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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

ward sweep Of the arm which makes
swimming a delightful exercise to
watch Is there seen at its best
The Indian or "trudgeon" stroke
was then given. Next, the teacher
turned forward and back somersaults,
turned over in the water as If she
were rolling down a CLASSY slope and
enjoyed it, too. 1t was wonderful
what could be accomplished in the
little space at her disposal.
There are many motives leading one
to learn to swim. One woman frank
ly admitted her method of procedure
L was dreadfully afraid Of the
water" she said. always have been
SO afraid that simply could not make
up my mind to go in, although |
missed many good time.
"One day I went to the swimming
school and there acquired enough con-
fidence not to scream when | found
that my toes would not touch. l only
took ten lessons, but that was sufi-
cient for my purpose.
"The next time | was invited to
take swim of course | didn't appar-
emily know any more than I ever had,
but begged one Of the men to teach
me. There is nothing a man likes
quite SO well as to teach a woman to
swim. Said he to me:
You must have perfect confidence
in me, trust me- with an accent on
the trust
L turned my eyes toward him with
look of absolute confidence. I had
learned it of the little English woman
at the swimming school.
"'You won't let me drown?' I asked
pleadingly.
There was another girl, but she
stood shieking on the shore.
Brave little woman!' he remarked
as we plunged in and started for the
raft.
II put one hand on his shoulder
and used my other arm and feet as
propellers as he told me, and when
we reached the raft and he lifted me
tenderly on it, he said:
I'll make a swimmer of you yet
"Of course, it wasn't up to me say
anything, but l did smile when I saw
my rival in her silk bathing suit
mine was only Notwithstanding in
the water up to her knees and look
ing with longing eyes toward us. 1t
had only cost me SIS to get that ad-
vantage.
Coming back 7 did feel q little
afraid. The tide had risen and it was
quite a distance from raft to shore.
You know the way the sea surprises
you sometimes. I chung to him and
he soothed me gently.
when we finally reached shore, he
said:
do you know like you better in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Tale of a Horse,

There was much talk in Berlin when
it became known that Emperor Will
liam, on the occasion of his recent
visit to Rome, had taken with him
his saddler. Now, however, a salts
factory reason has been given. The
Kaiser, it appears, ordered that only
one of his horses should be sent to
'the Eternal City," and 1t happened
that the horse selected for this pur-
pose had short tail.
The Emperor became aware of this
fact at the last moment, and, think
ing it very probable that he might
desire to wear his hussar uniform in
Rome, in which case he could not ap-
pear in public thus arrayed on a horse
with a short tail, long tailed horses
being indispensable to huzzars, he at
once ordered his saddler to accom-
pany him, and to bring with him a
long artificial charger at such times
as it became desirable to hide it's
short caudal appendage.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

marshal, In gala array, leads the
march down the course. He is fol-
lowed by the knights, riding two by
two, while at either end of the course
a band sends forth spirited music.
The knights line up at the starting
point and the marshal mounts the
throne with sedate and impressive
mien.
Knight of the Raven Plume, pre-
pare to charge" calls the marshal.
The crowd of knights is parted, and
the knight of the Raven Plume, pois-
ing his lance jauntily and with a
studied nicely, steps forward.
"Chargel" shouts the marshal, and
in a moment the knight is flashing
down the course. The gait at which
he rides is called "the tournament
gait" and is only acquired by the
best horse after much practice.
AS the knight starts there is roar
from the grand stand, a bursting
forth of white handkerchiefs, and one
girls heart beats quicker as she
W0tSACo hiiu SdtSn VI Hiss CdCu VI
the nine ivory rings which are sus-
pended from the midst of each gayly
colored arch under which he rides
so furiously.
One after another the knights dash
down the course until each has rid
den three times; then the knights
having the smallest number of rings
are dropped out and the "ties," as
they are called, are ridden. AS the
number Of contestants dwindles the
rivalry becomes fierce and the excite
ment increases until the field narrows
down to two Or three competitors.
Finally the winner is left alone upon
the course, and amid cheers and flow
ers rides up to the marshal to receive
his prize.
The browning of the queen of love
and beauty marks the height of the
ceremony. 1t is pretty little bit
OF old world chivalry that is almost
theatrical in its picturesqueness. The
winning knight dismounts, takes the
girl of his choice by the hand and
leads her to the throne, where, upon
he offers her crown Of flowers. She
accepts the gift, and in her turn
kneels while he places it on her head.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

disease, but for it's various remedial
values. A tea made of the bark will
cure cold and relieve spasmodic
affections, and the astringent sap is
a relief when applied to wounds and
bruises. j
This false face is painted red-the
life color-and crowned with long
white hair. 1t Is kept in pine box
with glass cover. By it's side hangs
a gourd medicine rattle on which are
inscribed the names Of various medi.
cine men, and small horn rattle
such as the female members of the
medicine society use in their secret
dances, and, as token of their medi-
cine song, an ancient flute. A pack
age of sacred tobacco is placed in
the box to keep this false-face
healthy"
Once each year the false-face must
be returned to the reservation, when
the leader Of the society will wear it
at the New Years feast that 1t may
dance with it's brothers" 1t must
not be touched by any person other
than Mrs. Converse or this leader, as
it is liable to poison whoever else
may handle it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12


the science Of swimming, it seems,
can be taught in space that would
bring contempt to the heart of an
agile gold fish.
IF you can swim around this pool
you have taken twelve strokes; if
you can take twelve strokes you can
keep on and take twenty four; by
the time you have taken twenty-four
strokes without assistance you have
mastered the greatest difficulty" says
the instructor.
"And that is?''
"The innate fear, the lack of conf
+dence. AS soon as that is overcome
the rest Is easy"
The aptest pupils, according to the
English swimmer, are those who the
most quickly conquer their dread.
To teach the stroke is the easiest part
Of the lesson.
zone in whom this dread is not
abnormally developed can be taught
to keep afioat and make some pro-
gress in ten lessons. Twenty lessons
makes an expert swimmer of one, and
after that pupil may be taught all
sorts Of fancy strokes, the Indian, or
trudgeon, the English or the American
racing stroke, the dog. stroke, to turn
somersaults and even to dive
The water in the pool is at a tenn
perature Of IS degrees, while the tenn
perature of sea water is rarely above
rs. This increase of warmth permits
a longer stay in the water, but the
pool lacks the stimulus Of the salt,
which makes swimming in the ocean
SO much easier than in lake or river,
or, in fact, any fresh water.
IL always teach the new pupil to
swim on her back first" the teacher
announced. "You see it is compare
lively easy for woman to learn to
float. All she has to do is to straighten
herself out and remember that she
can't sink even when she feels the
water creep up over her face. It will
never cover her mouth and nose and
if she doesn't move she is all right.
"As soon as she has learned to float
she can easily be taught to move her
hands and feet little and then lit
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
LIVE FALsE-FAcE AS A GIFT.
lroquois Indians Present a Ga-Gon-sa
to Mrs. Converse.

lroquois Indians Present a Ga-Gon-Sa
to Mrs. Converse.
The IroQuois Indians Of New York
state have sent to Mrs. Harriet Max
well Converse, $50 West Twentieth
street, New York, a live" or real
false-face as a mark of their appre-
citation Of her devotion to them for
many years.
The false-faces figure prominently
in all Iroquois mystics and medicine
mysteries. They are usually made
Of Eastwood, which is seasoned for a
long time before being carved into
the various fantastic, yet symbolical,
faces in common use among the Iro-
quoisa But in the case Of the mask
sent to Mrs. Converse, the wood was
taken from living tree, thereby re-
tanning portion of the live" heart
and spirit of the tree which was left
towering in the forest.
In making their medicine masks,
the Iroquois select the porous bass
wood not only for it's absorbent quail
ties, which are supposed to draw out
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Skeletons of Hunter and Cougar Ar
Found Lying Together.

Skeletons of Hunter and Cougar Ar,
Found Lying Together.
Evidence of terrible fight in which
a human being and a wild amino
lost their lives was discovered laa
week on the slopes of Mt. Gibraltai
one mile south of Republic, Wash.
consists of a human skeleton, TIL
bones Of a large cougar and a rustel
rife.
The position of the skeletons an
the fact that the rifle was pumpeI
out and it's lever thrown down prove|
that there must have been a terrif)
encounter between man and beast.
An examination Of the gun shovel
that it had had year or more B
exposure. The find recalls to resi-
dents of Republic that two men have
disappeared from that town within
three years, all trace Of them being
lost. One young man started for hi
fathers ranch in Okanogan count,
was never heard of afterward.
Another man left Republic for Spo
kane, via Meyers Falls. He wen
alone, carrying rifle, and although
letter was expected from him from
Myers Falls, 10 word was ever re
ceived. 1t is believed that this MAJ
persisted in the fatal encounter wit
the cougar.-New York Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Cook Stayed Her Month.
curling tong

Mrs. Charles Johnson of New Ha-
ven, Cam, engaged a comely cook
in New York, and she proved a jewel
IN her line. On the fourth day in her
new home she paralyzed her mistress
by falling in fit. On recovering, the
cook stated that she was subject to
them. Mrs. Johnson said the girl
must leave the house. The latter de-
clared that as she had been engaged
for month, she was determined to
stay. All persuasion having been
useless to dislodge her, Mr.. and Mrs.
Johnson sought temporary home at
a hotel, leaving the cook in posses
sion for month
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
NUTS AND TOMATOES HIS FOOD
Minneapolis Man Says He Was Saved
From Death by "Fast Cure.

Minneapolis Man Says He Was Saves
From Death by "Fast Cure.
Peter Johnson has had nothing /,
eat but handful of nuts and rap
tomato day for nine months. He b
a living example of the so-calied fast
ing fad.
Johnson had partial paralysis of tn,
left side a year ago, and was tn,
victim of bright's disease, weighed "a
pounds, suffered from asthma and wa
informed by his medical advisers tina
he could not live more than a month
or two. Now Johnson weighs III
pounds, is harder than nails and fire,
from aches and pains.
Johnson tasted nearly forty days
when he began his cure" Then, a.
he tells the story:
81 ate half a tomato a day for /:
week and then increased to a whole
tomato. After a while l added {
half pound of mixed nuts. Three
weeks from the time I began eatins
I was told to eat more by degrees, BIZ
never to overfeed. l shall never take
a chance. The tomato and the nuts
with plenty of water, keep me id
splendid condition. I am as sound as
the day | was born. I can do fouI
times the days work I used to do."-
New York Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Ancient Fire Bucket.

Fred Stone of Windsor, VT, has an
old leather fire bucket which he
found recently in the space beneath
the fat roof, upon which he was, at
WORK, of the l. of the house on State
street, occupied by. Mrs Marcellus
Barber. Tho bucket is painted, and
is in an excellent state of preserva-
tion. Upon it's side is printed the
name Cotton" indicating that it was
in use as long ago as John H. Cotton,
who died in 1850, was chief of Wind
sor's fire department.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12


time life Of romance and even a prac-
teal Northern girl, given to golf,
would enjoy the occasion.
One of the daring youths who en-
tiers the arena will win the crown of
flowers and one of the maidens who
watches and applauds will be chosen
by him as queen Of love and beau
ty." So life is not SO prosaic after
all.
Picture an immense green with a
long, smooth course in it's heart,
where knights in sasnes of many col
ors mounted on mettlesome horses
fash back and forth carrying long
lances tied with huge ribbons; long
grand stand alive with pretty women
in summer gowns; and, as far as one
can see, mass Of vehicles. This is
the scene of the typical Maryland
tournament
In the center of the field is erected
the flower decked throne where stands
the marshal, who is master Of cere-
monies, and where later the queen
will be crowned
Every young man who can sit on
a horse properly, and who has a
sweetheart, is longing to have his
trial down the course, and most of
them enter. There are no social bar
riers. The sons of the wealthiest en-
ter the lists with the farmers boys,
and often the young man Of wealth
is forced to stand by and see the
country boy crown country sweet
heart with the flowers he, the rich
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
LEARNING TO SWIM
HOW NEW YORK WOMEN ARE
TAUGHT THE ART.
The Overcoming Of Fear the First
Qualification Absolutely Necessary
One Pupil Tells of Enjoyments
Procured by Few Lessons.

The only place in the city where
swimming Is scientifically taught to
women, so far as careful search could
determine, is in the basement of a
building uptown, says the New York
Sun. Here stalwart English woman,
with muscles trained to steel-like tex
ture, laments over the lack of space
at her disposal and does the best she
can with ambitious pupils.
Six strokes will take an average
swimmer across the tiny pool, and at
first sight it would seem a mockery
to attempt to teach an art which
more than any other demands plenty
OF space and breathing room. But
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

ture is an ordinary fan, yet, while it
will do service as fan, it is princi-
pally intended to be used as a mask
1t is fashioned so as to resemble
the face of an animal, but a portion
of the edge is cut away in such a
manner that some feature of the face
is lacking, and in place of this miss
ing portion of the animal the person
using the fan is supposed to substi-
tute the equivalent feature of his
own face. The fan is furnished with
a handle, and may be made of any
material on which an animals face
can be drawn or painted.
This device is likely to afford much
amusement, for there is naturally
something laughable about a face
which is only partly human, and the
more savage and ugly the animals
face is the more grotesque will it
appear when one of its features is
replaced by an equivalent feature
from a human COMMUNICATIVE
York Herald.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
JOUSTING FOR LOVE
PRETTY OLD-TiME CUSTOM OF
THE SOUTH.
tournaments In Which Brave Knights
Take Part, and the Winner Crowns
His Adored One "the Queen Of
Love-"

In Maryland and In parts OF vir-
ginia knighthood is still in flower.
Formal demonstrations Of knighthood
are still maintained.
OF these none is more striking or
more picturesque than the tourna-
ments which are held in June and
July. A Maryland jousting tourney
Is picturesque affair. To the South
ern girl 1t gives a touch of the old
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Immense Apartment House,

One of the largest apartment
houses in Connecticut has just been
completed at Hartford. 1t consists of
seventy-five apartments, varying from
one room and bath to eight rooms
and q bath a public dining room, pub
lie reception room, ten servants
rooms and liberal supply Of private
storage rooms.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Better Than a Machine.

Recently a machine for counting
money was brought to the treasury
department in Washington, but a
test being made as between the ma
chine and the bright girl who was
used to counting money for the de-
partment, the girl won and counted
10000 pennies in forty-eight minutes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Tribute to Woman's Vanity

Travelling beauties never take pas
sage on an ocean steamer without a
spirit lamp to heat their curling tongs.
This practice imperils the ship
through danger of fire. One Of the
big steamship lines has fitted every
stateroom on its vessels with an
electrical apparatus for heating the
curling tongs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
Twins Born in Dublin.

Irish women can boast of having
twins more frequently than any other
women in the world. Twins are born
in Dublin about once in every fifty
two births, as against general
world average of one in eighty.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

tie more until she has mastered
the breast stroke, which is the easiest
Of all"
What do you think is the most
graceful stroke for a woman?"
The teacher gave an exhibition of
the side stroke, which to the on
locker certainly possesses merit of
grace which the forward or breast
stroke does not More Of the head
Is above water. the motion is more
plainly visible, and that long. out
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

~ HE quaint old church Of long ago
Ii Stands now, forsaken, on the hill.
warder to the ones below
That nevermore may cross the sill:
For olden belle and olden beau
Have bowed before the Makers will. 1
Within the church a shadow gray
The pews and aisles has overcast
A shadow that will ever stay
So long as the old church shall last
The shadow that upon to-day
Is thrown from out the dreaming past
Across the shadow sometimes drift
Live memories that somehow trace
picture with q motion swift
The picture Of sanity face;
The face of one who joyed to lift
The songs and melodies of grace.
And then they troop adown the aisIes+
The men, the matronS, and the maids
And rustling ribalds, seemly smiles
Come with the whisper of the shades:
And then-like all the afterwhiles-
The picture of the old time fades.
The quaint old church Of long ago
With roses clambering it's sides!
An, who can tell and who may know
The JOY and sorrow that it hides {
The memory of clinging woe. /
And buoyant happiness of brides?
Sometimes, at eve, when all is stfll.
And all about the church is calm,
And twilight settles on the hill
With something of a hallowed balm, /
Inc Zephyrs come, and Groom and fill +,
The silence with an olden psalm.
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w D. N. in Chicago Tribune
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

the water than | ever have anywhere
else; you always seem so sure of
yourself and have little opinions of
your own and don't need to be told
things, but you were just adorable in
the sea. A man does like a woman
to have confidence in him, if woman
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12

the city, and which he had been un-
able to win.
Every young girl is wearing her
prettiest clothes. Each one fully ex-
poets to be the happy maiden whose
knight wins the honors, and who will
be crowned with the flowers. The
queen of the year win be the belle
for the whole season to come in that
locality.
The knights themselves are more
gorgeous than their ladies. There is
often an attempt to dress "in CO.'S
tune" for the joust, and outfits are
sometimes chosen with weird and re-
markable taste. Here an Annapolis
cadet in gray suit and shining but
tons, with sash made from an Am
erican flag twisted across his shoulder
jOckeyWise and a lace handkerchief
pinned to his sleeve, will mount his
charger beside farm boy in long
white ducks and a collarless pink
shirt; there fanciful gentleman in
purple velvet of courtiy cut will ride
beside modern horseman in a pink
riding coat and leather breeches: and
yonder a knight in an imitation coat
of mail will dash up to a fellow in
blue Jeans with a Scotch plaid ribbon
fastened awkwardly about his waist.
Each knight chooses his name. a
fanciful one, which the marshal calls
out Justify. There are Knight of the
Raven Plume, the Knight of Pleasant
Valley, the Knight of Annapolis, the
Knight OF the Wild Rose. and even
the Knight Of the Onion Patch, as
one jouster with sense of humor
once dubbed himself at recent tour
ney.
The grand procession is a specta-
cla not soon to be forgotten. The
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
BOTH FAN AND MASK.

Clever Device Which Is Productive
Of Much Amusement.
Anyone would suppose that the OBJ
ject shown in the accompanying pic
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-12
BONES TELL OF COMBAT.

w. D. N, in Chicago Tribune
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1903-05-26
FARMERS ARE Ac,rArEn
Threaten to Lynch Suspected Negro
Murderer,

Murderer.
Lawrenceburg. Ind, May 26.--Sun.
day was day Of intense excitement
Rosa Kaiser and the murderous assault
OF her father last Friday. The farm
ers gathered here, at Guilford. at Man
chester and other towns In this county
and openly threatened lynching II the
guilty person could be identified.
Sheriff Axby has strong guard Of
deputies at the jail where Louis Ever
SON, known as Black PO6to." is held
on suspicion. There Is NJ doubt but
that this negro would have been
lynched but for the announcements that
Albert Harding, who cams here from
Manchester, did not idcEafy him as
the negro who had called ct the home
Of Mrs. Mary Grifin shortly before
the assault ON the Kaisers, and none
of the other neighbors could identity
the prisoner.
While the crowds were coming into
town dispatch was received that
another outrage had occurred Ia the
county. and this diverted them from
the Jail Sheriff Axby and deputies
were called in the morn1<g TO Weis-
burg, where an unknown man supp0s-
ed to belong to some railroad con
structiOn crew was said to have az
saulted the two little daughters OF
George Smith, a farmer The sheriff
was Joined In this chase BY many
farmers and also by Rev u. r. Cowdry
and his blOodhounds.
The negro has not yet been found
and farmers are still scoring the coun-
try for him.