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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-28
American Bests Londoner.

Curious is the story told to the Lon
don correspondent of the Yorkshire
Post. 1t illustrates, he says, the dan
gers to which persons coming to Lon
don with concessions, and SO on to sell
are exposed. An American from the
Wild and Woolly West" arrived in
London recently with a mining prop
erty. He gave an operator an option
of thirty days, which was extended first
to sixty and afterwards to ninety DAYS.
Then the American thought he would
like to have his maps, plans and papers
again So he called at the office Of the
operator but was told that he could not
have them unless he paid 5000 for
them, and was referred to the operators
solicitor, in whose possession they were
asserted to be. The American was fur-
Gus, vowed he would have what be-
longed to him and said he would call
next morning, when he meant to have
his papers. The operator was not big
man, but on chair near him sat as a
silent auditor dark, swarthy person
Of more than six feet
AT II O'Clock next day the American
called again. In the outside office he
found clerk, but the door of the in
side Office was locked. He burst it !
open, and found the operator inside
at his desk and also the dark, swarthy !
man. As the operator persisted in his |
and the story of the dav be-
fore, the American tore him out Of his /
chair, hurled him ON the floor, half
choked him, and then dumped him
into another ehair-all without praeti-
cal result
Then, obeying a happy inspiration,
he pulled open drawer in the oper-
ator's desk and saw his maps and plans
In another he saw his papers, and put
ting gutta percha band around them
all he walked out. He had gone but a
short distance when he felt a hand on
his shoulder He turned to see the
large, dark, silent man. Whats your
name?" asked the latter, and then,
Where do you come from?"
Being told, he said, Shake hands. t,
I've been trying to get my plans for
weeks from that man. That's why /
was there yesterday, and when you said y
you would come at IL O'Clock to-day ;
md get yours l decided to come and $
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1910-10-28
v you managed it. I'm an

see how you managed it. I'm an
Australian.
Next day the American and the Aus
tralian called on the operator / want
my papers," said the Australian.
There they are, sir, said The oper-
ator, politely. Now quite a David and
Jonathan friendship exists between the
American and the Australian.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
THE SENATORIAL SITUATION.

Jackson has been the center Of inter
est for Mississippians and many others
turing the past week on account of the
pending election of successor to she
late Senator McLaurin
Al preIiminaIies having been now ar
ranged the contestants have fairly
started in The race which means biCcr
disappointment to some Of them and o
ielol crown for the successful run
aer
50 far the contest has boon market
8s2 exceptional good feeling ana every
ishing has been conducted on a higl
islane. which is in the highest degree
sreditable to all concerned.
The real contest will likely develop
during the coming week, and "A sense
of relief viii be experienced by all It
this week marks its close.
Major Vardaman has evidently pollcd
bis full strength already, and it only
remains to be seen which of the other
candidates can marshal the combined
strength of the opposition TO that pie
turesque politician.
Mr.. Percy's friends have every rea-
son to be proud of the position he has
taken and held in the race. and 1t seen ;
10 be the consensus of opinion that h
II is who Will be the successful contest
snt
For many reasons we hope 10 see Mr..
Percy elected. not the least OF these
being that We are jealous for the honor
of Mississippi and feel sure that it VIII
be upheld and advanced il entrusted TO
his keeping.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
AT TIE GRAND.
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ISLE OF SPICE,


The isle of Spice, . whichsis the of
fering, At the Grand on Thursday. jan
Is, was, during the New York, Chicago
and Boston runs, aptiy described By
the press an dream of color. The scene
of the play is laid on an island In the
Japan sea, which gives ample oppor
tunity for lavish scenic surroundings
and which are depicted in al their
oriental splendor. As q spectacle alone
the production is said to, be marvel,
but aside from this there. are many
features to make it notable achieme-
msnt in the art of play producing. With
its wealth OF song hits, interesting
story, sweet singing and clever dancing,
it has enjoyed more liberal patronage
than almost any production of high class
comedy at present before the public.
The cast is reported to be unusually
strong, and is headed by the clever
comedians, Harry B. Watson and Harry
b. Williams, and the wei known prima
donna, Margaret Felch. They are ably
supported by such favorites as Herbert
Carter, Stanley Feleh, Aiva 4. Laing,
Matte Martz, ulia d. Cynthia and many
others equally well known and popular
in the field of musical comedy of the
higher class.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09

annunl with Perquinites in the form of
commissions and fines and penalties re-
covered in all civil actions begun AMI
prosecuted BY him in the name of the
state
The salary of governor Is increased
from $4,000 to $4,000; secretary of state
from $1,000 to $500, land commissioner
from $500 to $4,000, attorney general
from $500 to $1,000, of circuit Judges
ami chancellors from $2,750 to So, 900.
The saiary of insurance commissioner
aas been reduced from $4,000 to $4,000,
that of the agricultural commissioner
from s2,4oo to $4,000. and of the trus-
tees of the penitentiary from 81. 600 'ro
$1,000 ns
The other Salaries remain as fixed ia
Chapter 124 of the Code, except dis
trict attorneys are allowed sperquIsite.
in certain eases.
The committee is composed of Sena-
tors Leftwich, Pierce and Darden, AMI
Representatives stockett, Caldwell,
Johnston of Clarke, Harris and Davis
The report is signed by w. J. Socket
chairman, and says that the salaries
agreed upon and reported by the com
mittee were intended to give inferma-
tion TO candidates and others interested
who should appear before the people
in the general election to be held in
1911 and 20 IN no manner effect the
compensation of the present officers. -
Just before the meeting or each leg
islature there IS cry set up, generally
started 10y the judges and chancellors,
in favor Of increasing salaries, which
has always met with great opposition,
and, with few exceptions. has been de-
feated.
There may be some reason for slight
~ increasing the salaries of secretary
OF state and land commissioner as they
are lower than those of other state Of
ficers. but the salariessof the other Off
GERS should not be increased, and when
the offort IS made to do SO, great oppo-
sition may be xpected.-Clarion-
Ledger.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
QUESTION OF SALARIES.

Ios report q the special COMMITTEE
appointed durlng the last legislature.
t" COX into and equalize salaries of
sta5e Officers, was made public LAST
evening, though it has not been formal
~ presented TO the legislature.
The committee held It's meetings last
summer and agreed TO recommend hat
salaries ae fixed = follows. to take
effect al the expiration Of the presen,
ten1s
Governor S salary: F6.ooo per aoaeu
Auditor, $3.50 per annon
secretary Of state, s.. Hoe per aaaanl.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
COL. HUHN's PARTS OF SPEECH.

Col. Hugh Higsbee HUM, the versa
tile correspondent of the Commercial
Appeal, in the course Of i recent special
from Jackson Oh the senatorial situa-
ton, emits the following choice seiee-
ton:
1.-The opposition call Nardaman ''the
medicine man. He is oblivious TO com
ment, active in body, mind and tongue,
and is holding his own. His confidence
is affective and alluring He still adj
here's to his original statement that he
will win on the first ballot, lie Is
steadfast, self-centered, cool, patient
and predominant. -
Whereupon the editor Of that great
daily INDUCED in the following com
nent:
Col Hugh Huhn saws Gov varda-
man confidence is affective and al
luring. . As dealer in rare words the
new year finds Col HUM still doing
business.
The colonel 5 use of an obsolete word
in ALTERATION with its synonym sug
gests the story of the tate Bishop Hay
good of Georgia and the negro brick
mason The bishop employed the negro
10 build hue for MIN, and, after Civ
ing Instructions. inquired if he had
made himself understood. whereupon
The negro replied = Vas sir. boss. you
want 5 a obstruction on dis side and a
substitution on dat side You M
ders'and, replied the bishop.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
1.-THE GIRL OF THE GOLDEN
WEST

A successful play always attracts
great attention. An unsuccessful one
is taken from public view, its proper
ties are placed in the storehouse, and
that the end of n IA play that can
interest New York for two years must
necessarily be considered not only
success but great success. This is the
record of David Belasco's offering,
'sThe Girl of the Golden West in
which he will present his own COMPANY
at the Grand on Thursday, Feb. 3.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
A DISCUSSION OF
TILE PURE FOOD LAWS.

Continued from First Page)
ton on every pound of cotton seed meal
that ne feeds that is contained in these
mixtures. Educational work will alone
put stop to- this drain on the farmers.
"The oatmeal mills III the North
which are shipping these mixtures to
Mississippi are capitalized for more
than $5o,oo0,000. They own thousands
OF tons of cat hulls. The only manner
of disposing of them is to the Southern
farmers. Mississippi needs a law that
will compel these mills to sell these
bulis to the Mississippi farmers for just
what they are, or if they are blended
in feed stuffs the law should require the
cat bulls or any other like ingredient
be printed on tag and attached to the
package. 4o
"The increased consumption of oats
by the human family has put good stock
feeding oats almost out of business.
This has been the cause of the large
feeders looking around for something
more economical than oats to feed. This
fact alone has caused any number Or
mills to spring up. There are quite .
number of these feed mills that are EN-
ieavoring TO make a pure and honest
feed. The honest miller. the man who
uses sound, pure grain in his mixture.
cannot begin to compete with tho adui
terating crowd. 1t is to be hoped thai
during this session of the iegislatura
that these matters pertaining to adu,-
teration shall be 'remedied. The farmer
pays the freight-he also pays the feeG
tx. He does this for his own protec-
son The law is made for this purpose.
Tne adelteratipg crowd mHst not die-
tate what shall constitute tia law II
they are permitted to do SO tho poor
farmer will just continue To pay for
protection that he does not receive and
lit is not right. =.
Continuing, Mr. Could remarked:
Here is letter from one of the
professors IN your own agricultural r1l-
leges an institution which IN additioa
to being the pride of Mississippi en-
JOYS most enviabIe reputation abroad,
Certainly nothing could be mere con.
vineine thai IN utterance from saea q
source / / 1f4
:. M. f. L. Middleton, Jackson, Aiiss-
Dear Sir-The following analysis
showing the. amount OF digestibla nu-
triment IN no pounds of oat dust an8
ost huits. iasieates the very low feeding
value OF tae hg products:
Cat dust. Protein. 80 lbs: earisos
lyaxates, SSH hsss ISL ips
9,sE aulis: Proleia, 3 lbs. care
nsdrates. 4. Isizlhs.; fasssss'd Us
Gal hulls and a,sss are 81 lon sa.sa,..
as he table shows, sbeiag v ortn about
the same as oat-chaff. These practically
worthless naaterals are being used quite
largely for the purpose of aaalteras-
ing the mixed feeds which are no -
largely sold in this state. Dat huils arr
generally represented 60 the purchaser
Is cont broken kernels which il
most cases Is not true. think the
$ i.ci5 - thlpg y lsaas Is he fed mix
|1nre - hhes eet hy,proapcts i rsigh..
|snd b6ilt Ko1rlS stesy truly
q IL IS zsr n fsryy q
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
AT THE GRAND.

Jan. 13-Isie Of Spice.
I7-Tenpest and Sunshine.
27-House. of Thousand Candies
2s-Girl from Rector's.
Feb. Girl from the Golden West
14-Prince Chap.
Is-Buster Brown.
TO- Dixie Minstrels.
19-Paid in Full.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

The showing of the first balloting is
according to the forecasts and the
signs. While far in the lead ex-Gov.
Vardaman is sufficiently short of a
majority to render the outcome an I'M
certainty The final test upon the
hindmost can 1idates and the secon |
choice of their supporters, alone can
tell the story of the majority.
That the race question should have
entered into the symposium of the va
rious candidates was matter of course.
1t may indeed be said to have been
made the focus of the fight. For the
purpose of giving it the Herald's full
Endorsement, and believing it to be
tho right course for the true welfare
of the state, the following from the
report of the address of the Hon. Lee
Roy Percy is quoted:
He said there was a race problem IN
Mississippi and that man who said
there was not shut his eyes to the
truth. Bur since the races existed
81
here, the problem was how best to live
IN peace and amity; that we should
not select man who sought to stir mp
strife
Mr. Percy called attention to the fact
that every officer in the state was
white man He said the price of white
supremacy was for the white men TO
stand shoulder to shoulder. That the
demands of the condition developed the
best there was in men.
He said this race problem must be
solved by the people of the state, and
they must not expect help from an alien
source
The repeal of the fifteenth ana modl
fication of the fourteenth amendment
as cure for the race problem was
like latbering the head of negro -
cure Asiatic cholera.
He regarded the men who sought
votes by agitating the race problem as
menace to the people and prosperity
Of the state. He said the people were
skcd 70 pledge themselves to cease
less agitation of this question, which
would mean race hostility, race hatred,
day by day. year nv year. unless taf-
agitatious was intetssi solely for hoe.e
consumption, to be p.Seon- hoied IN
~ aohington.
lie said nc was no dreamer, nor wss
there are get-weli-quick remedy IN
statecraf: but that be race problem
could only be handled with kindness
nd patience; that such treatment
laeaut contented, Industrious negro
race: and that al the same time the
evils and emergencies of the situation
must IL met with courage.
Regardless of political agitation anu
the result Of this contest here we
base nc whole wisdom, the eternal
tfuta, of the problem. It is not only
alpaiicy hat anles and cruel, 20 send
-sfasness and ln1patienes's to she rear
hesaase at the asd nigger to visit
the whole race with indiscriminste
condemnation and abuse because ef
tae eriin.ual -vicksburg Herald
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09

report from Mexico CITY is to the
effect that an american and two Saliva
sseriaas are awaiting q favorable OPP
portunity to assassinate jose, santss
,Zelaya
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-01-09

In a:s pToclaastioa President Is
tfade says 81 S. ny desire 70 MRS
swords ana rlres into pioms a1d tools
81 sac selEivatioa Of oar fields. the
sSr4oitatien 81 aur mines and the con
ssrne ion Of railroads = We hope 50,
ana the destruction of Americans will
perhaps ceaFe
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-12
tlTTbE fA6IGSessHs..
&Slde|l 6Q0e NAN

from the Office an hour or so early
every week, then 1t gets to be case
OF Business being handled to accom-
modate the Ball Game.
And it's Pretty Nifty, isn't it, Bo.
TO drop into long. cool room with
the Shaded Lights swinging over the
Green Tables and the worries click
INK away at Kelley" Sort OF Re-
,reshing 10 cut that Business Appoint
ment you were sent on and While
Away a few hour until Dinner, Ell?
Well, that's exactly what the X. Y.
NJ. above thought and exactly what
he Got In the Habit of Doing every
time he could. And that's the point
of the whole matter, Perciyal. 1t
might not be so bad to Cut the Busl
ness once In while. but as soon as IL
becomes a Habit then it's time TO
watch out for the Toboggan. An occa-
sional Lapse from Duty soon becomes
a Habit-and Habit always becomes
a Master
So it was with this Chap. His
Conscience became Dulled. lie got IN
he Habit of Sidestepping Business on
shy and every Pretext.A Soon il be-
came a Daily Habit. Not that he
thought More of Pleasure than he did
~ Business, but that he thought of II
More Frequently. He's at the top of
the Shoot-the Chutes now. although he
Gosen't Realize II. He dosen't see His
finish now, but it's there Waiting for
Him. Some fine day he's going to
Get II, too.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-12

dicular stripe were two horizontal
ones, equal in size, the top one white
end the bottom one red. For this
reason Texas was known as the Lone
Star State
A story of the flags used on Ameri-
can soil could scarcely be complete
without mention OF the Confederate
flag. Many of the Confederate states
and military organizations used their
own flags. In 1861 the COnfederacy
adopted a flag with red field, diago-
nal white stripes through the center
one-third the width of the flag and
blue union with circle of stars cor
responding with the lumber of Con
iederate states. There were several
changes, however, as the war pro-
crossed.
Inc of the most interesting flags ever
made on Americon soil is the one
known as Tim Regan's flag. A num-
Der OF Federal soldiers were imprison-
ed by the Confederates at Richmond,
Va, in 1863. Though closely guarded
they were determined TO celebrate the
Fourth of July. Among them was an
lrishman, Timothy J. Regan. A faS
was considered necessary for the
proper celebration of the day, but the
procuring of ii seemed hopeless.
! They tore up blue flannel shirt to
make the field, and cut the stars out
of white cotton one, sewing them on.
Stripes of red flannel and white cot
ton were obtained ON various pretexts,
such as for the binding of wounds or
the treatment of colds and rheuma-
tlsm. The entire work had to be ac-
Complished when the guards were not
looking and, as the flag was six feet in
length, the task was by no means an
easy one.
At last. however, ii was completed
and early on the morning of the
Fourth it was surreptitiously hung
among the cross beams of the attic
in which they were confined The
soldiers gathered beneath it and held
a short session of patriotic exercises.
The arrival of the guards being immi.
nent, the flag was lowered and taken
apart, each one of the men being
given pice of it as a souvenir.
After a while the prisoners were
Exchanged and were soon scattered all
over the country. At the close of the
war Tim Regain conceived the idea
of collecting these pieces and reas-
semblng them into the original
| prison-made flag. After % years of
persistent correspondence with the
men who had served in prison with
him he obtained all the parts and
with his own hands restored the flag
1t now hangs in the hall of the
! Thomas G. Steven Post, G. A. R., in
! Boston, his own post, where it is
kept as a priceless relic.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-12
The Chap Who Cut Out Business.

50 HERE was once a certain Rss-
Ing Young Man who had HIS
Own ideas about how to saw
Wood and keep the Box Back
OF the Stove always Filled. When he
began II sort OF Worked for a while
and then IL Didn't.
There's a paraphrase on an old
Truism that runs something as fol
lows: III Business interferes with
Pleasures, cut out the Business. And
that was exactly what this X. Y. Nj.
was doing. The funny thing about
it. though, was that IL anyone had
1old him he was living up to that
Adage he wouldn't have believed IL
lie doing such a fool stunt as that
Never. Why, fellow who'd let him
self follow such course would be an
IDIOT. He might not be wearing any
Medals for GitUp-and-Git exhibitions,
but he certainly wasn't such a Bone
head as to let his Pleasure Interfere
with his Business. No. stree; not in
his family.
But he was just the Same and he
was doing II every day. Its funny.
when you come TO think about II, how
many Chaps there are in the world in
precisely the same Fix. Without be-
ing Wise to the fact that they're do
iEg so many Rising Young Man
salves his Business Conscience. Puts
off until tomorrow what could and
ought to be done Today-and hustles
along after a Good Time. Cut out
their Business? or course not--liter-
ally. They'd s,arve If they did. But
a little bit cut Hire and little There
total up to Whole Lot in month
just as the song, "Evey Little Bit Add
ed to What You've Got" says.
When the r. Y. NJ in question first
began it amounted TO nothing more
than writing a letter Tomorrow that
ought to have Gone Out On the Even
!ng's Mail. Then it was'Two letters.
then Three, then Several Days behind,
etc. Pretty soon Excuses to be absent
from the Once because Ever-present
Helps In the time of Pleasure. There
was the Ball Come, for Hot Office
was the Ban Game for instance. It's
snd sit out on the Sunny Bleachere
while the Home Team puts II All
Over the visitors. And surely Base
ball Is harmless Recreation? Sure!
But when 1t means Scrambling away
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-12
FLAG DAY

Continued From Ninth Page)