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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
How to Pack Apples.

Country shippers and packers of ap-
pies should make it a point to pack
their fruit honestly: that is. have the
fruit run alike all through the barrel.
Do not endeavor to cause deception by
placing good, sound, large fruit on the
top and bottom Of the barrel, and fill
in the middle with a lot of gnarly,
wormy and decayed fruit. 1t does not
pay The deception is easily detected
upon investigation, and merchants do
not care to have fraud practiced upon
them, neither do they care to practice
it upon their customers.
Full regulation sized barrels should
be used. Take the barrel, one head
out. nail the hoops, and break off the
end Of the nails at the inside: place a
layer or tier of apples, good and uni
form size, smooth, bright, healthy as
closely as possible. stems downward,
on the lower end, then FIJI up, a basket
full at time. throwing out small,
wormy, gnarly and windfall apples,
and shaking the barrel we'll after each
deposit until it is full up to the top Of
the rim or two inches above the rim,
depending on variety and tenderness
of fruit; place the head souarely on
the apples, and with screw or level
press force it into place and nail Sc
curely. Turn over the barrel and
mark name Of apple with red or black
lead or stencil. Bear in mind that to
shipped safely. fruit must be packed
tight, to prevent rafting or bruising.
Daily Trade Bulletin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
With Several Aliases.

Mansfield, O.-George W. Spoolman
with several aliases, is under arrest
here, charged with numerous embez-
elements and forgeries, by which rail-
way companies were the chief suf-
ferers. The Wheeling & Lake Erie
Company, American Express Compa-
ny and the Baltimore & Ohio Compa-
ny have all had detectives looking for
him. A detective employed by Bal
timore bonding company finally cap
tured Spoolman here, after trailing
him over a large part Of the country.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Moros to Wear Clothing.

st. Louis. The Samal and Lanao
Moro village, in the Philippine sec
ton at the Worlds Fair, is the scene
OF great excitement, occasioned by the
presence Of a tailor and cobbler, who
are taking measurements for suits and
shoes, which are to be worn by the ma
tives on their return to their native
homes. The orders for suits and shoes
have filed the Moro hearts with de-
light, as it means the time when they
can depart for home is nearing
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Eloping Couple Die Together.

Richmond, Va.-Miss Bessie Stone
and Robert Gill. who eloped from Ash
land, were found dead with their
hands clasped, near a pond in that
vicinity, by searching party. A
bullet hole in the head of each told
the story of supposed double suicide
or murder and suicide. Miss Stone
was shot behind the ear and Gill in the
forehead. Gill had taken off his coat
and vest. The indications are that he
killed the girl and then shot himself.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Manslaughter Charged.

Warrensburg, Nov. J. Preston,
conductor, and J. D. Horton, engineer
of the Missouri Pacific freight train
that collided with passenger train
Monday, killing twenty-nine persons,
were brought here. The Prosecuting
Attorney filed information charging
each with manslaughter in the fourth
degree. Information was also fled
against E. Zeigler, one Of the brake
men Of the freight crew, under indict-
ment for robbery and manslaughter.
L. L. Haines, his fellow-brakeman, is
in Jail and will be held jointly with
the crew for manslaughter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Haytien Exiles Active.

Cape Haytien. Hayden exiles have
gathered near the frontier, preparing
to re-enter Hayti and attempt an in
surrection against President Nord, in
favor Of General Firmin, leader of
the Instructions II 1902 The gov
eminent is very .nxieus and is taking
energetic measures to meet the stu
ton. The town Of Cape Haytien has
been proclaimed to be under martial
law.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Run Over by Cars and Killed.

Montgomery, Ala.-John Wilson,
white laborer for the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad, working with a
bridge gang in the yards near the un-
ion railway station, was run over by
cars and killed instantly. Foreman
McDermott of the gang was also
struck by the cars and injured. The
accident was witnessed by several
hundred people gathered about the
depot. Wilson was fifty years old.
His home was at Georgiana.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
King Of Saxony is Dead.

Dresden, Saxony. king George
died after long illness. Princes
John, George and the Princess Ma
thilda were at the bedside. The new
king, Frederick Augustus, eldest son
OF the deceased monarch, received the
ministers and officers Of the royal
household and fixed tho period Of
mourning at twenty-four weeks. The
King was also occupied with many de.
tails of talking over the government
and consulting in regard to the funer-
al arrangements and the mourning.
The shutters are up at all the shop
windows, flags are at half mast and
the bells are tolling.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Getting the Top Price for Eggs.

A Washington man who holds a gov
eminent position has fine little flock,
and sells from two to siz dozen eggs
week besides what his family con-
sumes. He asks from two to four
cents more for his eggs than the store
price, according to the season. He
gets it and he could sell twice as many
eggs right among his fellow clerks.
Why? Because they all know that
these eggs are absolutely fresh, and
only the city dweller, who has to eat
stale and lined eggs, knows how to
appreciate fresh ones. If this can be
done on small scale by personal con-
tact between the producer and the
consumer, it can be done on a COM
mercial basis by any farmer or poul-
try grower, providing he takes the
same care which the Washington gov
eminent clerk does.-Indiana Farmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Many Arrests.

Washington Private advices re-
eeived here from Venezuela are to the
effect that many arrests are being
made there to check revolutionary
movement on a large scale which is
being directed against President Cas-
tro S administration. There are SIM
liar advices as to conditions in Hayti
where the government is acting with
great energy to suppress all agita-
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Experience with Cement Floor.

Five years ago. when I built over
an old barn. put in cement floors
throughout the whole barn, but at the
same time put on the stable floor one
inch pine boarding. Three years ago
built another barn, and in that put
in the cement floor. because it was
suggested to me that plank was not
quite as sanitary Having quantity
OF planning mill shavings my dispos-
al, l thought could overcome the
trouble, SO put them with some straw
on the cement floor. My COWS go out
for some time in the middle of the day,
but most Of the time stay in the
stable. have noticed that they will
occasionally get the shavings out from
under them and get the udders down
onto the cement floor. put the
boards on the top OF the cement, and
like 1t better. Put them on In sec
lions. 50 they are easily taken up, and
the place cleaned out.-W. L. Carlyle.
IN the Massachusetts P1oughman.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
This is the Limit.

Birmingham, Ala.-Will Gice and
Cenatta Scipie have fled damage suits
AGAINST the Republic Iron & Steel
Company for $500 each. They base
their claim for damages on the fright
occasioned them one night when an
other employe Of the company fired a
pistol into the house occupied by
them. They declared that in their eff
forts to escape the fusillade "they
strained and bruised themselves
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Rare Old Coins.

New York.-Coins belonging to a
collector from Portland, Ore, have
been sold at auction here for nearly
$1,000. There were only SCI pieces in
all, the prize Of the collection being an
American silver dollar coined in 1904.
Collectors came from many cities to
bid on this rare piece, and it fell into
the possession of a Chicago man for
t1.10O.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
A Serious Situation.

Washington.-It has developed that
a pouch containing mail for the Unit
ed States cruiser Cincinnati, i'al at
Nagasaki, which was aboard the
steamer Calchas when that vessel was
seized by the Russian Vladivostok
squadron, was opened while in the
possession Of the Russian officers, sub
sequently released and sent to its des-
tination.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
View Naval Safety Device.

New York.-A device intended =
prsvent aecidsnts Ike that on board
d battleship Missouri several
naoaths ago, when several men Of a
Run crew were killed by q elbow
back in one Of the turrets, is being
installed here on the battleship Ken
tucy. It is called a smoke ejector,
and is designed to force out of the
bore all the unburned gas and smoke
after the gun is discharged.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Insane Man S Freak.

Birmingham, Ala. -Rufe Gnahl, who
is alleged to be insane sent to the
Birmingham Trust & Savings Compa-
ny checks calling for sums aggregat-
ing $4,000, the checks being on local
and outside firms. The request was
made that the money the checks call
ed for be sent to Mr.. Gnahl. The for
gerry was so apparent that Vice Pres
ident T. O. Smith Immediately had the
man arrested. His brother declares
he is demented and it is probable that
the unfortunate man will be taken to
the asylum at Tuscaloosa.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Western Union Telegraph.

New York. The annual report OF
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany gives total revenues Of $29, 249, :
300, an increase Of $S1, FOB; total ex-
penses $21, 1861, 915, an increase of
e40S, 70S; net revenue $7,SS7, 475, a
decrease Of $326,997. The surplus for
the year, after charges, was $780,
7O4, a decrease Of $407, 01S.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Early Cultivation,

With all crops it is the early cultiva-
ton that is the most important. Keep
the soil clean and in a little while the
plants are young and tender, giving
them every opportunity to make
good start to grow, and it will be
much easier matter to maintain
good growth until maturity.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Whole Crew Perished.

Cheatham, Mass.-A small part of
the forward section Of the hull and
slanting foremost stands as mute re-
minders Of the ocean tragedy enacted
when the three masted schooner
Wentworth, Of Monoton, N. B., struck
on Cheatham bar during raging
northerly gale, and all the twelve per-
sons on board persisted.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Some Alabama Potatoes.

Scottsboro, Ala. 7. Jarnagin, OF
Sand Mountain, brought the finest
Irish potatoes to town that have ever
been raised in this section, many OF
them weighing a pound and q half
each. Mr.. Jarnagin averaged 240
bushels to the acre, and the potatoes
readily bring 81 per bushel in the To-
enl market.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Losing Lawyer "Squealed. "

Houston, Texas.-A lawyer from
Tyler dropped $4,000 in gambling
house at San Antonio and at once
"squealed. !" The Chief Of POLES
thereupon got busy and closed all Of
the Joints" along Alamo Plaza,
where many Of the sure-thing banks
and card tables usually operate, il
being convenient for the visiting
sports when they go out seeking the
tiger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
The Perfect Lawn.

The requisites OF a perfect lawn
are: A deep, rich soil with carefully
prepared sodbed; proper selection Of
grasses, thorough mulching Of the
ground after seeding, frequent water
ing and narrowing, wedding when
necessary.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Seeding Hints.

1t is always an advantage in seeding
down land for pasture to SOW several
different varieties Of seeds. and those
which ripen at different times, SO that
O. succession Of green and fresh pas
ture may be enjoyed by the stock
through the season.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
German Asparagus.

The raising Of asparagus for export,
as well as for domestic use. is an In
dustry of considerable Importance in
parts Of Germany. It Is confined chief
lyi to certain localities of North Ger.
many and parts Of Baden.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Of the silver dollars of 1904, on

Of the silver dollars Of 1904, one
Of which recently sold for nearly
$1,000, the mint. records show that
only 1850 were ever coined, and Of
these nearly the entire lot was shipp-
ed to one Of the Barbary states. The
ship foundered, and they were lost.
Very few genuine coins Of that year
exist.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
About Unfruitfulness.

Tho cause of unfruitfulness in the
orchard will usually be found to be
one Of two conditions: That is. either
poverty of the soil or so much top as
to exhaust all the vitality of the tree;
or both these unfavorable conditions
may exist
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
For Rootinu the Plant.

For roofing the best cutting of 3
plant is a shoot Of new growth, just
before it grows weedy at all or 1ibrous,
but will snap Off cleen without strings.
They should have three buds if posi-
BILE. though one leaf and leaf bud will
start with good care.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Pulaski Leeds Slayer.

Louisville. Geo. B. Warner, who
murdered Pulaski Leeds, Superfnten-
dent Of Machinery of the L. & N. road
cut his throat IN the county Jail. His
condition is serious.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20
Yellow Fever in Mexico.

Mexico City.-The Superior Board
Of Health has received notice that
yellow fever exists in five places in
the Republic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20

Inquiries made at the railroad bu-
reaus here indicate that there will not
be a big outpouring Of government
clerks from Washington this year to
vote. Interest among the department
clerks in the present campaign seems
to be for the most part only casual. OF
course, hundreds will take leave Of alb
ssnce and travel back to their places
of residence in erdsr to drop their bal
lots on Nov. 8, but the total will be
smaller than in many years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20

It has been decided that the pres
ident's yacht Mayfower is to be plae-
ed out of commission and her officers
assigned to the new hattleshipe which
soon will be ready Cor service. It has
been expected that Admiral Dewey
would go to the winter maneuvers on
the Mayfower. As she will not be
available, he probably will go on the
Dolphin.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20

The advantages of irrigation in the
humid climates, merely as a supple
ment to rainfall j., ordinary or ex-
era dry seasons, arc foreibly present
ed in bulletin No. 14S Ut the Office Of
experiment stations recently issued
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture. The reports of a num-
Der of irrigation plants in the Vi
entities Of Eastern cities go far to
show that as population increase and
land becomes more valuable the zone
in which irrigation can be proftably
employed will be extended, as it has
been in Europe, where the farmers
have found that there are few sec
tons where irrigation will not pay
simply as an insurance against
drouth
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-20

Such is the lack of uniformity in
the sentences imposed by summary
courts-martial in the navy and SO
imperatively necessary does he regard
a remedy for this condition that Capt.
5. W. Diehl, judge advocate general
of the navy, in his annual report ap-
proved by Secretary Morton an
nounces his intention to ask at an
early date for an investigation Of the
whole subject by board of officers
appointed by the department.
The president is preparing to de-
deem his promise to the delegates to
The lnterparliamentary Peace Confer
ence to secure another meeting of
plenipotentiaries of the powers sigma
tory to The Hague convention, with a
view of revising and adding to that
instrument. Complex machinery Of
this kind is difficult to set in motion,
and if the ordinary course is follow
ed in these negotiations it will be at
least a year, and probably longer
period, before the meeting can be
held. 1t will be necessary for the state
Department to address separate notes
to every government represented at
the last conference, inviting sugges-
tions as to the time and place Of meet
ing and without doubt, in the spirit
Of caution that is always exhibited by
diplomats, many of these governments
will, before giving their assent to the
proposed conference, seek to secure
an ironelad agreement as to the scope.
of the conference. Many limitations
are expected to be proposed in this
way, and it is realized that much diff
Guilty will be experienced in securing
harmony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Cheap Stock, in Demand.

The certain working out of the trans portation problem along the lines of con centratlon into grand divisions of owner ship and Individuality in operation have given recent fresh encouragement to gen eral buying of the so-called ''cheap stocks." such as Erie, Reading. South ern railway Rock Island common, Alton and many of the distinctiVcly southwest ern lines having great speculative posst- bilities. It is into these cheap stocks that the speculative money of the mill lionaire class as well as little people is drifting. Men like D. Q. Mills Norman B. Ream, John D. Rockefeller, Marshall Field and others of their ilk who have made colossal fortunes buying railroad stocks when they were cheap and hold ing them for big figures are buying.
 Another version of the Atchison puzzle IS that the heavy buying by Kuch, Loeb x Co. during the last half dozen months
 has been for the personal account of John D. Rockefeller, and tlat he took | over the entire Kuhn, Loeb X, Go. block
 or 4Oooo0 shares as an individual acqui- l sitlon. He is also said to have bought
 very largely into Southern Pacific, South | ern railway and Pennsylvania likewise
 for personal account, and having noth- l ing whatever to do with any combina-
 tions or alliances with other members of | the Standard Oil group or with George 1 Gould. As part of this same story it 1 is said that the Senior Rockefeller's in- vestments in stock during the last year
 have approximated s6000O,OO0 cash most of which he had, and a small part of
 which he borrowed in order to comolete lis plans MT. Rockefeller is in receipt of an annual income of at least $50, 100000, by some well advised people the amount is placed considerably higher The Senior Rockefeller makes it practice to play a lone hand, and on more than one occa- sion he has indignantly repudiated re- ports that he was in combination with H. H. Rogers and others. conspicuous illustration of his desire to be placed in class by himself was shown in Amal- gamated copper when he came out in personal interview denying any connee- ton with that affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
SOME HABITS OF SCHOOL GIRLS.
Why Many of Them Do Not Enjoy
 Health.

From the New York Tribune
 If the girl is not we'll the doctor inn mediately orders her out of school, even though attending school is the only slue thing that she is doing all day But is it not possible, asks a writer in Good Housekeeping. that there are some ele- ments in the case which the doctors do not know about; some habits which are quite as injurious as habits of study? Some of these habits the writer then proceeds to inquire into. One Is the habit of injudicious eating The school girls habit of eating Is usually startling. 1t is asserted. Many a tune a girl has come to me 10 be excused for headache and confessed. at my questioning, that she had eaten no breakfast, or nothing sufficient. I never eat much breakfast just can't Is a common explanation What should We think of an engineer who started his locomotive out on a five hours run with no coal? We cannot make steam anywhere without fuel Not only does the girl need a nouishing break fast. but, if the session is long one she needs luncheon also. Otherwise she is too faint when she reaches home to enjoy or to digest her food. Many girls rise so late that they have no time to eat properly They take a cup of coffee, swallow roll unmasticated and rush off for school At recess they eat nothing. or sweets. and cone home at 1:s0 or ? in no condition to enjoy their dinner The family have probably had their dinner an hour before. and the girl eats alone and hurriedy. The meat and vegetables have perhaps been kept warm for an hour and are not very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Inter C. in Gold Mining.

Interest is more general now than for many years in gold mining development, An immense amount Of capital is being turned in that direction and the mining industry has lately been strongly stim- ulated. Many attractive propositions a'e engaging the attention of moneyed inter ests in every part of the country. The business is being gone into more intelli- gently than ever before. This may be attributed in part to the fact that at no time have there been so many trained and capable engineers engaged in the business. The technical schools and col leges have been turning out hundreds of splendidly qualified experts of a kind to command the respect and endorsement of substantial people who need only to pe shown where profit lies to go after H. This new mining development is not confined to any small area, but extends all over the western mountain country from the isthmus of Panama to the arc- tic zone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02

tempting. so she eats little but dessert One sil more is possible against her di' gestGn, that of studying immediately after eating, taking all her blood for her lrain work
 "Then there are habits of dress. The high school girl has the feminine cos tune to contend with and she will go to school in beating storms without rain coat or overshoes; though she does car ry an umbrella to protect her hat!
 "There are also habits of recreation. girl may not be able to do full work at school, and yet she vii, stay out of school a day, go to a reception in the evening, dance all night, ana stay at home two days more to recover.
 "The piano is still another cause of trouble. girl breaks down without ap- parent cause and it is discovered that she has been doing two or three hours of piano practice every day. At the same time she probably drops her music during July and August, when little bit of regular work might be good for her"
 A fifth cause of decline is found in the failure of parent and teacher to recos- nize that a girl is not a boy and needs special care during the years of budding Womanhood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-02
Rise in sunar Predicted.

According to accepted Wall street gos- sip, sugar is programmed for a startling rise Its total net earnings are said to be in excess of $20O00,OO0 Not so very long ago the company made stock issue to buy sugar plantations in Cuba and to acquire controlling interest In the beet sugar industry. report is current that in addition to the sum realized from the sale of the stock on that occasion the company has put $200OO-OOO to $25OOo'OOO additional into Cuban lands, and that to- day it owns practically every acre or productive sugar area on that island. Gossip has it that another stock issue is impending which will give to holders val uable rights and that in addition thereto there will be special distribution of a huge accumulation of cash On this latter point there is skepticism and the wisest among the specialists hold that stockholders will be given their share of extraordinary profits in the shape of stock allotment.