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Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

Just now, says an exchange, when
there are so many important homi.
eide cases pending before the Missis.
sippi courts, there comes a concerted
demand, on the part of the country
press especially, for a change in the
jury system of the state, with espec.
ial reference to the provision which
disqualifies man for jury duty who
has formed or expressed an opinion
as to the guilt or innocence of the
accused.
1t is argued that, since the best
men in the country read the news
papers, and are therefore more or less
familiar with the details of all crimes
worth mentioning, this provision has
the effect of excluding from the juries
every man who reads, and of retain
ing only illiterates.
Probably never before in the his
tory of the state has there been SO
much comment on the failure of the
law, and especially of juries who are
prone to give the defendant the ben
eft of the doubt, and in. some in
stances, perhaps, eliminating even
the doubt
The Poplarville Free Press. while
carrying the matter rather farther
than any other paper thus far OBJ
served, among other things says:
Under the jury systems of many
Southern states it is difficult to secure
jurymen in murder trial who have
sense enough to have headache. A
man who read newspapers and has
sense enough to form an opinion is
barred from jury service. while the
illiterate man, who neither reads nor
writes, is pressed into service, when
nc is incapable of comprehending the
instructions of the court. 1t is all
wrong and the legislature should
amend the law"
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

islature, calls this matter very forci
bly, to mind. Senator Chamberlain,
as is the case with Senator Newlands
of Nevada, is native of the city OF
Natchez, and both have been marked
distinctions in their adopted states
prior to their election to the senate.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas is a
native of Yazoo City, and like Sena-
tor-elect John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi, is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
Senator Gore of Oklahoma is ma
tive of Webster county, Miss, and
blind since childhood, when he was a
page in the Mississippi legislature.
Senator J. w. Bailey of Texas, was
born and raised in Copiah county,
and was educated at the University
of Mississippi.
The five above mentioned, all rep
resenting different states, added to
Senators Money and McLaurin, the
former a native of Holmes county,
and the latter of Rankin, make seven
men who first saw the light of day on
Mississippi soil, representatives of
their people in the senate of the Uni
ted States.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Fire Destroys Store.

The store of P. F. Walden, of Woot-
en-, was burned at an early hour Sun
day morning. Fire was discovered in
the building on Sunday night by ne
groes and aided by them Mr.. Walden
thought he had extinguished the
flames but at an early hour in the
morning it was discovered that the
building was again on fire and that
the flames had gained too much head
way for the building to be saved. The
loss was partially covered by insur-
ance.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Notice Of Trustees Sale.
ance,

Under and by virtue of that certain
deed of trust dated the 30th day OF
January, 1908, and executed by Pres
ley E. Nelms and Eliza Rayner, and
in which they conveyed to st. John
Waddell, as Trustee, the lands here
matter described, to secure certain
indebtedness therein mentioned owing
by them to Mrs. M. E. Thornton, and
which deed of trust was duly acknow-
lodged, and recorded and now appears
of record in Record Book No. II,
pages 346, etc. of the record of Real
Estate Trust Deeds, in the Office of
the Clerk of the Chancery Court of
DeSoto County, Mississippi, at Her
nando, and to which record reference
is here made, and default having
been made in the payment in full of
the Indebtedness described and Sc
cured to be paid by said deed OF
trust, and having been so requested
by the said Mrs. M. e. Thornton will,
within legal hours, on Monday the 1st
day of March, 1909, and in front of
the principal door of the Court House
of DeSoto County, Mississippi, in the
town of fernando, offer for sale, and
proceed to sell, in accordance with
law, and to the highest bidder for
cash, at public out-cry, those certain
tracts of land, together with all i'm
provements thereon, and lying and
being situated in said DeSoto County,
Mississippi, and conveyed and de-
scribed in said deed of trust as fol-
lows, to-wit:
The north half of Section %, Town
ship 2, and Range 10 west, contain
ing 800 acres, more or less.
Also strip of land chains in
width north and south off of the north
side of the south half of said Section
%, in Township 2, and Range 10 west,
and extending across said section
from east to west, and containing 40
acres, more or less.
Also the north half of fractional
Section 81, in Township 2, and Range
10 west, and strip of land off of the
north side of the south half of said
fractional Section 81, 10 chains in
width, north and south, and extend
ing across said fractional Section 81
from east to west, containing 200
acres, more or less.
oAlco uHc giving Vi sdlu uCcu Vi
trust, certain portions of said lands
have been taken and appropriated by
the Yazoo & Mississippi Delta Levee
Board, and certain parts of the same
have caved into the Mississippi River,
and said sale will be made subject to
the elimination in acreage occasion
ed by said caving, and by said appro-
priations by said Levee Board.
The balance due on said trust deed
Indebtedness is approximately Thirty
Five Hundred ($35OO.O0) Dollars, with
interest to be added from November
21st, 1908, and said sale will be made
to pay same, and all costs and ex-
penses of sale.
This February End, 1909.
ST. JOHN WADDELL,
2-5-4t Trustee.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Bearing Others Burdens.

This is the paradox Of experience
that the way to bear ones burdens is
to add to them the bearing of some
one else's. The way out of your own
trial is by entering into the trials Of
others. The introspective and self abb
sorbed sorrow grows heavier the Ion
ger you watch 1t, and the self forget
ting service of another lightens the
burden which you yourself have to
bear The more you shirk the more
you have to bear. The more you add
Of others responsibilities the more
you substract from your own.-Pro-
fessor f. G. Peabody, Harvard Uni
versity.
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Posting the Duke.

When Grand Duke Alexis of Russia
was in Kansas in 1872 he was enter
tanned at great banquet in Topeka.
This was served at the old Fifth Ave
nue. hotel, then the towns swellest
hostelry. and it was gorgeously dec
grated. A noted politician of those
days was showing the distinguished
guest around. Alexis saw a big sign
in the banquet room. on which was
emblazoned the motto of Kansas, "Ad
Astra Per Asperap' The duke was
looking at it closely when the politi-
clan, swelling with Importance and
waving his fat hand toward the in
scription. blurted out, "Them's Latin.
your highness-them words is Latin!
"'Well, WE'LL said Rossetti, with a
wink at all round, how much will you
take for it"
"'More money than you've got in
the world, young man. replied the tav-
ern keeper. And then Rossetti, now
nettled in his turn, said:
"'Really. Well see. Say the word
how much?
"'F'iye hundred pounds
'"Then the young painters burst into
screams of laughter, Rossetti's laugh
ter being loudest of all. The tavern
keeper stood silent until they were
finished and then said to Rossetti:
"'Well. how much will you give for
it.?
"'Five shillings.' said Rossetti.
"'Done" said the tavern keeper.
Take it away at once""
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

It is a fact that is not generally
known that the comparatively small
state of Mississippi has seven natives
in the United States Senate, and that
three Of them were recently elected
or reelected on the same day in as
many states. The election of Cover
nor Chamberlain as senator from Ore
gon, at the hands Of republican leg
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
The Editors Comment.

An erratic Memphis editor was a
great admirer of John Sharp Williams.
though he had never seen him. This
editor in blind faith printed column
after column In praise of the gentle
man from Yazoo." There was not an
edition that didn't have something ex-
alting Williams. and one day John
Sharp, on his way home from Wash
ington. dropped off at Memphis to get
something to eat In the railroad res
taurant. 1t was early in the morning,
and the editor was eating at the same
place after a night Of work. The pro-
prietor called the congressman's atten-
tion to the editor. "John," said the
restaurant manager. that fellow over
there has been saying some pretty
nice things about YOU" I'D like to
meet him." said Williams. So the ed
itor was brought over and introduced.
He rubbed his hand across his face
YEARLY several times and said: evil
liams? Williams? What? The con-
gressman?" YES" modestly assented
that gentleman. "the same" You're
not John Sharp Williams?' There's no
question about my IDENTIFY broke in
the somewhat exasperated Williams,
rather testify. well, all can say is"
muttered the editor as he shook hands
with the statesman, you're a --
sight brighter than you look"
~ 70 4
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Making It Plain.

Making 1t Plain.
In the course Of his sermon the
preacher in a rural district used the
word phenomenon. This word caused
one of the members some trouble, for
he was unable to attach any meaning
to it. Finally he determined to seek
an explanation from the minister and
at the close of the service approached
him on the subject.
What did you mean by that there
long word yer used in yer sermon!" he
began.
"Oh. l see you do not know what a
phenomenon is" replied the minister.
"Well, have you ever seen cow graz
ing in field in which thistles were
growing"
"Yes; many a time"
'"That is not a phenomenon. And no
doubt you have often listened to lark
singing merrily away up in the
clouds""
YES"
"That, again. is not a phenomenon.
But IL you saw that COW sitting ON a
thistle singing like lark that would
be phenomenon"
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11
Insisted on a Miracle.

DR.. Walter c. Smith, the popular
Scotch poet-preacher, on one occasion
tried to explain to an old lady the
meaning of the Scriptural expression,
"Take up thy bed and walk" by say
ing that the bed was simply a mat or
rug easily taken up and carried away.
mo, mol" replied the lady. Il Gamma
believe that. The bed was a regular
four poster. There would be no mir
acle in walking away wi bit O. mat
or rug on your back" -...........
Times-promoter., 1909-02-11

To know how to wait is the great
art of succe SO. ID sMaistre.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
Cuba Drifting.

The Cuban Congress has reaSsem-
blcd and President Gomez has adj
dressed a message to it, optimistic in
tone, and yet truly Indicative of condi-
tons on the Island. There is approx
mately 81 600. 900 in the Cuban trea.,
ury as against an Indebtedness of SIS
100000 while at the time Of President
Gomez inauguration there was up
wards of $500, 900 in the treasury and
the national Indebtedness was about
the same as at present. Thus it is eV
ident that while the Indebtedness has
been decreased not at all. 81 800. 900 has
been taken from the treasury. At
first blush it seems not to sustain the
spirit of optimism which characterizes
the message. and in addition it APP
000, 900 of borrowed money, in addition
to the current revenue was received.
These transactions indicate that Cuba
is drifting toward the condition which
seems chronic with such republics.
President Gomez expresses the be-
lief that by practicing the strictost
economy the country will soon be
placed on sound financial basis. 1t
may be that he finds ground for his
optimism in the state lottery which
has been even more successful than
was at first expected.
Cuba has an exceptional opportur-
ity to make good and ought to do -,
but unless more attention is given 20
the financial side of the government
the Island will soon be in a place
where another nation will be obliged
to intervene to protect creditors This
is the last thing one wishes to see but
the seeming lack OF business principles
in the conduct of Cuban affairs make
it necessary to protect those who have
| invested heavily ever since the Island
| was wrested from Spanish oppressior.
On this account whatever is done at
this session of Cuba's Congress will b.
| watched with unusual interest by
Americans.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
GLEANlMGS AND GOSSIP.

Deposits of coal have been known
to exist in Trinidad for many years
but the coal is OF an inferior Quallty
and the OF! deposits have never been
extensively developed, hardly suhlclent
for home demands. But increasing
local demands and a general spirit OF
stimulation have prompted a resump-
ton of active work on the Mayaro Oil
fields, situated inland about 30 miles
east of Port Of SPAIN. The Oil expor-
tation company is nov employing a
large number of men in road and
bridge building and repairing and get
ting machinery in orCer to resume
drilling operations, which have been
suspended for some time. New Dor
inss will be made and the fields more
fully explored Consular Reports.
The Indian governments final fore
cast of the jutc crop for the l103-lo
season gives the total acreSge sown at
2732, 700. which compares with 2,S56, 200
acres last year, the summary OF the re-
port Icing made by the London F'inan-
cial Times as follows: THE outturn
is estimated at 7,eo25S4 bales, as
against 621o.S0O bales last year. In
"
from Madras and other outlying dis
tricts, making a total of 1.295.5SO bales.
The acreage SoWn is the smallest for a
number of years past. the revised eStl-
mate for 1907 putting that years acre
age as high as 3974.300 acres. The
yield anticipated is slightly larger than
was looked for lately. but it is much
under what will be required to meet
the estimated demands of the world S
trade. "-ConsIlar Reports.
Bees will seek out the nutriment that
suits them, no matter where the hives
are located. A prosperous apiary is
kept or the roof of q business house In
New York city, and another, of 80 to
40 colonies, holds sway on the roof
of a Cincinnati business house. From
the latter 30 to 40 pounds of honey per
colony is obtained each year. From
each place the bees go out to seek the
best pasturage.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
SUNFLOWER PHILOSOPHY.
(AtchiSon (Kan) Globe \

tAtchison (Kan.) Globe.)
card playing is more foolish than
wicked
Very few people can tell the differ
ence between a joke. an insult and q
complaint
A woman's idea of economy is for
her husband to quit smoking, so she
can pay more for her hats.
Our idea of perfectly polite man is
one who practices it as carefully when
he buys as when he sells.
Don't cultivate the habit OF making
excuses. Don't offer apologies. If YOU
become clever you will soon be MAX
ing excuses instead of doing things YOU
should do.
Ever occur to you that your enemies
occasionally are pretty good fellows ?
lhey usually let you alone, if YOU let
them alone. Many of your troubles
originate with your friends. as YOU
VIII find if you investigate carefully
We have long wished to ask lie
Ladies Home Journal this question .
Suppose woman should be alone In a
house with man to whom she is NIX
related, and must at once go out on
the street in gown which she cannot
possibly fasten herself. Would it be
better to ask the man to hook her VI,
or go out with her dress gaping?"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12

would make a modern mile-a minute
fiction writer turn green with envy.
While all this is going on in Italy,
Greece, Africa and China, an army OF
men are at work under the Stars and
Stripes digging a ditch across the 18TH
mus of Panama that is as much great
the ancients as is the Statue of Lib
|erty greater than ChinamanS image
of his patron saint While well-to-d do
Americans are hopping and skipping
over the eastern hemisphere with A
guide book in one hand and pocket
book in the other their fellow country
men and neighbors are doing a great
err work every day than they will see
in all their wanderings.
Engineers tell us that the Panama
canal is by no means the greatest en-
gineerng feat that is being performed.
Flagler is building a ''web-foot" rail
road out of sight of land down IN
Florida that would make the engineers
of the dim and dusty past sit up and
dig the dirt out of their eyes were they
not so dead that they cannot be res
directed 1t is something like the man
who is sure that snow never drifts rs
deeply now days as it did when he
was a boy. The farther away he gegs
from those snow drifts the bigger they
get The farther we get away from
the day of the building of the an
cient acqueducts and Roman roads,
the bigger the engineering feat grows.
The gigantic cut at Culebra on the
Panama Canal is without parallel any
where else on earth. 1t will be nine
miles long, will be 800 feet wide at the
bottom and it will be completed with
in four years. 1t was half completed
Oct. % and at that time 39,002,299 Gu
bic yards of excavating remained I'M
done
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
The Kings Ring.

Once in Persia reigned a king
Who upon his Signet ring
Graved a maxim true and wise,
Which, if held before his eyes,
Gave him counsel at a glance
Fit for every change and chance,
Solemn words; and these are they:
Even this shall pass away"
Trains of cames through the sand
Brought him gems from Samarcand;
Fleets of galleys through the seas
Brought him pearls to match with these
But he counted not his gain
Treasures of the mine and main,
What is wealth." the king would say;
Even this shall pass away"
In the revels of his court
At the zenith of the sport,
When the palms of all his guests
Burned with clapping at his jests,
He amid his figs and wine.
Cried: ''Oh, loving friends of mine!
Pleasure comes, but not to stay
Even this shall pass away"
Fighting on a furious field,
Once a javelin pierced his shield,
Soldiers. with a loud lament.
Bore him bleeding to his tent,
Grooming from his tortured side,
Pain is hard to bear" he cried;
But, with patience day by, day,
Even this shall pass away"
Towering in the public square,
Twenty cubtS in the air.
Rose his statue, carved in stone.
Then the king, disguised, unknown,
Gazing at his sculptured name.
Asked himself: What is fame?
Fame is but a slow decay,
Even this shall pass away
Struck with palsy, sere and old,
Waiting at the gates of gold,
Spake he with his dying breath:
Life is done, but what Is death?''
Then in RI a king
Fell a sunbeam on his ring 49,
Showing, by a heavenly ray: 7rf III
Even this shall pass away"
Theodore Tilton in Kansas City Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
Something Really Great.

Every year thousands of Americans
go to foreign lands to marvel at the
gigantic engineering accomplishments,
the aqueducts and pyramids, arches
and highways of former ages. Their
"Oh's" and Abs" almost drown the
blinking of the American dollars in
the pockets of the astute guides. who
supplement historical facts with fear
full and wonderful narrative that
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
A Business Mans View.

w. w. Finley, President of the
Southern Railway Company in letter
to the Baltimore American discusses
at some length the trade situation in
volving the United States South Amer
lean countries, stating briefly the rea-
son why such conditions appear, sug-
costing remedy therefor. The key
note of Mr.. Finley's recommendations
are that if America is to improve its
trade to the southwark it must seek
business there While Mr.. Finley's
letter is addressed principally to those
having to do with the business of
southern parts. yet, his advice is
equally coed for commercial men of
the North.
At the present time the best customer
of the United States in South America
is Argentina, to which country our eX-
ports for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1893, were $33, 712,505, and our imports
for the same period were 81, go, 1S2
Our exports consisted of cotton cloth
manufactured, iron and steel, furni-
turc, agricultural implements and farm
machinery. Our imports were princi-
pally wool and hides. Our importation
of hides will undoubtedly increase, be-
cause we have opened the door to free
that at
the present time these hides go through
northern ports exclusively and are
shipped to Southern tanners by rail.
In fact, some Of them come by the way
of Europe He cites one case where
hides for a North Carolina tanner were
shipped from Argentina across the
ocean to Antwerp then again across
to New York and thence by rail to the
tanner.
Mr.. Finley urges that systematic eff
fort be made to bring about a regular
service between ports in Southern
United States and ports in South Amer
lea, that attention be given to securing
return cargoes, and that ultimately
steamship lines with regular sailings
be established. In this manner he
suggests that irregular steamers would
pick up the thread of business and car
ry it along, as the business increases,
until the establishment of regular lines
IL, tA.t l,n Ss1f
it might oe found impracticable to de-
velop enough traffic to support regular
end of the voyage, but there are vari-
Gus combinations that might be made"
He then goes on to suggest that YES
sells might stop at two or more ports
of the United States to discharge q
portion of their cargo in each and re-
ceive a portion of return cargo from
each.
1t seems as though Mr.. Finley had
hit upon a practical method for in
creasing our trade with South Ameri-
ca He would make an intelligent eff
fort to procure direct communication
with South American ports and thus
get the benefit of comparatively
short ocean trip instead of paying for
long ocean trip supplemented by rail
road charges. He gives full weight to
the obvious difficulty of getting sutfi
cient freight for regular steamers at
once bnt provides for more regular
more business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12

1t is notorious that Uncle Sam is Of
ten q poor paymaster. Perhaps the
worst case on record is one which has
come to light through its settlement.
Many Cincinnati citizens responded to
a call to arms, to protect that city
from Gen. Kirby Smith and his raid
ers in 1862, some A. years ago. They
have Just been paid $lS each.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
As Strong as Ever.
(PittSbIlrp DiSpatch

The report Of Tom Taggart's loss of
influence must have been exaggerated.
The fact that he was for the Democra :
tic candidate for mayor of Indianopo-
lis is said to have elected the Repub-
lican nominee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
Election Summarized.

(BOStOn HeraId)
The neatest summary OF Judge Gay
nors success appears in the World.
which says it was due to the fact that
of the opposing candidates one was 700
little known and the other too we'll
known
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12

Here is another argument for the
much despised celluloid collar. A
Michigan lad who was run over by
a hearse would have been killed if he
had not worn the ncCkpiece.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
At Least He Almost Grew Up.

VF'IIIdueIphla InQulrer.D
Hearst says that Tilden once pattod
him on the head and told him to grow
up and be good man and a true
Democrat. Well. he grew up
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Chance for Gaynor.

(Sprinsfield UniOn.)
Already Mayor elect Gaynor is re-
ceiving mention for the Democratic
presidential nomination in 1912. If he
and former Governor Pennypacker, OF
Pennsylvania, We're of the same poiiti-
cal complexion they might go before
the voters on an anti-newspaper plat
form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-12

China is to have a constitution. but
about the time it is correctly interpre-
ted by the Chinese constitutional law
yers the people won't care whether
China is a monarchy or a republic.