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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17
VOL. 40
c. H. Alexan der Dies Suddenly.

Jackson, Hiss, May 15-To-
night a pail If gloom overspreads
this city, eau ;ed by the sudden
and unexpected death of Charl
ton H. Alexander, who, not half
an hour before the fatal stroke
came upon him, was in the midst
of vigorous debate on the floor OF
the democratic convention hall.
It was a most striking instance
of the mutability of human af-
fairs, uncertainty of human life.
One observing C.H.Alexander on
the floor, engaged in vigorous
debate with ex-Gov. Vardeman
on some proposition that was be-
fore that body. would not have
supposed that he was then for
the last time giving voice to
thoughts and impressions within
him. He was the observed OF
several hundred pair of eyes of
individuals who couldn't help but
admire his courage, even if they
didn't agree with his views.
1t appears that after leaving
the capitol upon the adjourn
ment of the convention. Mr..
Alexander walked slowly toward
the street, taking a diagonal
course toward the southeast cor
ner of the square. Several 9TH
er men we're in his vicinity a..
the time, though he was walking
by himself, the nearest being c.
J. Moore. Mr.. Moore was walk
ing quite rapidly past Mr.. Alex
ander, saluting him as he passed
and when he had gone few rods
the latter called to him:
"Oh, Moore, come here a min
ute
Before Mr.. Moore could reach
him, Mr.. Alexander was seen to
60 laIse and had fallen to the
,rround. Several men hurried to
a sist the stricken man, who was
carried into the home of DR.. Dun
bar Rowland, Immediately ad-
iacent. He was there placed on
a lounge and. pending the arriv-
al of DR.. H. R. Stands. who was
the first physician to reach the
house, the men about did what
they could to restore respiration,
but life was extinct, which the
first superficial glance of the
physician disclosed.
No man was more beloved and
respected by the people among
whom he lived than G. H. Alex
ander. who had spent 80 years
of his life in this city, and where
he had reared a splendid family
of sons. Until two years ago he
had been content to plod along
the pathway of professional life
and that of home, acquiring a
competency as one of the sound
est lawyers of the Mississippi
bar. Then, seeing his sons well
started along their professional
course he entered the political
arena, becoming a candidate for
the United States senate before
the legislative caucus OF 1910,
and afteru ards in 1911. before
Il e general state primary.
He was a native Of Alfalfa
county, a graduate of the Uni
versity of Mississippi, and was
learned not only in the law but
in letters. He was IS we rs OF
age. He left his wife, six sons,
a brother, Chalmers Alexander,
all residents here, while, as stat
ed. no man counted more true
and devoted friends than Charl-
ton H. Alexander.
Q.ooLn Marmnn q nrnminpnt lnHur.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17
Numarklnd'e peryerslty.

Humankind Pervsrslty.
What Is remote and difficult OF suo-
eess we are apt to overrate; what 10
really best for us lies always within
our reach, though often overlooked
Longfellow.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17
Strong Ones.

my dear, these are excellent ci-
gars. but they are awfully strong"
"Yes: got the strongest could nnd.
They won't break 50 easily in your
pocket. Judge.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

FOR SALE-One small cook stove,
IN ffrst-class condition. Cheap for
cash, Apply at this Office.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

If YOU will buy one package of Gil
sterfs Best Flour now, bye and bye You
will always bay it. Gregory 4 Living
ston agents.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17
Have Good Roads.

1t has been truthfully said that
you can have any kind of road
you are willing to pay for. The
poorer they are the more you
pay. The usual argument
against the construction of good
roads is the cost. The people are
afraid of taxes and many of them
fight a bond issue like they would
a pestilence. Experience should
teach us all that bad roads are
costing enough each year to
make our roads permanently
good.
The loss of time, the wear and
tear of the vehlecles. and the
DAMAGE to stock. are three items
of loss that more than offset the
sum that it would require to
make these bad roads good
roads. The limited experience
had in this district during the
winter has been sufficient to con-
vert a strong anti-good road sem
timent to practically unanimous
sentiment in favor of good roads.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

Gray & Snipes will repair your saddle
and harness while you wait.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

Go fishing in Park Lake. Buy your
tickets from Som Yates, Pound Kin
cannon Elkin, Or G. II. Clifton.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

The national house of repre-
sentatives on Monday adopted
the Joint resolution providing for
an amendment to the federal
constitution authorizing the cleo
ton of United States senators by
a direct vote of the people. The
senate had already passed the
resolution and it now goes to
President Taft for his approval
or veto. The congressional del
egations from Mississippi, Geor-
gia and Louisiana fought the
adoption of the resolution as the
amendment has embodied in it a
clause giving the federal govern
ment supervision over the elec-
tions. The opposition of the rep
resentatives from the southern
states was based on the fear of
negro domination in those states
where the negro is found in the
majority. The amendment will
have to be adopted by two thirds
of the states through their legis-
latures before it becomes a part
of the federal constitution.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17

There should be an alfalfa
patch on every farm possible in
Lee county. The question Of
food has become q serious one
and it is desirable that every
farm should have an alfalfa field
on it if the land is suitable to
grow it. 1t requires. of course,
soil peculiarly adapted to alfalfa.
but through a scientific knowl-
edge of how to supply the ele-
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1912-05-17
Reciprocity

How this bank recip-
rocates with clients who
bring their business here:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
BRANDED BRIDES.
Novel Betrothal Customs Of tho Ma.
tives of New Guinea.

Novel Betrothal Customs Of tho Ma.
tives Of New Guinea.
So far as proposals of marriage are
concerned, in New Guinea it is always
leap year. for in that island the men
consider it beneath their dignity to no
tice women. much less to make over.
lures of marriage. Consequently the
proposing is left to the women to do.
When the ebony belle falls in love
with man she sends piece Of string
to his sister or, If he has no sister, tt
his mother or another of his lady rela,
tives. Then the lady who receives the
string tells the dusby masher that the
particular damsel Is In love with him
No courting follows, however, for 1t Is
considered beneath New Guinea gen
tleman's dignity to waste time in such
a pursuit. If the man thinks he would
like to wed the lady he meets her alone
and they decide straight away whether
to marry or drop the idea.
In the former case the betrothal IL
announced. The man is then marked
on the back with charcoal, while 9
mark is actually cut into the woman's
skin.
No breach Of promise actions are pos
slble In New Guinea, though If the lady
Is Tilted her friends may hunt her lovel
up and "go" for him. On the othel
hand, If the dark damsel prove faith
less she is liable to be beaten by bel
betrothed If he catches her.-Pearson'i
Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22


all Brady's talk. the more l saw the
less | liked. But Brady had no doubts
"'Saints be good to us! said he
cbeerfully, an standin' up on the
thwart he gripped the edge Of the port
an looked in.
"'Well? said Clark. 'WellT
"'The skylght's covered over. but
Pm thinkin' Davy Jones Is aboard,
for see what's like bundle of
clothes on the floor. Best shin up an
whip the tarpauiin off,
"If one shins up says l. we all
shin up. We stick together. whether
here or there
"All 1t is,' says Brady, an up he
climbs, with the painter round the
crook of his arm.
1.-THE port gave him foothold, an
from there he could get a grip o the
edge of the deck; but, all the same 1t
was no easy job Once on deck. he
made the rope fast round the stump
the mast, so that me an Clark had an
easy road.
"The sea takes man to many
queer spot. Mr.. Ward, but never to
aueerer than that old hulk. Where we
stood was more like the round top of
tower than ships deck, an. though
I'm no more a coward than another.
I'd have no stomach for a gale of wind
on such a craft But the color was
aueerer than the build! Twas all
grayish white. smooth as an egg an
spongy like sodden cork.
"The only part of the deck where we
stood that wasn't as flush as the palm
o. your hand was the skylight 1t ran
up the middle O. the poop an was long
isb an low. | reckon 1t served as
seat in the days the old scow wasn't a
corpse. Brady was right when he said
It was covered over. but 'twasn't with
tarpaulins. Maybe they didn't have tar
paulins in those days, If not they had
what was as good, four or five or per-
haps eight or ten thicknesses o canvas
nm blankets, but so matted that no
man could tell which was one a which
was t'other.
"Tce,' says Clark again. with nod
Of his head at the skylight: all that
was to keep the cold out an. by gum,
I guess they wanted 1t. every scrap!
"Then they don't want 1t no more
says Brady. IT'S hot enough here.
Let's have 1t off. bulliesr
"There was gratin' under the can
vas an glass under the gratin', all
covered thick with a woolly. soft dust
like you get in the corners o your
pockets. The glass an gratin' were
both set In frame. but the wood had
shrunk with the heat. 1t stuck bit,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
between TWO VISITS.
Tho Great Change That Came Over tn,
Poor Little Fat Boy.

Sir Francis Chantrey. the famous
sculptor Of Georgian days, whose be
quest for the encouragement Of art is
now famous as the "Chantrey trust
is the subject of very pleasing story
told in Lady Chatterton's diary:
Last week | met Sir Francis Chan
trey and Luttrell at Rogers house
Lady Dufferin, Mrs. Damer, LORD
Lansdowne and Lord Glenelg were
there. After breakfast Chantrey point
ed out sideboard and said to Rogers
"'Do you remember poor little fa'
boy in a common workman's dress WHIT
came one morning many, many year,
ago to take some order about that side
board?'
"'Yes, do said Rogers, for
thought what fine head and intelli
gent look the poor boy had
"'Well, he is the now celebrated
sculptor. who not only goes to all tn
best houses in. London, but gives par
ties that people are so good as to cal
pleasant, where all the highest ant
most intellectual people honor hin
with their presence. Can you CUES
who it Isl 5'ell' Chantrey added
that cabineti.:aker's apprentice wa
my SELF"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
ARTIFICIAL us.niPhOR.
Man Does In Two Weeks What Mature
Takes Two Years to Do,

Takes Two Years to Do.
Who. unless he lie Il chemist. would
suppose that there exists anything in
common between the camphor of the
orient and the turpentine obtained
from the pine tree in the occident
The two substances have no superb.
cia resemblance their very odors be.
ing different. yet, chemically consid.
cred. there is very little difference be.
tween them. Turpentine is composed
of ten atoms of carbon combined with
sixteen atoms of hydrogen. and cam.
phor has the same components. with
the addition of one atom Of oxygen.
The best natural camphor comes
the Russian-.Iapanese war advanced
the price to such an extent that the
chemists of the world were called upon
to contrive Il substitute. They soon
decided that it would be more practica.
able to make an artificial camphor.
Knowing turpentine to be the sub.
stance most nearly allied to it In chem.
ical structure. a series Of experiments
on a very large scale was begun A
detailed history of these experiments
would fill many volumes. Today from
a determined quantity Of turpentine
may be obtained fourth part of the
weight of pure camphor. The success
of the experiments was first known
when the odor of camphor issued frim
set combinations.
Today man can manufacture in the
laboratory in fifteen days an amount
of camphor which it takes a tree two
years to produce. --Harper's Weekly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22

swept as clean as II they'd been whit.
tied bare with a jackknife, but IL was
the unchancy look of her.
"Such u craft never saw In all nv
days. She was driftin' port side ON.
an as she rose on the sky she was
more like brace o narrow, two story
cottages gone awash than a decent
ship-high an rounded at the bow
high an rounded at the starn an low
In the waist. with no kind of elbow
room between the two. She had great
square windows for ports. an except
for the ragged stumps O. two masts
The was naked as a shell. There
wasn't so much as twisted end of a
stay stickin' out from the side.
When she was little less'n quar-
ter of mile off l sang out, an we Law
to an took stock.
What I've figured out is this: She
went bust, say, 40 degrees west an
the same north. an the southeast arm
the gulf stream bore her past the
Azores Then she go. south into the
equatorial current an drifted west un-
I'll the flow splits on San Rogue. when
down she came south again until she
caught the antarctic drift an crawled
away east on the fortieth parallel.
Somewhere near st. Paul's wind took
her, an away she went into the ice,
where Clark made out she lay 200
years an more Long or short, it's
there. to the best o my belief, that bit
o china metal went aboard of her.
though that, like the reckonin' I've
laid out for her, is nothin' better than
guesswork. It's mighty little we know
of what goes on in the pack ice way
south. an one things sure-in the ice
she was The pulpy sickness of her
timbers proved that. For awhile we
sat eyin' her: then says Clark:
"a corpse, boys. that's what she is
"a corpse
mo more passed until we were
squarely alongside the hulk Still, for
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
A Dim Sansa of humor.

Colonel Abe Gruber, the well known
Republican leader in New York city. Is
fond of telling the following story on
one of the budding young politicians of
his district. "One day in the last cam
paign bright young chap in my dis
trict came to me and asked to go on
the stump for the Republican ticket"
said the colonel. $50 | arranged it so
that he could speak on the following
Monday In one Of the up state coun-
ties. He was back again on Tuesday
thoroughly disgusted. That was fine
place you sent me to- he protested
In the half an hour l tried in every
way to arouse the audience. l used my
best oratorical effects and told stories
which considered good, but for some
reason couldn't get rise out Of them.
and when l finished | did not get a
hand That's nothing | replied. 4
spoke at meeting there about year
ago and. like yourself. couldn't get a
rise. Finally. l told funny story,
and one fellow away back in the hall
laughed uproariously. And when the
meeting was over a committee waited
on me and apologized for the disturb
ance.'"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22

He only employs prejudice who can
make no use of reason.-Cicero.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
PAID FOR HIS HASTE.
However, he Stood tho Gaff Like
Dead Game Sport,

The huge bulk of Senator Boies Pen
rose might have been seen emerging
hurriedly from the big Washington ho-
tel where he lives. says the Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Press. 1t was no trouble at all to OBJ
serve that he was In great haste to go
somewhere. especially when he hailed
the only taxicab in sight and bade the
driver break all speed ordinances get
ting him to the Union station.
But began the taxi driver.
mo butts" commanded the Brob-
dingnagian senator. II haven't a min
ute to lose."
There's gentleman just
Doesn't make any difference" inter-
rupted Penrose. Cant help it If
you're waiting on two gentlemen or
u bridal party. I've got to have this
taxi. Hurry. now"
"You see. sir, the man
Penrose burrowed through the door
into the taxicab just as if it were all
arranged and said: Union station.
Quick"
Penrose Is in the habit of getting
what he desires. and the taxi driver.
noting the glitter OF his uncompromis-
ing black eyes. waived further argu-
ment.
The scene shifts now to the Union
station. where Penrose is emerging
hastily from the taXicab RyStanders
look on and wonder where the big pas
senger could have tucked himself in so
small vehicle.
Here; keep the change" says Pen
rose. handing the driver a dollar bill
as he rushes toward his train.
But the other gentleman already
owed $780," the driver managed to
blurt out.
1--we heard of such things happen
ing" growled Penrose. But he paid 1t
without another word.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
That Walked Him.

Diffldent Lover-Do you know I-er-
actually dreamt that proposed to you
last night Mower what can that
mean? Practical Girl promptly
Mean? Well. 1t means that you are
lot more sensible asleep than you are
awake, Freddy!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
Didn't Appreciate Il.

Mrs. Peck Really. we never know
who our best friends are Peck That's
true. There's the fellow | won you
away from. He hasn't spoken to me
SINCE Boston Transcript.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
Ready With His Answer.

An English tourist In the Emerald
Isle who was telling an Irish peasant
about the immense size of the British
empire said:
well. Pat, and do you know that
the sun never sets on the kings do
miniofis?"
mo. yonr honor" replied Pat
"Wel. such is the case" went on
the tourist. but do you know the
reason why?"
Pat Immediately answered. ~ sup
pose it is because heaven is afraid to
trust an Englishman in the dark"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-03-22
lr-rsts Court Sessions.

-.-.. .. HE iEIs PROBATE COURT FOR
--.l,r OF ESSEX will be held as
ring the year 1911:
....r- IN the forenoon of the first
..... relrEary, June, September and
... The afternoon of each of the
lr-t Mondays Of. May, August.
a.l March, in the afternoon
DO 'HH'' on IEe first Saturday of each
sessions will be held at any place in
.r.. ....l.. hv 4greelGeut.
....- communications to Guildhall Office.
F... ... #F.dIn, Register; to Canaan 10 ED
u.. .E4RLI, JUDGE
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

fire, but was dragged out unsensib:e
and Unconscious, having losf his self
respek and most Of. his WHISPERS.
Uncle Ezra is now on the u to re-
covery, but will not be the same man
again until his whiskers grow out.
HI Higgins has had an anker tat
toed on his arm, which shows that
Hi has reformed and is goin' to leead
a straight life and never be a fugi-
tive from Justice.
Hold Renfrew was appointed 4
committee by his lodge to buy flow
ers for a singer who appeared in our
midst recently and the dollhouse fell
Ter sem the bill direct o Holds house
and Holds is doin' more useless ex-
plainin' than as though he had dis
covered the North pole.
1 see they have finally broke ell
the flynn machine records. If they
would only break all the talkin' ma
chine records there would be some
class 10 n
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

that will result in the dismissal Of
the brutal. the stupid. the crooked
and the inefficient
1.-THE reason 30 many fugitives are
fired at is because the officers are too
fat to give chase. The reason so
many officers beat prisoners general
fly is because they were appointed for
political reasons and have developed
the a%utocratio sense. The reason
they protect gamblers and masque-
reaux and lawbreakers generally is
because they are accustomed to a
frank partnership with vice and
crime.
1.-The very papers which are now
exploiting police brutality were loud
in their attacks upon me for maud
lin sentimentality.' They could not
contain their disgust as my attempt
to apply plain Christian teachings to
police problems"
Commissioner Creel also refused
recently to issue an order forbidding
the Industrial Workers Of the World
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

ment Of an order abolishing the
carrying Of Cube by policemen. His
second Is contained in the folio wing
order.
ANY officer who beats or other
wise maltreats a prisoner must be
prepared to show justification Of alb
solute self-defense under penalty of
discharge and future prosecution
under the state law.
ANY officer who discharges a re-
volver at one whose crime is not
known or In case where the known
crime Is less than q serious felony
or In the event his own life Ia not in
peril, will be dismissed from the
force"
To back up these orders Creel has
accomplished the summary dismissal
Of Sergeant Dooley and Patrolman
Joessel, who recently shot and
wounded an alleged "masher' named
Fike. The latter shot Fike as he
was running away in fright and the
former beat the man as he lay pros
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

from speaking In the public streets.
He asserted that such action would
constitute infringement of the right
of free speech and that he did not
care what the speakers said so long
as they remained within the bounds
and did not violate the police regu-
lations or create disorder. The COM
missioner declared he did not pro-
pose to have a repetition in Denver
of what he said was the shameless
brutality that had characterized the
treatment of the /. w. w. speakers
in Sandiego.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01
HOW ONE man WOULD
SOLVE POLICE PROBLEM
Special BY lifted Press Wire.

Special BY lifted Press Wire,
Denver, Nov. Take away the
policeman's club.
Prevent him from using a revolver
unless his own life is In peril.
Keep fat men of the police force.
Apply plain Christian teachings to
police problems.
These constitute the platform of
George Creel, newspaper writer
turned police commissioner of Den
yer, who has instituted a campaign
to prove his contention that clubs
n revolvers are not necessary to
the enforcement of the law.
The first step in the commission
er's campaign has been the enforce
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

trate on the ground.
II am taking away clubs because
they invite brutality and are of no
real use," said Creel today. I'm case
Of assault the officer does not rely
on his club but upon his revolver. /
have always believed also that the
police should not carry r%evolvers,
but I am loathe to eliminate them
until we get ar effective law against
gun selling and g~un-totting.
"As It is now, every pawnshop
and hardware store finds profit in
the sale Of revolvers, dirks and
blacktachs, and because of this profit
these men killed a bill in the last
Colorado legislature that would have
done away with the evil and lifted
from the city the menace Of frontier
lawlessness.
Il mean to stop this thing OF
police brutality and reckless shoot
ing If l have to discharge every man
on the force. I shall proceed to a
reorganization of the Denver force
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01
M1N.
0T.THE.M9MENT
the Hickeyyille CT

From the H~fckeyville Clarion.
There was a bad fire the other
night in Anse Purdy's corncrib, but
Wide Awake Hose Company. 1t
was explained that the company's
uniform shirts has been sent to the
laundry and the members would not
appear without the proper regalla.
Anse tried to form a bucket brigade,
but his wife had soft soap in all the
pals around the house and wouldn't
allow EN- to be disturbed. 1t was a
turrible canflaggeration while it
lasted and one life was putty nigh
lost. When the fire was at it's height
1t was discovered that Uncle Ezra
Peters was inside and had been
there three days hidin' from his wife.
He didn't dast come out then for his
wife was in the crowd watchin' the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-01

what will the woman of tomor-
row be?" sighed the pensive person.
ooh, a year or two younger than she
is today" replied the one who had
reasoned such things out.-San
Francisco Chronicle.