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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
ROAD OPENING DAY PRIZES.

A. M. SHIELDS offers one $2.oo
Black Hawk CORN shelter, or one
Black Hawk grist mill for the
grinding of chops and grlts
for the best IL ears of corn.
HARRY WATSON offers a dollar
watch to the boy under Is who
wins the 100 yard foot race.
THE BRANDON NEWS offers ONE
years subscription for the longest
6 stalks of Louisiana sugar came.
r. f. BROWN will give marriage ID
cense free to- the couple who Will
marry that day at the foot OF the
Confederate monument.
MAJ. PAT HENRY will perform the
ceremony uniting the happy
couple, who take advantage OF
Clerk Browns offer, without
charge.
d. M. MAYERS will present the
horse trader who makes the most
swaps InE1I udy HwIh PA'Vo'
J H. RICHARDSON will shave, cut
the hair and FURNISH a bath to
the fattest mann i'm town that day
free.
T. H. TURLEY offers one fine snnrr'
COLLAR and cravat Off the best
bushel of sweet potatoes, same te
be his
BRANDON DRUG co. will give a
Stereoptician and 100 views to
the boy Is or under who Wins tht
potato race.
LOU HORNE, cotton wedgher. offers
to weigh free of charge the fdrs'
bales brought to the cotton yard.
COL. SIDNEY L. M'LAURIN offers
$500 as prize Tor the best colt
raised i'm Rankin county, under
one year old.
lGAYDEN HOTEL offers SIS for the
heaviest dozen frying size chick
enis-the same 10 belong to the
hotel Also ST. for the laEgesa
pumpkin under same condition
Tho PLANTERS GIN AND COM
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
Monterey.

Farmers are real busy making mo
lasses. gathering corn and cotton al
the present time.
We are glad to hear that WaIne
Bullock, who has been seriously Ill
for several weeks, ds Improving.
Walter Burk, OF Jackson, dis with
his father.
Mr.. John Burk is confined to his
bed with rheumatism, and we nope
he will soon be up again.
Pete Williams, one of the Monterey
boys. was out from Clinton ming ling
with the boys and relatives Sunday.
We are glad to know that he is max
ing good in his work at Mississippi
Coolidge.
Miss Mamie Bullock was out from
Jackson Sunday to see her sick broth
er, Willie.
Mr.. Walter Alliston had business
i'm Florence one day last week.
Mr.. Walter Boteler has a fine lot
of cane at the mill. The mill is
convenient and we all know how good
Oscars cane is, and more than that
we feel so welcome to it.
Mr.. AlIiSton shows a nice pile OF
corn-one hundred and fifteen bush
els from two and one half acres. That
much dollar corn looks good. Deep
blowing and fast cultivation pays
even a year like this.
Mr.. Luther Boteler has about Sc
cured the new organ for our Baptlst
church. When Luther calls upon
YOU for money you had just as well
saw chow much,' and go down after
ut.
1t lis with deep regret that we note
the absence of our efficient teacher,
Miss Hattie Cox, of Pearson. Miss
Hattde's father died recently. She
abs the sympathy Of this good COM
munity.
Prof. ]. I. Covington looked good IN
Monterey Saturday. We would like
to go fishing with him some OF tnese
days.
The stork visited the home OF MI.
and Mrs. John Williams last week
and presented them with a lime boy.
BEST of welcome to- the young man.
Mr.. Clifton Taylor visited Collins
last week. Clifton likes to go TO COL
Inns and seems to- enjoy staying.
Some questions are asked about why
he likes to- visit down there so Wen,
and no satisfactory answer has yet
been given. The reason is plain the
writer thinks, as Clifton has a brother
at Collins to whom he is very deeply
attached. He writes real often and
goes frequently to see after nus
brother.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
COME TO TRADES DAY.

Brandon merchants promise you a
saving in buying and a gain in sell
ing; the ieweler, who lis am artist dn
his lime, will sell you useful ARTICLES,
ais we'll as engageent rings; Brandon
Machinery and Lumber Co. will show
a splendid plant that will repair your
machinery and turn out your door
and window frames and buy lumber
foHA dressing; then think of the fun
you will have besides riding over the
model road and seeing the glad looks
ON those wko were prize winners.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
A GOOD CROP.

Amos Arender, who believes ins
and does fall blowing, worked his
crop this year as near as posslpie
according to experts Suggestions
He has gathered 335 bushels OF fine
CORN and will make IL bales OF cot
ton-enough cCttcn already g1nned
to accurately estimate the small bal
ance to pick. He uses two horses,
did all the blowing himself, except
some of the picking and the hire OF
negro pillow hand for two months IN
The spring.
With plenty of pillow team, improved
implements, fall blowing and thorongn
cultivation yields cam be doubled easa
ly dun Rankin county, but 1T takes
work to- do it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
OCTOBER 18TH MODEL ROAD
OPENING AND TRADES DAY
IN BRANDON.

October 26th-T Trades Day in Bran
don will be a day long remembered.
Be here to enjoy the FUN, and get
the benefits of the farmer buying low
ami settling higih4
Bring the whole family Trades Day
and liz ALI cannot come, let some OF
the husbands stay at home and send
the good wives who seldom leave the
place to have day of. They are
erp1itaed 30 1t.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

He told his IA yeear old SON to
milk the COWS, feed the horses, hunt
up the eggs, feed hte calves, catch
the colt and put him in the stable,
cut some wod, split the kindling and
be sure to study his lesson before
he went to bed. Then he went to
THE farmers meeting to discuss the
question, .'How to keep the boys ON
the farfn." Do you know that man
does he live i'm your neighborhood
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Former Governor Stokes, of New
Jersey, who was defeated at the re
cent primaries because he discarded
his straw hat for a silk tie, knows
to his sorrow that straws show how
the political wind blows.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

HhEkoG W. Od1Su0 10 6DlA AANN eAAO
largest load of seed cotton brought
din that day.
ROBERT BURNS win give a dollar
for the six Largest yam potatoes.
A J. M'LAURIN, JR., Will give $1.o0
for the best gallon of this year
crop of ribbon came molasses.
lDARNALL HOTEL wdll give $500 for
the six heaviest hens-the hens
to belong ito the hotel.
IDARNALL BROS.-$1.00 bucket of
Luzianne coffee for the best fid-
dler.
| w. G. BARNES offers pair of $3.50
pants to the party exhibiting the
best pig under 3 months of age
MRS. A. J. M'LAURIN offers to buy
the heaviest turkey gobbler,
shown that day, for $500.
THE BRANDON MERCANTILE co.
will give the mann bringing the
largest number of people in ONE
vehicle a pair OF American Gen.
tlemam $3.50 shoes.
GAYDEN C co. offer $1.00 to the
best man. morally, i'm town that
day-no citizen of Brandon eh-
gible-three preachers to decide.
GEOHGE C. SPRAGUE will give a
prize of $3.50 Plymouth Rock
cockerel for the best rooster and
two hens ON display that day.
MISS EUNICE WASHBURN will Civ
a handsome cap to the prettiest
child under one year.
L. e. WASHBURN will give a $3.50
hat to- the exhibitor of the best
saddle horse.
DIR. s. H. STAPLETON will give
$3.50 for the best busulel of peanuts
for parching purposes.
A. G. THORNTON will present the
hamdsomest young lady dun town
that day with a box OF fine sta
tionery-no Brandon girl eligible.
J. H. MAY will give the ugliest man
a dollar pocket knife several
Brandon people eligible and
likely prize winners.
H. A. BUSICK co. prize of a $500
hat to the owner of the heaviest
hog UNDER ONE year.
Brandon Machinery and Lumber Co
offer $3.50 for the best 1000 feet /
of 1x6x12, all heart pine delivered
on road opening day.
A. A. Weille, of Vicksburg, offers
a prize of $500 cash for the best
mule colt, Rankin county raised, un-
der one year old.
A. A. Weille, of Vicksburg, offers
a prize of $500 cash to the prettiest
child under years and over one year
of |age. ~
Forest Stubblefield offers prize
of a quart bottle of grape Juice for
the prettiest Brandon girl.
The A. & v. railroad will give a
TATE IN l. ct1lu 1-O 1ctiN 1OA O1nO AOuAANA
trip ON Model Road Opening Day.
L. o. Gayden offers 81 prize to
the most graceful lady horse back
rider-side saddle to be used.
Loveless & Loveless offer a $3.50
prize for the best harness horse
driven single Trade Day.
Webb Ragland offers a pair of pill
low shams to the oldest old batchelor
in town that day.
C. A. Williams offers $3.50 above
the market price for the biggest load
of cotton seed bought by him that
day.
The boys contest for CORN growing
prizes will be decided that day.
First prize :. !. :. :. :. :. ..$25.OO
Second prize :. :. :. :. :. l5.OO
Fourth prize given by Supt. My
ers.. :. ;. :. :. ;. 0.VU
Fifth prize, Brandon News. ESQ
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21
NOTICE.

All contestants for the Different
prizes will please register their
names, and the prize to be contested
for before IL O'Clock with ID. M. May
erE, at the Brandon News office.
Committees will make awards as
soon aus possible after DINNER on
those prizes that do not require lon
ger time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Roosevelt has congratulated Peary.
who probably thinks that ought TO
settle Cooks hash; but Cook goes
right along, ordering veal and tip
ping the waiter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The Milwaukee woman who wants
a divorce because her husbands
neckties do not suit her may also
think lightly of the marriage tie.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The Boston publisher who offers to
give 81, 900, 900 TO promote the worlds
peace can do it cheaper than that
by shutting off some of his authors.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Taft says the Oklahoma constitution
lis "a geological And mo chance
to get Roosevelt and his gun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Taft has been elected to the Arc
tic brotherhood. Fine chance to
freeze out the office-seekers.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

For the time being, the gramdstand
play of Mr.. Barrie's divorce suit
puts his other dramas i'm the shade.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The situation in China may be
"delicate," but Mr.. Knox wasn't
when he bounced U. S. Minister,
Or ame.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

We're ar!e not so smart after all,
when Mars can dig fifty canals to
our one, and make no row about it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Secretary Wilson tells why meat is
scarce. That doesn't help the sta
ton, but a short cut to- it would.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Peary gets his proofs from the
printer, yet the printer wasn't any
where near the Pole.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The Florida Times Union says Uncle
Joe is one Cannon ''they cannot
fire" No, but they can make it
hoar.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Anyway JGabrilowitsch doesn't have
to live with father-inrlaw Mark Twain
and listen to his jokes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The Eskimos study to please all
comerS. What great politicians they
would make.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

King Alfonso lis greatly interested
i'm airships, and the feeling I'M Spain
it that it's time for him to fly.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

No, Prosperity will not set the riv-
erS on fire." as we need them for
the turning of the mill wheels.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

If Cook don't discover it, there's
room at the top for Peary-on Mt
Mckinley.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The grateful Indians greeted Faith
er Taft, whose government has Civ
en- them-Indian summer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Great country. Good roads for an
tomobiles and plenty of space for air
ships.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The barrel OF money Cook IFS MAX
ing beats the testimony of the otheS
BarrilA
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

Bryan is at the bat, but misses ev-
cry ball Bailey pitches.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

The joy-riders of prosperity are
entitled to the middle of the road.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-10-21

DON'T mind taking to the woods:
There's gold there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-19
CAPSULE GAME MAY BE TRIED Cridiorn Rules Fail To Give
 Balls Size. NOW THE QUESTION ARISES Guide Book Silent On An Important
 Point. Probable the Present Custom win Be Adhered to, But There Is Nothing
 in the Way of Any Radical Change.

How large is a football? Is 1t the size of quinine capsule or T goose egg or a dirigible balloon? The of out. but, as usual. It. fails to answer this momentous question.
 The rule about the ball is positive ,aa.so on some points: a The ball must an.tss se rubbed bladder, and 1t must have the shape of prolate sphroid, which Is muen the shape goose egg would be
 But careful study of the sixty-four pages of the rule book fails to shed light on the question, How large is q football or how large may a foot ball beT The book has this to say
 "The football used shall be of leather inclosing an inflated rubber bladder. [. The bah shall have the shape of a
 That IS all. The ball is referred to frequently. but there is nothing in the rules to indicate it's size. This is one of the points of the game left to the
 The rule makers are very specific about the size of the baseball used in league games. It must weigh so much and be just so great in circumference. the football rules left the matter of size and weight of the ball to the man. ufacturers.. A few years ago foxy Carlisle Indian ran almost the length
 
 down against the Harvard team. The Indian had secreted the ball under his sweater. and in the dusk of the even- ing the Crimson tacklers looked in vain for the football
 The defense would object. but what could the umpire do? He would con- suit the rules carefully provided by the rules committee. Would he get help2 He would not. He would run into that stuff about the spheroid, but he would learn nothing about the size of a foot ball. Possibly he could attack the shape of the new ball and get ver- dict against it. Just think how the people with the new ball could run for touchdowns-one touchdown at least.
 Also consider how the new ball would revolutionize the forward pass With the goose-egg ball introduced at the proper momenf--for the rules say nothing about keeping the same sized ball through the game-the back field- CTS could get off some throws that would make the long distance baseball throwing record look scared. Then we could see some forward passes that were never dreamed of by the rule makers.
 Doubtless they will continue to play the game with the usual ball, but 1t will be custom and not the statutes of the game which will govern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-19
BLUE RANKS THINNED.
But Federal Pension Fund Steadily
 Grows Larger.

/ Washington, Oct. 1S.-Death's invas- ion of the fast thinning ranks of war veterans caused 4s.312 names to be dropped from the pension rolls of the United States last year. Of this num- Der 32,S3I were survivors of the civil war. The total loss othe pension roll from all causes was 51.5S1.
 In striking contrast to these figures. comprised in the annual report of Yes pasian Warner, commissioner of pen sions. is the statement that the gov ernment paid out in pensions in the fs- cal year ending June 90. 1909. $161.- 973,703. which the commissioner de- clares Is the largest amount ever dis bursed for pensions In one year.
 Summarized. the report shows these facts:
 Number of pensioners at beginning of the year 951.6s7; number fnew pen sioners added to roll 4e.0ss; pensioners on roll at close of the year 94e.1 .194. a net decrease of 5.4s3- Survivors of the civil war on the ron now number 593.- 96L
 Commi sEioner Warner explains that the increase in the amount paid out for pensions was due principally to the large number of pensioners placed on the roll under the art of FezruarY C 1907, granting s127 SIS and SEQ per month to survivors of the war with Mexico and the civil war. on reaching the aqes of 62, 70 and T5 respectively
 The increase is also due In psrf tc pensions granted under the second see. ton of the act of April IS. ls0e to wid- ows af persons whO ssryed in tha ciln
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-19
Needs of State Riuers Indicated
 by Observations of An Expert

1 upon which Congress can expend Koo@ government money on our waterweyk stream Partially Used- The merchants along the Atabau9 river only partially use their sfroe*s They have no modern wharveA u~ warehouses;. no snythfng but pAnkes and on this account the boat line ie considered inefficient. and is not pal. ronized. Is 1t the rivers faulty Then how is Congress to know, or what right has she to suspect that q ntne~ foot channel would be appreciated suf- fioiently to Justify its expenditure Of SIC, ,000, 900. That Is the point, and tt is a point so vital to Montgomery that her merchants. manufacturers. and business men of whatever interest ought to combine in their endeavor to road its meaning and reap It's bene- fits.
 "Ths suggestion that the river tg unable to meet railroad competition ie almost e big. preposterous fact. But whose fault Is it? Certainly the rates are lower on the river; one merchant in Montgomery has saved $2.fs4 dif~' ference fin rates this season on cotton ties alone by routing them over tho river. The merchants allow it's facii- ities to remain poor. tUncie Sam ie not in the wharf building businessl and because its facilities are poor the railroads get the business. of course. A boat line without patronage can't meet anything.
 "Quite a large sum of money has been spent in showing the railroads that Montgomery is discriminated against in the matter Of freight rates; that it is q river town and. thcre- fore deserves river rates.' What do the railroads care a rap if you've got a river as long as you don't use ft7 Just turn the freights to the boat liness pour your commerce into Mobile har- bor instead of allowing the railroads to take 1t to the Atlantic coast. and see how quickly your claim for lower rates will be willingly acknowledged.
 The Main Point.
 "The point to which Montgomery should be awakened, is. that with the success of the present river project, she will nave the equivalent of ten new railroads in trafhc possibilities: that the mineral wealth of the State will pass through her doors on its way to the Gulf; that she can become port with an established custom house; that the electric power thus developed, if Q part of 1t be applied to the manu- facture of cotton goods, can save the State Of Alabama s1Vo,o00.0o0 per nn- mum on the value of it's cotton crop through the sale of the Finished prod- uct as against the present sale of tns staple: that 1t will conserve our coal fields at the rate of S.000.000 tons per annum. meaning se,o0o,0o0 of added wealth from this one source alone.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-19

Comment on the condition and neces- atiss of the rivers of Southern Ala bama is made in . synopsis of report to bs presented to Congress by Tracy Lay. who collected statistics for the report in the district about Montgom- cry. Mir. Lay says:
 The history of commerce and navi- Gation recently compiled by the Coliec- tor of Statistics for the United States Engineers once ct Montgomery. car ries with 1t all available data in con- nection with the operations on the rivers of this district. It was not the purpose of this history to discuss the economic value of the rivers in aues- ton, but to present the concrete facts relating to their past and present commerce. that Congress might be en- abled to make its own Intelligent in- ferences.
 If Congress should decide that the Alabama River does not justify fur tber expenditures in Its improvement and maintenance. 1t will do SO because of It's own judgment. as established from the facts that are history. NO such recommendation has been msdc.
 "The commerce of this river snows A constant increase. except for the nanic wears. 1e07,Os and the value of its commerce seems to have entirely Justified past expenditures. The only work done on the Alabama River has been dredging. snagging. and partal regularization, and therefore expendl- lures have been comparatively small, ana apparentIy spasmodic. The great point that is always missed by the iayman and the uninformed is the fact that scientific men no longer see the Alabama river as four and one-hait foot channel route from Montgomery to Mobile, but as e part and vaiu- able part, of a great water system, carrying steamers of nine foot draft from Rome, 0a.. to the Gulf. opening to the world the greatest store or mineral and agricultural wealth to pc found in our country's borders. ana incidentally, developing the 3oo.ooo electric horsepower now going 10 waste over It's falls and rapids.
 eThe commerce of the Alabama river is pisobably sufficient to justify e little hand-out from Congress Tor keeping its present channel clear. but that is exactly not the point. and is of little consequence to the state In general, or to Montgomery in particu- lar. say this. because Montgomery. mora than any other point on the river, seems to wholly ignore Its value, or else is totally oblivious to It's economic meaning. The point In question is, will the combined conn merce- of the Coosa and Alabama rivers justify the additional expendi- ture of s1o.ooo.ooo to make them one stream: for commerce Is the sole pasis
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-19
PIRATE FANS | LAUD PLAYERS Monster Parade Through
 City Streets. GATHERING AT FORBES FIELD Thousands Greet Victorious Team and Hold Demonstration. Players Hear Speeches Ny Mayor and Other Prominent Citizens and Receive wsrias Series
 Checs--Base Adams Cts An Aadftisnai- s1,ooo.
GATHERING AT FORBES FIELD

Pittsburg, Pa. Oct. 1s.-Pittsburg Is baseball mad, the time officially set for the great celebration in honor of tho Pittsburg baseball club, winners of the worlds championship.
 Traffic along Fifth avenue in the down town section of the city was abandoned early in the evening. the street car company running It's cars by other routes
 rade began to gather early and by 7:3o the pageant was ready to move. Such q parade was never seen In Pittsburg
 Mayor Magee and the members of his cabinet and all the members of the Pittsburg baseball club and the 14th and 18th Regiments of the National guard of the most unique aseemblage that ever traversed the streets of this city. Allegheny county was in line as also was about 100 athletic organizations, the members marching in uniform: Each section of the city completed a division of tne parade, while the business mon and various trades unions marched in another class. Every 'rooter" in this ae.tIon of the country had been pub bration. the newspapers of the city fur nishing bands and attending to the for nation of the baseball enthusiasts.
 city. the great amphitheatre being un- able to seat the multitude which cover ed the playing field. Mayor Magee, Congressman James Francis Burke and other prominent citizens were among those who made addresses. each mem- Der of the ball club being introduced to the vast crowd aud forced to make a remark of some sort.
 Mayor Magee presented each player with & check for his share of the re- ceipts of the worlds series and pande- monium reigned at the park as each man stepped to the platform to receive the award. Charles (Babe) Adams, the pitcher who led his team mates to vic- les was the recipient Of great ovA- tion and beside the check as his share of the receipts, was given purse of over $1.0oo as a testimonial of his great wnrk H