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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
Diplomas Awarded.

According to announcement
the graduates of the common
schools of Lee county met at the
court house July 4th and received
the Lee County Public School
Diploma. There were 81 en-
titled to these diplomas, but only
Is received them. The others
did not care for them. The fol-
lowing is list of the graduates:
Misses Eva Bryan, Lydia Burgess,
Kathleen Jumper, Iris Randolph, Earl
Gregory, Mona Ballard. Messrs. Lee
Coggins, and James Burgess, Nettleton
High School.
Misses Vera Elliott, Mineola Elliott,
Mr.. Harvey Coggins, Unity school.
Mr.. Flavious Coggins, Verona High
School.
Messrs. Calvin McCary. P. Kirby
Moffatt, Bethany Line school.
Mr.. Sidney Gholston. Baldwin High
School
Mr.. Cab Lawhorl, Verona High
School
Mr.. Preston Gardner. Auburn school.
Misses Virgie Turner. Kathleen
Smith, Pearl Mears, Saltillo school.
Mr.. John 7. Houston, Onion Baptist
school.
Miss Cassie Sue Williams, Liberty
Hall school,
Miss Clara Jones, Liberty Line school.
Miss Dolly Brown, Evans Chapel
school.
Miss Lucy Francis, Burned school.
Prof, K. S. Archer, of the
Baldwin High School, delivered
the diplomas and made the grad
uating address. which was very
pointed and inspiring.
Prof. C. A. Cobb. of the Agri-
cultural College, and agent in
charge of Boys Corn Clubs Of
Mississippi, made an able talk
to the audience and graduates
along the line of Industrial E
cation, and the great work beng
done through the corn and do
mestic science clubs in this state.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
Y. M. C. A. Fund Increased to
$4,000 Monday Night.

Pursuant to adjournment Mon
day night Of last week the cit
izens who have taken such an
active part in getting up funds
with which to erect a Y. M. G..
A. building in Tupelo met at the
court house Monday night of
this week and reported the prog
ress made during the week
The financial committee, COM
posed of r. C. Clark, chairman;
M. H. Moore, R. A. Weaver, w.
T. Reeves, V. C. Kincannon and
J. M. Thomas, reported that they
had subscriptions for $50, 800.
This amount had been secured
with quite a number yet who
had not been interviewed.
With this showing the meet
ing decided to perfect an organ
ization, and elect a board of trus
tees who shall have entire charge
of collecting the funds, securing
a lot, erecting a building and
finally organizing the Y. M. G.
A. This board of trustees was
headed by Chancellor j. Q. Rob
ins, chairman; R. A. Weaver,
vice-chairman; R. C. Clark, sec
retary: M. H. Moore, treasurer
]. N. Thomas, r. F. Goodlett,
S. P. Clayton, M. L. Clopton, R.
G. Troy.
This board has been subdivided
into three committees, one on
organization, one on building
and one on finance. These com
mittees will begin at once on
their respective duties.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
Libel Cases.

The case of the State of Missis-
sippi versus n. P. Bonney was
tried Saturday and resulted in a
mistrial, the jury failing to agree.
The case was called again Mon
day morning and consumed prac-
tically the entire day. The evil
dence in the case went to show
that Mr.. Alien had been guilty
of RIO breach of the law, every
witness excalpating him from all
blame. In the argument of coun-
sci for the defendant each at
torney .exonerated Mr. Allen
completely, but took the position
that Mr.. Ronney had not been
actuated by malice. The jury
returned a verdict OF not guilty
in Mr.. Bonney's case.
The cases against the other de-
PENDANTS were continued and
will be called vixen the attorneys
for the defense find an emporium
ity to be present. Mr.. Pegram,
one of Anderson's attorneys, IS
busy in the circuit court in ses-
sion at Ripley and could not be
present during this week. The
state consented to let the other
cases be continued under the
abo re circumstances.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
School Lawn Graded

Street Commissioner Sivley
and Marshal Robertson have
just completed the grading Of
the lawn in front of the Tupelo
Graded School building, and we
desire to call the attention of the
public to this neat job on the
part of these two city officials.
For years there has been a con-
stant washing away of the
ground from the trees and the
bare roots were left to bake un-
der the suns rays and decay
from the effects of the weather.
Rich, healthy soil has been plac-
LED around the trees, and the
general undulation of the ground,
with the stately oaks, furnishes
81 landscape that would do credit
to the hand of an expert land
scape artist. The school build
ing was located in this lovely
| grove because of its attractive
| surroundings and the city should
BY all means preserve its attrac-
tiveness. No place can boast a
prettier location for a school and
Messrs. Sivley and Robertson
have done a splendid work in
their efforts to preserve and
make beautiful the playground
| Of our children.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
Won't Stand Hitched.

Mr.. Preston ChappellPs famous
automobile, named 'Vardaman, "
rode into Macon Thursday on a
pass, being brought IN on a load
of hay-fine alfalfa hay at that.
1t is reported that several days
ago it baked and Mr.. Chappell
hitched it to a mule and buggy
and started to drag it home. But
as soon as they started double
this way "Vardaman' thought
the arrangement looked like a
Joint debate and came near run
ming over the occupants of the
buggy in trying to get away.
Macon Beacon.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
DIET AND HEALTH
HINTS
By DIR. T. J. ALLEN
Food Specialist
CHANGING TIE DIET.


In adopting a new diet, the
law of gradual change applies.
The manner of effecting the
change, in detail, should be de-
termined by age, temperament,
and other particulars. The
longer the habit has been es-
tabIished the more gradual
should be the change. A per-
son of nervous temperament
should change more slowly than
a phe!gmatic person of iron will.
Occasionally after one has be-
come established in the better
way and being fully convinced
that the change has proved ben
eficiaI, an overwhelming desire
will take possession of one to
return, temporarily, to the old
way. believe it is best. in
such cases, to yield for one
meal, or even for day or two.
Coffee does not become a dead
ly poison the day one fUswears
it. One must be careful, how
ever, lest "the last state be-
comes worse than the first"
Our friends, the enemy, are
the greatest hindrance TO inn
provement in diet. The fear of
being called "food crank" de-
ters many from making "a
change which they,knoW would
greatly improve their health and
success generally, although
>1food cranks" are now happily
becoming so numerous that
there is ample company.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
Initial Clerk-Carrier Examination
Tupelo, Miss. July Is, 1911


The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on Che date and
at the place named above an examina-
tion will be held for the positions of
clerk and carrier in the Post Office
Service.
From the eligibles resulting from
this examination it is expected that the
Postmaster General will select the car
riers and substitute carriers who are to
be appointed prior to the establishment
OF free delivery in that city, unless it
shall be found to be in the interest of
the servic to fill some of such positions
bv the transfer of persons already in
the classified service with postal ex-
perience, subject to the requirements
of section of Civi-Service Rule \.
Selections from these eligibles may
also be made for appointments to the
position of clerk and carrier after the
establishment of Free delivery.
Persons serving as substitute clerks
III offices at Whlch ffee CenVefy Is TO
be established should enter the initial
examination if they wish to be appoint
ed either as substitutes or regular
carriers.
Clerks in Offices ofthe first and second
classes and carriers.in the city delivery
service are divided into six grades, as
follows: First grade, salary, 5000;
second grade, salary, $500; third grade.
salary, $500; fourth grade, salary, $1,000
fifth grade, salary, 81, 100; sixth grade.
salary, 81, 200. Clerks and carriers at
first class Offices will be promoted sue
cessiyely to the fifth grade, and clerks
and carriers at second class offices will
be promoted successively to the fourth
grade.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
FOR SALE.

My Residence corner of Main and
Madison streets. Lot sufficiently large
to admit of an additional cottage facing
on Madison Rear entered from Mad
ison. no running through front. House
almost new with seven large rooms and
other additions. See G. H. Cunning
ham or ]. w. Cunningham.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

fernando Times Promoter:
| Once upon a Time there was a
Man who had been Governor of
a Great State. He wanted to
hold Another and Higher
Office. So he made a Speech,
and while he was speaking, af-
ter Quoting some Poetry, he said
Something like this: when |
Came out of the Governors Of
fee was Four Thousand Dol
lars Poorer than | was when |
went in. AS a private Business
Man | am Dismal Failure. But
when it comes to Attending to
" ur Business | am a Peacherino
Il never made a Mistake.
But Many WHO Heard Him
shook their Heads and said: If
he Can't run His Own Business
any Better than that, he can't
run Ours. We had Better hire
Somebody Else
Moral never employ a Fail
ure when you can get Success.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
Notice, Veterans.

Ata meeting of the Veterans
Saturday each Veteran was re-
quested to pay to Capt Sparks
or Mr.. Kennedy twenty-five cents
to help defray the expenses OF
the Harrisburg battlefield anni-
versary July Ia.
All the people of Lee county
are invited to come and bring
baskets. Those who cannot send
baskets to the park can ave
them at the court house by nine
o'clock, and a committee will
take charge Of them.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MACY.
NEWSPAPERS DURING THE
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.


At tt.c outbreak Of the Revo-
IutionSry war thirty-seven news
papers were being published In
the Cole 1ies. Nest Of them
Mere published In Pennsylvania
and Massachusetts,. OF the
thirty-seven, twenty-three were
devoted to the cause Of the pa
triots; seven, possih.y eight, ia
vcred the English, and the bal
ance were supposed to be neu-
traI. OF the twenty-three patri-
otic pafe-s five went ever to
the loyaiists In the course Of ths
war. Thus not quite one-hsIf
Of the fetal number supported
the cause Of the Revolution from
start to finish. Nest Of the ed
itors and proprictcrs whose pa
pers deserted the pstrI,ts' cause
fled across the border into Can
ada toward tho close OF the war,
and forgot to come back.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

FOR SALE One cock and nine hens,
full blood Corni b Indian G me chicE-
ems. This cock and most Of the hens
are from the pc is Of Imported Itriian
Games of w :. Temps4ton, Dakota,
III. ur. G. I. K-yes. Tupelo.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

FOR SALE-Good buggy for sale
Creap. Can De seen 1t Read Hcts.
any time.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

Are you trout I'D with splotches. pim-
d or frerkle-? Tr. N Bnsv Drug
pists Beau,ifi1r lis fin- <kir 'oni
White ard Pink Twenty lisc cents
pes bottle
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

FOR SALE Desirable corner lot on
]. Fl ersOn street, DSar pub { scrool
Apply 10 the Eank of Tupelo. 1T
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-07-07

tCopyright, lo1l. by Joseph =. Bowies.l
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
TO CHANGE INAUGURATION
Date OF Holding National Elec.
tion Also May Be CHANGED

Washington, May Ga change Of the
date of the Inauguration Of the President
is assured of ratification by the ca Con
gress. and il is not improbable that sim
liar action will be taken to change the
date of holding the national elections
This assurance has been given by n two
thirds majority of both houses OF Con-
gress to Representative Henry. of Texas
chairman of the House Committee on
Rules who recently introduced a Joint
resolution providing for the submission
of this proposal to the legislatures of the
states.
The proposed anne ndm,nt of the con-
sttution of the United States changes
the date OF the Inauguration from March
!. usually an nclement day in Washing
ton. To the last Thursday in April. The
date of holding national elections would
be changed from the first Tuesday in
November 10 the first Tuesday in April
preceding the expiration of the terms of
the President and members of Congress.
Provision is made for extending the term
Of office of these officials after the rati-
fiCation from March ! until the April
date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
eMERICANS' MARROW ESCAPE
Arthur G. Train, His Wife and
Three Others in Explosion

Niterho, May G.--Arthur G. Trai, lon.
yer ana author. of New York. h,s vito
and three other women. had narrow
escape from serious injury or death to-
day from the explosion of petrol in their
automobile.
me party came from Florence {, no
machine. Mr.. Train expecting to be prcs-
ent at the Camorrist trial. The sitting
Oh the court, however. adjourned at
noon and the party started on the trip
TO Rome. Leaving Vitorbo, the chauffeur
was putting IN a supply of petrol when a
boy approached with a lighted match
An explosion occurred. and in a moment
the automobile was in flames
The women's dresses caught fire. but
soldiers from the neighboring barracks
rushed to the spot and managed to
smother the flames by throwing their
coats about the women. who were prac-
tically uninjurcd. The automobile and
all the baggage were DESTROYED. Mr..
Train said that he had lost some very
important documents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
DEAF MUTE SCARES POLICE
Tarrytown Stirred by Prisoner
Held for Drunkenness.

Inebriate deaf mutes are immune from
arrest in Tarrytown after the experience
the police had with one Friday night.
Policeman Schneider made the arrest.
His victim entered 10 word of protest,
and when arraigned at headquarters he
was still On-CommuniCative.
He was placed in the lookup To sleep
ii off He slept till midnight. and then
with an iron rod he pounded the rails of
his cell until all the windows in the
neighborhood had angry heads popping
ont. Then he made the widest noises
that were ever heard in any lookup.
Yesterday morning the court was
sWarned with citizens who wanted the
mute sentenced for life. The prisoner
could not read or write and the court
discharged him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
UNDRESS IN CITY HALL'FRE CAUSES BIG PANIC
Women Fight to Get Out Of
Williamsburg Store.
TENEMENT HOUSE ABLAzE
Firemen and Policemen Quiet
Shoppers and Rescue
Many Tenants.

Thirty-siX lives were lost in fire I'm
Williamsburg last night The three
dozen lives reposed i'm the bodies of four
small kittens if the saving that every
cat has nine lives is 10 be taken as the
truth The kittens were smothered l"
death I'm the hallway of the four story
brick tenement at 40. lO71 Manhattan
avenue. when that building was visited
by fire The blaze started I'm the cellar
I'm some rubbish. and. ascending the air
shaft rapidly mounted To the roof'
where il "mushroomed" and spread 10
the two adjoining tenements.
on the ground floor Of the tenement
was five and ten cent store. y crowd
of perhaps hundred women shoppers
were In the store when the fire broke
out. When the smoke from The airshaft
began To pour i'm the rear windows al
the store the women were panicstricken
and made a rush for the doors. Many of
them tainted and had to be helped to
the street by fremen and policemen.
1t was about .. O'Clock when Sergeant
Burke. of the Greenpoint avenue station,
saw puff Of smoke coming from a front
window of the tenement. He turned in
an alarm and then rushed into the build
ing. Burke and Patrolman Drayheimer
fought their way through the fire and
smoke and gained the fourth hoor. where
they found several frightened foreigners
irving to crawl down the stairs They
directed these persons To the front and
rear fire escapes and then turned back
and descended to the third floor.
Here again the policemen succeeded in
rcscuing several Of the tenants who had
been rarity overcome by smoke. As they
passed the women out of the windows to
tn rear fire escapes other policemen and
firomen climbed up and carried than to
rh" street. When they had rescued
everybody the firem'n turned the hose
into the centre Of the fire. and. after "A
brisk night got il under control.
The entire building. from the first floor
To the roof. was damaged. and the loss
mounted up into the thousands. Captain
Coleman. of the Grecnpoint avenue sta
tion. is inclined to believe that the fire
was of incendary origin, as four other
fires have occurred IN the district within
the last few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
NEGRO FIRES AT PURSUERS
Two Detectives Make Capture
After a Lively Chase.

Charged with burglary and sunerlng
from internal injuries. james osborne. a
negro. Of No. 13T West loSth street. is
prisoner in the j. Hood Wright Hospital
In an effort to escape Detectives File
and L'Hereux. of the West Tooth street
station. Osborne fired several shots at
them and leaped over the wall i'm River
side Park at 1OSth street.
MIR and Mrs. George W. Parkhurst, OF
No. 2O1 West 1oDth street, repeated to
the police at 10 O'Clock last niet.t that
their apartment had been ransackcd ana
Icwclrv and silveTware valued at $500
stolen. The two Diet, ctives found foot
prints Of two meh VINO had previously
walked i'm lime. and traced them 10 the
roof Of an adjoining house.
when the detectives came down 10 the
street they saw two negroes whom they
suspected and gave chase up Amsterdam
avenue. \ citizen caught Osborne at
10Th street. but he whipped out gun
and fired at the detectives and was soon
released When the chase became too
hot for him he leaped over the wall. His
companlon escaped
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
THREE SAVED FROM LAUNCH
Craft Was Hit by Larger Boat,
Which Sailed Away.

After being run into and damaged by a
larger craft, which did not stand by to
offer assistance, the launch TWO Joes
drifted helplessly out into Rockaway Inlet
from Jamaica Bay early last evening. with
a broken ruddcr and stern and with three
men in her baling the leaking craft with
their hats and tin pail in order to keep
her ahoat.
Tie shrieks OF small whistle attached
10 the motor of the Two Joes attracted the
stiention of the llarbor Squad 6 police
boat. of Canarsie. which was patroing
Jamaica Bay. TO the plight Of the men. The
launch was rapidly taking in water and the
three men were almost exhausted from
bailing when rescued. john Dean. of Ca
narsie Ludwig WOhlbold. of NO 5l2 Bed
ford avenue. Brooklyn. and George Morrel.
OF tie same address. were in the launch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
LOOKED UNDER BED; SAW A MAN
Women Drag Negro Out and Then
March Him to Police Station.

Miss Mary Murphy. who. with her sister.
Kate. keeps a furnished room house at No.
2i9 East 18th street casually glanced under
the bed i'm one Of the rooms last night and
saw the figure e man spraWled on the
floor. She called her sister. and the two
dragged the man from under tho bed.
Their captive was burly negro. six feet
tall Tho best excuse ne could offer for
his presence in the house was that he vas
Cooking for the little boss The two
women grabbed an arm each and took him
TO the East 5lst street station. a crowd
OF men women and children followed the
women and their captive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
ROBBED, THROWN OVERHEARD
Victim Discovered Stuck Fast in River
Mud at Highbridge.

August Nogel who said he lived AT either
50. 40 or No. go Amsterdam avenue was
dra gRed last night from the Harlem River
at Highbrdgc after he was discovered
waist deep in the mud. When Lawrence
Casey. a foreman employed on the Speed
way. hauled him out he said he had been
held up and robbed Of SIC In the subway
benei ia the Speedway AT Ilighbridge. and
that the men who had robbed him had
thrown him overheard.
Dr. Kilburn, Of Washington Heights Hos
ni,al took him there to treat him for sub
mcrsjon apd exposure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
RHODE ISLAND BOY A LEPER
Had Been Attending Public
School at Pawtucket.

Pawtucket. X. l., May 6-Followins
the closing OF the Darlington Grammar
School Yesterday. ii was announced TO-
day that "a boy suffering from "A pro-
nounced case of leprosy had been taken
from the institution. which is attended
by five hundred children.
The victim is Harry Sheridan. seven-
teen years old. the son OF Edward r.
Sheridan. superintendent OF knitting
mill here. and he is now isolated IN
Boston hospital. The school building
las been thoroughly fumigated. but the
authorities have not yet decided how
soon il will be reopened How young
Sheridan contracted the disease has not
yet been determined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
TWENTY FIVE CALL HIM FATHER
Pennsylvani. Man Is Going to Let an
Ex-President Hear About It.

IBt Telegraph 10 1h' IIihunN.
Nyilko.-Rarrc. Penn May 6-Nathan
Nalone. of VittstOn. becan" Inc proud
father of his twcnty-hfth child, girl
weighing fifteen pounds, to-day certain
former President is going 10 hear about II.
Nalonc became an American citizen ana
was married in 1884, Ills first wife died
eleven years ago after presenting him
with twelve boys and four girls. He mar
ricd again ten years ag" Nine children
have been born Of this marriage
Nalone's rise in life has kept pace with
his family. he now owns grocery store.
shoe store. fruit store and his own home.
besides several other houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
TAUGHT JAPS TO "ROOl"
Mascot of University of Chicago
Nine Returns.

Franklin Page. the nine-year-old mas
cot of the baseball team of the Uni
versity Of Chicago. arrived here yester-
day from Havre on the French liner La
Provence.
The boy and his father. Frederick H.
psoe left Chicago for the orient with
the university team in September Wheh
the college players undertook to snow
the japanese something of amateur BAN
playing Young Page attended every
game and taught the Japs the American
custom of roofing" The boys cousin,
Pat Page. pitched for the college men
in most OF their games in the Orient.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
BEE INSPECTOR FOR JERSEY

Trenton. ~ j.. May 6.-It was announced
to-day by the state Zee Keepers Assocla-
ton that il would hold Civil Service ex-
animation between June ] ana June 3 for
state bee Inspector The association also
declared II had planned crusade against
bee dis,ases. and from now on the citizens
at large might expect great Improvement
in honey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
NO SECOND COLORADO SENATOR

Denyc-. May G.-Thc joint Assembly Of
Colorado was dissolved tonight without
clectIng "a United States senator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
OLD WEST POINTERS DINE
Seven Of Glass of 81 at Golden
Anniversary"

Seven of the ten surviving graduates Of
the class that left West Point in is6l gath
cred at the Hotel Astor last might To cele-
bratc their golden anniversary Five OF
them are generals one colonel and one a
Sen1tor All Of them are over seventy.
The decorations OF the room and the din
ner service were in gold. Those who were
present were Generals j. Ford Kent T.. VI.
Ames, j. W Barlow. Adelbert Burlington.
Charles 4. Gibson Colonel H. Il. Beaumont
and Senator Henry A du Pont.