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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
PARIS TAKES TO HORSE FLESH
Over Two Hundred Shops Where Cheap
Meat IL Sold.

Over Two Hundred Shops Where Cheap
Meat Is Sold.
The taste for horsefesh In Paris,
which Is demonstrated by the recent
banquet, does not date back many
years. It was under the second en-
pire, during the expedition TO Morocco,
that it came into the dietary Of the
French soldier. The expeditionary col
umn had nothing to live upon, SO it
slew and ate the horses, and everyone
was agreeably surprised at the quality
Of the meat.
Emile Decroix, veterinary surgeon
with the troops. resolved to profit by
the experience. Arrived in Paris, he
set about popularizing the horse a.
food. He distributed meat gratuitous.
ly to the poor population. In his pro-
paganda he interviewed the project
and ministers and even had audience
| OF the emperor. He opened the first
| h1ppophagous butchery, in the Place
| dltal1e, In 1866. It was the siege Of
Paris that caused the flesh of horses
to be regarded as positive delicacy.
That was thirty-two years ago. How
has the notion progressed since? Paris
has now ESQ shops where they sell the
meat; all are prospecting. Last year
| $4,000 horses were slaughtered and
eaten. Rouen, Toulouse, Lille, Orleans,
have all taken to horse eating. The
meat is cheaper than beef. Whereas
ono pays 3 francs the livre for good
dllet Of beef, it only costs franc If
you take horse.
The animal that was eaten the other
| day with such eclat had singular
history. 1t won several steeplechases
at Auteuil and Colonies. It was
an English mare and it's name was
Nell Gwyn. In November, 1899, the
crowd on the course was very irritated
at the defeat OF the favorite in the
preceding race. It revenged itself by
throwing stones. One of the stones
struck the left eye Of Nell Gwyn and
ruined the sight. Nevertheless, the
noble beast won the race.-Pan Mall
Gazette
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
MADE LIVING BY CRACKING WHIPS
Curious Trade Discovered by the Police
OF France.

Curious Trade Discovered by the Police
Of France.
The Paris police have recently been
informed by one af the fraternity OF
whip-crackers that such calling ex-
lists and claims recognition as one Of
the professions" by the exercise Of
which men earn their livelihood in
France.
Wh1p-crackers, it appears, are men
who possess strong wrists and are
willing to crack whips all day long, if
required. on receipt Of suitable fee.
AT the commencement Of the shooting
season, when the proprietors Of neigh
boring demesnes are not good friends,
the one who bears ill-will to the other
engages a whip cracker, whose duty it
is to crack a whip SO as to frighten
away all the birds at the approach OF
the disliked sportsman and his friends.
The whipcrackers are also found
useful by farmers afflicted with dis
eased cattle which they cannot sell.
Having engaged a whipcracker, they
turn out the sick beasts on the most
frequented highway they can find The
cracker follows with his whip, osten-
sibly to guide the cattle, really to
drive them under the wheels of car
riage, motor car or tram. This he
does by cracking his whip at the
critical moment so as to brighten the
beasts and drive them to destruction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
His Saving Grace.

Economy is the order Of the day
among the reigning families of Eu-
rope. Whereas in times gone by the
very word royal" implied a reckless
disregard for money and extrava.
gance, it now stands for something
perilously approaching close-fsted-
ness. Extravaganza is left to the
new-rich. To begin with King Ed
ward. 1t is no hearsay that as soon
as he came to the throne he appoint
ed his friend, Lord Farquhar, to be
master of his household, and Lord
Farquhar Immediately set to work to
do away with all unnecessary expens-
es, to dismiss all superfuous officials
and servants, to get the largest posi-
BILE returns for the smallest reasona-
BILE outlay, and to exact usual dis
counts for all cash payments. The
savings thus effected are understood
to amount already to close upon $685.
900 a year
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

CAS- a tonic t0r acealc and tcor1, out
people 1T has teU or no eQuGLS-'1--
Rec. II. G.. Smith.
Mr.. M. j. Rossman, prominent mer-
chant of Greensboro, Ga, and an elder in
the Presbyterian church of that place, has
used Peruna, and in a recent letter to The
Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio,
writes as follows:
For long time | was troubled with ca
tarrh of the kidneys, and tried many rem
edies, all of which gave me no relief Pc
runa was recommended to me by several
friends, and after using few bottles
am pleased to say that the long looked for
relief was found and am 9a0lU enj0i9aa
better heath thon haze for gears,
aud can heartily recon, ~ end Ier,.
1tG 10 all similarity afflicted. IL Is
certainly u grand med fcite. IN. J.
ROSsmGn.
Catarrh is essentially the same wherever
located. Peruna cures catarrh wherever
located.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
write at once to Dr. Hartman. giving a
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus Ohio
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
First Greensboro G

HE day WAS when men of prominence
i hesitated to give their testimonials
to proprietary medicines for publication.
This remains true to-day of most proprie-
tary medicines. But Peruna has become
so Justly famous, its merits are known to
so many people of high and low stations,
that no one hesitates to see his name in
print recommending Peruna
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna strong Endorsement Men
representing all classes and stations are
equally represented.
A dignitied representative of the Pres
byterian church in the person of Rev. f.
q. Smith does not hesitate to state pub
llciy that he has used Peruna in his family
and found it cured when other remedies
failed. In this statement the Rev. Smith
is supported by an elder in his church.
Rev. E. G. Smith, pastor of the Presby-
terrain church of Greensboro, Ca, writes:
Having used Peruna in my family for
some time it gives me pleasure to testify to
It's true worth.
My little boy, seven years of age, had
been suffering for some time with catarrh
Of the lower bowels. Other remedies had
failed, but after taking two bottles of Pc
runa the trouble almost entirely disap-
peared. For this special malady | con
slider it well nigh a sneci6c.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
French Scientist Tells why They Are
Noeded by Women

&x0ncn 0cacnbSs Tells why Anoy mr.
Needed by Women
In an article on "Women's Clothing
and Hygiene" contributed to the Re-
vue Scientif1que by M. Frantz Gle
nard. the author controverts popular
ideas on the subject of the corset He
lays down the following propositions:
ri. The corset has its raison d'etre
from the esthetic point of view.
2. Esthetics and hygiene may be
reconciled in women's clothing, even
In the corset.
''3. ahe corset may be of use In Ger.
tain maladies."
These statements. which he &C.
knowledges are somewhat audacious
on the part Of hygienist, he at.
tempts to Justify in the course Of his
article. AS to the first, he remarks
that the adoption Of clothing by man
Is the result neither OF modesty nor OF
desire to protest the body against
the weather; 1t is a result, he asserts
wholly of desire for adornment-
the same that leads the savage to tat.
too himself. Mems costume has tend.
ed more and more to straight limos
signifying action. women's to curved
lines. signifying, according to the au.
thor, that they are made to please. y
Rightly and strength for man." he
says. "suppleness and fascination for
woman" The corset, then, is an at.
tempt to preserve and accentuate the
curved outline of the waist
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
EMBARRASSED THE CLERGYMAN
Minister'S Makeshift All Right Until
the Maid Appeared.

Minister'S Makeshift All Right Until
the Maid Appeared.
A distinguished Episcopal clergy
man was once called On to oficiate at
a fashionable summer resort church,
and, finding only short surplice and
no cassock in the vestry, was very
much disturbed at the thought of hav-
ing to appear in a vcsture that to the
frivolous would look like white shirt
and trousers. But happy inspiration
came to him. Why not wear one of
his wife's black petticoats? The por-
ton that would show below the sur
plice would look exactly like the regu-
latlon cassock. and no one would ever
be tie wiser. So he hurriedly sent
one OF the ushers with an explanatory
note to his wife in the hotel, and IN
the nick Of time the petticcat arrived.
The makeshift turned out to be per.
feet success, and no one at distance
could tell that he was not wearing q
cassock. After the close of the SER
vice he decided to go out to the body
OF the church without taking off his
robes, in order to greet some friends.
And he was soon the center Of a
group Of fashionable women, when a
green Irish maid from the hotel came
up. and in a loud voice said to him.:
Yer Reverence, the missus STINT ne
afther her petticoat that We do be
wearin', an wuz to wait till We take
1t off."-New York Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11
For E1-Confederate Home.

On June 3 next, the anniversary of
Jefferson Davis birth, collections will
be made in every town in Mississippi
in aid of the fund for the purchase of
Davis Beauvoir house, near Biloxi,
Miss, for an ex-confederate home.
More than one-half Of the required
amount, $4,000. has already been
raised
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

In the German empire, exclusive of Ba-
varia and Wurtemberg. there are 1903 long
distance telephone stations
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

T. J. Cheney h Co., Toledo, O., Props. OF
Halls Catarrh Cure, offer 800 reward for
any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by
taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for testi-
monials, free. Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

Mrs. Winslow's SC othing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces in1amma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc bottle
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

lam sure Piso' Cure for Consumption saved
my life three years ago.-MRs. THOMAS ROB-
BINS, Maple ST., Norwich. n. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use OF DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. $2trial bottle and treatisefree
DR.. r. II. KLINE, Ltd, 931 Arch St.. Phila., Pa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

Butter from sterlized cream is now
made on large scale in Sweden and Den
mark
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

Germany's army on war footing now
amounts to 100000 officers and 5,7SS, 900
men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-09-11

Paper coal is form of Ignite found near
Bonn, Germany. 1t splits naturally in
films thin as paper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15
CWO .IOE HtRRISFN.
Comed, OF I.rrers mat Made . VIE Tain
Of Di> orce for = Tme

Joe Harris j. employed In tho pruofroon
q, , ,,,,,i,y M. a. j. TAN and la.
" '""'->h"N'h M
tinpluNt't Ia ia" composing room "'
~" -Iin" establishment - another Jp'
lIsrrls. who il tail and has a clcan->ha ven
70. ~. -, .,.,u,I l,, p,,,,
~ "'''' :
room HARMS II not harflru,
li- sweetheart ~ a Philadelphia sttl
Sh. d.cidrd To- come GA 10 New York n
t., la. a,o ., a., .o,n. .honpiny and +,
-. ...l
~ ~, ''''"'''
I'm Tuesday sh" '"I"graphrd from fhl'a
d"lphia ~" fact that she was on her way
ia New York and ruu.si.d tina, her IT,.
,r,h.I -, h., ., L.r.y 80, m.
1870, "a, Nv, - p ~.
ala u" nach fT""'t""m joe
is'ca,I~-' he had a daN On and Wa not al
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15
,row,,- nsar-r homs NAV hnd a''rart.
harbuf
VNsTa PtsAsUnIs NJ

,rowy,- n~ar~r homs NAV and s''rartive
hsSbur
SUMNER r~ts,sUaIs sortHw
~,uihw ard ftom Nrw Nurk N" lHi"
10 .umui.r travel - not - .tfunE w"
,srV WORT .-outh- -ugC~-t- h"st and -
pf~itriEtsi vet hf,sd-minti'd N"fth"rn
folk luHE aHp dt-syt, euet D. The Nnuth
ha- glpuuu- .tstts fuf suinust uuttns-
Whist Sulphur always attra't"d many
NsW Nurs xils-t- OLt ppiu' tomfnrt amt
Virginia ba. d are i.tghtfll all through
the -umtn~r Ito, spring, Va. =. d'~pt-
IT. nams. uur 1T The u..-t vomtuttahtr ana
shartnins sufunt.t r,~ort- In all tlsr country.
retaining The rara obd "hcfuh u" Nah t,v"r
IN a greater dsgr,~s than any ulh~r Virginia
r,~ort - TODAY.
Al through tho ~, nanduah Nail"V AMI
hill ,%N,uutrS of Virginia al" iuu-t ~d"'ctahh'
pli,s- for the tiinmei idls't, ami cach
YEAR mare New Norkcrs an, turning ihs1f
faces toward the mountains OF Chruli1h
and Tennessee m quest ~ hot weather
shelter
Mltmor. has dOn- much Ia turn New
Work % To the country IN which
Viz George Vanderbilt ~rl.ct'Sl to huild h'>
magnificent home. snd even within the
last wear. -cpr,- 81 -unn-r outage nav"
l--n huili by New York usn IN thu noun
tains around al-pu, Ashley llbr. wh,h tn"
mountain hotel- and boarding hou--s are
gus'st-
Save al the SWEETEST of the resorts. living
- remarkably cheap ia the southern NOUN
tain ,ountrv The scenery " suIs'rh, the
climate all that Couli L. desired, ard "A
small sum Of money will 60 a. far toward
an idea vacation there ~ IN any pnrt uf
this eastern country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15
HERE IS REAL VACATION LAND
Ntu ,ORkIR~ Tu0 Rifb " w.
yyRHu NTSHi ~ tNDfORt>
tslAs >e~L,ax Then tssiier tina" h'eS
mt ,ear AMI ~~rm tikriN 10 sta,
iangsr wsrV amt usrr r"a-urr-
ar.rr,i .n.l st 9 Nind for tNrrj Purse,


vast an'i "u1n"''" -'n'l" u ,"'''."'-
th" a~' n th' -niini"' h"'"' ~ '''I"'.t
hons" proprietor VII" h'l-"'- '"n."N
.ir'n New NorS"r~ u" l"''","S ~"
srii' l. f"r'-i'-' N"~ihN "l"" ~ ~" "
go" railway nt'al- who" ''"'H> '"h '"'
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uerHcall" under "n ''H''h''' ' ''''N'
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si""uN places 'imi "'s"" "i'' WE" NV
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15

wsils-i Mr. Hsrti-. -I~ never even ,1l,
~" h- salary hal b~~n inrreas~i OF,
tho v r~,ch'-
IN. ~rr,~h'- -~h.--t ,h- Phiai.'pt,
.ul And WI tr- D.. Harris. atf.
am rrplts-i Mr. Harris
We'll ~ahi Tho Eid -tl- onlv .h..,
fuf r- to b. = in r-tufu - Philal l-lph,
Won must in'-H l- Hhrrts u r,
prs-,.nse
am i-ri~ctlv willing 10 do ,ha' 20,
rl,-i tho girl
Nj Harri- then hSt tho young y ~,,
intp her taflor and callsd ~ h'f IusI y
saving lhst -nnre one ~aS waiting D. -4,
him H>Tt~ "ntrr-i th" Isrl"r and
exclaimed Mr. Harris Nov ttN 90 s.
tend that yuu never ~sw her l'icrr
\ never did. answered harri-, sar.s
~ IA" sirl
THIS J.. not the man. sobl-si The ,,.,,,
Woman
4 am nov satisfied that luth of Sd,
hav" agrs-i nv n glanCr ~ d'o~i," u,-
-aid Mr. Harris, Young woman. .ra,.
,his HOUSE Ju. Harris, | am onto ...i-
eainr and Non must l"a'" me thi~ ,.rv
night"
The girl from hIl ad"lphia hurr,-l away
io the HON" of her aunt m New l9rk
HARRIS Wife put IN her ls,nn"t ani 'r,
the hou-r a few minutes later. af'"f 'clirs
her husband that she would return WIN
her sister and rack her trunk
Harris stayed at hum" and Wandered
what had %hapIEpsi An hour later o..
d~onri-.ll rang Harris thought his r..
had returned He found a Young ma' ,
the front -toOp.
-Mhrr' L. that woman" ask,-I M. ,uuu.
man -Sh" mad" a great mistake In l"arIrs
her hons" without informing IN" thai ~h.
was coming ia New York
An. exclaimed Ton rr-lngrrnm h.
ris. 4 -~ II all now -nprs~" ~" 49,
t.lI fhaf kVaM all ul.nf q ntI I-
got scared and has gone e" look f"r v,I.
] ~lppu-' YOU will marry her when ,i.
gets n diVors.
When she gets n divorce, No. sr
will marry her whenever III. H. ready
Il want yoi To get out of 'hi- h'D~r'
replied IoInJosingruom Joe. / tisw
YOU we'll You work In my ohio So.
has gnn. ont To meet YOU Get on =
here. quick
I, was Proofroom Harris who had hen
ordered out. He hurried hack 10 Nv
York. believing his girl would re'rr' Pa"
his ofio in search 81 him Mhcr h"
reached Their. he harmed that ~" guI
Rad ts~n there t~io and was old nat
she had started over to Brooklyn 10 htut
for him after lsing informed that h. hal
-tArt.d 10 IA. home 81 the other Harms
to hook for her.
~ he hurried hack Ia the home ~ CONF
pusingroom Harris He got there Ia tims
Ia meet his girl on the -toop.
Mr Harris had returned and wa "r-
gagged In conversation with IN. girl from
Philadelphia. When Mr.. Harris learned
The facts she brought the couple into her
ho,-. and introduced them To her husband
Matters were then ~ Strengthened nut srd
they all shook hands after h"ins satisfied
that II was a comedy II errors.
But Proofroom Harris and his girl will
II. married much sooier than they hal
planned. for each Is afraid the other Will
gri lost again
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15
The Largest Alaska nugget.

FFVW M WV FFUN''sfV ' NTVHF'
Sf,ITtK. june : All previous records
for big gold nuggets In th- north ha W. been
broken News was brought from III. north
on the -tca mer Dolphin this morning If the
discovers on ! n Brook hillside ,.sir
h-t wcen King SolomoI'> hll and Monte
Cristo Gulch, bonanza Greek. 81 the ats"St
nugget ever found 10 either tn" kl"udtA"
81 Ala-kH According to adNlc"s sent out
from Dawson ia n despatch. dated NsN q,
the nugget was found during the pr"Nious
week. tn. exact date not being given IN"
nugget weighed S?O ounces. aud cont 1in"d
gold t. the amount Of tt.snS several parties
visited the claim. and have inspected III"
find This i many times lar ger than any
nugget ever before found Ia the north Tn"
largest nugget discovered In the Nin coun-
try wHs valued ut about s-E. and that on
kovukuk At ti,O~o nugget valued II
about ssSo was discovered In the Forty Mile
district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-06-15


vontrt-t sNn y" $500 - -
hout~, and NC '"hN N"N'' w
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INC we $3.50 m" -, mn,
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49,
= SURPRISING
v,u, t,ni,, IN mn woorsS
Tie New tugk Woman T. taxing i""i"
aud mofp kindly To th' us.' III guh ans tSi
~. nlay have h"gIn IN. nIuN"m'ii, III an
.Hoft to acquire English tastes lfh' =
the th..OIs adNaucsvt 10y the wuin"h wa"
do MT hunt - nh Hut. however. w"
thing stafttd. NNiHfi d'' f'"i"aNN 'i''"s
uut Tat for pu'tiug ur" m g,sSl Trim: ai'"r "a
ruuud - winter ~chiN, "a m"nih "i hunting
49, fishing aud priultiN" h\ins, H. va"
,irgin fo.p-' '- worth lh''r months "' any
other pr--rriptr"u
An amusing straw WhEoh ulatnlr Indicates
how the yind j. blowing T. the ltci ihai ni,"
very rub" CAM ldi VT 'h Nl"li' WIZ
So H., ~, r,,tuur,cr. 81 . inmnii- New
York tsautN -Israiist lii~ 'uihUl'f w"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-17
A Remarkable Invention.

A clever New York genius has
evolved a musical instrument that
is practically self-playing. 1t is
not made on the mechanical prin-
ciple of the music box and other
inventions of that kind, but is a
wind instrument exactly like those
Ssed in brass bands with this diff
ference-it is played by simply
humming the tune into the mouth
of the instrument. The voice IS
transformed and multiplied in its
vibrations to a representation of
the exact music of the cornet or
other brass instrument. An ad-
vertisement of these "Zobo" in
struments, as they are called, is
printed elsewhere in our columns,
to which we take pleasure in call
ing the attention of our readers
because of the pleasure-giving
possibilities of the instruments,
and the ease with which they can
be played, by simply humming
into them.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-17
Pistols and WhiSkey.

The excursion train which left
Lake Charles for Beaumont last
Sunday was veritable messenger
of death between Lake Charles
and Sulphur City. This short
trip cost the lives of three ne
groes. The first victim of the
drunken and riotous mob was Sol
BARLEY, negro, who was delib-
erate1y and tiendishly murdered.
AS the train pulled out from the
WcstIake station some one pushed
a gun out of the window and fired
at BARLEY, killing him instantly.
When the train arrived at Sui
phur a general fight took place,
resulting in the death or serious
injury Of a dozen persons. Just
how the trouble started cannot be
learned. It is claimed that drum
ken negroes attempted to enter
a white coach, and that drunken
whites attempted to enter a negro
coach, but it is a fact that disor-
derly characters from both races
were on the train, armed and in
famed by whisky, and came to-
gether in one of the crowded cars
A general fusilade opened, the
lights we're shot out aud pande.
monium reigned.
Charles Castor, one of the ex.
cursionists who was shot neal
Sulphur, and who was being sem
to the hospital at New Orleans
died between Welsh and Jennings
Whisky is the cause of it all
No wonder the temperance peo
pie Of Jennings are employing
drastic measures to get rid of tn
blind tiger joints in that city.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-05-17
Prospective Canals.

A surveying party is in the field
since last Monday to select a line
for a canal between Washington.
La, and the Mermento river to
supply water for the cultivation
OF rice in that section of this par
lsh and Acadia. A similar pro-
ject was on foot several months
ago but it seems to have fallen
through from some cause not sta
ted.
Since the above was put in type
we learn that another party is in
the field with a similar project
who propose to build a canal
starting from Bayou Cocodrie, Il
short distance above Washington,
and extending through Prairie
Mamou in this parish to some
point in Acadia. Both projects
will start from near Washington
-one above and the other below
the town-and both are said to be
backed by all the capital needed,
some say five million dollars or
more if necessary. There is no
doubt such a canal will open up
thousands of acres of land to rice
culture and will be great benefit
TO the entire parish, while the
lands lying along the canal will
be greatly enhanced in value and
the promoters Of the undertaking
will reap rich returns for their
investment.