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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03

There is another feature about the United
States Realty Company's property at Congress
Heights, which consists of over 3,OOOOO square
feet of which nothing has been said. The United
States government has been making deter
mined effort to acquire two million feet of that
cornpany's ground for the government spital.
Its acquisition by the government has been rec
commended by four superintendent of that i'm
sttution i'm succession; by both Appropriation
Committees, by the Committee ON Public Build
ings and Grounds, and the Board of Visitors,
and at the last session of Congress the Commit
tee ON the District of Columbia unanimously
recommended the acquisition of two million feet
of this company's property by the United States
government. lit seems from the efforts made
the government is determined to have this prop
erty, but the company, understand, is indiffer-
emit about the matter, because Congress has APP
propriated money for the survey for bridge.
which the United States Realty Company's prop
erty at Congress Heights will be the southern
terminus. The government will probably take
the property by condemnation, i'm which event lit
means a very large dividend to the stockholders
OF the United States Realty Company.
Yours truly, GEORGE w. GRElNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Smart Clothes Shop Opening.

Petit & Co. opened their doors to the
public at pm. yesterday at the corner of
7th and I streets. The rain did not seem
to keep the crowd back. The company gave
away $500 souvenirs. and the visitors were
highly pleased with them. The members of
the firm have spared no expense in prepar-
ing the resting place for their stock. and
experienced buyers have been successful
In securing the latest styles In both ma
terial and makeup, justifying Sthe men,
beers Of the firm in their selection Of the
name-the Smart Clothes Shop-as the title
for their establishment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Acquittal of Lieut.. Novak.


Maj. Gen. Corbin, commanding the Phil
ippines division. has disapproyed the SEN
tence of the general court-martial in the
case of First Lieut.. Martin Novak, 22d In
fantry, who was tried at Manila on charges
of drunkenness on duty, conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military dis
cipline and Of conduct unbecoming an Of
ficer and gentleman. 1t was alleged that
Lieut.. Novak having been assigned to duty
as quartermaster and commissary of sub
sistence on the United States army trans
port Seward, became drunk while on board
at Malabang and on the streets of Cebu;
that he DELAYED the sailing of the trans
port for q period Of about three and one
half hours at Malabang, and that he used
obscene language in the presence of pas
sengers. The court found him not guilty
and he was acquitted.
Changes in Naval Commands.
The following changes in the commands
of naval vessels have been announced at
the Navy Department.: Commander w. F.
Halsey from command of the Atlanta to
command of the Des Moines; Commander
A McCrackin, from command OF the Des
Moines to his home to await orders; Lieut.
H. A. Wiley from command of the stand
ish to the Naval Academy. Annapolis, ma,
command of the Wasp to command the
Nina.
Paper by Japanese Surgeon.
Army and navy circles In this city are In
terested In the convention OF the Associa-
ton of Military Surgeons to be held at De-
troit. Mich, from September % to %. One
of the features of the meeting Will be the
reading of a paper by the chief surgeon OF
Admiral Togo's fleet of the japanese navy
Retirement of Admiral Barclay.
It Is announced at the Navy Department
| that Rear Admiral Charles ]. Barclay, re-
Gently detached from duty in command OF
| the navy yard at Puget sound. will be
placed on the retired list on account OF age
next Friday Born in Pennsylvania. Ad-
miral Barclay entered the navy in Septem-
| her. 1850 and served creditably during the
| civil war He has total sea service OF q
| little over eighteen years and reached the
grade Of rear-admiral In September, 1903
| since which time he has been serving on
| the Pacific coast.
As result of the retirement of Admiral
| Barclay. Capt Thomas Perry will be pro-
NOTED to be a rear admiral, Commander
| Alexander McCrackin will be promoted to
be a captain, Lieutenant Commander James
| II. Glennon to be a commander and Lieu
| tenant Dewitt Blamer to be lieutenant
commapder'
Troops for Fair.
| Mai. Cen Wade, commanding the At
lant,o division, has ordered battalion OF
| the 23d Infantry. stationed at Madison bar
racks. N. Y, to Syracuse. N Y. to attend
| the state fair to be held at the latter place
| from September II to 10 next. This order
was issued with the understanding that nc
| expense shall be incurred by the United
| states by this movement. the parties inter-
ssted to pay ali transportation expenses,
etc.
New Boilers for Destroyers.
| Orders have been issued by the Navy De-
partment to the representatives Of the
| Thorneycroft boiler to send to the Asiatte
station four new boilers Of that pattern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Sentenced, for "Graftinpn

PITTSBURG, Pa. September 2-Ex-Cap-
tain James Wilson of the Allegheny police
department. convicted on charges OF graft
In connection with the recent crusade
against Illegal resorts in that city, was
today sentenced to serve a term Of six
months In the workhouse. The case was
Immediately appealed to the supreme court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03

Nichols. John r. Hicks. Albert H. Wilton,
Mathew A. Reasoner Oswald F. Henning,
Lawrence P Desmond. Harold w. Jones
and Henry B. McIntire
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ashington, ID. c.,
JUNE %, 1905.

Congress Heights, ID. c., june %, 1905.
MIR. WILLIAM b. STEWART,
Washington, ID. G.
Dear Sir: have your favor of the 24th inst,
inquring about the property of the United States
Realty Company at Congress Heights. 1T is with
pleasure that give you this information, as l
have just sold lot at Congress Heights which
was purchased from the president of the United
States Realty Company-before that Company
was organized-for $3.50 ON easy monthly pay
ments. The price received was $4,000 spot
cash. This is 1885 per cent profit the price
that was originally paid for the lot. AT this price
the Company's property at Congress Heights
would alone pay the entire capital stock of the
Company and repay every subscriber to the stock
after the entire stock was sold, leaving it's inn
mense holdings ON Pennsylvania Avenue and its
controlling interest i'm the electric railroad
clear profit.
The land owned by the United States Realty
Company at Congress Heights is the cream prop
erty of the town, and it is located between the
finest engine house i'm the District of Columbia,
which costs the District over ST. 100000 month
to maintain, and the magnificent school house,
which is now attended by over 300 scholars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Coal for the Philippines.

Rear Admiral Manney. chief of the bureau
of equipment OF the Navy Department, has
arranged by contract with nine sailing YES
sells and three steamers for the transporta-
tion of 80. 900 tons of coal to the naval sta
ton at Cavite, p. l. These vessels will
leave American ports laden with naval fue
beginning this week and extending to De-
cember 81 There is now on hand at the
CaYite station about 1OOOOO tons of coal
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Silver for the New Jersey.

The state of New Jersey has placed an
order for $4,000 silver service. which
will be presented to the battleship New
Jersey when that vessel is placed in COM
mission. about April ], next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Appointed Assistant Surgeons.

The surgeon general of the army has
been notified that the following named cam
didates have successfully qualified for ap-
pointment as assistant surgeons in the
army with the rank OF first lieutenants. and
have been ordered TO take a course of In
struction at the Army Medical College in
this city beginning October 1 next: Albert
@. Love. Charles E. Freeman. Henry j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
Gone to the Pacific Coast.

Admiral w. L. Caps. chief constructor
of the navy. has gone to the Pacific coast
on an inspection tour. He will visit the
Union iron works In San Francisco the
Mare Island navy yard, the Puget sound
navy yard and the works of Moran Bros.
at Seattle, Wash. He VIII also make a
visit to San Diego. Cal.
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Philippine Battalion Of Infantry.

By direction of the President, the 18th.
3Sth, Both and 46th companies of Philippine
Scouts have been formed into battalion
Of Infantry to be designated the Sth Bat
talon, Philippine Scouts. and Capt. Hugh
d. Wise, 9th Infantry, has been detailed as
major Philippine Scouts to command the
battalion
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
A FAMOUS PHRASE.

All the world knows the remark
of the Governor of North Carolina to
the Governor Of South Carolina,
Its long time between drinks. "
The true history of this famous anec.
dote was told recently by, Tillman.
1t appears that the phrase was first
heard at political dinner when the
Governors of both North and South
Carolina were present. The first
Governor had delivered fiery politi-
cal speech. The situation was in
tense when the turn came tor the
Governor Of South Carolina to speak
It seemed that any word the Governor
might say would ccmplicate the situa-
tion; even should he keep silent his
opinion would seem clear. It was
at this critical moment that the Gov
e1nor of the other Carolina rose, and
inspired by stroke of genius, re-
marked: ''It's long time between
drinks. - The absolutely non.com-
initial remark saved the situation. -
New York Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
to determ inc to try to so live that bad
reports of us must be false ones. -
Springfield Union.
ABOUT COTTON SEED.

Whenever cotton seed sinks in the
market to the neighborhood Of fifteen
cents bushel, many Of our farmers
will find it more advantageous to put
the seed on their lands than the sales
money in their pockets. There are
now many farmers who use all their
surplus seed in this way, and in fact
it was the general rule in the sandy
lands when ten cents bushel was the
ruling price. If the farmer who sells
his surplus seed could be counted on to
replace them as plant food by mer-
camille fertilizer, there would be-. no
great harm done by their removal
from the plantations, but unfortunately
many have not done so, and the lands
have suffered great deterioration as
the result of that policy. The oil
mills would be willing, in many in
stances, to return the hulls and meal
to the farmers for the sake Of the oil
after crushing the seed, and these by
products are more valuable as ferti-
lizers than the crude seed or almost
anything else. Aberdeen Examiner
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
DON'T SWEAR OFF.

Don't swear off drinking, smoking,
swearing or any other vices unless
you feel that yon are able to carry
out the pledge. Don't prove to
yourself that you are weak; you prob
ably know it already and need no
corrobative evidence. If you have
vice that you can conquer, that
you feel certain you have the power to
overcome, try to accomplish that end.
But don't tell anyone about your good
resolution. Just try all alone, and
no one can laugh at you il you fail.
Smoking is expensive, drinking is
often fatal and always bad and swear
ing is contemplate. Il you try to
overcome one or all of these, we wish
you success. But there is one vice
that we all hare that is greater than
all of these. It is the disposition to
berate others, to believe the foul
stories and doubt the good ones.
If every man and woman will swear
of gossiping, will decide to doubt the
bad reports and believe the good ones,
we can have q Heaven right in this
section. The one thing that causes
the greatest worry and the most last
ing SORROW is the circulation Of re-
ports that injure.
Incidentally, we shall all do vel
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
FARMERS
ORGANIZE
Meeting at Meridian to Devise Some
Plan Of Action for an Advance
in Price Of Cotton.

A largely attended mass meeting Of
farmers and business men Of Lauder
dale county at Meridian Tuesday
adopted the following report, sub
mitted by tho committee on resolu-
tions:
Your committee beg leave to
report that they have considered the
subject OF some relief from the present
ruinous condition Of the cotton mar
ket, and they are convinced that by
cooperation and united effort on the
part Of all interested the cotton mar
ket can be controlled IL the interest
Of the producers and other Southern
interest. We think this can be ac-
oomplished by the organization Of a
corporation with q capital stock Of
800, 900. 900, authorized to begin
business rs soon as $50, 900. 900 of the
capital stock has been paid in, and
we recommend that an organized be
begun at once throughout the South
for the purpose of raising said capital,
and that all interests, the farmers,
merchants, bankers, spinners and all
professional and business men, be
urged to take stock. The object and
purpose of this corporation would be
to use it's capital stock in the purchase
of cotton whenever the price thereof
should fall below what was determined
upon as q reasonable price, and to
hold such cotton, withdrawing it
from the market until the price should
rise to certain price, the purchasing
and selling price to be determined by
the convention, which is to meet in
New Orleans on the oath day Of jan
uary; and we recommend that this
meeting appoint delegates to attend
said convention. In order to insure
the success of this plan we believe it
absolutely necessary that the farmers
organize and pledge themselves to
reduce the acreage planted in cotton
in 1905 at least 25 per cent below the
acreage Of 1904"
The following resolution was
adopted;
Resolved, by the farmers Of
Lauderdale county present at this
meeting, That we individually and
collectively pledge ourselves to CO.
operate with other cotton growers Of
the South to reduce the acreage we
plant in cotton % per cent below the
acreage of 1904
The Witherspoon plan as explained
provides for the formation of an i'm
mense company, to be known as the
Southern Cotton Company, capitalized
at $110, 600, 900. Stock will be sold
in this company for 500 a.share, pay.
able in cotton at $50 bale or in cash.
The cotton held is never to be sold
for less than ten cents or more than
eleven cents The plan is the results
Of careful consideration by number
Of the leading business men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
OUR BEST EFFORTS CRITICIZED

Do not start out in life believing
that you are an exception to the hu-
man race, and that you can do your
duty honestly and conscientiously,
without criticism from the world.
There is GLASS of people, what they
are good for, God in his infinite wis
dom only knows, who seems to derive
what little satisfaction they get out
Of this life by magnifying every little
miseaKe you make for the sole purpose
of destroying your usefulness in the
Ellisville News.
The truth Of the foregoing is clear
~ exemplified in everyday life. The
man who seems to be the most con-
soientious and whose sense Of duty
is very high, will meet with more
opposition than he whose conscience
is very pliable. A man Of strong con-
victions is generally strong in express
ing his opinion, and strong in con-
demnation Of that he deems wrong,
which brings him large share OF
abuse, especially from people who
are loose in their views. Such men
never make successful politicians nor
do they gain any great amount OF
popularity with the general public
If he insist on people doing light
they call him scold and faulthnde1
and are careful to turn him the cold
shoulder. But satisfied conscience
in the earnest effort to do and be
right, is better than public applause,
II it be gained by stultifying that
monitor - West Point Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
THE OLD-TIME DARKEY.
By Josie Frazee Cappleman

They are going fast, they're going,
From the old-time cabin door,
And the places now that know them,
Will know them soon no. more.
Aye. the "Uncle' and the "Antie, -
With the by y-gones soon will be,
And no more of "Marse and Misses
Will there come to you and me.
No more the grooming Nanny"
Swiftly swaying to and fro,
With her love unchanged, enduring.
With the Southland's s wee one know.
No more that careless sing song,
In measures quaint and droll,
Will o'erf1ow from hearts so happy
Till of music seemed each soul.
No more that admiration,
And the darkey pride SO great,
In the feecy acres
OF his master vast estate.
No more of fond affection
For the household on the hill,
For the trusty old-time darkey
Had no equal-nor ere will.
No more that JOY, the widest
That rustic race are knew.
When the Christmas feast were ready
And that day no work to do;
Or the marriage Of young Missus'
To some magnate of the land,
When the darkey shared the glory
Of the bravest of that band.
No more that grief profoundest,
When old Marse" or "Missus" died,
Or the baby from the "big- house
Was lowered by their side,
For the darkey mourned as truly
For the master and his kind
AS the faithful in the annals
Of grief we ever find.
And to NE one good old "Aunty"
Still is spared, tho brief her days,
And I oft in silence wonder
At her dear, old darkey ways:
Still, when sickness comes, or sorrow,
Other friends my faint and fall,
But Black Nanny never falters--
She is faithful through it all.
With heart surcharged with SORROW
Do I watch them pass away,
For the old South with them endeth,
And the new one assumes its sway
With the passing Of the darkey.
Or that good old golden times
So passeth out forever
That fair epoch of cur CLINE.
We clip the above pathetic poem,
written by one Of Mississippi's most
gifted ladies, from one Of our ex'
changes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

A truthful exchange says Woods
oonnty farmer, with eyes directed
towards the raftezs, wAs say ing grace
when he suddenly excla imed:
There's that durn gimlet I've been
looking for these last six months; get
up there and get II. quick, Jim. We
ask for Christ's sake, amen. =
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
PLAN NOT
SUFFICIENT
Commercial Appeal Discusses the
Storage Of Cotton as Suggested
by Mr.. Clark.

Walter CLARK, vice president of the
Cotton Growers Association Of Miss
isslppi, has called meeting of the
cotton growers in every county of the
state for January 81, to the end that
delegates may be elected to the New
Orleans convention. In his. call Mr..
CLARK advises farmers not to sell their
cotton unless they receive 10 cents per
pound. He also advocates an enorm.
GUS stock company, the capital stock
consisting Of 5000, 600 bales of cotton,
none of which shall be sold for less
than 10 cents.
Mr.. CLARK plan on its face looks
feasible. No doubt there are many
cotton growers who could contribute
the bale of cotton toward securing
stock in the concern, when they would
not be able, or might not be willing
to part with the cold cash. But
granting the formation of the COM
pany and collection at one or more
points Of the capital stock, the ques-
tion arises, would the system accom-
plish the desired end?
For one year, perhaps, the ware
housing of 3,000,0 900 bales withheld
from the market until the 10-cent linn
it is reached would doubtless cause
the price to come to that figure, but
upon the attempt to sell this holding
would it not at once lower the mar.
ket to the notch cut by legitimate
supply and demand moulded by the
operations of speculators?
| Besides, if by artificial barriers the
price Of cotton is pre- tected to the 10
cent limit, having due consideration
to present cotton acreage, it is more
than likely that planters would at
once so increase the acreage and the
crop as to overthrow the benefit ex-
peoted from the withdrawal of any
arbitrary number of bales.
Perversity is leading attribute of
humanity and desire to make money
another. Protect the cotton planter
to 10.cent price and his perversity
and inclination to get rich will cause
him, as they cause the rest of human
ity to lean so heavily upon the pro-
lection that it is sure to give way,
unless it in turn finds support at the
expense of some other condition.
In other words protection cannot ex-
ist unless it finds a victim to feed up
on. This is the very first law Of bull
ing the price Of any commodity.
Usually the consumer is the victim,
as is so plainly shown in the tariff
protection of this government.
Mr.. Clark's plan fails to provide
the lamb to be sheared. He mentions
the bears of Wall Street and declares
that his plan will clip their claws,
but he fails to show why this class
cannot operate to advantage because
of the tied.up 3,ooo,oo bales Indeed
the knowledge of this cotton awaiting
price would be but another incident
for speculators to weave in their in
r'cate plans and use as a bludeon to
beat down the cotton growers in the
end.
Temporary sequestration of any
given number of bales will not meet
the situation. If there be q gain
among the few by reason of it,
there is bound to be corresponding
loss later. The plan will not suffice
and, plainly, there seems to be but
one way to secure jnstice, and that
way is not apt to be taken for it con-
templates prohibition on buying and
selling futures -Oommeroial-Appeal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

Constipation leads to liver trouble,
and torpid liver to Bright's Disease.
PRICKLY ASH BITTERS is . certain
cure at any stage Of the disorder. A..
G.. Thornton, special agent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19
Lowest Prices
Possible!

Just as soon as we real
lied that we had made q
mistake we set about to
remedy it.
We Immediately sent eur
orders in to the best Gre.
Gerry Houses in st. Leuis,
Memphis, Cincinnati aad
New Orleans, and we new
are pleased to anssuHcs
that our
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

The phenomenal
plentitude ofvery
!. HAPPY
Customers
; ever coming and
going our way in
the past was due
to the irrefrag-
able fact that we
are the soul of
honor as to
] Courteous
Treatment,
Good Goods,
RIGHT PRICES.
The new year
finds us with
doffed chapeau, a
clear conscience,
and a full-fedged
determination, to
@ v g n further
merit the onward
march Of increas-
ing customers, for
we are the SER
wants of the peo-
pie, obedient to
their every whim
as far as a con-
servative busi-
ness basis will
permit.
Telephone ~.
Free delivery to
any part of city.
We want your bus
mess and guaran-
tee satisfaction.
We pay the high
est prices for cot
ton and country
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-19

business when we decided
to cut it out last Novem-
Der.
Every day some Of our
customers said: I'm SO
sorry you have quit keep
ing Groceries, I intended to
buy my whole bill of you."
Others have said that they
had been coming here for
years, calling for what ever
they wanted, knowing that
they would only get fresh,
good groceries at the