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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

With a roar of laughter. He had EVIL
IDENTIFY thought of something that wa,
exceedingly funny.
John Gardner, be you out of your
head?" said Jonas, half angrily.
But the farmers words burned in hi
brain long after he had parted witt
his friend and neighbor.
And that evening he put on his bes
suit and went over to call on Jennie
Deering.
An hour before midnight they were
sitting alone in the kitchen, for the ole
folks had gone to bed in a most ac-
commodating manner.
did you know my birthday was
next week, Jennie?" said Jonas, sud
denly. He was sitting as near her as
he dared when he asked the question
Suddenly Jennie giggled in a most
unaccountable way.
DO you want a birthday present
Jonas?" she asked, with a fit Of laugh
ter that bordered on Mysteries.
Jonas looked at her with some sur
prise, but when he answered her he
was in desperate earnest.
81 want wife," he said, boldly, and
then blushed as red as a poppy.
That's what | meant" said Jennie
still lowering on Mysteries. do you
want a wife for birthday PRESENT.
Jonas caught his breath and looked
at her sharply. Had she turned mind
reader, or was it only a chance ques-
ton?
But Jennie was desperately in ear
nest, as well as Jonas. She had to
fulfill her part toward securing the
combination wife and present.
May Gardner or Sallie Green would
nice girls, and you're bound to like
them" She blurted out the words in
the most astonishing way, and then
finished by bursting into fit of crying.
But I don't want Sallie Green or
May Gardner! 1 want you, or nobody,
for my wife!" Jonas said bravely.
The sight Of her tears had made him
bold, and he was holding her hands
now in the tenderest fashion.
And before u O'clock she was his
promised wife, and when he left her
there was only one cloud upon her
happiness. 'The girls will be awfully
mad" she said over aid over, "but,
l have kept my promise-I
am going to give Jonas a wife for his
birthday. New York News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
An Effective Hotbed.

The location for a good hotbed needs
to be chosen with some care; it should
be sheltered by trees or by q good
broad fence on the north side. This
fence should be six and half feet high
and is usually built leaning back about
six inches from perpendicular at the
top so that mats, sasheS or shutters
leaned up against the fence will not so
readily be blown down by the wind.
The land should slope little to the
south or southeast, and the bed should
be either level or OF even grade from
end to end in order to run the planks
straight from one end to the other. The
bed should face southeast. south or
southwest, according to the lay Of the
land.
The best material for heat is fresh
horse manure from q stable where not
less than eight horses are kept, we'll
fed with grain. The manure should
be piled up near the bed until enough
is ready. 1t will need q cord of man
ure for each ten or fifteen sashes. If
not needed Immediately it should be
PA'NO W. iAoqu~htly " pAefSuI
burning. When ready the manure
should be forked into the bed, not
dumped, and well trodden down as it
is placed in the pit until the required
amount is in place. Then it should be
Immediately covered With the loan
and the sashes placed on the frame,
and over them the mats if the weather
is cold.
In about two days after being made
up the bed will attain its greatest de-
gree of heat if everything works well,
perhaps ninety to 115 degrees. After
this the heat will gradually decline,
and after four weeks will usually be
about fifty to sixty degrees. The deep
er the manure is packed in the bed the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
BY THEIR DEEDS.

a tattered beggar In the street
Sang always some old grooming hymn,
And held to those whom he might meet
His hat with ragged, greasy brim.
Iwo men-two mighty men-came by
Two honored leaders of the town;
Came, too, dame of repute high
Each passed the beggar with a frown~~
But still the beggar sang away,
With awkward music in each word:
And through the balance of that day
The three that chanting echo heard,
They heard, and held the fading strains
As memories of things that bless,
And added to their other gains
The golden one Of kindness.
Now, by some careless prank OF fate.
These four met on the Way of Death.
And journeyed to the Joyous Gate
where but the perfect entereth.
1he warder halted them, and told
how all who entered must be known
by goodfy deeds-by deeds OF gold
BY helpful actions all their own.
Ihe honored men explained that they
had given OF their earthly wealth
10 help their fellows on the way
10 knowledge, peacefulness, and health.
Inc woman told of visits made,
Inc suffering and poor to greet
AL three told how the world had laid
Its laureled tributes at their feet.
You may go in" the warder smiled,
although your fame we did not know,
cup Of water to child
is more than all the passing show"
Inc neggar turned to take his way
with humbled mien and dropping head.
me warder called TO him to stay,
Come in! We've heard you sing!" he said
w. d. Nesbit, in Chicago Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

its action and is always ready for use,
while at the same time its presence is
never obtrusive when out Of service
for the reason that it is largely hidden
away in a casing over the brow-band
of the animals bride.
The binder comprises, according to
the description of the inventor, the cas-
ing or housing curved to conform with
the brow band and fastened to the bri-
die by suitable straps. This contains a
bellows folding curtain or blind which
is normally held in place within the
casing by means of spring clips. This
curtain is operated by a cord secured
to the lower ends of the curtain and
passed through the bit-rings and then
back to the saddle or the hip-straps of
the driving harness, within easy reach
of the rider or driver The moment
that this curtain is drawn down in
front Of a horses eyes he 1T once be-
comes quoted, and can be secured and
led away from danger.-Philadelphia
RECORD. So ,ts.> s-.ii
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
A Good Grating WAX.

In response to several inquiries for
good grating wax, the following for
mula is given, and may be relied upon
to produce good wax if directions
are followed: Take four parts of resin,
by weight, two parts of beeswax, and
one part of tallow. Melt together and
pour into a pail Of cold water. 1t
should then be pulled until nearly
white. 1t will be necessary to grease
the hands well in order to properly
handle the wax. 1t may be made into
any convenient shape and will keep
for long time When wanted for
use heat enough to soften it to the
desired consistency.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
Opposed to Street Ripping.

According to London paper even
the Paviors' Company look with dis
favor upon the bad habit of tearing
up London streets, though the prac,
tice might seem to make work for
them.
In the interest of public utility they
have decided to offer prizes of 130
guineas, 80, guineas and 20 guineas
for the three best essays, to be ac
companied by the necessary drawings
and estimates of cost, upon the sub
iect of building subways under the
streets of London for the mains, pipes
and cables now laid in the subsoil.
The three engineers will be the
judges.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

higher will be the heat ard the longer
will it be retained. When beds are
started in January and February it is
needful to make them considerably
deeper than in March and April. In
deed, after April 10 heat is hardly need
ed at all except fo- cucumbers.
The frames for hotbeds are usually
put in order in the fall before the
ground freezes, and are covered with
leaves or other litter deeply enough to-
prevent freezing. Whenever they are
wanted the pit is dug out. in sections
about six at time, throwing back
the surface loan to the depth of six
inches upon the section already filed
with manure, and then carting away
whatever more is needed in order to.
make the pit of the required depth.
The advantages in building beds in.
this manner over the method of build
ing them above ground are that the.
manure in a pit will retain its heat bet.
ter than when exposed to the wind, and
the bed will need far less watering.
Hotbeds thus constructed are used for
forcing winter crops of lettuce and rad
ishes, and for starting seeds of toma-
toes, cabbage, lettuce, peppers, cucum-
bers and onions for transplanting to,
the open field in April and May. In
the accompanying illustration a repre-
sents the sash, b the plank, loan. d
manure, mats and 6 the fence at the
back.-W. D. Philbrick, in American
Agriculturist.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
SOME QUEER PETS. !,
Naturalist Who Photographs All
Snakes and Toads.

Naturalist Who Photographs All
Snakes and loads.
An obscure naturalist is G. F. Miller
Of Main street, East Orange. His in
terest runs to the class of reptilia, and
within Is months he has taken up
photography as an adjunct to his stud
es, and has made some extraordinary
successes in getting portraits OF his
restless pets indoors and out. Mr..
Miller is newsdealer, whose business
gives him little time afield, but he is
he is not so chained to business that
he is unable to make his escape to the
Watching mountains, back of Orange,
at intervals, and he makes good use Of
his infrequent opportunities. Moth
ing seems to escape his eyes nor too
Insignificant to engross Is attention.
The opening of a bud, the emergence
Of a dragon fly from the larva, the
fight between wasp and spider, and
a thousand other incidents of the life
of lower creatures are objects of study
for him; but his favorite theme seems
to be collecting queer pets and study
ing them at home. Mr.. Miller is an
enthusiast upon the subject Of snakes,
and invariably has at least dozen OF
the harmless kinds comfortably quar-
tered in cages in one room of his
house, besides keeping up a fine fresh
water aquarium and little domiclies
for toads, frogs and turtles. He has
photographed all Of his peculiar pets,
and it is easy for the amateur photog-
rapher to understand what an amount
of patience and impotence enters into
the task of catching two toads talking
or gazing lovingly into each others
eyes. Just as the exposure is made
one of the toads blinks and the other
starts a game of leap frog. Then a
plate is spoiled and another must be
made ready. There is no use of cuss
words. for the toads do not understand
rough language any better than they
do soft words. Mr.. Miller has had his
troubles between the shutter and the
background when trying to reduce a
plump toad to the fat surface Of a SEN
sitized plate, and the difficulty was du-
plicated when he essayed to picture
the two toads. Another of his pets.
the common tree toad (Hyla versicol-
orr, was a better sitter, and never bat.
ted an eye when the exposure was
made. His pose was just natural
though the approach of a fly might
have made a lightning change in It
His tree toad has been in captivity fol-
little more than a year. and has the
freedom of the room, with a little tank
| to retire into when dry. 1t is inter
esting to see him spring from the win
dow sill and stick to the glass pane as
he nails fly with his glutinous
| tongue. When his owners hand is ex
tended, he will release his hold ane
drop upon it, or will jump from the
| table or shelf upon Mr.. Miller's shout
| der or hand when called.-Forest and
| Stream.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
AGRICULTURAL.
Orchards an Attraction.

An orchard is necessity on a farm.
A farm with an orchard will sell at a
Ialr price. when farms with no
orchards are sacrificed. The buyer al
ways looks for the greatest number of
advantages, and If apples, peaches,
pears, plums, and the small fruits can
be found, instead of only an apple
orchard, the value of the farm will be
increased much more than the original
cost OF the orchard. If the farm is
not for sale, the orchard will be
source OF profit to the farmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
Selecting Seed Corn,

In choosing good corn one of the first
things to be kept in mind IS maturity,
says the Live Stock Indicator. No ear
should be chosen for seed that has not
become thoroughly mature before the
frost period is reached. OF course. one
can 60 too far in the other direction
and select the SMALL early ears, and
thus establish a variety that will not
yield enough.
The size of the ear would possibly
be the item of next Importance, this
depending upon the latitude and also
upon the variety. Throughout the
greater portion of the Middle West the
ears should be at least nine and q hall
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18


Some customers have nonsensical no.
tons about the proper way to yentilate
a hat, said a fashionable halter. In
fact, they are so whimsical about ii
that we make the hats without a ven
tilator and try to suit the wishes of the
customer after he has handed his
money to the salesman. Many custom.
ers will not have hat ventilated al
all. Well, they miss a great deal OF
comfort and take long chances fol
badness in old age. The English style
and the only one that some buyers will
adopt, is a ring of perforated holes ir
the crown of the hat. In my opinion il
is just as well to have no ventilator al
all as to put it there. The best way is
to have two holes, one on each side OF
the hat, just above the band. Their
you get good circulation all the time
There are ways of punching the holes
artistically SO that they do not detraci
from the appearance of the hat. But
you would be surprised at the number
Of men who viii not have them, some
because. !. is not fashionable, and
others because they think the hat vii
aot wear 50 well. New York Times.
5000
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18


During the past few years expert
ments have been made in the city of
Strassburg, Alsace, Germany, with a
new food for horses and cattle. called
"Blut-Kraftfutter" (blood-strengt fod-
der), consisting of steam dried, steril-
lied blood prepared under the control
of a municipal veterinary surgeon),
chaff OR the hulls of grain finely
ground, the husks of peanut kernels
and also the inner lining or skin of
peanut shells, and molasses; per
cent of phosphates is also added to the
preparation. These ingredients are
thoroughly mixed and dried, and a
certain portion of molasses (Which has
been heated to make it more liquid)
is added. After this has been well
mixed and dried, another portion of
molasses is offered, and after the final
mixing and drying the preparation is
ready for the market, and is sold in
bags Of seventy-fve. Kilograms Q65
pounds), at cost of 1150 marks (S2.75)
per bag retail. The dried blood meal,
it is claimed, contains on an average
twenty to twenty-five per cent. of pro-
tein and fat, while oats, according to
the tabulated statement Of Wolff, con-
tain on an average only 1872 per cent.
of protein and fat. The assurance is
given that this preparation can be pre-
served for any length of time, and that
it will not deteriorate with age. AS re-
CARDS the method of feeding, it is adj
visable to start on one-half pound per
day, thoroughly mixing it with the
usual food, and to increase this portion
daily until five or six pounds are used
per day, diminishing the quantity OF
the usual food accordingly. For mich
cows, three pounds per day can be
used; for fattening cattle, seven pounds
per head per day, and for sheep and
swine, three-fourths of pound pei
day per 100 pounds of living weight
Some horses have been given two
thirds of their daily fodder in blood
meal, but it is recommended that the
quantity fed should not exceed one
half of the daily allowance of food
BradStreets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
Folding Horse Binder.

A folding binder, which is said to be
an ef1cient means of controlling Wis
clous horse, is shown in the accom-
panylng cut. A patent was recently
granted for this device to Ole Vikoren.
The inventor says that it is positive in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
Pride OF Ancestry.

We hear so much of this pride OF an.
cestry but see so little effort to become
the type future generations may lool
back on with pride. New York HeraldX
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

Professor Stephen NJ. Babcock, the
inventor of the Babcock milk test, has
announced, as a result Of twenty years
of research, theory of atomic energy
that is revolutionary in the scientific
world. In brief, it is that the weight
of any substance is effected by the
molecular changes which it undergoes,
or as Professor Babcock gave the law.
the weight of a body is inversely pro.
portional to it's inherent energy. This.
reduced to it's logical sequence, practi.
callv overthrows the old atomic theory
and the theory Of conservation of mat.
ter, leading irresistibly to the idea that
all atoms are primarily identical, and
that the difference in the weight Of the
different elements is due to the differ.
ence in their energy. This theory, Pro
fesor Babcock says, would offer a sat.
isfactory explanation of. the law. OF
gravitation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18
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{31D SCI Nl {. 9

Recent observers have found that
plumb lines for accurate work should
be of copper or bronze A steel wire
in deep shaft was slightly detected
by the earth's magnetism.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

Two scientists have lately produced
with a microscope a magnifying power
Of $4,000 diameters, by taking advan-
tage Of the diffraction-disks formed by
the waves Of light about bright point.
and it is believed that further expert
ments will increase the power to 130,-
900 diameters The objects expert
mented with We're particles Of gold
which are almost as minute as mole
cules, disseminated through ruby glass.
This made them virtually visible by
means Of their diffraction-disks, al
though they We're not visible otherwise.
The disks being seen, the particles
could be counted, and their real size
determined. es,ps.-s ~ r,e.s
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

Nile-the Zifta Dam-which is midway
between Cairo and the sea, and forms
a complement to those at Aswan and
Asyut, has been opened. This latest
work, although not to be compared
with the other two Titanic erections,
is yet an important section of the gen
eral irrigation project Of Egypt. The
Zifta barrage is only 1924 feet in length
and contains fifty arches, each sixteen
feet broad. There is also a navigation
lock 1S4 feet long and forty feet wide.
This barrage has been built at cost
Of S2,250,00Q.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

Professor Marchand,, Of Marburg,
has accumulated the largest number
of brain weights ever published. He
gives thorough analysis Of 1169 cases.
He says he finds the average weight Of
the brain at birth of a male child is $50
grams and Of female child 353 grams.
The maximum brain weight is usually
attained about the twentieth year,
when the males average is about 400
grams. The female maximum is usu-
ally reached about the seventeenth
year, when the average is 1915 grams.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-06-18

Uy lIC EdIl u udss uClISIu.
Ozonizing apparatus for vitaiizing the
atmosphere Of the sick chamber may
become necessary part of the physi-
clans outfit. DR.. j. e. S. Barnes, an
English medical man, reports having
used the ozonizer in a severe case of
pneumonia complicated with pleurisy,
important change in the air Of the
room, which was followed by rapid
improvement in the patients condi-
ton. OzoniZers are being used also for
lettering the air of factories, ..,,~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-13
NOW GRAND SECRETARY.
Prince Ching Appointed TO Office Made Va
cant by Death Of Yung Lu.

Pekin. April 13.-Prince Ching, president
OF the foreign office. has been appointed
grand secretary In succession to the late
Yung Lu
Prince Ching was formerly president Of
the Sung Ii Yamen, the old Chinese for
eign office. In July, 1901, he was ap-
pointed president OF the new foreign Of
flee. otherwise the Wei Wu Pu, or board
OF foreign affairs, which. according TO an
imperial edict OF July "A. had previously
outranked st.
Prince Ching was the only member OF
the imperial family who remained I'm
Pekin after the allies captured the city
and with the late Ii Hung Chang he act
ed for China In the peace negotiations
with the Powers. He has a reputation
for courtesy and amiability and is said
TO have done his best TO restrain the more
violently anti-foreign of his colleagues
on the old board.
The prince acter as grand marshal OF
the court on its return to Pekin after
the conclusion OF peace. His son, Prince
Tsai Chen, represented China at the
coronation OF King Edward
1t was announced in a dispatch from
Pekin Saturday that Prince Ching is aging
fast and that he lacks determination and
initiative, and that IT was impossible 20
predict who would hll Yung LUIS real
place, which was that OF premier OF the
empire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-13
SIMPLE SERVICES.
0lsequIes Of Mrs. Martha 4. Bancroft Held
at Residence Of Her Son-In-laW.

Mrs Martha A. Bancroft. widow OF
James Warren Bancroft. OF Lynfield,
Mas, died at the home of her son-in-law,
Hon. George A. Littlefeld, with whom
she had made her home for many years.
on Friday.
Mrs Bancroft was a woman Of rare in
telligence and strength OF character and
despite advancing years-retained ever a
mind unusually cultivated, vigorous and
strong; In touch and In sympathy with
Whatsoever things were good. whatso-
ever things were pure and uplifting"
Her funeral was solemnized, at 8
o'clock today at the Littlefield residence,
102 Bowen street. The services were SIM
pie and brief and were conducted by Rev.
Edward F. Sanderson. pastor OF the Gen.
trail Congregational church.
Interment was at Swan Point cemetery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-13
RAILROAD CONDUCTORS.
Concert for BrctherhoOd'S Benefit Fufd
6lven at Imperial Theatre Last Nighf.

A concert was given by the American
Band, Bowen r Church. conducton, at
the Imperial theatre. last evening, for the
benefit fund OF the Brotherhood OF Rail-
road Conductors, the attendance being
large.
Following was the program: March,
brotherhood OF Railway Conductors"
Church: overture, "Orpheus." Offenbach; !;
vocal selections. Misses Ethel Kelly and
Madeline Foloney; American sketch,
Down South" Middleton; piccolo solo,
american Fantasie," De Carlo. Mr.. Fred
Padley; vocal solo. Minnie Harrison; gems
from THE Prince of Pilsen." Luders,
solos by Bowen r. Church: trombone So
10. Archie c. Jabert illustrated read
ings. Miss Nellie Devenish; (a), "warb-
lers Serenade." Perry; %, Moon Song
and sly Musette" from '"The Mocking
Bird" Rosenfeld: grand selection, Tam
hauser," Wagner; Bowen r. Church. con-
ductor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-13
CHURCH
free FROM
DEBT
Mathswson Street Society En-.
Joys Easter Sunday in an EdI.
flee Free From EnCumbrancas

Rev. S. NJ. Dick formerly pastor OF the
Mathewson Street NJ. Il. church. who Is
now In charge Of the Trinity NJ. Il. parish
at worcester, began two weeks ago TO
free that church OF "a $4,000 debt.
When DR.. Dick came TO the Mathew
son street church in April. 1898. there was
debt OF $4,000. He soon reduced this
by notes and pledges to s2l 900, and that
sum he wiped out In the last two months
or his pastorate, so that the edifice which
cost In excess OF $4,000 was tree OF all
membranes.
lie also provided for the payment of
the running expenses OF the church.
which In the last 10 years have aggre-
gated $l75.0co
The membership was increased under
his ministratlon from $40 TO 449
ON the retirement OF Rev. DIR. Dick
resolution OF regret was passed by the
fourth quarterly conference OF the church
in which the time DIR. Dick spent at the
church was referred 10 as years OF de-
hghtful companionship. The resolutions
stated tho belief OF the people OF the
church hat every department OF church
work has profited by his ministry