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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-11-15
Topping Cotton
:. ". Webb. Banner. Miss.

The editor OF the Gazette has
asked me 10 give my experience
with topping cotton. | have
practiced il Tor - years, and
have always found it paid me. /
left a few rows not topped to
compare with those tia, were;
and believe that We made fully $40
u day 10 each hand that did good
work while topping. must
say, though, that the crop is no.
o%nc-,hird AZ good As was expect.
cd earlier IN the season tha, it
would be. though the corn crop
is very good.
do the topping during full
noon in July aud 40 from three
To ak inches de. p, according TO
the height o, the stalk. You
should be sure no, 10 pinch cut
the very bud that ought TO be
left.
have topped cotton all kinds
OF seasons, vet and dry; and
can, sec any difference. But
more should be taken out wet
seasons. By 80 dong II won't
sucker. My cotton has matured
full grown boIls III the top, and
is opening from the bottom to
the top. | advise farmers to
top the h,,lc as well as the
large.
find the GAZETTE great
help.
When supplying poultry WIZ"
soft TODD remember thar SOU
TODD c4n - Esd 80 mach.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1905-11-15

When supplying poultry WIN
soft TODD remember thar SUI
food lan - Esd 80 mach.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Work Concluded.

Savannah, Ga. The Tri-State Con-
vocation of Scottish Rite Masons con-
Guided its work administering the
thirty-second degree to more than
thirty candidates. During the after
noon the visiting members left for
their homes There were representa-
tives of Masonry here from cities of
Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
DR.. J. III. Mccormick of Mobile re-
mains over to get al the regalia, IN
sigma and paraphernalia in order. He
was the general director of all the
work, which he pronounced the best
he had seen. The visitors were en-
tertained by local Masons, being given
i carriage drive around the city,
which ended at one Of the neighboring
resorts, where luncheon was enjoyed.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Sustains Live Stock Rate.

Chicago Judge Bethea in the Unit
ed States circuit court today decided
that the order issued by the interstate
commerce commission directing that
the railroad rates on live stock be-
tween Missouri river and Chicago be
lowered In conformity with the rates
on dressed beef, was illegal The Chi
cago Great Western and seventeen
other railroad corporations were the
defendants in two suits brought by the
Interstate commerce commission. The
first related to the decision of the COM
mission in which the lowering OF the
rates on live stock to a point where
they would conform with the rates on
dressed beef was ordered. The sec
ond was an application on the part of
the commission for an Injunction
against the railroads prohibiting them
from refusing to lower the rates.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Cruisers Sent to Domingo.

Washington The navy department
is advised of the departure from
Hampton Roads for Monte Christi of
the cruiser Chattanooga and 1t is as
sumed at the department. that the
cruiser Tacoma has left Hampton
Roads for the same point as she was
under orders for San Domingo.
These two vessels, it is stated, have
been sent to Dominican waters for
temporary duty They viii strength
IN Rear Admiral Bradford's command
and better enable him to protect Amer
lean interests in San, Domingo, He
now has the cruisers Olympia, Cleve-
land, Denver and Des Moines and
Yankee and the gunboats Newport,
Nashville, Scorpion and Eagle.
The eunboats Paducah and Dubuque
it is sGsted, will be assigned to Rear
Admiral Bradford 5 squadron and la
ter will be sent TO San Domingo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
New Japanese Loan.

New York. - Kuhn, Loeb &. Co., an.
nounce that negotiations for a new
japanese loan have been concluded in
London and it will probably be issued
before the end of the month. The new
loan will be payable in pounds sterling
as well as in dollars. 1t will bear in
terest at 4 per cent, maturing in Is
years witch a privilege reserved by the
japanese government to pay all or at
least part after 10 years. The total
authorized issue is fifty million pounds
sterling, but only half that amount
will be issued at present. Of the
amount to be issued 100000 pounds
sterling will be allotted to Paris and
half of the remainder will be divided
between England, Germany and the
United States. The official price of
the issue is not yet stated but will be
about 81 per cent. A
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
A Million Dollar Merger.

New Orleans. The merger Of four
large lumber companies in Alabama,
Louisiana and Illinois with capital
of $l,000,000 and with headquarters
In New Orleans, was announced. The
new company is to be the F.
&. Creelman Lumber and Manufactur-
ing Company and it will be the largest
hardwood concern in the United States
and with an output Of 100000 feet
a year. The companies merged are
the Florida Lumber Company, of
Montgomery, with five mills and 221,-
900 acres Of land in that state; the F.
E. Creelman Lumber Company, of
Cairo, ILL.,, with mills near Baton
Rouge; the Krotz Manufacturing Co.,
Of Melville, La, with 10000 acres of
land and timber and new saw mill,
stave, heading and lathe and shingle
mills, and the Melville Box and Lum-
Der Company, with 10000 acres of
land and timber and a saw mill re-
Gently erected. The company owns
10000 acres Of land In st. Landry's
parish.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Countess De Brazza.

Rome The Countess de Brazza,
formerly Miss Slocomb, of New Or
leans, conceived an interesting plan
to succor the women and children left
destitute by the recent earthquake in
Calabria The Countess accompanied
by Signora Tittoni, wife Of the For
eign Minister, is going personally to
Calabria to execute the plan which
consists of building refugee work
shops each capable Of lodging twen-
ty-fve women and fifty children, and
costing about $4,000, including work
ing expenses. Each workshop will be
named after the country, town or In
stitution providing the funds for its
erection and maintenance. Among
the first foreign ones to be named will
be "France, which country has al
ready sent the necessary money.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Excursions Stopped.

Chicago The Tribune says: The
California lines have by an order is
sued put stop to the personally con-
Quoted tourists excursions which have
been fourishing in that state for years.
Not only will large number of rail
road conductors, probably 125, whose
salaries average 500 per month, eacn
lose their positions, but at least one
tourist excursion bureau which makes
a speciality of personally conducting
tours to California be driven out OF
the business.
The connections Of the Santa Fe,
Southern Pacific and San Pedro lines
were notified that hereafter these
roads will not accept tourist ears con-
tanning personally conducted parties,
and they will not even take the ears
which started out as personally con-
ducted parties, even If the personal
conductor is not on the train during
the trip over these lines.
The reason given for taking this ae-
ton is that travel to the Pacific coast
has become so common that travellers
generally are familiar with the way.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
WITHOUT AlPARALLEL.
Two Men are Inferred in Solid Steel
Ingots in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia. "A funeral without a
parallel took place at Midvale steel
works, where q forty-ton ingot of steel
permeated with the flesh. blood and
bones of two workmen. was buried
with the solemn rites of the Roman
Gao olic church. The workmen who
were so strangely laid away were John
Fofkin and Joseph Gazdo, two foreign
speaking laborers, who met horrible
death. a week ago. They were in a
PIT near cupola containing MANY
tons of molten steel. A plug gave way
and $4,000 pounds of. the fiery fluid
poured from the cupola and over
whelmed them The men were COM
pletely incinerated and not trace of
them or their clothing was left. The
Midvale Steel Company was averse to
selling the ore and decided to bury it
with the rites of the church to which
the unfortunate men had belonged.
Accordingly the forty-ton ingot, oval
In shape, twenty-eight feet long, six
feet wide and five feet thick, was
moved last week by travelling crane
to the rear Of the machine shop, where
grave ten feet deep had been made.
A great crowd sought admission to the
works, but only two sisters of Gadza,
who depended upon him for support,
and about one hundred workinomen
who were on Sunday duty were per-
mltted to attend the services, along
with the officials of the company.
Among the officials was President C..
Harra. All heads were barred and
flags were lowered to half-mast while
two priests conducted the services.
The great ingot was covered with
earth and the funeral party dispersed.
The grave of the men will be appro-
priately marked by the company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Congress to Blame.

Washington. Congress is to blame
FOR all waste of money in foolish gov
eminent printing" said Representa-
tive James B. Perkins of New York
city Nearly every pamphlet that is
turned out of the government printing
office is published by order Of congress
and responsibility for the way the
printing bill has run up into the mil
hons OF dollars in recent years should
be placed where it belongs. The re-
port OF the joint committee on print
ing continued Mr.. Perkins, twill be
completed within the next week. 1t
will indicate how saving Of 81, $780,
600 may be effected by judicious econ
omles. But | must say that | am not
very hopeful Of great reforms. 1t has
been tried time and time again in the
past and has always failed. We will
ask that congress stop altogether the
printing Of certain documents, and
for a reduction in the number Of 9TH
ers to be printed. / expect that men,
bers will rise In their seats and OBJ
Ject to our recommendations, on the
ground that their constituents are
bowling for reports. Always been so in
the past, at any rate, and unless pub
lie sentiment is aroused sufficiently to
quiet these kfckers our efforts are
liable to end In nothing. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Products of Cotton Seed.

Washington The government Crop
Reporter in its last issue prints re-
port from London showing that for
cotton seed and the product derived
sherefrom there is a more extensive
market in the United Kingdom than
exists in any other country of Europe.
The cotton seed industry of the Unit
I'd Kingdom, depends wholly for its
supply for the raw material upon i'm
ported seed, produces an exportable
surplus Of the chief product, oil, but
$ still heavily dependent upon foreign
countries for its supply of the BIZ
product, the popular and valuable cat
tie food, oil cake.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Baptists of Texas,

Galveston, Textile Baptist state
convention here adopted the following
resolutions:
Baptist general convention of
Texas, voicing the sentiments of more
than 100000 Baptists in Texas, con-
template with horror the persecution
of Jews in Russia. We hold that God
has created all men with inalienable
rights to worship Him according to
dictates of their own conscience, and
that this right neither states, kings,
emperors, cars, churches, preachers,
nor priests, can abrogate; to perse-
cute any people for their religion is
worthy only of ignorance, supersti-
tion, bigotry, heirarchial pride and
vainglory.
90 We hope that soon Russia and all
nations may come into the light and
entire fruits of soul liberty"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
70 be Liberated With Thirty Dollars.

London, Nov. 19.-The approaching
release Of Jabez Balfour, the first Of
the group Of inanciers in this country
and really the originator of the Whit
taker Wright clique, is arousing unus-
ual interest here.
All the world is familiar with the
great Liberator Building Society
smash, and it was for engineering that
colossal swindle that Jabez Balfour
received the heavy sentence of four
teen years. The ex-member of Parlia-
ment and the one-time king of finan-
ciers was sentenced on November 27,
1895, just ten years ago. He has earn
ed the ordinary three months year
remission for general good conduct,
making in all forty-two months re-
mission, while in addition he has OBJ
tained the eight days year remission
for gaining the excellent" mark.
"V. $780," the number on the pris-
on books, represents Jabez Balfour,
and in the course Of few weeks he
will be free man. The notorious Lib
orator organizer and smasher has
spent the greater part of his incarcer-
alton at Parkhurst, the great convict
settlement on the Isle of Wight. At
the present time he is wearing the dis
tinctive blue suit, which is the official
indication Of the wearer being able to
look forward to release at any moment
He is also allowed to grow his hair
long another sure evidence.
When the ex-fnancier arrived at
Parkhurst, he suffered greatly from
the jeers Of his fellow prisoners and
even the warders, many of whose
relatives had been the victim cf the
Liberator's smash, was not exactly
sympathetic. But he did not complain
and bore all with the patience Of a
stole, and in the course Of time earn
ed the reputation of being the best
conducted prisoner in Parkhurst. By
turn he has been organist, chief libra
rlan, postman, assistant steward and
assistant schoolmaster, while ]atterly
he has been given even greater free
dom In being allowed to perform the
office of gardener.
On his release he vii have earned
during his Imprisonment $50. This
amount will be handed to him ON his
discharge, along with the ticket Of
leave for three years and six months,
the remainder Of his unfinished origi-
nal sentnnoe
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Auto Factory For Mexico.

Mexico City-A concession has been
given for a new factory to manufac-
ture automobiles and bicycles here
and a company is being formed for
that purpose. The automobile club in
this city has secured the cooperation
of the federal government in repair
ing old highways which were formal
ly used by stage lines. The expense
of repairing tSese roads is divided be-
tween federal and state governments
and the automobiles. Many millers
in this city believe it will be necessary
to import wheat from the United
States in large quantities early in the
coming year A few carloads of Amer
can wheat have been received but Sc
far the importation has not been large.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Need Money at Once.

Washington. An estimate of $780,
100000 for continuing work on the
Panama canal has been sent to the
treasury department from the war de-
partment, to be sent to congress.
The estimate of sixteen million dol
lars is for expenditure up to and in
Guiding the fiscal year ending June
80, 1907.
A part Of this money will be neces-
sary at once and an emergency appro-
priation will he asked as soon as con-
gress convenes in order that the work
may proceed.
1t is stated at the Office of the com
mission today that unless money is
provided as soon as congress convenes,
all work must cease
The estimate is made without re-
gard to the proposal to issue bonds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Offer Jews Use of Church.

New York. - What Rev. A. New
mark, assistant to Rabbi Harris of
the Temple Israel, characterized as a
Remarkable instance of the broaden
ing Of church lines beyond the boun-
daries Of creed" took place recently
in Harlem when the Calvary Metho-
Hist church offered the use of their
church building to the congregation of
he Temple Israel, which is soon to be
without a place of worship of its own.
The Temple Israel is to be torn down
and it will be some time before new
temple is ready for occupancy. The
congregation of Temple Israel will
begin their services In the Methodist
church the first Friday night In De-
cember. eve are all trying to serve
the same God,'' said Rabbi Newmark
and are learning to lay aside our diff
ference to join in better service. -
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Disposition of Wei Hal Wei.

Washington. In diplomatic 'circles
keen interest is felt In the ultimate
disposition Of Wei Hal Wei the English
naval station IN China When China
coded Port Arthur to Russia for a
term Of years it made an agreement
with England ceding Wei Hal Wei for
the same length Of time that Port
Arthur should remain in Russia hands.
Since the Russo-Japanese war Port
Arthur is no longer a Russian posses
sion, and the question now comes up
whether the agreement made with
ENGLAND holds good any longer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Susan Geary Murder Trial.

Boston. AT conference between
District Attorney Sughure and coun-
sci for the defendants, it was decided
to bring to trial the various prisoners
indicted in connection with The death
of Susan Geary. The defendants in
clnde Dr.. Percy D. Mcleod, who is
charged with dismembering the body
Of the chorus girl; William Hunt and
Lewis Crawford, who confessed to dis
posing Of the dismembered parts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
tmbezzled State funds.

Crockett, Tex "A. S. Busby, for
mer assistant financial agent of the
state Of Texas, was found guilty of
misapplying. state funds and given a
term of three years in the peniten-
tiary. He was charged with having
collected for the state about $4,000
which. he did not report, and which
his books Show had never been placed
to the credit of the state.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
In Henry Irving's Memory.

New York. Two hundred persons,
actors, clergymen and Others, occupied
the Manhattan fheater at services in
memory Of Sir Henry Irving. The
services we're under the auspices of
the Actors Church Alliance and the
direction of the Rev. T. H. Sill. Rev.
N. S. S. Gray, Of Minnesota, opened
the meeting and Canon Knowles, Of
st. Chrysostom church, read the lesson
Mr.. Sill made few remarks,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Boycott Checked.

Washington. The anti American
boycott at Singapore has been checked
according to "a cable report to the
state department A report from the
consul general at that point last week
was to the effect that The movement
was very serious. He now states that
its force was broken by the British CO.
loniaI government which acting
through the police department., made
a thorough investigation of the claus
es Of the boycott and offered ample as
surance of protection to the Chinese
merchants who disregarded it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Bad Fire in Shreveport.

Shreveport, La.-Fire destroyed the
city hall, city market, two store build
ings adjoining it on the west, slightly
damaged the city prison, caused the
death of one person and the injury of
three fremen. The property loss is
estimated at $4,000, with only about
$4,000 insurance 1t is believed that
the blaze originated from the explo-
sion of a can of gasoline in market
stall underneath the city hall, as it
spread throughout the building in a
remarkably brief space of time. AL
though the central fire station was di-
rectly across the street the city hall
building was III flames before the fire.
men could get line of hose to work.
Walter Wood, a half-witted cripple,
who was permitted to sleep in a room
over the market, persisted in the fire.
His eharred body was recovered today.
None of the three fremen who sus-
iained injuries is fatally hurt. All the
records Of the city court, police sta
ton a:l city engineers office were de-
Stroyed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
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Howell Out For Governor.

Atlanta, Ga.-Clark Howell, editor
Of the Atlanta Constitution made for
NAL announcement Of the platform on
which he seeks the democratic nomi-
nation for governor Of Georgia. He
will begin Immediately an active cam
paign which will be under the manage
ment Of John 7. Bouifellet, for ten
years clerk Of the Georgia house of
Representatives.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Regular Tariff Resumed.

Moscow. All the Moscow railroads,
with the exception Of the Nicholas
line, are working regularly. There
was no train arrived from St.lPeters-
burg, but regular traffic from Moscow
to st. Petersburg has been resumed
The telegraphers at meeting re-
solved to direct their energies sole
ly to economic purposes and to dis
regard politics.
The factory strike was extended
The strikers are organizing a work
mans council on the model Of tht
council of st. Petersburg.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Will be Apostolic Delegate.

Mexico City. The Mexican Her
aid S Rome correspondent cables that
Boneventura Cerretti, Secretary Of the
Apostolic Delegation in Mexico, has
been appointed. Auditor Of the dele
CATION at Washington. The dispatch
adds that Giuseppe Aversa will go tc
Cuba as envoy extraordinary, to be
raised later to the rank Of Apostolic
Delegate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Liberal Hope for Split.

It is significant that delegate of
the zemstvo who presented himself as
the representatives Of the Jewish pop
ulation of Wilma, Luthnain, was ex-
'cluded.
Many liberals here believe that the
congress is sure ito result In a split
and that the radical wing standing on
its insistence upon a constituent as
sembly and universal suffrage, will re-
fuse all connection with the govern
ment The plan loudly discussed by
the extremists a fortnight ago of
turning the congress into constit-
uent assembly, appears to have fallen
through.
While no further information has
been received regarding the reported
false emperor who was said to be
marching at the head of thousands of
peasants in the province of Penza, the
turbulence there has become
so threatening that the government
has placed the province in state of
siege.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Postal Receipts for Quarter.

Washington. = Warrants were sign
ed by First Assistant Postmaster Gen
era1 Hitchcock, transferring from
subtreasuries and government depos-
itories to the United States treasury
an aggregate Of $lS,877,4S4- heinz
the receipts for postage for -.1e ser
ond quarter of the present year. O.
this. sum New York city contributed
S6.903.947.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Fortesque Resignation Accepted.
Washington President Roosevelt

Washington. President Roosevelt
accepted the resignation of Let. Gran
vile R. Fortesque, Tenth United
States cavalry. Liet. Fortesque was
ns.med as one of the several cores
pondents in the suit for divorce
brought by Major Elmore Taggart, Y
S. a., against his wife at Woosta~, @
Last winter he was on duty 81 the
White House social functions.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Over 200 People Arrested.

Lodz, Russian Poland. - About 200
persons were arrested by the military
in the Catholic church Of the Holy
Cross here for singing patriotic songs.
When the soldiers reached 'Mikala-
jewska with the prisoners a crowd of
people attacked the escort and the
officer in command ordered the troops
to fire. Two men and one woman were
killed and four men were wounded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Soubrette Stricken.

New York Nellie Mccoy. soubrette
in "The Earl and the Girl, = playing
at the Casino Theatre, was taken from
cab in Broadway to the Psychopath-
isl ward of Bellevue Hospital suffer-
ing, and ambulance physician said,
from acute mental arrangement. Miss
Mccoy was taken i'll during the per-
Torrance on Wednesday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Meetings Prohibited.

Kieff, Russia - Meetings have been
prohibited by order from the Minis
ter of fhe Interior and the railroad
stations and shops are under military
Guard.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-23
Gives $4,000 for Unemployed.

London. - Lord Mount Stephens has
contributed $4,000 to Queen Alex
dra's fund for the unemployed. This
is the largest individual subscription
thus far received.