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The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

THERE is no ADLER servant of the
i United States in the capitol build
ing than James c. Courts, the diminu-
tive clerk of the house committee on
appropriations. Without him the great
committee would be often at sea.
1t would be almost an utter impos-
sibility for Chairman Tawney or any
other head of that great committee to
carry in his mind the vast details OF
the appropriation bills which it brings
into the house, carrying amounts vary
ing from a few to more than 500 ,000,-
600. Some member of the house wants
to know about some item in every
bill and frequently the whole house
wants to know about a good many of
them. Chairman Tawney can answer
offhand as many questions as any
other chairman who ever stood in his
shoes, but it is Courts who, when he
sits down, is almost hidden by the
desk in front of him, but is the ready
prompter when the chairman's mem
DRY fails. Between Tawney and Courts
practically no time of the house is
wasted in getting necessary informa-
ton for all comers.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

HERBERT LIVINGSTON SATTER-
III LEE, son of the late Bishop Sat
terlee and son-in-law of j. Pierpont
Morgan, recently appointed to sue
coed T. H. Newberry as assistant Sec
rotary of the navy, was n of the
board of visitors at the Naval acad-
envy last June and entered into his
duties with a zest and interest that
was particularly pleasing to the acad-
envy staff. He insisted upon seeing
everything there was to be seen, ate
in the mess hall, went out in the
launches and watched the drills. At
last he decided that he must slep in a
m%idshipman's bed; so he was assigned
to a room on one of the decks.
Now at the very time the board Of
visitors was at the academy the West
Point-Annapolis baseball game was on
and the West Point team were to be
given a rousing senc-off when they
took their departure, which was fixed
for very early in the morning of the
night that Mr.. Satterlee played at be-
Ing a midshipman and slept in Ban
croft, or Bankrupt" hall as the mid
dies facetiously call it, apropos Of
their cronic penniless state. "All out"
was called promptly and those who
did not turn out quickly enough to
suit the MILDLY officers were uncere-
moniously dumped out On the floor,
mattress and all. The officer of n of
the decks rushing hurriedly around
at the last moment to see that all had
obeyed his summons came to a room
whose occupant had not stirred, but
with his head buried in the pillow was
soundly sleeping. Here, you, get up"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

invited presidential party, including the
governors of several states, prominent
federal officials, personal friends OF
the president and the members of the
presidential family to a remote degree
of relationship. A light luncheon was
served in the great state dining-room,
and as soon as it was over the presi-
dent walked across the grounds OF the
White House to the presidential re-
viewing stand built on the south side
of the avenue directly in front of the
main entrance to the White House and
facing Lafayette square. The presi-
dent took his place on the reviewing
stand, and with him were the mem.
bers of the presidential party. Vice
President Sherman stood on the imme-
date right of the chief executive.
Across Pennsylvania avenue directly
In front of, the president was a huge
stand for spectators occupying the Ell
tire length of one side of Lafayette
square.
President Reviews Parade.
AS soon as the president appeared
on the reviewing stand the Leading
band of the procession. which had been
halted to await the appearance OF Mr..
Taft, began to play Hail to the Chief"
Gen. Bell gave the order to pass in re-
view, and the great procession, having
its head at the White House, moved
forward to pass before the chief magis-
trate. AS body after body of soldiers,
sailors and civilians passed, they sa-
luted and the president saluted in turn.
It took the procession three hours to
pass the reviewing stand. 1t was a
great sight, full Of interest and color.
Under the direction of the trained mil
itary chieftains who had given their
time to the perfection of details, the
parade passed quickly and in perfect
form. When in front Of the review
ing stand some of the civil marching
clubs showed their proficiency in drill
by performing evolutions. The regu-
lars and National Guardsmen. how
ever, swept by in perfect military pre-
cision. The parade was worthy OF the
occasion that called it into being.
Inaugural Ball in Evening.
When the last Of the parading bod
les had passed the president returned
10 the White House for a short rest
before preparing to go to the great
inaugural ball, which was given in the
Pension building. The ball was the
brilliant affair that it always is. 1t
was attended by a tremendous throng.
In the center of the great hall which
~occupies the lower floor of the struc-
ture a space was roped off. The Wis
itors stood outside the open place wait
ing the arrival of President and
Mrs. Taft and Vice-President and
Mrs. Sherman. They came finally and
STAYED on the main floor for some
time. and then retired to the presi-
dents box in the gallery above, where
they watched the proceedings below.
On the great mall on the Potomac
side of the White House in the even
ing there was a brilliant display OF
fireworks, a display that was CO.
incident with the continuance of the
inaugural ball.
The day, with all its attending cere'
monies, was one that was worthy OF
the event which made 1t a time OF
celebration.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

Washington, Mar. 4~.-Standing on
the east portico of the capitol, just
after noon William Howard Taft took
the oath of Office as president OF he
United States, an immense throng OF
his fellow citizens witnessing the I'M
pressive ceremony. James School
craft Sherman already had been sworn
in as vice-president, in the senate
chamber, and the people acclaimed
the new chief executives of the ma
ton.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr..
Taft has been in civil pursuits all his
life, the military display which accom-
panied his induction into Office was
greater than that which marked he
Inauguration of the militant rough
rider president, Theodore Roosevelt.
four years ago.. Washington was
filled with civilians and soldiers and
sailors. From the earliest daylight
hour the streets were crowded with
people. Pennsylvania avenue, the cen
ter of all things in Washington. was
packed with the crowds, every man
and woman in which sought, by an
early arrival, to obtain a place of an
tage from which the great procession,
which for hours passed through the
broad thoroughfare, could be seen.
Meet at Executive Mansion.
Early IN the day the president-elect
met the outgoing president in the
White House. About an hour before
noon, the congressional committee of
arrangements, consisting. of Senators
Knox, Lodge and Bacon, and Repre-
sentatives Burke, Young and Gaines,
arrived at the executive mansion and
informed the president and the presi-
dent-elect that congress was in readi-
ness for the ceremonies of the actual
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

VIZ ASHINGTON.-From government
w clerk to princess is the change
made by Miss George Jeffrey, former
ly a clerk in the Office of the auditor
of the post Office department.
She is now the wife of Prince Alfred
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS adjutant to his i'm
perial majesty, the car. The wedding
took place in Canton, China. The
prince and princess are now travelling
In the far east, but will ultimately go
to st. Petersburg, where they will
make their home.
The romance which eliminated in
the marriage Of the American girl and
the Russian nobleman had it's incep-
ton on an ocean steamer bound for
the far east. Miss Jeffrey, who was re-
garded as one Of the best clerks in the
post Office department, was transferred
at her own request from that depart
ment to the Philippine service.
She left Washington early in Octo-
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

in a street where there was a crowd.
An urchin spat on my new uniform,
and 1 slapped his face. An assem-
blage gathered, and a young woman
punched off my cap with the end OF
her parasol. Fortunately for all OF
us, several members Of my company
came round the corner. The south
ern chivalry disappeared, and the
mudmulls of the north beat retreat to
camp"
Eyes, that's right" replied the New
Yorker; Il was the chap who spat
on your new uniform"
They went out of headquarters to-
gether end across the square, where
they sat down to luncheon.
II have often wondered who the
spirited southern belle was who
knocked of my cap" said the Wash
ington oficeholder.
THAT was my sister," said the ex-
bushwhacker.
"Ah, won't you please give her my
compliments, If she is living, as !
trust she still may be-"
"She is still living" said the ex-
bushwhacker, sand 1t may interest
YOU to know that when the cruel war
was over she married a Yankee bfiga-
der. I'm in his business as manager"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
-Four States Name Delegates.

Baton Rouge, lathe call of Gov.
Sanders, of Louisiana, for a Southern
States child labor conference, to be held
in New Orleans March 30, 80 and 81,
has brought favorable responses from the
governors Of Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and North Carolina, who have
forwarded a list Of delegates appointed
by them to attend. The convention will
be held for the purpose of discussing
child labor laws with a view for more
thorough uniformity in the several states
of the South.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

club and the Stamina Republican club
OF Cincinnati, Uniform Rank knights
Of M~accabees, Cleveland; the Repub-
lican Glee club and the Buckeye Re.
publican club Of Columbus.
Illinois, Indiana. Missouri, Kentucky.
Minnesota and other states Of the mid
die west and of the south were repre-
scented by associations of citizens, pc
litical clubs. and by prominent state.
county and municipal officials. Many
veterans of the civil war who served
in the ranks Of the union or in the
ranks of the c~onfederacy were present
in the parade. There were more for
mel confederates in line than were
present at any previous Inauguration
of a Republican president.
Luncheon at White House.
As soon as President Taft reached
the White House he entered and was
greeted by the members Of a specially
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
Secretary Satterlee's Test for Duty

called out Mr.. Midshipman, and meet.
ing with no response, said, ooh, you
wont, won't you?" With that he
rushed toward the bed and taking
hold of the mattress was about to
jerh it down on the floor, when a
sleepy voice said, whats the mat
ter?" and a sleepy face, wearing a full
beard, emerged from the bed clothes.
1t was Mr.. Satterlee Of the honorable
board of visitors who had been so I'M
tremendously aroused, and when this
fact dawned upon the brain of the en-
terprising midshipman he beat a
haSty retreat.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

THE Countess Luise Alexandra Won
l Bernstorff, only daughter of the
German ambassador and Countess von
Bernstorff, has found the national cap
ital of her mothers native land much
to her liking. Ever since the arrival
in Washington of the kaiser's rep
resentative and his family, they have
been entertained constantly. To all at
fairs given for the younger set the
little countess" as she is frequently
called, has been invited.
Countess Alexandra was born and
educated abroad, and is making her
first visit to this country. She speaks
the language with only a slight accent,
for her mother, who has lived in for
eign countries ever since she was Is
years old, has never dropped the Eng
lish tongue, but has spoken it to her
daughter and son, the latter now a
student in Germany.
A year ago the daughter of the Won
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
Deal in Rotten Eggs.

1t would not that a law against
the sale of rotten eggs would be neces-
sary in these days, but Pennsylva-
MIA seems to think one expedient. 1t
appears that in Philadelphia there is
a large trade in "rotn" and spots
spoiled, cracked and dirty eggs-and
a bill has been offered in the Penn
sylvania legislature to make their sale
and use a crime. RIOTS" and spots"
are bought by wholesalers, who sell
them to bakers at about six cents
q dozen. With this fact known, the
housewife who gets ~poundcake for
10 and IL cents a pound may under
stand how the baker car make 1t SO
much more cheaply than she can.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
Honor aUncle Remus."

Atlanta, Ga.-"Snap Bean Farm and
the Sign of the Wren's Nest" IS the
late Joel Chandler Harris styled his home,
is to be purchased by the friends of 'Un-
Gle Remus' and presented to the public
as a memorial to the distinguished writ
er. The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the Uncle
Remus Memorial Association has under
taken to raise funds for this purpose.
The ladies desire hat the fund shall be
secured, if possible, from the children
who have found delight in the writings
Of "Uncle Remua-"
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
PACKERS SUED FOR MILLIONS
Charged With Combining to Control
Price of Meat in Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark.-Alleging violations
of the antitrust law, suits to collect
penalties aggregating ~$19,soo,000 have
been filed against six big packers in the
second division of the circuit court by
Attorney General Norwood. The defend
ants are Swift & Co., Jacob Dold Pack
ing Company, Cudahy Packing Company,
Morris Packing Company and the South
ern Beef and Provision Company. A
penalty of $3,3oo,ooo is asked for each
defendant.
A penalty may be exacted for each day
the law has been violated, and the enor-
nous sums asked are based upon that
provision of the law.
The packing companies are alleged to
have been in an illegal combination to
control prices of meats in Arkansas and
defeat competition. The combination has
existed since Jan. 10, 1907, according to
the allegations of the petitions.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

Inauguration. At half-past eleven
President Roosevelt and Presidential
be Taft entered a carriage, Mr.. Taft
sitting at the left of Mr.. Roosevelt. In
the carriages Immediately following
were the members of the COMPRESSION
al committee of arrangements. A body
of veterans of the civil and Spanish
wars acted as an escort for the out
going and incoming chiefs of state.
Escorted to Senate Wing.
The president and the president
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
LIFE TERM FOR As CENTS
Chicago Highwaymen Get Full Ben
eft of Illinois Law.

C~hicago-Theft of 46 cents, accom-
plished with the aid of revolvers, brought
quick and severe %retribution to three
h~ighwaymen. They were sentenced to
life Imprisonment in the Joliet p%eniten.
tiary.
The severe punishment was made pos
sible under the law which provides life
Imprisonment in cases of highway rob-
berry committed with the aid of deadly
weapons.
The defendants were Harry Dalrymple,
Edward Schillhorn and Robert McGants.
An hour after the robbery one of the
robbers was arrested. He confessed, and
in another hour his two companions were
captured. The next day two of them
confessed. The same day all We're in
dicted. They had been in the county Jail
only a day when they were taken into
court and placed on trial.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
A travelling Clock.

The new travelling clocks are in
every n what their name implies.
Instead OF the square ones that took
several inches Of valuable space In
the travelling bag, these new ones are
4 thin model watch, encased in leather
about four inches broad and long.
They are made to fold fiat. just as
the leather picture frames do, and
can be tucked in the pocket of ones
bag without e~ncroach;ng on space.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
LUKE E. WRIGHT NOT SLATED
Report That He'Is to Go to the SUI
preme Bench Is Denied.

Washington.A"The report from Mem
phis that l am to be appointed a judge
of the supreme court by President Taft
shortly after Inauguration is all bosh,"
declared Gen. Luke E. Wright, secretary
of war. Il an not slated for any govern
ment position in the next administration,
and it is my intention to return to Mem
phis a few days after March 4 to resume
the practice of law. The statement that
| have taken a five years lease on the
house 1 now occupy here is not true,"
added Secretary Wright.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
Yacht Built Of Concrete.

Daniel B. Banks, a member of the
Baltimore Yacht club, has had in use
for II years a yacht constructed of
concrete REINFORCED with steel rods.
The craft is a slow sailer, but rides a
heavy sea easily. Several years ago
the yacht was driven on the rocks in q
storm. but vas not injured.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
British Shippind in Bad Way.

The output of the British shipbuild.
ing yards amounted in 1898 to only
about $500, 900 tons of merchant steam
vessels, or little more han half of the
preceding IL months. The number of
British ships now laid up at home
and foreign ports is estimated at
1000, 900 tons.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
Cocoa Crop Will Be LARGE,

Santo Domingo's cocoa crop will be
unusually large this season, accord
ing to present indications. The first
gathering will be in April, and mature
trees will yield a second crop in Aug
ust. Santiago is now in wireless COM
munication with the capital, Santo Do
mingo.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

was formed to march from the senate
chamber through the rotunda of the
capitol to the platform on the center
portico Of the east side of the build
ing. The sergeant-at-arms of the SEN
ate and his fellow officials of the
house of representatives led the way.
The platform upon which President
Taft took the oath of Office extended
well out from the portico until it
o%verhung the broad plaza to the east,
where directly to the front were gath
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
DEATH CHANGES MAJORITY.
Third Member of Missouri Legislature
Dead This Session.

Jefferson City, Moe. M. Kerr, a
representative of Hickory county, died
Sunday. He is the third member to die
during the present session, and leaves the
Republicans without a majority in the
house. Seventy-two votes are required
to pass bills, and, while the Republicans
originally had one more than this num-
Der, they now have one less. The Demo
Gratis also lost one by death.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05

II want you to have a bottle on
me-" said the ex-rebel, In the wind-up,
"as reparation for the insult Of 40
years ago. Bubbles are better than
bullets."-The Sunday Magazine.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-03-05
To Push American Goods,

Santiago, Chile, is to have an Tex
hibit of American goods" in the fall
of 1909.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Dowries In India.

The customIof extorting dowries has
cial life and is a standing disgrace to
the Bengal community, which has nc
justification 10 plead or apology to of
fer. The practice has now assumed
alarming proportions of parents OF
dition of marrying their sons. The
marriage of a daughter among Ben
gals has become an expensive affair
and the amount in cash demanded by
the father or guardian of the boy
and paid by the father or guardian OF
the bride varies with the educational
attachments of the bridegroom
Nation
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
THE MARITIME EXCHANGE.
Il Keeps Posted on Every Vessel En-
gagged In Commerce.


It is a fact not generally known that
the arrival and departure of steam
and sailing vessels engaged in COM
merce is reported daily from every
port in the world. Sitting In the Mari
time Exchange. you could tell at a
glance just what had transpired in
shipping circles of any port during
the past twenty-four hours. There is
n report on every ship that has cleared
or entered. The report gives the name
OF her home port, how many days out.
her cargo. the number of passengers.
her consignors and consignees. her des-
tination and her captains name. The
companies themselves and underwrit-
ers and forwarders station these agents
all over the map, and the agents are
like so many train dispatchers on land
reporting the movements of every
piece of rolling" stock under the reign
of maritime law. The number of men
engaged on shore in the business OF
sailing ships is twice as great as the
number managing those same ships on
the ocean.
In any given company the organiza-
ton represents a great pyramid of
brains and Drawn. authority percolat-
ing down through the maze of detail
from the man who draws princely
salary studying the Mercator pro-
lection TO the stevedore who shifts
freight Every man has his work cut
out for him.
Every steamer that floats is consid
cred as Il unit. 1t is semi independ-
ent state the moment it leaves shore
1t has its orders just the same as a
battalion Of soldiers on the battlefield,
and on its bridge walks the captain.
who holds almost arbitrary power over
the destinies of his floating commu-
nity.-Bookkeeper.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Self Tendinq Beacons.

The acetylene lighted buoys Of the
Swedish coast keep in action seventy
days without renewal of the single
tubes of fifty liters of dissolved acety-
lene. Ingenious automatic lighting
makes this possible. A bright reflect
ing surface and a black absorbing one
give unequal expansion by daylight,
thus closing valve and shutting off
the gas. but ut night this action ceases,
the valve opens. and the gas, automat-
ically lighted, continues burning
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24

There is place and means for Q ,ery
man ve.-Shakespeare
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24

CAS- You BELIEVE Your SENSES? When
wo of them, taste and smell, having be n
impaired il not utterly destroyed, nv Nasal
Caturh, are fully restored by Ej's Cream
Bum, can you doubt that this re ncdy de-
serves all that has b zen sal of it by the
thousands who have used il? 1t is applied
d rec ly to the aft, c'ed sir-passag.s aud be-
gins It's healing work at once. Why not get
il today? All druggist or mailed by Ely
Br g, So Warren STR ct, New York, on re-
C ept of 80 cents.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Iron and Wood Work.

The undersigned has taken the old SPOTS
shop. near the B. & o. Depot in Charles
Town, and will do all kinds of
BLACKsMITHING AND
GENERAL REPAIR WORK
both ia wood and iron. Horseshoeing a spe-
citlty. Buggies, Wagons, etc. repaired and
mode as good as new. II you have anything
In wood or iron out of keller. or buggy OF
carriage top that needs doctoring, bring it to
nv. /. nd see what can dn fnxsgou.
Ian l5-y. JAMES T. LITTLETON.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Not Silent.

Il am sealing this letter with a ST.
lent kiss he wrote to her. and just
then he dropped n little of the hot
wax on his thumb and let out howl
Of pain that could be heard clear
around the corner-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1909-08-24
Psychology of Dreams.

Dreams go by contraries. but they
nearly always agree with what we
Birmingham Age-Herald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-31
CAMBRIDGE CITY, mo.

Cambridge City. Ind. Aug. 81
Prof. r. c. Brooks and family, Of Gin
cinnati are spending couple OF
weeks with the formers mother. Mira
J. e. Brooks and daughter. Bessie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B, Miller spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
friends In Winchester and Fountain
City.
The factory OF the Scott Stove and
Furnace Co. is on the move. A force
Of two dozen hands is kept busy all
the time.
Mrs. Emma Highly has gone to El
wood to visit her brother. Ephraim
Rummel
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred HORNE. OF SUI
perior. Wis. arrived Friday for Wis
It with the latter's father. Silas
Wheeler. and other relatives in this
place. and Hagerstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Groves attend
ed the wedding Of cousin, Guy
Groves and Miss Georgia Copeland OF
Knightstown. last Friday.
B. F. Wissler and Lee Ault attend
ed saeeting of the Wayne County
Historical Association at Richmond.
Saturday.
Mr.. WIN Wood q IT AnS1zn. n,