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The Jasper news., 1903-02-19

CH~>~ The Courtney Shoe Co.'S Shoes give
SI 1880 entir satisfaction 1--WE sole agents
md can please Ladies' Men, Girls and Boys. See line
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19

RHnember va carry a full line OF
Groceries, Bools and Shoes.
II. HENbRIcEs
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19
RI, ROBERTS & son
It is Not Too Early to Look at Our Spring Goods


Just received the Latest styles in Gents Neckwear.
We carry the best brand of Collars and Cufs-Coon
& Arrow.
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19

When you want bargains, al,
ways call on rlccaslin 6 itouck.
WANTED-t'orn and Oats 10 any
quantity at the elevator.
Nice black lump coal for sale at the
Jasper Mills,
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19
A Good Shoe.

lhave Just received complete line OF
tho celebrated Priesmeyer Shoes, both
GentlemenS aud Ladies' aud eau fl yoa
oat ~ any shape or form aud guarantee
satisfaction. lii uEsuHIcKs,
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19
C,Irs Consumption

Mrs. b. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan,
writes; "My husband lay sick for three
months; the doctors stated he had quick
consumption. We procured a bottle Of
Billiards. Horehound Syrup and it cured
him. That was six years ago, and since
then we always kept bottle in the
house. We cannot do withoutit. For
coughs aud colds, 1t has no equal" pc
0oc aod sl.Ol bottle at Is |, Lauder,
asgh Drug o..
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19
Flax Seed to Loan by the Up
Leiss Grain Co. 81

When you want a first-ciass
Shoe, always 20 to mccaSiin s.
hOuck.
The Jasper news., 1903-02-19

Clark Emma +. Pond j. W.
George b Wade z. N
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
GRABBING COAL LANDS.
Prick and Gates Combine Their Forces
In indian Territory.

South McAilister. I. T.-Big
financiers OF tie East, headed by
Fl. C. Frick, OF Pittsburg. and John
w. Gates, are forming pool to get
possession of all the coal lands IN
the Choctaw Nation. There are
440, 900 acres In the Choctaw Nation
which will be sold at public auc-
ton, and the proceeds divided
among the Choctaws, in accordance
with an act Of congress. 1t is said
the Frick-Gates syndicate will pay
$75 per acre. Lit is not the lnten-
ticn OF the syndicate to disturb the
present mining companies, either
large or small, of the local leases.
The Eastern hnanciers will let the
companies now mining coal buy
land covered by their leases, but no
more. S,n1e of the men in the syn
dicate will purchase the land for
development. while others WILL hold
1t for speculative purposes. Frick
is to get the land along the Fort
Smith and Western railway which
he owns. Gates wants a tract of
land in the eastern part of the Choc-
taw which carries quantity Of coal
especially suited for cooking pur-
poses. George Gould is to get a
large tract IN the vicinity of South
McAlister.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Edward In Paris.

Paris.-King Ed ward has arrived
In Paris and was accorded a hearty
reception by France. His males
tvs welcome at the Dauphin rail
way station by President Loubet
and the minister of state and bis
drive through the avenues the
Boise de Boulogne and the Champ
Nysee, presented succ ession of bril-
liant spectactes. Everywhere the
populace gave the king enthusiastic
greetings, the demonstration along
the Place d'L'Etoile and the Place
de 10 Concor becoming tumultrous.
King Edward showed the keenest
appreciation of French good will.
Orlv scattered shouts of 'Fashoda"
and Kruger" were heard. Vast
crowds filed the boulevards from
the early hours. people struggling
to gain the vantage points along the
route to be followed by the royal
procession.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Charged With Taking Bride.

A special to the Nashville Ameri.
can from Barbourville, KY, says
The work of the Knox county grand
jury, in It's vestigation of the
charges Of bribery against severa
school trustees of this county, con
tinues to reveal evidence of a seEsa
tional character. AS result of re,
cent Investigations, indictments
have been returned against Henri,
Brown and Will Rose, two trustees
of the Sinking Greek school. They
are charged with having received
so from fillmore Gibson, in return
for the support of him when he was
an applicant for the position c!
teacher. These indictments were
issued as a result Of testimony giver
by Gibson himself.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Postal Investigation Progressing.

Observation-Disclosures General
Payne is pushing the investigation
OF the postal service. He has ad.
mitted that the storm center was
the division Of the salaries and al.
lowances, over which George w.
Bevers, of Brooklyn. presided for
over dozen years. The postmaster
general made a surprising statement
when he declared that just before
his departure for the West Indies
cruise iE MarcL he had ordered
certain contracts for supplies sus-
pended pending an investigation.
The charge had been made that
they had been let at too high g
figure. During Mr.. Payne's alb.
sence Bevers retired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

fire IS raging about five miles north
of here between the towns of SAINT
Jovite and LaBelIe. The village of
Morrison. containing d mill and
about a dozen farin houses, were en-
tirely destroyed and the flames
we're so severe on both sides of the
Canadian Pacific tracks that people
could not stand or the platforms as
the trains rushed through. The
people are leaving their houses and
fighting the flames.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

London.-At the session of the
London diocesan conference the
bishop OF London, Rt. Reverend
Arthur g. Ingram. made a state
ment to the effect that he had thrice
sent for an explanation from the
Reverend Haddon regarding the
Vanderbi Rutherford wedding and
that none had been received. The
galleries and floor OF the little
church house in the shadow OF
Westminster Abbey were crowded
In anticipation of the bishops an
nouncement.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Howard Convicted.

Frankfort. Ky.-In the third trial
of James Howard for the billing CT
Gov. William Gcebei over three
years ago, the Jury could not agree.
1t came into the courtroom and
handed &C Sheriff LETTERS the sealed
verdict, which was passed to Depu-
ty Clerk James. who read it as fol-
lows: 1--WE, the jury. find the de-
PENDANT guilty and fix his punish
ment at life imprisonment" How
ard was not visibly affe cted py the
verdict.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Another Stamp Act.

Havana. General Nunez, civil
governor of Havana, has advised
the provincial council to end the
druggist deadlock by athorlzing the
atfixing of tax stamps to patent
medicines when sold to the con-
sumner instead of as previously,
when the medicines were received
in stock. The provincial council
amended the medicine act accord
ing to the suggestion. The drug
gists OF Havana declare they will
not open their stores unless the tax
is entirely cancelled. /.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Deadly ROck-slide

Frank, N. w. Tt is definitely
known that nifty six people lost
their lives here before daybreak
Wednesday by the sliding of the
rocky top of Turtle mountain down
into the village Of Frank. Besides
killing fifty-slx people the slide de-
stroyed the plant of the Canadian
American Coal and Coke Company,
did vast amount of damage to the
mine and completely devastated
about ten square miles OF the finest
and most picturesque section a
Crows Nest Pass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Art Exhibition.

Paris.-A preliminary view of the
pictures il the National Salon have
been held. Today was vanishing
day. Many pictures Of high order
are exhibited and Chartran's por-
trait of President Roosevelt occupies
a prominent place. Opposite the
portrait Of the American president
is hung one OF the sensational pic
lures of the exhibition. This is Fer
rler's represent ation of Christ after
the Crucifxion. 1t shows his ema-
ciated body and gaping wounds.
Mary. horror stricken, is standing
by His side.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Cincinnati suitof the Keene
interests tn enioin the Hartman in
terests from voting the stock held
by the Union Pacific company at
the proposed annual meeting of the
Southern Pacific company, the APP
peal papers have been filed in the
United States circuit court of ap-
peals, but it is not known when the
appeal will be heard by the full
court. 1t is stated. however, that
an early date will be hxed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Insane From Oyerstndy.

Louisville, Ky.-Long and ardu-
GUS mental exertion, TO enable her
to properly preside ever the desti-
MES OF ladies literary society,"
iE the West End, led to the de-
-thronemeEt of the reason of Vista
Campbell. colored, and she was adj
Judged q lunatic in the criminal di-
vision. Her father testified that she
talked Of ''books, readin', yellow
pine and everything" She was or
dered TO the ASYLUM.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Haer Completes Testimony.

New York. President Baer, of
the Philadelphia and Reading rail
road and the Temple IRON Company
has completed his testimony before
the interstate commerce commits
sion. E. b. Thomas, president Of
the Lehigh Valley railroads, sue
ceeded Mr.. Baer il the witness
chair.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Fighting in Turkey.

SaloEica. engagement be-
tween Turkish troops and a baud CT
revolutionists is reported to have
taken place in the Monastir district
of European Turkey Both sides
suffered considerable losses. Two
Turkish officers are said so have
Been killed. Ambulances are being
hurried to M0nastir-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
CHINESE LEGATION
Moved to Building Erected by the Chinese
Government.

Washing ton. The Chinese leQa-
ton has been moved to the beautiful
building erected by the Chinese
government at Nineteenth and Yer.
non avenue. 1t cost, exclusive oil
furniture, 100000, and is regarded
as the finest legation home in the
city.
The building is commodious and
ornate and provided with sufficient
number OF Offices for the legation,
and with state rooms for receptions
ana other social tupc tions, as we'll
as living rooms for the minister and
his official family.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Frost Damages Apple Crop.

Lite Rock. Specials to the Ga
zette from Western and Southwest
ern Arkansas say the damRae to the
apple crop from the heavy frost of
Thursday night has been great. II
many places cotton has been killed
and farmers are securing seed for
replantlng. The peach crop was
killed by cold weather three weeks
ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Took Mysterious Drug.

Madisonville, Ky.-The little town
Of Darlington, KY, has been the
scene of a shocking suicide when
Marion McCord, a prominent citi-
zen, killed himself by poisoning. It
is not known here what drug was
used by him in ending his life. He
died within a few minutes after be-
ing taken sick.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Railroad Bridges Destroyed.

Little Rock. "A special tc the Ga
sette from Forrest City, Ark, says:
The Iron Mountain ridge over the
st. Francis river at Parkin, Ark,
has been burned. All trains on the
Bald Knob division and the Gotten
Belt are being detoured via Brink
ley and Forrest City.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
TREND OF EVENTS
AT WASHINGTON.
Transpiracies of Note, News and
Views OF National Interest.
THE new U. S. ARMY RIFLE.
1t is Said to be a Remarkable Evolution
in Small Arms Since the Old Spring
field Had Its Day. --- Statement OF
Spanish Claims Commission.

Wasnington.-The new United
States army rifle is a remarkable
evolution in snail arms since the
old Springfield sing le-loader had its
day. Practically twelve years cover
the period of this development, al
though the experience of the Span
ish and Philippine wars has natu
rally made the progress more rapid
since 1898 than before that time.
When the Krag was made the basis
OF the army magazine rifles there
was more or less criticism, but it
was poorly conceived. The ordi-
nance department has never regard
ed any model as necessarily a inali-
ty, but has never been bent on I'M
provements. Consequently modlti-
cations have been numerous and
steady and there is no reason why
with this constant application of ex-
perience and inventive genius the
United States service magazine rife
should not De equal to any in the
world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07
Purchase OF Valley Line.

ST. Louls.-At a meeting OF the
board OF directors of the Iron
MountaiE railroad the purchase of
the Valley line from East st. Louis
to Fordyce Junction, H., a distance
OF 90 miles, was recommended.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

The case against Sergeant Curry,
formerly employed on the Sam
flower plantation, charged with the
murder Of convict, has been dis
missed by the Sunflower county
court. The evidence showed clearly
that the sergeant indicted lad not
given tie negro the beating from
which it was alleged he had died,
but that, on the contrary, the mar
really lost his position because Of
his unuue leniencv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Extracts from the report of Father
E. J. Vattmann, chaplain of the
Twenty ninth United States lnfan-
try, to the Catholic bishops as
sembled in annual convection here
last week on the status of the
Catholic church in the Philippines,
has been made public. Father Watt
mann, with the knowledge and con-
sent of the wa department, and un-
der direction of the church authori-
ties, recently made a careful inves-
tigation of Catholic interests in the
archipelago. He is unsparing in
his praise of Governor Taft and
other members CT the Philippine
commission for their honesty and
impartlality in religious affairs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Announcement is made that the
dental association will hold it's next
annual meeting at Vicksburg on
May 49,. The examination of appli-
cants for license to practice that
profession will take place at Jack
con on May rs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

John S. Reynaud, Esq, acting
auditor of customs at New Orleans.
has figured out the total of customs
receipts for the month Of April at
that port, and found that they were
81, 81. 589.06, beating the record OF
any previous April and being Ia
excess of receipts fer any previous
months in the past, except August,
1892, which showed $1,351, 467.8
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

The Spanish treaty claims COM
mission, of which William E.Candler
is the head, has placed ON file a
statement of principles which will
govern its decisions upon claims OF
American citizens against Spain,
which have been assumed by the
United States. 1t appears from the
statement issued that the commits
sion was seriously divided in opin-
Tor, $50 much so that it is not easy to
determine exactly how each mem
Der stands upon the various points
decided. In a general way, how
ever, the division seems to have
been along party lines. The Repub-
lican commissicners-M essrs. Chand-
Ter, DickTnan and Wood-favor a
policy which would keep the
amount of allowed claims within
narrow limits, while the Democratic
commissioners essrs. Maury and
Cham bers-favor a more liberal
policy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Capt. John f. Moulin has been
appointed assistant United States
local Inspector of boilers at New Or
leans in place of Capt. John Parks,
who has been promoted to the posi-
tior of local inspector. Captain
Moulin, for some time, was chief
engineer of the steamship Break
water, plying between New Orleans
and the islands in the Caribbean
Sea.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Mr.. Forbes, of the agricultural
experiment station at Tucson, Ariz.,
calls the Colorado river the Ameri-
can Nile, because of its possibilities
as source of irrigation for the
alluvial lands around it. Nearly
800, 900 acres OF these bottom lands
have been surveyed. The Colorado
resembles the Nile, not only IN be-
ing subject to an annual summer
rise sufficient to overflow the ada
cent lands, but in carrying to them
an abundance of fertillzing sits.
The case of the United States,
which is to be laid before the Alas
kan boundary committee, has been
completed and delivered at the
British embassy here. At the same
time the British case was turned
over in London to the American
embassy. The United States case
makes a volume of no less than $50
pages. The next step will be the
preparation of counter cases, and
these must be delivered, one in
Washington and one in London, July
3 next. All this is preparatory to
the meeting of the joint commission,
which will take place in London on
September 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Edwin w. Kramer, of Louisiana,
has been appointed to position as
clerk in the coast and geodetic sur
vey at a salary OF $720 per year, as
a result of civil service examlna-
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Postmaster General Payne has an
nounced that the postotfice depart
ment has decided to put into effect
two-cent postal rate between the
United States and the port of
Shanghai, the open door of China.
This has its object the furthering of
commercial relations between this
country and the Flowery Kingdom.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-05-07

Harry M. Clabaugh, for several
years associate justice of the su-
prene court of the District OF Co.
lumEia, has taken the cath of office
as chief justice of that court. sue
ceeding E. +. Bingham, who has
been chief justice for sixteen years.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
THE IRON MARKET.
Review of Week by The Iron Trade
 Review.


 Cleveland. O.. July 3O-The Iron Trade Review in it's issue this week says: The sensational fall in securities the past week and the acute feeling of pessimism at tending it, have begotten no correspond ing sentiment in the iron trade, but nat urally they have not helped to break the lull in the market No noteworthy bus mess has resulted from the revival of the billet agreement with a price basis some what below that recently prevalent, but the spread between billets and rods would seem sufficient to encourage some buying by rod mills.
 That steel mills which have had no steel to sell for months are now able to offer certain small fraction of their output on the market, indicates that fin- ishng capacity is not as fully occupied as it might be, even after the shut downs of the first half of July. While there are no indications thus far that consumption is to be materially reduced in the near future, yet the effect of the Wall street crash, or rather of the cause that led to it upon the business interests of the coun- try is being seriously discussed Over extension of credit on industrial opera tions is apparently to be followed by the same sharp scrutiny and sitting as has come to the stocks of over-capitalized con- solicitations
 The railroads. while not scrambling for early places on the order books of the rail mills. keep on contracting for next year, and 1t 'is estimated that close to 100000 tons for 1904 delivery is now booked, including what was originally placed for 1903, that must go over. The Investigations by the granger roads into the probable yield in the wheat and corn States have brought them to the conclu- sion that every car will be needed to meet the demands of the fall and winter.
 Pig iron Is weaker. Stocks have been
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
TURNED HIS HAIR GREEN.
Curious Result of an Application
 Followed by Q Bath.

"Did you ever see a man with green hair?'' remarked a man to writer for The New Orleans Times Democrat. Il have a very good friend whose haid has turned perfectly green. and it is source of great annoyance to him, as all his boon companions have had fun galore because of it. His hair is not green by nature, but by accident, and in time 1t will prob ably resume it's original color. His eXpe- rience Is a warning to those who let strange barbers put things on their heads, My friend had very nice hair before his experience. Although he Is comparative ly young, 1t had turned perfectly white and gave him a very distinguished ap- pearance Last Saturday he thought he would take a trip over the lake and rest up until Monday. On his way to the train he remembered that he was not shaved, and rushed into the first barber shop handy The barber who captured him was one of these hatchet-faced. insinu- ating sort of men. Notwithstanding the request of my friend for a quick shave, he proceeded in an easy-going. aggravat- ingly calm manner to father and to scrape with fancy movements as if there was no such thing as trains to be caught. Very few men, however, have the nerve to become impatient with razor-holding barber. My friend submitted meekly to the slowness of the barber and politely EcluSCu NltdtlOh1 lO HdNO ASod pooed, his face massaged and his mus tache curled It was probably in des- peration that the barber at the last seized black bottle and sprinkled dark fluid all over my friends head. It was loo late to stop him. He said 1t was tonic that would make the laziest hair young and vigorous and that it only cost 10 cents extra. There was nothing to do but grin and bear it. My friend was mad when he hurried out of the shop and by reason of his rage perspired more freely than usual. He cooled off however, on the train. and when he reached the Pass and smelled the salt breeze, thought only of taking plunge before dinner. He went down to the bathhouse. with several men from the city. and they plunged in. When they walked up the wharf to the house, my friend noticed that the other men were regarding him curiously. Are you from the country?" asked one of them. The hotel veranda was full of people and as he passed there was a turning of heads and some girls giggled. My friend was painfully embarrassed. He did not know why he was attracting such at tention. When he went to his room, however, and looked into the glass, he was mortified. His hair was perfectly green. It looked like a small summer lawn. It was d horrible predicament. He did not dare to venture into the dining room and so remained in his room the entire time of his stay, only venturing out at night to take a breath of fresh air. Wash it as much as he would. the green would not come out. The salt wat CT had acted in a chemical way on the hair tonic My friend returned on a night train. He intends to shave his head and to take vacation until the hair grows out again.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-31
Will Give a Picnic.

The Mobile Light and Railroad Com- pany Employees Benevolent Association will have Its annual picnic at Monroe Park August 9. the proceeds to go to the benevolent fund of the organization. The members of the Association are restricted to men in the employ of the Mobile Light and Railroad Company. Organization was perfected a little over a year ago and there is at present about 250 names on the roster. Through the courtesy of J. Howard Wilson. president and general manager of the railroad company, the as- socfation has an excellent home. includ- ing reading rooms meeting hall, lavatory and other necessaries on the third floor of the company's new building and Govern ment Street.