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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES reas, by joint
resolution of congress it is provided,
that the twelfth day of February.
1909, the same being the centennial
anniversary of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln be and same is hereby,
made a special legal holiday in the
District of Columbia and the terri
tries of the United States. And,
whereas. by the said joint resolution
the president is authorized to is
sue a proclamation in accordance
with the foregoing, setting apart
the twelfth day of February 1909,
as a special legal holiday.
Now, therefore, I, Theodore
Roosevelt, president of the United
States, in virtue of the authority
conferred on me by the said joint
resolution do hereby set apart the
twelfth day of February, 1909, as a
special legal holiday
In witness whereof. I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be af-
fixed, in the year of our Lord,
1909, and of the independence of the
United States, the one hundred and
thirty-third (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
BY the president:
ROBERT BACON,
Secretary Of State
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
SILVIA GREEN TO WE'D.
Aunt Hetty Makes a Formal An
nouncement of the Event

Gait, Ont. Feb. 12.-Miss K. L.
friends in Gait of the following an
nouncement made this week to their
family and intimate friends:
Mrs Hetty Green, New York, an
nounces the engagement of her only
daughter. Miss Silvia. to Mr.. Matthew
Astor Wilkes. New York, eldest son of
the late Matthew Wilkes, Cruixston
Park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

II there is anything about
your ailrnent that you don't
understand or IL you want
any medical advice. write
to the doctor. and he will
answer you fully. There is
no charge for this service.
The address is DR.. W. B.
Caldwell. SOC Caldwell bldg,
Monticello. Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

My dear friend. I beg you to lend me
$50 wrote a needy man TO an acquaint-
ance. land then forget me forever I am
not worthy to be Remembered Philip
pines Gossip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

want every chronic rheumatic to throw
away all medicines, all Hniments, all
plasters and give MUNYON'S RHEUAIA-
TISM REMEDY a trial No matter what
your doctor may say, no matter what
your friends may say, no matter how
prejudiced you may be against all adver-
tised remedies, go at once to your drug
gist and get q bottle of the RHEUAA-
TISM REMEDY. If it fails to give salts
factionI will refund your money.-Munyon
Remember this remedy contains no sal
ieyIic acid, no opium cocaine. morphine or
other harmful drugs 1t is put up under
the guarantee of the Pure Food and Drug
Act
For sale by all druggists Price. 25c- /.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
SENATOR MeLAuRIN's spEEcH.
The Misaissippian Denounces the Pro
tcctivc Tariff.

Washington, May 22.-s'The ini
quitions system known as the protec
tive tariff, under which has grown uT
q policy of extortion" was the basis
of a speech In the Senate today BY
MIR. McIIaurin. IT was the first tariff
speech OF the day, and the Senate
fresh from nights rest, gave ex
ceptional attention to most or the
Mississippi Senator's utterances, not
withstanding he delt with ele
mentary conditions
That the Constitution gives au
thority for customs duties for reve-
nue. purpose only was contended by
MIR. McLaurin. He favored strict
economy in the expenditure OF the
Government, declaring that bhe
United States should throw off the
burden of the Philippine Islands AND
thus save the 500, 100000 of military
expenditures. He disapproved tnf
passage of private pension bills. Adj
yocating am income tax to raise q
revenue of $70,OO0,000 and a head tai
on immigrants to raise $20,OOO,O00
Mr.. McLaurin said such a course
would permit the removal OF the du-
ties now levied upon carpenters and
blacksmiths' tools, typewriter, print
ing presses and bagging and ties
used by the cotton planters of the
South. He spoke against allowing
any differential duty on refined
sugar, arguing that it only enriched
the already opulent sugar barons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Williams Bros. Piano Co.,
113-N5 w. Ceptol St,
Jackson, Mississippi.
FOR THE LADIES.

|. A splendid cement OF china is maze
by mixing plaster or parts INTO a
thick solutions of gum arabic and wat
err. If dirt seems to settle under the
nails rub pulv erized pumlce stone
under them with an orange stck,an
wash with warm water.
To clean marble take two parts OF
soda. one of pumice and one OF salt,
all in powder, and mix to paste
with water.
TO remove ink spots soak thorough
~ in milk, sweet or sour, and ruo
we'll between the hands before putin
the garment into the water.
Steel knives that are not in genera
use can be kept from rusting If they
are dipped in a strong solution OF
soda.
Stains and disceloration on tinwar
can be removed by dipping a damp
cloth in common soda and rubbing
briskly.
1t is said that the pannier may re-
tlun-let us hope nOt-aS among the
imported gowns striking innovations
are to be seen in the skirts.
The new skirt fulness is introduced
III SOU, CIluSluS IN dPOiy, IL 10 LILLY 49,
the exceptional models, however, that
the skirt bouffany is frankly express
ed. The pannier, for instance, when
it does appear on frock is so mod
est and flimsy that 1T scarcely slg-
gests the oId-time effect that years
ago answered to this name.
The Robert Lee jelly cake is the Ia
test patriotic idea in cookery, doubt
less many of Ewes readers would
relish making, as we'll as eating. this
| famous cake.
Any good recipe for sponge layer
caker can be used, and filled with tn
following: Yolks of three eggs. juice
and grated rind of one lemon, one
quarter pound of butter. and one-haH
pound of sugar. Put in a saucepan
on the stove and stir until cooked
then put in the we'll beaten whites
of the three eggs. AS soon as 1T
comes to a boil, take off and stu
until cold. Them put between layers
of cake.
This is said to be worthy OF Its
illustriOus name.-Exchange
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

laborer, Mabel looked like husky
which attracted the detective to the
girl. He thought Mabeps neck looked
too soft and delicate for a man, even
if he was dressed in common clothes.
Grabbing Mabel by the shoulder, he
asked her what she meant by posing
as man. Then, like woman, Mabel
broke down and cried, and finally ad-
mitted she was woman.
For year Mabel has been a hobo
and a common laborer. She was born
and reared in Waverly. N. Y, and she
says that she has worked behind the
plow ever since she has been able to
handle the reins.
A year ago the people with whom
she lived died, she said, and left her
alone In the world. She decided to
go west. and as she had no money. she
adopted male attire. Mabel said she
worked her way and part Of the time
"bummed It." She told the police that
she could ride the bumpers with the
| facility of the educated hobo.
On her trips with hobos she got into
the habit of smoking cigarettes, and
now rolls them with the facility of a
man. She also learned to chew to-
bacco. Six months ago she got a
| Job in st. Louis with a wrecking COM
pany and helped to tear down old
| buildings.
She worked at this for month and
then came to the East side as dish
washer and assistant cook at a grad
| ing camp. She then got job at a
! boarding house. and in dull times
used to shovel with the section hands.
All of this time, she says, no one sus.
J pected that she was a girl.
She says that some OF the men
used to kid" her about the fact that
she had no beard, but that no one
ever charged her with masquerading.
She also declared that she had never
had a sweetheart.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

The number of button factories in
the United States in 1905 was ITS.
These represented capital of ST
783, 900, and gave employment to IL
1856 persons, to whom was paid sal
airy and wages Of $4,691, 669. The ag-
gregate value OF buttons and bypro-
ducts from these factories during 1905
was $11, 1859. Over half of the
275 button factories in the United
States engaged to a greater or less
extent in the manufacture of pearl
buttons, an increase of over 20 per
cent since 1900 in hte number so
engaged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
THE AMERICAN MULE.
Abused AnlmaI-is Anchored Deep In
the Purses Of His Owners.

The American mule may be with
cart uride OF ancestry ETC., but 1t has
at last the pride of purse. OF all our
domestic animals it commands the
highest market price. The average
price OF mules in 1909, as we learn
from the crop reporting board OF the
Department of Agriculture, is $1O7,'
"a. as against $5964 for the horse,
$32.36 for the mich COW, $17.49 for
the beef critter, $343 for the sheep
and $685. for the swine. Swap your
mule and you have righ1 to demand
In exchange thirty sheep, or seven
teen pigs,or six steers,or three cows,
a pig and a sheep, or one horse, a
pig and a sheep.
There are 4,O53,00 mules in the
country, valued tat $437 ,OS2,000; 90
$40, 900 horses, valued at $437 ,082, 900
20,640, 900 horses, valued at $1,974, O52,
900; 21,720 900 mich cows valued at
$702, 945 900; and 40, 739 900 other cat
tie, valued at 1868, 754, 900; 56,0S4, 900
sheep, valued at $192,632,0OO, and
54,147 900 swine, valued at 1886, O30,-
900. These figures seem to show ON
an average, something more than a
horse and COW for every family in
the country, something more than two
steers, and nearly three sheep and
three pigs, while one family I'M every
five supports the luxury of mule.
This represents a total live stock
wealth of $4,525, 259 900, or trifle
more than the value last year of our
national bank deposits. York
Mail.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
GULF &St1IP ISLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.

GenerrI Passenger Department
PASSENGER SERVICE.
MAIN LINE.
No. 5 No. 8
Lv. Jackson 900 e. m. 1886 p. mg
Lv. Hattiesburg 9:43 7:13
Ar. Gulfport 1890 p. N. 1000
No. 4 No. 6 "a
Lv. Gulfport TAO a. m. AIS p. m.
Lv. Hattiesburg 1O:30 1883
Ar. Jackson 1855 p. m. 1880
Columbia Division (via Silver Creek
and Columbia.)
No. 1O1 No 102
1920 am. lv Mendenhau ar 9:25 p. m.
1870 D. M. ar Gulfport w. 2:45 p. m.
$3.50 D. m. lv. Jackson ar. 1905 am
$40 D. m. ar. Columbia lv. 800
Connections at Jackson, Hattiesbur
and Gulfport with all lines. Further
information apply to,
/, THOS. P. HALE, Second V-President
GulfpOrt, Mississippi
Effective April II, 1909.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Girl HOBO POSES As
MAN SEVERAL YEARS
ARRESTED FOR THEFT AND SEX
REvEALED-WoRkED At MANY
JOBS, BUT NEVER SUSPECTED.

st. Louis.-To the perspicuity OF =
detective OF the East st. Louis police
department, the sex of Mabel Davis,
who has been working several years
Mt James Davis. was discovered at the
East st. Louis police station the other
day. She, with her pal" Del Brown,
was arrested on charge of stealing
from some of the boarders at Halls
boarding house.
She was taken to Belleville where
Sheriff Cashel provided her with fe-
male garments, although she declared
that she did not expect to wear them.
With hands calloused and hardened
and a frame Indicative of the ordinary
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
HOW ONE CORNER ENDED.

This story is told ON David Brew
ster, a farmer who had lived near
Delphos for forty years. During grass
hopper times many years ago Mr..
Brewster fortunately had a crib fun
of corn, and corn got to be worth
more than money in that part OF thk
state. Two new settlers who were
Just about starving went to bug
little of the grain.
''Mr. Brewster said one OF the
would-be buyers, will you sell us
little of that corn?"
mot a dear was the reply.
"But we are nearly starved, and
here is the money; just name your
price" said one of the men.
'Put up your money. I'm not sell
ing corn" he replied.
"But we will pay you $5-$1O-a
bushel
Didn't / say l wouldn't sell yot
any corn? Do you take me for liar?
The mem turned to depart.
"Say," called Brewster, "drive
around to the end of the crib anC
put i'm ten bushels, but not an cal
more I'm not going to get rich of
my neighbors misfortunes. There
are a lot of people around here VIII
will need corn, and it must be divide
into lots
And the corn crib which would hav
brought dts owner small fortune,
was given to his neighbors who Wer
not so fortunate as himself.-Roches
ter Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

Notices which the New York So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals has caused to be inserted
in the newspapers of the city ''ear-
nestly request" persons who are NOV
ing from New York for the summer
and who are unable or unwilling to
care for their pets, cats and dogs es-
pecially, to send all such animals to
one of the shelters maintained by the
Society by mail or telephone so that
they may be called for by the Society
men. There is no change whatso-
ever for this service, which is will
ingly and gladly rendered, 1.-THE notice
says, in conclusion
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
SELLS HIS WIFE FOR $50.
Husband Deeds Young Mother with
Eabe to Man OF Fifty.

New Westminster, Mo.-The assist
ance of Chief of City Police Mcintosh
and Detective Bradshaw was sought
by man named Barker, resident OF
Sapperton, who claimed that he was
not getting satisfaction out OF an ex-
traordinary bargain into which he had
entered with an individual named Ger
ard, who had, on payment of $40 cash,
ceded all his interests in his wife, q
comedy young woman of 10, to Barker.
who Is past 40.
The woman was In the maternity
cottage at Royal Columbian hospital
when the transfer was made. Gerard
left the city for the south shortly after
receiving the $40.
The sale OF the woman became pub
lie property when Barker went to the
hospital to claim her while she was
still too weak to leave the institution,
having a baby to care for The man
insisted on her taking up her abode
with him, but she insisted on delay.
Unable to persuade her TO accompany
him, Barker went to the police for
help and told the story of the deal He
commented that all the woman's
clothes and personal effects had been
thrown into the bargain for the $40,
and that these were then at his resi-.
dence.
Pending mutual agreement be
tween the parties, the woman has been
placed in the care OF a female rela'
tive, who has been instructed by the
police to look after her for the next
few days.
While all the parties concerned in
this deal are whites, the woman Is
related by marriage to number Of
Chinese in this city.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
coNFEssEs BOYS MURDER.
Negro Hurried from Abingdon
Prevent Lynching.

-
Bristol, Tenn, May 22.-Robert
Moore, a negro twenty years of age.
was hurried away from Abingdon,
Va, by Sheriff Keener this morning,
where he had been held in jail since
Wednesday, to prevent lynching.
He was arrested for horse theft and
later last night confessed to having
murdered James Hines, the sixteen
year-old SON of r. A. Hines of Abing-
don, who had been missing for
month, and whose partially decompos-
ed body was found near Freezing Die
inson county, Va, three days ago.
Moore said he murdered the boy Tor
robbery, cut his head off and took
$50 from his pocket. The murder
ed boy was a nephew Of Mayor j. n
Hines. Of A.i-g.on.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
NOTICE.

MY fine Tennessee Jack. "Ben
Hor,' will make present season at
my stables 21a miles West of Bran
don, at $40 to insure. Money due
should mare be sold or traded. All
possible care will be taken to avoid
accident, but no ssponsibility should
any occur. Be- Hur Is 1411 hands
high. Your pat.or age solicited.
j. &. WHITE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
READ THIS LETTER

15 Oe
Williams Bros Plano Co., Jackson. Miss 80.
CAMPBELL
dred thousand piano.
complete
with many
we climax
significant which
progressive CAMPBELL the
opportunity
cess nd to
had pleasure of
friends,
and him reputation
accomplish
less name manufacture or
Very sincerely yours,
CAMPBELL.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
TO GIVE John ORTIZ" A CHANCE

Washington, May 22.-Opportun
ity to prove whether he is the long
missing Archduke John Salvador o.
Austria is to be given John Ortiz, the
gainesville. o. machinist, who claims
that he is the man.
Through the Austrian consul genera
in Chicago the embassy here has re
ceiyed word that John Orth has offer
ed to submit an autograph signature
to prove his contention.
Baron Ambrosey, charge d'affaires
of the embassy here, said today that
he will forward Orth's letter to Wen
ma so that the handwriting may be
compared with that of the archduke
who disappeared twenty yaers ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Alabama & ViCkSburg
RAILWAY
Time Table.

EaStbOund.
To Cincinnati, Atlanta and N. Y.------
meridian and Birmingham 3:o5 pm.
" Meridian and Cincinnati $50 am.
Meridian Local --6:45 PM
WestbOund.
To Shreveport and Beyond
" Shreveport and Beyond pm
Vicksburg Local p.mN
Vieksburg Local----------o:5o a. m,
Fast train carries Pullman Sleeping Car
between Shreveport and Chattanooga
connecting with through SIeepers to New
York and Cincinnati. Also Dining Car
The Shreveport and B'ham train carries
through coaches and Sleeping Car be-
tween Shreveport and Meridian and Din
ing Car.
For rates and detailed information, ap.
ply to Ticket Agent or address
GEO. H. SMITH, Gen. Pass. Agent.
New Orleans. La
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

wiley" the well known Jack, for
merly owned by Ed Rhodes, will
make the season at Pelahatchie.
KERSHs e JORDAN,
Pelahatchie. Miss
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

Centralia, Tl.-James Smith, living
near here, has two-headed Albino
pig. 1t is hairless and doing well.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

My home raised Jack, Is hands
high, years old, will make the sea-
son at my place for $40 to insure.
ROBERT CHAPMAN, Johns, Miss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-09
GOODS ROADS BUILDING IN MARION COUNTY.

Travelling over the county shows that the present Marion
county court is doing good roads work in practical
manner
The grade has been made up the big Ankeny hill man.
ner that very Cedtabe to those responsible for the work
The grades we're laid off by County Surveyor B. B. Her
rick assisted by Supervisor Whiteman and Commissioner
Beckwlth
The grade up the big hill is very gentel and one can al
most drive on rot up down. and autos and traction en-
gines will find the climb easy and the descent gentle;
The roadway proper is covered with broken rock just as
is blasted out of the quarry, and makes good macadam
driveway without the expense OF crushing,
Supervisor Whteman has cot great deal OF work done
with small appropriation because he is personally interest
ed in the work.
The Marion county court at the beginning of the present
administration laid down the rule that each road dStnc
would be confined TO the funds that belonged to the district
No moneys have been taken out Of the general county
funds and given TO this district as has been the CUSTOM
When districts know that oil the taxes levied in that dis
tC are going 10 be expended in the district and no more
they are interested in making them 90 as far as possible
The present county court is getting great deal OF dona-
ton work DONE
The grating system of working teams only eight hours
day and counting time from hchng up at the barn has been
broken up.
Nine and ten hour days are being put in on all road work
and the farmers feel that they are working tor themselves
When the county was handing out the money from the
general fund each district trying to work the court and
get all they could out of the general grab-bag
Work has begun on the SWege road district and the Ist
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-09

Smith, his brother, Elisha, and Levi
Johnson were arrested today, after A
hot pursuit through the mountains
by a sheriff's posse, and charged with
completely in the shooting of Ed. Cal
lahan, the famous feudist and friend
of the late Judge Hargis.
Governan Smith is the head of the
Smith clan, which is one of the
strongest feudist organizations in
this part of the country.
Bloodhounds put on the trail OF
the man who shot Callahan led the
posse to the Smith home. Occupants
of the house we're forced to admit
that the trio arrested today had
dashed up to the house late last night
on horses that had been ridden hard
They left the worn-out mounts there,
and, taking fresh ones, started into
the hills. The officers rode hard.
and by making use of short trails
finally overlook the men, and placed
them under arrest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-09
"IN A RAD WAY"
Many a Salem Reader VIII Feel
Grateful for This Information.

When your back gives out;
Becomes lame. weak or aching;
When urinary troubles set In
Your kidneys are 'in a bad way"
Doans Kidney pills will cure you.
Here Is local evidence TO prove III;
w. ]. Carlton. 1896 Third street.
Salem, Oregon, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills, which | procured az DR..
Stones drug store, not only strength
ened my Kidneys. but speedily re-
moved the backache and lameness.
A remedy that brings such prompt
and beneficial results as Doan's Kid
ney Pills is worthy OF endorsement.
advise other kidney sufferers TO try
Doan's Kidney Pills, as / never used
any medicine OF the kind that
equaled them for curing backache
and kidney trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-06-09

section of macadam road will be built the way to Sill
Vert0n.
The Swege district levied specia tax and with what was
due them from their share OF the road tax about SlOO is
available,
They will have 300 loads Of crushed rock available and
Mr., Jefferson has been naled to put It down,
The present county court finds crushed rock too expensive
to use il extensively.
By blasting out the ba ali properly it is broken UP into
pieces three TO four inches square,
That rolled down properly makes hard surface road
he county requires four !Oad rollers instead OF two,
Judge BuShey and Commissioners Gouet and Beckw1 are
getting great deal OF volunteer work done.
When the property oWr erS realize that there is no graft
lin road work they Willingly contribute
When we speak about gratt in road work we do no+ mean
that any county official or road supervisor ever stole dol
lar or took one dishonesty
But any system that can be worked against the public
treasury will be worked.
The Marion county court made grand start in the ngt
direction when refused to levy dollar OF taxes but Tor
actual fixed charges,
large general fund that could be reached after by grasp
ing individuals was a constant incentive to corruption.
The people will be wiling TO lew special road district
tax when they find out two things, to-Wit;
FrS-That they cannot get roads at the expense of the
general taxpayer.
SeCond-That the money they do raise by taxation will be
honestly expended.
For establishing these pnciDIes Judge BuShey and his
colleagues are entitled to credit,
Marion county has about the lowest county tax levy in the
state
Marion county is on the SoundeSt highway policy that has
yet been adopted,
This county is getting along without Saaried county
roadmaSter,
1t is not permitting road supervisors to overdraw their aC
counts dollar.
i is applying business principles to road building,
While some matters might be done better and would be
done differently by other officials the present county court
are not afraid to correct their own work when they have
gone wrong.