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The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
MILLIONS FOR LEVEES
Humphreys Preparing to Secure Big Ap.
preparation.

Notwithstanding data and 9TH
'rwise fortifying himself for an az.
gressive fight in the next congress in
support of his bill appropriating ST.
100000 annually for the levee and for
the lower Mississippi and S3,Ooo,O0o
annually for the improvement of the
river has occupied the time of Repre-
sentative Benjamin G. Humphreys of
Mississippi, member of the house com.
mittee on rivers and harbors, since the
adjournment of the long session, Au-
gust 26. The fact that the rivers and
harbors committee, as organized, is not
inclined to sanction any material in.
crease for the lower Mississippi justties
the prediction of a struggle in the house
OF the next congress over the Hum
phreys bill.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

Diligent search is being made at
Florence, Italy, for the will of Robert
Browning, son of the famous poet,
but SO far it has not been found. The
fact that there apparently is no will
is causing considerable gossip, as
the property, of which there is good
deal, both in Asolo and Florence.
will pass to his wife, who was Miss
Coddington of New York, and from
whom he lived apart for years, owing
to dncompatibility of temper.
Browning's property in Florence in.
cluded Casa Guidi, where he spent his
childhood days. When his mother
died the property passed out of the
family, and was acquired by him q
few years ago.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
ROOSEVELT WINS CALIFORNIA
Progressives Are Assured Majority in the
Legislature.

Los Angeles. from the va
rious sections of the state indicate that
the Roosevelt Progressives have swept
the state in the primary election and will
have a majority in the California legs
lature. This has the significant meaning
that probably no Taft presidential elect
ors will appear on the ballot in this state
at the presidential election in November.
According to the peculiar provisions OF
the California primary law, the candi'
dates for the state legislature who have
become the nominees of the party in the
primaries, meet and select the presiden
tial electors. With the national political
significance in view, the Roosevelt sup
porters in California concentrated their
efforts in selecting at the primaries leg
islative candidates pledged to vote for
Roosevelt electors. With the success OF
their campaign in primaries the only way
the Taft Republicans can have Taft
electors placed on the ballot at the gen.
eral election is through the institution Of
legal proceedings.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
RAISED TOO MUCH
COTTON LAST Year
INCREASE 4,o7s,3s1 BALES, VALUE
S1O7,o74,s25 LESS.
CROP WAS OF LOW GRADE
Hester's Report Shows Ravages of Wee
vii Decreasing-Value of the Crop
, for the Past Year Was
$310,29O,764.

New Orleans, Ia.--The cotton crop
OF the South for the year ending Au-
gust 81, 1912, according to statistics
compiled by II. q. Hester, secretary of
the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, ex-
ceeded that OF the previous year by
4,o7S,331 bales, yet its money value was
$107,074,S25 less. This was due As
much to the low grade of the crop as
to the decrease in the price resulting
from over-production. 1t was the low
est in grade of any crop for the past
ten years, the average being strictly low
middling to middling, comparing with
slight shade under strict middlinr last
year.
MIR. Hester says that an acreage in
cotton larger than ever before culti-
waited in the Southern states, induced
by the high prices of the two previous
years, uniformly dry and hot weather
during the growing season, a very late
frost and long, open fall for harvest
ing, all combined toward the production
OF a crop larger by 100000 bales than
SNSI DelOTe recorded. A further lmDOr-
tant factor, he says, which contributed
toward the success of this monster crop
was that the boil weevil was gr~,tly
reduced i'll numbers over its entire range.
The value of the crop for the past
year. as stated, was $S1O,2s0, ,764, to
which if the value of the cotton seed
is added, the actual wealth producing
capacity of the Southern cotton farms
would be $937,71o, o73. Last year the
total value, including seed, was 81 $780,
133,527, so that for crop embracing
4,0ls,0o0 bales more cotton and 1922
600 tons more seed, the South received
nearly 100000 less in money.
MIR. Hester approximates the actual
growth at 16,50l, 900 bales, and SAYS
that notwithstanding the enormous
quantity produced, comparatively little
old cotton remained in the cotton belt
at the close of the season, and of that
more than one-half was held in stock
by Southern mills. He approximates the
amount of old cotton left over at 516,-
900 bales.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
DEMOCRATS MAKE y
GAINS IN VERMONT
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATURE WILL
NAME THE GOVERNOR.
BULL MOOSE THIRD IN RACE
Progressives Cut Deeply Into Republican
Vote-Democrati Vote at Least
20 Per Cent Larger Than
in 1910.

White River Junction, Vt.-Ihe FRO
gressives and the Democrats won Inc
honors in the Vermont state election, lof
although the Republicans carried the
state on a plurality vote there was ~
election by majority vote and the choice
of a governor was thrown into the legls-
lature. There the Republicans will have
a sufficient majority to elect Allen W.
Fletcher and the remainder OF the state
ticket.
Returns from 217 out of 246 cities and
towns gave:
Fletcher (Rep.) 2s,oo2, Howe Dem?
1920, Metzger (Prog.) i4,320, Smith
(Prohi.) LAPS, Sulter (Soc.) 1,Oo6.
Same places in 1910 gave: Mead (kep.)
31,s16, Watson (Dem.) 15,so3, Iowle
(Prohi.) 1862, Ordway (Soc.) $50.
There is no doubt but that the lesls
lature will be Republican. A significant
feature of the vote is the big Democratic
gains made in the cities. Mr. Howe, the
Democratic nominee, has carried appar'
emily nearly all the large centers OF pop
ulation. Some of them have in former
years been almost solidly Republican.
The strength of the Progressive party
and the gain of the Democrats over pre-
vious elections were the features.
The Republican candidate for governor
ran first, with the Democrat but a lew
thousand behind, registering u big Demo
cratic cain
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
DEMOCRATIC FUND SMALL
$4,000 Contributors Have Given But
$175,000 to Cause.

New York.-Twelve thousand persons
have contributed thus far to the Wilson
and Marshall campaign fund. The fund
at present totals $175,o00.
This was stated at Democratic ma.
tional headquarters, which, at the same
time, made public list of contributors
containing, it was stated, the names OF
all who had contributed the sum of $1OO
or more to the fund.
The largest contributions thus far
have been made by Henry Morgenthau,
chairman of the national executive COM
mittee; f. G. Penield, wealthy Dem
ocrat of Germantown, Pa, and Henry
Goldman, New York banker. Each
gave $4,000.
Five $4,000 contributions were re-
ceived.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Fear Race War in Georgia.

Cumming, Ga.-Two companies OF
state troops were rushed here and For
syth county declared to be under mar
tial law by Gov. Brown to prevent inn
pending trouble between the white and
negro inhabitants growing out of the
severe beating administered to Grant
Smith, a negro preacher, on the public
square because of alleged insulting re-
marks rejecting upon the women of this
place. The blacks had threatened to
dynamite the town il any negroes were
lynched, but after the troops arrived
the situation became quiet.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
BLOWN FROM THEIR BEDS
Attempt to Exterminate Italian Family
Fails.

Birmingham, Ala.-Literally blown
from their beds by dynamite, Jake Mouli,
his wife and five children, suffered Sc
we're but not fatal injuries. The dyna-
miting is said to have been the work
of the "black hand" and is believed to
have been an attempt to murder the ell
tire family.
Mouli, an Italian merchant, living with
his family in rooms over his store, said
he had no idea who could have fired the
place to kill him or for what reason.
A heavy charge of the explosive was
placed at the threshold of Mouli's room.
The plastering of the room was Jared
off; window panes broken out and floor,
woodwork and ceiling in the little land
ing of the hall were wrecked.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
West No Place for CONSUMPTION.

Physicians in all of the eastern
states will be asked by the National
Association for the Study and Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis to stop send.
Ing consumptives in the last stages OIL
tuberculosis and without sufficient
funds to the southwestern part of tha
United States in search of healttIf
While 1t is impossible to tell acct
rately how many consumptives therl
are at present living in the states d\
Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, south
ern California, and Western Texas, Il
is probable that no less than ten per
cent of the 100000 people in thiS
territory have tuberculosis them.
selves, or have come to the west be.s
cause some member of their family
have had it. Every year, the health
authorities estimate, not less than
10000 consumptives, hopelessly dis
eased, come west to die. For these
cases, the climate of this section Of
the country can do nothing, and they
are compelled to die in strange sur-ss
roundings and thousands of miles
from home and friends. The National
Association points out further that
from SO to 60 per cent of these al i,
vanced cases are too poor to provH l.
the proper necessaries of life, al
they are either starved to death
compelled to accept the meager I)d
ity which this part of the country,
fords. W Uh
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Hold Up on L. & N.

New Orleans.-A lone train bandit
held up the north-bound express of the
Louisville and Nashville near Michaud,
twelve miles from here, looted the mail
car, robbed the passengers in five Pull
mans and a club car, and then, just as
he was about to leave the tender, was
struck over the head with torch by
Engineer Baer and captured. He was
taken to Bay st. Louis and may die,
The booty, except for one mail bag
thrown from the train, was recovered
The bandit would give no name.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
TEDDY WILL TELL OF
STANDARD OILS GIFT
EXPECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE
SENATE COMMITTEE.
OTHERS ASKED TO TESTIFY
Expenses of Presidential Candidates tc
Be Investigated Managers of Will
son, Roosevelt and Taft May
Be Questioned.

Washing ngton.-Theodore Roosevelt il
expected to appear October 2 or before
the special senate committee invcstigat
ing campaign contributions, to testify
regarding the allegations of John d.
Archbold and Senator Pcnrose that the
Standard Oil Company gave 100000 to
the Republican national committee OF
1904, with Roosevelt's approval. Chair
man Clapp has been informed unoir,
cialy that the colonels speaking dates
will bring him East earlysin October.
Chairman Clapp began organizing the
committees inquiry into the s)re-conven-
tion campaigns of this year, provided by
the Penrose resolution as it passed the
senate.
Letters were sent to Speaker Champ
Clark and Representative Oscar w. I'm
derwood, both candidates at the Balti
more convention; Chairman McComb of
the Democratic national committee, who
was the manager of Gov. Wilson's cam
paign; Representative William B. Me
kinley, chairman of the national Taft
bureau; Senator Joseph NJ. Dixon, chair
man of the national Roosevelt eNecu-
tive committee, and others, asking them
to testify before the committee.
Through these men and others the
committee expects to bring out the ex-
penditures made for the various candi-
dates before the Chicago and Baltimore
convent ionS
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
GEN. M'ARUHUR DROPS DEAD
He Was Addressing Grand Army Men of
Wisconsin.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Whle recalling the
deeds of the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin
Volunteers in the Atlanta campaign
Lieut., Gen. Arthur Macarthur, U. S. A.,
retired, dropped dead following an api-
plectic stroke at the last reunion of
the regiment, known as the chamber
of Commerce" regiment, in the Univer-
sity building.
Within a few minutes after the ven-
erable general fell to the speakers plat
form in the midst of his address, Ed
win FL. Parson, captain and member
of the regiment, suffered a paralytic
stroke on the right side from the shock
of seeing his comrade fall, and had to
be carried from the hall.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
England Has Not Asked Arh;tra .io,

London.-A complete disavowal is
given by the British foreign Office of
the so-called official announcement that
the British government will formally do.
mand arbitration on the Panama canal
tolls question.
The lines of action which lie before
the British government are now bein,
considered, and any announcement of the
kind is premature"
This is the full text of the formal
statement given out by the foreign Of
flee in reply to requests for details as
to the reported demand for arbitartion.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Morse Back in Harness.

New York.-Prediction that Charles
w. Morse would resume his business op-
cartons since his sentence in the Atlanta
pententiary has been committed by Pres
ident Taft We're fulfilled when Morse
rented small suite of offices in AZ
Exchange place, in the heart of the tinan-
cial district. Announcement was made
that Mr. Morse would again be active in
affairs at the head of the Morse Sc
curities Company. At the time he was
liberated his health was exceedingly poor
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Collective Housekeeping.

An English paper tells of an expert
ment in collective housekeeping in
what is known as Brent Garden viii
lage. The dwelling houses contain all
improvements except kitchen. Meals
for everybody are cooked at CEN
trail hall, and may either be eaten
thele or sent home. A four-course din.
ner costs only 1 shilling and 6 pence.
Servants are supplied, when needed,
from the central hall at cost of
about ten cents an hour.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
SMUGGLING COSTlYTO ALLEN
Kenosha Man Settles Up With Govern
rnent for Duties.

Washington.-Nataan Allen, the aged
Kenosha, Wis, multi-millionaire hide
king" by paying 100000 into the
United States treasury, has finally ex-
tricated himself from the mountain of
trouble that fell upon him as result
of his infatuation for girl young
enough to be his granddaughter.
The payment was made in settlement
of all claims against Allen by the gov
ernment on account of his confessed
smuggling into the United States of
several hundred thousand dollars worth
of jewelry, laces, gowns, ETC., as pres
ents to Helen Dwelle jenkins, with
whom he had toured Europe as his wife,
and under the names of "Mr. and Mrs.
j, w. Jenkins"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Lynched Wrong Man,

Princeton, w. Va.-That mistake
was made in choice of victims in the
lynching of Walter Johnston, negro, fol-
lowing the assault on 14-year-old Lita
White, is the belief now held by this.
authorities here.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
MONSTER DREADNOUGHT
New Battleship Pennsylvania Will Equal
Any in World.

Washington. - The new battleship
Pennsylvania, the only one authorized
by Congress at the last session, will be
fully as large as the great battleship
which the British government has just
ordered. Its displacement will exceed
10000 tons, which is about equal to the
addition of good sized cruisers dis
placement to the biggest ship the United
States now has afoat.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Railroad Strike Threatened.

Washington.-With Il strike involving
$4,000 men imminent, the railroads of
the Southeastern division and their en-
ployes are in what appears to be hope
less deadlock over the question of more
wages and shorter hours for the en-
psoyes.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Teffries' Share S12.4SO.

Los Angeles Rebecca Jeffries,
mother of James j. Jeffries, the former
heavyweight champion pugilist, left an
estate valued at $S7,430, according to
inheritance tax appraisers. The for
mer champions share was $12,49o.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Electric Light Thirty Years Old

New York.-Wednesday marked the
thirtieth anniversary of the beginning
OF commercial ncandescent lighting. On
September 4, 1882, Themas A. Edison
started in operation the worlds first cen.
trail station in an old brick building ;r
lower New York.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
May intervene.

Washington.-Intervention in Mexico
and the possibility of President Taft
calling special session Of Congress to
determine whether American troops
should be sent across the line are being
widely discussed here by public men and
in diplomatic circles.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
No Progressive Ticket.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-No Progressive
electoral candidates will have thci.
names placed upon the general election
tickets in Oklahoma, according to de.
cision rendered by Judge Edward D.
Oldfield of the superior court of Okla.
homa county.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
100 Looms Idle,

Lowell, Mass.-Seventeen hundred OF
the 2,3o2 looms in the Appleton cotton
weavers. The strike was ordered by
the Industrial Workers of the World tr
compel the company to recognize the OF
ganization
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Proclaim Martial Law,

Charleston. w. Va.-Martial law was
proclaimed in the strike-atfected district
along Vacant and Cabin creeks, extending
considerably the section where civil law
recently was set aside. During the first
twelve hours of martial law guardsmen
confiscated 100000 rounds of ammuni.
tom, seven modern machine guns, 1,5oc
rifles and bushel of revolyers.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
A FOOD CONVERT
Good Food tho True Road to

The pernicious habit some py
still have Of relying on nauseou6
to relieve stomach trouble kes
the patent medicine business ANIL
keep up the army Of dyspeptics 4,
Observation-Disclosures - is "
by what is put into the stomachei
way Of improper food, the kind
so taxes the strength Of the digs
organs they are actually crippled
When this state is reached, to i
to tonics is like whipping a
horse with a big load. Every
tional effort he makes under the
diminishes his power to move
load.
Try helping the stomach by lea
off heavy, greasy, indigestible
and take on Grape-Nuts-light, G
digested, full Of strength for NJ
and brain, in every grain of it. I'll
no waste Of time nor energy h
Grape-Nuts is the food.
II am an enthusiastic user of
Nuts and consider 1t an ideal
writes a Maine man: M|
II had nervous dyspepsia
all run down and my food sA
do me but little good. FroHlT I
an advertisement tried q
food, and, after a few wedl
use of it, felt greatly impI&r
"Am much stronger, KKot i
now, and can do more ia
feeling SO tired, and am NthS
way. Sy a.
II relish Grape-Nuts N VIII.
and use four heaping said IN
the cereal part Of f"(ls NsFA
there are thousands pe - n
stomach trouble whwouiu var. x
ited by using Grapjuts tIs IA
en- by Postum Co., ftle 0led Ra
Read the little bf, Nc u EH1
Wellville," in pkg Ahoi'
son." F
one syss sppssns ssas s1sy tns N: %s t. 81; ;;s
nrc genuine, tru un"
: interest.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Soda to Brighten China.
Soda will brighten china that has
been burned or darkened by long use.

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXID1NE for Malaria, because
1t is proven remedy by years of experience.
Keep a bottle in the medicine chest and
administer at first sign Of Chills and Fever.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

Norwegian Scientific Expedition.
A Norwegian expedition will study
the natives, fora and fauna Of almost
unknown regions of nothern and CEN
trail Asia.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Weds at Ill.

Helena, Ark.-Philhps county boasts
of the oldest Benedick in this state this
fact being settled when Sandy Alexander,
aged III years, applied to the county
clerks office for the proper marriage
certificate.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

Much Grazing Ground Required.
1t is computed that it takes twelve
acres of land to Craze one head Of
cattle on Texas range land.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
New Equipment: for I. e..

Chicago.-More than $4,000, 900 is be,
ing expended by the Illinois Central rail
road for new equipment. A part of the
additional rolling stock already has been
received.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Sherman Is I'LL

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.--Vice-President
James s. Sherman is suffering from
heart trouble and has been advised by
= physician to avoid high altitudaseP
sSed and is very thin and
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
The Chamberldyne School

A Country School for Boys at Richmond, Va. Board
ing Department limited. Individual instruction.
Second session begins Sept. 23 1912. CGChamberayne,
n A. Ph. D. Headnsste a311 Grove Avenue, Richmond
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25
Lightning Caused 385 Firas

Austin, Tex.-Lightning caused 1856
fires in Texas since December 10. This
the report of the state insurance
ard.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

6ould always
ad dust; he
+. II it has to
a bucket; he
, brush his hair,
coat, trousers
|ord a pressing
t and trousers
sleep upon
;, erious item he
show r., handkerchiefs,
dow .panes and
II It's libe seen with a
make t
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

.ce In st. Petersburg
secently should not be
I the Peterhof. 1t was
~ island. the great
Sa1n2is new capital.
A>Ss as a Greek
ans do not pull down
sathlessly as Is the prac.
ted States; so this prim.
ructure, its interior rich
ikons. remained. a link
NH and the present, re-
Naeing held in it sew.
INV and many OF these
rgely attended. Its
Femoye an interesting
great Czar Peter.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

try. J decree of fash.
lain !; .,sa amount of false
by women during
decor and it is perhaps
\ lid be a clear un-
llsPeYe the hair comes
% be admitted that
=-n woman combs
her own head to
I 1dlremeM5 tft1,- she will not
trouble to YK the comb.
the MancheA Union. An
the hair bus IS stated in
Gently that americans live
, save tR,fr combings."
le was correct, but it is al.
) that the average American
res no thought as to where
amentary supply Of hair
q. It appears that America
he, r<As
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

ISt II lTOIu EUROPE ana
NN hair is rated as
rs there may be
is to it's source in
i 10 per cent. of it
/ CO from the heads of
0Epen, who are eager
1c' copper coins.
| /. save hair from
| quick. ich the average
1 sally ignores until
ice in the market
The Neshoba Democrat., 1912-07-25

gATNEss.


Is sureof 2 double reward.
treates a favorable impres.
egets a sustaining self-re-
Is scarcely reasonable of
% does not respect himself
tr much consideration from
{ is not the cost Of clothing
'crupulous care Of 1t that
The man OF slender means
neither "toppy" nor sloppy"
's tNg and neat in his attire,
elf with the coldly criti-
possible employer, who
emark the significance Of
front. a wilted collar, and
applicants dress may
lore than his address or
Ement. Style In writing,
the fastidious Chester
dress of thoughts; so the
StSe average man may be
r-Orn tho care he
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1912-07-25
Fairs Seek States Aid.

Columbia, NO., July 20.-State aic
to the county and district fairs Of
Missouri will be asked of the next
legislature, according to the plans Of
the Missouri Association Of County
and District Fair Managers.
The state will be asked to appropri.
ate money to help pay the premiums
on live stock and grain exhibits at the
fairs held in the state, so as to en-
courage farmers to make the best
possible exhibits.
The plan is practicable, it is thought
here, as it has proved successful in
many other states. The amount CIV
en- by the state varies in different
cases from 10 to 40 per cent. of the
amount raised by the county fairs
themselves.
The per cent. to be asked for in
Missouri has not yet been decided
upon, but it will be about the same
as is given in surrounding states.