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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Mrs. C. w. Camp passed through cur
city Wednesday enroute to her home al
Chapma9 where she lives with her chill
dren. She has been on visit to her hus-
band, who has a position at 1ylertown,
Miss
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Get in A. @. Thornton's piano contest.
It does not cost you one cent and you have
an equal chance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
FOR SALE CHEAP.

Twenty young registered Bears, Far
rowed May "a, June IS and July 6, 1910
LEE MGILVRA.
Brandon, Miss
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Parties desiring to sell farm lands cheaF
will do well to write or see me.
d. M. MAYERS,
Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Mr.. W. 5. Collier and daughter Mrs
Scruggs, spent Monday in Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
Get in the Piano Contest now.
All to win; nothing to lose.

Planting oats this fall to fghr the poll
weevil. Buy the. genuine Rust Proof Ap-
pier Cats. | have. them redeemed. See
sample at Brandon Mercantile Cos store
J. c. WHITE.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
FOR SALE.

4 ten per cent investment: My. Pela-
batchie place. See Mai. Pat Henry. Alb
stract furnished. Pattie Purnell.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Be sure and visit the Brandon Mill
merry Parlor on opening days, Oct. 20 an
III.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Where confidence IS wanting the most
beautiful flower IN the garland OF love
S fnissing.-Goethe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
EXAMINATION FOR TEACHERS

There will be an examination fol-
teachers on October 14th and 18th.
S. R. MYERS, Supt. Education
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Mr.. Phil Didlskc, of Star, was il
Brandon Tuesday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Omensboro wagons--she very Best,
hold M more, run lighter than any other.
w. G. BARNES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

That noise you heard Monday was only
the echo Of some political campaign
sze:eh. --s--..----.----
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Mrs. Eel AEcLarrin, Of Meridian was
the guest Of Mrs. Sorintha McCaskih this
week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Mrs. w. K. McLaurin, of Vicksburg,
is visiting Mrs. S. L. McLaarin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
For SALE

Registered Berkshire pigs, farrowe'
June "a, 1910. $a5 per pair. s
L. s. MAY
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

T. D. McLaurin is up on the streets
after several days illness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20
FnR SALE or RENT.

Cne cane Mil and cvaporaSoT as g00u
as new.
80 acres of good land, Convenient to
church and school, plenty Of water and
houses: three miles from Brandon. AP-
ply to this Office.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

A nice lot of post cards just received
BRANDON DRUG co.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Charter Oak Stoves, the best made.
w. @. BARNES.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Only individuals can enter A.. 6
Thcrnton's Piano Contest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Brandon, Mis-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-10-20

Brandon, Miss
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
WERE BIG DAYS
IN P0CAHONTAS
Large Crowd Was Present On 4th
And Fifth Notwithstanding
the IHCIement
Weather

The statement made in this paper
on several occasions that all roads
lead to Pocahontas on the 4th and
5th proved to be a true one, iudg-
ing from the large crowd here both
days. Very early Monday morning
the people began arriving in Poca-
hontas from all directions. The
train from Hoxie and also Bluff
brought large crowds and it is es-
timated that there were at least
1900 people on the ground Monday.
The PoGahontas Cornet Band
came out in the morning as "rube"
band and furnished an unlimited
amount of music, meeting all the
trains and escortlng the visitors to
the grounds where they played sew
eral concerts.
Owing to the fact that the author
titles at Portia would not allow Mr..
Bowman to take down his steam
riding gallery on Sunday morning
he failed to come with his many
attractions.
There were numerous stands on
the ground and there was plenty to
eat and every one seemed to enjoy
tn emselves to their hearts content.
The weather was very disagreea-
BILE on Tuesday and about four
O'Clock one of the hardest rains
that has ever fallen in this section
was experienced and nearly every
one on the ground got complete
soaking" To make it interest
ing for the spectators, the Pocahon
tas Band paraded the ground in the
Gownpour of ram and furnished
plenty of amusement for the people
Everybody seemed to have good
time and we are glad that the visi-
tors were with US.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
FARMERS. ATTENTION

The agricultural far is one of tile
best developers of good farmers and
better methods. If your county or
a nearby county has a fair this year
begin now to prepare something to
exhibit. If your county has no
fair, then see if you can not get
your own county to join with ad ia
cent counties to have a joint fair.
Every farmer bas something or can
have something worldly of place in
a fair. Even if you take no prize,
you have, first, the benefit of grow
ing good article; second, by COM
parison wherein your exhibit lacks
in some quality and will thereby be
enabled to do better next time;
thi d and perhaps the best of all,
you have done your part to arouse
in the South = friendly rivalry in
growing better crops aHd raising
better live stock. Any farmer
should take pride and pleasure in
doing what he can for the better
ment of Southern farming. Get
busy now and see that you make a
good exhibit at the fair.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
TAX COMMISSIONERS
EXCEEDINGLY BUSY
Barge Says Property Owners in
Northwest Arkansas Have
Been Coming up to
the Scratch

Little Rock, June 9O.-"ThC
people of Northwest Arkansas have
been pretty well assessed all along,
so there will probably be little in.
crease there IN the next few years, -
remarked Commissioner Burge who
yesterday returned from a trip over
that section of the state. "Their
property is all valuable and they
have not taken the pains to dodge
the tax assessor" Commissioner
Burge left again this morning for a
trip into the western part of the
state, while Comm issioner Hampton
went to Saline county talk with the
assessor there. Commissioner Gates
is still calling on the assessors of
Southeast Arkansas. All three
commissioners will continue their
trips to the assessors unit the time
comes for the county courts to pass
upon the assessments.
Commissioner Burge reports one
OF the best general crops In North
west Arkansas this year he has seen
III that section for the past ten
years. Chairman Hampton of the
Commission states he has heard con-
siderable complaint in many coun-
ties of the increase in taxation, bat
when the people analyze if they find
themselves to blame and not the tax
commission, for the reason they
have voted I mills upon themselves
for school purposes, and when tax
paying time comes they do not stop
TO consider this has made the in
crease. In other cases the increase
is caused by pure tax dodging being
discovered, in which case the dodgerI
has no kick coming, states Chair
man Hampton.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

for truth and veracity have never
been questioned that they heard
two of the rivermen remark that
they did not give a d. about the
bridge, butthat they wanted the
road TO go to Black Rock. We
leave it to any fair-minded man to
say whether or not we were iusti.
fed in making the statement. AS
to our insinuating that the railroad
men were tools of the citizens of
Black Rock, we did not do it.
He says it is hard for him to un-
erstand how the Star Herald as
certained that the road would not
be extended to Black Rock. We
obtained the information in this
in this case, as in all others, from
headquarters in the former in
stance we know what we are talk
ing about. The informal on came
from the superintendent that the
road would positively not be ex-
tended to Black Rock and from this
information we felt justified in max
ing the statement.
In concluding his article Mr..
Daniels stated that he was not in
terested in railroad bridges, but
aeroplanes which need no bridges,
which fact we inferred before we
had finished reading his reply"
An aeroplanist would naturally have
a flighty mind, etc.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
FORTUNE TELLER
DRAWS A FINE
Attempted to Whip Her Husband
on the Picnic Grounds
Wednesday Noon

All of the excitement at the fair
grounds dld not cease last Tuesday
evening after the rain and there
was still something doing Wednes-
day noon. Because her husband
did not look after the business at
the grounds on Monday and Tues
day Mrs. Dorsey, who operated a
fortune telling show on the picnic
ground attempted to whip her hus-
band and the cries from spectators
brought the officers on the ground.
She was arrested and Marshal Jesse
Haynes brought her before Record
er Wells, who after hearing the
evidence assessed fine of ten dol.
lars and costs. She paid the fine
and also made the remark to Mar
shal Haynes that when she got her
husband out of town she would
"give him a licking"
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
WORK PROGRESSING /.
ON COUNTY DIRECTORY
And Same Will be Ready In the
Course Of a Few weeks. One
Dollar Per Copy

The Randolph County Directory
which is now being printed by. the
Star Herald will be placed on sale
within the next few weeks and will
be ready for delivery sometime in
September. Parties not wishing
to wait until our agents come around
taking orders for these books may
subscribe by letter or telephone
and we will book your order. The
enumerators who took up this work
last fall and winter did not take
any orders so if you want a book
you will have to order now or later.
The price will be 81 per copy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
ISSUE MAGAZINE
FOR SIGHTLESS
Publication Keeps Blind in Touch
With World and Encourages
Them to Greater
activities

Although unable to see the beau
tiful things of the world and take
part in the many activities of life,
there are more than $4,000 blind
men, women and children in the
United States able to keep in touch
with things in which they cannot
participate through the Matilda
Ziegler Magazine for the Blind,
which is published In New York.
1t costs more than $2O,0OO year
to publish the magazine, which is
sent practically free TO every blind
person in the United States and
Canada able to read. The regula-
tion style of magazine is followed,
although it is only possible to use
about half as much matter as is
used in other publications. This is
on account of the fact that raised
dots are used instead of letters and
more space is required for them.
Blind people follow the dots across
the pages with their fingers and are
able to read in this manuer.
The magazine is endowed and
maintained by Mrs. Matilda Zieg-
Ter, wife of the late William Zieg-
Ter, who financed several polar ex-
petitions. She founded it about
four years ago.
GA number of blind people are
employed at the plant, which is the
largest one of the kind in the world"
said Mr.. Holmes. "Our proof
reader is a graduate of Columbia
University and is an expert in this
line."
'The burdens of the blind is not
so much their blindness as their
idleness. One way in which we
are remedying this is by getting
one of the largest department stores
in New York city to devote one de-
partment exclusively TO the sale of
articles made by the blind people.
These articles are shipped to US then
taken to the store, where they are
disposed Of. You would be sur
prised to see the amount and va
r.ety of 'ticl,s which are s}nt h
us. During the last three months
more than 5000 articles have been
received.
"One of our special departments
in the magazine is that of the sue
cessful blind. We publish letters
from those who have succeeded IN
various lines of work. These let
ters are read by the blind all over
the county, many of whom are en-.
couraged to undertake lines of work
that they had never thought of.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
That Great Prize tiaht

At Reno, New last Monday, the
black tiger won in the prize fight.
Hundreds swallowed che bitter pill
y heavy financial loss and once
agatha Negro is the champion prize
tighter of the world. The fight was
pulled off at 1928 and was won by
johnson in the fifteenth round,
although he had Jetfries bested in
the 7th round according to dis.
patches and newspaper reports. We
trust that such disgraceful affair
will never occur again.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Compulsory School Law

To apply to school district n o
25 of Randolph county Arkansas.
we publish the following synopsis
of the Arkansas Compulsory School
Law:
Notice to parents and guardians,
as required in Section 6:
First. Every child between eight
and fourteen years old and between
fourteen and sixteen years of age,
not regularly employed, must attend
some day school at least half of the
term each year-three or four
months.
Second. No child can be excused
on promise to attend. He must at.
tend at least half of term before be-
ing excused on that account.
Third. Courts having jurisdlc-
tion, justice of the peace, in rural
districts, and cities having less than
fifty thousand population, may ex-
cuse children from attending school
for the following reasons;
ta) Parents cannot supply proper
clothing. (b) Child mentally OF
physically unable to attend. (c,
No public school within two and
one-half miles of the home. I'd
Labor of child is necessary to sup.
port family. (e) Child has com
pleted the common school course.
Fourth. No child between eight
and fourteen years can be employed
in mines, factories, workshops or
store, unless excused for one of the
five reasons, or has statement from
teacher that be has already attended
half the term of that school year.
Fifth. 1t is the duty of the at
tendance officer and district clerks
to notify parents and guardians
when the children fail to comply
with the provisions of the law.
Sixth. The penalty for nonat-
tendance falls on parent or guard
ian and in its maximum fee of
twenty-five dollars or imprlson-
ment for 30 days, or one or both.
Seventh. For illegal employ
ment of the child employers are
subject to a fine of twenty-five dol
lars and costs,
Approved May 81, 1909.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Information Came
From Headquarters

The editor OF the Black Rock
Developer in the last issue of his
paper, under the captain of "Black
Rock, The Poca Bridge and the
Star Herald" proceeded to enter
serious objections to an article
which appeared in this paper two
weeks ago in which we asked If
Black Rock would withdraw OBJ
jectlons to the location of the Frisco
railroad bridge at this place,
The aforesaid editor rants at a
somewhat fearful rate concerning
The article, but reckons without a
host, because we, in this instance,
as in all others when we make a
statement generally know what we
are talking about. We never seek
to take advantage of anyone by pub
fishing statements that are not
backed up by facts. He says in the
beginning that we are generally
right on all public questions, gives
us credit for publishing bright
newsy paper, etc., for which com
pliments we feel thankful, yet he
says we have mistated facts when
we say that the objections entered
by the ,ivermen as to the location
of the bridge were for the benefit of
Black Rock. Now our conclusions
were drawn from the statements
made by the rivermen themselves.
We have it from two reputable
gentlemen-men whose reputation
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
LANGSTON HELD
FOR GRAND JURY
Was B Ound Over Without Bail to
Await Action of the Grand
Jury

The Walnut Ridge Blade of last
Friday says; "On Tuesday at six
~clock p. M, the long drawn out
Ave of ]. G. Langston, charged
! 9Th the murder Of A. w. Shirey
IN March sth, came to close, and
feeling that sufficient evidence had
been produced by the state, Justice
j. p. Rogers bound him over with
out bail to await the action of the
grand jury in October, and Lang
ston was taken to Newport, at least
for the present, where he was land
ed in the county jail.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Clarence Marks Hinton

A letter from V. G. Hinton of
Little Rock announces the arrival
OF fine nine-pound boy at his home
on the morning of July lst. All
parties, even V. g., reported to be
getting along nicely. The boy has
been named Clarence Marks, in hon
or of Senator Clarence II. Hender-
son of Pocahontas and Mrs. Hin
tons father.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
WAS RELEASED
AFTER TRIAL
ChaTleSIhOmaS of Manson ACCuS.
ed of Running a "BIind
Tiger"

The court house was the center
OF attraction last Wednesday eve
ming at which time Charles Thomas
OF Manson, who runs store at that
place was up before Squire Douglas
on a charge of running a "blind
tiger" or selling whiskey or beer
without a license. He was repre-
sented by the law firm of Witt &
Schoonover and the state by county
attorney Will Jackson There were
several witnesses on the stand and
after healing the evidenc Squire
Douglas dismissed the case against
Mr.. Thomas.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Married Saturday NiQht

A very pretty wedding was sol
emnlzed at the Meier hotel last
Saturday night at which time Miss
Maud Ward and Chester Alfrey
were made man and wife, by Rev.
W. F. Tuten performing the
ceremony in the presence VI a few
friends.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Pressed Brick

The Joe Schmidt Brick Co, of
this city have their new machinery
installed aud are now ready for
business A sample of the new
brick was on exhibition here Fri
day and it appeared TO be as good
as any we have ever seen. The
plant at this place and also the one
at Ravenden Springs will start this
week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
BARBECUE AT DALTON

On Saturday, July 2s, Oscar
Williams, 5. G. Nettle aud John
Williams will give-a big barbecue
at Dalton. Bills and tull particu-
lars In the Star Herald next week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

TEAM For SALE-Flne team of
work mules, seven years old, will
weigh 1900 pounds each and in
good condition. A better team
cannot be found. Call on Geos
KeeneY, on the Sloan farm two
milos scuth Of NoIa"d. 4A/t.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08
Short on News

Owing to tne fact that Monday
was the Fourth and Tuesday the
Fifth and that our Office force wis b.
ed to celebrate" along with 9th er
people, the Star Herald is a bit
"shy" on local and other news this
week. We are also giving consid-
cradle time and attention to the
County Directory, which is being
published by the Star Herald, SO if
our readers will kindly overlook all
shortcomings during few weeks,
we promise to give you better
newspaper than ever before.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

Sylvester Inley and wife of May
nard, were the guest of friends in
Pocahontas last Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
DR.. o. w. Roberts of Reyno was
in Pocahontas last Monday and
spent the day very pleasantly.
Attorney G. II Henderson went
to Little Rock Wednesday on legal
business.
Prof w, H. Phipps and family
left Friday for Black Rock, after
having spent several weeks here.
Pref. Phipps will teach a summer
term of school near Black Rock,
after which he will return to Poca-
hontss in tine to take his position
as associate principal of the Poca-
hontas public schools.
Mesdames S. II. Harrison, Geo.
Bigger and Elmer Reynolds were
visiting here Friday.
Prot w. F. Acree of Maynard,
one of the prominent educators of
the county, spent the 4th of July in
Pocahontas with numerous friends.
Mrs. J. X. Acree of Maynard
sent us this week six onions from
her garden, the weight of which was
nearly six pounds. Mrs. Acree has
several bushels Of these fine onions
for sale.
A. J. Weaver and son, Baird of
Maynard came down Friday to meet
Mr.. Weaver's brother, 7. j., of
May field, KY, who came out for a
short visit.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

Miss Lundy Hensley of near Rey
no spent last Monday in Pocahon
hontas the guest of the Misses SPIN.
nenweber.
Walter McCrary one of the base
ball fans of Reyno spent a very
pleasant 4th of July in Pocahontas
with friends.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

Sylvester Inley and wife of May
nard, were the guest of friends in
Pocahontas last Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1910-07-08

Seventh. For illegal employ
ment of the child employers are
subject to a fine of twenty-five dol.
lars and costs,
Approved May 81, 1909.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-27
INTERNAL REVENUE
FIGURES QUOTED
BY Mr.. SEOER
Of Anti-Saloon
League Insists Prohibition
Decreases and License In
creases the Consumption and
Production of Liquor,
rditor Morning Journal:

Editor Morning Journal:
Dear Sir; Anticipating the report
OF the United States internal revenue
commissioner which shows an in
crease over 1909. both in production
and consumption Of Intoxicating IL
quors, the liquor press has already
used the fact in its frantic effort to
ward off a little while longer the in
evitable abolition of the traffic 1t
tries, also, of course, to bolster up
its own montrous falsehood that the
abolition of saloons in communities
and states only tends to increase the
consumption OF all Intoxicating H.
quors, especially the stronger spirits
The full detailed report shows up the
absurdity of such claim most inter-
cstingly.
The amount of distilled spirits pro-
duced in the United States during
1910 was 156.237,526 gallons--an in
crease over 1909, yet q decrease over
1907 of over twelve million gallons.
And this in the face of constantly
increasing population. and in the face
of the further fact that most of this
population so far as immigration Is
concerned, comes with the drink hab-
Il formed and so helps to increase the
consumption of LIQUORS.
This Increase is not difficult to ex-
plain. for score of years the license
cities and states have been gradually
increasing the use of Intoxicating liz
quars. But the dry territory has
been going the other way The fol-
lowing figures from the full report
show this; the amount of distilled
liquors produced in the prohibition
- 1al. 10 ATfCefo-
sippi, Kansas oklahoma, Maine, Yer
mont, New Hampshire, North Caro-
lima North Dakota and Tennessee for
1909 was 1,370,527 gallons; for 1910,
it was only 6S2, 005 gallons, a loss or
73S,522 gallons, or less than one-half
Of the previous year. ~.
Now notice the figures from three
license states. New York, Pennsylvan-
ia and Illinois which show an increase
Of 1910 over 1909 of 3,S62,94 gallons.
The same things holds true of the
fermented liquors between these re-
spective states. II is interesting to
note also that the three states last
named contain the three largest wet
cities in the United States. In these
three states the increase in ferment-
cd liquors withdrawn4 for oonsump-
tion in 1910 over 190e~was 1,6S6,601
barrels.
The report further shows that the
amount of distilled liquors produced
in dry Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont during 1910 was 597 gallons
while that of wet New York with
five times the population of these
three states. was S.775,394 gallons.
The same deadly contrast appears
regarding fermented liquors The
three states last named withdrew $685.
1853 barrels during 1910, while license
New York Withdrew 1905, 35S bar
rels; Illinois, with the great wet
city of Chicago, withdrew 6,024,SS4
barrels.
The liquor people are welcome to
the comfort of these figures. They
speak for themselves. Prohibition
welcomes the truth. 1t needs no fur
ther vindication. J. |. SEDER.
Albuquerque, N. NJ. Dec, 2S, 1910.