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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
Henry Clay's Popularity.

The greatest popular idol in q polit-
ical sense the country has ever known
was Henry Clay. Only one other
American statesman ever possessed
the quality called personal magnetism
to the same extent that he did, and
no other ever had more enthusiasts
tic personal following. He was an
aspirant for President from 1924 to
1848. but never reached the goal.
He received thirty-seven electoral
votes in 1924, forty-nine In 1892 and
LOS in 1874, but never enough to
elect him. Clay was elected Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives on
the first day Of his term in that body
and was i've times reelected. He
was twice elected United States Sen
ator, once unanimously by the Ken
lucky Legislature, and held several
other high Offices II there ever was
q popular idol IN the politics Of this
country, it was Henry Clay, but he
could not be elected President. In
dianapolis journal
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
Near cience Notes.
BY WEEK JONES.

y company has been formed 70 pu1
founders on the market as natirons.
IA view Of the street obstruction
caused BY the poles supporting cleo.
tric wires. Nikola Besla proposes to
have the lower half Of each polo cut
BIZ.
Professor Bawe, the famous as
tronomer, predicts that the first mes
page We get from Mars will be. Are
the Giants still Id the lead?D
"A Troy nrm has obtained the con-
tract to supply all the CRATES II
Africa with collars.
Ballooning Is becoming d popular
sport with those who are too timid
ITO play chess.
BY Harvesting an English sparrow
70 monograph, an inventor has suc~
ceeded in producing London accent.
Advertising pays A fisherman re-
Gently advertised that he would
ground bait stream at certain
time. He found the place swarming
with fish, some Of which had come
from neighboring rivers.
a ferryboat captain has a good
plan Tor navigating the river on foggy
days. He sends deckhand ahead
with shovel to dig out a passage.
Recently steeplejack fell from
the top OF q thirty-story building.
With rare presence OF mind he Shout
ca SO loudly that the echo from the
pavement b-oke his fall. The fall
broke his neck.
A train on the @. and o. last week
covered 500 miles in such a short
time that the engineer had to go back
and do It over again to give the con.
ductor chance to collect the tickets
From the New York American.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
Missouri the "Show Me" State.

Did you know that Missouri was
at one time called the Iron Slater "
asked man at the public library
yesterday afternoon. About 1926
what were supposed to be great de-
posits Of iron ore were found at Iron
Mountain, Pilot Point and other
places in the southwestern part OF
The State. This information soon
spread over the country, and 1t was
not long after that the public gave
Missouri the name Of the Iron State.
However, It did not seem to take, for
t is seldom heard now.
Missouri has also been known as
The Bullion State Thomas H. Benz
ton, the first United States Senator
from Missouri. was always opposed
70 paper money. He advocated gold
and silver as the only means Of ex-
change that should be adopted. His
frequent reference to bullion caught
the public. and from this the State
received the nickname, Bullion State.
kansas City Star. 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
WISE WORDS.

Goodness is beauty, beauty is
goodness. Maclaren
Employment is natures physician.
and is essential to human happiness.
-Galen.
Keep myself in peace. and thou
shalt then be able to make peace
among Others. Thomas I-empis.
We can have the highest happiness
only by having wide thoughts and
much feeling for the rest Of the world
as well as for ourselves. George
Eliot.
He leadeth me into the still waters
OF the spiritual joys of life, the things
OF the divine love that come to us
to refresh life and to transfigure it
with tinge and glow of Heaven
Oliver Huckel.
The life which will not venture
forth in faith. which will not risk a
noble shipwreck. fails: while the
character and life inspired by faith
have in them the seeds of eternity
The Rev. Hugh Black.
Honest appreciation of what Others
do is q great attainment. AS jeal-
ousy Is one Of the lowest, meanest
traits Of character, so that which is
at the opposite extreme is one of the
noblest. Scottish Reformer.
There is an idea abroad among
most people that they should make
their neighbors good One person /
have to make good myself. But my
duty to my neighbor is much more
nearly expressed by saying that /
have to make him happy-if may.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
God does not give peace and grace
until the hour Of trial comes. But,
when It does come, the amount of
grace and the nature Of the special
grace and peace required is vouch-
safed. Do not perplex myself with
what is needed for future emergen-
cies: tomorrow will bring its. prom
ised grace along with to-morrow,s
trial.. r. Macduff.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
Fish as Seed Carriers.

Long ago Arwin asserted that
fresh water fish played 4 part ii the
dissemination Of aquatic plants by
swallowing the seeds ~ one place
and voiding IN some far distant spot.
The truth Of this assertion has fre-
Quently been questioned Now Prof.
Hochrentine, * Gem, claims to have
proved ~ Y series 81 experiments
that seeds which have been sWal-
lowed by fIsh and WaterfoWl do ~
tain their eernina tiYa power even
alter they have passed through the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
Bismarclk's Substitute.

When Prince Bismarck arst went
As the representative Of Prussia to
the Federal Diet at Frankfort, Prus-
bia was Of very small account COM
pared with Austria. and Bismarck
found that he was treated with indif-
ference at his hotel. He was given q
room which had not even q bell. and
when he complained he was told that
what was good enough for other trav-
elers was good enough for the Prus-
sian delegate. Bismarck said no
more, but early next morning the ho-
tel was startled by 8 tremendous ex-
plosion. The landlord came rushing
Into Bismarck's room to know what
Waa the matter, and was told that as
there was 10 bell the Prussian dele
rate had arranged With bis valet To-
1re pistol whenever he required his
services: Bismarck sot mn bell With-
suit delay Cleveland Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
NOVEL LIFE PREsERvERs.


Mr.. Hare, in his book, aThe Il
OF the Bushrangers," says that in
early days of the Ballarat diggings
Australia a police officer was very
with an abscess of the liver, and 4
doctors had all given him up.
A police magistrate had watcH
over him night and day. and WI
all hope seemed to be gone the dy
man said to his benefactor:
MY dear fellow, you have b
very good to me, and want to lei
you something. I am the only d
in camp who has a pair of boot-trf
When ! am gone you may II
them.
The magistrate was very grate}
The next day he went into the 8
room softly. believing his friend M
dying or was dead, and took pos
sion OF the boot-trees; but before
could get out OF the room with
the owner. who had been watcl
him. suddenly started up, and cd
out:
Come, come, now! Just
those trees alone I'm not dead v
The sudden attempt to rise \
the abscess, and he recovered.
afterward the boot-trees used Il
shown IS life preservers. ROD
ter Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
A WARTIME CHRISTMAS EVE

A w Alt AhG Mills MAD Ev n
One day In December the soldie
of the Sixty-ninth Battalion, in whic
several artists were enrolled, receive
orders to guard the bridge at Surf
mes. They had taken up their p(
ton there when some one remark
1T Is Christmas Eve" and the youS
men, suddenly aroused on that CO.
winter night, gave themselves up |
dreams of the beautiful festivities
their childhood.
An air of melancholy pervaded ii
whole camp. The clock struck !
and voice cried Midnight" The
soldier of singular height left II
battalion, advanced toward the plaI
and with magnificent voice sal
the Noel of Adam. All the soldie'
took up the chorus and the song /.
vived their spirits. On the other si
of the Seine the Germans struck s
Luther's hymn by way of respons
Then the firing was renewed.
The enemy's bullets which til
time spared the unexpected sing
were to strike him dead twenty-fi}
days later IN the fight at Buzenv
He was one of the painters of Il
company. His name was Henri RI
nault, and his paintings to-day
among the finest In the LouvreN
Jean Frollo. In the Petit Parisien.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27

Ghe farmer looks discouraged, -
He hates the rake and hoe;
He wants to try the city,
Where money seems TO grow:
The other fellow gets the grain,
And leaves for him the cob.
So in his heart he oovets
The other fellows job.
The business man Is worried,
Both ends viii scarcely meet;
Last month he lost million
Upon d deal in wheat;
He looks with longing to the farm,
And drops q fearful sob;
1t seems to him like heaven
The other fellows job.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27

The present population Of Bir1
ham. England. Is $40. 600
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27
THE END OF BLAcKBEARD.


having been highly respected officer
n His Majesty's navy. turned pirate
and raised the black flag against
everything afioat.
This notorious sea robber. whose
real name was Teach, believe, took
MS pseudonym from the fact that he
wore very heavy black beard, which
he was in the habit of doing up in
two large bcaids and tying them up
behind his ears. He was a man
OF gigantic proportions and of sur
passing strength. His heart was as
cruel as that of tiger. Every now
and then, when there was nothing
else In sight, he would shoot one or
two OF his own men-just to keep his
practice up!
In the early days of the eighteenth
century Blackboard patrolled the
waters of Europe, but it finally be-
came too hot for him there and he
struck out for the coasts of North
America. How well he piled his
trade in the new field is evidenced by
the fact that from Nova Scotia to
Florida he succeeded in making his
name mortal terror.
In captured ship of forty guns
he entered Charleston harbor and
held the town up for q large ransom.
From Charleston he passed into the
waters of North Carolina, plumber
Ing and Staying right and left, and in
their distress the Tar Heels" being
able to get no aid from their own
Governor. Eden. appealed to Gov
srnor Spotswood, of Virginia, to re-
iieve them OF the terrible pirate, who
was making their lives hell.
Spotswood did not listen to the an
peal in vain. Looking about for some
pne to put a Quietus upon Blackboard
ae found the person he wanted In one
Robert Maynard, young officer on
His Majesty's ship Pearl, which hap
pened to be lying at the time in
Chesapeake Bay.
Manning a couple of small craft
With some sixty resolute men, May
bard set out early in November. 1718.
N search of Blackboard, and on the
e1st'of the same month found him at
Dcracoke Inlet, North Carolina.
Blackboard did not know what fear
vas. young Maynard was as full of
light as a hungry wildcat, and the
ball opened at once. The dancing
was to the tune of mo QUARTET"
For over three hours Maynard and
his sixty men fought the pirate and
his fifty associates.
Blackboard sprang to the rail of
bis ship and seizing bottle of whis-
~. drank from it and shouted:
Damnation seize my soul If give
fou any quarter or take any from
Fou! II neither ask for nor will I
tra4t you any Quarter! roared back
Maynard
In the shallow waters of the Caro-
lima Sound the pirates ship grounded
and Maynard made for her, intending
to board her In the final death grap-
pie. but as the two vessels came to-
gether Blackboard anticipated his in
tended movement and jumped aboard
Of him with sixteen of his followers.
Maynard had but thirteen men left
BY this time, but with these he
tackled the sixteen pirates and their
desperate leader.
Crossing swords with Blackboard
Maynard succeeded in dealing him
death thrust, and In the meantime his
men had killed or wounded all of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-27

men. Bending TO the ash We mace
the boat spin along at a lively gait.
and were some five miles away from
the turning point when suddenly the
captain exclaimed:
| MY goodness! Look at that IT,
| ger!" And sure enough, lying well
out on an overhanging branch of
tree under which we must pass lay
magnificent tiger. evidently watching
its chance to spring into our boat.
| To say that the captain was gal
lied" conveys but a faint idea OF his
mental condition, and as for my ship
mates, they were sight to behold.
Perhaps my experience at AMER
helped to steady my nerves, for while
the captain was still in a funk I said.
confidently:
Captain, let me have your rife.
and feel sure / can knock that fell
low OF hts perch"
The captain handed me the rife.
and In an instant drew bead. and
Just as the captain was saying, aNow.
Jack. don't miss him." / fired / felt
shaky myself, for knew If / missed
him the chances were that when he
made his spring he would land in our
frail boat, and that would be the end
OF boat, captain and crew.
But the bullet went to the mark.
Like an arrow from bow the beauti-
full creature shot through the air. (.
We felt the wind of his form as he
passed only 4 few inches over our
heads, and with fearful splash went
below the surface of the water. The
instant he struck the captain roared
like lion:
Nov, pull, boys, pull! Let's get
out of this Internal hole!"
We did pull, better perhaps than
we ever did on going on to whale,
and the gait we made in going back
to the ship held the record for the
rest Of the voyage. Long after. some
times when the captain would get ex-
cited in pulling for fleeing whale,
he would sing out. Pull, boys, pull!
There's tiger up that tree!"
BRAVE .WOMAN'S WILD RIDE.
Alone on her farm and unable
without assistance to extinguish the
flames OF burning bridge, Dora Jas
per mounted an uhbroken colt and
rode three miles over hills and guliies
to warn the crew of the fast maiBl
train that, but for her warming.
would have crashed through the
burned trestle.
Mrs. Jasper's farm is near EurekaV
Springs, Ark, on the Missouri and
North Arkansas Railway When1
Mrs. Jasper first noticed that the tres
tie bridge over a branch of White
River had been fired ty the sparks of
a passing freight she attempted sim
gle handed to put out the blaze Find
ing this impossible, she ran to her
barn. Every animal and every sad
die and bride was in use with thu
sole exception of a wild, unbrokenk
colt and one rope halter.
Bareback and halter-bridled, Mrs1
Jasper rode at racing speed to tho
switch, which she reached in time I'd
flag the train, Besides the train crew
and fully 100 passengers. a high Off
cial of the road was on the train.
His first order was for the finest
side-saddle to be obtained with 4
suitable inscription stamped on thu
flap to commemorate her bravery
New York Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
RAW FROM FEET
 ID SHOULDERS 
With Eczema When Indoors, Itch-
 ing Was Fearful - Prescription Did No Good Followed Friends Advice and Found Speedy Relief.
A PERFECT CURE BY USE
 OF CUTICURA REMEDIES.

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 ment. After that I continued to use them until I had used four cakes Of Soap, three large boxes of Ointment, and two large bottles of Resolyent in four or five weeks time. At the end of this period, my skin was as clear as it could be. It is now three or four years since I used them and I wish to state that the Cuticura Remedies are the greatest in the world not only for eczema but for female trouble, from which my wife has been a sufferer for years, Guticura Remedies, used in with one of the Cuticura svringes have done wonders for her. Fred E. Baker, IA Grotto St., Water. vliet, N. r., Nov. 30, '06, and Jan. 20, '07."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
Some Amusing Mistakes.

From the New York Press.
 According to the Bluejacket, Rear Ad- miral Evans while travelling a steam CT between Fort Monroe and the expo sition grounds was accosted by lady passenger with the query. Are you go- ing ashore here?" When the admiral said yes, she asked him to carry her bundles. Certainly, madame, only too pleased to- was the quick reply. The admiral was in uniform, and the lady took him for one of the steamers officers or porters.
 Petty officers of the navy are frequent ly asked to stop trolley car, to prevent a dog fight to say offhand just when the next train will leave for Oshkosh or some other way station. The story is also told of a midshipman in Washington who was asked by an old lady to carry her baggage and offered him 10 cents as a tip. These mistakes are due to the fact that naval uniforms are so closely copied fin the dress of municir .i railroad and other employees that it is sometimes diff cult to tell the real from the imitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
A CORNER IN STATES.
Where Colorado and Utah and Arizona
 and New Mexico Meet.

From the New York Press.
 At point 800 miles directly to the southwest of Denver the states of Col orado and Utah and the territories of New Mexico and Arizona "corper.' In other parts of the country two states or territories make an angle, but nowhere else in the United States does 1t occur that the boundaries of four or even three states converge, forming "corner, as in this instance.
 Taking the stone monument that marks the spot as a pivotal point, within ra- dius of 100 miles the tourist, the student, the artist the writer, the explorer, the seeker after that which is old rather than that which is new, may md mate rial to be found nowhere else In America.
 Cliff dwellings, cave dwellings. Indians dwelling in puebos animate ana mann mate objects of surpassing interest, may be found in this magic circle. Withln US circ1ruferences are located the inspiring Canyon of the Colorado. the varcolored Grand Guleh of the San Juan and the enually stupendous and more wonderful ma atural bridges three in number) or Southern Utah.
 These natural wonders are located about 40 miles from Bluff. Utah, on the san Juan river, and may be reached eitner from Mancos or from Dolores. Col, on the RIO tTIdEdt Dbutne1n feiii'ehNt O' from Thompson Springs, Utah, on the Salt Lake line of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad.
 One of the bridges is located In Arm strong Canyon, and the two others are in White Canyon, but not more than 10 miles apart. Being comparatively un- known and infrequentfy visited their huge dimensions were never. actually known until taken last summer by T party of scientists headed by Prof. Ed gar L. Hewitt of the Archaeological so- ciety of America and Prof. Byron Cum mings of the University of Utah at Salt Lake City.
 Edwin. the smallest, has span of 19i feet and at the highest point of eleva- ton is 10s feet from the bottom. A road way on top is 30 feet wide.
 Caroline, the second in size. Is 1ss feet from side to side and 98 feet in height The archway is 107 feet thick ana 205 feet high directly over the arch. The floor of this bridge Is 127 feet wide.
 The great Augusta natural bridge has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
COMMENT BY BRYAN.
Nebraskan Discusses Briefly the Pres
 IdentiaI Situation.

Kansas City, Mo-, December 2o.-Wi- liam J. Bryan, in this city today, when questioned as to the democratic presiden- tial possibilities and particularly as to the probable candidacy of Gov. John A. Johnson of Minnesota, said in the course of an interview:
 q know Governor Johnson personally. but you must pardon me for not going into personalities. I could not discuss him or anyone else as a presidential pos sibility and be quoted without being mis- understood. I shall not volunteer as presidential candidate, but if I am drafted I will not desert"
 MT. Bryan. who is on a speechmaking tour that will take in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas, arrived here today from Lin coin, Neb, on his way to Wichita, Kans., where he is to speak tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
His Accent Was Bad.

Wilton Lackaye, secretly irritated by the bad cook ing in the best hotel in southern town, paid his bill with af- fected geniality. He was about to leave when the proprietor's soa anX- iously inquired: How did you like our table?"
 "Oh, all right, all right" evasively replied the actor
 The youth not satisfied with faint praise. was persistent But really how did you like it?'
 If you ask me seriously" said Lack . aye. "candor compels me to say that it was simply awful"
 'I don't know why" protested the clerk with an aggrleved air, We have French chef"
 '"Do you know him well enough to speak to him?'
 T sure do.'
 Well, tell him he cooks with Cam adian accent"
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ming a thrashing engine. There is sus- picion of gray stealing through his once auburn locks and he says he realizes that he is growing old. And although the pay of an engineer is good and jobs are plenty. Hank" says the world seems to grow more and more lonely. and there is va cancy that expands with the passing years. It does seem that with all the world filled with plenty and sometimes overflowlng this sort of q feel' ought not to find vacant place to creep in and make once joyous heart grow cold, with nothing but dreams of the dainty darlings of youth to cheer 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
A Vacation,

From Harpers Weekly.
 certain scientist in the service of Uncle Sam at Washington is said to be hard taskmaster to both his official and his domestic servants.
 Being detailed once to accompany a scientific expedition on an extended cruise. the scientist Is said to have un- bent a trifie in communicating the news to his personal attendant.
 Henry" he said, "how would you like to go with me around the world ?"
 DO we go from east to west, sir?" asked the man..
 Yes"
 And we lose a day going that way. do we not, sir?"
 "We do.''
 Then. sir. should like very much to go. It would give me a day off,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
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a span 26S feet wide at the bottom and 157 feet high. From creek bed to top of bridge is 222 feet and width of roadway on t9p 2s feet.
 In the canyons and at the sides of all Of the bridges are found many cliff dweller ruins, and these locations for their homes, together with what is known about their abiding places in other parts of this once densely inhabited region, go to prove that these ancient people sought out not only commanding and defensive positions, but localities distinctly re- markable for their great natural beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21

First train to Atlanta on Southern's new schedule will leave 12::30 Saturday night. N,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-21
Arkansas National Forest.

Washington, December 20.-President Roosevelt has signed proclamation de- claring national forest in the West Cen tral park of Arkansas, covering more than 1, ,000, 900 acres. It will be the farthest east of any government forest. The forest is located in the counties of Scott Polk. Montgomery, Logan, Perry. Saline and Garland.