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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

A few days ago Gov. Noel asked Attor-
ey-general Hudson for an opinion as to
the legality of the primary proposed and
he holds that such a primary is illegal.
After quoting that part of the code rela-
tive to primaries for United States Sena-
tors, which is to the effect that they should
be held the year following the meeting
eof the Legislature, Mr.. Hudson says:
This is the law and the State Execu-
tive Committee has no power to controvert
It's plain mandates and its enactment is too
obviously sensible for discussion. Evidently
the sense of the state was to have the
United States senator voted for at the
same primary at which the legislature is
to be elected, so when he, as the peoples
representative, voted for United States
senator, his will and vote would be con-
trolled by and reflect the will of the peo-
pie"
Quoting the statutes further the Attor-
ney-G General holds:
Section 1921 of the Code of 1906 pro-
nee, who shall be nominated otherwise
than is herein provided, shall be void,
and he shall not be entitled to hold the
Office to which he may have been elected.
No political party shall be entitled to re-
cognition as herein provided
'Under this statute, should the election
be held as contemplated in the concur
rent resolution, it would be voluntary,
without authority and sanctity of law and
without the official assistance of the pri-
mary election officers and. machinery, and
would, therefore, be conducted by unofficial
or gratutious help provided by the con-
tending candidates to perform their various
duties III the various precincts of the state,
with no power to obtain and use the poll
box, and without the legal power to get
them, and with no power to command the
constituted authorities and frauds and cor
rect crimes, wrongs and frauds, if any,
perpetrated at the election"
Concluding Gen. Hudson says:
Doubtless Gov. VardamaH and Senator
Percy both prefer an early adjustment of
the matter, but they and the desires of
all other aspirants should be subservient
and in obedience to the law, and to uphold
Its mandates rather than set precedent
that would crush its benefcent effects
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

that cannot be shaken off by thinking
parents. Alas! father and mother have
such tender and condoning feelings for
the faults and indiscretions of their chill
dren, that satan takes the BEST of adyan-
tage of the thoughtless and careless stua-
tion so that the child stuinbles before
the great Law to his or her eternal spiri-
tual damagel We now present a sketch
of the splendid telling sermon delivered
at the II a. n. services on Sunday. We
thank the good pastor for acced:ng to
our request for the sketch, and here it is !:
"HOME RELIGION"
Text: @Iord keep me-" Matt. 15:25,
This text is the words CT an honest wcrn-
fess that her daughter was vexed with a
devil. In this little simple sentence we
find the greatest need Of humanity. There
are few sentences which contain more
in SO short a space.
Let US ask ourselves: "Who are they
who need the help of God?"
I. The mother, who more than any
other one class of people shape the des-
tiny cf our country. Their responsible
ties are toe great and their duties too
many to attempt to I've their important
lives without the help of God. We hear
and read a great deal today about Wom-
ans Suffrage. But it seems TO me it
would decrease woman's power fer her
to merely cast a ballot If by the help
of God she does her duty in her home,
she can control every vote cast by the
offspring of her home. It takes
woman to make man, even
in mans greatest attainment.
Whether president, prophet, priest or
king, he is only the son Of woman
And their manhood is largely the results
of influences in their child life. So, dear
mothers of our land,as you are about this
arduous duty Of making of high Prin-
ciple and noble character, you need all
ways to seek the help of God.
2. The men need to pray this prayer
for the help of God, since no woman
can do and be what she could do and
be, without the cooperation of her hus-
band Boys want to be like their fathers.
Fathers, if my boy is just like me, what
kind of mar will my boy be !? Men, we
need to pray each day for God to help
us to be better husbands, fathers; neigh
bors and citizens.
1. The sons need to pray this prayer
so they will be comfort and blessing
in the home, instead of crushing their
parents hearts by their sinful and way
ward lives. The greatest comfort to aged
parents, outside of their personal religion
Isl for their children to be nable and
good We owe our parents more than
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

The talk we occasionally see in some
Mississippi newspapers about subsidized
press" is TO our mind an insult to the
press of Mississippi. The editor of the
Democrat has been in control of the editori-
columns of newspape- for more than a
quarter of a century and during all that
time the opinions of the editor on public
men and public measures have been held
sacred. We may have made mistakes,
but when uttered our opinions have always
been expressed after due consideration
and then according to our idea of what
was for the public veal. We believe
other newspapers of Mississippi are con-
Quoted On the same lines as the Demo
fcrat and hence the talk of subsidized
press" sounds just.like gratutious SANDER.
-Greenville Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

who loved and helped US when we could
not help ourselves Young man, pray God
to help you to be true son, a true
brother.
A. The daughter needs to pray this
prayer, since no home is its best till the
young lady is a pure, good, sympathetic
sunbeam in the home. Mothers and sist-
ers are the greatest factors in the making
Of men out of the boys. That boy is
wealthy who has one or more kind, sym
pathetic Christian sisters who seek Gods
help 70 make her useful 10 make her
home more Christian.
Let this be the daily prayer CT each
of us-mother, father, son and daughter-
that we may be helpful to each other,
making the homes of our land entirely
Christian. Too many homes are partly
Christian. Oh! how it helps one as he
fights the fight of faith, to have all with
him.
Col. Thomas McClelIand, an extern
Siye business man, and president of the
Jackson Street Railway, of Jackson, Miss,
blew into our town last Monday morning,
on private business. We wish his city
railroad tracks were laid down to our
burg and its cars were running between
our two cities. The grading all the
way will be nothing to amount to anything
Once there was much talk on the pract;-
cability of such a road before the G.
and S. |. was built But the latter road
is no obstacle even now. But a sufficiency
Of travel use not yet, but can be not far
future.
Pastor w. S. Allen, Of the Baptist
church went to preach to his Morton
church, last Saturday and Sunday, and re-
turned home Monday afternoon.
In absence of Bro. w. S. Allen, Prof.
w. n. Taylor, conducted the B. Y. p.
Union exercises last Sunday afternoon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05
Tire Bra,1dn,r Netus
100 A YEAR IN ADVANCE


Straw" votes are a very poor basis on
which to build a bunch of enthusiasm
In favor of this or that candidate, truth
fully remarks the LaIrel Chronicle When
a straw vote is taken, lots Of men vote
s'just for fun to be with the majority
of the crowd. 1t takes the voting booth
and ballot box, and the voter with ticke1
secretly marked to insure results Straw
votes in the last three presidential cam
paigns fell flat in the effect expected and
hoped for, when the real battle of the
ballots came.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

1t is certainly strange how some people
will go almost crazy about some men who
run for office, who do not care a cntinental
about you until they want your vote again.
Some men will actually get so enthusiastic
about some candidates that they want
to fight any man who opposes them, and
at the same time the fellow whom you are
tearing your shirts" about is laughing
In his sleeves about what fools he is max
ing of you. He probably would not even
think of you after elected.-Wesson En-
ferprise.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

IS pad III the DeSt or US, and so much
that is good in. the worst of us, then let
us be charitable TO the rest of US"
A young married woman suicided in
Louisville, KY, lately, because she had a
fear that the tail of Halley's comet would
poison the earth and snuff out her life.
the papers tell of another woman in a
southern country, seeing the comet one
morning and tried to get her husband
TO get cut of bed and take a look at it.
He made light of it and tried to persuade
her that there was nothing to it. She
went back to bed and died in very short
time.
N oW, what is that about a comet these
days to brighten people since comet after
comet has been seen for centuries by NOR
tai eyes and no damage to this mundane
sphere had yet resulted? Good people
let us tell you that it is better to view
each and every comet as Gods cratic
messengers under His vast CONTROL fly
ing from point to point in space for long
and for short distances, accomplishing the
missions upon which He sends them 1t takes
Little children, weak minded grown ups,
and-shall be say, it?-the unsaved and
the utterly Indifferent so-calIed Christians,
some of them, to feel such useless dread
at the sight, and the scary talk about these
beautiful wanderers in space. To become
frightened does the one effected no good.
The tail may be gaseous, but it will be
terribly thin gas. There are worse eIe-
snenss of death dealing gases often per-
ceivcd BY the nostrils on many residential
premises than will Be perceived when
chat 100000 rniles-long tail brushes
across the surface of our earth The
sgenuine child of God, one Of real Chris
aiSa faith. will feel no fear Of this
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05
PRONOUNCED GULFP0RT WATER
GocI.

Gulfport, Miss, May s.--Tle bacte-
biologist who examined Che water of
the city reservoir pronounces ii good
water, with nothing in it to create dis
ease Of any kind. He further say-s that
the reservoir is in good shape and up
te date on all the scientific lines Further
examination of the situation showed that
the local eases Of fever were II all prob
ability due to defective plumbing, and
this, too, in the face OF the fact that the
master plumbers are under ST ,ooc bond
for the faithful performance Of their
duties This will doubtless bring aboat
M end Of trouble for the plumbers, and
will nip their carelessness IN The bud
while the city IS yet yosng.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05
j. E.. MOORE
Choice Fresh Groceries
Get the Habit of GOING TO MOORE'S
Pe\ahatchle, Miss.
I or Sale, Lease or Exchange
for Farm or Timber Lands.

the Brandon Sanitarium, on easy terms.
(2) Also for sale, or lease !, my
of about one hundred (1oo) trees, at a
Cd The residence occupied by Mrs
Cd Seventy (7o) acre farm one mile
50 Forty (4o1 acre pasture, IN town
(6) House and lot, Masonic Hall.
~ One secondhand piano
(S) One secondhand iron safe.
All, or any Of above propery>is for
See or address
or NJ. E. WARD. Brandon, Miss
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

Many of our older citizens remember
Mr. E. Watkins, a former hardware
merchant of Jackson, with whom many
from this section did business. Mr. Wat
kins died at 10 o'clock Saturday after an
illness of several weeks from a stroke
Of paralysis, followed by a second stroke
a week before his death. He was 72 years
of age and had been confederate sol
der. One by one the grim reaper mows
down the good friends of other days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

United States officer to the house to in
terview her further about her age The
officer gave her to understand that she
was liable to a heavy penalty and fine
for refusing to yield the number of years
she has abided on this earth She gave in
amid much weeping. Poor soul!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05
NEWS ITEMS.

by Rev. R. A. Whitfield, Florence Miss.)
Don't forget: There is so. much that
is bad in the best of US, and so much
that is good in the worst of us then let
us be charitable to the rest of US"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

The state penitentiary now contains up
wards of near 1900. convicts. The Ran
kin farm has all the white conyicts, and
the others the coons.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

home place fifteen (rs) acres, pecan grove,
great bargain.
Sam Hobson.
from towon.
north of Busick's Pond.
j
sale at great bargain.
]. T. B BERRY, Newton, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

said-to-be-dreaded sweep of tail. When the
comet and its immense appendage comes
fairly within view of his eye, gladstone
thrill of joyous praise ravishes his soul
because it is magnificent display of
his great fathers wonderful power. A
comet fully seen by the unaided eye, is an
attractive and beautiful object and is a
real novelty, because seen so seldom. At
ter a few days the novelty, or strangeness
of it, wears away from the mind, and we
pay no more attention to it than to any
star we observe night after night. Be
cause it is display of Gods power, it be-
comes US all to stand in awe of Him who
holds the winds in His fist and 'In whose
hand is the soul of every living thing,
and the breath of all mankind. Job II,
TO
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

AS far as we have learned, those who
attended the reunion at Mobile from Flor
ence and nearby are Ben T. Therrell,
]. A. Butler and Bob Stuckey. The pa
pers made it appear that the old confeds
had a grand time of it down there, and
we are glad of it. But we fear many
felt the great discomforts of cool nights
if bed covering was scarce. 1t is told
in daily that 5000 confeds were in the
grand line of march under the MARSHALL
ing of Maj. Gen. Harrison, commander
of the Alabama division. Two scores
of bands played Dixie" to the delight of
ALL Gen. Evans, the chief commander,
declined reelection, and Gen. Gordon, of
Tennessee, was elected chief general for
the ensuing year. The next meeting
place next year, is Little Rock, Ark.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

MIR. Geo. Smith, of Shubuta, Miss, was
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Scott, for a
few days past.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

We are glad to greet on our streets
last Sunday, young Hiram Flowers, of
Magee, who is making a gladstone visit
to his honored father and mother and
brother joe
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-05-05

Mr.. Steve Smith, of Texas, brother
of Mr.. George Smith, was visiting the
Singletary families here. Mr.. Steve Smith
is uncle by marriage, to the Singletary
brothers.
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The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29

ule. After this new schedule was ar
ranged, adding about eight towns
and dropping only Searcy, as the spe-
cial did not come in that direction,
the first schedule was recalled and
the new one issued late Saturday ev-
ening.
Besides the people clamoring to get
Bryan to their town, Chairman R. F.
MlweF of the state central committee
and r. P. Allen, who will be in charge
of the train, are counted in the bal
ance All sorts of pressure is being
brought by men of prominence over
the state to get berth on the train
which consists of standard Pullman
and one diner, but there seems to
be little hope for them. The train
is being sent out at the expense of
Governor Donaghey, and as there will
be a number of outside newspaper
men aboard, the state will get consid-
cradle advertising out of it.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
THREE FUNERALS
HELD same DAY

The unusually sad spectacle OF
three funerals being held in the same
cemetery on the sameday was wit
messed in Conway yesterday. Robbie
the little daughter of c. A. Simmons
was buried at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing. The funeral of D. M. Chivers
was held at 2 o'clock, and that{ OF
Luther T. Burns at o'clock in the
afternoon. DR.. ]. f. Godbey andBRev
C. J. Greene conducted the services
at each funeral and the bodies 9Tboth
were inferred with Masonic fonors,
the other lodges, the Wootien and
the Odd Fellows, to whicfthey De
longed, also attending in |oor. I
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
REMOVAL CAUSES
SOME COMPLAINT

That some dissatisfaction is felt in
Farmers Union circles over the re-
cent action Of the executive committee
in removing the state headquarters
from Conway to Jonesboro has re-
Gently become known None of the
officials connected with the union will
make any statement regarding the
matter, but is has transpired that
some complaints over the change have
been made. 1t is said to have been
urged by those objecting to the re-
moval that the executive committee
was called together on such short no
tice that two of the five members
We're unable to reach Pine Bluff, the
place set for the meeting, and the
chang was there decided by two of
the three members present.
The now secretary, j. B. Paine Of
Van Buren,, who arrived in Conway
today, said he had no criticism to Of
fer against the executive committees
action and was willing to make his
headquarters wherever the committee
saw fit. He mentioned, however, that
the citizens of Russellville had pre-
pared an attractive offer to the union
in case that city was given the head
quarters, and were disappointed that
they did not learn of the executive
committees meeting until the removal
to Jonesboro had already been decid-
ed upon.
The possibility of a reconsideration
of the committees action has been
suggested, but this is hardly thought
probable, and Assistant Secretary
Rayburn Fry is preparing to load and
ship the furniture and supplies be-
longing to the union to Jonesboro
next Thursday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
CONWAY FIRST
TO HEAR BRYAN

Contrary to the telegraphic report
sent to the Log Cabin Democrat Sat
urday afternoon, William j. Bryan
will pass through Conway in daylight
and will make a 10-minute speech
from the rear platform of the special
train. The first schedule for the spe-
cial was recalled and changed, the
change putting Conway on the map
of the Bryan itinerary. Not only
that. but Conway will have the dis
tinction of being the first town in
Arkansas at which Mr.. Bryan will
make a speech in the interest of the
initiative and referendum. He will
leave Little Rock at a. m. on the
morning of September Z, over the
Fort Smith road, arriving at Conway
at $40 a. m. A 10-minute talk will
be made here, after which the train
will leave for Morrilton, arriving at
that point at 9 o'clock.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
LAND TITLE CASE IS
STILL BEFORE court

The case of Mary Edwards against
John Dunaway, in which the title to
piece of Clifton street property is
involved, is still on trial in circuit
court this afternoon, the case having
been taken up Saturday morning.
The Lee Harris case will probably
come to trial late this afternoon.
Lem Scott and G. l. Kirby were ex-
cused from the garnd jury this
morning, J. R. Piercey and j. A. King
being sworn in to fill the vacancies
M. C. Canada and G. H. johnson
were sworn in on the petit jury to re-
lieve L. f. NOVEL; and J. V. Ward
excused.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
BRYAN SCHEDULE
Is NOW COMPLETE
FEW CITIES DISAPPOINTED
FOUR-DAY TRIPS OVER STATE
DESIGNED TO REACH THE
MOST PEOPLE.

Little Rock, August 29.-And now
the howl is going up from the towns
which will not entertain the Bryan
special in its hurried flight over the
as much of Arkansas as can possibly
be covered in four days. All day Sun
day and today Governor Donaghey
has been besieged by telephone and
telegraph from all corners of Ar
kansas begging for change in the
schedule which will give their towns
a chance to hear the great Commoner
express himself on~Amendment No.
10. The schedule has been made
though now, and gone forth to the
railroad companies, so there is no
longer any chance of change, though
Col. Bryan mary be forced to stop for
five minutes of logic on the proposed
amendment at places not now on the
schedule, but which are on the rail-
roads to be passed over by the special.
The making of the schedule was not
a matter of moments thought. K.
p. Allen of the Arkansas railroad
commission assisted Governor Dona-
ghey and others in making it out He
took into consideration a number of
routes to reach the greatest number
of people in four days. He made
schedule after schedule and finally
decided on one which would bring the
Nebraskan into the state over the
Frisco, and board the special train at
Rogers. This schedule was issued to
the newspapers and then recalled, as
it was seen that if the order was re-
versed and the start made from Lit
tie Rock short stops could be made
at time of day the train would
otherwise be speeding through an un-
settled part of the state. This is
how the towns on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad got on the sched-
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
BAPTIST PEOPLE BUY
PEWS FOR new CHURCH
SEATING CAPACITY ESTIMAT-
ED AT ELEVEN HUNDRED
PERSONS.

The building committee of the Bap-
tist church purchased the furniture
for their new house Saturday night.
The deal was made with the Ameri-
can Seating Company of Chicago, and
the goods are to be delivered and set
up by the middle of November.
The pews will be of quartersawed
oak, dark color, wax-finish. There
will be about 900 lineal feet of seat
ing space, which will accommodate
GIT persons. Two hundred folding
chairs were purchased to match the
pews. Additional chairs will be pur-
chased later for the various Sunday
school rooms, all of which faces the
pulpit. When these are all opened up
the full seating space will be sufficient
for 100 persons.
The pulpit furniture includes one
pulpit of quarter-sawed oak and three
pulpit chairs, the set to conform in
color finish and design to the pews.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
POE TELLS MINISTER
HE is READY TO NANC

Little Rock, August 29.-At the Ar
kansas penitent lry Sunday after
noon several ministers went into the
prison to pray with Harry Poe, the
negro sentenced to hang in Hot
Springs next Friday for criminal as
sault. Poe was grateful for their in
terest in his behalf and told them, like
he has everyone else, that he was
ready to die. The penitentiary colony
was increased Sunday by the receipt
of man 81 years of age, who was
convicted and given six years for car
nal abuse. Another for a kindred
crime will be received in a few days
from a county in north Arkansas.
This convict was formerly an assist
ant physician in the penitentiary and
when there was a change in manage
ment he went back to the county from
whence he came to practice medicine.
He was indicted and sentenced to
serve two years in the penitentiary
but has not presented himself for in
carceration yet. This man has writ.
ten though to ask if he will be per-
mtted to be a trusty and practice
his profession within the walls. DR.
Harrison, the penitentiary physician
who always has more work than he
can attend to, has written back that
he can do the state good service by
looking after the convict camps.
The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-29
FLOYD TO SPEAK
HERE TONIGHT

In order not to interfere with the
session of circuit court, it was decided
this morning to postpone the address
2f Congressman J. c. Floyd in the
n the interest Of the Democratic tick
ct until tonight at s O'clock Con-
gresham Floyd arrived here last
night and is spending the day get
ting acquainted with Conway people.
His address viii be delivered at the
courthouse tonight at O'Clock The
building viii be well lighted. and as
the nights are pleasant, a large crowd
will doubtless be present to hear Nj.
Floyd.