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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-12-16

among strangers, but they will think Of
you and the old home and its happy
Christmas gatherings and greetings and
you will think of them and miss them,
while some have passed to their reward.
Above all, let it be a scene of peace and
good will. If tire be any difference,
any Misunderstanding, any estrange-
ments existing, or any unkind fcelings,l
or harsh thoughts, now is the time I'd
make up.
My place, one mile south west Of
Brandonu. N. w. IA of S. e. IA,
section 20, township 8, 40 acres
bounded ON west by Miller (MarIl
Hill place. about rs acres wooded.
Apply to VIM. Buchanan. Brandon.
Miss.
SIDNEY SMITH.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Episcopal Cathedral's Open Air Altar

from Mrs. Percy r. Pyne, and in it
have been gathered memorials of the
Church of England, the Church in the
Wilderness and the Church of Mount
Zion. The remains of Henry Y. Sat.
terlee, first bishop of Washington,
rest under the floor of this chapel.
This altar and sun dial is called a
landmark" and was given by Mrs.
Julia James to commemorate the free
dom of the cathedral lands from debt
and the consequent hallowing of the
close. The altar is also somewhat of
genealogical monument of the donor,
in the several panels around the sides
of the marble piece being inscribed a
large number of names, with the dates
of birth, marriage and death, and the
names of to whom married and the
names of children begotten.
There is no telling when the cathe-
d-al will be built, but the building
fund Is growing. and the foundation
stone of the cathedral was laid with
an imposing and monster ceremony
September 30. 1907. On that occasion
addresses were delivered by President
Roosevelt and the bishop of London.
There were present 60 bishops, 200
members of the general convention
Of the Episcopal church and about 49,.
900 laymen. The foundation stone was
brought from Bethlehem.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Her Answer.

An Atchison girl had proposal Of
marriage Sunday night and asked a
week to think it over. She went to all
Of her married sisters. One, who used
to be belle, had three children, did all
her own work and hadn't been to the
theater or out riding since she was
married. Another, whose husband was
promising young man at the time
she was married, was supporting
him. a third didn't dare say
her life was her own when her hus-
band was around, and fourth was di-
vorced. After visiting them and hear
ing their woes. the heroine of this lit
tie tale went home, got pen, ink and
paper and wrote an answer to the
young man. You may think it was re-
fusing him, but it wasn't. She said
she could be ready in month.-Atch-
ison Globe.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Teddy Only President Without Corns

In those days didn't have Latin
name. but was called n corn special.
ist-that his corns made him almost
as much trouble as congress-" SEN
timent which ex-President Roosevelt
might have echoed, but he never did
because he didn't have any corns, and
was, In fact, declared to be the only
president since Lincoln who hasn't
been n patron Of this establishment.
Anyhow, the register contains the
autographs OF Johnson, Grant, Hayes,
Arthur. Cleveland. Harrison and Nc.
Kinley. Garfield wasn't president long
enough to develop corns, though the
expert opines that at the rate he was
kicking people out during the short
time he served as president, he would
,soon have required attention.
The book contains the autographs
of thousands of cabinet ministers,
senators, members of congress and
other famous national characters.
Casual inspection of 1t would almost
enforce the generalization that corns
and public service are seemingly In
separable.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

W WASHINGTON.-So of the auto
w biographies of new members in
the congressional directory issued re-
Gently are refreshing.
Senator Wesley l.. Jones of Wash
ington, who, with Senator Burton of
Ohio, was promoted from the house,
pays warm tribute to his wife, an
unusual contribution to an official pub
lication.
The sketch of Mr.. Jones says he
was married to Minda Nelson at En-
field, ILL.,, in the fall of 1886. and what
ever success he has attained is due
to her earnest, faithful help and cheer
full selfdenial."
Mr.. Jones also unfolds an unusual
professional experience-"has never
acted as attorney for any railroad, tel
egraph. or express company, or for
any public service corporation"
The house of representatives of the
Sixty-first congress embraces in Its
membership the champion legislator
in American history, for Edward
Thomas Taylor, representative-at-
large from Colorado, says of his IL
years service in the senate of his
state:
Has the reputation of having been
the author of more important laws
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Cabinet Surely Is "Possum Cabinet" Now

Franklin (MacVeagh)-"A substan-
tial householder" Such the secretary
of the treasury certainly is.
Jacob (Dickinson)-"A supplanter." :"
He sup0lanted Luke Wright
George Won l.. Meyer)-"A land
holder; husbandman." This designa-
ton of the new secretary o. the navy
applies also to George w. Wicker
sham, the new attorney general
James (Wilson)-Same as Jacob.
Mr.. Wilson. however. has supplanted
none but himself for the last IL years.
Frank (Hitchcock) Free" No ref
erence to government franking privi-
leges.
Richard (Ballinger)- like a
ruler; powerful''-as BELTS a secretary
of the interior.
Charles (NageD-"Manly noble
spirited" None has yet denied pos
session of that quality by the secre-
tary of commerce and labor.
Still other searchers hunted up the
Christian names of the president and
ex-president, and found that William
means protector" and Theodore the
gift of God"
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
MANY ENEMIES OF
THE ALFALFA PLANT
and Disease Have RecKoned
by he = j. M WestSate
sistant Government Agroso1o2ist

Over considerable portion of the
country weeds constitute the worst
enemy of alfalfa This is especially
true in the humid sections and in
those parts of the west and south
west where the bulk of the rainfall
comes during the comparatively mild
winters. Witch-grass or couch-grass
in New York and the New England
states, crab-srass in the eastern states
south cf New York, bluegrass in the
bluegrass sections, and The ''foxtail''
or wild millets and crab-Srass in the
central states are the worst enemies in
the respective sections from the stand
point OF the alfalfa plant.
In the irrigated sections of the west,
especially in those cCct.ons character
iZed by rai2fall during the compara-
lively mild winters, tie growth of the
wild barleys is decided drawback to
the successful production of alfalfa.
They mature shortly before the first
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
NO NEED TO TAKE CHANCES
There Is Sure Way of Knowing Good
Paint Material.

There is really no need whatever for
any property owner to take chances in
the selection of his paint materials.
1t doesn't cost cent to learn how to
be on the safe side. Certainly every
property owner has enough at stake to
find this out
A complete painting guide, known as
Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 40,
can be had free by writing National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Building,
New York. This company is the largest
maker of pure white lead in t.le world
It's Dutch Boy Painter trademark
is famous as a guarantee of purity and
quality. The outfit includes book
of color schemes, for either interior or
exterior painting, book of specifica-
tions, and simple little instrument,
with directions for testing the purity
of paint materials.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

cutting of alfalfa, and the boards of
the grass heads frequently ruin the
first crop of hay which is sometimes
burned to destroy the grass seed.
These wild barleys are also known as
foxtail grass, squirrel-tail grass, and
wall barley.
Since alfalfa is not usually a clean
cultivated crop the problem of weed
destruction is a serious one. Disking 8
is usually the most effective remedy
for weeds, as the alfalfa is generally
benefited by the operation, while the
weeds are greatly injured, owing to
tions where the wild barleys are
troublesome it is sometimes thought
necessary to burn the first crop of
hay. Another method is to cut the
first crop while the wild barley is still
immature and feed the mixture of al
falfa and grass hay. The objection to
this method is that it necessitates the
cutting of the alfalfa when too young.
A heavy growth of crab-grass is some
times burned in the early spring.
Dodder is one of the worst weeds so
idl dS Is CouCtTHtu. Inc dC-
companying illustration indicates the
general appearance of the mature
plant. The dodder seeds germinate in
the ground and the young plants soon
attach themselves to the alfalfa seed
lings. AS soon as the threadlike stem
is firmly attached to the alfalfa plant
the stem connecting it with the ground
withers away. Thenceforth the dod.
der lives entirely on the alfalfa. 1t is
very difficult to eradicate when once
established, and for this reason great
care should be taken to avoid intro.
ducing it with the alfalfa seed at seed
ing time. Grazing close with sheep
has been recommended as being effec.
tive in holding dodder in check. If
dodder appears in isolated spots
through the field, it is advisable to cut
the affected alfalfa plants very low
and remove them. Destroying the
dodder by burning with different in.
flammable materials has occasionally
proved successful, but 1t is apt to be
more expensive than the removal OF
the affected portions of the plants. II
the stand of alfalfa is badly affected
with dodder. the alfalfa should be
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
New Statesmen Are Extremely Modest

and constitutional amendments than
any person that ever sat in any legis'
lature of any state of the union dur
ing the history of the government
over 40 general statutes and five sep
arate constitutional amendments that
were adopted by vote of the people"
While serving as postmaster at Ca
ruthersville, Representative Crow Of
Missouri relates that several times
he called the attention of congress to
the manner of weighing mails; con-
gress finally revised the method,
whereby it is estimated that a saving
of $10,000,000 year was affected"
An interesting figure in the house
is Delegate Cameron of Arizona, Re-
publican. He defeated veteran Mark
Smith last fall, whereupon the story
went the rounds that this result was a
part of scheme to secure statehood
-allaying the Republican opposition
by the idea that two Republican sena-
tors would be chosen by the new
state. But Mr.. Cameron has a better
claim to fame than any based on poll
tics. He located and built the Bright
Angel" trail into the Grand canyon
of Colorado and still maintains it.
The baby of the house is Palitte
Elvins of Missouri, who was sworn in
on the day on which he completed his
thirty-first year.
Secretary Dickinson of the war de-
partment makes no reference to his
politics in the sketch of himself. The
one political fact stated in Secretary
MacVeagh's biography is that he was
a Democratic candidate for the United
States senate in the COS.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

1T is very unromantic, but true that
] the Washington business man who
has acquired the finest autograph
book in the last so years is the pro-
prietor of corn Doctors" establish
ment. He showed his register of auto
graphs to congressional visitor who
had dropped in to have his corns
pared and treated.
The establishment started short
time before the death OF Lincoln and
among the early signatures in the
book was an unquestionably authentic
one Of the emancipator, who. accord
ing to the proprietor of the place, was
quite "a regular attendant In the effort
to have his corns suppressed.
He once told the chiropodist-who
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
TOTAL LOSS OF HAIR
Seemed Imminent-ScaIp Was Very
ScaIy and Hair Came Out by Hand
fuls-Scalp Now Clear and
New Hair Grown by cuticura.

About two years ago I was troubled
with my head being scaly. Shortly
after that 1 had an attack Of typhoid
fever and 1 was out of the hospital
possibly two months when 1 first no.
ticed the loss of hair, my scalp being
still scaly. l started to use dandruff
cures to no effect whatever l had
actually lost hope of saving any hair
at all. l could brush it off my coat
by the handful. l was afraid to comb
it. But after using two cakes of Cuti-
cura Soap and nearly box of Cuti-
cura Ointment, the change was sur
prising. My scalp is now clear and
healthy as could be and my hair thick
er than ever, whereas I had my mind
made up to be bald. w. F. Steese, 5S12
Broad St, Pittsburg, Penn, May and
21, 1905"
Potter Drug Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Boston.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Harris, Great Good Humor.

mo man ever maintained his life at
Q higher level of perpetual good
humor," writes James w. Lee Of Joel
Chandler Harris in the Century. "The
day before he died, when he was al
ready beginning to pass into the dark
valley of death, one of his sons came
into the room and inquired: How are
you this morning, father"
"'Well,' responded Mr. Harris, am
about the extent of tenth Of gnat's
eyebrow better"
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

A BIG bronze sun dial. topping an
"A open-air altar of white marble, is
one of the relics and landmarks that
are accumulating in the majestic
grove of old oaks where soon will rise
the great Episcopal cathedral of St.
Peter and St Paul. Already this sol
emn. wind-swept spot, dear to Prot
estants because of its deep religious
associations, is becoming one of the
show places of the national capital.
From the site chosen for the cathe-
dral ones view overreaches all the
domes. towers and spires of Wash
ington city. Around the site num-
ber of buildings and memorials have
been built. First, there is the Peace
Cross. The raising and consecration
of this cross was the first service in
the cathedral close. The principal ad-
dress was delivered by President Nc
Kinley. A chapel has been construct
ed in the grounds and this is called
the Little Sanctuary. II was gift
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

ITS the "possum cabinet now" with
l out doubt.
The wit who invented that phrase.
after President Taft's exploits in the
south made the southern tree-climber
sort OF national emblem, has re-
Ceived the backing of Webster on top
Of that of newspaper paragraphers.
A Washington man who has time
on his hands looked in the dictionary the
other day. and his eye fell upon the
word "philander." The meaning given
was "a South American opossum."
Thus has fate worked to give to the
secretary of state his final credentials
for the office.
Other searchers since have ex-
amined Webster, with the following
results. as regards cabinet members: :
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
SICK DOCTOR
Proper Food Put Him Right.

The food experience of a physician
In his own case when worn and weak
from sickness and when needing nour-
ishment the worst way is valuable:
IAN attack of grip, so severe it came
near making an end of me, left my
stomach in such condition | could not
retain any ordinary food. | knew of
course that must have food nourish-
ment or could never recover.
Il began to take four tablespoonfuls
OF Grape-Nuts and cream three times a
day and for weeks this was almost
my only food: 1t tasted so delicious
that l enjoyed it immensely and my
stomach handled 1t perfectly from the
first mouthful 1t was so nourishing
was quickly built back to normal
health and strength.
"Grape-Nuts Is of great value as
food to sustain life during serious at
tacks in which the stomach is so de.
ranged it cannot digest and assimilate
other foods.
II am convinced that were Grape
Nuts more widely used by physicians,
1t would save many lives that are 9TH
erwise lost from lack of nourishment" :"
Absolutely the most perfect food in
the world. Trial of Grape-Nuts 10 days
proves. There's a Reason"
Look In pkg. for the little book, "The
Road to Wellville."
Ever rend the above lctterf A new
enc appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15

Keep Chicks Dry.-Wet feet are not
n good thing for baby chicks. Keep
the floors of their coops dry, and ar
range their drinking troughs so that
they cannot get in them or spill the
water.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Her Womanly Curiosity,

II have put aside enough money"
said the bachelor of so, Ito make it
sure that l shall be decently buried
without expense to the public"
why" asked the maiden who was
verging on 35, do you think you ought
to have decent burial?"
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
HOGS
G.rnln.

Wheat. choice milling per 100 lbs.
5000. Rye. Colorado bulk. per 100 lhs.
$40. oats. bulk. Idaho No . white.
$l.95; same in sacks. S2.O5: Nebraska
oats. sacked. Sl.90. Corn. in bulk
sl.2S: In sacks. sl.3i: corn chop sacked.
Sl.3i. Bran. Colorado. per 100 lhs,
Sl,3i. Rolled oats, cwt.. SITS. Flaked
hnrleN. cwt.. Sl.aS.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Live Poultry.
Game.
Butter.

Eight s....s. s.........
Crenmerles. ex.. Col. ID. .....
Creameries, ex.. East. lb.....
Creameries. 2d grade. lh.....
Process and renovated. ID. =.
Packing stock .............
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
IIuy,

Upland. per ton. sti5Om 1850: se'-
ond bottom. sll.ooGl2.oo: timothy,
straw a SO 90 a ESQ: South Park wire
grass. s20.OOM21.00.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
WHY, OF COURSE.

"Oh, Willie! You're going to fall"
Nav, 1 amt! I'm tryin' new fancy
style of skatin'-dat's ALL"
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
Eggs.

Eggs. case count-sj.62h,
EGGS. candled. case-S6. 90.
Gilpin observer., 1909-04-15
HOWARD 6, BURTON, ASSAYER g. CHEMIST

Specimen prices: Gold. silver. lead. 81: gold.
silver 75c: gold, soc; zinc copper 81.
Mailing envelopes and full price list sent on
application. Control and umpire work
ncited. Leadvilie, Colorado.
Reference: Carbonate National Bank.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-06
Parker L. Cauntlc

New York, Aug. 5.-Alton b. Par
ker, Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent In 1904, made the following state
ment today on the new tariff bill:
oThe opinion widely entertained and
sometimes expressed in the campaign
OF 1908, that the Republican platform S
promise of a revision Of the tariff was
Intended to deceive the people. is now
fully justified.
"By bold and impudent speech. Sen
ators ard members of Congress have
asserted that the plank promised a
revision, not a reduction, of tariff du-
ties. Their only reward is public
contempt, for their arguments demon
strate that the purpose of the tarin
plank was to cheat and defraud the
voters. And at the ame time the ac-
ton of the majority in Congress makes
them parties to the fraud In that they
sought to consummate 1t.
THE President has made strong
effort TO secure at least an appearance
of party honesty. but the little he has
accomplished has been at great cost,
for one more precedent. 1t created Of an
Executive using his great power TO
eoerce a co-ordinane and independent
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-06

"The authority of the President to
use agents to assist him In the ap-
plication of the maximum and mint
mum section Of the statute, and TO
enable officials to administer the law,
gives a wide latitude for the acquisi-
ton. under circumstances favorable
to it's truth, of Information In respect
to the price aud cost of production OF
goods at home and abroad which VII
throw much light on the operation OF
the present tariff and be OF primary
Importance a. officially collected data
upon which future legislative action
and executive recommendation may
be based
1.-THE corporation tax is Just and
equitable excise measure. which II Is
hoped will produce a sufficient amount
to prevent deficit and which inel-
dentally will secure valuable statistics
and information concerning the many
corporations of the country, and Will
constitute an Important step toward
that degree OF publicity and regulation
which the tendency in corporate enter
prises in the last twenty years has
shown to be necessary"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-06
People Of Proposed Pettus
County Do Not Need Guardian
win Haze an Area of 4l7 Miles and Population OF
Ouer 50. OO0 With County Seat of
$1,000 Population.

nine have jurisdiction over the Pettus
County territory.
In the election on the new county
amendment. the vote In the territory
Of the new county lacked only small
fraction of being four ITO one In favor
OF the amendment.
The formation Of the new county will
not make Its boundary lines dead
line. as the opposition seem to think +.
The County Of Fulton, In the State
Of Georgia, in which the City of At
lanta Is located, with all the ave coun-
ties around It Included, has an area
about equal 20 that Of JEFFERSON Coun-
ty. The City of New York Is In ave
counties. King County. in which
Brooklyn. 10 located. has seventy seven
square miles; New York County. prop
er, has sixty-three square miles; Rich
mond County has fifty-sevep square
miles, and Qusens County has i2s
square miles There are 100000 per-
pie In New York. and the largest of
her counties above named has only one
eighth the area OF Jefferson County,
Alabama. The County Of Jefferson,
Kentucky, has only 81 square miles.
yet the City OF Louisville. which is To-
Gated In the county. has four times the
population of Birmingham. The Coun-
ty OF Suffolk, Massachusetts,, in which
oN0kOh - AON0AOos H0o why hANy -OHE
square miles and the city has a popu-
lation Of nearly q million. The county
in which the City of ST. Louis. Mo-.
with her population Of over three.
quarters OF q million 10 located, con
tains only sixty-one square miles.
Why should the people Of Bessemer.
and the surrounding country, be DOM
mated over and held in political servi.
tude any longer2
Why don't New York consolidate the
five counties referred to into one? The
answer L.. they are for the convenience
of the people and they serve them: they
sever land prevent a concentration OF
political power; they save time, delay.
expense and travelling to the people,
and they are revenue raiserB for the
State; they are in the line OF progress
and prosperity on every hand, and
promote political economy.
New counties have to take and pay
their part OF the indebtedness OF the
old counties from which the territory
has been taken.