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The Seattle Republican., 1901-01-18

vice president will both be Republi-
can, both branches Of congress viii
be overwhelmingly Republican, and
the majority Of the members of the
supreme court Will likewise be Re
publican, all Of which is a most favor
able omen for the prosperity of the
country during the ensuing century;
for it must be admitted that under
Republican rule the United States
government has prospered financial
ly and otherwise to a greater extent
than under that Of any other distinct
political element that has ever ruled
its affairs. In 1896 Mr.. Mckinley
was elected to the presidency after a
most memorable campaign Of educa-
ton had been fought, and when he
entered the office the financial condi-
tion of the country was in a most de-
plorable state, but after four years
directing the affairs Of the govern
ment, in 1900 the country was in a
prosperous condition, and though the
same campaign Of education by the
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for president and vice president to
the secretary Of the house of repre-
sentatives, which body will meet at
a later date and canvass the result Of
the election and declare the success
full candidates for the presidency and
vice presidency.
But once in the history Of this gov
ernment has the Electoral College
failed to elect a president, which was
in 1924, when congress found on can
vassing the vote that no one had re-
ceived a majority Of the votes cast,
whereupon the lower house of con-
gress, according to the constitution,
proceeded to choose a president, and
John Quincy Adams was selected.
The strength of the Electoral College
since 1888 is herewith given, which
shows how rapidly the United States
has grown since it first declared its
independence in 1776: 1888, 81:
1892, 1872; 1896, 40; 1900, 1873;
1904, 176; 1903, 175; 1912, 218:
1916, 221; 1920, 234; 1924, 262;
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RICH IN INDIAN RELICS.

No state in the union is richer in
Indian relics than is Mississippi. All
over the state Indian mounds can
be found, which, if unearthed. some
rare Indian relic is always found.
The boys find the Indian fints, ar
row heads and other relics as they
play among the streams and over the
hills and wales. Brandywine, where
the prehistoric wall is said to exist.
IS not over thirty miles from Natchez,
Miss, where the Natchez Indian head
quarters was found when the state of
Mississippi was first discovered, and
these Indians had regular traces
across the state, running to Ken
lucky, Alabama and Georgia, which
traces or highways still exist and are
travelled by the latter-day civilization
OF that section of the United States.
Most of the cities and towns in the
various counties of Mississippi are
named after either some famous In
dian tribe or some famous member Of
such tribe. The city of Natchez took
the name of the Indian tribe which
originally lived where the city is now
located The state Of Washington it.
self has no more towns, localities or
rivers bearing Indian names than has
the state of Mississippi. The wall
that has been found near Brandy
VINE, however, is not supposed to be
an Indian relic, but relic Of a race
who lived in antedeluvian days, and
who antedated even the Mound
Builders many centuries. relics of
which are so frequently found in
Mississippi.
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some extent uprooted and the citi-
zens partially civilized, so to speak,
and the criminals either driven out
or killed, Brandywine became one Of
the greatest political hotbeds for De
mocracy in the state Of Mississippi.
Throughout the United States the
"Brandywine Bulldozers'' were
known to all politicians. Perhaps
the Brandywine Bulldozers killed
more Negroes, whitecapped more
and drove more from their homes
than any other organization in any
other community in the South.
For man to declare that he was
Brandywine Bulldozer at the time
of the Republican overthrow in 1875
among a number of Negroes would
create panic among them, and they
would flee from him as from a devil
or demon; and this prehistoric wall
that is spoken of is not more than a
half dozen miles from Sixteen Sec
ton, where the Brandywine BULLDOG
ers, murderers and whitecappers met
to plan and execute the overthrow Of
Republicanism not only in Clay
bourne county, but in the entire
state. Their organization would
travel to different parts of the state,
each member dressed in their
flaming red suits with their carbines
and bowie knives, and they presented
most intimidating sight to the al
ready intimidated Negro who wanted
to vote Republican ticket.
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JOHN F. FEE DEAD

But twelve days after the century
opens one Of the most remarkable
men OF the nineteenth century passes
away in the person of Mr.. John f.
Fee, the founder of Berea College. in
Kentucky. This famous abolitionist.
who devoted his entire life to the
emancipation of the Negro, and who,
after succeeding in emancipating
him, founded a college in the heart
OF former slaverydom for the educa-
ton Of the youths of the emancipated
Negro and the white youths on equal
footings, in the same halls and at the
same table.
When Mr.. Fee first opened the col
lege such was considered foolhardv
on his part even by those persons in
the North who had fought the hard
est for the emancipation Of the Ne
gro. They thought it utterly impos-
slble that the coeducation Of the
races would be tolerated in the
Southern states, but it was done, it is
being done, and successfully done,
and no college in the country has q
higher educational standing than has
Berea College, Kentucky, and from
its halls some of the leading men Of
the United States, both white and
black, have been sent out. Doubtless
it was the influence of this college
that has made Kentucky something
Of paradise for the Negro and has
Continued on Fourth Page.
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among the visitors to the Queen City
this week, and was the guest of Mrs.
Elizabeth Anderson.
The Jones street A. NJ. E. church
is still without pastor, Rev. G. G.
Holford, who went to California
some weeks ago having not returned
as yet. 1t is still reported on the
streets that Mr.. Holford will not re-
turn and that he left the church in
a bad financial condition.
Mr.. R. G. Logan, a member Of the
Colored Aristocracy, who has beer
playing at the Grand for the past
week, is a singer of rare ability, an6
it has been frequently said by the
ater goers during the past week thai
he Will by perseverance soon be al
American star in the theater-goine
world.
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perfect right to vote for whatever
man they so desired, providing such
man was eligible to the presidency.
The matter, however, did not culmi-
nate into an open revolt, as the Re-
publican members, who were pledged
to the support Of Garfield, though
they were friendly to Grant, would
not break away and betray the trust
imposed in them. A precedent had
never been set, and they did not pro-
pose to set precedent, which will
doubtless be true of the members of
all succeeding electoral colleges.
American citizens will not betray
their trust so hagrantly as that, to be
nominated and elected to support one
man, and then after they have been
elected support another, notwith-
standing the fact that they have a
perfect right to do so.
The United States, as it begins the
twentieth century, is to have a pro-
gressive Republican government in
all of its forms-executive, legislative
and judicial. The next president and
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1923, 261; 1882, 1856; 1886, 294;
1910, 294; 1914, 275; 1848, 314;
1868, 317; 1872, 366; 1876, 269:
1884, 4O1; 1888, 4O1; 1892, 444;
1896, 447; 1900, Az.
The presidential vote Of 1900 was
as follows: Mckinley, 7,215677;
Bryan, 6,351883; Prohibitionists,
Woolley, 207, 1868; Social Democrats,
Debs, "a, ,552; Middle-of-the-Roaders,
Barker, 50,188; Social Labor, Nal
loney, 33,450; National Reform,
Ellis, 5,698; United Christian, Leon
ard, 518; total vote, 13,967,334.
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BRANDYWINE BULLDOZERS

Brandywlne, Claybourne county, i
most remarkable community, not
only from the fact that a prehistoric
wall, supposed to have been built
centuries ago in that vicinity, but
also remarkable from the fact that
it is one of the thickly populated set
Elements of that county, and is in
hablted by some Of the most daring
desperadoes that Mississippi ever pos
sessed, and that is saying a good deal.
For years it wa hOtbed for highway
robberies and guerrillas after the
war; it was wild, weird and woody
district, where the horsethief, high
wayman and murderer flourished to
an alarming extent. It gots its name
from the fact of its being the center
OF a great moonshining industry,
where liquors and wines were distill-
ed contrary to the United States
revenue laws by the residents there
OF, Later, when those evils were to
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PERSONAL

Mrs. Con. A. Rideout is still SER
iOusly i'll at the Providence Hospital,
but somewhat improved from what
she was a week ago.
Mrs. F. F. Keeble and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ethel, Of Tacoma, are Wis
iting in the city this week, and it is
reported that they may make their
home in Seattle.
Rev. G. A. Bailey, Of Tacoma, was
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PASSING
EVENT rs
Of Men and Things Through
out the World.

The supposed prehistoric wall
which is located in Southwestern
Mississippi, full account of which
was found in the Post-Intelligencer
last Sunday, was a most remarkable
discovery and certainly bears the ear
marks Of having been erected many
centuries ago. The editor Of this
paper having been born only seven
miles from where the wall was first
discovered, remembers very distinctly
some twenty years ago, when it was
first unearthed by a number Of col
ored laborers of that section. The
affair was reported to a number Of
white citizens and they examined its
structure very carefully, and reported
same to the weekly papers of that
county and the authorities Of the
state 1t was discussed quite gener-
ally in the immediate neighborhood
and for a few miles thereabouts, but
nothing save neighborhood gossip
ever came of the affair, and aside
from being used as quarry it was
never talked Of except by the super
stitious The superstitious among
the whites and blacks made peculiar
comment about it, and in many in
stances their comment was not only
laughable, but showed to what ex-
tent superstition was cultivated
among the inhabitants Of that coun-
ty. Among some it was said to be
the exact spot Of the Garden Of Eden,
and that the exposed masonry was a
part Of the wall which surrounded it.
This was so commonly believed that
a number Of the old colored folk fre-
Iquently declared they had heard most
awful rumbling sounds while at
tempting to enter the excavations.
Once couple of young colored boys
were hunting and sat down at the
mouth Of one of the caverns, and
were frightened beyond measure at
the strange sounds and voices which
they declared they heard coming
from the entrance to the wall. So
badly frightened were they that they
fled for their lives, leaving their guns
and game behind them. Others de-
clared that it was the famous resting
place Of Noah's ark, notwithstanding
the fact that the Bible declares the
ark rested on the top of Mount ARA
rat, and they were strengthened in
that belief because they declared
they had heard rumblings and voices
of superhuman sound coming from
the direction Of the exposed wall,
and explained it by saying it was the
animals which had been taken into
the ark and preserved while the great
flood which devastated the world
lasted; they also said they had seen
strange visions at night thereabouts.
Whatever it was, it certainly created
considerable local talk, and neither
white nor black citizens would ven
ture that way after night for fear
they would be frightened out Of their
lives by the strange visions that
were said to be seen at all times in
that neighborhood.
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same man and men was again at
tempted in order to draw the voters
from the support of the Republican
party, Mr.. Mckinley, as the standard
bearer of the great party, was once
more triumphantly elected to succeed
himself, and thus saved the United
States from beginning a new century
IN a political muddle, such as the
election Of William Jennings Bryan
would have proven.
The above familiar faces to the
citizens of the state Of Washington
met, as did the electors Of the other
states of the Union, last Monday and
cast their votes for their choice for
the presidency, which was William
Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt
for president and vice president. The
vote being taken was sealed and sent
on to Washington by one Of the elect
ors chosen by the entire membership,
and that honor was conferred upon
the Hon. Charles Sweeney, Of Spo-
kane, Washington, who will deliver
the vote of the state of Washington
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For Rent-Two pleasant furnish
ed rooms, for one or two gentlemen,
or man and wife; use of kitchen.
2O18 Eighth avenue.
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which will be disposed of and the pro-
lceeds will go to replenish the treas
ury of the lodge and supply it with
some of the necessary paraphernalla
of the order.
Mrs. Oscar Corey has returned
home after two weeks visit with
her brother in Denver, Col.
d. w. Scott, who left here for Okla
homa the first of the week has been
heard from and is enjoying visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Early, who
moved to that country last July. They
are busily engaged in making garden
there while we are kept busy keeping
| up fire to keep us warm. Mr.. Scott
will also see parts of Texas before he
returns.
The sympathy of this community is
extended to Mrs. John Harper, who
only three weeks ago lost her mother
by death, and is now looking momen-
tarily for the death of her father.
Both parents have made their home
with Mrs. Harper for some time and
they will be sadly missed.
Joe Lewis has gone to Des Moines
in the interest of the board of exam
iners for hoisting engineers and mine
foremen
The account of the miners and oper.
ators' convention given in the Daily
Courier was read with much interest
by every one here.
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tin purchased the spring stock of
goods for his clothing store here.
Samuel and Frank Basso and JOS
eph Sharp left for Ottumwa Tuesday
in search of location.
On last Monday evening the Chero-
Ike tribe of Red Men gave an entertain
ment at the opera house, which was
greatly enjoyed by all present. Dur
ing the evening refreshments were
served and after the program was
completed the floor was cleared for
dancing.
The Odd Fellows held their regu-
lar meeting Thursday night at which
time two candidates were initiated.
This is one of the leading lodges of
our city and has a good membership
which is steadily increasing.
Elder Mccormack is teaching in
the Central Ward school during the
illness of one of the teachers, Miss
Cora Cate.
Mrs. Dr. Burk of Centerville visited
a few days here last week, the guest
of her sister, Mrs. VIM. Treat and 9th.
er relatives.
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The DUTY OF MOTHERS.

What suffering frequently results
from mothers ignorance; or more
frequently from mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter
Tradition says woman must sus-
fer" and young women are SO taught.
There is little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment, and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to physician for examina-
ton but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
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Abba.

Abba, March 12-Cas Essham re-
turned to Hilton yesterday.
Mrs. Jodie Mitchell terminated a
two weeks visit today with her sister,
Mrs. John Doner.
Yes billiard and Chef Armstrong
went down to Ottumwa on No. A Sun
day evening.
Willie Snow of Hynes was in Abba
yesterday.
Mrs. Miller and children of Cleve-
land came thru Abba yesterday on her
way to Hooking where she will visit
her mother, Mrs. Fleming.
Will Hammond arrived home yester-
day to make a short visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Hammond. 3
Yesterday the school board election
took place. Dan Anderson was elect
ed school director and Tom Craig as
school treasurer.
Chas. Teas returned last night from
Rockport, Mo-, where he has been for
the past month.
Rev. Vanschoiack of Malcolm, is Wis
iting his brother, Jerry Vanschoiack
in this city.
The Mozart Symphony club of New
York will give an entertainment at
the M. E. church this evening
March IL.
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HopeWell.


Hopewell, March 13.-Married, Sun
day, March 8, Tim Houk, of this place,
to Miss Stella Owens, of 0rmanville.
Rev. Broyles and Rev. Cross and
wife are holding series of meetings
at this place. There is a large at
tendance each night and good atten-
ton.
B. F. Black and family took dinner
Sunday at the home of j. M. Walker.
Mrs. Delphia Overturf, of fOrman'
vile, is staying with her grandmother,
Mrs. Overturf.
Sabbath school was organized at
the Baptist church last Sunday After
preaching service, Amos Proctor was
elected superintendent; j. M. Wal
ker, assistant superintendent; Miss
Libbie Hamilton, secretary; John
Johnson, assistant secretary; S. M
Hunter, treasurer; Miss Jennie Hun
ter, organist; Amos Proctor, chorister;
Jacob Walker, assistant chorister, and
Chas. l.. Hamilton, librarian. Sab
bath school is to be held at 1890 a
m.
The little five-year-old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mat FLY was buried al
this place last week.
John Mort and family visited with
Sam Hunter and family Sunday.
Jacob Walker sold horse in Ottum
wa last Saturday.
There is quite a smallpox scare ir
this vicinity, as it is raging near by.
Miss Marie Houk took dinner Sun
day with Miss Addie Orman.
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Mrs. August Pfalzgraf, of South
Byron, Wis, mother of the young lady
whose portrait we here publish, wrote
Mrs. Pinkham in January, $3.50, saying
her daughter had suffered for two
years with irregular menstruation =
had headache all the time, and pain in
her side, feet swell, and was generally
miserable. Mrs. Pinkham promptly
replied with advice, and under date of
March, 1899, the mother writes again
hat Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound cured her daughter OF all
pains and irregularity.
z Nothing in the world equals Mrs.
Pinkham's great medicine for regn-
hating woman's peculiar monthly
troubles.
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Avery.

Avery, March 13.-Mrs. John Moore
and daughter Fay were Abba visitors
Saturday.
The Avery band boys are preparing
to give an entertainment entitled,
1.-THE Three Hats"
Mr.. Fisher, the agent for the G. B..
&. G. was an Abba visitor Sunday.
Miss Ida Pearson of Abba, spent
Sunday in Avery.
Miss Lulu Ellis is on the sick list
School commenced Monday after a
three weeks vacation.
Rev. B. w. Petit and family of
What Cheer, are visiting their many
friends in Avery.
Misses Mabel French and Gertie
Amsbury We're guests of Abba friends
Friday.
P. H. Haynes transacted business
in Abba one day last week.
Sam Anderson and wife were pas
sengers for Ottumwa Friday.
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BIadensburu,

Bladensburg, March 12.-Friday,
March 8, was the closing day of the
high room of the Bladensburg school.
At about noon, to the great surprise
Of the principal, a number of the
friends and patrons of the school
came with well filled baskets and a
fine dinner was served in the south
room of the building. About forty
people partook of the sumptuous re-
past. In the afternoon short pro
gram was rendered. Speeches We're
made by Mr.. Mcdowell and Mr.. Whit
more, members of the board, and by
patrons Of the school, expressing their
high appreciation of the work done by
tie teachers and school.
Miss Cora Timonds has been spend.
ing the past week in Ottumwa visit
ing friends.
Miss Josephine Murray will leave
for Edna, Missouri, next Monday fol
an extended visit with her sister, Mrs
Chas. Parker.
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Leando.

Leando, March 13.-Mrs. Nell Park
er, of Leando, the mother of James
Parker, of Troy, died Monday morn
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Andrew Penfamin, after long and
painful illness. She was laid to rest
in the Leando cemetery Monday at 3
o'clock p. IN. The relatives have the
sympathy of friends and neighbors.
John Mulgraves has sold his barber
shop to Frank Wiley.
Sam Shaffer started to Montana
Monday, and got as far as the depot
and returned home.
going west soon.
Hiram Ashmead, of Libertyville
was a Sunday visitor in Leando.
w. D.. Loftissyis building porch for
II. L. Ratcliff, . north of Douds.
At the annual school meeting of the
Independent district of Leando, J. S
Bell was elected director for full term
John Mulgraves was in Ottumwa
over Sunday
Fremont.
Fremont, March 12-S. r. Canon
son Harry and Frank Gum, are in
Chicago this week purchasing theil
spring stock of goods.
VIM. H. Roof left last Sabbath
morning for Hot Springs. Ark. He
| goes for the benefit of his health.
Rev. j. l.. Gage of the Presbyterian
church is holding revival meetings
this week. He is assisted by Rev
Scott W. Smith, of Oskaloosa.
Yesterday was the eightieth birth
day of j. L. Bryan, and his children
and few friends surprised him
by going to his home and taking +;
few presents and dinner with them
The following persons were present
Swain Cook and family, Mrs. Saral
Cook, John Brown and family, OF
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Belknap.

Bellinap, March 13.-T. H. WEIGH, of
New Boston, moved here last week to
the Warner place.
Mrs. Isaiah Ware. left Wednesday
for visit with her daughter, Mrs. G.
d. Rimes, of Sherman Chapel
Corda Bolivar visited near Brakes
vile last week with her sister, Mrs. I.
e. Kneedler.
Thomas j. Hale, of Cameron, Mo-,
visited here Thursday with Joel Nc
Gee.
Tom Yates moved to below Blooms
| field the first of the week.
| Chloe Burris' entertained some Of
her young friends at party Thursday
evening. Myra and Jimmie Bolivar
were present from town.
Mrs. Tom Cameron and baby and
Mrs. Henry Yanke have been quite i'll
Mrs. Yanke is still quite sick but is
getting some better.
w. M Lockanan closed his school
Friday at the Ham school.
Maude Easton was called to Bloom
field Thursday by the illness of her
grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Dunn.
M. G. Rominger and family expect
to leave the first of the week for Sey-
mour to make their future home 1t
is thought that Clay. VINO accidentally
got his leg broken few weeks ago,
can have the broken limb bound up
with a plaster paris bandage, and
with the aid of crutches be able to
accompany them. All here are sorry
to lose them, as they have been very
kind neighbors and friends.
Mrs. Robert Prevo, of Bloomfield.
was here Saturday trying to secure a
4 nj in oil Yn,Icicf trlSl
Mrs. ]. e. Eberline and sister. Ola
Wells, left Friday for Bloomfield to
visit with their uncle and aunts, Free
mont Williamson and sisters, Mrs.
Orpah st. John and Ada Henry.
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Brown and mother, Emma Bryan and
family, Albert Swest and family, Rev.
Tenant and wife.
Erma Krout, Ella Akers, Adeline,
and Archie Bishop are at home from
Cedar Falls for weeks vacation.
Bud Palmer is on the road now for
the j. T. Case Threshing Machine com
nanY
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SOUND
SLEEP

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The surest way to acquire these is by
an honest use of this famous medicine,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. For fifty
Years it has never failed to cure stom-
ach disorders, beginning with consti-
patton and ending with kidney or liver
trouble. See that Private Revenue
Stamp covers the neck of the bottle.