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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
MISS FARRAR's ADVICE.
Words Of Cheer to Young Aspirants
to Operate LaureIs.

TO Op0rattC EduFeiS.
Miss Farrar Is frequently asked fol-
advice by young aspirants to operate
taurels. She is always emphatic In
her insistence that, as an equipment
to start with, capacity for work
great patience, and "a fixed deter
mination to succeed in spite of all
obstacles, are as necessary as talent
The comments which follow have been
made in response to specific questions
which / have addressed to her, In
the belief that what she would say
would be Of interest to the general
reader and of special use to the stu.
dent of singing
1T is impossible to lay down rules
as to how one should prepare for
opera. That depends very much upon
the nature of the student. During my
own student days in Paris and Berlin
/ studied the voice and diction. For
two months at the beginning / took
plastic Delsarte; but as this did not
seem to advance me as I had wished,
i left conventional acting and devoted
the time to reading, observing actors
and actresses and visiting galleries
to study poses from painting and stat
uary. The lines in architecture also
gave me suggestions. After l. went
into opera. / learned from making
mistakes. | never took fencing les.
sons or any physical culture. Until
my debut in opera. the general tone
OF my days was gray; there were no
brilliant flashes
Since beginning to sing, / have
often. disregarded, after conscientious
trial, the advice Of the experienced,
though it meant to break away from
the old traditions and to take to new
paths far more difficult to tread than
those usually prescribed for all stu.
dents OF opera. regardless of indi
vidual needs l believe no young
singer can grow in a room; that is,
after the pupil is sufficiently advanc.
ed to Withstand the healthy fatigue
of easy singing, and has learned to
master breath control so as to avoid
strains. 1t seems but reasonable that
she should then try her faculties. as
a young bird tries it's wings, in that
school where she means to make her
hfe's career. In the foreign opera
houses young voices are given suit.
able parts, and their progress is
watched and encouraged, immaturities
not being unkindly censured.
The public is too often inclined
to demand the ripeness of maturity
from youth, while ignoring certain
rare qualities which invariably pass
with the passing of youth, compensat.
ed for. but not regained, by master
Ing the art of singing. Years OF
d1l1gent practice in room under
the direction of a vigilant teacher
cannot inspire the independence. per.
ceptdon and self-reliance that a real
artist must find when she allows her
own intelligence to be her master.
/ was most fortunate in being able
to imbibe much learning from nv
teacher, Lilli Lehman, and then 20
present its results Immediately to a
public which knew me professionally
and had watched my progress with
afectionate interest.
1T rests with each one whether he
snail seek from within or accept from
without. From Emily M. Burbank's
Geraldine Farrar" in the Century,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Wreck on Little J.

A freight wreck occurred on the
Little j division of the Y. & NJ. V.
road between McRaven and Raymond,
an extra freight train being ditched,
and nearly four landred feet Of track
torn up.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Find Murdered Insane

Hillard Clarke, the negro who was
sentenced to die on April %, at Vicks-
burg, for the murder Of his paramour.
Lena Booth, will escape the gallows.
He was examined by a lunacy COM
mission and aljudged insane. Great
efforts have been made to get the
governor to commute his sentence to
life Imprisonment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Shoots His Rival.

Lucius Penn walked into the shor
Of Allen Morgan and shot the latter
down, death following in few hours.
10th are negroes employed at the
Hazlehurst Oil Mill and Fertilizer
company. The cause was jealousy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Fumigating Station.

DIR. s. M. Gutierrez, of the United
'ates Marine Hospital Service, was
at Scranton to consult with DIR. B. F.
Duke. local marine hospital surgeon.
in regard to the location of fumi-
eating station at this port.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Declared Void.

The action of Judge Cochran in
granting Frank and Webb Key $780,
900 bail, after the chancellor had
denied bond, was declared void by
the Mississippi Supreme Court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Sentence Reversed.

The Mississippi Supreme court re-
versed the death sentence of John
Brock, appealed from Lamar county,
because a motion for new trial to
present the insanity plea had been
denied.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
The Honor Appreciated.

Some years ago, when Head Consul
Boak, of the Western Jurisdiction,
Woodmen of the World, was travel
ing through the south, the train stop
ped for some time In small town,
and Mr.. Boak alighted to make =
purchase. The storekeeper could not
make the correct change for the bill
which was presented, so Mr. Boak
started in search of some one who
could. Sitting beside the door, whit
thing stick, was an old darby.
Uncle" said Mr.. Boak. "can you
change ten-dollar bill?"
The old fellow looked up In sur.
prise; then he touched his cap, and
replied: "'Deed, an ah can't, boss,
but ah 'preciates de honor, jes de
same. Saturday Evening Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
DURING THE TIFF

Mrs. Houlihan (sobbing)-"I never
saw We till tn day before me un-
forhnit marriage"
Mr.. Houlihan-"An' / often visit
We hadn't seen me till tn day after!r
Puck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

believe l would still
be q victim of kid
ney troubles but for
Doan's Kidney Pills,
for when / started
using them I was in
constant pain with my
back. and no other
remedy had been of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

any use. The kidney secretions were
irregular, and was nervous and
lacked energy. But Doan's Kidney
Pills gave me prompt relief and con-
tinued use cured me-"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Extensive Tour.

Members of the Mississippi Bank
ers' Association, after the conven-
ton at Brookhaven, in May, will tour
the east, including Niagara Falls.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

Do Your Feet Ache and Burnf
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease, .
powder for the feet. II makes tight or
new shoes feel easy. Cures Corns, BunionA
Swollen, Hot, SmArting and Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores, % cts Sample sent FRKE.
Address Allen 8. Olinsted. Leroy. n. Y.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Program Announced.

The program has been announced
for the eighth annual meeting Of the
Mississippi Medical and Surgical As
ISOLATION, at Greenville, May 6, z, 8.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

HIS UNFORTUNATE BUSINESS.
Why It g." asked the fox, that
you always look so gaunt?''
"Oh!" replied the wolf, Its ell due
to the business I'm in. / always have
to keep away from the door until
there's nothing left in the house to
eat. "-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NEEDED.

But why do you wish so many
cloaets?" asked the puzzled archf:'
tect
= IT want you to understand. re-
piled the lady, with dignity, that II
our family isn't very old 1t has more
skeletons than any other In the So
cial bunch. "-Philadelp Ledger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Plans Accepted.

Plans have been accepted for the
Episcopal Diocesan Girls' College to
be erected at Vicksburg.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

He can never be more than half
educated who is not educated in
1eart.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Appointed Chanlain

Rev. E. F. Solomon, of Clarksdale,
has been appointed chaplain of the
Mississippi National Guard.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

The religion that does not improve
human nature has no business with
humanity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
Hicks CapudIne Cures Nervousness.

Whether tired out, worried, sleeplessness
or what not. 1t quiets and refreshes brain
and nerves. It's liquid and pleasant to
take: Irlal bottle To-. Regular sizes 25c.
and Soc. at druggists.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

Pride goeth before a fall, and it
doesn' t soften the bumps any at that.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

All things come to those who wait
on themselves.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

DR.. Washington GLADDEN., of the
First Congregational Church, at Co
lumbus. Ohio, has completed Is years
work at that church.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

Sometimes an exploded theory does
lot even wake up the theorist.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30
woMEN's KIDNEYS.
Are the Source Of Most of Women's
Sickness.

Mrs. Rebecca Mock, 1895 e. Rich
Street, Columbus, Ohio. writes: II
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

The great Delta section Of Missis-
sippi is acknowledged as the richest
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

Your use Of your leisure often de-
termines the usefulness Of your life
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

An expert is a man who is able to
impress us with how little we know.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-04-30

London.-The Russian government,
according to trade journal, has or
dered five warships, each one to be
larger than the Dreadnought, from
firm of Clyde shipbuilders.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-31
HONOLULU IS
GOOD ENOUGH
Edwin Farmer Prefers Docks
to the Hot Mexican
Border.

Edwin Farmer, who was once board
ing inspector of the local Customs In
speetor force, but who resigned about
a year ago to go into the immigration
Inspector service and was assigned to
duty in Southern California, is home
again and wearing the old Customs In
spector IS uniform. He was on duty at
the Hongkong Maru yesterday and said
he was glad to be back in the service
and also in Honolulu.
"There's no use talking" said Mr..
Farmer, "Honolulu keeps calling to
you when you leave it. Yod think you
are leaving it for good, but you aren't.
l thought L was glad to get into the
Immigration Bureau, but 1 am glad to
get back under the old customs flag. -
Mr.. Farmer was stationed at San
Diego and had to watch out for Chi
nese and japanese sneaking or being
struggled across the Mexican border
into the United States. He states that
the Chinese were not so hard to eaten
or trace, but the japanese, being with
out certificates, elude them often. The
japanese come up from Curacao by
steamer and land at towns below En-
senada. They camp out for two or
three weeks, while the Immigrant in
spectors try to keep close watch on
them. But the japanese bide their
time and can afford to wait for the
moment to make dash
across. They separate and sneak over
the border and while some are caught
many get through.
Mr.. Farmer returned on the Lurline
with a bride.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-31
A LONG FELI WANT
1t is Supplied at Last in Honolulu
Good-natured people are often irri-

Good-natured people are often irri-
table.
If you knew the reason, you would
not be surprised.
Ever have itching piles?
The constant itching sensation.
Hard to bear, harder to get relief.
Spells your temper. nearly drives YOU
crazy.
Isn't relief and cure a long-felt want ?
You can have relief and cure If you
will follow this advice.
Q. E. Collar, superintendent of the
Altamaha lumber mills, Brunswick,
Ga, says: 81 can recommend Doan's
Ointment very highly. I used it for
itching piles from which I have been
a great sufferer. A constant burning
and itching existed which not only
caused intense agony but was very an
noying and notifying, as was
scratching and digging almost un-
consciously to get relief. I used any
number of remedies but nothing had
the slightest effect until got a box
Of Doan's Ointment. The first appli-
cation gave me relief and the burning
and itching soon stopped. Doan's
Ointment is all that it is claimed to
be-
Doan's Ointment and Doan's Back
ache Kidney Pills are sold by all chem
lists and storCxeepers at so cents per
box (six boxes $3.50 or will be mailed
on receipt of price by the Hollister
Drug Co.. Agents for the Hawaiian
Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-31
BLOOD POISON PREVENTED

There is no danger from blood poison
resulting from a wound when Cham
berlain s Pain Balm is applied. 1t is
an antiseptie liniment, and unless the
injury is very severe it will not leave
a scar. For sale by Benson, Smith &
Co., Ltd, agents for II. /.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
sss snTr,4 sz... sssa Tzsty

less spirit z=ss. ss5a 30 Ifssay.
weeks passed, however. and nothing
happened-n nothing except that Linda
grew pale checked and thin. and note
Of defiance rang In her laughter. She
was suffering and yet defyng the pain.
Then came crisis She was mile
down the mountain road one day, seat
ed on a bowlder where she had often
sat before watching the highway wind
ing down into the lowlands and the
busy world she knew not of, when. a
human figure came into view half a
mile below. She recognized it even at
that distance. A blush came to her
cheek. and her eyes flashed. Tom Sal
tiers was coming back at last.
She saw that he was dressed as she
had last seen him and that he walked
with weary step and detected attitude.
Until he was within quarter Of q
mile the girl was blushing and trem-
bling and ready to raise her hand and
shout a glad welcome. Then she be
came a thing Of stone, except that she
moved her eyes to note his progress
He did not discover her until he was
within a hundred feet. Then he drop
ped the satchel he was carrying and
sprang forward, her name on his lips.
The girl slightly inclined her head
but there was ice in her look.
.And you won't shake hands! You
won't howdy! You won't say
| She motioned to him to sit at bel
feet, and in weary, hopeless way hi
obeyed He waited a long minute ani
then in a husky voice began:
ST have come back to stay. was {
fool to go away. was bon up we're
an 1 might have knowed I wasn't fit
ten for down there. Mebbe somebod,
told you that tried to be one of ZEN
Yes, I did. / wore shoes. ! wore stor,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
Ing up" to a handsome young girl
down there in the town.

Ing up" to a handsome young girl
down there in the town.
He had become almost gentleman
No matter how right smart he had
been before leaving home, he had
surely become right smarter after his
life among townsfolk. He would new
er return. He would marry and settle
down where he was.
All this and much more Linda lis
tened to with her elbows on her knees
and her head In her hands. She sat
thus after the caller had departed, and
her mother dared not break the silence.
1t was Linda herself who broke it at
last by lifting her head and quietly
saying:
s1 never reckoned on his comm
back. We hain't goin' to speak of him
no mo-"
The mother crossed the room and
patted the daughter on the shoulder,
and the incident was closed. Mr.. Breen
was not even informed of the gossip.
Linda had not sung for months. She
began singing now. She had not ram
bled from the cabin for weeks. She
now began taking long walks. Laugh
ter came to her lips once more, and
when she stopped at the little. post
Office and was told that there was NO
letter her smile was not replaced by q
look of disappointment.
'sLinda's forgot about Tom and Is git
tin porter than ever" remarked the
| father 70 the mother one evening as
| they sat alone.
The mother did not answer. She
looked at him in contempt. AS moth
| er she knew that Linda was simply
breaking her heart. The true woman
suffers most when she laughs most
She was watching Linda. There was
an underlined fear that the girls reck
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
LABOR NEWS

Bakers and Confectioners' Interna-
tional has decided by a very large ma
jority to enforce the creation of sick
and benefit fund, FROM and after the
first OF next January. All bakers and
confectioners belonging to subordinate
unions who are under As years of age
will have to contribute to the fund.
In Mertz, Germany. with 5000 popu-
lation, there are three unskilled to ev-
cry four skilled workmen Muelhausen,
with 100, 900 population. has sixty-nine
unskilled laborers in every 100. In
Strassburg, with population of 1885,
600, there are two skilled to every
three unskilled.
In the fall of 1892 the pioneer union
of the shoe workers was organized in
Philadelphia It grew to be consid-
cred power, and in 1896 strike in all
the shops of the city was ordered to
enforce demand for an increase in
wages. Its lasted but a few days, the
! employers recognizing the demand.
| ADVERTISING MAKES MANY I'M
ppssIRIE THINGS POSsIBLE.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11

clothes. tried to talk like 'em an
act like 'em, but I wasn't fifteen. !
thought might be. but never could
be. Won't you speak to me, LindaY
go on" she replied, stin without
looking at him.
ssMebbe-mebbe somebody from up
we're told you about-about a gal down
there. Yes, there was one. ! fell IN
love with her, an she--she made fun
Of me. She laughed at me. An. Hn-
,da, the fellers Knocked me an put upon
me an made game of me. I dun
couldn't stand 1t no mo-, an so ! have
come backbone back to you-ail.
Won't you speak to me?'
For two minutes the girl sat and
looked down the road as she had look
ed before. Then she rose, passed Tom
and went up the road-went slowly W
the road toward home and never look
ed back.
Unlearned, unlettered and ignorant
of the ways of e world, she had the
heart of the highest woman in the
land, and she demanded expiration fol
lovers disloyalty Her mother reae
in her face what had happened ane
simply put an arm around her and
whispered:
s"There, there, child-by and by"
One evening three months later Lin
da sat in the moonlight on the SAM
| old log at the door. Again her elbow
| were on her knees and her face In he
hands. By and by some one knelt be
fore her and lifted her head and look
ed into her eyes and said:
"Can't you do it now, Linda r
Eyes, reckon she replied as sh
| gave him her hand.
| And that, too, was 'just like VIC
| man,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
Humble T ok
BY C. 3. LEWIS.

Copyrighted, 1903, by Associated
Literary Press. =
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11

ADVERTISING MAKES MANY I'M
POSSIBLE THINGS POSSIBLE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07
SENATOR eAlLEYs BILL.

Some men have greatness thrust
upon them. other acquire fame, but 1t
will be to Senator Bailey's lot to get
It both ways II he is successful in hav-
ing passed his resolution prohibiting
gas to be exported from West Vir-
ginia. This is one form of prohibition
that all parties can well unite upon,
although the opposition to the meas.
ure will at once set about to encom.
pass its downfall, with ample funds
to make progress extremely slow and
uncertain.
The beauties OF tax reform, the lin.
itation of tax levies, and the popular
chord of the county salary measure,
will all have o4take second rank when
compared to the benehcent results of
this gas measure. should 1t become n
law and stand the constitutional test
that has for some time been dreaded
by the friends OF the measure. Sew
eral months ago the West Virginian
under the caption Burn Our Gas at
Home" advocated the passage OF a
measure OF this kind and no person
who has the best interest of the indus
trial development of the State at heart
can conscientlously antagonize this
step. The influx OF manufacturing
plants to our State would be rapid ami
of almost daily occurrence If 1t were
not possible for manufacturers to con.
sumo our gas supply with their fac
tories located in Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania. AS 1t is now, the only revenue
the State derives is the amount the
owners of the gas receive for their gas
and in many instances this is owned
by people from other States. What we
want Is the tax on these plants, and
the labor necessary to run them to be.
Gomez citizens where they can help to
build up our population and instltu-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-07

not help malfnE iiie seem more Nortn
ne living Dursus tie edltofa ap-
enee number 81 comments tslse
been odueea IN these coI1nns from
papers insiyafious parts 81 me State
and II Is needless for him 70 say they
were an very much appreciated. The
editorial in yesterdays Telegram was
as follows:
AS has been mentioned In ths
TELEGRAM Myron c. Tough. editor OF
the Fairmont West virginian. is a
candidate for the Republican nomin-
alton for the ONCE Of State superin-
tendcnt OF Free Schools. having made
formal announcement of such. AS
he is eminently fitted for that po-
sItion and genial. good hearted
man, his candidacy will without
doubt meet with high favor among
the rank and file OF the party and
he has splendid show of receiving
the nomination. an event which the
Telegram would record with unalloyed
pleasure.
". i-ough.s active Identification
with the States educational system.
the excellent service he has render
ed IT and the Jealous interest he has
taken in its behalf are strong fac
tors fayorIng his candidacy. That
he is not lacking in the requisite Ing
tellectuaI qualifications is shown by
the fact that he is a typical product
of the States educational system
and also by the able manner in
which he has fulfilled his present
editorial duties. Mr.. Tough was
educated by the educational system
he has done so much to build up
and improve. having been graduated
from the States highest school of
learning. AS school teacher, as
a member OF the board Of regents Of
the normal schools, as an editor and
as citizen Mr.. Tough has ever had
in mind the welfare of the States
school system. He knows intimate
ly the conditions and needs of our
schools and by securing his services
the State will have an able official
in the position of superintendent of
schools and one who will give ex-
cellent service in the office.
All those Interested in the well
fare of our educational system,
which is one of our most important
educational institutions. will doubt
less give that consideration to Mr..
Lough's candidacy which his at.
talnments and abilities deserve.