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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03
Methodist to Aid in Relief.

Nashville. The board Of missions
of the M. E. Church South, closed its
sessions here. The report Of the con-
dition of the foreign missions showed
appropriations amounting to $685., 600
Resolutions on the San Francisco dis
aster we're adopted. An appeal will be
made to all Methodist communities
for funds to relieve the suffering
there.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST EROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During
the Past Week and Reviewed
In Brief.
MAY Weather.

The following data covering a pc
Rod of eighteen years have been COM
piled from the Weather Bureau rec
ords at sixty observation stations in
Mississippi. They are issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed in
the State during the month of May
for the above period of years, but
must not be construed as forecast
of the weather conditions for the
month.
Clouds and Weather.
Average number of clear days, 16;
partly cloudy days, s; cloudy days, z.
Wind.
The prevailing winds have been
from the south.
perature in Derees.
Mean or normal temperature, q.
The warmest month was that of
1896, with an average Of II.
The coolest month was that Of 1889,
with an average Of 20.
Some of the highest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
102 at Brookhaven and 100 at Crys-
tai Springs in 1896.
Some of the lowest temperatures
recorded were as follows:
80 at Corinth in 1889 and "a at
Duck Hill in 1908.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03
Precipitation.

Average for the month, $50 inches
Average number Of days with 0.0l
inch or more, 6.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipitation was 799 inches in 1893.
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was 131 inches in 1889.
Some Of the greatest monthly
amounts of precipitation recorded
were as follows:
1861 inches at Hazlehurst and
1910 inches at Batesville in 1898.
Some Of the least monthly amounts
of precipitation recorded were as fol
lows:
Trace at Biloxi, Fayette and Wood
vile N 1899.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03

W GREATER MISSISSIPPI
Devoted lndusirtal Commercial And Aerieul.
tura nesslapssat Of the Warde~suI Resources 81
tas Iioms Of Interest all Quarters
cy 4 E. ELSKEsLEE, Jackson, tsiss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03

A Monroe county man sold fodder
4 few days since that was fifteen years
old and as nutritious as ever. J. II.
Haughton Of the same county has fod-
der many years old and IN good con
ditiom.
Greenvillc IS renewing exertions 20
produce 1000 inhabitants BY the time
bhe eensus s taken again. The BUSH
ness League is especially active and
ali good citizens A. af6liating khen<
selves 9th ~ organization.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-05-03

The church people saw the poin
when the minister read from the pull
pit the list Of donors to the buildins
fund, and since the dedication Of tn,
church there have been no mail order
sent from that town.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
a Reversal.

tI once attended some legal I,;~
ceedings IN Nevnda," says a Pills
delphia lawyer, (which were uncon-
yentional, to say the least. The
judge presiding made up what he
lacked in legal lore by a certain
entertaining joviality. The case be-
fore him was windy and long drawn
out, and it was plainly to be seen
that he was tired and uninterested.
To one Of his decisions counsel for
the defendant promptly took excep-
tion, and his honor nodded careless
ly and settled down in his ample
chair. For. q moment or two he
quietly dropped off to sleep, his
chair tilted back against the wall.
Suddenly he fell over backward. and,
scrambling to his dignity and his
seat, he eought:to cloak his mishap
by exclainling abruptly and irrele-
vanity, No, counselor, I must ad-
here to my decision Of a moment
ago 81 S., ... ..:.. i.
7. Counsel for the defense arose
and with q serious bow, said, .tAh,
but your honor: has just reversed
himself most conclusively.' "-Har-
psr's Weekly. :=,= .:*, {, .... & -
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
! Burma aad buddhism.

+; Burma is O country dominated by an
tden,s or, rather. q set OF ideas, which
owe their origin to the influence .ef
Buddhism. The Rurman holds the view
that this life Is: q sorry thing at the
best anti; that the ,wisest course Is,
therefore, to get through It with as
little care, worry and anxiety as possI-
/ bic. The world Is nevertheless ut the
same time full Of good things, which
ali can enjoy. Therefore why toll for
wealth, which brings only a burden Of
care In Its trntn? Why strain every
nerve when possession mems, the anx-
slety to hold md preserve The bounte-
Gus earth supplies rice for the needs of
tall her children. and while there nre
love and laughter and gnyey to solace
us, while. leisure can be secured and
peace maintained, let %us, enjoy and be
happy. Here we strike the keynote OF
the life of the Burmans. fl. Strangers
call them lazy, but they are not Idle
except on principle. They can work
: splendidIy when they choose. but they
have long ago decided that TO turn the
world Into q Workshop. to toll inces-
ss: .!sr ezs 4 iiaeTe subsistence or in
s,rderi % gather up riches,sis folly, as
doing 50 destroys the pleasure OF ex-
( sas tEzIss. as Boon; ;ns q farmer has made
sa little money By J. selling his crop $he
gives hNplay. or pwee, TO his town or
Esyilinge hill agazIne. zf%5: &: ;,;! ST
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
-....r -.
: American Eathors,

"American fathers are the most af-
fectionate in the world" said trav-
eled Englishman the other day. stI
never heard any young married men
talk with such affectionate pride
about their babies. The usual Eng
tlishman is either boisterous or sim
ply satisfied. This morning 7 saw
one Of the pteasantest sights imagi-
nable. I was riding in a street car.
Opposite to me sat a young couple
with a baby. The husband was hold
ing the baby. He was bronzed
and sturdy fellow. and he held the
pink and white mite very tenderly.
He was not in the least embarrassed.
He had one muscular finger playing
ehout the child's mouth, mouth and when
ever the pink gums snapped at it he
looked as proud as a prince and
beamed all: over his honest face.
Now, you'd never see q sight like
that in my country. r shouldn't
mind standing godfather every day
to children Of such fathers" Kan
sas City Star. I;;:j. / -,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
s,A spIai.lnssh5 i Custon::

sS5 NJ one exactly knows the origin or
the time Ahonorsd sirerpgat i've enjoyed
sby the Ma tires DE the s;;panfsht village or
fEspfnosa, who for TEN turfs have pos.
issssed the curious rnonopo u OF watch
ing over the slumbers OF the ruler or
Sfpains Every .ght at $;11 o. Clock the
gates BE the royal palace Mt Madrid are
seeTen1o oniously closed by gorgeohgly:
,appareled s1unctt tonary armed iEith an
Sahcient lantern and a huge bnndl |of:.
skeys and escorted sby servants officers
Tfand ;s6ldtfrs, and from TINT time forth,
unit clock in the ornnin &, vlien
sthee are pl,eened gain Witth sir,-
ilarserenony guard lanship of the
linfarior OF the royal "a welIlng Us ron.s
3Stliieds sto Si,at are known as the mon
{telo de Espit &. achS one sof them
sis n panAione lieut tenant {. OF captaiy BE-
and while tWo nreY Ystati idued
sin the an achan ber off the sleeping
Sapae aetmanf of cd ca, Id bes sc the roy,
fas,iils remain Ing throughout the,
night not ting but lean;
stng on tlielr aIbarfs. tho patrois
fha gofS the alace, q tss1 fby
two mi Tie mo ing. erossin each
af every ilnt, niesyierSSsitsdnx
sdhWns and neYe ut I'D {; single
word 8
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
Ring GIyina In Spain.

:%%{ :%t{ It is a dangerous thing for q
Spanish lover.to present q lady with
a ring unless he desires soon to mar
,ry her. The Spanish courts have
over and over again held that such.
d: present was the same as a, be-
;trothnl and that af ring which had
been presented by man is sufficient
evidence Fan engagement having
existed between them. Spanish
brides have. d deep superstition
against removing the. wedding ring
from the finger. after it has once
been placed: there. The only. occa-
sion upon which they can be induced
to do, This is when guests at the e.wed-
ding feast desire to pass pieces of
The wed dding cake nine times through
the ring. These pieces Of cake are
EafterwarH taken; home to be put un- l
der pillows, and the young girl who
does thise is supposed to dream Of
her. future husband. 3 szsI$:t ] ]. & 3: 3;
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
Waited Thres Weeks.

For weeks Shep, blooded Scotch
collie dog, waited at q lonely station in
Augusta county, Va, for the return of
his absent master. The master, G. f.
Dorian, of West Eighth avenue. Den,
YER, when he heard that his devoted
pet wac homeless, took railroad trip
to Virginia to get possession Of tho
dog and bring him TO Colorado. The
two have never been separated since.
Dorian vas at the Union depot last
night, waiting for train to take him
to South Platte, Neb., wbero he is to
do some contract work for the Union
Pacific railroad. With him was the
dog Shep.
Mr.. Dorian patted the dog as he told
the following story:
u left Augusta county, Va, where
l had farm, several months ago. [
gavo Shep to q ueighbor believing that
he would be better off .han with me.
Shortly after l left he broke his chain
and returned to my farm, which ,was
in tho hands Of Strangers. He took
up the scent at tho farm and followed
my footsteps to tho railroad station.
There he waited for me three weeks,
taking but little nourishment.
1.-The station agent, knowing the dog
aud knowing me, wrote to mo, desorib.
ing the dogs action, about the end OF
the second week. I Immediately left
Denver for Virginia and did not rest
easy until I arrived at the station
where the dog awaited me.
There never was dog more glad.
He jumped and frolickeJ, despite the
fact that he was lean for tho want of
nourishment. ,Seiziug my trouser legs
he dragged me in the direction Of the
farm. He would run a short distance
:a-s=3 .he f=cm aud thou return to
me. He GOULD not understand why I
would not 60 home. He is contented
here: | teiieve, and his devotion has
made sncb "a impression on me that I
have never been away from him since" "
l-Dcnver Republican.
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! master, waving n:s tu:I excltedly. and
dropped something ut his feet Then,
hopping his tawny length upon tbs,,
hearth rug, he eyed him expectantly..
Professor Thornton looked at the
thing which Prince had deposited Mt
| his feet without touching it. .*. s'..
1t was slipper, he saw now, but
| how incredibly tiny it looked ON his
expanse OF floor, how helpless and lost!
He picked it up BIT gingerly. Why,
It was absurdiy tiny. What queer lit
tie feet women must have! He set the
slipper upright on his big brown hand
an airy suede bridge across his broad
palm. '%t|, -
He'd seen things like this--hadn't he?
on blocksNin shop. windows. No, not
precisely like this, either, for this had
little curyes-a dozen Of them-of indi-
viduaiity. Pretty little thing, but what
nonsense for shoe!
He hesitated Il second, then softly
opened the top right hand drawer OF
his desk. Maybe some one will cnil
for IT," thought he. "Then I"l be sure
to know where it is" =: =. - .-'
He thought Of this drawer several
times during the day, but did not open
IL It was queer no one MISSED 1t.
That right, however, he set the tiny
thing up on his big blue blotter. It
shone under the student lamp in SHIN
mering daintiness, SO soft, SO smooth,
with such curves! Why, it looked al
most warm. - d. . - H., -.
The professor leaned back In his re-
volving chair and looked around his
room, dim save for the desks circling
light. The room seemed empty In spite
Of It's furnishings-great cases of books,
rugs, antIers, q favorite gun and n
generous pipe. rack, and in the midst
Of circle Of light lonely man and a
suede slipper. n: -. e.. =
Tes, the professor felt lonely. he
picked up the slipper, turning 1t over
and over. Suddenly he cried:
."Why, there's *. G., just rs plain,
right on the lining, In silver lettersv'
Prince shifted Mt this illuminating dis
covery. '.s,...,>s 5;.>.s:& - 81. -
f.. Next day as the professor was pass
ing Mrs. Barnes place lie saw a dainty
little figure In white at the gate. She
raised her lovely tired eyes in recogni-
ton. -. .>, -. -
eWould you mind inquiring for my
mail?' she asked. Both her manner
md her words We're OF a disarming
simplicity. "Miss GrahGm is my name
kitty Graham" @..: - '..'.g, !, -. =
''Miss Grahain-Kitty Graham" re-
peated he gravely, with a courtly bow.
Then he, stopped short and regarded
the girl with absorption, a wonder
growing in his eyes. ''Miss Graham"
said lie, "do You ever wear slippers7"
what a. question to ask q girl!'.
laughed Kitty some weeks later. 1; "And
what an amusing way to begin q court
shipw - ! = r .. 2 S>..
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
Ezfn EzifnnAaifiiCiS' fOiiY.''
How q Young English Engineer Saved
Lowell From q Flood.

How Young English Engineer Saved
Lowell From a Flood.
The city Of Lowell was saved
from destruction in 1852 by the
foresight of one young man. About
1885 q Lowell antiquarian named
Uriah A. Boyden devoted much at
tention to investigating a tradition
of a great food in the Merrimac in
1885 and found an old man who re-
membered that his. father marked
tie height Of the water by driving q
spike in an apple tree. Mr.. Doyden
persevcred in his search until he
found the tree in Tyngsboro, several
miles above Lowell. Its trunk was
hollow, and, entering it from below,
he discovered the spike, its head
wholly concealed by the bark, at q
considerable distance above the
ground. :, It showed that in 1885 the
water had risen to a point thirteen
and half feet higher than the top
Of the dam at the mouth of the ca
nal, which furnished the Lowell va
ter power in 1885.
The engineer in charge of this
power was James B. Francis,
young Englishman, who urged the
directors of the corporation to pro-
vide against the recurrence Of such
a rise Of water. His arguments pre-
vailed, and he was allowed to con-
struct two immense wing walls Of
masonry, diverging. from tho canal
lock and inclosing the entire. coun-
try between tho canal and the river.
Over the waterway he hung an i'm
mensely strong gate, weighing twen-
ty tons, which was suspended by
wrought iron chain, A sledge and
cold chisel were placed in the care
of tho watchman for use when need
ed. The work was finished in 1850
and for two years was laughed at as
Francis folly"
-" On the morning of April 20,
1852, the waters rose so high that
the city of Lowell was Threatened
with destruction, and the young en-
gineer was sent for. He rode to the
dam without saddle ana hurriedly
cut the chain, releasing the great
gate. His work stood bravely, and
the Boston Advertiser five days
later said that If it had not been
constructed ''everi' vestige Of the old
guard gates woulG have been carried
away and q mighty and uncontrolla-
bic river would have swept through
the heartof Lowell, destroying every
thing In its course" A service Of
plate was presented to Mr.. Francis,
and during tie remainder of his life
he was one Of Lowell's most honored
citizens. For more than forty years
he was agent Of the corporation con-:
trolling the water power. ..:. =. = I'll:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
Dinner In q Bell.

In tho tower of Erfurt cathedral
hangs huge bell ten feet high and
thirty feet in circumference, weigh
ing thirteen tons. Within this in
July, 1918, dined ten of the town 8
most opuleot burghers on dishes ceok-
cd in kitchen, temporarily erected on
the beam that supported the pouder-
Gus mass Of tiotinnabulary metal. To
celebrate this rcpast medals were
struck, having gu the diverse the
portraits of the guests aud on the re-
verse the representation OF the curl
Gus scene.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
The SAG0 PALM.
How Its Delicious Product Is Obtained
by tho East indians.

How its Delicious Product Is Obtained
by the East indians.
is it from their noble aspect or on
account Of their utility that the
palms have been termed the princes
of the vegetable kingdom? Neither
the anatomy Of the stem nor the
form of the flower entities them TO
such q position. The stem is as
simple as that of the common broom
and the Hover as that of the rush.
Yet they have always been Of great
interest to the botanist, and their
historical and legendary associations
and their beauty and their economic
value have made them of interest to
the public.
, More than thousand species of
the palm are scattered at different
| elevations throughout the tropics Of
both hemisphercs, with stragglcrs in
subtropical and even in warm, tenn
| perate regions. Their utility can
scarcely be oyerestimated. They
furnish food, shelter, clothing, TIM
Der, fuel, building materials, sticks,
fiber, paper, starch, sugar, oil, wine,
wax, tannin, starch, dyeing mate
rials, resin and host of minor
products, which make them of the
| greatest value to the natives and to
tropical agriculturists.
One Of the most important is the
sago palm of the East Indian al hi
pelago, The tree fourishcs only in
low, marshy situations and seldom
reaches IL height of thirty feet. It
attains starch yielding condition
at the ago Of fifteen years. The
stem is then gorged with a mass Of
starchy matter, around which is q
hard outer rind about two inches in
thickness. We're the fruit allowed
to form and ripen the whole of this
starchy core would disappear and
leave the stem a mere hollow shell,
for when the tree ripens its fruit it
dies.
It seems strange that man csu
consume tree, but it is so. The
preparation consists in cutting off
the branches and tie bard rind of
the trunk. The stem is then divided
into sections and split up, and the
! starchy pith is extracted and grated
to powder. When the starch is
roughly grated or pounded into pulp
and made into cakes one tree will
feed mau for n whole year.
That which is intended for ex-
| portation is mixed into a paste with
water and rubbed through sieves
into small grains. It is known as
pearl sago, bullet sago, etc., Accord
ing to its size, and is served on .our
tables and in SOUPS and puddings.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-03-14
THE pORCuPlME.
tie 10 Noted Chiefly For His Siusg;sh-
ness and Stupidity.

The porcupine can hardly be said
to have home, but he uses hollow
tree as tenement, or even q hole
among the ROCKS. AS warm weather
approaches the female produces two
Or three young, which are Of amaz-
Ing size at birth, actually larger than
the newborn cubs of bear.
Their flesh is eaten by the In
dians, but has never been liked by
white men. The use Of the quilts
in ornamentation by our Indians is
we'll known, robes, garments, moe
casins, pouches, weapon cases, bas-
kcts and everything else being orna-
mented with them by the squaws
with great skill and often with truly
artistic effect; but, us usual, lie
earliest methods and patterns, when
the Indians used their own delicate
dyes and sinew threads, were much
better than. are seen in these days of
aniline coiors and crude limitations
OF the white mans art. The lcn;,er
quills of the European porcupine
are turned into fancy penholders,
and in India and Malaga they weave
little baskets, ETC., out of them,
which are often as pretty As they are
strange. - ... -
Reviewing his narrow life, the
strongest impression left upon ones
mind seems to be that of the crea-
ture's sluggishness and stupidity.
These are perhaps concomitants, Il
not consequences, Of it's strictly veg
etarian life, in which it's tastes are
SO simple that it rarely seems to
have to make the least exertion for
food at any season of the year, and
to it's highly protected condition,
which makes it careless of danger,
and hence unvigilant and steadily
inclined to sluggishness of mind as
we'll as Of body. 1t is not we'll for
an animal to be too safe OF too COM
fo1 table, for its mind grows rusty
with disuse, or, if it never had use,
lies inert, and the whole creature
exists on a low plane. I do not
know an animal of the American
woods that is so we'll off and so unin-
teresting as the porcupine.-New
York Post. -: -. :..'.:..,.. -.
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Blue Ridge Railro Dad.
Effective Nov. 20. 1908.
,WESTBOUND.

.WESTBOCND. .'t5 =
. No. II (daily)-Leave Bolton $50 p.
m; Anderson 4. 16 p. n. I; Pendleton AIT
p. m.; Cherry 4 81 p. m. seneca 5.3l p.
m arrive Walhalla 5.55 p. m, i: =.
No. 8 {dailP except 6uuday)-Leeve
Bolton l0.4s q. m.; Anderson ll.07 q. M;
Pend1eton 11:82 m; Cherry ll.S9 q. nl.'
No. g. (s9ndsy onlyl@oLeave BeltoA.
dleton 1882 q. M; Cherry 11.S9 a. M;
Seneca los p. M; arrive Waihalla H.
No. 2 {dailv except sunday)--Leavs;
Anderson 1870 q. M; Pendleton 1889 ~
M; Cherry 1.09 q. M; Seneca LOS p. n.s
arrive Walhalla LAO p m. - ~.
No. 8 (deily)-Leave Bolton 9.15 p. na.,
No. Is {daily except sur lay)-Leave
Bolton D.06 q. M; arrive Anderson $50
EAsBoUND, 81. d t|.=...',:;, .'.::,
No. 10 2(dally}-Leave Walhalla g. .85 ..
M; Seneca 8.58 q. m Cherry 9.17 q. M:
Pendleton 9.25 q. M; Anderson 1000 q.
m.; arrive Bolton 1925 Il. M. : - $!%i ,
No. Is {daily except Sunday)-Leave
Seneca 200 p. M; Cherry 2:19 p. No.; PEN
dleton 228 p. m:; Anderson 5 10 p. M;
arrive Bolton 1856 p. m. =.
No. 8 Sunday only)-Leave-Anders
$40 p. M; arrive Bolton IS p. IN. -
No (daily)-Leave Walhaila $40 p.
M; Seneca 5.Si p. m.; Cherry $50 p. M;
Fend. ton 6.12 p. M; Anderson 7,a0 p.
M; arrive Bolton Z, ,58 p. M. :; 49,.
No. "a {daily except suuday)-Leave
Anderson 7.eQ e. nj n arrive rive ;, Belton $40
- J. r. ANDERSON. snpt.
, - And@fEnn. Il. IT,
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q >:.. ~ There's nothing cunning about
tho toothaehe, even if:it is acute pain.
!: II: - 0fsed aman oatts . shadow eyrs
his charitable. aots by. talking ahont
them: s s. < J, | ,==; s,: ,s,5>
a. }1{ss--A A women has 20 have j, mighty
!, pretty hand rot 90 think sik, locks pres.
%sies all covered np with sin Il. "
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.:s shoujd Z I Work 81 both :yVay,s. J;

g&5FI zE:$ )r.H ] kall loWmell after q thorough
exarninat ton Z here is no thing at
all the matter with you. { All you
d little rest. ~ t;s !, ;.5
. Galller rhapk! ou.Z} " Well, i must
;5s ;.5|ss3 12ail iloWmeI But thanks; my
good nan, Will not pay 8 my % d office
rent. sss 81 tsf
Isl S'alier be mot, but That ALI
5Is5got' 1or pyerh ming your watch
The taeF day and find ling that all ,it
was wine ing Chiicago Trib-.