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The St. Mary banner., 1907-06-15

s&tinct and superior human SPeCAe'
- men, superior not only in grace
uhysicsl attractiveness but IL
neter, intelligence and individu
"a and the complacency with which
American man will accept ant
- this testimony to his inferi
4 accepted as conclusive con
1ion."
~ 10 . fallacy which the writer
~ article proceeds to explode
aDperent domination of the Amer
secety by American women Is
laiusd he says, "by looking to the
lation Of American society" In
nesr lie in the New World WON
eessar!ly attained a large meas
u independence. together with
~ consideration due to her scare
Yen this primitive condition had
place to life in the modern In.
kial city, with the swift emerg-
of the new rich class, the women
10 time to lose all the transmitted
n and personal efficiency of the
r. womanhood. The first need
te Industrial male conquerOr is to
" financial power through the
nhtious waste of conspicuous leis.
Int natural inclination and habit
1t him from performing these
u his own person, SO his wife
hlghters become apt instru-
= for the vicarious expenditure
= time and money that attest his
nc prowess and they carry into
areer the energy, confidence and
zrefulness Of backwoodsmen's
llaughters.
hk ascendancy," continues the
lis as real and at least as
= In America as in any Euro
eountry short of Turkey. The
y sway Of woman is due to a
snt valuation Of society by the
ian man from that of European
Mes. What Henry James and
critics affirm, that the Ameri-
m Is business man, polite
~ q club man, but leaves so
hrgely to his wife and daugh-
y quite true. But what appar-
they fail to recognize is the
Etefistic mental attitude Of the
American toward this social
extravagant wife anG daugh-
With their receptions, diamonds,
b Europe and sprightly talks
epks and art, are t. him pri-
Z big entertainment, an expen-
Elaborate show, which he can
to keep up and likes to pay
Ihe average successful male
nan would no more think OF
sdng with his wife in the dis
q social arts and graces than
eadoner who visits Maskelyne
evants would think of vying the
y men there. But his
eontrol Of the social order Is
- deeply rooted on that &C.
american nouveau richie has
ants or revivals of the feudal
IN which to make q display
atlous waste. Everything in
circumstances Of Americas
to make woman, her social
And ways Of going On, the
Nasef element for the strenu.
q the pioneer turned 'hust-
Wltef admits that 1t is not
simple as this sounds, for
other factors affecting d.
rex relation. He proceeds
e one case in a passage full
atles for controversies. He
cause. possibly climatic, has
reduced the intensity OF sex
This. Of course, IS a sug-
capable Of proof, but few
1udied closely the conven.
ING Of American men and
one another will doubt
ne very freedom of asso-
een young men and WON. '
atteSs it, possibly induces
Il 1t would perhaps be
% say that sex emotion has
sentimental interest, but I
y something OF this ma
entional, simple admira-
man and the firm tone OF
possession in the WON. I
M So far as fic. 7
e mirror up to American e
ioits Q1ite a significant
Z emotion In its more L
mastering dow. =
The St. Mary banner., 1907-06-15

Peary got further north than any
other man since the prehistoric ages.
The St. Mary banner., 1907-06-15

Agates are initiated by allowing
fragments of variously colored pastes
to flow together and stirring during the
deliquation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Cures Blood, Skin Diseases, Cancer
Greatest Good Purifier Free.

If your blood is impure, thin, diseased,
hot or full of humors, if you have blood
poison, cancer carbuncles, eating sores,
scrofula, eczema, itching, rislngs and
bumps, scappy, pimply skin, bone pains.
catarrh, rhumatism, or any blood or skin
disease, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B.
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Druggists or by express 81 per large
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Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga, B. B. B. Is
especially advised for chronic, deep-seated
cases, as it cures after all else fails.
For Sale by A. 9. Thornton Brandon.
Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Russo-Jap War.

Saturday night at johnson Hall
shere will be japanese lecture,
illustrated with moving pictures and
stereoptioon views.
Moving pictnres-Ba Battle Of Port
Arthur; battle Of the Yalu: Japanese
standard bearer fighting duel with
Cossacks; bombardment with Pinch
guns; Togo's battleship in storm
Russian Scouts in Jap ambush; jim
Jitsu and sword fencing, etc.
Stereopticon Observation-Disclosures
of Port Arthur; 203 Metre Hill; bat
tlefield covered with the dead bodies
Of Russian heroes; hospital, cannon
aiding; explosion of q mine; Hara Kiri
Ia moke of self destruction Japanese
beauty wrestlers and sceneries.
All these pictures were brought
right from the battlefield of Man.
churia, and the Noted Japanese lee
turer will lecture on and explain every
piece. Pleased audience guaranteed
At johnson Hall, Saturday, Nov. 49,
l8 p. m. Admissions: Adults, Soc
children, $50
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Monterey.
J. N. Taylor and D. w. Webb spent
last week at court.

/ J. N. Taylor and D. w. Webb spent
last week at court.
Rev. ]. M. Afford will hold services
7 thanksgiving and take collection for
the Methodist Orphanage at Jackson,
Miss.
There was no Sunday school Sunday
on account of rain.
Hon. J. R. East made his regular visit
to this community Saturday night and
Sunday.
Rev. j. A. Afford, of Thomasville,
spent few hours in town Sunday. He
was on his way to Greenfield to preach
when the rain overlook him.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Boteler visited Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Williams Saturday
night.
w. c. Alliston is happy now behind
his two splendid pointers, with new L.
G Smith gun. He has killed more than
a hundred birds and has not broken the
law either
We forgot to mention last week that
w. 6. Cooper and Morris Bullock had
been to Vicksburg with another shipment
of long staple cotton; they received I6
cents.
When you are prospecting, why come
to Monterey and look around. We have
some as fine land as can be found any.
where. Our people are prosperous and
happy. We have two churches, Method
lst and Baptist, both supplied with the
best preachers in the county, each holding
IServiceS once a month, with Sunday
school every Sunday. Our school is all
| that can be desired. For a number OF
years we have had an eight months
term. and employed the best teachers we
could find. We have four stores owned
by ]. A. Dickson, J. F. Afford, j. M.
Taylor and j. D. Floyd, each does a good
business. Theu we have gin, grist and
saw mill, owned by j. G. Williams ane
run by J. D. Ross. When people once
move to Monterey they are not anxiou:
to leave. Therefore, real estate is gooe
price. there are few farms that coule
be purchased. Anyone looking for !;
home would do well Ito come and look a
the property here before buying elsewhere
10 give you an idea of the prosperity tina
exists here, els costing one hundred ant
ninety dollars month to run the school
which for eight months will amount Il
81, 5000. The county will pay abou
$3.50 of this sum, leaving $3.50 as TIL
peoples part to pay. They don't do tina
well in every community. There's
reason for this: We stay at home, worl
hard, retain the fertility of our lands, fea
God, and love our felloWman. There ar,
a lot Of other things to be said, but viii
not tell everything at one time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Joe.
Winter time has come at last.

+ Winter time has come at last.
People are about through gathering
their crops.
Clark McMelon has moved to H. w.
McLain's place near here.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Miley have a new
boarder for the next FL years.
J. J. Mize was in Braxton Saturday on
business.
Miss Fora Polk is on the sick list this
week.
Jim Gill visited his sister at Magee
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Clark McMullen made business
trip to Mendenhall Saturday.
Misses Lena and Flossie Sheppard
visited their uncle at Braxton Saturday
and Sunday.
R. C. Ponder and fam ily visited j. L.
Chapman and family Sunday.
Onr school is progressing nicely under
the management of Prof. c. G. Chap
man and wife.
We are going to have a Thanksgiving
service at this glace. Everybody is in
vited to be present.
j. L Mize and his mother made busi-
ness trip to D'Lo Saturday.
Listen for the wedding bell. They will
soon ring in our community.
Several from this place expect to attend
the unwilling of the monument at Bran
don.
Remember the Thanksgiving services
at County Line. The services will begin
in the afternoon.
The McLain Bros. have sold Their saw
mill and gin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
In Bankruptcy.

In the District Court of the United
States, for Jackson Division of the
Southern District of Mississippi In the
matter of E. T. Alexander in Bankruptcy.
To the creditors of E. T. Alexander, of
Star, Miss. in the County of Rankin and
District aforesaid, bankrupt. Notice is
hereby given that on the day of No.
vember 4th. 1907 the said E. T. Alex
ander, was duly adjudged bankrupt; and
that the first meeting of his creditors will
be held at Jackson, Miss, at the office of
J. B. Stirling, Referee in Bankruptcy n
the day of 18th day of November 1907 at
10 O'Clock a. M, and which time the said
creditors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact such other business as may
come before said meeting.
J. B. STIRLING, Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Commissioners Sale Of Land.

By virtue Of decree of the honorable
Chaneery court of Rankin County, State
Of Mississippi, in re-exparte petition of
w. w. Hughes ct al, for sale of lands
described in petition for partition, made
on the 18th day of November. 1907, in
vacation thereof, the undersigned sheriff
and special commissioner appointed by
said decree. to sell the lands in petition
described for partition, among the parties
thereto, will on Saturday, the 18th day of
December, 1907, in front of the court
house in Brandon, said county, within the
hours prescribed by law for sheriff's sales,
sell the following described lands in'peti-
ton mentioned, to-Wit: The WI Of VIZ
of sW4, section 4. township S, range s
east, lying and being in said county, at
public outery, to the highest bidder for
cash, as per terms Of said decree, and will
on confirmation of report of sale, convey
ali the right, title and interest of w. w.
Hughes ct al, petitioners, therein. Bran
don, Miss, Nov. 20, 1907.
j. L. BUCHANAN,
Sheriff and Special Com.
Henry & Henry, Solicitors for Comp.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Commissioners Sale.

Arabella IA Smth.e al, No. 1913. By
virtue of a decree of the chancery court,
Rankin County, Mississippi, in the above
styled case, rendered in vacation, Nov.
10th, 1907, the undersigned, as special
commissioner named therein, will on Mon
day, the 9th day of December, loo7, at
the front door of the court house in the
town of Brandon, Miss, within legal
hours, sell for cash to the highest bidder,
the following described lands situated in
Rankin County, Miss, to-Wit: The 81
of SEA, less 8 acres on west side, in sec
ton 80, and the 81 of sw4, section 3D.,
all in township a, ranger east; said lands
being sold for partition. Nov. IS, 1907.
j. G. BRUCE, Special Com.
McLaurin & Enochs, Sol. for Comp't.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Estray Sale.

On Sept. 10th 1907, one large size
bay mare mule about 18 years old shod
on fore feet, and has wire cut on left
ear Was taken up and estrayed by
Medium McLin near Sand Hill, Miss,
and will bs sold in front of court
house door, in Brandon, Miss, on the
first Monday In April. 1903, to the
highest bidder for cash, as the law
ward before that date, proves
property, pays damages and takes
same away. Said mule has been ap-
praised at $500.
JNO. s. DAVIS, J +.
Pisgah precinct, beat 3
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
Something Good to Eat.

just received a nice line of cakes
and candies. fresh meats, fruits and
vegetables all the time. When you
want first class flour for extra occas.
ions you can get it here. While in
st. Louis bought a nice line OF
notions, novelties and holiday goods
One shipment Of this stuff has arrived
and in few days I will show you
the incest lot Of Christmas goods ever
brought to PeIahatchie | will sell
you goods at the lowest price and pay
You the highest price for tnrkies,
chickens. eggs and hides. When you
come to town be sure to call on me.
I will do You good
Yours for bargains,
1annpr Qo1ahafrf1so
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21

A car Of furniture must 60; It's q
beauty, call and see it W. G.. Barnes
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
w. B. DOBoON, M. D.,

JACKSON, MISS.
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat, and fitting of Glasses.
Rooms 4Ol-4O2 .Seuffer BfdS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
To Work County Conyicts and
Superintend County Farm.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the chancery clerk S
office up to II o'clock m. on the first Mon
day in December, 1907, to work county
convicts on the county farm for 1908, and
to superintend the poor house of the coun-
ty for said time. The board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
j. G. BRUCE, Clerk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-11-21
BRIDGE Notice.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received at the chancery clerks
office up to IL o'clock m. on the first Mon.
day in December, 1907, for building
bridge across Dabbs creek near Bar.
wick place, in beat S. The board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
J. G. CRUCE, Clerk.
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Westbound.
To Shreveport and Beyond
. Shreveport and Beyond -I:52 pm.
Vicksburg Local pm.
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Fast train carries Pullman Sleeping Car
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connecting with through Slecpers to New
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The Shreveport and Atlanta train carries
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RNERs1pE HBNus, KAARTour1.

was killed. He was butchered on the
steps of a building on the site of the
present governors palace. After that
the mahdi declared that Khartum
the houses and made, the Inhabitants
come to his new capital. Omdurman,
which he had laid out on the other side Of
the White Nile about five miles to the
southwark When the people left they
tore off the roofs and pulled out the doors
of their houses and carried them along
to use in their new houses at Omdurman.
After that, for years, and until kitch-
ener came, Khartunn was nothing but a
brick pile and dust heap. Omdurman
had swallowed up not only its whole pop
ulation, but that of a great part OF the
Sudan. The khalifa forced the tribes to
come there to live, in order that he might
have their men ready for his army IN
times of war, and the result was that
Omdurman had more than half million
inhabitants, while khartum had moth
ing.
Like Washington.
sThen we had the war with the khalifa
and we finally conquered him." the gov
ernor continued 1--WE reduced the greater
part of Omdurman to ruins. and then be-
gan planning the building of great city.
The idea at first was to force the people to
move from Omdurman to Khartum but it
was finally decided that it would be far
better to have native city there, and to
make this place the government and for
eign center, with manufacturing and
town of Halfaya, on the north
ern bank of the Blue Nile.
1.-THE Khartum of today was laid out
after somewhat the same plan as your
capital at Washington; at least, the rea-
sons that determined the plans were the
same. Washington city was plotted at
about the time of the French revolution.
and it's architect was L Enfant a French
engineer. He planned the city SO that 1t
could be easily defended in case of re-
bellion and at the same time be beautiful.
For that reason the streets were made to
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chief crossings could command the whole
city. The result was the Khartum as
you now see it.
THE town is laid out in three great sec
tons, and all building plans must first be
submitted to the government architects
before permits of construction can be
issued. The section along the Nile is de-
voted to the government buildings and
the residences of the officials and others
who can afford good houses. Back of that
there are streets where houses of a smaller
class may be built. and farther back still
and more to the south is third section
of houses for natives. The city is so
planned that it can grow along these lines
and We believe that it will some day be
one of the largest and most beautiful of
the cities of interior Africa"
An Oasis City.
I have now been in Khartum over a
week and find it most interesting. The
city is a great oasis in the midst of the
desert, away off here in the heart of
Africa. In coming to it I crossed the
sands and rocks Of Nubia, and it was not
until I was within few miles of Halfaya,
which lies opposite here on the other bank
Of the Nile. that I saw signs of vegeta-
ton. The train then entered region of
thorn bushes ten or fifteen feet high;
beyond which patches of grass bleached
by the sun were to be seen, and closer
other evidences of cultivation. The Arabs
were digging out the thorn bushes on the
edge of the desert and stacking them up II.
piles for fuel. There were few animals
grazing on the scanty grass, and the
country made me think of the Big Bow
Bend of Washington state. which is now
being turned into farms. There is desert
all about khartum, and everywhere back
from the Nile the lands are nothing but
rock and sand.
Out Of these bleak and arid surround
ings rises city of green. All along the
river. for distance of more than two
miles. runs wide avenue shaded by
trees and backed by buildings and pri-
vate houses in beautiful gardens. This
avenue is a succession of parks from one
end of it to the other. 1t begins with the
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A SUDAN
CHCAGO" OF CENTRAL AFRICA

food ahead. and why should he work at
the ordinary wage when he has all he
wants When the food goas up the la
horers led the work to pay for 1t and the
competition brings wages down.
An American Brickmaker.
Referring to the building up OF Khar-
tum. many of the new structures ara
to be furnished with brick by a
man from Chicago. This man came
to Port Sudan some months ago. IN
tending to start a brick factory there
and supply building material for the new
port now going UP at the end of the Nile
anu the Red Sea railway. While he was
waiting for his brck-maisang machine he
took a run up to Khar;um to sec what
was going on here. He found the town
booming and decided to settle. He has
bought native hrickyard and pending
the arrival Of his machine Is now making
bricks by hand with native labor. He
started only a month or so ago. and he
tells me he has already contracts for
more than five million bricks. He is en-
ployinR several hundred Sudanese men
and women at Is or 20 cents a day, but
he says that their labor is so poor and
unreliable that the work Of six OF his ma
tives will not equal that of one good
American.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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TAXING A BITE CUT or a
BRANCH AT THE HEIGHT or
a THO ST9EY HOUSE.

the large buildings Of the Gordon Memo
rial College. with the British barracks at
the end of the street. This avenue runs
right along the Blue Nile. with beautiful
views in sight all the way. On the edge
of the river are numerous sakiyehs, or
huge water wheels. moved around by
bullocks with humps on their backs. They
raise the water from the river into the
bitches and canals. which carry 1t over
the city and make vegetation possible.
The sakiyehs start at Z o'clock every
morning. Their wheels are never CREASED
and as they move they scree CHI and groan
and sigh. There Is one in front Of the
Grand Hotel. which serves as my alarm
clock, for sleep is murdered at the mo-
ment it begins.
Business Khartum.
The business parts of Khartum are on
the streets back from the river and run.
ming parallel with it. There is one great
square devoted to the markets. This
covers ten or more acres, and the Abbat
square. in which the mosque stands, g
little farther west, Is fully twice as
large The business section has two
banks and many stores managed chief,
! by Greeks. The Italians also have some
larg" establishments. One of the bigges,
of all is the house of Angelo Ca
patio. man who might be called
the Marshall Field of the Sudan, for he
has large BUSINESS here. with branches
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for travelling expenses. This mileage al
lowance has been but recently established
Until the past year new appointees had to
posts, and those sent great distances often
expended several months -alary In this
way.
Graduates Of the consular school will
now 60 directly to posts paying either
81, 900 or $4,000 per year. There are sew;
enty posts paying the smaller sum and
sixty-one the larger.
These 131 consuiships are now to be re.
served exclusively for these beginners
They include such comfortable berths as
Madrid, Niagara Falls tcanada) and
Tahite. Zanzibar and Sierra Leone. In
exceptional cases where graduates. al
though twenty-one. appear too immature
to be appointed full-hedged consuls at
once. they may be appointed consular
81 900. with an increase Of $500 per year
up to 81 800. Having served as such In
various posts until thoroughly seasoned,
they will. within q year or two, be ap-
pointed as consuls without further exam
nations. Congress, in 1874, created thir-
teen Of these consular clerkships and pro.
vided that incumbents should be appoint
ed for life or during good behavior. They
are frequently changed from one con-
auired is just what is needed to sharpen
a young man ambitious for a consular
career.
Gets Life Appointment.
Entering the service, whether as a con-
sui or a consular clerk. the graduate OF
the new consular school now receives as
permanent an appointment as though he
enters the classified civil service. APP
pointments to the higher grades Of con-
sulships, paying from 5000 to 5000. and
o.
600, are to be made by promotion. OF
course a future President could. under
existing law. restore matters to the old
"spoils system basis, but this Is very
unlikely.
The merit principle has been growing
in the consular service for several ad-
ministrations. both democratic and re-
publican, President Cleveland having
been the originator of the former exami-
nation scheme. Secretary Root will press
the next Congress to pass law making
commissions in the consular corps as
permanent as those In the army and
navy. Some congressman. who. Just 10
placate office-seeking henchmen. out
wardly object to this proposed reform,
inwardly welcome 1t. as in the case OF
civil service reform, which relieves our
millions of ofice-seekers.
All Fees Now Abolished.
Some Of the glamor Of the consular
berth was furnished by last years law
prohibiting the retaining OF even notariai
fees However. salaries were raised
partly to compensate for this loss. Our
consuls general in London have in recent
years been permitted to retain fees some
times more than $1,000 in excess Of their
salaries Of S5,o90. But while the salary.
by being raised to $4,000, Is now more
than doubled. the London berth does not
pay as well. by some 5000 or 5000. as
it did under the fee system in some
recent years Of great commercial activity.
The salary Of the Paris mission also has
been increased to $4,000. while the posts
at Liverpool. Berlin and i've other great
salary Of 5000.
JOHN ELERETH WATKINS.