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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Ancient "Deodands."

Under the old English law a per.
sonal chattel which had caused the
death of person was declared q
"deodand," or forfeited to God. The
crown took charge of 1t and 1t was
sold, the proceeds to be distributed by
the high almoner in pious uses. Thus
q cart which had run over and killed
a man was "deodand;" so was horse
which kicked its master to death. All
things, animate and inanimate, which
caused the death of human being
were forfeited as "deodands."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Better Field Of Operations.

A London actor appearing at q
cheap theater found so small an au-
dience that he sought out the manager
for an explanation "You see" the
manager told him, my people are at
the Halle concert" "Oh!" the actor
said, surprised, II should hardly have
thought your patrons would care much
for high-class music" mo" the
other explained, ito tell the truth, they
go to pick pockets"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Diet for the Stout.

The writer has succeeded in reduc-
ing excessive weight in most satisfac-
tory manner by prescribing a diet
consisting almost exclusively of grapes
and apples, allowing only a small bit
of thoroughly dry bread or zwieback
in connection with the fruit. In some
cases the fruit may be allowed as
often as three or four times a day,
If necessary, to relieve an uncomforta.
BILE sensation of emptiness.-Th Veg.
etarian.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
One Day Late.

Ernest had been to q children's par
ty and eaten all that he could possibly
put beneath his little blouse, but II
nearly broke his heart to think he
could not do greater justice to the
feast Of good things before him. A
bright idea came to him. Early next
morning he went around to the scene
of the festivities, and on being asked
by Mrs. Johnson what he would like,
replied; I'D like all the things
couldn't eat yesterday. please
Harper's Weekly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

God who can make no mistake, made
man and woman for specific work and
to move in particular spheres-man to be
regnant in his realm; woman to be domi-
nant in hers. The boundary line between
Italy and Switzerland, between England
and Scotland, is not more thoroughly
marked than this distinction between the
empire masculine and the empire feminine.
So entirely dissimilar are the fields to
which God called them, that you can no
more compare them, than you can oxygen
and hydrogen, water and grass, trees and
stars All this talk about the superiority
of one sex to the other is an everlasting
waste of ink and speech.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Happiness In MARRIAGE.

It all comes around to one Of two
things, says Harper's Bazaar. With
all married couples who differ in habit,
In taste, in opinion, in mode Of life,
II there is to be any happiness some
body has to learn TO give up, or give
up minding that there is difference;
either is as good as the other. 1t is
surprising how many things are not of
any Importance If one can only think
they are not!
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
A Historians Joke.

Macaulay is not usually regarded a.
humorous writer, but in his History
Of England he perpetrates the follow
ing in relating the death of Charles
II. He says: Several of the pre-
scriptions have been preserved. One
of them is signed by IA doctors. =.
He recovered his senses, but he was
evidently in situation of extreme
danger"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Risk of the Early Customer.

At a Bath (Eng.) inquest, it was
stated that there were signs Of lead
poisoning in the system of man who
had been heavy drinker. The doc
tor explained that it was probably
due to his having been an early
morning customer at public houses, as
a consequence of which he would be
served with the beer which had stood
In lead pipes all night.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
And Such Is Fame!

ut is a hard matter" said New
York publisher, ito make yourself IA
we mailed letter to one of the city
post Office branches, addressed to
Nine. Marcella Sembrich. The en-
velope bore our business card. The
letter was returned to us in short
time and the envelope was stamped by
the post office: mot in the directory"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Guilty Conscience.

LET man be only half or three
quarters square, as most .iv us are, an
he fears less rijiment iv sogers with
a gatling gun poundin' at tn dure thin
tn touch iv a rayporther's hand on tn
dureb ELL says "Mr. Dooley" on 1.-THE
Power of the Press in The American
Magazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Fine Carving on Chests,

Old oak chests we're carved, often
with marvellous intricacy and beauty,
often presenting in comparative minia-
ture counterpart to the carving that
was common in churches; at a time
when artisans were artists; some
chests display carving very similar
to that seen on old bench ends and
pulpit panels.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Lifetime of Trees,

Trees of swift development and re-
markedly rapid growth are not always
short lived. On the contrary the giant
eucalyptus of Australia, some varieties
OF which come near producing the tall.
est trees in the world, often remains
sound and vigorous to a great age.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Chests for Brides.

It was customary for the marriage
able maidens of old times to have
their chests in preparation, storing
them with the linen that they spun
with their own hands. Cypress chests
were preferred for this purpose, as be.
ing less liable to the invasions Of the
destroying moth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
In Doubt.

when you go to the opera and you
hear fellow in the gallery yelling
louder!'" remarked the Observer of
Events and Things, you really don't
know whether he's addressing his re-
marks to the people on the stage or
the ones in the boxes."-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Where Sulphur Is Valuable.

One of the growing uses of sulphur
II the manufacture of bisulphide OF
carbon, which is employed on fast
expanding scale in making artificial
silk, horsehair, and like products from
wood pulp. To make 1000 pounds OF
such substitutes for animal fibers it
is necessary to use $50 pounds of BIZ
sulphide of carbon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Chronic Constipation Cured.

One who suffers from chronic constipa-
ton is in danger of many serious ailments.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic
constipation sit aids digestion and slim
ulates the liver and bowels, restoring the
natural action of these organs. Com
mence taking it today and you will feel
better at once. Orino Laxative Fruit
Syrup does not nauseate or grippe and is
very pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes.
A. @. Thornton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Aiminu Hiuh.

Aim at perfection in everything,
though in most things 1t is unattain.
able; however, they who aim at it, and
persevere will come much nearer to
1t than those whose laziness and de-
spondency make them give it up a.
unattainab Ecclesiastical.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
The AVERAGE Head.

According to an expert in phrenol-
ogy the average adult head has cir
conference of fully % inches. The
average adult hat is fully 6A size.
The sizes of mems hats are 6A and
6M generally. The professors Of Scot
fish colleges generally wear To to .
sizes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Laughter a Good Medicine.

"A merry heart doeth good like a
medicine, but broken spirit drieth
the bones," said King Solomon ages
ago. His wisdom is proved by the
fact that nowadays great nerve
specialists frequently prescribe laugh
ter as cure for many Of the ills
which our overweight, unprecedented
twentieth century flesh is heir to.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Spirit.

A good woman died. And they,
found in her bosom an old love letter.
And out of the slime of black river
they dragged the body of bad
woman indeed. And they found In her
bosom an old love letter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

Didn't Take Their Own Medicine.
While it may be true that more
than one man made million. out of
chewing gum, they did not make it
out Of chewing the gum. Detroit Free
Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Many Holidays in Mexico.

In Mexico the average laborer
thinks himself entitled to 131 days in
a year for traditional and more or less
obligatory idleness. The list is made
UP Of So Sundays, 81 saint Mondays, 10
solemn feast days, three holy days,
three national feast days, and six fam
lily feast days.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
A Solemn Truth.

The average man can, and easily
does. buy less with a Ave dollar Dill
than the average woman secures with
a dollar and ninety-eight cents, ano'
unlike the woman, the man can rare
" explain where that bill has gone
Providence Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Gem From Plutarch.

Perseverance is more prevailing
than violence, and many things which
cannot be overcome when they are
together, yield themselves up when
taken little by Httle.-Plutarch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
And He Was Pardoned.

And He Was Pardoneus
Guest (who has spilled some sauce
on his fair neighbor at table)-f l
had soiled your gown, madam, II
would have been most unfortunate,
but as it is only your arm, it doesn't
matter. Marble, you know, retains no
spots" Figaro. )
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Blue Garden.

A blue garden, every plant bear
ing blue flowers, has been laid out
at South Lytchett manor, Dorset
shire, England, the residence Of Sir
Elliott Lees.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Waxs OF the Candidate

Sometimes" said Uncle Eben, "a
candidate stahts by wantin' to set
everything right, an finishes by sim
ply goin' all wrong hisse'f."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Emotion and the Breath.

People breathe less when they are
concentrating their minds on study or
work. and also when under the infu-
ence of depressing emotion. On the
other hand, they breathe more when
exhilerated by pleasure and amuse-
rnont
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

This always is dirty world to peo-
pie who seek nothing but dust CHI
cago Tribune.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Small Boys Petrified shvness.

Underneath his boastful little ways.
his independence, The hard little she'll
of him that is really petrified shyness,
the small boys heart is in the right
place.-Annie Hamilton Donnell.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

boys get disguised and leave home to try
city life, then perhaps you can see where
you could have spent many a day in the
woods with your family, or taken them
into the city for day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

statesmen WANTED to look
after our interest in Rankin and ad-
jacent counties. Salary or commits
sion. Address Lincoln Oil Co.. !,
Cleveland, O..
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
Penalty Of Sin.

Wicked men cannot be friends,
either among themselves or with the
good Socrates.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07
An Anatomical Freak.

care you ready? asked the husband
impatiently upon the eve Of starting
out. "All but the baby" called back
his wife. HE says he hasn't put his
shoe on his hind foot yet.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

The editor of the Memphis, Tenn,
Times writes: Sin my opinion Foey's
Honey and Tar is the best remedy for
coughs, colds and lung trouble, and to my
own personal knowledge Foley's Honey
and Tar has accomplished many perma-
nent cures that have been little short of
marvellous" Refuse any but the genuine
in the yellow packages. A. G. Thornton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

The corruption Of the best produces
the Wegs t~~Lat1n HroYerh
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

NOTICE. now have at my
place Martins jack which is con
sidered one of the finest in the
county. Can serve on short notice.
|P. H. Boteler, Monterey, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-02-07

Gather Them While We May.
Al fantastic imagination and delu-
sions Of childhood are the brief and
beautiful flowers Of life.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28
Tho Editors Fix.

II can't keep the visitors from COM
ing up," said the office boy deicctedly.
When say you're out they don't be-
lievc me- They say they must see
you
We'll" said the editor, Just tell
them that's what they all say. 1 don't
care If you sass them, but l must have
quietness."
That afternoon there called at the
office lady with hard features and an
acid expression. She wanted to sec the
editor, and the boy assured her that
it was impossible.
But must see him." she protested.
I'm his wife"
That's what they all say" replied
the boy.
That is why he found himself on the
floor, with the lady sitting on his neck
and smacking his head with a ruler
and that is why there is q new boy
wanted there.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28
Conundrums.

Why was Eve made? For Adams
Express Company.
What word is it, which by changing
a single letter, becomes its own oppo-
site? United; united.
If Dicks father is Toms son, what
relation is Dick to Tom? Tom is his
grandfather,
What is the best day for making
pancakes? Friday.
Why is a. schoolboy being f1ogged
like your eye? Because he's a pupil
under the last.
Why does a blow leave blue mark
Because blow, when perfect, nakns
blew.
Why is the leading horse in a wagon
team like the acceptor of a bill? Be-
cause he's the end horse, sir (cndorser. }
When has a man brown hands, ,
When he's tandem driver.
Why does a piebald pony never pay
toll? Because his master pays It for
him.
When is a horse like a house? When
he has blinds on.
| Why is a true and faithful friend
| like garden seeds? Because yon never
know the value of either until they
| are put under ground.
c1o
cause they hold the rains
| Why did the young lady return the
dumb waiter? Because It didn't an
sweP.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-12-28

breach. Defying the radical sentiment
in the union, he advised the miners to
vote to go back to work on the condition
that the conditions of the award be
continued, and that those who had left
the mines DO given their old places
back. The operators jumped at the
suggestion. a scale committee was ap-
pointed by the convention, and was sent
TO New York to treat with the presi-
dents of the coal companies. The two
delegations met, came to an agreement,
and the operators had recognized the
union and signed a scale in spite of
themselves. They were completely out
generated.
From time to time during his career
Mr.. Mitchell has had to meet intrigue
and jealousy in the ranks of the union;
to stay the Vaccinations of the radicals
who found him too calm; to Withstand
the allurements of big concerns that
coveted his keen business Judgment,
and would pay ap rincely salary to have
him in their employ; to set aside temp
tationsf rom lecture bureaus and pub
fishing houses-one bureau offered him
$4,000 for a course of lectures, but he
declined because he felt that he owed
all his time to his union, which was
paying him $4,000 a year--and no one
doubts that innumerable attempts have
been made to bribe him into betraylng
his followers in times of stress.
Loved, Honored and Respected.
But this quiet, calm, earnest man has
remained with his brothers in toll.
Other union leaders have risen and and
gone down in forgetfulness or disgrace.
Some have maintained only Indifferent
success, even with organizations of
highly specialized trades demanding a
superior order Of intelligence. But John
Mitchell has made his union national
influence. He has converted the labor
movement from a mixture of hysteria
and oratory, into cold, we'll abalanced
business proposition, commanding the
respect of capital and the loyalty Of
labor, and he has done this with a fol-
lowing made up of a conglornerate of
races aud tongues that have been tev
scribed by his enemies as "the scum of
the Garth" His fame is celebrated
every year throughout the mining re-
gions on Mitchell Day" with ardor
rivalng the observance Of the Fourth
of July. He is loved. respected and
honored, because he has delivered the
goods to capital and labor alike
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

have not vet adopted pickup water
troughs. The Northern Company in
tends laying them both on the Paris.
Calais and the Paris-Lille trunk lines;
and some OF the locomotive tenders are
already equipped with the necessary
scoops. but there is no sign of the
troughs. The other drawbacks are
what Americans would cali the light
ness OF the rolling stock and loading
gauge, the comparatively light bal
lasting and the frequent curvings of
the lines.
AS a result OF high speed combined
with these details the famous Paris
Arras break is done at the expen1e OF
some mighty picturesque swaying.
There are moments when the American
tourist. innocently promenading finds
himself thrown into the lap OF some
lady or sent staggering down the side
corridor as II on a pitching trans-At-
lantic liner. In the dining-soona car
the head steward told me that the
shocks break something like $40 worth
or crockery per day on the two runs
These great speeds on not completely
prepared roadbeds caused the disaster
OF the Sud Express and permanently
sickened the Orleans and Midi compa-
MES Of seorehing Between Bayonne
and Dax for 81 miles the Sud Express
averaged 81 miles per hour. but the
break Moreoux- Bordeaux. 61 a miles In
length. II used 10 negotiate at never
less than 80 miles per hour.
You see, the story begins with a kind
OF nlakesa.ft. Somewhere around the
year 1900 two OF the French Govern
ment-run railways found themselves in
the predicament OF being refused loco
motives by all the French makers. Ar
rogantlv sure OF having the business
they refused TO enlarge their plants
or work overtime and told their Gus
toners to wait.
The French Government is not 10 be
turned down like that, nor is the Or
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

the spot Each cask.
as it was completed,
was washed and
disinfeeted. and. afa
ter the water hal
been put in. care
fully sealed. The
water. drawn out at
the traditional place
of Christ's baptism
by John, was boiled
and filtered so as to
insure absolute pur-
ity and to guard
a against the propa-
cation OF germs In
its long journey BY
sea and land. All
this care and prep
aration were need
tul in view OF the
large sales expected
sor the water. and
the company spared
no expense to carry
cut its gigantic pro-
eect. Then came the
question OF trans
portation TO the sea
coast. Seventy miles
CT rocky and din
cult trail over the
mountains OF Judea
We're to be crossed.
That the plan was
Enaliy c0nsummated
IS d1e 10 the deter
inination Of the
company. who. with
Colonel c. E. Ma
daud OF Kensuckv
at Its head. over-
came all OBSTACLES .
the result OF which
will bs that The
water OF tho Pa
nous river VIII be
delivered. If da sired
at ones very door.
AZ seems rather a
case Of the rloan-
tam coming 20 Ma
hcmtl hut this ia a
commercial age. and
II Mahomet carrof
go to the mountarn
no obsi acle seems
100 Ereat TO prevent
the tide turning tho
ether way.
The persons in til
choFozranh are. sn
the center. CoIonet
Nadaud; on his Ieft.
the long. white
bearded figure is
rather =. Maxilnos Of
St John = r.onven.
near the Jor,lal.
representing tts
! atriareh OF Jerasa.
iem' 10 the Colon,
ei 5 right stands All.
hiza, Governor IA
: leFieao and the Jori
dan; and to his lef
M Geist. interpret
ef OF the American
Consulate of Jeru-
salem The mount
ed men are Turkish
cavalry soldiers sent
TO protect the party.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
* NJ A. r &c A y
4 II foresight and
industry have
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many times
been iauded TO the
ikies. but perhaps
iie most singular
ieet which has yet
been effected BY
them Is the literal
transportation OF
iae waters ~ the
River Jordan. ia
aious in Biblical
tistorv in immense
tasks 70 Hmerica.
Ehore it is 20 be
tottlea and offered
Tor sale.
The Jordan is the
faief river OF Paies-
the. Tt rises in
Enti--ibaaus. ira
tcrkes the Sea OF
Ealileo and flows
Tor l2O miles be-
Tore emptyin@ itself
ilto the Dead Sea
tn the cast side OF
Jerusalem. Famous
o. song. story and
history. the events
and incidents con-
fcsnlng Il are well
known. Tor the
tourist. no visit TO
ihe Holy Land Is
tonpictc without a
glimpse OF the cele-
brascd river. Its
supposed virtues
have been eXt0iied.
ITS srcnic features
described bot II has
remained for an
American company
10 write the crown
fnQ chapter OF it's
history and 10 prove
again what can be
Some even in the
face Of the enor-
Gus difficulties
which Threatened 20
tender the carrying
out of the scheme
on isnposs;bil.ty.
First. when the
transportation Of
the water W a s
broached il was
found that there
were no casks avail
able. This necessi-
tsted the bringing
Of suitable wood
from Asia Minor.
and Q delay OF some
time IN order that
the casks might be
tnanufactused on
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

leans RaiIway; and so. before the arro-
giant Crousets and others knew what
was happening. both the state and
Orleans lines had bought a certain
number OF the then up-to-date. high
speed American locomotives. They
were naturally Of the compound varie-
~, four or six driving wheels coupled
with loading bogies and other novel
ties FOR France.
They were a revelation alike 20
French railroading and French con-
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06
7EEORE THE AwER/c4N=
(VN7SZON|

American compound machines, the peZ
siste Mt French idea had always beef
enormous driving wheels. The Amer
lean machines were found to turn
smaller wheels with enormous quick
ness; yes. but the constructor Of the
"Chocolats" still regretted the force
lost in the greater levers. On the
other hand. enormous wheels had al
ways meant a high-perched machine.
threatening TO lack stability. Sticking
TO the compound principle, therefore.
the constructor OF the "Chocolats
found means to put gigantic driving
wheels on a very low locomotive
The whole trick OF the mysterious
''Chocolats" seems to be in this device
The superior leverage OF these phe-
nomenal driving wheels-four or ak,
coupled-does away with the necessity
of four cylinders. They have two cyl
inders only. Also they are slow in
starting. because Of the great develop
ment; but once started, their speed
seems TO know no limit
How is -it?" unused the English ex-
pert with whom I have spoken. Taken
all round. the average French express
rate is still we'll below the English.
How then. do they make these runs
for their crack trains? Can II be that
French engineers have suddenly sur
passed our own In locomotive con-
struction2"
1t looks like it.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-06

structors Only a -ew years have
passed, but how great was the scram-
bic may be judged by the fact that the
American compound system" is now
used for their fast trains on all French
lines; the French constructors turn out
Their Atlantic types" by working day
and night, while one company-that of
the North-seems actually TO have hat
upon what IL considers an improvement
on the American idea.
These latter. l may say in passing