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The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

borer but always of the trust manu-
facturer at his expense; that while
every branch of the government is
under republican control nothing has
been done to help or encourage the
farmer or laborer, who by his pro-
ducts has caused the enormous balance
of trade in favor Of America from
her foreign dealings. "That instead
OF aiding him in the race OF life it
adds to the destruction of his pros
perity, and instead Of giving him
an equal showing in the pursuits Of
happiness. it exposes him as q
feeble victim of the mighty and
strong" He winds up his splendid
speech by this warning to the republi-
cans.
Remember that the beardless boy
scaled the cliffs and the thoughtless
maiden chanted the lullabies Of love
in the shadows of Mt Pelee in the
same hour that nature was marshal
ling her forces to baptlze city IN
revolution of fire.
May this be prophetic, and may it
come to pass that even in their conf
dence of power in the hour Of their
fancied security, the fires of revolu-
tion expressive of the Indignation Of
long suffering people may baptize in
shame the g. o. p., and in sack
cloth and ashes may be relegated
to the rear in eternal condam-
tion, and may it be cast from
power as did our Lord and Savi-
our cast out the money changers from
the temple of the living God.
We feel sure that some Moses will
rise up to lead us out of this wilder
ness of despair and darkness.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
ERSA PENNINGTON.

The subject of this skeoth was born
in Kinds county, March s, 1883, and
died in Rankin, February II, 1904.
He was nearly 81 years of age.
To consider it from human stand :
point. it seems hard that God would
take from earth life 60 full of prom
Use, but He never makes mistakes.
He comes and takes the most precious
f1wers here and plants them in
heaven.
Just as Brother Ersa was reaching
manhood, his health failed him; for
more than two years he had gradually
grown weaker, and for about six
months before he died he was consci-
GUS that the end was near.
We have talked to a great many
people about eternity, but never have
we heard any one speak with more
seeming trust than did he.
The last fourteen weeks of his
life was spent upon the bed, and oh |
it was such rich blessing to sit by
him and hear of bis implicit trust in
Jesus. The last time we visited, be
fore his death, he said, "I want to
go and be with my Redeemer. re-
gret nothing in this life except I
have not lived as close to the Mas
ter as I ought
Through all his sickness he never
complained or lmurmured about any
thing. He was resigned to his
Masters will. It was hard to give
him up, but SO sweet to know that
he fell asleep in the arms of Jesus.
May God comfort the bereaved
while they remain on earth. and
when they shall be Ecalled to pass
over the river, meet him on that
bright shore.
Zone less at home
The charmed circle broken, dear face
missed day by day from its accustomed place
But, cteansed and saved and perfected by grace
One more in heaven"
Zone less at home
One voice Of welcome hushed and evermore,
One farewell word unspokon; on the shore
Where parting com es not. one soul lauded more
One more in heaven"
zone less at home
A sense of loss that meets'us at the gate;
within, place untitled and desolate
And faraway. our coming to wait
One more in heaven"
zone less on earth
It's pain, it's sorrow and it's toll to share,
One less the Pilgrims cross to bear,
One moro the Of cd souls t0
At home in heaven.
Zone more in heaven,
Another thought to brighten cloudy days;
Another theme for thankfulness and praise;
Another link on high our souls to raise
To home and heaven"
zone more at home
That home where separation cannot be,
That home where none is missed eternally;
Lord Jesus graut us all place with those
AT home in heoven y
His pastor, s. B. CULPEPER.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
PUCKETT .

Grover Russell has returned home.
P. p. Polk went to Magee one day
last week on business.
Hulon Myers visited relatives at
Magee Saturday and Sunday.
We have had some very cold
weather for the past few days.
Mr.. Bott and daughter attended
preaching at Polkville Sunday.
A great deal of cotton has been
planted during the past few days.
Mrs. A. A. Burnham visited rela-
tives at Johns one day last week.
D. A. Gill and wife went to Pela.
hatchie one day last week on a shop
ping tour.
This community was visited with
the heaviest rain last week we have
had this season.
Elbert Cook, of Puckett, and Miss
Prime, of Simpson county were mar
ried one day last week. We wish
them long and happy life.
There will be preaching at the Bap-
tist church Saturday and Sunday
Prof. Little will sing here next Sun :
day at ten o'clock; Sunday school at
the usual time
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
MR.. BYRD'S SPEECH.

The speech of Hon. Adam Byrd, of
the Fifth distict of Mississippi. in
congress, On the Farmer and the
Tariff" March %, 1904, is we'll worth
reading. He handles the question in
a masterly way, supporting his asser-
tions by facts and figures. Every far
mer should read is; if he is a demo-
crat, it will encourage him to fight
on for his principles of equal justice
to all and special privileges to none >"
or ii he is a republican he can see
the fruits of his efforts in behalf of q
party whose policy is to make of him
"a newer of wood and drawer of wa
ter, that others may become richer
at his expense. He shows conclusive
ly in this great speech that the tariff
is most oppressively laid on the far
mer and j boring classes, especially
on the Implements s'of their vocation.
and will cause them to wonder why
foreign markets can buy these neces-
stiles cheaper than they are sold in
our home markets. Mr. Byrd demol-
ishes the claim of the republicans
that the g. 0. p. is to be credited with
che seeming prosperity of the farmer
by showing that the average price of
cotton since the enactment of the
DINGHY tariff law in 1897 has been
only about Z 1-2 cents per pound.
while the Increased cost of the neces-
saries of life under the DINGHY bill
the cost Of producing at least Z
cents per pound, thus leaving to the
farmer 1-3 of one cent of croft. He
shows further that the per Fcapita
wealth OF the agricultural states is
Way under that of manufacturing
states by the operation of the DINGHY
bill.
Mr.. Byrd concludes by showing
that the republican party has never
been the friend of the farmer OF ID.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

John Sharpe Williams, of Missis
sippi, is unquestionably the biggest
man in the democratic party today,
says the Ellisville News. He is big
enough and shrewd enough to see
through the movement to boom h i'm
for the presidential nomination, for
he knows that the hour when south
ern man can be elected president has
not yet struck. It's pity, and "pity
it's, tbs true" Any effort to distract
the attention of the south by starting
a movement in the convention for a
southern born man, will be a political
fillibuster, pure and simple, and
should be frowned down by the
southern delegates. Eight years
hence, should affairs drift in the same
direction they are now drifting, there
will be demand for southern man
to head the party, and should the
right man land the nomination, a
southern president will again occupy
the white house. But the time is not
yet ripe.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
PISGAH.

S. A. Baker is on the sick list this
week.
There is lots of sickness in this
neighborhood.
|. = Mrs. W. B. B.g9Worley has been sick
the last few days.
Clyde Cooper, Of Langford. visited
this place Sunday.
DR.. s. W. Robinson, WHO has been
very sick is improving.
E. p. Hit, who taught this school,
is visiting in Lena this week.
Miss Lizzie Ratliff is visiting in
this n.ighborhood this week.
Brother Embree, of Fannin, will
preach at this place next Sunday.
Miss Ada Lily, of Tinnin, Miss, is
visiting the family of J. B. Worley.
Treasurer D. w. Dsnson and wife,
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

The negroes of Jackson, says a cor
respondent of the Picayune, are rack
ing their brains to find some way of
beating the new vagrancy law which
goes into effect on the Goth of this
month 1t is stated by the police
authorities that, although the law
does not go into effect until the 29th,
they are feeling the good effects of it.
They say that there are not near so
many idle negroes in the city as there
have been. The law holds out no
hope to the vagrants, either white or
black. They must work for them
selves at so much per day or they
must work for the state. The physi-
Clans of the city report that number
of negroes have called on them in the
last few days and asked for certi icates
to the effect that they were incal aci-
tated from doing manuel labor on ac-
count of their physical condition.
With these certificates the negroes
hoped to be able to evade the law.
In most instances after an examina-
tion. which cost them a dollar the
applicants have been turned down.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
OF Brandon visited their old hons last

OF Brandon visited their old homs last
week.
Brother Gilmore filled his regular
appointment here Saturday and Sun
day.
W. P. Anderson and Mrs. John nj.
Baker are proud possessors of new
organs.
Sunday school was organized at
this place last Sunday week and will
meet every Sunday evening.
Rev. Bill Robinson died at the
home of his SOD in Morton on March
%. He has been preaching about
fifty years. He was born August %.
1880, and has worked for the Lord al
most all Of his life.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
FANNIN.
Gee whiz amt it coldl!

Gee whiz! amt it coldl!
Mr.. Tinnin Monk has succeeded in
getting pasture for his cattle on the
prairie.
Wonder what young lady that was
that said she was going to the world s
fair if she had to marry to go?
DR.. J. E. Noble returned Monday
from Jackson, where he has been
spending few days with his family.
W. T. Summons, better known as
cousin Tom, will leave next Sunday
for the awberry fields of Madison,
Miss.
Hemby White left last Thursday for
the delta, to carry Evin Lees saddle
horse up. Guess Evin is tired riding
mule.
If you don't believe it is cold, ask
Will Nicholson, for he was sitting
about all day Sunday with his over
coat on.
Miss Maud Tinnin and Minnie
Brown passed through town going out
on the prairie Monday to spend the
day with Mrs. Jack.
DR.. J. E. Noble has sold his mill
and gin outfit to W. L. Lyle, OF CASH,
Miss. Don't know what we all will
do for a gin here this fall.
Miss Bessie White, in company
with E. G.. Moss. went to Jackson
Sunday to speLd some time. Say,
Earn, what did I tell you last week
Miss Louise White and Matte Ellis
escorted by the latter's brother,
LuDee, all went to Jackson Tuesday,
shopping. Say, Miss Matte, things
look kinder suspicious, sure enough.
Mr.. Shultz and our young preacher
Embree passed through our streets
Monday with two loads Of cotton for
the Brandon market. See, some of
our farmers still have cotton to sell in
these old red hills yet.
Our hustling COW buyer, J. N.
Slaughter, came in late last nigth and
left early this morning with two 9th
er gentlemen with him, we suppose in
the same business. John is hustler
and is always on the go.
D. B. Easterling was out Saturday
and Sunday and made arrangements
for teams and moved his family to
Jackson. Say Dunk, we hate to give
up our good neighbors, but they keep
moving out one by one and we wish
you much success in your new quar-
ters, but think you IL be back soon.
Little Milton Ellis has been chas-
ing crickets all over town this week
for his papa to go fishing; says he just
lacked five Of having hundred Mon
day. Say, Tobe, don't you think you
had better wait until next spring ,
The weather hasn't broke yet. Now
mind Toby, don't let that alligator
get you, for he is surely in Three
prong, for Bill Nick saw him last
week and said he ws whopper.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

The veterans and friends of veter-
ans who feel an interest in decoration
day will meet at the cemetery on Sat-
urday, the 10th inst, for the purpose
of cleaning up the cemetery prepara-
tory for decoration day. All who can
should come and give one day to the
honoring of our dead. A town is
judged by it's cemetery. Let's all
pull together SO we will not be asham-
ed for strangers to visit our cemetery.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

Our offer of farm, 800 acres on
Tumbaloo creek west Of Cato road.
should not be overlooked. It is in
good condition, with comfortable
dwelling and outhouses orchard, etc.
Come to see us. Henry and May.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
ANDREW CHAPEL.

Health of the community is good.
Farmers are looking rather blue
on account of so much rain.
Joe Thomas, Of New Prospect, at
tended preaching at this rlaoe Sun
day.
Master Collin Comfort spent Sun
day with his friend, Henry Ritchie,
of Brandon.
A very interesting sermon was
preached at this place by Brother
Embree Sunday evening.
School closed at this place Friday.
Quite crowd out to hear the exer-
cises, which were very nice. Miss
Lizzie Robbins deserves much praise
for the pains she has taken with this
school, and we hope she will come
back and teach for a. again.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

Many of the good women who to-.
day are busily engaged in the W. @.
I. U. cause have husbands who are
old soaks in the back room of some
saloon, dancing jig with s.the devil.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

Our townsman Hon. VIM. Buchanan
says that he is still an applicant for
chancellor, and the report that he has
withdrawn is not true. Hon. J. l..
McCaskill who is also an applicant
seems to have the best chance for the
Olace
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
LIGHT.
Rain and cold.
Fruit all right yet.

Rain and cold.
Fruit all right yet.
Health good in our town.
Our school will close in three
weeks more.
Sunday school on the increase. It
never goes into winter quarters:
Farming somewhat behind; very
small per cent of the cotton crop
planted.
Rev. s. B. Culpepper, of Clinton,
passed through our town Sunday with
our friend Mr.. Warwick.
The infant son of Glenn Ragsd ale
and wife died on the night of the 3rd
and was buried at Shiloh on the 4th !.
Brother Parker conducted the funeral
with beautiful and impressive talk
of fifteen or twenty minutes. The
parents and grand parents have the
sympathy of the entire neighborhood
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

II you want good truck farm close
to Brandon, we can fit you up. 115
acres three miles south on Westville
road. Good water, and fair improve
ments. Henry and May.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
@ountY News.
PELAHATCHIE.

Miss Inez Peacher spent Sunday at
home.
Ed Henry, of Brandon, spent Sun.
day in town.
Mrs. Bee King is spending q few
days In Jack6on.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14

Theirs are about one thousand good
talkerts to one good thinker. What
a delightful old world this would be
if the order was reversed.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
Decoration day, April Both.

Happiness can only be obtained by
doing your duty.
The Brandon news., 1904-04-14
MILLINERY OPENING.


have just opened up the largest and finest assortment of
Millinery ever brought to Peahatche Spring Hats in the
very latest Styles at prices suit every Also full line
OF Waists Skirts Silks Laces Ribbons and Embroderies also
keeps the Celebrated Puritan Corset still located in the
postofce building and would be pleased to have nv friends
call and examine my line when in town.
Miss Phi11ie Howard
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-19
NO MOURNERS
At FUNERAL
Oahu Supervisors Hold
Their Final
Meeting.

Unmourned and unwept, without even
a funeral march, the County of Oahu
passed out of existence yesterday
morning. According to the Supreme
Court decision the county never legally
existed and the funeral ceremonies
were altogether unnecessary. But
for little matter of salaries for which
the Home Rule members seemed the
most anxious, the last rites over the
remains OF the County of Oahu would
have been less sad and more expedi-
tious.
Both Lucas and Kealoha were absent
from yesterdays meeting when Chair
man Hooking called for order for the
last time. After the reading of the
minutes, Supervisor Gilman moved that
the bonds of the county officials be re-
turned to them. He said he had been
informed by one of the trust companies
that no premiums would be exacted Il
this was done. The clerk was instruct
ed to return the bonds to the various
officers, by unanimous vote.
Supervisor Mahoe asked about the
decree, and said he had received no no.
tice of it from the supreme Court. He
was informed that sufficient notice had
already been received.
Supervisor Gilman called for speech
from the chair but Mr.. Hooking de-
INJURED and said it was a case where
the least said the better Mr.. Gilman
congratulated the members of the board
on the harmony with which they had
acted, and said that the only differ
ences had been those of a political ma
ture.
Chairman Hooking suggested that
the board should take some action to-
wards securing compensation for the
county officials, and Gilman moved
that the clerk make up list of claims
against the county for services per-
formed by officials and employees since
January 4th, the claim to be submitted
to the legislature in the form of an
indemnity bill. The actual period in
which work was performed is the basis
for the claim. Mahoe commended that
the Supervisors should be paid for the
entire month of January since they had
met the first time according to law,
and held eight other meetings besides
Chairman Hooking said 1t was doubt
full how the matter would be received
by the Legislature, and Supervisor Rob-
inson stated that If Mahoe's suggestion
was followed it would kill the whole
matter. The original motion by Mr.
Gilman was then carried and the Su
pervisors adjourned sine die.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-19
WORK ON THE
GREATER HARBOR

Marston Campbell Is preparing the
ards street slip. He Is also superin-
tending the reconstruction of the old
Inter Island wharf and VIII have re-
pairs made to the Wilder wharves. In
addition he Is having an extension made
to the Sorenson wharf, and the extern
sion of the Brewer wharf will soon be
under way. With these improvements
concluded the harbor front will present
a fine appearance for usefulness and
solidity. The new Oceanic sheds with
their great spans have already at
tracted the attention of coast builders
and the plans We're recently taken to
San Francisco for reference. 1t Is said
that in construction and usefulness the
Oceanic sheds are the finest bordering
on the Pacific.
to within forty or forty-five feet Of
Allen street opposite the fishmarket.
The present brick building at the ma
kai-Waikiki corner of Richards and
Allen streets will be RACED and the
wooden buildings adjoining the United
States Navy scales will be torn down.
The space between the mauka end Of
the proposed slip and dock will be grad
uated into the street, making wide
thoroughfare at that point, which will
assist in the transaction of freight and
passenger business.
The new wharf will be built against
the Eva end of Naval Dock No. and
the slip will be dredged out of Rich
ards street, sufficient to take in two
big passenger liners. The other wharf,
proposed for the EVA side OF the new
slip, will cover the ground at present
used for coal piles. The old Pacific
Mail sheds will. of course, be demolish-
ed. The wharf structure for the new
location will be built on the same gem
eral plan of the Oceanic dock buildings.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-19
A JAPANESE PRINCE.

Prince Konoye of Japan, who lately
died, had a German cast of coun-
tenance, or as nearly so as it's racial
structure would permit. BY that token
one might know that he had been edu-
Gated in Germany, SO impressionable
are the upper classes of Japanese thai
they quickly take the hue of their sur
roundings The late Minister Fulfil,
once Consul General here, had spent
most of his official life in the United
States and he had the American pecu-
liarities of accent, dress and manner.
The writer once saw him crossing the
great field or plaza in Tokyo which
fronts the Government buildings and "A
friend, noting him in the crowd long
way off. said There goes an Ameri-
can" But Mr.. Fulfil was Japanese to
be backbone, despite his alien ensem-
BILE.
Prince Konoye had a round, we'll
settled face, a bushy moustache, a slow
phlegmatic manner and taste for beer
and the Berlin newspapers. In looks
he was a German done in sandalwood
and dressed in a kimono. At any
gathering of Japanese public men few
years ago and presumably until late
ly, he was wont to gather about him
other Japanese mobiles educated as he
was; and those who knew their speech
say they discussed foreign affairs
mainly from a German standpoint.
Germany's rivals and enemies were
theirs. In a general company, though
composed wholly of Japanese. one
seemed to see all the nations repre-
scented, Some of the older men, edu-
Gated in China, looked and acted like
mandarins. There would be the quick.
excitable Partisan, the suave and court
ly Italian, the solid and even side
whiskered Englishman who, betlmes,
hunted on horseback in breaches and a
red vest; even the inscrutable Russian
was there, hand-in-glove with the
alert, business-like American. And II
all came about through study and ex-
perience abroad. The alien had taken
the plastic clay of the Japanese mind
and shaped 1t to his own thought.
In one respect the late Prince Ko-
noye was Japanese of the old school.
Knowing foreigners as he did. and
sympathizing with one class of them.
he yet had no mind to let them beguile
Japan to all their ways of thought At
heart he was an exclusionist: and
something of the reaction in Japan
from the intense modernity which be-
gan to grow up in the eighties, was
due to him.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-19
MEhEULA TO
STAND TRIAL
Continued from page ~

| islation and the care of the laws AMI
proceedings of the Legislature in order
that the Secretary of the Territory
| might record and preserve the same
| and forward copies thereof to Congress
| and the President according to law.
Under the rules of the House Of
Representatives of the territorial Leg
islature, the clerk was made RESPONSE
| BILE for all the records of the House.
and was required to draw such drafts
on the Treasury for expenses of the
session as should be authorized by the
House and approved by the committee
on accounts, to pay all such bills and
accounts as should be approved by the
committee on accounts or ordered by
the House, and to employ such type
writer's and other assistants as the
business of the House might, from time
to time, require. Under these condi-
tons and provisions it can hardly be
said that voucher calling for the dis
bursement of the public funds of the
Territory was not a record of the
House or that in its relation to drafts
on the Treasury for the expenses of
the session as shall be authorized by
the House and approved by the COM
public funds as approved by the COM
mittee on accounts or ordered by the
House, it was not an important part
of the proceedings of the Legislature
which the Secretary of the Territory
was required to preserve. Certainly
the President and Congress are inter-
ested in knowing how the Legislature
it has established, and its officers au-
hx n doing THAR work
and they are entitled to know as the
supreme government of the Territory.
1t cannot be said that the destruction
of such a voucher Is purely a territorial
matter
1.-The provision of the statute describ-
ing the offense charged in this indict-
ment, which removes one who Is con-
victed thereof from his Office, raises the
question whether Congress could have
intended to include territorial officers
within the provisions of the statute.
am of the opinion that the probable
non-application of the statute to state
officers offers no ground of argument
why territorial officers are not affected.
The states within certain limits are
sovereign and conduct their own pub
lie affairs, subject to the Constitution,
independently of the Federal Govern
ment. But the territories are governed
by Congress and, though they are gen
orally allowed self-government to some
extent, II is as privilege and not as
a right and such privilege may be re-
moved or changed by Congress in its
discretion.
1.-THE demurrer is overruled on both
points.
SANFORD B. DOLE,
Judge. United States District Court.
January IS. 1904"