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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Three hundred Chinese were ad-
mitted into the United States last
month. There is no evidence that
they have been missed from the four
hundred and more millions of the In
habitants of the Chinese empire.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Talk about race suicide. Why does
not not the government tax the
bachelors and those people who are
married and do not have children and
give each mother who gives birth to
a child a certain sum of money? It
might do some good.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Men who stay at home every night
are not good for anything" says DR..
Julia Holmes Smith. We don't know
who Mrs. Smith is, but hurrah for
her anyway.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Since the war began Russia has
drawn upon her treasury balance
451, 000,00 rubles, used up special
war fund of 40, 900, 900 and borrowed
Ito, 900, 900 rubles, showing that the
war has been costing her about 81
600, 900 rubles-$ So, 500, 0Oo-daily.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

A machine has been invented that
will manufacture forty pies minute.
Now let the dyspepsia tablet manu-
facturer see what he can do to keep
up with the times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

1t has been estimated that should
any one desire to purchase the rail.
ways of the world his outlay would
amount to something like $50, $50,
600, 200.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05
NOTICE.

Preaching at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and night by
the pastor. Communion at the close
of the morning service. All are
cordially invited to both services.
J. NJ. SEDGWICK, Pastor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Instructions have been sent out
from the postmaster general in regard
to late order Of the postoffice de-
partment concerning box rent, in
which the following language is
used: No box can be assigned to the
use Of any individual farnily, firm,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Mrs. Mary Huber, of New York,
claims that her husband, whose salary
is 81 week, has been leading q
double life and supporting two
families. There is financial expert
who seems to have them all beaten.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

A New York paper says most of the
pretty chorus girls were formerly ser
want girls. But you must be en-
ployed as domesti first in order to
obtain that dignified and aristocratic
air
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05
FRESH MEAT EVERY SATURDAY

will be in Brandon every Saturday
with the very choicest beef and pork
Orders left with me will be carefully
attended to, all meats being delivered
at 6 and cents pork at 10c.
TOM WILLIAMSON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

A handy and convenient way of
paying debts without money would be
greatly appreciated by many people.
Would-be investors kindly take
notice.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

The cost of the worlds wars since
the CTimean war has been $12, 1888, :
900, 1000, or enough to give $40 to every
man, woman and child on the globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Wizard Burbank is reported to have
developed golden plum. Tell us
where the tree is and the best method
of shaking it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

The cost of the pension roll is 81 rs
year for every man, woman and
child in the United States.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

At the Baldwin Locomotive Works
at Philadelphia, an average of one
man is killed per day accidentally.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

An Alaska town has been named
after Vice President Fairbanks. 1t is
cold there nearly all the year round.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Buy . Chattanooga cane mill and q
Cooks evsporator. Barnes q Rag
land,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

We have received the new school
books adopted for the state. We will
keep complete stock all the time,
also complete stock Of tablets, paper,
pencils, zen and pen holders, ink,
etc. We are agents for Brandon.
Brandon Mercantile Co.
w. W. Murray, . substantial
citizen Of Cato, was shaking hands
with Brandon friends Monday
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

Entered at the Brandon, Mississippi, Postofnc
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-05

notice
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
A joke on me seProphet.,, =,

Some time in the thirties Of the last
century Prophet Joseph Smith, Sr..- the
Mormon, and a party Of his followers
were proselyting In Muskingum coun-
ty, o. He appointed certain day
when he would show the people his
wonderful powers and that he was
second Christ by walking on the wa
ters OF Mud creek The water was
always muddy. A day or two before
the time set grandmother's brother
Robert and couple Of neighbor boys
were accidentally attracted to the
Mormons working at the creek and,
concealing themselves, watched the
Mormons put down stakes and put
planks on them from bank to bank,
the plank resting about six inches un-
der water. After the Mormons left
the boys went down and took out the
center plank, where the water was
about ten feet deep. The next day
Balaam Smith came down TO the creek
and, after a long exhortation, started
across the creek. He was all right
and on top till he came to the center,
where his powers" seemed to leave
him, and he went 20 the bottom. This
was the end Of Mormonism in that
county.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
rhn chnd NntnrnIi.t.

Senator Frye is a hunter. an angler
and a naturalist. All his life he has
been fond Of the woods and Of wild
creatures. He was born IN Maine in
the town Of Lewiston, and a Lewiston
man said OF him recently:
MY father In his childhood played
with the child Frye. and have often
heard him tell how bis little friend
would go out into the fields and take
up fearlessly in his hand beetles and
spiders and all manner Of fearsome
bugs.
"One day he took up a wasp. He
was very small. you see, and ignorant
Of wasp nature. So he took this wasp
up in his hand. and. Of course, it stung
him.
Instantly he dropped It and set or
homeward in an agony Of pain and
wrath. My father ran along with him,
making sympathetic murmurs. Young
Frye said as he wrung the hand that
had been wounded:
First IT walked about all over my
hand and 1t wns so nice. But, oh,
when It sat DOWN. T"-3altimor Her.
aid
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
ARMoUh .-r-ldDl-NDENr Held
oh.rasd wIth IotsrfsrIna wIth. wlt.

Charged With Interfering With Wit
neases In Beef Trust Probe.
Chicago, March 90. - The federal
grand jury investigating the alleged
beef trust returned an indictment
against Thomas ]. Corners. general
superintendent for Armour & Co The
charge is interfering with a witness
summoned TO appear before the grand
jury. Mr.. Corners, who is one OF ].
Ogden Armour's most confidential
employees and is the active head Of one
Of the largest packing companies in
the world, was arrested on a bench
warrant by a United States deputy
marshal and brought to the grand
jury room. After considerable delay
the prisoner was released on a $4,000
bond.
The indictment alleges that John e.
Shields, Of Brooklyn, a former employe
of Armour & Co., who has been in
Chicago since the investigation be-
gan. was approached, favored and en-
tertained by Mr.. Conners. and specifi-
cally charges the on March 25 the
offense for which Mr.. Corners was in
dicted occurred. It is also charged that
Shields was given the use of Armour
& Co.'s Offices to transact business
while in Chicago and furnished the
use Of a private telegraph wire in the
office Of the packing company. An
other allegation is that Conners sug
gested that the proposed witness
should testify favorably for Armour
& Co. and not tell all that witness
knew concerning the matter under in
vestigation. The second count Of the
indictment charges that Mr.. Conners
did not limit his attempt at infiuenc-
Ing witnesses TO Mr. Shields, but that
other witnesses, who have not as yet
appeared IN Chicago have been ap-
preached by Conners and attempts
made to influence them as TO the ma.
ture Of testimony TO be given.
The section OF the statutes under
which the Indictment is drawn pro-
vides that any person who interferes
with witness shall be subjected to a
fine OF $500 or Imprisonment for three
months, or both
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
what won the Girl.

1t was in a subway train. On the
lap Of a woman, apparently her moth
er, sat a girl Of some eighteen months.
Next to them was another mother with
her two-year-old son. Each woman
petted the others child, and the boy
liked the attention and laughed and
pranced. The girl maintained a
straight face. She did not fret, nor
apparently did she want to cry, but If
the word can be used in the case OF
one so young she was bored. The
petting OF her own mother and of the
other woman clearly had no effect.
Then the little boy entered the lists.
Edging up TO the child, he put his arms
around her neck and said, II love 'Oow
Then It was that there broke over the
baby's face the first smile that had ap-
peared since the long subway ride
from Harlem began. And as for the
mothers, the usual and natural com
ments as to presclence followed.-New
York Tribune.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Letters of Marque.

Letters Of marque and reprisal, as
they were called, were first issued in
the time Of Edward 1. to give leave to
retaliate beyond the marches or limits
of a country for wrongs suffered at
the hands of a power nominally at
peace. In this first instance they were
aimed at Portugal About a hundred
years later two Hanse towns in Neck
lenburg, wishing to relieve their
prince, who was beleaguered in Stock
holm, issued letters Of marque-
thieves letters. as the sufferers called
them-to all the rascals Of the Baltic,
authorizing them to victual the besieg-
ed city. This done, they turned them
selves into a confederacy Of sea rob
bers known as Victualing brothers, or
ST. Nitalius' brothers, and rendered
the Scandinavian seas unsafe for half
a century.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
A pinense Prerenter.

Senator Cullom says there were no
weather maps and no weather science
when he was younger man. says the
Washington Post To these newfan-
gled notions be ascrlbes the increased
volume Of modern talk about the wealth
er. In fact, he thinks we should have
much less weather were It not for the
governments scientific meteorologists.
'The lack Of foundation for weather
talk" said he in conversation about
the cold wave, reminds me Of q Chica-
90 man who came here years ago in
behalf Of an appropriation for some
health project in that city.
'Pleuropneumonla, said be easily,
is just sweeping through Chicago
"'Oh. no. l answered. You can't
mean that severe cases Of pneumonia
are prevalent now In Chicago
"'Well,' he explained, they win be II
we don't secure this appropriation
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
WASHINGTON
Low Rate Tour via Pennsylvania Rail-
road.

March Q is the date on which win be
run the next Personally Conducted
Tour of the Pennsylvania Railrosd to
Washington. This tour wiIlff ceyer a "a
period Of three days. affordlng ample
time to visit all the principal points
$500 or St0.50 from Trenton, and pro-
portionate rates from other points. ac-
cording to hotel selected. Rates
cover accommodations a hotel for two
days. Special side trip to Mount
Vernon.
All tickets good for ten days. with
Of interest at the National Capital, in
cluding the Congressional Library and
the new Corcoran. Art Gallery. Rate,
covering railroad transportation for the
round trip and hotel accommodations.
special hotel rates after expiration Of
hotel coupon.
Similar tours win be run on March
%, April 6 and "a, and May is.
For itineraries and fun Information
apply to Ticket Agents; or address Geo.
w. Boyd, General Passenger Agent,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
The cIimate OF nninol..

Senator Cullom Of illinois has a con-
stltuent who wanted a place under the
isthmian canal commission. He came
TO Washington to see the senator about
IT,
"As I understand It," said the sena-
tor. 'ali the places are filed now"
Il hope you can get me something"
said the man from Illinois.
"Well," continued the senator. at Is
quite likely that II the men employed
on the Job 90 TO the isthmus there will
be plenty OF vacancies in a short time"
do you mean they will resignT'
''No, not resign" said the senator.
The place hunter said he was much
obliged. AS. be was walking down the
street his mind grasped what the SEN
ator meant In an hour he was on a
train on his way home. and he had
written 10 the senator:
Don't bother about that Panama
Job. The climate Of Illinois is deadly
enough for me-"
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Asst DAYS OF THE
GREATEST PIANO SALE
Don't Wait Another Moment For the Sale
{ Rapidly Drawing to Close.
FOR EVERYBODY
EASY TERMS.
10 EAST THIRD STREET.

Many Of our choicest instruments,
are being sold daily and within a
short time the entire stock of new
pianos will be gone. Some Of the finer
styles and makes still remain and
will be closed out during the week at
and below manufacturers cost.
We cannot allow them to remain
here subject to damage when the
workmen commence plasterings paint
ing, papering. etc. We prefer to take
the loss in. the loss of profit and at
the same time fore thoroughly intro
duce ourselves. to the piano purchas-
ing public. We wish it to be dis
tinctly understood that after this sale
is over we shall not duplicate any
piano at these speciaf prices, there
fore, If you have any desire to own a
piano. this is beyond question the
right time for you to act and act
quickly.
Many very fine Instruments. usually
sold at 100000 to $4,000 win be closed
out at S157, S176. $195 and $217, on
payments to suit A few of such
makes and styles as are well worth
and usually sold at $3.50 to $500. for as
little as SOS. 1927 and S14S. Cash or
easy payments.
Upright pianos taken in exchange
for Kimball pianos including Durand.
Robelen Newby & Evans, Hall &
Sons, Whiting and others from $40 up,
on payments to suit. All in good or
der and will be taken back in ex-
nrn- q
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
ROSsEAU' s BOMB
BLEW UP MAINE
Says Cubans to Whom He
Gave Machine Made a
Mistake
BUNGLER THEN ENDED HIS LIFE

New York, March 29.-That the bat
neship Maine through an error was
destroyed by a bomb Of his manu-
facture, was the statement made by
Gessler Rosseau in the Tombs prison.
Rosseau was convicted Of having sent
explosives to the Cunard line pier, in
this city, in May, 1903. He made the
following statement:
For several years, while the Cuban
patriots were struggling against. Wey-
Ter. / watched the contest with deep
interest and sympathy. ! decided TO go
to Jacksonville and do what l could
10 assist the revolutionists. / started
from St. Louis, where | had been liv-
ing during the early part Of 1897
Before taking a train for the south
/ got together the material for the
construction of two exploding ma
chimes of tremendous power, 50 ar
ranged that they could be wound up
and left in a selected place. with the
certainty that they would 90 on with
terrible destruction within a few
hours.
"At New Orleans / rented a room
and put the boxes together, after
which ! went on to Jacksonville. There
! became acquainted with a party OF
Cuban leaders who we're planning a
flibustering expedition. They had en-
gagged the Destroyer, a small vessel. to
take them to Cuba, along with a num-
ber OF American and European adven-
turers who were anxious to strike a
blow for Cuban freedom.
IL suggested to them that they use
my machines to destroy Spanish war
ships in the harbor OF Havana and 10
other ports on the coast of the island
They readily seized upon the idea. and
when the Destroyer sailed with the
flibusters they took my two machines
with them.
1T was planned TO have some mem
bers of the revolutionary party join
the Spanish navy so as TO get the ma
chimes aboard II that failed 1t was
decided to fasten one Of the boxes &c
the hull of a ship under the water line
for had constructed my machines SC
that they could be exploded under the
water.
"That was late in the fall of 1897
The next spring the Maine was de
stroyed.
"Only one OF the men in the secre'
Of the machines ever returned t
America. I saw him some time aftei
the war with Spain had begun
He told me he had nothing to d.
with the boxes after reaching Cuba
but had been told a mistake had beeI
made
1.-THE man who had been intrustel
with the task of destroying a Spanisl
vessel attempted to fasten a box dur
ing the night TO one Of Alfonso's war
ships and blundered into blowing u
the Maine.
Il was told that the man, imme
diately after learning of the error h
had made committed suicide"
Rosseau said he had attempted t
blow up the statue Of Frederick tn
Great in Washington, because he di'
not wish TO see the statue OF a KIM
in America He added that he was no
an Anarchist or a Nihlllst, and that h
had made no effort to supply explod
ing machines TO the Russians.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Quiet Day for Women.

In st. Andrews Church tomorrow
the annual quiet day for women will be
observed. The services will begin
with celebration Of the Holy COM
munion az 7.30 a. m. and this viii be
followed by a second celebration ~
1850. There will two meditations in
the afternoon and services will close
lat 745 o'clock in the evening with a
sermon for both men and women "
the Rev. A. G. Mortimer OF St Marks
Church. Philadelphia, who will be In
charge Of the services Of the day.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29

change for new instruments any time
within two years at price paid for
them.
Have you thought Of not buying un-
til you could pay cash? Your promise
to pay will 70 as far as cash in this
sale. No difference. One price to
Iall.
This is one OF the greatest sales for
great bargains in the history of this
country. Never before were such
prices and terms quoted on such an
elegant line of goods. We are not do
ing it to raise money and for that rea-
son are not making any special bid
for cash. The party of moderate
means can buy just the same and at
the same price as those who pay cash.
There is no longer any reason why
you should be without a piano, this
sale presenting the opportunity which
you have no doubt been looking for OF
getting a fine piano at a very small
outlay, and upon such plan that you
can easily pay for it without interfcr-
ling with any Of your other transac-
tions.
1t is our aim to make all these
pianos bring us lifelong friends and
we are looking forward for years to
come for the benefit of having so
many perfectly satisfied customers.
DO not put off calling any longer.
The time is right now for you to make
your investment. Should you let it go
by you will have every reason to re-
gret it.
NTH & co.,
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
All the News.

A wise editor says: "a man told us
the other day that we did not publish
all the things that happened. We
should say not In the first place, there
is somebody else depending on us for
living. If we printed all that hap
pens we would soon be with the an
gels. In order to please the people we
must print only the nice things said
Of them and leave the rest to gossip.
Yet it's a fact we don't publish all the
news. If we did wouldn't it make
spicy reading? But 1t would be for
one week only; the next week you
would read our obituary. All the
news is all right when It's about the
other fellow"
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
sao.ouo.ooo peaI a, Scranton.

Scranton. Pa. March 2s.-Experts
of the United Gas and Electric com
pany. of New York, are in this city
taking inventories with a view Of the
New York concern purchasing all the
water, light heat. power and trolley
companies in this city and immediate
vicinity. These experts will make re.
ports on the financial and physical
conditions Of the various companies.
and their report will be the basis on
which the consideration of the trans
fer viii be computed. II the deal goes
through It will be found that it is at
least a s2ooo0.O00 transaction.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Wanted For Murder Of Mrs. Ross

Montclair, n j., March 29.--Chief Of
Police Gallagher. Of this place, said
that he believed that James Grihith.
arrested at Eureka, Utah, is the man
who is wanted here for the murder of
Mrs. Hannah b. Ross, whose body was
found in the ruins Of her burned home
here on the morning OF February %.
Mrs. Ross coachman disappeared on
the night Of the fire. and his descrip-
ton answers closely TO that Of the
man arrested.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Mrs. Maybrlck Makes Deposltlon.

Washington, March 29.--Mrs. Flor
ence Elizabeth Maybrick appeared be-
fore a notary here 10 make deposition
in a suit technically known as Caro-
line e. Won Roques against David w.
Armstrong ct al, a case involving
tracts Of valuable land in Virginia,
West Virginia and Kentucky. Since
the institution of the case in 1893 It
has been pending in the chancery
court OF Richmond, awaiting Mrs.
Maybrick's evidence Mrs. Maybrick is
a witness in the case for her mother,
the Baroness Won Roques. Mrs. May
brick acknowledged while in prison
signing some papers brought 10 her by
the United States consul, who told her
that they related 10 tho conveyance OF
certain Kentucky lands in which she
was interested
Evening journal., 1905-03-29

political honors and made it a point in
variably to attend the daily sessions Of
the legislature at Madison. He would
always be in his sent long before the
senate was called TO order, and a regu-
lar part Of his programme was then to
read every line Of the Madison Journal.
One morning just after prayer by the
chaplain and while the clerk was read
Ing the journal Of the previous days
proceedings a senator arose and said:
''Dfr. President, ! move that the read
ing OF the journal be dispensed with"
Whereupon Sawyer, quietly folding
his copy Of the Madison Journal, arose
and observed:
'Afr. President, ! move also to dis
pense with the reading Of the Inter
Ocean, the Record and all other papers.
There should be no discrimination
against the Journal"
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Policemen Charged With Horaft."

Pittsburg, March 29.--At the hear
ings in the Allegheny graft" cases be-
fore Alderman Toole, Police Captain
James Wilson, Lieutenants Robert
Dickson and John G. Boreland and
Patrolmen Michael Rodman and Thos.
Carroll, charged with extortion in re-
ceiving money for opening and protect
ing illegal resorts, were held for court.
The hearing in the case OF Thomas B.
Scandrett, director of public safety,
was postponed. In the case Of the de-
PENDANTS testimony was given showing
that they had accepted money from
keepers Of resorts under the promise OF
"friendshinn
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
NAY De hEw s-n.EY MURDERER
Wanted at MontelaIr For Killing Mrs.
Hannah 3. Ross.

Eureka. Utah. March pa man
wing the name Of James Griffith,
erving a 30-day sentence here on a
harge Of vagrancy is believed by the
uthorities TO be Benjamin Pettis, who
wanted at Montclair, n. j.. for muir
er and arson committed last month.
arshal Stillman has communicated
IN the authorities Griffith is 26
ars of age, feet inches in height
"a weighs 1856 pounds. He is said to
lemble closely the alleged murderer
ettis. as described in circulars sent
cat by the Montclair authorities.
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
Hard To pInna..

AS Grabbed as George Tobin Of Ly-
ons,' is comparison that is used In
central New York, " Commander Brown
son Of the navy says.
''Tobin had perpetual crouch. One
day he was out walking. and he met a
young lady whom be knew.
.. Good morning. Mr.. Tobin,' she said
by way Of greeting. It's a lovely dag.
isn't itr
Who's finding fault with the day ?
growlcd Toein. gYou'd pick a quarrel
with a stone wall Chicago Inter
Ocean
Evening journal., 1905-03-29
500 students Hltched 10 PIow.

Delaware, o., March 29.-With 800
students. hatless and coatless. tugging
at the big rope which drew a plow. and
giving the college yell with each ef-
fort, ground was broken for the new
$4,000 gymnasium OF Ohio Wesleyan
University. President Whitelock, Of
the university. guided the plow. A fur
row $50 yards long. the length Of the
now structure. was run.