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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Doesn't PAY to CoddIe Alfalfa.

If an alfalfa field is in bad condf-
ton it is usually best to pillow up and
re-seed. 1t scarcely ever pays. at least
where irrigation is practiced, to cod
die a poor stand of alfalfa. Many
growers recommend disking every
spring, even when the stand is good,
and some have even found it a pay
ing practice to disk after each cut
ting. Such disking will often prevent
the encroachment of weeds. In the
Eastern States alfalfa fields sometimes
suffer a check in their growth, tend to
turn yellow and otherwise show a sick
ly condition. Oftentfmes this condi-
ton is accompanied by an attack of
alfalfa rust or spot disease. The best
remedy for such a condition is to NOW
the field. The vigorous growth thus
induced may overcome the diseased
condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Saved Train with Shirt.

Joseph Gassney of Boston, 10 years
old. foiled an attempt to wreck a train
from Boston to Plymouth by pulling
off his shirt and using it as a flag with
which to signal the engineer. Seventy
FIVE passengers We're on the train.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

in Brazil, when an unmarried wom-
an dies. the coffin. hearse and livery of
the coachman are al scariet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

Two bottles Of Piso's Cure for Con.
sumption cured me of a terrible cough
Fred Hermann, 200 Box avenue, Buffalo.
y. Y, Sept. a, 1901.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP fol
Children teething; softrus the gums, reduces IN
termination. allays pain, cures wind collie. -
cents ooItle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Maple Parfaif.

Put in a saucepan the well-beaten
yolks of eight eggs and cupful of ma
pie syrup. Cook until the mixture
forms a thin coating on the spoon.
with which it should be stirred stead
lily. Take from the fire and beat until
cold. Whip pint of cream stiff. stir
this in lightly and freeze Serve in
glasses with spoonful Of whipped
cream on top of each glass; This re-
cipe will make a little over a quart.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

1t is estimated that if the paupers
in Great Britain were arranged in a
procession four abreast the line would
be nearly 100 miles IN ength.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

Alexander King, 30 years old, a car
peLter, was killed by a fall from the
girders of a storage building in course
of erection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

Way to Pull Posts.
S. w. Leonard says in Farm and
Ranch: Il will give a plan for pulling
up old fence posts. Take a chain and
put it around post close to the ground.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Frozen Peaches with Ice Crea m

Large firm peaches should be choseG
for this. Peel carefully and cut each
in half Pack in an ice cave or freezer
for two or three hours, until well
frappe. Have ready rounds of sponge
or angel cake. Lay one of the peach
halves on each Of these, surround the
CAKE with ice cream or whipped cream,
and put a large spoonful of ice cream
in the place left vacant by the peach
stone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

"Dr. David kenneiy's Favorite Rem
edy cared my vile Of a terrible disease. With
2.eastre J testify 70 rs uJarSe.U1s efficacy" ].
Sweet, Albany. y. y.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
CORN SHOCK BINDER.

trouble when you come to haul, and
the slower will take less room in the
she'd. II. Freeman.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01

The Atlantic ocean has an average
depth of 10000 feet.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Keeping the Soil Fertile.

Prof. Hopkins suggests: IF the SOIL
is acid or sour, apply lime to it to
make it sweet. If the soil is poor in
nitrogen only. grow clover or some 9th
er legume which has the power to Sc
cure nitrogen from the air. If the soil
is poor in phosphorus only, apply bone
meal or some other form of phos-
phorus. If the soil is poor in POTASH
um only, apply potassium chloride or
some other form of potassium.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
THE TURN OF LIFE
Time When Women Are Susceptible to Many
Dread Diseases-lnteIlgent Women Prepare
for 1t. Two Relate their Experience.

the mOSU CT1Ulcdl perlOQ
of a woman's existence,
and the anxiety felt by
women as it draws near
is not without reason.
Every woman who
neglects the care of her
health at this time in
vites disease and pain.
When her system is in
a deranged condition,
or she is predisposed to
apoplexy, or congestion
of any organ, the ten
dency is at this period
likely to become active
and with a host of ner-
vous irritations, make
life a burden. At this
time, also, cancers and
tumors are more liable
to form and begin their
destructive work.
Such warning symp-
toms as sense of suffo-
cation, hot flashes, head
aches oackaches, dread
of impending evil, timid-
ity, sounds in the ears,
palpitation of the heart,
sparks before the eyes,
Irregularities, constipa-
ton, variable appetite,
weakness and inquie-
tude, and dizziness. are
promptly needed by in
telligent women who are
approaching the period
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Lice ON HOES.

Make a lice killer by shaving one
fourth pound of bar soap and boiling
for ten minutes, or until the soap is all
dissolved, in a half gallon Of soft wa
ter, then pouring the boiling suds into
a gallon of kerosene and stirring brisk
ly until a creamy mass is formed
When wanted for use stir a pint of it
in a gallon Of warm water and spray
them. If the pigs are not affected, give
the sows a teaspoonful of sublimed
sulphur once per day, also ali the char
coal they desire to eat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-09-01
Another WOman'S Case.

Pkhams others FAIL
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
OUR CHILDREN.

Home should be made the most inter-
.esting and loved spot on earth, not
merely four square walls of wood and
brick; it should be the fountain ST civil
ization, the very word should touch every
fiber of the soul, and strike every cord Of
the human heart, with its angelic fingers,
a place where that centralized on the
higher and better things of life, bringing
forth in the highways and byways an in.
flluence that will be felt by all with whom
it comes in contact. 1t should be a place
where the heart Is, place where our feet
may leave but not our hearts, a place
where angels unfold their wings, the
place we love best, because 1t Is the place
where mother is.
Men can build the house and roof 1t in,
a resistance against storms and elements,
but the man with all his genius and
artisan science cannot make the home,
that ever has and ever will be the task of
woman. 1t is she alone that can bring to
It warmth and beauty, here she reigns
supreme.
Let our homes be places of love, joy
and brightest sunshine, places Of enduring
love that outlasts the wedding day, and
which produces life of one long unbroken
honeymoon, the moulding place of
character, place where the child breathcs
an atmosphere perfumed by the choicest
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
BOYS AND CIGARETTES.

Cigarette smoking is now only
growing as habit with the American
youth, but it is greatly endangering
the moral and physical life of those
who indulge. We are pleased to note
that the state legislature of Indiana
has passed an antioigarette law which
prohibits the selling of cigarettes,
cigarette paper and the smoking of
same. We wish other state legis-
latures would pass similar law. 1t
would have a tendency to save the
youth of the land from this pernicious
habit which sooner or later leads to
utter degeneracy.
The habit of tobacco using seems to
be on the increase. Many church
members are guilty. Some preachers
have their bodies saturated with the
dirty stuff. What pity the church
of God cannot be clean. We must
cry out against this awful waste and
evil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Depar tment of the interior, land
office at Jackson, Miss, November 4.
1905. Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice Of her intention to make final
proof in support Of her claim, and that
said proof will be made before the
chancery clerk OF Rankin county, at
Brandon, Mississippi, on December 10,
1905, viz: Drucilla Emma Patrick,
widow Of William L. Patrick, Decd,
81. E. No. 35682 for the sw14 seA
section %, township north, range 4
east of Choctaw meridian, A. F. to
Sc a seI section % and VIZ swI
section "a. She names the following
witnesses to prove her continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: D. A. Kersh, G. L..
Collier, W. L. Marshall, J. A.
Warren, all Of Patrick, Miss.
FRED w. COLLINS.
Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
THE GIRL WE ALL LOVE.

There are girls and many Of them eva
readers Of this paper, of whom 1t can be
truthfully said, we all love them. They
are virtues whose charm Of manner at.
tracts US all. They are not selfrighteous.
They are not aware that we all admire
them. On the other hand in their efforts
to contribute to the welfare of others they
are oblivious of self, thereby rendering
themselves more attractive.
Their influence Is felt most in the home.
A home is what a woman makes 1t, and a
daughter in nine cases out of ten, the re-
Election of her mother.
There the girl has the privilege OF
acting as mastering ANGELA BY hel
gentlcness she refines the manners of
the brothers and is dillgent in her kind
ness to the aged, throwing Wreathes of
blossoms on the road that leads father and
mother down the steep of years. No
child of want ever comes to her and Is
turned away empty; no one in sorrow
comes to her but is comforted; no one
asks her the way to be saved but she
points him to the cross.
"Tact, sincerity and amiabillty," says
one of our best writers, "are golden
combination in the character of any girl
the first enabling her to avoid those sub.
jects which are likely to prove irritating
and keeping her from rubbing others ths
wrong way, the second showing her flaw
less as crystal in her truth of word ane
thought, and the third making her t
overflow with loving kindness. The
essentials are within reach of ALL"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
would do we'll by keeping constantly

would do we'll by keeping constantly
in mind and govern their course Of
action accordingly. They have some
able leaders at the head of the organ
ization they have formed and it is the
part Of wisdom for them to follow the
advice Of these men whose duty it is
to study the situation carefully and
lay down rlAn Of action that will
enable them to maintain the price Of
cotton at . figure that will put money
in their pockets, instead Of allowing
the control Of the market to pass into
she hands Of individuals whose In
terests it Is to hammer down the price
Of the staple to the lowest possible
figure. The farmers Of the south are
now practically masters of the sit
uation, and they should appreciate the
value of their opportunities we'll
enough to enable them to retain the
position they now have. New Or
leans States.
What the States says is truism,
and now that the farmers are masters
of this situation, it isthe opinion of
those of this section are going to
profit by past experiences. They are
now marketing their crop as the de-
mand requires, and if next spring finds
them with few bales on hand they
can be used as collateral for money to
make another crop. It is the average
crop of cotton that makes the price 10
cents and puts money in the pocket of
the planters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
NOIIt i. FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the interior, land
Office at Jackson, Miss, October %,
1905. Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice Of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before the
chancery clerk, Rankin county, at
Brandon, Mississippi, on December 6,
1905, viz: Luke franklin, H. e. No.
1924. for the se1 seA section 10.
township 4 moth, range east of the
Choctaw meridian, A. F. to neI seI
section 10. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of said
land, viz: W. G.. Thompson, J. II.
Upton, Of Patrick, Mississippi, G. N.
Huff and Henry Walters Of Rufus,
Miss.
FRED W. COLLINS.
Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
W.C.T.U. and Mission Column
RUM IN THE HOME.

Rum in.the home in the possession
of husband and father is very great
calamity. The late DR.. T. D. Tai.
mage gives us these two vivid pictures
of such a home: sketch two houses.
The first is bright as home can be.
The father comes at niRht-fall, and
the children run out to meet him.
Luxuriant evening meal, graduation,
and sympathy, and laughter. Music
in the parlor. Fine pictures on the
wall. Costly books on the stand.
Well-clad house-hold. Plenty Of
everything to make home happy.
House the second. Piano sold
yesterday by the sheriff. Wife furs
at pawnbroker's shop. Clock gone,
Daughters jewelry sold to get -four,
Carpets gone off the fiSor. Daughters
in faded and patched dresses. Wife
sewing for the stores. Little child
with an ugly wonnd on her face,
struck in an angry blow. Deer
shadow of wretchedness falling in
every room. Door-bell rings. Little
children hide. Daughters turn pale.
Wife holds her breath. Blunderina
steps in the hall. Door opens
Fiend, brandishing his fist, cries,
"Out, out! What are you doing
here?" Did I call this house the
second? No; it is the same house.
Rum transformed it, Rum imbruted
the man. Rum sold the shawl.
Rum tore up the carpets. Rum shook
its fist. Rum Edesolated the hearth
Rum changed that paradise into a
hell
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
THE BENEFITS OF TEN CENT
COTTON.

The Southern Farm Magazine
understands quite we'll the great
benefits the farmers Of the south will
derive from ten cent cotton, and it
says:
Fortunately, cotton growers are
among the southerners who can not be
fooled by philanthropy. Nor has
the bogeyman any terrors for them.
They compare the So, 900, 900, 600 which
they have received for the last six
crops with the 81, 800, 900, 900 which
they received for the preceding six
crops. They are enjoying the results
of receiving an average of $500, 0O0-
600 year for their crop instead Of an
average of $500, 900, 900 year. With
the 5000, 600, 600 annual difference in
their returns they have paid their
debts, have built better homes, have
bought better machinery, and are
eating better food. Their own
section and the whole country are
feeling the good effects Of their
prosperity. And they do not claim
to be philanthropists.'
The benefits thus briefly pictured
the cotton producers of the south
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09

His room WIS bower Of bloom, and how
grateful he wds for every kindness shown!
] can still SEE the brilliant, kindly smile
which he gave SO often In return for at
tent Ills bestowed upon him.
His dear ,~es have the abiding conso
latlOn that nc is safe where sickness and
death may ut enter. He dwells in the
new Jerus I'm, where the streets are Of
pure gold and the gates are Of pearl,
where the fl 'wers never fade by the river
OF life; where there is no night, for the
glory Of G d doth tighten it and the
Lamb is tbs light thereof.
j. j. WALKER.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
TOBACCO AS A DRUG.

Tobacco is drug. It's principal
constituent is nicotine, which, ex-
cepting prussia acid, is the most
deadly poison known to chemistry. 1t
is so-called from John Nicot, French
ambassador who introduced the hero
to Queen Catherine of France in 1860,
says Gospel News.
Nicotine lowers the circulation,
quickens the breathing, and excites
the action of the muscles at first, but
its final effect is general exhaustion.
There is enough nicotine in one cigar
if given in pure state, to kill two
men.
The Indians poisoned their arrows
by dipping them into the drug. A
single drop taken from pipe stem
and placed on the tongue of cat will
kill it almost instantly. If giTen to
a dog he will die in spasms.
Tobacco in its nature is both a
narcotic and an emetic. AS mar
cotic it seems to quiet, while it is
really doing an injury. Because it
is an emetic the stomach will seldom
retain enough to produce death at
once, and thus the system is slowly
but surely poisoned.
Nicotine poisons the stomach, af-
fects the digestion, produces dyspepsia
T.
to disease. The system tries to throw
off the poison, but soon it premeates
blood, bone aud muscle.
The tobacco useE derives no real
benefit from it's use. It nourishes no
man, clothes no man, instructs,
purifes, and blesses no man; it's use
yields no interest. nor is there any
value or dividend received from it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
A TRIBUTE.

Henry w. Sprague was born in Erie
County, New York, April 20, 1896. He
died in Brandon, Rankin County, Miss,
October 81, 1905. He moved, with his
parents, when but an infant, to Cass
County, Michigan There he spent the
best years of life-the years In which
character is moulded. By the expansive
shores of the great lakes, he was inspired
with large conception of life and duty.
In 1865 he,was tempted by awider out.
look and moved to Iowa. There he lived
for twenty-three years, usefully and
honorably. His life was one of endeavor.
The magical southland called to him and
lie came in 1888 to cast his lot among
strangers. He made friends so easily and
so quickly that it seems he has always
been among US. The many friends who
followed him to his last resting place, and
the great abundance of exquisite flowers
which crowned the new-made earth, testi-
fled to the genuine esteem In which he
was held.
In April, 1857, he was married to FL.
vira G. Townsend with whom he lived
most happily until her removal some three
years since.
"And heard voice from Heaven
saying unto me: Write, Blessed are the
dead which die in the Lord from hence
forth: Yea, saith the Spirit. that they may
rest from their labors; and their works do
follow them."
What greater eonsummation of human
life than this-to die in the Lord, to be
blessed by Him, to rest from labors and
to have the good that one has done 60 on
like the sea in overwhelming waves of in
fluence, until it breaks upon the shore of
eternity.
Mr.. Sprague gave assurance more than
once in his last illness that he was firmly
grounded in the faith of his fathers,
strong in courage and undaunted by
Deaths cold flood. He looked forward
gladly to reunion with his wife who
awaited him on the further shore.
Mr.. Sprague possessed noble charac-
ter, loyal to his friends. to his duties as
citizen and patriot; sincere, kindly in
act and thought towards his felloW-man,
appreciative of the younger life about him.
He was not only just in his business deal
ings, but generous; he gave the ssfull
measure, pressed down and running
over"
AS home Is the conservation of the
PiiuSiPlSo Va al 6OV 81 uLHCAI dllu Tic DCO-
rock upon which. nation is builded, so
his love for home was the browning feat
ure of his life. He kept bright and shin
ing the holy flame which warmed the
hearts of wife and children. He was
never too weary, even in his days of
physical weakness, to assist his daughter
ln-law in her daily labors, or to give
pleasure to the little grandson. His son
away in the far west, in whom he took
such pride, has sustained a loss which
cannot be regained in this life. Alas, for
the son vino was so bound to him not
only by flIial devotion, but by the tender
sharing of each days hopes and fears!
Although for long years so hale and
strong, for several months he had suf-
fered severely. His patience under the
pangs of bodily pain, and his gratitude to
the friends who ministered to him, was
very beautiful. His frequent flashes of
humor, despite his physical anguish,
showed very brave spirit. How it
pleased him when children sent flowers!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
Home Circle Column.
HOME AGAIN.


Home again; mother, your boy will re-
main
For time, at least in your old home
again,
How good to see you in your cornered
nook
With knitting, or sewing or paper, or
book;
The same sweet mother my boyhood
The faithful, the patient, the tender, the
true.
"You have little changed; alb, we'll, may
be
A few gray hairs in the brown see;
A mark or two under smiling eyes,
So lovingly bent in your glad surprise;
lis who have changed; ah, mother
mine,
From teasing lad to a manhood's
prime.
mo longer climb on your knee at
night
For story told in the soft freight;
No broken slate, or book all torn,
Do bring to you with its edges worn;
But I'll come to you with my graver
cares;
You'll help me bear with tender
prayers.
"Tll come again as of old, and you
Will help the man to be brave and true;
For the mans the boy, only older grown,
And the world has many stepping stone
An, mother mine. there is always rest
When find you in the old home nest"
Kind words are like jewels in the heart,
never to be forgotten, but perhaps to
cheer up their memory long, sad life.
While words of cruelty are like darts in
the bosom, wounding scars that will be
borne to the grave by their victims.
Never be too tired or too busy to well
come an abs ent ones return with a
pleasant greeting. If at any time reproof
be necessary, give it gently and firmly
but never on the eve of parting nor on the
absent ones return. Let pleasant
memories halloW the parting hour and
the homecoming.
In the very beginning it was decided
by the highest authority that it was not
good for man to be alone and we don't
wonder at it when we look about us and
see how much some men expect of their
wives. Weread some where recently that
"of all creatures in the world manSis the
most helpless alone. A chicken two
hours out of the shell can take better care
of itself than man cam" Of course a
woman wrote that, and the next con-
clusion is that that woman has washed
her husbands neck and ears ever since
she has had him and has made him lust
the helpless creature that he is.
The question is often asked, is mar.
rage failure? We say, no, if you don't
expect too much of it, but don't run the
risk of trying to reform man after mar
rage. In all probability you will be dis.
appointed if you do. If your husband
used tobacco when you married him, the
Bible forbids curtain lectures afterward,
for it says, "he that is filthy: let him be
filthy STILL" There is always a bright
side to every thing, if you will only look
till you find it. If your husband smokes,
be thankful he don't chew; if he smokes
and chews both, be thankful he doesn't
drink; If he does all three, be thankful he
won't live long.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-11-09
CITATION NOTICE.

Estate Of Mississippi To YeIger
Hobson, the defendant: You are
hereby commanded to appear before
the chancery conrt of the county of
Rankin, in said state, on the fourth
Monday in March, A. D., 1906, to de-
fend the suit Of Georgiana Hobson,
for divorce, wherein you are de-.
PENDANT. October 26, 1905.
Sol Dobson, Clerk.
j. @. Bruce, D. @.
Pat Henry, Sol. Compt.