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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
ANDREW CHAPEL.

Look out turkeys, Christmas is
coming
Miss Lizzie Robbins visited the
capita city Saturday.
Mrs. T. j Rogers spent Saturday
with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Robbins,
of Brandon.
We gladly welcome Willie holland
into our neighborhood, who has NOV
ed, in the house vacated by H. T.
Comfort.
W. A. Garrett and A. B. Lilies Wis
tied north Rankin last Friday and
Saturday and report nice time.
Miss Annie May Carver is expected
home from Jackson to spend the holt
days.
r @. Fortune has a new buggy.
II. B. Parker and wife, of McComb,
are expected to spend Christmas with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Park
er.
Uptodate this season Master Claude
Carver has caught forty nine pos
sums.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

ing and having a good time, and
what we do during the Christmas is
easily remembered year hence, so
we should never do anything on
christmas that would make US asham
ed, but rather do something that
would be an honor to US and would
make us feel happy all the year
round.
A good shower of rain visited thi S
section Saturday morning.
The remainder of this year is very
short.
We are made sad to learn of the
death of DR.. Walker, of Florence. He
was one of our best physicians and
will be greatly missed We sympa
'thize with his family in their
bereavement.
Misses Ella and Matte Burns. of
Mountain Creek, visited Whites Sun
day. They report that the school
will give grand concert on Friday
night before Christmas.
Prof. Webb, Miss Mollie Webb.
Miss Hattiebelle Didlake and Miss
Mamie Dear were visitors at Florence
Saturday and Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
{ JOE

L. S. Terry filled his regular ap.
pointments at County Line Sunday.
Misses Bessie Martin and Felista
Shots, of Cato, visited at Joe Sun
day.
Green Boone, of Galilee, attended
preaching at County Line Sunday.
Preston Gates and wife, of Men
denhall, visited Sunday at Joe.
Quite number from D'Lo we're up
Sunday.
John Ponder and W. N. Sebren
went to Morton Sunday.
Tallie Mize went to Brandon satur-
day.
Several boys from Joe are expecting
to attend concert at Huntsville Friday
night.
Ellis Gill made business trip to
D'Lo Monday.
We had good rain last Saturday.
Considerable wind, which blew down
several trees.
Hulon Burnham, of Pickett, was
down last week making pictures for
the school,
School is progressing nicely; some
new students Monday; over eighty
enrolled.
P. P. Polk of Pickett, attended
preaching at Joe Sunday.
There was young man came to
Willie Womack's last Thursday morn
ing; he was very destitute of clothing
and food. Mr.. Womack took pity on
his condition and took him as board
er for twenty -one years He is a
model young man; never swears,
smokes nor drinks; he is just five days
old at this writing.
Joe Williams passed through the
town of Joe Sunday evnening enroute
home.
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some paying from 1875 to 5000 old debts

some paying from 1875 to 5000 old debts
to procure them as farm hands. Look
out boys, if there comes bad cron
year and cocton drops, you will hang
your harps on the willows Of your ex-
cltement, and weep when you think
OF cotton "zion.' You will cast yonr
anchor from the stormtossed ship of
your venture, and wish for the day of
prosperity. Cuffee may be ssbeast'
and have no soul, but he is in de
mand all the same.
J. A. Chapman has sold his place
to j. M. Bowman, of Rufus, at
about SO per acre and will live with
his father, W. P Chapman occupy
ing the house vacated by r. L Chap
man.
". +. Chapman and wife are off on
a tour to Sylvarena, Bethel and LAWN
IN Jasper county. Mr.. Chapman is
ON prospecting trip to the ew rail
road with view of making some N
vestments.
Mrs. Martin is still improving.
Arch S. Chapman is home on visit
and will not return to Clinton till af-
ter Christmas.
+. N. Ross has done good ginning
on his new outfit. Go ahead Ras and
get you a wife and you will be fixed
up for business.
Brother W. P. Gill is grieving over
the loss of his fine big Guiena sow.
We deeply sympathize with you Pink,
and assure you that we will not both
be without meat as long as I have
plenty.
Mrs. M. J Ross is on the sick list
this week.
Say, you fellow who stole Fl. F..
Martins bale of cotton. bring it back
or you will smoke for it in hades.
Not much oat sowing now, too dry.
Ask the Stems Greek prophet if the
I stars are nearly right for rain.
W. P. Chapman has some of his
letters prepared on 'The Negro
Beast. /" Get ready you folks con
verified to Carroll, ITO answer for your
sins, for the Judgment is coming.
Well, let's take rest.
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as if it will be a real nice thing for
us to walk a short distance each day
and get our mail. 1t is going to be
a good thing for some and for others,
as we understand it may prove not so
good, since we are hearing it rumored
that the post-office at Lucknow will
be discontinued and if it is there will
be a great many people living north
of the route who will be greatly
Inconvenience on account of it. J.
r. Jones has received the contract
for carrying the mail and goes to
Jackson tomorrow to bsgin his work.
The fine country home of Mimms
Eubanks, living about two miles of
this place, was destroyed Friday
night of the 18th, by fire. The house
and all the contents was entirely des.
troyed. The fire originated some
where in the kitchen, and was discov-
cred by the il mates of the house, con-
sisting of Mr.. Eubanks and family
and his wife's sister and old man Eu-
banks, somewhere about 10 O'Clock.
1t was one of the finest residences in
the county and was covered with a
small insurance.
George Hawkins who for some time
was managing J. G. WRITES gin, is at
present clerking for J. W. Loveless.
Mrs. J. r Permencer and girls an
ticipate visiting her sisters Giving in
Meridian. She will not go till Chr ist-
mas.
VIRGIL.
Had plenty of cold weather, but
not enough rain.
Farmers are now on the negro hunt,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
LUCKNOW.

K. Hawkins spent Sunday at John
Cox's. He and Thomas Cox antici-
pate a big hunt next week. They
will go up on the river some ten or
twelve miles from here.
@. @. Horn visited at P. Fl. Jones
Sunday. He is an enterprising youn g
unmarried farmer.
Edgar Spann and Frank Jones are
engaged in tile stave business having
contracted with some prominent tim
Der men for very large supply of
these slaves.
Some northern parties have been
visiting our country prospecting and
looking for good farm lands. We
have great advantages in this section
tor farming, being near one of the
best markets in the state and contain
ing vast fields of fine fertile lands,
and the advantages Of free rural de-
livery, etc.
Miss Florence Jones spent a few
days of last week with Mrs. J. f.
PernenteI.
Miss IdasLee Catchings and Theo-
dore Hemingway, of Jackson, in COM
pany with Mrs. Permenter' little
daughter, scent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. Permenter.
Russell Cox, of Texas, is expected
home Christmas. In letter recently
had from him he reports the crop stu
alton in that state as being bad, es-
pecially cotton, which lie claims is
greatly injured by the boil weevil.
Our free rural delivery system COM
menced Tuesday. A great many Of
the people have purchased and put
up their boxes and it begins to look
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
PUCKETT.

The health of our community is
very good.
f. M. Polk is reported no better.
A. A. Burnham made business
trip to D'Lo Friday.
Miss Zilla Walker, who has been
visiting relatives and friends for the
last week, has returned home.
BuIl Purvis las returned home to
spend Christmas We welcome Burl
home.
The school is progressing nicely,
under the management of Prof. John
Terry; seventy-two enrolled
Prof. J. W. Pickering and wife Wis
tied relatives at Weathersby last
week.
Misses Alma and Bessie Hawkins
and Jim Hawkins, of Polkville, were
visitors here last Sunday.
Mrs. j. @. Daniel, of Merritt, has
been visiting her father f. M. Polk.
There will be an Xmas tree at
Pickett December "a, all are invited.
KING.
Health OF the community is very
good with the exception of colds.
The school at this place is prepar-
ing for concert to be had Friday
night, December IS. All are invited
to attend
DR.. Price, of Jackson, and DR..
Oden, of Vicksburg, were out at this
place bird hunting Saturday.
Moving seems to be the order of the
day. B. F. Dyes, of Simpson, is pre-
pairing to move into our vicinity
will reside in B. B. Clark's dwelling.
A. L. Compere returned home Sat-
urday from Monterey where he las
been engaged in rearing him new
dwelling. Look out girls; he's COM
ing.
W. g. Worley and TT. L. Miller
have recently purchased the property
OF Frank Cook at Star, and will en-
gage in blacksmithing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanzantz, Of Brax-
ton, are visiting their parents at this
place.
L W Barron, who has been attend
ing school at Florence, is at home
now preparing to farm another year
Glad to have Tom back with us.
Hugh Turner, photographer, came
down from Florence last week and took
group of our school. We are con.
fident that the sales will be great as it
was made from such fine looking
people, girls in particular.
Christmas is nearly here. Young
men, don't froget that present for
your sweetheart!
The good people of this place were
deeply grieved to hear of the death of
DR.. J. D. Walker, of Florene, who
passed from this life to the great be.
yond on the 18th inst.
WHITES,
We are not looking for any more
dust this year.
Christmas is near at hand It is a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
Newsy Items from Every Section of the Free
State of Rankin
Section of the Free
State Of Rankin.

ing on attending church at White
Oak Sunday.
Preaching mere the fourth Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. Jasper Miley; let
everybody attend.
The school is doing we'll; there are
over eighty four on roll. and in our
opinion we are having the best school
this winter we have ever had.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
GALILEE.


Santa Claus will soon come again.
W. D. Cook went to Magee Monday
on business.
Prof. Sam Cook visited homefolks
Sunday.
Robt. Warren has gone to D,Lo,
where ne has accepted positions.
I'D Warren made a business trip to
Magee Saturday.
Prof. Sam Cook went to Brandon
last weekon business, but says he
Still awaits his important "trip to
come
Several from here are confopplat-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
LANGFORD.

Listen for wedding bells.
We are still having some very cold
weather
The much needed rain came Satur
day and put water III the creeks and
branches for the cattle.
Speaking here Friday was simply
grand.
O. c. Russell, ir., visited home
folks Saturday, and Sunday.
Messrs @. S. Russell and Willie
WEIGH, of Leesburg, were here Sun :
day.
J. NJ Williams made business
trip to Brandon Saturday
Russell Kersh and sister Miss
Kathleen, visited the county capital
Saturday.
Jim Williams and family who have
been living at Memphis for some time,
have returned to their home.
School here will be late in closing
for Christmas, but will begin quite
early afterwards, so young people
make good of the little time you
have.
Mrs. Laura Lilies is expecting to
move soon.
@. A. Smith and family have NOV
ed to Pocahontas. We regret very
much having to give them up.
Master Wallace Kersh went to
Pooahontas Friday.
Messrs. Joe Williams and W. A.
Smith, of Pocahontas, were here Fri.
day.
Misses Virginia and Eva Williams
are proud possessors of an organ.
Mrs. Shields, and little daughter,
Harriet, of Brandon were here Fri
day.
e. A. Smith, who has been on the
sick list for some time is still very
sick.
Little Annie Lee Crum entered
school here Thursday.
Santa Claus is coming; he is on
his way to Langford now.
Miss Annie Harper left Tuesday for
Clear Greek where she has been elect
ed as assistant teacher
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
MONTEREY.

MUM IEREY.
Plenty of rain ut last and lots of
wind Saturday evening.
Watts Webb visited homefolks Sun
day.
Miss Mary and Fred Williams,
Messrs. Clarence Lee Webb went to
Star Sunday.
Messrs. Welse and Houston Webb
passed through our town Sunday,
going to Florence.
Little Fannie Emmit and Tom
Dickson went out in the country Sun
day evening to see their grandmother,
Mrs Webb.
Mrs Sarah Taylor, who has been
sick long time, is little better.
Lee Webb went to Jackson Monday
night.
?. H. Boteler and family passed
through Saturday going to Brandon
to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Afford will soon be
in their new home; we are glad that
they are moving nearer our little
town.
Miss Bette Webb visited Miss
Mary Taylor at Florence Saturday
and Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

cures made by DR..
kilmer's Swamp-Root.
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
It IS the great medi-
cal triumph of the nine
teenth century; dis
covered after years of
scientific research by
DR.. Kilmer, the emf
nent kidney and blad-
der SpecialiSt and ;c
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Brights Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilner's Swamp-Root is not rec
commended for everything but if you havek kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble it will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved so successful in
every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have
sample bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and ESE
send your address to ts9NIF:I kH3 IE::::h
DR.. Kimer & Co., Bing Es q H. s|s &C.
hanton, N. Y. The -za;ss l q g r. H.
regular fifty cent and Home Of swamp-Root.
dollar sizes are sold by ali good druggists.
Don't make any mistake, but remember
the name, Swamp-Root, DR.. Kilmer's
Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
NY, on every bottle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
RANKIN

Preaching at Mt. Carmel Sunday.
Howard Wilson visited his uncle,
D. B Wilson, Sunday.
Miss Eula Myers, of Light, is visit
ing her brother, H. L. Myers.
Miss Mary Taylor spent Saturday
and Sunday with homefolks.
Jasper Rhodes was visitor in our
community Sunday evening.
Miss Mary B. Williams was the
guest of the Misses Williams Sunday
W. D. Robbins is sick this week.
j. w. Kersh killed three hogs last
week that weighed 1850 pounds.
Miss Beedie Darna'l reports nice
time while at Wesson.
Billie Darnall, of Brandon, spent
Wednesday night with homefolks.
Mrs. Fl. @. Robbins spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. Ed Rhodes.
Miss Florence Robbins, of Harris
Vile, is expected home Sunday to
spend Christmas.
Henry Robbins spent Sunday with
homefolks.
Jno. M. Buchanan and wife spent
Sunday with W. d. Robbins and fam
lily.
There will be Christmas tree at
Mt. Carmel Oh Christmas eve; every
body come out and bring present for
your friend. Santa Claus will be
here about O'Clock and will have
many presents for the school children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
WHITES

We are not looking for any more
dust this year.
Christmas is near at hand. It is a
day that most people take for sport.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
DO You GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK !?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know of the wonderful
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
PROF' W "

The matter of feed is Of
tremendous Importance to the
farmer. Wrong feeding is
loss. Right feeding is profit.
The up-to-date farmer knows
what to feed his COWS to get
the most milk, his pigs to get
the most pork, his hens to
get the most eggs. Science.
But how about the children?
Are they fed according to
science, a bone food if bones
are soft and undeveloped, a
flesh and muscle food if they
are thin and weak and a blood
food if there is anemia?
SCOTS Emulsion is a mixed
food; the Cod Liver Oil in it
makes flesh, blood and muscle,
the Lime and Soda make bone
and brain. It is the standard
scientific food for delicate
children.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17
VIRGIL.

Had plenty of cold weather, but
not enough rain.
Farmers are now on the negro hunt,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

offer in this paper and
send your address to
DR.. Kilmer & Co. Bing-
hamton, N. Y. The
regular fifty cent and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

Say, yon fellow who stole Fl. F..
Martins bale of cotton. bring it back
or you will smoke for it in hades.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-12-17

Not much oat sowing now, too dry.
Ask the Stems Greek prophet if the
7 stars are nearly right for rain.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
German Government Silent.

Berlin.-The German government is
completely silent as to when the block.
ade will be raised, or whether it will
be raised at all, until every question
concerning arbitration is settled. The
acceptation of arbitration after the
blockade was declared is not received
with popular favor in Germany.
General Won Boguslawski, one of the
foremost military writer's, contributes
to the Rundsohau his views upon the
Monroe doctrine. He says the with,
drawal of the blockade at this stage
would show singular weakness. He
quotes the late Prince Bismarcks ex
preston that the Monroe doctrine was
"a great piece of impudence."
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Stole Northport smelter Gold.

Rossland, B. C.-Peter Swanson a
saloonkeeper from Northport, Wash,
was arrested here on the charge Of
having stolen goods in his possession.
His arrest is the outcome of a cam
paign against ring of thieves who
have been stealing matte from the
Northport smelter for some time. The
matte Is valued at from $3.50 to $1,000
per pound, and it is an easy matter
for men about the works to put a
pound or two in their pockets. This
has been done and the swag traded
at saloons about Nortnport until the
practice became notorious.
Swanson's place was a we'll known
fence for stolen matte, and when Swan
son came to Rossland he had about
100 pounds of the stuff, valued at $1,000
in his possession. John S. Ingram
chief of police, made the arrest, and
Swanson was promptly arrained on q
charge of having stolen goods in his
possession. He pleaded guilty to the
charge. The maximum penalty is Il
years Imprisonment. He implicated
others.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
Dewey Is at Ponce, p. r.

Ponce, P. R.-Admiral Dewey has
arrived here overland from San Juan
and received an ovation. He was
warmly greeted by a committee of ma
tive officials and citizens and was es-
corted by them from Juana Diaz to-
Ponce. The city was decorated In
honor of the admiraIs arrival, which
was followed by a procession with
bands of music through the streets.
Later the admiral boarded the United
States ship Mayf1ower, which was
waiting for him, and sailed for Guile
bra.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
BEST YEAR Of PROSPERITY
TRADE OF THE NATION IN 1902
THE LARGEST YET.
Every Branch of Ordinary Trade and
Manufacture Shows an Increase
Above Previous Years-Railroads
Couldn't Handle the BUSINESS
WAGES Were Generally Increased
and Hours Shortened.

New k.-Bradstreets review of
the business year. to be issued Satur-
day next, will have the following;
To say that 1902 was the best year
this country has ever experienced,
while entirely truthful enough in the
main. does not suggest fully the enor-
nous strides wnicn the united States
took in the ear Just closed. flacti'
cally every Draucn Oh oIuInary traue
and manufacture shows increase
above the best previous years, ana yet
tais immense enlargement OIL output
was not SUFFICIENT Oh Itself to satisfy
the growing-it might be termed Ia
acknowledgements Tor all KINDS OF ma
terials. In many cases the usual tor-
eign outlet Tor our products was, per
force, neglected by American produc-
ers, who confined their enorts to sup
plying insistent domestic demand,
while in others foreign production was
called upon to reinforce domestic out
put, with the result that new currents
and channels were created in our Tor
eign trade. Our export trade, there
fore expanded TO unprecedented tig-
ures.
Inc railroads of the country, in their
efforts TO handle the business offered
them, suffered as never before from
congestion and complaint of interior
ence with production and distribution
OF the products of the farm, the mine,
the shop and the loom was practically
universal. Industrial unrest was nat
urally marked, as it always is either
in times of prosperity or oil depression,
and serious disorganization OF some OF
the countrys basic industries resulted
for time. In many cases resort 10
extremes was rendered unnecessary
by liberal recognition by employers OF
changes in the standard of living, and
1t is safe to say that two men obtain
ed higher wages or had their working
hours reduced without resort to strikes
Tor every one who actually quit work
Speculation, it is true, felt the
checks imposed upon it by conserva-
tism, by snort crops in the preceding
year and last but not least, by high
rates for money; but despite the fact
that stock market operations were
only about one half of 1901 bank clear
ings, those usually reliable guides of
business showed aggregates practical
ly equal to the hitherto unheard of
totals of 1901. All this was accom-
plished with minimum of friction, as
reflected in the form of business en-
barrassments.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-01-03
General Miles Visits Empress,

Pekin.-The dowager empress and
Lieutenant General Miles exchanged
fattering speeches at recent audience,
the dowager assuring the general that
he success OF the American army was
assured under commander so cele-
brated."
Officials here discredit the reports
that General Tung Flu Slang and
Prince Tuan are moving on Slang Flu
with troops. The missionaries, how
ever, are said to be retiring from that
region.