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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
RANKIN COUNTY TEACHERS AS
ISOLATION.

Rankin county teachers association
met at Brandon, Saturday, February
I13.
The attendance was not as large
as had been expected, owing to the
Iinclemency Of the weather. But those
teachers who were present about IS
in number-were all enthuastic.
The subject, Professional Courtesy
brought about a good deal OF discus
sion. Miss Ivey Davis read an ex-
cellent paper on the subject, after
which several made short talks All
agreed that not enough professional
courtesy Is shown by the teaching
profession. Some of the points
brought out and generally agreed to
were as follows:
1. No teacher has a right to speak
disparagingly of his predecessor. eth
er to patrons, pupils, or disinterested
parties. II nothing complimentary
can be said of the works of the other
teachers it should not be spoken of
at all. However, when teacher is
asked about the works and character
OF another, with a view to EMPLOYING
the other teacher, the truth should he
told.
2. No teacher should allow pupils
to speak In uncomplimentary terms of
other teachers; neither should patrons
be encouraged to talk about other
teachers.
3. No teacher should apply FOR a
school when the one who taught the
school the last session is an applicant
or when there is any chance of the
old teachers being elected, whether
he is or is not an applicant.
4. No teacher has a right after
contracting to teach aschool to resign
without the full consent of those
interested. The offer of a higher
salary at another place should be no
| inducement for a teacher to brake
his contract
On these points all agreed, and
they are published that every teacher
and patron in the county may read
| them.
The report of the corn club COM
mittee was published last week.
Blanks were ordered prepared and
sent to each contestant SO that he
may keep a true record, with little
trouble, as required by the committee
| J. |. Covington was elected secre-
tary to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Miss Gussie May.
! Some new teachers were enrolled
making a total enrolment OF nearly
sixty members this year.
i M. Rumble reported there would
be a four weeks normal at Pela-
batchie this summer. He also stated
/ that board could be secured at very
reasonable rat8s, and that the best
faculty possible was being selected.
/ This announcement of the normal
was received with a good deal of sat
isfaction
Report of the executive committee
was received It was published in
last weeks issue.
A number Of subjects were discuss
4 ed and q great interest was manifest
ed Messrs. Rumble and Mcintosh
have Offered to give five dollar
brooch to the girl who bakes the best
loaf of bread. Messrs. Taylor and
/ Coyington hayehad enough experience
eating bread and SO have decided to
offer a prize to cost not less than
five dollars to the school girl who
cooks the best cake. Instructions viii
! be printed Iater.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
FOR SALE.

Mammoth bronze turkey eggs
Stock from Morgan's prize winnin
strain introduced this season. 8. @.
r. + reds from two Of the best pens
Iii the state. Eggs for sale.
MRS. JNo. wv. SUMMERS,
LynWood, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
FOR SALE.

Four yoke of oxen and one eight
wheel wagon. Apply to,
R. C. FORTUNE.
Brandon, Miss, route /, box46.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
AUTO RACE IN NEW ORLEANS.
The Worries Record Broken by De-
Palma.

Palma.
Feb. 20 DePalma, in Flat Cyclone,
ten miles IN eli 2-5. Previous re-
cord by Oldfield, in Peerless, in 9:12-
3-5.
Mrs. Cuneo, in Knox Giant, five
miles in sos ;3-5. Previous record
by Mrs. Cuneo, in Knox, in sos.
Feb. 21-Mrs. Cuneo, in Knox Giant
one mile in 1.00:1-5. Previous record
Mrs. Cuneo, in Knox, in 1905.
Burman in Buick, 100 miles in 1 AZ
SO rs. Previous record by Clemens,
in National, in 1:52:21 As.
Feb. 22--Mrs- Cuneo, in Knox Giant
five miles in sos. Previous record
by Mrs. Cuneo, i'm Knox. in sos SIS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-02-25
Alabama & ViCksburg
WAY
Time Table.

EastbOund.
To Cincinnati, ATLANTA and NJ Y.---
: Meridian and Birmingham 3:o5 3. m.
Meridian and Cincinnati go q. m.
Meridian Local OK b. m.
Westbound.
Te Shreveport and Beyond
Shreveport and Beyond -----I:53 pm
Vicksburg Local -7:o6 b. nj.
Viokshnrg Local -G.5o q. in
Fast train carries Pullman Sleeping Car
between Shreveport and Chattanooga
connecting With through Sleepers to New
York and Cincinnati. Also Dining Car
The Shreveport and B'ham train carries
through coaches and Sleeping Car be
tween Shreveport and Meridian and Din
ing Car.
For rates and detailed information, APP
ply TO Ticket Agent or address
GEO. II. SMITH, Gen. Pass. Agent.
New Orleans, La
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
The Dead Mt Xickshurg.

A Newspaper correspondent OF the
time writes of the dead who had fallen
in one of the most desperate of the
Union assaults on Vicksburg:
They lay in all positions, some with
muskets grasped as though still con-
tending; others with the cartridge in
the fingers just ready to put the dead
ly charge where it might meet the foe.
All ferocity had gone.
"A remarkably sweet and youthful
face was that of rebel boy Scarce
IS, and as fair as a maiden, with quite
small hands, he had long hair of the
pale golden hue that auburn changes to
when much in the sun, and curling at
the ends. He had on shirt of coarse
white cotton, and brown trousers, well
worm upon his feet were women's shoes
of about the size known as 'fours.' Too
delicate was his frame for war, per-
haps, some mothers idol. His left side
was torn by a shell, his left shoulder
shattered.
1.-Two men who had caught at fg
tree to assist them up a steep EN-
bankment lay dead at its foot; the
branch at which they caught, was still
in their grasp.
I'm one trench lay two grasping the
same weapon, friend and foe. On the
faces of both was the calm that follows
sleep. In some places the dead were
piled literally like sacks of grain"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Health and Beauty Hints.

If your heart is weak, do not in
dulge in showers, and be careful to
temper the water, no matter how
strong the heart.
Cold water dashed on the face and
chest in the morning gives the same
tonic effect as a cold plunge in the
morning without the shock.
A simple remedy for burns is made
by adding to cupful of olive oil a
teaspoonful of carbolic acid. Apply
bandages soaked in the mixture.
Relaxation is the secret of taking
the mental, moral and physical kinks
out of ones system. 1t will take all
the unsightly lines from your face
and prevent new ones from forming.
Drinking with meals greatly dilutes
the saliva, making mastication all
the more difficult; besides, in this
way the contents are easily softened
and washed down before properly
chewed.
To take disagreeeable medicine eat
one or two cloves or hold ice in the
mouth until the tongue is chilled and
the medicine will be less disagreeable.
Medicines that discolor the teeth may
be taken through soda straws.
Stout people should. limit the
amount of potatoes and sugar they eat,
as these articles of food favor the de-
post of fat underneath the skin. Dry
toast. lean meat, stewed fruit and fish
are suitable foods in treating obesity.
and rich, fat, sweet and greasy dishes
ought to be avoided.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Protecting Your Fruit Trees.

There are many homemade RENE
dies that are effectual. The mounding
of earth about the base of the trunks
is all that many of the most advanced
growers provide. Others feel that the
little extra cost of protectors and the
short time required to put them on
is not to be compared with the insur-
ance that their trees get thereby. This,
of course. may be influenced by the
number of the pests in the different
localities, as in some places the dan
ger is not large and the mounding
would be all that could be asked, while
in other localities where the animals
are plentiful, or the sources of food
for them is small, the danger is null
tiplied and the extra precautions are
required Usually where the protec-
tors are used mounds are also provid-
ed as the shedding OF the water away
from the crown of the tree is advan-
tageous. The temptation to use tars,
and oils on the bodies of the trees
should be discouraged unless the ma
terial has been tried out and the per-
son is aware of what he is doing,
for oils and tars are often more detri-
mental to the trees than the rabbits
and mice, the substance penetrating to
the growing parts, killing the tissue
and destroying the trees. The writer
has seen a young orchard in which o
large number of the trees had been
killed by the application of coal tar
to the trunks of the trees. There was
no trouble from rabbits or mice. to be
sure, but the remedy did many times
the damage the animals could have
done-EXchange
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16

The plant food in a ton of manure
varies somewhat with the kind of live
stock. Thus young, growing animals
and animals giving milk will retain
a larger proportion of the nitrogen
and phosphorus than fattening stock,
work horses or other mature animals.
On the other hand, Il is well to under,
stand that the difference in value fire.
qnently considered, as, for example,
between sheep manure and cattle man.
ure. Is due almost entirely to differ
ences In water content AS a matter
Of fact, manure from work horses or
from fattening steers fed on clover
hay and heavy grain rations is fully
as rich and valuable as sheep manure
II both are reduced to the same per
centage of dry matter. OF course.
sheep manure containing only 60 per
cent of water Is twice as rich as cat
tie manure containing so per cent of
water.
Average moderately fresh cattle or
horse manure, made from clover and
timothy hay and some grain, with -suf-
ficient straw bedding to absorb and
retain the liquid manure, will contain
per ton of manure about 10 pounds of
nitrogen, 2 pounds of phosphorus and
10 pounds of potassium, on the basis
of % per cent of dry matter. Com
puted at the present market values
for these elements-15 cents a pound
for nitrogen. II cents for phosphorus
and 8 cents for potassium-such man.
ure is worth s2.34-Illinois Expert
ment Station.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Caxer,,ment Whstexrnsh.

Whitewash. as used by the govern
ment. is prepared as follows: Take
one-half bushel unslaked lime, Stake II
with boiling water, cover during the
process to keep in steam: strain the
LIQUID through a fine sieve or strain
err, and add to it a peek OF salt pre-
viously dissolved by soaking in warm
water three pounds ground rice boiled
to a thin paste and stirred in while
hot, one-half bushel Spanish whiting
and one pound clean glue, previously
dissolved by soaking in cold water and
then hanging over slow fire in
small pot hung in a larger one filled
with water. Add five gallons hot water
to the mixture; stir we'll and let 1t
stand for a few days. covered from
dirt. vt should be applied hot, for
which purpose it can be kept In a
kettle or portable furnace. The east
end OF the White House at Washing
ton is embellished by this brilliant
whitewash: 1t is used by the govern
ment 20 whitewash lighthouses. A
pint of this mixture, properly applied.
will cover one square yard and will be
almost as serviceable as paint for
wood, brick or stone, and is much
cheaper than the cheapest paint.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Knitted Cents.

Among the economical garments for
school wear are the popular knitted
Norfolk jacket and REFER. They are
offered by all tailors, but mothers at a
distance who have the time to knit
may readily make them at home. Girls
of all ages wear such coats in gray,
white, scarlet, green or the brown
shades. Some are handsomely bound
with black satin and closed with GRO
cheted buttons. The yarns that are
necessary for knitting them come in
all the standard and fashionable
shades. Some. however, are double
breasted. They all have roomy sleeves
and turnover collars, that may, upon
occasion. be turned UP around the
neck. Knitted coats of this are worn
ever kilt skirts and plain blouse
waists.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16

Royal College of Physicians of Lon
don. This is the first time that the
coveted NJ. r. C. P. has been conferred
upon a woman.
Mrs. Howard Van Wyck, after an
absence of several years, has returned
to Milwaukee as special assistant Sec
rotary of the Associated Charities.
Miss Alice Fischer travelled all the
way from New York to Cheyenne,
Wyo., to cast her vote in the recent
elections. The trip cost in the neigh
borhood of $780,
Mrs. Martin J. Vessels of Spokane,
Wash, is said to be one of the few
artists, if not the only one, whose
work is devoted exclusively to pictures
of grain.
Miss Stella Josephine Feiler OF Har-
ris county, Texas, lately received a fee
said to amount to $4,000 from ten
land owners upon whose property she
located two productive oil wells.
Toiling at the windlass in her
brothers clothes is the experience of
Miss Laura White of San Francisco,
now a wealthy mine owner in Nevada.
She discovered the vein and worked it
herself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
~0OOOOOO0~

The cradle is an out-of-date piece of
furniture which should be consigned
to the attic. 1t is not good for a child
to be rocked. From the very first
child should be left to go to sleep
by itself and not carried in the arms.
1t becomes accustomed to whatever
is done for it, and gees to sleep more
easily and quickly if this method is
adopted. If it cries it should not be
taken up. for it will not be long be-
fore it will demand such an attention
If it is once begun. If child cries.
one should ascertain if there is
cause. A child does not cry for moth
ing. A pin may be sticking into it;
its clothing may not be right; it may
need a drink of water. 1t should not
be forgotten that young babies. not
withstanding their liquid diet. need
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
seIf-ReIiant women.

Being able to meet an emergency in
life no matter what it may be, is a
form of self-reliance that every woman
should train and develop herself for.
1t expresses itself in an ability TO make
quick decisions, and. having done that.
acting without doubt and hesitation,
straining at every point to justify the
action by bringing it to a successful
finish.
More than half the women in the
world fail, not only in important but
trivial things, because they are afraid.
Necessity in some form obliges them
to make a decision. Of their obliga-
ton to do this they have no doubt, but
as there is always the possibility Of
another way being better then that de-
rided upon. they waver, go ahead half
heartedly, and, in the second. either
fail entirely or achieve only partial
success. because they lack self-reliance.
They are not sure of themselves, either
of their ability o. wisdom, and neither
Is strengthened.
Doubt, after a positive step in any
direction has been taken, is weaken
ing. Nothing is gained, in fact, either
in work or in daily domestic routine,
without effort. If a woman tries to
make a cake, and, during the mixing,
part of her mind is occupied with won
dering if it would have been better TO
have used another recipe, the chances
are against her turning out as good
a cake as it would have been had all
her mind been concentrated upon the
work in hand. wheE materials would
have been more accurately measured,
and strength of conviction would have
lent more power to her arm to beat
the mixture well.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
The Dacfor,s Orders.

A lady, whose husband seemed TO
be doing little but lie in the hammock
and eat apples, was asked by SYM
pathetic neighbor what the trouble
with him was. Doctors" she replied.
sadly. mo, he hasn't come into a for
tune" A writer in To-Day's Magazine
tells the story.
You see." explained the wife. hes
been having some sort of matter with
his stomach and he consulted two diff
ferent doctors about it. One told him
to eat a ripe apple every hour, ana
the other said to rest an hour after
eating. So he's trying 20 do both"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16

The American consul is very pop
ular ard useful person. especially if
there happens to be a celebration
of any sort in his city. Mrs. Maud
Howe Elliott, in her pleasant book,
Sun and Shadow in SPAIN" tells OF
the representative of the United
States at Madrid during the strenu-
Gus days that preceded the wedding
of the king of Spain. A friend drop
ped into his office to see him one day.
Listen to this letter. said the con-
sui.
Dear Sir. My daughter and / ar
rive In Madrid on Saturday morning.
As / hear the city is full on account
of the wedding fetes, l must trouble
you to engage rooms for US. They
must be in a stylish but not too ex-
pensive house. We wish to go to the
wedding, the ball at the palace and
all the other entertainments. II you
should : unable to secure us inyi-
tations, kindly ask the ambassador
to attend to the matter. Yours truly.
Mrs Emerald Green"
Just as he stopped reading, a tele-
gram was brought in by Pope, the
cherubic Office boy. The consul signed
again as he read it out loud:
please wire answer to my letter
Immediately, stating address of rooms.
Am sending large trunk to your care.
e c."
Friends Of yours?" asked the visi-
tor
Never heard of Them" said the
good-natured consul. Anyway. it's
all in the DAVIS work"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16

In packing hives for outdoor winter
Ing, any good dry, loose material may
be used, such as wheat chaff. forest
leaves. planer shavings or excelsior.
The best packing material Is that
which is loose enough to allow air to
penetrate 1t and carry off the moisture
Of the bees. Put over this a good tight
cover to keep the hives perfectly dry
With single-walled hives the moisture
must be carried off by a slow upward
current Of air, otherwise the sides anG
bottom board will become saturated
compelling the colony to endure a con
dition which is disastrous to its vital
ity. Bees will stand a great degree OF
cold, day or night, If they can have
spells of warming up. 1t is not Sc
much the severity of the cold as its
long continuance that kills the bees
| prefer outdoor wintering In chaff
packed hives, as outdoor bees are bet
ter able to stand the spring weather
and to have an abundance of young
bees by the first spring bloom.
AOutIu hives Will SOOQ DTOOQ cQam-
bers equal to the laying capacity of
the queen, are considered best for OBJ
tanning surplus honey. Such, how
ever, are not the best for wintering, as
the stores are usually insufficient.
When all breeding is over for the sea-
son, the central combs are often de-
ficient in stores. Here a good. prac-
| tical feeder comes into requisition.
one that can be used during the cold
nights of October, and that will work
successfully with thick strip. Moth
ing is gained by compelling the bees to
evaporate a large amount of water so
late in the season. For late feeding
use about one quart of water to
every fourteen pounds of the best gran
ulated sugar When early feeding is
practiced, thin strip may be used, but
| for late feeding we need the strip very
thick-just thin enough so the bees
can work 1t nicely.-F. G. Herman, In
Michigan Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
The Deaf Congres.sna,.

Gen. Ketcham, once in Congress
from New York, was very deaf. One
story told of him by the Washington
correspondent of the Pittsburg Gazette
Times, is familiar. A stranded con-
stituent approached him for loan OF
IS. "Hey?" said the general, putting
his hand to his ear II said could you
let me have s10?" shouted the constit-
uent. you said S. the first time re-
torted the general with asperity.
Another story is less familiar.
The general vas at dinner one
evening. A young woman who sat be-
side him endeavored TO be entertain
ing, but gave it up and devoted her
self to young man next to her. Soon
some fruit was passed and the young
woman beamed on the general, with,
the inquiry:
do you like bananas, ge-eral?T
"Hey?" said the statesman-hero.
leaning toward her.
The question was repeated right In
to his ear.
oh" said the general, apparently
coMprehending mo, / don't. l still
stick to the old-fashioned night-shirt"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Queer Feminine Ideas.

Many Japanese women gid their
teeth Women of Arabia stain their
fingers and toes red. In Greenland
women paint their faces blue and vel
low In India the women of high caste
paint their teeth black A Hindoc
bride is anointed from head to FOOT
with grease and saffron. Bornet
women eye their hair in fantastic col
ors-pink, green, blue and scarlet. III
New Holland scars, made carefully
with shells, form elaborate patterns
on the women's faces. In some Soutf
American tribes the women draw the
front teeth, esteeming as an ornamen
the black gap thus made.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Cana6a Thistle.

The Canada thistle is a biennial
plant; that is, two years are required
for its round of life. The first sea-
sou 1t comes up from seed and grows
as low plant with a circle of leaves
in rosette. from near the ground
In this state 1t remains alone over
wiraer and the following spring begins
Vigorous growth and sends up a strong
central stalk, at the top of which bios
soTs and seeds are born. At the ma
tursty of the seeds the plant perma-
nertly dies, but the seeds it produces
are scattered to the four quarters of
the earth for the beginning of more
thi,ties.
shs only effective way of eradicat-
ing the Canada thistle is to keep it
cus down to the ground during the
sefIcnd years growth, so that 1t can
not send up flower stalk to produce
blossoms and seed. Where there are
OILY 8 few on the farm this can be
done With little effort, but where they
| are very numerous in a field it should
be planted to cultivated crop and
gwen the most thorough cultivation
with the hoe extra If necessary, so that
nat a single plant remains at the
eDd OF the growing season, for one
plant will seed whole farm.
1t must be remembered, however.
Tat WHEN you have killed every plant
ca your farm you may find a thou
sand growing in fields the following
Years. If your neighbor allows any
- go 10 seed the seed will be scat
tered far and wide by the wind. All
i,eighbors should combine in fighting
them.
The Canada thistle is a greater pest
IN some sections than in others. for
Che reason that it is better adapted
70 some soils and climates than to 9th
srs. In the latitude OF Illinois it is
reasonably easy to control and is never
serious pest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
All Right but the Name.

1t is an army tradition that the
soldier shall grumble at the commits
sariat; but this particular complain
ant seems to have had fair case.
ANY complaints, corporal?" said
the colonel, making one morning a
personal inspection.
Yes, sir. Taste that. sir said the
corporal, promptly.
The colonel put the liquid to hi:
lips.
why" he said, that's the bes
soup l ever tasted"
Yes, SIR said the corporal, "bu
the cook calls it coffee"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-16
Work for Women of Leisure.

Miss Jean Hamilton. secretary of the
League of Women Workers, an organ
ization representing 1900 members in
five states, says that the situation of
working girls is harder than ever. and
that the working girls clubs are SIM
ply starving for leaders. In the crow
ed factory districts of cities the dance
hall offers q great attraction to the
girl who has worked hard all day in
4 close room and has no place in which
to entertain company at night. The
desire for such amusement is perfectly
legitimate, and ii only remains for
those who have the leisure and the
money to see that these places are not
Objectionable or to offer something
that is equivalent.