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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
A SIMPLE EXPERIMENT.

Here is charming little expert
ment with which you can entertain a
party of friends for a good half hour
and which you will find full Of interest
for yourself.
Ali you need is spool, pencil, a
knitting needle, some thread, a cork,
and a tumbler of water-things which
any of our readers can easily find
about the house, with the possible ex-
ception Of the knitting needle, which
you can replace by hatpin, if you
wish, and if your sister is not wearing
hers.
Fill the tumb1er with water nearly
to the brim. Stick the pencil, point
first, into the spool and stand the
spool by the glass. Trim the top OF
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16

cork resting on the surface of the wa
ter in the glass. You would better
have tiny groove in the top of the
pencil.
On the other end of the knitting
needle suspend the triangular bit of
pasteboard as the picture shows. Now
you are ready for your experiment.
Ask each of your friends to guess
how many matches can be laid on the
pasteboard without overbalancing the
needle and drawing the cork from the
water. They will guess absurdedly
low numbers-two, three, four, etc.
for the weight of the card alone will
make the cork bob up and down and
look as if it might be lifted from the
water at any moment.
Now pile match after match on the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
PROTECTION AGAINST A WITCH.
Law Invoked to Keep Woman From
Supernatural Detective Work.

Law Invoked to Keep Woman From
Supernatural Detective Work.
Once or twice a year some extraor-
binary piece of evidence finds its wav
into the papers of the survival of the
most primitive forms of witchcraft
and Of the belief in the same, in parts
of Ireland.
AS rule these cases transpire when
the law Is broken by persons ill-treat.
ing the supposed witch, as when last
year an unfortunate woman was held
on the fire 10 drive an evil spirit out
of her.
But the last few days have shown
novel case, in which the protection of
the law was invoked to protect certain
persons against witch.
An old Irish peasant woman had suf-
fered from the theft of a small sum
of money. Being unable to discover
the thief or thieves, she had made a
straw image, dressed it up, stuck it
full Of pins, and placed it on bier,
and proceeded to hold wake" or
funeral party over it. She then de
clared that her intention was to bury
this image, with suitable invocations,
with the certain result that as the
straw of which it was made decayeH
away SO would the body of the thief
waste and dwindle.
Certain of the neighbors POSSIBLY
with guilty consciences) asked that the
police might stop this experiment in
witchcraft, as it gave them great I'm.
easiness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Honey 5000 Years Old.

Alonzo Murphy, a farmer living near
Pochuck, N. Y, has unearthed a tree
trunk in fine state of preservation.
The log was hollow and in the interior
Mr.. Murphy found large quantity
OF honey which was in as good a state
OF preservation as was the tree trunk.
Prof. e. j. Ferguson, basing his esti-
mate on the depth of the deposit Of
soil over the log, says the honey is
5000 years old.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Lassoed browning Woman.

A lasso was the means of saving
the life of woman who left her hat
and jacket on the rocks and jumped
into the sea at Ferryside, Carmarthen,
England. She was noticed by Edgar
Williams, local butcher. who fortu-
nately had his lassoing rope in his
trap. Running to the waters edge he
lassoed the drowning woman and
hauled her safely ashore
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Cows Paid Good Dividends

l. f. Page Of Monroe, N. H.. has
completed his account with two COWS
for one year, as follows: Amount re-
ceived from McIndoes creamery
$96.4S, received for milk sold S16.04
making S112.52. In addition to this
amount Mr.. Page has used in his fam
lily one quart Of milk every day for
the year. The feed for these COWS
has been strictly hay and grass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Queer Cause for Mine Fire.

The Glassport Coal company's
mine, near Milesville, Pa, took fire a
short time ago in an extraordinary
manner. There was no one in the
mine when it ignited. A forest fire
had been burning near the entrance
and the flames were finally commune
Gated to the mine through ground
hog hole. The mine Is being flooded.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
The Mink.

The mink is species of weasel in
nabiting northern Europe, Asia and
America, and found principally in Po-
land, Finland, northern parts of Rus
STA and in Canada. The mink of the
eastern hemisphere differs from that
Of the western in being smaller and
having more white on the under part
Of it's body. In America 1t is about
eighteen inches in length from the
nose to the root of its tail, or six
inches longer than is usual in Europe
and Asia. 1t inhabits the neighbor-
hood of streams, lakes and marshes
and with it's semi-palinated feet is an
excellent swimmer and diver, retain
Ing almost all of its body save its nose
under water while it swims, and be-
ing able to remain under water for a
surprising length of time. It lives on
Esh, frogs and other aquatic animals,
- well as birds and poultry. 1t is
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
potato Crew Through Coral.

While farmer near SeatOn Croft,
Macduff, Scotland. was lifting pota-
ioes the other day in field near the
rottonhill quarry he unearthed an ex-
f~aorGinary variety of potato. The
.uber was imbedded. or rather i'm
ealed on branch of white coral, and
several of the arms were passing
through the potato in different direc-
ions.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Raising Geese by Thousands.

On a goose farm in the middle west
there is an incubator with capacity
for 10000 eggs. These eggs are not,
however, placed in the incubator at
one time, but are SO arranged that one
section will hatch each day, being re-
filled as soon as the goslings are taken
out. The geese are raised on this
farm for their feathers alone. which
are used in the upholstering business
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Train Service for the Dead.

Certain German municipalities have
lately introduced the scheme of hav.
Ing trains especially fitted for the car
rlage OF the dead. Services are held
while the train is in motion. Mexico,
however, has for some time been run
ming a service of street cars for like
purpose. For the poor there are cars
plain and unadorned in any way, but
for the rich the biers are elaborate
with white and gold, with plumes and
curtains and images and crucifxes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Wanted the Market Price.

Apropos to the high price of turkeys
a Beverly (Mass.) housewife found
the following note in the crop of a
bird purchased in the local market:
Dear Madam-Will you kindly tell me
how much you paid for this bird? !
sold him for 5 cents pound. Yours
truly, John Snyder. Louisville. KY"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Century Not His Limit.

Joseph Bournier, the Oldest resident
of Nashua, N. H., was born Dec. "a,
1901, and so has observed his 103d
Christmas. He is a native of Little
Masquer, P. O., and lived the greater
portion of his life in vermont. He
eats we'll, smokes and runs errands.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Many Headstones for One Family.

In a Norridgewock Me-, marble
shop was recently seen the remarka-
BILE sight of fifteen headstones all
alike, set into long granite bases,
each base accommodating several Of
the headstones, which are all to mark
the resting places of different mem
hers Of one family.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Maine Still Has Singing Schools.

A Maine news item states that in
old Penobscot, as we'll as in the near
by counties, the singing school still
flourishes, and the boys and girls flock
to the weekly meetings even as former
boys and girls did when tallow dip
glued to the top of the desk with
some Of its own fat used to do be-
cause kerosene was considered a lux
ury.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Hearty LAUGH Caused Injury.

Frederick L. Mordaunt Of Wood
bridge, Conn, laughed so heartily at
joke told at wedding anniversary
that he caused hemor' hage of the
small optic veins, and ills physician
has little hope that HI. sight can be
restored.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
IN MEMORY OF PATRIOT.

kuaint Monument Over Grave Of Sol
der Of Washington.
In the old buryiDg ground surround
ng the Memorial library at Foxboro,
Aass., amid old slabs of slate which
mark the graves of known and un-
known heroes of more than one war,
IS an ancient and quaint monument
hat arouses the curiosity of strang-
srs.
It is known az the Howe monument
and according to the inscriptions upon
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Rio Family Under One Roof.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Simard of
Manchester, N. H., are the parents Of
seventeen children, eleven daughters
and six sons, all but one living hap
PLY and contented under the same
roof. The exception is son, who IS
away at school.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16

Divide this into four parts of the
6ame shape and size in such a way
that there will be in the first part a
black doll and table, in the second a
white doll and table, in the third a
white horse and ball, and in the
fourth a black horse and ball.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Stamp the PROPERTY If Receiver.

The Berlin law courts have decided
against the claimant ~ an action to
recover five cents. tfe value of a
stamp sent to recover postage for re.
ply to letter The court held that
the stamp was the l'.gal property OF
the receiver.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Needs Unknown to Rotanists.

Soil brought up from a depth of 800
feet in one of the Belgian coal mines
is said to have grown weeds unknown
to botanists.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-03-16
Wanted Doc 4, See KIM.

While King Carlrs was passing in
Oxford street, Lone on, woman held
her keen-eyed tiny Pomeranian above
her head. SO that he might see the
monarch
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

JIG. Flood, of Memphis, was in the city Wednesday.
 Caramel and powdered Sugar at Bowen's Cash Store. 90btf
 Xmas presents for mothers, wives, sons and daughters at 5 and 10 cent store. 89btf
 Martin Bros. are sole agents for Golden Gate and Bakers Steel Coffee, finest coffee grown.
 Souvenir state and other Spoons engraved, court house. Episcopal church, Methodist church and depot, at Palace Jew elry Store. 96btf
 The case of Martha Carleton vs. s. M. Rains, for damages in the sum of $1O,O00, for the killing of the husband of the plaintiff by the defendant, was begun Tues day morning.
 Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse returned from Ravenden Springs Tuesday night, where she was called by the illness of her husband, whom his friends will be glad to know is much improved.
 The Cache Valley railroad, of which E. w. Culver is president, has let the contract for building the extension from Walnut Cor ner to Wolcott, Ark, six miles, and work is in progress.
 Quarterly conference will be held next Saturday at Jackson port, with Rev. J. M. Thrasher, P. C.. conducted by Rev. J. F. Jernigan, presiding elder. A large attendance is hoped for. Hon. Emmett Hare, prom nent attorney of VaIndale, was here Tuesday night Oil his re- turn home from Ba.esville, where he won a suit in the Federal court for an eastern loan com pany against Tom Greenfield ot Cow Lake Township.
 Mrs. c. H. Cleveland, a sister of Mrs. G. B. Norton, who has been a guest at the rectory for the past three weeks left for her home in Le Roy, Kansas, Mon day. She was accompanied as far as Little Rock by Dr. Nor l ton.
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13
THE INDEPENDENT
 PERCY ii. VANDYKE,
 Publisher and Editor. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
NEWPORT.

Go to I. D. Price for Christmas books, albums, etc. 93tc
 Chafng dishes for Christmas presents at Mosby's.
 Dr. M. D. Campbell was up from Tupelo Tuesday.
 I. D. Price for hobby horses, shoofly rockers, doll buggies, cabs, etc.
 Our entire line of Muslin Un- derwear at cost for one week at Bowen's Cash Store. 90btf
 Miss Hester Phillips left Mon: day for a visit to her cousin, Mrs. Walter Evans at Memphis.
 If you want the best Buck wheat Flour go to Gullette's and get the Sweet Home. It's the best. 93-lw
 Tomorrow the big sacrifice sale of mems suits. First come first served. Star Clothing Com pany.
 The very handsomest Rain Coats ever shown in this city are at Sink & Martins. 69btf
 Mrs. J. E. Rosebofough, of Batesville, was in the city Tues day, en route to Poplar Bluff to visit Mrs. w. H. Wilsey.
 Take your father, mother, sis ters, brothers and sweetheart
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13
Aged Man Found Dead.

The dead body of J. R. B. Lancaster, of Mountain View, one of the oldest and most prom inent citizens of Stone county, was found in the woods near his home Friday, by a party of searchers. who went )eut to look for him when he did not return home from hunting at the prop CT time.
 MT. Lancaster was seventy five years of age and it is SUD- posed that heart failure from the unusual exercise caused his death.
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

R. T. Davis Milling Cos. Angel Food" cake and pastry flour awarded gold medal at the Worlds Fair. Put up in 25c packages. For sale at The Standard Gorcer Go. 7Odtf
 Fresh and cured Meats of all kinds, with fish and game in season. Call Up Pettet & Stiles. Phone 195. 46dtf
 Gentlemen, do You need a Suit of Clothes regardless of cost for the next ten days? Sink & Martin. 6obts
 Juicy Steaks and Boasts that bring you back for another at Pettet 6 Stiles Meat Market, Con Deans old stand. 46dtf
 The great closing oct sale of the Bailey Mercantile Co. is sti11 going on. Big reduc- ton in prices this week.
 Five turnips, weighing from 4 to 5 pounds each, and grown five miles northwest of the city by G. w. Hilman, have been re- ceived at the Bureau of Agricul- ture. Despite their large size the turnips are sweet and palat- able. Mir. Hilman says that he has received as high as 60 cents a bushel for ones just as large.
 Mrs. J. s. Jones, Mrs. G. P. { Horner and Mrs. Owen Walker came up town shopping Tuesday evening, and near the Hazel hotel a thief jerked a pocket book from the hand of Mrs. Jones which contained thirty dol lars. The identity of the person is not known, but officers were summoned and gave the fellow a lively chase, but he finally made his escape.
 Joe Kellett, whose disappear ance was a source of great anx- iety to his kinspeople. who thought that he must have been foully dealt with. wrote his brother, Doctor Kellett, that while at the depot Tuesday, De- cember 5th. he had been offered a position with a construction crew of the Western Union Tel
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

It has been like a bee hive inside the Bailey Mercantile Co. store from morning sn- til night since their great closing out sale started. 76
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

Regardless of cost we will self Clothing for ten days. Sink & Martin. 8obt1
 We cater to a trade that ap- preciates good cooking. Give us a call. James Wegley. 92btf
 Go to I. D. Price for Christmas toys. It is headquarters for everything in that line. 93tc
 For the best pure coffee come over to James Wegley's restau- rant and you will come again. 92
 Jest a few of the prettiest Rain Coats left. Come quick, ladies. Sink & Martin. 69
 Special orders for holiday mu- sic will be attended to promptly. Please hand in your orders early. I. D. Price. 91btf
 Sterling and plated silverware goods in most everything. Go to Wm. Mosby, who handles a frst-class stock. 96tf
 I. D. Price takes subscriptions for all the leading magazines. Subscribe now in order to get the January numbers. 91btf Pitkin & Brooks cut glass takes worlds fair premiums and is acknowledged the best. A beau tiful line at Mosby's. 96-btf
 I. D. Price has a good line of scholars and teachers refer ence Bibles. Very appropriate for Christmas presents. 91btf Do not fail to see the new Library Photo Folders Bowen's Art Gallery. Something entirely new. Morocco binding. 91b7t
 Give us your orders for meats and we will see that they are promptly delivered to any part of the city. Pettet & Stiles.
 A home paper is good Christ mas present for those absent in another state. Weekly Inde- pendent $1.O0 for the year.
 Mrs. E. l.. Givens, of Bates vile, was in the city Tuesday night, returning home from a visit to her sister at Pine Bluff.
 Buy a Waterman "Ideal'' Fountain Pen. It is the best pen made, and every one guar anteed. For sale by l. D. Price.
 Xmas shoppers are invited to the Palace Jewelry Store. We are pleased to show you any. thing in the jewelry line. Call and see. 97-d2t 1 I. D. Price is headquarters fol Christmas presents of all kinds. Holiday shoppers always finc what they want at reasonable prices. 93tc
 Handsome gold-headed canes and umbrellas at Mosby's jewelry store, from which you can pick 2 suitable present for gentleman friend. 96tf
 Dr. E. T. Ponder and A. M Ponder left Walnut Ridge Sun day night for St. Louis, to be present at an operation on the latter's wife.
 Mrs. o. D. Hawn will reoper her music class at her home, 217 Elm street. Pupils desir. ing to make arrangements car call any time. 95d6t
 The bazaar given by the Busy Helpers at the Hazel Tuesday af ternoon, was most successful affair financially, the treasury being increased by more than $50.
 Will you attend the greai closing out sale of Bailey Mercantile Go. and secure the great money-saving ad
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

egraph company and forthwith took the train for St. Louis.
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13
Court Considering Bains Case.

The Federal grand jury ad- journed for the term Tuesday morning, after returning only four indictments says the Bates Guard.
 J. T. Williamson, charged with obstructing navigation, by placing a ferry wire across the river, was aquitted by a jury.
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

| say at any hour call up
 4el. 83dtf
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13
Notice to Contractors.

Notice to Contractors.
 btce is hereby given that the city council of 0sity of Newport. Ark, will, on Monday. De- er IS, 1905, let contract to the lowest re-
 ible bidder, to furnish fifteen hundred u5oo)
 feet of twenty-two inch drain tile to said ySids may be deposited with the Recorder E city and will be received by him until
 n m. of said day. The council reserves AeaNto reject any or all bids.
 ,O his the ath day of December. 1905. J.R. NATHAN, Recorder.
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

Don't fail to attend the big Linen sale at the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Co. Note advertisement. 62btf
Newport daily independent., 1905-12-13

For Sale Cheap-Ba burner for S10. Apply to this office. If
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-02
I'd INVESTIGATE
DR.. A. Il. KyHST

On Thursday of this week the
board of directors of the hospital for
the insane viii convene at the In
stitution In Weston for the purpose
of investigating chages which have
been preferred against DIR. Kunst.
the superintendent, by DR.. Holt.
Thomas r. Horror and w. e. Hard-
man. Originally there were p
charges. but at a recent meeting the
board eliminated all but five, and
the investigation will be confined to
these.
This paper knows of no conduct
ON the part of DR. Kunst to warrant
the making of these charges, and it
believes they were useless and i'll
timed. However, the board has re-
ceived them and declared its pur-
pose to investigate, and now the only
thing to do it to go to the bolton
of the affair, make a thorough IL.
ouirv as to the official demeaner of
DR.. Kunst and those subordinate to
him so that a finding favorable t.
him will be real vindication, an
in any event the result must satisf'
Ill. 1T It disbelieved that DIR
Kunst has anything to lose by hay
ing the whole matter sifted to a fin
ish, and he and his friends will least
of all desire whitewash. If there
has been wronkdoing the public Is
entitled to know it and, to know what
it is and who is responsible; and If
the charges are false and unfounded
it is likewise due to the accused that
the people be assured that they have
been fully probed and disproven.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-02
.MAGCABEES
HOLD PICNIC

Clarksburg Tent, No. 10, X. O..
T. NJ, and representatives from
neighboring tents, are celebrating an
important epoch in the history of
the local tent, namely, the winning
of the state banner this year for the
largest increase in membership dur
ing the year. Last year Sisters
vile held the banner and it became
necessary for committee to go
there and bring it here. This COM
mittee consisted of DIR. ]. B. Payne,
T. A. Mcdonald and r, B. Hardesty
They arrived here over the Short
Line shortly before noon Wednes-
day and were received at the depot
by a delegation of Maccabees with
Wells band. They proceeded to
Union park on street cars to hold
big picnic.
The noon hour was spent on the
park grounds eating Maccabee re
freshments, which were abundant
and delicious. A good program was
carried out in the afternoon. Among
the speakers were F. Carpenter
of Petersburg, state record keeper
DR.. John B. Payne, Frank Fl
Rhodes and J. A. Mcdonald. Var
ious amusements were also INDUCED
in. The band furnished music
throughout the afternoon.
Tonight under the auspices of the
AIaccabees one of the largest and
best dances of the season will be
given in the park casino.
All the afternoon cars to the park
were crowded with ladies and gen
tlemen going to the picnic and the
event was a success from the point
of attendance as, well as from other
standpoints.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-08-02
ANOTHER SALOON
TO Be OPENED

Clarksburg is to have still an
other saloon, if the city council is in
the humor at the time the applica-
ton comes up for action.
Frank Duffy, brother of John
Duffy, of the Imperial, filed his APP
plication Wednesday with the city
clerk for saloon license the remain
der of the year. The saloon will be
located where the colored barber
shop now is on Fourth street. A
building will be erected especially
for the purpose.
Mr.. Duffy is an experienced sa-
loonist and has many friends who
will be glad to see him in business
for himself.