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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-14
Old Friends of Mine

IN the old town OF Fulton that
everybody loved, both white and
black. Their home was a home,
a real southern home" Every
body loved to go to this home.
The father was a prominent
man. taking part in everything
that was for the betterment of
his town and community. The
wife, one of those genuine types
of a southern lady attractive,
reserved and lovable, a real
mother and wife. Eight bright
and lovely children blessed this
home. | say blessed, because
they really and truly were bless
ings. From the eldest to the
youngest child sang beautifully.
They were the most thoughtful
children of their parents that
I've ever known. The father
was never a physically strong
man. nor. was he what was term
ed a financier, but his relatives
and friends enjoyed what he did
make.
The three older children were
boys. They went out as travel
ing statesmen when nothing but
boys, each holding responsible
positions. The loyalty and devo-
ton of these boys to their parents
was beautiful.
The father, for IA years, was
county clerk. His health failing,
he had to give up the work, but
acted as deputy for several years.
never have known a bigger
hearted, more liberal man in my
life. He helped and was friend
to everybody and always had a
kind word for everyone. One
thing | remember, he was a
friend to children, teaching them
all kinds of things, such as writ
ing, singing, different kinds of
birds, the way each bird built
her nest, etc. The greatest artist
of Mississippi got his first lesson
from this man, and that was
Cornelius Hawkins, whose paint
ings today are famous. So many,
many lessons he gave are yet
living.
The mother was one of the
most lovable women | ever knew.
She, too, was always ready to
administer to those in distress
and trouble. "a real mother
and a WIFE" This was the hap
piest, most congenial and devoted
family I've ever known. They
may have had ups and downs,
heartaches. etc. | only know
the bright and happy side.
The latter part of 1876 this
good couple. with their children,
moved from Fulton to Tupelo.
No family ever left the old town
that was more universally miss
ed; in fact everybody grieved.
Two little girls were added to
this family after they left Fulton.
A few years later | left dear
old Mississippi for Texas, but
kept up with my friends until 10
or 20 years ago. Recently met
an old acquaintance of those dear
days past and gone, and l find
that both of these dear friends
have passed over the river. /
hear that nine of these children
are yet living and they partake
largely of the splendid examples
set before them by father and
mother and that is of being USE
full men and women, charitable,
hospitable, doing no one any
harm. | am happy, indeed, to
know that these dear children
are trying to emulate the exam
pies set before them. God will
bless you, children.
O, if the world had more peo-
pie like this. What a different
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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-14

+ II Cdln
Sumner Cannon
Mack Carter
| Will Carothers
Fred Chambliss
Arthur Chisholm
| Lee Clark
| Ben Clark
Jim Clifton
| Otto Clifton
w T Clifton
R F Coffee
| Wylie Cooper
Sid Capwood
VIII conway
G w Cox
J Y Cummings, j
Sam Crayton
Will Crump
A C Clark
C P Dickerson
A D billiard
Tom Dilworth
Sam DiIworth
R F Dodson
Sam Douglas
Les Dugard
Henry Duncan
John Edwards
John Elder
j A EnIoe
G W Ethridge
Bud Fifer
Willis Fields
Andy Fielding
B Frances
j G Freeman
Leonard Freeman
Jake Forbes
Bill Funderburk
j A Funderburk
Geo t Funk
Cadie Gibson
John H Gillian
Jim Gillespie
Irl Gladney
I /. GOdcov
Elmer Cory
Lisey Gray
j C Grayson
Clifford Green
Joe Grlggs
Henry Hadley
C M Hall
Charlie Aamby
j P Harris
Tom Harris
Jim Harris
Calvin Hayes
Nap Hayes
Henry Helvenstein
Nose Hickman
Mack Hill
Ransom Hill
Charlie Hodges
Love Hogan
r ] Holman
John Hooper
Bill Howard
Oscar Hunt
Porter Hunter
Dave Jackson
Jack Jennings
Troy Jennings
Witt Johnson
Sam johnson
Albert johnson
Geo johnson
Henry Johnson
Lee Jones
Will Jones
R C Kendrick
Chester King
T G Kirkpatrick
E B Kissol
N T Laney
Sam Ledbetter
Bert Leigh
g w Little6eld
j H Long
C A Lowell
John Lumpkin
Osella Lyles
Umph Lyons
Walter Martin
w p Martin
Will Mathews
Houston Maben
Fleming Menaro
Paul Miller
P H Mitchell
Will Mitchell
u L Moore
w w Moore
Thurston Moore
Ben Moreland
w alter Nation
billiard Mullens
Murray Hunter
s A McCants
Paul Met ambrick
r E McCay
j M Cullough
Will Mclean
Ellis Nc Williams.
Will Nicely
S J Nesbit
Henry Oliver
Budd Orr
w T Page
Walter PANEL
w j Parham
] M Parker
Geo Patterson
w r Patterson
Gene Penson
Jim Phelps
Henry Platt
Will Porter
John Potter
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1916-04-14


Monroe Belts
Bill Billingsley
Lee Birge
Jim Bolden
John Bolin
Ben Bonds
Hal Bonner
Paul Borum
Calvin Boyd
Will Braner
Tom Brewer
M II Drawn
t E Drawn
Geo Drawn
Jim Drawn
Willie B Drawn
w M Drawn
R B Buchanan
Frank Buss
j A Calvert
Wylie Cargil
Will Caruth
A C ChambIiss
Allen Charleston
Hermon Christmas
John Clark
Tom Clay
John Clifton
Geo C Clifton
M L Clopton
Geo Cooper
Gus Cooper
Henry Conlee
Grant Cox
Walter Culverson
Geo Cushman
T J Crider
Mathew Crump
j A Davis
Noah billiard
Jim Dilworth
Ben Dilworth
Isaiah Dixon
Tom Dozier
r s Bowling
Jim Duncan
Len Edwards
Bill Edwards
Andy Elsey
S Ethridge
Charlie Evans
John Fifer
Wesley Fields
Will Fifer
Douglas Franklin
Shelby Freeman
C R Freno
Norman Foster
A Funderburk .
j j Funk
D F Gentry
] r Gillentine
Irl Gillian
jess Givon ~
Dave Gladney
w D Goodwin
James Grant
H G Gray
H M Green
w M Griffin
bud Grissom
Lonnie Hall
Squire Handy
P Harper
w M Harris
Troy Harris
Witt Hayes
Bob Hayes
Sam Head
] A D Harrington
Sheffield Hickman
Jed Hill
Iris Hill
Henry Hodges
w w Hoke
P s Holt
Will Harper
Foster Hudson
j w Hunt
Albert Jackson
Pete Jofries
B T jennings
] w Jennings
T E johnson
Monroe Johnson
Will Johnson
Geo johnson
T F Jones
Jim Jones
L S Kendrick
Milas Reyes
Wallace K ng
Isaiah Kirksey
Vassar Lane
Ivy Lawrence
Wash Leeper
Josh Leslie
Jim Lockridge
j H Lowe
J P Latham
Paul Lumpkin
w G Lyles
Charlie Martin
j A Martin
A c Mathews
Lonnie Mathews
Scott Mayes
Cleve Merritt
M L Mills
B B Kitchener
Ed Milstead
L B Moone
Walter Moore
w O Moore
Willie Nation
Jilas Mosely
Charlie Miller
Geo McAlister
Paul Mcclellan
G G MEG orcle
Sam McCay
j c MCGEE
Oscar Mclean
Jim Nathan
Lon Wilson
Thos Nichols
Anthony O'Neal
Will EOwens
John Palmer
Murphy Parchman
w r. parkor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Curious Apache Belief.

The Apache Indians religious belief
prevents them from committing muir.
der in the dark. II dozen Apaches
should discover man sleeping by his
campfire at night no amount of money
would hire them TO attack him until
the sun came up. They believe that II
they kill man at night their own
souls will walk in eternal darkness for.
ever. Knowing this curious supersti-
don, hunters, scouts, trappers and 9TH
ers travelling through the Apache ma.
ton in the old days moved about dur.
ing the night and lay by in some safe
retreat during the day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
things

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 10
The Argentina Rural Society celebra-
ted its fiftieth anniversary with the
recent annual cattle show at Palermo,
which was favored by fine weather
and good prices. For the first time
American citizen acted as judges of
the blood stock shown. The short
horn bull Camp hero bred in this
country by Senior Pedro 7. Pages, was
given the championship, but the ami
NAL was not placed on sale, the own
err choosing to retain it Off stud pur-
poses.
The reserve champion Durham was
disposed of for $4,000 paper and an
other animal of the same category
brought $4,000. More sensational
sales have been witnessed. but con
sidering present conditions the recent
show gave decisive proof of the Re-
public's financial stability and conf
dence in the future of the grazing
industry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Peculiar OCCUPATIONS.

The trade Of tooth stainer, followed
in eastern Asia. Is as odd a calling as
any. The natives prefer black teeth
to the whittier kind, and the tooth
stainer, with 4 little box of brushes
and coloring matter. calls on his GUS
toners and $ Is t3air teeth. The
process is not unlike that of backing
a boot. for fine Pc ah is given to the
teeth. The pigment used is quite
harmless. In Arabia the trade Of
"gossiper" has many followers The
"gossiper' collects all the news, title
tattle, jokes and stories be can get
hold Of and then goes from house to
house retailing them. II be has a
good manner and can adapt his re-
citals to his audiences be makes a very
fair income.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Iava,s Finest Temple to suddha.


In his posthumous work, Java y
". Campbell goes infinitely INTO Tue
ANTIQUITIES of Java. which consist OIL
number of ruins of temples and OF oth-
or sacred edifices. formerly dedicated
to the religion of the people, who. aTter
first embracing Brahmanism, changer
their faith about a. D. 45O, to BUD
dhism and a thousand years later 10
Mohammedanism. The greatest OF the
temnles is Boro- BoedOer Tor Boro-bu-
dur. as Mr.. Campbell spells it, lt Is
the finest example of its kind extant'
in fact. Buddhism has left no such rec
ord anywhere else. Nobody knows ex-
actly when the temple was bHilt- OUT
il is generally believed to be LOO years
old. though some authorities date IL
as late as the thirteenth century. There
are 436 images Of Buddha in the tenn.
ple. For centuries it lay buried ana
was unearthed by an Indian omcer,
Colonel Colin Mackenzie. Two hundred
coolies day were working ror SIX
weeks in clearing the riotous luxuri-
ance of tropical bushes and creepers'
but it was years before the temple was
entirely uncovered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Curious Marriage Custom.

Among the kherrias Of India there is
very curious marriage ceremony.
Taking a portion OF the hair Of the
bride and bridegroom in turn from the
center of the forehead, the priest draws
it down on to the bridge Of the nose.
Then, pouring oil on the head, he
watches it carefully as it trickles down
the portion Of hair. If the oil runs
straight on to the tip Of the nose
their future will be fortunate. but If
it spreads over the forehead or trickles
of on either side of the nose Ill luck
is sure to follow. Their fortunes told.
generally to their own satisfaction, the
final part Of the ceremony takes place.
Standing up side by side, but with
faces strictly averted, the bride and
bridegroom mark each others forehead
with "sindur" tvermilionl.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
One Gladstone Interview.

An amusing glimpse OF the Famous
statesman Gladstone was once gwen
by John Murray Of the publishing
house which issued many Of Mr. Glad
stones writings and speeches. The
last time was at Mr.. Gladstone
house" said Ar. Murray, II had break
fast early and alone, as was going
to Scotland. When | had finished |
was told that Mr. Gladstone did not
know that was leaving so early and
that be wanted TO have another talk
with me- | went to his bedroom-a
very large room with a double bed in
It. Mrs. Gladstone was in her dressing
room.
Gladstone was dressed in a night
gown with a brown shawl round him.
He was lying fat on his face, his head
at the foot Of the bed and his feet on
the pillows. In one hand he held cup
OF coffee, and there was a book in the
other. shall never forget that iD A
view and the comicality Of the great
lion head popping up as went toward
him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Pith Of the Sunfiower Stalk.

The sunflower is cultivated to a con.
siderable extent in central Russia.
where every part Of the plant is put to
certain economic uses. The discovery
Of the extreme lightness Of the pith OF
the stalks essentially increased the
commercial value Of the plant. This
light cellular substance Is now care
fully renewed from the stalk and ao-
piled to good many important uses.
One Of its chief uses is the making Of
life saving appliances, Cork with a
buoyancy Of one to Ave and RENDERS
hair with one to ten has been used.
The pith Of the sunfower has a buoy.
ancy OF one to thirty-hve. The latter
can be used advantageously In the
construction Of boats and life preserv.
ers- A sufficient quantity can be worn
on person without any Inconvenience.
The pith Of the larger sunhower stalks
Is used extensively as q substitute for
other materials formerly employed In
making moxas for cauterizing pu
poses.-London Mail.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19

thorities There being no telephone
there they proceeded to several
houses in the hope of finding some
way to communicate with this city
by telephone. They were told that a
telephone was at the Bright farm
some distance. away, but upon walk
ing there they were informed that no
phone was in that place and they
then set out for Miami and reported
to the sheriff's office
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
WILL TAKE UP BEAU
FlCATlON OF ROAD
PLANT CITY TO TAMPA
Representatives of City Beautiful As
ISOLATION Here Yesterday to Invite
Cooperation of Our People
In improving Highway
From Civic Viewpoint

Plant City, Oct 18.-T Ed Bryan
and I. L. Karn were here yesterday
afternoon with view to having Plant
City people cooperate with the City
Beautiful Association of Tampa in i'm
proving the brick highway between
these cities from the standpoint of
civic beauty Some Of the scenery
could not be improved, but there are
bare places which, at little cost, could
the thing most needed, and it was for
the purpose Of inviting Plant City
people to join the City Beautiful Asso.
citation at their monthly luncheon in
the DeSOto Hotel, Tampa, tomorroy,
that Messrs. Bryan and Karn were
here. At this luncheon the details
concerning when and how it is pro.
posed to proceed with work of plant
ing trees and shrubbery where needed
along the Plant City-Tampa highway
will be discussed, and it is hoped that
a delegation will go from this place.
Ladies are especially invited, as it
is realized that when the ladies' have
part in such movements they get
results, and the Tampa City Beautiful
Association has in its ranks many of
that city's most prominent club wom-
en-.
All who have been heard express
themselves concerning the movement
effort is put forth it will not be long
before the work can be accomplished
and we can turn attention to other
things.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Conorer to the Scene

Justice of the Peace ] J Combs
was notified of the finding Of the
body and, summoning coroner's
jury, went direct to the place The
coroner's jury was composed of W. j.
Hendrix, foreman; John Cook, Ern-
est I.anier, D. o. Fry, Ernest Hodge
and D. w Riley.
Accompanying the coroner's jury
was Deputy Sheriff c.. G Pratt, who
began an investigation of the trag-
edy, and upon viewing the body JUS
tice Combs ordered that the remains
be taken to the undertaking estab-
lshment of the w. H Combs COM
pany in this city, where they were
prepared for burial after County
Physician Jaudon had performed an
autopsy
1t was not until after the body was
hauled upon the canal bank that the
murder was revealed. The four bull
let wounds were discovered and upon
making a search near where the body
was found, the officials discovered a
bullet evidently from 3S-calibre re-
volver.
Near the canal bank where the
body was found there were prints OF
automobile wheels which had evi.
IDENTIFY been in that vicinity and
turned around, and from the fresh.
ness of the tracks the machine had
been there recently.
There were no footprints near
there being only hard rock and nc
soft earth there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Foul Murder
Committed
Near Miami

Mani, Dot. Edward B. Kin
sey, about twenty years old, who re-
sided with his parents in Fort Lau-
derdale, and who was we'll known in
this city, where he worked in differ
ent positions, was horribly murdered
some time yesterday morning and his
dead body was found in the Miami
canal short distance above the first
lock.
The body was badly mutilated,
showing that the victim had been
numerically beaten about the head
and body before being shot to death,
as four bullet wounds were found in
the body.
One of the bullets entered the back
of the head while three bullets en-
tered The back. One of the bullet
wounds was in the arm and showed
powder marks, which indicated that
the shot had been fired at very close
range.
The body was found some time be-
fore noon yesterday by e. j. de Len
drecie, who is stopping at the Palms
apartments on Ninth street, and F.
c. Bissell, who resides at 1873 Tenth
street These two men, who are
strangers in the city, left early yes
terday morning in a boat for a fish
ing trip up the canal They had
passed the lock and as they were pro-
ceeding farther up they discovered
the body of young Kinsey lying on
the south bank Of the canal with his
legs in the water and with one hand
stretched over the bank as if he had
been endeavoring to crawl out of the
canal to point of safety.
Probably Struggle
His shirt was almost torn from his
body, which indicated that he had
made a desperate fight with his as
sailants before being subdued. He
was attired in a pair of dark trous-
ers, which were also torn and disfig-
ured and spattered with blood from
the wounds that had been inflicted
upon the body.
Messrs de Lendrecie and Bissell
did not touch the body, but proceed
ed to a nearby farm house, where
they wanted to telephone for the au-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Letter from His Mother

In the young mans trousers
pocket was letter from his mother
which was pathetic in tone and con-
tanned only the advice that a fond
and loving mother could give. Theme
was no postmark on the letter that
would indicate whence it came. The
writer cautioned her son against bad
company and also warned him
against drink In the shirt pocket
was a fountain pen. There was no
money
1t was some time after the body
was taken to the undertaking estab-
lishment that it was identified. Dep
uty Sheriff Pratt sought out some
young men about town who eventu-
ally made the Identification. and Will
liam Kinsey, the young mans broth
er. who is employed at the Green
Tree Inn, was notified and certified
the Identification He left late yes
terday afternoon for his home in
Fort Lauderdale to notify his parents
of the death.
William Kinsey, the brother, said
yesterday that he had seen his broth
er on Monday and had expected him
to return to the hotel that night and
spend the night with him.
Various theories have been adj
vanced by the police and sherif's
deputies as to the murder. and sew
eral suspects have been detained in
an effort to locate the guilty parties,
in the hope that these might disclose
some sensational developments today.
It is known that young Kinsey had
some enemies, and the police are
working upon the theory that some
of these might know something about
his murder. He was last seen az 2
o'clock yesterday morning In the
Vaudeville section. where he is said
+, to have been in company with some
men now suspected by the police.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Food For Ihnunht

Il listened to your speech with the
greatest care" said the constituent to
the congressman.
We'll. think there was food for
thought in II" said the congressman.
You bet there was! 1t just made me
think what fool l had been to vote
for you. Chicago News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Very Necessary.

rs 1t absolutely necessary that your
cnaperon accompany Us tomorrow
evening"
Yes, indeed. Aunty insists on GO
ing with Us. She has never seen the
show we are going to."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
That Cool MILAN

wayne understand he married a
cool million. Payne-Yes. but hes
complaining now because he hasn't
been able to thaw any Of IT out-Pall
Mall Gazette.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19
Been There

Church-fou know the course of true
love never did run smooth. Gotham
l know. I've taken all the high jumps.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-19

MY daughter. Gladys Mae, has be-
come quite an elocutionist."
Yes. peevishly replied the next
door neighber, so I hear."-Puck.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-22
Economical Refrigerator.

Some of the most recently built houses
are being equipped with cooling cab
met which is designed to fulfill the
functions OF the refrigerator to a very
great extent, If not entirely. 1t makes
use of no ice, chemicals or machinery
but its interior is maintained at tenn.
perature sufficiently low to keep
viands in good condition for mod
erately long period to answer all do
nestle purposes. The cabinet is kept
cool by circulation through 1t OF cold
water used for the ordinary household
purposes. This water circulates about
each OF the chambers of the cabinet
and the temperature is maintained at
an even rate which can always be
relied upon. After its passage through
the piping of this device it is dis
charged at the regular faucets.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-22
Knew Something.

Schoolchildren know great deal
more than they used to do. In fact
some of them, in their own opinions,
at least, are quite capable of tutoring
their tutors.
Those Riddles l teach are as know
Ing as an encyclopedia" said teacher
a week or two ago.
I'm what way?' asked his friend
WELL" replied the scholastic per-
son, "the other day set a problem in
arlthmetic-'A rich man dies and
leaves a million pounds One-fifth is to
go to the wife, one-fifth to his son, one
eighth to his brother, and the rest to
the hospitals. What does each one
getT"
"YesT queried the friend, not very
interested.
Back came the reply from the
smallest boy in the class: "A lawyer,
sir"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-22
Remembered Old Habit.

Fl. Gassaway Davis, once United
States senator and later candidate for
vice president on the Parker ticket,
was brakeman before he became a
millionaire and is said on one historic
occasion, while sleeping soundly in the
senate chamber. to have dreamed that
he was It'll guiding an unruly freight
car through the mountainc of West
Virginia. The dream was inspired by
nearby colleague, Senator Allen G.
Thurman, who blew two mighty blasts
on his nose. Davis thinking he had
heard the freight whistle, seized his
desk as If 1t were brake and nearly
twisted the thing from it's mornings
before he came to.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-09-22

Organdies that look as if they were
woven on the looms of the fairies have
occasionally appeared among the sheer
white gowns for midsummer. These
fabrics are as gauzy as the wings of a
dragonfly and about as crisp. But they
support fine embroidery and have been
made in edgings and flouncings of I'M
squaled daintiness.
Evening and afternoon frocks have
seen made of transparent organizes,
bften in combination with wolfe or net.
They are to be worn over slips of taf-
feta for the best effects. The finer
lingerie laces are used with them and.
for the handsomest frocks, princess.
renaissance and other handmade va
rleties are used. Organdie makes the
prettlest plaitings also and many mar
row-plaited rutiles help out in the EN-
bellishment of airy frocks.