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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Put in a Few More Sheep.

Senator Clark of Montana, in his
well known habit of driving a close
bargain, sometimes meets men who
are match for him in keenness. Not
long ago he appeared in the studio
of an artist. He admired a pastoral
scene, which was still on the easel.
Counting about 20 sheep, in quick
glance at the picture, the senator
jokingly said: I'll pay you at the
rate of 50 sheep for ,nat picture"
The artist agreed, saying that he
would put the finishing touches on
at once and send the picture as soon
as finished.
These finishing brush strokes were
the deftest kind of touches, for in
them he scattered sheep all along a
winding road When the great copper
king saw the picture again and the
bill that came with it he grinned his
approval and wrote check many
times larger than he had expected
to write.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Experiments With Steers.

At the Ontario Cam station ex-
periments were carried on to deter
mine the comparative value of roots
and silage. Five animals feed roots
(turnips and mangels) and hay 81 in
addition to grain made an average
daily gain of 1.78 TBS. throughout the
feeding period, which covered 119 days,
4.53 lbs. grain; 657 lbs. hay, and 13. :
"a TBS. roots being required per pound
of grain. During the same time eight
steers fed corn silage and hay 81 in
addition to grain made an average
daily gain of 176 TBS. per steer; 4.32
TBS. grain, 6.48 TBS. hay, and 1921 lbs.
silage being required per pound of
gain. The cost of pound of gain
in the two ratiOns was 500 and 7.80
cents, rating roots and silage at the
same price per ton. In this expert
ment, therefore, ton of silage
showed a higher feeding value than
a ton of roots; and in this respect the
result is similar to that of former
trial-Weekly Witness.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Warm Poultry Houses.

l have just been building new poul-
try house and one of the chief
thoughts was to have it so warm that
there would be no frosted combs. The
walls are but four and a half feet high
in the rear and the front wall is six
and half feet, so there is no excess
of space above to keep warm and yet
it can well be ventilated. For conven-
fence in building, l put on the inside
lining first; this was of good grade
of shiplap. Then heavy tar paper
was put on the outside and care was
taken to see that it Tapped over on the
rafters both at ends and sides. Then
grooved siding was used. Tar paper
was put over the sheathing of the roof
tapping over the paper of the walls SO
there was no air space left where roof
and wall join. With a close roof over
this our chickens will be comfortable
in the coolest days and we will get
eggs at time they pay. M. Rice il
the Epitomist.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
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n CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. El
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A Valuable Book.

In the library of the palace of the
Rajah of Ulwar, a city in India. there
is a manuscript book called 1.-THE Gu
listan," which is claimed to be the
most valuable volume in India.
The librarian insists that it is worth
five hundred thousand rupees, which
is equivalent to about hundred and
seventy thousand dollars, and de-
clares that the actual cost Of the gold
used in illuminating it was more than
fifty thousand dollars. 1t is modern
manuscript copy of religious poem,
made in 184S by a German scribe at
the order of the Maharajah Banf
Singh The miniatures and other pic
lures were painted by native artist
at Delhi, and the ornamental scroll
work upon the margins of the pages
and the initial letters were done by a
resident of Ulwar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
URUfI 4 and
1lAz|GARDEN
SssS2zgEzzizSS

with the hard work, and unless they
are sound and good horses useful
ness will be very much impaired and
his commercial value very much les
sened. The feet should be large and
Waxy In appearance The sole of the
hoof should be concave, the frog
plump and elastic, because is acts as
a buffer to take the conclusion from
acting too severely on the foot, past
ern and fetlock. See that both sire
and dam have sound feet, free from
fatness, brittleness, and are not con-
tracted. There should be no gum
miness" about the hooks of the draft
horse, as it indicates coarseness. They
should be large, fat and firm and
should be wide, especially from a side
view.
stallion whose feet are contracted
and brittle and whose hooks are puffy
and fieshy looking should be avoided,
as such hooks are generally associated
with a coarseness throughout his
while conformation and a general lack
OF quality. Before using a stallion get
the groom TO lead him away from you.
Stand square behind him and see that
he picks up his feet and places them
on the ground properly, travelling in
both trot and walk clear and clean.
not striking the ground first with the
toe and then bringing down the heel.
If he does so he will be stilted in his
movements and stumbler. When he
trots see that he points his hooks
trifle in.-Indiana Farmer
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Cures for CABBAGE Worms.

Every year brings it's crop of impor-
ted cabbage worms to eat up the raw
material for sauer kreut It also
brings forth long list of remedies.
Many of these are more or less eff
cient, but the fact that there are so
many is evidence that none are entire
ly satisfactory. Here are some Of
them
Paris green or some other arsenite
is used as spray. This is effectual
against the first brood. If these
worms are killed there need be little
concern for those later in the season
1t is not advisable to use the poison
for the late broods, as few like to take
the chances of getting it in the heads.
Powdered hellebore is good. AS it
loses it's strength by exposure it is
harmless by the time the heads are
wanted for use. One objection to it is
that it is so often kept exposed to the
air that it is harmless when applied.
Pyrethrum, called also insect pow
der or bubach, will kill the worms, un-
less it has lost it's strength by expos
ure. If it is fresh it may be mixed with
four Or five times its bulk of -four, or
it may be used in solution at the rate
Of an ounce to four or five gallons of
water
Cayenne pepper sifted on the worms
is highly recommended The only hope
for the victims is that the gardener will
get dose CT his own medicine before
the worms do
Air Stacked lime and fine salt, equal
parts, is simple remedy. 1t is ap-
piled dry.
Salt alone. either dry or dissolved in
water, will pickle the worms if they
get enough of it.
Air Stacked lime alone has been used
effectively.
Land plaster, ashes, even common
road dust are used to some purpose.
Kerosene emulsion kills any of the
worms and lice that it touches. 1t may
be used when the plants are young,
but later it is not desired because of
the possibility Of tainting the heads.
Hot water will kill every worm it
touches. 1t should have temperature
of $50 degrees or more, which is far
below the boiling point. A good time
to apply it is in the early morning
when the insects are sluggish. When
a supply of hot water is convenient to
obtain a better remedy can hardly be
desired.
These are all in common use and
easy of application. If used early and
often there should be little difficulty in
keeping the plants free from worms
National Fruit Grower.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Care Of Potato Vines.

The vines Of the sweet potato should
be lifted frequently so as to keep
them from taking root at the joints.
If they are neglected there will be nu-
merous small roots at the joints, but
none large enough to be of any use.
If lifted occasionally with fork or
by hand this can be prevented. The
vines should not be left covered after
being cultivated and soil should not
be thrown upon the crowns, If the
roots are to get ripe before frost, as in
this way their growth is retarded.
The sweet potato is not difficult to
grow. Its cultivation is as simple as
that of any crop. But those who are
growing it for the first time need to
use a little care.-National Fruit
Grower.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26

Not blessing broods above you.
But IL lifts me from the ground;
Not thistle barb doth sting you,
But / suffer with the wound;
And chord within me trembles
TO your lightest touch or tone,
And ! famish when you hunger,
And | shiver when you moan.
Can you tell me. little children,
Why 1t is love you SO?
Why I'm weary with the burthens
OF my sad and dreary woe?
DO the myrtle and the aloes
Spring bithelv from one tree?
Yet | love you. oh. my darlings
Have you any flowers for met
/ have trodden all the sDaces
OF my solemn years alone,
And have never felt the cooling
OF babes breath near my own.
But with more than father passion,
And with more than mother pain
] have loved you, little children;
Do you love me back again!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
THE SECRET OF YOUTH

De Soto looked for the secret of
youth in a spring of gushing, life-giv-
ing waters, which he was sure he
would find in the New World. Alchem-
lists and sages thousands of them,
have spent their lives in quest for it.
but it is only found by those happy
people who can digest and assimilate
the right food which keeps the phys
ical body perfect that peace and COM
fort are the sure results.
remarkable man of 81 says: "For
many long years l suffered more or less
with chronic costiveness and painful
indigestion. This condition made life
a great burden to me, as you may well
imagine.
1.-TWO years ago I began to use
Grape Nuts as food, and am thankful
that I did. 1t has been a blessing to
me in every way. l first noticed that
it had restored my digestion. This was
a great gain, but was nothing to COM
pare in Importance with the fact that
in short time my bowels were re-
stored to free and normal action.
1.-THE cure seemed to be complete; for
two years I have had none of the old
trouble. / use the Grape-Nuts food
every morning for breakfast and fire.
quently eat nothing else. The use has
made me comfortable and happy, and
although / will be "a years old next
fall, I have become strong and supple
again, erect in figure and can walk
with anybody and enjoy it." Name
given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek,
Mich. There's reason"
Read the little book, 1.-THE Road to
MELVILLE" in every pkg.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
French Painter Hoarded Wealth.

Concerning the late Jean Jacques
Henner a curious legend was current
in France. He was as fond of money
rs his English colleague Turner, and
his great popularity enabled him to
make $4,000 year. Of this he evil
IDENTIFY did not spend the twentieth
part. According to popular belief, he
was saving the rest for the purpose of
some day buying back Alsace and Lor-
raine from Germany. He was an AL
satan, and after the war he estab-
lished his fame by painting, the heads
of Alsatian girls, which had large
sale.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
THE CHILDREN.

Do you love me. little children?
y sweet blossoms, that are curled
tLife's tender morning glories)
Round the easement of the world
Do your hearts climb up toward me.
AS my own heart bends 10 you.
In the beauty of your dawning
And the brightness of your dew?
When the fragrance of your faces
And the rhythm of your feet.
And the incense of your voices
Transform the sullen street,
DO you see my soul move softly
Forever where you move,
With an eve of benediction
And a guarding hand of love?
o my darlings | am with you
In your trouble, in your play,
In your sobbing and your singing,
In your dark and in your day.
In the chambers where you nestle,
In the novels where you lie,
In the sunlight where you blossom,
And the blackness where you die.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26

One of the quickest ways known OF
dispelling a headache is to give some
of the muscles-those of the legs, for
instance little hard, sharp work to
do. The reason is obvious. Muscular
exertion Pushes the parts engaged in
it, and so depletes the brain. When
your head aches take stiff walk,
or a short bicycle ride.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Xiii the Weeds.

To allow weeds to mature in the gar
den is really crime for the farmer
who does it, for he is harboring one
of his worst enemies. Weeds produce
seed by the thousand, and every weed
that he kills and thus keeps from ma
turing will mean the saving OF great
deal of time and expense.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Horses in their wild state live to
the age of sc normally, being still
fairly fresh and hearty at that age in
the desert
Four burglars. arrested in the act by
the London police the other night,
were all wearing gloves, in order not
to leave finger prints behind them.
The largest insect known to ento-
mologists is Central American moth,
called the Erebus strix, which expands
its wings from II inches to Is inches.
A collie that had pursued it's mas
ter's automobile so miles, unknown to
the driver, was found exhausted the
other day, near Rainbow, Cheshire
{England) village.
Recent discoveries seem to show
that each of the larger planets is ac-
companied by fands of SATELLITES rela-
lively smaller than the minor planets,
as the primaries are smaller than the
sun.
Marksboro, town Of 500 inhabi-
tants in New Jersey, has earned the
strange distinction of not reporting
the birth of a baby for five years.
There is not cradle or baby carriage
in the whole place.
An athletic San Francisco girl, &C
costed by street loafer, picked him
up and tossed him through shop
window. In paying for the broken
pane, she remarked that she did not
begrudge the money.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Most Profitable Fat hous.

Some years ago farmers held and fed
their hogs till they were year old and
weighing 800 to $50 pounds before
marketing them. 1t has been found
that hogs over seven months old gain
in weight much slower on the same
feed and even on increased feed, and
therefore become much more expensive
in proportion to their gain than dur
ing the first six or seven months. For
this reason and because of the market
demand for lighter hogs, they are now
marketed weighing It's to 200 pounds.
AS a general rule farmers who keep
good pure bred sires at the head of
their herds, and provide fairly bal
anced rations Of heterogeneous and fat
forming foods for the few months be-
fore finishing, easily make seven
month pigs weigh 200 pounds, and thus
obtain the largest profits. The clover
field for pasture, with moderate corn
feeding, or alfalfa, COW peas, soy beans,
or some other foods rich in protein Sc
cures these results. And so it is a
rare thing to find year old fat hogs in
the market any more, unless they are
some of the older, breeding stock which
it is desirable to sell off for new blood
and different lines of breeding.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
The Best Of Reasons.

Willie, why do you quarrel
so much with that Jones boy?
Willie Cause he's afraid to fight,
mommer!-Life
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26
Points in Good Draft Horses.

Touching this subject bulletin of
the Ontario Station says that If a
horse is short in the ribs he is light
in his middle and poor feeder. He
has not stomach enough ton'contain
suficient food to serve him from one
meal to another. When put into hard
work he generally has tagged out
appearance. A light centered horse
seldom weighs we'll, and weight in a
draft horse, If it comes from bone,
sinew and muscle, goes long way to
determine his commercial value.
When a horse is well coupled to-
gether on top and has short back
he must have the length below from
the point of the shoulder to the back
OF the thigh. When so built he will
stand the strain of drawing heavy
loads much better than If he has a
long, loose back.
The front feet and hooks are the
parts Of either draft or driving
horse that come directly in contact
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-10-26

Four burglars. arrested in the act by
the London police the other night,
were all wearing gloves, in order not
to leave finger prints behind them.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25

big game up to where he couldn't miss
shooting 1t unless he were as accom-
plished a misser as the Russian naval
gunners.
1t may be more genuine sport than
eating stewed prunes or fighting with
burglars to shoot of a gun at a tame
bear while a husky man stands behind
to reload the gun. while another runs
up with a club to dispatch the bear If
the shot didn't do the work, but for the
freeborn American citizen the opera
ton is too much like playing golf to
engender anything like genuine unal-
Logged joy.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Humor ana Philosophy
GENTLE SPRING.
By DUNCAN N. SMITH

GENTLE SPRING.
BY jingi
Funny about spring.
You never kno
Whether to expect snow
Or ITO in the shade.
None of your hand me down, ready
made
Predictions will fit
1t.
1t Is just like picking out the little pea.
It's a case of now you see
1t and now you don't. You guess
bravely Inc ten
To one YOU a to guess again.
Thicker than honey 1t piles
On smiles.
And falling into the snare
You shed your winter underwear.
Pawn your overcoat
m vote
Winter a back number.
Lulled by false promises to slumber.
But. say.
Next day
The mercury IL SO low
That you wouldn't care to know
1t or any of Its friends.
1t sends
Wireless messages up and do En your
spine
As though dropping a line
To recall to your mind
Which season 1t Is you will find
On deck,
And Just as 1t has made a wreck
or every hope
1t shifts the dope
And with a sly
Twist of the wrist brings back wealth
er that Is a full cousin to July.
That's it-spring.
or whom poets sing.
And the next day come around with a
red
Nose and q cold In the head.
THAI Is tho coy charmer
About whom city folks and farmer
Rave.
Why doesn't Il behave
And turn out. as 1t were. more pay
dirt?
The outrageous little fiirt!
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
The Things That We're Going to Do.

Oh. the things that we're going to do,
How they lurk in each nook of our brain,
How they clamor for place and they
struggle for space
And cry out to be done. but In vain,
How they trouble our slumbers at night
And they add to our burdens by day.
And our shoulders they press until We in
distress
Fairly tear at our hair In dismay!
Oh. the shoes We are going to wear.
They can certainly not be called slim:
They'll be easy and neat. but they'll ut to
the feet
In a way that Is jaunty and trim!
And the raiment In which we'll be clad!
1t will be most approved of its kind:
1t will be by and by a delight to the eye
And a comfort and help to the mind.
M the letters we're going to write
To the friends that are absent and dear!
They are marvels OF wit and are certainly
fit
To be treasured by them year by year.
Oh. the ep!grams bright we will make
When we pour out our whole heart in
song!
When shall come hat glad day when
we'll find time to say
All the things we have treasured 80
long?
oh. the things we are going to do!
How they tumble about In a heap.
How they jostle aroun and are every
where found
Until In despair we could weepi
But the things we were going to do
Don't accord with the things we have
dore.
So I question II we've really meant to
achieve
All those things that our fancy has
spun.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Humor ano Philosophy
By DUNCAN n. SMITH
THE A FOR SPORT.

We sing the JOY of living.
OF peace and war and spors,
OF taking and of giving
In city, mart and court,
The RAPTURE of the poet
BY sages grandly felt.
But only those can know It
In the cyclone belt.
We think we are enjoying
A swell and giddy time.
With words and sweethearts toying
In song and prose and rhyme.
With life a joyous hummer,
But all these feelings melt
When we have spent a sumrner
In the cyclone belt.
Some men, excitement yearning.
Go chasing after war
In hopes before returning
A bunch of runs to score.
But disappointment hollow
Will certainly be felt
Unless n call they follow
Tc the cyclone hei-
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Royalty Hunting,

Kings and potentates get a good deal
of alleged sport out of hunting, but
they can never quite experience the
thrill of the small boy who is track.
ing rabbits through the snow with his
first squirrel rifle.
To be sure, the king gets more game
than the boy because a gang of lackeys
are accommodating enough to drive he
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Humor ona Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Some people might object to putting
new wine into either new or old bottles
as long as their stomachs were handy.
When some people do a good deed
with their right hand their left hand
never knows it until the papers are
printed next morning.
Some men get regulations for polit-
ical sagacity just because half of the
election predictions must come true.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Felt Il Coming.

"Why does he predict a big corn
crop with such a~ssurance?"
He has just bought q pair of shoes
that are two sizes too small"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Changed His Mind.

"He took a vote to determine the
sense of the meeting"
Eyes, but when 1t went against him
he thought it had no sense"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Its Vacation.

No more the blvalve soft we chew
In scollop or In festive stew;
The oyster bird has had his day
There r no RS In May.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Still Bird.

"When he came to town he vas feel
ing like a bird"
Yes, and when they took all his
money away he went home a blue jay"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Felt She Had To.

"Sne Is one of these old fashioned
girls. She believes that the whale
swallowed JONAH"
"Of course she does. She has designs
on the new minister"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Good as an Invitation.

do you know. l feel tempted to kiss
you"
IF you do I'll scream"
Don't do that"
why not2 There Is nobody in the
house to hear me-"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Saw the Point.

He has a keen sense Of humor.'
"Yes: he even finds something to
laugh at In bis own jokes"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
As Early as That.

When George Wash crossed the Delawar
And gave the British quite a scare.
According TO the best advice.
He cut a good sized chunk of Ice.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
No Time For Il.

"She married in haste. and now she
can repent at her leisure"
But he will see to ii that she doesn't
have any leisure"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
The Last Choice,

You have to ride round in a dray
Or in a tug boat. we will say.
Cheer up. cheer up. 1t could be worse
You might be riding In a hearse.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Three Stages.

At twenty when we fall in love
We think an angel from above
Has dropped across our way.
And when the years to forty mount
We ask as to her bank account
And for a fortune play.
At sixty when we make a blum
We ask that she be young enough
To be our grandchild. say.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Easv For the Auto.

Are you afraid Of the yellow perilT'
mot me. II it should ever come
fooling around this country we would
lust turn the red devil loose on 1t"
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25

1t Is II mighty lucky dog ssat Is borI
into the world with u pedigree.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1905-05-25
Provided For.

rs he saving any money for a rainy
day."
No: he is an adept at stealing UNI.
brellas."