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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
Arrow Throwino.

An old English sport that still sur
wives from the days when the bow and
arrow We're in use in that of arrow
throwing and in parts of Yorkshire it
is still made one of the features of
athletic meets. The arrows are
straight shafts three feet long, with
out either barb or feather, and are
thrown by the aid of a bit of string
wrapped about the thrower's hand and
about the butt Of the arrow. A skill
full man can send the arrow one hun
dred and fifty yards, though it requires
some experience to cause the arrow
to leave the string without tangling.
Once the knack is acquired the sport
is said to be more fascinating than
putting the shot or throwing the ham,
mer. There is movement on foot to
have the sport made one of the feat
lures OF the college games, since both
skill and strength are required.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
DINED ON SCATTERED "cRumBs..

In front of drinking place in Full
ton street stood brewers dray and
the portly, prosperous looking horses
attached to it were at their midday
meal. Haughtily they tossed their
heads, scattering the oats from their
we'll filed nosebags as if to empha-
size their opulence. Other horses
standing in the street and engaged
with scantily filed nosebags from
which they struggled to extract the
last particle of grain, kept one eye
upon the naughty pair with look
which seemed to conceal envy under
an expression which said as plainly
as words: What vulgar ostentation!
Nearby stood scrawny old white
horse attached to a ramshackle cart
His expression was one of profound
humility. His ribs showed through
his hide and his Roman nose was un-
adorned by any bag of grain. All his
expression seemed to say was: What
a blessing it is to be able to watch
the rich enjoying themselves! His
humility. under the trying circum-
stances reminded one of those starv-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
The Maid and the Hunter.

A story connected with Dorchester,
Mass, when the town was a rude set.
Element, shows how necessary it was
then for the inhabitants to possess
the quality of courage. An Indian, on
a war path of his own, tried to enter
a house. There was no one in the
building but a maid and two children.
The servants first act was to hide the
little ones.
Nov lie still" she commanded, and
then she ran FOR the family musket.
The Indian shot through the win
dow, but missed his mark. The girl
did better She hit the savage in the
shoulder, which increased his fury and
his determination to enter the house.
He forced the door, but the girl was
ready. With a quick movement she
dashed shovelful of burning Goals
full in his face. Giving a terrible yell,
the Indian fed, and was afterward
found dead in the woods.
The government Of Massachusetts
presented the heroine with a silver
'wristband" engraved with her name
and the words, "She slew the Nara
gansett hunter"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
THINK CRABS CAUSED QUAKE

Very curious were some OF the ex-
plantations given by Cinnamon of the
recent earthquakes which have been
felt at Hongkong, Canton and Macao.
The Hongkong Daily Press tells about
them: 'The famous dragon whose
privilege it has been to give an oc-
casional shock to the earth's crust is
not held responsible for the recent
scare in Macao and elsewhere. Some
Chinese attribute the last shocks to
the water-dragon of Canton, whose
anger has been raised by the reclama-
ton works. Coolies are dumping daily
boatloads of sand and stone on the
poor dragons back, and the beast nat
urally feels hurt.
1T appears, however, that the real
causes of the earthquakes were the
Macao crabs! Here is the story:
Close by the hot springs in the neigh
borhood of Macao stands small vii
siage wherein lives an old woman who
has the misfortune to be the mother
Of an unworthy young man whose sole
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
The Only Explanation.

One well known New York woman
has discovered, like some others Of
her sex, that it does not pay to be too
curious. One of the old family re-
tainers is Scotchman named Will
liam, who does not believe in CLOSING
over the truth for the sake of sparing
his listeners feelings. The woman in
question, although possessed of con-
siderable charm of manner, is not a
oeauty and knows it. Her husband.
recently deceased, was a remarkably
handsome man, and his wife was one
of his sincerest admirers. One day
when she was looking at her hus-
bands picture on the mantel in the
sitting room William was fussing
around the crate and in a moment Of
impulse she asked:
William, what do you think made
such handsome man as Col. S. marry
such plain woman as me?"
William locked from the portrait to
the speaker, meditate1 a second, and
answered:
Must have been Gods will, mas am
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

every lava stream Is marked by Gle.
OF steam evolved from the COO.
lava. At one time-and the idea :.
still common-this steam was sup
posed to have been derived from sea
water which had obtained access to
the molten lava while still under
ground, but this explanation Is now
generally rejected, being impossible in
some cases and inadequate in all, and
the greater part OF the steam and 9TH
er emanations from a volcano are now
regarded as directly derived from an
original store in the interior Of the
earth. However this may be, 1t Is GER
tain that the magma from which vol
canic lava is derived is not merely In
state of igneous fusion, but Is com
bined with water and gases. which are
given off as it solidifies, and by their
escape frequently form miniature vol
canoes, ON the surface Of lava
streams.
If the solidification takes place un-
derground, the steam and gases are
expelled, and, if there is no free es-
cape, pressure may increase till it
becomes great enough to overcome
the resistance Of the everything rock
and so lead to an eruption and the
formation of volcano, whose charac-
ter will depend on the nature Of the
reservoir from which the eruption took
place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
WHEN GEN. CUSTER swERvED

Word was given; the bugle blew;
Boots and saddlesr' It signaled shrill.
Up and mount! and each hOrseman flew
Astride his steed with right good will.
Hoofs were paving and necks were
arched;
Forth from the camp the troopers
In the plains they rode where dread
Lurked with doom in the pampaS- grass;
Many serpent raised it's head,
Rafting death" from the tangled
mass.
Many an Indian skulked unseen,
Spying from them ciuel-keen.
MOI I swer .nese would the. PraEea ranks
Straight in the line of march they rode.
He who would soldier must needs pre-
Heart that harbors no craven bode.
Into the prairie pressed the band,
General Custer in command
Moons sun down from the zenith beat,
Scorching the earth with ruthless rays;
Over the ground the quivering heat
Rose and danced in binding maze.
Never brook or tree was there
Serving to cool the fevered air.
Every ssund to heartward went;
Click OF hoof or the ring of STEEL
Sudden clank of accoutrement,
Never a soldier failed to feel
While one step from the beaten
course
Reused to alertness man and horse.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
COCKTAIL At THREE FORKS

glasses full of the mixture.
The boys both tasted the beverage
and it did not taste good. Each had
unlimbered big gun and, playfullJ
toying with the weapons, they suggest
ed that the bartender drink his owI
mixture. It required some persuasion
but finally, to avoid trouble, he swal
lowed the contents of both glasses
Now, make your will, you would-be
poisoner, shouted the punchers and
solemnly they put their guns bach
where they belonged, treated the
house to the cigars and fadded away
into the distance, their horses hitting
only the high srots as they disappear
ed up the valley.
And tell you, the i1npromptu bar
tender had good occasion to make bis
will. For three of four hours he was
the sickest man ever saw. and Il
took the services Of doctor, who
worked over him for an hour or two. tc
bring him back to life again. Ana
conda Standard.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

ing Parisians who, before the French
revolution, used to accept with graft
tude the privilege of crowding the
galleries of the royal dining room te
watch the king and his family at din
ner.
When the brewery horses had fin
ished their luncheon their rubicund
driver appeared, took off their rc
bags and mounting his seat {
away. With celebrity surpris'
such a bag of bones, the hur,9.
horse moved up to the place
by the prosperous team and
eat the oats left scattered
pavement. Lazarus did not
greedily the crumbs which fell from
the rich mans table than did that old
white horse devour the grain which
fell from the nosebags of the brewery
team. He cleaned the pavement as II
it had been gone over with fine
toothed comb and then, with sigh
of repletion which seemed to say:
Fate cannot harm mel have
dined," he settled back into his med'
tations-New York Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
s0URcE OF VOLCANIC Ac7IvITy'

In recently published volume on
volcanoes Prof. g. Dcelter undertakes
to tell why volcanoes have eruptions.
Melted rock such as Is flung from We
suvius requires q temperature Of 1000
hegrees Fahrenheit, SO that 1t becomes
liquid only far down In the earth, per-
haps 60 or 100 mines. Below the
outer crust Of cooled and solidified
rocks there must be larger zone OF
rock which still remains solid, because
its temperature is less than that of
the melting point corresponding to
the pressure under which it rests, and
below that again there must be rock
or magma In state of fusion: it is to
this magma that Pref. Doelter looks
for the primary source Of all volcanic
activity. At the same time the depth
at which this primary reservoir Of
magma lies and the pressure under
which 1t is confined are so great that
a direct eruption from it is inconceiv-
able, but when, by movements in the
everything crust or otherwise, chan
mel is opened the magma may rise to
a depth where it is surrounded by
rock at lower temperature than the
melting point. In these circumstances
solidification iegfns.
From all volcanoes large quantities
OF steam, of carbonlc acid and other
gases are evolved, and the course of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

a fox and goose get within reach of
each other, or there will be trouble.
This rule, you will find, prevents your
moving the fox from II on the first
move, as on either 4 or 6 he would be
within reach of goose. 1t also pre-
vents your moving fox from 10 to 8,
or from II to Z. If you play 10 to s,
then your next move may be to 8
with a goose, which you could not
have played If the fox had not pre-
viously gone from TO- 1t is perhaps
unnecessary to say that only one fox,
or one goose, can be on a disk at the
same time. Now, what is the smallest
number of moves necessary to make
the foxes and geese change places?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

81 was standing in the .barroom in
4 resort at Three Forks" said trav-
cling man, waiting for the proprie-
tor to arrive, in the hope Of placing a
small order. While | was waiting,
two cowboys, wrapped in fur coats,
their own dignity and reputation as
the top riders of the country which
stretches away toward the head OF
WILLOW Greek, came into the saloon
and, marching up to the bar, demand
ed cocktail.
"The bartender looked nonplussed
for moment, but he was not to be
shut out, for he grabbed the biggest
glass he could find behind the bar and
immediately got busy. II there was
anything there he missed putting into
that glass, from the salt and pepper
sauce used to flavor the beer, to the
shipping from the ends Of the cigars
which he found in the cigar cltter, 1
could not see 1t, and when he had
haally finished he had two big beer
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
PROOF OF BIRDS INTELLIGENCE
Fanciers Tell of Incidents That Have
Come Under Their Notice.

Fanciers Tell of Incidents That Have
Come Under Their Notice.
Several bird fanciers were discuss.
ing traits of pets. my cousin had a
gander," said man, ''that suddenly
developed desire to set. He was
found setting on some round stones,
then on an old tin kettle, then on an
old shirt. So, to satisfy him, they
gave him six goose eggs, and he
Matched them beautifully. But he
miscalculated his goslings' strength
and walked them to DEATH"
Il have parrot" said an elderly
woman, that learned last year to
light matches. She takes a match In
her bill and strikes it-she doesn't
rub it-against a hard surface.
Sometimes the match breaks, but
usually it lights. Then the bird drops
it at once. Matches must be kept out
OF her way. Put boxful before her
and she won't stop till all have been
set off,"
"Sparrows are intelligent" said a
bird photographer. Zone day be-
meath my window sparrow attempt
ed to take a white feather from a
swallows nest. The swallow attack
ed the thief; there was a fight, and
the sparrow few away, beaten. But
in an hour or SO he came back with
about hundred companions. They
fell on the poor swallow. killed her
and tore her nest to pi0ces."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
A Little England Near Paris.

LIE Monde Moderne has an interest.
Ing article describing two English cit.
les near Paris. These are Chantilly
and Maisons-Lafite. They have be-
come Anglicized because of their rae
ing interests. Their streets are filed
with English sportsmen, English
horse trainers and English Jockeys. A
great stable is labeled in capitals
"BOX-HALL"; bar has the sign,
English Tavern" and there is an
English Protestant Episcopal church
The English rector and curate are
familiar figures in the town. Alto.
gether, observes the Boston Tran.
script, these cities have become about
as English as anything in England.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
Oldest Specimen Of Human Remair

Oldest Specimen of Human Remains.
An almost perfect skeleton was
found in a cave at Mentone, March.
pS72. 1t showed it's owner to have
been tall, well-formed man, with an
average skull and facial angle of IS
degrees.
The antiquity Of this skeleton,
known as the Mentone man, is un-
doubted. His bones are associated
with those OF the cave-lion, cave-bear
Ind other extinct animals. All the
bones were in place.: surrounded by
flint implements, and the remains Of
animals which the man probably had
Filled. Twenty-Five perforated teeth.
which may have formed chaplet, lay
by his head.
These bones, with the Dutchman's
skull found in a cave near Engis. are
the Oldest specimens known Of human
remains, and go far to prove that pre-
historic races were well furnished
with brain power.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
COMMUNION CUP MADE IN 1885
Valuable Relic Presented to Massa'
cFusetts Baptist Society.

Valuable Relic Presented to Massa-
chusetts Baptist Society.
An article Of historic interest is
the first communion cup used by the
Avon (Massachusetts) Baptist society,
which recently celebrated its 125th
anniversary.
The cup Is now in the custody Of
Deacon w. Elmer Crane OF Avon. 1t
IS OF pewter, and holds about half q
pint Originally there were two cups
presented to the society, but there is
no record OF the present location Of
the companion cup.
The society was organized In 1884.
and for some time previous to the
building OF church services were
held at various places. The first COM
munion was administered on the first
sunday In March, 1885. when this cup
was used. Upon the discontinuance of
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
RICH MANS HOBBY is HORSES.
New Workers. Enthusiasm Far Above
the Ordinary.

rev workers. enthusiasm Far Above
the Ordinary.
F. Ambrose Clark, stepson of Bishop
Potter and an enthusiastic patron of
steeplechasing and hunting, for sew
eral seasons has aroused the interest
Of New York racegoers as much by
ae disregard he seems to have for his
Geek and bones as for the fair amount
of success he has had in riding in
open steeplechases. The field-stan@
idea of Mr.. Clark was epitomized at
Belmont Park, where the amateur
Jockey got bad fall just before the
field stand from his horse The Bow
cry, when spectator, probably from
the Eowery, remarked, "Just t'ink OF
him doin' dat and him wort fftee7
million bones"
The fall brought to the surface ex
act measurement o. Mr.. Clark's en-
'thusiasm, for when he found his
aorse was lame after he caught and
remounted him, and he could not &C
bn in the race, the gentleman jock"
walked off to the Jockeys quarters.
senderly rubbing his shoulder. A
friend asked if he had been hurt in the
fall, and Mr.. Clark responded that he
vas not sure, but his shoulder felt
queer. The friend suggested exami.
nation to see how serious the injury
might be, and Mr. Clark Endorsed the
plan at once by exclaiming, That's 1t,
fend for vet" Another suggestion
that surgeon might be better failed.
however, and 1t was a horse doctor
who conducted the examination, which
assured the cross-country rider that
his bones were intact.
"A fall at Morris Park a week ago
fut Mr.. Clark out of the running with
e. broken collarbone, but he has been
rs constant as ever in his attendance
at the steeplechase races there, With
Gndiministed enthusiast.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

Gallant Custer rode ahead,
Guide and chief of a brave command!
Arrow straight his good charger sped,
Never swerving to either hand
Till-a touch! and the faithful stee0
Veered aside in his headlong lead.
What had happened to force their chief
Out of his pathway? What dread foe !
He a coward? Twas past belief!
Still, his way must troopers go.
If the General made detour,
They must follow him, that is sure.
So each rider, as up he drew
To the place where his chief had
veered
Slackened his pace and Getour made too,
Whilst below in the grass he peered,
Wondering what he there should see
That might battle the cavalry.
There deep-hid in the prairie-gra
Lay the nest of a meadOwlark.
Bindings wee, in a fluffy mass,
Hid meath her wings so warm and
dark.
Right in the line of march they stood;
Little mother and tiny brood.
That was ALL but cen rough heart heed
Gentle acts, and these softlier beat
For their Generals simple deed.
Done for love in it's dim retreat.
That was all; but in Clusters wake
Rode meek mentor a mother bird s
sake.
Julie M. Lippman, in Boston Pilot.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

Ii has grown strong because it at
tends strictly and reliably TO business,
and because it is great benefit to
the people in this and ado ng states.
1t is part OF their business and of tn EN-.
1t is a success of which the public
may well be proud, and it gives en-
pioyment to many, and security to
business men. This is the twenty
years record of the Mississippi Home
Insurance Company. Be sure you con-
tlnue to give it full share of your
business. -Vicksburg American.
Ask for t. agent in your town.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
London's Biooest Landlord.

The London county council is one O
tie largest proprietors of working
class houses in the kingdom TIL,
twelve estates 1t possesses cover al
area OF $50 acres. or forty-four time
the space occupied by the House O
Parliament; the total accommodation
ready or planned, will provide fol
96,435 persons; and the total cost 1,
estimated at fully a5,000,0O0. II
other words, the county council is be
coming the landlord Of houses cap
able OF accommodating a population
nearly equal to that Of Brighton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

the early form of service the cup came
into the possession of Deacon Charles
Packard. who some time previous to
MS death, many years ago, presented
TO Marcus M. Porter, now resident OF
Stoughton, who at that time lived in
Avon, and was deacon in the Baptist
church. Few persons knew of the ex-
lstence OF the cup until few weeks
ago, when, at the celebration of the
l2otn anniversary Of the society, Mr..
Porter presented the cup to the So
ciety.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
Popcorn 81 Years Old Still Good

The oldest popcorn in this section
is in the possession of Legrand King
He has several ears left from barrel
lot that he brought to this city with
him from his farm at Scitico in 1878
He and his folks have had all the
popcorn they wanted each winter, and
still there are few ears left. They
are as sound as ever. and the kernels
pop as fresh as any.-Rockville CORE,
spondent Hartford Courant.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

The old red schoolhouse in which
Nathan Hale was teaching at the out
break of the Revolution is shown in
the accompanying illustration. 1t was
removed to its present site, provided
by the city, at New London, Conn.,,
given a new foundation, repairs and
paint, costing the Sons of the Amer
lean Revolution $4,000 or more, and
was dedicated for their headquarters.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
seventy-six Years In One Family.

The following announcement ap-
pears in the Geneva papers: IN. and
Mime. Edouard Monod regretfully an
nounce the. death of their faithful SER
want, Mile. Gabrielle Thomasset, who
has been in the service of our family
for the last seventy-six. years in sue
cession." The aged servant was eighty
nine years old at the time of her
death. London Daily Chronicle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
Has Piled Miles Of Lumber.

Charles e. Gilbert, who has worked
piling lumber in one yard at Norway,
Me-. for over twenty years, claims to-
have piled enough to cover a space OF
fourteen rods wide ard tsygenty miles
long. This means laHber enough to
cover 140 square mi
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

The army medical department al
nounces that it has banished yellow
fever and malaria from the isthmus.
If so, observes the Philadelphia In
quirer, the Panama canal has accom-
pl shed no small good already.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
TERRIBLE SCALY ECZEMA.
Eruptions Appeared on Chest, and Face
and Neck Were All Broken Out
Cured by Cuticura.

and Neck Were All Broken Out
Cured by Cuticura.
Il had on eruption appear on my chest
and body and extend upwards and down.
wards, SO that my neck and face were all
broken out; also my arms and the lower
limbs as far as the knees. | at first
thought it was prickly heat. But soon
scales or crusts formed where the break
ing out was. Instead of going to ply
stefan Purchased complete treatment
of the Cuticura Remedies. in which | had
greas faith, and all was satisfactory. A
rear or two later the eruption appeared
again, cnly little lower, but before it
bad time to spread procured another
supply of the Cut;cura Remedies. and con-
tinued their use until the cure was COM
plete. Il l. now five years since the last
attack, and have not seen any signs of
return. have more faith in Cuticura
Remedies ,or skin diseases than anything
| know of. Emma L. Wilson. Liscomb.
Iowa. Oct. !. 1906"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
Woman Had Done Her share-

A gravestone in the West burying
ground in Litchfield, Conn, is erected
to Mrs. Mary Buel, wife of Deacon
John Buel, who died Nov. 4, 1868, at
the age of 80, having had Is children,
101 grandchildren, FAT great-grand-
children and 40 great great -grandchil-
drep before her departure to another
world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08

New YorE's Four Hundred have
been reduced to 81. But there is q
large number of honorary members,
remarks the NASHVILLE American.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-08
chinaman Baptized ii Maine.

Last Sunday evening Frank Chin
nIey was baptized in the First Bap-
fist church Of Portland. Me. This is
the first time that q Chinaman has
been baptized in the state. The
/ hurch has 4 Sunday school class con
Eisting Of fourteen Cinnamon.