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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

II you do nct wish to drive me mad,
look at me and ten me that this IS a
Hel'
She looked at him sadly. sorrow
fully.
1t is true-true. she said.
OF your OWL free wil?-you hesi-
tate! All"
She flung her hands before her
eyes for moment 10 gain strength 10
deal him the bow, then with white
constrained face she said
OF my own free Will"
He dropped her hands, but stood
looking at her.
Jasper.s voice aroused HIM from
the stupor which fell upon him.
Come, my lord" he said, in a dry,
cold voice, you have received your
answer. Let me suggest that you
have inflicted more than enough pain
upon this lady, and let me remind you
that as / am her afianced husband
have the right to request you to leave
her in peace"
LEICESTER turned to him slowly, but
without speaking to him went up TO
Stella.
Stella he said, and his voice was
harsh and hoarse. For the last time
ask you--for the last time!- is this
true? Have you betrayed me for this
man? Have you promised to be
his wife?"
The answer came in low clear
voice:
1T is true. I shall be his wife"
He staggered slightly, but recovered
himself, and stood upright, his hands
clasped, the veins on his forehead
swelling.
at is enough" he said you tell
me that it is your own free will. /
do not believe that. know that this
man las some ho!d upon you. What
ii is cannot guess. l feel that you
will not tell me, and that he would
Dnly lie if ! asked him. But it IS
enough for me. Stella--I call You so
for the last time-you have deceived
me; you have kept this thing hidden
from ne. May Heaven forgive you,
| cannot"
Then he took his hat and turned to
leave the room.
As he did so she swayed toward
him, and alL ost fell at his feet, but
Jasper glided toward her and held
her, and, as LEICESTER turned, he saw
her leaning on Jasper, her arm linked
in his.
Without a word LEICESTER opened
the door and went out.
Frank sprang toward him, but Ley
cester put him back with firm
grasp.
"Oh, Lord Leycester," he cried.
Leicester paused for a moment, his
hand on the boys arm.
Go to her. he said "She has lied
to me. There is something between
her and that man. I have seen her
for the last time" and before the boy
could find word of expostulation or
entreaty, Leycester pushed him aside
and went out.
To be continued.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29
AMERICAN MEERscHAuM.
A Plentiful Deposit is Localized in
New Mexico.

A Plentiful Deposit is Localized in
New Mexico.
For more than a century meer-
schaum has been extensively used in
the manufacture of pipes and cigar
holders, the principal source of sup
ply for the material being deposits in
the plains of Asia Minor about 120
miles southeast of Constantinople.
These deposits are said to have been
worked for other uses for more than
thousand years.
The German name meerschaum
(sea foaml is paralleled in French by
ecume de mer. which may be less
beautifully translated scum of the
sea" The mineralogist will tell You
1t is sepiolite. hydrous silicate OF
magnesia. but this designation win
not diminish the smokers enjoyment
Of his meerschaum pipe.
The ease with which meerschaum
can be carved, its whiteness, and the
fine polish Il takes with wax render
II especially suitable for elaborate
carving ia dIhSAAG treatment ia tAC
manufacture Of pipes. These pipes
are priced for the rich cream-brown
or brown color that the bowls assume
after being smoked awhile. This color
is caused by the permeation through
the meersehaum Of the mixture Of the
nicotine from the tobacco with the
wax used in polishing the pipe. As
long as there is absorbed wax in the
'meerschaum the color q the pipe will
grow darker and with continued
smoking viii become nearly black. Il
is therefore necessary to FIX the col.
Tor Of the pipe when the proper shade
is reached. The method employed to
accomplish his Is IN part a trade
secret
The manufacture OF necrsohaum
into pipes is a thriving industry in
parts cf Germany and Russia, employ.
ing more than 5000 workmsn. It is
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29
Max. ore burner COOK Dinner.

I bought 4 piece Of heavy galvan.
lied iron, the size of the top Of my
little stove-a one burner oil stove
at tinshop and place It over the
fame On this boil, stew, and sim.
mer all my cooking for family OF
four. You can place on 1t three me-
dunn size sauce pans or any other
cooking utensil and get the same re-
suits as from three ordinary burners.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29
Just Partially.

How YOU come on, Rrudder Am.
bone Mauugin' to keep bren in 20
body
"ness pa'shully. bicdder Jacksing
dess pa'shully. Desc autymobeels git
tin TOO thick"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

A small boy had been punished fire.
auently for going from his own block
to play. After the latest punishment,
wien being put TO bed, he asked God
10 bless father and mother and then
ended his prayer by saying, "and, o
Lord, keep ne on our own book, if
you can
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29
- suMMER VACATION.

so weeks anticipation.
10 Of busting preparation.
70 pack and reach the station;
! o. hnal realization.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

There are FIVE capital offenses m
der British law-murder, high trea-
son. piracy, arson in the port OF Lon
don and attempts TO Destroy pubic
arserais.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

Redd-What kind of machine
have you got now?
Greene-A runabout. II will run
about a block and then stop-Yon-
kers Statesman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29
JOKES.

Redd-I understand that new auto
mobile of yours gees like the wind.
Greene-That's right Nobody can
tell just when the wind is going to
start or when it is going to stop
Yonkers Statesman.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

En'rloyer-Have you any qualifica-
lions which make you mink you will
succeed as a chauffeur?
Applicant-Yes l can see police
man ten blocks away.-Smart Set.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-29

Knicker-Jones is wrapped up IN
his auto.
Bocker-When did the accident oc-
cur?-Judge.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
UNBELIEVER In COD
DYING DECLARATION MADE
BY ALLEGED INTIDEL.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED GAMBELL
Because Instructions to the Lower
Court Failed to Cover This
Governor Noel Rigidly
Enforcing the Law.
NEW TRIAL GRANTED GAMBELL

Jackson.-In the supreme court the
most interesting case from human
interest point of view was that in
which the verdict and sentence in
the case Of the state against w. L.
Gambrell, appealed from Smith coun-
ty, was reversed and remanded. In
passing on the case Justice Mayes
pointed out that the testimony for
the state had included the dying dec
laration Of the man Grayson, whom
The indictment alleges Gambrell had
shot down and killed. The defense
had objected to this on the ground
that the deceased was alleged to have
been an unbeliever and infdel, with
no belief in God or the future, and
had no fear of eternity. The objec-
tions were overruled, and the declara-
ton was permitted to go to the jury,
without the qualifying instructions.
In the opinion Of the court that point
should have been submitted to the
jury, and for that reason the case
must be reversed and remanded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Must Obey the Law.

Governor Noel is rigidly enforcing
the law as to the organization Of new
corporations, and wherever COM
pany fails to comply strictly with
the terms Of the statute the governor
insists that correction be made. The
law gives q corporation a property
right and interest in its corporate
name, and no other concern is allowed
to infringe upon it. A charter was
returned because it undertook to or
ganize lodge Of Knights Of Pythias,
colored, but used the name of the
white order. The parties were in
structed that the charter would be ap-
proved when the name was corrected
so as not to infringe on the original
society. The Governor. is also re-
quiring that the provisions Of the law
must be adhered to in every case,
whether the parties be white or col
ored. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Victim Without Food a Week.

A grewsome discovery was made in
. negro cabin on J. M. Simmons
place, near Magnolia, several days
ago. For a week previously Mae
Johnson, negro tenant on the place.
had been missing, and Mr.. Simmons
went to his home, where he lived alone.
to ascertain why he had not been at
work. On entering the cabin he found
the negro lying on bed, with his
shoulder lacerated with birdshot and
almost dying from lack Of food and
drink. The negro said he was shot
the week before, but refused to say
anything further about it. His
wound had received no attention and
was in a fearful condition.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Accidentally Kills Brother.

A very sad killing occurred at Son.
Tag. Two small boys, Cabe and Char
lie White, brothers, aged about II
and 10 years, were at dinner with Ern-
est Douglas, another boy aged IA, who
had been left at home to care for the
place while the family were at church,
half a mile away Charlie, the
youngest boy, finished eating, left the
table and found a shotgun in the
next room. Standing in the door be-
tween the rooms, he says, he snapped
both barrels, thinking the weapon
was not loaded One side was loaded,
and the load struck Cabe, his brother,
about ten feet away, at the table,
killing him almost instantly. {.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Burglar Captured.

The jewelry establishment Of Glover
Chapman at Newton was burglarized
and between $500 and 5000 worth of
goods stolen, watches, rings, etc. The
work was done by two men, who broke
through window at the rear Of the
building, one standing guard while
the other. opened the iron safe con-
tainin9s the articles. Some one pass
ing discovered the thief and notified
the marshal. who believing the burg
lar would get aboard the eastbound
train, collected a number of citizens
at the depot, and as the train pulled
out the erring one was nabbed with
the booty as he was mounting the plat
form of the rear coach. The man
gave his name as Eldrige Hurt, and
says his father is w. N. Hurt, news
paper man of Hattiesburg. Hurt =
partner made his escape.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Assassin Caught.

Sheriff H. K. Rouse and Justice Of
The Peace S. C. Smith arrested Alb.
Shoemaker, negro, at Poplarville,
who is charged with the assassination
of another negro named Jim Ellis,
near Tyler, flag station ten miles
south of Poplarville on the North
eastern railroad. The killing occurred
at the home of Fred Meyers, there
being two witnesses to the affair. Both
negroes were. employed as section
hands on the railroad The prisoner
was brought here and placed in the
county Jail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Court Term Pretermittefi.

The regular criminal term of the
Forrest County Circuit court, which
was to have been convened several
days ago, for four weeks, has been
pretermitted. In dismissing the court
Judge Cook said that it was the duty
Of both officers and citizens to assist
IN alleviating the sufferings of the
storm victims, and that the people Of
Hattiesburg and Forrest county had
no time now to devote to other pur-
suits. Business of all kinds is prac-
tlcally suspended in Hattiesburg.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Toreman's Home Blown Up.

Butte, Mont.-The home Of j. G..
Wicklund, foreman Of the quafries
Of the Washoe Smelling Company
near Anaconda, was demolished by a
charge eff giant powder at midnight.
His wife and baby. escaped. Wick
lund was injured, but not seriously.
Several hundred Austrians and In
dams who had been employed at the
quarries before the panic were not
employed when the Amalgamated
Copper Company properties resum-
ed last winter, and Wicklund has fire.
quently received threatening letters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Hurt in Chase for Mad Dog.

AT New Augusta a supposed mad
dog caused much excitement. Several
children at the home of Mrs. Myers,
Sheriff Myers mother, had been play
ing with small dog for while when
the dog suddenly seemed to take fit
and was supposed by those who saw
1t to have hydrophobia. The cry of
mad dog was raised and several per-
sons gave chase. Several shots were
bred at the dog, all of which went
wide of the mark. In the excitement
Miss Rubye Myers, thinking the dog
was pursuing her, ran into the house,
and while entering it, her little BROTH
er slammed the heavy glass door on
her, seriously cutting his sister.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Over Century Mark.

Columbia can probably boast OF
having one of the oldest inhabitants
in the state, he having recently moved
here from North Carolina with his
family and settled down for the re-
mainder of his life on the place of
DR.. H. G.. Hathorn, two miles east
of the town. Sterling Arnold is his
name, and if he lives to see the 10th
of next October he will be 102 years
old, having been born October 16,
1906. He is now living with his sec
ond wife, who has borne him six chill
dren. There were eleven children by
his first wife.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
FRIENDS HELP
st. Paul Park Incident.

AFTER drinking coffee for bre
FAST l always felt languid and q
having no ambition to get to
morning duties. Then in about
hour or so weak, nervous derat
ment of the heart and stomach wd
come over me with such force l wd
frequently have to lie down.
AT other times / had severe h|
aches; stomach finally became aft
ed and digestion so impaired tn
had serious chronic dyspepsia 1
constipation. A lady, for many "a
State President of the w. c. T.
told me she had been greatly b
flied by quitting coffee and using 1
tum Food Coffee; she was trout
for years with asthma. She SAIL
was no cross to quit coffee when
found she could have as delicious
article as Postum.
Another lady, who had been Il
bled with chronic dyspepsia for yd
found immediate relief on cea
coffee and beginning Postum twill
day. She was wholly cured.
another friend told me that Pos
Food Coffee was a godsend to her
heart trouble having been reli
after leaving OF coffee and takid
Postum. y
so many such cases came I'd
notice that I concluded coffee was
cause OF my trouble and quit
took up Postum. I am more
pleased to say that my days of
Die have disappeared. am well
happy" there's q Reason.
The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgj
Ever read the above letter? az
one appears from time to time.
are genuine, true and full of BY
interest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Increases Reward.

Governor Noel has offered reward
Of $3.50 to be added to the amounts
offered by the county of Claiborne
and private parties for the apprehen-
sion or information that will lead
thereto of the man Jose, alias Frenchy
who assassinated B. I. Archer, the
Claiborne county farmer, last week
The information in the hands Of the
governor is that the murderer is not
negro, but is some kind Of a half
breed, tramp or adventurer who ap-
peared on the scene of his crime some
two years ago, and who was positively
and undisguisedly disliked, more by
the negroes than. the whites among
whom he moved.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Street Car Accident.

In street car accident, which oc-
CURED at Biloxi, Jacob Kornman, So
years of age, was knocked down and
dragged until unconscious, and nearly
lost his life. The accident occurred
at Nixon street and Howard avenue.
Kornman was caught between the
fender and the ground and dragged
100 feet. His back and shoulder were
terribly bruised, and he will be dis
abled for three or four weeks. He
is sawyer at the sash and blind
factory
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
A GUESSING GAME.

Take sentence-in your mind
course; for instance, "You are
very good girl" and put it down @
paper as follows: ***! ***! :
"'"'!! The dots represent the lie
tiers, the single lines the ends
words, and the double lines the en-
'of sentence. Next draw a rud
picture of a gallows, like the lett
F. with the cross piece hanging fro,
the top instead of connected vii
the, upright line This piece is sud
posed to be the rope If the guess
fails to guess correctly, he is to
hung on the gallows.
Now put down the letters of II
alphabet, A B C D EFG HUI
L M N o P Q R S T Wv w Xf
q, on a sheet of paper.
From this the guesser chooses
letter and if it belongs to the sc
tence 1t is written in place of 8
dots as many times as it occurs.
he chooses a letter not in the sd
tence, the head of the man goes
the rope. Each time he fails anos
er part of the man is added, his bo(
arms and legs, and should the md
be completed before the sentence
guessed the guesser loses his chan
and has to be told, eff he is qul
he may easily guess the sentences
a few guiding vowels. Washing
Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Wreck on Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth, N. J.-One man was
probably fatally injured, many were
slightly hurt and traffic on the Penn
sylvania railroad was blocked for sew
eral hours today as result Of "a col
.lision between a freight and passenger
train near South Elizabeth station. A
telephone pole standing near the edge
of the track prevented a coach filed
with passengers from plunging over q
fifteen foot embankment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Mt. Etna in Eruption.

Rome-A serious eruption of Mount
Etna is imminent. The volcano is
emitting great columns of black
smoke, accompanied by tremendous
rumblings and earth tremors through
out the island. Ashes have fallen in
such quantities as to almost entirely
ruin crops within radius of several
miles of the crater. There have been
several severe shocks Of earthquakes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Thieves Get $4,000.

Laredo, Textile Wells Fargo Elk
press Company has reported to the
authorities Of Torreon, Mexico, loss
Of $4,000 in Mexican currency,
which they claim was taken from
safe on their City Of Mexico train.
The money was sonsigned to one Of
the banks of chihuahua.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Woman Kills in Self Defense.

Knoxville, Tenn.-The dead body
of Sam Myers, 80 years old, clerk,
was found in the questionable house
of Maud Heron, on Central street.
Four bullets had penetrated the body.
Maud Heron was later apprehended
by the police and confessed to the
killing, but claimed she acted in self
defense. She said Meyers attempted
to stab her.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Noted OUTLAW Captured.

Copper Hill, Tenn.-Officers from
Tennessee and Georgia have captur-
ed John Harper, the noted outlaw, in
the mountains Of Fannin county, Ga.
John Harper was a fugitive from JUS
tice for the murder Of Allison Eng
land, near Blue Ridge, Ga, year ago.
Harper escaped from the Fulton coun
.ty Jail in Atlanta last February.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Child Hangs Self.

Paducah, Ky.-While children were
playing around the barn on the farm
of John Sanders, near Grand Rivers,
Jessie Sanders, years old, stuck her
head through a hole in barn door
which was leaning against the barn,
and tumbled it over, sustaining a
broken neck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
More Time to Award Contracts.

The city Of Natchez has extended
the time of awarding the contract for
public lighting to June II. This ac-
ton was taken on account of the
Southern Light and Traction COM
pany, the present contractor, having
been declared trust, and it will take
six weeks to sell the property and
reorganize the local company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
MrAsuRE OF TINE.

"Say," asked the first fHesssnges
boy, got any novels ter shop"
IT got Big Foot Bits Revenge"
replied the other.
rs It long story?"
"Naw! We kin finish 1t easy In two
messages. philadelphia PRESS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Convicts Escape.

Secretary Lawrence Yerger, of the
board of penitentiary trustees, has re-
ceived notice from Sergeant McLen-
don, in charge of Rankin farm, of the
escape sof two white convicts. The
escapes are Theo. Knees and F. j.
Dodson, whose time had almost ex-
pired, both having been short-term
men, and had seemed apparently sat
isfied to await their liberation in due
course. Knees is Canadian and has
been model convict, giving little
trouble.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Court Convenes.

The spring term of circuit court is
IN session at Pascagoula. Judge w.
H. Hardy, presiding. Immediately
after impaneling the grand jury,
Judge Hardy delivered his charge
covering the enforcement Of all GRIM
inal laws generally, murder larceny,
embezzlement, burglary, with special
emphasis against gambling, carrying
concealed weapons, illicit sale Of IL
quors, Migrants and public roads.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Blessed Candle Causes Death.

Cincinnati.-Jeanett Nougaret, IL
years of age, daughter Of Andrew
Noungaret, was fatally burned when
her clothing caught fire from
"blessed candle" she had placed in
window to avert harm from storm
that was raging outside. In her SIM
pie faith the child thought the candle
would be protection in time Of dan
oor
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Kills Her Child.

Nashville, Tenn.-Despondency ovel
the death of her husband caused Mrs
Adner Boensth Of Lebanon, Tenn, to-
kill her four-year-old daughter and
make futile attempt to kill her two,
yearold boy and take her own life at
the home of her father, near Lebanon!
Mrs. Boenth's mind is unbalanced.
She used chloroform.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Hard to Believe.

New York.-Social equality and in
termarriage between the races were
advocated last night at banquet of
the Cosmopolitan Society of Great
er New York, where 20 white girls
and women dined side by side at tab
les with negro men and women.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Powder Mills Blows Up.

Marion, Ill.-An explosion occur
red at the Egyptian Powder mills,
five miles from this city. John Clax-
on, William McClintock and Stephen
Upchurch were killed. The property
loss is heavy. The shock of the ex-
plosion was felt in Marion. Glass fell
from windows and buildings trembled.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
One Dead. Two Wounded.

Hamburg, Ark.-As the result Of
a general cutting scrape at Berea,
little town ten miles northeast Of
here, A. s. Mitchell is dead; and his
son, Robert Mitchell, and Lawrence
Matthews are both wounded. The
fight took place at the home Of the
Mitchells, and at first involved only
the elder Mitchell and Matthews.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
How.s This +?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot ID
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known E. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
kim perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carr
out any obligations made by his firm. =.
WALDINa, KINNAN 4 MARVIN, WholesalI
Druggists, Toledo, o.
Hall'sCatarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sul
faces of the system. Testimonials sent free
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07

Phoenix, Ariz.-Col. Myron X. Nc
Cord, collector of customs at Nogales,
died here Of Bright's disease. He
was 81 years old. Mr.. McCord, who
was a native of Pennsylvania, was a
veteran of the civil war, and served
in congress from Wisconsin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-07
Stabbed in the Back.

Bruce Bass and young man named
Buckley became involved in drunken
row at Hazlehurst, and in the melee
Buckley was lightly cut in the back
by Bass.