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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Heroic Remedy.

1t Is the custom in certain parts or
Scotland among the women laborers
in the field when their backs begin
to ache from bending low while work
ing with short-handled hoes, to lie
down, their faces upon the ground,
and allow others to step upon the
lower part of the backs with one foot
several times. This operation Is
known as Strengthening the back"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

what was the date of the Union
Of the Crowns?" asked an inspector.
1903" he was instantly informed
Right. And why was this date an
important one for You to remember"
Because you were sure to ask for 1t,
returned the little victim of cram
ming Christian Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
WISE Adxica

Trust me. scholar, it is the part Of
wisdom to spend little Of your time
upon the things that vex and anger
you. and much OF your time upon the
things that bring you quietness and
confidence and good cheer.-Henry
Van Dyke.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
First start Of immense Business

Life insurance Is common In all
great cities, but did you know that
the business was established In this
city? A tablet on building in Wall
street, facing Hanover square, con.
tains the information that in 1843
Morris Robinson, a Canadian, started
the business in the United States in a
building the site of which is marked
by the tablet-New York Times.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Tribute TO the Mother.

y The loss of mother Is always felt
Even though her health may incapaci-
tate her from taking any active part
in the care of her family, still she is
sweet rallying point, around which
affection and obedience and a thou
sand tender endeayors to please, con-
centrate; and-dreary is the blank
when such point is withdrawals
MARITIME.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Bank Lono In Existence,

The only cornerstone tablet of
bank in New York is on the building
at the northeast corner of Wall and
William st 'eets. According to the in
scrfptfon the stone was laid by the
then president of the bank in 1897.
The bank is still In existence, and uns
der the same name.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Wedding Month In Germany.

In Germany the month of April is
the chosen time for weddings. One
must, however. be careful to select a
lucky day for the event. The lucky
days, so say those who know. are the
second, fourth, twelfth and twenty
second. The unlucky days are the
seventh, eighth, tenth, sixteenth and
twenty-first.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Cats as Arr Models.

The strange inscrutabfIity of the cat
In her calmer moods, her thousand
and one humors and motions and ex-
pressions-differfng always, to careful
observation, from the thousand and
one humors, etc., of other cats-have
defied the painter or broken his heart
London Daily Graphic.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Good Work of ths LadybIrd.

Italy, Spain. the British West In
dies, and other communities where
oranges are grown, have called upon
Uncle Sam for great quantities OF
ladybirds to devour the scale in those
sections. This insect has gone forth
with healty appetite and does its part
toward saving the orange crop in
many parts of the world.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Not Nervous.

"Ha!" they exclaimed, you are ner-
vous." The accused party bristled.
why do you say that?" he inquired.
Because you continually twiddle
your fingers and keep moving your
feet up and down. That means ner-
vousness." Nonsense" retorted the
accused party, II can stop tiff I try"
And he wondered why they laughed
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
AthIetIeIsm Extraordinary.

why" said the first athletic boast
er, every morning before breakfast
get bucket and pull up 90 gallons
from the we'll" That's nothing" re-
turted the other. II get a boat every
morning and pull up the river."-Uni-
Yersalist Leader
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

A great risk runs the peasant OF
Slavonic lands IL he carelessly wastes
any OF the bread that he daily
munches, since every crumb is gath
cred mp by evil spirits, and should
their dust heap become heavier than
the mans weight, on his death his
soul Is forfeit to the devil.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Proionas Life Of Ties.

The tie-treating. plant of the Mexi.
can Central railroad has reached an
output of $500 ties day, making it
one of the largest concerns of its kind
in the world. The plant is the first
in the history of railway operation
to make a success of the treatment of
ties by the Ebano oil process. 1t is
expected that the treatment will pro-
long the life of each tie from to IL
years.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Her Discovery.

A fair maid from the city saw a
queer thing on tree; she said: ''Oh.
amt it pretty! Whatever can it be?''
With stick she poked ito her
beauty's ruination: for, alas! 1t proved
to be hornets habitation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
BROUGHT Down to Date.

Man wants but little here below,
nor wants that little long," Is what
they sang some years ago-but it's
now another song. The words we use
are different quite, though fully as
sublime, Man wants everything in
sight, and wants 1t all the time
judge
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
lnsuIt to cobbierhood.

A Denton man Is forcing q gobbler
to do the ''settin'" by keeping him
drunk on corn soaked In Ticker. De-
spite the necessity which seems 70
compel the owner to employ these
unusual methods, we unhesitatingly
declare the proceeding an outrage and
an insult to the birds gobblerhood. =
Houston Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
When Not to Wash the Face.

Never, never" warns a beauty spe-
cialist who is engaged in an effort to
raise the level of good looks among st.
Louis women, wash the face while
travelling" It will make for truer
democracy when the practice OF the
belle in the Pullman stateroom and
the gentleman who rides the trucks
shall be one and the same in this Inn
portant particular.-St Louis Repub-
lie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Make your outgo At your income,
said the millionaire. but II you have
so arranged matters that my income
has been diverted to yourself?" CON.
tinued the anxious inquirer. How
ever the millionaire had no more adj
vice to give.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Two women who appeared before q
Paris magistrate both claimed pos
session of fiatironA The magistrate
solved the difficulty by giving the iron
to. one of them, laundress. and pre-
senting the other with theaeeF
ticket.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

II scorpion finds himself lic&edsby
centipede. which Is usually the case.
though both little things put up
desperate fight. the scorpion commits
suicide. 1t twists It's tail portion and
stings Itself In the back OF the neck
and drops dead.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Earache is often caused by dis.
eased tooth, so that a visit to the
dentist is often the right way to
cure. The best domestic remedy is
warm olive oil. just a drop or two
poured into the ear. Never put glycer-
in In the ear canal. as 1t may injurs
the drum.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

The American consul at Hanover
reports 1t costs $500, 900 annually to
feed the 5000. 900 canaries in the Uni
ted States. Returns of the cost OF
feeding song birds at Rector's are not
yet in.-Washington Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
DetecfiNA Wnrk

Il want detective" roared the ex-
cited citizen. as he rushed into the
police station. There's a fight going
on in front of our home, and If you
don't send me a detective who is
capable of finding policeman quick
there'll be trouble. London Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
There Nav BE Executions

The lower limb below the knee is
beautiful, and why men should be
ashamed of It is past our comprehen-
sion. We are warned against hiding
our light under a bushel, and the In
junction holds equally good against
hiding our lower limbs in the concer-
tina tubes of pair of trousers.-Lon-
don Tailor and Cutter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

- - sss~ ENsotVU WOfuSut.
The mill cannot grind with the wa
ter that Is past. AS little can 1t grind
with what Is to come. It can grind
only with what Il passing through 1t.
We can make no use of time past. AS
little use can we make OF time to
come. We can make use only OF the
passing moment.-Ram's Horn.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
New York Way.

A New York woman hit her hus-
band with fatiron for noting excep-
ton to her statement that Portugal is
in South America. He was fool. II
a mans wife says that Portugal is in
South America, it is.-Richmond
Times-Dispatch.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Not Born to Die by Accident.

James Kreiger, aged Is years, Of
Shamokin, Pa, tumbled down 200-foot
mine breach until he struck project
ing post so feet from the surface.
He chung to 1t, when rope was low
cred and he was hauled to- the sur
face, with only a few bruises.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
The GrumbIer.

The grumbler is a pest. Such . man
can cause dozen men an hour to feel
dissatisfied with themselves and their
surroundings. A cheerful man Is an
angel and grumbler is = devil
Atchison (Kan.) Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

1t was after the lovers quarrel. And
now," he remarked, sadly. Il suppose
we must meet as strangers" Not at
ALL she replied, coldly. eff we met
as strangers we should probably fall
In love with each other again. "-Phil-
adelphia Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Knew Her "Nlsais."

Hadn't you better wash the dishes
before we go?" said man, who was
taking a hired girl out for a walk:
your missis will be sure to see them
and scold you" mo, she'll not" re-
Piled the girl; zee soon as she learns
am going out for the evening, she'll
spend all -thes slime looking through my
trunk. Puck.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Chronic.

Away down in her heart" said the
boarding house philosopher, every
woman is pessimist. When any
calamity happens she always wants to
know the worst, and isn't happy until
she hears it."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Women Draw LARGE Salaries.

Probably the highest paid women In
the United States civil service are two
young women translators of French
and Spanish, employed at the bureau
of American republics. They receive
ST. year.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

One grows or stagnates. Stagna-
tfon is not good for any one. To be
in touch with the progress of the
world one must keep in touch with the
life that makes it progress, and ev-
cry man and woman plays come part
in this.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Our Duty.

Never to tire. never 10 grow cold:
to be patient, sympathetic, tender;
to look for the budding flower and
the opening heart to hope always;
like God to love always-this is duty.
--Amiel
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Men Can Care for Themselves.

A coal company In the Hooking val
ley, o., employs both men and mules.
One mule costs 5000, and in point Of
work equals six men. The company
has this order standing on it's books,
When the roof gets weak, take out
the mules. Vancouver Mining Elk
change.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

We Irtsh) have got the name Of be-
ing an adventurous people. You will
hear the Irish accent in every CONT
nent. There is no speecA or language
where our voice Is = card. We
have helped to civilize ie-cry country
EXCEPT our own.-Dublin Irish Home
stead.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
Hul!;neads Quickly cloaed.

On one of the new transatlantic
liners twenty-four bulkhead doors.
each weighing half ton. can be
closed from the bridge IN 80 seconds.
by hydraulic power.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

A dourishing business in England
now Is sending sea water mp to London
for the use OF those who wish a dip in
the ocean without the trouble 0f travel.
ing down to the seashors for 1t.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
obsc rived the Properties.

One evening when Helen came to
the end Of her prayer she stammered,
evidently forgetting how to close. Aft
er moment her face cleared and she
said, aOh, yes-very respectfully
yours, Helen!" nelineator.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26
High and Low Wages In France

7l9n dno Low wages IN france.
The highest paid workingwomen in
France are said to be the cutters of
precious stones. They receive about
$3.50 day. The lowest wage Is so
cents a day, and Is paid to dressma-
kers. There are 100000 women in
France. and the majority Of them
earn their own living.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Wyatt Sprowls, q Washington
county farmer, shot what he believed
to be an ordinary hawk. but which
proved to be a fine specimen Of the
Austrian hawk. rarely found In this
country. It measures feet 2 inches
from tip to tip.--Punxsutawpey Spirit
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Keep Your WhIms In subjecticn.
II you don't conquer your whims
your sudden impulses. they win con
Quer you In time. and you will ind that
life has grown stale and lacking in all
interests
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-08-26

Use for Eiectr.. Hnatlnu Devices.
Elect heating devices are success.
fully employed Tor branding cigar
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05

now a solvent organization. and II Is
not only able, but its rank and file
VIII insist upon paying its debt in full
It's pledges viii be redeemed at par.
and although the blindness of some OF
its leaders may at this time postpone
the day of redemption. | shall await
with patience. confidence and scren-
ity the hour at which It viii keep full
and complete faith with the American
people
He expressed his admiration and
applause for the courage and persist
cnce OF the President lin attempting
10 secure. and. TO a degree, In secur.
ing. lower rates in the range OF dispute
between the house and the senate"
Speaking with the full conscious
ness that the President will sign the
bill, and that it will become a law
with his assent" he cognlzed. he said.
that there is a fundamental difference
between the veto power and the voting
power. AN executive ought not" he
said, "to veto a measure simply be-
cause he would have voted against it
had he been a member Of the legis-
lative body that passed it,"
Il have always admitted" said the
senator, that with respect to these
commodities on which we are capable
OF supplying the home demand dut-
les, however high, do not harm. so
long as there exists eiIectual cOmpe,
tition between our own producers. and
repeat that admission now. | have
seen however. competition In the
most important fields OF production
grow weaker and weaker, until 1t has
been easy 10 perceive that, with many
things, prices have not been fixed by
the fundamental and essential law Of
commerce. but have been fixed by the
arbitrary win Of the producer. and
solely with reference to the utmost
profit that trade would bear
Under these conditions. 1t seemed
to me that excessive duties would
necessarily become shield for avar-
ice ald greed. 1t seemed TO me that
duties should be so adjusted as to pre-
vent the domestic producer from rails
Ing his price above a fair American
level without exposing himself 10 for.
eign competition.
These were the only reasons known
to me for a revision Of the tariff;
and / Will aeyer vote for a revision
that does not follow, or attempt to
follow these lines Of economic
thought"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
NEW ROAD FROM OGDEN
TO NORTHWEST COUNTRY
ARTICLES INCORPORATION FOR
PROPOSED

Questioned this morning by Stan
dard reporter in regard to the recent
organization and incorporation of the
Utah & Idaho Railroad company. Su-
perintendent Manson OF the Hartman
system said.
81 have known for some time that
railroad engineers were in the field
and running lines from Saline station
north through Kelton Pass to various
points In Idaho, but had no iniorma-
tion as to why the work was being
done, or the purpose of those behind
the enterprise. until ! read OF the in
corporation of the new company in
the newspapers. However, there Is a
vast area of excellent agricultural
land along the proposed line of new
road and | take it that 1t is the pur-
pose of those interested to open up
and develop that section for settle
mcnt as fast as possible. Homeseek-
ers have been pouring into that terri
tory in large numbers during the past
year. and. with the construction OF a
railroad, that part Of Utah and Idaho
will attract wide attention from those
after durable land and the country
will soon blossom Hike n rose and
prosper accordingly.
II know nothing in reference to ear
" construction work there, but judg-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
Testimony for 'lhaw
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use, / have what Peter Dooling calls
'Writephobia and bad case at that
| am glad you are having a good time.
\ vacation after all is the very best
medicine all of us can take. Do not
come back prettier or more alluring
than YOU were. for under those cir
cumstances | could not be responsible
for my actions. and then there would
be real trouble
by the way, when is that fall boat
going TO sail?
The social whirl has opened and is
really quite good.
Seriously, when are you coming
back2
Lovingly"
Instead of a name. the letter was
signed with what the witnesses de-
scrIbed as d hand opened with what
looked like porcupine quills extending
from it.
Jerome explained that this was
Stanford Whites regular sign In let.
ters to his friends
Mr., Carvalho then took up the Sue
Parker episode He said that a woman
OF this name made a sworn statement
after the events alleged to have taken
place between her and White. She
produced a bundle Of letters, which
she said White had written her. and
offered them for sale To Thaw's attor-
neys for $4,000.
The letters were finally bought. the
witness said, for $500, with the under
standing that the owner was TO re-
ceiye $500 more If they could be used
at the first trial.
The woman's afldavit. Mr.. Carval-
no said. described in detail how White
had first met her when she was sew.
enteen years old. and later taken her
to place known as the Eagles
Nest" given her wine and either ruin
cd her or attempted to. Asked why
she was willing TO tell this story re,
garding a man. who. after all, had
been kind TO her. Mr.. Caryalho testi
fed that the girl said:
He has taken from me more than
| over got from him. and now that he
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
RANDOM
REFERENCES

Ooorkeeper Arrested-Wm Hill, 4
doorkeeper at the circus, was arrested
last night and placed in the city Jail,
charged with disturbing the peace,
STORAGE at reasonable rates. In
good brick building. II you need any
room, consult John Scowcroft & Sons
Company
Street Car Collision-Owing to the
heavy traffic occasioncd by the circus,
extra cars were placed on all lines
In the city and the schedule time was
somewhat confused by the change,
During the confusion two cars came
to grief on Twenty-second street about
/ o'clock yesterday afternoon. The
VeStibules of both cars were smashed
in and the passengers received quite
a shaking up No one was injured
and the wreckage was soon cleared
away
Idlewnd Is now open under now
management
Received Serious lnjuries-While
coming from the circus. last night 4
woman of about 60 years of age. and
residing over the Lone Star Barber
shop on Twenty-fifth street. trlpped
over stake and fell on a tripod, re-
ceiying quite serious injury. She was
removed to Browns drug store on
Twenty second street and Washington
avenue. and later on was taken 10 her
home by Deputy Sheriff Hutchcns and
Police Officer Cooney-
For wedding decorations Van der
Scbuit Floral Co
Funeral of Mrs. r. H. c. Mnty-
The funeral OF Mrs. r. II. G. Mnty
viii be held at the Church of the
Good shepherd. tomorrow, at p. M
Friends desiring TO view the remains
may do so al the Richey undertaking
parlors today and until 2 O'Clock on
the day Of the funeral
Ice Cream Cones. at WriGhts Candy
Department. sc,
Tried the Cowboy stunt-Deputy
Sherlffs J. J. Murphy and P. J. Nay
lin arrested two fellows Yesterday
who were attircd in cowboy togs and
proceeded to shoot up Washington ave.
nue., and to also use that thoroughfare
as a race course. to the peril of the
large crowds which were on the
streets at the time, The fellows gave
their names as Brown and Bushing-
ham, and were locked up in the coun-
T. Jail
Buy Kodaks nud Supplies from The
TrIpp Studio, $40 25th ST.
Mrs. Woodfield Taken to Hospital
The condition of Mrs Woodneld. who
was injured In the runaway yesterday
morning. became so serious that she
was removed to the ogden General
hospital at a late hour last night Her
head was badly cut and she is also
suffering from internal injuries, the
extent Of which can not yet be estl-
mated
E.Z-Money KeUy-Ioney to loan on
any good real estate. Geo. ]. Kelly.
Funeral of Franklin H. erown-Fu-
neral services Will be held in the
Fourth ward meeting house tomorrow
afternoon, at o'clock, over Franklin
H. Brown. Friends may view the re
mains at the home. 679 Twenty-second
street. today, between the hours of
and D. m, and tomorrow between
the hours of 10 and 1. Interment Will
be made in ogden City cemetery.
Hess Bread is made In clean shop.
All doughs are mixed by machinery
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-05
OVERCOME BY GASES IN
MINE OF THE BOSTON CON

Bingham, Aug. 3-Fred Mattsoa
very nearly lost his life at about noon
today in the Ben Hur tunnel OF the
Boston Consolidated Mining conf
pany. While running a machine in
an upraise of the tunnel he became
overcome with gases which had set
tied in that part of the mine, and fell
about fifteen feet. He was discovered
when his lunch was taken TO him, and
Immediately brought into the open
air, where he partially revived
He was taken to his boarding place
in Carr Fork and placed under the
the care of physician. The mans
condition is gradually improving and
il Is believed that he will recover.
He Is not allowed TO relapse into a
deep slumber for fear that he will
fail TO revive