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The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10

SOIL SURVEY PROGRESSES.
Or. E. N. Lowe Of Geological Survey
Makes Report.

Wakes nepOFks
Jackson.-After some months OF
hard and continuous work and close
application to the extensive soil sur
vey which has beer in progress, Dr..
E. N. Lowe, director of the Missis-
sippi geological survey, gives an inter
esting summary of what has been
done. Speaking generally. DR.. Lowe
says:
The field work of the geological
survey has made rapid progress DUR
ing the good weather of January and
February. The three field parties on
soil survey have been continuously at
work since January /, the work being
carried On in the counties OF Lowndes,
Wayne and Forrest. The weather has
been SO favorable and the soil condi-
lions SO closely parallel to those OF
Noxubee county that Messrs. Smith
and Goodman, who worked Noxubee,
and are engaged upon the soils
of Lowndes, are rapidly bringing the
work OF that county to completion.
Work in the other counties was not
begun until January l, hence has rot
progressed as far, but is moving along
rapidly.
Or. Logan is at work upon the
structural materials of the state, and
the report will be ready for %publica-
ton at an early date.
The director has completed a pre-
liminary study of the soils OF the
state, the report on which is now
ready for the printer. An insistent
and growing demand has been coming
in to the office of the geological sur
yey for information about the soils OF
the state. The requests have come
both from citizens of the state and
from prospective investors and home
seekers from other states. To meet
this demand a bulletin, which Will
owe about 200 pages of print, has
been prepared.
'The soils of every part of the state
have been treated as fully as space
would allow, giving their character
istics, distribution SO far as at present
known, present state of agriculture,
analysis of the soils, showing the per
cent. of phosphoric acid, nitrogen and
humus-the essential plant foods
adaptations OF different crops and
best treatment of the soil. The water
supply of each soil region is also
given, including available artesian
wate;.
ITO meet the boil weevil crisis In
the southern half Of the state, and
the immediate necessity for diversi-
fication of crops, this region has been
somewhat more fully treated than
others, and the majority of soil anal
ysis are from that part of the state
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her hastily. "He-he came with Anne
and Dal and The Is shut in, too"
BY that time Bella had seen how
handsome he was. and she took 9
hair-pin out of her mouth. and arched
her eyebrows. which was always
Bella's best pose.
Il am Miss Knowles" she said
sweetly (of course. the court had
given her back her name), "and
stopped in tonight. thinking the house
was empty, to see about IA butler.
Unfortunately, the house was quaran.
tined just at that time, and-here ]
am. Surely there cannot be any harm
in helping me to get out?" pleading
tone.) Il have not been exposed to
any contagion, and in the exhausted
state of my health the confinement
would be positively dangerous
She rolled her eyes at him, and
could see she was making an impress
sion. OF course she was free. she
had a perfect right to marry again.
but / will say this: Bella is a lot bet
ter looking by electric light than she
is the next morning.
The upshot of it was that the gen.
tleman who built bridges and looked
down on society from a lofty, lonely
pinnacle agreed to help u OF the
most cleaning members OF the afore-
said society to outwit the law.
y 1t took about Is minutes to quiet
the policeman. Nobody ever knew
what Mr.. HARRISON did to him. but
for "a hours he was quite ~tractable.
He changed after that, but that comes
later in the story. Anyhow, the Har-
bison man went upstairs and came
down with a Bagdad curtain and a
cushion to match, and took them into
the furnace room, and came out and
locked the door behind him, and then
we were ready for Bella's escape.
But there were four special officers
and three reporters watching the
house as a result of Man Reeds idiocy.
Once, after trying all the other win
dows and finding them guarded, we
discovered a little bit of a hole in an
ut.of-the-way corner that looked like
a ventilator and was covered with a
heavy wire screen. No prisoners ever
dug their way out of a dungeon with
more energy than that with which we
attacked that screen. hacking at 1t
with kitchen knives, whispering like
conspirators. being scratched with the
ragged edges of the wire, frozen with
the cold air one minute and boiling
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with excitement the next. And when
the wire was cut, and Bella had rolled
her coat up and thrust it through, and
was standing on a chair ready to fol-
low, something outside that had looked
like a barrel moved and said, "Oh, I
wouldn't do that If / were you. 1t
would be certain to be undignified.
and probably it would be unpleasant
later"
We coaxed and pleaded and tried
to bride, and that happened, as it
turned out, to be M of the worst
things that we had to endure. For the
whole conversation came out the next
afternoon in the paper, with the most
awful drawings. and the reporter said
it was the flashing of the jewels we
wore that first attracted his attention.
Ard that brings me back to the rob-
berry.
For when we had crept back to the
kitchen, and Bella was fumbling Tor
her handkerchief to cry into and the
HARRISON man was trying to apollo
gize for the language he had used to
the reporter, and l was on the verge
of a chill-well, it was then
that Bella forgot all about crying and
jumped and held out her arm.
my diamond bracelet" she screech-
ed. Look, I've lost it" !.
Well, we went over every inch OF
that basement, until / knew every
crack In the flooring. every spot on the
cement. And Bella was nasty. and said
that she had seen that part OF
the house in such condition, and that
il | had acted like a sane person and
put her out, when she had no bust
ness there at all, she would have had
her freedom and her bracelet. and
that If we were playing q joke on her
(as II we felt like jokingD we would
please give her the bracelet and let
her go and die in q corne she felt
very queer.
(To BE CONTINUED.)
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PARTED II YEARS, REUNITE.
Affecting Scene Enacted When Es
tranged Wife Returns to Husband.

Starkville. - Seventeen years ago
Samuel Waldrup, living near Henry
school house, became ~estranged from
his wife. They had been married over
sixty years, and We're blessed with
five children.
1t seems the couple fell out about
some trivial matter, he going to a son
near here, while his wife remained
with another son at Palmetto, Ga. Last
week Mrs. Waldrup, who is in bad
health, longed to see her husband
once more before she died.
Her son furnished her with the
necessary transportation, and she ar
rived here three days ago. She went
at once tt her destination. Nobody
was expecting her.
When she walked into the house
her husband was sitting rear the
hearth. She didn't recognize him for
some time. When she did there "a
a scene. Both embraced and cried
like children, to the establishment of
their son and grandchildren.
We'll not separate any MORE" she
said, as the tears coursed down her
furrowed cheeks. mo more parting
until we are called to rest" The old
man gave his solemn promise that
they would live together the balance
of their lives. He is in his S0th year,
while his wife is 50.
The children are rejoiced at the re
union.
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VICTORY FOR CUMBERLAND.
Suits Involving More Than One Million
Dollars Knocked Out.


Dollars Knocked Out.
Jacksonville Mississippi antitrust
law has no application to the rates
charged by the Cumberland Telegraph
and Telephone Company, according to
a decision rendered by the supreme
court in the celebrated Prentiss
ty case in which compliments sought
to collect, in the name of the state,
statutory penalties a~ggregating about
one and one-half million dollars.
Five individual suits, instituted in
the same tribunal asking for penalties
a~ggregating $685. 600, were also dis
missed. and the Cumberland wins a
sweeping victory, the supreme court
holding that it is a common carrier
subject to supervision by the railroad
commission, and that the antitrust
law does not apply to complaints of
this character.
Briefly stated, it vas la1tHged that
the Cumberland Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company had been discriminate
ing In rates in favor of the town of
Bonneville, and against other locali-
ties.
The Cumberland replied with a de-
murrer that the matters complained
OF were within the jurisdiction of the
railroad commission, and the anti
trust statutes had no application
thereto. This demurrer is sustained
by the supreme court, the decision
%overruling the ruling of Chancellor
Robins, and a dismissal necessarily
follows.
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cHANcE IN PEANUT RATE.
Mississippi Commission WIN Re
Docket Tariff.

Jackson.-President Webb, OF the
railroad commission, nnounce that
owing to manifest objection which mas
developed from several quarters to
the recently adopted commodity tariff
on peanuts from grower to crusher 1t
has been decided to remand the mat
ter to the docket for reconsideration.
When the tariff was passed at the
meeting of the commission there was
apparently little opposition. Since
the PRONUNCIATION of the adopted
schedule through the press, there has
been sufficient protest to prompt the
commission in redocketing. 1t is an
nounced that the subject will be taken
up as the special order on March 8,
in connection with the first March
meeting. Citations were Sent out to-
day to all railroads and others notify.
ing them of this arrangement.
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trust me, you know, because | am a
strangeri because the minute this
crazy quarantine is raised I'm off to
the Argentine Republic" (perhaps he
said Chilli and because l don't know
anything at all about you. You see, |
have to believe what you tell me,
having no personal knowledge of any
of you to go on. Now tell me-whom
have you hidden in the cellar, besides
the policeman"
There was no use trying to deceive
him: He was looking straight into my
eyes. So l decided to make the best
of a bad thing. Anyhow, it was going
to require strength to get Bella
through the coal hole with n arm
and restrain the policeman with the
other.
Come" said. making a sudden
resolution, and led the way down the
stairs.
He said nothing when he saw Bella,
for which / was grateful. She was sit
ting at the table, with her arms In
front of her, and her head buried In
them. And then l saw she wal asleep.
Her hat and veil laid beside her, and
| she had taken off her coat and draped
It around her. She had rummaged
out a cold pheasant and some salad,
and had evidently had a little supper.
| Supper and a nap, while / worried my
self gray-headed about her!
"She-she came in unexpectedly
| something about the butler I explain
ed under my breath. "And-she
| doesn't want to stay. She is on bad
, terms with-with some of the people
upstairs. You can . how impossible
the situation is"
Il doubt il we can get her out" he
said, as If the situation were quite
ordinary. However, we a try. She
seems very comfortable. It's a pity to
rouse her."
Here the prisoner in the furnace
room broke out afresh. 1t sounded
as though he had taken a Imp Of coal
and was attacking the lock. Mr.. Har-
bison followed the noise, and | could
hear him arguing. moi gently.
Another sound he finished, "and
you won't get out OF here at all. I'M
less you crawl up the furnace pipe!"
When he came back, Bella was rous-
ing. She lifted her head with her
eyes shut and then opened them one
at q time. blinked, and sat up. She
didn't Zee him at first.
ssYon uyrofchfv nho aaf1 1tnUr0fnfl1l2
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD.
Clinton College Joins in Honorins
Memory Of Confederate Women.

memory OF VS"~
Clinton.-At the Mississippi Col
iege chapel a beautiful and appfo-
pirate programme was rendered by
the students of the public SCHOOL
Hillman College and Mississippi COZ
lege in joint exercises in memory OF
The women OF the C~onfederacy.
DR.. P. l. Lipsey, pastor OF the zap
fist Church, conducted the devotional
exercises.
Prof. H. F. Sproles, gunner IN
Wofford's battery, paid a magnificent
tribute TO the women of the Conied-
eracy. noted with much pathos ner
bravery and endurance in the home
sometimes on the field guiding the
generals in unfamiliar country, her
work in the hospital, and the great
work she performed after the wal ID
rebuilding a devastated country n
in rearing her orphan children.
President Lowery was then intro
duced, who spoke feelingly OF the
noble impulse which is prompting
the schools of Mississippi to place a
woman's monument in front OF the
new capitol. MY fathers picture
hangs in the hall of fame, and 1t ought
to hang there, but where is my
mothers picture? She was as brave
and heroic as was her heroic hus
band, but she moved in a silent
obscure field. | a let US raise this
shaft, and raise It high"
A collection was then taken WHICH
was most generously responded to.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
Sunday School Convention.

Jackson.-A meeting of the pro-
gramme committe of the Mississippi
Sunday School Association was held
here Wednesday to prepare pro-
gramme for the annual meeting to be
held at Columbus from March 81 to
20, inclusive. Plans are being formed
to have not less than 1000 visitors
and delegates in attendance. The
Sunday school workers of the state
are now more thoroughly organized
than yer before, and local organiza
tions exist in more than two-thirds
OF the counties.
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grew worse.

had an incessant cough and frequent
attacks Of bilious collie, from which it
seemed I could not recover. My bowels
also became affected, causing alarming
attacks Of hemorrhages. / tried many
remedies, which gave only temporary
relief or no relief at all. / at last tried
Peruna, and in three days I was re-
lieved Of the bowel arrangement. After
using five bottles I was entirely cured.
I most cheerfully recommend the use Of
Peruna to any one similarly afflicted"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
DR.. PLEASED.
Field Agetns of Board Of Health Get
ting Magnificent Results.

DR.. w. S. feathers, director of the
Mississippi Board of Health campaign,
who was in Jackson Tuesday, reports
the work progressing satisfactorily in
South Mississippi. He is especially
gratified with reports coming from
physicians and citizens of the various
counties where the work is being con
Quoted, and feels that much good has
already been accomplished, with more
yet to be done.
The field agents of the State Board
of Health are better equipped for the
work at this time than formerly, be-
cause of their experience of the past.
Sveral counties will soon be worked
over, when the agents will move into
others. Several additional counties
have already asked for the work, ard
DR.. feathers and his assistants will
put in a busy year in 1911.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
States Money Placed.

Jackson.-Although the matter Of
securities and contracts filed by banks
of Mississippi some ten DAYS ago or
more have been passed upon and their
status and nature in the main finally
settled by the state depository COM
mission, Gov. Noel and others asso-
ciated with him in regulating these
matters are still receiving letters OF
inquiry from those interested. Gov.
Noel stated today that he would like
those who are interested to under
stand that the matter has beer
closed; the new repositories have
been duly commissioned as from Feb.
Ii, and while there were a few cases
in which the encouragement had re-
CURED more time in which to exam
inc securities flied, these will no
doubt be satisfactorily adjusted, and
the list OF repositories IS published
will probably remain unchanged, I'M
less some bank resigns its contract
voluntarily, as to which there is moth
ing pending at the present time, SC
far as he is informed.
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STATE HAS 1,a41 coNvlcTs.
Sixty-Five Receive and Fifty-Eioht
Leave Farms.

Jacksonville prison population OF
Mississippi has reached 1,841, the lar
gest ever recorded, which is an in
crease of sever owe January. A total
Of sixty-fve convicts vas received at
the several farms during the month.
while a total of So a discharged,
%pardoned, died and escaped.
The total number of convicts on
hand January 25 was 1884; new pris-
oners, received, So; captured, 2, max
ing a total of IS. There were dis
charged, after completing time, 3d.;
died, 6; %pardoned, II; escaped, Il
making a total OF. S.. leaving the total
OF ~convicts on hand February 25, 1841.
There were IA white men among
the conviets received during the
month. Wayne, Webster, Franklin
and Clarke sent n each, while Lin
coin, CovingtOn. Y~alobusha, Lefore
and Prentiss sent up two each.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
Fighting tuberculosis in Hungary.

The anti-tuberculosis movement
was started in 1894, and in 1898 there
were five institutions for the treat
ment of consumption. Today the cam
paign is encouraged and financed by
the government, and over 200 different
agencies are engaged in the fight. A
permanent tuberculosis musuem has
been established at Budapest and .
carefully conducted campaign of edu-
cation is being carried on.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
NAME PLACE FOR MEETING.
Oratorical Contest and Othletic Meet
ing Arouses Much Interest.

ing Arouses Much Interest.
Jacksonville executive commit
day athletics.
Several of the principal cities OF
the state, notably Gulfport, Hatties-
burg, Greenwood and Greenville, have
announced their intention to submit
offers to the two committees, and a
lively scramble for the honor of enter
tanning the two thousand or more col
legians who will attend is expected.
The four competing institutions,
University of Mississippi, A. & M.
College, Mississippi College and Mill
saps College, have already selected
their orators, and the youthful Ciceros
are getting in readiness to turn loose
their verbiage in competition for the
handsome gold medal.
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They did such good work that /
strongly recommend them. 1 hope my
testimonial will prove of benefit to
other kidney sufferers"
Remember TIN aAmd-Doan's- M.
For sale by all dealers. SO cens-ga
box. Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. ny.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10

field, Ind, given below.
He speaks for the ben
eft of suffering hui
manity. Says he: II
had kidney trouble in
a bad form and was
unable to get relief
until l began the use
of Dnan,s Kidney pills
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
Visit Is Not Political.

Jacksonville visit of Gov. Har-
mon of Ohio to Mississippi is a mat
ter Of considerable interest to the
politicians OF this state. Gov. Har-
mon has visited Mississippi,
but is well known to the public gener-
ally as one of the ablest men in the
nation. He is a mar who has the cor
idence OF the entire country, ano
Gov. Noel believes the nomination
VIII fall to Gov. Harmon. though he
regards Gov. Wilson OF lyew Jersey
as a strong prospect.
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SUFFERED
% YEARS
Constant Sufferer From Chror-
Ie catarrh Relieved BY
PeruDa.

Mrs. j. Fl.
Bourland. San
Saba. Texas.
writes:
For twen-
ty-three years
/ was a con-
slant sufferer
from chronic
catarrh. I had
q severe mis-
cry and burn
ing in the top
Of my head.
There was all
most a con-
tinual dro p
ping Of mucous
into M throat,
which caused
frequent ex-
e C to ration.
My entire sys-
tenn gradually
b e C a m e In
d, and
my condition
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HELP FOR VETERANS.
Swan Lake Chapter, q. D. c., Working
for Beauvoir Inmates.

Swan Lake.-The Stonewall Jackson
Chapter No. 975 of this place has under
taken the work of raising sufficient funds
to send the soldiers from the home at
Beauvoir, Miss, to the reunion at Little
Rock in May.
The matron of the home has written
that between fifty and seventy men wan
to go if all expenses are paid.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
MistriaI for McLendon.

Magnolia.-The case of Jim Nc
Tendon for the murder of Frank New
man, at Glading, in Decen s4r. 1908
resulted in a mistrial. tbs is Nc
Lendon's second trial. The first time
he was convicted and sentenced to
life Imprisonment, but secured a re-
versal by the supreme court. The kill
ing of Newman was the result Of an
alteration between him and his
brother. Price Newman, on one side.
and Jim, Ben and Tynt McLendon ON
the other. {
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10

She-I wonder if the waiter speaks
the new language-what do they
call it? Esperanto?
He-Oh. yes! He talks 1t like a
native.
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RebelIed.

hcDcltcC.
Mrs. Richquick-John, | want you to
buy a new parlor suit.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING, I've been
agreeable enough SC far to get differ
ent clothes for morning, noon after
noon and night, but Pm consumed IL
I'll change EN- every time go into a
different room"
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
The Lady and the Hobble.

do you think the hobble gown
will remain Dng in vogue?"
'If it doesn't you can cast 1t aside.
Eyes; but l hate to waste time
learning to hobble."-Suburban Life.
The Tupelo journal., 1911-03-10
A MINISTER SPEAKS.
His Statement Should Convince the
Most SkepticaI.

Kidney sufferers should take fresh
courage in reading the statement OF
Rev. Marion s. Foreman Of Green
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GIRLS WORKING CLUBS.

Miss Powell Forms Organizations in
Lincoln and Copiah.
Jackson.-Miss Susie Powell is maxi
ing good progress in organizing Girls
Working clubs in the public schools of
the state. She has completed several
of these organizations recently, and
departed Wednesday afternoon for
Brookhaven, where she will form an
other club, going from there to Halle
hurst.
Miss Powell will confer with the
county superintendent of education OF
Lincoln and Copiah, the teachers and
patrons of the schools, then explain
her plans to the business organiza-
tions of the county seat towns, with a
view to interesting the business men
in this special work.
The girls club idea is taking hold
on the public schools of the state, and
Miss Powell mas enough engagements
ahead to keep her busy for the re-
mainder Of the school term. She will
also discuss this subject with the
school Improvement workers, along
with other work in that line, while.
on this trip.
Northerners Buy Farms.
Macon.-Harry L. Wade of Indiana has
bought of Clay~& Yates the Alfalfa
Meadows farm, consisting of 552 acres of
the finest prairie land eight miles east
OF Brooksville.
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