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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-22

frank had been convicted on the
weakest Of evidence and that the pub
lie demand that he should not be ere.
cuted would prevail. From the first
she fought for the life OF her husband
with a spirit Of determination that was
admirable, to say the least; she sui.
fered reverse after reverse in her eff
forts to save his life, but she neveT
taltered and only worked harder with
every reverse, until yesterday her eff.
forts we're crowned with an eleventh
hour victory. Her husband is saved
from the gallows, and It is the opinion
Of thousands that it will be only a
short time until he is again a free man,
for 1t is generally believed that Frank
did not commit the crime and that
sooner or later the real murderer will
be brought to the bar Of justice.
The Frank case and the decision OF
Governor slaton proves that the
American people as a whole love to
see justice done, and that they de-
Land a fair and impartial trial for
every man, whether he be Jew or Gen
tile. black or white. rich or poor.
Our congratulations to Governor
Slaton. Where the men on the jury
failed to do their duty for fear OF the
mob; where the courts failed in lot
granting a new trial for the same rea,
son that the jury failed in its duty;
where the pardon board failed to act
as they knew they should for the self
same reason; where all these have
failed, Governor SIaton has made
good. The only mar in the state with
enough courage to stand by his con
victions, without regard TO conse
quences.
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THE INDIGNANT spEN0.THRlFT.

THE INDIGNANT sPEN0-THRlFT.
I took my spendthrift friend aside
And reasoned with the wastrel
thus:
"Bv throwing money far and wide,
You'll never be a thrifty cuss
no matter what the wage you earn
You've got Il say a little bit;
You never car have coin TO burn
Unless you hoard a part OF It.
1.-THE old suggestion still holds good
'Tis wholly useless to combat t
You'll never save unless you should
Put money where you can't get al
it." -3E
And then my ue'er-do-well arose
And hurled this language through
his hat:
why am ! broke. do you suppose
If had not been doing that:
Strickland Gillian in Judge.
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Both as senat from Indiana and as
vice president he has served this
country with a great deal Of credit,
and is well equipped for the highest
public position, the type Of man. in
fact. that we need in the presidents
office. a business man. a leyelheaded,
sensible and capable administrator"
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AFTER-DINNER
MINIS =:

Scientists are warning blondes 10
keep away from the III and a lot OF
fond mammas are busily advising their
sons to keep away from the blondes.
We never could understand why "a
many poets write of violets. lilies and
roses and so few indite epics to cherry
pie and strawberry shortcake.
Chicago has $4,000 street cars. Only
FIVE were running, and one mar man
aged to get his by one. That fellow
ought to play lottery.
A New Jersey man testified that his
wife nagged los pounds OF him in one
year, which explains why so few mar
ried men are fat.
A New Jersey court has decided tina:
n boy is worth two girls. Well bet
not one mar on that jury was under
rs years Of age.
Now if Mayor Bill Thompson OF
Chicago could only get Sir Edward
Grey and the kaiser in a room and
throw the key away
Britain is spending s15.oOo,o 900 a day
the war. Probably it is those over.
head charges that increase the ex-
pense.
One Philadelphia paper refers to
aeroplanes as Hornets OF Heaven, SO
we suppose submarines are HeIIa-
jackets.
Possibly Doc Cooks idea in climb
ing Mt Everest is to get some place
that an airship cannot drop bombs
upon.
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his calculations yesterday morning.

But If the Democratic organ so de-
sires. The West Virginian will publish
the list Of subscribers to the fund
with the political affiliations of each
man in order that the people may
Judge for themselves.
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are coming around to

Briggs-we are coming around to
see you this evening.
Griggs-That's right, but do me a
favor, old man. Don't let your wife
wear her new suit; / don't want my
wife to see It just now.
Briggs-why. man, that's Just why
we are coming.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-22

one Philadelphia paper refers to
aeroplanes as Hornets Of Heaven" so
we suppose submarines are HelIa-
jackets.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-22

Possibly Doc Cooks idea in climb.
ing Mt. Everest is TO get some place
that an airship cannot drop bombs
upon.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-22

Britain is spending S15.oO0,o00 a day
on the war. Probably it is those over,
head charges that increase the ex'
pense.
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Now if Mayor Bill Thompson OF
Chicago could only get Sir Edward
Grey and the kaiser in a room and
throw the key away
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Chicago has $4,000 street cars. Only
FIVE were running. and one man nan
aged to get his by one That fellow
ought to play lottery.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-22

We never could understand why "a
many poets write of violets, lilies and
roses and so few indite epics to cherry
pie and strawberry shortcake.
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Scientists are warning blondes 10
keep away from the sun and a lot OF
fond mammas are busily advising their
sons to keep away from the blondes.
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TUESDAY. JUNE %. 1915.
YOU DID RIGHT, GOVERNOR.

There Is at least one real man left
tsa stata OF Georria.
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A New Jersey court has decided tina:
one boy is worth two girls. Well bet
not one man on that jury was under
IS years Of age.
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A New Jersey man testified that his
wife nagged 1O5 pounds OF him in one
year, which explains why so few mar
ried men are fat.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Notice of Public Works

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors of Lee County Will on
the 4th day of October, 1915. the same
being the first Monday in said month,
at the Court House, in the town of
Tupelo, and County of Lee, within legal
hours, award the contracts for the fol-
lowing public works to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, ~reserying the right to
reject any and all bids. to-wit:
For building bridge across Cummings
Creek on Guntown and Baldwin road.
For repairs to levee Braden new
road.
For bridge across Camp Creek on
Guntown and Ellistown road
For bridge across Jourdan Creek on
Mooresville and Buck road.
For bridge across Garrett Creek on
Davis Young road.
For one span of bridge across Town
Greek on Verona and Richmond road.
For 36. # span on Cowpenna Creek
on Smithville and Verona road.
For painting cornish of court house
according to plans on file
For repairs to levee in B~ushbaloda
bottom near old Uclatubba church on
Belden ana Union road.
For repairs to bridge across Uclatub-
ba on Saltilio and Birmingham road
County Highway.
All said work to be done according
to plans and specifications On file with
the Clerk of this Board.
Done in open court this September
the 9th. 1916.
r. F. PARKER, President.
JOHN M. Witt, Clerk.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
SEEING LIFE with
IyaMaJOHN HENRY
MAW GeOlqeV I1obaIt
AN1NYt1 John Henry on Snapshots
John Henry on Snapshots

in exclaiming: "Oh, joy! John. have
developed two p%ictures!"
wish you could have seen the ex-
preston on Peaches face.
In order to develop the films a pic
turesque assortment Of drugs and
chemicals has to be used.
Well, friend wife had used them.
A silent little stream of wood alco-
hol was trickling down over her left
ear into her Psyche knot, and on the
end of her nose about six grains of eX
tract of potash was sending out sig
nails of distress to some spirits of tur-
pentine which was burning on the top
of her right eyebrow.
Something dark and lingering like
iodine had given her chin the double
cross and her apron look like the rem
nants of a porous plaster.
Her right hand had red. white,
green. purple and magenta marks all
over it, and her left hand looked like
the Fourth Of July.
john" she yelled. Here 1t is.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

VIZ HEN Aunt Martha gave friend
wife that n~ew-fangled camera
had a bunch that the dealers In Pho
tographic supplies would be joyously
s~hrieking the return of good times
and h~otfooting it to the bank with the
contents of my wallet.
Peaches just grabbed that camera
and went after everybody and every
thing in the neighborhood.
She took about eight hundred views
of Uncle Peters country home before
she discovered that the camera WASH
loaded properly, which was tough ON
Peaches, but good for the bungalow.
Like everything else in this world,
picture-pinching from still life de-
ponds entirely on the point of view.
" If your point of view is all right, it's
an easy matter to make a ~four-dollar
doghouse look like the villa of a Wall
street broker at Newport.
Ten minutes after friend wife had
been given the camera she had me
set up as a statue all over Uncle Pc
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Understood His Profession.

The professor Of Jurisprudence in a
western university was lecturing to a
hundred embryo lawyers. He asked
whether anyone in America could own
property. One fellow answered, mo,
a criminal can't own property"
: But the professor said: Suppose a
man who owns a ranch gets into trou-
BILE with his neighbor, assaults him
and is put into the penitentiary, does
he still own the ranch?"
The class was unanimous that he
did, says the Youths Companion.
IF he did not continue to own It,"
went on the professor, what would
become Of it?"
That was supposed to settle the dis
c~ussicn, but one boy called out, "The
lawyer would get it."
There was a hearty laugh. of course,
and the professor added:
1--WE learn two things from that apt
remark: be a lawyer, and don't be a
criminal"
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
"Where Is Mrs. Henry7" | Inquired.

"The idea of such a thing" friend
wife snapped. Cant you see that
you're holding the picture the wrong
way? Turn it around and you will see
what it isl"
i gave the thing another turn.
Gee WIKI" I said. Now l have
it. Oh, the limit! You wished to
surprise me with a picture of the sun
set at Governors island. HOY lovely
it is. See, over here in this corner
there's a bunch Of soldiers listening
to what's cooking for supper, and
over here Is the smoke from the gun
that sets the sum like it,"
Then my wife grabbed the picture
out of my hands and burst into
speech.
Why do you try to discourage my
efforts to be artistic she volleyed
and Numbered. This is a picture OF
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
VICTORY RESTED WITH PAT
Lawyer Got Decidedly the Worst Of
Verbal Combat With Irish
Jockey.

An Irish jockey was called as a wit.
ness in a trial, and the opposing u
sci was doing all he could to invali-
date his testimony.
What are your he began in a
bullying tone.
Sure, I'm a jockey, sane as my
father was before!' was the reply.
"Ah!" said the barrister, thrusting
his hands into his pockets and prepar-
ing to enjoy himself hugely with the
witness, "and / suppose your father
did little cheating in his time, ike
the rest of the fraternity"
"Trotn, and l suppose he did now
an thin" was the quiet response.
And where do you suppose he is
now?'
"In heaven, / hope, rest his soul"
"And what should such fellows as
Jockeys do there, l should like to
kncw?a inquired the barrister, in q
voice Of thunder.
Paddy scratched his head. Then,
with a sly grin, he replied
Train bosses for the angels, per-
haps."
And cheat them as they did their
fellow m~ortals?"
Maybe So" replied the jockey, still
unabashed.
All! they would be prosecuted
then" exclaimed the harrister, tri-
umphantly.
"Sorra a Bit" answered the witness.
And why"
Because they might search over
and over again, and no lawyer would
they find there"
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Not an industrious Lad.

Young Henry Biggs, the miller's
son, who had been a%pprenticed to
Farmer Grubbins, had not proved what
might be described as a conspicuous
success. And sc, when old Biggs came
along enc day to ask what progress
the lad was making. there came a GER
tain dubicus expression into the old
farmers eye.
"WeI," he drawled, "'tisn't that ]
wish to discourage you nor your son
neither. "Tisn't that / wish to be grum-
blin' at him one bit. He don't do moth.
in wrong-nothin' at all, if he can
help it. But l will say, Miller Biggs,
that it's my opinion that if your son
Harry had another hand, he'd want
another pocket to put it n."-Londor
Tit-Bits.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

My goodness, l am so excited! See
what a fine picture of you took"
She handed me the picture, but all
/ could see was a woodshed with the
door wide open.
"A good picture of a woodshed,'
said; but whose woodshed is it,"
"A woodshed." exclaimed friend
wife. why, that is your face, John.
And where you think the door is open
is only your mouth!p
| looked crestfallen and then
looked at the picture again, but my
better nature asserted itself and
made no attempt to strike this de.
fenseless woman
Then she handed me another pic
ture and said: John, isn't this won
d~erful?"
| looked at the picture and NUT
tered: "All | can see is Theodore, the
cclored gardener, walking across lots
with a sack of -four on his back!'
John, you are SO stupid" said
friend wife. How can you expect to
see what it is when you are holding
the picture upside DOWN."
l turned the picture around, and
then l was quite agreeably surprised.
Its immense." / shouted. Its the
real thing all right! Why. this is
aces! l suppose it is called, Moon
light on Lake Champlain? Did this
come with the camera or did you
draw it from memory"
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

waitress was leaving and the cook
was telephoning for a policeman.
Where is Mrs. Henry?" ! asked
Mary, the cook.
"She is still developing" said Mary.
What has she DEVELOPER" ! in
quired.
up to the present time she has de-
veloped your uncle's. temper and she
has developed your aunt's appetite,
and a couple of bill collectors devel-
oped a pain in the neck when she took
their pictures, and if things go On in
this way | think this will oon develop
into a foolish house," said Mary. the
cook.
A half hour later, while Yves hid
ing behind the pianola in the living
room, not daring to breathe above q
whisper. for fear ! would get my pic
ture taken again, friend wife rushed
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
North-Pole."

ter's lawn, and she was swapping at me
like a Spitz doggie at a peddler.
sat for two hundred and nineteen
pictures that forenoon, and | posed
for every aero in history from Viii
Lam the Conqueror down to Doctor
Cook, with both feet in a slushy lit
tie snowbank representing nearly-the-
north-pole.
But when she tried to OAK me to
climb up on a limb of a tree. and
stay there till she got the picture OF
me looking like an owl, swore softly
in three languages, fell owe the back
fence and ran for my life.
When | rubbershoed it back that
afternoon friend wife was busy devel-
oping her crimes.
The proper and up-to-date caper in
connection with taking snapshots these
days is to buy a developing outfit and
upset the household from pit to dome
while you are squeezing u pictures
of every dearly beloved friend that
crosses your pathway.
Friend wife selected a spare room
on the top floor of Uncle Peters home
where she could await developments.
A half hour later CHASTITY noises be-
gan to come from that room, and mys-
terious whisperings fell out of the
window and bumped over the lawn.
When l reached the front door !
found that the gardener had gone, the
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Public Works Notice

Notice is hereby given that the Road
Commits sioners of the Third District
and the Board of Supervisors of Lee
County, Mississippi, will on Friday, the
9Th day of October, 1915, within lawful
hours, at the court house, in the city
OF Tupelo, Miss, let to the lowest and
best bidder contracts for the construc-
ton of the following roads in said dis
trict, to-Wit:
}Tupelo and Chesterville Road, Link
209 from Mrs. Moore's old place North
about one-half mile.
Tupelo and Ellistown Road, Link 252,
about one-halt mile.
Mooreyille and Mantachie Road, about
"a miles.
Tupelo and Ballardsville Road, about
roo feet near j.. E. Morgan place.
Mooreville and Richmond Road about
one.half mile.
Tupelo and Marietta Road east OF
Eggville about 700 feet.
For cutting down and grading hill on
Tupelo and LOngville road, west OF Iu-
lip Creek.
Plans and specifications now on file
with j. M. Witt, Clerk of the ROard OF
Supervisors. Certified check in the.
sum of 5000 90 will be required of each
bidder as evidence of good faith, and
contracts will be awarded at public
cutlery.
1hls 14th day of Sept. 1915.
d. w. ROBINS,
H. B. HEARD,
T. E. WHITESIDES,
Road Commissioners.
B. F. PARKER, President,
j. M. WITT, Clerk,
% Of Board of Supervisors.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
NONRESIDENT Notice

State OF Mississippi No. $780,.
To William Burton, Rufus Burton,
Emmett Burton, May Burton. Matt
Burton. who are all minors, except
William Burton, and reside with their
mother. Mrs. George Burton, at Pc
tersburg, Oklahoma. Defendants.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of the County of
Lee. in SAID State, on the Bird Monday
Of October. A. d. 1915, to defend the
suit in said Court of Mrs. Mary Jack
son, complainant, vs. Robert Rurton +
al Deffs., wherein you are defendants.
THIS 10Th day of Sept, A. d. 1915.
JOHN M. WITT. Clerk.
o. K. Gary, Solicitor. rs
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Notice to Overseers

To the Overseers of.the 5th District
of Lee County, Mlss
Notice IL hereby given that the Su-
pervisor Of the Fifth District will begin
on the second Monday in October. 1915,
the inspection of the no DIS of the FIT h
District. preparatory to making bis re-
port to the Grand Jury at the November
Court, 1915, and all OverseeTs are re-
Quired to have their roads in as gooi
condition as possible for inspection. so
the report may be made as favorable
as possible.
This September 10Th. 1915
rs /. 3. CoGGiN, Supervisor.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
NONRESIDENT Notice

State of Mississippi. No. 1910.
To Fountain Wilson. whose post Of
fee address is unknown. Defendant
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancerv Court of the County OF
Lee. in said State, on the 3rd Monday
of October, A. D. 1915, to defend the
suit in said Court of Mary Barnes Will
son VS. Fountain Wilson for divorce,
wherein you are a defendant.
This 10th day of Sept A. d. 1915.
26.3t j. NJ. WITT, Clerk.
w. D. & ]. r Anderson, Solicitor
Complainant.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

you holding Mrs. McIlvain's baby In
your arms, and / think it's perfectly
lovely, eve ii the baby is the only in
telligent thing in the picture"
When the exercises were over in
CURED casually: Where, my dear,
where are the other 21,219 pictures
you snapped today?'.
only these two came out good be-
cause. don't you see, I'm an amateur
yet" was her comeback.
Then she looked lovingly at the re-
suit of her days work and began to
peel some b~icarbonate Of magnesia
OF her knuckles with the nut cracker.
only two out OF 21,219-I think you
ought to call 1t a long shot instead OF
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
NORTHBOUND
SOUTHBOUND

For folders and other informa-
ton regarding rates. routes, etc..
apply to C. j. Paessler. Ticket
Agent. Mobile & Ohio R. r. or
write G. E. Allen. District Pass
enger Agent. Jackson, Tenn.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
slrd,a Nest Caught rIre.

A birds nest caused a fire at Foske
stone, Kent, England, not long since
The nest, built Just below a wooden
window-sill at a boarding house on
the water front, was ignited by sparks
from & chimney, and the window-siil
caught fire. The IRE was subdued
before any extensive damage Was
done.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

"A woman Of experience knows
that q man cannot be counted on
when he processes 70 care for
her; she waits until he proves
that he does not care for any
thing else ia the world.
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24

a snapshot" l whispered. after / had
lodged behind a sofa.
She went out of the room without
saying a word, and l took out my
pocketbook and looked at it wistfully.
copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
The Tupelo journal., 1915-09-24
Change OF Schedules
Mobile & Ohio R.lR.
Effective MAY End

Trains will leave Tupelo, Miss,
as follows:
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-04-30
OBLIGATIONS ARE HEAVY
Officers Of Rock island Say Company
Owes IS, ooo, ooo--Reeeiscr 10
Asked For.

Chicago. Petition for n receiver tof
the Chicago. Rock Island a Pacific
Railway company was fiiad In the
United States distric, court here April
20 by the American Steel Foundries
company. The defendant company In
the operating corporation which. 40
cording to company~ officers, never be-
fore has been named n such q suit.
Ralph NJ. Shaw Of counsel for the
American Steel Foundrles company
told Judge Carpenter the Rock Island
had admitted It's inability to meet Cd.
legations and that receivership wss
asked for the benefit OF stec. holders.
bondholders and other creditors.
The railway company filed an an.
swer conserving TO receivership. and
Judge Carpenter appointed II. u,
Nudge. president Of the railway com.
pany, and J. NJ. Dickinson, former sec.
ketary OF war. as receivers.
A. G. Ridgewsy, vice president OF
the railway company. and w. +. Dick.
inson, It's general attorney, were In
court. both admitted thar the com
psny was insolvent. Short term notes
aegressting $4,000. GOO arc due May l.,
and II is said there are other obliga.
tions, Including a Claim Of Sl5.S1s
made BY the fouhdries company.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1915-04-30
six DEAD ARE RECOVERED
Birmingham Stores Crushed Beneath
Tons OF Brick When Wall
Tappiss.

Birmingham, Aia.--At least SIX PEG
pie are known 10 have been killed and
d Store were injured when the five
story wall OF the old Steele Smith
bsilding on Second avenue crashed
down on the Ham Shoe Store and the
Atlantic a Pacific Tea company here
late on the afternoon Of April 81. The
wall fell during heavy rain storm.
The known dead are; Miss Ruth
Johnson. employe OF tac Ham Shoe
Store: Miss Amelia Ebinger, cashier
II the Ham Shoe Store: Alex Mcleod.
manager Of the Ham Shoe Store: J.
H. Whitlock OF Atlanta. travelling au-
ditor OF the Atlantic Il Pacific Tea
company: Miss Matte Lou Dedman.
cashier for the Atlantic 4 Pacific Tea
Store; unidentified negro man.
After thirty.six hours Of hard work
on the part OF the rescuers the debris
had not been cleared away. There
are still five missing. and II Ia be-
lieveA that their bodies lie beneath
the tons OF brick that are still piled up,
The known missing are: Mrs. NJ. T.
Martin and Mrs. John Harrington. sis
tiers: George w. Darnell. floor man
ager OF the Ham store; J. + Ray and
Irving Millbrant
Fire broke out In the shoe store. but
the fire department quickly extin-
Euished the flames.