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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

Mr.. Charles Thatcher, the good roads
apostle, delivered an address in the court
house at Jackson on Monday night, but
did not have as big crowd to hear
him as he hoped for and should have had.
But, any way, he made very interesting
talk, full of good common sense and
reason, on the subject of read building
Mr. Thatcher takes the position that it is
great public duty of the people of this
section of the country have yet to perform.
They have been asleep to their natural
resources and their own interests in having
remained idle so long. They had the best
of road building material in Their sand
and gravel and clay, and which if put
together in the proper proportions and
mashed down with fifteen ton roller
would make as fine roadway as any coun-
try could want. The main thing in build
ng a piece of road is to get rid of the
water and make the crown of the road of
such material that water will not and can
not soak in or stand. That once accom-
plished the problem of good roads is solved.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

An experienced water melon raiser in
Simpson, county taught US that it takes
90 days from the planting of the water
melon seed, before the luscious fruit is
ripe enough to eat or to market. He
would plant the seed just 90 days in adj
vance of meeting of an association that
may be held convenient to his arm, so
that he Can have an abundance of ripe
juicy rnelons fer the guests who put up
at his house during the meeting.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

Two extremes of life and circumstances
met on our streets here one day last week
which an observing and reflecting human
could not fail to notice and remark upon.
Two trangers-wagons drawn by a pair
of mules each met here. The occu
pants of one of the vehicles were fairly
aged gentleman, a tolerably young man,
young woman and little girl. The
wagons body was covered and arranged
for comfort in travel, and contained camp
ing O, r. packed away The vehicle was
a good enc and the two mules were match
of sp.eI id black mules, we'll harnessed
up. Upon inquiry we found that this
party were from Oklahoma and on the
way south to Florida-just taking a trip
they said in foreign accents. Their
appearance indicated we'll to do and in
dependent people. They said they were
not moving, had property back yonder
in the west, but they were just taking a
trip. Now, the other picture is ramb-
ling contraption on four wheels, covered
over as the Other, containing,we did not learn
what material, drawn by two common poor
mans mules tolerably safely harTessed,
and driven by tolerabIy old, long-haired
veteran, accompanied by two dogs of
doubtful breed And these is all there
is of u.s." he said. The direction of his
route was north, just the opposite of the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

The State Democratic Executive Com
mittee is called by the chairman, c. L.
-Lomax to meet in Jackson at IL m,
Friday, Mayo, to consider the requests of
Senator Percy and ex-Gov. Vardaman for
primary to be held next November for
the voters of the state tosay which one
of these two gentlemen shall be senator
of the United States from near that pri-
mary, if it be held, till the Legislature
meets again and elect for the long term
1t is intimated that Gov. Noel will fight
the holding of this primary. But we shall
see later what will be.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

Our society items gatherer has been to-
unwell this week to find out who is here
and who is gone, and what's the GOSSIP
of the hour. So we are minus persona
matters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

Inc papers say that about sixty per cen;
of the planted cotton was up, and in con-
sequence, was',kaled by the cold Sunday
night. "A large planter in Kinds county
had planted largely of fine seed that cost
him ST. rs per bushel, and now, he says
and that is lost, and he will plant corn
peas, and other food stuff.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

The four state educational institutions
The University of Oxford, the A. and NJ
College, near Starkville, the l. l. and c.
at Columbus and the Alcorn A. and M.
at Port Gibson will all do away with the
seperate boards Of trustees on May 1st and
all come under the management of one
board of nine members which will con-
troll the interests of all four. The gov
ernor will appoint the nine members of
the new board very shortly.
The Baptist people here have made up
their minds and the wherewithing, to send
their pastor, Rev w. S. Allen, to the
Southern Baptist Convention which meets
May nth, in Baltimore, Md. Nearly
all the Baptist preachers in Mississippi
are expected to attend this grand annual
convention of the Baptist churches, along
with delegations of laymen selected to
represent the different churches and as
sociations Delegates from every south
ern state and from out lying islands
where regular missionary Baptists have
organized churches, compose this conven-
ton.
Prof. w. N. Taylor, principal of Stems
Greek High school will attend the State
Teachers Association in Meridian which
meets Thursday to Saturday. He will
be accompanied by Misses Mary Collins
and Meddie Tucker, two of the five school
girls selected from the Rankin county as
sociation's contest in spelling. These ex-
celleTt Rankin girls are pupils of the school
here, and they will engage, with the other
three contestants in the great state spelling
contest at the Meridian convention. A
Rankin county girl won last year at the
Natchez convention, in the Individual con-
test, and it is devoutIy hoped a Rankin
contestant, boy or girl, will bear off the
honors again, for this year.
Some kitchen gardens are troubled at
times with the Irish potato bug This
pest can destroy a whole patch of potatoes
If unmolested. Some gardeners resort to
hand picking to destroy the bug, which
method is very tedious and takes much
time. Some who have many rows of POI
tatoes use liquid, or dust, poison. 1t
takes one of these methods to save that
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-04-28

An all important event will, little
over IS days, engage our attention and
enlist our interest as patrons and pupils.
The commencement exercises of Stems
Creek High school will soon be to hand.
We here give the program of that all i'm
portant occasion:
PROGRAM OF COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
Philadelphia Society Woman Wins
Fame as a )ockey-Englisb Girl
the Painter OF a Wonderful Pic
ture-A Teacher Of Bahalsm.
A Woman Jockey.

To be a oma Jockey is perhaps
the latest ambition of the gentle sex
OF course from the big races women
are barred. but several women have
ridden at county fairs. and the smart
set have held races of their own where
the jockeys were unhampered by the
limitations of sex.
Miss Emily Randolph. the daughter
of p. s. Randolph. a Philadelphia mil
~lionaire. has won just fame as a crack
rider both In the ~gymkhanas held at
Lakewood every season and at d re
zen race meet held at Aiken. S. C
She entered the five-eighths mile az
and held her own CALAMITY with the
other contestants.
Miss Randolph rides cross saddle
and wears breeches and a long man
nish coat. Most of the crack women
riders. by the way. have discarded the
~sidesaddle.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

By virtue of a writ OF Fieri Facias, to me d.
rected, issued out of the Court OF Chancery of
1910, In a certain cause wherein Michael A.
Lengert is complainant, and Samuel N. Nor
ton ct TX ct ais. are defendants, | shall expose
to sale at public vendue, on
TUESDAY, MAY 3lst, 1910,
between the hours OF twelve and five o'clock
p. M, towit, at one O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the Sherif's office, in Cape May
Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey,
All that lot, tract or parcel of land and
premises, hereinafter particularly described,
situate, lying and being in the Borough OF
Holly Beach CITY, IN the Count OF Cape May
cribed as follows towlt: Beginning at a point
on the southwesterly side of Baker avenue,
at the distance of two hundred and ten feet
southeasterly from the southeasterly corner
OF Holly Beach and Baker venue and run
ming thence (l in a southeaeterly direction
along the southwesterly side of Baker ave-
nue., and front line of lot number twenty-one,
the distance of forty feet to a corner of lot
No. %, and running thence ~ and at right
angles to said last course, and H. a south
westerly direction along the dividing line of
lots numbers twenty-one (2l) and twenty-five
(22 the distance of one hundred 900 feet to
the rear line of lots fronting on Montgomery
venue and running thence 81 and at right
angles to said last course and in a n~orthwes-
terly direction along the rear and dividing
line OF lots numbers six and t~wenty-one the
distance of forty (4l feet, and running thence
az and at right angles to said last course, and
in a northeasterly direction along the divi-
ding line of lots numbers twenty and twenty
one, the distance OF one hundred feet to the
said southwesterly side of Baker avenue and
place of beginning. Being lot number twen-
iy-one eli of block No. SO of the recorded plot
or plan of the Holly Beach City Improvement
Company, and being the same premises
which Aaron q. Andrew and wife, BY deed
dated May 4th, 1900, and rec orded in the
Clerks office of the County of Cape May in
deed book No. l49, pages 526, ETC., granted and
conveyed unto the said Sarah p. Tunis in fee.
ROBERT r. CORSON,
Sheriff.
Dated April 26, 1910.
Samuel 4. Eldredge. Solicitor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
Letter to neech s. Co.

Dear Madam: We can't get over
talking about those two houses at Luf-
kin, Tex, owned by Judge |. ID. Fair
child.
Both houses are exactly alike and
both painted at same time by j. NJ.
Torrance.
One took 153 gallons Devoe; the
other % gallons of another paint sold
at same price.
That % gallon paint is weak and 10
per cent. whiting; that's why it took
81 gallons more
Yours truly
IS F. w. Devoe & Co.
P. S. Harbison's Wildwood Bazaar
sells our paint.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
Expounds an Oriental Religion.

Miss Laura Clifford Barney. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Clifford Barney of Wash
ington. is an authority on Bahaism.
the oriental religion that has lately
come out of the east. Miss Barney.
who is young. pretty and rich in her
own right, has astonished scholars by
the depth of her researches. Her first
book, Some Answered Questions"
was the fruit of two years spent by
her in Persia studying the eastern be-
lief. Her next book is entitled Gods
Heroes and deals with the Bah and
a beautiful disciple OF his called Qura-
tn 4 Ain Consolation of the Eyes,.
Ouratu u Ain is the eastern Joan OF
Arc. She was incidentally a social re-
former and a pioneer emancipator Of
her sex.
Miss Barney. besides being a most
gifted authoress. is a sculptor Of no
mean ability and an adept in the art
of boOkbinding. Her books are editions
de luxe, thanks to this knowledge.
FRANCES WARD.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

said he hoped the handsome trophy
would prove an incentive to yacht
owners to produce better and faster
craft.
William A. Justice has a list Of vot-
era used in Inner epn,s Neck-toWn-
ship, Salem county, in 1885. Pretty
old list this.
r. N. Adams Is having a dandy
speed boat built by Capt. Hulett
Brewer with which he expects to make
some new speed records this summer.
She will be called the Ruric and her
dimensions will be 534 feet long, A
feet on the water line and 81 feet over
all. She will be equipped with a AS
horse power, six cylinder Jencick en-
CINE and if the genial "R. "" don't
make some of the visiting speed boat
owners look like thirty cents this sum-
mer, we miss our guess. She will be
launched from the Holly Beach Yacht
club on May Both. MI. Adams ex-
poets to beat the Dixie ii with his new
boat. The Dixie II holds the worlds
record for speed boats.
Judge w. B. Matthew of Washing
ton. DEC, who recently bought the
cottage of the Turkish Consul General
here, has presented to several parties
here on the island a large map of the
United States, including territories and
insular possessions and other interest
ing details.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
Road oiled

A dispatch from Swedesboro reads
as follows: "For a time there was a
strong sentiment here among Main
street residents to have that thorough
fare sprinkled with oil to settle the
dust. AS a test, one of the merchants
had the road in front of his store treated
in this way. Opposition Immediately
arose. The dust was settled, but the
remedy was worse than the disease
women insisted. The odor was un-
pleasant and many had visions of what
it would be in the summer, with win
dows up and the street sprinkled with
oil. There is a strong possibility that
the old-fashioned water wagon will be
used.n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

Anybody with any real Information
about what is going on will be a well
come visitor at Oyster Bay after Roose-
velt's return. He is represented as
having a great thirst for information.
He wants to talk with everybody who
has live views. His conference with
Clifford Pinchot, it is asserted, had no
more significance than indicating his
determination to find out all he could
about the big issues of the day.
There is authority for the statement
that Colonel Roosevelt and Clifford Pin
chot stand for the same things In the
general broad conservation question.
There is nothing to indicate that Roose-
welt proposes to criticise President Taft
for Diminishing Pinchot from office.
WILL REITERATE HIS OLD POLICIES
While Roosevelt does not intend to
run for Governor, Senator or other office
at this time he proposes to continue an
active figure in politics. He empha-
sized the fact that he is a private citi-
zen. Also that he has a duty to per-
form in connection with the great pub
lie questions of the day. He will speak
at Cheyenne, st. Paul, and in Kansas
in August. In these speeches he will
discuss "Principles." He will reiterate
his old policies, but it is asserted he
he will not discuss the actions of others
in connection with these policies.
So far as New York politics is con-
cerned it is affirmed that Colonel Roose-
welt is willing to do anything he can to
help the political future of William
Loeb. Whether he is willing to advise
that Loeb be nominated for Governor
Is a question. This is something that
he will determine when the time
comes, and after he has become thor
oughly informed of the situation. 1t
Is further asserted that those who cling
to the belief that Colonel Roosevelt is
an "impulsive" ma who proposes to
go off half cooked about Mr.. Taft, the
Roosevelt policies and local politics
will o o find they are Mistaken
From the Brooklyn Eagle, Mayo, 1910.
Lots of that good sharp cheese at
Albig's.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

Gravel Road
Cape NAV County, n. II.

Sealed bids or proposals for the construc-
ton OF eleven miles OF gravel road, covering
that section ofthe seashore road, I'd section, be-
ginning at Crooked Creek in Cape May Court
House and extending ENTHUSIASTICALLY tow
ard Beesleys Point, will be received and OPEN
ed by the ROAD Committee OF the Board of
Chosen Freeholders of said county at a meet
ing to be held in the court house at Cape MAY
Court House, n. j., on
MONDAY, MAY I6, 1910,
at eleven O'Clock, q. m.
The bids will be submitted to and acted on
by the said board at a meeting to be held in
said court house on Wednesday, May Is, 1910,
at eleven O'Clock, a. m.
The road to be constructed in accordance
with The plans and specifications on file in
the office of Hon. Frederick Gilkyson, State
COMMISSIONS of Roads, Trenton, Nd,
and in the office of L. NJ. Rice, County Engi-
neer.
Plans and specifications may also be seen
at the offices of the following members of the
Road Committee: Charles Sayre, Director,
Ocean City; John I. Bennett, Cape May City;
Charles II. Clouting, Sea Isle City; j. p. Fox,
Ocean City; Ii. W.. Candy, Tuckahoe; Nm.
s. Johnson, Ocean City; d. W. Rodan, Cape
May City; Daniel Schellenger. Erma; Sylves-
Vile.
No proposal will be considered unless ac-
companied by a certified check to the amount
of $1,000 90 drawn to the order OF Charles Sayre,
Director.
All proposals must be on the regular "pro-
posal' form provided for the purpose, plainly
Eleven Miles OF seashore road, I'd section,' to-
gether with the name and addressOfthe bidder,
and nobid will be consideredunless so marked.
Samples of gravel proposed to be used to be
submitted to the State Commissioner and
County Engineer previous to receiving the
bids.
The right is reserved to reject any or all
bids.
By order of the Board.
CHARLES sAYRE,
At Dr. C.--k-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

The newly elected Borough Council
will meet and organize next Monday
night. The Mayor has the appoint
ment of a Borough Clerk, Solicitor and
other minor officers, which are required
to be confirmed by Council. The
Council will also elect a President from
among their members. The new Dor
ough starts out with all improvements
made, such as sewers, water, graveled
streets, cement curbs and sidewalks
and not a dollar of Indebtedness as the
founders have paid for all these things.
This is a condition that probably never
existed in any other town in the
G untry.
The 81. so a plate banquet at the Hol-
ly Beach Yacht club last Friday night
was attended by about sixty persons,
and was given to formally present the
Henry d. Moore silver cup. 1t is to be
a perpetual sterling trophy to be raced
for each year by speed boats, and is al
ways to remain the property of the club.
Henry ID. Moore, the donor, is a mil
lionaire capitalistlof Haddonfield, and
and much to the regret of the MEM
bers of the club, was unable to be pres
ent because of i'll health, having been
recently advised to go to the Maine
woods. Commodore Harrison HI. Voor-
hees vas POSTMASTER and master of
ceremonies and after a preliminary
speech introduced j. Fithian Tatem,
son-in-law of Mr.. Moore, who presented
the cup with al eloquent speech. 1t
was accepted on behalf of the club by
Frank G.. English, the president.
Other speakers were j. Thompson Ba-
ker, James Thompson, commodore of
the Stone Harbor Yacht club; ex-Sher-
if w. H. Bright, Postmaster j. Albert
Harris, Postmaster f. G. Meyer and
Mayor Frank E. Smith. A letter was
read from Philip P. Baker expressing
his regret at being unable to attend and
wishing the club well. The cup was
about a foot high and bore this inscrip-
ton, "Henry d. Moore cup, presented
to the Holly Beach Yacht club as a
perpetual trophy, to be contested for
annually by motor boats as described
in the deed Of gift" In presenting the
cup Mr.. Tatem complimented the club
upon the progress it had made and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
HIS BUMPS.
The Explanation Given by the Book on
~Phrenology.

The Explanation Given by the Book on
~Phrenology.
They were newly married and were
calling upon one of the friends of the
bride who had been particularly pleas
ant upon the occasion of their we'd
ding. The bridegroom. apropos of
nothing, began to talk about ~phrenolo-
gy and told how his wife had discov-
cred two very prominent bumps on the
back Of his head. He was proud of
them. So was she. and she passed him
around that the host and hostess might
feel the bumps and know of their ex-
Istence. Then she explained:
My book on ~phrenology says that
they mean good memory and generos-
ity."
1t was evident that she was proud
of the facts. and so was he. But the
host. being of an inquiring turn Of
mind. wished to satisfy himself, SO he
got down a chronological work from
n Of his library shelves and after
much labor found the bumps on the
chart. Turning to the notes, he read,
seriously at first. then unsteadily. The
bride became suspicious. but she was
game and said:
Read it out loud Please dor And
the host read:
"These bumps are most frequently
found On cats and monkeys"
Other topics consumed the remain
der Of the visit which was brief.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06

Lots of that good sharp cheese at
Albig's. \
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
Rival of the Chandelier Headdress.

Mile. Marie Rethore. a Partisan dan.
GER. is responsible for it. Several
smart young women who pride them
selves on being up to date had revolt
ed against the domestic character Of
the present barnyard modes. They
wanted something more piquant and
daring and expressed their views In
Mile. Rethore's presence. Promptly
the clever little woman evolved the
snake headdress, at which all Paris>ls
now amazed. First she introduq/
live snake into her dances and v
1t into a charming Russian
effect over her reddish locks. M o.
had an artificial snake made<
most becoming %colorings and
same at a smart restaurart\
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
SALE

L. NJ. Rice, County Engineer. D''s''o
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1910-05-06
WILDWOOD CREST'S
FIRST ELECTION
The New Borough Casts Is Votes
at First Election. Council VIII
Organize Next Monday Night
THE new SPEED BOAT OF R. N. ADAMS

The first election in the new Borough
of Wildwood Crest was held on Tues
day, May 3, 1910, in the boardwalk
office of Baker Brothers. The ticket as
nominated was elected except for Col
lector. Leslie Hallen had been nomi-
mated for that office, but it was since
learned that by reason of his being
postmaster he was ineligible for the
office of Collector by the laws and rul-
ings of the federal government. H.
w. Lare was therefore chosen to be
Collector. The total number of voters
on the registry list entitled to vote was
43, of which number % votes were
polled. These 43 names on the registry
list were r. N. Adams, Walton Blans-
field, Samuel X. Barber, Philip P.
Baker, VIM. Bats, Thomas Cross,
Harry q. Carey, J. Howard Coombs,
]. Walter Clark, James q. Duberson.
N. Diamond, Henry w. Friday, Theo-
dore Foote, John G%loeckler, James P.
Gill, Leslie Hallen, Isaac Hewitt,
Jacob Ipgersoll, Joseph F. James,
VIM. A. Justice. VIM. H. johnson, E.
r. Johnstone, H. w. Lare, Oscar Long,
acre, Thos. F. Lea, Albert f. Let's,
VIM. +. Mitchell, Peter Motley, Joseph
Nickerson, Harry L.. Nickerson, David
e. Pickering, Chas. E. Rees, Chas. E.
Rees, Jr., Thos. j. Rose, Thos. F. Sew
ard, Victor ]. Seward, Ho ward L.
Stricken, James Sweeten, VIM. A.
Thompson, w. G.. Taylor, Samuel
B. Taylor, John R. Taylor, Harry e.
Weir. The election officers conduct
ing the election were Thomas Cross,
William A. Justice, Charles e.
Rees and Harry e. Weir. Mr.. Rees
was judge; MI. Cross, inspector;
and Messrs. Justice and Weir
clerks of election. Former Senator
Philip P. Baker was elected Mayor
and the Councilmen elected are Joseph
F. James, Nachman Diamond, Samuel
B. Taylor, Edward r. tombstone,
Thomas F. Seward and Harry g.
Carey; Collector, H. w. Lare, Asses
sor, Harry L. Nickerson; Justice of
the Peace, John Gloeckler; Constable,
David f. Pickering. The total vote
was as follows: