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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-11-03
BROWNSVILLE.
Local Items of Interest Gathered
by Our Correspondent.

Last weeks news.
Miss Maggie May Cooper spent
Sunday with her parents at Mon
terry.
Quite number Of our people at
tended the beat one fair at Flor
ence last week. The unanimous
verdict was that the fair was de-
cided success.
Elston RagIand, Of Brandon, viz
tied his parents here on last Sun
day.
I. L. and Miss Jennie Harper have
been quite sick during the past ten
days but are improving at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Neal were shop
ping in Jackson on last Saturday.
Mrs. O. J. Ragland, who has been
confined to her bed for the past
week is able to sit UP.
A. i. Harper was transacting bus
mess in Jackson on last SATURDAY,
Mrs. Robt. doom, who has becl
spending several months with hel
father, Mr.. u. B. Hines, returned
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GROWN MEMS CORN CONTEST.

In last weeks Brandon News ali
those who entered the contest arc
paid the ST were requested to adj
wise me if they were willing to let
the paid up member who made the
largest yield on one acre, the crop
gathered in the presense of two
witnesses, have the whole amount
paid in, as the sum was too small
to divide, and only few have writ
ten. However, all who wrote in fa-'
vor of giving the money to the pro-
Queer of the largest number OF
bushels. Those who have not made
known their wishes will please do
SO at once as it is time TO wind the
matter up.
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to her home in Jackson on last Sal
urday. She was accompanied by
her sister, Miss Willie Sue Hines. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Berry, Of
Braxton, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Mary
Thomas Tuesday night, returning
home on Tuesday morning.
J. F. Bullock left Wednesday
morning for couple OF days at
the State Fair.
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NoTrcE or TRUSTEES SALE.

I, H. Z. McCaskill, Substituted
Trustee, under the provisions Of
and by virtue Of the authority con-
ferred upon me in deed OF trust
made by Robert Brown and Ret
ben Brown to Brown Hobscn On
the 9Th day Of November, 1904, to
secure d certain indebtedness to
Brown Hobson, and which said
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Oct. p, 1910 10. !

No. f470.
Estate of w. II. Thomas, deceased.
Mrs. Sue T.. Thomas, Administrators
Whereas letters of administration
were this day issued to the under
signed as the Administrative OF w.
H. Thomas, deceased, now therefore
all parties having claims against
the estate will have same probatcd
and registered by the Chancery
clerk of the Chancery Conrt Of
Rankin county, Mississippi, within
one year from this date. Fail
ure to probate and register claims
within one year will debar same.
SUE L. THOMAS,
Administrators.
Oct. 25, 1910.
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PATRICK.
SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY-SO-
CIAL AND LOCAL NOTES.
Last weeks news.

Last WICK , lltWS.
AS we have not seen anything
from Patrick lately we will try 10
give a few late happenings.
We, one and all, regret SO much
to lose as good a man as the late
editor but we are glad to welcome
the new staff and hope that they
may have much success.
Health very good with the ex-
.ception of Mrs. Ellis Patrick. We
hope to see her up again real soon.
Farmers are very busy harvesting
their crops. Think most every one
will have plenty of hog and homlny
at home, and we are proud OF It,
School opened Monday With LARGE
attendance. Many of the patrons
were present and manifested inter-
est in the success of the school. EV-
eryone seems to wish and believe
and certainly the opening promises
TO be one of the most successful
sessions in the history of the school,
We can say that Miss Williams has
taught two good schools and we
know we will have a finer one this
session.
Several of our boys and girls
will attend the fair Saturday. We
know they will enjoy the trip jfine
for we have some real sweet gIllS
and nice Young men.
Our genial merchant and post
master has been offered fine po-
sition beginning March 4, 1911. He
will probably accept it.
Lee Kersh, one of our genial young
men has secured a good position IN
Jackson. His many friends hope to
see him do we'll.
Mr.. D. A. Kersh, "our ginner, Is
doing fine business this season and
is giving satisfaction as usual.
Mr.. C. w. Durham, of Johns, was
I'D on business last week. He IS
always welcomed to his old home
We are having some real .:ool
weather after long good OLD SUM
mer time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Patrick visite /
at Rufus last Sunday and reported
a grand time.
Ruth and Rachel Patrick spent
Sunday with their friend, Vera
Collier. They enjoyed their visit
very much.
Cudabac Lumber Co. is still man
ufacturing long leaf pine into va
rious kinds Of lumber.
Two Of our genial and hustIing
young men who have just returned
from a trip out west seem to be
delighted with the west. We hop"
that they will not leave "Old Miss. :
Don't get blue because the boil
weevil is here. Thank God that he
don't destroy the corn. We have
made a fine corn crop.
j. A. Patrick writes that he is
getting along fine with his WORK
at A. & M. College.
Our charming girls who are away
in college write that they are pre-
crossing fine with their work. We
are glad to know that they are
doing well.
To The delight of his many friends,
Ben Ferguson has entered school ii
Jackson.
Several families have recently
moved here. Don't think our town
is dead, just come and look around
and see what is going on.
Mr.. D. A. Kersh, who visited rel
atives at Brandon last Wednesday
reported fine time.
We had a circus in our little WI
lage last week.
A crowd went hunting out or
Possom Ridge last week and caught
% O'p0ssums, one cat, five coons and
one grey squirrel. Who can beat
that for game in one night only?
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dcrd Ct trust is recorded in record
book number J8 on page o39 in tilt.
Chancery Clerks office OF Rankin
county, Miss, | will on Monday, tie
2ist day of November, 1910, offe.
for sale, and will sell at public auc :
ton for cash to the highest bic
der, at the court house door, N
Brandon, Rankin county, Mississir-
pi, during legal hours the following
described land, to-wit:
All the interest of Robert Brown
and Reuben Brown in and to thr
northwest quarter On w Ia Of
the southwest quarter IS w Ia
of section fourteen I4) .township
five 60 range two (2j east, being an
undivided two-ninths (2-9 interest
in said land situated in Rankin Co,
Mississippi. II. j.. $3.50
II. T.. McCASNLT, /.
Substituted Trustee.
Oct. a27, 1910. &
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Alabama & ViCkSburx
RAILWAY
Time Table.
|SElI!|'.
route

EastbOund.
To Cincinnati, Atlanta and N. N.Y.
meridian and Birmingham 3:o5 pm
" Meridian and Cincinnati ---o:3o am
"Meridian Local 6:45 pm
WestbOund.
To Shreveport and Beyond
: Shreveport and Beyond pm
Vicksburg Local 700 pm
Vioksburg Local-----o:5o a. m
Fast train carries Pullman Sleeping Car
between Shreveport and Chattanooga
connecting WIN through Sleepers to New
York and Cincinnati Also dining Cars
The Shreveport 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.
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For Sale Cheap.

Twenty young, registered Berk-
shire boars. Farrowed May 25, june
IS and July 6, 1910.
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MARRIAGE LICENSE.
White.s

White.
Harvey d. Miley ad Miss Mary Il.
Story.
w. N. Goodman and Miss Grace
Stegall.
q. B. Roberts $50 Miss Florence
purvls.
P. ]. Hagae and Miss Beadic
Wade.
COlored.
Joe Lawson and Flora Ann john
son.
Murray Carr and Harry Johnson
Hessie Carr and Pearly Ford.
Sam Willis and Lucie Owens.
Tobe Irwin and Mary Blockmon.
Henry Traxler and Emma Magec-
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If you don't receive The Brandon
News let us know about it.
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FOR SALE.

One 1oxI2 planer and surfacer, good
as new. Also good shop saw, shaftings
pulleys and betting.
Brandon, Miss.
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FOR SALE.

A ten per cent investment: My Pela-
hatchie place. See Maj. Pat Henry. Alb
stract furnished. Pattie Purnell.
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-08
NO MORE THAN HE DESERVED
Constituencies Interrupter Of sufra.
eette Meeting Probably q sadder
and Wiser Man.

The suffragette meeting was In full
blast. Enthusiasm was rampant and
every remark the distinguished leader
made was cheered to the echo.
And now we come to personal cou
age" cried the speaker, excitedly;
"our masculine enemies try to deride
us with such illusions as 'frail fem
%ininity,' or weaker vessels but we can
show more bravery than men,"
AYE, aye, sister!" echoed a mighty
chorus.
when 1t m to real danger we
fear nothing"
AYE, aye, sister,"
Now, take sister Horn, our worthy
fighter and vote getter Of this district.
She fears nothing. Two nights In
succession sister Horn came home
from one of our enthusiastic meet.
ings and found a man under her bed
There was a short pause. Then a
little emaciated chap who had crept
to the front ~unobserved arose and
stretched his arms.
"H'm!" he calculated, with a deer
yawn. I'll bet a dollar agin a plug
of tobacco that man was her husband
seeking safety"
And when the little emaciated char
finally recovered his bearings he wai
on the sidewalk minus hat and collar
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-08
Try This. This Summer.

The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to a soda fountain
and get a glass of Coca-Cola. 1t will
cool you off, relieve your bodily and
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully."-. At soda fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Delicious, refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why it is so delicious. re-
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send &c stamp for the Coca-Cola Base
ball Record Book for 1910-contains
the famous poem Casey At The Bat"
records, schedules for both leagues
and other valuable baseball informa.
ton compiled by authorities.
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CHAPTER xxx.
In Which We Fight Death.

7 remember distinctly enough the
first six days of that boat voyage; II
seems as if every detail was burned
upon my brain with fire. I see the
faces of the men constantly becoming
more haggard and hopeless as they
stared, dull-eyed and aimlessly. ont
over the endless waste of water to the
dun sky. We were so tired of it; 1t
had grown so hateful in its pitiless
vacancy, its dull, dreary void. 1t
seemed to me that with every re,
curing dawn those within the boat
appeared older, grayer, more deeply
lined; their exposed flesh caked more
heavily with the salt spray; their
limbs cramped from confinement and
cold; their eyes lusterless and heavy
with despair. They conversed with
some effort at cheerfulness at first,
figuring on the speed with which we
sailed, dividing up the treasure, count
ing the gold pieces. and specializing
upon their probable value. But de
preston followed swiftly as day
merged into day, with only that same
desert of tumbling waters stretching
about us, that same wild sky over
head. Finally the growing voices
ceased entirely, the fellows becoming
moody and sullen. scarcely answering
| even when addressed.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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CHAPTER xxvII.-contlnued.

The negro Cole acted as though he
had lost his mind, entirely, and after
studying him awhile / concluded to
let him do as he pleased. He ate
breakfast with the rest Of us, but with
out speaking, and afterward, when we
left the table, picked up the cleaver
and made directly for the lazarette. l
called to him, but he merely rolled his
eyes up at me from the %blackness be-
low and disappeared, the icy water
rslushing underfoot. We soon heard
him vigorously slashing away at the
ice, muttering constantly to himself.
I went part way down the ladder, with
a candle in my hand, whence l could
see him toiling away at the end of the
hole the men had ~excavated in the
ice, though he paid no attention to my
call. The water was fully six inches
deep over the lazarette deck, splash
ing back and forth as the vessel
rolled, and I could see drops Of sea-
water squeezing in through the sides
of her and dripping steadily down.
There was nothing to do but leave the
fellow alone, SO after telling Dade to
look down the ladder once in a while
and keep an y oil him I Joined the
Others on deck.
Gone clear nutty," commented Nc
Knight, tapping his head. "The very
sight o. them yellow boys was toe
much for him."
II only hope 1t wasn't my blow"
said goberly.
"Blow-hell! Why. that crack never
hurt his skull, Mr.. Stephens. The
fellow was plumb crazy as soon as the
box was open. He thought there
was so much money In the world
Why, you ought to "a heard him tel
of the junk he was goin' to buy wher
he got his share back to the States
Z oh, he'll come out Of his dream al
right If we only let him alone for {
day or So"
So we left him down there alone
pegging away in the dark. He came
up. however, at the call for dinner
eating away heartily without utterini
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oe, After the Files.

With the warm days flies multiply
amazingly. Now Is the time to at
tack them and prevent the breeding
Of millions from the few hundreds that
already exist.
Perhaps the most effective method
of destroying flies is by burning
pyrethrum In each room. This stuns
the flies and they can be swept Up and
burned.
Flies are dangerous carriers of dis
ease and an enemy Of humankind. Do
your part toward keeping down the
pest and improving the health of your
community.
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a word and going back to his solitary
labor, paying not the slightest heed
to any of us. When night came / COM
PEELED him to remove his icy trousers
and boots and lie down in one of the
hunks. When l looked in a few min
utes later he was sound asleep.
That the wreck was slowly settling
down under us was beyond doubt, M
laden with ice as she was the oodden
hull would probably drop at last like a
stone. The thickening sky to the south
ward made me exceedingly anxious;
and just before dark we talked the
conditions over together, each man
having his say The decision was to
remain on board, all alike believing
the Donna Isabel would keep afoat
several days yet, unless the weather
became serious. Everything was made
ready, however, for a hasty escape,
and a deck-watch set.
Doris passed the greater part of my
watch on deck with me, and as Kelly
was on the poop we were the nearest
to being alone together we had eve
been. 1t was an exceedingly dark
night, but still an awful sense of lone
Illness brooding over the black waters,
the canvas forward tapping mourn
fully, the huge rudder continually
creaking to the slap of the waves, and
a faint gurgle of water sounding from
below. The d%reariness of it affected
us both, in spite of al effort at cheer
fulness; besides, we had little to talk
about except our perilous situation.
Yet there was an acute pleasure in
thus being together, and so she lin.
gered on beside me-, her eyes wander
ing from my face out into the gloom,
much of the time silent, yet content,
Finally, after urging her to go in out
of the chill, l took a turn forward,
even clambering up the ice hummock
to the fore peak, and testing the rise
of water with a measuring rod. AS
returned aft, where Kelly was slap
ping himself to keep warm, a light
flaky snow began falling and soor
powdered the decks.
I did not undress, but flung mysel'
on the couch in the main cabin after
replenishing the fire, and lay there
some time, staring up at the smoky
deck-beams, listening to the slush o.
water in the lazarette, half-frightenet
by the ~soddenness of the hulk's roll
ing. Yet my conviction that she would
keep afioat for hours yet finally lullst
me to sleep.
De Nova woke me with a fierce grill
on the shoulder, and l started up, no
ting the gray dawn on the front win
dows, and reading the truth IN hi
face before he uttered a word.
rs she going?"
"Oui. Out: by gar. she sink quick!'
"Call all hands; get the boat clea
and ready to swing. I'll bring tn
women.
The men were tumbling out as
pounded on the after state-room door
A glance through the stern-port
brought my heart into my throat. tn
crests of the pursuing waves were S
close. Knowing that both womel
would be fully dressed, I flung opeI
the door and began hastily gatherin
up their belongings. Within a brie
minute we were outside on the decl
A single glance told us there was n
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a mailman, every instant al agony;
and then, all at once, | found the crest
and breathed in the welcome air, my
stiffened limbs moving mechanically,
my brain %throbbing with pain. / could
see nothing until a huge roller flung
me upward, buffeting my face with icy
spray, and there, below in the hollow,
tossed the long.boat, every pallid face
staring up at me. | saw them fran
tically back water, rs the great surge
hurled me down headlong. l was be-
side them; they clutched at me and
missed. The stern, swung suddenly
about by the blow Of the sea, doomed
over me, and then my fingers gripped
a dripping oar-blade. God knows how
| ever chung to it, wrenched by that
sea-how the strength remained in
my numbed hands; but some one
twisted a boathook in the collar of my
jacket, and so they hauled me, drip
ping and half-conscious, over the gun
vale. l saw Doris. 1 looked into her
eyes. l felt her bare hands on my
wet cheek. l think 1t was the simple
touch of her that gave me back life
and comprehension of my condition. I
endeavored weakly to lift my head,
fighting against the awful numbness
that held me PROSTATE. Everything
seemed a dream, yet in that dream l
heard De Nova's voice:
Take him for'ard zare, dam quick.
Strip re wet clothes off, or he freeze
dead. BY gar, jump you, Kelly, an
get blanket roun' him!"
I hardly know what they did, for 1
scarcely retained sufficient life to re-
alize that l was still alive; but. when
I was fairly warm beneath a pile of
blankets, / saw Doris sitting where
she could look down into my face,
and the men busy stepping the mast
and getting up sail. l pushed my
hand out from under the cover and
found hers.
Don't cry, little girl" I whispered
tenderly; "ft is all right now"
She bent down, her cheek pressed
against mine, unable to speak.
/ "Did-did the Donna Isabel GO
DOWN." l asked, after a moments 81.
lence.
Yes, and-and it nearly caught us"
her voice %sobbing, as the memory OF
it all came back. IL saw you jump
and then there was notwithstanding
but the sea. Oh! how did God ever
save you-ever bring you back to
me?"
I could only press her hand under
the warmth of the blankets, still feel
ing it difficult to breathe.
"Did-did You see Cole?" she ques
: toned at last, more calmly.
mo, but I heard him; he was dowr
in the %lazarette, chopping at the ice
| poor devil"
1 felt her SILVER; then she lifted hel
head, looking forth over the sea.
'To the very end the dead are
doomed to guard that gold" she sale
soberly. Il wish we had non of i
aboard" I lay watching the delicate
profile of her face, happy, yet with
little of ~foreboding.
Lift me up a little, dear, until
can look about"
T Che did so with much gentleness
( and I leaned against the gunwale. /
D was a raw, cloudy morning, sea an
3 sky the same dull, dreary expanse o
e gray, with nothing anywhere to re
lieve the awful loneliness of water Q,
| which we tossed. Our eyes met AM
our handclasp frightened.
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time to waste. The sea ran somewhat
heavier, yet with a regular swell, the
Donna Isabel Keeling and staggering
like a drunken The vessel had
sunk so deeply that her main-chains
dipped, while her list permitted the wa
ter free entrance through the gap in
the port bulwarks, and flooded the
deck. There was a desperation to her
mad w%allowing which made me think
each plunge would prove her last. /
swung Doris into the stern of the long
boat, bidding her hold tight.
Now jump, men-lively, OF she'll
go down under us! De Nova, John
son, tumble in and handle the ropes;
Sanchez, fend off, and have an oar
ready. Now, then, tail on the rest of
you, and let her go-easy, there, easy!
| Slide down the line everybody, and
cast off-oars, men, oars, or she'll
swamp u.s." &.
The dip of the chains missed US by
the barest inch; then we swung clear,
tossed high on the creamy crest of a
huge roller, which enabled us to look
straight down on the sloping deck.
as every one here?" l asked.
"All but Jem Cole, sir"
"Cole, where is he?"
1t was Johnson who answered.
well, all l know about it Is, I
hauled him out D the bunk, and shook
him wide awake. Then l left him to
go out and rout out Kelly. That's the
last = say of him, sir, but it's a sure
thing he amt here"
De Nova had hold of the tiller, and
l sprang forward, pushing past SAN
chez, who was in the bow.
LAY her nose close in where l can
ly. we can't leave Cole behind to
drown"
1t was a bit of a ticklish job the way
the sea was running, and that Jumping
wreck sagging under, but the mate
knew his trade, and, as the boat rose
high on the swell, l leaped and hung
on, my feet dangling in the froth. As
the sodden hull swung Keeling over l
clambered up, and dropped to the
deck. The missing negro was nowhere
in sight. l leaned over, staring down
at the bobbing boat being hurled back
by the rebound of the surge, yet see
ing only the white face of Doris up
turned ~appealingly toward me.
pull out, boys; strong. now! Give
her plenty of Don SO she won't suck
you down when she drops. I've goi
to try the cabin"
l got aft that far. l even got fair
ly within the door, and my ears caught
the dull, mufaed sounds of blows be
tween decks. My God! the fellow had
actually gone back into that icy hold
to dig for gold! AS / stood there, trem
bling, wondering If / could dare the
passage. / felt a sudden CULVER of the
deck, heard a sharp. ripping SOUND
forward, a yell of mingled voices, ant
turned and ran for the rail. With al
my strength ] flung myself forth
straight out into the gray sea. l wen
down, down, down, feeling as II thu
very life was being sucked out OF me
every muscle paralyzed by the ic.
GOODNESS of the water. AS / came UP
gasping, struggling. scarce able u
{ move a cramped limb, the suction
caught me dragging me back an,
, down again. battled against 1t lik'
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-08
Authority on Soup.

A little boy, promoted to company
dinner at the family table. enjoyed
his oyster cream hugely until he came
to an unrecognized object at the bot
tom of the plate.
What is it? Oh, just an oyster.
dear" responded the child's mother,
sharply appealed to.
why did Dora put 1t in?"
"Oh, to make the soup good"
"She can leave it out next time
the tiny epicure decided. "The soups
good enough without ."-Exchange.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-08
There's a Reason.

paul, If l were to die, should you
marry Widow Muller?"
Good heavens, MOI"
why not? Every one lays how
like me she is"
"Yes, that's just the reason"
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A SERIOUS

Yes" said the drug clerk, T am
called up occasionally to compound
prescriptions at night"
isn't a nan apt to make mistakes
working in semi-darkness?"
You bet he is. I took a plugged
quarter once"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-08
The Secret.

miss Bright" whispered Miss
Gaussip, "can you keep a secrets"
"Yes,' replied Miss Bright, also
whispering, II can keep n as well as
you can"
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roast.

To Eve, who. recognizing the val
ne of a higher education. secured 1t
for herself and her descendants. while
Adam thought only OF tickling his
palate.-Lifa.