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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
Helping Out the Dogs.

Helping Out the Dogs.
many weeks, sleeping under the open
sky, with the temperature 40 to so OF
more degrees below, with only fur
robe for a bed.
Varicle plans to make an expert
ment Of trip of several thousand
miles in the Yukon basin the coming
winter over rough ice, with an un.
broken trail. If he can average only
ten miles day in the polar wastes he
believes he will succeed
His plan is to start from Grant land,
the base Of Peary's coming poleward
dash, and to dash over the ice zoe
miles to the pole and then continue
600 more to Franz Josef land, at right
angles to Grant land, and to make
the journey in about 100 days or less
Ships will make connections at both
ends and each ship will be equipped
with wireless telegraph apparatus.
with which the travellers can commun.
icate when within proper distance OF
the ship. It is expected the wireless
will help to locate the ship without de.
lay.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
Copyright, 1905, by Daily Story Pub. Co.,

1t was the silliest dream-so silly
That l told it with gusto to the folks
In the morning. I don't know what
In the world ever made me dream it.
They say that you always dream
about that which occupies your
thoughts. But l never believed it, for
had tried often to dream about get
ting money, but l never even Dor
rowed any from one of those friends
that are "of the stuff dreams are
made off,
To tell the truth, had thought a
great deal about the new girl next
door-the girl in the big picture hat,
who looked so lonely and forsaken as
she walked around the big place all
by herself. Somehow she looked like
a prisoner behind the big fence that
shut the house in off the street and
I could only see her from my room on
the second floor.
But I didn't know what her name
was and never dreamed, when
dreamed this ridiculous dream, that
she was the girl named Araminta,
rather, came to my window and held
out her hands to me as if in entreaty
and whispered, right through the
glass Of the window: "Araminta!
Come to Araminta!"
She didn't whisper where she want
ed me to come to; neither did she
looks at all like the girl next door.
pYsf oIox
sion of me. 1t sounded so romantic,
like that of some fair lady in wimple
and crinolines from out the pages of
beautiful book all about the ancient
knights, who rescued damsels in dis
tress and all that sort of thing, you
know.
In the train that morning going to
the Office my thoughts ran on that
languishing name. The rumble of the
cars seemed to be saying: "Aramin-
tai Araminta!" You know how car
wheels seem to talk sometimes; or
at least how cars seem to talk when
they have wheels.
All that day during the round of my
arduous duties of floor-walker the
name seemed to be lowering in the
air around me. Once when I had in
tended to call CASH" l called cara
minta!" instead and then l got the
horse laugh for making donkey of
myself.
1t was the same going home in the
cars. I don't know whether they had
kept up that rigamarole all day long
or not, or whether they just began
again when l got on. At any rate,
they kept repeating "Araminta! Ara
minta!" all the way home. They
probably kept on repeating it after
left them, for they were saying some
thing.
When got to my room looked out
into the yard of the establishment
next door, but could see nothing of
the sad young lady. I started to pull
down the curtain, when some small
hard object ratified against the win
dow pane. I poked my head out to
see if some mischievous boys were
throwing rocks at the house, when l
heard a subdued call which seemed to
come from next door.
Yes, there was the sad young lady,
In room on the second floor. / had
not noticed that the window was
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
own said nothing OF my part IN the

own I said nothing OF my part IN the
transaction. / soon convinced myself
that the old fellow spoke the truth
and that Araminta. whose real name
was Mulligan, instead OF Montmoren-
cy, had merely played upon my cred
ulity. I suppose Susan, who had over
heard my story Of my dream had re-
peated it to the Mulligan girl during
servants gossip.
Somehow "Araminta" didn't sound
nearly so sweet after that and the
chug-chug Of the car wheels seemed
to say, on the way to the Office:
"She fooled you! She fooled you!
She fooled you'll"
But say. "Araminta" sounded awful
ly sweet the way the girl in the dream
said it!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
HAS YET TO MEET EXCEPTION
Writer Erred In Thinking Stranger
Proud of His Vocation.

IIO00 W TITO vOSdStOus
have yet to meet the man actively
Employed at a vocation closely relat-
ing to the sea who has good word
to say for it. Once, to be sure,
thought had found him. 1t was on
the Fulton street pier, last year, on
the spot formerly occupied by the
present market. He was small ven.
cradle old salt, not without consider.
able dignity in his bearing. He stood
for some time absorbed in my work
before began cautiously: "That isn't
bad sort of life-eh?"
It was some time before he an.
swered me. Then he spoke enthusiasts
tically Of the life, it's variety and ex
citement. There was just a note of
regret in his remarks, but in spite of
my efforts to draw him out, he was
always impersonal.
Tom Bird, pessimist and involuntary
seaman Of the bark Nancy, he squirt.
ed hard at me, then spat upon the
ground, and then Tom Birds great
frame shook from head to foot with
uncomfortable merriment.
"Say, jack" he continued, dryly,
gradually regaining his composure,
its a shame to take an ammytoor
like you and fill him full o. hot air. It
amt right nor it faint kind. That's
old Blinkey Doyle yous been talkin'
to-and it's hot seaman he'd made!
used to run canalboat on the Erie
Canal!"-Charles H. White, in Har-
per's.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
Shooting Not In the Plan.

Some time ago former resident
of Norway, Me-, went out to Devils
lake, in Minnesota, to indulge in his
favorite sport of duck shooting. He
secured a boat of farmer along the
lake shore, and when well out on the
water stood up and fired at some
ducks. At the recoil Of the gun the
boat capsized and the sportsman was
compelled to swim ashore.
Seeking the boat owner, he exclaiml
ed in angry tones, I'D like to know
what you mean by giving me that old
tub! That boat isn't fit to shoot out
Of
.ssYou shot out Of it, all right" re-
nlied the farmer, with grin
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04

was note. opened it and read with
amazement:
Dear Mr.. Wilson," it ran, ri have
tried to summon you to me in my dis
tress many times. am a prisoner in
this house, where l am kept by my
father, who is trying to keep me
from the man love. He has given it
out that I am insane, but l am not,
though this torture will drive me mad.
There is no one in all the world whom
| can get to help me if you refuse.
You are good and kind, l know, and
you will not turn deaf ear to a wom-
an in unhappiness. Will you bring a
ladder tonight at 10 o'clock and
climb up to my window? Bring also
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
After half an hours hard work
removed the prison bars.


a file and any other instruments that
will be needed to release me from this
prison. Once out of this cell, l can
take the IL o'clock train and be with
the man l love in an hour. Do this
for me and I Will bless you all the rest
of my life. Araminta Montmorency."
Araminta! Good heavens! Was !
still dreaming?
Would help fair lady in distress,
Well, just watch me. I challenged the
whole world under my breath, and es-
pecially any old ogre of father who
shut his daughter up in prison cell
and made out she was crazy. Would
1 help her fly to the arms of her love?
Well, guess yes! l felt like man
who lived when knighthood was in
flower and two minutes after l had
read the note l had called softly
through the window:
''I'll be on Hand. Be of good cheer,
for I will not fail you'll"
thought I heard her give a sob OF
dow and then l began to make my
preparations. No one in the house
should witness this knightly deed.
My strong arm and mine alone should
rescue this fair damsel from her I'M
happy plight. II I had been the one
who was to elope with her, could not
have taken a livelier interest in the
proceedings. That made me feel all
the more heroic. What an unselfish
chap was, anyway, to help another
fellow get such charming bride!
At the appointed hour I was on the
ground with ladder that reached to
her window. A stout file and some
vinegar, together with a short crow
bar, were the implements with which,
after half an hours hard work re-
moved, the prison bars and then Ara
minta slid gracefully down the ladder
She carried rather bulky bundle in
her hands, which she said contained
her clothes. Not a sound had been
heard in the house and the escape
was. so prosaic that it was robbed OF
half it's romance.
But she was safe out of the clutches
of the ogre, at any rate, and at the
corner of the street which led to the
station she pressed my hand in graf.
itude and left me as the train footed
in the distance.
/ went back to my room thrilling
with the delicious excitement of the
occurrence. The next morning / was
aroused by terrible hullabaloo next
door and I chuckled to myself.
1.-The old ogre has found that his
prisoner is missing" grinned to my
self. Then heard the sound of the
old mans voice in violent alterca-
ton with my landlord.
II tell you," he shouted, somebody
| from this house has assisted in this
daring robbery! All my silverware
stolen by this thieving maid OF mine
and her pal! watched her pretty
closely, Cor she was a new girl, but
somebody from your house has helped
her get away with the plumber I'll
have the law on him. If / find out
who he is, that's what I'll do!''
The old man stormed around like
u wild man. but for reasons Of my
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
Told by Col. Higqinson.

When Col. Thomas Wentworth Hig.
ginson was running for Congress, in
the eighties, he told this story to il.
lustrate the point of view"
He was enjoying quiet vacation
in the Adirondack region, and one
day, while fishing on lake with a
guide, he CHANGED to remark that his
friend James Russell Lowell had often
spoken of the beauty of that region,
as he spent several summers there.
What" said the guide, "you know
Jim Lowell?"
ooh, yes," returned the colonel
amused by the mans familiarity Of
style. II have known Mr.. Lowell a
good many years"
"Hump!" said the guide. reflective.
ly: Ignorant cuss!"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04

barred before, but it had probably es-
capped my attention. The young lady
seemed trying to attract my notice
and finally, in a suppressed, sort Of
graveyard, voice she spoke my name.
"Mr. Wilson!" she called softly.
please catch this note and read it
carefully. | am afraid to let my ia
Their know about it. Please read it
very carefully and help me. | know
you will not refuse"
The next moment small stone was
tossed into the room. Around it was
= piece Of paper and inside the paper
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04
SOUTHERN !: FARM :: NOTES.
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0Pcs INTEREST TO s7ocxMv A0 TRUCK GROWER
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MAN ANO TRUCK GROWER.

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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04

the two breeds. Yet, If you are fond
OF chickens to eat, keep some Ply.
mouth Rocks for your table at least.
There can be no better table fowl
than the Plymouth Rock. If given a
showing it is, either young or old,
always nice and fat and sweet and
juicy, and the Leghorn can never
compare with it there.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-01-04

Rarely seen so far north, a ross
fiamingo and an Egyptian f1amingo
were recently shot on the sands near
Calais.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-08-01
Very Low Rates TO Virginia Horse Shows
via Southern RAILWAY.

Charlottesville, Va, August ID.
1906; tickets to be sold from Wash
ington, ID. c., Front Royal, Blue
mont, Warrenton, Harrisonburg.
Lynchburg, and intermediate
points, July 81, August and .,
final. limit August 3, 1906.
Front Royal, Va. August %.
1906; tickets to be sold from Wash
ington, d. c., Harrisonbnrg and
intermediate stations. August 1, 9
and 8, final limit August 4, 1906.
Harrisonburg, Va, August Il
10, 1906; tickets to be from Wash
ingtOn, DC, Bluemont, Culpeper,
WarrentOn, Front Royal, and in
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10 and Is, final limit August IL.
1906.
Warrenton, Va, August 1890.
tickets to be sold from Washington.
d. c., Harrisburg, Lynchbug.
Front Royal, Bluemont and inter
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30, final limit Auguts 81, 1906.
For further information apply to
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agent.
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AN INDIAN THEORY.
The Cause OF EARTHQUAKES, Tidal
Waves and Volcanoes.

The Cause Of Earthquakes, Tidal
Waves and Volcanoes.
when I lived among the Dakotas,"
said an old army officer, Il found men
who. like Buddha, gave seven years of
their lives to prayer and fasting. that
they might become pure in the sight of
God, or the Great Spirit. as they call
that being. After they have proved
themselves before their people by per
forming so called miracles, such as
holding their hands and arms in boil
Ing water and not being burned. shot
with poisoned arrows and not harmed,
bitten by rOttlesnakes and not pol
soned ana many other tests that have
witnessed, they are accepted as holy
or wise men. The Indians believe that
they can set the word direct from God,
or the Great Spirit. the same as the
wise men ana seers of old used 10 90.
! have asked these lntelligences to tell
me about the cause of earthquakes and
tidal waves. and they explain IL like
this:
They say volcanoes are the safety
valves of the earth; that tho rim OF the
earth Is gradually cooling. As il cools
Ii contracts, making the pressure on
the hot lava I'm the interior greater. At
last something must give way. this
rim must crack open, or the volcanoes
must burst forth and emit this com
pressed lava.
Sometimes il is relieved in one way,
sometimes in another. Should the
earth crack In midocean. where the
crust is usually thinner then the wa
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SUBMARINE REEFS.
How They Are located by the Naval
Engineers.

AaRN nv NV hO(AANta ~ Nnc NANAl
Engineers.
Prior 10 the nineteenth century navI.
cation. except on the high seas, was
mainly that OF the Irish pilot who
claimed 20 know all the rocks IN the
harbor. "An' there's wan OF thlm!"
said he as nc struck.
On approaching land one needs to
know how far he Is from the lighthouse
or headland in sight Triangulation
tells him. Two points on land being
taken for the base OF the triangle. lines
from these points. representing the
other two sides OF the triangle, are
drawn until they intersect. That apex
Of the triangle will be the point where
the observer Is. Then the distance
from his point TO the land can be easily
calculated
The maritime wars under Napoleon
disclosed the dangerous Ignorance OF
French mariners about their own sea-
coast French vessels were unable to
break or run their enemies blockade.
After peace was established Beau
tcmps-Beaupre was appointed as the
organizer and chief Of corps OF cngi-
AA1NAC " NnsAAN NAAt NAOiC NO1Nl VI
France. His work was so we'll done
that the other naval powers FASTENED
20 chart their own coasts according to
his methods.
The head Of rock may easily escape
ordinary sOUndings. or lie between
soundings. When covered by ten or
more feet Of water and unmarked by
rlpples or breakers. II Is hard 10 find.
Even when known 1t Is hard to get
soundlngs. The lead may glide over
IL. SO that even I'm we'll surveyed waters
some unlucky ship out OF hundreds
passing there may find the rock with
its keel
Groups of buoys with graphing irons
are dashed together IN long sweeping
lines and sunk behind the small sound
ing boat until they touch bottom. and
arc then lowed until they strike n
rock. In calm weather rocks and reefs
may be seen at great depths from great
heights IN balloons. Even after n rock
has been discovered, its depth and po-
sition must he precisely ascertained.
these unch0rtcd rocks. rewards being
offered for all new ones discovered.
England. the United States, Spain.
Italy and other maritime nations have
adopted French methods. Japan for
years has devoted 10 the subject It's
usual minute. trustworthy and master
ful study, but has Initiated the English
crowded and complicated charts rather
than the artistic execution Of the
French.-New York Tribune.
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fts Existence II Mainly Due 60 the
Builder Pope. Nicholas v.


The present existence OF the Vatican
palace Is principally duo to Nicholas
v. the builder pope. whose gigantic
scheme would startlc n modern archl-
tect His plan was to build the church
OF St Peters as n starting point and
then 10 construct one vast central hab-
tat for the papal administration, COW
ering the whole OF what Is called the
Borgo. from the castle of SAINT Angelo
10 the cathedral. In ancient times a
portico. or covered way supported on
columns, led from the bridge 10 the
church. and II was probably from this
real structure that Nicholas began his
imaginary one. only small part of
which was ever completed. That small
portion alone comprises the basilica
and the Vatican palace. which together
form 10y far the greatest continuous
mass of buildings IN the world Tho
Coliseum is 105 yards long by 156
broad. Including the thickness of tho
walls ST. Peters church alone Is 200
yards long and 15G broad. SO that the
whole Coliseum would easily stand
upon the ground plan of the church,
while the Vatican palace Is moro than
half as large again.
Nicholas V. died IN lass. and the old
est parts Of the present Vatican palace
are not older than his reign. They are
generally known as the Torrc Borgia,
from having been inhabited 10y Alex
ander VI. who died of poison In the
third of the rooms now occupied by
the library. counting from the library
side. The windows Of these rooms
look upon the large square court OF the
Belvederc. and that part of the palace
Is not visible from without
Portions OF the substructurc OF the
earlier building were no doubt utilized
by Nicholas. and the secret gallery
which connects the Vatican with the
mausoleum Of Hadrian is generally at
tributcd 10 Pope John MIL. who
died In 11l7. but on the whole II may
be said that the Vatican palace Is orig
inally n building of tho period Of the
renaissance. 10 which all successive
pOpes have made additions.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

No man is as dangerous as his
threats
When some men have nothing TO do
they become reformers.
II q man asks a candid opinion from
a friend and gets II, II makes him mad.
Some people invariably get the worst
Of II, because they-arc always demand
ing the best OF IL
AS soon as a man gets n notion that
his employer can't get along without
him he Is getting ready u lose his job.
There is always the danger that ev-
cry man Will become the hired man
and every mother the hired girl TO their
family.
When young man begins 10 make
regular visits 70 girl, how il would
knock out the romance II Il were said
that he was calling on her 10 make ar
engagements for hiring a cook-Atchi-
son Globe
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A PECULIAR FISH.
The Turbot's Bali aud socket Rye
OF nIack aud Cold.


Lying limp and Shiny on a fishmon-
gers slab. or dry and sandy I'm the FISH,
wives baskets. the turbot Is. perhaps.
the least Interesting OF fish. When
swimming In an artificial sea or lying
on the sandy bottom Il Is the most at
tractive OF all OF the denizcns OF this
mock ocean and whether at rest or in
motion has an air OF vigilance. vIvacIty
and intelligence greater than that C.
any OF the normally shaped fish. This
is In part due TO it's habits and in part
TO the eN,srcsSion Of the Hat fSh's eye.
This, which is sunk and invisible In the
dead fish. Is raised on a kind OF turret
In the living turbot, or sole, and set
there In a half revolving apparatus,
working almost as Independently as
the ball and socket eyes OF the cha
meleon. There is this difference. how
ever. In the eye of the lizard ana of the
fiSh-the Iris OF the chameleon is mere
pinhole at the top of the eyebalS which
is thus absolutely without expression.
The turbOCs. or butts eyes are
black and gold and Intensely bright.
with none OF the fixed. staring stupid
appearance of ordinary fishes eyes. Ii
lies upon the sand and Jerks its eyes
independently into position to survey
any part Of the ground surface. the
water above, or that on either side at
any angle
If it had light rays 10 project from
its eyes instead of TO receive. the effect
would be precisely that made by the
sudden shifting Of the jolnted appa-
ratus which casts the electric Hight
from warshlp at any angle on TO sea,
sky or horizon. The turbOtS, though
ready. graceful swimmers. moving In
wavelike undulOtions across the water
or daShing OF like fash when so dis
posed. usually lie perfectly still upon
the bottom. They do not. like the dabs
and the founders, cover themselves
with sand, for they mimic the color Of
the ground with such absolute fidelity
that except for the shining eye II Is
almost impossible 20 distinguish them.
1t would appear that volltiOn plays
some part i'm this subtle conformity to
environment for one turbot. which Is
blind. has changed TO tint too light
and not at all In harmony with that OF
the sand.-London Spectator.
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Reduced Rates to Southern Points.

Greatly reduced rates have been
authorized by the Southern Rail-
way, on account of the following
occasions in the south:
Woman's Congress, Montcagle,
Tenn, July 30-August 20.
Convention Commercial Law
League of America, Asheville, n.
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International Convention Broth
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Tenn, October 1921.
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l.. :. Brown, General Agent,
washington, ID. &.
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Homecoming For GeOrgianS.

Atlanta, Ga, October 1O-11,
1906. Very low round trip rates
via Southern Rwy. f ON all points
in Virginia, North and South Car
DINA and Washington, ID. G; dates
of sale Oct. 9 and 10, final limit
Oct. 20, prior to midnight of
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final limit TO Oct. 30, 1906, permits
Sible upon deposit of tickets with
Special Agent, Atlanta, and pay
ment of fee of fifty cents per ticket.
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40 - welsht &C..

butchers are the worlds best weight
guessers The butchers dimcult trade
gives him a skill IN weight guessing
that Is almost incredible. Ii IS n com
monplace thing In meat shop To see q
butcher seize hold OF huge rcd round
OF beef and slash of with a great knife
four pounds just. OF two md half
pounds just. or six pounds just. ac-
cording 10 the order. The buyer OF
meat wants 70 get the weight he asked
Tor. no more and 10 less. and he wants
this weight In one piece, not In one big
piece and two or three little ones. To
satisfy the buyer the butcher has been
compelled 10 acquire extraordinary
skill In Judging just how much n cor
tain portion Of n round OF meat weighs
and in cutting OF that portion smooth
~ and accurately. - Cincinnati En-
Quirer