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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
AN HEIRLOOM.

In the last will, which was brought to
Rankin to record, of E. E. Baldwin, of
Kinds county, who recently died, is found
the following clause: 10Th. enjoin on
my son Charles Falley Baldwin to take
care of the Knox cup and see that it goes
down by descent as an old family heir
loom
1t is cup which was given by Gen.
George Washington to Gen. Knox when
the arm was broken up at the termination
of the revolutionary war"
Mr.. Baldwin was a scholarly lawyer
who moved south before the war and
made valiant soldier of the confederacv
Me married Miss Mary Norrell, of this
county, who died several years ago.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
THE MYSTERY SOLVED.

"Say Tones," said Brown as he changed
his seat in the street car to get alongside
the other, "you seem to be strangely pre-
occupied this morning You have looked
full at me several times as if you never
saw me before"
as that so? Yes, am a bit absent
minded, l guess"
Anything wrong?"
moo It's just bit of mystery |
can't make out"
'Let me assist you. I'm a good Sher-
lock Holmes, you know"
cts about my wife. We have been
married twenty years, and got over the
romance years ago, but of late she is ac-
ting very queer. Insists on kissing me
every time l leave or enter the house,
and wants to sit on my knee and have
me call her grille. Pm wondering if she
is going to be taken away"
There's no systery about that, Jones.
When you come to think back, didn't the
same thing take place last year about this
timer"
sWhy-why, believe it did,"
"And the year before, and the year be-
fore that?".
II deduce that Christmas is at hand and
she is working for and expects nothing
less than diamond ring My wife and
every other wife is playing the same little
game just now, and playing to win.
Don't you worry about your wife being
taken away. She will be right here to meet
Santa Claus"
'By Georgel BY George" whispered
the preoccupied Mfr. Jones, you have it
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

The earliest railway tickets differed
entirely from those now in use, says the
Railway Magazine. The booking clerk
was furnished with a volume, the pages
of which were divided down the center
of a perforated line, the outside half of
each page was again divided into slips
about four inches long by an inch and
three-quarters in width, on each of which
was printed the name of the issuing sta
ton; spaces were provided in which the
clerk had to write passengers name, date
of issue and the time the train was due
to depart One of these slips, duly filled
in, was detached from the book and hand
ed over to each would-be passenger in
exchange for his fare. The traveller,
having thus obtained his ticket, was pass
ed on to the guard of the train by which
he desired to travel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
A. T. BUTLER.

Tuesday morning the sad news reached
Brandon that Arthur T. Butler had been
killed by an engine on the railroad be-
tween Clarksdale and Lyon, Miss.
Mr.. Butler resided at Lyon, few miles
from Clarksdale, and was in the habit of
walking up the railroad tracks. Hear
ing train coming, it seemed he stepped
off onto another track when he was
struck by an unnoticed train on it. His
death was instantaneous.
M<. Butler was married to Miss Kate
Whitfield, daughter to Rev. and Mrs
]. H. Whitfield, of this place, in 1873, and
to that union six children-one son and
FIVE daughters were born, all of whom
survive
Some years ago the family moved tc
Lyon, but frequently have visited thi:
their old home. Mr.. Butler was a masor
and that order assisted in the buria
services, the Reverend c. F. Emery, pastor
of the Methodist church, conducting tn,
religious ceremonies at the sanitarium
where the remains had been carried OF
arrival here Tuesday night.
The deceased had many friends VIII,
deeply deplore his untimely death and thu
News extends coincidence to the bereavec
ones in the loss of kind husband anc
affectionate father
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

The fist we know Of the navel orange,
which is very valuable not only on &C
count of its fine quality and taste, but
also because of its being sesdless, is of a
single tree that was found growing on
the northern shores of the Mediterranean
Sea, according to St. Nicholas. This was
about the year 1865, or nearly $50 years
ago. A monk in a monastery in that far
away country painted picture of the
fruit and wrote description of it, both
of which may be seen in the library of
the Roman Catholic University at Wash
ington, D. c. Crafts of this tree were
taken to Spain, and from Spain the trees
were carried to South America by the
Spaniards
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

DR.. Koch, the bacteriologist, has re-
ported the successful experiments made
with cats for the eradication of rats in
plague-infected and plague-menaced
harbors of China. In Hong Kong orders
have been issued providing for the main
tenance of one cat in every house. The
governor of the German colony of Togo
has ordered cats to be kept in all the
schools, hospitals, prisons and other public
buildings where natives congregate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
BRIDGE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bid
will be received at the office of the Chan
Gerry clerk in the town of Brandon, Miss.
up to II o'clock noon, on the first Mon
day in January, 1910, for the building of a
cable or wooden bridge over Stems Greek
in beat I, on Florence and King road, &C
cording to plans and specifications now
on file in the clerks office.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
JNO. A. GAYDEN, Clerk.
Brandon, Miss, Dec. 10Th, 1909.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Strong protests are being made against
movement now on foot in Paris to
slaughter dogs for human consumption; ;
and these protests are supported by the
project of police and the Society of the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. DR..
Foveau de Courmelles, president of the
French Antivivisection Society says he
does not think the eating of dog flesh,
providing that the animal be in a healthy
state when killed, is dangerous to the
consumer; but it may be in a poisonous
state without there being any visible sign
of disease in the animal when alive,
as is frequently the case with calves and
oxen
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
Brandon, Miss, Dec. 70, 1909.


Mr. Editor: Much has been said and
is now being said about the shortage of
the crops and hard times and the times
getting harder.
| thought / would not be amiss just
now to sec the conditions of things as
they really are and see if we are not a
little mistaken in our views, and that on
the contrary, Rankin county is in a bet
ter condition financially than she has
been since the war.
OF course the various crops this year
are shorter than we expected they would
be, but the prices have been so much
better, that the county is in a far better
condition than it has been for years
The cotton crop is 1900 bales at $40
per bale, is $4,000 dollars; $500 tons of
seed at $50 ton, is $165,ooo. Total $685.
ooo Take off 500 tons to plant, $I5,-
600. Net 100000.
Now, what does Rankin county owe
Suppose we say 100000, which is large
amount--yes, too large-the surplus will
be $4,000 over and above what she owes
and all of this Indebtedness liquidated by
her cotton crop alone. Now, no inconsid-
cradle amount of her other crops and in
dustries have been turned into money, which
if added to her cotton crop, would show
thousands of dollars more, and would show
as stated above the county in better
condition financially than it has been
since the war.
About threefourth of the present crop
has been sold, and at the present outlook
it would seem that the other fourth will
bring a much greater price per bale
than the three-fourths sold for per bale
If l am right in my calculations, /
see no reason why the times should be SC
hard.
This large amount of surplus money
will have to seek an investment as il
would not be safe to dig hole and put
it in the ground. KY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

TIL Paris correspondent of the Daily
Chronicle says Prof. Metchnikoff, of the
Pasteur Institute, has discovered the mi
crobe of gastro-enteritis, the deadly dis
ease which carries off SO many thous-
ands of young children. He has named
the microbe "proteus," and declares that
ii is found in immense numbers on the out
er skin of fruit and on green vegetables,
in butter and on the rind of most
cheeses. 1t can exist on the human skin.
In order to prevent its entrance into the
human system all fruit should be very
thoroughly washed, if not even boiled,
before it is eaten. In water which has
been used to wash apparently quite clean
fruit millions of the germs have been
found.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

In Kulu, India, it is possible to get 4
climate suitable to all conditions of men
and their many diseases by moving up or
down the valley only few miles; and
there are places where hot sulphur and
mineral baths can be had, all free to the
world, where one can undergo a "cure"
under ones own conditions, says writer
in the Wide World For sport there are
bears, black and brown; panthers, ibex
and tahr wild goats), burrhel wild
Sheep, barking deer, musk deer, six
kinds Of pheasants, three kinds of par
tridges, wild duck, woodcock and snipe,
SO that the sportsman can have shooting,
practically all the year round. Living is
cheap, too, and it is possible for man
with very limited income to have win
ter residence at 900 feet, house in
which TO spend the rainy season at 1000
feet, and tents to camp about for sport
on the mountain during April, May and
June, and from September IS tn until
November I. Where else on earth could
a man keen on sport find such coun-
try?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Miss Gertrude Johnson was recently
elected treasurer of Cherry county, Nebr.
She had made a good deputy for several
years, but when she was nominated for
treasurer the question whether woman
was eligible was raised. It was refS.red
to Attorney General Thompson, who de-
cided that there was nothing in the con-
stitution to prevent woman from holding
the Office
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
For RENT.

The three story brick store house on
southwest corner of public square in
Brandon, now occupied by Gayden and Co.
Also two stories of the brick store house
on northwest corner of public square,
now occupied by T. H. Turley.
Possession given January 1st. APP
ply to William Buchanan, Brandon, Miss,
November 24th, 1909.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

japanese horses wear sandals of rice
straw. The Iceland peasant shoes his
pony with sleeps horn. In the upper
Oxus valley horse shoes made of the
antlers of the mountain deer fastened with
horn pins, are employed. Horses in the
Sudan wear socks of camels' skin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

On Thursday evening, December 20
in Johnson Hall, the Senior class will
present the comedy in four acts, entitled
"The Little School Mistress" The cast of
characters is as follows:
The Little School Mistress. :. :. $500.
-. :. :. -. :. Miss Nan Mayors
Mr.. Undertow---Mr Clifton Cox.
Mr.. Cypher---Mr. Toxic Stapleton.
MIR. Trueblood---Mr Lee McGilvra.
The Janitor (Irish).. :. :. ;. :. >. =.
:. :. :. Mr.. Henry Girdlestone.
Mrs Undertow---Miss Sallie Horne.
Mrs. Gump---Miss Edna Buchanan.
Minnie Trueblood---Sudie Grain.
Marty Undertow Zula Berryhill.
Johnnie Grump---Alfred Brown.
The proceeds will be used for the be-
nefit of the school,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
DISPOSING OF A BAND OF HORSE
THIEVES.


THIEVES.
In the fall of 1863 the people living in
Mount Pleasant neighborhood had many
horses stolen, and for a long time they
were unable to locate the thieves. One
day posse of men traced the stolen
horses to the farm of an old Frenchman
named Luzatter, who in the spring of that
year had rented a farm near that neigh
borhood
Luzatter was taken to Kickapoo for
trial by Judge Lynch, says the Potter
Kansan, and the old Masonic hall at that
place was used as a courthouse. S. D..
D. Smith, who lives at Atchison, was
appointed to defend Luzetter but not
withstanding his plea for the life of the
man, the neighbours decided to hang the
Frenchman unless he told who composed
the gang of thieves This he refused to
do and the rope was procured, put around
his neck and the body lifted from the
floor. After this the Frenchman told
who the thieves were, and he was re-
leased A committee was appointed by
the court to pursue the thieves and dis
pose of them
The committee was gone a week, and
when it returned all questions as to what
it did with the thieves were met with
bothered again with horse thieves.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

No need for the Georgia Bernard Shaw
to come to see us, when the showmen
can ship him the share of the gate re-
ceipts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Whatever else may be said about
the Brokaws, they at least are not Lock-
Jaws.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Fortunate Floridians, who dine on
"velvet-back ducks" and oysters that
give string of pearls for good meas
ure.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

The Kentucky man who threatens
to run for Office until he is elected
shows the Bryan influence in that state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Prosperity is fact, and yet the
people are offered a presidential mes
sage on the easy installment plan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Certainly, Uncle Joe is "a friend to
the common people"-when he sights
them, around the corner, with club.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

We still think that Speaker Cannon will
call in the police to pry open his Christ
mas boxes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

The people are anxious 10 give con-
gress credit for good work. It's simply
up to congress to make good.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

They arc after the paper trust again.
Why not enlist few thousand Indiana
authors in the fight?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

The stories are equal to the demands of
the early shopper, hence the Christmas
country is safe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Considering the flattsneI pocket book,
it might be anaenlel 70 read The VI
innate Consumed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Kermit killed 'bongo" which proves
that he's true chip of the old block
a regular bongo buster.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16
w. S. MAY, Editor.

The Western cold wave received the
usual warm---southern welcome.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

With no ground to stand on, Zelaya
is perfectly willing to take water.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

Latest Novelty Lincoln Penny Fob,
at Watson's Jewelry Store.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
Duffy AntI-GambIIng Bill.

Many people have asked this paper
for the full text of the Duffy anti
gambling bill, which recently passed
the legislature and is now a law of the
land, and we give it in full:
Be it Enacted by the Legislative AS
sembly of the Territory of Arizona:
Sec. l. No city, town or village may
license the carrying on or operating
in any place or any manner of any
game or games of any variety what
soever, nor impose nor collect any &C.
cupation tax or other tax upon or from
any person or persons for the carrying
on or operation thereof.
Sec. ,. Any person who shall gam
BILE by any device or in any manner
whatsoever in any saloon, shop, store,
storehouse, tavern, hotel, club, club
house, club-room, or in any street,
highway or public place, or in any out
house where people resort, or in any
place or room maintained as a gamb-
ling resort, or in any room or place
where intoxicating beverages are sold
or served. shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor.
Sec. 3. If any proprietor, owner or
part-owner, lessee, manager or any
person having management, supervis-
ion or control, temporary or perma-
nent, of any of the places mentioned in
the preceding section shall knowingly
permit any gambling to be done in
such place, he shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
Sec. 4 In any prosecution for VIC
lation of Sec. of this Act no person
shall be exempt or excused from testi-
fying because by so testifying he may
incriminate himself under the provis
ions of Sec of this Act: but one who
has so testified shall be privileged from
prosecution under the provisions OF
said Sec. upon any matter inquired
of him when so testifying.
Sec. ). This Act shall take effect
upon its passage.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the Most
Popular Because 1t is the Best.

II have sold Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for the past eight years and
find it to be one of the best selling
medicines on the market. For babies
and young children there is nothing
better in the line of cough syrup"
says Paul Allen, Plain Dealing, La.
This remedy not only cures the coughs,
colds and Group so common among
young children, but is pleasant and
safe for them to take. II contains no
opium or other narcotic, and may be
given to baby as confdentally as to
an adult. For sale by H. H. Watkins.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27

All the stone work on the Mulligan-
Thompson building is completed and
the floors are now being laid. The
building is one of the handsomest on
the line of the Santa Fe, being built
entirely of Kingman tutf, a stone that
is easily worked and hardens in the
building.
Monaghan & Murphy are about to
reopen the Capital group of mines, at
Marie Camp, some distance below Ell
dorado Canyon. The mines at one
time showed up rich bodies of ore, but
owing to tragedy at that place work
was suspended and the mines allowed
to lie idle for years. An Indian named
All Vote ran amuck in the Eldorado
Canyon country, killing a number of
men at that place and later going down
the river to Marie camp, where he
killed Charles Monaghan, and then
across the river to the Gold Bug mill,
where he killed Judge J. NJ. Morton.
Since the death of Monaghan nothing
has been done on the mines, except
the assessment work, but activity in
the river country has stirred up the
owners to action and now a systematic
effort will be made to put the mines
on a producing basis.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27

Mrs. w. A. Mensch and daughter
Bessie came in from the Enterprise
mine last Tuesday to take in the
school entertainment.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
Mrs. Maguire's Funeral.

Last Sunday afternoon the body of
Mrs. Helen Mcguire was brought to
Kingman, her two daughters accom-
panying the remains. The funeral
was held from the NJ. E. Church and
brought out one of the largest crowds
of reople that that little ediice has
seen in many years.
Mrs. Mcguire was one of the best
known and best loved women in the
county and her death will be sincerely
mourned by not only her children, but
by all who had the pleasure of her ac-
quaintance.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27

J. S. Amundsen, of Williams, spent
most of the week visiting with his fam
lily who are spending the winter
months in Kingman.
Machinery, lumber, timbers and
mining supplies of all kinds is crowd
ing the ground space along the King
man railroad yards.
Mrs. w. A Mensch and daughter
Bessie came in from the Enterprise
mine last Tuesday to take in the
school entertainment.
Mrs. Carpenter, of Flagstaff, is win
tering in Kingman, the high altitude
and cold winters of the Skylight City
being too much for her health.
A large delegation of white sleep
shearers came in from the east last
Thursday. All the men heretofore en-
gagged in the work in Kingman have
been Mexicans.
LoST.-Tuesday night, at Elks Hall,
one baby cap, white, trimmed with
white bows and adorned with small
animal heads. Leave at MINER shop
and receive reward.
To the travelling men that visit this
section, Kingman is one of the most
prosperous towns in the territory.
NJ r.oo5- ono cold bara than Of apv
place of its size in the United States.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. R. Ragsdale de-
parted to the coast Thursday evening
for a weeks outing and Judge w. G.
Blakely will hold services in the
church tomorrow at 7:3O p. m.
William Mcguire. who came in from
the Goldfeld country last week, re-
ports that o. D. Clack is coming back
to Mohave. county, the trip being made
overland by team.
Mrs. Mary E. Prisk is quite i'll at
her home in Chloride, her two boys
having been called to her bedside.
Alfred Prisk came in from Los Ange-
les ard departed to Chloride last
T"ur day.
The county dads are removing the
Bowers building from the south side
of Beale street TO the north side of the
same street, in the neighborhood of
the county poor farm buildings, and
will use it in connection with the
farm. A tank and tower are being
erected on the grounds, from which
the farm will be irrigated.
a letter received last night from
Representative S. w. Tobey, dated at
Phenix Thursday last, conveys the in
formation that the bill authorizing
Mohave county to issue additional
bonds to the amount of 30,OO0S to build
a courthouse had passed the lower
house. There is no doubt that it will
pass the Council.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27

J. S. Amundsen, of Williams, spent
most of the week visiting with his fam
lily who are spending the winter
months in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
Reason Enthroned.

Because meats are so tasty they are
consumed in great excess. This leads
to stomach troubles, billiousness and
constipation. Revise your diet, let
reason and not a pampered appetite
control, then take few doses of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and you will soon be well again. Try
it. For sale at H. H. Watkins drug
store. SAMPLES free.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
X. S. L. S. Entertainment.

Last Tuesday night the school chill
dren gave an enjoyable entertainment
ia Elks Hall, which spacious building
was filled to the doors. While some
Of the actors failed to have their lines
properly committed, taken as whole
the performance of the children was
good. REGULATIONS and songs were
above the average and the children
may well feel proud of their achieve
ment.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27

John B. McCloskey, familiary known
as the Cardinal, died at Grass
Springs last week. He was about 20
years of aye and had resided in Mo
have county many years. The past
ten years he had been residing on the
ranch of Mrs. Esther Starkey, at Grass
Springs. He was a familiar figure in
the mining camps of this district and
was known to all the old timers.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
The Farmers Daughter.

A simple, everyday heart-touching
story of the sort that concerns real
people and deals with real situations
and the realities of life instead of the
impossibilities, is the kind the play
wright has woven into an interesting
rural drama in The Farmers Daugh-
ter. The play tells the story of beau
tiful girl of the clover-laden hills of
New England, and is rural play of
unusual merit, in fact, it is said to be
the successor of The Old Homestead
and Way Down East. No play of this
type in years has attracted such wide
spread attention as The Farmers
Daughter. which will be seen at the
Opera House on Monday, March LIST.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
EFF. Thomson, o. D. NJ. Gaddis and

E. F. Thomson, o. D. NJ. Gaddis and
J. w. Thorn returned yesterday from
the Gold Road and Tom Reed mines,
where they looked over mining in
terests. They were much pleased
with progress of that section since
their last visit.
Frank O'Dea and niece, Miss Stella
Corson, have been in Kingman several
DAYS from their home in Todd Basin.
Mr.. O'Dea has been at work on the
old Garfield mining claim in the Basin
and has opened up nice body of ore.
Mohave County miner., 1909-02-27
For that Terrible itching.

Eczema, letter and salt rheum keep
their victims in perpetual torment.
The application OF Chamberlain's Salve
will instantly allay this itching, and
many cases have been cured by its
use. For sale by H. H. Watkins.