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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
To Use wireless" Through the jungle

ing point of the wireless system. A
contract has been awarded to a Ger
man company to provide the appara-
tus, and this will give it a virtual
monopoly of wireless telegraphy in
Peru.
Between Puerto Bermudez and Iqui.
tos the plan is to have three inter-
mediate stations and ultimately to ex-
tend the line to Manaos on the ANA
zon and then down the river to Para,
thus affording direct communication
between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts. There already is a cable up
the Amazon, but the service is fire.
quently interrupted, and in the upper
water the swift currents would have
rendered the laying of such means
of communication impossible. AS
wireless telegraphy has proved sue
cessful at sea, between islands, and
over large tracts of land in Alaska,
1t is interesting to have practical
demonstration as to whether equally
good results will be achieved in actual
practice in the impenetrable forests
of South America If such is the case,
there will be, without question, a
wide application of the idea, as it will
put within reach at small expense dis
tricts otherwise quite isolated.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

Up In the United States District At.
itorney's office, while there is a lot of
hard work, there are also moments of
relaxation. At such times the staff
members sometimes tell good stories.
The following was told after lunch one
day by Assistant District Attorney
Stewart: 8
"a young limb Of the law defended
an old convict on the charge of
burglary. The rules of the court Gt
was in Massachusetts, allowed each
side one hour in which to address the
jury.
1.-THE young lawyer, just before his
turn came, consulted a veteran mem
Der Of the bar who was in the court
ROOM
How much time do you think !
should take up in addressing the jury p
The asked.
You ought to take the full hour
The full hour! Why, I was only
going to take ten minutes
:" You ought to take the full hour,
reiterated the old lawyer.
"'But why?'
because the longer you talk the
longer you will keep your client out OF
Jail "-Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Shah. and Suite Dreaded the Darkness

of radium I must show it in room
which is dark-entfrely dark"
The shah, whose nervousness is
very well known, did not take kind
ly to the idea of dark room, and
called his grand yizier, who suggest
ed drawing the curtains of the room,
but M. Curie persisted that blackness
was necessary. Thereupon the shah
called M. Paoli, the French detective
protector of royalties, who assured his
majesty that there was no danger. So
the party descended to the under
ground apartment in the hotel known
as the safe room.
M. Curie began expounding the
properties of radium, and then gave
signal for the electric light to be
switched off. Immediately a panic
seized the shah's suite, and all cried
out in Persian and In French, Light!
Light! Turn on the light" The cleo
tricity was switched on again, and
the disappointed savant was forced to
show his radium in a lighted ROOM
London Chronicle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

doubt several centuries more than six
thousand years; the approximate date
OF 1900 B. G. is fixed in several differ
ent ways.
First, the archaic character of the
writing is that employed only in the
Inscriptions long antedating the early
Babylonian king, Sargon, of $500 B.
Z. The characters of the inscription
are lineal and nearly hieroglyphic; the
wedge-shaped characters were not yet
developed.
Second, the statute when found was
lying beneath the platforms of sew
eral reconstructed temples. The up
permost of the platforms contained
bricks inscribed with the name Of
Dungi, of 275O B. c.; beneath it was
a platform constructed Of the bricks
Of Sargon, $500 B. c.; still lower were
The statue was beneath all of these,
among the ruins Of temple built of
small plano-cOnvex bricks which all
Assyriologists assign to the middle Of
the fifth millennium B. @.
Third, the style Of the art, the tri-
angular-shaped eyes, the nose forming
straight line with the forehead, the
style of dress employed only at that
particular period, identify it as be-
longing to the same age as the famous
bas-relief in the Louvre and statu-
cite in the British Museum. The great
psychologists of Europe assign the
figures possessing these peculiar char
acteristics to about $500 B. c., and
no Assyriologist Of repute, and who
is acquainted with the earliest Baby
lonian art, would question the date.
The statue, fully 1900 years earlier
than any other from Babylonia, not
only presents history with the name
of a forgotten king; it is a perfect
specimen of the most ancient art in
the world, and opens new chapter
in the history Of the earliest known
people Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
American.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Don't Worry.

A Cincinnati woman who is noted for
her amiability says according to the
Philadelphia Telegraph, that she &C.
quired the habit of cheerfulness by
saying the following lines to herself
every time she felt inclined to worry:
The cows in the hammock.
The cats in the lake,
The children are in the garbage can
What difference does it make?
This is a good enough formula for
the woman who has children and 8
cow and cat, but of what use car
it be to the lady who lives in a child.
less fiat? For her benefit we take the
liberty Of furnishing a few lines OF
our own make:
The buildings afre,
= A lady's who's fair
Is flirting with hubby
But what do I care?
.-r the married woman who IS in.
..lined to worry and who would honest
Ily rather not, these lifting lines may be
beneficial:
Ny bank account is overdrawn,
The landlords waiting for his pay:
I've lost my job, my coats n pawn
Who cares a cooky, anyway? -.
Let US all aid in spreading cheerful
less wherever and however we may.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Vast Stretches Of South America
to Be Equipped with the New
Method of Communication
Advantages to Commerce.

Among the many important install
lations of wireless telegraphy already
In operation, or soon to be construct
ed, one Of the most interesting is the
proposed line in Peru which is to be
established between Puerto Bermudez
and Iquitos, distance of 1000 kilo-
meters (621.37 miles). The reasons in
fuencing the choice of wireless teleg-
raphy for this purpose apply with
equal force in other places in South
America and Africa, and are chiefly
the superstition of the natives as re-
CARDS the wires and insulators and
the difficulty Of penetrating the for
ests and jungles to construct an ordi-
nary line. In Peru it has been con-
Sidered for some time of the greatest
Importance to establish communica-
ton between Lima and iquitos, the
main port on the Amazon, and while
there was telegraphic communication
across the Cordilleras, the wires did
not extend beyond Puerto Bermudez,
which was accordingly made the start
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Worlds Oldest Garment Now in Boston
owner at the time of the building of
the Temple Of Karnac.

owner at the time of the building Of
the Temple of Karnac.
At first glance it looks like woven
garment with a border Of leather
round the edges. But closer examina-
ton shows that it is made out of a
whole gazeile skin. What look like
woven meshes are really rectangular
holes cut or punched in the skin.
This garment was found in one Of
the rock-cut tombs near Thebes by
Theodore M. Davis, the eminent ARCH
eologist of Newport, In his excavations
in Egypt about year ago. Though
this leather jacket had withstood the
passing of thirty-three centuries in It's
burial place in Egypt, it would soon
mi1dew and fall to pieces in our mosxs
climate, SO it has been placed n ~
alright case at the museum, and con-
now be looked at only through glass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Millionaire Aged Sutton Mad No
Bad Habits at Present but She
Recognized Possibilities of the
Future.


Future.
The old multimiIlionaire crooked
one rheumatic knee at the feet of the
beautiful debutante, while in the dis
lance the orchestra was playing some
lett motif from Rausmitthimsky's
sublime works. and the haunting mel
ody filtered through the tropical vege-
tation that screened them from the
dancera
Miss Youngbudde-Ethel, / love
you!"
"But. o. Mr.. Stocksandbonds. IL"
stammered the sweet young thing,
noting. however, that her official stem
ographer and recording photograph
were in good acoustic positions.
"Ah, Miss Ethel" the old multimil-
!. lionaire was saying, "it is in the meri-
Adian of life that we can appreciate
woman's worth and her cheering, di-
SVine presence. All else have T.
palaces, automobiles. yachts-but
without you they are as nothing"
"Ah! Mr.. Stocksandbonds," blushed
the dabuRnaA Z would marry you. in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
CHE STATUE OF THE sUMERIAN KING
DAVID, FOUND AT BIsMYA, BABY
IONA, AND BELIEVED TO DATE
BACK TO $500 B. O..
ACK TO 4oUU B. CO

upon its back, its head was missing,
and the toes, which were broken from
the feet at the time Of it's fall from
the platform above, were lying just
beneath it. The head was later re-
covered from another part Of the ruin
In places, especially upon its face, is
an incrustation of saltpeter, common
to objects which have long been buried
in the soil Of Babylonia; other parts
of the statue are as perfect as when
it left the hands Of it's sculptor.
The statue is IS centimeters high
and 81 III the circumference Of its
skirt. The head is bald, the face
beardless, the triangular eye sockets,
to which ivory eyeballs were once fit
ted and held in place by means of
bitumen, are now hollow. The Shout
ders are broad and square, the body
thick and short, the well-shaped arms
are free from the body, and the hands,
according to the usual Babylonian
custom, are clasped in front. The up
from the waist is suspended an en-
DrOldered or pleated Sklrt intended to
represent heavy wool or fur. To give
support to the statue, the bare feet
are imbedded in the pedestal. Upon
the right shoulder, the clearly cut in
scription Of three lines in the old
Sumerian or pref abylonian language,
reads as follows:
(The Temple) Eshar,
King Daudu Oaud-David),
King (of) Udnunki.
The name of the king is entirely
new to Assyriologists. The names Of
the city and temple were first read
upon the great stone Of Hammurabi,
recently discovered by the French in
Persia.
The age Of the statue is beyond
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
The Power of PRAYER.

Those who made study of the UNI
verse and realized the number Of
worlds scattered throughout space,
and that this world was but as a pin
point in the infinite creation, could not
take the view that man was. the high
est intelligent being in the universe.
Once they stepped beyond man, and
said he was not the highest, they could
not stop until they arrived at the Deity.
They could not stop short at infinity,
and when they found that simple re-
quest to fellow-man could produce
effect, how could they deny the power
of prayer Sir Oliver Lodge, quoted
in London Chronicle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Why Children Are "Bad."

Because they are hungry or thirsty.
Because they have been allowed to
Overeat.
Because they have been given per-
nicious cheap sweets.
Because they have not had proper
sleep.
Because their clothing is not COM
Portable.
Because the room in which they sleep
or play is stuffy or ill-aired.
Because their parents break promises
to them and buy them OFF with brides.
Because they are brought up on
negative diet of continual mo, no, no."
instead of an occasional good, hearty
EYES,"
Because their activity is not directed
into the right channel. Even from
babyhood a child must be doing some
thing, and if it is not wisely directed
its energies will find outlet in "naughti.
ness."-Chicago News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Rabies in Massachusetts.

DR.. Austin Peters, chief of the Mass
achusetts cattle bureau, is quoted as
saying that rabies is epidemic among
the dogs of the State to an extent not
known since he became connected
with the bureau nearl ten years
ago. He has record within the last
two months of twenty nine cases of
ydrophobia-twepty-five dogs, one
COW, two calves and a pig. These
cases appear to be confined to the
eastern part of the State.-Springfeld
Republican.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Radium Exhibition Spoiled by
Childish Fright of Persians-
Absence of Light ProbablyHe1d
Suggestion of Assassination.

There was an element of humor in
the interview which took place in
Paris between the shah of Persia and
M. Curie, the French scientist. His
majesty had expressed his desire to
see the wonders Of radium, so a tele-
gram was sent to M Curie asking him
to present himself at the Elysee pal
ace hotel.
"Your name and your great discov-
cry are known to us in Persia" said
the shah, after the manner of an
Arabian Night" potentate address
ing a magician. st wish to see this
famous radium, which is described as
having the most marvellous powers"
"Sire," replied M. Curie, II can sat-
isfy your curiosity, but not here. for
the light is too strong In order that
you may properly see the brilliance
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Discovery Interesting to Archeol-
o8ists Made by Accident at
Glasgow. Scotland-Specimen
Of EXQUISITE Carving.

A curious discovery was made the
other day at the foot Of the High
street, Glasgow. The second house
from the Tolbooth Steeple is Hop
kinks Land,' which contains the shop
where David Dale, the great eight
teenth century philanthropist, estab-
lished himself in business in the yarn
and hosiery line The building, of
seventeenth century erection, remains
much as it was in Dale's time. For
many years cellar beneath the house
has been little used, but a few days
ago shelf which had served it's day
was cleared away, the support of
which turned out to be Dale's long
lost sigma wool pack carved in wood
and gilt. There was another eight
teenth century hosiery business in
Glasgow which displayed the swing
ing lamb-the Golden Fleece Of old
Spain, which was borne on the BAN
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Ceremonial Waistcoat of Egyptian
Prince First Donned Thirty
three Centuries A9o-StiH in
Good Preservation.

At the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
there has lately been placed on exhibit
ton the most wonderful garment in
the world. 1t is the ceremonial waist
coat of Prince Mai-her-pri of Egypt,
who lived about 1.4O0 years before
Christ.
This leather garment is, therefore,
about $500 years old. Yet SO perfectly
is it preserved that person might
put it on and wear it today. Not a
mesh Is broken; it is not even discol-
sred, except around the waist, where it
had been darkened by Precipitation un-
Ger q belt when worn by its ancient
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
The Czars' Working Hours.

The Gear has a habit Of spending
more time in his study than almost any
other ruler in the world. The Czarina
is always seated with him whileshe is
at work in this room. In this respect
he stands almost alone among great
monarchs, as nearly all of them prefer
to have women out Of the way when
they are immersed in the business OF
state in their own private rooms.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
A State Journalist.

Australia has a Estate journalist
A Sydney newspaper man, John Plum
mer, has been engaged at salary OF
$4,000 a year to write articles in the
British, American and continental pa
pers in defense of the commonwealth.
it's legislation and it's administration.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
The STATUE. OF the SUMERlAN
KING DAVID.
By Edgar James Bank, Field Director Of
the Babylonian Expedition of the
University of Chicago.

The white marble statue Of the
Sumerian King David was discovered
by the expedition of the University Of
Chicago while excavating at the cor
her of the ancient temple hill at the
ruin known as Bismya, in Contra.
Babylonia. Despite the discoveries Of
the fine old crematorium, the first that
has come to light, and Of the use of
the arch in Babylonia as early as
1000 B. c., the finding of this ancient
work of almost prehistoric art Is one
Of the most interesting results Of the
expedition. When found it was lying
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
(The Temple) Eshar,
King Daudu Daud-David),
Kipr Lnfl TT1n11nlyi
Cute Burglars.

Berlin has some cute burglars. To
deceive the employees Of store they
were robbing the burglars put upon
the door a card reading thus: CLOSED
on account of sudden DEATH" The
trick was successful.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

The l5Oton travelling
Trade
loading
driven hosts enjoying a present.
that does not swing
Of the wharf interfere
the O the load
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14
Another Worlds Fair.

The French Government has pro-
posed to the Chamber of Deputies to
create q universal exposition IN Paris
In 1870, to commemorate the f0unda-
ton Of the French Republic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-12-14

English poachers have adopted khaki
for wear during business hours.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
PARALYSIS CURED
Case Seemed Hopeless but Yielded to
Or. Williams Pink Pills.

Mr.. Kenney has actually escaped from
the paralytic = fate TO which he seemed !
short time ago hopelessly doomed The
surprising report has been fully verified
and some important details secured in 4
personal interview with the recent suf.
ferer
1.-THE doctor, said Mr. Kenney. told
re that If | wanted to live any length
OF time would have 10 give up work al
together, aud he told my friends tina,
the paralysis which had begun would in
time involve my whole body"
Just how were you afflicted at this
time 2" Mr.. Kenpey was asked
Well, / had first bot, aud then cold
and canmy feelings. aud at times nv
body felt ms II needles were being stuck
into az. These sensations were follow ed
by terrible pains. aud again would have
no feeling at all, but n nnmbness would
come over me, aud would not be able TO
move. The most ngonizing fortunes came
from headaches and pain Ia the spine.
Night after night / could not get my
natural sleep and nay system wa~ wrecked
by the strain Of torfuring pains and the
eject OF the opiates was forced 10 take
10 induce sleep. As | look back on the
terrible suffering | endured during this
period often wonder how retained my
reason through IL all
:" Bat relief came quickly when
was induced to try DR.. Williams PiuB
Pills for Pale People. The very first DO,
seemed "a help me, and seven boxes made
me entirely well. There can be no doubt
about the thoroughuess OF my cure, for J
have worked steadily ever since and thai
is nearly four years
MIR. kenney = ~ present employed hy
the Merrimac "a. Company aud resides
at l0l Aubin street. Amssbury. Mass
The remedy which he used with such I
satisfactory results. Is sold by all drug. 4
gists. or direct BY the DR.. William. 4
Medicine Company. Schenectady. NJ
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
Bet Herself on : san Game.

AS the result of the loss of wager,
In which the stakes consisted of the
promise OF her hand in marriage pro
yided the Okolona (Miss.) baseball
team defeated her home towns team,
Miss Beatrice Jamison, the pretty
daughter of Col. A. j. Jamison. post
master at Houston. is the wife of 10
seph S. Williams. They met the first
time when Houston's team played the
Okolonas recently. They formed an
attachment at once. which ripened into
a proposal Both are baseball enthu-
siasts. and when ;he Okolona team
visited Houston Miss Jamison agreed
TO the proposition to wager herself
that Houston would win. Okolona en-
joyed a decisive victory, and the nup
tials were performed after the game.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
LAW URGED BY sELF-sEEkERs.
Real Animus of Movement Against
Rene lies Deservediy Popular.

An adrolt but plausible scheme by
which II is hoped to prejudice the sale
of proprietary medicines is the propo-
sition to'prohibit the sale OF any rem
edy which contains poison" unless
each packf ge or bottle In expressly la
beled Poison" Such bills are also
well designed to impose upon men who
have no familiarity with the subject
matter The pretense Of protecting
the public health put forth in support
Of such bills is generally the merest
subterfuge and whenever you hear a
demand for a law Of this kind 1t
originates with those who have
a direct pecuniary interest to serve by
destroying the sale Of proprietary rem
edies
Some Of the best and most widely
used remedies in the world contain
some one ingredient which, II taken
In sufficient quantities, might be poi
sonous. and yet the preparation as a
whole Is not poisonous at all. Opium.
for instance, is used In small quanti
ties in many of the best cures for
CouSns, Coiic, uldrFHeds etc, III uOOln- |
ache drops and in almost all liniments. |
To require such medicines 10 be false
iy labeled poison" would be merely /
cunning device to alarm the public |
and thus bring about the destruction |
of the sale of those remedies, and in
directly to compel people to procure
the medicine they want by the more
expensive method Of consulting a ply /
stefan and getting his prescription. In
other words, it is an effort to prevent
them from getting cheaply the RENE
dies which they and their fathers be-
fore them have used for many years.
Medical exchange.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
Snakes Barred From Hawaii.

Snakes are not wanted in Hawaii.
A circular Issued during the past sum-
mer by the secretary of agriculture
says: Until further notice, no per-
mits shall be issued for the delivery
of snakes of any kind at any port of
the Hawaiian islands" and that ship
ments of snakes presented for entry
will be Immediately destroyed or re-
turned to the port from which export.
ed at the expense OF the owner or
agent"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-11-03
ANrs GHos EBrovzz

| Mrs Chester Curry, Leader of tho
Ladies' Symphony Orchestra, 40 Sara
toga Street, East Boston, Mass, writes !:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
For eight years was troubled with ex-
IRENE nervousness and hysteria, brought on by
Irregularities l could neither enjoy life nor
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dent of the Mothers Club, 81 Cedar
Terrace. Hot Springs. Ark, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
81 dragged through nine years of miserable
existence, worn out with pain and nervous
ness, until it seemed as though / should fly.
| then noticed statement of a woman trou-
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Compound, decided to try it. / did so, and
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Women should remember that Lydia
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Mrs. Pinkham. Lynn. Mass, invites
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Mrs. Pinkhams vast experience with
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she will charge you nothing for her
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