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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
STIRS UP MUSS IN
OTHER DEPARTMENTS

But this is not all this penitentiary
probing has accomplished; 1t has stirred
up a muss in other departments of the
state government just as sensational as
are the developments in the penitentiary
department. The legislature was called
in special session last spring, and an ef-
fort was made to. get the penitentiary IN
vestigatlon out of the hands of the gov
ernor, but failed. When it comes to the
game of politics Governor Brewer is one
of the smoothest artists that ever came
down the pike, and he beat his political
enemies in the lawmakng body hands
down. However,. they did name legis-
lative investigating committee of five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
Confessions, a Suicide, Indictments,
RefuSalS to Produce Books All
Tend to Add to Conplicd-
tons IN State Affairs
by e. E. FRANTz

Jackson Miss July Especial 1.-THE deeper
Brewer and the Burns detectives push their probe
fairs OF the Mississippi pententary the greater
and the more interested the people of the become
Six eight months ago, when the Governor announced
that he had heard of lot of grating stealing the part
of those connected with the penenay management the
tees at least two of tem Montgomery Smith became high
N ncensed They denounced the governor through the
papers and before their controvesary had ended
had entered suit against the governor for 100000 damages
character and reputation.
But Governor Brewer certain of his stand-he knew
from the little Investigating he had already done his
account that there something rotten in Denmark and he
sningy remarked when told of the big damage against
him. Just let em go they will discover before they are
much older that he who laughs last laughs best
began to get busy enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
PLEADED GUILTY AND
GIVEN TEN YEARS

Yerger, the defaulting secretary, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to 10 years in the
penitentiary. The report of the detec.
tives and auditors against him is that he
has embezzled $36,400. but the governor
states that his defalcatons will total twice
that sum. and has ordered Attorney Cen
eral Collins to enter suit against the
bondsmen of the three trustees for the
secretary, which has been done. Tile
trustees are under $4,000 bond each, bu,
the secretary was only under bond oi
$1,000. SO that if anything is to be recov
cred it is from the bondsmen of the truss
tees. who are held liable because of the
fact that the law requires the trustees t.
sell all the produce from the convict
farms and to pay the money derived from,
such sales into the state treasury. They
did neither-trusting everything to their
secretary-even to the extent of violating
the plain letter of the law in a matter in
volving cash transactions of more than
S5O0.OO0 per annum. The wonder is thai
Yerger did not steal something worth
while-he had abundant opportunity.
But the governors $ probe has stirred UP
something more than the defalcatoh OF
Secretary Yerger. The deeper it goes the
worse 1t gets, showing petty tsealings ana
graftings ON the part of several men con-
nected with the management of the state
farms, and even with private individuals
living adjacent to the convict farms, sew
eral of whom are suspected, and some OF
whom are known to have prospered by
pilferings on the part of the employees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
MISSISSIPPI EMBEZZLEAENT SCANDAL GROWS MORE APPALLING
AS DEEPER GOV EARLE BREWERS THOROUGH PROBE IS INSERTED
Governor Made Trip to Europe to
Hunt Up Cotton Records to
Show How State Had
Been Robbed

Miller and others did their pilfering, and
he, too has confessed that he was dis
honest, assisting Miller in stealing cot
ton and other products. The amount was
small, but Is sufficient to send them to
tho penitentiary for term of years.
Another party involved in the confess
sions of Miller and McLendon is Gaines
Purvis, a young man, who was guard
on the Rankin farm, but he declares he
is not guilty. and will fight the case in
the Rankin county court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
GIVEN FIVE YEARS


The result OF the probing SO far is the
arrest and conviction of c. e. Smith,
chairman of the board of trustees. and a
member of the board Tor six or seven
years, first by appointment OF Governor
Jardaman and twice by election. Mr.
Smith has manipulated sale of his two
v..i-olu bulcK auto> to the board OF
which he was chairman at price double
what he had paid for it. was tried ann
convicted and sent up for fve years in
spite of the efforts of his political friends
to influence the court and the jury by
their persistent presence in the court
room.
The only conviction by the court so far
is that of Mr.. Smith, but Lawrence Yer
ger. secretary Of the board of trustees.
confessed and got 10 years. ]. l.. McLen-
don, ex-sergeant on the Rankin convict
farm, made confession to the stealing of a
few bales of cotton and other stuff; Gaines
Purvis, former guard on the Rankin farm,
is implicated in McLendon's confession,
and has been indicted by the Rankin coun-
ty grand jury; A. p. Miller, a prominent
young farmer whose farm adjoins the
Rankin farm, has contested completely IL
the stealing of cotton and other products,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
ANOTHER CONFESSION
is MADE BY FARMER

Another confession to the governor was
by Mr.. A. p. Miller Rankin county
farmer. He is one of the very best farm
ers in the state. but he lived close to
the convict farm in Rankin county, and
seems to have been irnpregnated with
the spirit of stealing from the state. He
has admitted that he stole cotton, and
his conviction is mere. matter of form
from the Rankin county grand jury, in
spite of his social prominence.
j. L. McLendon was sergeant. or man
ager of the Rankin farm, at the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
HAS MADE BREWER BIG
FACTOR POLITICALLY

n
The developments OF the past two weeks
circumference. and have made Governor
Brewer powerful factor and favorite
politically. 1t is generally understood
that the Vardaman element or faction is
going after John Sharp williams scalp
in the next senatorial contest, two years
hence, State Senator John Hebron being
the lever to be used by the faithful.
Such a race would have been plain show
down of strength between Williams and
Hebron. but the race, 1t seems, Is to
be complicated by the candidacy of Gov
ernor Brewer. He has not said that
he is candidate, but 1t is known that
with some good, strong pushing he will
shie his caster into the arena, and there
is no question but he viii trouble the
water. Governor Brewer has won many
friends and supporters by his open
handed and fearless fight against the
grafters and corruptionists and they are
openly declaring that they are for him
for the United States Senate, regardless
OF how they stood as between Vardaflan
and Percy three years ago.
The main object of this investigation
into the affairs of the penifentiary has
not been accomplished, but there are
chances that II will be. The governor
insists that Boyce & Co. have robbed the
state of a large sum on cotton deals.
and declares that if he can get Boyce
& Cos books he will land them In the
penitentiary Boyce has promised the
books but they have not materialized,
and 1t is not believed they ever will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
PERSISTENTLY REFUSE
TO PRODUCE BOOKS

Governor Brewer was satified there
must be a reason for this, and the more
he studied the situation the more thor
oughly was he convinced that one or mere
of the trustees stood in with Boyce & Co.,
or were perhaps the Co" in the firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

ton is offered for sale. The governor
charges that when the bid of Boyce &
Co. was not the highest submitted,
they were called up by one of the
trustees, told what was the highest
bid against them, and given another
bid-always getting the cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

sions have been incidental to the peni-
tentiary probing inaugurated by Cover
nor Brewer several months ago. The
governor was not after Lawrence YER
ger, secretary of the prison board but
he became entangled in the drag net
and must suffer the consequences. The
same Is true of Chairman Smith, Ser
geant McLendon and others. The gov
ernor did not have them in mind when
he started the Investigation of peniten-
tiary affairs. He was as greatly sur
pfised when he turned up Yerger as was
Yerger. They were personal and political
friends of long standing, but the Gov
ernor did not hesitate when he found
Yerger was guilty of a crime and of de-
frauding the state of It's money
He has stated all along that IL his
friends and appointees happened to be-
coine entangled in his drag net, 1t was
their lookout, and they must take care
of themselves. While the governor has
had nothing whatever to do with the APP
pointment of the employees of the state
farms. he has named number of those
on the lunatic asylum pay roll, but If
thev prove recreant to their trust their
official heads will roll in the basket
just as promptly as would those of his
worst enemies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

and has been indicted by the Rankin grand
jury. 1t is stated that when they go tc
trial there will be other developments OF
a. very sensational nature
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
|: PRESERVING METAL WARE.

Constant rubbing and polishing and
the use OF powerful cleansing agents
wear the surface Of all metals. eSpe-
cially Of those that are plated.
No metal should be polished until
after 1t has been cleansed. Hot water
and baking soda cut all grease on the
surface which eve hot soapsuds may
not have reached.
Silver washed in hot. soapy water
and thoroughly dried will need very
little extra cleaning. A few drops of
ammonia In the water in which silver
Is washed also will do much to keep 1t
bright.
Iron fire irons can be kept shining
and black If rubbed and polished with
black lead and turpentine rubbed to a
thin paste.
For badly furnished spots on brass
or copper wash first. then dip a cloth
in vinegar and salt mixed in 4 paste;
rub the spots vigorously until they dis
appear. then wash again and then rub
with oil. .
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
BACHELORS KITCHEN.
Players Are Asked to Answer Amusing
Questions.

The players sit in a row with the
exception of one, who walks before
them and asks each what she will give
to help furnish the bachelors kitchen.
Each may answer anything she
pleases. but no two can give the same
thing.
Then the questioner goes back to the
first in the row and asks a dozen ques-
tions. 10 all of which the others must
answer only by naming the article he
or she has given. OF course the an
swers will be very absurd. but any one
who laughs must pay a forfeit.
For instance. the q%uestioner asks:
What did you give to the bachelors
Kitchen
"A dishcloth.
Q.-What do you carry in yourpocket?
A dishcloth.
Q.-What do you wear on your head;
"A dishcioth.
Q.-What do you sleep on at night?
A dishcloth.
And so on.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
With the Young Folks
"~GRANDMOTHER'S CAT"
Each Player Must Supply an Adjective
BEGINNING With Letter A.

Each member Of your company is in
turn required to apply to my grand
mothers cat an adjective the spelling
of which commences with the letter
a Thus one may say. My grand
mothers eat is an antiquated cat: the
next one may say. My grandmother ;
cat is an ~antagonistic cat. and so on.
each member in his turn applying an
adjective that has not been used be-
fore. When a person is unable to re-
snond readily when her turn comes she
must get out of the game. and the
game continues with the Others III
all the a" adiectives have been eN-
hausted. Then start the game anew
with adjectiyes beginning with "B
and so on.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
The Weeks illustrated Story
"Mad' Thursby's Hunt
By JOHN X. MARKHAM

~ NE night. or. rather. one norm
ing. about fifty years ago a
~ group Of young men were
standing before a sideboard in
the city of Nashville. Tenn. drinking
mint juleps. They were all in fancy
costume. for they were attending a
masquerade ball. and strains of music
and laughter came in from the ad-
joining rooms. The season was the
beginning of autumn, but In that south
ern location warm weather fingered.
What shall we 10 for hunting this
season. remarked one of the young
men at the sideboard. The country
is all taken up. and every estate has a
sign mp forbidding shooting"
Among these young men was n
Tom Thursby. n graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia. who had come out
to Tennessee 10 practice law. Some
called him Mad" Thursby.
Il think" said Thursby musingly,
slipping his julep. that | shall shoot
on Miss Woodbridge's estate
''Trespass on the estate of a young
lady:'' asked one of the group.
NO: | shall gain her permission
"She has already refused it to 9th
ers. She can't consistently give 1t to
you"
do you know herr
mo: have never seen her."
Very well. I'll bet you $50 you
don't shoot on Miss Woodbridge's
plantation
Il take the bet"
1t vas about . o'clock. and Virginia
Woodbridge was out among her dew
covered flowers.
May | beg a BOOM"
Turning she saw a young man dressed
in white satin. His coat. trimmed with
gold braid. was cut in the fashion that
we call ..clawhammer.' with two long
extensions in real reaching almost TO
his ankles. From his vest escaped a
profusion of ruffied lace. His breeches
were tight to the skin and reached
only to the knee: his stockings were
| silk: his shoes We're ornamented with
enormous silver buckles. In the hol-
low of his left arm was a gun: from
his shoulder were suspended n shot
pouch. a powder flask and n game bag.
The figure was bowling low before her.
Il have called" said the visitor. ito
ask your kind permission TO shoot a
| few birds on your plantation"
1t occurred to the lady that to refuse
| the man would be tantamount to IN
| invitation to shoot her. No man in his
senses would go hunting in such cos
tune. and. although this poor dement,
ed creature looked harmless enough, 1t
was impossible to say that a refusal
would not rouse him.
Certainly" she hurried to say as
soon as she could gain speech. Hunt
all over the plantation"
The lunatic bowed again. thanked
her for her kindness and strobe away.
AS for Miss Woodbridge. as soon as
his back was turned she darted into
1.-The house and locked the door behind
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
OVERCOMING ONES NERVES.
Observance Of the Dictates Of Common
Sense Will Help a Lot.

Quiet voice. quiet mind. quiet mus
Giles attain these three and there will
be no nerves" to cure. All nervous
women have not shrlll voices. IL Is true.
but the commonest type of nerves Is
characterized by a sharp. strident
en%unciation which tires both speaker
and nearer.
II am always so tired" says this
type OF woman. who wastes precious
energy that could be put 10 useful work
in talking. talking, from morning TO
night. She may say nothing impor-
tant. nothing very interesting. She may
not even enjoy talking, but b has
developed the habit. Lower the voice,
Practice the habit Of low pitched con
yersation aud avoid the strain Of I'M
necessary talking. The nervous wreck
IS incapable OF concentrating her
thoughts. She must call a sharp halt
and practice concentration and self
control every day of her life.
Lastly, the woman with nerves must
learn 10 relax her MUSCLES, partly be
cause o%yerfatigue ear be connteracted
BY proper relaxation and partly be
cause the brain fret Is nearly always
associated with tense. rigid muscles
or with the habit of constant move
ment and uncontrolled gesture. II you
are neryy. tired. worried, relax the
muscles one after another.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
Brain Exercise.

Which are the two hottest letters In
the alphabet? X \ (cayenne).
How would you say in two letters
that Won were twice the size of your
companion? w Il double YOU.
Why are young children like castles
in the air?" Their existence is only
in fancy Infancy.
WHY could not Napoleon III. insure
his life? Because no man living could
make out his policy.
What have you now before you
which would give you a company, a
yelled lady and a noisy toy? Co-nun-
drum.
1t went before Queen Mary. poor
thing, 1t followed King William TO
the end. pool man! The letter NJ
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
ON MAKING MISTAKES.
Numerous Errors Of Other People Make
Life Interesting.

Everybody makes mistakes. Of
course. The only difference between
you and other people is that they make
more-and certainly more i%nexcusabie
mistakes than you do. remarks the
indianapolis News. Sometimes mis-
takes are embarrassing. sometimes
they are expensive. and sometimes they
are even fatal TO one thing or another:
but. for all that. the world would he n
dreary and monotonous place without
them.
Mistakes made by other people add
SAVIOR. amusement and even profit to
your life. and not infrequently you
do as much for them. Nevertheless Ii
is extremely annoying to have ones
attention called TO ones own mistakes.
just as 1t Is highly diverting TO have
ones attention called to the mistakes
Of other people. Generally we explain
that our mistakes are those of the head
and not of the heart. which isn't very
complimentary to the head. But this
eXcuse is so hoary with tradition that
ii nearly always gets by because peo-
pie feel that they are expected 10 ac-
cept it. Ii must not be confused. hoNy-
ever. with the charge that we make
mistakes because we don't know any
better. for that Is an accusation which
we must. 10 maintain our self respect
and the respect of others. Indignantly
resent.
But there are. fortunately. ways
of avoiding some mistakes. For in
stance. il is a mistake to give advice.
generally speaking. But If you are alb
s~olutely certain that your advice will
not be followed then it is a pleasant
pastime that may be INDUCED in with
impunity, and nobody will think of you
as anything more than a bore. This.
however. is not invariably safe. for
even cinches don't always hold. But.
as in other things. so in regard to mis-
takes. there are inalienable rights. Re
member that mistakes are individual
and that therefore you have not the
slightest right TO insist on persons
making mistakes in your way instead
of letting them make, their own mis-
takes in their own way.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24

her. Then when she was sufficiently
recovered she sent for her overseer,
told him how by her presence Of mind
she had saved herself from being shot
by n mailman and directed him to send
to the insane asylum. a short distance
south of her estate, and ask them to
send at once and capture the lunatic.
BY this time a perpetual bang was
heard without. A colored servan rush.
ed in excitedly.
Missy GIMME. dere's a ha'nt down
in de medder KILN all de bobwhite-
He dressed like n ghost. all in white.
with stars and things on de breast
For heavens sake. don't try to stop
him. said the mistress. IF you do
he'll kill YOU
'Oh. no. I'm moi gwine to stop him.
As Don as ! sor him | run like de
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
THE FRENCH BLIND MAN.
Must Guess Who Is at other End OF
Stick He Holds.

The players form a ring. hand In
hand. and the blind mar stands in the
middle, holding a stick or cane. The
PLAYERS dance around him till he raps
on the floor. when they all stand per
fectly still and silent.
Then he holds out the cane. and the
n toward whom it points must grasp
the end. The blind man then asks any
three questions he pleases. all OF which
must be answered in a changed voice.
The blind man must guess who Is
talking. If he is right the two change
places. but if he is wrong the players
dance about him again and the game
is on.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
Bows For the Hair.

Wide or narrow bows Of net placed
at the side or directly in the back are
popular for evening ~coifures. Often
they are used 10 fasten a wide band
of gold passementerie worn like q fl
let or turban encircling the entire head
and tied low in the back by butterfly
tulle or black velvet ribbon. Wide
bows of black velvet ribbon are also
worn as theater caps. says Vogue. The
bow. which is large enough to V
half the head, is laid fiat upon the hair
n little to one side of the front. and
from the knot ornamented by a buckle
Of jet shoots out a very stiff black
aigret.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
ORIGIN OF A WORD.
"P~ecuniary," Which Relates to Money,
Once Meant Cattle"

1t is interesting and sometimes
amusing to trace the origin of words.
There is the word ''pecuniary,' for ex-
ample, which. you know. means ella
ing to money. Strange TO say. its
original meaning was cattle Ii
seems thai oxen were the medium of
exchange between the ancient Ro-
mans. one OK being the unit OF value.
The first Roman coins bore the image
of an OK. and the word "pecus" meant
an OK or a coin according to how you
used il.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
When the Carpet Looks Dull.

If your carpet looks dusty and dull
after being swept add two teaspoon
fuls of ammonia to half a gallon Of
cold water. wiring q clean cloth u Of
il and with this rub the carpet thor
oughly all over. Rinse your cloth fire.
%quently. and change the water if it
gets very dirty.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
Maxine the Best of II.

When it's raining in the garden and the
sky is very gray
We go into the nursery and make a sunny
day.
l get my horse and bride, and. with Nell
lie at my side,
/ ask II she is ready. then | take her for a
ride.
We drive for miles in fancy, for when
clouds have hid the blue
The trying to be cheerful is the best
thing We can q
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-24
Stranue.

1t struck me as strange
As in apron and cap
She got up a meal
To delight any chap.
She so pretty and fair
And so musical. too.
So trim from her head
To the tip of her shoe.
So charming and graceful,
So witty and wise,
So brim full OF fun
And with such laughing eyes,
So much like the girls
They describe in a book,
1t struck me as strange
That she also could COOK.
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