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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, Lane
Office at Jackson, Miss, October 4, 1902
Notice is hereby given that the fol
lowing-named settler has filed notice o.
his intention to make final proof in sup
port of his claim, and that said proc
will be made before Chancery CLERK
Rankin county, at Brandon, Miss, or
November IL, 1902, viz:
EFFIE UPTON,
formerly Effie Thornburg, Homestead
Entry No. 81 143. for the n. e. IA, sec
10, 7. n, r. east of Choctaw Meridian
She names the following witnesses te
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz; W. g
Thompson, H. G. Patrick, J. S. Chap.
man, of Patrick, Miss, George Huff, Of
Rufus, Miss.
FRED w. COLLINS, Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06
LEGAL. NOTICES.
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the Chancery Clerk $
office up to Il o'clock noon, on the first
Monday in Dec, 1902, for building a
bridge 6S it. long on Campbel's Greek,
near Ellis Patrickp lace according to the
specifications nowon file. The board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
6. w. WHITE, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Nov. 5, 1902.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06
WORTH REMEM BERING.

a. Avoid so far as possible drinking
any water which has been contaminated
by lead pipes or lead lined tanks.
e.. Avoid drinking water which has
been run through galvanized iron pipes.
go Avoid using anything acid which
has been kept in a tin can.
g. When grippe or other epidemics
are prevailing wear little crude sui
phur in your boots or shoes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

II. T. Mcintyre, st. Paul, MINI, who
has ben troubled with a disordered
stomach. says, "Chamberlain's Stom-
ache and Liver Tablets do me more good
than anything | have ever taken" For
by A. G. Thornton, Brandon, A. +. d.
Rhodes, Pelahatcie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

The kidneys are small but important
organs. They need help occasionally.
Prickley Ash Bitters is successful kid
ney tonic and system regulator. A. G..
Thornton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

A bottle OF Prickly Ash Bitters kept
in the house and used occasionally
M cans good health to the whole house
hold A. e. Thornton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06
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THE HAPPY MAN

The bappiest man in the world, says
the Sedgwick Paragraph, is the common.
every day chap, who makes his own
living, pays his own bills, and bears the
honest respect OF his neighbors. He
sticks lite money away as he goes
along, but he doesn't strive to get cor
ner on the local output, and he is a slave
to neither ambition nor society. He
never expects TO wear out the seat of his
pants in the senate and when he slides
into his clothes instbe morning he never
wastes any time trying to pick out the
right tint OF socks, suspenders and neck
tie that will blend with the general
effect. He weares a "biled'' shirt when
he feels like it, and whenshis pet corn
begins to jump about rfghtfe whips out
his jack knife and cut four inch cash
in the side of his boot and nothing is
said it in the paper. He has an appetite
like cyclone, and he never has to sit
up nights to poultice his conscience. He
believes in the doctrine OF live and let
live, and vixen he encounters one OF the
needy he doesn' fstutter with his peck
etbook. The plainplug of man is hap
ply because he is satisfied and doesn't
spend the best OF his life in yearning for
something about four sizes too large for
bin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-11-06

sLas5 winter an infant child of mine
had Group in a violent form" says Elder
John w. Rogers,sa Christian Evangelist
OF Filley, No. II gave her few doses OF
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and in a
short time all danger was past and the
child recovered" This remedy not only
cures Group, but whsn given as soon as
the first symptoms appear, will prevent
the attact. 1t contains no opium or other
harmful substance and may be given as
confidently to a baby as TO an adult. Fol
sale by, A. G. Thornton. Brandon, A,
4. ID. Rhodes, Pelahatchie.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

pdul.
Are you familiar there2" asked.
Yes" said Winter
"One thing more, colonel before |
CO." said "Will you tell me the
name Of the person who was on guard
In your house the last three nights?"
Il was the person" said Winter.
"All right, colonel" | said. II am
going back to the city today to stay
about week, but | will be back
Christmas eve. and then will look up
your thief for you. And. by the way.
you might get ready for your Christ
mas tree, for | expect to give you all
your things back in time for your
Christmas celebration"
The colonel looked skeptical and Win
ter shook his head sadly
Don't you think you had better stay
here If you are going To look for him =
asked the colonel
NO" | said. 1t isn't necessary
Good day. you can look for me Christ
mas eve"
Ridgewood after all only went
away far enough to hide myself i'm a
certain little hotel in the little town,
and there waited and watched-dld
as slick detective work as ever did
in my life. even in big city on the
biggest robbery ever had
Christmas eve found me, not in the
colOne's home, but out In the cold,
frosty air. looking into the window OF
little cottage. The cottage was the
end one in a row OF wooden houses,
each with grass plot around It. IL
belonged to William Winter, private
secretary to Colonel Payne; and In the
cottage lived Winter and his wife and
Winters wife's mother: also six little
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19

enough to slip over here with an arm
full"
We'll, what are YOU going to do
about it,"
God knows; | don't" he repeated
at will Kill her If you tell her"
DO you want me to arrest you to
night, or will you wait until morning 2"
"Christmas day" he exclaimed.
breaking down and beginning to cry
like a baby. Il know I'm wretch.
Only Kill me-do anything; but don't
tell her"
1t might have been that the spirit Of
Christmas was in the air Perhaps
the thought Of those six little children
and that sweet faced wife had a
stronger influence than they should
have had over a detectives heart But
] said to him, well, bundle up the
things and come along with me, and
well see what we can do about it"
We looked like two Santa Clauses
ourselves as we slipped along the
streets, choosing bylancs and cross
paths to the Payne residence.
w HOA ihAO AAlt u Nlul III W II DN Al
rear path and stole softly up to the
house There was the dining room
brilliantly lighted and in the middle
stood tree all bare and waiting for
gifts, just as | told the colonel t. ar.
range IL.
There was no one in the room, and
after | had pried up the sash we stole
In together. There was only just time
to drop our packages on the floor at the
foot of the tree and TO rush away again
before the colonel's daughter came in.
"Oh, papa" she cried. here are
some presents for us"
But | heard no more just then, for |
was busy helping poor Winter get
away. An hour later rang the
colonels front door bell. He opened
the door himself.
Come right in," said he. Il guess
you are n wizard tonight. Just after
we got the Christmas tree set up and
while we were upstairs getting our
presents together to hang on the tree
mas presents"
everything thereF | asked.
Everything" said he. down TO the
last teaspoon. We have counted them
all Poor fellow. he must have had a
guilty conscience. and when il came
Christmas eve he squared il with him
self by sending back all he had stolen"
strange" said /.
VERY strange said the colonel. I'D
like. IL knew who the thief was. tn
send him something for Christmas
present. just as reward for his con
science. AS it is ask you. detective
not to look him up. lie has evidently
turned over n new leaf this Christmas
eve"
Evidently" said l.
Now, detective" said the colonel. 81
am going TO ask you to stay .h us
over Christmas and enjoy q nice holi-
day. And so that we can all have an
extra fine day am going to send one
OF the boys over to Winters house
tonight with these things 80 that he
can have merry Christmas as well as
she -eaf NJ va"-MinDaa Dolis Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19


~ metropolitan secret service.
was called out there. | found
the town in state OF excitement over
the robberes The principal ones had
taken place in the mansion OF Colonel
Payne. the richest man in Ridgewood
There had been four burglaries at the
Payne mansion. The first night silver
was taken-small pieces consisting OF
spoons, forks, after dinner coffees and
knives.
The second night a small rocking
chair disappeared and several velvet
covered footstools and nice little arti-
cles Of riL-a-brac designed for Christ
mas gifts. The third night all the chill
dren's Christmas toys that had been
carefully stored away in Santa Claus
cupboard by Colonel Payne and his
wife, ready for Christmas eve. disap-
peared, and the fourth night the cellar
was pillaged of its wine and fruits.
Looks as il IL was somebody inside
the house." said the colonel after we
had been over the ground pretty well
mot exactly" said |, cor why would
they take rocking chairT'
The party that accompanied me
through the house consisted OF the
colonel and his wife, the Oldest daugh-
ter. girl OF fifteen. and the coloners
private secretary, William Winter
This is the window they got in at
the first night" said Winter, pointing
TO bay window Oh the ground floor
leading out OF the dining room. and
this Is the one they got In at the other
nights" pointing to another big win
dow that was in the staircase hall
alongside the front door.
why didn't they always enter at the
same Window | asked carelessly.
That's what bOthers me-" said
Winter, but you can go see for your
self that they didn't" pointing to tram
pied places under both OF the windows
You see II was this way" said the
colonel. I'VE were greatly alarmed the
first night when the silver was taken,
and we set a watch over the things
From that night to the present this
house has been steadily guarded from
the inside every night, from dark until
daylight And yet we have had three
robberies during that time II is the
strangest thing 7 ever saw. and I'd
give $500 to catch the burglars"
Are they operating anywhere else
In RidgewoodT
"Yes," said Winter promptly, they
tried to steal some things out OF the
church last night, and a week ago they
broke into the Office Of the gas com
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19
Winters varying in age all the way

Winters varying in age all the way
from four to twelve years.
Il never saw anything SO lovely in
all my life. papa" the Oldest Winter
girl was sayiu" rs | pressed my nose
against the glass and peered in through
the narrow strip between the window
sash and the easement
There inside of the room stood n
little Christmas tree upon a big box.
and upon the tree and all around the
foot of it stood dozens Of beautiful
Christmas gifts Such Christmas
tree you never saw! There were little
things in silver spoons, forks, after
dinner cofTees and knives, and there
was a rocking chair, also several little
footstools and little articles of bric-a-
brac all newly covered with cheap
chintz. And there were toys OH, so
many toys, And upon the table at the
side Of the tree stood the best Of wines
and Christmas fruits.
How sweet Of you, Willv' Winters
pretty wife said as she threw her arms
around his neck and kissed him. How
ulu YOU ever GUESS llidl i WdIltu All
those silver things for the tableT
And did any one eysz zee sueh .
son-in-lswr~ cried the old ady az her
eyes fell upon the table with the wine
and fruits.
Il have got the coolest papa in the
world" yelled the six year old. while
the others chimed in "Yeth" as they
made a dive for the toys
IL could sit in this rocking chair for
week" murmured Winters wife,
rocking herself back and forth with
her foot on the gayly covered footstool.
IF ii wasn't that felt IA If wanted
to get up and Kiss YOU again. she
said to Winter for the twentieth time
as she looked around.
Nov go TO bed. M! of you" cried
Winter, land something extrn for the
one who starts first Don't let me
hear word from you again until to
morrow morning at breakfast, and
then well have Christmas all day"
He hustled them out OF the room. and
when | tapped on the door there was
no one left downstairs to open IL but
he
We'll, what are you going to do
about ltT | asked. stepping into the
room and pointing to all the Christmas
things.
II don't know" said he. dropping
down by the table and hiding his face
In his hands Il don't know, | am sure
1t will kill h"r if you tell her"
What made you take them?"
asked
Because he's got so much he doesn't
know what to do with it," said Winter.
$50 | took them all easy like and
thought IL would blow over In few
days You see, we have so many ba
bies In our family" he added. "tha
there wasn't much left this year for
Christmas and the children have been
talking about II every day for the last
three months. Ii broke my heart to
think I'd have TO disappoint them, so ]
did the best | could for them"
You watched the house all night for
the colonel did your
l. Yea except for about an hour: long
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-12-19
.ACHRISTMAS'
CRIME
A Yuletide Tale of Two Homes

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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
AND SO IT WILL BE.

The tobacco raiSers and local
dealers must abide the ipse diNit
Of a great trust Until now, there
has been some competition and the
product has been forced to the
neighbOrhood of It's worth. but
now that Is all over and the great
combination now formed will pro
ceed 70 work the masses to the in
terests Of the few The Rupuhli.
cans have discovered the mess
they are in bytheir combination fos.
tering laws and since 1t IS the peo-
pie that may speak soon they are
coming out with resolutions de-
Caring they win do better part
by them it they viii continue them
in power but the people are not
70 be fooled an the time Here is
the,tobacoo. status
The American tobacco Com
pany and its great English com
peti,ors, Ogdens Limited and
the Imperial Tobacco Company,
have called a halt to their war of
competition All three will be
merged into the British American
Tobacco Company, but with the
provso that the American branch
viii control the trade of the Unit
ed States and Cuba. and the
British branch viii control the
British Isles. The great oombi-
nation viii work as a unit in sc
curing the remainder ofthe world :
trade
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
Kennedy'S Drug Store
Farm for Sale.

a small farm containing about
IL l-2 acres, the property of W. J.
Shouse, deceased. Saidproperty is
situated in the Levee, village on
"a good turnpike, six miles south Of
Mt Sterling. The propertyis well
improved, containing dwelling Of 6
rooms, good meat house, barn, and
well at door; large new store
house in which postofiice is kept,
and good blacksmith shop OF TIVE
rooms. If SAID property is not sold
privately, viii be offered 10 the
highest bidder on SATURDAY. Ncv.sl
1902, att O'Clock. Possession gfy
en- December l. 1902.
TAYLOR SHousr.
. 3t-i4 81 At. sterling, Ky
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
MORE RAILROADS.

There is a feeling on the part o
the citizens of Mt. Sterling for an
other railroad. They want a com
peting line. In order to have thi:
they must GO down into their
pockets deep and put up the stuff
that will induce roads this way.
The right of way secured and a
bonus raised to be used in the
building OF depots would be a con-
sideration. but there must be more
than this. Right Of way and mon
ey to build depots would count for
nothing unless we can show pay
ing freights in and out OF Mt. Ster-
ling. We can do this big. In
presenting an offer it must go this
way if we would expect capital in
vested for mutual benefits.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01

The people Of this great govern
ment deeply sympathize with their
leader in his affliction and rejoice
in the statement sent out
by his surgeons that his condition
is good and he will soon be well
man They performed a second
operation on the President, cutting
into the small cavity in his leg and
exposing the bone, which was
found to be slightly affected. The
operation was performed by Dr.
Rixey, assisted by DIR. Lung. DIR.
Newton M. Shaffer, New York
bone specialist, was called in for
consultation. 1t is said that there
is no occasion for alarm as to the
Presidents condition, and it is be
lieved that the operation perform
ed will hasten his complete re-
covery,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
FOR PENSIONING

John G. White Republican
candidate for Congress, is credit
ed with the statemment that he
avors pensioning the Confederate
soldiers and would labor 20 that
end il the people would elect hiM
over Hopkins, Such promise IS
as FAR from redemption as the edi-
tors promise 70 pay $1,000. coo
tomorrow II he was in good
faith his Republican brethren
would laugh him 10 soorn.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
AETER THE PRESIDENT.

President J. J. Hill, OF the
Great Northern Railway Com
pany, in an address took strong
ground against President Roose-
velts theory, national control OF
the trusts. He claimed that II
there was no harm in the enter
prises that there "is no bad in
merging them
The President may be sure he
is up against two warning elements.
the trastsIand their friends in his
own psr,y,and, if he is nor mighty
careful. he viii be weighted 70
more than he can carry. Populisue
In this. he IS not sUfnoiently Popu
hs,o IN al doctrines 70 gain party
influence and hence il may be
he can control only part Of the
Republican.io and would not
be strong enough 10 overcome the
in his own ranks. II
he means what he says, and We
think he does. the the President
has a 6eht In sure.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
Old Maids Convention.

The members of the High street
cOlored Christian church gave al
entertainment with an Old Maid :
Convention Monday night The
5. R. o. sign was hung up early in
the evening. 1t was enjoyed by all
andswas success financially and
otherwise We wish to. express
our thanks for press tickets. The
net proceedsswere S32 30.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
New Department.

1t is ITailor-Made Suits-Made
Right, too-every seam and stitch
correct; style, material aud work
manship first-elass. You cant get
along, without a good, servicable,
Tailor-Made Skirt. Come and see
them.
10 81 GRUBRS, HAxELRIGG & Co,
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
A LARGE BROWN BEAR.
Hunters Say he Weighed Over Eight
Hundred Pounds When Alive.

Hundred Pounds When Alive.
For several years a large brown
bear has been living off the finest and
best kids on the Harlan goat ranch,
between Sheet Iron and St. John
peaks of the Coast Range mountains
in Glenn county, and recently party
composed of A. T. Luttrell, W. I.
Brown and Chris and Helm Harlan,
of the ranch, started out with pack
of imported hounds, determined to
find the bear, says the San Francisco
Chronicle.
Just at the ravine which marks the
dividing line between the two great
peaks above named the dogs brought
him to bay. He was in the brush, so
the men could not see him. Both the
Harlan boys went into the brush, and
he made for them, striking one of
them such terrific blow as to knock
him down and tear most of his clothes
from his body, but fortunately he
got away. The bear then got hold of
the other Harlan boy, but the dogs
piled in on the bear so that he got
away without being badly hurt.
About this time a third party got in
to the thicket and put five shots into
the bears body, and the animal ran.
In the fight at this place he killed
four dogs. They followed him about
half a mile and found him dead.
This is perhaps the largest brown
bear ever killed in these mountains,
as, when dressed. he weighed over
600 pounds. Old hunters say the
weight was over 500 pounds when
alive.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01

T. j. Ratliff has bought out one
half interest of his brother N. h.
Ratlitfsat Salt Lick and will con-
duet large general merchandise
store at that place Mr.. Ratlii
will move his family there in about
two weeks. jeff has been resi-
dent of Mt Sterling for a number
of years and his many friends
will regret to lose he and his esti.
mable wife. We wish them success
in their new field of business
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01

Though the war OF the States
has been over nearly forty years.
we continue 70 pay war expenses
called pensions az the rate SlS1-
So.+ 263 annually 1.-THE United
STATES would only shoot and then
give up the gun. it would not be
SO hard on the fellows that work
and pay government expenses
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01

|
Mr.. James j. Hill, president o
the Great Northern railway, In
his address at St. Paul, expressed
the opinion that if five or ten good
enterprises are put together there
is nothing bad in the whole mass
This might be true if the purpose
Of the combination remained the
same as that which guided the
good enterprises. But if, on the
other hand, the combination
should be made for the purpose
Of creating a monopoly, then the
new element might make the COM
bination hurtfdl, The transporta-
ton of products is good purpose,
but combination OF lines for the
purpose Of exacting excessive
rates is Objectionable.
On the whole, however, Mr..
Hills remarks are worthy Of at
tention. His inquiry what sort
of Congress we should have If all
the business of the country we're
turned over TO it affords food for
muchN serious reflections. We
have had a good deal ofexperience
as to how Congress transactS, or
fails to transacts the business which
necessarily devolves upon it.
To give it exclusive coutrol of all
corporations, without limitations
of how this control should be eX-
ercised, would be a guarantee
that Congress would do business
as Er. Hill says, but it would not
be the sort of business wanted by
the country. What Mr.. Hill evil
IDENTIFY means by this is that it
would inaugurate an era OF cor
ruption compared with which all
that we have had in the past would
be a negligible quantity.
But before he closed his re-
marks, Mr. Hill gave illustration
which is very eloquent in its bear
ing on trusts. He found his ef
forts to reduce rates in grain nulli-
fed by the elevator charges at
Buffalo. He did not want to go
into the elavotor business at Buff |
ialo, but he had to do it in order
10 keep the other elevators from
overcharging The result OF the
competition which he inaugurated !
was that charges were reduced
from one and one-half cents to
haIfa cent. That is to say, the
monopoly rate was $50 per cent
above that which was fixed by !
Tree competition,
This shows that Mr. Hill un-
ierstands the effect of competition
in cases where his own interests
are concerned. Now, all this dis
cussion of trusts grows out of the !
war on competition. It began
against foreign competition, and
was called hl- the attractive name |
Of protection 1t was justified on
The ground that il would build up |
domestic competition to CORE. !
'ponding extent. and so reduce
prices. But when foreign oompe-
.ition had been virtually annulled. |
the next step was 70 throttle do
nestle competition. The obvious
is to change the laws
under which competition on the
products Of monopolies has been
destroyed. Courier Journal
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1902-10-01
DONALD COMPLIED.
Scottish Gamekseper Gave a High Char
acter TO the Shooting Grounds

Scottish Gamekseper Gave a High Char
aeter to the Shooting Grounds.
A gentleman having an estate in
the Highlands, as he was going
abroad for some time, advertised the
shootings to let, and told his game
keeper, Donald, who was to show
the ground, to give it a good charac-
ter to anyone who called to see it.
An Englishman came down, and,
inquiring Of Donald as to how it was
stocked with game, first asked if it
had any deer.
DonalS's reply was: ~Thoosands
Of them"
"Any grouse:"
Thousands Of them, too"
"Any partridges:s
"ThoOssnds Of them, TOO"
"Any woodcock?"
Thousands Of them, too"
The Englisnan, thinking Donald
was drawing the long bow, asked if
there we're any gorillas. Donald drew
himself up.
"WeA they are no 50 plentiful; f;
they Jst come occasionally, moo and
again, Ike yourself. London Tit
Bits.