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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
The Magic Cone.

Did you ever hear of ball that
would roll up hill? OF course it would
roll up hill if it was thrown with
enough force to drive it; but the ball
that we are talking about now is one
that viii roll up hill of it's own &C
cord the minute you put it down.
How in the world, you ask, are we
going to reverse the law of gravita-
ton by doing this seemingly impossi-
BILE thing? That is what we are now
about to tell you.
The object that we make use of to
illustrate the point we are making is
not a ball, but a double cone 1t has
this quality in common with ball.
however. that it will roll down hill if
put where no force of any kind acts
on it. Now, we are going to show you
how you may cause it to roll up hill
without applying any force to it what
ever, without even touching it.
Make two cones out of card board
and sew or glue them together at the
base. It is not important that you
make neat joint; all you need is to
have them fit closely together, and
stay SO.
Now, place two books on a table,
say two feet apart, one book being
larger than the other, and lay from
one to the other two walking sticks,
being careful that the sticks come to-
gether just beyond the small book, so
as to make an acute angle at this
end of the walking stick railway.
Now, If the sticks we're the same dis
lance apart all the way from one end
TO the other, of course the cone would
~nll down toward the smaller book.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
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Don't let the summer go by, boys
and girls, without having at least one
soap bubble contest. 1t is too much
fun for you to miss.
1t is charming sight to see a doz-
en- or so boys and girls on each side
of the lawn or tennis court blowing
bubbles against each other
Provide the players with clay
pipes tied with pretty ribbons, a diff
ferent color for each side. Give each
side table with a bowl of soapy
water placed on it. Add a tablespoon
full of glycerin to the water. 1t will
heighten the rainbow beauties of the
bubbles.
Let the gi~ls make the bubbles and
let the boys blow them over against
the opposing side. The game is to see
how many they can blow into the
opponents territory, and how success
fully they can prevent the opponents
bubbles from entering their own ter
ritory.
Every bubble that reaches the op-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

center of the points and those marked
B are cut from opposite sides of the
other two points and then fold to the
center of the point, making it posi-
BILE to slip the one point through the
slit in the other point.
When both sides are carefully
closed you have very pretty and
unique little souvenir box. When
filled with small candies, they make
nice bon-bon boxes for children's
party.
The boxes may be made in many
sizes and different colors; a group of
them hung from ribbons are a pretty
ornament, and the making of them
will help to pass away rainy after
noon.-People's Home Journal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

In order to demonstrate that the
earth rotates on it's axis, DR.. Fou-
cault invented that well-known me
chanical toy known as the gyroscope
top. Probably many of you boys have
seen it.
The interesting thing about the
top is that when string that has
been wound around it has been al
lowed to unroll, giving a rapid rotary
motion to the top, the axis remains
horizontal. although supported only
at one end, SO long as the rotary mo-
ton of the top lasts.
You can make a similar experiment
with an ordinary top. Try it.
Take extremely fine, firm twine that
will not tangle nor catch on anything.
Twist it as closely as possible, with
out knotting it, and slip the end OF
the twist over the foot of the top.
Then wind the twisted Irvine around
the top.
Now hold the top and the end OF
the Irvine in your hand in your usual
manner, and giving the top sudden
vigorous downward release, causing a
rapid rotary motion.
When the string has entirely I'm.
wound, see if the top does not con
tinue for some time to spin in hori
zontal position, although only sup
ported at one end by the string.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Divorce Statistics.

Consul Cooling reports that in GER
tain periods Of time selected for in
vestigation the number of divorces to
every 10000 marriages in New Zea-
land was 1866, in South Australia 20,
in Queenstown 80, in West Australia
and Tasmania Al, in Victoria 1914 and
in New South Wales 273.3. Canada
has divorces to every 10000 mar
riages, the United Kingdom II, Nor
way 16, Austria 43, Greece so, Belgium
81, Sweden 81, Cape Colony SO, the
Netherlands 103, Germany 165, France
$50, Roumania 204, Switzerland 432
and the United States 612.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
To discern Drawn Cards.

Turn unperceived the bottom card
of a pack face upward; then let sew
eral of the company draw card. Re-
verse the pack rapidly, so that the
bottom is now the top card, and thus
all the other cards are turned face
upwards. unseen by the spectators.
Hold the pack firmly in your fin
gers, and request those who have
drawn to replace their cards in the
pack. Thus all the drawn cards will
the other cards will lie with their
faces upward. Step aside, select the
drawn cards and show them to the
company.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
His Calendar for Year.

me correspondent of the Aroostook
Republican at South Caribou, Me-, of.
fers the following concerning the ex-
cltement of summer months in that
section: WE'LL we presume the sum-
mer months will pass with about the
usual variety of attractions and tribu-
lations. May will pass with bargain
sales and housekeeping eruptions !;
June will be devoted to now and then
wedding; July to campmeetings, ex-
curslons and Sunday fishings, Of which
there is variety of kinds; September,
cattle shows, fairs and horse trots,
baseball, boo hoo and what not; Octo-
ber-that makes me tired; SO cents for
potatoes; the rest of the year will be
spent in getting wood and trying to
keep roaring fire.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Novel Paper Box.

Cut seven-inch square from heavy
paper and fold first-through the GEN.
ter, corners to corners; next-fold
each corner to center line; thirdly
fold each corner to line beyond CEN
ter. continue folding until you have a
square of squares as the dotted lines
in the cut Indicate
Now we are ready to do something
The three-cornered pieces marked X
must come out Then cut the slots
marked G, allowing the small squares
to turn in, forming the corners of the
box
The Sits marked A are cut in the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

they will be really funny when per-
haps they were only stupid before.
Select a small doll with a china
head. Separate the head from the
rest of the body, and then procure a
spiral spring, the top of which can be
fitted around the china neck. Now
procure little two wheeled cart or
make one like that shown in the draw
ing, fasten the spring firmly to the
bottom of the cart, and then core it
with cheesecloth. After this fasten
the china head tt. it IS shown.
Now take a rl....e c. stiff wire. loop
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Song of the CHEEKY Man.

Ine world is old and is i'll, you say?
Inen lay your hand to your work and
right it,
The wind blows cold in the midst OF
May?
Then button your coat with a laugh
and fight it,
Inc world is sad, and the world is old ?
in.
The days fall sick and the tales are told
more room for friendly hand to give
Inc worlds amiss, and the world is sour?
More need OF a gay hearts wholesome
leaven!
Ihe canker gnaws as the budding flower
1el the rose blows sweet to the face of
heaven.
Westminster Gazette
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Relic of Revolutionary Hero.

DR.. G.. B. Holt, of Manchester, N.
H, has a silver charm which once be-
longed to Matthew Thornton, one Of
the signers of the declaration of in
dependence. On one side there is the
emblem of the blue lodge of Masonry,
while on the other is seen the symbol
of the chapter. 1t is not recorded any
where that Mr.. Thornton ever joined
the Masons, but, as there is no doubt
that the charm was his, it is thought
that he may have gone into the order
while in the revolutionary army, as
did Washington and many others.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Eqqs Were Well Preserved.

On May 13 Mrs. A. J. Burnham ana
a friend went to Epping, N. H., to
open the formers cottage for the sum-
mer. When they entered the front
hall they found three eggs in bas-
ket just as they had been LEFT when
the house was closed last season.
There had been no fire in the house
for seven months, yet the eggs were
perfectly sound and tasted like the
strictly fresh" article when eaten.
The reason for it all probably lies in
the fact that the eggs were placed in
salt for three weeks as soon as laid.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

for it must obey the law of gravita-
ton, but by placing the sticks so that
they form the letter v, with the an
gle at the smaller book, we construct
device that will make the cone roll
in the other direction.
Try it. Place the cone on the sticks
near the smaller book, and it will a.
once begin to roll toward the larger
book; that is to say, it will apparently
move up hill, but in reality it moves
down hill, for the reason that as the
space between the stick widens it al
lows the center of gravity Of the cone
to descend all the time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Arrears Fall Through.

Sufficient for each day is the good
thereof, equally as the evil. We must
do at once, and with our might, the
merciful deed that our hand findeth to
do, else it will never be done, for the
hand will find other tasks, and the ar
rears fall through. And every uncon-
summated good feeling, every unful-
filed purpose that His Spirit has
prompted, shall one day charge US as
faithiess aud recreant before Cod.
III. Thorn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
what We All Need.

Woman's most pressing duty Is to en-
deavor to utilize the waste - waste
time, waste opportunities, waste of all
kinds-for there is nothing more sad
or tragic in this world than the waste
that goes on all around us. do not
mean waste of money-for waste of
money is one of the smallest kinds Of
waste-but waste Of life, which is far
more important.
To use ones life; to use it to the full;
to make the best of tin the old
phrase, to be a faithful steward; that
surely is the great need for us all.
whether we are men on women.-Scot.
fish RefOrmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Killed Marauding Snake.

Miss Tillie E. Vose, of Boylston. is
not afraid of snakes. Miss Vose raises
chickens as a side business and has
quite brood. The other day when she
took account of stock she found that
several were missing. The next morn
ing she saw big black snake in the
act of swallowing one of the younger
chicks. She not only dispatched the
reptile at once with shovel, but
measured the body, which was within
a few inches of five feet long.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

a Real Danner.

nave been in various nations, bent on
Gundry occupations:
MY bravery has never been denied
nave sailed the raging waters, taken
part in awful slaughters,
And In battles never thought to run
and hide;
I've pursued the royal tiger at the
-. sources of the Niger,
We tracked the lordly lion In his lair.
have twisted tails Of leopards for an
noylng Hindu shepherds,
ana nave been with Roosevelt after
grizzly bear.
have slapped Texas ranger in the
race; and laughed at danger
We called an Irishman an A. p. A.
nave gone upon an errand straight
across the public square, and
never paused, though twas the middle
of the day!
from these statements you will gather
mat my regulations rather
wen established for courageousness
and Drawn,
turn and flee in terror when I pass a
dooryard where a
foung woman is out sprinkling Of the
Cleveland Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Hotels Run by Governments

only part of the British empire that
has carried socialism to the length OF
building and managing state hotels.
From the annual report and balance
sheet recently presented to the local
parliament, it appears that state
drinks are 25 cents glass. There was
a loss of $4,25O on the house account
which apparently means the boarding
branch of the business, but on the
operations as whole there was a
profit of $4,000.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

ence between the springs height
when compressed and extended.
Weight the wagon body with lead
so the wagon will move forward more
steadily, and then note the result at
the first revolution of the wheels
Gig. p and you will see the trans
formed doll, now full Of life, raising
and squatting with each turn of the
c-anks.
The amusement You will get will
more than make up for your time and
trouble in ging the dead doll to
life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Circus Rinu Never Changes.

There have been many innovations
introduced into the circus in the last
half century, but there is one thing
which remains the same everywhere.
That is the size of the ring. This is
always IL feet inches in diameter.
Horses and men alike are trained in
a ring of this size and any variation
would be attended with serious conse,
quences.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
NEW USE FOR DEAD DOLLS

Usually when your sisters dolls be-
gin to go to pieces their life is over,
and the chances are pretty good of
their ending their existence on rub
bish heap.
But here is a way by which you
cannot only prolong their life, but
also impart most lifelike motion
which they may never have had-and
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

it around the neck, and carry it out at
right angles each side of the body,
so that the ends of the wire are over
each cart wheel
Twist the ends as shown and con-
meet each to the cart wheels by free
ly turning cranks Of wood or stiff
wire. You must not have your wheel
revolution any greater than the differ
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24
Chance in City's Grade.

The changes which are constantly
taking piece in the level of city streets
are often remarkable. At Montpelier,
VT, workmen have laid bare an old
sidewalk fully eight feet below the
level of the present walk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

posite side counts fifteen in favor of
those who blow it over
Pretty prizes should be given to
the victors and pretty consultations
to the vanQuished.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-24

Years Unproductive Of Senators,
It is rather curious that there Is now
no senator OF the United States who
was admitted to his seat between
March 1. 1887. and March 4. 1891.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06
Miss Web BIS Wedding.

1t is announced that the ceremony of
the marriage of Miss Frederick Wander
bilt Webb to Ralph Pulitzer will take
place on Saturday, Oct. IA at Trinity
church, Shelburne, at noon, Bishop Hall
will off1ciate. Joseph Pulitzer, Jr., will
be his brothers best man. The brides
maids will be Miss Edith Pulitzer, sister
of the bridegroom, and Miss Wenonah
Wetmore. The ushers will be Phoenix
Ingraham, Charles Draper, Duncan q.
Harris, Nicholas Biddle, Francis Otway
Byrd. Thomas E. Crimminis, Allan
Davis and James Watson Webb, oldest
brother of the bride. Following the
ceremony there will be a wedding
breakfast at Shelburne Farms. A special
train will leave New York city on Fri
day evening, Oct. 10, arriving the next
morning at eight o'clock in Burlington
where rooms have been reserved at the
Van Ness House for the guests. A special
steam boat will carry the guests from
Burlington to Shelburne Farms and back
after the wedding. breakfast.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06
To REGISTER disorders.

Your attention is specifically called to
the advertisements in other columns of
this issue announcing the new clubbing
rates that we have been enabled to make
our patrons. We have searched diligently
in the different publishing houses for
bargains in special magazine and paper
offers and we can truthfully say that
you will find no better bargains this
season than those set forth in these an
nouncements.
Review of Reviews. Cosmopolitan and
the Woman's Home Companion are
three of the country's leading monthly
publications, each covering an entirely
seperate field and each a leading author
ity. They are magazines that are sellers
in every way, popular in the home and
read by all members of the family.
They are not cheap but the combination
can be offered to you at very low rate.
With the magazines is added your
favorite home paper, the Middlebury
Register. The subscription of these four
limited time to all new subscribers and
old subscribers that are fully paid up,
we will give the entire lot for $500.
Here is years reading for the price of
good magazine. No such offer was
ever made you by anyone before.
We have also obtained a leading
womans magazine that we are offering
to our subscribers at an exceedingly low
price. This is Madame, monthly
magazine for the woman who thinks,
which is fast becoming one of the lead
ing magazines for women. We are
sending or will send soon sample copy
to every one of our subscribers. To all
new subscribers. we invite your sending
us your name and address in order to
receive a sample copy of this magazine.
You will be pleased with it, we are sure.
The articles that appear in it every
month, the illustrations and general
appearance are guarantee of its worth.
To offer you this magazine with the
Middlebury Register for one year for
81 .25 is almost unheard of but that is
what we intend to do. 1t is almost like
finding money.
The above is the result of our endeavOrs
during the past summer to obtain the
best clubbing offers for our readers
There are no contingencies attached tc
these offers whatever, except that your
subscription to the Register be fully PAID
up. We make these offers to encourage
a settlement and it is money in you
pocket if you take us at our word. Il
you have some other magazines OIL
papers in mind that you prefer to these,
send the list to us and let us show you
how cheap we can offer it to you in con
nectiop with the Register. We are
simply acting as your servants.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06
Campaign of nti-SalOon League.

A special dispatch to the ST. Adams
Messenger from Burlington says:
THE Vermont State .Anti-Saloon
League has started upon an educational
campaign which will be the most
thorough ever undertaken by this or
any similar organization in the state.
The league is also making strenuous eff
forts to aid in the enforcement of the
license-local-option liquor law of Yer
mont, although this part of the work
and the methods of procedure are not
made public. 1t is well known, how
ever that the superintendent, c. j. Fer
guson, of this city, himself q lawyer,
is on more than speaking terms with
every states attorney in Vermont and
is keeping in close touch with how the
law is being enforced and the reasons
for i 8 being broken. The recent bring
ing into court of twelve of the leading
druggists of Burlington for alleged viola
ton of the law and placing them under
bail of $500 cash to appear at the next
term of Chittenden county court is laid
in large part to the Anti-Saloon League
by its opponents"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06

Why are the newspapers of the state
expected to do lot of free advertising
for the Montpelier centennial, while
everybody else outside of Montpelier
and some there-from the job printer to
the drum major in the parade gets his
pay for what he does to promote the cele-
bration? No paper will decline to give
the affair as much prominence as it
warrants, as a matter of news, without
price, but more than that some of us
cannot do unless we are fairly paid for
the space we provide. The fact that the
publishers are worked over and over
again for free ads in the interest Of
everything and everybody is not alb
solute assurance that the worm will not
turn at last. Randolph Herald.
While the observance of the centennial
was certainly laudable enterprise the
net result of the celebration was the en-
richment of Montpeierites to the extent
of several thousand dollars. In view of
this fact the Herald is correct in asking
why the State papers should pay the
freight as regards the advertising of the
celebration.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06
Changes in the Customs Depart
Nnepf.

A. j. Elliott. deputy collector of United
States customs, stationed at Montreal,
and for number of years at Richford,
has resigned owing to continued ill
health. Willis E. Fuller, stationed at
Depot Harbor, Ont, has been transferred
to Montreal in Mr.. Elliott's place. j. c..
Jones, deputy collector at Richford, has
been promoted to Depot Harbor, vice
Fuller transferred to Montreal. II. A.
Rice of johnson has been appointed
deputy collector and inspector at Rich
ford, vice Jones promoted.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06

either in mutual life insurance COM
pany or in railroad corporation. 1t is
impossible to submit every detail to
popular vote in any large enterprise
commercial or political. -Chicago Chron-
icle.
While we admit that it would be a
difficult task for every policy holder in
the equitable to have hand in the
management it would seem that things
would have been vastly different if a
small percentage of the policy holders
had been given a chance to say an oc-
casional word. The "whole hog or
none policy" has taught not only the
officials of the Equitable but other in
surance companies few things.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06

1t is reported that the man who dis
covered the diamond mines at Pretoria
has come to this country looking for
some more. While we cannot point out
any particularly promising prospects as
diamond mines there are many propo-
sitions in Vermont that while not pro-
ducing such valuable product as
diamonds are worthy of consideration.
There are many unimproved water
powers in Vermont that would rank well
alongside of diamond mines if developed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06

Ex-President Clevelands doubts re-
speeding the possibility of real mutual
cation of life insurance companies are
shared by everyone who has given the
subject any thought. To give hundreds
of thousands of policy holders their in
dividual rights in the direction of a
company would be a difficult task in
deed. 1t would be like conducting the
affairs of great city by the town meet
ing method. AS matter of fact. the
individual factor in any corporate or Co
operative enterprise counts for little.
Authority must be centered somewhere,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06
Vermont Trade Report.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the week
show that business done during the
month of September was in excess of
that of Augest and some larger than
corresponding period last year. Man
ufacturers Throughout the state are run
ming to full capacity Wholesale houses
speak well of trade in groceries, boots
and shoes as well as saddlery hardware.
Demand for lumber has been good, labor
is well employed and now that the
farmer has finished harvesting crops
considerable of his produce is being
brought in and this has had tendency
to stimulate trade,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-10-06

There are twenty-one oranges in Or
ange county. n. Y, and fourteen of
them had grange exhibits at the county
fair at Mlddletown this fall. The eX-
hibits We're tastefully arranged in
booths about fifteen feet square. Many
Of the exhibits were of great value
from a historic point of view Prizes
of $50, $50 and 500 were offered by the
society for the greatest variety Of fin
est specimens Of fruit, vegetables and
fancy products. Waikiki valley grange
won first premium.