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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
LEESBURG, MISS.

Messrs Johnny, Dee, and Boss Measles
were visitors in this place Sunday.
Spring seems suddenly to have opened
Up. People Of this section are very glad
to see the splendid weather we are now
having, and all hope for a continuation
of same.
The farmers are getting real busy to-
wars preparing their lands.
Messrs. Bryant Worley and Monroe
Webb spent Sunday with relatives at
Pisgah and Sand Hill.
Little Mabel and Lillian Walsh have
hope that they will soon be up and in
school again.
We regret very much to announce that
Miss Sallie Denson was called from school
here last Thursday afternoon, to the bed
side of her sister, Miss Mamie, who is
suffering from an attack Of appendicitis.
That Miss Mamie may soon recover, and
that Miss Sallie may soon return to her
school is the sincere wish of all.
Mr.. J. B. Worlcy spent last Saturday
in Pearl river swamp, looking after some
of his cattle
Last Saturday was doubtless the busiest
day with some at least,) in Leesburg we
have had in some time. Prof r E. Stuart
and Bryant Worley were out early looking
for wagon and team, ard soon they met
the accommodating Mr.. Bilbro. Next
they were seen at the mill loading lumber
AS soon as the lumber was at the place
they went to work like experienced carpen-
| tiers, and soon had completed the much
needed extention to the stage in the school
room. There was business in other quar-
ters as well. The young ladies manifested
an unusual industrious spirit, by assem-
! bling at the school hall Saturday and
! quilting a most artistically designed quilt
which is to be sold for the benefit OF
cur library which has been ordered and
which will arrive this week. No place
can boast of more faithful and service
rendering company of young ladies thar
can Leesburg.
! Our school is progressing nicely, al
though we regret to state that some Of
our pupils had to stop and begin work
or the farm. Preparations for the con-
cert will be given at the close of school
on Friday night, April I, are getting under
good head way. The program of the
concert will be given later.
Although Saturday was busy day il
was unanimously. voted that Sunday was
the, most. pleasant as we'll las the busiest
day 1--WE have had yet. A company Of
| forty-one young ladies and young gentle
men, girls and boys, congregated in front
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
CATO, MISS.

Now, probably some people think that
Cato has passed out of existence, but LET
them come and see.
DR.. Norman has been very busy build
ing several new poultry yards for his
Rhode Island Reds.
Bro. Polk filled his regular appoint
merit here Saturday and Sunday.
Quite large came from distance to
attend church here Sunday.
Miss Hattie Clark has returned home
from Magee, where she has been teach
ing
B. A. Clark made a business trip to
the county capital Tuesday.
Our gallant young friend, Willie Mar
shall, of Patrick, made his regular trip
this way Sunday
Farmers are making good use of this
fine spring weather.
Some corn is beirg planted; and there
is a desperate effort in this part of the
country to get some corn planted hits year.
AS corn is the thing we want this year.
Where gardens were planted early it
looks as though we will soon have some
pot liquor.
The oat crop does not look so we'll
as though there will only be half crop.
Since the legislature has has elected a
senator we stop to get deep breath and
say amen.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
CLEARY, MISS.

Weather fine and farmers are making
good use of it, some talking of planting
corn this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Smith visited rela-
atives in Kinds Saturday returning Sun
day.
Mr.. Harvey Smith, of Georgetown, is
visiting his brother Ira and family.
Hen. Mr.. Hood, who is one of Copiah
countys representatives in the present leg
is lature, and family, visited Mrs Hoods
aunt, Mrs Mollie Smith, and other rela-
tiyeS here Sunday.
Mrs. Quitman Smith and family Of
Arse, visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr. L. Mathis and family visited Nr.
and Mrs. Porter Russell Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Smith visited at Mr..
N. Smith Sunday.
The singing at Hickory Ridge Sunday
evening was very we'll attended by the
young folks of the neighborhood, and we
are glad to see So many out and hope all
will come again. But we must remember
that we are in the house of the Lord and
not forget ourselves and act rude, as we
meet for Improvement and not for fun.
Preaching at Sinai Sunday evening by
Bro. Purcell, the pastor. Let all come at
or half past and practice singing before
preaching.
Preaching at Hickory Ridge Saturday
and Sunday by Pastor c.. L. Lewis
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
TOWNSVILLE, MISS.


We are having real spring now and
farmers are making good in every direc
ton. Some are even planting corn and
cane.
Surveyor Whitfield paid our community
professional visit last Tuesday.
MRS. Mary Thomas suffered slight
stroke of paralysis last week. We are
glad to report that she is improving now.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt Shorter, of Simp-
SON county visited relatives in this neigh
borhood the first of this week.
Mrs. Minnie Pearce has been quite
sick for several days, but is now convalesc-
ing.
Mrs. Martha Berry, of Braxton, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Thomas.
Drs- Todd and Whitfield. Of Flor
4Aee, and Or. Webb, of Star, have all
made professional calls in the community
within the last few days.
Several of the boys have stopped school
60 begin farming, but for all that the
school holds up well. 80.
Rev. o. J. Rainy preached an excellent
sermon Sunday, showing the characteristics
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10

is TO be congratulated on the pretty gar
den she and her pupils have at the school
house. 1t is quite attractive
Mrs ]. t. Hosia, who has ben visiting
her parents here left Tuesday for Lexing-
ton.
Quite number from here attended
church at Pisgah Sunday.
This springlike weather is putting the
farmers to blowing in earnest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bates from Pela-
hatchie, visited Goshen Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
LADIES, PLEASE READ.

OF all the fools in this world who
never receive sympathy, the wretches who
kill their best friends because they sdidn't
know it was loaded" are closest 10 tbs
monkey, judged from clownish conduct.
The woman who prances through life with
deadly hatpins stabbing at cheeks and
eyes everyntime she bobs her silly head,
Is the closet rival of the idiot who didn't
know it was loaded.-Spokane Inland
Herald. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
PELAHATCH|E, MISS.

Our enterprising merchant, Mr.. Luther
Mashburn, has put down nice walk IN
front of his new brick store, now some OF
the rest just follow suit.
We are glad to hear that Bro. McDon-
nell and wife are much improved and
hope they will soon be entirely well.
The angel Of death has been in our
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10

of the Christian. No one present could
help but be benefited by it, After
preaching a call was made for volunteer
contributions to the new dormitory at the
Methodist Orphanage. The contribution
was, we understand, very small.
We enjoy the News more than we
did-a good reason 70 it. You are Civ
ing us the best paper we ever had.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
THE GREAT INsURGENI'.

The really great ireurgent Is the dis
gusted northern republican who will go
to the polls next November and put our
sanity democratic party back into power
-Clarion-Ledger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
PACE SWIFT, YES, BUT COL. COR
DON PLAYED THE GAME
"GtntIrmGn From Missisibbi" Quits
Capital With High
Score.

Washington, D. c., March s-Amid
the farewellS of small party Of friends.
Col. James Gordon, former senator from
Mississippi, tonight left Washington, for
little more than two months the scene
of his social and senatorial triumphs.
Accompanied by his wife, the dist;n-
guished Confederate whose first and
last speech in the senate made him ia
nous, took the ITO O'Clock train over
the Southern Railway for Memphis where
he will stop few days before proceed
ing to Mississippi.
Senator Money of Mississippi, did not
accompany him to the train and Col.
Gordon did not say good-by TODAY to Pres
ident Taft. He will invite the president
to visit him in Mississippi.
The last few days of his stay in Wash
ington were crowded He was busy saw
ing good-by to his numerous friends i'm
and out of the senate The most promin-
ent people socially in the capital have
made him a lion At meeting of the
Commercial Club he made his last speech.
being introduced as the only man in
Congress who had ever expressed his true
opinions of corporations and especially
the Standard Oil Company.
Col. Gordon declared that in his opin-
ion the senate was composed of the finest
men he had ever been associated with.
Down orr way the people are under
the impression that the senate is com
posed of lot of bloatrd bond holders"
he said: "When | get home I'm going to
make it my business to put them right.
If there were any grafters in the senate
| couldn't find 'em. Them are the helle-
mist hardest workers I've ever seen; they
work so hard they've worn all the hair
off the tops of their heads The senate
is no place for IN old fellow ike me.
The hest part Of ny education I learned
in Wahsircton. When l came here
thought I'd live over near the senate so
that | could keen an eye on things But
thew were too fast for rue. When they
gave me frank the verv fret thing I did
was to use it on private letter and tn
an cx-ronvict. at that. [ didn't know it
was only for public business.
REPUBLICANS BEST ORATORS.
"The very first time voted It was for
a Republican measure. When nv Demo-
cratic colleagues came to me abcrt it I
told them 7 was sorry to h2ve made such
a blunder, but that l had listened 20 the
speeches and had found that the Repub-
Ec9r eie'S sounded hest to me, and so I
followed ther'. I told them If thew wanted
me TO vot~ the other Wv IN the culture
they would have to find some better
speakers"
Senator Gordon corld net master the
telephone. and found it impossible to talk
through one
They tell stow Of him regarding
book of teerrarh franks presented to him
wien he entered the sepat-. He unsed
all the franks stamps sending messages
TO his friends and quickly exha-et~d his
s"rrlv. 0r- r7arning Hsncock Robinson
bic s-c-eta---. found On his des1 a biz
batch Of tA!~qran1e to be sent. To each
the Color~l bad affixed an ordinary two
cent postage stamp.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10

midst again, Mr.. Crottrel, an aged citizen,
was buried in the city cemetery.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church will
have an entertainment at the church Fri
day night.
We had a fine sermon both Sunday
morning and night at the Methodist church.
Mr. Lessell, our hotel proprietor, died
and was buried last Friday Another aged
citizen gone.
Mrs. Sine is very sick with pneumonia
Mr. Stevenson Of Clarksburg, is real
sick
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10
SPRINGS, MISS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Rogers spent several
days with relatives here last week.
Mrs. Bette Dillon is visiting here at
present.
Mr.. Ollie Kersh, Of Langford, spent
Sunday at Goshen.
Mrs. Barksdale spent Friday and Sat
urday in Pelahatchie.
Mrs r. A., Robinson is spending this
week with her mother in Jackson -,
Miss Buchanan. our Efficient teacher,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-03-10

Although Saturday was a busy day it
was unanimously voted that Sunday was
the most pleasant, as we'll the busiest
day 1--WE have had yet. "A ! company Of
forty-one young ladies and young gentle
men, girls and boys, congregated in front
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-03-24
.IAI l LI AEIll.

ACTJAIN, chilly and wet. lad
 AA ...1-lt >o5gU.aae5 ia the 4 G country early to town. among
 Pen Grr. TI-rriS and her daughters. Ms. Harris lad reaa.,i- rieled 5ims- Sl-.tl's services before she descended from tie mountains. There WIS q lot to do oa their ar rival. You'd ke mind attending to this scz tat faE them, and would be n-zez them: 5i1-- GuI- attended r. this ard lat, t--. Ik-1 ia his cd genial va. -t7- s..--1 i--ta.Iel ia their he. C# MI ten. as .e- Mrs ' sri 1a.---.d. a3the--l the e-ta.-- ". S--4 advanced, had never ben thee -5c=e. e--eEt 10 make brief c1ll :. Clristr-a-.
 A- c@-l f tle-e visits Emma b tI:..,-d e sit cf him ard at tha sc-zG = L.s yei=e. T T-Cs with tinid- ity tAgt s1se Id extended her hand to h.12. buc lc.-E=r t.- Pressure of his c-as9 TOT t- aa= sign of manner. eX- T-szs:-- (. i2ts-a-i9n had he given i--..at.5a O. remembrance that their -ee--- -.as L-9wl b each other. H. -rls fhe e22e quiet, kindly uncbange- d. Jl-sv. By her a,cce was his pro lcrGed ab-f1ce understood. Mrs. Far- is end Bsth finally attributed fl to r.luctance to meet continually on an eoual -foetfng his employer. Captain E'ill.2,-s. w,,y had taken Jitnsy's place c7 cE~s r.e-5or of the family and Er2rDe6 2ll h. fsrerogatives.
 = E1I2 tLe captain was no longer an cb.act C re2- and detestarion. She kew that his affection was purely pa tcrnal, and he knew that she under stood him 2S no one dead or living ever had CT did. She manifested her expectation cf lis regard by a conf Gence which vas to the old fellow q comfort and hure delight. Not that his deli~hc tock 2 demonstrative form; that was nor ia his nature, and Emma would have been greatly astonisnad could she have known what boon to him her frank friendliness was.
 The fact was that his good deed to Emma had been the first striking ef feet of softening process that had been going on very. very slowly. so slowly as not to bc noticeable to any extent. for several years, which began when he had been admitted to the family circle of his late general man ager and with which. all unconscious ly. Emms had had a good deaf to Ho. He had Anchored himself to ttt fat.IiiJ as his one connect ction with refinement and home life But fr had bee e
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-03-24

pages. a melodramatic tumble Of con triton and despairing supplication, for he was no master in the art of writ ing. But lie was highly satisfied with it. n make il the more impressive he blurred 1t here and there with drops If water. thinking this would convey the idea that he had been moved to tears as he penned II.
 If this doesn't do tle trick noth- ins will he nutJered after he had pelTscd 1T for the third time. And if II doesn't I'll quit. Shell never get another chance from me"
 He addressed 1t to her. care of Jinlsy Smith. kngwinS tle latter would see that t reached it's destination. II cane back under cover through the sane medium. unopened. with the word "RefuseJ.' written large across JLa envelope ia BetL'S handwriting The word was q full confirmation of JiL.Sy's report of his mission
 Brooks cnasked his teeth. banished his dreams Of q renewal Of happiness with his wife and c,incbcd l resolution that had Iaea forming tn his mind as an a!tGIna..re-to seek relief in an- ctaer and Iact.a love frau the depres- sion cf lis solitary existence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-03-24
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 Eugene Walters Great Play %
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days" he recommended. Its danger ous-dangerous to yourself as well''
 Brooks. sulleu and panting. dropped Into chair. tears of humiliation and bafled rage lowering tremulously in his eyes.
 Tt was your fault-you drove me to it." he declared.
 Its mighty bad thing. as a gen. eral rule, 10 let your il humor get away with your nerves" chided Smith. You have acted tonight like 8 petu- lant kid, instead of like a man I've tried to help. You've put yourself out of court, and I'm through trying to to anything for you"
 And I'm through asking you to do anything fer me" Brooks retorted, jumping up and clapping his hat on his head. T don't want any more favors Of the kind you've been hand Ing out so smugly. know what I've said tonight. and it doesn't carry any apology with it either. You can all go plumb 10 PoGu1k, every one of you you, my loving wife ard the old vo- man. I'm through with the whole srowd for sood and all"
 He rushed cut. bounded down the stairs. and the front door slammed violently.
 Smith lighted cigar, solace and sedat:ve Of the wrought up nan, and ruri-ated sadly f5- awhile Ee thought e Emma, e the worthless husband ro when sLe WAS tied and of the false position all reurd in vh!eh he found himself as the result of Lis pe2cemaki2g eEo-t.
 An. Gcd, how La loved her,
 With weary sigh he fetched out plans and figures and began to work. It was hard T. concentrate his mind, bur application at length subdued the -ETDci, of his thoughts. and work. that pledge Of cheerful days and nights without q groan.p his unfaiIIng rar- sot.c for the perturbation Of his spirit, absorbed him until tired nature co.r ing To itS support did the rest.
 While Jimsr smith worked that he might forget. Brooks, tAe heat of his anger cooled. sat down in his lonely room to consider tle unexpected change | t4e slela.iaa. The failure Of his Tl-.s was q blew to him, but this time the prteki1z of tLe bubble of his optimism. which had scared = high. instead If p.4a@l4g him immedi- ately into 1ae 9.e5l.es- despoIdeneE. found ..s contrast ia li-,er resentment against both his wife and smith.
 He cursed smith feg q fyel and q blunderer At least he did Lot believe tLa accusations Ae lad hurled q LiD in his rage and appointment. He had never considered Linn in any other light than that cf 9 eaod natu-.d. old womazt~l friend of he family. who did anything for anybody and with whom anybody could take liberties. Ee ceulL see nothing iH lin calculated to inspire any woman with more than ordinary liking nd iIdulEent tole9a- 1ton, It ro speak ot Emma. and le never had Lad the slightest seruple Il leaving them together.
 Her reception of his oyerJures had practically Gi=re!Ied the glamour Of
The Wrangell sentinel., 1910-03-24

romance in which he had clothed her in his visions. bu, he resolved to make one final at,eL21t D soften her by. means Of 9 letter anl he set about if forthwith aa epistle- of many
The oasis., 1910-05-28
ARIZONA NEWS.
An interesting Column of Items culled
 From Territorial Exchanges.

J Rose has demonstrated to the peo- pie of the valley this year that cherries can be raised in the Gila valley successfully, as he has had a splendid crop and has sold great many pounds in the last week at five cents.
 Graham Guardian: The large cement siphon that crosses Cotton wood Wash at Pima, and built to carry water for irrigation purposes to Bear Springs flat, burst Monday evening when the first water was turned in. The siphon, which was built by the Pima Extension Canal Co.,, was only recently finished, and was supposed to be strongly built.
 Mesa Free Press: L. G. Cumbo, who works about four miles from town, went to sleep the other night by the side of the irrigation ditch, in nice little hollow. He works on the canal, and sleeps wherever convenient. Along in the night some one turned the water in full force, and Mir. Cumbo wakened to find his bed clothes soaking wet and himself submerged in about six inches of water. He crawled out, hung his bed on a nearby fence to dry and walked into town.
 Gila Valley Record: Word has been received that a scarlet fever epidemi' , is now raging the town of Wilcox, and all the schools of that district have been ordered closed pending an elimination of the disease. It Is stated that many cases are reported among the chiI. dren of the lower grades of public school, two deaths having already been reported to the county health officers. According to the inform ation the schools vii remain closed for the balance of the present term.
 Arizona Gazette: Among the numerous things the United States reclamation service is doing for the Salt river valley not the the least important Is the widening and deepening of the Arizona canal, widening it about 2 feet, deepen. ing it l4 feet and increasing the carrying capacity from 30,000 to 10000 inches. After this work is completed the two machines may begin again at the upper end and widen it to 72 feet, giving the Ari- Eona a total carrying capacity of 80,000 miners inches.
 Phoenix Democrat: The terri torial auditor has received the re- turns from all the telephone, tele. graph and express companies in Arizona, showing their gross re ceipts for the year 1909 The tele. phone receipts were $255 OPS 52; the telegraph receipts were $37,- 18958; and the express receipts were $73 379.13 The total was $366, 59723 The territory receives one per cent of this total. There are twenty. seven telephone com. panies, four telegraph companies, and two express companies doing business in Arizona.
 Daily Globe: The Indian boys fire department fought fire on Squaw hill shortly after noon to.
The oasis., 1910-05-28

and the fire, which was thought to have started from an overloaded stove, spread quickly in the light frame structure. The Indian boy, responded quickly to the alarm got out the hose cart, and afte, making a record run to the seen, commenced work systematically and without the l.a.s- ; 4-.fa any tinles
 Phoenix Gazette. Sterling Price an employe of the city water de partment, was painfully but no' seriously burned this morning by an explosion of gasoline which oc cured as he was starting an engine in pit few feet from the Phoenix flour mills on South Ninth street The engine is one that is used tc pump oil from the railroad to the water works. Price had just filled the tank with gasoline, spilling g little of the infammable oil outsid, upon the floor of the pit. As ht started the engine this spilled oil exploded, partially enveloping hi, body in flames for a moment. His arms were blistered as far up ar the elbows and his face was also painfully burned.
 Yuma Sentinel: John Stoffela on Monday received a telegram from the attorney representing him before the supreme court in Wash ington in his suit against the Nugent estate, with the informa ton that he had been given de. cision, the judgment of the lower court being set aside. The suit in. volved a portion of the estate of the late Isaac Levy, being the realty adjoining the Yuma Theatre on the north, on Main street. The suit involved $l5,000 which Stof. fela had loaned upon the property, which he later purchased. NJ. J, Nugent claimed the property, also by virtue of deed made to him prior to the one held by Stoffrla but Stoffela had his deed recorded first, hence the suit by Nugent five years ago to quiet title. Since thai time the property has greatly in, creased in value.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-02-27

LONDON, Feb. 6.--Heury HIM.
has delivered at the aLoudon Ip&tl-
tuition q fascinating lecture on To
life and habits Of the house ny.
my own belief is that the house
fly has no acuteness Of vision.
have put q spider and fly together
in q glass and seen the latter jump
ON the spiders back. Again.
have seen a fly proceed to one
eighth of an inch distance from
motionless spider. The fact that
the fly In the latter distance has
been perfectly safe suggests that
the spider also has no acuteness
of vision"
Mr.. Hill asserted. with reference
to the insects homely name Of
"house" fly, that II 1t were called.
as it might truthfully be called.
the cholera" fly. or the typhoid"
fly, we should be far less tolerant
of 1t. He stated that the flies We
see in the house at this time Of the
year are winter Matched insects
and not survivors from the summer
warmth.
Il wish l could explain why . ny
never walks down but always up .
clean window pane, and why, on
the other hand, 1t will walk down
the slanting glass front Of q pic
ture. These are habits Of the
house fly which offer q field for In
teresting study"