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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
MAGIC NTH Strinn.

Some remarkable effects are obtain.
able from the use of a piece of strong
string about two yards long. At one
end OF the string make loop big
enough to go easily over a PERSONS
head, and at the other q tiny loop only
big enough to hold an ordinary pen.
Gil. Ask some one to cover his ears
with his fiat hands. Now pass the
large loop OF string over his head, and
draw it tight across the backs of his
hands. Keep the string taut. and
gently turn the pencil in the small
loop round and round. The person
with the loop about his head will hear
noise like the firing of a battery Of
guns. Then gently flick the string
with one hand, when he will hear
the boom of a heavy gun
Still holding the pencil in one hand,
fold piece of paper over the string
with the other and pass it gently back
ward and forward along the string.
The listener hears a magnificent rep
resentation of the washing of the
waves on the seashore. Now take a
spoon or anything hard, and with 1t
scrape the frightened string spas
medically. The effect produced is
that Of heavy thunder.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Have Effioies on Coins.

A new issue of silver 2-shilling
pieces by the British mint has on it
a figure of Britannia which is q por-
trait Of Miss Susan Hicks-Beach,
whose father, Sir Michael, was until
recently the chancellor of the ex-
chequer. This pecuniary perpetuation
of a nonroyal lady has its precedent
In the duchess Of Portsmouth, who in
the guise of Britannia has decked all
British copper coins since the time Of
Charles IL The head Of Liberty which
adorns the silver dollar of the United
States reproduces the features of a
young school teacher of Philadelphia.
A century ago the Rothschilds adorned
their bank notes with the benevolent
face OF Baroness de Rothschild. In
1897 the state bank of Budapest en-
graved the countenance Of Nine.
Luise Blanha, the prima donna, on its
thousand gulden notes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Spirit Faces in Glass.

, Bowdoinhams mysterious picture
mirror is exciting more wonder than.
at first, for new faces have appeared
in it, and the house of Robert Warren.
where the mirror hangs, is visited by
hundreds Of curious persons daily,
says dispatch from Bangor, Maine.
A few weeks ago Mr.. Warren's wife
died, and since then faces have ap-
peared in the mirror, generally at dusk
and remained in full view for some
hours. First came the face of an old
man, then that of young girl follow
ed by indistinct traceries, as of wood
land scenes.
None of these was recognized by
Mr.. Warren or by any of his neigh
bors. But now the face of the dead
Mrs. Warren has come into the mir
ror, distinct and unmistakable, as has
also that of Mrs. Warren's mother.
At first the stories were not believed
but responsible persons have visited
Bowdoinham for the express purpose
OF viewing the phenomena, and they
declare that the faces and figures do
really appear in the mirror, being most
distinct at night, after the lamps have
been lighted, and that there has been
no misstatement or exaggeration what
ever in the matter. !
"It is the strangest thing ever saw
or heard Of" says Lewiston man
who went to see the pictures. Many
of the neighbors are afraid to go near
the Warren house, declaring that it is
haunted; but Mr.. Warren, quiet and
pious old man, sits by the hour look
ing at the pictures in the old looking
glass and is not at all disturbed over
them. He believes that his dead wife
is trying to convey message to
him, or that, perhaps, she has simply
come back to keep him company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12


little the nuts will be, to all appear.
ances, exactly as before. lf1
Now for the trick. We will suppose
that half dozen of your boy and girl
friends are present, awaiting the sur
prise you have promised them. You
give four of them the nuts, being care
full to remember which one has the
shell with the King of spades and
which the king of clubs, etc. Now
take the face cards from the pack and
spread them, fanlike, face up, in your
hand. Let each of the remaining mem
bers of the gathering select card,
and, Of course, one of them will take
a king. Suppose the king of diamonds
is selected. You take that card back,
replace it in the pack, shuttle them
well and then announce that the king
Of diamonds has disappeared, but can
be found in the nut which another
member Of the party holds. Give
that one hammer and allow him or
her to break the shell. As the paper
is unfolded bearing the name, king of
diamonds, the deception is discovered
but every one, will wonder how the
slip got there till they examine the
other nuts. ss ~ 48tJt%& eta7
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Miss Selina's Horse.

When Miss Selma Coddington once
bought little horse,
She said to all her friends, "My dears
1t isn't fair, of course.
That should always sit and drive
while he does all the work,
wouldn't have him think for worlds
his mistress meant to shirk.
$50 every other day I've planned COT
course, he's very light
That he should sit up in the cart
think it's only right
While | shall be between the shafts
(of course, I'm very strong)
And for an hour Or SO just pull my
little horse along.
I'm sure that he could easily be
taught to hold the reins,
think it very likely III be laughed at
for my pains;
But, still, if he enjoys the change, l
don't intend to care,
I wouldn't have him think for worlds
his mistress was unfair!"
Evelyn Glover in Home Chat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
The VOLTS Revenge.

According. to an Indian legend, in
the beginning the Dog was put on the
mountain and the Wolf beside the fire.
When the winter came the Dog could
not endure the cold, SO he came down
to the settlement and drove the Wolf
from the fire. The Wolf ran to the
mountains, where it suited him so we'll
that he prospereG and increased, until
after awhile he ventured down again
ard killed some animals in the settle
ments. The people got together and
followed and killed him, but his broth
ers came from the mountains and took
such revenge that ever since the peo-
pie have been afraid of the Wolf
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
COUNTY sEcEDED FROM STATE.
How Franklin County, Tennessee, Elk.
pressed Disapproval of Election. =

siSW TTduktin Aountyy eHneSSeSp EXs
pressed Disapprovai Of Election. >
THE county of Franklin In my
state" said Tennessee man. has the
unique distinction Of being the only
county that ever undertook to secede
from the state to which it belonged. A
great many people have doubtless for
gotten that the people of Tennessee
voted twice on the proposition to Sc
cede from the Union. At the first
election in February there was an
enormous majority-about 100000
against disunion. A few months lat.
or. when the attack on Fort Sumter
stirred the passions OF men. another
vote was had and the earlier verdict
was reversed by about the same de-
cisive figures.
but in Franklin county, where
States rights and secession claimed
the allegiance of the entire population,
there was such intense disgust over
the. result of the first election that,
led by the Hon. Pete Turney, after
ward Supreme Court Judge and twice
Governor. the citizens held a mass
meeting and solemnly passed an or
dinance of secession from Tennessee.
OF course when the State reconsidered
in June Franklin county was molli.
fed and renewed its allegiance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Wise pou.

A collie was in the nabit Of fetching
from his masters room slippers, cap,
keys or anything he was sent for. One
day, sent on the usual errand, he did
not reappear. His master followed,
and found that the door of the bed
room had blown to and the dog was
a prisoner. Some days later he was
again told to fetch something. and, as
the wind was high, his master, after a
few minutes delay, followed him. He
found him in the act of fixing the door
firmly back with the door mat, which
he had rolled up for the purpose. and
having taken this precatuion, the pru-
dent animal proceeded to look for the
Shippers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
STUDY Faces Of Cats and Doos.

How many Of our little men and
women would recognize picture Of
the face Of their cat or dog? Most Of
us know our pets by the color of their
coats, by the shape Of their bodies, oil
by some peculiar marking of their fur
Yet a writer for the magazine "Ou1
Dumb Friend" says that close obser
walton would reveal as striking differ
ences in the facial expression Of ami
mails as there are in human faces. She
once owned cat of whitest fur
touched here and there with tortoise
she'll which was always spoken of as
Angel Cat" a name due not alone to
sweetness of disposition, but also to
facial expression,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

It lay card that u perfectly nat. Any
piece OF thin cardboard viii do that
has never been even slightly bent, for
you must have it touch the rim Of the
glass all around.
Place your hand on the, card and
quickly turn the glass upside down.
You may remove your hand from the
card and the water will not run out.
because the outer air keeps the card
In It's place, covering the rim of the
glass.
Place the glass thus inverted on a
perfectly smooth wooden table and
slowly and carefully pull out the card.
The contact Of the rim of the glass
witt the smooth surface Of the table
will keep the water from running out
even when you have removed the
card. III
And now you have the glass in the
position called for. for it certainly
cannot be lifted without spilling all
the water.
Rubbing little butter or lard on
the rim of the glass would insure the
success Of the experiment.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Teeth Come to Man Of So.

At the age of SO years Georg'
Krause, Sr., of TamaQua. Pa, is cut
ting his third set of teeth. Severa
grinders have made their appearance
and more are on their way.
Some time ago Mr.. Krause. wht
never had a decayed tooth, was at
tackled with neuralgia. and numbel
of his ,masticators became loose. The.
were extracted, and number of new
teeth made their appearance in thu
cavities.
It is believed that the new teetl
forced the old ones loose.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

secrets even Of female saplingss may
be discovered in the scars of bud
scales and leaves. but in old trees
the writings are not SO plain. The
central elm has nothing to say with
bud scales and leaves. and to. count
its years would require cutting down
and close study OF its annual rings.
While it remains to shade the spot
determined by survey to be the right
place for an axis, were the old COM
monwealth to take spin it will be.
next to the Washington elm in Cam
bridge, one of the most interesting
elms in the state.-Boston Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Playing to Get Even.

She plays her game with ready hand
And q steady hand and true;
She marked her man
When the game began,
And she knows him through ana
through.
Nothing to win and nothing to lose
And nothing to choose or care!
A kiss fer the stakes,
And if his heart breaks,
She is only playing fair.
smile. a rose, and a maddened foOh
A Saddened fool!-and wise
And the woman wont
The game is done
Dear God! the look in her eyes!
But, ah! Time was ere the woman would,
Ere the woman could, and now
She owes her skill
To the careless will
or the man who taught her how!
r. Smart Set.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Nuts and Cards in Parlor Magic.

Here is clever little trick, which
will entertain all your friends and as
astonish them, to. 1t requires so little
preparation that it can be arranged in
half an hour, and the fun it will bring
you will repay lou thousand times
for your trouble.
Get four English walnuts and split
them neatly In half through the little
raised rim that goes around their
centers. Then take out the meat.
Select four face cards from a pack Of
cards. say, four kings, and write the
name of each on a separate slip Of
paper. Fold the papers in small COM
pass and put each inside a walnut
shell and glue the shells neatly to-
gether. AS soon as the glue dries a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

about the streets, smoking their
pipes, and that means more than II
sounds like, for native pipe con
sists of a six-foot stem of bamboo
with a large metal bowl. ANY Core
an who processes to- be a gentleman
will never, under any circumstances,
do anything himself which he can
possibly have done for him. If Co
rean nobleman walks abroad man
walks on either side and supports
him by placing a hand under each
arm. If he rides. servant leads his
horse. If he smokes someone must
light his pipe for him. If he plays a
game of chess a servant must make
the moves which he Indicates.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

Curves and circles of, considerable
length and size are next hardest to
do. The letter co." in both capital
and lower case form, is one of the
most adaptable of letters on the type
writer, while figures seldom are avail
able. Brackets, quotations marks, the
dash. hyphen, comma and period are
among the best characters for effects.
Architectural drawings, like our Illus
tration, are especially adapted to this
work of typewriter drawings.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Railway In Polar Circle.

The nOrthernmost railway In the
world is solidly built, well equipped
road in Scandinavia, the furthest sta
ton Of which Is a hundred and thirty
niles above the polar circle. It is
called the arctic Railway and runs
from the Swedish town Of Lnlea, near
the head Of the Gulf of Bothnia, to
the newly built port OF Victoria Ha-
ven, on the Ofoten Ford, In Norway.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Reason for Headless Clans.

Clam diggers in North river, Massa.
chusetts, have for long time won
dered what has caused the growth of
a bed full of headless clans there.
When the sea broke through the
Mumarock beach in the 1898 storm,
it caused the subsequent development
of an excellent clam fat a mile or so
up the river. Several days ago a fish,
erman near Marshfield hills discoy.
cred that the headless clans are
caused by numerous sculpins snap
ping of the clam heads as they ap-
pear outside the shells.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Tame Wild Animals.

A thoroughly frightened fox was
pursued through Williams street, Brat.
tleboro. VT, one day last week. and
two dogs. chased a full-grown buck
within short distance Of the village
on the same day. The Waterman at a
factory saw asdoe directly in front OF
the shops, and another deer skipped
into George E. Crowells front yari
one morning.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
At Church in Shirt Sleeves.

At a chapel in Birmingham, Eng,
recently, the remarkable scene was
witnessed of a large section of the
congregation sitting throughout the
service in their shirt sleeves. Over
500 of them had met at certain spot
before the service and marched to the
chapel headed by brass band; but
on the way they were caught in q
thunder storm and drenched to the
skin. On their arrival at the chapel
most of them had taken off their
coats and hung them to dry over a
rail at the end of the church.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Beaver Dam a Nuisance.

A beaver colony has been busy on
Mitchell brook, between Frye and
Hale, near Rumford Falls, Me. There
are thought to be four beavers in the
colony, and they built dam of alder
boughs and brush, making it three
rods long. It was torn out. and twice
did the beavers rebuild, flooding the
wood road. In some instances they
have felled poplar trees six and eight
inches through.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

pencil, giving it eyes. etc. Cut :. piece
Of cigar box wood to form the stand
for the snake (about by inches),
and stick a knitting needle through
it's center, perpendicular to the stand.
(See illustratioLs). Hang up the paper
snake by it's tail and place the toy
near a stove or heater. The heat will
set the snake in motion and the hotter
the heater the quicker the snake will
turn. +sa - A&&
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Curious Indian implement.

The collection Of Indian relics
owned by L. w. Pearson of Citypoint,
Me. contains number OF rare and
curious pieces. One piece puzzles the
experts in that line. 1t is in the form
of a grindstone. about eight inches
in diameter and three inches thick,
and the edge Is worn smooth as
though it has been used as pulley for
belt or a truck for car. 1t has
thumb holes on both sides and other
marks which might indicate any one
Of great variety of uses.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
A Maaic Glass Of Mater.

IF you were asked to put. q glass Of
water in such a position that it could
not be lifted without spilling all the
water how would you 60 aboutg il !
Perhaps you think it cannot be done.
Use wine glass for the experiment
Fill it to the brim with water and on
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Deer saved by Its Beauty.

Will Lin1ekin of Knox, Me-. reports
that he went cunning recently and had
three separate chances at the same
deer at short range, but was SO i'm.
pressed with the grace and beauty OF
the animal that he could not pull the
trigger even when he had the gun
sighted and the deer standing perfect.
ly still. He finally gave up and walked
away. while the deer walked off in an
other direction.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Youthful Sufferer

The case of Stephen Fredericks.
who is patient at st. Francis hos
pital in Hartford. Conn, is most re-
markable. He is only IL years old.
but he has survived eight operations
for peritonitis withinpas many months
and seems to be on the road to re-
covery.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
The DANCING Snake.

Cut a perfect circle out of a com.
mon playing card with the help of
pair OF scissors. Fig. 1 shows how a
strip OF even width is cut in spiral
way toward the center of the circle
The other end forms the head of the
snake and should be drawn with a
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Hidden Names of Animals.

Hidden Names of Animals.
You may go at once.
1t was only a little scratch,
He had scowl on his face.
Do give up whistling. E9f
She came limping along.
Yours is the bigger share.
That peasant eloped with his bride
The pup ignored it's master com
pletely.
This piece was dramatized.
His was an assumed name.
That shape suits you best. $500
The Dundee road is very broad,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
We Learn BY Doing.

We learn by doing, little folks.
No matter what the work may be,
How one by one your giants dee.
Don't say, ST can't" before you try.
For r. you're helped BY others, why
lis others do the work. not you.
See happy bird in youder tree,
How soft and war; he builds his nest,
He asks no help fir, n you or me,
But tries to do his very best.
And If like birdie. title ones,
Your very best YOU try to do. SIS
You'll find how easy will become
The task that seeil so hard to you.
Alice Lutherington, in Kindergarten
News
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
A Corean NobIeman.

The two chief qualities of the typi.
cal citizen OF Corea are laziness and
superstition-at least so far as the
male sex is concerned. The women
do almost all the work. The men lay
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

This ford is very deep and free from
Ice tho whole year round. This makes
the position of Victoria Haven very Inn
psrtaat. as the large supplies of iron
mined in the vicinity OF this railroad
can be shipped by steamer throughout
the year. The road was to tunnel sew
erai mountains and at the point where
the Arctic circle is crossed a station
has been built SO that tourists may be
allowed ia stop and note how imper-
ceptible, is the difference between the
frigid and temperate zones at certain
points.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
ART ON THE TYPEWRITER.
Architectural Drawing Made by Miss
Flora STACEY.

Miss Flora Stacey, an English wom-
nm. has done some remarkable work
st machine drawing on the typewriter.
AS first surprising fact, 1t may be
said that shading is one of the easiest
portions Of the work of picture-mak-
Ing. On the other hand. the. making
Of a long, straight line Is hardest.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
MARKS CENTER OF STATE.
Remarkable Elm Tree in Worcester
County, Massachusetts,.

County, Massachusetts,.
How interesting it would be for the
curious people who tarry to look at
its rough, furrowed bark if only the
venerable elm which marks the geo.
graphical center of the state, in the
town of Rutland, Worcester county.
could make speech and tell Of its
youth.
Many visitors have tried to read
the age Of this elm by means OF twig
and branch. In young trees the age
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
Enuland Losinu Territory.

At Hopton. midway between Var
mouth and Lowestoft, Eng, the re.
suits of the new ordnance survey
show that in tWenty-one years 113
feet OF cliff has disappeared.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12
A Few Conundrums.

Spell enemy in three letters. Foe.
What trade has the sun? Tanner.
Why Is a spider good correspond
ent. Because he drops line at every
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-05-12

Here are the last three months of an
artistic calendar that you may have
ON your wall during the coming year.
The letters of each month paint q diff
ferent color. The border around each
month should be Of the same color as
the letters Of the month. Now paint
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-14
Shoe Bushes. Moving Westward.

St. Louis, Dec. 13.-The closing days of the year 1904 are bringing to light the fact that the shoe manufacturing industry of the United States is fol- lowing closely the same trend as does the centre of population. It is moving westward, drawn undoubtedly by the high quality of the shoes made in St. Louis.
 Tn the face of the uncertainties which attend Presidential election years. the St. Louis manufacturers have experi- enced a year of remarkable prosperity.
 One concern alone, the Hamilton Brown Shoe Company. which does the largest shoe business in the world: whose sales are published monthly throughout the United States. and are looked upon by many as a reflection of the condition of the country. report a business this year of over nine million dollars, showing an unusual increase over the prosperous condition of 1903. which is something remarkable.
 Twenty-f five years ago this industry was monopolized entirely by the New England States. At that time St. Louis 5obbers started shoe manufacturing in a small way. Their efforts met with success and the demand for St. Louis made shoes rapidly increased until now more shees are manufactured in this city than in any other city in the world A triumph for Western shoe making. pr~adx-