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The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
How TO Run an Incubator.

The average farmer his wife. his son
or his daughter should not expect to
learn all about the management Of an
incubator from the perusal of written
pages Experience comes from the
work itself This work is easy, inter
esting and fascinating 1t occupies
the mind and leads to investigation.
More than that, it leads to success and
profit. But great results cannot be eX-
pected in the beginning. The poultry
business is IA trade and must be learn
ed. Many a person is idle today and
looking for some sphere of usefulness
who could learn how TO operate an in
cubator to both mental and financial
advantage. But the work. slight as it
is, must be done properly and at the
right time. The poultry business is
honorable and profitable, but it re
quires study and experience. We serve
a long and faithful apprenticeship to
learn other more laborious and less re-
munerative trades, when the same
amount Of application would in less
time make us experts with an incu-
bator and give us a trade In a line not
affected by strikes or lockouts or liable
to be overcrowded.-R ii. Wood,
NJ. ID.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
"Co,ton Cultures" Condemned.

When the warning against nitrocul-
ture was given our readers it was not
based upon the worthlessness of the
cotton cultures. We supposed the bits
Of cotton contained living bacteria, and
the thought was only that thousands
were paying 81 "A package for bacteria
when they either had the bacteria in
their soils or else had soils in which
these bacteria would not live. The ad-
vertising by the national department
and the dealers in commercial nitro
culture was misleading and caused un-
profitable investment But now we
know more about the cotton cultures.
The great majority OF those tested by
scientists are absolutely worthless.
They are lifeless, and Professor Hard
Ing Of the New York state station, aft
er summers work in which several
other we'll known bacteriologists as
sisted, says that cotton cultures are a
failure. 70 This end does the much eX-
plotted discovery Of the national de
partment Of agriculture come.-Alva
Agee in National Stockman.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
HERE AND THE RI Z

Broken crackers, the refuse from the
cracker factories, are fed by several
successful poultrymen, and the con-
sumption Is increasing annually. 1t
must be remembered, however, that
the main nutriment in this instance is
starch.
As among a thousand human faces
no two are alike, so among an equal
number of horses none have hoofs ex-
actly alike, a fact which has an i'm
portant bearing in correct horseshoe
ing.
Much care should be taken in obtain
ing the various kinds of grass and
clover seeds, as these often contain In
furious seeds Of weeds that thus be-
come widely scattered over the coun-
try.
1t is claimed by New York farmer
that wireworms will not live In ground
where buckwheat is grown for two sea-
sons and that potato land may be
cleared of these worms by growing
puckwheat
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
FARM BREVITIES

In the COW stable discomfort costs
money. Comfort is converted into cash,
and no mistake.
Irregular feeding makes thin horses.
no matter what quantity is given.
If anything else has been found bet
ter than ordinary wire screen for pro-
tecting fruit trees against the depreda-
tions of rabbits and mice l have not
had the pleasure of trying it, says an
Iowa Homestead writer.
According to DR.. Beal June grass is
the best for all around sod, r. 1. bent
grass for wet places and red fescue for
shady places. To get a quick sod cut
June grass into small pieces, scatter
over the lawn and roll.
Barley is rapidly gaining favor with
poultrymen in California. 1t Is less
costly than any of the other cereals
and rates somewhat higher in protein.
The fiber content is less than that of
oats, which is another advantage.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
sAwuORsE IN TO5ITION,

at the top aud bottom on each side, as
shown. Rum a light iron rod from one
end piece 10 the other at the center.
To hold the timber i'm place when
saving secure hickory pole about
two inches in diameter and six feet
long. Fustcn one end 10 the ground
at one side Of the horse by means of "a
stake or bent wooden. staple, as IL
lustratcd Bend the pole over Che tim
Der 10 he held ana fasrcn with n forkcd
stake set in the ground. \ small post
with holes bored i'm one side a few
inches apart and "A pin 10 faStcn in
the holes will be found preferable 10 a
fOrked stick. as the pole can thus be
sprung down and held at different
points 10 suit the various kinds OF
wood laid on the sawhorse.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28

large stocks, from the fact that the
surfaces of the union were all smooth
and the scions held more firmly. The
method of procedure is as follows;
After determining where the graft
had better go, the stock is cut off with
q fine saw and the cut made In the side
Of the stock, as shown at A. This is
then cleaned out with a knife, as
shown at B. A saddler's knife is used
for this purpose, the outline Of which
is shown at e in the second cut. The
scion is cut as is usual in cleft grating
and is driven with some little force
into the groove in the stock, as shown
at G and in the cross section at d.
It will be found that after this graft
has been driven in it can only be pulled
out by using considerable force, and 1t
Is held much more firmly than in the
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
Corn In North Carolina.

The importance Of the corn crop in
the state of North Carolina can best be
indicated by the fact that AZ per cent
of all the land in cultivation in the
state is devoted TO this crop, and yet
the average yield per acre is only 1913
bushels, nearly the lowest average Of
any of the states Of the Union. Now,
why should this be so? The soil is not
at fault for there is as good soil In the
state as the sun shines on. The climate
is not at fault, because the state is real
ly more in the corn belt as far as latl-
tude is concerned than any of the
states north of Mason and Dixon's line.
The corn plant originated in n warmer
climate than this and is quite at home
in the state as far as that point is con
cerned. Now, therefore, the methods of
growing the crop must be where the
blame lies for the failure to make lar
ger yield per acre.-C. X. McQuarlis.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28

Some Important Points In Growing
IL Successfully.

There are great many people in
the lower south who do not think that
cabbage will head for them. That it
does not head as readily as it does far
ther north is true for the collard is the
result of growing cabbage in an ad-
verse climate. In fact, if cabbage is
allowed to seed in south Georgia or
Florida for some years the disposition
to head will become less and less until
eventually you will have Il collard. If
only northern grown cabbage seed be
used, planted early on deep, rich, moist
land, the influence of an uncongenial
climate will be overcome.
And now word about seed. Don't
try to save by buying cheap seed.
With crop worth anywhere from $500
to 5000 per acre it is foolishness to try
to save at the outside from 81 to So in
buying cheap seed. which might mean
the price of success or failure.
Seeding and TranspIanting,
In middle Georgia, for the spring
crop, seed is started in open ground by
the first to the middle of October. For
all medium early varieties, for the ex-
ira early varieties, such as Early Ex-
press, etc, this is too early, as quite
large per cent will go to seed in
the spring. For these seed Is started
under glass in mild hotbed or green
house during December.
We have found that 1t pays to trans
plant all our cabbage plants to cold
frames, both those started in the open
In October as well as those started in
the greenhouse in December. The
transplanting costs something, but this
is more than gained in stocky, fully
developed, healthy plants as well as
some days in earlness. As to varieties,
a selected strain Of the Old Flat Dutch
makes heads of just about the right
size, with few outside leaves.
Planting In the Field.
For extra early plant Jersey Wake
field and Extra Early Express In the
field from the 1st of February to the
last Of March for middle Georgia. The
land should be manured, plowed and
narrowed down ready for planting, in
early winter preferably. That cabbage
requires deep rich soil is hardly neces-
sary to say. From twenty to thlrty-two
horse loads Of stable manure and 2,400
to 1000 pounds of commercial fertilizer
per acre are frequently used with prof
it, the stable manure plowed under with
turn plow, the fertilizer broadcasted
and worked in the surface soil with cul-
tivator or similar tool. If cabbage can
follow a cowpea crop so much the bet
ter-Southern Cultivator.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28


Most farmers raise pumpkins in the
midst of their corn and cannot, or
course. expect so large pumpkin crop.
The size Of the annual crop also de-
pends a great deal upon the weather at
the time when the vines are in blossom.
The yield may therefore vary from
year to year, and on this naturally de-
pends the price which is paid per ton,
It ranging in different years from $3.50
TO So. And when the crop in the vicini-
ty Of canning factory is small 1t is
necessary to ship pumpkins in from
other parts Of the country In carloads.
Pumpkins are being grown in much
greater quantities today than they were
a few years ago. States like West Nir-
ginia and Arkansas. where the agricul-
turist has given little attention to them
In the past, are finding that under GER
tain conditions they are profitable
crop. Michigan, where 50 much atten-
tion is being given to fruits, sugar
beets and other products in recent
years, is giving increased attention to
this crop too A ton Of pumpkins will
make about 1000 pounds when canned.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
Cnndied HOneY.

If you wish to surprise your family
or friends with a nice article take
some liquid honey which has recently
been separated from the comb, pour
1t into stout paper bags and set It in
a cool, dry place to solidlfy, which it
will do very rapidly during cool wealth
er. When ready for use tear the paper
bag from the candied honey as you
would the skin of bologna, cut off a
slice and asrve.--American Cultivator.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
Cowpeas Followed by Cane.

We have one and a half acres of land
which was planted to cowpeas in 1904
and from which we cut about three
tons Of the richest hay that grows. This
year Q905) we planted it to cane and
made 10 gallons Of molasses and
thrashed 100 bushels of cane seed off
the one and a half acres. We think
the cowpeas are the best fertilizing
crop the farmer can raise. The cane
is the best seed producing cane we
ever saw, and we have been growing
cane about eight years, says q writer
In Kansas Farmer.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
GRART AND KNIFE.

ordinary cleft graft This method OF
grating is undoubtedly well adapted
to take the place of cleft grating for
all stocks over three-quarters of an
inch in diameter. If you try it you
will be surprised at the firmness with
which the scion will stick in the stock.
All wounds should be covered with
wax as in ordinary cleft grafting.-
5. b. Green in Farm and FireSde.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
Ar Easily Made sawhorse.

III the cut from Orange Judd Farmer
are shown an easily made sawhorse and
a convenient way of holding wood.
Use pieces of by or . by 4 inch
stuff for the legs. cutting them the
proper length. Mortise the legs to-
gether and connect the ends with wood
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
A Turkey Coop.

A turkey coop which has been used
with perfect satisfaction in Arapahoo
county. Colo. is described in American
AgricuturiSt as having several dis
tinct advantages over ordinary cOOps
1t is built out of a large packing case,
At the top is a ventilatOr. Suspended
by a cord is drop door Of close boards.
and beneath this is an ordinary door
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
>seg3 g.
sfARN% CARDEN
dgsSS
NEW STYLE GRATING.
Successfully Used In COloradO-Com-
mended by =. ID. Green.

At the recent meeting of the Ameri-
can Pathological society the following
method Of grating was described by
a gentleman from Colorado. who stated
that it was the most successful method
that he had employed in top working
old orchards and that it could be used
on branches as large as four inches in
diameter with great success. 1t i'm
pressed me as being far better than or
binary cleft grating, especially for
The Breckenridge news., 1906-02-28
HANDY TURKEY CooP.

partly of wire netting. Each is hinged
and can be opened independently. On
cold nights ventilator and drop door
may be closed, on ordinary nights the
ventilator opened, on hot ones both. In
warm weather the drop door suspended,
as shown in the cut, forms a good
shade for the birds.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
A Responsive Audience.

A well known player, whose forte
Is romantic comedy, tells an amusing
story in connection with the produc-
ton, some years ago, of an unsuc-
cessful comedy. This comedy was a
dire failure, drawing but meagre
audiences. The record in this respect
was reached when the curtain rose on
q Wednesday matinee in Brooklyn,
with fifteen persons in the house. In
the front of the house there was but
one occupant-a young girl in the
second row. In the first row of the
balcony sat one young man.
The play opened with scene on
the deck of a yacht, and as the lead
ing man emerged from the cabin and
gazed into the empty gulf before him,
be spoke mis- first line:
''The sea is purple; have you, too,
noticed it?"
Whereupon the voice of the young
man in the balcony responded: IT
don't know about the young lady down
stairs, but / can see it very plainly"
--Harper's Weekly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
GRAND TO L'V5
And tho Last Laugh is Always the Best

six monies ago I would hava
laughed at the idea that thes, could be
anything better for table beverage;
than Coffee" writes an Ohio woman
snow laugh to know there is.
"Since childhood / drank coffee as
freely as any other member of the
family. The result was puny. sickly
girl, and as grew into womanhood
Gid not gain in health, but was afflicted
with heart trouble. a. weak and disor-
dered stomach, wrecked nerves and
general breaking down, till last winter
at the age of 38 I seemed to be on the
verge uf consumption. My friends
greeted me with How bad you look!
What terrible colorv and this was
not very comforting.
"The doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. was
thoroughly discouraged.
"4hen I gave up coffee and COM.
meHced Postum Food Coffee. AT first
didn't like it, but after few trials
and following the directions exactly, It
was grand. 1t was refreshing and sat
isfying. In couple OF weeks / no4
ticed great change. became
stronger, my brain grew clearer, was
not troubled with forgetfulness as In
coffee times. my power Of endurance
was more than doubled. The heart
trouble and indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
II began to take m interest In things
about me. Homework and home-mak-
ing became q pleasure. Ny friends
have maryeled at the change and when
they enquire what brought It about, !
answer Postum Food Cofkee. and MOTH
ing else ii the world" Name given
By Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich.
There's & reas3n. Read the little
book. 'The Road to WellYilles" - pkSSy
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
Race CHANCES.

That Mr. Howells is kind to the
persons and dresses of English wom-
en- marks grateful change In him
or In them? In former book he Tdedt-
Gated to the English girl phrase
which-used by known lover Of the
slender and the delicate had an un-
ayowed cruelty. The daughters OF
travelling Englishmen, he said, had
honest cabbage roses In, their cheeks
and their hair tumbled upon their
broad backs. Elsewhere he claimed
s,imness as the divine prerogative OF
the American woman. The races
change. American women have beauti-
ful figures, with peculiarly broad hips,
restoring the Greek ideal: England
owns the slenderest women IN the
world. and English women dress as
we'll or as III = the French. London
Chronio1A
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion OF the ear. THERE'S only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by consti-
tutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an
infIamed condition OF the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube isin-
feet hearing, and when 1t is entirely closed
Deafness is the result, and unless the inflam-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness( caused by catarrh) that cam
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free. FL. CHENEY q Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
On the Job TO STAY.

In Washington not long ago Andrew
Carnegie was in conversation with
a friend when reference was made
to the Servant problem" Mr.. Car.
negie mentioned the fact that in many
Scottish families the old man-serv.
ant is something of an institution
Such a servant usually enters the
employ Of particular family when
he is a boy. adheres faithfully to his
place for long time, and resigns
only when the infirmities of years
crowd upon him.
AS illustrating the sturdy indepen-
dence of the Scottish servant Mr..
Carnegie told the following:
"a certain lady in the north OF
Scotland had in her employ a crusty
old servitor, long in the service of
the family, who gave her no end Of
annoyance by an imperious disregard
of her instructions. At length, the
situation becoming unbearable, the
mistress determined to see what eff.
feet dismissal would have upon the
refractory servant. Accordingly she
summoned him and said:
Really, l can stand this no long
er. You must seek another place
At the end of the month you leave
my service
AT these words an expression q
grim amusement spread over the
countenance of the servant, but the
characteristic loyalty asserted it
self.
ma, ma, my lady, said he. Z
drove you to the kirk to be baptized.
drove you to your marriage and
I'll stay to drive you to your fun
eral.' "-Harper's Weekly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
A Curved Ball.

Many boys do not understand why
. - 40 ~ 0eGs - curve in its
Hight. Here r. the explanation: When
"a ball Is thrown It is retarded in its
forward motion by the resistance Oh
the air, which exerts q pressure not
only on the face OF the ball, but q
resisting force on its sides by FRO
tion. II the ball be simply thrown
forward the friction Of the air will be
equal on each side Of 1t; but, II one
side be made to move faster than the
other. that Is, II the ball be made
to rotate on It's own axis 80 as to
increase the lateral friction, the
natural result is a curve In the di.
rection Of the side on which its mo
ton has been retarded. That is the
philosophy OF Curved ball."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
More Attractive Subject.


On a bleak, snowy day, says thu
Cincinnati Enquirer, Eugene Cowles
the comic opera singer, praised thu
winters Of Egypt.
You sail In Icy weather" he said
"and in a few days the Azores are
reached, and from of those islands
bananas and cocoanuts and dates thu
mild airs Of May float to you.
Then you enter the Mediterranean
and 1t grows warmer and warmer
The sea and sky grow bluer, the sun
more splendid, the air sweeter and
purer.
Finally you reach Cairo, with its
picturesque coloring and it's luxur
ious hotels-it's hotels where every
one in the world who can afford il
goes for at least one winter.
"The odd characters that one
meets In Carlo!
In the cafe Of Shepherds Hotel
! once saw two London costermongers
They staggered In, all buttona
and perfumery, and sat down near
me at q table beside a banana palm.
Who wuz Pharaoh, Bill?' whis
pered the first hoarse1y.
Never mind the other answered.
Here's the bill o. fare"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
The Boy and the pon.

In Jersey City 1t costs 81 a week
to board a dog in good health at
the Veterinary Home for Dogs; it
costs $1.25 a week to keep six.
year-old boy at the Home Of the Pre-
,vention OF Cruelty to Children. Now
let us be frank: The man who pays
the expenses OF the dog owns the
dog loves him, trusts him, wouldn't
sell him for a fortune. He who pays
the expenses OF the child doesn't
want him and wouldn't have him
New York Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
Cures Cancer, Blood Poison and Rheu-
matism.

Cures Cancer. Blood Poison and Rheu-
II you have blood poison producing erup-
tons, pimples, ulcers, swollen glands,
bumps and risings, burning, itching skin,
copper-colored spots or rash on the skin,
mucous patches In mouth or throat, falling
hair, bone pains, old rheumatism or foul
catarrh, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.
1t kills the poison in the blood; soon ali
sores, eruptions heal hard swellings sub
side, aches and pains stop and perfect
cure is made Of the worst cases of Blood
Poison.
For cancer, tumors, swellings, eating
sores, ugly ulcers, persistent pimples of all
kinds, take B. B. B. 1t destroys the cancer
poison in the blood, heals cancer of all
kinds, cures the worst 'humors or suppur-
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of pure botanic ingredients Improves
the digestion, makes the blood pure and
rich, stops the awful itching and all sharp,
shooting pains. Thoroughly tested for
thirty years. Druggists, 81 per large bot
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cure. Sample free and prepaid by writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta Ca Describe
trouble and free medical advise also sent
in sealed letter
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
tions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right OF the
abdomen, nervous exhaustion, pain in
the small of the back, pelvic catarrh,
dizziness. fatulency, displacements or
Irregularities. All OF these symptoms
are indications of an unhealthy con-
dition of tho female organs, and if not
needed the trouble may make Roadway
until the penalty has to be paid by q
dangerous operation, and a lifetime Of
impaired usefulness at best, while in
many cases the results are fatal.
Miss Luella Adams, of Seattle, Wash,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
about two years ago was q great sui.
ferer from severe female trouble, pains and
headaches. The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that had a tumor and must
undergo an operation If wanted to get well
felt chat this was my death warrant, but ]
spent hundreds of dollars for medical help,
but the tumor kept growing. Fortunately
corresponded with an aunt in the New England
States, and she advised me to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, as 1t was
said to cure tumors. did so and immediately
began to improve in health and was entirely
cured, the tumor disappearing entirely, with
out an operation. / wish every suffering
woman would try this great preparation"
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
other women who suffer from fe-
male troubles, Inflammation, kidney
troubles, nervous excitability or ner-
vous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice She is daughter-in-law of
Lydia e. Pinkham and for twenty-five
years has been advising sick women
free Of charge. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-03-22
n Reliable Old Timer

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It's resources stes Oily increasing. The
Mississippi Home Insurance Company
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