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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-02-25

A message from Robert Farley, who is in Trinidad. Coo, states that his father w. R. Fairley, who was so murderously assaulted in that city several days ago. is much improved. It is thought now that lis recovery will be speedy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
MISSISSIPPI NEWS MATTERS
A Ericf Chronicle of the Important Happenings
Many New Industries.

New factories are reported from all
sections OF the State, and many Of
these factories ale coming from q dis
lance, seeking location in Mississippi
pi. The Young Mems Business Lea
que, of Greenville, has just completed
arrangements for the location Of three
factories in that city-one is knit
ting mill, another wagon factory and
another brick and tile factory Mount
Olive has made proposition to all
outside capitalist to locate box fac
tory there, agreeing to give him a
money bonus and three acres of
ground. The Standard Stove Works,
OF Columbus, which were recently
moved from Alabama to that city, are
expecting to begin work next week,
when the first cast will be made.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Ace of Vice-Presidents.

The extr aordinary seniority of ex-
Senator Henry G. Davis, the Demo
cratic candidate for vice-president, is
no reflection up on Mr.. Davis. 1t is
rather greatly to his credit, and the
credit of his progenitors. Mr.. Davis
is today ~ years older than the oldest
men ever chosen vice-president, Ell
bridge Gerry, who qualified at So in
1873 with Madison for a second term.
Just 40 years later William R. King of
Alabama became vice-president at g..
Three Nice-presidents George Clinton,
1905; r. A. Hendricks, 1885, and L. p.
Morton, 1889, were 66. Two other
vice. Presidents, John Adams, 1889, at
62, and Henry Wilson, 1873, at 81,
were over 60 when they resumed this
Office. Every other<vice-president was
under so when he qualified Out of
Is vice-presidents, one. John G. Brock
inridge, was 80; three, D. D. Temp
kins, John G. Calhoun. and Theodore
Roosevelt, were 43: IA were from A
to l6O, and seven from 81 to 50. When
Allen G. Thurman was nominated for
vice president in 1888 he was Is years
I'D, but he was not elected Pittsburg
Gazette.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

Of bridge structure mounted on ma
chinery towers on the front end and
shear legs at the rear end, and is
equipped with movable boom. which
IS lowered over the hatch OF the yee-
sci. A patent clamshell bucket, sim
ilcr IN it's plan O: OPERATOR to the
bucket Of the automatic ,-.loader, is
run cat over the boat and lowered on
to the ore, closed, hoisted up and run
back over the dock and It's contents
dumped into the stock pile Such ma
chimes will unload from so to GO per-
cent OF the cargo Of an ore-carrying
vessel without hand shoveling. but the
balance OF the ore must be shoveled
under the matches so that the grab
bucket, can reach it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Increase is Shown.

Personal assessment rolls continue
to come into the Auditors office from
the various counties, and all Of them
show an increase over last year. Up
to this week fifty-two counties have
reported to the Auditor, and the in
crease over last year from these coun-
ties is $11,000,00O. Among the rolls
received recently were those from La
mar, Marion and Pearl River Coun-
ties, in which no comparisons could be
made, but. the three counties show an
Increase over the territory embraced
in two counties last year, Lamar hav-
ing been created by the last legisla-
ture. Marion County reports an as
sessment of $S70,052, Pearl River
S375,S4S and Lamar $721, 76S.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
vicksburg-Jackson Road.

1t is probable that some time next
week there will be a meeting of those
interested in the building of the in
terurban trolley line from Jackson to
Vicksburg. This meeting will be for
the purpose Of examining blue prints
of the route and hearing the report
of the engineer who made the horse
back survey. Mr.. Writ Adams has
just returned from Vicksburg, where
he went to interest parties in the pro-
posed road, and he says that the peo-
pie of that city are enthusiastic in
favor of the road. Several capitalists
from the north who are interested are
expected to arrive in the city next
week to attend the meeting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Supreme Court Rules.

Hon. Geo. c. Myers, clerk of the SUI
preme Court, has completed the dis
trlbution Of the new rules Of the court
as recently amended. Mr.. Myers is
now calling attention to certain errors
in the published rules which affect the
ehancery and circuit clerks Of the
state. There are two errors in the
rules as published. The first sentence
of rule s, relating to abstracts, and all
of rule 80, relating to bills of excep-
ton, should be stricken out, according
to chapter SO of the acts of 1896. Mr..
Myers is prepared to furnish copies of
the rules to any one desiring them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Trustees Will Meet.

The Board Of Trustees of the De-
partment Of Archives and History,
composed of General S. D. Lee, Chan
cellor Fulton, of the State University
R. W. Jones, Of the State University
j. R. Preston, Natchez; =. L. Riley,
State University; J. M. White, West
point; Judge Edward Mayes, Jackson,
and G. H. Bruson, Oxford, has been
called to meet in Jackson by the Pres
ident, General S. d. Lee, on Saturday,
Oct. S.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Horticulturist To Meet.

A call has been issued for a meet
ing Of the horticulturists of the state
to assemble in Jackson on the first
day of December. r. III. Thompson,
Of Ridgeland, is the moving spirit in
this meeting, and he invites all who
are interested to be present and take
part in the proceedings. 1t is proba-
BILE that the meeting will be held in
the hall Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
To Organize Parker Club.

1t is announced that there will be
a meeting Of the Democrats Of jack
son next Tuesday night at the Court
house for the purpose of forming a
Parker and Davis Club. Governor
Vardaman and United States Senator
McLaurin have been invited to be
present and deliver actresses. 1t is ex-
pected that good-sized contribution
will be made to the campaign fund.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
PRINTERS TO ORGANIZE.

Huntsville, Ala. Members Of th.
printing craft in Huntsville have
made application for a charter for .
union from the international Typo.
graphical Union Of America. Harvey
L. Pollard has been elected temporary
president and Jas. I. McLemore, sec.
rotary. Louis L. Allen, president OF
the Florence Union, is here to insti
tute the new union.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Proper Place for Il.

Mrs. Stubbs-So you took snap
shot Of a. dozen couples counting on
the beach. What are you going to do
with the picture?
Mr.. StuDns Hang it in the dining
room.
Mrs. Stubbs-Is that an appropriate
place?
Mr.. Stubs Certainly. Isn't it a col
lection of spoon" -Philadelphia
Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
B. Y. P. u. at Columbus.

The citizens of Columbus will have
the pleasure Of entertaining the Bap-
fist Young Peoples Union when it
meets in annual convention in that
city on Nov. Is. The Executive Com
mittee is now engaged in the task Of
preparing the programme. It is ex-
pected that quite number Of promi-
nent workers in this movement from
outside the state will be in attendance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Tom Watson To Speak.

The Chairman of the Populist State
Committee has issued an official an
nouncement informing the people OF
the State that Thomas E. Watson, of
Georgia, the Populist candidate for
President, will address the people of
this state at Representative Hall at
jackson, at $50 in the afternoon on
Sept. 9th.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Children Cremated.

Columbia, Ky.-Five children were
burned to death and their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Sapp, fatally in
jured, at Rolly, Adair county, KY.
All were asleep. It is believed the
parents were injured trying to rescue
the children. Neither is expected to
recover, and their death will wipe
6ut the entire family. Sapp is a
well-to-do farmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Charters Approved.

The charter Of the Sandersville Gin
Company, located at Sandersville, in
Jones county has been approved with
a capital stock of $4,000. The charters
of the McComb City Steam Laundry,
with capital stock of $500, has al
so been approved. The incorporators
are w. M. White, J. j. White, Jr., and
others.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Sending Out Blanks.

State Superintendent of Education
Whitfield has sent out to the county
boards Of examiners the blanks on
which they are to make their reports
of the teachers's examinations held
this fall. They questions forth last ex
animation to be held this year which
takes place on Sept. % and "a, have
also been sent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Fire in Organ.

The Methodist church at Logtown
came near being burned. The prayer
meeting had been held and the people
had returned home. Between 9 and
10 O'Clock fire was seen in the building
the alarm was given and the organ
was discovered to be on fire. The
building was saved, but the organ was
entirely destroyed. ,44a,..:g
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
After Blind Tigers.

Thirty indictments were found in
three days by the Federal grand jury,
which has finished its labors, in Meri-
dian, made its report and adjourned.
The majority Of these indictments are
against persons who have been en-
gagged in illicit liquor traffic. The
larger part Of the evidence was OBJ
tanned from the city docket of the Me-
ridian police court, which the grand
jury carefully investigated.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Fifteenth Mississippi.

The annual reunion of the FIT
teenth Mississippi, c. S. A., was held
in Durant. The attendance was not
SO large as it was expected to be, on
account Of SO many Of the veterans
being absent from the state because OF
Mississippi Day at the st. Louis Fair
However, there was a fairly good
crowd Of the old veterans and their
friends from adjacent towns and coun
ties.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Report is Good.

The report of the Mississippi Oyster
Company, with a capital of $4,000,
Commission for the year ended Sept.
l has been received at the governors
office Il shows that the law has
worked satisfactory for the past year,
and that the license fees collected are
more than sufficient to pay the ex-
penSes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

An experiment In road building is
being tried at Clarksdale that should
be watched with interest by the whole
state The road has been graded
with a road machine and covered
with burned clay which was secured
and carried through the baking pro-
cess on the ground. The verdict of
those who have seen it is, "that the
result is "a firm brick like product
inapervious to water and apparently
durable in the EXTREME It is to be
sincerely hoped that this experiment
will be attended with success, both IN
the durability and desirability of the
road constructed as we'll as in the
amallness Of the cost. If good roads
can be made with common clay found
along the right Of way and prepared
and distributed without too much
cost, the mooted question of good
roads has been settled. We hope to
dear more from Clarksdale and hel
good roads project.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Killed in Runaway.

Mrs. DR.. w. E. Tillman and her
daughter, Lucetta, were thrown from
a buggy between Grenada and their
home at Graysport, the horse becom-
ing frightened by the breaking Of
strap. Mrs. Tillman sustained inju-
ries, from which she died and her
daughter was seriously bruised.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Has Large Attendance.

President Lanier of the Alcorn Col
lege for negroes announces that the
college opened on Sept. 6 with an at
tendance of $50 pupils and that the at
tendance has since increased to 800
students. The president says this is
the largest attendance the college has
ever had in it's history.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Forests Still Burning

Anaconda, Mont. THE forest fires
that have been burning for the past
four days on the mountains west of
here are still raging. A number Of
prospectors' cabins have been burned.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
MANY to Get Freedom.

The terms Of twenty-three convicts
will have expired this month and they
will be released from the Penitentia-
ry, but the prison population is likely
to show slight increase, as there are
many terms of court being held this
month.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Negroes Organize Bank.

The negroes of Indianola have or
ganized penny savings bank, the
third negro bank to be organized in
the State.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22
Columbus Industry.

The charter Of the Dodson Plow Co.,
domiciled at Columbus has been APP
proved.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

His neighbors dubbed him crank
when ID. E. Cnntrell of Monroe coun-
ty set out several hundred fruit trees
some years ago. His orchard is now
bearing and is bringing big cash re-
turns for the time and money ex-
pended. His apples are declared to
be splendid and are of the johnson
Red, Ben Davis, Mckay Red, Arkan-
sas Blacks and Russets. He has also
found success in the culture of Kieffel
pears and is marketing large guam
tity of them. This item is given as
an example Of what the prairie region
will do in the way of fruit raising.
Mississippi has the greatest diversity
of soils of any state in the union and
offers unexcelled advantages to rar-
mers, stock raisers and truckers. The
only thing lacking is letting the out
side world know what we have. For
this purpose was the Cotton and Corn
Carnival proposed and organized. We
want the people OF other states to
visit US and sec what we have right
here on the ground. That meeting
should be worth many thousands Of
dollars to the state and every section
should be represented.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

The governments big fish hatchery
ct Tupelo is in operation after more
tt1an two years spent in construction.
Millions Of suckers are being born up
there every day and the work Of dis
tributingsto lakes, ponds, streams, etc.
Is well. under. way. THIS is the only
hatchery run by the government in
this section and its location at Tupelo
Is the elimination Of theS efforts of
Congressman John Allen.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

West Point is considering the pro-
position to build a creamery where
she dairymen can sell cream and milk
Tor making cheese. This project was
tried at Myrtle, in Union county,
bethany in Lee county and Baldwin
In Prentiss county few years since
with poor results. However, there
may have been no real cause for the
failure more than the unpreparedness
and inexperience of the people Of
those sections for the support of such
Industries. Mr.. Moles, -plesi-
dent Of the famous Elgin Butter As
socIation of Illinois, was in Missis-
sappi recently and stated to the writ
er that he could see no reason why
THIS country should not prove as good
sor the production Of butter and milk
as the Elgin district. The people
aust be educated to comply with con-
ditions necessary for the success of
such a movement, but as it has been
done In other section, there seems to
be no good reason why it should not
be done here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

A hustling real estate man of Jack
SON has just sent nice display Of
trucking products to a fair in the
northwest with view Of interesting
good people in our great country. The
Illinois Central Railroad is distribut-
ing 100000 copies of the Kent Jones
letter on trucking which appeared in
This department two weeks, since,
throughout the north and west. All
of the railroads are featuring Missis-
sippi and the Cotton and Corn Car
aivaI to be held in December through
out the entire north, west and east
endeavoring to bring desirable citi-
gems down to help our people in the
great work of development SO we'll
begun. Mississippi is prominently be-
fore the eyes of the world just now.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

The various colleges and education
nj institutions throughout the state
are opening their regular sessions
and without exception report an in
creased attendance. In many cases
che attendance is only governed by
che capacity to care for students.
This shows that the state is very much
alive to the necessity Of education as
the basis for all greatness in the fu-
ture- Mississippi is strongly in favor
of education which is evidenced by
the fact that more money is spent
here for education considering the as
sessed value Of property than any
stste in the union but one. Missis-
aippI is all right on all lines.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

The hustling little city of Belzoni
on the Yazoo, recently connected with
the outside world with one railroad
and fine prospects for another, is
building fifteen brick stores at pres
ent and others will go up as soon as
material can be obtained. Wonderful
progress is reported along all lines
and it bids fair to be one Of the best
towns in the great delta in a very
short space of time
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

Aberdeen has just passed from a
city with private ownership Of the
| lighting plant to one with municipal
ownership. The plant will be operated
| in conjunction with splendid system
| Of water works and sewerage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

Wesson reports dog and cat farm
where the fancier can blow his long
green in any quantity desired for the
high bred animals and Greenwood is
soon to have an extensive dog farm.
When people want dogs we would
like to see them supplied with Missis-
sippi raised dogs, and likewise cats.
Conditions are favorable here for such
an industry and we want to get in on
every foot Of the ground.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22


The bucket is made to rotate, so
that it can reach out under the deck
of the vessel after it is in the hold.
AS the reach of the bucket when wide
open is more than half way from the
centre of one hatch to the centre of
the other, almost all the ere in the
hold of the vessel can be reached
without shoveling. The machines have
unloaded as high as 81 percent Of a
cargo without any hand shoveling in
the case Of vessels which have been in
service on the Great Lakes for a con-
siderable time past, and in the case Of
new ships, such as the Wolvin, where
the matches are spaced with careful
reference to the span Of the open
bucket and the cargo hold constructed
with sloping sides, obviating corners
in which ore can lodge, it is possible
to take out practically the entire car
go by mechanical means.
Improved types Of car bumpers are
also contributing to the establishment
of new records in the iron ahd coal in.
dustry, and SO likewise is Yet ,aR1ther
class of appliances for unfolding ore
from vessels. and which are( being in
stalled where the unloading dock Is
situated at the furnace yard and the
machine serves as an unloading ma
chine, and also as a reh&ndling bridge
for removing from stock as the ore i
used. This type Of I'd chine consists
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-09-22

The cotton crop is opening fast and
labor necessary to pick it is hard to
supply. Mexicans and Italians are
being tried in the delta with more or
less success. 1t is nearly always the
case that it is difficult to get labor
for harveting the cotton crop and the
man who will invent successful cot
ton picker is richer than Pierpont or
any other trust magnate.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
What's the Reason I?

Because we see fit at every oppor-
tunity to put the advantages to be de-
rived by subscribing for the HUSTLER
before the people, Joe Cooke, of the
Ellinwood Leader. has referred 20 the
editors as couple of swell heads"
This has been rolled under the
tongues of the editors of the Item,
Register and Tribune as a choice
morsel. The fact of the matter is
that the hard work and enterprise
shown by this firm is continuing to
keep our publications away ahead of
those edited by the 2x0 editors of this
city, and the gas-bag at the end of a
cigarette who edits the Leader, hurts
them. The Leader and..our publica.
tons are not in competition, and the
only chips he has in the game are
those of being in cahoots with Clark
and Towsley in trying to down Stoke
& FEEDER, and we viii be here when
they have gone.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
A New Game.

A new game has been recently in
troduced in good society. The fol-
lowing are directions how it should
be played: Take an ordinary en-
velope and a piece of writing paper
upon which is written your name and
address. Tear out of your check
book:a bank check.upon which inscribe
figures sufficiently large to pay up all
arrearages and one year in advance.
Hand or mail this little package to
the editor and if he smiles the trick
is played. The game is easy and
anybody can play it successfully. In
stead of a bank note a post Office
money order or currency of the land
will do just as well. Every time you
play the game successfully, you win a
point which is counted in your favor
in little book kept by your opponent.
The game can be played at any tim e
by anybody. Spring and summe r
weather is said to conduce wonder full
ly to its success. There is no patent
on it. Suppose you try it just for fun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
For Attempted Robbery.

Four young fellows, presumably
harvest hands, were in a box car, al
Olmitz, Thursday night. One of the
three had six shooter, and another
one pair of brass knucks. Three
of them, Carl Picken, Earl Birdsall
and James Parker, turneda dark Ian,
tern on the fourth man, Clarence
Harness, and then jumped onto him,
beating him up and going through
his pockets. Harness had no money
on him, and the three finally let up
on him, Harness agreeing to join
and show another man vino had
money. When he got a chance he
telephoned to Marshal Wilson at
Hoisington, telling of the assault.
The authorities arrested the three
at Boyd, and Saturday morning Bird
sail, Picken and Parker were taken
before Justice Jennison on the charge
of assaulting Harness, and were bound
over to the district court, going to
jail in default of $500 bonds each.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-07-15
The Democratic Nominee.

Alton Brooks Parker, lawyer, judge
and farmer, began life as farmer
boy and still likes it. Lives in Esopus
N. Y. He is almost six feet tall and
weighs 200 pounds; broad shoulders
long body and rather short legs
He has auburn hair. Mr.. Parker
was born in Cortland, n. Y, fifty-two
years ago; was educated i'll the COM
mon school, academy, normal school
and Albany law school. He took his
first case in Kingston, N. Y. Has
been judge of the New York surro
gate court. He was a delegate to
the Democratic National convention
in 1884, chairman of New York state
executive committee in 1885, Judge OF
the New York supreme court, mem
Der of the New York court of appeals
1889, member of the general term
appeal division, and since 1898, chief
judge New York court of appeals.
His best known characteristic is reti-
cence. His only living child is Mrs.
Charles M. Hall.