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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-30
THE BEAUVOIR HOME.
Arguments for and Against the Proposed Leg
lslatve Appropriation.

there be only half dozen they are
just as much entitled to care and sup
port as an hundred.
Now what will you do with these
few old soldiers who have no home.
no friends and no means? Let them
beg as some of them are doing now {?
God forbid Now our proposition is
to keep up pensions to those who have
homes of any kind where they prefer
to remanin as is now being done, and
to those who are so unfortunate as to
have not where to lay their heads, we
propose that they shall have a home,
beautiful, healthy and comfortable,
In which they may rest until God
calls them to better one. It is
not proposed that any shall be COM
PEELED to go to the home, but only
those who are unable to care for
themselves and have no home, friends
nor means, and who apply for admis-
sion. And when the time comes to
any soldier in that home-if it ever
does that he can find a home with
friends, it shall be his undisputed
right to leave the home and take up
his abode with such friends and draw
his pension as others do. It is ad-
mitted there are those who have no
homes and must be cared for in
some way. Now I am no stickler
for q home except as I am satisfied
that these old men can be best cared
for at home supported by the state.
The only proper way to do any
thing is tho best way, and when we
know that these poor old men cannot
find homes in private families and
have none of their own, hesonly prop
er thing to do is to supply them a
home and support. The home has
been supplied through the patriotic
love Of the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy and the Sons of Veterans. Ger.
tainly Another Veteran and ''Vo-
ter' can raise no objection to that
gift, and it only remains for the state
TO appropriate about $S. 80 per month
per man and this think is the out
side or highest figures-for clothes,
hats, shoes, socks, laundry and food.
Voters of Rankin county, veterans and
sons Of veterans! what do you think
of the picture? Can the old soldier
deserve less? Can the state of Miss
issippi offord to offer less? Just one
word as to salaries of ATTACHES. -
The appropriation for the soldiers
home would be made in the same way
every other appropriation is made;
would pass through the same channels,
be paid out and audited by the same
officials as appropriations made for
the salaries of governor, auditor, Sec
retary of state and trustees of the in
sane asylum, SO that it would be in no
more danger of being misapplied than
these other appropriations. And if
you refuse an appropriation for this
reason then cut off the others for the
same reason.
Mr.. Editor, | crave pardon for the
length of my communication, but l
wanted to fully answer the objections
and think have done so.
A. G.. NORRELL.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-30
July 27th, 1903.
THINKS 1T A CANDIDATES HOB
BY TO RIDE INTO OFFICE ON.

Fannin, Miss, July 81, 1908. Ed
tor Brandon News: I was much in.
terested in the communications in The
News last week in reference to the
Soldiers Home at Beauvoir, as we'll
as that Of John L. Evans withdraw
ing from the canvass for the legisla-
ture. It looks like some one got
this up as a hobby to ride to the
Legislature on, as I can see no Iea
son for injecting it into the canvass.
As was said in one of the commu-
nications, the old soldiers themselves
have not asked that the state pro-
vide them home and the candidates
will find that the idea is not popular
in this meek of the woods. These
old veterans would feel like paupers
at the soldiers home. Let the state
save them this humiliation, and pro-
vide for their care at their homes,
among their friends, and for the
few who have no homes or relatives,
let the state authorize the boards of
supervisors to provide homes for them
It can be done at much less expense
ard much more to the comfort and
satisfaction of the disabled old SOL
diers. [ heard an old soldier, who
was badly wounded in the war, but
whose financial circumstances are such
now that he does not need tile aid Of
the state, say that he would take care
of any disabled ssand INDECENT old sol
dier who is without home for $10C
per year. | suppose that there are not
more than 100 such in the state, at
least not more than two to each coun-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-07-30

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
A Benevolent Administration.

summary of the terms of the pro-
posed treaty between the United
States and the Republic of Panama,
providing for the construction of the
Panama canal, shows the Roosevelt
administration in a most benevolent
aspect. BY this most remarkable
agreement Panama is to receive:
I. $10,00O,O00 cash in hand
.. The guarantee of her independ-
ence. which without that guarantee
she could not for a single month
maintain.
). The exception of the cities of Coz
Ion and Panama from the 1O-mile
canal strip.
4. The sewerage and water supply
of these cities disposed of by capital
advanced and skill supplied by the
United States.
). Special telegraph and telephone
rates for government messages with
in the strip.
8. Free passage through the canal
of Panama vessels, troops and muni-
tions of war at all times.
4. Free passes on the auxiliary
railway for Panama government or
police officials.
s. Protection of the canal zone by
the United States.
9. Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars year in gold after nine
years.
Thus the United States is to supply
its sister republic which was kid
mapped from Colombia, with protec-
ton necessary to its existence, is to
give its chief cities public improve
ments. is to carry its troops and Off
cials about free of charge, is to bring
to its doors a mighty and profitable
trade, making the Isthmus the meet
ing place of half the worlds com
merce, and is 10 pay rental of $780,
900 a year.
And in addition to all this is to
turn over to J, Pierpont Morgan $1O,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
NEWS IN OUTLINE

1t is announced that General Booth
has purchased 5000 acres of land in
Liberia for the use of the Salvation
Army.
Because he forgot the name of the
young woman he was to marry, Jan
ZawOzkwa, Il Chicago young man, was
unable to secure Il license.
Amateur photographers so annoyed
the Duke and Duchess of RoXburghe,
who arrived in London on the Kaiser
Wilhelm IL, that they kept to their
cabin.
Telegrinms from st. Petersburg indi-
cate that there is anxiety over the
condition OF the cZarina, who was poi
soned during her visit at Darmstadt.
Robert Rudolph, formerly of the Mil
waukee city council. has been ar.
rested on the charge of receiving a
$1,000 bride.
Commander-in-Chief John c. Black,
of the Grand Army, who is in Boston
arranging for the next encampment, is
suffering much from old wounds re-
ceived during the civil war.
james Nelson, a negro, charged with
attempted rape, was lynched near JEFF
ferson, S. c.
General Wood has attacked the rebel,
lious Moros in JOlo, 2. L., again and
killed seventy-five. with Il loss of Pri-
vate Brennan killed and two privates
wounded.
Charles Dupee Blake, author of
"Rock-a-bye Baby and other songs, is
dead at BroOkline, Mass, aged 60.
A large force will begin work next
week on the construction of buildings
at the new naval reservation at San
Juan, Z. Il.
President Norton, of the Glover Leaf,
denies the rumOr that the control of
that road had been sold to the Wander.
bits
Willie Fitzgerald, of Brooklyn,
knocked out Otto Sieloff, of Chicago.
in the third round of a fight at Port
Huron, Mich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

The Unied States commercial agent
at Sault ST. Marie. Canada, reports
that the cut of lumber in that district
for the season of 1902 was about 160,-
100000 feet, and the cut for the sea
son of 1908 is expected to total over
2OO,O0O,OO feet. At least IS per cent
of this is cut in mills owned and OPP
Grated by Americans. The largest pOr-
ton of the lumber cut by these mills
was shipped to the United. States. But
little saw material-that is saw logs
and pulp wood is shipped to this coun-
try, as the Canadian government dis
courages such shipments, by placing
an export duty on saw products or
entirely prohibiting their shipment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Free Passes and Tax Dodgers.

While the most of us walk or pay our
own car fare to get home to vote. the
Republican leaders all ride on free rail
road passes or, as in the case of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, are supplied by the
railroads with special trains to enable
them to perform that patriotic duty.
1t is only reasonable that those so IA
vored should he found voting at the
last election for the monopoly interests.
He who receives the gifts or favors of
the corporations is expected to make
return benefits to them. Thus we have
legislation that leads to unjust taxation
in Republican states, in many of which
the corporations and other tax dodgers
only pay small proportion of the
taxes that should rightfully be assessed
against them. The time has come
when bribery by railroad passes must
be abolished in both state and nation
and equal rights to all. special priv
ileges TO none" the Democratic prin-
ciple, become the law of the land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
DAILY SHORT STORY
A Case OF Mania
[Original.l

tOriginaLl
us that DR.. Hamilton at the phone?'
YES, l am Dr. Hamilton
''Mrs. Ward wants you to come TO
her Immediately. She is very ILL.,"
"All right. I'll go at once"
"Confound it, exclaimed the doctor
as he hung up the receiver and return
ed to a party of bachelors he was en-
Pertaining at dinner. He had that very
| day declined an invitation from this
Mrs. Ward, wealthy young widow, to
| escort her to the opera, his excuse be-
ing that he had a patient in charge
| whom he could not leave. The real
| cause of his declining was that a col
lege cIassmate had come to town and
the doctor desired to give him stag
dinner at his house.
You fellows keep the ball rolling,
he said. Eve got a call and must
| leave you for awhile. Patrick, keep the
gentlemen we'll supplied with wine
There's a fresh box of cigars in the
sideboard."
DR.. Hamilton was in too much of a
hurry to get back to the party to wait
for his own horse and fortunately
found a passing cab. In ten minutes he
was at Mrs. Wards. He found her on
lounge in the library dressed in din
ner costume, a lamp with a rose tinted
shade standing on Il table beside her,
casting a very becoming light on her
face The doctor advanced and, taking
her wrist between his fingers, looked at
her searchingly.
Whats the trouble?" he asked.
81 don't know. After dinner / was
seized with a very singular feeling
"Where?"
'In the ears
The doctor removed the shade from
the lamp and, taking a little glass from
his instrument satchel, threw concen-
trated rays of light into the widows
left ear Finding nothing unusual
there, he examined the other ear.
Its quite possible" he said, that a
tiny bug crawled into your ear and
crawled out again. You hear nothing
unusual nowT'
mo, 1 haven't heard anything I'M
usual
Then what was the sensation?"
"A terrible longing"
Longing for what?"
There it is again. And a tremor
ran over her shapely frame.
The doctor, thinking that it might be
q symptom of insanity, looked steadily
into her eye. 1t was clear as a bell,
soft and liquid, as it met his. There
was not even the slightest indication
of nerve tension. The doctor was puz-
Zled.
I'm afraid I'm going TO lose my
mind, DOCTOR said the patient
''Why 500"
Il have paroxysmS in which l feel
that l must hear harmonious sounds
or go wild. oh, doctor, if you could
only play on the piano.
81 can't"
"Then won't Won take me- somewhere
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

The official correspondence of the
United States authorities and Panama
and Colombian authorities relating to
the secession" of the state of Pana-
ma from the United States of ColOm-
bia as submitted by President Roose-
welt to congress in response to a re-
quest from that body began Nov. ,,
the evening of the November cleo
tions in this country and closes with
the recognition of the Panama minis
ter by the president Nov. -. The cor
respOndence is not explanatory of
conditions, but it shows a determine
tiOn on the part of the Roosevelt adj
ministration to repudiate the treaty
obligations of this government of Co
lOmbia,. and an encouragement by the
United States authorities of the Sc
cession movement. There evidently
was an understanding unwritten and
unofficial between the administra-
tion and the Panama conspirators.
The hypocrisy of the pTetense that
the action of the president was gov
erned not only by treaty obligations,
but by the interests of civilization" is
scarcely concealed by the official cor
respondence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

where l can hear music 1t IS the only
thing that would satisfy my insane
craving"
HIN" said the doctor. A light was
beginning to break in upon him. You
have seats at the Opera:''
"A box. How unkind of you to de-
cline 10 take me when | had gone to
the trouble to provide places"
1t was a reproachful look the widow
gave him out of her soft eyes. The
doctor, who up to this moment had but
one desire-to get back TO his convivial
guests-began to feel other sensations
Mrs. Ward was a very pretty woman,
a very charming woman. To one of her
own sex her ruse would have excited
contempt. Not so to the man. He
thought it all very cute.
Excuse me a moment" he said, ris-
ing. Il must use your telephone. The
patient l have in charge is in critical
condition, and 1 must keep in touch
with him"
You'll find it in the little room at
the end of the hall"
The doctor rang up his own house
and called for one of his guests
"I'll be longer than l supposed" he
said. ''but I'll be back before the even
ing is over"
Serious case?'
Every"
''All right; We'll stay till you come"
Then DR.. Hamilton returned to the
widow and told her that he could spend
an hour with her at the opera.
no i'll I xt-orr, A., foI-o
you where your patient couldn't reach
you and he were TO die while you We're
at the opera 1 would never forgive my
self"
''How consideFate of you"
Perhaps if we stay here and the
paroxysm comes on again if you whis-
per softly in my ear with that musical
voice of yours it would allay the cray
ing
"We'll try it,"
The doctor again examined the pulse,
this time taking the little hand in his
to determine whether it was moist or
feverish. He sat in silence. He was
thinking
Doctor" said the widow, its COM
ing on again. Speak to me. Your
voice is DIS HdFlOHiOuS as Il Cello.
Mrs. Ward he began.
"Camilla-nOt Mrs. Ward. You would
pronounce Camilla beautifully"
Camilla"
Go on
Il love YOU"
That was the end of Mrs. Wards
paroxysms.
Or. Hamilton returned to his guests
at IL o'clock.
what was the trouble, doctor?"
"a unique case of mania"
Patient out of danger?"
'Quite recovered. Temperature nor
NAL, skin SOFT lips moist
"What was yOur treatment?"
Administered sedative through the
ear" F. A. mitchell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

100000 in cash a the representative
of the stolen republic" Morgan and
the Panama syndicate have no reason
to complain.
In addition to the profit the deal
provided by the treaty is to Panama,
the Panama canal bondholders are to
receive $40,O0O,OOO.
The Springfield Register thus point
eddy sums up the situation:
Lucky Panama!
Lucky Panama canal bondholders!
Unlucky United States taXpayersi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Stockholders, Meeting.

Rock Island, ILL.,, Oct. 81, 1908.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Peoples Power com
pany will be held at the Rock Island
Office of the company, corner Seven
teenth street and First avenue, Fri
day, Nov. 81, 1908, at $3.50 p. m, for
the election of directors, and any 9th
er business that may come before the
meeting.
PEOPLES POWER COMPANY.
S. S. Davis, Secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
For Over sixty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. It
soothes the child,s softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea. IS
cents bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

TERMs-Daily, 10 cents per week. Weekly,
81 per year In advance.
All communications of argumentative
character, political or religious, must have
real name attached for publication. No
such articles will be printed over fictitious
signatures
Correspondence solicited from ev cry town
sup In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

Small waists are no longer in style.
It's the round plump waist that comes
by taking Rocky Mountain Tea; that's
all the go. IS cents For sale by T. FL.
Thomas, pharmacist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

\ Massachusetts. laundryman has
been punished for throwing a heated
iron at his wife. His defense that he
believed i'll striking while the iron
was hot was not accepted by the
iudUP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

Some of the best animals at the
New York horse show are from ST.
Louis They are from Missouri, and
they've cot to show them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Wednesday, November 25. 1908.
Let all give thanks

Hanna has had such good fortune
lately, no wonder he feels like knock
ing Wood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

The labor bureau finds that living
costs sixth more than two years ago.
Yet this * not news.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at E634 Sec
ond avenue, Rock Island, Ill. ENTERED at
the postofice as second-class matter.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

Wage reduction in the steel trust
makes the workers stand the expense
of drawing off the water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
SIGNED BONDPROTECTs YOU
Mi-O-ua Costs You Nothing If it Falls to
Restore Health, Says t. H. Thomas.

NIi-o-na Costs You Nothing If it Falls tC
Restore Health, Says T. H. Thomas.
The poor. thin. emaciated dyspeptic
when he becomes plump, rosy and ro-
bust, after using Mi-o-na, forgets that
there is such thing as Indigestion.
This treatment is entirely different
from any other medicine or treatment
for dyspepsia. 1t is so different and
so uniformly successful that Z. II
Thomas wants every reader of The
Argus to take Mona for a month al
his risk.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding, he will give the fol
lowing signed bond with every pack
age:
y y X !. :: = = < = = \ = 4
= GUARANTEE BOND. =
| hereby agree to refund the =
: price paid for Mona, if the pur- =
chaser tells me that it has not in =
= creased flesh and given freedom =
= from stomach troubles.
4 #. H. THOMAS.
= : < x < = 4 < = = = = x 4 < X ;
You will be your own judge as to
whether you pay for Mi-o-na or not
Simply leave so cents on deposit with
II. H. Thomas, getting his signed bond
which will protect your deposit.
This remarkable fiesh-forming food
is aSsimilated as soon as it is taken
into the stomach, produces good, rich
blood, tones up the weakened diges-
tive organs and makes permanent
cures in the worst cases of dyspepsia.
You certainly can afford to start
using Mi-o-na today when T. H. Thorn
as takes all the risk of its giving sat
isfaction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

By THE j. w. POTTER 90.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
What Girls Do.

Girls, did you ever think of it,,
that boys have more self-respect
than the members of your sex?
There is not young man of any
egree of respectability, that
would be seen walking down the
street with drunken girl. You
might search the streets with a
fine tooth comb and then not find
a young man who would lock arms
and go promenadilg With a lady
who was putting cigar or squirt
ing tobacco juice around on the
side walk. Girls have no hesitancy
In accepting the company of them
are only too anxious to accept the
companionship, heart and hand OF
any thing that wears pants. So
ciety will become refined, when the
girls demand OF the boys, who wish
TO pay them attention, the same
purity Of character that the boys
demand Of the girls, Over the
heads OF the young ladies OF the
land hang the possibilities of the
greatest moral reform that ever
swept over this country OF ours.
Elk.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
SOFT COPE

Like the running brook, the
red blood that flows through
the veins has to come from
somewhere.
The springs of red blood are
found in the soft core OF the
bones called the marrow and
some say red blood also comes
from the spleen. Healthy bone
marrow and healthy spleen
are full of fat.
SCOTS Emulsion makes new
blood by feeding the bone
marrow and the spleen with
the richest Of all fats, the pure
cod liver oil.
For pale school girls and
invalids and for all whose
blood is thin and pale, Scots
Emulsion is a pleasant andrich
blood food. Itnot only feeds
the blood-making organs but
gives them strength to dc
their proper work.
send for free sample
SCOTT 4 BOVINE, Chemists
lo9-IIS Pearl Street, New York
sos aud sLoo; all druggists.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
GLENwooD.

John NJ Webb and family moved to
Willard last week, where they will live
with then son, D, w. Webb. We were
sorry to see them go They are the
citizens OF tins place Uncle Johnny is
% and his wife 81,
Mrs o + heuer ana children, oil
Ashland, nave oeeh visiting her iather
wesley "epo'
I uiiilisie!' VI Du'''a'iau' was mere
a r'i
eri' N'i'i''erS mas iei' ior i"r'S un'
Ai Io. n,,oo,, .en.,.,oa :. ,.,.,,,,,.. =,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
HICKsvlLLE

Taz. Arlington and wife visited home
folks Saturday
VIM. Smith and son have returned
from Sheridan.
G. c. Hicks wont to Lick Fork satur.
day.
He. Hicks has purchased a fine mule
from Tom Bhrchett
JOSEPH Bentley was on our creek Sun
day
Mrs. NJ. F, Brown visited Mrs. VIM
Watson last week
A. L. Hicks has gone to Bronston,
W. Va, whore he will make his future
home.
Smith Jobe passed up our creek Mon.
day.
Miss Belvia Ariing:n visited Mise
Bertha johnson Sunday
Happy Hours,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1903-04-17
THOMAS.

The death angel visited the home
OF Henry rarson last Thursday
and took therefrom his sor, vii.
lard.
There viii he several people dis.
appointed thi, ytar by the fruit
being killed.
Mis-, Zella Collinsworth cal ed on
Misses Maude and Nola Simpson
Sunday.
Barney Foley received word of
his wite's death while he was down
the river on tirIbcr.
William Collinswotth and wife
went to Prostonsburg sunday.
We saw several white horses on
our creek sunday.
Mrs. Mary Mccoy, who has been
dangerously i'll, is improving slow
ly.
Mrs. Wheeler Blackburn visited
home folks this week.
Walter Scott bought fine sad
die horse from George Blackburn
last week.
DR.. Binigam was on our creek
Monday.
Alb Simpson and vito went to
Prestonsburg Sunday.
Everybody's gardens are look.
ing fine.
Willie Simpson is visiting about
Sail.
Dave Roop and Bouge Blackburn
who have been hauling goods, pass.
ed here recently. Bouge fell out
OF the wagon and was heart-broken
Tom Sherman passed here Sun,
day.
Let us hear from Smokey Val,
ley. X