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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
DEATH DA.cEs.
Grim Funeral Customs Of the Torres
Straits Indians.


A new volume of reports of the
Cambridge Anthroporoglcal Expedi
tion to Torres Straits has recently
been published by the Cambridge
University Press, and it contains
much information as to the sociology,
magic. and religion of the natives Of
the western islands. The account OF
funeral ceremonies given by PROBES.
sor A. G. Haddon, who was the leader
Of the expedition, is Of exceptional in.
terest. fa
1t appears that from time to time a
death dance is held IN which the per-
formers represent the ghosts of re-
Gently deceased natives. The men
paint themselves with charcoal and
wear curious dress of cocoa-nut
leaves and feathers. Each perform
er has mask and holds in his mouth
a crescent-shaped ornament, which is
a decorative sign of KWolam-the
mythical hero Of the islands-whose
exploits are the subjects of many le-
gends which have converted the war
tior into god.
During the funeral ceremony the
dancers give pantomimic representa-
tons Of characteristic traits Of the
deceased natives in whose memory
the dance is held. The object is evi
IDENTIFY to convey to the mourners the
assurance that the ghost is alive, and
that in the person Of the dancer he is
visiting friends. The women and
children are supposed to believe that
the performers are really spirits; and
if woman is known to have discov-
cred the identity of any Of the dane
ers, it is significantly remarked that
she dies that night"
The dance is thus of the nature OF
hero-worship, which is the only form
Of religion the natives seem to pos
sess; for Professor Haddon says at
the end of his volume of reports:
Unless the aforementioned heroes
be regarded as gods, I think it can
be definitely stated that the western
islanders had no deities, and certain
ly they had no conception of a SUI
preme God" Higher conceptions are,
however, gradually entering the
minds of the islanders as the result Of
missionary instruction, and in anoth-
sr generation or so the death dance
will probably be forgotten.-Leisure
Hour.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
THE LAND OF "HERE INSERT

'Thc Land Of HOPE and of pretty Soon.
1.-THE Land of The Never-to-b be-
And 1.-THE Land of Might and THE Land
of Dreams"
Are worked to the limit, see?
And other varieties of strange lands
Have steadled the poets squirt;
But IL sing of whichever you choose
OF the Land Of Here Insert ~
All, all of the dreams of youth come true
In the land Of (Here Insert y
The girls have eyes of a wonderful hue
In the land Of (Here Insert y
Never a sorrow and never a pain,
Never loss but always gain.
Ever the sun and never the rain
In the land of (Iiere Insert!b
Faith is q fadsless plant that grows
In the land of Here Insert y
And lips make mock of the red June rose
In the land of (Here Insert ,
And death Sits downward soft as sleep
On eyes that never have learned to weep.
And fine dress patterns are sold quite cheap
In the land of (Here Insert y
And so, kind friends, II you happen to have
A special desire to sing
land of any particular style,
Yet haven't the time for the thing.
Just take the second and third of these
Verses (easy as dirt >
And put the name of your mythical lano
Where 1t tells you to Here Insert !"
-NcD Orleans Times Democrat
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Lucky Find of chopin's Music.

The twentieth NOcturno of Chopin
accident, and it is said to be finer
than all the known pieces of that com.
poser. Jacob Tobanja, we'll known
Venetian, travelling in Switzerland,
bought Of a music dealer a volume of
musical compositions in manuscript
The dealer had no idea of it's origin
and Tobanja was only interested in
the curious handwriting. Coming
home, he examined the quarto, and a
couple of pages that had been folded
up attracted his attention. With the
aid of magnifying glass he decipher-
ed the signature and title "Nocturno,
opus 20, Chopin"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
A. New Pump.

An automatic gas pump has recently
teen exhibited, constructed upon 4
plan enabling it when set in opera
ton, to run automatically, and to pro-
duce as perfect 2 Torricellian vacuum
as is possible. 1t has been devised to
provide comparatively portable ma.
chine, suitable to special laboratory
work, and for researches requiring
prolonged pumping. A Rontgen ray
bulb of a capacity of 200 cubic cent?
metres can be exhausted in thirty
minutes. American.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
THE CAUSE OF GREEN SOLAR
RAYS.
The Action of the Earth's Atmosphere
as a Prism Explains 1t.

as PTlSU1 Explains IL
Says Lucien DudauX in La Nature:
The green -ay at sunset is sufficiently
well known to make unnecessary any
mention of the beauty of the spec
table and the ordinary conditions of
it's observation. The ray may be
seen on beautiful evenings on the sea-
shore and elsewhere, although the in
tensity is variable; in general it is
necessary that the state Of the atmos-
phere be such that the horizon may
be Clearly distinguished as the solar
disk sinks behind it.
In explanation of the green ray re-
course has been had to the theory or
An optical illusion, due to the yellow
ORANGE light of the sun, which at the
r,o1ner 1T OF the disappearance OF the
last small portion of the sun becomes
affected by the complementary color,
sreen-blue. This has not been salts
factory, and it has been suggested
that the atmosphere acts as a prism.
refracting the last luminous ray FROM
the sun at the time Of its disappear
ance and decomposing and spreading
it out according to the succession of
The colors of the spectrum. The red,
orange and yellow rays are the less
deviated and are confused with the
soar point of which they have the
color, but the eye perceives clearly
the green and blue rays, while the
indigo and violet, which are the most
dispersed and the most luminous, can
not be seen.-Translation in Public
Opinion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Record for Lonu Service

Sir Jenkin Coles, speaker of the
South Australian parliament, has just
established what is probably worlds
record. He has completed fourteen
years of uninterrupted service in the
chair without ever once being absent
during the working hours, from ILL
ness or any other cause.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Pnotooraphs the Dead.

There is, on Eighth avenue, in the
thirties, photogra pher who has lu-
crative speciality. He is the protog-
rapher of dead children. There is a
tiny showcase on then street, tucked
away behind the signs of a laundry
and a real estate Office. In this are
displayed portraits of wax, doll-like
figures, with impossibly frizzled hair,
reclining on lounges, sitting in chairs,
Or gazing blindly out of window
frames.-New York Sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Mexico's Fat Indian. Girl.

Mexico can boast of one of the fat.
test women in the world. This remark
able parsonage is Chicha Alvarez, a
young Indian woman, Is years Of age.
She is native of small village in
the state of Chipas.
Her weight is at present sos pounds
and she is still growing.
Her present rate of increase is so
pounds annually She is normal in in
tellect and is actively awake to all
that is around her, although she
moves about but little.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12

the daughter who was the image OF
her dearly loved mother?
AS he listened unheedingly to the
arguments of the young man and
dreamily to the music from the open
window, another dream CT the long
ago came to him:
He, young man once more. was
standing before an old man and ask
ing for his daughter, answering argu.
ment with argument, and wrath with
proud humility and logged tenacity Of
purpose. After all, he reflected, each
OF us is an individual and life must
be lived.
He had half forgotten that Richard
was waiting, and he recalled himself
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Woman Not Easily Daunted.

A few miles from Big Rapids,
Mass, resides a woman who cultivates
truck farm and hauls her produce to
the city. The roads on her route are
not the best, nor even second best
at this season, and so she takes an
axe, and whenever her wagon hits q
root, or any obstruction that can be
removed by cuts or blows. she stops
her team and, getting out, whacks
away at it till it is removed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
DOG EXPERT TREE CLIMBER.
Scotch Collie Which Performs Truly
Wonderful Feat.

To climb straight up tree Is not
The easiest thing in the world for a
dog to do. In fact there is perhaps
not another dog in the United States
that can accomplish what a Scotch
collie does in a western town many
times day. He is petted and Toasted
by his admirers and struts as proudly
through the streets as does the most
prominent citizen. The peculiar thing
about the dog is that he will not climb
any other tree than that shown in the
picture, and he will not climb more
than once without an intermission.
When he has reached the knot ON the
tree, which he grips with his teeth, he
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12

with start to hear the young man
say:
Il realize, sir, that I am not at all
worthy of her, but I know that no
man could be worthy, and my love
shall make up for my deficiencies"
After all, Richard seemed to have
some idea of the magnitude of the
boon which he was seeking He would
bid them wait awhile; they would
know their own minds better in few
years and would be able to learn if
what they felt was really love or only
its counterfeit. Something of this he
put into words for his answer.
Much to his surprise his grea. con.
cession seemed to meet with a cool
reception. With singular tenacity
of purpose and Supplying audacity
the young man seemed about to argue
with him. W
Margaret IS 81, sir, and I am &c.
think We may each Of us claim to be
old enough to know our own minds.
You, yourself. as you told me, were
married when you were 81 and your
wife 49,"
But that was a different case,
Richard"
How different, sir?''
why" For the life of him the
judge could not have told what the
difference was.
You mean that you loved the girl
who was to become your wife very
dearly, and that you felt you could
not wait for her. Is not that the
case, sir?"
The judge thought the young man
was treading very close to the Dor.
derland which lies between earnest
ness and impudence. But he had stat.
ed the true condition of affairs.
The song inside the house had
ceased, and Margaret came toward
them along the piazza. In the moon.
light the resemblance to her mother
seemed even stronger than in the day
light.
When she reached the two she
stood and looked at her father. There
was question in her eyes, a ques-
ton that was pleading.
And when the judge had nodded his
consent the young man and the young
woman looked at each other as
only es8rt e
So.
AS he sat alone in the moonlight
and smoked dreamily, the judge re.
called with a deep sigh that the love-
light which he saw in his daughters
eyes had completed the resemblance
to her mother-Vernon Warren in
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12

1t was second nature with the Judge
b wish to put his visitor thoroughly
az ease. Moreover, he rather liked
The visitor, this son Of his old friend
and comrade in arms.
IS You will sit down, Richard?" he
asked, noting an unusual trace OF awk-
wardness in the younger mans man
ner.
From an open window on the other
side of the house fioated the sound
OF girls voice, full, rich contralto,
singing q little love song, old-fash-
Toned and quantity beautiful.
1t brought up memories to the older
man, and in their strain he seemed
half to forget the presence of the
other.
1t cost him an effort to bring himself
back into the present and to make
some conventional remark about the
beauty of the evening; remark to
which the younger man replied in
strain of equal conventionality.
Margaret is in the drawing room,
Richard, and is expecting you, be-
lieve. At last l seem to remember
that she said you were going to call
this evening"
4 will join her presently, sir. But
l wished to see you first
At this remark the old man looked
quickly and sharply at the guest
Could it be possible this young
jackanapes was coming to ask for
Margaret's hand? The idea was too
ridiculous to be entertained for a
moment
Margaret was mere child of 20
Or q at most, and this youngster
could be but little older. 1t was
only the other day that Margaret ard
Richard had been making mud pies
together.
There was q disquieting air of
grave solemnity in Richards voice,
which disturbed his host, and the
words which followed completed the
shock.
Il want to ask your consent to your
daughters marriage with me, sir"
went on the younger man, somewhat
hastily, but with a fine air of pride
in his manner.
After all, reflected the judge, some
thing like this was bound to come
sooner or later. But there was no
earthly reason why the young man
should be in such a hurry to carry off
Margaret. They were both mere chill
dren, and neither could be certain of
their mind at so tender an age.
Yet Richard, he was bound to adj
nit, filed most of the requisites of
the man who should marry his daugh-
ter.
Determined not to offend the young
man nor hurt his feelings unnecessar-
lily, he began to point out these rea-
sons why the desired consent should
be withheld.
The exposition was beautifully logi-
cal, the judge felt with warm pride,
and must certainly appeal to any rea-
soning human being. And he had al
ways felt that Richard was a young
man of exceptional intelligence
But, strange to say, the reasons did
not seem to impress the young man
as seriously as he could have wished.
Indeed, Richard showed an obstinate
tendency to combat them.
The judge scarcely heard all of the
young mans eager arguments. The
voice from within the drawing room
had taken up the burden of another
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
vermont,s LARGE Walnut Crop.

The crop Of walnuts in Middlebury,
vt, and vicinity is enormous, and the
frost has brought the nuts to the
ground in such quantities as to make
their gathering a business proposition.
Two men in Cornwall recently gath
cred three barrels of nuts in half
lay.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
sharks Turned TO Good Use.

Gradually uses are being found for
the sharks. Now jelly and soup are
made from their fms. fine machinery
oil from their liver, walking sticks
from their backbones, and leather
from their skins.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Guilt Made by Aged Lady.

Mrs. Lydia Hart of Milton Mills. N.
H., aged 80 yea-:, :.as just complet-
sd what she calls "Fireside quit,
which she has pieccd entirely with her
own hands.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12
Blissful Ignorance.

He-They say he has more money
than he knows what to do with.
She-Has he really. Such ignorapc
is bliss.-Puck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12

p1d-fashioned love song that the Judge
remembered well from the days of his
youth.
And this stirred memories of one
who sang the song in those days-the
mother of the girl who was singing
now.
But this thing must not be. What
was to remain to cheer his own life
II this young man was taking away
his only daughter, the daughter whom
ne had SO loved and watched over,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-12

AS he sat alone in the moonlight
and smoked dreanily, the judge re.
called with a deep sigh that the love-
light which he saw in his daughters
eyes had completed the resemblance
to her mothers Vernon Warren In
Boston Globe.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
A ToUCHINa STORY

isthe saving from death, Of the.
baby girl of Gee. A. Eyler, Cum
fberland, Md. He writes: AT the
age Of II months, our little girl
was in declining health with ser
ioas Throat 4 rouble, and two ply
sicians gave her up. We were al.
most ia despair, when we resolved
to try Dr. Kings New Discovery
for Consum ption, Coughs and
Colds. The first bottle gave relief;
after taking four bottles she. was
cured, and is now in perfect
health. Never fails to relieve and
cure cough orcold.
Guaranteed at c. w Greene's
drug store; price Soc and $1.00 a
bottle. Trial bottle free.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
Pool RoOf1
Is Bui'glarized

The pool room Of. VIM. Dawson.
on Fourth street was entered
Tuesday night and about $50
stolen. The miscreants pried up.
a rear window through which
they. entered. The money on
hand was always locked in a
secret drawer and the key placed
in position on the register.
This key was taken, the drawer
opened and the money taken.
The cash register showed $50
taken in, and the proprietor al
ways deposited SIS in change
,ach morning, so that the
amount taken from the drawer
was $35. In addition, one Of
the slot machines was broken
open and from SIS to 500 taken
from it. The work has the ap.
pearance of being done by some
one familiar with tIelacd
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
Reservation Entries
Must Be Prompt

The local lani office is in re-
ceipt of numerous letters from
persons who filed on the reserya-
alton relating to the time the
annual payment must be made.
The law on the subj reads:
That the price Of said lands entered under
the provision OF this Act shall be four dollars
and fifty cents per acre payable as follows one
dollar and fifty cents when the entry lis made,
and the remainder in annual installments 81
nifty cents per acre until paid. Provided, That
IN case any entryman fails to make such nav.
mentsi or and Of them, within the time stated 4
all rights In and to the land covered by his 81
her entry shall at once cease, and any payments
heretofore made shall be forfeited and the en.
Try shall be cancelled !: And provided further,
That the lands embraced within such Cancelled
entry shall, after the cancellation Of such entry,
be inject to entry under the provisions Of the
homestead law at four dollars and fifty cents
p sr acre up TO and until provision may be- made
tion OF the president. aSss
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
Great Northern
Operators Strike

. The operators on the Great
Northern struck at naidnighta
Tuesday night, and the road has
been more or less crippled in
its operations ever since. The
causes leading up to the present
situation are long drawn out.
The company's side Of the story.
can not be obtained. From the
other side it is learned however,
that about fourteen months ago,
a committee of the telegrapher's
union was sent to St. Paul to
confer with the Great Northern
officials in reference to an in
crease in salary. The company
declined to treat with the COM
mittee but gave a small increase
which took effect at the begin
ming Of the present year. It.
| did not cover near all the de-
mands of the operators however,
and the fight was continued
When matters had reached an.
acute stage, the company pro-
posed a new schedule which they
claimed would give an additional
raise of three dollars per months
The operators deny this and say!
it was only a raise of one dollar.
and destroyed the right Of
seniorage. a telegram was
sent to President Hill, stating
that if no reply was received BY.
six o'clock Tuesday evening a
strike would be ordered. More
Ply arriving, the strike was ord
Iered. The story of the company.
is that the men were given the
fchoice of accepting the new
schedule or quitting their jobs.
The men are out however, but.
few operators being at work.
The running of trainsSis rather
delayed, but so far no serioas
trouble has been experienced.
The same state of affairs exists
ION the Northern Pacific. 81
Superinte Nicholson Of
Dakota division of the Great
Northern Z Telegraph company
was here Wednesday, and iquir-
Led of he local operators if they
were willing to resume work at
the schedule fixed by the conn
|pany Upon receiving an an
|sWer in the liegotiVe he inform
ed them they were no longer In
the employ Of the company I'll
Advice over Edwards FOOD III
cuEnpanv y wire stat that the
Great Northern and Northern.
Pacific Gre both seriously hana.
Epered a he moving of trains no
Eattenpt being made To move
freights. The passenger service
has been fairly well handled Sol
far. VI
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04

tana, Idaho, Washington Brit
ish Columbia. Oregon, Kansas
Missouri, Wyoming Colorado
Alaska. Hawaii, Japan, Philio-.
pine Islands China, the United
States and Of the. world. M
Iii addition to this the Atlas
contains valuable statistical in
formation relative to the states
named above is printed the very
best quality Of paper shows the
lines Of the Great Northern rail-
way. and is in every way a com b
mendable work. !,
This Atlas will be distributed
at the actual cost Of produ ton.
and will be sent to any address
upon receipt of $1.00. Address.
f. I. Whitney, Passeng er Ira
fife Manager, Great Northern
railway. st. Paul. Nj
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04

grain inspection the law recently passed by
the Wisconsin state REGISTRATION will into effect at Superior Au
gust under the direction grain and warehouse
pointed LaFoete This commission consists of Chief In
specto John shanahan IF Butnlo NJ = syansto prominent
the Duplex Manufacturing Superior the latter grain of
hy experience while the other commissioners present
active and the grain business of the country Byron
Kmba is chief weghmaserS p Christensen chief inspector j. b
Combs first deputy and u Cs Of the commission
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
AN ATLAS FOR ST..

The Great Northern railway
has issued an Atlas Of Sc pages;
containing up to date maps of
Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Mon
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-08-04
E ARM n p

have opened din employs
Illent office al y j BeIlss Iiv.
cry barnil Devils Lake. and
can furnish first class HELM I'll
The farmers N. Miller
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-03
sENTER GETS AFFIDAvITS.
Evidence For New Trial for May Rogers
Now Complete.

John II. Senter of Montpelier has re-
eeived the affidavits Of +. G. Archibald
Of Manchester, and D. A. Guiltinan of
Bennington which were necessary to
complete the petition for a new trial for
Mary NJ. Rogers which was presented
last Friday night to Judges Rowell and
Munson at the Pavilion These with
copies Of all the papers in the petition
were sent last night by Mr.. Senter to
Attorney General @. G. Fits at Brat
tleboro BY him they will be presented
to Judges RowelI and Munson after Mr..
Fits decides what course the state is
to pursue in the matter 1t is then exs
pected that the Judges named will pass
upon the question whether or not the
petition for new trial may be brought
before the full bench.
Mr.. Senter is assisting T. w. Moloney
of Rutland in this petition for a new
trial for Mrs. Rogers but so far these
attorneys are doing the work at their
own expense No funds for the pur-
pose have been received not even for
the taking Of dispositions and afiiday-
ifs