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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11
The Bundle Bee.

The following bit of natural history
written by Col. Isaac w. Brown, the
famous Bird and Bee man." appeared
in a recent number Of the Bible Rec
| ord.
l have been very much interested
this summer in noting that at all the
ChautauQua schools great interest in
nature study has been manifest.
Many lecturers have given the stinged
insects much credit for the work they
do in making life better and easier for
the human race. The lecturers easily
proved that the humble bee was that
friend. but did not have time to speak
of the home life of that bee.
write this little story, therefore,
with the thought that many people
beginning to realize that creatures
vast importance in the economy of ma
ture (the thoughts of God) will desire
to have his presence and aid. Many
colony of humble bees has been
burned in its homes by people who
had no idea they were destroying
their friends. There are not one
tenth as many humble bees in the ag-
ricultural districts as there were in
my boyhood days. More is the pity,
for twenty-five years from now colon
les Of humble bees will be valued at
from twenty-five to fifty dollars each
in agricultural and horticultural dis
tricts.
The female humble lives from two
to i've years and has her singer to
protect her in fighting life's battles.
The male has no singer because he
has no battles to fight. He is born in
June, lives in luxurious life amongst
the flowers until frost time. He is
then married, and always goes from
his wedding trip to his grave. His
widow goes into a dormant condition,
usually one or two inches below the
family home and so remains until the
following spring. The usual number
OF female bees SO alternating in
home is about ten to seventeen. Her
hope is that she may have sufficient
strength in the spring to reach the lit
tie cups Of stored honey above her
AASesus 0nu AC0SUu6 luCTCOu xOE TWO OF
three days, go out into the world and
make a new home for herself and her
children to be-
The time will come when those
homes will be provided during the
winter time and placed in proper po-
sitions for the widows use.
We are now using old felt hats torn
into shreds, and other soft material.
for filling humble bee boxes. We use
that kind Of material for the reason
that the humble bee first makes but
one cell and likes to make that sur.
rounded by very soft material, SO
that as she makes the other cells she
may easily make room in her nest.
The boxes are made eight inches high
and one foot square, out Of old well.
worn lumber. The entrance holes are
made one-fourth of an inch in diam.
eter. large enough for the bees, but
too small for other animals. The box.
es are just put carelessly along the
fences OF clover fields and orchards.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11
A TumbIinq Brownie.

| Here is an amusement for the chill.
dren. Little folks, try it.
1t will require one large marble, not
less than one and three-fourths inches
in diameter, one gentleman's celluloid
cuff and few inches of thin felt in
two colors. Cut the buttonholes from
the cuff, roll it up into tube just
gether. Cut a circular piece of felt
easily through 1t and sew it firmly to-
gether. Cut cihcular piece of felt
one-half inch larger than the tube and
sew over the end Of the cuff, holding
it loosely, so it bags little.
Cut out a vest and coat Of contrast
ing colors, draw on the upper edge Of
the cuff, about one and one-half inch
es from the top, eyes, nose and mouth
of a brownie, such as are found in any
of the papers. This can be done with
a pen and ink or in oil paints. Now
fasten the vest in the back of the
neck, pull the vest down in front to
cover the seam where the circular
piece of felt was sewn on. and arrange
the coat, fastening in front with large
knots to initiate buttons.
Cut arms and legs Of felt. Sew the
legs to the body under the swallow
tailed coat and attach the arms to the
top Of the coat. Cut a circle of felt,
snip out small triangle from one
side. sew it up to make q peaked cap
and finish with tassel: drop the
marble into the body, sew on the cap
and the brownie is finished.
Take a smooth board ten inches
wide and eight feet long, elevate one
end on a chair, place the brownie on
this end and see him go spinning
heels over head to the bottom, where
he ends with few comical jerks and
twitches.-Ladies' World.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11

Colombia Is grid-ironing Its tarri-
tory with railroads that will open up
the entire couatry.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11

Germany's population is increasing
more rapidly than that Of Great
Britain Or France.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-07-11

More Danes commit suicide. than
the members of any other race. The
average number OF suicides In Den,
mark - 256 per 1000, 900 l Sdar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Presidents Message.

President Roosevelt's special
message to congress on January
81, was red hot, and most un-
usual.
Senators and congressman
both cheered, and Senator Jeff
Davis, of Arkansas, upon the
conclusion of it's reading moved
that 10, 900 copies be printed as a
public document, saying 1T was
the only democratic doctrine that
he ever heard eminating from a
republican source. !" The presi-
dental big stick hit the violators
of the law some heavy ticks, wa
tered stock gambling was ex-
posed, and needed legislation
strongly urged. He Numbered
with extraordinary strenuosity.
and it is to be hoped that some
thing good may result, but the
senate and house are too largely
republican for much benefit to
be expected.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Shots Shot With a Meier a Gun.

A deplorable accident occurred
last Sunday night at the home of
Dr.. C. G. Shots at Johns. Prof.
Thomas Shots, a brother reach
ed on the mantle piece for some
thing and knocked a SO calibre
pistol cartridge off which fell in
to the fire. The others present
got out Of harms way, but Prof.
Shots endeavored to rake it out
of the ashes, when it exploded,
striking him just below the right
eye causing deep wound. AS the
bullet was found in the room, it
must have been caused by the
shell. He was brought to the
Brandon Sanitarium Monday and
is resting nicely.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
NOrrcll Making Mark.

Among the lower house mem
bers who are developing the
qualities essential to successful
leadership is Judge A. G. Nor
rell, of Rankin, chairman of the
committee on local and private
legislation.
Although a large amount of
the legislation handled by this
committee is not of general inter-
est, at the same time bills sub
mitted to the body always en-
body more spirited factional
fights than any other class of leg
islation, especially those meas
ures seeking to create additional
county seats or form new coun-
ties. Judge Norrell has handled
this class of legislation thus far
in a very skillful and diplomatic
manner, and as a result the prin-
cipal fights will take place with
the committees instead of on the
floor of the house.
Judge Norrell is a veteran leg
islator, having seen service in the
lawmaking body in years agone.
About eighteen years ago he
moved to Utah, and, in common
with many Mississippians who
locate in other states, quickly
rose to eminence, being elected
to the circuit bench at Salt Lake
City. At the expiration of his
term, however, he decided to re-
turn to his native state, and was
engaged in his favorite pastime
of raising cotton, when the vot-
ers of Rankin county insisted on
sending him to the legislature.
jackson Correspondent Com
mercial Appeal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Advertising Pays.

j. A. Taylor & Son, Pela-
hatchie, Miss. Large two color
circular announcing a three
weeks sale of bargains just prior
to Christmas. This is rather
impressive advertisement on &C
count of it's size. The general
makeup and display is also good
and is made particularly attract
i've because of the uniform dis
play type and we'll balanced ar
rangement. That an ad of this
sort brings results is proven by
the fact that $500 worth of
goods were sold while this sale
was in force. $4,000 of this was
for spot cash. The remainder
was charged against credits for
cotton, so practically the whole
thing was cash TRANSACTION.
This amount ofsgoods sold from
store carrying $12, 900 to S14, 900
worth of goods is truly re-
markable. But it shows what
the right sort of advertising will
do.
The above is from the Dry
goodsman, issue of January the
18th. 1t is a deserved compli-
ment to an enterprising firm who
have built up a splendid business
by honest methods and hard
work, and by calling the trades
attention to their offerings. The
News is the medium used and
also prints their circulars.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Seventy-Seven New County
Officers Proposed.

Zone of the best and most prac-
teal measures introduced at this
session OF the Legislature was
the bill passed by the house of
representatives. on Saturday
known as the Afford bill, au-
thorizing the establishment in
Mississippi of the county depart
ments of agriculture. While the
general scope of the bill is indi-
Gated in it's title, which is for
the purpose of extending the
study of agriculture from mod
ern view points and in practical
and systematic manner, as ex-
planned by Mr.. Afford, the most
important feature is the fact
that it leads the way toward a
more careful, combined and sys-
tematic manner of fighting the
advance of the boil weevil. 1t is
entirely discretionary with the
people of a county, through their
board of supervisors, whether or
not they will have such de-
partment and a county commits
sioner of agriculture, and they
also will fix the amount of COM
pensation to be paid the man
who is to be the principal func-
tionary, and who under the
terms of the bill must devote his
entire time to the discharge of
his duties. Among other things,
he will conduct county farmers
Institutes, keep in touch with
the State Department and the
National Department of Agricul-
ture, as well as the state institu-
tons of instruction in agriculture
and agricultural science, and
with such a man to look after
and work along with county
superintendent of education in
the matter of school boys corn
clubs, that new field of educa-
tional endeavor in Mississippi.
would receive a fresh impetus
and become fixed and perma-
nent.
The above is to the Picayune
from it's Jackson correspondent.
Mississippi is an agricultural
state, and there is no reason why
her young people should not re-
ceive instruction in both her
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Government experts who have
recently been investigating cut
over land in this state report
that only a small per cent. of
South Mississippi lands are level
enough for the soil to not wash
away after a few years of cult
waiting except the creek and
branch bottoms. They recon-
mend that the counties have fire
Wardens to take charge of forest
fires when they occur in the tim
bered section, and to prevent
the destruction of young trees
that come up on cut over lands.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Notice.

Monterey, Miss, Editor News
Please announce in your paper
that there will be a county call
meeting of the Farmers Union
at Florence for the purpose of
discussing the warehouse and
the unions at Star, King, Whites,
Hickory Ridge, Thomasville and
Monterey are expected to be
represented. Others that wish
may come. Very respectfully,
]. w. TAYLOR,
County Pres. Farmers Union.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Gave Birth to Twins.

Mrs. Joe benson, of Walnut
Grove, on the last night of the
year, 1907, gave birth to twins,
one boy and one girl. The girl
was born just before midnight
and the boy shortly after mid
night. Thus we have an in
stance of twins, yet one was
born in 1907 and the other in
1908. Dawn of Light.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

The Issue" with Ex-Gover-
nor j. K. Vardaman editor, and
Col. R. V. Ratchford, business
manager, has made it's appear
ance. 1t is neat geographically,
and its editorials show that four
years out of newspaper harness
has not dulled the point of Var
daman's trenchant pen.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

King Carlos, of Portugal, and
his oldest son and heir to the
throne were shot to death last
week in one of the public
squares of Lisbon, while driving
in a carriage, by anarchists,
three of whom were killed by
the kings guards. The second
son has been crowned King
Manuel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Sweeping the Country.

No sentiment has grown so
rapidly in this country as pro-
hibition, and it continues to
sweep towns, counties and states
Georgia and Alabama being the
last to declare for prohibition.
Even the great whiskey manu-
featuring states of Ohio, Ken
lucky and Tennessee show a ma
jority of dry counties and towns.
The Worlds Work, a journal
of national reputation, has gone
carefully into an analysis of the
prohibition m VEN e n t, and
makes an extraordinary showing,
to the effect that in only nine
states in the union does the sa-
loon ABSOLUTELY hold away, while
about one half of the country is
dry though the sale of
whiskey is only actually pro-
hibited in five states, as follows:
Maine, the pioneer prohibition
state.
Kansas, from which even the
blind tigers have recently been
cleared out.
North Dakota.
Oklahoma, which entered the
union as a prohibition state.
Georgia, whose law was pre-
cipitated by the Atlanta riots.
Most of the remaining states
have local option laws. The
present status about as follows:
The liquor belt is hemmed in
on the west by the three Pacific
coast states:
Washington, so dry towns:
Oregon, II dry counties and
ITO dry towns in the 81 remain
ing counties.
California, four dry counties
and many dry towns.
Between the liquor belt and
the Mississippi river the anti
saloon sentiment is particularly
strong.
South Dakota, one-fourth dry.
Nebraska, 100 dry towns.
Minnesota, l23 dry towns.
Iowa, 65 dry counties, "a wet,
all of which have but one saloon
each.
Missouri, A dry counties, Il
wet.
Arkansas SO dry counties II
wet.
Louisiana. 65 per cent area is
dry.
Texas, LAT counties dry, So
partly dry, AZ wet.
Between the great lakes and
the Ohio river the sentiment
varies:
Wisconsin has 708 dry towns.
Michigan, one dry county.
Towns may vote on local
option as municipalities.
Illinois, eight counties and 600
towns dry.
Indiana, $50 dry townships out
of 1. O16.
Ohio has |, 40 dry townships
out of |, 376; 60 per cent of towns
dry, many dry districts in wet
cities.
The southern states have
supported the prohibition move
ment more vigorously than any
other large region:
Kentucky has 81 dry counties,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

King Carlos, of Portugal, was
of such reprehensible habits that
decent people have very little re-
gret for his loss, however much
is to be deplored his assassina-
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

An effort is being made to
have the presentation of the sill
yer service Mississippi is to give
to the battleship named for her
take place at Ship Island harbor,
Gulfport and Pascagoula harbors
neither being deep enough to
permit vessels to enter of the
draught of the Mississippi.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Williamsport, Penn. has spent
$461, 900 in the last five years
advertising that city's advanta-
ges, and the amount for 1908 is
to be greater than any preceding
year. Seventy-five new facto-
ries are the result of the work,
and the city considers the mon
ey well spent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

schools and by practical men in
farming. Our children have
been taught everything except
farming to the extent that such
work is looked down on. A ma
jority of her sons must en-
gage in it, and it is best to en-
courage them in every way pos
Sihla
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Mail and all other trains have
been irregular of late owing to
wrecks and other delays. Much
of the A. and V. railroad track
is in bad condition, and it is a
wonder that disastrous wrecks
have not occurred.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

A terrible cyclone devasted a
strip of territory in Copiah
county last Friday causing the
death of eleven whites and
several negroes in the Martins
vile neighborhood, besides blow
ing down buildings and fences
and killing live stock in its path.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

The News regrets to learn of
the loss of the Canton Picket by
fire recently, and extends to the
owner it's sympathy, with the
hope that it will soon be on
guard again and even a better
Picket" than before.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Hon. w. J. Bryan has accepted
an invitation to address the legis-
lature, and will do so the latter
part of this month. He will
draw a big crowd.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

The State Normal School will
hardly be provided for at this
session of the legislature. 1t is
needed, and should have been
established with a liberal appro-
priation to carry it on.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
For Sale.

Single comb choice brown
leghorn eggs Is for $1.00.
C. A. WILLIAMS,
4 weeks. Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Notice.

To the road overseers of beat
5: AS the law requires the sup
ervisors of each beat to inspect
the public roads in their respect
i've district and to make a true
report of the same to the grand
jury, | do earnestly appeal to
each overseer of beat 5 to work
and put his road in as good con-
dition as possible under the pres
ent circumstances by the first
Monday in March.
Yours truly,
N. H. NASH.
Feb. 3, 1908.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Is partly dry, and four wet.
Tennessee is entirely dry, out
side of Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga.
Mississippi, 60 dry counties,
nine wet.
Alabama. entire state will be
dry after January l, 1908.
Florida, "a dry counties out of
AZ.
South Carolina, II dry counties
out of Al.
North Carolina, 95 per cent
dry.
Virginia, 72 dry counties, 46
wet.
West Virginia, 80 counties dry
out of 55.
Maryland, IA dry counties,
nine wet.
Delaware, about so per cent
dry.
The anti-saloon element is
very strong in the east, par
icularly in New England.
In Pennsylvania the temper
ance sentiment is weak.
New Jersey is the only wet
state east of the Rockies.
New York, 602 towns dry or
partly dry; New York city wet.
Connecticut SO dry towns out
of 176.
Massachusetts, $50 dry towns,
100 wet,
Vermont, "a towns wet.
Rhode Island, one-half dry.
New Hampshire, 60 per cent
dry.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Nice bale hay; so cents per
bale. w. G. Barnes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
For Sale.

A good pair of mules and two
good mich COWS. Apply
L. G.. ROBINSON, Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
The Brannu,r Nrt,rs.

The Boddie bucket shop bill
has passed, and there will be no
more opportunity to gamble in
cotton or other futures.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06

Store houses, residences and
lots for sale. Big school, big
mill, bright future just ahead. =
A. L. D. Rhodes, Pelahatchie,
Miss.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-30
WRITER OF REAL TALENT.
Evidently the Bushby Clarion Had 2
Genius on Its Staff.

The editor Of the Bushby Clarion
leaned back Fl his chair and surveyed
his visitor with a solemn and unwink-
ing gaze. You want to know if there's
any good reporter in this town." he
said, impressively. Well, there Is.
There's Gid Hobart"
What sort of work can he de?"
asked the visitor.
His capabilities haven't had their
full chance yet" said the editor, slow
ly, but he's getting on, and I'm afraid
we shall lose him before long. Why,
last week that fellow wrote a two
column account of a fire that was
thrilling, l tell you!"
farmhouse, old mother, grand
father born there, and so forth, I sup
pose?" said the visitor.
"No, sir!" said the editor. "Tt was
q deserted hen-house, that's what it
was. l can tell you, that takes talent!
We can't expect to keep Gid with US
always."-Youth's Companion.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-30
Disguised the Brakeman.

Senator Depew tells Of a curious In.
cident that once occurred on the New
York Central: 1T seems that at u
small station a ticket agent had run
short on tickets and was obliged to
give a party of fishermen halves in
stead of wholes. Full fare was paid
for those half tickets, and the agent
went out on the platform when the
train stopped and explained the mat
ter to the conductor, so hat every
thing should be all right. The con-
ductor had almost forgotten this oc-
currence when, some ten miles farth-
er on, the front brakeman came to
him and said in a tone of bitter dis
gust: This here half-fare dodge is
gettin' a little too hot for me, boss.
Why, there's a bunch of children up
In the smoker what plays poker,
drinks whisky and wears whiskers.'"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-30
Hair as an Index of Health.

Modern medical men declare that
the finger nails afford better evidence
as to the state of a persons health
than the eye or the color or texture of
the skin. A very distinct gloss and
a rapid growth of the nail are always,
they declare, symptOmatic Of good cir
%culation, digestion and general health.
DR.. Matsura, the well-known physician
of Tokyo, while admitting the claims
of the finger nail to be an index of
the health, prefers that of the hair
as indicating better than anything
else loss and gain in physical well
being. He has established from his
observations that the hair grows less
In volume in proportion as the health
declines. He has ven measured the
extent Of the decline by observing the
decrease in the diameter of a series Of
hairs. Badness, Matsura, following
his theory, declares to be due really
to a constitutional weakness which
does not, however, always actively de-
clare itself even to the victim. He
claims for the result of his investiga.
lions that if they do not necessarily
serve the interests of pathological
science, they cannot but prove val
liable in the case of post-mortem ex-
aminations, inasmuch as they can de-
eide as to the deceased persons state
of health just before death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-30
NO SKIN LEFT ON BODY.
For Six Months 6aby Was Expected
to Die with Eczema-Now Well
Doctor Said to Use Cuticura.

"Six months after birth my little girl
broke out with eczema and l had two
doctors in attendance. There was not
a particle Of skin left on her body, the
blood ooZed out just anywhere, and we
had to wrap her in silk and carry her
on a pillow for ten weeks. She was the
most terrible sight | ever saw, and for
six months | looked for her to die. l
used every known remedy to allevi-
ate her suffering. for it was terrible
to witness. DR.. C gave her up. DR..
B. recommended the C%uticura
Remedies. She will Don be three
years old and has lever had a sign
of the dread trouble since. We used
about eight cakes of Cuticura Soap
and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment.
James ]. Smith, Durmid, Va, Oct. IA
and %, 1906"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-05-30
Man.a.iin the Ideal Laxative.
Manufactured by Peruna Drug Manu-
featuring Company, Columbus. Ohio.
State Pride.

There recently entered the offices OF
the civil service commission at Wash
ington a dashing young darby of per-
haps 20 years of age. who announced
to the official who received him that
he desired to get papers for an exam
nation"
From what state are you?" was the
question put.
The negro drew himself up proudly.
81 am from the first state Of the
union, sir" he replied.
New York;"
mo, sir; Alabama"
But" protested the official, with a
smile, Alabama is not the first state
in the union"
alphabetically speaking. sir; alpha
betically speaking" said the negro.