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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Relief in Will Powe.

Chicago -President William r.
Harper of the University of Chicago is
said to have made a determination
that in his case the X-ray treatment
will be given the fullest and most COM
plete test it has ever been put to as a
cure for cancer and destroyer of the
cancerous growth in the tissues. His
friends believe that his force of mind
and mastery of will power will help a
long ways toward the desired result. DR..
Harper is possessed of marvellous pow
er Of concentration, and it is his plan
to demonstrate at least the partial
mastery of mind over bodily ills.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Cost of Carrying a Pistol.

In the city court at Vicksburg the
first case for carrying concealed weap-
ons came up before the new city judge,
Hon. Harris Dickson. He told the
prisoner that as he was the first one
before him on that charge that he
would be lenient with him, and plac-
ed the fine at $50 The Judge then
stated that he wanted it clearly under
stood that in the future. any person
brought before him and proven guilty
OF the same offense would be fined
500 and no less.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Gulf Coast Truckers.

Truckers on the coast are actively
engaged in preparing to plant double
crop this spring and are asking the
railroad for better shipping facilities
They are assured by the Southern Elk
press Co., that they will cooperate
with the railroad in granting their re-
quest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Fig Industry.

A contract was closed with the III
F. Cassell Nursery, of Canton, Miss.
for fig trees enough to plant fifty
acre orchard across Back Bay at Bi
loxi. This is the first experiment with
flgs for canning purposes on so large
a scale. The fig plantation is to be
planted by Mrs. Gardner, of Yazoe
City.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Big Land Sale.

V. Ell. Bouslog sold his tract Of g.
400 acres at Pecan near Pascagoula,
in Jackson county to party of Michi-
gan men, who propose farming on a
large scale. Mr.. Bouslog has also sold
a tract of 1900 acres in Escambia
county, Florida, to the Honduras De-
velopment Company, of Detroit, Mich,
who will engage in peach and straw
berry culture.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Shot Through a Window.

Some unknown party fred into the
house of J. Purser at Martinsville and
wounded his daughter, Mrs. Ida Har-
old. Mrs. Harold was crossing the
room when the shot was fired and was
painfully wounded about the neck and
face. The shooting has. created con-
siderable excitement, and every effort
is being made to apprehend the guilty
party.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Traces Of Oil Found,

While boring a we'll for water at
his residence, eight miles north of
Baskerville, Jeff B. Rawls discovered
unmistakable evidence of oil. Parties
familiar with the Beaumont and other
oil fields say there is no doubt abou!
this being genuine oil find Mr.
Rawls is taking the proper steps to
have the property developed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Washington Two more invitations
to visit cities have been extended to
President Roosevelt when he takes his
southwestern trip. Major w. HI.
Llewellyn, who was an officer in the
President S regiment of Rough Riders
invited him to stop at Las Cruces,
New Mexico, enroute from Texas to
Colorado. representative Slayden
Of Texas urged the president to make
a stop at New Braunfels, Texas, while
he was in that state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Decatur to Boom.

Decatur is on quite boom in an
ticipation of the new Mobile, Jackson
& Kansas City Railroad, which has
been graded into town and will be put
IN operation as soon as the weather
permits completion of track laying
Two new stores have opened for bust
ness, and number of dwelling houses
are In course of construction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Fire at Artesia, Miss.

Columbus, Miss. "A long distancs
telephone message from Artesia, Miss,
station on the main line Of the Mo-
bile and Ohio railroad, twelve miles
east Of here, reports that the place
suffered severe loss from fire. Sew
eral stores we're burned, and it is sup
posed that the loss will reach about
$4,000 including all other destroyed
property.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Leg .Crushed.

Will Cobb, a young man employed
on the Mobile and Ohio railroad as
brakeman, was caught between the
cars at Lauderdale while making a
coupling and his leg was so badly
crushed as to necessitate amputation
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Street Railway Company.

, The West Gulfport and Race Track
Street Railway Company has been in
corporated. The capital stock is fixed
at $4,000, with privilege to begin
operation when $4,000 has been paid
IN. The chief promoter Of this enter
prise, Mr.. Dolan, states that ties have
already begun to be laid along the
route Of the proposed line.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
For Wives and Widows.

The completion of the new dormi-
tory to be occupied by the wives and
widows OF Confederate soldiers a,
Beauvoir has relieved the situation to
some ex ent, as the Home was some
what crowded. Applications for ad-
mission are so numerous, however,
that the necessity for additional dor
mitories has become apparent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Secretary Shaw has just sent to

Secretary Shaw has just sent to the
Senate, in response to an inquiry,
some interesting information relative
to the coinage Of silver. The number
Of silver dollars coined under the act
Of June Is, 1898, from silver bullion
purchased under the act Of July IA,
1890, during the fiscal year 1904, was
10, 1O1 $50, and 80 were coined from
June 80, 1904, to Dec. 81, 1904. No
silver dollars bearing the date Of 1905
have been struck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Colony of Northern Farmers.

}. R. Oliphant, a real estate agent
of Poplarville, closed deal with an
Iowa gentleman for a large tract of
cut over pine lands in Pearl River
county for farming purposes, and the
latter will locate number Of North
ern farmers, who will engage i'll truck
farming.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Runs Down Hand Car.

A hand car in charge Of four ne
groes was run down at Cooper's Spur,
by Northeastern train, demolishine
the car and seriously inj.lring Frank
Fixes, one of the men on the car.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Dies of Wound.

Stuart Richardson, who was shot
and MORALLY wounded by M. L. Ed
wards on the D. C. Jones place, near
Shell Mound, died and his remains
were inferred at Odd Fellows Gene
terry at Greenwood. Edwards and
Jones claim that killing was done in
self-defense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPpENIN GS,
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
cuned From the Important Happen
ings Throughout the State During
The Past Week and Reviewed in
Brief.
Weather Bureau Report.

The following data covering a pc
Rod of seventeen years has been
compiled from the Weather Bureau
records at fifjy-eight observation sta
lions in Mississippi They are issued
to show the conditions that have pre-
vailed in the state during the month in
question for the above period of years
but must not be construed as a fore
cast of weather conditions for the
coming month.
Temperature Tin degrees). Mean
or normal temperature, 81 degrees.
The warmest month was that Of 1897
with an average of 63 degrees The
coolest month was that of 1892 with
an average Of SO degrees. Some of
the highest temperatures recorded
were as follows: 81 degrees at Yazoo
City in 1897 and 80 at Greenville in
1898. Some of the lowest tempera-
lures recorded were as follows: at
Bonneville and 10 at Ripley in 1899.
The average date of the last killing
frost In spring over the Gulf counties
is March 3rd, over the southern half
of the state exclusive of the counties
bordering on the gulf, March goth,
and over the northern half Of the
state, March 25th.
Precipitation Grain and SNOWY. Av-
erage for the month, 5.S-S inches. Av-
erage number of days with DOL or
s. The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 9.1S inches in 1902. The
least average monthly precipitation
was $40 inches in 1898 Some Of the
greatest monthly amounts of precip-
itation recorded were as follows: 1886
inches at Holly Springs in 1897, Is.
81 inches at Agricultural College in
1902 and 1495 inches at Meridian in
1900. Some of the least monthly
amounts Of precipitation recorded
were as follows: LOS inches at
Leaksville and 062 inches at Pear
lington in 1898. The average snow
fall Is 0.S inch over the northern half
of the state. In March 1900 snow fell
to depth of six inches in Pontotoc
county. Traces Of snow have occurred
as far south as Vicksburg, Crystal
Springs and Meridian.
Clouds and Weather Average num-
Der of clear days, II; partly cloudy
days, s; cloudy days, II.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
For Princeton.

Princeton. "A move to raise $4,000.
600 as an endowment fund for Prince.
ton University aas been launched.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Representative Brazeale filed with
the Secretary of the Inferior, copies
Of two affidavits showing up in circum-
stantial detail the land frauds COM
planned Of in Catahoula parish as we'll
as showing up the methods employed
by certain lumbermen in that section
in getting possession of lands under
fraudulent homestead entries. A spe-
cial agent Of tie department is now
on the ground making an investiga-
ton Of the charges. 1t is Representa-
tive Brezeale's belief that unless a
stop is put to these practices at once
there will not be an acre Of land left
to the legitimate homeseeker in Louis
Iana.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02
Civil War Trophies to be Returned to
Soil Where They Were First I'm
furled. Great Demonstration Oc-
Cured in Congress.

The Senate Committee on the Phil
ippines authorized favorable report
upon the House bill revising and
amending the tariff laws of the Phil
ipplne Islands. The committee was
in session only short time, and this
was occupied wholly by Secretary OF
War Taft, who discussed the features
Of the measure. Only one amendment
was made to the bill as it passed the
House. The provision prohibiting a
license system with view to deriving
revenue from tariff in opium has been
stricken out In it's place has been
submitted provision that "after
March 1st, 1908, it shall be unlawful
to import in the Philippine Islands
opium in whatever form, except by the
government and for medicinal pur-
poses only, and at no time shall it be
lawful to sell opium to any native OF
the Philippine Islands, except for me-
dicinal purposes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

With but one negative vote the
house committee on Ways and Means
authorized a favorable report on the
Curtis bill reducing>the duty on to-
bacco and sugar from the Philippine
Islands to twenty-five per cent Of the
Dingley tariff: The bill was amended
by inserting the word "wholly'' in
the provision requiring products to be
wholly the product and growth Of the
island. A. provision also was added
specifying that the articles subject to
the international revenue tax shall
pay the tariff upon being placed on
sale in this country.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Senator Elkins, chairman Of the
Committee on Interstate, desires to
correct report Of what occurred in
the executive session Of the commit
tee especially in reference to what he
was quoted as saying regarding the
position of the president. He told the
committee that the announcement had
been made at the White House that
the president expected the railroad
rate bill could not be acted upon at
this session, but he did not assume to
speak for the president on any matter
connected with legislation or say that
the president was not satisfied with
the bill prepared by the house.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

The hallowed stars and bars of the
C. S. A., march-soiled, battle-riven.
blood-stained banners, Of '61-65, held
here forty years by the War Depart
ment, hidden trophies of the civil
war, will soon be seen on the soil
where they were first unfurled to the
breath Of patriotic love, and whence
they were borne to blasts OF death and
light Of glory. The old flags will go
back to the states under which rallied
the real fighters Of the war. Not since
since the scenes Of united patriotism
which forced the war with Spain for
Cuba and humanity has so signal a
demonstration, significant of COM
mon country, occurred about congress
as the vote to give back the flags and
the general delight it cased when it
was realized.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

According to a report brought from
the Isle of Pines by j. 7. keenan,, the
leader Of the American colony there,
crisis in the relations between the
Cuban officials and the Americans has
been brought about by the action tax
en- with respect to the American
schools on the island by the Cuban
officials. The Cubans have ordered the
Americans to close their schools and
send their children to the Cuban
schools. The Americans object to such
action, chiefly on the ground that
Spanish is the only language used and
The curricula in the schools leave ev-
erything to be desired. There are said
to be 400 Americans on the island.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Three hundred members Of the
House have signed a petition to Speak
er Cannon demanding consideration
Of the Omnibus Public Buildings Bill.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

The President issued proclamation
converting the senate in special SEES
sion March 4.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

A peace jubilee to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary Of the close Of the
Civil War was proposed to President
Roosevelt by Newell Sanders, of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, who, with R. L. Sharp,
also of Chattanooga, had an interview
with the President. Mr.. Sanders sug-
gested that the jubilee exposition be
held at Chattanooga in 1915, as many
of the great battles Of the war were
fought in the vicinity Of that city.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

President Roosevelt held confer
ence with Senators Foster and Clay
over the proposition to extend th'
American cotton trade in the Orient
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Representative Pujo, Of Louisiana,
made an effort to secure the removal
OF the duty on American rice imported
INTO the Philippines, but failed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Drs. Rhett Goode, president Of the
Mobile Quarantine Board, and Henry
Goldthwaite, its executive officer, had
satisfactory interview with Surgeon
General Wyman Of the Public Health
Service respecting the regulations to
be considered at the meeting on Thurs
day in Mobile Of the quarantine au-
thorities Of Alabama, Louisiana and
Texas.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-02

Senator McEnery has introduced an
amendment to the Rivers and Harbors
Bill providing for an appropriation
of 100000 for the New Orleans har-
Dor.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02

from going above and that II would
result IN great damage 70 the fish
ing. Roper started fro1n Hope sun-
dsy with boy for guide and was
Informed that the distance vas eight
miles. The two tramped until dark
and bad not reached their destina-
tion. They weie compelled 10 camp
minus supper. with the blue heayena
as = covering and q blanket Of srow
for q bed. 4 big log fire kept them
from freezing and Sergeant Roper
had many pleasant dreams of frontier
campaigns ID the early days when be
was chasing Indians and living en-
mule meat. He found the dam a. re-
ported and ordered the company 70
put IN . lawful fish ladder.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02
AASON'S DEFICIT GROWS
GOVERNMENT WANTS $685.
Mahss cs@aF a'AlsHs's D~faalttBE Pest
mAstsF shsFt Ossr 90 600 what Dtd
Ne Do vita the bdsn~y - ssonassasa
Mast Pny nalanee.

Another surprise 10 the form o. q
Thanksgiving Offering came TO the
bpndEmen Of Occur q 'Aiene's default
iRg postmaster. David r. Masoh,
Wednesday, Ia the form Of a state
ment from the pnstotiice department
showing that be vas stiii indebted 10
tho government la the som Of s2as
90. aud the b0Bdsmen are beein-
ainR 10 wonder ahen the end viii 10
reached.
when Mason's shortage was first
discovered the hondsmen were com.
PEELED 70 pay the government 81,
s7a.s The additional shortage
brings the total amount up 10 ~. :
ltG.ts aud th0 bondsmen begin 20
think there ia something more 20 the
shortage than errors ia bookkeeping
~ stated Ia the 1OurnRi snd claimed
BY the dsfaultinR Official. Other
shortages may be- discovered and the
5ondamen arr held until bis accounts
ARE finally adjusted
~ NHN AFtN AANNNA NAMAm& &R@MA
jury was Ia session ~ Moscow there
wAs talk that Mason would be- 10
dicted for snbczRIement aud the pub.
NC thought that the United States
district attorney would bring the
matter TO tha attention ~ tha grand
Jury, bul be eyiisntly failed 10 do
80 and no indictment vas found n
has been charged that political IN
siuencc saved The postmaster. lie
hss teen leading republican politi
clan for the past tru years In this
county aud @as ga close terms With
the republican leader % the state
and this influences i said TO hare had
something 20 do With bic escape from
the clutches Of the law
The puaiotiice inspectors claim that
biz shortage took place within a year.
aud chat he did With the moner IL q
mystery although there are some ne.
~ Fumors afioat which, u true, would
account for the detalratiop.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02
DEVELOP com RIDGE
work NJ, Joe Properties Daring ,his
wtntaT.

work NJ. doe Properties Daring this
WtataT.
The Gold Ridge Mining company,
owner Of groupe Of claims six miles
from the head Of navigation on the
ST. Joe river, IL laying IN supply Of
provisions and preparing for active
development work during the win
ter. +. L. Burgan visited the prop
erty THE week aud says IL is the In.
ten.ion OF the company to sink a
shaft 400 feet on the ledge. The
company has some promising pros-
poets, aud assays from the ledge run
from ss to ESQ In gold. The ore Is
free milling aud the company has a
we'll defined ledge.
st, MaFies parties have alec opened
a four foot ledge of pure galena at a
bopth OF $50 feet in the vicinity Of
the Gold Ridge claims. The owners
Of the rich strike will sink ON The
saiena body aud believe they have
what will prove TO be one OF the best
lead mines In nothern Idaho.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02
PREMIER LAURIER AND THE FORESTS.
WAL ronSrsH SCHOOLS Mars.


Asftsna& f@AtssA &sttiftta&et~@~g WANTS bNARta@
tv-Knsw state.
Colonel Allen Miller, state immi-
grafton comm issioner, plans the dis.
trIbntion Of 1000 of the new maps Of
Idaho which are being prepared under
the directlon Of the commissioner Of
the general land Office at Washington.
The new maps will be fine and dan
dy." according to Colonel Miller.
He has submitted a reqaisitioa for
1000 copies OF the map and IL the re-
QUESTION Is houored be will make il
a point 70 see that copy is placed
IN every school In the state. Of which
there are approximately 1000. The
other 1000 Colonel Miller desires for
use Ia response TO requests for infor-
nation about Idaho, scores OF which
come to bis Office each day.
COLONEL Miller has received q
letter from United States Senator
Hepburn At Washington, who says:
~ am pleased TO say that the new
maps of Idaho will be ready for dis.
tributton Ia a very short time. A
number OF changes have been made In
the new map which will commend
themselves to you, among which lie
the elimination of the words, Snake
River Desert and Broken Lava Pla
teau, which gave the impression that
a great portion of the state was des-
ert There have been placed on the
map plats of the following cities:
Boise, Pocatello, Lewiston and Wal
lace, which will at once convey the
idea of the sire OF these cities and
will be a source Of Interest TO auyoue
examining the map. !"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02

When court convened Monday the
Attorney for Roth and Owens an
nounoed that They had reached a set.
Element In their case and that It
would not be proceeded with. In
this case the plaintiff recovered iudg-
ment of ten dollars in the probate
court and the defendant appealed TO
the district court. Three days of the
courts time and jury had been
used In trying the case 80 far, .and it
would probably have taken two days
more to haze finished the trial had
Il not been settled by the parties
The case arose over Owens locking 4
gate on q public road aud refusing
90 let Roth pass through with some
hay, by reason Of which the hay had
to stand cut In the rain and spoiled.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-12-02
CATHOLIC FAIR A SUCCESS
NET RECEIPTS OVER ST, 500
Handsom~ Prizes Go 70 Popular People
in LIVELY Contests Coed sAnsie and
mn Eagsyabae ISanee a. Blackwell
Park Pavilion.

The fair given under the auspices
OF The Catholic Ladies' Club opened
Monday evening for the benefit OF the
new Academy and closed Thursday
evening with rely enioysble ball
at Blackwell Park pavilion. II was
financial success in every way and
CREST appreciation is felt by those
having charge toward the business
men and those who contributed, and
toward the public Ia general TOR its
generous support. In the two con-
tests, the one for the diamond ring
and that for the china dinner set,
great enthusiasm wss arousd. Con
testaBts for the former we're Miss
Margaret Thomson and Miss Dora
Sullivan. Miss Sullivan won the
ring. Mrs. Charles Schattuer and
Mrs. NJ. Roche were rival candidates
for the set Of china. The contest,
which was very close, resulted in Mrs.
Roche's favor.
In the doll contest Bessie MeMil-
Ian came of victorious. Another
doll was presented to the defeated
candidate. Gertrude Groves.
The various booths. unloading "a
fancy work, plain sewing candy and
cigars. japanese tea. fish pond and
last hut not least, the country store,
did thriving businss. The booth
decorations were veEy pretty, particn-
larry those Of the fancy work and
japanese tea. Many OF the larger ar-
ticIes were raffled OF. tickets having
been sold upon them. as fellows:
Lot In O'Brien's addition. vii
liam Heinen; stove. donated by
Lake City Hardware company. Thom-
as Reilly; hand painted vase, donated
by Mrs. McClear. viii Eeee; sofa
pillow cover, Mrs. Charles Sischo;
silver spoons. Mrs. J. L. Robinson !;
bed spread, Mrs. WEIGH; crazy quilt,
Mrs. Ludwig Roper; silver Get. Mrs.
r. F. Mcdonald; Mission clock, Mr..
Tierney.
Much credit lie due to the follow :
ing ladies who 80 ably presided over
the various booths; Fancy work,
Mrs. Sullivan. assisted BIZ Mesdamas
Barr, Schattner, Burzineky and Nc
t'hee; plain sewing, Mrs. NJ. E. Ken
nedy. assisted by Mesdames Minis,
Healey, Purdy and X. L. Mcdonald;
japanese tea, Mesdames Wedsewood
and Shor' cigar and candy booth,
Mrs. Alice Reddy assisted by Miss
Sadie Elgee; fish pond, Mrs. Done.
gan and Miss CofFery; country store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sischo.
Some OF the articles upon which
chances have been sold have ret to be
ratified.
Ii is thought that the receipts FROM
the booths and other sources will in
the end net over 81, 500.
The delightful music furnished by
Nireo's orchestra each evening and a,
sthe dance Thursday evening was a
treat aud although the only form Of
entertainment. ct proved all sufIi
cient.