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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16

ing society, and we are glad to see
our boys and girls taking such an
interest in it.
Mr.. Tom Pope's fine pony got
his leg broken few days ago.
Mr.: N. H. Nash spent the past
week in Brandon discharging his
duty in office. | think Mr.. Nash
will serve US according to his best
judgment.
Rev. H. H. Stevens filled his
regular appointment at Cato Sun
day.
Sunday School is progressing
nicely.
Rev. S. G. Pope will fill his
regular appointment here the fourth
Sunday at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Miss frankie Nash spent Satur-
day and Sunday with the family of
s. w. Barnett at Cato.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16
Fannin.
Guess it's about time Fannin was being
heard from again.

| Guess it's about time Fannin was being
/ heard from again.
A good many of our people are absent
Ing themselves from our midst, we trust
there will be others to move in and take
their places.
Dr. Simmons has returned after spend
| ing the holidays with his people The
doctor is making quite favorable i'm
preston on our people. We trust he
will continue to remain among US.
We regret to asee Mr.. Morton and
family move from our midst. They have
made useful and substantial citizens.
They have gone to Madison county, we
trust their future home may be happy
one.
Prof. Ratliff our efficient teacher, has
given up our school, to the regret of our
patrons. We hope he may cast his lot
among people who know how to ap-
preciate him.
DR.. Noble and family have moved to
Jackson; we understand the doctor will
be in Fannin for quite while yet. We
wish them peace and prosperity.
Miss Nellie Brown is learning the
postal business, and we hope she will get
the appointment.
H. T. Ellis, of Jackson, made a flying
visit to his family Saturday night and
Sunday.
j. H. Robinson, of Pisgah visited his
sister Mrs. Ellis, the past week.
Mr.. Stevenson has moved into the house
vacated by DIR. Noble.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16

An Ordinance to provide for the inspect
tlon OF residence, business and other
| premises as to sanitation in the. town
OF Brandon, Miss, Section 25os. Mis-
slssippi, Code of 1906:
BE 1t ordained by the Mayor and BOARD
Miss: a'iuoh'
Section I. That the town marshal ha
ordered to inspect the premises of every
property owner in the town of RrandonS
MISS, and to notify each property owner
or occupant of premises, to put each and
evely place IN sanitary condition, if not al
lTSsday IN sucn condition, and to keep it so.
ne SAID marshal is directed to make such
VISITS every month to see that such prem
'oeS are kept 10 sanitary condition.
section 2. Should any owner, or ten
ant 10 charge, OF any property, neglect or
leiaSe TO comply with this ordinance
WITHIN three days after being notified bv
SAID marshal to thoroughly clean I'D such
premises, the said marshal shall report
Sucn party to the mayor of said town and
II upon trial said party is proven guilty.,
the mayor shall impose a fine of not more
tnan twenty-five dollars for each offense.
section 3. If any person shall throw
upon the streets or sidewaIs any unsan-
ltary matter, or filth of any kind, the said
person shall, upon conviction, be fined NOT
to exceed ten dollars.
section q. That this ordinance shall
be In force and take effect in thirtv DAYS
from its passage.
6. o. ROBINSON. Mavor
w. u. RAGLAND, Clerk.
January 2, 1908
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16

able and the traveller has tried to
get out OF the road bed up on the
side which belongs to the road &C
cording to the road law, and the
overseer of that road being inter
ested in that portion of land stops
the passway. What is the matter
with our road law, we had better
have more if it cannot be executed.
! guess it is like the old age, there
is time for all things, the road
overseers report roads twice a year
at certain times, and just before
time to report to the supervisors,
they call the hands out and work
the roads little and report them
in sspassable condition, don't
wish to cast any reflections on
overseers, | am just telling straight
facts. have been road overseer
myself and did about like the
rest, who is to blame? will leave
the answer to some one else. The
writer is in favor of working the
roads by taxation which is the
only fair way of giving justice to all
people because everybody ought to
work the roads according to their
travelling interest, their travelling
interest is according to their wealth;
if man has great deal Of proper
ty he generally has occasion for a
great deal of travel, the man that
has no property has no travelling
only to pat the road down occasion
ally with his foot We favor
every man however doing his part,
let it be much or little. If man
don't pay his road tax, put him on
the road and make him work it out.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16
LeeSburg.

Everything here is in flourish
ing condition.
We are glad to welcome among
US as neighbors and patrons of our
school Messrs. Joe Holmes and
John Jerkens who have recently
moved here Good neighbors are
always blessing, and in the fami-
lies of both these gentlemen we
have such.
Measles has paid us a "call,"
and is interfering with the school
attendance to some extent at pres
ent, but we hope it will all be over
in a very short time, and the chill
dren will be able to resume their
school work. Before the measles
came, the enrolment was more
than it had ever been in the his
tory of the school.
Mrs. w. B. Altman, who has
been sick sometime, is able to be
up again.
There occurred in our community
last Friday morning the death of
the baby of Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Altman. 1t seems sad indeed that
one so young should be plucked
from its mothers embrace, but
NO one can tell which is the more
fortunate, the child which dies in
its mothers arms before its lips
have learned to form word, or he
who journeys all the length of life's
uneven road, painfully taking the
last slow steps with staff and
crutch. The largest and noblest
faith in all that is, and is to be, tells
US that death, even at its worst, is
only perfect rest Weep not,
mother, your babe is not dead, but
lives in greater glory.
There is no death. The king that
we call death
Is but another sadder name for
Fife,
Which is itself an insufficient name,
Faintrecognition of that unknown
life
That power whose shadow is the
universe"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16
Whites.

We haven't had any dots from
Whites in two or three issues OF
The News, ! guess the editor had
news of more Importance to fill all
the columns; something had to be
said about our newly elected
officials entering into their office
work with all earnestness to per.
form their official duties; we hope
to have clean administration BY
our new officials.
We noticed in The News pro-
posed new laws being agitated,
some of which we should be glad
to see approved by our legislature.
The most important matter after
having SO many good laws is, we
would like to see them executed.
We have also read with interest
the proceedings of the Farmers
Union held in Jackson in The
Brandon News, and of the prosper
Gus town of Pelahatchie. We en-
dorse the dog tax law made in the
town of Brandon, and would be
glad to have the same law in the
country; only we would like t6
leave off the muzzle. asst would be
punishment to the dog to wear .
muzzle.
What about our road laws? VIZ
have good road law, but we have
very bad roads. The law is not
being executed that is the trouble
| There are hardIyany roads through
out the country that could be re-
ported in passable condition; we
are informed that there is one bae
place in tide Terry road, across the
river from Whites that is impasS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16
Bessie Jones attended preaching at
Star Sunday.

Bessie Jones attended preaching al
Star Sunday.
There was an entertainment
given by the young people Satur-
day night at the home of Andrew
Bridfies.
Miss Beulah Powell of this place,
and j. w. Graves, of Brandon,
were married Sunday at the home
of the BRIDES parents, Rev. H. T..
Ross officiating.
Our school is progressing nicely
under the management of Prof. j..
M. Taylor and Miss Covington.
We already have a very large
number on roll with prospects of
several more entering in the near
future, 1t seems now, more than
ever before, that the teachers and
patrons are in hearty cooperation.
A very essential characteristic of a
good school.
Morris Bridgers was kept away
from school several days last week
on account of sickness.
A. D. Harvey, of Florence, spent
a few hours here Monday.
j. @. Jones attended the Simpson
county meeting Of the Farmers
Union last Friday.
Our community continues to
grow; thee families having moved
in during the last several weeks.
This shows that there is something
here to attract people from a
distance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16
Eureka.

The health of the community is
very good at present.
Prof. ]. N. Lilies is doing nicely
with his school.
Mr.. w. E. Pope filled his regular
appointment at Mendenhall last
Sunday.
Rev. S. g. Pope and Prof. ]. N.
Lilies have organized joint debat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-01-16

Everything here is in a flourish.
ing condition.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
REPRIMANDS EVANS
ORDER SCORES CONDUCT OF YOUNG OFFICER.
so. os Fighting Admiral is Repreyed hy Navy Department in Accord ance with verdict
 of Court

washington. Nov fs.-Lieutenant Frank T. Evans. U. s. M who was re- gently reduced. 15o numbers in rank for conduct unbecoming an ofiicer and oreiudicial to the service. was today reprinarded by Acting Secretary New. berry. In accordance with the nndlng of the courtmartial. in the following language: ..,,s ous to the service. regards this as . #ueeuiiarly deplorabls case. and iu pup fishing its dlsapproval Of the condu@ Of Liautenant Evans. re9rains from expressing fully its condemnation or ,fa,e actions of tfais oflicer on the ocea- affsn fYi aneation. A casual reading, however. of the charges and speci nca- taons with the findings thereon, will De srfficient to enabie the service. to form its own estimates of an officer who has been found guilty of the acts ai- leged in this case.'
 Admiral 5perry, commander -chleE of the Atlantic fleet Of battieshlpa, ID approving the findings. said that ne '.cid so in order that Lieutenant Evans afouId not entirely escape punishment, but made known his belief that the young officer had not been adequately punished.
 The courtmartiaI found Lieutenant Evans guilty of leaving his station be- fore being adequately relieved, of dls- respectful language to this superior of ficer and oE inviting two enlisted men to have a bottle of beer in his room.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
FERTILIZER COMBINE
IwnEPENDENT. COMPANIES TO CON.
 sfUER C0NsOLIDATEONsA
Manufacturers of tke south WiIl Hold an Tmp0r4ant Meeting in New
 York T0day-~Tennesaee
 Copper Interested. sH

Baltimore, Md, Nov. 1s.-The Baifi- more News says this afternoon;
 sIndependent fertilizer Iahnufaefur- CTS throughout the South wf1l meet in New York tomorrow to consider a proposition to form new fertilizer combination. which will take out g charter under the laws of New Jersey and have a capitalization of s75.000,- GOO. Of this sum 950.000.000 will be stock equally divided between common and preferred.
 The new concern will be called the Independent Fertilizer Company, and will be controlled by interests identi- aed with the Tenneaaee Copper Com pany. The, chief subsidiary of tha new corporation viii be the Sl0 .000, ,000 chemical company recently organized to handle fhs sulphurse acid output of the Tennessee Copper Co9npany.~
 T, c. MeadowB. vice president and treasurer of the Buffalo Fertilizer Company, Is arranging the details Of the combination. and probably will be president.
 Already options have been obtained on some large independent plants in the country. including the two of the Armour Packing Company' In Balti- more, and those of the Swift Packing Company at Wilmington. Del. and At- lautR. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
UNDERWOOD CORNERS
 A FLORIDA DEMOCRAT

Washington. Nov. 1s--During the tarin hearing today J. G. Chase, rep. resenting the Jacksonville Board of Trade. was urging protective duty on citrus fruits, when Representative UnderWood. of Alabama. asked: "Do you believe in the general idea of pro- tectiong~
 Yes" was the reply "so far as it does not harm the. people of the coun.
 .Is that the attitude of~ths Jackson. vile Board of Trader" questioned MT Underwood.
 MT. Chase answered afirmatively.
 And It's the attitude of all the peo- pie of Florida. isn't It." urged Mir. Boutell.s Republican member, from Hi nois
 Again the fruits grower agreed. add s ing. "0f all the thinking people,
 sT just wanted to knew about it.' said Mir. Underwood. "because Florida gave It's electoral vote for a party whose platform tavors a tariff for rev enue."
 Representatives Clark and Spark man, of Florida. asked leave to file briefs on the subject ot tarir on citrus fruit. and E. G. McMullen for the Florida pineapple growers. asked for TO per cent duty on plneapples.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
WHISKEY IN FLAMES
BIC WAREHOUSES BURN IN KEEN.
 TUcxY.
Loss tO tke DlhfsElerm and Government by Fire aa HmRdstovvn Wila Rmn We'll Over
 &fseoogo0o

Louisville, Ky, Nov, fs.--Two ware houses of the Tom Moore DistiIilng Company st Bardatown. in which were stored IB.00o barrels of wlhiskey. were burned late today. entailing a loss to the firm of about s400 900. fully in- sured. Tho loss to the Government is 3750, 900
 Bardstown, the oldest town in the State, and the place where Louis Phil- lfppe of France spent many days on his trip to America. boasts of but one fire engine. but aided by the towns people wh@ formed bucket brigades. 1t managed to save a third warehouse and the diatiiiery itself.
 A creek which runs by the plant was flooded by the burning liquor. and late tonight is stilI bufnlng, lighting up the country for lnlIes around s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
Roosevelt Gets a Message.

Washington. Nov. 1S.--A special mes- sage from the Emperor for President Roosevelt was received at the Chinese legation today, informing him of the deaths of his predecessor and of the Empress Dowager, and expressing the great sorrow felt. by the Chinese peo- pie over the calamity that has befallen them.
 It will be transmitted to the Presi- dent by Minister Wu. Reiterated state ments are made by the legation off, cisIs- today of their disbelief of the probab Nity of any trouble growing out of the changes in the Government. The new rulers. they say, are the logical successors of the Emperor and Empress Dowager and the method of succession followed is entirely legal and proper.
 The machinery of Government ap- pears to be working smoothly and all tho Ysceroys and Governors are loyal and friendly.
 As. one result of the Boxer rebellion of 1900. the American. Japanese, Rus sian, French. German. Austrian Ital- ian. Belgian and Dutch Governments have. forces ranging from fifteen to twenty to .S5e, each, men always avail able at Peking to be called upon in the event Shat necessity arises The AmertcaT legation has about 150 ma rines which are in command of Lieu tenant coloRel George Barnett of the marine eorps.
 The aggregate strength of the guards of the various nations amounts to 2,4O0 men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
CALL TO DEMOCRATS
SPECULATION PLANS FOR THE cAU-
 CHS
Chsmp Clarke May Be Named as the MameRsty Leader ia the
 House-~Tnfks of
 TarfN

Washington. D. C.. Nov. 1s.- Congressman II. D. Clayton, of Ala baFlia. chairman of the caucus. tonight issued a call for a caucus of the Dem ecratic members ot the House of Rep resentatives to be held December 5, two days prior to the opening of the Con- gress
 The purpose of the caucus is to elect minority leader to take the place of John Sharp Williams. of Mississippi, who resigned the leadership last stini- mer.
 The name of Champ Clark, "The Lion of Missouri" is prominently men tloned as the successor to Mir Will Hams. Mr. Clark said today that tho Democrats have ss yet formulated no plans Of actio min regard to the tariff legislation. that the hearings now .be- ing held by the Ways and Means Com ntttee must be completed in order that the Democrats might get all pos sible information regarding the tarifi situation before they planned theiF campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19

at and below Wilmington, s4o0, 900. Mouse and Trenk Rivers. s3S.000: New Rivers. si2,000: PamIico and Tar Rivers, S10.000; Roanoke River. s5,o00; Scuppernong River. $B.000: waceamow and Little Pedee Rivers. s25.e0e.
 virginia-Norfolk, si00. .o00: Kappa hammock River. sS2.o00; Cape Charles City. s35,00o; Hampton Roads. si2.- 800: Norfolk HAfbor. s5,000; inland water route. Norfolk to Albermarble Sound. N. C.. si0.000; waterway from Norfolk to Sound of North Carolina, e5,000: Appamattox River. SI0,000; Elizabeth River. $5.0o0: James River. e40o 900: Nomini Creek. sio.e0o: Nan semond River. s1O.000; Rappahannock River. s30,000; York, Matraponi Pa. munkey Rivers and occaquan Creek. sss.4o0: Urbana Creek. sis.5o0,
 Florida, Texas and Louisana-Re- waters. sl0.00o; Louisiana and Texas waters. si5.0oo.
 Missouri-osage river. seo,0o0.
 MaryIand--Patapsco -Rtver Channel to Baltimore, ss6S,0o0: Baltimore Har- Dor channel of Curtis Bay. ssz.000; harbors on Chesapeake Bay. ss0.000: Wicomico Rlvsrs $5.000; Elk river. si0.oo0; susquehanna river. szo,ooe.
 Mississippi River--Southwest Pass. ssso. GOO: from head of passes to the mouth of ohio river including ex. renses of Mississippi River Commis- sion, s2.o0o. 900: Biloxi. sio.0oo: Gulf port s300,o0o Horn Island. S14.ooo: PascagouIa River. s2s0,000; Pasca. gould maintenance. $25,000 Pearl River s2S,000: Wolf and Jordan Riyers, ai0.o0O: Yazoo. .Tailohatchie and cofawater, s5o.0oo; Yazoo River and VIcksburg harbor. s4s.o0o; South Pass. s50.000 ks
 Louisiana. and Arkansas--Red River 975,O0o; ouachita River. Ssat.ooo.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
COMER IS INVITED
 TO MEET GOVERNORS

Pittsburs, Nav. 1s.-Governor Edwin S. stewart tonight issued a call to the Governors of fifteen States to meet in Pittsburg Dec. 4. during the annual convention of the American Mining Congress.
 The purpose of the conference Is to promote uniform State legislation for the protection of lives of miners. pro- tecting mining investors and unifytng State laws generally.
 The Governors invited include Brax- ton B. Conner, Alabama; A. E. Will son. Kentucky;/ Austin L. Brothers, Maryland; Joseph W. Folk, Missouri; C. N. Haskell. Oklahoma and Claude A. Swanson, Virginia.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
KNTcwT rOR. rAnTNET.

George A. Knight of California. who secondsd Mir. Tafts nomination at Chi cago, Is the latest to figure in the cab inet gossip.
 It Is understood that Mir. Knight has intimated to some of his friends that he Is in a receptive position and would not be adverse to accepting the port folio of the navy under President Taft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19

Tie firm was William Rockefeller and Company, The Rockefeller was Will Ham, my brother, and the company was Rockefeller and Andrews"
 HfstoFy ef standard OaI. 7 MT Rockefeller said the refinery of this company was in Cleveland mna that afterwards another company under the name of William Rockefel Ter was organized in New York. The posed the Cleveland combany compo$ z ed the New York company.
 Asked what had bsen the cours [ the oil business up to the. time o.> ie ofEanization of the Standard oilz$ m- pany of Ohio. MT. RockefellsS re- piled: .ss we had had steady gro and increase frona@the organizati of the first firm in 1880 or 1862 tii that time"
 Mr. Rockefeuer said tat every member of the firm devoted his entire fIiie and attention to promoting the eompany'N growth and that none of 41lxm iiad any other business.
 HEr. Rockefeller said that the com pany did a refining and warehouse hnsiness and that his brother., William Rockefeller took up his residence in New York to develop the business here ana to save expenses. Al. When did the next change take place.
 aIn 1887 all the pryperties of Rocke- feIler and Andrews. William Rocke- fakiar and Company and Rockefeller and Company we're taken over under the firm name of Rockefeller. Andrews and Fiagier. Mir FlagleF was 8 man ok large business experience and was q valuable addition to the firm A large amount of capital was put into tHe firm.
 Mir. Roekegeilsr said that this conn pany engaged ih the refining of oil which sold In this country and abroad.
 .What was the next changer
 T think that three years later in 1870 the Standard oil Company of Ohio, was organized with q capital pf si.000.o0o and We enlisted much capital In the company"
 Bulldzaw a Hssmamess
 The first field for the prcducticn of crude oil was Venango county tn the western part of Pennsylvania, said Mir, E.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
SHAH MAY GIVE PERSIA
 POPULAR GOVERNMENT

Teheran. Nov. 1s.-The Shah has summoned the representatives of the various classes in Persia to appear be- fore him tomorrow Aand hear his de- cision in the mattArsof a constitution al government for the country. | tt is understood that his majesty purposes the formation of what may be called council of State. This body shall consist of about forty members, elected on limited suffrage and with power to control e--ministers but without executive powers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
WOODWARD GETS BACK
 IN HE ATLANTA RACE

Atlanta. Ga. Nov. 1s.-Jamss c. Woodward, who was nominated in the recent Democratic primary for Mayor of Atlanta. and who withdrew from the contest several days. ago. announced tonight at a mass meeting that he would re-enter the contest.
 Woodward withdrew after Robert F. Maddox had been nominated in opposi- ton to him by a citizens mass meet ing. Maddox is still in the race. .. -
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
PORTUGUESE RENOUNcE
 DOMINATION OF CHINESE

HonKkong, Nov. 1s.--Advices from Macan say that the Chinese continue to Insist that the Portuguese have practically made a renunciation of sov- ereignty and have raised the Chinese flag over the colony and are. levying taxes
 The authorities are prepsrlng to re- sIst the Portuguese claim by force if necessary and are installing wiro- less telegraph system near the penln- RuIa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
DECIDES ON ROOT.

Hot Springs. Va. Nov. 1s.-There was a conference at the Taft cottage here this afternoon on New York pol 'itics, general political affairs and es. peciaHy regarding persons and meas. ures pertaining to the next adminis- tratiou.
 The sconferees were President. .eIect Taft Vice -President- -elect sherman and William Ward. National Republican Committeeman from New York.
 While no one at the conference wishes to be quoted on the conference 1t may be stated as the opinion of all that Secretary Root will be the suc- cessor in the United States Senate of T. 6. Platt This of course is based upon the understanding that Mir. Root wishes the place
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-19
Aocuses German omeef.

Brest, France, Nov. lS--The police have arrested Wilhelm von Braun. q lieutenant reserve in the German I'm. pefial guard. who occupies Juolciat position in Berlin, on the charge or i'n' moral practices
 From a cursory examination of vol- luminous correspondence found in von Rraun.s rooms in one of the best hotels here, the police state that in their opin- ion he Is also engaged in espionage