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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11
The Punishment of Convicts.

Jackson. Miss, Dec. 8.-The author
tiles of the Mississippi penitentiary
are not in the least worried over the
Supreme Court decisions that they
have no right to apply the lash or
administer whipping Of any nature
to convict, nor do they intend that
the deoiison shall in any way inter
fere with the maintenance of goo d
discipline. There are scores Of other
methods whereby refractory prisoners
may be punished, and, as one official
jooularly remarked, eff all other
means are barred, we might adopt
the Filipino water cure" Solitary
confinement in dungeon on short ra-
lions is the most severe form Of pun
ishment employed in the Mississippi
prison, and this is more to be feared
by negro convict than any other
method. Nine tenths of the oonv lots
in this State are negroes, and the
average African cares but little for
the momentary torment of the lash.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Ex-Speaker Thomas B. Reed died
in his apartments in the Arlington
Hotel at Washington, at 1910 o'clock
Sunday morning last. Uramenia was
the immediate cause OF his death.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

London, Dec. 8. The Docks Com
mittee Of Bristol announces that the
Grand Trunk Railway begins today
q fortnightly service between Port
land, Me-, and Avonmouth, using
three Of the Ocean Transports Com
nany's steamers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
nsssafterfirst days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. S2trial bottle and treatisefras
Dr.. R. H. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St., Phila., Pa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

FL. II. GREENS SoNs, of Atlanta, Ca, are
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In the
world. See their liberal offer in advertise
ment in another column of this paner
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Mrs. Winslow' s Soothing Syrup for drel
teething, soften the gums, reduces inia nn,.
ton ,allays pSin cures wind collie. 25c aboG..,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Fruit acids will not stain goods dyed
with PUTNAM FADELEss DYES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Congressman Daizell, of Pennsyl-
vania, q member of the House Com.
mittee on Rules, will block the Crum-
packer Southern representation res
olution in the House.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

A Berliner takes on the average ID
street CAP rides year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The Louisiana delegation will 60
before the National House Committee
or Appropriations and asks for funds
to continue the New Orleans Mint
in operation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Postmasters appointed, Louisiana
Kinder, Calcasieu parish, Richard E.
Oden; Vesser, East Baton Rouge, W.
S. Martin. Mississippi-Pontell, Ne
shoba county, John W harmon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Representative Broussard. of Lou
isiana, has introduced bills in the
National House authorizing the con-
struction of locks and dans in Mer
mentau River. End Bayou Vermilion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The man who is always on time often
has to wait.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Senator Bard, of New Jersey an
nonnces that he will oppose the Cuban
reciprocity treaty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Basic has the only geological garden in
Switzerland
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Detached bits of human skin live two
to ten days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

There is how one lunatic in Ireland for
every l78 of the population
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The site selected for the New Or.
leans Postofice is satisfactory to the
officials of the Treasury Department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The Panama Canal negotiations are
said to be in excellent shape.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Natohez, Miss, Dec .6.-The oondi-
ton OF Postmaster John P. WalWorth,
who has been confined to..his home for
the past several days, is slightly i'm
proved, although he is still suffering
considerably.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Pass Christian, Miss, Dec. 8.-Not-
withstanding the failure Of repeated
experiments, several industrial promo
ters are still convinced that oil may
be fond in the Southern part of Mis-
sissippi, and we'll boring outfits are
still buslly engaged in the attempt to
puncture a hole in the ground far
enough to find a flowing we'll. A
derrick has just been erected at Enter
prise and we'll drilling experiment
by the Alabama Mississippi Develop
ment Company will be commenced
during the present v eek. Geoolgisst
are confident that there is no likeli-
hood Of oil being struck in Mississip-
pi, but the experiments may have a
good result in the discovery Of arte-
sian water.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The hitch in the Cuban reciprocity
negotiation at Havana has caused the
Administration at Washington much
disappointment and chagrin. Tho
President was so confident that an
agreement would be reached that he
had begun working for votes in teh
Senate to ratify the treaty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
Is cough cure. w. O'BRIEN, 822 Third
Avenue, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. G, 1900
The man of many parts seldom parts his
name in the middle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Minister Hart cables from Bogota
that the Colombian Congress cannot
ratify the Panama Canal Treaty before
June L. Secretary Hay will endeavor
to induce the Senate to ratify the
agreement first.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The initiative in the campaign for
the changing of the date of the presi-
dents Inauguration from the 4th Of
March to the last Thursday in April
has been taken by the district commits.
sioners. Assurances have been given
by Judge Jenkins, chairman of the iu-
dietary committee, that an early oppor-
tunity would be given for q discussion
of the matter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, has
just received from Bolivia large fur
rug made of the shaded yellow GOAT OF
the vicuna. The gift was made by
William S. Sorsby, of Mississippi,
minister to Bolivia for the United
States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

A bill has been introduced by Rep
resentative Jenkin 8, by request, max
ing newspapers and other periodicals
unavailable which contain any pictures
Of suicides or details relating to sui
cides beyond simple statement Of
death by suicide, and imposing pen
atty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

The secretary of war has issued an
order discharging practically all sur
geons of volunteers remaining in the
service to take effect February 1, 1908.
This is to give them on opportunity to
return to this country, if they are now
as in the case of many of them, serv-
ing the Philippines. The discharge
marks the end of the immense volun-
teer army organized to fight Spain.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Sold By Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-12-11

Hon. Dunbar Rowland, of Jackson,
Miss, director of the bureau of arch-
ives and history of the State was in
Washington recently for the purpose
of getting all obtainable data for his
department relating to Mississippi,
that may be in the executive depart
ments here or in the library OF con-
gress. Mississippi is the second
Southern State to establish such q bu-
xeau. Alabama having been the first.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

himself and was induced by cautious ques-
tioning to start Q running fire Of cenversa-
uon on the subject With which be = 70
familiar.
Ixaak Walton wrotei I'VE may ny Of
angling. as Doctor Boteler says Of straw
berries: Doubtless God could have made q
better berry. but doubtless God never did,'
and 80. II I might be Judge. God never DID
make a more calm, quiet Innocent rscrsa-
! ton than angling"
80 thinks Uncle Sol
"Dey amt no use talk1nf. sub, dey sin't 10
spoht LAX fshin' in dis hyah lake.
Cohse All amt thinkin' nothin' bout
nshin' dis week. case Abs got to cut mai
whites supply Of wood
"Ah's gittin' too old to 60 out In de snow
and chop de hick'ry fob to keep me an de
Oh oman fun freezin' to deaf.
But dis on'y takes about q week and den
All goes back to de hshin'. Some folks comes
up hyah FUN dc city and dey cuts holes in
Dc ice and cotchss fish eataway.
'Sho! OATS no spoht
de bestest time OBJ IN. ID in Dc spring.
De long wintsh munfs seems lonesome IS
kingdom come TO me. but when All pokes
NAH haid out Dc doah and hyeahs Dc birds
60 .tweedls an sees d sun steamin' Dc
last OBJ de ice on dc lake an drivin' de mow
an frost out OBJ dc woods. den All Rfts out
NAH prairisfaflure. crawls into de boat an
reviews man a~xquaintan' wiv de croppdes
an de big black basses."
Here Uncle Sol went into another paro1-
ysm Of mirth.
IAN dats when do gemmen rum Dc city
laks to heb or Unc Sol show 'em whore Dc
bestest fishin' In
Al reckon All knows by name shsry
ornery nsh in. dat, lake. and 5es' what no
LAX TO- he lunch.
de lowsh paht Oh Dc Aks b d hsstsst
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

place. an Dc mostest croppies kin b.
cotched in de bresh along de banks.
HE RECALLS A BALL
OF OTHER DAYa
Nh reckon Mars Lucas. he knows jss.
bout as much about 1t n any OBJ EN-.
II family bin in desc pants q long time
"Ah membehs when All was a spry young
nlggah Mars Cha'les Lucas. he say:
"'sol. yo' cut lem ten logs OBJ wood up
an den come up to nah shootin' ok !
Oats whyah de Kings Lake Club Is
now.
"Ah cuts de wood an All goes up ders an
what yo' fink? Dey was . bail Gpin' on ders
an all dc fne young marses an de pretty
misses in do whole kentry vas ders . dm.
Gin To- all dey was wuf. $50 I
An Mars Lucas say: Now. Sol, yo' Git
all dem other niggahs an 70 down to ID
cabin an Joy yo'se'f.'
IAN he done glib US Dc 'freshments TO TO
max It de bestest niggah blowout what
evah was In desc pants.
AN eber since den dey's bin some mem
beh de Lucas family round hyah, fshin' an
huntin'. an dey knows bout A much IA
All does about de lake" !
Mr.. Lucas presented Uncle Sol with eixhtt
acres Of land. where he makes his home.
As q summer resort. Kings Like 10 one
Of the most popular in the West.
It 10 safe to say that during the last sea-
son 1t had $1,000 visitorA the majority or
them from st. Louis.
II il ten miles long and noe ovlr .
quarter Of . mile wide at its widest.
Situated about the middle Of the like 4
the Grimes Hotel and Clubhousa
This hotel II open to the nub1ic, but. II
sustained by . club membership q usaxls
m
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30


vance = naissouf' pisnssF OF ~
TOTO INC war
no was SOLO u! AyneHs sa@as .sta u
&. Lous :" NC" o1es MAN az '"e 70
OF IL
ons OF ms most famoos stories. known to
many VINO nave tbs ageo
dar1y on nsnin8 e1peoiuons. Is naffeuvs OF
an experience he had with . "Uar~ IN .
Louisiana eaneoreaR.
he Is q noted teller OF tales M never a.
lows the conversation to lag when hts conn
panion Is IN a receptive MOOD.
h we called at the old mans cabin
the other day, ] was told he had suspended
nshing operations for a few ays. and might
Dc found Gown along the border OK tho lake
Afts- ~ n,,,,... v.r.,r. - ,.r
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

! ker. d. Clay Pierce. h. c. stifel, Charles A.
Silk. J. {. Van Blarcom. Cyrus p. Wal
bridge. Lowell Putnam, Judge A. A Paxson,
F. w. Phelan, M. e. Sullivan. George II.
Small, ". A. Sel,ner, D.. B. Kingsland, c. J.
Kostuba. q p. Reyes. R U. Leonori, VIII
Lam Leroi. B. II. Lohman, Charles B. Mo-
Cormack. J. Mckinney, John MoestlA Fred
Moll R. B. Morris, I. N. Miller. e N. MUIR
| ply. Ben Miller. Con Mathey, Samuel r.
Meyerson, o L Martin, B. 8. Newcomb,
Joseph OfNeill,' n. p. ". Cooke, 7. II. Con-
rades. Doctor c. 3. Delaney, A. ". Day.
Doctor John Duncan. Thomas p, Gerhart,
Benjamin Gretz, Frank Gaienne, Jesse
French. Walter Gregory. F. W.. Gerhart.
Frank P. Hunkins. J. A Habenstab. John
L Howard. Judge Warwick Housh, A. W.
I J~ohanning. c. T. Jones. Louis P. Att c. F.
Blanke. D. I. Bushnell. John 6. Bratten, N.
L. Becker. William L. Becker. John n.
Blessing. Robert Buchanan, J. =. Conrad,
Delacy Chandler. Ben r. Clark, H. q Tuttle.
F. W. Teutenberg. Charles b. wenneker,
Joseph. Frank and H. L. Griesedieck-
Many Of these men belong to one or the
other. Of tho two clubs at Kings Lake.
They have ished with Sol. Vance.
Thomas Fuller once observed tina 'He
that sips Of many arts drinks Of none"
Uncle Sol drinks Of only one.
He was born on the shore Of Kings Lake
when It wal . part Of ths Mississippi
He does not know how old he Il.
He declares he has nshed ever since he
was strong enough to hold the rod.
He estimates that for thirty odd ysars he
has 'cotched'' an average OF thirty nsh a
day, in season. at an average weight of half
. pound to the fsh.
This would make over q ton each year and
about thirty-dve tons In all.
SOL VANCE WAS
BORN A SLAVE
About IS years old now. and having been
born . slave, Uncle Sol spent the first years
Of hi Me In chopping wood and doing
ether wuek q the estates Of benjamin.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-30

! WArxTHN yoH THE SUNDAY REPuBLac
Conditions are ideal for the fascinating
inert Of fishing at Kings ,IADe. o.
This beautiful sheet Of watsrsis stxty-enl
niles north Of St Leus...s1. ss..
The laks abounds In good. saaSefish1s :.
y THESE u ~atmosphersf' to .snite the mosl
ns1dieua. q :
Bu4 the thing that distinguishes Kfnxu
Eaks ersm all others Is this existence Of an
Hbeny -spirit- that presldes over the resort.
soil gnols Sod" I.
Thousands Of persons know him.
For twenty years he has not been able Ia
walk faster than = snail. - (
He II liable to appear in the most unex-
oeotsd places and at any time. however.
!. He Il = water spirit.
From sunrise to sunset hs spends his time
en the Lake. In q dilapidated. old boat that
sne expects to sink at any moment
The boat = picturesque ON account OF, it,
ags.
Man Of effairs In st. Louis ind relaxation
from business in the quaint humer and the
piscatoriai lessons given by 'oId2 Uncle
Sol"
After . day Of exploration In the Emmy
kcnderland Of Kings Lake. It l. . COM
non occurrence for these Judges. scientists
ma manufacturers 70 accompany "old
A0ol" to his tiny cabin on the west shore.'
Z Here the choicest catches Of the day are
brufled.
Bsside his own cabin 10 . larger ens ~
Derved for the tired fisherman.
For b sake Of novelty. they spsnd the
kntkht there. These old-fashioned buildings
~ located . quarter Of . mile below the
Hfimes Club
b. LOUIS MEM WHO
f1BH At KINGS LAKE
i Among these whs enjoy Izaak Walton,s
{ - ssuncls soa'S' domain are:
Y41lam .. sticlney. Fred ". Satan.
nx3ss osuddsr. elm =. Prics, Doctor
unns Hsbar. Adelphus Busch. a. Lacey
lN11g& William h 0regs. Jr.; J. B. C.
- WnsaA g NaGtt, Wmiam h Mol
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About IS years old now. q having been
born = slave. Uncle Sol spent the first years
Of hia Me In chopping wood and doing
other wuek "a the estates Of Benjamin
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24

the cards that shall later be used t.
herald the commercial travellers ap-
pearance, or to carry the messages of
busy folks, who have no secrets to
write their friends.
The wood pulp is flowed out on a
screen of such fine mesh that the pa
per is long in gathering, and the re.
shaking is firm, smooth card, of the
familiar cream yellow. free from all
flakes of shadow when held to the
light. In the big, clean, finishing
room of the Oxford mills, where the
floor is Uttered with delicious clutter
of elegant book paper, sit a score or
more neatly gowned women, busy and
happy, smoothing the great sheets of
books and postal stock into piles.
The least defect in the surface is de-
tected at once by the supersensitive
finger tips, and sheet after sheet is re-
jected for a blemish invisible save to
touch
Great trucks conve- the postal pa
per to the printing establishment
Each sheet of stock fed into the print
ing press is registered automatically,
so that an exact tally can be kept of
all cards printed. The two presses
have a united capacity of 100000
cards daily.
From Rumford Falls, which is the
agency, shipments are made to the
sub-agencies, which are Washington,
D. c.; Cincinnati, o.; st. Louis, Mo-;
and Troy, N. Y. All smaller offices In
the United States must make requisi-
ton to these sub-agencies for cards.
unless they are in the list of cities
whose business is so extensive in pos
tails as to require carload shipments
These, by the way, are Baltimore.
Pittsburg, Buffalo, Kansas City,
Brooklyn, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit
San Francisco, Boston and New York
The average amount of messages
written on postal in these cities is
such tina two car lots month are re-
quired and New York averages larger
Detroit Free Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24

sweled out as if he were able to de-
feat the honorable James Jeffries if he
so desired. Pictures in evening clothes
were also correct. The production of
one of them was conclusive proof that
the sitter owned suit of dress clothes,
and it was not so long ago that this
evidence was sign of great moral
and mental as well as financial pros
perity. Now all that is gone. The
photographer seeks to secure only a
lifelike picture of the patron. He
makes no request to hold the head up
little higher" or to look intentIy at
the card hold in my hand"
All that he tries to get is a picture
that expresses the individuality of the
sitter, and he puts no chains of con-
ventionality upon one who looks poor
ly in them. The day of the armtul of
lilies has gone by. That for a long
time was a favorite pose. A girl would
be seen lin picture, of course) stand
ing at the edge of wheat field hold
ing in her arms bundle of flowers as
if they grew just inside among the
wheat. Picture-takers who say that
now there is as much art in a photo
graph properly posed and properly taken
as there is in an oil painting, refuse
to let sitters handicap themselves by
getting into positions that would be
| laughed at if assumed in real life.
| That has come to be the test in Chicago.
| II pose is suggested that would ere.
| ate deprecating comment the photog-
rapher, unless he is taking a costume
or character picture, rejects it. IL a
man or a woman wants his or her pict-
ure taken in street clothes the picture
man insists that he or she stand or
sit as he or she would if not in a stu
do
| There are what are known as
'drawing-room pictures and street
pictures" With them it is not neces-
sary to say Look pleasant, please"
Rather, the admonition Of the present
day photographer iS to Look natural
please. Among patrons of the CALLER
les these pictures are the ones most
In demand. Eery picture man would
rather take one of this sort than a
picture that does not look characters.
tic OF the sitter. Among the other
changes which have taken place in the
course of photography is the DECREASE
IN the demand for babies posed as
eheruos. This is not done any more
as much as it used to be. As II is
win ADULTS 1t has come to be with
babies. The thing that is sought is a
Characteristic picture-not a stilted
composition in which the baby. CARRIED
as an uncomfortable angel. is made to
suner because its parents or the
photographed want look pleasant
please. picture. The day of that pict.
nre is dead. Photographers hope that
1t will stay So
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24
Tomato OmeIet.

Have ready and hot one cupful of
thick, stewed tomatoes highly season
ed, or, if fresh tomatoes are obtain
able, you may cut them in halves and
broil them quickly, basting with melt
ed butter when nearly done. Allow
onehalf tomato to each person. Beat
three or four eggs, add dash of
pepper and four tablespoonfuls of
not water. Turn it into hot butter
ed omelet pan and, as it cooks, let the
liquid part run under the cooked por-
tion. When nearly all set, season
with salt. spread the stewed tomatoes
on one-half, fold the other half over
them and turn out on a hot platter.
III broiled tomatoes are used ar
range them as a garnish around the
omelet.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24
~ AM so SORRY

"A child came to her father yesterday,
Wet-eyed and trembling-lipped. We,
unafraid,
And pardon for some wrong deed
sweetly prayed.
Il am so sorry" low heard her say:
Father. did not mean to disobey."
Quickly the sorrowful father bent
and smiled,
And drew her to his breast. Then,
reconciled,
The little girl went singing on her
way.
so, dearest Father, $50 old in years
And yet child, in that blindly do
Wrong deeds that hurt and grieye
you every day
Come, unafraid, yet trembling and IN
am so sorry have troubled You.
Father, / did not mean to Gia-
obey"
Ella Higginson in woman's Home
Companion.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24
SCIENCE NOTES.


periments upon children of and y
months. with chocolate. He found
that the fat was well absorbed, ano
that a very small proportion of 1t re-
appeared in the feces. The children
increased very rapidly In weight. The
indications for the use of chocolate
are acid dyspepsia, fat dyspepsia,
chronic enteritis, cases in which the
body weight does not increase with
normal rapidity upon ordinary diet,
and in rachitic and scrofulous children
philadelphia Medical Journal.
Scientific Dots.
Sydney, Australia, reports that the
bubonic plague is not communicable
between individuals. Rats, mosquitoes
and vermin alone convey it.
The wasp, like the bee and almost
every other insect, is infested with
parasites. Wasps have been captured
which had two or three dozen para
sites clinging to their bodies.
The average duration of marriages
in England is % years; in France and
Germany, 26; in Norway, "a, Russia,
30.
Vesuvius has taken to emitting
vapor saturated with hydrocloric
acid, which, falling as rain" has
done great damage to vegetation.
Analysts say that butter is the
most nutritious article of diet, closely
followed by bacon.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-07-24
HOW 1T is DONE.
How Maine Trees Are Turned into
United States Postal Cards.

The entire United States is depend.
ent for its supply of postal cards upo,
Rumford Falls, Me. From this Maine
town are shipped on an average Is,
100000 postal cards each week. And
every card, from the time when il was
one of the sturdy trees in the country
of the pointed frs until it is a mailing
card ready for messages of life or
death, of business or pleasure. of sor.
row or Joy, is entirely a Maine
product.
A staunch monarch of the forest is
leveled, and coming from up-Andro
scoggin, is chemically transformed a,
the Oxford mill. That yellow PUN
looking so like tina last of a rich
! churning. and filing the big digestei
vat, is the body in solution of the
postal card. Here in solution are al