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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22
PRISON TRUSTEES.

Another horrible illustration of
the iniquitous system of having
Jail and convict TRUSTEES was de-
veloped in the recent trial of one
of the murderers whose terrible
crime brought on the Springfield,
Ohio, riot, and negroes were
killed and hung under the
shadow of Lincoln's monument,
guiltless of any known crime,
but whose lives were taken on
account of their color. Well;
that seems to be the way of the
northern man to take vengeance
on the race instead of the guilty
individual, as people of the south
do. But of that method The
News has only to say that it is
the usual way the people of the
republican north treat the colored
brother they profess to love so
well, and if the negro desires to
go there they can fight it out to
suit themselves.
We have troubles of our own,
but the Anglo Saxon race in the
south will settle them as they
should be and it will not be by
numbering the innocent.
A Hattiesburg, Miss, negro
went to Springfield, committed
some small crime and was jailed,
where on account of his color and
the fact that he would make a
Taft voter in the coming election
he was made a trusty, other
prisoners made up a purse of 80
cents and sent him out to buy
whisky for them, which he did,
drank it all himself, got drunk,
entered the home of a white man
got into the room of a daughter
of the owner, whose screams
brought the father to her rescue,
when the brute shot and killed
him. He will be hung in a day
or two by law, but when one
thinks of the trouble at Spring
field, Ohio, and at Oxford, Miss,
caused by permitting Jail prison
ers to go out, secure whisky, and
as in the case of the Ohio negro
a pistol, it makes sthe blood boil
in every right thinking man
that such criminal acts of
officers are permitted. It is
time to stop the system of trust
les in jails and on convict farms.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22
Rehobeth.

1t has been quite a while since
our little community has been
heard from through the columns of
The News; been too busy to write.
Health of the neighborhood fine.
Cotton crop is short, people
nearly through gathering.
Mr.. Shedd, our ginner, has been
kept very busy for the past month.
Our school opened on the first
Monday of this month, with Miss
Edith Watson, of Pelahatchie, as
teacher.
j. w. Watts is visiting home
folks this week.
Miss Lula Kersh and little sister,
of Brandon, visited Miss Julia
Kersh Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Y.G. Ward, of Lena, our
former pastor, passed through here
Saturday on his way to Pisgah.
He took dinner at the home of j.
Nv. Kersh.
Several of the Pelahatchie school
Qirls, Misses Emma and Annie
Davis, also Miss Annie kingsley
and Miss Mollie Davis visited in the
Pisgah community Friday night
land Saturday. They stopped al
1.-THE home Of ]. w. Kersh for dinner
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

good attendance. Prof. Ham and
daughter Miss Stella as literary
teachers, and Miss Johnson as
music teacher. Prof. Ham is from
Biloxi, having been Professor of
mathematics in Chamberlin Hunt
Academy of Port Gibson,- Miss, for
IA years, then manager of the pub
lie school of that place for the past
8 years, in fact he has been teach
ing most of his life, and we feel sure
we have made no mistake in secur-
ing his services.
Miss johnson is from Carthage,
having just completed a 4 months
special course in music, preparing
for a teacher, we feel sure our eff
forts are going to be crowned with
success
Quite number of visiters have
been in our burg since our last let
ter. Among them were Mesdames
Dora McLaurin and Robinson, Lee,
Noble, also Miss Dora Lee, of jack
son.
H. T. Ellis is doing considerable
repairing on his dwelling house.
w. H Smith has moved to Brook
haven, to the regret of a host of
friends he and family are leaving
behind. We trust they may cast
their lot among friends, who appre-
ciate them as their friends here.
Clinton Ellis is serving the public
behind the counters of Hemby
White.
Mrs. Steve Lee, spent the past
week visiting in the old home.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

tional to give only the actual
owner of the land a lien on the
crop for supplies furnished, cut
him out also. Then labor will be
hired for wages with the result
that farmers will secure good
ones, or have none, with the re-
suit that better crops will be har-
vested. The land owner who at
last pays nearly everything must
be given a show to control the
labor and when he is in a position
to do that it will be his pleasant
duty to buy and be responsible
for the necessaries for the few
years to run the farm until he is
in a position to pay cash, and to
be really prosperous this country
must get on a cash basis.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22
PelahatChie.

Miss Laura Bell Gilmore visited
her mother in Newton, Saturday
and Sunday.
Mrs. Buchanan, of Brandon, Wis
tied her daughter, Mrs. Dick Shields
last week.
Little Misses White and Shields,
of Brandon. were pleasant visitors
in the Spann home Sunday.
Mrs. Philips and family visited
Morton relatives Sunday.
Mrs. Mize, of Jackson, and Mrs.
Joiner, of Forest, visited their moth
er, Mrs. Mashburn, last week.
Miss Callia Watkins, primary
teacher in Leesburg, visited Miss
Graham Saturday.
Mr.. Henry, of Brandon, is maxi
ing his weekly visit in our town
today.
Misses DolIie Craig and Maud
Mashburn left Monday morning for
Lodebar, where they have charge
of the school. They were accom-
panied by Miss Ruth Stingley, who
has the. music class at that place.
Miss Mamie Baker opened her
school at Armistead Monday.
Miss Lucy Robinson left Sunday
| for her school. We shall miss the
girls greatly but wish for them great
success. .
Owen Rigsby, who is in school
here, visited home folks at Beach,
Scott county. Saturday and Sun.
day.
Miss Mollie Goforth, a member
, Of our local S. |. A., presented the
school a full set Of SCOTS works
This is much appreciated addition
| to our library.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

would much rather get married
any way and the art Of sewing
and housekeeping learned in
childhood will come in nicely
when they have homes Of their
own. Don't let them get it in
their heads that fine clothes are
essential to happiness and to be
in the heighth of style is the one
thing to live for.
A certain we'll known Ameri-
can authoress declared not long
ago that the ambition to- be in
style had sent more women to
hell than whiskey had men,. :"
She may have been right, but if
she was there are losts of folks
down there.
Watch carefully to know your
daughters associates. While it
is not necessary to ostracize a
woman who has been severely
criticized unless the reports are
ascertained to be true, it is we'll
that young girls, who hear those
reports, do not have a false idea
of the shining by seeing parents
receiving those who should be
refused that social recognition
that only the pure should enjoy.
Where is your boy tonight?
See to it that he studies his les
sons if at school and if at work
find out what time he quits and
what time he reaches home. If
not employed regularly, see to it
that he works at home, or reads,
but under no circumstances per-
nit him to loaf on the streets,
where he will surely meet the
worst of boys of his own age, or
possibly men who sell blind tiger
whiskey, or shoot craps, or other
things far worse to corrupt the
youth Of the land, that they may
have customers, or victims when
the boys are further. advanced in
years ana nave money TO De null
ched Of.
Work for your schools, sustain
your trustees in their efforts to
build them up and above all new
er criticize the teacher before
the children, thereby in meas
ure, destroying that teachers in
fiuence. If the teacher is not fit
for the place, get rid of him.
Uphold your officers in the dis
charge of their duties. Select
men who will do the right with
out fear or favor, who will not
know friends or relatives when
it comes to carrying out the law,
who have moral courage as we'll
as physical courage, and who do
not consider office a private snap,
or one where friends or support
ers have favors shown that they
are not entitled to, or that others
would not receive.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22
NEEDED LEGISLATION.

Mississippi is an agricultural
state and from the products of
her fields and forests come near
" all her wealth-her factories
are few. When the farmers suf-
fer from bad seasons, and worse
labor, prosperity does not abide
with us. The seasons cannot be
controlled, but better crops can
be made if the labor was not
worthless, or nearly so. A change
should be made in our laws so
that the man who owns the land,
who foots the bills in the long
run, should have a fair chance to
control the labor. Do away with
the agricultural lien law after
giving sufficient notice, say two
years, that no one except the
owner Of the land, could hold a
tenants crop for supplies furnish
ed, (the rental Of land to always
be a lien on the crop. That
would give merchants and money
lenders an opportunity to close
up all outstanding accounts. A
good working tenant, with q
team Of his own and corn to feed
it, could always get advances to
make a crop and as cheap as land
is in this section, with q climate
SO mild that there are only q few
days in the year when one can
not work out doors, any industri-
GUS man, white or black, can in q
few years own a farm Of his own,
by laboring $50 out Of the 300
working days, # not constitu-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

daughter of United States Sena-
tor Elkins. of West Virginia, and
grand daughter of Henry Gass-
away Davis, candidate for Vice
President four years ago on the
democratic ticket. The Duke is
said to be a splendid man, rich,
an artic explorer, and admiral in
the navy, highly educated and
refined. The Kings present to
the bride is said to be an $500, 900
diamond tiara. However, the
bride will have millions of her
own and one can beware of
Italians, as we'll as Greeks, when
they bear presents, as both eat
garlick and use stilettos.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

The outlaws living on Reelfoot
Lake, just west of Union City,
Tenn, and who claim that it be-
longs to the public, Monday
hung Quinten Rankin, and are
supposed to have killed r. z.
Taylor, as he has not been found,
both men are prominent lawyers
who lived in a nearby county
and who claimed an interest in
the land and lake, under a court
decree. The lawyers we're there
on a hunt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

President Roosevelt is said to
be writing his message to send
nm to the next congress, which
means that, If he does not
change it after the election, that
Mt will have more of optimism,
than if he waited until after
Nov. 3rd when pessemism will
have control of our president.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

The officers and men of our
Atlantic feet are having the
time of their life in Japan. this
week, where they are being
royalty entertained by the little
brown men, whom Captain
HObson says want our blood and
will fight us in a year or two, or
AZ soon as they get ready.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

and carried Misses Julia, Lula and
Yeruah Kersh back with them.
Messrs. Ollie Morley and William
Davis were with them, making II
on the wagon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

Husband, wife and three
children, met horrible deaths
near Mt. Stirling, KY, last Mon
!, day morning. The father and
children were burned to death
and the mother jumped from a
second story window and broke
her neck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

President Roosevelt has signed
"A contract with the Outlook to
act as associate editor after his
retirement from the presidency
March next. His work in con-
nection with the Outlook is to
cover political and economic
,tODicS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22
amin.

We are still on the list Of the
living.
Fannin is almost able to hold her
head up, and stem the tide, though
the sailing may be q little rough.
Our school opened with q very
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

Now that the strike of cotton
mill operatives has ended at
Manchester, England, the mills
will resume soon. The district
has within a radius of thirty
miles, 1876 cotton mills, with a
population of 2461 inhabitants to
the square mile.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

Forty one people lost their
lives in Michigan forest fires last
week. We regret the sad ending
of the forty one, but advise the
rest to move south and make
good citizens.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

H. A. Busick CO., have re-
ceived a big lot of the old re-
liable James & Graham Wagons.
Come and buy one.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

The Dowager Queen of Italy,
has at last consented to the
marriage of the Duke de Abruzzi
TO Miss katherine Elkins,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-10-22

Snow storms are raging in
Colorado.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
GOV. DOUGLAS
FOR CHAIRMAN
Rum0r That Massachusetts
Man Will Manage Rryan's
Campaign.

Lincoln, July 21--It now seems al
most certain that the new chairman of
the Democratic national committee will
be Former Governor William L. Doug
las of Massachusetts. The fact that H.
is being much sought after to take the
place became known here today follow
ing the departure of George Fred WI
iiams. who conferred last night with
Mir. Bryan after coming direct from
Massachusetts. ii was not generally
known here that Mr. Williams had re-
turned east from the Denver conven-
ton. II was presumed that he con-
ferred with Governor Douglas about
the matter, at the request of Mr..
Bryan while in the east.
The appointment of Governor Doug
las as national chairman. il is stated,
would meet the requirement which ii is
desired the national chairman shall
possess. He is a man of large means
and political experience, is popular with
the labor class, and his attitude on The
tariff question completely meets the
Democratic idea.
When asked tonight for a confrma-
ton of the report. Mr.. Bryan said he
could not discuss the matter until after
the meeting of the subcommittee of
the national committee in Chicago Sat
UrQay next.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Bound for Hamburg.
LEFT NO TRACE BEHIND
Police of Two States Searching fer
Young Eberhard in Connection
With Aunt's Murder.

New York. July 2l.-The police of two
states spent all day yesterday and most
of the night seeking clue TO the where
abouts of August Eberhard. the grocer q
clerk who. they believe, can throw some
light on the murder of his aunt. Ottillle
Fherhard near HackenSack SATURDAY
evening This man arrested at Dobbs
Ferry. n Y yesterday. in the belief that
he was young Eberhard, does not MI the
description of the missing man.
The father of August Eberhard. VINO
lives near Moores Mills. in Dutchess
county. New York. said that there had
been insanity in his wife's family anu
of temper A daughter. Freda. VINO had
recently come 10 New York to enter a
hospital for treatment. has disappeared
since news of the aunt murder pecai ii
n,.hIic and il is feared the girl commit
tel suicide in fit of dependency
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
f, \. SOTHERN TANGLED UP IN
DIVORCE SUIT At RENO, NEV.
Nature of the Complaint Made by the Lady Unnown-Prob-
ability That No De tense Will Be Made.

Sothern would be obliged TO live here
six months, and if she has done that
without disclosing her identity she is a
cleverer actress than critics have given
her credit for being. II Mrs. SOthern has
been residing in Nevada for the stipu-
lated length of time the fact has been
entirely overlooked.
Conference of Unhappy Pair.
1t is rumored that Mr.. and Mrs. Soth-
ern and their attorneys had a confer
ence in the Riverside hotel here today.
but no one has been found who could
verify the story. When seen this even
ing Mr.. Sothern refused to make any
statement whatever. He was enjoying
ball of Scotch and soda. and nonchalant-
ly dismissed the reporter, politely refus-
ing the discuss the matter.
Whether Sothern will contest the di-
vorce is not known, as service has noc
vet been made on him. IL is thought.
however. that the matter has been sat
isfactorily arranged between Mrs. Soth-
ern and himself, and that he will not
make an appearance when the case Is
finally called for trial. Ii is thought that
the reason Mr. Sothern will probably ac-
cept service is because of notoriety his
refusal right force upon one or two or
the principal actresses on the American
stage. and also a New York millionaire.
who would prefer to keep in the back
ground.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
COURT CONCLUDES THAT RESULTING
DAMAGES COULD NOT Be RECOVERED
Injunction Issued Against Revenue Collector Preventing En-
fOrCement of Internal Revenue Rules

the same in both cases. Arguments were
heard last week at considerable length
the distilleries of the entire country be-
ing interested. their legal representative
Attorney Huff of st. Louis, being one Of
the attorneys presenting the case before
Judge Thompson II was alleged that the
enforcement of the new rules would
cause great and irreparable loss to the
complanants the claim being made that
the terms used in marking goods had
become we'll known TO the trade that
to change them would destroy trade.
Opinion of the Court.
After reciting the arguments presented
briefly, the decision says:
THE operation of the new regulations
would be general. universally and-would
not afford competitors any advantage
and customers would soon be compelled to
adjust their business to the new condi-
tons. But damages sustained pending
the adjustment would be serious and
could not well be recovered at law. and
in that Sense would be irreparable."
1t is Understood that the case will be
at once carried to the higher court.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
NEGROES FIGHT
WITH DEPUTIES
One of the Former Killed and
Two of the Latter Wounded
in Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala. July PA clash be-
tween deputy sheriffs and negro miners
in the Blue Grass region. twenty miles
south of Birmingham. on the Birmingham
mineral division of the Louisville & Nash
Vile railway. today resulted in one negro
being shot and killed and two deputies,
Newsome and Whatley. seriously wound
ed The deputies were guarding the hill
overlooking the mining town until they
saw armed negroes coming along the road
The deputies called to the negroes TO
stop, but they offered fight Two of the
negroes raised their guns with precision.
The deputies appeared TO PICK out one
man for aim and he was literally filled
with lead.
Excitement Prevails.
The shooting created much excitement.
There was general distribution OF troops
throughout the district this afternoon fol-
lowing the trouble. A Calling gun was
placed at Republic and one at Blosburg
and troops have been distributed they
can be modified in a very short time
The eviction of miners from company
houses began at No. Z mine. Pratt divi-
sion today. There was no disorder.
Two carloads of strike-breakers were
sent out from Birmingham today and no
interference was experienced. w. r. Far
ley, Alabama member of the United Mine
Workers. in charge of the strike. today is
sued a statement in reply to the Operat-
ors. in which he says that the union min
ers are anxious for peace and enforcement
of the law.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
BANKER FOUGHT FOR LIFE
M. Remy Bit Courtois, the Footman,
While Being Butchered by
the Butler.

Paris, July 21.-COurtois. the fOOtman.
who confessed yesterday TO being i'm
plicated in the murder of August
Remy, wealthy retired banker, who
was stabbed to death in his home in
this city early in June. was examined
today. 1t was learned that he had been
bitten on the ram by Remy as he was
holding the old man while Renard, the
butler, stabbed him to death. Courtois
tried TO Obliterate the traces of his
wound by burning himself with a red
hot knife. He said that he had the
stolen jewels in his pocket when he was
questioned by the magistrate shortly
after the crime.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22

Cincinnati. o.. July 21.-In the legal con-
test over the new internal revenue rules
for the marking and branding of the
product of the distillers the govern
ment tonight met with defeat in the
decision announced by United States
Nudge A. c. Thompson. granting a tenn
pefary injunction against Collector Bett-
man and the gaugers whose duty II
would be TO put into effect the new
rules.
First Order Dissolved.
The matter came up first four weeks
ago when the Clifton Springs Distilling
company secured temporary restraining
order, but three weeks ago. just before
the new rules would have gone into eff
feet, Judge Safer dissolved that order
and later a motion for rehearing was
filed by the same company after its at
tempt to have Circuit Judge Lurton re-
consider the matter had failed. Follow
ing the motion for rehearing the Union
Distilling company sought on its own be-
half an injunction, the allegations being
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
(Special to The HeraldN

Pocatello. Ida, July 2l.-The unwritten
law will be the defense of John Ennis. a
shopman. who this morning shot and in
stantly killed Evan Davies. a blacksmith.
the alleged betrayer of Ennis 1e-year-old
daughter. The fatal shot was fired by
Ennis about 9 o'clock this morning while
Davies was working at his forge in the
blacksmith shop of the Short Line in
this city. The bullet entered Davies
right temple. and death was instantane-
Gus. Ennis promptly gave himself up.
Enticed the Young Girl.
The story of the girl as told to her par
ents this morning was to the effect that
last fall Davies, who lived alone in lit
tie uncovered shack near the south end
of Pocatello avenue on the east side, en-
ticed her into his house. Behind locked
doors, she says the old man accomplished
her ruin When she told her story this
morning. few hours after she became a
mother. her father armed himself. went
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
Postal Card Warning.
masked MEN HOLD UP STAGE
SLarge Sum of Gold Secured Between
Likely and Alturas, Nev.-Pas-
sengers Not Molested.

Reno, New. July 21.-News reached
the Journal tonight from Likely. New,
that the Likely and Alturas stage was
held up last night by two masked men,
who were heavily armed. They com
PEELED the Wells-Fargo messenger to
throw down the box containing, it is
believed, a large sum of gold for the
payroll at Alturas The passengers
were not molested. No description of
the bandits could be given. as it was
dark. and after securing the box the
bandits skunk into the woods. The
sheriff of Alturas and a posse have
Nstarted I'm pursuit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-07-22
CHILDREN IN WILD PANIC.
Fire in Basement Of Public School
Building In Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, July 2i.-Fire that started in
the Holmes public school in the basement
caused a panic today among $50 children
attending the vacation term of school. The
large building rapidly filled with smoke
and the children, screaming and almost
suffocated rushed from the structure IL
great disorder. Many of them were
thrown down and trampled. Adding much
to the confusion was the action of par
ents of children living nearby. who. al
though choking with smoke. congregateI
in the main doorway and called the
names of their children
Principal Brown and several women
teachers barely escaped being overcome.
9th the exception of slight bruises and
fright, none of the children was seriously
hurt The loss was trivial.