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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-07
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Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable c.

"NUBLAcK" Black POWDER SHELLS
The I" Nublack" is grand good shell. 1t is
good in construction, primed with quick B
and sure primer, and carefully loaded with
the best brands of powder and shot. 1t is
favorite among hunters and other users of
black powder shells account of its
uniform shooting, evenness of pattern
and strength to Withstand reloading.
ALL o z A L n g e L L T II NJ
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1905-09-07

Ever since my child was born have suf-
fered, as hope few women ever have, with
Inflammation female weakness, bearing down
pains backache and wretched headaches. II
affected my stomach that i could not en-
joy my meals and half my time was spent
IN l,a5
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Dude "Sportsmen."

"a good many things have occurred
of late years to depress the true
sportsman" observed a true sports
man who has just returned from what
are called the wilds for want of bet
ter name. In the first place, fash
ionable society, with all that means,
has invaded most of the old haunts
You go out in order to get away from
the collars and cuffs and the starched
and pressed denominations of civiliza-
ton and find yourself surrounded by
dudes in dinner coats. And if you
don't conform to the proprieties you
have to eat at the third tables and
keep off the front porches of the en-
ormous hotels that have sprung up
in night. In the second place, the
interest of every other man. you meet
in the woods or on the lakes is CEN
tered in full bags and overlooking
creels. They'll cnloroform game now
adays to get it and use ScoOp-netS
and snares on trout. Up in the reg
ion We been visiting nobody was
fishing with flies and light rods. A
majority of them had tautog tackle
and seemed to be proud of it. But
the most discouraging feature of the
whole business" he added after a
moments pause. lis the incredulity Of
the home guard. There's been so
much senseless and inexcusable ex-
aggeration that a person who sticks
to the truth can't get a respectful
audience when he lands back in town.
I've reached a pass where | won't
say a word about my luck and adj
ventures. If I'm asked what 1 shot
or caught, | say nothing I'd rather
do that than be made to feel that no.
body is believing the stories I'm tell.
ing. "-Providence Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
The crux of Mechanical FLIGHT.

Attempts to solve the great problem
OF navigating the air resolve them
selves into experiments with dirigible
balloons, on the one hand, and with
aeroplanes on the other And in the
latter machines the automatic preser-
walton of equilibrium is the great de
sideratum. The aeroplane is liable
to be overturned in any direction, and
unless the aeronaut is able to recover
his balance instantly and subcon-
sciously, ne is at the mercy of the
winds. The flying bird is liable to be
overturned in a similar way. Auto
matically, however, by means of i'm
pulses sent to its nerve centres, the
bird is able to right itself. Is it pos
sible, then. to put the steerer of an
aeroplane in the position of the nerv-
Gus centre of bird? The cyclist who
has learned to ride has attained some
thing of this kind. By movements of
handle-bar and body, he automatically
and subconsciously corrects the ten
dency of the machine to fall to this
side or that.-LOndOn Globe
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
BANKER UNDER INDICTMENTS

Charged With Embezzlement Of Near.
ly Two Hundred Thousand Dollars.
w. B. Smith, former president of the
Western National bank of Louisville,
was indicted Thursday by the federal
grand jury On ten counts, charging him
with embezzlement, making false en-
tries and misappropriation of the funds
of the bank. The total defalcation
charged in the indictments is $685.
O13.92
Smith is said to be in Porto Rico,
and it is alleged that cablegram has
been received from him saying he will
return to Louisville On October 20.
Smith is 80 years old. He came to
Louisville from Paducah, where he
was interested in several enterprises
At the age of 81 Smith was cashier
OF the Lewisburg Banking company,
at Lewisburg, KY, and two years
later held similar position in Slaugh-
terville, KY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
JOBS coMFoRTERs.
some Modern Reformers With An
cient Ideas About Life.

S0'S "OuSTH neTormerS With An
cient Ideas About Life.
In the past decade there has grown
up in this country a school of incom-
plete idealists, social reformers, who.
in their methods and theories. seem
10 nave gone back to the old-time
theology, says the Atlantic. They
seek to apply to society as a whole
the methods which failed with the in
dlvidual. From one branch of this
cult mas made the modern literature
OF exposure" They show us our
social sore spots, like the three cheer
full friends of job They expose in
countless pages of magazines and
newspapers the sordid and depress-
Ing rottenness of our politics; the
hopeless apathy of our good citizens;
the remorseless corruption of our
great financiers and business men,
who are bribing our legislatures,
sWlndling the public with fraudulent
stock schemes, adulterating our food,
specializing with trust funds, combin-
Ing In great monopolies to suppress
and destroy small competitors and
raise prices, who are breaking laws
and buying judges and juries They
show us the growth of business
graft the gangrene of personal dis
honesty among an honorable people,
the depressing increase in the num-
Der Of bribe-takers and bribe-givers.
They tell us of the riOtOuS extravao-
ance OF the rich, and the growth of
poverty. These exposures form the
typical current literature of our dali
ly life. AS our appetite grows jaded
and surfeited, the stories become
more sensational so as to retain our
attention. Titus Oates and his plot
live again in the amazing historian of
modern finance. The achievement of
the constructive elements has neglect
ed to give space to these spicy stories
of graft and greed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
THE STRANGE CASE Or IOWA.
Causes for Its Loss of Population, Ac-
cording to the Census.

1t Is new thing in American CEN
suses for any Western state but
Nevada to report an actual loss of
population. There has been occa-
SIGNAL and temporary reduction of
rural population; but this has been
almost invariably made up by the
growth of the cities.
Now word comes from Sioux City
that the state census of Iowa shows
loss of rural population without any
compensating increases In the cities.
1t is PECULIARLY of Iowa that it has
no great city and its scores Of little
ones show only moderate growth.
They are even talking about the loss
OF one representative in congress as
result Of the next redistricting.
Perhaps this is a natural result of
the arrival of an agricultural state
to complete industrial maturity.
Probably we should have seen it in
other states but for the growth in
them of great commercial and manu-
featuring cities. In all parts of the
world the advance Of modern civiliza-
ton, with labor saving machines.
economies in farming and disappear
ance of little local industries before
easy access to great markets of man.
ufacture, tends to reduce rural pop
ulation
This was the case in England in
the last century. Larger farms are
worked by fewer people and order
supplies from cities by rail instead
of village shops and artisans. In
most advancing countries the loss of
rural population is more than made
up by increase of industrial laborers
In centres of manufacture and COM
merce. This is true of the United
States as whole and of states with
a more diversified civilization.
But the surplus agricultural and
rural industrial and trading popula-
ton Of Iowa has drifted into other
states to take part in their larger
urban activities and to plant new
farms in the farther west. 1t has
been the New England of the Missis-
sippi Valley feeding western cities
and the trans-Missouri as New Eng
land fed New York, Boston and the
whole west with new blood Of late
Iowa has sent to Canada more than
enough people to cause the loss of
one representative.
The loss of Iowa has not been
without compensation. 1t has miss
ed the squalor and vice of great cit
lie and the fever of their fierce COM
petition. 1t has kept the peace and
thrift and health Of life under the
sweet air of heaven and on the fat
ness of the earth.-Minneapoli
Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Blue Jays Nest in a Mail Box.

A novel nesting place is that of a
plucky bluejay, who in spite of dis
couraging obstacles, has succeeded in
building her nest and raising her
young in certain mail box on the
r. F. d. route between Bowdoinham
and Richmond. Three times did the
carriers drive her away during the
earlier stages of nest building, but
she returned with such persistence
that finally it was decided to let her
alone and see what she would do.
Gaining access to the box through the
broken cover. she soon showed them
that her nest was to be in this I'M
usual spot. In one corner, as far as
possible from the mail, she continued
her building operations, minding not
at all the frequent visits of the car
rier and owner of the box With
persevering energy she kept on, and
when the little birds came they were
apparently as undisturbed as the
mother in their strange home among
the letters.-Lewiston (Me) Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

'Tis impious III good man to be
sad.-Young.
None but the brave deserve the
fair.-Dryden.
IT'S beauty calls, and glory shows
the way.-Lee.
You cannot increase short weight
with heavy words.
Repentance does not undo the pow
er OF evil example.
The greatest place Of honor is the
one that duty gives
Let us consider the reason of the
case. For nothing is law that is not
reason.-Sir John Powell
1t is maxim with me that no man
was ever written out of reputation
but by himself.-Richard Bentley.
1t is common for those who are
farthest from God to boast them
selves most of their being near to the
church.-Matthew Henry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
THIEF BEHIND BARS
CanIiffe Admits "Swiping"
Two Hundred Thousand.
Is FOUND IN BRIDGEPORT
Says Money 10 intact, But Refuses
to Reveal Its Hiding Place-Says
He Will Willingly Return to
Pittsburg.

Edward George Cunliffe, the Adams
Express employee, who disappeared
from Pittsburg with 100000 in cash,
was arrested in Bridgeport, Conn, on
Thursday.
He made a confession and express
ed his willingness to return at once
to Pittsburg. He declared that the
money which he took is intact, and
that it could be recovered, but declin-
ed to tell until his return to Pitts
burg where it is hidden. On his per-
son when arrested the detectives found
$3.50.
Cunliffe made no attempt to deny
his identity and offered no resistance.
Five minutes after took the mon
ey | was sorry" said Cunliffe, but
it was too late to do anything. What
can you expect from a man getting a
salary of SOS month and handling
thousands of dollars a day. l was
tempted and I fell. l have handled
larger sums. I remember once when
had $250,000 in casn 1 was tempted,
but thought it over and decided to
be honest.
"The night I left Pittsburg / rode
in a sleeper on the way to New York
and 7 stuck nv hea6 ont of nv bert
and saw Slater pass by. Slater is our
local manager in Pietsburg. I thought
then that / would turn back, byt
knowing that he did not see me and
that had the money with me in cash,
I thought I would take the chances.
want to go back to Pittsburg, restore
the money and throw myself upon the
mercy of the courts"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
KILLS CIVIL SERVICE
President Makes Sweeping
Change in Legal Rules.
CAUSED BY AUTO DRIVER
Action OF Chauffeur Angered Roose
We. ano Edct Was Quickly Pro-
nulgated After a Cabinet
Conference.

A Washington special says: The Of
hotal announcement concerning Pres.
ident ROosevelt's remarkable order
giving TO himself and to all cabine,
officers the right to summa-ily remove.
without hearing, any employee in the
classified service, charged with inefi-
cheney, tells only half the story, and
the least interesting half, at that.
1t is said in that announcement that
the order was issued at the sugges-
zion of members of the cabinet who
held that under the old rule they
were unable to properly discipline
employees. The fact OF the matter IS
that. while the order was discussed
and approved at Tuesdays cabinet
meeting, it resulted directly from an
experience which the president had
only a day or two ago.
While out driving he found it nee
essary to stop his carriage The car.
riage being driven by the alleged Of
fender was service automobile,
belonging to one of the executive de-
partments. The driver was a civil SER
vice employee, and, not knowing who
the occupant of the carriage was,
steered his vehicle to one side and
attempted to pass.
Immediately two bicycle cops were
dourishing their hands in his face.
Thinking, according to his statement,
that the policemen were merely try
ing to convince him that he was 60
ing around the wron. way, he steered
TO the other side of the carriage and
again attempted to pass. Then the
cops took him in hand and there were
high words.
The president got the idea that the
chauffeur had deliberately attempted
to give him an affront. which was
obviously not the case. However that
may be, the president, on his return
to the white house, directed that the
offender be incontinently dismissed.
He was informed that the rules of the
classified service prohibited action
under the rule requiring the riling Of
charges and giving time wherein an
answer might be submitted
Thereupon the president called for
the members of the civil service com
mission and told them of his inten-
ton to put into effect the order which
was promulgated shortly afterward.
The rule requiring filing of charges
and the granting of time in which the
employee complained against could put
qIp a defense was framed at the direc-
ton of President Mckinley.
The new order made tears the prin-
ciple of civil service to pieces and
none of the countless remarkable
things the president has done since
he first became president has created
such local stir as mis- action in this
Instance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Then He Walked AWAY.

"The biggest man ever saw" said
youth to some of his friends and
relations, twas a really big fellow.
Why, he stood eight feet
"Oh, cut it Short cried the others
in chorus. Come down a little from
that height
Il am telling you nothing but the
truth. He stood eight feet six"
Now, look here!" exclaimed one of
the party, s'you can't get us to believe
that, and there's no use trying it,
IF you will be kind enough to wait
till | finish, you will all acknowledge
that am telling nothing but what
is PERFECTLY plausible. The man
stood eight feet six inches"
ooh, nonsensei"
Eight feet six inches away from
me-" concluded the misbelieved one,
with calm smile.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
M'CURDY BALkS BADLY.
READ Of Mutual Life FlatIy Refuses to
Answer Attorney Hughes in tho
Insurance Probino.

Testimony in the insurance investi-
cation, which was resumed at New
York Tuesday after a week adjourn
ment OF the legislative committee Ia
ken because OF the death of s. Fred.
erick Nixon. speaker OF the assembly
OF the state Oh New York, was most
exciting throughout the entire day, and
only the repeated threats OF Senator
Armstrong, chairman of the commit
tee, to clear the room prevented vio-
lent demonstrations Of disapproval OF
the witness, VINO. was Richard A. Nc
Curdy, president Of the Mutual Life
Insurance company.
AS it was, however, there were
ieers at several periods Of the days
proceedings that temporarily interrupt
ed the testimony These came when
Mr.. Hughes, the counsel for the COM
mittee, asked questions that Mr.. Nc
Curdy was reluctant to answer, or
evaded, and were made by the crowd
that stood at the back of the room.
In Mr.. McCurdy's testimony Tues.
day feature entirely new was dis
closed, and this was that the Mutual
Life Insurance company employed a
literary bureau to send out to the
press Of the country news matter that
was of benefit to the company.
This information was ELECTED dur
ing the probing OF the illegal ex-
penses" account. It came out when a
voucher for the payment of $4,000 to
Joseph Howard, Jr., in 1904, was paid.
Another voucher for the same amount
paid in May, 1905 was marked ire
payable On demand and "for profess
sionll services
Mr.. McCurdy had vised the vouch-
ers and explained that Mr.. Howard
was a newspaper correspondent, and
at his professional services consist
ed in syndicating news stories.
Pressed further Mr.. McCurdy said:
"Mr. Howard was correspondent for
the Boston Globe and several other
pdpOA0. 4
Mr.. McCurdy further said that he
paid Mr. Howard about $4,000 year
for these services.
During the early session of the day
an attempt was made to obtain from
Mr.. McCurdy the reason for reducing
the dividends on policies as the bust
ness increased and assets piled up.
This question was prompted by the
large number of letters received from
policy holders by the committee, and
cited facts and examples. These let
tiers came from all over the country.
Hughes explained, but he read num-
Der from policy holders who live in
New York city. The examples cited
were principally on the policies OF
the ten-payment life plan. One in. par
ticular, for $4,000, that in 1876 drew
dividend of $55.76. had been grad
ually cut until it 1904 it received only
So The writer enclosed tables and
, sentatives and said this was in the
face of the reserve increasing year af-
ter year.
To all questions on this matter the
witness said he was not fortified with
information required; that these were
actuarial matters, and, when pressed
for his opinion, replied that he re-
fused to discuss the question. Or to
enter any discussion. He would prof
ness il was to know these things,
but as for himself, ne would not dis
cuss the question"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
GAVE CARNEGIE HIS START.

Man Who Gave Philanthropist His
First Position is Dead.
Martin Barth is dead at his home at
0allatin, Tenn, aged 70. Andrew Car
negie held his first position under Mr..
Barth.
It was while the latter was chef
messenger Of the old Atlantic aIE
Ohio Telegraph com pany at Pittsburg,
Pa, in 1848, when Mr.. Carnegie was
made assistant messenger. Later
when Mr.. Barth graduated into the
higher position or operator Mr.. Car
negie was given the position Of chief
messenger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
A Literary Dose.

The influence of Evanston culture
upon child life in that splendid SUBJ
urb was again illustrated the other
day when a little boy entered a drug
store and : said that his mother had
sent him to purchase bottle of med
icine.
What kind of medicine it it that
you Want?" asked the druggist.
Let me see," replied the child. 81
have forgotten the name of it. Yet
remember that it made me think of
Shakespeare and LOngfellow. All, it
comes back to me now. She desires a
bottle of Romeo Excelsior for the
headache. Chicago Record Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
LEAVES WASHINGTON.
President Started on His Southern
Trip at Eight O'Clock Wednesday.


Trip at Eight O'Clock Wednesday.
President Roosevelt left Washing
ron Wednesday morning at $3.50
o'clock for his tour of the south. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt,
Secretary Loeb. Surgeon General Rix-
ey, United States navy; John Neil
benny of Louisiana, John c. Green
way of Michigan, John Elliott, COM
missioner of the interior for Porto
Rico: M. C. Iatta and ]. l.. Gray,
stenographers; H. A. Coleman, repre-
senting the Associated Press; r. H.
Hazard, representing the Publishers
and Scripps-McRae Press Associa-
tons; Walter E. Clark. representing
the New York Sun Press Association;
RI. A. Strchmeyer, photographer and
Colonel T.. S. Brown, general agent
Of the Southern Railway company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
RAWLINGS CONF ESSES.
Says He Hired All Moore to XIII the
Carriers and Attempts to Clear
Sons Of All Blame.

considerable sensation was Great.
ed in ValLosta, Georgia, Monday,
by the confession of J. G.. Raw
ings, in which he acknowledged that
he hired the condemned accomplice.
ALI Moore. to kill w. L. Carter.
Rawlings attempts to clear his sons
of completely in the assassination OF
the Carter children last June, and
while he :dmits hiring ALI Moore to
put old man Carter out of the way"
he still contends that neither one OF
his sons was present or had anything
to do with the tragedy.
1t has been rumored for several
days that the elder Rawlings contem-
plated confessing his part in the crime,
and once or twice in conversation with
visitors to the Jail he was trapped
into alleged discriminating admissions.
His action Monday, however, was en-
tirely voluntary, unless it be that he
was persuaded to the course by his
wife, who, it has been freely stated,
came 20 sec him for the purpose of
trying to set him to shoulder the re-
sponsibility for the assassinations and
try to save his sons from the gallows.
Rawlings sent word to Sheriff Pass
more that he wanted to make state
ment, and asked the officer to come
up to the Fail and bring two or three
gentlemen with him. The sheriff did
so, and the confession was made in the
presence of that officer, Orrin Regis
ter, Tube Swindle and a newspaper
reporter. The condemned man talked
for more :Ean half an hour, and start
ed out with a history of his trouble
with Carter.
Moore to kill Carter was made
through Joe Bently, negro, who was
tried for completely in the affair, but
who came clear. He stated that Moore
was given positive instructions not to
harm the children Of the Carter home;
their murder was not part of the
program, and came about, so Rawlings
says ALI Moore told Bentley, because
the little Carter boy ran into the yard
with his rifle, Moore claiming that he
shot him in self derense
Rawlings stated that the negro,
Moore, went to Carriers home on the
afternoon before the children were
assassinateI that night, with the in
tention of killing him, but Carter re-
fused to come out of the house when
Moore hailed at the gate Moore went
to the little house in the field, as
stated in the recent trial, where he
stayed until night, and where Rawlings
carried him dinner and supper.
A dramatic scene was presented in
the jail as the elder Rawlings pro-
ceeded with his story. He wept bit
terly as he detailed the story of the
crime.
Nov, gentlemen" said Rawlings,
eff l have not told you the truth /
hope l may never i've to get out Of
this chair
"Who helped Moore to do the kill
ing?" he was asked.
Nobody: he was by himself, and
he never thought of bringing my boys
into it until after they were arrest
ed"
Rawlings is an adroit talker and
his statement was delivered with
much feeling. 1t left many things CON
nected with the crime unexplained.
During the recital the older son, Mil
ton, who was in the adjoining cell,
never uttered a word.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
SLIPPED MOOSE AND ESCAPED.
Negro Who Got Away from Mob !.
Recaptured.

William Waddy, a negro % years
of age, is in Jail at Alexandria, Va,
charged with entering the room Of
Mrs. Henry Bickenburg of Lloyd, Rap
ides parish, La, with criminal intent
several weeks ago. Tuesday night a
mob took him fror. the Jail at Le-
compile, La, and had placed rope
around his neck ready to swing him
to a tree, when the negro got his
hands loose. threw off the moose and
made his escape. He was re-arrest-
ed Wednesday by the authorities and
is now in the parish jail. The negro
claims that he is innocent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
GEN. WILEY HEADS VETERANS.

Temporarily in Command While Gen.
McGlasl,an 10 fndisposed.
General stephen D. Lee has iE1led
an order appointing General c. M.
Wiley brigadier general commanding
the Georgia division Of the United
Confederate Veterans on account OF
the illness Of General p. A. McGlash-
an. The order is temporary and means
that General Wiley will be in COM
.mand during the coming reunion Of
veterans IN Macon November and 3.