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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

Don't allow your dazzling prospects to
blind you.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
The Summer Bath.

Monday is the favorite day for commit
ling suicide.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20
Too Swift Concurrence.

1t is better to put on airs than to cut
heirs
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-08-20

located in the head or pelvic organs, the
discharge of mucus l. sure to occur.
This discharge of mucus constitutes
weakening dram; the system cannot long
withstand the loss of mucus, hence it is
that women afflicted with catarrhal affec-
tions of the pelvic organs feel tired and
languid, with weak bIck and throbbi.-g
brain. A course of Peruna is sure to re-
store health by cutting of the weakening
drain of the daily loss of mucus.
An Admirable Tonic.
Congressman Mark Fl. Dunnell, National
Hotel, Washington, d. c., writes:
"Your Peruna being used by myself and
many of my friends and acquaintance, not
only as cure for catarrh but also as an
admirable tonic for physical recuperation,
l gladly recommend 1T 20 all persons re-
curing such remedies" - Mark 81. Dun
nell.
If you do not derive prompt and satisfac-
tory results from the use Of Peruna, write
at once to DR.. Hartman, giving full state
ment of your case and be will be pleased to
give you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
ELECTION HELD.
OF Officers of NOrtOnViIIe Coal
Company Wednesday.

A meeting OF the stockholders o.
the Nortonville Coal Company was
held Wednesday afternoon here
All the old officers were reelected
as follows:
f. N. Fisher, Paduach, presi.
dent; John B. Trice, Hopkinsville,
vice-president; John T. Edmunds,
Hopkinsville, secretary; Ira L.
Smith, Hopkinsville treasurer; Wal
ter S. Elgin, of Nortonville, gener
al manager. All of these were ell.
ected directors along with the fol
lowing gentlemen: w. F. Paxton
W. B. Kennedy, Paduach. Franz
Trice, Hopkinsville.
Encouraging reports were made
Of conditions at Nortonville. The
capacity of the coal mines of the
company has been increased from
cars a day to o and will soon be
swelled to IS cars. A two story
Office block is going up, lease has
been let for a company store and
there will be a sale Of lots in a few
days.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
BE GRATEFUL.
HOpkinaViIle Women Have Much
to Thank This Lady For.

It's a real mercy
To Tighten women 5 woes.
Yet a natural shrinking
Keeps many women silent.
HopkInsville women should be
thankful for the following state
meIt.
Mrs. J. 7. Johnson, wife Of J. T.
Johnson, superintendent of streets,
living at 616 n. Main ST., says:
During the latter part OF last sum-
mer l noticed growing upon ne a
dull aching across the small of my
back which kept getting worse un-
til finally the pain became so severe
that ] was hardly able to get
around, and many times could not
attend to my household duties. The
trouble / believe came from the
kidneys, for l suffered from other
distressing symptoms of this COM
plant. was subject to the most
severe headaches and frequent at
tacks of dizziness. ! learned about
DOan S Kidney Pills and my hus-
band got a box for me at Thomas
~ Trahern's drug store. They did
me a wonderful amount of good.
felt much better and stronger in
every way than l had for some
years. don t know what I should
have done if it had not been tor
Doan's Kidney Pills
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
N. Y, sole agents for the United
Remember the name-Doan s.
and take no substitute.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
HERO'S DEED.
Rode Ahead of The Flood To
Warn a Town.

Spokane Wash, June 10
Leslie Matlock, young man, was
hero of the day at Heppner. When
the flood first came he mounted a
horse and rode at break-neck speed
down the canon in front of the rush
ing water to notify the people of Lex
ington asmalltown nine miles below
He had to 60 over a rough and stony
road. and the night was dark ahd
stormy. He arrived at Lexington just
a few minutes ahead Of the flood
The people were warned and I'm.
mediately left for the hillside.
When the food had passed only two
houses were standing.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
cIEyER AND ORIGINAL.
A French Womsn's Unique Scheme
of Robbinq a Ieweler.

Va NOUOAhB JEWELL
For originality Of idea, the plan
which recently relieved a Marseilles
dealer Of stock valued at $4,000
would be hard to beat. The plot
opens, -ays the Chicago Daily News,
ID the consulting room Of a certain
doctor Of the city, whose aid was in
voked by fashionably dressed lady
in the case of her son. This unfor-
tunate youth, she stated, was much
given TO strange mutterings in his
sleep and out of it about diamonds,
robberies and other like matters.
Fearing for his reason the anxious
mother begged the doctor to examine
the young man and cndeavor to ascer-
tam the nature Of his malady. Her
demand was readily granted, as was
also her prayer to be excused from at
tending such a painful interview.
Act 2 Of the drama discovers the
fearful mother indulging her tastes
to the full in the shop of first-class
Jeweler, where her choice resulted in
an assortment Of the value indicated
above. Her vanity satiated, she next
demanded that a messenger accom-
pany her to her residence. bringing
the gems and the bill, which latteN
would be paid by her husband imme-
diately on receipt Suspecting
nothing wrong in so natural a request,
the merchant readily agreed, and in
due time the lady and her companion
reached the house-of the doctor.
When, after some waiting, the doctor
announced his readiness to examine
Nine. * son, that LADY, relieving
the youth of the precious burden,
passed him to the doctor-with the
bill! To the doctor, advised before
hand of the youths peculiarities, the
story Of the bill and the purchase
seemed so much insane prattle, and
it was lone ere the real situation was
perceived. Needless to say. when
that moment arrived the lady and the
stones were both very much at large,
and SO they still remain.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
A FORCIBLE REMINDER.
How a Lunatic Betrayed His Misfor-
tune to a Visitor.

An official visitor to an asylum
was surprised in the course Of his in
spection to find among the inmates
a gentleman who complained that he
was unlawfully confined there by his
relatives, who wanted his money.
The official took him aside and heard
him lay his case very lucidly and SEN
sibly before him.
The man seemed, says the London
Tit-Bits, to be so remarkably clear
headed that the commissioner made
notes of the case and promised that
he should not be long detained He
spent some hours in making an in
spection of the institution, after
which he again saw the unfortunate
gentleman and expressed the deep
est sympathy with him, confined
there sane among the mad.
"But do not fear" he added;
"your case will be gone into at once,
and your discharge will be speedy.
There is no doubt aboutyour sanity"
"Thank you! A thousand times
thank YOU" said the gentleman.
"You will never regret the trouble
you are taking"
They walked to the gate together,
as they went, and shook
hands cordially at parting The
commissioner was passing through
the gate when hewas violently kicked
from behind and Frustrated in the
mud. He rose with difficulty, and
supporting himself by the gate,
gasped:
"What-what was that for?"
"That," said the gentleman, now
through the bars, chats
lest you forgetr
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
Sugar for Strength.

Mountain climbers whe seldom
eat sugar at home are said to appre-
ciate it highly when On their excur-
sions. Guides are very fond Of it, as
it is a great source Of muscular force.
Experiments have recently been
made abroad to demonstrate the
value Of sugar to those who perform
hard labor. Muscular work done
when natural sugar (cane or beet
sugar. was used was found to be su-
perior to that when saccharine
formed a part Of the diet.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23

81 have been troubled for some
time with indigestion and sour
stomach" says Mrs. Sarah w.
Curtis, of Lee, Mass, land have
been taking Chamberlain s Stomach
and Liver Tablets which have
helped me very much, so that can
eat many things that before I could
not If you have any trouble
with your stomach why not take
these tablets and get well? For
sale by c. K. WHY, druggist.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
Rapid Rise in Price.

A solicitor in the Westminster
county court recently told a true
story about picture. Itwas bought
one day for shilling; it was sold the
next day for 978; a day or two after
wards it was sold again for $3.50, and
within 48 hours after that it realized
$500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23
Works the Worker.

Acquisition of wealth means work
and some men proceed to work
others for all they are worth.-Chi-
cago Daily News.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-06-23

WANTED; SEN~ AL INDUSTRIOUS PER-
sons in each state travel for house estab-
lished eleven years anu nth large capital, to
eau upon merchants ano~ agents for successful
and profitable line. Permanent engagement
Weekly cash salary Of SIS and all travelling ex-
penses and hotel bills advanced in cash each
week. Experience not essential. MentlOn ri
erence and enclose seltaddressed envelope The
NATIONAL, 39f Dearborn ST., Chicago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
PRESIDENT MAKES DEFENSE
Declares He Is Surprised and Panied
mt the Outery of Appointments
In the south.

Atlanta, Ga. March "A letter
from President Roosevelt to the edi-
tor of the Constitution in reply to a
request for an expression concerning
the recent letter from Mr.. Harry
Stilwell Edwards, of Macon, in which
Mr. Edwards made a statement of the
PRESIDENTS position in the matter of
fsaeral appointments in the south,
holding that the president had been
misunderstood. has been made pub
lie here. The president defends his
course and in closing says:
in view of all the facts | have been
surprised and somewhat panied at
what seems to me the incomprehensi-
Bile outcry in the south about my ac-
tions- an outcry apparently started
in New York for reasons wholly un-
connected with the question nominal
ly at issue / am concerned at the at
titude thus taken by so many OF the
southern people; but | am not in tie
least angry; and still less will this at
titude have the effect of making me
swerve one hairs breadth to one side
or the other, from the course | have
mar-ed out-the course | have con-
sistently followed in the past and
shall consistently follow in the fu-
ture'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
Mississippi State News
oyster Controversy.

Hon. Monroe McClurg, ex-attor-
ney-general of the State, has COM
pleted the brief of the State of Mis-
sissippi in the boundary dispute
now pending before the United
States Supreme Court over the oys-
ter fisheries in South Mississippi.
The State of Louisiana has filed a
complaint in the Supreme Court
questioning the jurisdiction of the
State of Mississippi over certain
waters Of the Mississippi Sound.
The contest over these waters has
been pending for years between the
local fishermen on the coast. Gen.
McClurg had charge Of the matter
just before he went out of office and
came back to wind up the case. The
brief was sent on, and the case will
be submitted on brief, according to
agreement. The State of Louisiana
will have twenty DAYS in which to
answer Gen. McCnrg's brief, which
demurs to the bill of Louisiana, and
sets up that there is no real bound
airy dispute between the two States,
but simply a squabble between the
local fishermen. The demurrer also
contends that the State of Missis-
sippi has jurisdiction over all, or
nearly all, of the territory in dis
pute.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

London now has 21 1863 lunatics. The
number has increased so per cent. since
1891.
In Ireland there are 211,000 widows,
as compared with only $4,000 widow
ers.
London has 30 King streets and the
same number of Queen streets OF
roads.
Six hundred and eighty thousand
acres of Lincolnshire is land re
claimed from the sea.
Eighteen pounds ten shillings was
paid in London recently for a Charles
l. pound piece coined at Oxford.
Great Britain has 11,121 mines and
quarries. From these was dug last
year over 275,OO0,ooo tons of minerals
and ores.
Two hundred insurance companies
do business in England. OF these 4:
are fire, 81 life, IA industrial life, 1!
marine, and A accident.
The Bank of England began oper
ations on January 1. 1895, at Grocers
hall, Poultry. In 1896 it stopped pay
ment altogether for time. In ia
it had to pay claims in sixpences il
] order TO keep afoat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
THE PRISON SHIP MARTYRS.
Movement for u Monument to RevO-
lutiOnary Martyrs Seems
Likely to Succeed.

New York. March 1.-The movement
to build to the martyrs of the prison
ships in the revolution seems likely
to be successful. it is to cost $780,
900 and all but $11 900 is subscribed.
Congress. the state of New York and
the city of New York nave appro-
priated amounts aggregating $4,000.
The prisoners for whom the monu-
ment is to be built are those who
we're confined in the prison hulls an
chored in the East river near the
present site of the Brooklyn navy
ward Fours thousand of Washing
tons soldiers, captured at the battle
of Long Island, were confined in these
hulks, and subsequent captives were
added to their number until a con-
siderable feet was employed for the
purpose Release was continually Of
fered to all who would eorswear the
cause for which they had fought, but
only one mana Hessian-a accepted
liberty on that condition, while more
than $4,000 died in their lloating pris-
an
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
LADRoNE LEADER CAPTURED.
with "a Reward of 100000 Pesos on
His Head Col. santos is Cap
tured in RizaI Province.

Manila. Feb. 24.-Gov Dancel of
the Rial province has captured Col
Santos. one of the ladrona leaders. at
San Jose De Navotos, village five
miles north of Manila. on small IS
lanfs Gov Dancel learned the where
abouts of Santos and surrounded the
house in which he was with ponce
and constabulary. He then entered
the house personally and made pris-
oner of Santos, who has been brought
to Manila. Col. Santos WAS the lead
er of the ladrones in Rial province
and comrade of Gen. San Miguel.
reward of 100000 pesos had been Of
fered for his capture.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
Joe Campbelrs Accomplice.

Joe Campbell, the negro who was
to have been executed on the 18th
of February, at Yazoo City, but who
was reprieyed by the governor at the
instance of committee of citizens
who believe that an accomplice may
be convicted by his testimony, seems
to have impressed the people OF
Yazoo and the officials of the truth
of his confession. Campbell admits
being a party to the killing of Bunk
Collins, and admits going to the
house with a shotgun for the pur-
pose, but he states also that another
negro went with him, and that the
shot that killed Collins was fired by
the other man. Campbell had a
shotgun and the fatal shot was fired
from a revolver. He mas repeatedly
told this tory since his conviction,
and saws he would have told it in
court if he had been put on the
stand in his own defense.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
NEW UNIVERSITY PROPOSED.
Gen. Booth Announces Plan to
Train Men and Women to
Rescue the Fallen.

New York, March AT a farewell
meeting held here Sunday night, Gen.
Nm. Booth, head Of the Salvation
army, announced a plan for the estab-
lishment of an international University
for the instruction of trained res
cuers of humanity.
"A university of the science of hui
manity," he said, 'where men and
women can be trained to reclaim de-
PRAYED women, criminals and drunk
ards-that's what | want now. | mean
great institution from which thou
sand, of Salvation army workers shall
be sent to the submerged masses each
year, skilled in every known method
of rescung human beings from the
under world of despair
The general addressed his last meet
| ING in this country to-day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
Tupelo.s Fish Hatchery.

Messrs. Van Bayer and Page, rep
resenting the government, arrived in
Tupelo last week and are making
arrangements preparatory to begin
ming work on the Tupelo fish hatch
Piled Wfthd F2thdS WaYfair aYair 1PP6Ip be phaa haaaFP5hs aFP5h F ar
tesian wells, which will be bored as
soon as practicable. A handsome
residence for the superintendent and
several pretty cottages for the as
sistants will be erected on the
grounds in the early spring. The
grounds, containing about thirty
five acres, will be beautified after
the manner of all government prop
erty. The appropriation for the
hatchery was $4,000, all of which
is now available, and the work will
be pushed to completion. The To-
cation is between the two railroads,
south of the union depot.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05

Topeka. Kas., March 2.-At a con-
ference between the officials of the
Santa Fe railway system and COM
mittee sent from the conductors and
trainmen, to-day, made formal settie-
ment of the wage controversy was
made. The freight men receive an in
crease of Is per cent. in wages and
tie passenger men IL per cent, eff
fectiye March /. 1903. A compromise
was made on the doable-header ques-
ton whereby the road retains double
headers in some parts of the system
and abolishes them on others.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
validity of Bonds Questioned.

A. G. Howge, trustee, Of Birming-
ham, through his attorneys, last
week filed suit III the Lauderdale
county Chancery Court to enforce
the payment of certain rents alleged
to be due and damages sustained by
reason of alleged breach of contract
by the Meridian Light and Railway
Company. The suit involves the
sum of 700. and asks that the
city be restrained from the payment
to the light company Of certain rem
tails for street lighting. 1t further
involves the validity of the bonds
issued by the street railway and asks
that the deed of trust made by the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
be declared invalid so far as the
complainant is concerned. The
question involved begins with the
contracts made some year or more
since, and familiarly known Gs the
Hall contracts.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
Watermelon RAILROAD.

Probably the first railroad ever built
in The United States principally 10 haul
watermelons will be a branch which
the Burlington is getting ready to con-
struct in southern Missouri this spring.
The line will be so miles long. and will
run through district which is dis
tinctively -the home of the water
melon. Enough melons are said to be
pIoduced there TO keep one railroad
busy during the season hauling them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
BROKE THE WORLDS RECORD.
HoIstein Friesian Cow, Sadie Vale
C0ncordia, Gave 123 Pounds, = 1-2
Ounces of Butter in 30 Days.

Utica. y. Y, March 1.-The Hoi-
stein Friesian COW Sadie Vale Con-
rortia, No. 32259. H. F. H. B. a. P. o..
il24. whose milk in seven days made
30 pounds and 1915 ounces of butter,
breaking the worlds record, finished
her 80 days official test, breaking the
worlds record for this period. Dur
ing the so days she gave 2.754.6
pounds of milk, containing 123
pounds sR ounces of butter. The
worlds official record has heretofore
stood at 112 pounds. Sadie Vale goes
to the front with a good margin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
.n,,pxrectorat,ng ORDINANCE.

st. Louis, No, March 2.-An anu
expectorating ordinance became law
to-day and Chief-of-Police Kiely has
promised that its provisions shall be
rigidly enforced This morning. at
roll call, the patrolmen in every po-
lice district were instructed to ar
rest any one splitting on the side
walks, in the street cars or on the
floors of public buildings.
Before taking the cars out conduc-
tors of both the Transit company and
Suburban lines were ordered to CO.
operate with the police in enforcing
the new law.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
GOD AND THE CHILDREN.

Last night. through bitter tears he cried.
And. hating me. he fed;
Then turning, full of wounded pride
And childish anger, safd
He'd ne'er again come back 10 me,
I'd lost his love for aye,
And. meaning all he threatened he,
Poor baby! ran away.
This morning in my arms he hes'
His face upon nay breast
And, looking up with honest eyes,
He says he loves me best;
The punishment gave last night
Has long since ceased TO smart.
The hate he had has taken hight,
And JOY is in his heart
] think the good kind God above
X, cps children in His care
And gives them OF His deepest love
The greater, freer share
Because their tears soon dry away
Before the smiles that wait
To glow again-because that they
SO soon forget to hate.
$ E. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
Loan Syndicate Cases.

State Revenue Agent Writ Adams
states that the eases against the for
eign loan syndicates doing business
in the State will be argued in the
Supreme Court during the latter
part of March. These cases are
suits which seek to subject the for
eign svndicates to back taxes for
doing business in Mississippi. There
are two suits. one from Coahoma
and one from Copiah county, both
involving the same principle, and
the two cases will be consolidated
and argued together
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
suburbs AnInundated.

Chattanooga, Tenn, March 1.-The
rain storm that visited this section,
Friday night at times assumed the
nroportions of cloudburst. Low
lands in this city and suburbs are
inundated and telegraph lines in sew
eral places are down. Washouts are
renorted on all railroads, the most
serious being on the Cincinnati South
ern. necessitating the running OF
trains via the Southern to Hartman
and thence to Cincinnati. Streams are
out of their banks and the Tenessee
is rising rapidly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
A CAPITOL OF PURE GOLD.
A Miniature of CoIorado's Capitol,
Valued at S1o.000.oo0, to BE
Feature of the Worlds Fair.

Colorado Springs. Col, March l.
Van E. Rouse, treasurer of the boaro
of Colorado commissioners of the St
Louis exposition. is authority for the
statement that the board will ha-e e
no difficulty in securing the greater
part of the slo.oO0,e coo of gold bullion
to be used in reproducing the state
capitol in miniature 1t the St. Louis
exposition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-03-05
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.
The Bill to Prohibit sunday Base
ball in Missouri Practical
Iy Killed.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March 1.-The
house practically killed Brittain's bill
to prohibit baseball playing on Sun
day when it adopted. by vote OF 40
to 36. an amendment by Huck TO pro-
bibit football on that day but to per-
NIT baseball. Britain then moved
that the bill be postponed indefinite
ly. which was ordered. This, 1t is be-
Eared will end the nlattsr.