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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-23
How to Avoid Trouble.

A young cock saw weathercock on
top of the house, and, thinking him
rival, began growing fiercely.
IF you keep on making a noise like
that" said the old bird, they'll wiring
your neck for you"
The young cock looked thoughtful.
Take example by me. I've got along
and have been looked up to for half
a century by simply keeping my bill
shut and turning with the wind"
The moral is obyious.-P Philadelphia
North American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-09-23
within n Hospital.

'sThere was a witty fellow out in a
Michigan hospital" said Representa-
tive William Alden Smith yesterday,
who had to be fed on a daily diet Of egg
and sherry. His physician asked him
how he liked it. III would be all right,
doctor he said, If the egg was asnew
as the sherry. and the sherry as old as
the egg."4 Washington Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
THREE-CORNERED TRAGEDY
Man and Woman Dead, Another Man
-
Wounded.

Salt Lake City. Utah. 1t the Snlt
Palace grounds Monday J. G. Nc
Castine, we'll known mining man of
this city, shot and killed Lottie Rus
SCI, seriously wounded F. Max
Peters aid thon con- mitted suicide By
.hcoting himself through the head.
MsCastine, Miss Russell, Peters and
another man whose name las rot
been learned, formed a party which
attended the bicycle races. It is said
that McCastine had had trouble with
his wife and had been drinking.
Peters and Miss Resell are reported
to have tainted him about his dones-
tic troubles, whereupon he became en-.
ragged. drew q revolver and shot Miss
Russell, wEo had started to run,
through the back. Peters, who at
tempted to keep McCastine from
shooting the girl, was shot through
the chest.
McCastine, after firing shot at che
other member Of the party. placed his
revolver to his right temple and fred
bullet through his head. He died
an hour later.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Lewis" said I, why didn't the Geor-
gia boys use their pikes?" well. you
see." said he, "the old army officers
who were drilling our boys at Big
Shanty looked at these pixies and said
to the governor: What will the ene-
my be doing with their guns while our
boys are rushing on them with these
pixies? They will shoot our boys down
before they can get 70 them and they
made so much fun over the pixies that
they were refused. West Point
wouldn't have anything that was not
made at West Point" And so the fur
Their manufacture OF pixies was stop
ped and those that were made are now
scattered al, over the country as curios
for museums. A sister of mine says
she saw one Of them not long ago in a
museum in Boston. But still I don't
see why spears are any more out OF
order than bayonets when a desperate
charge is to be made. Charge bayo-
nets" Is in the West Point tactics,
and why not Charge pikes?" They are
an awful looking weapon, and if they
were coming at me and my gun was
to miss fire, would drop it and run
like turkey. had rather be bored
with a bullet than stuck like a hog.
But 1t Is all over now. and we have
beaten our spears into pruning hooks,
according to scripture, and will not
learn war any more, except when the
mulattoes and niggers refuse to give
up their lands to us. We want more
land for territory and more niggers for
subjects.
But hear the dinner bell and must
go-not to partake of the feast, but to
say grace and preside and inhale the
savory odor of roast lamb and green
corn pudding and look at the peaches
and cream for dessert. They let me
do that and give me nothing but soup
and rice for my share. My tomatoes
are now in their prime, and it pleases
me to gather them in the early morn.
My largest weighed two pounds, lack
ing two ounces, and was a beauty. 1t
was working them in the hot sun and
then filling up with ice water that
laid me Uphill Arp, In Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
MOB WANTS NEGRO.
Cripple Greek Miners Are Aroused BY
Murder.

Murder.
Cripple Greek, Cola mob sur.
rounds the Jail here threatening tc
lynch John Randolph. negro miner
known as "Black Stratton," who
stabbed aud killed William Wilkin-
son. clerk employed by the War
Wiss Commission Company.
The men quarrelled over the pay
ment for some goods which the negro
had taken from the store Following
the stabbing Randolph escaped to the
hills but was captured three miles
southwest Of Cripple Greek after two
hours and placed in Jail
A mob gathered and Chief Of Po-
lice Burton, mounting the Jail ste ps,
begged the men to dispurse While
the mob Quoted for awhile, it is be-
lieved Randolph will be lynched.
Wilkinson came here from Arkansas
City, Kan, three ears ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

riptfon Of the Varying Customs of
D9Hesco1 Counex4ss.

Description Of the Varying Customs OF,
Dansssns Coues-sss.
The hardest-wo5ked washAywomeni
Ia the world are the KoreGks. They
have TO wash about dozen dresses
Tor their husbands, and they have
plenty to do. The washing is usually
done IN cold water, and often in run
ming streams. The clothes are pound
ed with paddles until they shine like a
shirt front fresh from Chinese laun-
dry.
The japanese rip their garments
apart for every washing, and they iron,
their clothes by spreading them on q
fiat board and leaning this up against
the house to dry. The sun takes the
wrinkles out Of the clothes, and some
of them have quite luster. The Jap
anese woman does her washing out Of
doors. Her washtub is not more than
six inches high. She gets the dirt out
OF the clothes by rubbing them be-
tween her hands. She sometimes uses
and works away with her bare feet.
The Chinese girls do their washing in
much the same way
The washing in Egypt is usually
done by the men. The Egyptian wash
erman stands naked on the banks Of
the Nile and slaps the wet clothes,
with noise like the shot of a pistol,
on the smooth stones at the edge Of
the running water, and such fellah
women as wash pound the dirt out of
their clothes in the same way.
French women pound the dirt out
and often slap the clothes on the
stones. as the Egyptians do.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
A BIRMINGHAM TRAGEDY.
Prominent Young White Man KILLED
by Negro.

Birmingham. Ala, Walter Cotton,
the assistant manager Of the Atlantic
& Pacific Tea Company. was cut and
almost instantly killed by a negro,
name unknown, also in the employ
of the company. The killing occurred
in the store Of the concern on Nine
teenth street, between First apd Sec
ond avenues, in the heart of the bust
ness section Of the city. There were
no witnesses to the deed. The negro
claims that Cotton struck him and
. threw him on the door and Cotton
in falling on him, fell on the open
knife he had drawn. A crowd of 800
people soon surrounded the scene Of
the killing and there is much exotic
ment. The negro is in the county
jail and no riot is apprehenoed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
HAVE FOUND A sMUeeLERs' HOARD.
Illinois Men Un.srth s7.ooo,ooo on a.

sAAnOD mon Unoerth oJ,OOO,OOO ON an
Island Near Porto Rico.
A smugglers' treasure of 81 1000 900
hidden on small island a couple of
hundred miles from Porto Rico has
been found by Philo Reude and Abe
Fogel of Herrick, little city in the
southern part Of Illinois. During the
civil war party of half dozen SNUG
glers were engaged in the slave trade
between Porto Rico and the United
States. AS there was constant dan
ger of capture they merged their
wealth. amounting in all to about
81 ,O00, 900, and concealed IL in a stone
embankment on a small island 200
miles south Of Porto Rico. At the
close Of the war they started for the
island to recover their hidden treasure.
but the elements interfered and they
were wrecked. There were but two
survivors and they returned to this
country. While at New Orleans one
of these died, and the other, being fl
nancially unable to recover the money.
kept his secret until just before his
death, when he revealed 1t to his kins-
man, Reude. 6 80 BNENs
Just recently the latter confided in
his friend Fogle, and together they or
ganized the Porto Rican Prospecting
company. Several prominent citizens
of Shelbyville,. H.. took stock in the
company and were greatly rejoiced to
get this message dated at Porto Rico:I
Amount all o. K.-Reude."
This message is taken to indicate
that they had found the treasure and
were in possession of it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
BRENNAN, Texas. Two negroes John

BRENNAN, Texas. Two negroes John
Arnold and Wesley Davis, fought a
duel to the death near Independence
last. Arnold is dead and Davis will
probably die. The men had difficult
ty several weeks previously and meet
ing IN the road agreed to fight it out.
Each was armed with jack knife,
with blade six inches long and both
were horribly cut and slashed. Davis
managed to stab Arnold to the heart
then came to BRENNAN where he gave
himself up, He will probably die
from his wounds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
BABIES DIED OF STARVATION
Horrible Discovery Made BY Chicago
Police.

Horrible Discovery Made BY Chicago
Police.
Chicago. The police have arrested
Mrs. Neil Campbell. Of eos Grand
avenue, on charge Of allowing an
infant TO die from insufficient nour-
ishmsnt. It is alleged that within the
last three years eight other infants
have been buried from the woman 8
house.. DR.. Wellfeld was called to
the Campbell house to attend the In
FAINT which has since died. He found
1t IN such condition that he refused
to issue q death certificate. claiming
that the child died Of starvation.
The assertion that eight children
have died in the house is made by
Viola Campbell, IA years Of age.
Mrs. Campbell says that she is the
mother OF the girl, who claims that
Mrs. Campbell has said on other CO.
oasions that she was not q relative OF
hers.
There is no evidence against Mrs
Campbell, save that Of the girl, Viola
Campbell. but Police Inspector
Wheeler, who has the case in charge,
declares that lie believes her story
and says that the bodies of the chill
dren that have died will be exhumed
III order to determine their mum Der.
The girl declares that they were all
bnried in one lot in Calvary GENE
terY
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Spokane Wash.-A man supposed to
be Tracy rode through the main
street of Coulee City Sunday night.
He led second horse and kept away
from the hight. He was not interfered
with. Efforts are being made to head
Tracy off from crossing the Columbia
river into the Colville Indian reser-
walton. Coulee City is on the North
ern Pacific midway between Seattle
ard the Idaho state line. This would
seem to confirm the report that Tracy
is on his way to the Hole-in-the- Wall
country, in Wyoming.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

BY new law in Montreal, Quebec,
all bread must be sold by weight after
September l, except fancy bread under
one pound. The Council passed the
law after bitter contest lasting for
months past between the races. the
English bakers opposing it and the
French bakers insisting that it must
be enacted as a protection for the
poor, who, they claimed, have been
frequently defrauded. sssaaa..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
WASHINGTON
ITEMS.
Interesting Items From the Cap.
ital of the Nation.
COTTON IN SOUTH
Treasury Bureau Statistics Show
Great Strides in the Industry
leash IN Treasury.

Washington, D. C.-The navy peo-
pie hope to Offset the recent develop
ment in high explosives and armor
piercing projectiles by the army
through considerable Improvement
in the resisting power Of the armor
plating of q 1battleship. Lieut.. Cleve-
land Davis, attached to the naval
ordnance bureau, has produced an or
NOR plate which was recently tested
at, the proving grounds at Bethlehem
and the results encourage the naval
officials here to believe that the ar
NOR plate has again overtaken the
gun In the never-ending struggle for
supremacy. This plate is obtained by
an oval process carbon being driven
directly into the surface of the hot
plate by an intensely powerful cur
rent of electricity, the result being a
face as hard as glass aud of any
thickness desired, supported by a
tough back, which it is claimed can
not DO cracked. The depth of the
hardening is regulated by the length
of time the ourren. plays upon the
plate. It is claimed that the average
plate can be completely treated cleo.
trioally in five hours.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
KING GROWING STRONG.

London. king Edward daily in
oreases his walking exercises upon
which his physicians no longer place
any restraint. There is no doubt that
his majesty will be strong enough
to undergo the coronation ceremonies
August !, 9, bat in order to guard
against contingencies special move
able chair is being prepared for his
majesty's use should il he found me-
cessary. The king is expected to re-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
FIRE IN SHIPS HOLD.

London. When the cargo of the
British steamer selma de Larrira-
ga, Captain Stephens. which arrived
at Havre July 81, from Galveston,
was partly discharged, fire broke out
on board and every effort is being
made to extinugish it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
GRAVE DIGGERs STRIKE
Threatens 60 Put Stop to Funeral

in Chicago.
Chicago. Grave diggers at Concor-
din cemetery are on a strike. At tile
entrance TO the burial grounds the su-
perintendent has posted a notice
which reads:
"There will be no more burisis q,
Concordia Cemetery until Furthe,
notice.
The grave diggers struck for higher
wages and have succeeded In prevent
ing other laborers from taking their
places. Three funeral PROFESSIONS
which arrived at the cemetery gates
Monday were turned back because 81
the strike. It is stated that similar
strikes will be inaugurated
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

main on board the royal yacht at
Cowss until the latest possible mo-
ment on Friday, the 9Th, IL this IL
possible.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The comptroller of the currency has
made public the report on the condi-
ton Of the national banks of Missis.
sipIt at the close Of business on July
16 Compared with the report Of
April loans and discounts show an In
crease from So, 119, 1888 to 50, 5S6, Sl5.
Capital stock paid now aggregates
81. AGO. el0,as compared with 81, $50, 600
in April, and the Surplus fund has in
creased $50, 600, now aggregating
$549, 600. Individual deposits have
dropped about 5000, 600. now aggre-
eating 1862, 4ss. Average reserves
are 269. q decline Of about IA per
cent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The anthracite strikes assert thai
mine operators are violating the law,
and threaten criminal prosecutions.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

A referee has decided that Henry
NJ. Flagler has no interest in the es-
tate Of his first wife.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The government will not submit tt
arbitration the Canadian boundary
dispute.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Southern lumber operators will be
interested in plans now being formu.
lated by the secretary of the interior
for the sale Of the largest tract OF
white pine in the United States. 1t is
embraced within the Chippewa Res.
ervation in Minnesota. The first SALE
of 20, 900, 900 feet will take place at
Crookston, Mimi, on March 4, 1908.
The timber will BIO sold in accordance
with the provisions Of a recent aot OF
congress, which provides for sales
under sealed bids. -.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07
KILLED BY BOILER ExPLos1o,

KILLED BY BOILER EXPLOSION.
Huntington, W. vas-Joseph Har.
desly, prominent saw mill man 81
Lawrence county, Ohio, was killed
by boiler explosion at his mill on
Wolf creek. Four SONS were seriously
injured. It is feared two OF them
may die.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The state department has received o
cablegram from Minister Bowen at
Caracas. dated August 3, as follows
1.-THE united revolutionary army now
supposed to be about 100 m1 away.
The president has not alhounced
whether he will make or await at.
tack. 1t is probable nothing decisive
will take place for week"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Hyphen was an easy winner ia inc
Brighton Derby.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The bond Of Hugh S. Sutton, re-
Gently appointed superintendent Of
the mint at New Orleans. has been
received at the treasury department.
1t was at once approved by the acting
secretary Of the treasury and the
commission Of Mr. Suthon
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The Mississippi river commission
has made application to. the war de-.
partment for an allotment of $11O, 600
out of the $500, 600 made for it's use
by congress to defray the cost of q
special exhibit at the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition. Gen. Gillespie,
chief engineer, through whom the ap.
plication is submitted, has favorably
endorsed it to the secretary of war
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Acting Postmaster General Madden
has awarded to the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing the contract for
printing the adhesive postage stamps
and stamp books for the United States
for the four years beginning Nov. :
next
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

OOAAAkaSsAuAoA oOA kO0AS oiul-
grafton bureau, with the approval Of
Secretary Shaw, has issued circular
prohibiting the coming to the United
States OF residents and natives Of
Porto Rico and the Philippines except
after the same examination as Is en-
forced against other alien immi-
grants. The circular also stated that
the provisions OF the laws relating to
the exclusion Of Chinese apply to all
persons in Porto Rico and the Philip
pines who are of the Chinese race.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The war department has received
no information to confirm the report
from Rome that the Spanish friars
in Manila are to be removed, but it
is stated that such q course will be in
furtherance of the plan of Secretary
Root, which was presented to the
vatican by Gov. Taft. 1t is also
stated that if such action was>taken
it would simplify the negotiations
which will be renewed at Manila be-
tween the church authorities and the
Philippine government.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

An order has been issued directing
the establishment Of q postoffioe at
Reid's Switch, Benton county, Miss. :.
with Walter Dunn postmaster. A
postofioe at Sueza, Warren county.
Miss, has been ordered discontinued.
Mail will be sent to v;llanova.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

Capt. John II. Hickey, who mad
power of attorney for the collection
of number of claims allowed under
the recent act of congress REIN bursting
Tennessee Confederate soldiers for
horses and sidearms taken from them
N violation of their terms of surren-
der by the Federal forces, has re-
caived from the war department o let
ter which assures the Immediate pay
ment of number of the claims
whloh have been presented to him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

At the close of business July 81,
1902, the national debt, less cash in
the treasury, amounted to 1918, 9l0, S67,
which is an increase 40 compared
with July Of 81. 468, 1876. This in
crease is accounted for by the reduc.
tion in the amount Of cash on hand.
Cash In the treasury amounted to
81. 27S. 479, 500 against which there
are demand Liabilities outstanding
amounting to 1924. 5o4, 900, leaving a
cash balance Of $3.50, S75, 500.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The treasury bureau of statistics on
internal commerce up to the end of
June follows: The first ten months
of the Gotten year to Southern terri
tory show receipts of 10, 021, 473 bales,
of which Z, 4s5. OBI arrived at seaboard
points, 1,048, 425 bales entered into
overland shipments anu 1902. 90 bales
were taken by Southern mills. The
cotton manufacturing industry of the
cotton states has therefore reached q
point where it takes approximately Is
per cent of the American cotton
yield. The yearly consumption CT
the entire yield. U 1ited States up to
1S77-78 had never reached the dimen-
sions of the Southern consumption
during the past ten months. Iron
shipments in Southern territory in
the past six months reported gain
of 10 per cent over those of the same
lengtIl of time in 1901. Six producing
districts shipped $751; tons of pig
and pipe iron, compared with $50, 047
tons for the corresponding period of
last year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

An order. has been issued by the ma,
w department. for the trial by court
martial on August Of Passed Assist
ant Paymaster Charles W. Penrose,
attached to the Michigan. The officer
is charged with rendering false aud
fraudulent returns of balances to his
credit, embezzlement, soandalous con-
duct, absence from station and duty
and negligence in obeying orders.
The shortage in balance 10 said to
amount to about 1856.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1902-08-07

The acting secretary of the interior
has had under consideration an inter.
esting case from the Harrison land
district of Arkansas. It is the case Of
@. NJ. Greene against Mary A.
Mllum. She had made an entry and
afterward relinquished it and then
subsequently fled petition Cor re.
instatement, which the local ofiocrs
allowed on the ground that che relin-
quishment was the result Of q mis-
take on her part. o. M. Greene and
e. J. Rhodes as professionals allege
that the land contained valuable min.
eral deposits Of zinc and marble and
that mining plant had been located
on it, the land being worth at least
So, OO0
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-31
wor,nn.a c-cntoHt rY,nt.

Ellen Wyck1n says that the greatest
want OF women Is courage TO live their
own lives naturally and independent
~" Such living is not intended TO sep
arate a woman from her kind nor di-
vest her of womanly sympathies, but
only TO free her from a servlle dread
of what people will say and pro-
pensity to follow bllndly. like sheep,
IN the way that others 90.
No woman should seek 10 attract at
tention by doing strange and unlady-
like things, but every woman should be
thoughtful enough to decide for herself
what is best for her There are no
earthly reasons why one mind should
dominate a ueighborhood. My mode OF
living may be entirely different from
my neighbours and yet both of us be
right. She laay find pleasure in an
endless multiplication of stitches,
while I, content with as few as may
be, wander every day In the woods
with the children and learn with them
the old new lessons that every season
brings. She may load her table with
a variety OF vlands, while | provide
only simplest fare Philadelphia Tel
egraph.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-31
A WINDOW SEAT.

derneath Is used. To this ut each end
an upright is firmly fixed. and two
shaped sides are fastened TO each, Civ
Ing the ends the appearance of the old
fashioned high backed chairs. A fiat
cushion, which Will lie along the seat
and fit under the arms at each end,
should be made, and a valance fasten-
ed along the side TO hide the legs of
the seat Within the space at the top
Of each end formed by the uprights
and the two arms light shelves may
be fixed. Cover the whole of the wood
work with cretonne or tapestry, or, ii
preferred, IL may be enameled or stain
ed.-Chicago News.