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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Chicago to look for migrating birds which had
dropped down into the pleasure ground from
their night flight in order to rest and feed. had
just entered the park when my attention was
attracted to large bird perched on the limb OF
a maple tree and facing the sun, which was just
rising out OF Lake Michigan. My heart gave
a sort of leap. for I recognized it instantly as the
passenger pigeon, bird of which | had not
seen a. living specimen for at least twelve years.
Then instantly / began to doubt and thought
that my eyes must be mistaken and that the at
mosphere magnifyng the bird and that what
before me was really a mourning dove.
drew closer and then / knew there no pos
sbility of deception. Before beautiful
specimen Of the male passenger pigeon with the
sun striking full the Furnished feathers OF
his throat stood within Is yards of the bird
for fully half an hour and then it left the maple
and went in arrowy fight down the lake shore
drive toward the heart of the city have often
wondered since what was its fate.
Theodore Roosevelt is deeply interested IN
the outcome of the search for surviving mem
bers IL such there may be, OF the passenger pigeon
tribe. Mr.. Roosevelt knew the bird when he was
a boy and in his trips afield he always has kept
a watchful eye open for possible sight or
specimen of the species now feared to be extinct
When Mr.. Roosevelt was president OF the
United States he occasionally went to a wild
spot in Virginia where he owned a cabin. He
called the place Pine Knot. While there one day
he saw what he believed to be nine wild pigeons.
$4,000
who saw as many pigeons this together TO
shoot one Of them-one only-in order to prove
beyond peradventure that the tribe still has ex-
istence When simply reports the appear
ance of pigeon of flock of pigeons every
one doubts very naturally the truth OF the tale,
holding that the mourning dove has been again
mistaken for it's cousin bird.
President Roosevelt did not have gun with
him on the occasion of his meeting with what
he thought were wild pigeons. II he had he
probably would have shot one of them. He told
no one except few scientists and few friends
Of his discovery. He knew well as anyone
else did that In the absence Of the proof fur
nished by bird in the flesh 1t would be said at
once that he made the common error. No one
knows positively today whether the nine birds
which the president were or were not pas
senger pigeons. Every time that Mr. Roosevelt
has been to Pine Knot since he has hoped for
another sight of the birds which made him glad
some years ago.
John Burroughs heard from his friend, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, that the nine pigeons had been
seen in Virginia. Burroughs believed the story
because he knew how accurate an observer OF
nature his friend the president and is. The
stories of the pigeons in Virginia led Mr. Bur-
roughs to make inquiries at once in the counties
In New York state west Of the lower Hudson
lying in the old line of flight Of the migrating
pigeon armies Of years ago. There the farmers
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

'Tt Is just year ago that my sis
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only few weeks when her
eyes began to be red, and to burn aud
sting as If she had sand in them
Then we used all of the home RENE
dies. She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with, and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all to no purpose
She went to the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able to look
In the light. At last she decided to
go to a doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said it was very severe disease, and
If she did not follow his orders close
~ she might lose her eyesight. He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and half or
three months that she went to the
doctor. we could see very little i'm
provement-
"Then we had read SO much how
people had been helped by Cuticura
that we thought we would try it, and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the Cuticura
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment. In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after a month there was no
longer any mucus or watering Of the
eyes. She could already see better,
and in six weeks she was cured"
(Signed) Mrs. Julia Csepicska, zoos
Utah ST., st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 20, 1910.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
He Was Toe Wise

DR. Harvey w. Wiley, the governments food ex
pert said at q recent dinner IN Washington:
But in our search for pure foods we may go too
far Thus lady entered grocer's the other day
and said
Have you got any curTants?
The clerk, college graduate replied
Eyes, madam we have very me Corinths, or
small dried grapes from the Greek town of that
name-currants, you know, is the corrupted form.
How many will you haves"
None at all if they are corrupted muttered the
lady belong to pure food league =
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Where Surgery Falls Short.

Surgery" said Simeon Ford at q
dinner in New York, "accomplishes
wonders nowadays. Hearts are sewed
up; the appendix is removed; the
large intestine is done away with.
But"
The noted humorist smiled.
"But will the time ever come when
surgery will be able to remove, the
cheek of young man or the jaw OF an
old woman ?"-New York Sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A bill has been introduced liz the
Missouri legislature to prevent AERO
planes from going more than 1000 feet
high. What difference does 1t make
whether one falls 1000 or 10000 feet.
If one must fall?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Portugal has decided to grant Tor
mer King Manuel pension amount
Ing to about 500 day. This seems
40 come about as near to getting
something for nothing as one could
expect, even in the most favorable
circumstances.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A court has decided that fits during
the honeymoon are not ground for d.
vorce. Certainly not. Giving her
husband fits is one Of the essential
duties OF many married woran.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
No Doctor In Forty Years.

Forty years residence in the coun-
try near Etna with never a doctor
summoned on a professional visit at
his home Is record of E. r. Hamilton.
who has nevertheless raised a large
family.
There were times during the last
two score years when we were hun
cry, but we were never SICK" said Mr..
Hamilton. Oregonian.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

It is about time we had ceased 40.
cepting an excuse for the careless
tossing of cigarette stumps into In
fiannmable rubbish the plea OF "acci-
dent" The thing looks like such stu
Did responsibility as would Justify
an inQuirendo de lunaticO.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Chicago has a successful landscape
painter who took up art at the age OF
SO. When we say Successful we
mean successful from Chicago point
of view.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

If Horace Greeley were alive today.
would he advise California young men
to go west and grow up with the co1n'
try?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

North Carolina has a great grand
mother aged forty-six. Four genera.
lions within the half-century limit IL
certainly an unusual boom for the
census of that enterprising state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A man In Denver advertises for sale
the skeleton of Archduke Johann.
brother of Emperor Franz Joseph Of
Austria, 1.-The genuine and intact" II
you are not satisfied with the skele-
ton in your closet, here's your chance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

The students of a noted woman's
college are to be taught onion raising.
The idea is to take them back to ma.
lures heart, and the reunion will
doubtless be a weeping one.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

The "diriplane" is the latest flying
machine. All of which goes to show
that there are devious ways of break
ing a fellow mans neck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30
Work While
You Sleep

Millions of people have CAS-
CARETS do Health work for
them. If you have never tried
this GREAT health maker-Get 10c
box-and you will never use any
other bo,oel medicine. s5
CAscARETs Ioc a box for . weeks
treatment all druggists. Biggest seller
In the world. Million boxes mouth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A st. Louis minister says that love-
making is natural and proper. Thus
is another great discovery added to
this wonderful age Of air flight and
wireless telegraDhy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A Wisconsin professor declares that
Yarn products are manufactured.
Henceforth we shall have to call the
chicken crop a factory.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

The Philadelphia Inquirer says an
indignant butcher put one of his cred
itors in his ice chest. That probably
made the creditor hotter than ever,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A Chicago professor has won an. au-
tomobile in a guessing contest. CHI
cago professors have long been con-
sidered the worlds best guessers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Coffee and sinkers are not condu-
Give to the artistic temperament"
opines a Chicago art student. How
ever, we generally find them together.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Men love blondes" sagely amour
ces an eminent sociologist Right; al
SO brunettes and amy little girl that's
q nice little girl"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Short, thick curly hair is said to be
an indication of great strength, but
it doesn't indicate anything when 1t is
on a wig.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A Brooklyn man committed suicide
because he lost $4,000 specializing in
Wall street. At least, he thought he
was specializing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Saving wood is highly recommend
&C as a muscle producer, but If you
happen to live in fat the noise Ia
apt to disturb your neighbors.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Furs, 1t is announced, are to be
cheaper. Now, if diamonds will only
come down, much of the present-day
distress can be relieved.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

and the country sports
men told Mr.. Burroughs
that they had seen pig
cons that spring, at least
1000 OF them, but that
none of them had been
shot. Mr.. Burroughs was
inclined to believe the re-
port, for the men who
made it were Old-time
sportsmen and supposed
ly knew the bird well.
However, there is no pos
tive proof today that the
New York farmers and
gunners were not just as
much mistaken as were
the old-timers who cold
the story of the return OF
the pigeons to the ulPer
Michigan country.
In The AUX, a qTar-
terly journal OF ornithol-
ogy published by the
rerican OrnithOlOgiStS
Union, there recently ap-
peared a paper by Albert
Hazen Wright on Some
Early Records of the Pas
senger Pigeon. In this
paper are reported some
of the first a CO u n t 8
which ever saw print OF
the pigeon multitudes OF
the early days. When one
reads them it seems al
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

One of the most astounding feats of
Aviator McCurdy was his landing in
the water" That is far more diff
cult than watering on the land.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Every time some fellows give a
tramp a dime they throw out their
chests as though they were A Car
negie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

In some parts of Chicago people
continue to carry revolvers to dances.
We think we may, without showing
prejudice, say that it is not polite.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

Texas proposes to have an onion
day. That will be splendid day not
to go to the theater
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

America may have fewer areoplanes
than foreign nations but 1t has nice
lot of records.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

A pistol is too convenient weapon
for passion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

This is human city. Many a chauf
feur carefully blankets his automobile
on every cold day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

RESUMABLY every bod y
knows by this time that
there is a standing offer OF
$500 In cash for the man.
woman, boy or girl who
finds the nest of a wild pig
con (ectopistes migratori-
us). otherwise known as
the passenger pigeon, and
finds with 1t the nesting
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

He is a wise man who knows 1t TX
he cannot afford an automobile.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1911-03-30

An odor of gasoline is de rigeur.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
SEATED NEAR THE THRONE
United States Special Ambassador
Well Treated as to Position.

London, June 23.-John Hays Ham,
n,ond. the special American ambassa
dor to the coronation. said today:
There Is rothing like it in history
fer magnificence. 1t beggars descrip
tion VIII: impressed me most was
the decentralization There was no
delay and no discomfort. Everything
vent like clockwork. ] cid not carry
my card as Lord Sandhurst. the civil
attache assigned to me, said it was
unnecessary Therefore I did not
know my seat. Mr.. Sing of the for
eign office said when I told him this
Don't worry, they won't let you get
too close I, the throne. Go as far
you can until they stop you I fr'
lowed his advice and found my Sc
about fifteen feet from the throne"
Mr. Hammond was particularly
pleased With the attentions he re-
ceived alo"g the route of the process
sion He accepted them as a compli-
ment to the United States. Instead
of seeing the royal progress from Con-
stitutiop + II, he obtained a dispense
ton and iewed it from Stratton
House, WIZ e the kings aunt Louise
the Duches of Argyll. spent the day
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
Lavish Entertainments in Toronto Ex-
cite Wonder, and Jealousy
Is His Undoing.

Buffalo, June 22.-Edward Valentine
Lee, who stole $4,000 in cash from
the paymas,er's safe on the battleship
Georgia at Havana on Feb. II, was
arrested here by Detective O'Grady of
the local police, and two agents of the
department of justice, who have been
trailing the man for months, they say
Lee is twenty-five years old. He
had $4,000 in currency with him in a
small travelling bag when arrested. He
had been trailed, it is explained, ever
since he disappeared from the battle
ship and has enjoyed himself in many
cities of this country and on a trip to
Europe. 4 week ago he appeared at
Toronto, living at the King Edward no
tel, where his lavish entertainment ex-
cited wonder and also some Jealousy
among the women On whom he con
ferred his favors.
One Of them tipped off the Buffalo
police and the man was taken On Main
street while riding in a taxicab.
Lee confessed his identity. He was
paymaster's clerk at $40 month and
had got in debt through fondness for
women and wine.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Chicago Cash Grain Quotations.

Chicago, June %.
Wheat-No. red, S9691Ac; No. !.
red, $50 9Oc; No. hard winter, SS15
q 92Ae; No. hard winter. SSQ90c;
No. ] northern spring 97cQS1.02; No
2 northern spring 96cds1o1; No. 3
spring 90G95c Corn-No. 2 56A a
SIC; No. white 56A G57Ac; No.
yellow 56h65 No. 3 56@57c; No. 3
white, 56057c: No yellow, 56A q
white, 42N @43kc; No. 8 white, 411s
@42Ac; standard. 42@42hc.
Chicago Live Stock.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000. Quotations
.xAssq soIoqo ee-s DOe'9s ls pssusl
$6.5O@6.65 choice light, $6.35@6.45
heavy packing, and $5.50@6.S0 good to
choice pigs
Cattle-Receipts $500 Quotations
ranged at $6.4O@s.70 prime steers
$425@4.S5 good to choice beef cows
$4.S5@5.6O good to choice heifers, $6.0e
@5.35 selected feeders. $4.35@4 So
good to choice stockers. $7.50Q8.25
good to choice light calves.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Quotations
ranged at S6.50G7.00 good to choice
spring lambs, s5.00G6.25 good to choice
yearlings. s3.S5@4.1o good to choice
fed wethers. SO 25d $50 good to choice
handy ewes
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
RAIL MERCER IS LEGAL
Opinion Handed Down by United
States Circuit Court.
Federal Judges at st. Louis Uphold
Control CT Southern Pacific
by Union Pacific.

ST. Louis, Mo, June 26-The merger
of the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific railroads is legal, according to
an opinion handed down by the United
States circuit court of the Eighth dis
trict
Judge Hook filed a dissenting opin-
ion, in which he expressed the belief
that the governments petition was
we'll founded and should have been
granted
The majority opinion of the court
was written by Judge Elmer B. Adams.
The case will be appealed. TO the SUI
preme court of the United States.
The governments suit in equity
against the Southern Pacific Railway
company and the Union Pacific Rail
way company to enjoin the continued
control of the former by the latter
was filed at Salt Lake City. Utah, on
Feb. 2, 1908. The bill charged conspir-
dcy and the formation OF a combina-
ton in violation of the Sherman anti
trust act. passed by congress to pro.
tect trade and commerce against un
lawful monopolies.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
ALL ABLhZE
Beacon Fires Signal Rejoicing
over Double Coronation.
Son of Asquith Gives Word that
Starts Chain of Lights All
Over British Isles.


London, June 23.-The signal was
given from the Crystal palace at 10
O'Clock TO light up the bonfifes in
Great Britain from Lands End TO John
O'Groat's. Prime Minister AsQuith's
nine-year-old son Anthony acted as
the official He started the fires by
telephoninp from Downing street TO
the palace. whereupon an enormous
magnesium star .Was sent up. The
masseG bands Of the guards regiments
played "GCd Save the King" and an
enormous ssemblage of people Joined
in singing ne anthem Immediately
the star arose watchers on beacons in
the Deighboring heights fired fuel piles
and soon the flares thereof were seen
on other heights.
They were ignited and so on until
more than 600 fires blazed from Brit
aims hilltops. Some piles had wide.
based pyramids with timber covered
with creosote rising forty feet high.
They were indicative of the kingdom
wide enthuSiasm over the browning If
the king Every village. town and
city mas been celebrating in some
form.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
NEWS IN sundays PAPERS

Hartman merger OF Union and
Southern Pacific railroad systems was
declared legal
King George viewed the great Brit
ish fleet. twenty-four miles long and
costing $500 O00.0 600.
Electoral eforms urged by the gov
eminent are given as the real cause
OF the French cabinets downfall.
Desperate brigands inaugurated
rainy outing of Indiana prodigals by
holding up AIDE and McCutcheon.
Carnegie was assailed before Bap-
fist world lance for provisions at
tached to teachers pension fund.
Richard Parr, government agent,
seized diamonds worth $1,000 belong
ing to Mrs. John w. jenkins. of New
York.
H. II. KohIsaat of Chicago told the
investigating committee in Washing.
ton that Loriulerism means cohesion
of Republicans snd Democrats for par
~ and private pelf.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
WRECK CAUSES ECONOMY
Burlington Road Calls on Each En-
ploye to Make Little Saving.

Omaha. Eeb., June 23.-As the re-
suit of the recent wreck at indianola.
Neb., in which the loss was s250,000
every employe of the Burlington rail
road has been asked to perform some
sort of economy which he would not
otherwise &C The request comes di-
rect from President Miller and was
sent out through the different depart
Jpents to every man and woman in
the employ of the system. Additional
ly the order came from President Mil
Ter to cut all expenses to the minimum
The wrecl which brought about the
order happened several weeks ago.
Eighteen people were killed, eighty in
jured. and the two whole trains. in
GLIDING locomotives. demolished
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-06-29
Unfolding Of Main Story Is Now
Beginning.
HINES c.LLEO TO FOLLOW
Then Edward Tilden, Governor De
neen of Illinois, Roger Sullivan
and Others Less important
Will be Heard.

Washington, June 26-The senate
committee which is investigating the
charges of corruption in the election
of Senator William Lorimer of hi.
nois, had before it today Clarence s
Funk. general manager OF the Natior
al Harvester COMPANY
Mr. Funk'e testimony is the first Iii
rect evidence obtained ny the commit
tee IS to The alleged request for g
contribution Of $1,000 from the
Harvester company, which Mr. Funk
charges was made Edward Hines
of tae Edward Hines Lumber cam
pany. The testimony taken by the
committee last week was preliminary
and collateral to the main line OF the
Investigation.
ever. the committee begins to unfold
the main story of the allegations ~
bribery and corruption in the election
of Senator orimer
Mr. Funk will be followed BY Ed.
ward Hines, who is charged with hay.
ing requested the $4,000 from Nh
Funk. Edward Tilden. president OF
the National Packing company, who.
Fuhk says, was mentioned by Hines
as the receiver OF the alleged 500. 000
corruption fund, will also lie heard this
week. When these three witnesses
have been heard, the main story Of
the inquiry will be revealed to the
members of the committee and subse-
qOent witnesses will be called to am
pity and oorrobnrate Funk's story 1t
is probable that Governor Dereen of
Illinois and several other less i'm
portant witnesses will testify this
week.
A subpoena has been issued for
Roger Sullivan, Democratic national
committeeman from Illinois. whose
name was mentioned by Herman II.
Kohlsaat editor and publisher OF the
Chicago RecordHerald. Mr. Sullivan
has never appeared before either the
senate committee on privileges and
elections, or the Helm committee of
the Illinois legislature which investi-
gated the Lorimer election last win
ter While the members of the COM
mittee Go not know whether or not
Mr.. Sullivan has any valuable informa-
ton On the subject, Chairman Dilling-
ham though it advisable to summon
him on account of his prominent posi-.
tion in Illinois Democratic circles
A sufficient number of witnesses
have been subpoenaed TO keep the
committee in session here for more
than two weeks. Chairman Dillingham;
wishes to hear as many witnesses
as possible in Washington, so that the
committee will not have to be away
from Washington for any great length
Of time while the senate is in session
1t was the original plan to begin hear
ings in Chicago on July ) next 1t is
not likely. however. that the witnesses
WIN, have been summoned here will
he able to complete their testimony
before the end of next week. Later
the committee intends to convene in
Springfield. ILL.,, to take testimony OF
members of the legislature which
elected LoriIner.