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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-08
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-08

Estimators are still figuring on the
visible supply of cotton as well as
estimating the crop for this year. The
best that any Of them get is twelve
million bales for the present crop.
Now if they are anything like cor
rect, the crop is worth fourteen or
fifteen cents whether the farmer is
able to get that for it or not. The
world next year will need in excess
OF fourteen millions bales to supply
the normal demand and if the crop
falls two million short Of that amount
it is plainly to be seen that the price
should be pretty high. It is to be
hoped that our people will continue
to push the education Of the farmers
of the farmers as to the handling Of
this great crop, putting into execu-
ton system whereby it is all not
dumped upon the market in a few
weeks. Our people are becoming In
terested in thi subject and profitable
developments are promised soon.
The Farmers Union is "Greater
Mississippi" organization in every
sense of the word. It stands for the
betterment of the conditions surround
ing the agricultural people and upon
them depends the greatness Of our
state. The warehouse campign is a
move that deserves the commenda-
ton and hearty approval Of every
man, woman and child in the state.
1t our great money crop, cotton, can
be handled in sensible manner and
kept out of the hands Of spectators,
it will mean many millions of dollars
to Mississippi every season. A large
number Of these warehouses are now
being built for the crop Of this fall
and it is safe to assume that more
will be put up next year. It is a
practicable plant that means great
deal to those engaged in agricultural
puruits.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-08-08
BY H. Z BLAKEsLEE, Jackson, n,

The writer is in receipt of communi
cations from several counties ask
ing for time with the view of work
ing up an interest favorable to better
roads, and the prospects for several
campaigns is very fattering indeed.
The people of Mississippi are awaken
ing to the necessity for better roads
and the cost is not at all exhorabit-
ant when properly handled. When
they begin to investigate, there can
be little doubt that something good
will be the outcome. 1t is first necss-
airy to bring thhem to the realization
that our roads are bad which has al
ready been effectually done. After
this comes the presentation of ex-
periences of other places that have
made their roads better at a small
cost. Actual experience Is a mighty
good argument for anything new and
should be used literally. One-third
of the counties in Mississippi work
already by the contract system, and
after the usual period OF lax super
vision and the attendant complaints
by those who pay the tax, the plan
is proving highly satisfactory for the
amount of money spent. Some coun-
ties have gone even further than this
While at least 80 per cent Of the
roads in Mississippi can be made fairly
good with the dirt on which the run,
there of course exception to this rule.
Some counties have expended as much
as $4,000 per mile on exceptionally
bad miles. A chain is no stronger
than its weakest link and the same
can be said of a road Twenty miles
Of good road can be spoiled by half
a mile of bad road Then if it costs
considerable to fix the half mile it is
better that it be done. Consider the
matter Of lettering our road condi-
lions, investigate tie methods of
building roads, talk to your neighbors
about it and in the end do something.
The Jewish outlook., 1907-10-18
EDITORIAL
Nothing is more
distressing in these
modern days than
the almost general
Study of Things
Jewish

lack of Jewish culture among Jews and
Jewesses of all shades and opinions OF
Judaism How many of our co-religion-
lists today are acquainted with Jewish
history, past and present, how many pos
sess knowledge of Jewish ethical liter
ature. or even know that such litera-
ture exists? How many Jews and jew
esses of today ever take the time to read,
or even think of reading Jewish news
paper and learn of modern Jewish hap
penings. We venture to say-rery feU.
The value of the study of history and
literature is incalculable. The study
builds us up and makes us a valuable
asset to our own and to future genera
tions. Without this study, men and wo-
men merely exist their lives, and when at
length they are called aside, vanish and
are seen no. more. Surely these condi-
tions must strike us as abnormal and
The Jewish outlook., 1907-10-18

so much and been so much for the IN
tellectual and civilized world to be to all
intents and purposes ignorant of what
it has done and what it has been! "A
sorry commentary, indeed, is this upon
Jewish achievements and progress!
ask you, Jews and Jewesses, who read
these lines, to stop and consider. The
period of thinking and doing is not
ended until death removes, the keen and
competitive struggle for existence is no
excuse for ignoring such strict interest.
For it cannot be denied that the vast
majority of Jews and Jewesses know alb
solutely nothing of their history and
their literature 1t is true that we are
children of diverse lands, that our lives
are intimately bound up with our native
or adopted countries; yet it must be re-
membered that we are members of an
historic religious brotherhood and that
we are also patriotic citizens and sub
jects of the empires and states wherein
we reside. We must know that history
and literature. and also our own. This
study of things Jewish will tell us the
origin of all the good actions and writ
ings of all peoples, that the Biblical rec
ord is no finality, but that we have his
TORY anu utcTdtuTc DcvOHu uH-
equalled and unsurpassed by any other
nation or religious communion. 1t is
because of our ignorance of all this that
so many of us fail to see anything in
Judaism. are unable to realize its value.
and become followers of all the tempo
rary and morbid fads and sensations
which arise today and are forgotten to-
morrow. 1t is because Jews and jew
esses do not assert ourselves, notwith-
standing the great opportunities offered
to omprehend thoroughly and under
standingly Judaism s philosophy of life
and duty. that the tie has seemingly be-
come weak, and nothing -arianism
abounds: or else moral and spiritual re-
freshment is sought from streams that
have become muddy and adulterated
through passing over impure elements of
superstition, mysticism, and other de-
fling matter instead of drinking from
the waters as they issue straight and
fresh from Amar's Crag.
A thorough acquaintance with our his
tory would not alone possess us with a
complete knowledge of the fortunes and
vicissitudes of our community, but would
enable us to learn what we have given
to the world, would help us realize the
debt that the world owes to us and the
debt we owe to the world. We would
learn that our literature also has given
power to the literature of other cOmmun-
tiles, that our Bible has become the clas-
sic of all churches, our Psalm Book the
r. II
The Jewish outlook., 1907-10-18

Qleathed to us mllch ethical lore, ana
that we have wealth of moral treasury
in Ibn Gabirol's 'Choice of Pearls, in
Bachya's "Duties of the Hearts, i'll
EleaZar of Worms "Rokeach, in. 1.-The
Book of the Pions. y ''The Path OF the
Righteous. in Aboah's ''Nlenarot Ha-
maOr,' and in others too numerous to
mention: a wealth not eclipsed by the
ethics of these writer's, or even our mod
ern contemporaries.
\ Talmrdic parable well expresses
the situation today. paralleled in every
generation. Bar Hama tells us when
once travelling in desert he observed
flock of geese, whose feathers had fal
len off because of their fatness, and the
fat was flowing from under them like
stream. He said to them: Twill any OF
you have portion in the other way
In answer. one raised n leg and another
its wing. Bar Hama related this to
Rabbi EleaZar. who replied: ''lsrael will
some day have to render account for
this This seemingly obscure and mys-
terious parable has profound meaning.
The fat goose symbolizes stupidity and
ignorance, the wing represents the lofti-
ness of knowledge and wisdom, and, in
this allegory may signify the mind. pos
sessing great capacities that are too Of
ten neglected and consequently decay.
Thus the rabbi inferred that during his
life s travels he had found talented indi-
viduals whose intellectual powers were.
however. burdened with too many
worldly occupations. These people were
thus led away by the qualifications of
earthly life. Greatly astonished at such
neglect of mental culture, the rabbi ex-
amined them as to whether they knew
anything about another and better
world-the world of knowledge and
learning-since he found them so sunk
in material pursuits. Thereupon one
pointed to his well-fed body, signifying
that bodily pleasure alone was his hap
piness and satisfaction, the spiritual and
intellectual life being entirely unknown
to him. Another showed his wing, init
mating capability of intellectual pur-
suits and enjoyments. Even so circum-
stanced are we, overmuch absorbed in
the material, yet possessing capacity for
the spiritual and the intellectual. For
this neglect we are indeed rendering ac-
count today-it is revenging itself on us.
We would do well. therefore, not to keep
our higher faculties in subjection, and
permit them to be lost amidst the crav-
ing after the pursuits of the material
world. We, as Jews and Jewesses.
should become acquainted with our his
tory and literature: we should become
familiar with all things Jewish and thus
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29
warns Bearded Men.

"It is we'll that old men should wear
beards,' said a physician, "for when
one becomes old one should be spared
the exertion of daily shaving. But
would like to issue warning to all
beard wearers. ! would like to shout,
Keep your boards dry in a voice loud
enough to be heard around the world.
We're those words needed many cases
Of sore throat, cold, and Influenza
would be avoided and many deaths
would be definitely put off.
$50 many men with boards neglect,
when they wash their faces, to wipe
their boards dry. beard foot long
demands a lot of toweling. 1t should
be toweled after every wash a good
Ave minutes. Otherwise 1t Is damp.
The owner goes about with this damp
thing upon his delicate and sensitive
throat. Then, If he takes tonsilltis or
influenza, he blames the American eli
mate There are too many damp
boards among us. Too many men,
washing their faces three or four
times day. have their boards damp
and clammy good three hours dany"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

1t is desirable that the lands re-
claimed by national irrigation projects
should go Into the hands of actual culti-
vators, and not Of spectators. Presi-
dent Roosevelt calls special attention
to this in his letter to the national irri-
CATION congress. He wishes to see a
multitude Of small farms, each suffi'
cient to support one family, instead of a
much smaller number of 160-acre farms.
Doubtless the spectators already have
their eyes on the lands which the gov
ernment Is about to endow with special
fertility. They would like to get posses
sion of extensive tracts so as to profit
by the great increase In value which Is
certain to come. If the reclaimed lands
are sold at first in small parcens to gen.
uine cultivators they will stick to their
holdings and the spectators will not
be able to get in. No legislation can be
framed which will automatically keep
the spectators out. For many years
INSCRIPTIONS men have been able to get
around the land laws, and help them.
selves to choice portions Of the public
domain. They did SO with comparative
impunity until the present Secretary Of
the Interior got after them. He has
prosecuted many and has punished
some. He has exemplified the familiar
principle that laws are Of no value until
somebody makes 1t his special business
to enforce them. The Irrigation act
says that the limit Of area per entry
shall represent the acreage which, in
the opinion Of the Secretary of the In
terror, may be reasonably required for
the support Of family upon the lands
in question" In one locality he may
consider five acres enough, and In an
other forty. If this discretion is to be
wisely used by the Secretary or by the
subordinates on whose judgment he has
to depend to considerable degree,
there does not seem to be need or room
for any additional legislation. The
President says the national irrigation
congress can do something towards car
rying out the policy of placing on each
reclaimed area the largest number of
families that can get comfortable liv-
Ing when the land Is well titled. 1t
can give advice as to the size Of allot-
ments. 1t can assist in the detection of
attempts at fraudulent entries. No
doubt ingenious men will try through
dummies to get control of large tracts.
II they shall succeed 1t will not be due
to imperfect legislation but to the laches
of the agents OF the government
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Bishop Dudley (EplscopaD, of Ken
lucky, when hunting and fishing, made
the acquaintance of mountaineer,
who took fancy to him without sus-
pecting his calling. When the bishop
was about to go home he invited the
old man to Louisville to hear him
preach.
Preach? What, you preach? Kin
you preach ez well ez you kin shoot an
fish,"
Better. No joke. Come Sunday
with your best clothes, and I'll give you
front seat"
The old chap was there, right up in
front, and remained until the bitter
end, after which he hurried forward to
shake the bishops hand. "Parson," he
cried warmly, II don't know a great
deal about your creeds and dogmatics,
but I've riz and sot with you every
time"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Sentimentalists always picture the
Indians as vanishing race, showed on
toward the furthermost edge of the
map by the ruthless white man and
shot down now and then when they
do not obey with sufficient alacrity
the order to move on. But cold statis-
ties show that there are 2S4,00O IN
dians now living, and that there has
been an increase of 14,000 In the last
decade. 1t is estimated that there were
but 100000 In what is now the United
States when this country was discov-
cred. These figures constitute high
tribute to the vigor of a race that has
not only survived the encroachments
Of civilization, represented by some
D0000000 whites, but Increased and
multiplied while defending itself with
Inferior weapons against trained fight
Ing men with modern arms.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

way. The people of village In the
province of Fulxlen held a meeting, and
determined to break up the opium hab-
it. At the suggestion of two men who
had gone to the Fuehau City Hospital
for treatment for opium-smoking, !et-
tiers were sent to the head of the los
Iltal asking him to come to Along and
help them. One contained respectful
and carefully worded agreement signed
by the village elders and principal men.
Doctor Wilkinson, who tells the story
In the Church Missionary Intelligencer,
accordingly went to the village, ard
found that practically all the people
were anxious for the reform. At
meeting with the head men the opium
shopkeepers themselves stood up aad
said they were willing to stop selling
the drug, and fifty dollars was raised
to defray the cost of medicines. Last
March the village ancestral hall was
turned into hospital, and seventy-nine
men patients were admitted. woman
from the mission having charge of nine
women in another place. For three
weeks they were treated during which
time only two lost courage and left
Daily morning and evening religious
services were held, with an increased
interest as time went on In the sing
ing Of hymns and the simple Bible
talks. During the day the tedium of
the patients was relieved by magic-lan-
tern, Photographic and gramophone ex-
hibitions. What the result of the move
ment will be it Is of course impossible
to say, but at the request of the village
elders and head men, the mandarin rut
up proclamation forbidding any ,ne
again to open an opium-shop in the VII
lage.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The director of the solar observatory
at Kenslngton In England announces
that at the time Of the San Francisco
and Valparaiso earthquakes and those
which occurred In 1904 the spots on
the sun were at the maximum of their
size. 1t is not known that the sun
spots and the earthquakes have any
relation, but their simultaneous ap-
pearance has been observed often.
There Is another theory of the west
ern earthquakes, however, which is
more simple and probable, 1t is that
the mountains on the western shore of
the continent are slowly but constantly
being forced upward. Occasionally the
upturnlng strata of rock slip and the
result is destruction to the cities with
in the area of disturbance This theory
fits well with the recent successive
earthquakes on the Pacific coast.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

One hundred thousand dollars worth
of postage stamps belonging to Boston
collectors were exhibited at the con-
vention Of the American Phllatellc AS
ISOLATION. The average boy collector
who has a hundred dollars worth at
the catalogue price thinks he is rich.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

General Weyler is reported to regard
the Cuban revolution as a bit of chlld's
play. This may be due to the fact that
both the revolutionlsts and the govern
ment are trying to make it bloodless
affair.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

One Of New York's loveliest and most
arlstocratic heiresses is to become the
bride Of a newspaper man. Titled for
elgners will regard this as another ag-
gravating piece of affrontery on the
part Of the press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29
Bright Answers.

"Noah's wife," wrote boy in an
examination, "was called Joan Of Arc"
Water" wrote another, sis composed
of two gases, oxygen and cambrigen." ;"
Lava" said third. "is what the bar
ber puts on your face" "A blizzard"
declared another child, sis the Inside Of
fou,I
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

General Miles says that the open
ing Of the Panama Canal will cause a
world war. Somehow, the General re-
minds US Of those long-distance alarm
lists who say that In two or three mil
lion years the world will frizzle aud
fade away.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Mr.. Rockefeller has gone on record
as an exponent of the simple life"
and 1t Is no surprise to the folks who
have noticed what q simple matter 1t Is
for him to make a living.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29
The Distinction.

"Do you say that as a lawyer or
man?" exclaimed an exasperated wit
ness whom lawyer was cross exam
lining. IF you say it as man, 1t is a
lie and slander, but If You say it as
a lawyer it's not of the slightest con-
ence."-London Telegraph.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The Sultan has pardoned large
number of criminals out Of the Turkish
prisons From this 1t is inferred that
his health is either a great deal better
or a great deal worse.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

That northwest passage has been
found again, but President Roosevelt
Is trying to open up a southerly pas
sage which he thinks will be more con-
venient for general use.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29
Exciting Sport.

Last winter the Norweglans varied
the excitement of ski running by yok-
ing the runner to motor cycle by a
long leather strap, which he grasps
with his left hand. The speed attained
is enormous, and great skill is required
to avoid being pulled over, as the body
is apt to outrun the feet The pastime
is growing very popular.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Mr.. Rockefeller's pastor says the
most miserable people on earth are very
rich. Most of them seem to get good
deal of satisfaction out of being mlser-
able.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

A rich Pennsylvania has hired a
trained nurse for his sick bulldog Tue
strange part of it is that this milliou-
aire doesn't live In Pittsburg
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

As matter Of fact, the Cuban revo-
luton seems to be the result of dis
inclination on the part of the revolu-
tionlsts to work for their living.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The truth of the matter is that the
Russian peasantry are suspicious Of
eating freedom cake from the hand of
Adam Zad.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

When girl says she is going to her
room to write letters, she says 1t as IL
she fells that writing letters Is real
lady-like thing to do.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The Czar keeps a fortune-teller on
his payroll. No wonder the poor little
father always wears such melancholy
expression.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Mark Twain Is to write an auto
biography. Mark refuses to tackle any
thing grave until he is dead.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The difference between the drama
and real life Is that on the stage trage-
dies seem pathetic.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Teddy, Jr., hunted eleven days and
got nothing. Does he wish to bring
gray hairs In sorrow to the grave2
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Time to put that Russian revolution
In the alleged" class.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

Politeness Is the bridge that spans
the abyss between truth-telling and
common sense.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The souvenir postal card has led to
q murder In New York. Not at ali
surprising.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

The Northwest Passage Is found, but
nobody knows what to do with 1t.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

A good many men take credit for
not kicking a man when he Is down.
why kick him al ala
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-01-29

If run should start on you, could
you meet it all right1
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-04
PROTECT THE HANDS
SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS
WORTH NOTING.
Use of Rubber and Chamois Gloves
Will Do Much 70 Retain Beauty
importance Of Drying
Perfectly.

All women engaged in houseworl1
or any occupation of a disfguring
character to their hands should en-
ploy every available means of protect
ing them. Yet many women neglect
even the very simplest treatment of
improving and shielding these faithful
plodders, being guilty of the very
things that initiate against their
preservation and beauty.
The very first thing to do is to in
vest in pair of rubber gloves, vari-
ously sold from so cents to $1.50, ac-
cording TO the quality of the rubber
and length of glove. These should be
worn when washing dishes, scrubbing
and whenever the hands require such
protection. For dusting and dry clean
ing pair of chamois gloves will pre-
vent the CRIME from getting into the
skin and making it rough. Two dol
lars so spent for gloves vii! repay a