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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
MARK TWAIN YEARS AGO.
New York Times)

w. Landsittel is the grizzled fore
man of the Lyons Republican, which
is the Republican organ OF Wayne
county, N. Y. =
i've been in this business for fiji
ty years now" he said to Times
reporter last week as he stroked his
gray moustache, land / have seen
some lazy people in my time. Yes,
sir, while the newspaper business is
exacting and telling on the nerves,
it does harbor some really lazy folks
from time to time"
Whom do you consider the cham
pion lazy man Of the newspapel|
gamer" he was asked. THAT Is SO
easy to answer" was his reply, with
a wan smile. Almost any of the
real old-timers I'm this business would
give you his name right off the bat.
Why, Mark Twain holds the belt"
The Republicans foreman reflect
ed.
II was a printers devil ON the Buff
falo Express forty years ago." he said
and one OF my duties was to sweep
the room where reporters and edi-
tors worked. Every day during the
time that Mark was partner in the
publication of the Express / was brib-
ed by him in the cause of rest and
ease. / would sweep every corner of
that room and when | came to Mark 8
desk, on which his feet reposed, he
would look me over and ask me to
go away. Il don't want my part of
the office cleaned up, he would say.
Please don't make me move, I'm SO
comfortable Then he would give
me a nickel to get away from him
and leave him in his own corner with
out any of the debris of the business
cleared away He would rather die
there in the dust and truck than UNI
cross his legs or tilt his chair back
so that / could sweep up"
Brother Lindsittel stopped the pres
long enough to find out what was
chopping the corners of his pages as
they were swept downward from the
big rollers.
Yes, SIR" lie ruminated, she was
certainly lazy. One day he gave me
a nickel to dot an Il in his copy for
him. He did certainly enjoy life, that
man did"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Dog Caves Two Lives.

Trenton, N. J. May 22.-Rey. Assay
Ferry. pastor Of Bethany Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia, which John Wa.
namaker attends, and his brother, Rev.
Ebenezer Ferry, pastor OF the Nor
risville Pa. Presbyterian church.
were saved from drowning yesterday
by shepherd dog.
The brothers canoe upset in the
Delaware River They could make
no progress and both we're rapidly be-
coming exhausted, when the dog plum
ed i'm and swan out to them. The
dog seized his masters collar in
his teeth and dragged him to shallow
water. The big shepherd went back
after the Philadelphia minister and
soon pulled him to shore.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Saturday was Mothers Day. a

Saturday was Mothers Day, and
there are a few who were SO busy
they didn't observe it. But Daysey
Mayme Appleton was not in that mum
Der; no not she. Daysey Mayme
arose early, and putting ON her best
clothes, ate a breakfast that mother
had prepared and then. leaving the
dishes for mother to do, walked to
the greenhouse, where she invested
a dozen snow-whdte carnations. "Som
may wear only one" said Daysey
Mayme, that being the badge selec-
ted for Mothers Day." but ! think
mothers cant be honored too highly.
and will wear dozen" Daysey May
me paraded the streets tin noon. when
she went home ate dirned mother
had prepared, gzrmblng because 1t
didn't suit her, and then. after telling
mother how to iron her shirtWaists,
went of to take nap, leaving the
dishes. Daysey Wayne felt guilty up
on awakening She had slapt two fuIl
hours OF day ftat should have been
spent In honoring mother she got
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
CHINESE WOMEN.

Chicago News
There La growing desire on the
mart. OF the young of both sexes In
China to choose their own mates.
Fathers and mothers are, therefore,
called upon by the Chinese to uphold
the old rules. Children says the Chi
nese Board of Education, should have
nothing to do with choice In such
matters. However, very grewsome
picture 10 sketched by native editor
of the miseries that abound I'M mar
riages are arranged, and 1t 10 conten-
ded that young people should be ar
lowed to have some choice.
The Board OF Education also main
tafns that 'sthe three eobediences" and
the four virtues must be extolled-
The three obediences,' are: The
daughter must first obey her parents,
then her husband, and then her SON.
The four virtues are chastity, proper
language, devotion to household work,
and proper demeanor.
Apparently, Ii the present trend OF
things Is allowed, these cid rIfes
win be ignored. The Chinese assslmp
ton that woman must not be heard
OF outside the door OF her own house
IN now being criticised by up to date
Chinese editors.
What Kind Of an "Office pc
Once upon time child who was
asked on an examination paper t0 de-
fine mountains range, replied. "a
large-sized cook stove" The same
method OF reasoning seems to go with
older growth. A recent examfnat ton
paper at the Sheffield Scientific
School at Yale contained the question
What Is the office OF the gastric JUS
tice?' And the answer ON one paper
read:
1.-THE stomach.--EverybOdy1s Ma
gazine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
OF THE KITCHEN.


A reference to an genealogical die
tiOnary will show under the word
sage" the definition Sage, a plant;
see salvation" What possible con-
nection, it may be asked, cam there
be between this familiar condiment,
and a condition of safety? But the
answer is easy This odorous herb
was supposed to have healing virtue,
and, therefore, was named sage" a
term derived from the Latin salvus,
safe,
Another reference will show under
steak" the cross reference, "see
stick" A steak was a slice OF meat
stuck ON wooden peg, and roasted
before the fire. We have changed tn
custom, but have with retained the
word. 1T is worth nothing, also
gin, etiquette. stake, stocking, stoker
and ticker have come from the same
root.
A chop is nothing but a chap or
chip; luncheon il lump, piece
broken off; stew is something cook
ed on stove: and pudding from
pad, a bag-was originally an intens
filled with meat, in other words. a
Even cursory study of the origin
OF words brings to light many odd
and unexpected relationships Tn
word Kitchen, for example, bean
little superficial resemblance TO til
work cook, yet the two are from the
same root. the Latin coqueres to
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

up h1MridIy and dressed and left the
house again. wearing her dozen snow
white carnations, and to every friend
ON whom she called that afternoon
she told how sweet, how unliftine
and how noble 1t was to set aside a
Mothers Day, and how she intended
to observe it as long as she lived.
Daysey Hayme was invited out to
supper, and when she got home at 10
that night mother was still ironing
shirtwaists. Dear mother is slOW, =
said Daysey Mayme to herself III her
mirrow," but she Is q good woman.
and ! am glad have horored her ali
day" Then she wen ito led, salts
fled that one good days /Tork was
done. Atchison Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
THE WITTY COFFEE SELLER.

Am enterprising grocer had BEEN
making strenuous efforts to in
troduce a new brand of coffee until
one of his customers became irri-
tated at his persistency and ex-
claimed: "Mr. Dick, ! am welded
to my favorite coffee and what the
Lord has Joined together let no man
put asunder"
Most any other man would
have been stunped by this speech.
but not so our enterprising grocer,
He smiled a smile that was child
like and bland as he answered i'm
this fashion:
But there is grounds for a
divorce, ma am, there is grounds for
DIVORCE" exclaimed the witty
salesman, you will find them I'm the
coffee pot" 4
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

cock Other derivatives from the
sama source are cake, and biscnft
(tha latter thing twice cookedl con-
coct. to cook together, and precociOus
which means, literally. cooked or
ripened before the time.
The word loaf. from the AnglO-Sax-
on han, is sowns cousin,s sit were. to
two such unexpected words as lady
and lord: a lady LIS loafkneader,
and lord is a loaf-keeper.
To sup, or to take supper. is now
to eat the last meal Of the day, but
the original meaning OF the term was
to drink, meaning stal retained by
the closely allied word sip. From
the same root we get the words sop
and soup.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Unfortunate Accident.
Luciien Singletary, of Florence, Falls from
Wagon and Breaks His Neck.
Still Living.

gletary removed to the Sanatorinm,
and there III was discovered that his
neck had been broken by the FALL
The attending physicians ara salts
fled that the vertebra at the back
OF the. neck. has BEEN broken. but
state that does not necessarily mean
the patient must die. as thexe has
been such instances OF whara such
PARTIES lived
Mr.. Singletary IL paralyzeds and I'm
q very precarious condition. However.
he had refreshing sleep List night.
and after midnight was reported as
still alive, with no prospects Of hume
diafe dissolution Clarion Ledger.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
WHAT is WHAT.

"And now, gentlemen" said the
celebrated surgeon to the assembled
class. 1--WE come to the What-is-ft.
First, observe the hands. They are
crumpled UP like old washbOards. Ev-
cry finger has been broken from two
to four times and the thumbs have
been diven back and pulled out again.
There is NO joint that has not been
enlarged by 800 per cent.
"The wrists as you will observe, have
lost their flexibility and are now as
stiff as those of wooden Indian,
while the elbows are merely flat
bones and no longer have any give,
to them. Observe that one shoulder
lops and the ether punches up AT
least a dozen of the natural teeth
have been knocked cut at some
time.
"a superficial examination shows
that three ribs on the right side and
two on the left have been broken and
knit again The hips bones no longer
play easily in their sockets, and in
walking the knees must be lifted like
these of a horse having what is called
spring-halt" The feet have become
sprayed, the toes driven back and the
subject toes in when he walks.
Lastly. direct your attention to
his spinal column. 1t is net only a
full inch out of plumb. but appears
to have tied itself into knots at reg
ular intervals. The owner OF it could
curl up in a barrel without the slight
est inccnvenien Judging from what
You haev seen and have said, what
would you say brought the man to his
present state? None of you can pos
sibly guess, and SO / will reply Co
my own query by saying that he
was q baseball player for two seasons
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

Living. and yet with his neck brok-
EN-, is the unusual problem that Luci-
en- Singletary. Rankin county far.
mer, whose home rs near Florence;
ten or twelve miles southeast of this
city, presents to the physicians at the
Jackson Sanatorium. 81
Shortly before noon yesterday Mr.
Singletary and friend were driving
a wagon to Jackson and when near
Curan's store, about one mile from
town, MIR. Singletary suddenly fell
from his seat to the road and laid as
liz dead.
Finding that he was seriously injur-
ed his companion telephoned to town
for an ambulance, and had Mr. Sim
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Food and Dirty Clothes.

Open your windows and Let the
bad air out and let i'm the pure. fresh
air, of which so many nice
things are said. There isn't enough
of the bad air inside to have much
effect on the great outdoors. but
there is enough pure air outside to
make your bed room more whole
some and your sleep more salts
flying. We believe that when you
have once given it a fair trial you
will be more unwilling to breathe
air contaminated by repeated breathing
and the exhalations of the body than
you would be to eat stale food or
Farm Gazette.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

Keep honey IN the dark, az it quick
" granula-es II HIowed to stand in
the light Also keep 1t in covered
dish. as It's sticky surface attracts
and holds dust In The air.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

with walls on only two sides OF US.
We are not hoping that you will do
this, howeyer,-we don't claim to
practice 1t ourselves; we can
assure you upon the statements OF
unQuestionable authorities that 1t Is
injurious to sleep i'm room that is
not well ventilated and we know
from personal experience that II one
has cover enough to keep from get
ting chilled the more air he gets
into the sleeping room OF night, the
better he is likely to- feel next norm
ing.
Bad Air in the Same Glass With Stal
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
Ecllpses Of sun and Moon.

In each 223 lunar months there are
~ eclipses Of the moon AMI Il OF the
sun.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27
ALWAYS SLEEP WITH THE WIN
bows OPEN.

Now 10 the Time to Begin this WhoIe-
some, Health-Giving Habit, and then
Keep II up Through Next Fall and
! Winter and Forever After--With
Plenty of Cover, No Night is Too
Cold for the Tonic Of Gods Fresh
Air.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-05-27

AS the weather grows Warmer-for
that matter whether it gets warmer
or not-open your windows a little
wider each night until you are get
ting all the fresh air that is possible,
then when stormy night comes, do
mot shut them up more than liz neces-
sary to keep out the rain. III you try
this few months, we are sure you
viii not be willing to go back to
closed windows, not even when the
cold weather comes next winter. Or
dinarily,it is not thought practicable
to keep the windows open as widely
in the winter as in the summer. Ex-
periments however. at the sanitari-
mns for the treatment OF tuberculosis
indicate that most OF us would be
better or Ii we slept under a roof
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-15

companion: she used TO be a trained
nurse and a mighty good one; she
could be trusted"
Could she? And how the terms OF
his dlstrust had changed. He had
fought against an answer in the af-
firmative this morning; now his heart
was begging for Il; he was cold with
fear lest she wasn't this conspirator's
confederate.
Send for them both" said he. with
no sign OF emotion.
'11l call up Aunt Rebecca." said
Mercer. Isn't he reviying? No? Best
not move him till We get the wound
dressed. don't you reckon. colonel?"
But the colonel was already making
rough tourniquet out OF his handker-
chief and a pencil TO stanch the bleed
ing. The others obeyed his curt di.
rections: and II was not until the still
unconscious man was disposed In a
more comfortable posture on the cush.
ions which Tracy brought. that Win.
ter sent the latter to the telephone;
and then he addressed Mercer He
took sealed package from an inner
pocket and rendered II. saying: you
know who sent H. Whatever happens,
you're a southern gentleman. and
look to you to see that she-they are
kept out of this nasty mess-abso-
lutely."
"Of course" returned Mercer. with
trace OF irritation; what do you
take me for? Now. hadn't | better
call Janet2"
But II this were to I've discovered"
"She wouldn't have done anything;
she is only nursing a wounded man
whom she doesn': know, at my re.
quest"
very WELL" acqulesced the colonel,
with a long sigh as he turned away.
He sat down, crossfegged. like a
Turk, on the flags beside the wounded
man. Mercer was standing a little
way on. It. was to be observed that
he had not touched Keatcham. nor
even approached him close enough ia
reach him by an outstretched hand
Winter studied his face. his attitude
and suppressed the slightest OF starts (;
Mercer had turned his arm to light
another electric bulb ard the action
revealed some crimson spots on his
cuff and a smear on his tight trousers
above the knee. The lamp was rather
high and he was Obliged to raise his
arm, thus lifting the skirts of his coat
which had previously hidden the stain.
He did not seem aware that his action
had made any disclosure, He was
busy with the light. "rhatll be bet.
ter" said he; IN go call up Sister
! Janet"
How had those stains come? Mercer
professed Just to have entered. Vainly
Winters brain tried to labor through
the crazy bewilderment Of It all; Mer.
Ger spoke like an honest man-but
look at his cuffs How could any out
side assassin enter that locked and
guarded house?-yet. II Mercer had
not lied. some one must have Stolen in
and struck Keatcham. Kito? But the
Jap was cut of the house-perhaps
And Janet Smith. what was she doing
talking to Atkins? Had she given that
reptile any clew? Could he-but It
| was his opportunity to rescue Keatch.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-15
CHAPTER XIV.

From Mrs. MeIvllle's Point OF View.
The Palace Hotel, San Francisco,
March "a, 1s06.--My Dear Husband:
Although sent you a postal yester-
day. am writing again to-day to try
to keep you in touch with our extraor-
binary series of events. Nothing has
been heard from Archie except the
letter, the letter-if he wrote it--whIch
tells nothing except that HIS lKidnapers
use the same kind OF writing paper as
Miss Janet Smith. ! grow more sus-
picious of her all the time. You ask
(but OF course you wrote before the re-
cent mysterious and tiagical occur
rences). you ask do like Miss Smith
any better, now that / am thrown
With her so closely. No. Melville,
have not the fatal crSSullty Of the
Winters! elsbust her more. shs
has, | admit, an engaging personality:
there is a superficial amiability that
would be dangerous to one not on her
guard. But l am never of my guard
with her. I'm sorry to say. however
that your brother seems deceived by
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scruple at such a deed; nor &C. that
matter, Mercer. But why leave the
man thus? Why not dispose OF the
body-unless, indeed. the assassins
had been interrupted. Anyhow. what
a horrible mess this murder would
make OF the affair! and how was he TO
keep the women out OF IL! All at
once, In the examination which he had
been making while a dozen gruesome
possibilities tumbled over one another
in his mind he stopped; he put his
ear to the mans heart
Isn't he dead?" asked Tracy. under
his breath.
mo, he is not dead. but I'm afraid
he'll never find II out" returned the
colonel, Struggling his shoulders.
However. any brandy handy? And
get me some water"
Il know where there is some brandy
Ill get It; there is some water In
the fountain .right-Cary!
whats the matter?" demanded
Cary Mercer IN one OF the arcade door
ways of the patio. What's happened?
The devil. Who did this?" He strobe
up to the kneeling soldier.
"You are in a position to know
much better than l." said the colonel.
dryly. I'VE came this moment; we
found this"
Cary, did you do it?"-the young
man laid his hand on Carys shoulder;
his face was ashy but his voice rang
full and clear. IF you did, am sure
you had reason; but want to know;
we're partners in this thing to the
finish"
Thank you. boy" said Cary, gen
tly: that's good to hear. But | didn't
hurt him, Endy. Why should 1? We'd
got what we wanted"
who did," asked the colonel.
Il didn't and Kito didn't. He went
away to see his only brother who is
sick. He hasn't got back. ! don't
know who did 1t; but whoever stabbed
him must have done II without warn
ing him; for | didn't hear sound. l
was in the library"
Hes breathing a little, ! think,
murmured the young man, who was
sopping the gray mask Of face while
Winter trickled brandy drop by drop
into the sagging mouth, "and-look!
somebody has tried to rob him; that's
a money belt!"
The waistcoat was open and Winter
could see, beneath, a money belt with
buttoned pockets. which had been torn
apart with such haste that one OF the
buttons had been wrenched OF.
They seem to have been after
money" said he; see! the belt is full
of bills; there's only one pocket
empty"
Perhaps he was interrupted" ex-
planned Mercer Push the brandy,
colonel, he's moving his eyelids, subj"
We've got to do something TO that
hole in him, first" said the colonel.
rs there any Doctor"
II daren't send for one"
TONY Arnold might know one we
could trust" suggested Tracy Il can
! get him over the long distance"
1--WE want somebody now, this min
ute" declared the colonel.
There's Janet Smith," said Mercer,
my sister-in,law; she's Mrs. Winters
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-07-15
CHAPTER XIII.
Whose Feet Were shod with silence

whose Feet were Snoo win Sllence'
Get out your revolver" ordered the
colonel; look sharp! there may be
some one hare"
But there wss not sign of lie re-
vealed by the search. Meanwhile,
Winter was examining the body. His
first thought was that Keatcham had
tried to escape and had been struck
down in his flight. Kito would not
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THE SAME TO THE SAME.


The Palace Hotel. March. rs. 10
p. M.-My Dear Husband: What do
you think has happenee2 | am almost
too excited to write. -chie is backl
Yes. back safe and scdnd, and abso-
lutely Indifferent. TO all appearances.
to all our indescribable sufferings on
his account! He walked into the par
Tor about six or a little after. grin
ming like an ape. as II TO disappear
from the face OF the earth and come
back TO II were quite the usual thing.
And when we questioned him, he pro-
fessed to be on his word not TO tell
anything. And BERTHE upheld him in
this ridiculous posltionl However. I
was told by the detective whom Ber-
tie employed. rather a decent, vulgar,
little man, that they (Bertje and he)
had cornered the kidnapers and
called their blum" as he expressed IL:
but I'm inclined TO think they got their
ransom from our unfortunate, vic
timized aunt who Is too proud to admit
II. and that they probably managed Il
through Miss s.. know they
called no the room TO know II the hoy
was back; and puzzled them well. I
fancy, by saying he was. ! may have
saved our poor aunt some money by
that: but | can't ter. OF course. Mel
Vile. am almost sure that Miss J.
S. is at the bottom of It, whateyes
the mystery is. | am almost sure that.
not content with Matchmaking and
plunderlns auntle. Miss S. is now
making . dead set at poor. blind sim
ple-hearted Berthe! have reasons
which / haven't time 10 enumerate.
Berthe will hardly hear word of
criticism OF her patiently; in fact,
have ceased to criticise her to him or
to Aunt Rebecca--ah. 1t is a lonely.
lonely lot 10 be olear-sighted; but
noblesse oblige. But often during the
last few days l have thought that Cas-
sandra wasn't enough pitied.
Your aff. wife, NJ.
CTo Bin coNTINyEDl