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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
SAVES LIFE; WINS A WIFE.
William p. Mullen WEEDS Lillian Con-
way, Whom He Had Rescued
from the Sea.

When William p. Mullen, life-saver
at Rockaway beach, rescued Miss Lii
Ian Conway, of Bedford Park, The
Bronx, last year her friends at the
beach had despaired of her rescue.
She was swimming at the Florence
house beach and got into the under
tow. She cried for help. Four min
utes afterward she was pulled out
by Mullen.
After her recovery Miss Conway
thanked Mullen and invited him to
call at her home and receive the
thanks of her parents. He called
and a friendship sprang up between
rescuer and rescued that has re-
suited in their marriage.
Mullen has been a professional
1ife-saver for 26 years. Among those
he has rescued are Gen. Joseph Shell
by and daughter, who were SWIM
ming at the North Side swimming
school in Chicago in 1890 and came
near death; Webster Davis, son of
the mayor of Kansas City, and Har-
ris Cohen, a New York clothier.
This year Mullen is to be aided in
his work of life-saving by a Gordon
setter he brought home with him
from st. John, n. B. The dog is a
powerful swimmer and has been
taught to drag people out of the
water, Selling them by the arm with
out biting through the skin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
BOOTBLACK LOSES FORTUNE.
New York Sinner Wins $4,000 at
Races and Doesn't Know
When to Quit.

Herman, the bootblack, was at the
southeast corner of the New York
city hall. He has been playing the
races, and is not bit bashful about
telling how much he won. 'At the
end of the eastern season last fall"
he. said, 81 had cleaned up about $4O,.
600. L made all this money in just
about four months. Me Tammany
friends in the city hall gave me
the straight things to bet, and 1
made money SO fast that 1 had to put
some fresh pockets in me buds.
when / was making me killing
plays on the tracks / didn't wear no
different clothes than what I have
on now, and that's the reason never
got touched. When the Tammanv
government went out my luck went
out, too. One day at aqueduct lost
over $4,000. After that I couldn't
find nothing but stiffs, and three days
ago [ was broke. I hadn't enough
to buy new shoeblacking outfit, and
/ went to the leader of me district
and he gave me the money to buy
this box and set of brushes"
Herman asked the reporter not to
print his full name. He said his wife
didn't know he had been leading a
double life"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
FIVE INTELLECTUAL FEET.
Library That Is Long Enough to Fur.
nish Information Sufficient for
the Needs of Any Man.

According to President Charles w
Eliot, of Harvard university, there is
no good reason why the normal human
being should not have an intellectual
training that would meet the REQUIRE
ments not only Of cur advanced civil
zat1on, but be up to the highest stand
ard as fixed by the learned president
himself, for recently he said: "a IL
brary that will 60 on a shelf five feet
long is enough to give an intellectual
training to any human being that ever
came into the world" says the New
York Herald.
just think of it! You can hold the
five feet of volumes between your ex-
tended palms, and all you have to do
is to transmute their contents into
memory cells that can, at the will. be
put into action for the production of
understanding
Only five feet! I have taken the
trouble to put the rule on this and ap-
ply little mathema tics. AS books in
the library average, five feet means 81
volumes; which is not an array calcu-
allied to brighten reader.
Again, an average shows that these
81 books contain 10000 pages, made up
of 100000 words. Not SO very much
material from which to imbibe intel
lectual training.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
The Risk of Ballooning.

Considering the risks aeronauts nec-
essarily take every time they make an
ascent the science or sport or trade
(for 1t partakes Of all three) is ex-
traordinarily free from fatal acci-
dents, says the London Chronicle. Mr..
Charles Green, who made over COO
trips, died at the age of 81 in 1870.
Twenty years later NJ Eugene GODDARD,
who had made quite 1000 ascents, died
in his bed. On the other hand, among
British balloonists, Capt. Dale wss
killed before he had completed 200, and
Capt. WheIan also, in 1899, met his
death in his three hundred and ff-
teenth ascent. Mr.. Perciyal Spencer,
our most noted living English aero
naut, has probably beaten all these
records, and has in addition made par
achute descents on all The continents
and in most Of the seas surrounding
them,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
CAUTIONS COLLEGE MEN.
Charles NJ. Schwab Tells Them They
Must Not Find Fault with Ways
of SeIf-Trained Men.

Charles M. Schwab, president of the
United States Steel corporation, de-
1ivered the address to the graduating
class at Pennsylvania State college.
Among other things, he said that Ill
order to become successful a college
MIN must not find fault with the
wa VS. of self-trained men. He must
not think himself above the common
class.
"O1ue reason why practical men arc
at the head of organiza tons is be-
cause the college man depends too
much on his diploma" he said. ''Thc
worst thing you can do is to start in
life with influence. Be energetic
Make mistakes if you must, but keep
working. People must respect you
for it.
''The business of the country must
be continued under organization.
Trusts cannot be stopped. One thing
that stands in the way of their sue
cess is the lack of men to manage
them. Here is chance for trained
young men. No man will entrust his
fortune to your hands, however, I'M
til you have demonstrated your abil-
ity. Ability is sought everywhere.
Capitalists bemoan the lack of it,
Mr.. and Mrs. Schwab presented the
college with 100000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
HfgheHt-Paid Mail Carrier

The bigness Of our country is en-
phasized every now and then by some
obscure governmental routine. Away
off in the Philippines we are delivering
mail in canoelike boats, and, on the
other hand, says Harper's Weekly, a
contract was let for carrying the mail
In Alaska by dog-sleds. The success
full bidder was Oscar Fish, and his route
lies between Eagle aud Valdez, a dis
lance of Ala miles. He makes two trips
O month, and receives nearly $1,000 a
trip, or $35, 600 year. Only 800 pounds
are carried per trip, and this is usually
made up of letters, few newspapers.
Postoffice department officials say that
the sum paid Fish is very reasonable
when it is considered that he makes the
trip by dog-sled, and that he has the
most dangerous route of any mail car
rier in the world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
Authority on the Crnna

There is an old fellow out in Chi
cago who has written so much on the
subject CT crops. and Written so hon
estly and entertainingly, that he has
become power in the land. He SIGNS
himself S. Thornton X Prime. his fun
name being Samuel Thornton Kenneys
Prime, says the New York Press. Born
in Conn icut, educated in Railway
n. j.. ans gained in the western school
Of journalism, he early became a
specialist in domestic and foreign CROP
statistics, and is to-aay III al proba-
bility The highest living authority on
the present and prospective 6 ndition
of corn, wheat. oats, etc. Tie n arkets
Of the world swear by Prime rec ayJless
of the lying Of bulls and bears. He is
sixtyeight years old, with a country
home at Dwight, H.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
ORIGIN OF BICYCLE-DIv1NG.
Seat First Performed by q Roman
Youth on the Banks of the
River Tiber.

Ihe idea of diving on bicycle orig
mated with bright and clever Roman
youth OF %, named Umberto Diamanti
q 1eat which called for nerve and dar-
ing OF high order, together with the
aDllity of powerful and rapid SWIM
lner. The idea was to ride along the
top OF the artificial embankment of
the Iiber and plunge into the river be-
yo1d. Ihe diver must retain control
over the machine, not only after leav-
ing terra firma and plunging dizzily
INTO mldair, but also during the awful
ana notwithstanding descent to the
surface OF the water After sinking
deep down with the machine. he must
SWIM TO land with tia most awkward
and even dangerous rescue" to effect
when beyond ones depth. Thus it may
DE seen that the contest was one which
called for more than the average
amount OF physical endurance, as well
as for steady head and mistaken
nerve, says Pearson's Magazine.
A very interesting contest was ar
ranged between young Diamanti as
cycllst and his rival. Borghi, on foot.
This weird and extremely novel race
was easily won by the iron-nerved
ccyclist, both as regards time and clean
jumping.
There was tremendous excitement
just before the race came off, and dense
crowds lined the high embankment
that skirts the Tiber The excitement
was quite at fever heat when the order
was given-"Go!" and both cyclist and
loot runner started off at a terrific
pace. 1t seemed hardly possible that
any sane man could deliberately ride
a bicycle over so appalling precipice;
put, what is much more remarkable.
sig. Diamanti not only did this, but
actually retained his presence ofmind
throughout the entire descent THROUGH
The air as we'll as on striking the water.
and even beneath the surface, for he
brought his troublesome mount to land
WIN little or no eXertion, amid the
lrantlc applause of the spectators.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
TRAIN STOPPED BY WIND.
The Illinois Central "DiamOnd Spe.
cial" Has Most Thrilling
Experience.

Passengers on the Diamond Special
over the Illinois Central had thrill
ing experience in the storm of the
other morning. There were $50 per-
sons aboard. When the train pulled
out of Kankakee, south-bound, the
storm was first noticed. Soon it
broke with terrific violence. There
is no stop between Kankakee and
Gilman. Twice before reaching the
latter place the train was brought to
a standstill, it being impossible to
breast the heavy gale which prevailed
At Gilman the yards were flooded
and a box car had been wedged into
the switch of the ST. Louis line. The
train had been stopped by the wind.
ard this alone prevented a terrible
wreck Conductor Dawson waded
through water nearly to his waist
to the telegraph station. where il
was learned that all trains on the
ST. Louis line, north or south bound
in the division between Springfield
and Gilman were lost or stalled in
the storm.
The train reached Springfield one
hour and d half late and arrived in
the Union station at st Louis one
hour behind time. The passengers
who had gone to their berths in the
sleepers, aroused by the storm, arose
and made hasty toilets, expecting
every moment that the train would
be blown from the tracks.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
DOCTORS in ONE BLOCK.
81 ty-Five Medfcs Have Their
Shingles Out in That Space
in Philadelphia.

| J lew York has the most thickly pop
jul ted block in the United States, and
no ny curious congregations of men
m y be seen in it's street. But Phila-
ldt phia has the prize block for one
ST cies of aggregation. Sixty-fve
|pl rsicians live in one block in that
eli T. 1t is also stated that within
a 'adius of four blocks in that city
M re than one-seventh of it's medical
pr ctitioners is located, reports the
M York Herald.
rom the tendency of physicians
ar dentists to congregate in one
st eet certain blocks of this city pre-
Sc It an almost unbroken array Of
dc tors signs upon the house fronts.
Ut might seem to casual observer
tn It none but members of the medi-
|ca profession reside there.
4 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, be-
tv zen Eighteenth and Nineteenth
st eets, this is almost literally true.
Isl ty-five physicians have offices
tht re. Many of the most prominent
pr; ctitioners located there many
years ago, and younger physicians
haze of late years been attracted
thither. Another factor in the surfeit
is the area mentioned is almost the
center of the city.
Yet neither in Philadelphia nor
New York are there as great q num-
Der OF physicians in proportion to
the population as there are in the
District of Columbia.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
JAILED FOR SQUEEZING.
prisoned in Paris for Reckless
Driving on an Automobile.

Tod Sloan, the famous American
jockey, was sent to prison for two
days at Paris for scorching" with an
automobile in the Bots de Boulogne.
Sloan wanted to pay fine, but
the judge Construction before whom
he was arraigneo refused to impose
any other penalty than imprison-
Dent because of the fagrancy of
sioan's offense, he having been re-
peatedly warned by the police that
DE was violating the law. Sloan was
taken to jail.
Sloan and his racing car are known
by sight to all the Parisians of the
bouleyards, for no one drives Quite
so recklessly as the American. Not
even Fournier dares to run at racing
speed in the heart of the city. The
leniency with which the police treat
ed him led Sloan to imagine himself
immune from arrest. He was I'M
deceived in fashion that he will
not soon forget, for of all dismal
places French jail is the worst.
5 Sloan has had several accidents
with his motor car. and last August
ran into a tree at Trouville, causing
his companions to sustain seriousI
injuries. Fournier and Charron had
hopes for time of making Sloan
into great chauffeur, but he
proved to be too reckless. Incapable
of handling heavy car running at
high speed with the lightning GER
talnty of a master driver, Sloan,
nevertheless, is daring in the highest
degree and takes amazing chances.
HIS presence in a great race would,
in the opinion of the manufacturers
and chauffers, mean disaster to him
self and others.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
ANIMALS OF THE DESERT.
The Addax Antelope and Lodcr's Ca
keIle Frequent the Lands of
Thirst and sand

In the northern Sahara two animals
arefound which seem specially adapt
eel for life in this forbidden land.
They are the addax antelope and
Loder's gazelle, says the London
Spectator. The addax is an ugly,
acknowledging animal, with spiral
horns and very widespread hoofs,
which enable it to so at great pace
over the sand. Pliny knew Of its ex-
istence, and was naturally interested
in it, for as South Africa was as yet
unvisited, this was one of the few
species of antelope known to the an
clients. 1t was not rediscovered till
Kuppell found it near Dongola AS
it is rather a large antelope, it re
quires a considerable amount of food
and the difficulty which suggested IT.
self was TO discover where it found
it's food 1t is now nearly certain
that the addax follows the rains
which fall at certain seasons, and
probably travels vast distances in the
vale OF the seasons storms. The
immense area of desert in northern
Africa makes this possible, though
without special knowledge of the me-
teorology of that part of the continent
it would be unsafe to assert that
there is always rain going on in some
part of the desert fringe. How the
addax supports itself in these abso-
lutely dry intervals is not known
6azelles are mainly desert animals
but Loder's gazelle seems to have
rather more than the family leaning
toward the land of thirst and sand.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
Will Herald the Coronation

A chain of bonfres extending
through the length and breadth Of
three kingdoms will illumine the night
of the coronation of King Edward.
The arrangements are already well
advanced The country has been di-
vided into districts and circulars will
shortly be issued giving all necessary
particulars. At 9:55 on the night Of
June 26 decorating rocket will be
fired from nearly 1900 heights, and
five minutes later the signal will be
given for the 5000 fires to be set
ablaze.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
FOR CHURCH AND BUSINESS,
New tabernacle Is to De One OF the
Most Original EcclesinsticrI
Structures in America.

Ihe new Broadway tabernacle, to
be built at the northeast corner OF
broadway and Fifty-sixth street, will
De one OF the most original ecclesias.
tlcal structures in America. It is to
cost S65o,o0o. A singular feature will
DE a comparatively low front on
broadway, rising toward the rear
into what is practically a ten-story
Office building. The frontage on
Broadway will be so feet. AT the
northwest corner will be a morning
chapel, to seat about so persons. The
front will have two towers so feef
high. The auditorium, which occu-
pies the corner of Broadway ana
Fifty-sixth street, will seat 1900 per-
sons. 1t will be lighted by great
window in the Broadway front, by
rose windows at each transept. and
by eight clear story windows. There
will be no columns to obstruct the
view.
Under this main auditorium will be
a lecture hall. It viii seat 600 and
have stage for concerts and guilds.
In the rear of this will be banquet
ing room for 500 persons. Upon the
main level, in the rear of the audi
torium, it is proposed to locate Tay-
lor chapel, named after recent pas
tor, and seating 400. Above Taylor
chapel and reached by immense ele-
vators will be the Office building. The
exterior of this building is so planned
that it is in keeping with it's sur
roundings, resembling a part of
church and not a skYScraDer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
Underground Mountains.

The conductors of the Trigonometri-
cal survey in India have made singu-
lar discovery. They have reason to
believe that there is in the middle of
India an underground, or buried,
mountain range, a thousand miles in
length, which lies parallel with the
Himalayas. The conclusion is based
on the peculiarities of the local attrac-
ton of gravitation, the plumb-line be-
Ing DETECTED southwark on the north
.ide Of the supposed underground
chain, and northward on the south side
Tie inference is that a great elongated
mass Of rock Of excessive density un.
derlies thn INA ahSerYip2 atafipps.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
KISSES FORBIDDEN.
Osculatory Leave-Taking Must Be
Cut Out in Jersey Central Depot.
Decree Sent Forth by the officials and
the Train and Gatemen Have
TrOubIOus Times En-
forcing the Order.

"All trainmen, gatemen and ticket
examiners of the Jersey City exits will
stop all persons from exchanging
kisses upon the arrival and departure
of trains in this station. This order
must be rigidly enforced" is an order
signed by Superintendent p. p. A. Aber-
crombie, of the Pennsylvania Railroad
company, and read for the first time to
the trainmen, ticket examiners and
gatemen at the Jersey City terminus
OF the Pennsylvania railroad recently.
The employees were instructed ver-
bally by Mr.. Abercrombie to see that
the order was rigidly enforced, and the
gatemen are having their own troubles
in carrying out their chiefs instruc-
tions.
1t is claimed that during the rush of
travel the exits and entrances have
been blocked by those anxious to ex-
change greetings with their arriving
or departing friends. John I. Metcalf,
veteran gateman, said:
81 have been with this company 80
years, but I'll be hanged if I ever had
anything like this put up to me before.
l see my finish right now"
1t is estimated that the actual time
lost each day in kissing at the Jersey
City terminus, if added together, would
consume ten solid days.
There were several ludicrous scenes
when the gateman attempted to pre-
vent the affectionate caress. Men grew
angry and the women-well, they gen.
orally cried and denounced the gate
man aS tEhOrrid mon
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
Sweet Potatoes Shipped to London

As an experiment., James J. David
son, Of Swedesboro N. j., recently
shipped three barrels of sweet pota-
toes to London. One barrel was packed
In fine sawdust. Another in coarse
sawdust, and the third in tissue pa
per, the same as oranges are packed
All arrived in good condition, but those
in the c,2arse sawd,ist were in prime
shape. The opinion prevails that Eng
1ishmen Will eventually have Glouces-
ter county sweets as regular side
dish with American beef and mutton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03

A Richmond (Va.) professor has
just completed 17-vo1ume "Life of
Edgar A. Poe" Never, says the Chi.
cago Record-Herald, until now have
we thought of Poe as possible rival
Of the Encyclopedias Brittannica.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
New 1r.shionabre Dance.

Many new q ances were practiced by
the delegates. TO the convention of the
Normal School Association Masters of
Dancing Of u nited States and Can
ada held in New York. Among them
was a mfnuet Of tie seventeenth CEN
fury. This the convention decided will
be one of the most fashionable dances
of the coming season. Seventeenth
century costumes were worn to height
en- the effect
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
A Growing .JoEa

Now we have lamp trust. Turn il
down.-Minneapolis Times. Why not
snuff it out?-St. Joe Gazette. Or
Blow it up?-Philadelphia Ledger:
and the Chicago Tribune willingly
adds: "Or resort to gas-as above p,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
wants to See kim -.

The East end of London, disanno;n+.
ed at not being included IN the rora,
procession, is organizing . monster
petition to their majesties praying
for royal visit shortly after the
coronation, The promoters ant;ci-
pate 100000 signatures.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03

Summer camps have become so
much OF an institution that the New
York furniture dealers this season
are taking notice of them and tryinn
their trade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
S,xycdes Are Healthy.

Swedep's last census records the
lowest death rats yet affirmed by q
civilized nation. During the last ten
years y only averaged 2e.l0 per AOoo
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
TeEgio's rEhs.c Rafhs

Tie city Of Tckio las SEQ public
baths. whale gcnse 100000 persons
battle s4iis Vi 90 Of asout one cent
each.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-03
sanarfcfa consisered a sriE,e

The New Haven board Of police
commissioners reduced man from
sergeant to patrolman because he ac-
copied a sandwich from man one
night when he was of duty.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-09-16

which he got his first ideas of the
business. Thus do ability and
character find not only apprecia-
ton but substantial reward
No more worthy selection could
have been made of a safe, conserv-
ative adviser; no more careful
business hand nor brain could be
called from among our people to
assist in shaping the destiny of a
business enterprise. We cOngratu-
late the Mt. Sterling National on
the choice she has made, and hope
the Exchange Bank may find a
worthy successor to take Mr.,
Grubb's place in her board.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-09-16

Seed rye for sale.
+. d. MARSHALL.