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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
THE CROWS AND The BALL.

An Invincible Egg That Bafaed AL
Their Attacks.
During piazza game of ping pong
one OF the balls was sent quite a dis
lance out over the lawn, where a crow
seized it and bore it off In triumph,
evidently thinkingit was an egg. After
much pecking, from all Of which the
frolicsome little ball bounced away un-
broken, the crow had an excited con-
sultatiOn with several Of his fellows,
and then deliberately carried the ball
to the top Of high tree and let it drop.
Again the assembly Of black feathered
experimenters gathered around in
amaZement. Was there ever such a
remarkable egg? 1t had fallen from
height that played havoc with their
eggs and their little ones as we'll and
yet survived intact! Then one after
another tramped on it, cawing loudly
all the while.
At last, in sheer exhaustion and dis
gust, they all gave it up, few to the
top of their favorite tree, and, still
cawing loudly, watched one of the
ping-pong players came out from the
house and carry off the invincfble egg
that had baff1ed their boldest attacks
Boston w: Gilman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
One Mans OOdFOrtune

my start in life?" said a man who
is now very prosperous. why, it was
very simple.
fourteen years ago was keeping
a little restaurant, or rather sort of
lunch place like, in a little town on
the California coast. There was a
business opportunity in the town that
/ could have jumped into in minute
if I had had the ready cash-not a
very greg' Sum needed, either-but
I hadn't the money, and I couldn't
raise it.
"One day the door of my little lunch
place was pushed open and in walked
a tall, big, famished looking man.
marching at the head Of eleven other
men looking just like him. This man
at the head looked around at the place
and said:
How much will you take for
everything you've got?'
"And right off the bat involuntarily,
/ named the amount I wanted to put
into that business; four times what
all my stock and fixtures, too, were
worth, and never dreaming OF his TAX
ing it-but:
We'll take it. said the big man.
and the other eleven turned in . min
ute and would have jumped on the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Took Pledge Over His Dog.

John Pepowski of Akron took the
pledge over the body of his dog, az
he was released from the central sta,
ton. where he had been confined oven
Sunday for intoxication, says a Cleve
land (Ohio) dispatch to the Philadel
phia Telegraph.
When Popowski was arrested the
dog followed him to the police station,
remaining outside the door and howl
ing for its master during Sunday. II
lay down on the STOW Sunday night
and was frozen to death.
When PopowsN was released yes.
terday morning he thought the dos
would be waiting for him. He went
outside the door and whistled, but the
dog did not come. Then he found the
frozen body.
"It was all nay fault" he exclaimed.
1T was the drink that did it. Poor
little Sport! AS long as I live l will
never touch another drop"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

ough cooking to which poultry Is sub
jected. renders rather remote the pos
sible danger Of human infection by In
gestion. Careful observation to deter
mine IL newly Matched chicks suffer
from tuberculosis will throw light on
the question Of tubercle bacilli In
eggs"
Owing to the fact that tuberculosis
In fowls seldom kills a sufficient num-
Der of birds at one time to excite fear,
It's existence In flock has come to be
regarded as matter of course and
has attracted little attention from
the owners. Under the conditions OBJ.
tanning in the poultry industry in
California, DR.. Ward says that all the
individuals Of an infected flock must
be regarded as possible sources Of
danger to healthy birds. Taking ad.
vantage Of the experience in the con.
troll Of tuberculosis in cattle, he says
that it will be easy to raise a flock 81
healthy chickens, provided they are
kept constantly from contact with dis.
eased birds or from land recently
contaminated with tuberculosis fowls.
Since the life Of fowl is so short, he
predicts that such procedure would
result in the eradication Of the disease
in three or four years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
eatables on the spot, but:

eatables on the spot, but:
"Hold ont says the big man. Wait
till we tend to business and he col
lected up the money from the rest of
them and paid it over. And then
well, when they had got through
there was nothing left but the chairs
and the tables and the dishes. I
never saw a restaurant cleaned out so
completely. I never saw men with
such appetites, and I've seen some
hungry men.
ct was a shipwrecked crew of II
men, Who had been twelve days in
an open boat without food, and my
place, down on the waterfront, was
the first eating place they struck after
they made land.
Sailors don't usually have money,
but they had it somehow, and they
were glad to pay the price. So /
locked my doors the minute they had
got away aud closed on that wait
ing chance; and it came out all
right"
s'Humph!" said the prosperous
mans questioner, do you know Of
any other place on the California
coast where / could open q lunch
place like that. where shipwrecked
crews with money would be likely to
come ash0re?"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

representing Music, Painting, Sculp-
fure. Architecture, Agriculture, Manu-
features, Transportation and Com
merce.
On each side of the central portico
and just above the top Of the attic are
groups Of four figures each. A seated
female figure, fourteen feet high, rep
resenting America, with torch in one
hand and an eagle at her feet, Is sur
rounded by three young athletes, each
ten feet six inches high, IMPLYING the
youth and strength of the Republic.
Each has laurel wreath in his hand.
The dome is surmounted by a quad
riga, a Goddess Of Liberty fourteen
feet high, bearing torch in one hand,
and an eagle in the other, standing in
the triumphal chariot drawn by four
colossal horses. The horses are guild
ed by two nude male figures, each
twelve feet high.
The Fisheries Building, which is con-
nected with the United States Govern
ment Building by coionnade, is Sc
verely classic in outline. 1t is as SIM
pie as the Greek temple of Poseidon,
which still crowns ''Sunium's Marbled
Steep" Groups Of naiads. mermaids,
mermen, sportive dolphins, sea shells
and tridents adorn every available
place. The friezes and crests around
the building all suggest the sea.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

had great respect for them and would
be willing to suffer If could awaken
and benefit them. Am I a moral
coward. a fool friend, a treacherous
helper, to keep silent?
Suppose some of my friends are
thinking the same about me, would ]
be benefited by any direct explana.
ton?
1t may be that the only remedy Is
some skillful plan which produces q
self-discovery and voluntary reforma
ton.
A knowledge of evil does not cure
evil. Becoming interested in higher
goal, and in seeking that goal to climb
above evil, that is the cure.
How about my getting my friends
to help me make research on the
voice and it's influence; also most adj
mirable costumes for the elderly. For
my first case mentioned the subject
might be the subjective benefit by
means of economic recreations.
There is genuine recreation and
entertainment in economic study.
know it. l can prove it. 1t has given
me my most enjoyable hours. 1t has
benefited me. If it could benefit me
it can benefit anyone. 1t is a pencil
and paper game or fight with Mr.. Ig
norance and Mr.. Weakness. All can
play it and we can all learn low to
Tin.-Earl M. Pratt.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

Now that his experiments with dis
eased fowls in California have demon
itrated the fact that tuberculosis is
me Of the most widely prevalent dis
sases in the poultry ranches OF the
tate. DR.. Archibald r. Ward, veteri-
harlan Of the University of California
agricultural department, is pursuing
Investigations to discover whether
here is any relationship between this
Ind bovine or human tuberculosis.
says the San Francisco Chronicle.
Furthermore, the consideration Of the
possible significance Of fowl tuber.
culosis has awakened the desire to
know whether or not the deadly or.
ganisms are present in the egg. Both
these points are vitality important, and
the animal industries department, in
conjunction with the recently estab-
lished poultry experiment station, will
make careful study of the cases that
are brought to their attention.
DR.. Ward, although just commenced
on these Investigations, has this to
say on the second point: 'It appears
to be true that hens badly infected do
not lay. In the thirty post-mortems of
tuberculosis hens that have come
under the writer's observation only
one hen contained an egg. The thor
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
sUPeRs7lTIoNs OF MECHANICS.
Soxne Queer Beliefs That Obtain Among
Craftsmen.

Some Queer Beliefs That Obtain Among
Craftsmen.
Cal McSimms, Of the Bricklayers'
Union, speaking Of superstitions
known among his craftsmen, said:
..Should a bricklayer drop q brick
from a wall while at work and break
It Iengthwise 1T is sure token OF great
luck. and that the man will get money,
but IL it falls and ahghts on its end
and stands in that position for mo-
Cnent, he Is sure to die In a
m0nth.
The painters have only one real su-
perstition, and that is that, il while
one Of their number is at work fitting
q pane of glass he let's it fall, and it LIS
broken into thirteen pieces, he will
meet with ILL luck within the next
4wenty-four hours.
Many of the walters in the restau-
rants believe If the first order they
take in the morning. is for ham and
eggs they will have good luck all that
day. 1t is q common superstition
among the BARRIERS that il a man
comes into the shop and has long
beard removed there viii be marriage
among the BARRIERS in the place soon
Kansas City Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Put the BritOn "On"

very few of the gazaboos have
wings"
This time the Briton couldn't quite
maintain his wooden demeanor, but
as before, he remained silent. Dolan
subsidized again. Just before the train
drew into Liverpool he again essayed
to move his fellow passenger.
"It's all right here" said Dolan
with a sigh of apparent relief. There
are no gazaboos and gazooks here al
ALL
This time the Briton appeared dis
tlnctly alarmed. When the train
came to halt he fastened away from
the American as if he might be a dan
gerous lunatic. They met again on
the ship, however, where they were
properly introduced" At first the
Briton fought shy, but later he became
quite ompanionable. On the second
day out he said he wanted to speak ia
Dolan privately about something.
Fire ahead" cried Dolan.
What l want TO find out. do1't cher
know" said the Briton, sis this: What
is gaZoOk?"
"a gazook?' answered Dolan. why
a gazook is female gazaboo."
"Ah, yes, quite So" returned the
Briton, pulling at his waxed mustche
but what in the name of heaven is a
gazaboo?"
"A gazaboo," replied Dolan, "is a
male gazook. kansas City Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
BY MARK BENNITT.

!. The central ornament for the United
States Government Building proper is
the statue Of ARMED Liberty" The
first plaster cast of this statue was
made in Rome by Thomas Crawford.
the sculptor. 1t was used by Clark
Mills in 1860 for making the mold in
which he cast the bronze statue sur
mounting the dome Of the Capitol in
Washingto I. The height of this sta
tue is nineteen feet six inches. The
Government Board appropriated $751;
600 for the interior decoration of the
Government Building. This work
was under the immediate supervision
of Miss Grace Lincoln Temple, whose
plans, however, were subject to the
approval of the members of the United
States Government Board.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

There are some pleasant things to
contemplate in New York, and on GER
tain days one of these pleasant things
is Yale Dolan.
Yale Dolan is rich young Philadel-
phian, the son of a multi-millionaire
trolley magnate. He separates his
time into three grand divisions, one Of
which he spends in Philadelphia, one
abroad" and one in New York.
When he was abroad" the last time
he found himself in the same railway
compartment, travelling from London
to Liverpool to take ship home, with a
naughty waxed-mustached Briton, pos
sibly a duke on his way to America
after an heiress. Dolan sized up his
man, looked out of the window and
then addressed the Briton.
Funny thing out there" he said,
genially. Cali the gazaboos seem to
have wings, and there are great
many more gazook's than I ever saw
before"
The Briton merely pulled his waxed
mustache and looked straight through
Dolan, without cracking smile. That
was what Dolan expected, and he
relapsed into silence. Half an hour
later he looked out of the window.
cts different here" he said, look
ing straight through the Briton. Here
the gazooks are not. so numerous, and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
uty Of a Friend

Several times in few years have
told about the painter that prevented
companions backing off from high
staging to his death by throwing his
trush at the companions picture.
Here it is again for a starting point
on how far we can go in trying to
save our friends from dangers they
do not see.
For example l have commercial
acquaintance who is one of the most
skillful men in his speciality of any
patroniZe, but when it comes to forms
of recreation he seems to enjoy loung-
ing around the sewer outlet on the
river of imagination. What can l do
or say to do more good than harm.
He thinks he is superior to me in
every way. A few days ago l had a
chance to give him a hint by silence,
and some call silence the best criti-
cism. By ignoring his Shiny subjects
and substituting a fine red rose one
might do better.
For another example | have two
friends who have entertained me in
their beautiful home many times.
They are beyond their prime of life
and losing their grip on good judg-
ment. The husband is getting a baby
whine in his voice and he is public
speaker. The wife is dressing like a
little girl and both of them seem to be
fast becoming two old stiles. l have
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
The DardanGIlea.

The question whether Russia has the
right to send her Black Sea feet
through the Dardanelles is based upon
u treaty executed in 1841 between the
nve great Powers. whereby it was
agreed that NO ship belonging to any
nation save Turkey should pass
through the channel without the con-
sent OF Turkey. This agreement was
reafirmed by the treaty Of Berlin,
executed after the Russo Turkish war
IN the los
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

/ could not i've. My back ached. there
were frequent headaches and dizzy
spells, and the kidney secretions were
disordered. Doan's Kidney Pills
helped me from the first. and soon re-
lieved me entirely of all the distressing
and painful symptoms"
A FREETRIAL Of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Brown
will be mliled on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
For sale BY oil druggists; price 90 cents
per box.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Happy When They Are In Jail.

MANY prisoner as soon as he steps
In the outer office" said q Charles
street jail officer. according to the Bos-
ton Record. throws himself into a
chair with sigh Of relief, muttering:
This is the first happy hour III many
months This is especially tru5 Of
men charged with large embezzle-
ments. Their consciences seem to be
on the verge Of collapse until they ar
rive under the shadow of the Jail, when
they then see their future clearly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Mans Nerve Impulses.

The speed Of nerve impulses in man
Is stated by Dr.. Alcock, in a recent
paper before the London Royal So
-ciety. to be sixty meters (216 feet a
second. The experiments of Sir Mich
ael Foster fifteen years ago showed it
to be thirty three meters. DR.. Covers,
the eminent neurologist. remarks that
either DR.. Michael Foster or DR.. Al
cock is widely wrong. or the rate Of
transmission has become greatly ac-
CELEBRATED during the last fifteen years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
GOT CLOSE TO 1T.
Occasion When Jack Was Near the
Head of His Class.

Occasion When Jack Was Near the
Head of His Class.
Jacks parents were ambitious for
their offspring; but the offspring lack
ed both ambition and industry. Hook
ey and marbles were far more attrac-
tive to Jack than geography and arith-
metic, consequently his father and
mother had never achieved the desire
of their heart. which was to see their
son at the head of his class.
AS the winter progressed, Jacks
monthly reports kept pace with the
thermometer In its slide toward zero
Mother was discouraged; father was
wrathy. First brides were offered,
then threats wero resorted to, but
nothing awaited. The end Of each
month always called forth the same
scene In Jacks family-tears on the
part of mother; the switch on the part
of father.
Jack would seem to be overcome by
remorse and promise better things for
the future, but If skating or coasting
happened to be good, his resolutions
would melt under the ardor of his
enthusiasm fer these sports, and the
lessons would go by the board
ooh, Jack, why can't you get 1902"
sighed his mother, when his last re.
port was presented.
Jack fdgeted; stood first on one
foot, then on another, then he burst
out desperately:
We'll, mother, II come pretty
near it this month. II sat next to q
boy that got 1901"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
AUTHOR OF THE
WORLDS FAIR HYMN

The selection Of the veteran poet.
Edmund Clarence Stedman, to write
the Woril's Fair hymn, seems to have
been Popular choice. When the
question was asked who should be in
vited to undertake a work Of such mo-
ment, IT,. name of Mr.. Stedman was
suggested from many quarters.
The poem has now been completed
and set to music by Mr. John K.
Paine. of Harvard University. The
title is the Hymn Of the West" Per-
mission to hear this notable compost
ton is withheld from the public until
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
SaATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO,

LUCAS COUNTY, 90
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senior partner OF the firm of T. J. CHENEY d
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum- of ONE HUNpREn Doll
LARS for each and every case. of, oATARRR
that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
~, presence, this 9th day of Deem
t@' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05

dizziness, in som MIA
and urinary troubles.
To cure yourself you
must cure the kidneys.
Profit by the expert
ences of others who
have been cured.
Mrs. William w.
Brown. professional
nurse, of 16 Jane St,
Paterson, n. j.. says:
II have not only seen
much suffering and
many deaths from
| kidney trouble, but /
lhaye suffered myself.
4 ono fir,,o ~, 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Has Spent Lifetime in MINISTRY.

Reverend DR.. Edwin ROBBIE has been
pastor Of the Greenland, n. H.. Congre-
gational Church for fifty-two years
and is still healthy and active in the
work of the ministry. He is now sew:
enty three years old.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
Electric Lighting.

The use of electric lighting in New
York State alone has increased over
1000 per cent. in ten years, and the
use of electricity for power has in
creased in the decade almost 1900 per
cent
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
WoMEN'S WOES.

Much of women's daily woe Is due
to kidney trouble. Sick kidneys cause
backache, languor, blind headaches.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
France Is improving.

There were forty-two marriages to
one divorce In France during 1902.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-05
uNcLE JAr1'J WORLD FAIR BOIL DING

SSCE. HE Government Building
4 - at the Worlds Fair ranks
8 IT 5 with any On the Exposi-
I 4 ton ground in point of
RCH~ architectural design and
sculptural beauty. The architect Is
Mr.. James Knox Taylor, Supervising
Architect of the United States Treas
ury. The sculptor is Mr.. James Far
rington Early, the youngest pupil ever
admitted to the Royal Academy.
The exterior OF the building is clas-
sic, stately and beautiful. The main
entrance consists Of portico of eight
Ionic columns, five feet in diameter
and forty-five feet high, surmounted
by an entablature and attic.
The attic is enriched by eight colos-
sal female figures eleven feet high,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-31
ATTACKING HAI-CHENG.
OKI-'S .4DVANCE CHECKED.
pottlc Continues = Three Days
Fighting at Port arthur.

4 Jspanese attack on the defences of Hal
c5cng began on Friday, General Oku's troops
n-essing north along the railway. The ad-
,-.,ce was checked, and stubborn battle,
according TO advices from New-Chwang, con-
tnuei yesterday
Five japanese ofEcers we're killed and forty
,,e wounded in the fighting which began on
q,,esdav before Port Arthur AID was still
,oir7 on ct midnight Thursday. The Jap
.,csc plans. It is said, contemplated the
.,ofure Of the fortress on the latter day.
,rb;cb nav have accounted for the rumor of
its fail.
The Vlsdivostok squadron passed through
rsrcaru Strait. presumably on its return to
yl.5ivossck. There were rumors on Friday
.b.t its departure would be FASTENED by the
approach of japanese warships. Toxic esti-
mates the loss caused by the raid at
s-.5oo.o0o,