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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

der in chief of the American army. The
Identification of the penmanship Of the
commission with that of the entry In
the journal and of both with an auto
graph letter of Matlack's that is among
the papers Of the Continental congress
Is certain.
Probably there was not at that time
man In the country who was Mat
lacks equal as penman. Later Thorn
son had two clerks in his office, George
Bond and Thomas Edison, each of
whom wrote a good engrossing hand |;
so did General Washington's secretary,
Richard varick. Alexander Hamilton
wrote finer hand than any of them,
but neither he nor any of the others
could equal the beauty of Matlack's
capital letters and the clearness and
symmetry of his writing as whole.
MatIack Copied the Declaration.
Fortunately, Matlack was still a
clerk in Thomson's Office when the
Declaration Of independence was or
dered to be engrossed for final sigma
ture, and the task Of copying it was as
signed to him. He copied from the
broadside, "In Congress, July A, 1776,"
which Is reproduced in the written
Declaration in the same form Of let
tering.
1t is not easy to identify the penman-
ship of document like the Declara-
ton, for the writer has written very
plainly and in characters Of twice the
normal size, but some individual Pc
culiarities appear in this as in all
writing. A few years ago some Of the
officials in the library of congress who
knew that Matlack was the best pen
man employed by Thomson made
comparison Of General Washington's
commission, which was known to have
been written by him, with the Declara-
ton.
The first peculiar letter in the COM
mission is the capital IN" In New
Hampshire, and we find its counterpart
in Natures" in the second line of the
body of the Declaration. The graceful
flourish at the top Of ''T' In the word
"'To" in the commission is repeated in
the second of the sentences beginning
"That" In the Declaration. In the word
softer" In the commission there Is q
marked popularity in the double e."
the first ''f'' is made like the old-fash-
toned long 49," 1t appears in the word
select" in the Declaration, then in
"suffer" and "sufferable." That is the
most noteworthy popularity in Mat
lacks writing. The capital I'D" in the
commission and in the last line Of the
Declaration; the capital "B"' In the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

by five years. The clerk was Timothy
Matlack, who died at Holmesburg, Pa,
in 1929, when he was ninety-nine years
Of age.
Timothy Matlack, writes Gaillard
Hunt, chief of manuscript division Ii
brary, in the Youths Companion, was
a Quaker by birth, but he was an open
advocate of fighting, and in 1776 was
elected captain Of militia band in
Philadelphia, known as the "Shirt bat
TALON" So the Quakers. who were OPP
posed to war, expelled him, and in
1871 he and some others formed the
sect known as "Free Quakers." Be-
sides being in the Continental congress
he held number of important offices
under the government of Pennsylvania
and Philadelphia. His last service
was as alderman of Philadelphia from
1913 to 1918.
Was Great Penman.
To carry out the order Of the con-
gress that the Declaration be pro-
claimed, Thomson needed more than a
score of copies, for he had to send it
to everyone of the states and to the
army. So to save time he did not at
tempt to have any copies written Off
with the pen, but sent the original
drafts, which the congress had passed,
to the official printer, John Dunlap.
The following morning the printed
copies were in Thomson's hands.
1t was from one of those copies that
Philadelphia first heard the Declara-
ton read, and 1t was one Of them that
became the official copy, for Thomson
had not copied the Declaration even
into the journal of the congress be-
fore he gave 1t to the printer; but
when he wrote the journal for July 4
he left blank space for the Declara-
ton, and the next day, with two waters
of red wax, he fastened in the printed
broadside. At the time it had been
signed only by John Hancock, as presi-
dent of congress, and countersigned by
Charles Thomson as secretary.
Wrote Washington's Commission.
have said sometimes an entry was
made in the journal of the congress by
another hand than Thomson's, writes
Mr.. Hunt. The first Of those Occa-
sions was on June IL, 1775, when Tim
othy Matlack recorded resolution to
set aside day for fasting and prayer
to avert the desolating calamities that
seemed to be impending. Matlack had
been appointed d clerk in Thomson's
Office on May Is, and five days later. on
May 20, he wrote out the most import
ant document that the congress had
issued up to that tfme-the commission
to George Washington to be comman-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Lemon Juice
For FreckIes
Christ Make beauty lotion at
home for . few cents. Try lei

Squeeze the Juice Of two lemons into
q bottle containing three ounces of
orchard white, shake well, and you
have quarter pint Of the best freckle
and tan lotion, and complexion beau
tifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of orchard white for q
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day and see how
freckles and blemishes disappear and
how clear, soft and white the skin be-
comes. Yes! 1t is harmless. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
FAC-SIMILE OF SIGNATURES.

commission and In the word British"
in the Declaration; the whole word
Congress" In both documents-those
and other details established beyond
q doubt that the writer of the great
Declaration was Timothy Matlack.
Although Timothy Matlack lived q
long time, he did not live long enough
to see the harm that befell the docu-
ment he had written SO handsomely.
He and his contemporaries were proud
Of 1t, and their descendants have held
it in reverence above all other docu-
ments; and to satisfy the patriotic Gu
riosity of the people who have wished
to see it those who were its custodians
in past years subjected it to treatment
that did 1t irreparable injury.
In 1924, when John Quincy Adams
was secretary of state, skilled en-
graver, William J. Stone, made cop
per plate fac-simile Of the Declaration.
That Is the only one that has ever been
made. It was distributed by order of
congress and Is familiar to US all. It is
a perfect reproduction In every partic-
ular Of the original document as 1t was
when the facsimile was made, and is a
fine specimen Of the engraver's art. Un'
fortunately at the time he made 1t pho
Biography had not been discovered, and
Stone took an impression Of the docu-
ment itself, and in doing so carried off
some Of the ink.
Signatures Almost Invisible.
That was great injury; but equal
harm came to the document by keeping
it on exhibition in a strong light. II
was in the state department until 1841
when it was placed in the patent Office,
where 1t remained until the Centennial
exhibition Of 1875, when 1t was taken
to Philadelphia. There it remained for
nearly a year; then it was returned to
Washington and went back to the sec
rotary Of states Office.
Already the ink had begun to fade
but the document was again put on ex.
hibition. The Ink faded rapidly and by
1894 many Of the signatures had be.
come almost invisible. Then there was
formal conference Of scientific men.
who considered what was the best
course to take to protect 1t.
| Wise. counselorS advised that It
should not be experimental with, and
1t was left untouched. It was taken
from its place Of exhibition. however.
and put into q dark safe, secure from
further damage from the light Dur
ing the last % years very few persons
have been permitted to look upon its
face and the handsome handiwork Of
Timothy Matlack remains hidden from
the world
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A WilIind Victim.

Margaret, aged four. had eaten one
of two boxes of berries that her moth
er had purchased for company. Her
mother cried, what would you do If
you had little girl and she ate
whole box of strawberries
ooh, mammal" she exclaimed eager
ly, sid make her eat the other box
The Christian Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
No fooIishness! Lift your corns
and calluses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind of a corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers If you
apply upon the corn a few drops of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get a small
bottle of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet of
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
it is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying it or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't. any freezone tell him to surely
get small bottle for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
They Understood.

Col. John Ward, NJ. F., is popular
hero.
When he was a sergeant and was
licking into shape the raw recruits
for his famous navvies' battalion his
method of imparting instruction,
though not always according to the
drill book, was simple, direct and eff
ficient.
Once, for instance, he was in charge
of a squad at musketry.
''This," he said, SIS the bayonet boss.
and this Is the bayonet bar. Boss and
bar-you can easily remember that;
where you get your money and where
you spend It."
The squad grinned sheepishly. But
they understood-and remembered.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Mss Lena Ashwell loved to tell q
story against herself. soften" she once
said, II do not make myself clearly
beard by playgoers In the more re-
mote parts OF the theater. One night
I seem to have been more than I'M
usually indistinct. Tor at the first In
terval, when an attendant walked up
one Of the gangways on the stalls door
crying Opera glasses. opera glasses 4
d big man shouted from the back Of
ne bit, Opera glasses be hanged
,.fnr u some err numpefa
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

under my personal guarantee that It
will clean your sluggish liver better
than nasty calomel; 1t won't make you
sick and you can eat anything you
want without being salivated. Your
druggist guarantees that tablespoonful
will start your liver, clean your bowels
and straighten you up by morning or
you can have your money back. Chill.
dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone
because 1t il pleasant tasting and
doesn't grippe or cramp or make them
sick.
lam selling millions Of bottles of bod
sons Liver Tone to people who have
found that this pleasant, vegetable. liv.
er medicine takes the place of danger
Gus calomel. Buy one bottle on my
sound, reliable guarantee. Ask your
druggist or storekeeper about me. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
cUTIcURA HEALS SORE HANDS
That Itch, Burn, Crack, Chap and
Bleed-Trial Free.

In a wonderfully short time in most
cases these fragrant, super-creamy
emollients succeed. Soak hands on re-
firing In the hot suds Of Cuticura Soap,
dry and rub Cuticura Ointment into
the hands for some time. Remove sur
plus Ointment with soft tissue paper
Free sample each by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Never In Vain.

They tell US that not sound has
ever ceased to ubrate through space |:
that not ripple has ever been lost
upon the ocean. Much more Is II true
that not true thought, not . pure
resolve. not q loving act, has ever
gone forth In vain.-F. w. Robertson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

There Is No Art In Taking Medicine.
Just follow directions on every bot
tie Of plantation" Chill Tonic and
see how quickly those dreadful chills
will leave you. 1t leaves the liver In
healthy condition and yet contains no
CalOmel. Price 5Oc.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Prospective Bride.

MY salary Is four thousand dollars
year. Couldn't you live on that?"
81 suppose 1 could manage to live
on it," replied the girl, ''but l expect
ed to do lot of entertaining after l
was married"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
did MATLACK'S
| HAND HOLD PEN?
Good Evidence That Clerk Actu-
ally "Wrote" Declaration
of independence.
FAMOUS FOR SKILLFUL WORK
Timothy MatIack, Employed In the
Office OF Charles Thomson, Sec
rotary in the First Congress, Is
Accorded Honor by Expert
Who Has Investigated.

w YHO wrote the Declaration
of Independence? Thomas
" " Jefferson, of course, every
one knows that But who
held the pen and formed the letters on
the great piece Of parchment that the
members of the Continental congress
signed? 1t is one Of the largest official
papers in existence-one skin of parch-
ment nearly three feet long and more
than two feet wide. The writing is
| nearly twice the normal size and Is I'M
usually handsome and clear.
The secretary who was ordered to
promulgate the work was Charles
Thomson, man Of high character who
had been the principal Of school at
New Castle, Del, and an active patriot.
The first congress chose him as secre-
tary in 1774, and he held the office un-
till the Continental congress passed
out of existence in March, 1889. There
were Is presidents of, the Continental
congress, but there was only one Sec
rotary. He made the entries in the
Journal in 1774, and he wrote the last
entry.
Died at Age Of Ninety-Five.
During oil those Is years it was only
on rare occasions that any other hand
than his wrote in the journal. When
the Continental congress passed out of
existence he retired to private life and
never held office again; but he did not
die until 1924, when he was almost
ninety-f1ve years old. One of the clerks
In his office in ITS and 1776, and after
ward, in 1880, member of the con-
gress from Pennsylvania, survived him
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
its STYLE.

'The antitrust laws of the future
will have teeth"
"Humph! You must mean that for
biting sarcasm"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
One and the Same.

Zones reminds me of a donkey
sometimes"
"Yes; he makes an ass of himself
quite often"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
A FRIEND IN NEED.

For instant relief and speedy cure
use mississippi" Diarrhea Cordial.
Price SOC and 25c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
E1fiiiTIiTSS35SisIiiI'
Mrs. Lindsey Now Keeps House For Seven.

enn Ga1 want to tell how much have been benefited
by Lydia Pnham Vegetable Compound About eight agoI
health unable to keep house for three In
the family had dull tired dizzy feelings cold feet and hands nearly
all the could scarcely sleep all The doctor said had
severe liberation and without operation would always
an told him wanted to wait awhile Our druggist
advised Lydia Pnkham Vegetable Compound
and it has entirely Now house for and work
garden some thankful got this medicine feel
though life and have recommended to others and
they benefted"M w E. LINDSEY R. Tennie, Ca
IF Won want special advice Lydia Pnkham Medi
cine Co. letter will be opened
and held in strict confidence
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Not Quite the Same.

She (tearfully)-You said if I'd
marry you, you'd be humbly grateful,
and now
He (sourly)-Well?
She-You're grumbly hateful Lon
don Answers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
A Poor Finish.

"Would you believe it, am a
grandmother at thirty-twO?"
81 believe that you are grandmoth-
er, but you're spelling your story by
lacking on the statement Of your age"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
GOO sick
60 Nork
Many Women in this Condition Re-
gain Health by Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.


Ridgway, Penn. - 81 suffered from female
trouble with backache and pain in my side for over
seven months so / could not do any of my work.
was treated by three different doctors and was
getting discouraged when my sister-in-law told me
how Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound had
helped her. decided to try it, and it restored my
health so now do all of my homework which is
not light as I have little boy three years old"
- Mrs o. M. RHNEs, Ridgway, Penn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Indigestion produces disagreeable and
sometimes alarming symptoms. Wright s
Indian Vegetable Pills stimulate the diges-
tive processes to function naturally. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Providing for Emergencies.

"You never think of the future.
Have you made the slightest provi-
sion for rainy day?"
II should say so. I've borrowed q
silver-handled silk umbrella"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

STOP THOSE SHARP SHOOTING PAINS
''Femenina" is the wonder worker for all
female disorders Price 81 90 and soc. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Subject to IL.

as your husband subject to draft?"
Eyes, indeed. He catches cold at
the slightest thing"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
Particular Spot.

"Did the prisoner strike you in the
height of exasperation?"
mo, sir; just between the eyes"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

II your eyes smart or feel scalded. Ro-
man Eye Balsam applied upon going to bed
Is just the thing to relieve them. Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

If you insist upon having DR.. Peery' 8
Dead Shot for Worms or Tapeworm. the
druggist will get 1t for you. II he should
not, then send Is cents to BIZ Pearl St.,
New York, and you will get 1t by return
mail, Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Old high cost of living bids fair to
make the contents of hash more mys-
terious than ever.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

He who despises small things sell
dom grows rich.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

To businesslike landladies rumors
are less interesting than roomers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Nothing edible should be wasted in
these days of war.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

DEATH LURks IN A WEAK HEART,
so on first symptoms use "Renovine"
and be cured. Delay and pay the awful
penalty. "Renovine" is the hearts
remedy. Price S100 and '50c.-Adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

A man who likes dogs will never
fully understand the man who doesn't.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Ungrammatically speaking, kiss is
conjunction
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

Night is the only thing that can fall
gracefully.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28

A lot of people are mighty quick to
throw a cover over the naked truth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
TO Drive Out Malaria
And Build lin The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula IS
printed on every label. showing il IS
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1917-06-28
womANs GROWING GLORY

is her hair. If yours is streaked with
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use La Gre
ole" Hair Dressing and change it in
the natural way. Price $100.-Adv.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-06-26
SOcialiZem i'm mOderna ZnanOSt.

y A. ROssi, "L'agitazione in Stella Mi
Ian 1894. Colajanni, In Sicilia'- (Rim
1894.
Rastoca izObrazba i'm organizacija ljudstva
pod socialsticnim praporom napravlja vse YER
jetnejse uresnieenje tie zelje in postavi trivialne
napovedi O socializmu sleieee reakcije ma laz, ma
pOvedi, XII so bile opravicene, ce hi bill socialism
v svojih ~akcijskih naertih utopisticen in Ge ne
hi bill, kar je naravna in neprisiljena in zatorej
neizogibna in nepreklicana faza cloyeskega raz-
voja.
Pocetka revOlucije ne bo iskati V Italiji pc
mojem prepricanju sc latinci kot juzen narod od-
lOeijo "a epizodicne vstaje, XII mOrejo konati S ci-
stO pOlitienim uspehom, severni narodi pa, Nemci
in Anglosasi, so "a mirnO, pa nenprosno dis
eiplinO resnicne revolucije, kritiGne faze premium
lega pccasnega in Organskega razvoja, XII edna
more druzbo obnoviti.
In v Nemciji ter ma AngleSkem p~OspeSuje tu-
di visoki razvitek kapitalisticnega mescanstva me-
izOgibno razvoj bib tega sistema in s tenn razvoj
socializma. Tam Sc ~prejkone doigra velika dru-
zabna preObrazba - zacela Sc je pravzaprav re
in Sc razsiri preko stare Europe, kakor Sc je
pred dobrim s~toletjem Sirila po nasem kontinentu
revolucija tretjega stanu.
Pa maj BIO kakorkoli, iznova sem pokazal ST
len razlOcek med socializmom in anarhizmom, XII
hi ga naSi nasprotniki in suzenjsko c~asopisje Ia
kO radi prikrili preplaSenim in nevednim Deem
~; dognano je, da je marksistovski socializem
IN nadaljevanje prirOdOslOvnega m~isljenja in da
Z MIN povsem ~soglasa, ker je sprejel vase raz-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-06-26

Lahore in vnemale so Sc ostre debate med mimi.
Pavel Sc je 1.-Two zanimal "a vse. To so mu
bill sami cilji. Kadar odraste, Sc DO tudi on pc
cal S politiko, hOdil DO VOLT, morda postane Sc
sam poslanec.
Sedaj je postal priden. Ucne snovi so Sc Ia
ko nabrale, da Jill nj mogel nihGe premagati $
samo dobro glavo. Pavel je jemlal knjige V roke
ter sc ueil, vendar Sc pa nj 'biflal". TO Sc mu
je zdelo nedostojno. Spoznal je, ola tako ucenje
nj mic vrednO. Nadrgne sc kdo kakSnega pred
meta "a izpit, potem pa pozabi vse. On pa Sc ie
hotel uciti Ease, he pa "a izpriGevalc.
Jake mnogo je razmiSljal. Y osemnajstimi
lett je bill razmeroma jake zrel. Sedaj Re nj bill
wee zadovoljen s knjigami, katere je ~siucajno do
bival v roke, temveG je zaGel izbirati. I.udi sam
Je veasi kaj napisal, toda kar je tako izdelal, ie
pokazal k~veGjemu pray dobremu prijatelju.
u osemnajstimi lett je prestal zrelostni izpit
z odlfko. Oh tenn tasu ga je doletela prva ve6ia
nesreta: Umrl mu je oce. To je bill "a Pavla hud
udarec. Moral sc je seznaniti S skrbio.
Premozenja nj bio. Nekai denarja ma
lenkost - je dobila sestra "a doto, "a Pavla nj
ostalo mic. Skrbni scrodniki so ga nagovariali.
maj poisee sluzbo; kakOr maturant z odlkS hi
bill re lahkO kaj dobil. A Pavel nj maral: hotel
je studirati. Koliko dijakov Sc Sola, XII so v ena-
KEN p~olozaju! Zakaj hi sc ne posreciIo MENU.
kar je mogoce drugimf
Nikakor sc nj mogel sprijazniti z mislijo, da