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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
GOLDBERG SHAFT
At LEONARD IS
INTERCEPTED
pEppeRr INSPECTOR WANTS
TEACHERS WARMED NOT TO
MIX IN SCHOOL BOARD POLL.
y!cS, BUT is TURNED DOWN.

A resolution by Inspector Goldberg
making II misdemeanor for any
leacher In the public schools TO en-
|gege In active support OF or opposi
|tion 10 the nomination or election ci
any school Inspector" was the only
|discordant note In an unusually har
monious session OF the school board
Thursday night But even this failed
TO arouse the hghtlng blood OF the
ruling faction, at whom the shaft was
aimed. Inspector Leonard, speaking
| for the administration crowd. mildly
denounced the resolution as uncalled
tor and an insult TO the intelligence
| uf the teachers. Needless to say, the
resolution did not carry. inspectors
Burton and Schultz alone stood by
Mr.. Goldberg.
Goldberg explained afterward that
he introduced the measure at the re-
IQuest OF three teachers from Mr.. Leon.
ards ward. who complained that they
had been given 10 understand that IL
would be the proper thing To get ont
and hustle for the inspector in the
looming campaign.
John Cosgrove, through his attor,
Irey. came through with belated
|cffer TO sell his property and the
Quinn property. Immediately adjoin-
ting the Houghton school. for $1,000.
This was the site first sought by the
board. but the deal fell through on
account OF litigation between Cos.
rr0va and II II Eorga "A rpaI aetof..
man, over an option. Cosgrove's latest
|offer was received and placed on
|ile." The secretary had already been
INSTRUCTED to advertise for bids for the
construction OF the new school from
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29

yos Pri.tiss done risr.s, rs.~. yrns-
tag Co.. is John R.-st Phone ittA
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
IL CENTS IN 10 WEEKS
FOR HIS IL CHILDREN

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29.-Accord
ing to his wife, Frank Haines. who
lives on Sixtieth-st, above Thompson
has IL children. On the same author
ity, II was stated to Magistrate Scott
that the man had contributed just j.
cents in ten weeks toward their sup
port.
Haven't you made mistaken" the
magistrate asked.
NO, sir" Mrs. Haines replied
Twelve cents in ten weeks for !.
OF us"
Haines said he had not been able
to get work. He was placed under
$500 bail for trial.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
SHERIFF RESCUES
NEGRO FROM MOB

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. ga
Negro answering the description OF
one who attacked Mrs. Jessie Holland
near here Wednesday night, was cap
tured by angry neighbors last night
and strung up TO a tree with tele-
phone wire. The wire broke, and a
second attempt was being made TO
hang the Negro when a sheriff's posse
scattered the crowd.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
10 ARRESTED FOR
MISAPPLYING RELIEF

LONDON. Jan. ga Naples dis.
patch to the Daily Chronicle reads /:
The mayor Of Messina, the town clerk
and IL prominent citizens have been
arrested on charge of wholesale mis-
application OF conslgnments OF cloth.
ing destined for the homeless suffer.
ers from the earthquake They will
be tried by court-martial"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29
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Catarrh Is not only dangerous, but
1t causes bad breath. liberation. death
md decay OF bones. loss OF thinking
and reasoning power. kills ambition
md energy, often causes loss OF appe-
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Cure. II is a quick. radical. perman.
ent cure, because II rids the system
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farrh
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29

A new German corporation has or.
dered seven airships OF the Zeppelin
model, to establish regular passenger
service amsng q towns.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-01-29

A Welsh Arm is exporting to Brazil
briquets made from waste coal and
coal-tar pitch. nodded under pressure
and heat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Bees and sparrows rIobt for To-.

A night between half dozen, Eng.
fish sparrows and swarm of bees for
the possession Of an old tree on the
lawn of the Serrill house. Main street.
was witnessed by a number of inter
ested spectators, says a Philadelphia
correspondent. The colony of bees
swarmed around the tree and discoy-
eriDg hole about 40 feet from the
ground flew in. The first. of +Fe army
which filled the air like q miniature
cloud, had hardly entered the hole he.
fore the sparrows came out ruftaine
their neck feathers and chatterine
with anger.
There were six sparrows living in
the tree and for five minutes thew NM
up gallant fight for the possession
OF their home. but the bees were too
much for them and after a time they
slowly drew off. fighting to the last
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Things NeedfuI for success.

1t does not matter whether you are a
plowman or a statesman The one Is
as necessary Go the world as the
other And the fo1mer when entered
upon with the right spirit and pursued
with honest intent can be made a
shining success, while the latter may
degenerate into dismal failure If 1t
has not character, integrity and de-
termination to succeed at the back
OF it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Not In Favor Of ss,yhupp,n,.s

The Kentucky mother OF Il chfl-
dreu, herself unschooied. and all her
"idees' gathered from experience and
"watchin' and studyin' about things"
thus comes to very modern conclu-
sion on family government: Folks
whupps children too much. Hits
oil folks meanness what causes
whuppin' more than children de-
deservin' hit. The Oh folks'll hev some
trouble of their own, an they'll turn
and whupp child, an hit inherent"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
pestroyina Locusts.

The method of discriminating To-
Gusts most generally adopted in Pan
ANA has been to dig trench about
fifty feet in length, two feet wide and
one foot deep, with perpendicular
sides, in which the locusts are driven
by men beating the grass and trees
with switches. In this way millions
are collected and are Destroyed with a
solution of strong I've scapsuds. The
trench is then refilled with earth so as
to allay the odor.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Hiqh ideals should se Guide.

In the adoption of a profession or
trade another important fact not to be
overlooked is the end to which your
selection will Lead. Let high ideals
be your guide, lofty motives your am
bition. A man may profitably work
for money, but money and social posi-
ton are the lowest imaginable ideals.
When you have fixed upon your pur-
pose go fearlessly onward. Don't mind
sneers and taunts and calumnies.
Weave your crown with the garlands
of obstacles conquered and difficulties
overcome
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

In some countries, notably in the
Russian provinces north of the eau
casus, the slnfiower serves other pur-
poses besides ornamenting gardens
with its huge golden bosses. The seeds
are used to make oil, which is en-
ployed both in the manufacture of
soap and In cooking. The stems and
leaves are burned and the ashes used
to make potash. Last year the sun
flower factories of the Caucasus pro-
duced $1,000 tons of potash.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

Q.-My one cluck hung six chicks
In two days. never had such a pc
culiar experience and can find no rea-
son for it. Can you? A.-You give
your hens too many eggs or too small
a nest box; result, broken eggs that
smear the feathers, which sticking to-
gether make loops which catch chicks
by the neck. Make box Is inches
square and set from 13 to Is eggs, &C
Ncording to size of hen and season.
Cape May Star and Wave.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
The Wonderful Amazon.

Although not the largest or longest
river, the Amazon is the most wonder
1ul river in the world, with mouth
loo miles in width, and with force
OF water that repels, or at least over
lays, the ocean to a distance of more
than fifty leagues. Yet, in spite of
the weight of the river, the tide makes
its influence felt for 500 miles from
the coast. The easterly trade winds
blow almost invariably upward, SO as
to be ready to help the vessel against
the adverse currents.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Not Altcoether cad.

We once casually knew an old pro
fame, wicked, and irreligious lawyer
and we did not like him at all. On
one occasion the wealthy relatives OF
a man who had committed q heinous
crime went to this lawyer to employ
him to defend this man. He gruf1y
replied in substance: II need money
as badly as any of the lawyers, bat
you can't raise enough 20 employ me
to defend That man" Since then Oui
respect for that old lawyer has beer
materially nlarged.-Petty TEX
Enterprise.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
How Women May Keep We'll.

An authority upon all matters con.
nected with physical training says
that woman who wishes to keep
well and in good condition should
sleep nine hours of the "a, take cold
water baths, exercise for five minutes
each day with light dumbbells, drink
cup OF hot liquid before breakfast
spend half an hour every day in out
door exercise, make the best of bad
bargains and. above all, always keep
her temper.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

II was woman who had an idea
when her chickens kept disappear
ing from the roost. She painted the
legs red and when six disappeared in
one night she went with policeman
to the places where chickens were Of
fered for sale and In one crate found
her fowls all dressed for the market,
but still with their painted legs.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

Once upon a time a child who was
asked upon an examination paper to
define a mountain range replied: "A
large-sized cook stove" The same
method of reasoning seems to go with
older growth. A recent examination
paper at the Sheffield Scientific school
at Yale contained the question: What
is the office of the gastric juice?'
And the answer on one paper said:
The stomach. "-F.verybody's Maya
zine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
The Gentleman.

There are men and women who
pride themselves upon their gruffness,
and though they may possess virtue,
their manners make them intolerable.
The finest gentleman that ever
breathed was the model man OF Naz-
areth. And If Christianity has no
higher recommendation, Hare's state
nent in "Guesses OF Truth" 1.-The
Christian is God Almighty's gentle
man." that alone makes it an invalu-
able element in society.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
A Financler.

The negro, although proverbi4lly
improvident, sometimes has his
weather-eye open. A man gave dime
to a young "darky" who had done him
some trifiing service. The darby hand
ed it back. Nov, Marse Billy" he
said, "you knows doan' want no pay
for what I does for you. Des gimme
dat ole suit O. clo'es youse got on
Youths Companion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

The two stenographers had eaten
their. lunch on grave In Old Trinity
churchyard and were on their way
back TO work. As they were about to
pass the church one caught the other
by the arm. Come" said she. and
let's go in here minute. want to
say little prayer. And. besides, my
garter has come undone. New York
Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Peculiar Chinese Taste.

Cinnamon have a preference for the
eggs OF the goose or duck. These they
place with aromatic herbs in slaked
lime for period of some weeks. I'm
der the influence of time the yolk
liquefies and takes a dark green color.
The white coagulates and becomes
green. The product of the eggs, which
has strong odor, the Chinese eat as
side dish and it is said to have the
taste of lobster.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
American Grace Lines.

Aristotle says: "a land that spon-
taneously sprouts beauty in fruits,
flowers and women must also pro-
duce glorious fruitage of intellect in
man." The girlish grace lines of the
Venus Of Phidias almost exactly con-
tour to the lines Of American demoi
selles and matrons, and these are pre-
served longer and more gracefully
than in any other peoples-ancient or
modern.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
What Fried Liver !. Good For.

"A guest at an Atchison home came
for three days, and was still there at
The end of five weeks. 81 like all
kinds of meat" she remarked one day
as she passed her plate for the third
helping, .'but fried liver" That night
there was fried liver for supper; tried
liver the next day for breakfast, din
ner and supper, and the next day,
when the guest was asked to have
fried liver, she packed her trunk and
went home.-Atchison Globe.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
a Great Character.

A great character, founded on the
living rock Of principle. is, in fact
not solitary phenomenon, to be at
once perceived, limited and de-
scribed. 1t is dispensation of Prov
idence, designed to have not merely
an immediate, but a continuous, pro-
gressive, never-ending agency. 1t
survives the man who possessed it,;
survives his age-and perhaps his
country. his anguage.-Edward Ev-
erett.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Relic Of Ancient Sculpture.

During excavations conducted near
Willendorf, on the Danube. by the pre-
historical section of the Austrian Nat
ural History museum, chalk figurine,
IL centimeters high, has been discov-
cred in stratum containing instru-
ments and weapons characteristic of
the stone age. The hgurine shows
traces of having been painted and rep
resents a female figure with remark
able precision of artistic execution.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

Sausage has even from very early
times been popular table delicacy.
Aristophanes was familiar with 1t and
In Roman days the sausages OF Lu-
'cania were in high esteem. They
were made from pork and the nuts OF
the stone pine, favored with bay
leaves and other things more familiar.
Bologna was celebrated for its sau-
'sages long before the German sausage
had even thought of invading the rest
of the world, and until quite lately 1t
was commonly called in England a
''polony."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Hypnotlsm In slekneaa.

One OF the greatest surgeons OF the
last century, an authority who still
prevails. says that large element of
suggestion. therefore hypnotism, en-
ters into the mind of every person
who realizes or ever strongly believed
ne Is sick, and this realization SO acts
upon the mind that 1t becomes open
10 ordinary suggestion or to the more
professional forms of hypnotic sugges.
ton.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Foolish Vanity.

Vanity is the most disturbing ele-
ment In the world. 1t constantly keeps
one upset, We can comfortably en-
dure ell wounds except the wounds to
self-esteem. Vanity Ia oversensitive.
tt finds unkindness where only love
and kindness exist Pride ia dignified
and worthy, but vanity has an empty
head We all think too much of our
selves. In the millions of human be
iRgs, only few stand out in living
portraits. Most of us are merely tiny
bits of the crowd in the background of
the picture
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

AS matter of fact there is no such
thing as tonic. There are foods, and
there are stimulants. The former
make energy; the latter occasion a
manifestation of energy For this pur-
pose the stimulant borrows energy
from to-morrow's store. And when
tomorrow comes? Then you borrow
again. And again, until the reserve
Of vitality is exhausted. And that
means collapse.-Exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

A happy man or woman is better
thing to find than a f1ve-pound note
He or she is a radiating focus of good
will; and their entrance into room
is as though another candle had beer
lighted. We need not care whether
they could prove the forty-seventh
proposition; they do better thing
than that, they practically demon
strate the great theorem of the Liv
ableness of Life.-Robert Louis Stew
enson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
A Miserable Man Made Happy.

Beau Nash on many occasions
showed great kindness Of heart, and
1t is told of him that ON one occasion
he asked rich man for donation of
s5. The money was given. and the
donor asked the Beau how it had
been disposed Of Beau handed him
an account signed with the signature
of the recipient on which was writ.
ten: ITO making a miserable man
happy &c Home Notes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Real peep sea Fish.

In the beginning of the last century
halibut emigrated to deeper and deep
er water, until they are now caught in
depths Of $50 to $50 fathoms. In deep
sea valleys. Halibut capture cod by
stunning them with strokes of the tail.
The roe Of a 350-pound halibut
weighing A pounds, was over two feet
long and contained more than 2,OO0t
600 eggs. says Prof. David Starr Jors
dan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Lesson Learned from Nature.

1t seems to me that to be quiet and
to be active, or rather, to be quietly
active, constantly going on with un-
firing energy, and yet SO softly as
scarcely to be perceptible, this seems
to me to be an approach toward per-
lection. And this lesson we learn
from nature, which is increasingly and
yet imperceptibly changing. game j.
Clough.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Bad Outlook for Bow.

NURSE-Wanted, a robust. God
rearing Scotch nurse who can teach
the shorter catechism, and has work
Ing knowledge of the business side of a
slipper, to take charge of four-year-
old boy who has double dose of orig
al sin. Apply, stating wages required
to K Y Q, care of Clarke & Son,
stationers, Guilford.-From an English
Exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Designed by Nature.

Parents might as well try to turn
back the waters of the Niagara as to
decide what profession or business
their sons should adopt God gives to
every man particular work he can
do and in the performance of which
he can be happy, but the place which
man can fill with satisfaction to
himself and others is that for which
nature designed him.-Exchange
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
A Dlnerence in Carriers.

She was on her way down the sub
way steps. At the foot stopped
young man whose garter had slipped
from some mysterious mooring. He
had calmly pulled up his trousers
foot or SO and was adjusting the elias
tic. He did it as matter Of course
and nobody even glanced at him.
"Now, just suppose did that" muir
INJURED the young woman to herself
in passing ooh, my!"-New York
Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
The chIcaqoan In Paris

What kind of an eating housa do
you call this?" asked the man from
Chicago as he entered a queer>looking
establishment In Paris.
This is one horse restaurant, Mon
sieur," explained the garcon. "You
can have re horseflesh In any style.
How would you like yours?"
Horse in any style, Ell? Well, sup
pose you have mine curried."
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
FIocked to See Mrs. sIddons.

According to Dean Ramsay, in the
year 1884, when the great actress,
Mrs. Siddons, first appeared in Edin-
burgh, during the sitting of the gen
eral assembly, that court was obliged
to fix all its important business for
the alternate days when she did not
act, as all the younger members, cler
gy as well as laity, took their stations
in the theater on those days by three
in the afternoon"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Fulfilling INSTRUCTIONS.

The managing editor wheeled his
chair around and pushed a button in
the wall. The person wanted entered.
Here" said the editor, "are number
OF directions from outsiders as to the
best way to run newspaper. See
that they are all carried out" And
the Office boy, gathering them all into
large waste basket, did so.-Green
Bag.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Marvalnna

More then 5000 elephants a year
go to make our piano keys" remarked
the student boarder who had been
reading the scientific notes In a pat
ent medicine almanac For the lands
sake!" exclaimed the landlady "Ain't
1t wonderful what some au.aals can
be trained to do?"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Following Our Women.

Aristotle says: The aim of labor
is rest" He never knew New York
ers, for they rest like the chicken
hawk-upon the wing. The man who
keeps up with the New York woman
ought to have as many legs as a cen
tipede and the temper of an angel
New York Press.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Holds the Record.

The Beaumont (Tex.) Enterprise
tells OF typist who can take 100
words per minute. We know of man
in Allentown with a hatchet-faced
wife who can, and does, take at the
rate of about 300 words per minute
when she gets wound up.-Allentown
Democrat
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Korean Grass.

The Korean grass used in the manu-
facture of grass cloth is grown very
thickly and is usually cut the second
or third year after planting the roots.
The grass reaches a height of four to
five feet, and with proper start and
under favorable conditions yields, 1t is
roughly estimated, about 5000 pounds
to an area, corresponding to an acre.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
A chump.

He Is an awful chump, isn't hep"
Yes, he bought ticket in an automo-
bile rattle and then built a garage be
fore the drawing came off," We'll
what do you know about that Was
he disappointed when the drawing
came OFF," Not SO you could notice
it; he won the auto" Houston Post
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11

Your great trouble" said the saga.
cious person, "is that you don't an.
ply scientific principles to agricul-
ture." "P'raps." answered Farmer
Corntosse1. What, in your opinion,
cause SO many crop failures?" Il
dunno for sure. But I've a suspicion
it's tryin' to follow the advice OF
everybody that comes along an says
he knows all about It,"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
What Women Are For.

Every good woman, if may call
myself one, turns the men she cares
for round her little finger, and it's the
men who are worth most in life who
submit most readily to the process. Do
you know why God created angels
1t was to whisper good thoughts to
women? 1t was to whisper good
thoughts to men. Inner Shrine.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Strive to See the BRIGHT side.

A fatal penalty awaits those who
always look on the dark side of every
thing, who are always predicting evfl
and failure, who see only the seamy.
disagreeabie side of life ley draw
upon themselves what they see. what
they look sor.-Marden
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Beauty and Brains.

This slab of soil they call Kansas
has more prosperity, health and hap
piness; more sweet girls and sweeter
mother-in-laws, and more gimlet-faced,
flail-handed, mushroom-footed men
who make up in brains what they lack
in looks than any other place on top
of earth.-Hutchinson (Kan.) Gazette.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-11-11
Pays to Use Personalities.

1t is estimated that "a fence post,
which under ordinary circumstances
will last for perhaps two years, will. II
given preservative treatment costing
about ten cents, last Is years. The SER
vice of other timbers, such as railroad
ties and telephone poles, can be
doubled and often trebled by inexpen-
sive preservative treatment