organizations will be inserted one
time free; all other notices must be paid
for.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-06-04
E0R SALE.

A good new home inside incorporation.
House of five rooms and hall. with
nice. wide veranda. Well of very best
water on veranda. -Four acre lot with
Ane garden spot, and young orchard.
Apply at Journal cfice.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-02

zcoIog;a. en- botanica, en- paleontologia.
en- autropologia, en- toda la amplia esfera
de estas ciencias aliadas, como uno ,.e
los mas grandes maestros de investiga-
citn. como ell habli observador que supo
detlucir, de los hechos mas comunes y fa-
mlliares, magnificas lecciones que los
hombres de ciencia apreciaran siempre
en- todo su valOr
Asf habl6 Mr. Balfour, ell jefe del par
lido conservador ingles, con estas pala-
bras oneida perfectamente explicado ell
alto concepto que de Darwin y SUI obra
tienen hoy los hombres cultos de todos
los paises.
Por ESQ todo ell mundo civilizado Sc ha
asociad0 q la conmemoraci6n del cente-
mario del nacimiento de Darwin.
VER-VIC.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-09-02

bre, antes que el, nj que, hasta ahora,
ningdn otro despues de el.
Y hay un aspecto del genio cientifico
de Darwin que, seg1n parece, no ha sido
Isuficientemente apreciado per ell publi-
leo general, por la gran masa de las gen
ties. A saber, sus grandes conquistas en-
las ciencias, distintas de la gran generali-
zaci6n que su nombre esta immortal
mente undo. Sup6ngase que Darwin no
fuera ell autor de la teor1a del origen
de las especies; sup6ngase que la colo
sal labor que realiz6 con respecto las
ideas de la evolucion de los organismos
vivientes no Sc hnbiera llevado a CO.
do. Sdejaria de ser por ESQ (decia Mr..
Balfour) de figurar en- primera Inca en-
tr' los mas insignes INVESTIGATORS CO.
nocidos? Aparte de sus teorias sobre la
cyoiuci6n. Carlos Darwin Sc mostro en-
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-03-26

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9inberuna. &leine 5lai9den 81
45 gents setubbnlihe @rbBe nabesu
2 Mal 10 piel eptbalteno rs Gents.
en- allen Gpptheten III hoben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-03-26

Gebte 6ofnuue peridwunoen.
Gl8 berpUrraeenoe Ger5te iaeten
bnB 8. M. Smitbbart, BON Setin,
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mar beTen teste Spffnuna babin,
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Seitmittel.1 Strene piHeni1aft.
liHes Seifmittet fur Suften, peben
Gals pber grfdltuneen, unb fberes
8prbeuaune8mittet aeaen8neumpnia.
@arnntirte Slaiden su 80 Glnts unb
$1.00 tn Balter Brps. SIpotbete
grpbe Slaihe fret.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-03-26

Sdredlid,e Sdmersen seIinoett
8urd f9reflide Sd5mersen ses
peinist infolee Der @efte unuerbau,
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Gue Raeen unb @ebdrmeunprbnuus
gen perben aebOben burd1 ibrem lin.
oernoen Siublaana beiDnbere @ioens
fhaften. 25 Gents In Batter Bros.
GpDtbefe.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1909-03-26
ROBERT WALKER,
Rthtsaumalt a. ifF'atlihtr aOiar,
ptrmoun,

AdspQt N.Etttt.i, Abfratts. ptruhttteit w
gdhsn unS 1trtanft nrh ttrtiat 6Hr'ftfAds -
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07
Card From County Attorney I. E. Moore, Jr.


Gentlemen In its last issue the published article
headed Political Catecm and signed Taxpayer which
the impression that voting ordinance fixing
for the of office beginning
Webb Parrish improper
that owe it to the above officials
the During capacity,
prepare
notify the Council the
October e. 1905 the discharge
by without consulting the
ton and it to Mr. Webb
told him evening"
which would be the meeting
thing
hbts change the compensation officer his
added
than before The of the Finance
recommended that the fixed ST. This
of the other elective officers which
Perry The be before
months Mr.
of sister of Mr. Woods ernaw Mr. Rasnfoss This left
to
effective When whole
dnance fixing officers merely section of
might elected voted
will be sufficient
to show light false impression
you may be aborng under am
l. E. MOORE JR.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07

electionsin Nov. 9TH, 1905, to nominate
an opposing candidate against either
of those four persons?
A-No.
Con October 18th, 1905. whcr
O'Brien, Webb, Brannon and Parrish
passed this ordinance, increasing the
Mayors salary from 100000 to $12OO.OC
per year, and the pay of the council
men from nothing to SO. 90 per meeting
how long had they been nominees for
Mayor and members of the council?
A-Since the primary election held
July 18th, 1905.
Q-After they became nominees on
July 18th, 1905. could they have passed
such an ordinance at any time before
the 15-day limit for bringing out an
opposing candidate at the November
election 1905, had expired?
Ayes, either before the primary
on July 18th. 1905, or after that time at
any time and before the Is days limit
prior to Nov. 1905, election.
Odd James M. O'Brien, then a
member of the council and nominee
for Mayor, vote on this ordinance, in
creasing the salary from $4,000 to
$l2OO.O w per year!
Ale did
@ Did he vote for or against the or
dinance?
Ale voted for it, in favor of pass
ing it. refer you to the proceedings
of the city council of October 26, 1905.
This is a public record and anybody can
GO and look at it and verify the cor
rectness of my statement as to how he
voted.
@ When O'Brien became a candi-
date for the nomination of Mayor, at
the primary in July, 1905, what was the
salary of the Mayor Of Paris.
A-$300. 90 per year.
Q-What was the salary or pay of
the chairman of Improvement commit
tee?
A-Nothing.
Q-How much did this ordinance of
October 18th. 1905, cost the tax payer
of Paris, and add to the Mayors Office
for the term O'Brien was to fill the
office of Mayor?
A-The Mayor is elected for term
of four years. The ordinance incress-
gu " DTlGu salary pJOOsOO pei yCoA
or $500. 90 for the term of four years.
That ordinance also cost the city
So. 90 per meeting for each member of
the city council.
Q-Do you mean that in addition to
costing the city $500 per meeting for
each member of the council who attend
ed the meetings that ordinance cost the
tax payers $4,000. 90 more for the office
of Mayor than what the last Mayor re-
ceived for the like period Of four years
prior to November, 1905?
A Yes, that is what mean. Not
only So. 90 per night for each member
of the council at each meeting, but
$500. 90 additional for the next term
of the Mayor-out of the pockets of
the tax payers-into the pockets of
those who voted that ordinance on the
tax payers-just IL days before the
election-too late for any opposing can
didate to enter the contest.
Q-Figure a little for me. O'Brien
voted himself $1,000 a year. or $4,000 fol
his four years term. His predecessors
received $500 per year. How long
would they have had to serve the city
at the rate paid them to have realized
the $4,000 collected by O'Brien in four
years?
Ale years.
TAX PAYER.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07

Lexington belongs TO the cities of the
second cIass).
Q Compare what these pay their
Mayor with what Paris pays its Mayor
A-Winchester, Mt. Sterling, Cynthi.
ana, Georgetown and Versailles all pus
together pay their Mayors $4,000 lest
per year than Paris has to pay one
Mayor.
Q-What about the population oil
Paris as compared with each of the fol
lowing cities in Kentucky of the same
class. Hopkinsville, Dayton, Richmond
and Bellevue?
A-According to the last census each
of the above four places is.larger thar
Paris.
Hopkinsville, population. 1890.
Dayton, 6l04.
Richmond 1853.
Bellevue, 1892.
Paris, 1903.
Q-What about the salaries paid their
Mayors?
A-The Mayor of Paris gets several
hundred dollars per year more than al
of them, Hopkinsville, Dayton, Rich
mond, and Bellevue, put together
though the combined population OF
those four cities is 24369 as against
Paris with 1903, or 1858 more tn an
Paris.
Q-Who fixes the salary or pay of
the Mayor and chairman of the i'm
provement committee?
A-The city counciI or each city.
Q-When was the salary of the May
or and chairman of improvement COM
mittee of Paris fixed at $12OO.OO per
year?
A-By ordinance passed Oct. 18th,
1905.
Q-What was the Mayors salary in
Paris before that date?
A Only 100000 per year.
@ What was the salary paid chair
man of Improvement committee of
Paris before that time?
A-Nothing.
Q-What salary did members of the
city council of Paris receive prior to
that date?
A-Nothing.
Q-On Oct. 18th, 1905, at the time the
salary of the Mayor was increased
from $4,000 to S1200.00 per year by
ordinance, did that same ordinance
provide any pay thereafter for mem
hers of the city council?
Ayes, $500 per each regular meet
ing night.
Q-Who were the members of the
city council on Oct. 18th, 1905?
A-The only members present that
night were O'Brien, Brannon, Webb,
and Parrish.
@ When the ordinance was passed
who was running for Mayor of Paris?
A-James Nj. O'Brien.
Q-When the ordinance was passed
who, of these councilmen present. were
nominees for reelection as members
of the city council?
A-Webb, Brannon and Parrish.
Q-How long before the November
election 1905, was this ordinance passed,
changing the salary of the Mayor from
$500. 90 to $1,000. 90 per year, and allow
ing $500 per night to each member of
the council?
A-Only IL days.
Q-What is the shortest time. under
the Statutes, before an election fol-
bringing out an opposing candidate?
Ais days, by petition.
Q-Had this limit of Is days before
the election expired when this ordin
ance was passed, Oct. 10Th, 1905?
Ayes, it was only IL days before
the election, Nov. z, 1905.
Q-Was it then possible, before thu
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07
Political CdteChiSm For the Voters
OF Paris.

Question. Into how many classes has
the Legislature of Kentucky div ded
the cities of Kentucky?
Answer. Six classes.
@. To which class did the Legisla-
ture assign Paris?
A. To the fourth class.
@ Name all the cities assigned to the
fourth class by the Legislature and the
salary paid to its Mayor and to Its
chairman of improvement committee?
Cities of Salary of Salary Chmn.
4th Glass. Mayor. Imp. Com.
Hopkinsville. $500 year. S. so for each
meeting of city
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07
Cool September Days

makes ono think of fall clothes. We
are ready to show you the new styles
for fall. The most beautiful and COM
prehensive lines ever shown.
]. w. DAVIS & CO.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07
Lot Sold.

B. F. Adcock sold Saturday for Mrs.
Elizabeth James lot in White Add
ton for good price to Mr.. James
Batterton. who will shortly erect a cot
tage on same.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1909-09-07
For Lunches.

A full line of crackers and canned
meats.
ut VIM. SAUER.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08
Some Little Stories That Prove the
Guardians Of Literature Are
Not InfallibIe.

It Is usually the ignorant or con-
fused frequenters Of library who are
responsible forramusing mistakes, but
occasionally an overhaughty guardian
of literature gives occasion for quiet
smile to those she serves. To re-
quest for "Prometheus Unbound" one
such replied. with chilling decisive-
ness: I'VE have no uRbound books"
More recently, . school teacher,
Wishing to extend her rather scanty
knowledge Of the stories Of Edgar AL.
Ian Poe, In view Of the centenary OF
his birth, inquired at the delivery
desk Of rural library for The Gold
Bug" adding: Il can't seem to ind It
In the catalogue. but I'm sure you
have II. A friend Of mine had Il out
last week."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08
- N4cl1.4c Ga N0>sEN FOUNDING coRN g.
-" IN WOODEN >1oE7z@ 0,

flavor is not very good. 1t al
ways reminded me of combi-
nation of stewed cobblestones
and sawdust. When a band OF
German hunters with us last year
shot over ten tons Of elephant
meat in the Kilimanjaro region,
the natives came for 200 miles,
and almost every ounce of avail
able meat was by them eagerly
devoured. The natives draw the
line at eating the dead lions, and
the Mohammedan portion Of the
Dsafari will eschew the pig in all
its forms. My Swahili tent boys
absolutely refused to eat any
thing cooked In pig lard, when
they discovered the picture of
a pig on the Chicago tins.
When the president starts from
Kisumu for the Mandi plateau
and the Elgon district, his attend
ants can buy their food in the
market place of the Kavirondo,
the naked natives on the shores
of Lake Victoria Nyanza. The
Nasal will sell them curdled milk
in long gourds. In districts where
English farmers have settled,
white men Of the party will be
able to procure good milk and
butter. At Nakuzu, near the rail-
way, in the region of the Rift
valley. there are 500 Boer farm
ers, and good fresh meat will be
easily obtained for expeditions
towards the Mau Escarpment and
the Eldama ravine. In the neigh.
borhood of Nairobi there are
nearly thousand Englishmen
and at such farms as that of Mr.
Heatley. nearly all the English
cereals and vegetables can be
bought. The potatoes of the Mai
robi district are becoming IA
nous throughout East Africa.
They cost about $3.50 bushel.
The Hindoos have splendid vege-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-05-08
ERRORS MADE BY LIBRARIANS

The librarian glanced at the card
catalogue drawer over which the
teacher had been porting, and smiled
q superior smile.
mo wonder, Miss Jones'" she ex-
planned with patient gentleness.
You're looking under Fiction. Turn
to Entomology and you won't have
any trouble"
Smiling In her turn, different and
more genial smile. the teacher turned
to Entomology" and there. indeed,
duly classified with learned work on
Lepidoptera and Coleoptera, she found
the unscientifc but fascinating insect
invented by that master OF mystery
tales. who did not even know that a
beetle IL not a bug.
1t was almost too good Joke to
spoil, but instruction and correction
become second nature to teacher;
and, besides, there was her duty to
the public. When she departed with