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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
DEFINE YOUR POSITION.
Editor News:

Editor News:
am so fortunate as to be
one of the proud, free and INDEPENDENT
electors of the great "Free State of Ran
kin" and as such it will become my duty,
as we'll as my great pleasure, early in
August, to exercise my franchise in favor
of some of the many candidates for county
officers. But in order to cast my ballot
intelligently want to ask a question of
the candidates for both branches of the
legislature.
And in doing this specifically disavow
any desire or intention of injecting into
this campaign any extraneous question or
policies, but the interrogatory WILDE wholly
germane to one of the issues involved,
and especallywil it be so in view of the
old soldiers, and doubtless many of the
sons Of veterans, who will be called upon
to assist in the election of these gentle
men. Its no new question:; it is no I'M
important question;it is forty years old
atleast, and is vitality important to me-,
and feel sure it IS so to many others.
And Mr.. Editor you may rest assured it
will not down until the old soldiers of the
county and their friends have had it
answered definitely. 1t has happened to
me that am both a veteran and the son
of veteran of the war between the states
and as such an interested in knowing that
the old soldiers home at Beauvoir will be
supported. The gentlemen who are
aspiring to the positions mentioned are
aw are that great many of their hoped
| for constituents are old
veterans, and as many more perhaps,
are the sons of veterans, and they can
therefore readily discern the interest, to
this class of electors, springing out of this
question. am going to put the question
direct to these gentlemen and ask them
to kindly favor the old soldiers and their
friends with an answer toit through the
columns of your paper.
Question: VIII you, if elected to the
legislature, support by voice and vote a
bill making a reasonably sufficient apprepri-
alton for the maintenance of the Beauvoir
/ Soldier Home during the four years OF
/ incumbency as members of the next legis-
latu'e? This question is asked in the best
of faith, and for information.
VETERAN.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
hearing before Judge Robson Satur.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

Jackson District conference will
convene in the Methodist church,
Brandon, Miss, June 24-28.
Wednesday 8 p M, oath, the open.
ing sermon will be preahced by Rev.
Ii. B. Watkins, of Yazoo City. The
conference will be organized for work
Thursday morning, 25th at s O'Clock
Rev. w. B. Lewis, presiding elder
OF the district, will preside. Three
missionary sermons will be preached
during the session Of the conference.
TIC following eminent diyines will fill
this part Of the program, Rev. j. M.
Weems, d. d., Of Yazoo City, Rev.
3. f. Lewis, of Magnolia, and Rev.
w. I. Boiling, ID. d., of Jackson.
Bishop J. S. Key, of Sherman, Texas,
will be present and preach, at IL a.
IN. Saturday, and at | / a. III. Sun.
day will preach sermon on the BIZ
centenary of the birth of John Wesley.
All arc invited.
r. ID. NOTEWORTHY, Pastor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
BLIND TIGERS IN RANKIN
COUNTY.

The following from the Jackson
News of last Monday is somewhat of a
surprise to the good people in this part
of the moral vineyard, as they had
long since come to the conclusion that
the people near, the Jackson bridge
and along the turnpike we've ON their
good behavior and had deported the
tiger The Rankin officers will no
1oubU investigate the charges prefer
red by the Jackson News, and raid
every suspicious den on the pike.
The Jackson News says:
The blind tigers across Pearl river
just in Rankin county, have again
come into prominence, and they are
said to be dispensing booze to all Jack
sonites who care to walk across the
bridge.
| That Jackson is practically dry
town when it comes to beverages of
an Intoxicating nature is made quite
evident from this fact alone. For the
last two weeks the proverbial needle
in the haystack has been easier to find
than cocktail or a bottle of Schlitz.
The thirsty have gone without drink,
and those who have been engaged in
mortal combat with the essence of
crime have had nothing to fight.
Now when the city is free from hel
pest the tigers across the river have
resumed operations after years in.
activity, and, it is said, have goodly
supply on hand for all travellers. The
tigers are located just across the river
bridge in Rankin, almost within &
stones throw of the city limits.
Several years ago when the city wa
dry these pests bobbed up in Rankin.
They do more to ruin the young meI
of tile city than the tigers of Jackson
for across the river there is not ever
the watchful eye of the officers to re
strain them from any act.
These places were broken up severa
years ago and they should certainly b
crushed this summer. There is yer,
little good to be accomplished in clean
ing the city and have them move jus
on the limits of the town.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY.

Clifton Foster, alias Clayton Foster,
was placed in Jail Friday awaiting
a preliminary hearing on charge OF
bigamy. On May %, W. B. F. Stacy,
a well known farmer living near Pear
son went to Jackson and made affidavit
before Judge Fitzgerald charging Eos.
ter. alias Forest. with b1gamy.
The latter was in Jackson at the time
and an effort was made to apprelend
him but. all in vain. Foster was married
about two years ago in Rankin county
to Mr.. Stacy's daughter, and they
lived together tremendously for sey-
eral months, the young man conduct
ING a small mercantile establishment
near the turnpike. One day he dis
appeared, and during his absence it
was discovered that he had another
wife living in Meridian. This led to
the affidavit and Mr.. Stacy feared that
the object of his trip back to this Sec
tionof the country was to steal away
his wife. who had left him in the
meantime.
Mr.. Stacy has received letters from
Fosters old home in Alabama stating
that he is wanted there Oh other char
ges.
Ho will be given a preliminary
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

years in the great west, yet yearnel
for his native state and who is re-
turned to cast in his fortunes with
Mississippi's best and bravest. Those
who expected great things of the judge
were more than compensated. He
spoke beautifully of our dead heroes,
Loyalty of the private soldier and
touohingly Of our women. Our hearts
were stirred by the light of glory
,, which he threw upon our Lost Cause.
During his grafton, he recited two or
three poems with fine effect. HIS
voice is clear, and resonant and his
elocution brilliant. Land Of the
/, South, Imperial Land penned by
our own Judge Meek, of Alabama,
brought tears to many eyes. He
paid glow ing, heartfelt tribute to
our beloved Jefferson Davis and to
our Robert e. Lee and Stonewall Jack
son who, among many sother battle
cheiftains and hundreds of private
soldiers, now near the laurel ON the
further shore. Most beautifully and
tendeIiy, Judge Norrell spoke of the
southern woman. At her feet, he
placed the flowers of love and chivalry
ali eyes were suffused with tears
when he had finished reciting the
poem at the close of his address, which
proved that of Jail great battlefields
the one most worthy of song and story
lies hid in q woman's heart.
After the singing of America by
the choir, Maj. Henry appealed to all
those who had flowers not to forget to
decorate the graves of federal soldiers,
while remembering our own. He
pointed out the graves of Col. Shelby,
Col Clark, Col Jayne, Captain Jayne,
Mr.. Ard, our chaplain and others of
memory dear, and then the work of
distributing the flowers was begun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
COMMANDER IN CHIEF j. B. COR
DON.

The News has received the follow
ing letter from General Gordon: At
lanta, Ga, June 10, 1908. Editor
Brandon News, Brandon, Miss. Dear
Sir: Let me introduce myself as Gen
eral Gordon. commanders chief of
the u. @. Y. I have been informed
that in your paper will appear articles
on the domestic life in the south dur
ing the war. | shall feel very much
gratified if you will have the papers
containing these articles sent to me
and any back numbers which have
already been issued. Please send me
bill, will return you check for the
amount. Yours truly,
j. B. GORDON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
BRIDGE NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery
Clerks office up to II o'clock noon first Monday
in July, 1908. for building a bridge
across Richland Creek, near Plain,
according 10 specifications now on file in
this office. TIE board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
G. w. WHITE, Clerk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
DECORATION DAY A SUCCESS


The decoration of the soldiers
graves OH last Saturday, proved very
beautiful occasion.
At eleven O'Clock, the veterans,
together with the Daughters of the
Confederacy, formed in line and
marched from the court house to the
cemetery. Judge NorIell, the orator
of the day, with the president of the
daughters, led the procession.
Lee Robinson was the bearer of a
very handsome battle flag wrought in
silk. Maj. Henry and his adjutant,
Capt. MoCaskill, were the marshalls
and masters Of ceremony.
On a level spot. under the shadow
of the trees, near the graves of our
soldier dead, the services were opened
by the Rev. r. d. Noteworthy, who
dedicated our offerings Of love in a
very consecrated prayer. The daugh-
tiers and sons of veterans sung sAll
Hail the Power Of Jesus Name. -
Mai. Henry then introduced to us, in
a few graceful words, Judge Norrell,
of Stems Creek, who is himself
a veteran. having been one of the
very young boys who wore the grey.
Judge Norreli IL a distinguished son
of Mississippi, who, after living long
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
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Take Laxative Bromo Qunine Tablets e ri r every
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Good appetite and eheerfulness follows
the use of PRlCKLY ASH BITTERS.
1t puriffles the blood, liver and BOWELS
and makes life worth living.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
COUNTY oRAToRICAL CONTEST

The county contest in Defamation
will be held at Florence, July A.
Everybody is invited to come 1t will
BIO perhaps the largest gathering ever
Assembled in the county. 1t is for the
tended by number OF prominent edu-
Gators. The exercises will begin at
10 O'Clock, July 4. This will be day
unrivaled for tile candidates and they
will all be present. The hospitable
people of Florence, and surrounding
communities extend to all hearty
welcome.
GEO. G.. HUSRT,
Chairman Executive Committee.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
BEAT s.
w. M. CORLEY
B. A. CLARK
w. O. ABERCROMBIE
ROBT. L. CHAPMAN
BEAT NO. /
P. H. WIENER
JNO. F. WILLIAMS
BEAT NO, A.
DALLAS RAGSDALE
BEAT NO. 2
w. w. ROBSON
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Sealed bids will be received at the Chancery
Clerks office up to IL O'Clock noon first Monday
in July, 1908 for building bridge across Pela-
hatchie Creek on Brandon and Fannin road ac-
cording to specifications now on file in this
office. The board reserves the right to reject
any are all bids.
G. w. WHITE, Clerk
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
BRIDGE N1TIl e..

Scale bids will be receive at the Chancery
Clerks Office up to II o'clock noon first Monday
in july, 1903 for building bridge across Hog
Creek nedr Eubanks according to specificat
now on file in this office. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
G. w WHITE, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
FOR SUPERVISORS.
DISTRICT NO. s.

DISTRICT NO. s.
N. H. NASH
w. Fl. McLAIN
G. A. WILLIAMS
JOHN G. GRAIN
j. G. c. DONNELL
DISTRICT NO. D.
c. H. BETHUNE
j. F. JONES
j. F. PERMENTER
r. d. McRAE
DISTRICT NO. d
H. T. ELLIS
j. P. BARKSDALE
G. w. LONG
DISTRICT NO. f.
r. E. KNIGHT
j. M. EVANS
GEORGE ROBINSON.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
coMMoN.sENse WRITING REFORM

From the long-slant, European style
Of handwriting, down to the vertical
OF presentday public school penman.
ship, is a great stride
It is>probably too great and will re-
ana in a confusion Of styles, and the
disappearance of penmanship altogeth.
or as an art.
AS matter Of fact, fine penman-
ship. no matter how perfectly acquired
is doomed to disappear as soon as the
writer has a great volume of writing
TO do in business or literary work.
Then all penmanship is discounted
by the universal extension of type
writing. even on the records Of public
Offices, and in legislatures.
4 happy medium has been attempted
in the Medal Writing System. intro
duced by Ginn & Company. Boston
publishing house. It is neither the up
right nor the slant
|. has neither the stiffness OF the
upright. nor the tendency TO illegibility
Of the slant system. Il is about the
kind OF writing that an intelligent per.
son Of good taste adopts after Tearing
other styles.
The schools of many cities are
adopting this system, and 1t would be
a good thing II It could be gradually
introduced In Oregon, as only children
will adopt the upright. and young la.
dies writing love letters will retain
the long, slant Italian style.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
A KEEPSAKE.

A mother sits by the lone fre-side
And she longs for her absent boy;
Her eyes are lighted with tender pride
AS che looks at a battered toy.
Her lad is a man with bearded face.
And his children play on his knee;
'Tls boy with childhood's winsome
grace
That the eyes Of the mother see.
Battered indeed, Is the steed OF tin
That he used 10 mend and mar,
With IT'S missing tail and broken limb
And many a scratch and scar.
But memory proffers fond request
Which forblds her now TO destroy
What once he treasured above the rest,
That broken and battered toy.
Ethel NJ VanVllet.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
FAREWELL TO LOW.

II is probable that the Low admins.
tration In New York City accomplished
some good
In a general way It is doubtful II
lasting political reforms can proceed
from a merely educated class of poli.
ticians.
The point is this; there is more to
municipal reform than can be com.
passed by mere application OF higher
educational theories.
Beyond enforcing a state law Iegu
lating tenement houses and their con.
strucuon, there was no great moral
achievement due to the Low admins.
tTRtlon that people out West can com.
prehend.
A few corporations got franchises
by paying something for them, but
there is no pretense that municipal
finance was taken out OF the hands OF
the money-kings.
There is no showing that the high
salarled Official class did not have
their gratis extended
oncialism is the bane OF modern
goyornment Il grows by what It feeds
on, inyenting new machines TO milk
the tax-paying citizens
In all the Eastern states the preda
tory class OF politicians has Joined
hands with the big universities, TO ex.
tend the civil service in an directions.
TO make room for their graduates, who
propose TO make a living without la
bor
This element can only burdea mu.
nieipal problems with their presence,
but ofter no practical solution for any
great question OF government.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
From London
to Yokohama

Omcials of many railroads are much
interested in the plan of President
Hill of the Great Northern to popu.
larize a new route for round-the world
passenger traffic, on the completion
OF the two great steamships which
will ply between Puget sound ports
and the Orient
The results of extensive investiga-
tions by the passenger department
are given in a report pust submitted
to President Hill, showing that the
time from London to Japan ports by
the principal steamship lines by way
of the Suez canal, and the time by
the proposed New -Chicago-St
Paul rail lines and the Great North
ern rail and steamship lines would
compare as follows: BY Peninsular
& Oriental steamship line, 60 days;
by North German Lloyd line, 40 days;
by Great Northern rail and steamship
route, 25 days.
This statement shows the great saw.
ing by the Great Northern route of
.35 days, compared with the Peninsu.
lar & Oriental line, and "a days, com.
pared with the German line. The
time by the new route would be made
up as follows: London to New York,
seven days; New York to Puget sound
ports, four days; Puget sound to Yo
kohama, Japan, IA days. total, 30 days.
From London to Shanghai by this
days, compared with "A by the Ger
man line and AZ by the Peninsular &
Oriental. BY the Trans-Siberian rail.
way the journey from London to Port
Arthur at present requires about 20
days. but II is claimed that this long
all.rail journey is not popular with
the French and Germans. who strong
ly prefer the water routes. The op.
portunity TO cross the American con.
tinent and see the principal cities of
this country is expected TO be a
strong argument in favor of the New
York and Puget sound route as com.
pared with the much longer water
Journey One Of the Great Northern's
big steamships, the Minnesota, will
enter the service early in 1904, and
the sister ship, the Dakota, will soon
follow. They each have a capacity of
.172 flrst-class, Ill second-class, 6S
thu hd-class, and 1867 steerage passen.
gers. total of 141S and the crew will
number 240 men.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
NO REPEAL WANTED OF THE NEW
TAXATION LAW.

The statement has recently been
published that the city property OF the
city Of Portland amounted to between
eight and nine million dollars.
This includes parks and city build
ings and city water plant. The as
sessed valuation OF Portland Is about
fifty millions.
II one we're to indicate the extent Of
the city property. and the one public
service corporation owned by the city
on the map OF Portland It would occu
py very small space
Il is probable that a number OF Fort.
land franchises are more valuable than
the water plant.
II the public property OF Portland is
worth eight to nine millions, then the
assessment of the rest Of Portland at
about six times as much is a stu
pendous farce.
II the city property is worth eight
millions. and that is what It Is Rp.
praised at, the rest of the city should
be rated az two hundred million.
The oregonian's cry that the new
taxation law should be repealed Is al
most equivalent TO an admission that
property would be assessed under that
law.
New assessment and taxation laws
develop aloHg just two lines--to catch
tho tax-dodger and eQuallze the bur
dens OF taxation for the masses.
II the new taxation law will come
anywhere near making the property OF
Portland bear It's just share OF taxes,
II should never be repealed,
The argument OF the orogonian that
because II contained an error. there
fore. those who drew II were incom.
petent will not bear investigation.
To admit that would be fatal TO all
progress There is no progress with.
out errors and as well return 10 the
haAd,milI and dugout.
Assessment and taxation laws, from
the nature OF things, are progressive,
and each new one "a an improvement
on the old,
Tho battle against the tax-dodger is
an endless one. The home OF the tax
dodger Is at Portland. and he would
have still older aud more antiquated
tax laws II he could have his ways
The special session should make a
few simple amendments 90 strengthen
the new law, and make II more EN-.
client against The taN-dodger
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06

state asylum, was reappointed, and
Senator N. II. Booney was appointed
superintendent Of the reform school
The Calbreath administration has
been free from scandals and creditable
from a business standpoint.
At the reform school a very compe-
tent man had to give way to political
exigencies. Superintendent Bickers
made fine record as the head of that
school. and carries with him the good
will of the institution, and Of the pub
lie as we'll as his superiors.
His successor, onJanuary 1st. will
be found a man who will carefully at
tend to his business. He has been a
successful farmer. There are no bet
ter citizens or more suco essful farmers
in Oregon than the Looney brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Looney will take into
the reformatory a high standard of
morals and clean lives and good influ-
ences. and the state will be honestly
and creditably served.
The taking into these state institu.
tions of the cleanest and best family
life of the state is certainly a high
standard of state service, and reflects
credit on the state board, which makes
these appointments.
The charge has been made in the
newspapers that Mr.. Looney is not
qualified, and that he is not a good
business man. This rests on no foun.
datiou whatever.
Senator Looney has raised sturdy
sons Of his own, who show their quail.
ties by being able and willing to take
the large farm off his hands Such a
man is able to handle other boys.
His record in public and private af-
fairs stamp Mr. Looney as a better
than average good business man,
while making no pretensions in that
line.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
KEEP UP THE BRIDGES.
eugene Daily Register.)

Douglas county has just been sued
in The circuit court at Eugene for $11,.
.00G damages by Frank Gorrell, whose
team, with himself. fell through a de.
fectlve bridge, killing the horses and
seriously injuring Mr.. Gorrell. A
jury has returned a verdict in his ia
vor for $4,000.
The result of this case should serve
as a general warning to the county
courts of the state that to be on the
safe side, county bridges must be kept
in constant repair. Twice every year
the commissioners should go over
AMI carefully examine every bridge in
the county or require the same to be
done by the road supervisors, so that
such accidents as befell Mr.. Gorrell
may be avoided. II sometimes costs
less to keep up bridges than Il does to
let them decay and cripple the travel
er, who banks on his tax receipt as
immunity from being dashed to death
or crippled for life by a falling bridge
Good roads and bridges will bring us
more of the substantial class of farm.
ers than any other sort of advertise.
ment or inducement can hold out TO
tn enew.comers.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06

least $3.50, 900 state taxes.
It is estimated that the late d. p.
Thompson, Sol Hirsch and II. w. Cor
bett bequeathed at least 5000 900 to
public and private legatees.
The inheritance tax levies from one
TO six per cent tax on bequests, grad.
uated in proportion to the nea,,ess of
relationship.
The average on 0euuests is about
three percentum, and at this rate the
three estates should have yielded
about one-sixth of the state tax.
About one-seventh Of the state rev.
enues will be derived this year from
licenses on corporations, under what
is known as the Eddy tax bill.
rhe extension of these indirect state
taxes should, before long, produce the
entire state revenues. A direct tax to
maintain the state government should
not be required.
The corporations and other artificial
creations of the state should produce
the revenues required by the state,
and not the private citizen The state
has simply been losing what It has not
been taking on these lines.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-11-06
THE GIRL AND The BEE.
A Story Of the Ignorance Of a City
Girl.

The city girl coming down to break.
fast at the farm house, and, observing
a plate of honey on the table, said,
"Oh; see you keep a bee"
That's about the way some people
talk about the blight of baldness-iust
as # bald head was something one
got all AT once, instead of being the
result of long depletion by an insid,
ious germ, which thrives upon
the roots OF the hair, and succumbs to
only one known remedy, Newbro's
Herpicide.
Newbro's Herpicide is not a tonic
any more than electricity is a fluid. II
is an eXterminator, pure and simple.
Destroy the cause, and you remove
the effect"
Sold by leading druggists. Send 1Oc
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co, Detroit Mich.
Daniel J. Fly, Special Agent, Salem,