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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10

OF $S per month, commencing Sept. 1,
1907, as provided in section 3576 Of
code 1906, until revoked by this
board.
Committee Report--In the matter
Of damages for laying out a public
road through the land of R. L.
Wilson, the board on moticn adopted
the following report, towit: We, the
undersigned members of the board of
supervisors in and for the county Of
Rankin. State of Mississippi, did, on
27th day Of Sept.19o7, inspect and ex-
anime the public road through the
land of said r. L. Wilson and assess
the damages at $40 for which let war
rant issue, provided this amount is
accepted as final settlement of all
claims for damages, and proper re-
ceipt from the owner for same,
Respectfully submitted,
j. P. BARKSDALE,
r. E. KNIGHT,
j. W. TAYLOR.
Treasurer Report-D. W. benson,
treasurer of Rankin county, Miss,
having filed his report for the third
quarter ending October 1907, showing
the following balances on hand towit:
County fund s2.ss1 10
School fund 18o 40
Township fund principal i8o a
Township fund interest -- I,o36 o8
Institute fund balance 90
Pension fund balance us 10
and the board after careful ex-
animation of said report, and finding
it in all things correct, on motion
ordered that said report be adopted,
and recorded as the law directs.
Bridge to Be Advertised-Sea
bids will be received at the office of
the chancery clerk, Brandon, Miss,
up to IL O'Clock m. on the first Mon
day In November next for building a
bridge on the Brandon and Steens
Greek road, 1-2 mile east of Stems
Greek, for both wood and cable
bridges, according to specifications
now on file in the office of the
chancery clerk at Brandon.
StocG Law Petition Granted
dered that the lands belonging to s.
M. Sowell be attached to the j. A
Spann partial stock law district,
Ordered that the following al
lowances be made towit:
s.. R. Myers, salary and postage
September -----------------$ $Io2 50
=, l. sBaThanan, postage Sept rs
w. @. Barnes, mdse for Jail road 3s ]
Ennis Bell, repairs to bridge - 50
!. K. Ropinnon, making and put
ting up 3 mile boards s--------- so
J. P. Barksdale, days inspecting 90
). w. Taylor, assessing road
damages --------- 6 90
K. Z. Knight. days inspecting 9 90
The petition of D. NJ Mayors for
new public road was continued.
Trustees 7 6, r 5, were allowed
$50.
After allowing usual fees to officers
and members board adjourned to meet
1st Monday in November, 1907.
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Trustees Application Granted On
motion the application of trustees 7
Z, r 5, for $40 to be paid Mary
Armand for teaching Chapman school,
was granted to be paid ont of funds Of
said township, The application of
trustees 7 8, R 4, for $6 SO for repairs
to Cato school house, was granted,
payable ont Of funds of said town
ship.
Change of Road Oyerseers-E. L.
Ferguson, overseer of road No. /,
beat 8, being overage rendered his
resignation as said overseer, which
was accepted, and J. N. Slaughter
WAS arpointed in his place.
Panper} Support Ordered that the
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was a& nrst. and I'm IN such a f,dretv
state tonight that am almost resdy
to start at my own shadow"
She came down the steps and stood
BY my side. while the light from the
open doorway streamed out and
touched her face so softly that n
poised In the surrounding darkness
like some faint, angelic picture ideal.
lied by o masters hand.
Il came out to try and find Annie. "
she went on, "she does not answer
when rap at her door and thought
she might be here. My! what was
that?" she gasped. coming closer to
me and grasping my arm.
1t was only an owl far away in the
timberland and. when 1 told her, she
laughed quietly but almost hysterical.
ly. and still clung to my side while we
listened to the weird. unearthiy sound
that was waited again and again to
our cars from out OF the blackness of
the opposite river bank.
She shivered slightly and I said:
You are cold. Miss Carney. lie me
get you wrap. and then, won't you
take little walk? There's a chill in
the air tonight and the exercise will
do you good"
She made no reply, but looked at
me gratefully. as II had done her
some great service. There was a warm
woolen golf cape just inside the door,
and. snatching 1t up. fastened back
and threw 1t over her shoulders,
clasping 1t myself at her throat while
she drew her hands under it and
nestled comfortably in its generous
folds.
We turned and walked slowly down
the path under the stars. away from
the house and with our backs to the
road along which | knew Miss Weston
would pass in another minute.
After few moments silence.
broken only by the drowsy splashing
of the river and the cheerful, friend
ly hum of the insect bands that make
half the charm OF an October night.
Miss Carney said, with a contented
little shrug:
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Where the Money Is.

More than 40 per cent. of the popu'
lation of the United States proper lies
in less than dozen eastern states.
These states are known as manufac-
turing states. In the banks of one,
New York state. is contained nearly
40 per cent. of the money of the coun-
try. New York city alone has in its
banks 25 per cent. of the money in cir
culation. This has been made possi-
BILE by the conditions that enable the
large cities to draw trade from all sec
tions of the country. In fact, great
cities must have support of a large
territory. But one of the great evils
and which Injuries the masses who are
residents of agricultural district is the
system of drawing support from local
towns and communities to the cities.
This system takes from the rural dis
tricts the surplus wealth that should
be retained to build them up.
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NOT 4 aoop svsreM.
How the Mail Order 0uslnsss lslurss
the Agricultural Sections

We must admit that the mall order
oystem Ii legitimate business II 1t IL
carried on legitimately. 1t is a great
American privilege to carry on trade
In this way. Yet the principle from
an American standpoint or any other
standpoint that is consistent with
equal rights for all Is entirely wrong.
Through the mail order system the
merchants suffer direct loss. To
them 1t Is an unfair competition. II
diverts trade from established chan
nels. The loss of the merchants In the
local town means loss to the town
itself. to every resident of the town
and the surrounding community. 1t
is the business of the city or town
that makes 1t live place or dead
one. Dependent upon the activity of
town Is to a great extent the value
OF all farm lands In its trade territory.
Thus is the farmer affected by any
system that causes n deterioration in
his home town. Yet the farmers are
the main supporters of the catalogue
houses. They assist in feeding the
snake that is stealing their eggs and
they little realize IL. They are as vi.
tally Interested in the upbuilding OF
their home town as the merchant. II
is for their benefit as well as for all in
the community that the town is there.
There is a more vital phase of the
question that few farmers realize.
That is the evils resulting from the
vast capital that is concentrated in
the large financial centers. 1t is this
surplus OF money that makes 1t easy
to build up trusts and combinations.
These trusts affect the affairs and the
prosperity of the farmer. He does not
stop to think that when he sends his
money to the distant concern that he
is doing just so much to help along
the trusts
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Iixina for the Children.

Froebels sentiment Come. let us
live for our children" rests on a sound
philosophic basis. To live for them is
to call out the noblest impulses OF
parenthood. And we cannot live FOR
them in the truset sense until we be-
come familiar with their needs. 1t is
in the endeavor to meet those needs
in the largest way possible that we
find our own characters richly recon-
pensed in strong and well-developed
parenthood. We practically become
what we are by what we have done or
left undone, what We are willing or
unwilling to do for our children. The
principle is universal. and should find
its extension and application among
children at all times and in all places.
Has not the church lost ground In
failing to recognize the primary and
fundamental place Of the child in So
ciety? If so, it is obvious how that
lost ground may be recovered.-Homi-
letic Review.
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ALMOST A SOLID SORE.
Skin Disease from Birth-Fortuns
Spent on Her Without Benefit
Cured Her with cuticura.

'I have cousin in Rockingham Co.
who once had skin disease from her
birth until she was six years of age.
Her father had spent fortune on her
to get her cured and none OF the treat.
ments did her any good. Old DR.. -
suggested that he try the Cuticura
Remedies which he did When he com.
menced to use it the child was almost
solid scab. He had used 1t about two
months and the child was well. I
could hardly believe she was the same
child. Her skin was as soft us a baby's
without n scar on 1t. l have not seen
her in seventeen years. but have
heard from her and the last time I
heard she was well. Mrs. w. p. Ingle.
Burlington. n. c.. June 16, 1906"
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WHY SHE WAS THANKFUL.
Little One Had Reason to Approve
Fathers Choice.

or the sisters OF well-known New
York family one is married. She has
one little girl greatly petted by all the
aunts and subject to much advice
from all OF them. OF this last the lit
tie lady sometimes wearies. which
WEAKNESS on a certain occasion made
itself shown in the following reply
from her small ladyship:
Said one aunt: III you were my
child l should have you do thus and
thus" Said another aunt: Were you
my child l would do SO and So" The
remaining aunt made similar rs-
mark.
The little lady thought 1t high time
to express her own feelings. But I
have" she said. always been SO
thankful that papa married the sister
he did,"
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fair Of the morning take such /. h,,A
Of your" ASs's
on, no-no-no-" she moaneA. "Y
am going to tell you In a moment lust
as soon as ! can talk coherentIv Won
VIII forgive me. won't you. Mr. Ware
put tnere is no one else to whom I can
20, and yet l seem to do nothing mt
take up your time with my trials ana
worriments."
i led her out into the path again.
thinking she would grow calmer as
we walked, and she said no more until
we were nearing the house. when
she resumed In a plaIntive tone.
broken occasionally by a half.suppress.
ed sob:
ITS about Annie. Mr.. Ware. and I
did not tell you at first, for thought
| could see her myself and find out
what II all meant. Ever since this
morning she has been walking up and
down her room crying and sobbing.
ana this afternoon | heard her say
such dreadful things that almost
feared for her reason"
"hat uiu SHt say L asked gently.
oh. l hardly know" she went on,
but she seemed to be calling upon
heaven to forgive her for some dread
ful Sin that she had committed, and
she was so wrapped up in her anguish
that even my knocks at the door made
no Impression upon her. Then she
would grow more calm and only sob
anc moan for a time. but soon those
awful words would come again and Il
seemed as II she would go mad. She
has always been subject to occasional
attacks OF melancholy and when I
would try to learn the cause of her
trouble she would put 1t of as a nero
fit of the blues.
you don't mind my telling you all
this, do you, Mr.. Ware. for you have
always helped me out of every diifl.
Guilty, and 1t is second nature for me to
turn to you now. At first thought
could straighten 1t out myself, but she
wouldn't even let me see her. and
then, Mr.. Ware. since dinner | have
not heard sound from her room and
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An+Ieip.t,no Ace.

Why do people allow themselves to
fret about getting old? There are
those who anticipate 1t and fear 1t as
IL 1t were the most melancholy fate
that could befall one, and many OF
them have never been really young in
spirit.
And youth is more matter Of
spirit than It is Of body. Enthusiasm,
interest In everything. warmth Of
heart and breadth Of feeling, are the
qualities that stand for youth.
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The Drinking Orchid.

One of the most remarkable plants
known to horticulturists is the drink
Ing orchid. which is found in South
America. This orchid takes a drink
whenever 1t feels thirsty, by means of
a tube which 1t let's down into the
water. The tube when not In use is
coiled upon the top Of the plant.
The formation Of the orchid is diff
ferent from others Of It's species. hav-
ing sharp leaves. lancehead-shaped.
growing round the root and radiating
from 1t. From the center Of the plant
hangs the tube, about one-eighth Of an
inch thick and one.fourth Of IN inch
wide. When, touched II gradually
contracts said ;folls. issslf ~ in "a
spifxllike c0al.N AZ rule these or
chids are tp be found growing directly
over tho Mater, or Where wAksr hAs
been, and ~, ne latter CO.. 4 ID ~
most pati IL ~ how - tpbs ~
W6rl ~ \ 6ver ~ gf6I NJ =
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"Oh, how delightfully."- warm and
comfortable this cloak Is. Mr.. Ware
You always seem to know exactly what
| need, for am not nervous any more
and really believe it was nothing but
the cold after all. We mustn't go far
for l ought to be looking for Annie
this very minute. We can turn at the
tennis court, can't we?"
whenever you wish," ! said, with
an effort, for was becoming intoxi-
Gated with the glory Of her presence
and her slightest hint served me as
command.
II really must not stay a minute
longer" she murmured, almost apollo
getically. "Annie has had such hard
day of 1t and l must see II there is any
thing she wants. suppose she Is
asleep and did not hear me tap, for I've
looked everywhere for her and was
Just going back to her room when !
saw you come out of the night like
-like-a-Oh! I mustn't say ghost,
Mr.. Ware! IT'S no longer joke, Is
it?"
We had stopped at little rustic ar
bor by the side Of the walk and my
hand rested on the trellis in front OF
Miss Carney. She did not speak. and
1 Thought she was laughing softly to
herself when suddenly she leaned for
ward and a hot tear fell on my wrist
and was followed by another and an
other q she gave up entirely ana
choked with c0nvulsive sobs.
.sWhvs you mustn't do thisI 81,
GAINED, solicitoeSly. laying ny hand
inafinetivelyl on NJ arm and 49,
dFSwisS Il awty{ lslty Z \ 9e 3 &
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| can get no response when 1 rap. dc
you know" she whispered, touching
my arm in a frightened way and shud
dering as she spoke. II can hardly
bring myself to say it, but I-l-al
most fear she has taken her life!"
Her eyes filled with tears again,
and lost no time in saying, reassur-
ingly:
you mustn't take such a gloomy
view of 1t, Miss Carney. There's moth
ing to worry about, i am sure, and as
to Miss weston's having taken her life
1 can promise you most positively that
she not only has done nothing of the
sort, but that no such idea has ever
catered her mind"
81 knew you would cheer me up as
YOU have always done" she exclaimed
gratefully, but how can you be SO Ger.
tain about Annie, Mr.. Ware? Remem-
hex Won don't know her as well as
do"
.Iook!" replied pointing to WIN
dow of Miss Weston's room, and there.
In the full glow Of the lamp within.
she sat at table writing rapidly.
Miss Carney gave a glad little cry
and started away toward the house.
but turned in an instant and extended
her hand, saying:
"You have cheered me up, Mr. Ware.
Just as l knew you would. Thank you
80 much, and-good night"
Az her hand lay In mine she turned
1t until its back was uppermost and
then raised It slightly. 4 AAd already
ibSen sorely tempted. bits q tAisA was
more than l could bear and, bt4dfng
|forwafd. Touched II 1iohtlt and tes-
surer1,x Win Nv lips. n 'S1y'
1eiCod nisht" shs repeated. eoftly.
'ssS11 t,lank yen Again. h " \, & a n
Vi I y ~ " 1T md NJ hk4 dtsap.
1i1,S ~ q y ~ n ~ Gl1i Il tdtNSd
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rhe ouIle q ths orsslss.

Al flrst tho more thoughtful ones
retarded the gfft suspiciously. Then,
taking further thought, they said, cne
u the other: y * sl
ssAv, what's ~ llff ~ enly q
lneSrert hor1s, layhe " n i -
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I was walking with two canes and suf.
fering continual pains. headaches and
sleepless nights. improved quickly
and after taking three boxes felt bet
ter than 1 had for Is years. The ef.
fects have been lasting"
Sold by all dealers. so cents boz
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. y
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Defiance Starch is the latest inven-
tion in that line and an improvement
on all other makes; 1t is more eco
nomical. does better work. takes less
time. Get it from any grocer.
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PROVING the Point.

Shea woman ought to get credit
for being Just as logical and ready to
give reason as man.
He-Why? .,;s,si ~.
She-Oh. because!
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ney disease ana
rheumatism laid me
up OF and on for
ten years. Awful
pains started from
the kidneys and
course d Nv n
through my limbs.
i sought the best
medical treatment
but In vain. and
when I began using
Doan's Kidney Pills
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Years may come and years may go.
but the time will never arrive when q
man will sit up and patch his wife's
clothes after she is asleep in bed.
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HELPS FOR TOWN BUILDERS.

Some years ago on bill boards and
street cars and in the pages OF the
magazines were run n series OF adver-
tising cards the prominent feature Of
which was "Spotless Town" There
can be little doubt as to the whole
some lessons taught by this unique
advertisement. The town that is not
kept in good condition. its walks in
good repair. its streets well graded.
and all neat and clean, is reflection
upon the residents of the place. and
is evidence that the town is already
dead or fast dying. Should you make
good impression upon strangers.
keep streets clean. business places at
tractive. and don't forget that the
front yards and the general conditions
of the residences indicate the charac-
ter OF the people who reside in them
Residents OF agricultural sections
who few years ago looked upon the
automobile as n nuisance, are begin
ming to realize that 1t is great factor
n road Improvement, and has brought
about renewed interest in country
roads and their betterment, with cor
responding benefit TO the farmers.
1t is as much TO the interest of the
people of town that there be good
roads leading to it. as IL Is to the
farmers who must use them in haul
ing their goods to market.
There Is a vast difference in the
farmers of to-day and the farmers OF
quarter of century ago. 1t is Won
derful how the improvements brought
into existence in single generation
will change conditions. Every limo.
walton that makes life in the towns
more desirable. also finds way OF
comforting benefit upon the farmers.
No longer need for the resident OF the
farm district to not have all the up
to-date things that can be found In the
finest city homes. The telephone and
the rural delivery has brought him
within stone throw" of the city.
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WHERE oocroas FAILEp.
An Interesting Case from Salem, ths
Capital Of Oregon.

F. A. Sutton. r. F. D. No. I. Salem,
Oregon. says: acute attacks OF kid.
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-06
Mai. Penrose Gives restlmony

Washington, d. C.-Testlmony OF un-
usual interest was given Wednesday
in the Brownsville Investigation be-
fore the senate committee on military
affairs, the chief witnesses being Maj,
Charles w. Penrose, who commanded
the former negro soldiers charged with
having "shot up" the Texas city, and
Lieut.. Fl. G. Leckie, who was sent to
Brownsville by Gen. McCaskey, COM
mander of the department of Texas, to
investigate the shooting.
Lient Leckie traced the course TAX
en- by bullets that penetrated houses
in Brownsville, and came to the con-
clusion that the bullets could not have
been fred by soldiers In the barracks.
He declared that all of the 20 shots
which struck the Cowan house were
fired from the rear, but he was certain
none of them could have been fired
from the barracks.
Most of the bullet holes examined by
Lieut.. Leckle were made by 80 callber
ammunition, he said.
Mai. Penrose has been acquitted by
court-martial on charges Of neglect
OF duty, while the same court-martial
found that the men Of the 25th in
fantry we're guilty. Notwithstanding
this finding. Mai. Penrose asserted his
confidence nov in the innocence of the
men, although at first he thought them
guilty, and in reply to a question by
Senator Foraker said that the negro
soldiers had not been represented by
counsel at the court.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1907-04-06

New ,York-If upon the opening OF
the session of the supreme court
Thursday morning Justice James FitZ-
gerald does not announce that the
commission in lunacy has found that
Harry X. Thaw is sufficiently sane to
nationally consult his attorneys, there
will be general astonishment
There is only one expectation re-
gardIng developments, and 1t is that
the trial will be resumed before the
jury with the delivery of the closing
argument by Dolphin NJ. Delmas,
senior counsel for the defence.
A report by the commission that
Thaw is competent to converse on the
trial for the alleged murder Of Stan
ford White has been anticipated by the
attorneys for the defence and by Dist.
Attorney Jerome, for both sides are
prepared to make final addresses to the
IL men who now seem destined to pass
upon the guilt or innocence of the
slayer Of Stanford White.
Thaw underwent q private mental
and physical examination for more
than two hours in the afternoon. In
this last crucial test he was entirely
alone before the commission, even the
district attorney and the members of
his own counsel being barred.
When the three members of the COM
mission-David Mcclure, Peter B. Oh
ney and Or. Leopold Put2el-had com
pleted their final examination they in
turn shook hands with ThaW In a most
cordial manner.
He went back to his cell in the
Tombs with light heart and declared
later to his counsel that he felt the
commission would surely declare him
sane.
When the commission began its pri-
vate examination of the defendant the
members questioned him particularly
about several delusions, from which 1t
mas Deen lSsfifled he was suffering at
the time he shot and hl,l-A CtonBord
White.
DR.. Putzel of the commission con-
Quoted the brief physical examination
to which Thaw was subjected. He was
given all OF the standard tests of the
rehexes,, the pupils OF the eyes, the
Roubers test, cuE eYfuences OF locomo-
tor atRxias i etc.
Thaw is said to have undergone all
of these tests in a thoroughly salts
factory manner. The alienists, who
testified for the defence and who con-
Quoted a much more searching physi
cal test than that undertaken by the
commission declared they were unable
to find any really abnormal traces.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, attired
again in the blue schoolgirl costume OF
the early days of the trial, was pres
ent during most of the public session
and while Thaw was closeted with the
commission for his last ordeal she sat
in the corridor with members of her
husbands counsel
Attorney Delmas was not present,
but at the end of the inquiry Thaw
sent him a note by special messenger,
telling him to be ready to proceed with
his summing up argument