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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25
White Glover.

One Of the most useful plants for
lawns or pastures is white clover. 1t
does not compete with red clover for
hay, but the white variety serves many
excellent purposes on farms, which
should commend it to all stock men.
White clover IS indigenous on almost
all moist, clayey soils in this climate;
if not perceived at first sight, it Is dis
covered on closer inspection. 1t soon
shows itself after the soil has been
MANFRED with substances congenial to
its nature, such as lime or ashes. Some
cultivators also sow white clover with
the intention Of moving it, but it re-
quires a very rich soil to cause II to
grow to any considerable height On
a soil of this description it will some
times yield a crop nearly equal In
thickness to that of the common red
clover, and, according to some persons,
preferable to the latter as fodder
plant, being Of better favor, yielding
more nourishment, and is claimed to be
W Tie OIL
milk. But it yields only one crop and
does not rise above the surface It is
more frequently used TO form pastures,
and is certainly the most generally ap-
proved Of all plants that are cultivated
for that purpose. 1t is peculiarly fitted
for pasture plant by the disposition
which it has to send forth shoots, and
the quickness with which its leaves
are REPRODUCED quality in which It
surpasses the red clover. Again, white
clover is not so easily choked by weeds,
hut exterminates them by means Of its
roots, which thrust their way through
the soil; hence 1t does not require a
soil so well cleared, and may with
greater facility be sown after repeated
grain crops
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25

Do not use pots that are too large
for the winter Towering plants. 1t is
better to give larger pots when the
necessity for such arises. Be careful
in watering, for the tendency is to
give too much water. An excellent fer
tiliZer for winter plants is to dissolve
teaspoonful of nitrate of soda, phos-
plate of lime and phosphate of potash
in three pints of water, which may be
applied in the same way as watering
three times a week The materials are
free from odor and may be procured
at any drug store
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25

Another important feature has been
successfully demonstrated as to how to
rid wheat of Hessian fly. Sow a barrel
Of air-slacked lime to every twenty
acres of wheat, a few days later re-
peat the dose, and later go over the
field with the lime the third time
That will require three barrels to each
twenty acres. When this has been
done not a fly nor any of it's eggs can
be found in the whole field, though adj
Joining fields may be full of them
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25

Large COWS are not always the most
profitable. 1t costs more to keep large
cows than small ones, and they don't
always give enough extra milk to pay
1t back; but, generally speaking, large
cows have more vitality than small
ones, which helps them to make good
use of food. Whether large or small,
COW to be profitable must be healthy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25
Drinks Alcohol and Becomes Bin,

Former State Senator William T. Con-
ger of Prairie du Sac drank a dose of
wood alcohol, which he mistook for grip
medicine, and within an hour became to-
tally blind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-25

Pedigree does not always indicate
good animal, but it enables the breeder
to know something of the family from
which the animal came, and permits
him to better understand how to de-
velop it and what may be expected In
all families there are some animals SUI
perior to others, but the pedigree is
guide to breeding.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Organize Affinity Club,

Spokane, Wash. - Twenty-three
young men have organized the Spok-
one Affinity Club for the purpose Of
solving the problem of the scarcity
Of manageable girls in the inland
empire by inducing women between
the ages of 20 and 80 in the big cen
tiers in the east, middle west and
south to emigrate to this country
The president, J. C. Power Brown,
secretary of the Spokane Stock Brok-
ers Association, announced at the or
ganization meeting that 5000 young
women could find husbands and COM
Portable homes in the Spokane coun-
try. The clubs regulations provide
that to be eligible to membership the
applicant must have at least $1,000
on deposit in local bank.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Permanent Organization.

The Epworth Leaguers Of Jackson
are working along the lines toward
organizing permanent municipal i'm
provement association and not only
the Leaguers, but citizens generally
male and female, are united in the
work. The purpose is to take every
step possible for the fostering Of a
sentiment for a cleaner and more
beautiful city, materially and morally
and some good work is expected. Mrs.
Charles B. Galloway, wife of Bishop
Galloway has been chosen as General
Chairman, and at Epworth Hall a
meeting to effect permanent organi-
cation will be held, and the people
will then get busy, and, once busy,
good results will follow, and the good
work will be permanent, and not spas
modic and for one brief period only.
to be forgotten the following month.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Owned to 210 Pounds.

Washington, D. C.-In the few
days that President Roosevelt spent
in Washington after the return from
Oyster Bay and his departure for the
west and south it was a matter Of
remark among persons who saw him
here that he had gained weight dur
ing his sojourn at Sycamore Hill.
Just before leaving for Canton the
president, in conversation with one of
his friends, owred up to 21O pounds,
This is ten pounds more than Mr..
Roosevelt weighed late last winter
and just about thirty pounds more
than his avoirdupois on his accession
to the presidency in 1901.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Strikers Reinstated.

New Orleans to the Of
fcials Of the two telegraph cmopanies
the beginning of the end of the strike
OF the commercial telegraphers so far
as New Orleans is concerned has be-
gun.
On that day six Of the men who
walked out Of the offices Of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company on the
morning Of August 10, applied to
Manager Cummings for their old jobs
and were reinstated after they had
admitted they were sorry they had
gone out.
Mr.. Parker Of the Postal Tele-
graph Company, is authority for the
statement that two of the striking
operators from that Office applied to
be taken back and had their request
granted.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
CHICAGO NEXT
MEETING PLACI
FOR THE WATERWAYS AS
ISOLATION IN 1908.
MEETING WAS A SUCCESS
Mr.. Vance Of Ohio Collapsed Shortly
After Finishing His Speech-His
Condition Was at First Thought to
Be Serious.

Memphis.-After selecting Chicago
as the meeting place next year and
calling upon congress to authorize the
work for a fourteen-foot channel
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great
Lakes, the second annual Lake-to-the-
Gulf Waterways Association adjourn
ed sine die.
This meeting in the interest Of the
waterways was probably the most I'M
portant ever held in the south.
Speeches were delivered by men who
have made a life study of the na-
TONS rivers and harbors and in ev-
cry instance a deep water channel
from the Gulf to the northern lakes
was advocated. The most notable
speech, was that delivered by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in which he said a
fourteen-foot channel was a necessity
and the great question for the fu-
ture will be how to secure it.
John /. Vance, of Columbus, O.,
president Of the Ohio River Improve
ment Association, collapsed shortly
after finishing a speech before the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Waterways Con-
vention. Mr.. Vance was the first
speaker on the program and his
speech was listened to with marked
attention. Just after he stepped from
the speakers stand, he was seized
with vertigo and sank to the floor.
He was hastily removed to the tenn
porary emergency hospital, establish
ed at convention headquarters and
medical aid was sought. The physi-
clans at first reported Mr.. Vance's
condition serious, but later, he reviv-
ed rapidly and it is believed all dam
ger is past.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Women Demand Rights.

New k,-The New York Equal
Suffrage League, at its regular meet
ing here put itself on record as OPP.
posing the rules in hotels and res
taurants to refuse to receive women
guests after 6 O'Clock. The case of
Mrs. Stanton Blatch, daughter Of
the late Mrs. Elizabeth Cady STAN
ton, was the occasion for the action.
The resolutions adopted heartily in
dorses the action of Mrs. Blatch in
bringing suit against the Hoffman
House in consequence of her being de-
MED admission to the restaurant of
the hotel because she was not accom-
panied by a gentleman, it being after
6 o 'clock p. M.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
REDUCED WAGES
CAUSES TROUBLE
IN LUMBER CAMP WHERE ITAL.
IANS ARE EMPLOYED.
$@,OOO.OO SCHOOL BONDS
Gulfport Council Order Sale of Bonds
To Improve School Facilities
hatcher Cotton Mills Increase Ca
pacity by 800 Looms.
Simrall Situation.

The reduction in the wages of la
borers in, the saw mills throughout the
lumber territory Of South Mississip-
pi, which was put into effect on the
lst at practically all the mills, large
and small, has been made effective
without any serious friction at any
point. The reduction ranges from 10
to 20 per cent, mostly at the latter
figure. There has been no strike any
where, though at some of the mills
parts of the forces have quit work.
This result was not unexpected by the
mill operators; indeed, it was rather
hoped for. The mills are in many
case overstocked with lumber for
which there is no demand, and while
the manufacturers did not want 20
close down voluntarily, they are glad
of any. excuse that arises to reduce
their output. The outbreak of the
whites against the Italians at the saw
mill town Of Sumrall has come to be
generally recognized as part of y
fight which the white laborers hoped
to wage against the reduction of pay.
Most of the whites and negroes have
knocked off work rather than sub
nit to the reduction. The Italians
were willing to work at the lower
scale, and it was the intention Of
the whites to run off the Italians be-
fore the wage fight came on.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Unions Involved.

New Orleans.-The organizations
ordered to strike by the Dock and
Cotton Council are:
Negro coal rollers, 800.
White and negro longshoremen,
$500.
White and negro screwmen, 1900
strength claimed), 1000 members
with dues paid up.
White and negro cotton yardmen,
1,4OO.
Negro teamsters and leaders, 400.
Negro scalemen, so. ~
White cotton markers, 45.
Stave classers, whites, about 800.
The strike was called in sympathy
on account of the refusal of the
steamship agents and stevedores to
accede to demands made by the cot
ton screwmen. These were that 100
bales of hand-stowed cotton should
constitute days work, with Sc
pay for ordinary laborers and So for
foremen.
The Commercial Exchanges of the
city demanded, after an investiga-
ton, that the cotton screwmen should
stow 200 bales per day and receive
So and Sc per day. The steamship
agents demand that the terms he 240
bales per day, at S. and Sc wages
and say this alone can place New
Orleans on parity with Galveston.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Appoints Judge.

The governor appointed Hon. W. A
Roane, of Oxford, Lafayette county,
judge of the third circuit court dis
trict. of Mississippi, succeeding Hon.
J. B. Booth, whose term expires on
the 9th inst. Mr.. Roane was distric..
attorney Of the district and had sert-
ed in that capacity for number Sf
years. Judge Booth made no form i'll
application to succeed himself, AID
the wide popularity and recognized
legal ability of Mr.. Roane, point ID
to him as the logical successor #
Judge Booth. His term will begin al
October s and is for four years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Plays On Ships.

Liverpool.-It was announced that
the Cunard Steamship Company had
accepted the offer Of Charles Froh-
man to give theatrical performances
on the big liners by regular players,
wIso for the time being may be travel
ling to and from the United States
and England. The company is now
planning specially designed halls for
plays and concerts Of the ships on
the line. Other transatlantic lines
are considering Mr.. Frohman s pro-
position.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Family Vault Desecrated.

The old family vault Of William
A. Lake, former Mississippi Con-
gresham, who was killed in a duel
with Hon. Chambers before the Civil
War, was broken into by unknown
parties. The vault was built in 1849
and contained ten bodies. Whether
there was an attempt to steal body
or rob the Baskets of jewelry which
was on the bodies is what the police
are trying to find out. A strange
man and woman were seen to emerge
from the vault, and the police are
trying to locate them Several sill
yer Municipalities are missing off the
Baskets.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Arrest in Powers Case.

Lexington, Ky.-Mrs. Julia Gentry,
was arrested here on a bench warrant
from the Franklin circuit court,
charged with subornation of witnesses
in the Caleb Powers case. Bond was
fixed at $1,000, which the prisoner
was unable to furnish, and she will
probably be taken to Frankfort and
committed to Jail to await the exam
ming trial. Mrs. Gentry is highly
connected and her arrest on the
charge named has caused sensation
here.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
I. G. Control.

New York-Stuyvesant Fish, ex-
President of the Illinois Central Rail-
road Company, is greatly gratified
with the results of the Hartford con-
ference OF the stockholders of that
company. In statement he urged
stockholders in all parts of the coun-
try to send representatives to the
meeting in Chicago on Oct. IS. He
devotes some space to the consider
alton of the transfer of Illinois Cen
trail Stock from the Railroad Securi-
ties Company to E. HI. Hartman in
September.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Rowland Invited.

DR.. Dunbar Rowland, director of
the department Of archives and histo-
ry, has been invited to read paper
before the meeting Of the American
Historical Association, in Madison,
Wisconsin, the last week in Deem
Der, upon the subject, Corporation
of State Departments Of Archives
and History and Historical Societies
IN Collecting and Transferring Histor
zeal Material in Foreign Archives. -
The purpose Of the discussion is to
fix upon a plan for the cooperation
of all historical agencies Of the Unit
ed States in collecting and publish
ing complete documentary history
of all the states in the Union.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10

AS a general thing the farmers do
not believe that epidemic Of disease
has been caused by the condition OF
the milk they have sent to the mar
ket, and they consider that the Health
Departments demands are beyond
reason. Already some are deter
mined not to send their milk to New
York City, and are arranging to send
1t elsewhere or dispose of 1t locally.
Health Departments Requirements.
Some of the requirements of the
New York Department Of Health fol-
low:
That the floors be constructed OF
concrete or some non-absorbent mate
rial.
That the floors be made water tight
and properly graded.
That the drops or cutters be con-
structed of concrete, stone, or some
non-absorbent material. That they
be at least six inches in depth, with
all corners rounded.
That the feeding troughs, plat
forms and cribs be we'll lighted and
kept clean at all times.
That additional windows be In
sufficient light. 1.-TWO square feet Of
window space for each cow to be the
minimum).
That the window panes be washed
and kept clean at all times.
That the walls and lodges be thor
oughly swept down and kept free
from dust, dirt or cobwebs at all
times.
That an inspection Of the herd by
a veterinarian be made and q copy Oh
his report forwarded to this depart
ment.
That the long hairs on the TANKS
and tail be clipped and kept short at
all times.
That clean, special, suits be pro-
vided for all the attendants. engaged
in the production and handling OF
milk.
That the milk at all times be
strained at the milk house, and In an
atmosphere free from dust or odors.
That the milk pals used be Of the
small-mouthed design, SO constructed
that they can be readily and thor
Oughly cleaned, and top opening not
to exceed eight inches in diameter.
That racks be provided In some
suitable place 80 as to expose the milk
pals to the sun or to live steam.
That milk house be built and To-
Gated on elevated ground, with nc
hog pen within 100 feet.
The New York Health Depart
ment's instructions tell the farmer in
conclusion that no milk on his prem
ises will be permitted to be brought
into the city Of New York unless con-
ditions are remedied within a certain
time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
FARMERSREBEL ATPURE MIL KRUI F
Health Department Says Hair on Cows Tail
and Flank Must Be Cut and Lights Put in
Troughs-- Clean Suits For Mixers.

Florida, N. Y.-Farmers in New
York State are receiving from the
New York Department of Health let
tiers setting forth the requirements of
the department necessary to insure a
pure milk supply for the New York
City market. The requirements run
all the way from cleaning the window
panes Of the cowpen to cutting the
cows hair.
One farmer who had received list
OF the departments requirements de-
clares that If some of the rules are
carried out there will be a serious
shortage of milk in the market, as to
obey orders would mean a great ex-
pense and require so much time at
tending to the animals that very little
profit would result to the owners. The
farmer said:
while the price of milk for the
coming six months by one big con-
trolling concern has been advanced
sixteen per cent. over last year g
price, 1t must be taken into consider
alton that the price Of the principal
feeds has gone up twenty-five per
cent"
The same man pointed out that to
meet the requirements more help
would be required and that all this
would eat up the little profit that the
cow raiser now makes. In addition
1t is hard to get competent help.
Too Early For Cleaning.
One requirement to which local
farmers make strenuous objection is
that requiring that the cowshed be
thoroughly cleaned before the cows
are MIXED. AS the milking Is done
very early each morning, perhaps
long before daylight, it can be seen
that the cleaning process will be al
most an impossibility. The farmer
is not wealthy, and many Of them
have not the cash to make the re-
quired improvements about their
premises.
Where are our very small present
profits to come in?" said an owner Of
several head after reading the de-
partment circular. Where is the
money to come from to put in a non
absorbent floor and six-inch cutters
with rounded corners of the non-ab-
sorbent material? Are we required
to put in lights, so that the feeding
troughs be lighted? I am unable to
see where 1t insures pure milk to
have the cow see what she is eating,
or perhaps have the window clean so
that she may gaze pensively over the
barnyard while she chews her cud.
Another requirement is that all
the help be provided with clean suits
when they go in to make the cows
comfortable or relieve them of their
milk. My wife would object to that,
and farmers wives never have much
to do"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Strike in Cuba.

Washington.-The bureau Of insu-
lar affairs has received a cablegram
from Gov. Magoon at Havana re-
porting the following lines as il.volv-
ed in the railroad strike. Train and
shopmen Of United Railways, extend
ing from Havana to Jovanilles, San
ia Clara province; train and shopmen
on the Western. Railway, extending
from Havana to San Juan, Pinar
del Rio province; shopmen only on
Havana Central. There is no strike
on Vanhorne system or the Cuban
Eastern or the Cuban Central.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Saved BY Trolley Pole.

Ashtabula, O.-Fifteen passengers,
including several women, and motor
man and conductor, had a narrow es-
cape from plunging to death from
the Ashtabula and Pennsylvania cleo
trio road viaduct into the Ashtabula
river, 100 feet below. The passeng-
ers were in panic and several were
injured by flying glass. The car was
saved by trolley pole from making
the plunge. The body Of the coach
left the tracks and was suspended
over the river.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Preparing For Good Season.

Announcement was made by Pres
ident E. j. June Of the Merchants
and Marine Bank that the oyster can
ming factory on the east bank Of Pas
cagoula river would reopen about Nov
l. This cannefy is owned by J. N.
Farren & Co., of Baltimore, and will
be renovated during the month.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
More Evidence.

New York.-An omnibus contract,
whereby the Standard Oil Company
obtains from every steamship COM
pany operating between New York
and Africa rate for lubricating oil
that is about one-half what its COM
petitor, the New York Lubricating Oil
company, pays, was produced in the
hearing Of the suit against the all
legged oil combine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Novel Suicide of a Miner.

Victor, Colorado.-A. M. Baine.
a miner, 60 years old, committed sui.
eide early this morning in a novel
and spectacular manner. He jumped
from the 6O0-foot level of the Port
land mine to the bottom of a slope
in the Idle Dillon mine, a distance
of 800 feet.
Before jumping into the slope Baine
removed all his clothing. Baine had
been drinking for several days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
j. M. Keeton Killed.

j. M. Keeton, prominent business
man Of Mcneil, was thrown from a
Gulf and Ship Island train and in
stantly killed at Mcneil station. Mr..
Keeton had recently moved to Angie.
La, and was winding up his business
affairs. His wife and four children
survive.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Mineral We'll Property Sold.

The Godbold Mineral Well proper
ty one mile east of Sumitt, and con-
tanning ninety acres Of land, in ad-
dition to the buildings and mineral
well, was sold to w. w. Bradshaw
of Hattiesburg, real estate dealer; S
J. Harper, also Of Hattiesburg and
DR.. Y. Simmons, of Summit. A new
hotel will be built.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
John Sharpe Williams.

Washington, D. C.-Representa-
tive John Sharp Williams Of Missis-
sippi was in Washington for a short
time and his friends let it be known
that Notwithstanding the announced
candidacy Of Representative Do Ar
mend of Missouri Mr.. William S name
will again be presented for minority
leadership by his admirers, with full
confidence in his election by the eau
Gus.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
The Bubonic Plague.

San Francisco, California. Fifty
one verified cases of bubonic plague
have developed in San Francisco 20
date, according to the report being
kept In the Office of Dr. Blue, Of the
Marine Hospital, in charge of the
work of eradicating the malady.
There have been 30 deaths. About 80
suspects are under observation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
Jury Failed to Agree.

San Francisco.-Foreman Benser
of the jury in the TREY L. Ford
bribery case, notified Judge Lawler
that the jury could not agree upon a
verdict; Judge. Lawler thereupon or
dered the jury to come into court.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-10-10
New Drug Company.

The Love Drug Company has just
been organized at Hattiesburg with a
capital of $4,000, to conduct a whole
sale and retail drug business on one
Of the central business corners. M. P.
Love is the president and general
manager.