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The Washington times., 1909-09-26
Entertainments Tonight
At Washington Theafers

At the Masonic Auditorium tonight
the management will begin a third sue
cessful week Of motion pictures and
vaudeville, consisting Of two long
shows run continuously from 7:30 20
1890 p. m
The popularity Of this form of enter
tainment has not been doubted. For
tonight a new selection Of motion pic
ture films has been obtained. with
changes 10 be given throughout the
week.
The auditorium. with its perfect ven
tilation. comfort and surroundings has
gained the motion picture followers
many VINO are pstroniziuE this form of
entertainment for the first time.
At the concert to be given at the
Academy tonight the mana cement has
provided an entertaining program.
The bill is headed by The Musical
| LswtouS.' whose act is said 10 be as
interesting as n is novel. and who strike
a new gait IN this sort OF entertainment
Henry Coulter. a coster singer, who
gives the songs OF the London street
merchant with the eccentric effect that
Chevdlicr first introduced TO America
Is the added attraction. Ed $ Allen
the popular singer, viii be- heard In
comic songs and parOdies. Novel nov
! ing pictures, representing scenic. hUmor-
Ous and dramatic subjects complete TIC
list for the evenings entertainments.
The first OF the Niblo lectures. with
Spain. from Gibraltar TO the Pyrenees as
the subject, is scheduled for Sunda-
evening. October 10, At the Columbia
Subjects for succeeding SUNDAYS IN
clude France, Ireland, Scotland. and
Africa.
This latter subject is the only one of
the course not entirely new. and 10 IS
repeated by request The sunday course
VIII be duplicated ON the succeeding
d Friday afternoons. beginning October u.
The Washington times., 1909-09-26
A Little Humor
Is Dangerous Thing.

A little humor is a good thing. So
Tom Lewis, an the role whose name
everyone has forgotten by this time,
walks of with the wrong hat every
now and then throughout the first act.
The more music the better SO the
chorus is kept coming and going with
out regard 70 time or occasion. II there
is a dinner scene in progress and
there is a song TO sing. off come the
tables and the chairs until the song IS
sung and then they are brought back
again.
II is all so fun Of the hysteria that
Americans live by that IL seems natural
Like it, or course they do. For that
is what the paid 10 see. Which brings
US 70 a second point. Why do crowds
so to see CAOhau?
Fer the most part the regular theater-
goers don't
The Conan audiences are made up OF
q strange blend Of the persons who gem
orally go TO see melOdr1ma. those who
90 10 see burlCsque. and those who sell
dom so TO the thcatcr at all
Listen 10 them applaud when the lit
tic flag is pulled out and YOU will find
the mclOdrama lovers. Count the men
and you can prove the buriesQue charge.
At an average comic opera perfOrma nee
the women will tip the balance 10 about
a. per cent When 7 saw The Yankee
Prince" more than half Of tho orchestra
seats were occupied by men. and dozens
OF these had come alone After an. there
isn't much danger that George Conan is
going to make a quick show counter ont
OF the American stage. And he is lots
OF fun
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
Health i'm Hot Weather.

Fresh air is cure for disease, be-
cause it purifies the blood and forti-
f1es the system against the attacks
of germs. Water constitutes an i'm
portant factor in hygienics. Frequent
bathing in summer time is a luxury
as we'll as preventive of disease. 1t
keeps the pores open, which is in itself
a benefit of no small consequence, and
it tones up the system. A short hot
bath is excellent to relieve the effects
Of fatigue. 1t need be no more than
a dip lasting half minute For get
ting the skin into condition a short
hot bath, followed by a short cold
bath, is good. A bath in water not
far below blood heat, continued for
a quarter of an hour, is restful to the
nerves. Water taken into the system
at the right temperature, in the right
quantities, at the right times, con-
duces to health. In regard to diet,
the best a1l-around summer recipe is
to avoid overeating and to ElasIicate
s1owly-not mechanically, but So as
to taste and relish every particle of
food that is consumed. If one fol-
lows these rules, and keeps his teeth
clean, and gets enough sleep, and
takes fair amount OF exercise every
day, he is likely to get through the
summer without any serious discom-
fort, and with no detriment to his
health.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
WHAT ONE PERSON CAN DO.
How a Woman and a Pastor Helped to
Improve Two Different Towns.

A young woman in western town
is responsible for the remarkable i'm
provement which has lately taken
place in it's appearance. She had
been away to college and during her
vacation had visited in the beautiful
homes of her friends, and when she
returned after graduation to the pa
ternal roof it struck her as being eX-
tremeIy shabby ~ She had the house
painted a pretty colonial yellow. She
put awnings on the windows and
verandas, had the fence taken down
and lawns properly cared for. Then
she served tea every afternoon on
the veranda, and her friends thought
it all so nice that they went home de-
termined to do likewise. The fences
came down all along the street,and in
other streets the houses took on new
colors, and the lawns bloomed with
velvety greenness. The value of the
property rose, and the Municipal gov
ernment, seeing that there was finan-
cial profit in beauty, went in for pave
ments, parks, fountains and drives.
Now there is not a more beautiful
place in the west than this town.
A score or more of years ago the
pastor of a rural New England church
led in organizing a village improve
ment association. The neglected COM
mon on the main street was made
over into a smooth, green lawn, and
rows of.shade trees were planted. The
inhabitants as they came to the store,
the postoffice and the church were i'm
pressed with the change, which con-
stantly grew more pleasing. Some of
those who lived along that street pur-
chased lawn mowers, set out trees
and shrubs around their homes and
made new paths to their doors. Their
neighbors felt obliged to follow their
example. Visitors one summer who
had not seen the town for several
years were surprised at the transfor-
nation: Nor was it confined to the
streets and houses, though it had ex-
tended into remote corners. The i'm
provement was evident among the
people, young and old. The churches,
which had depended on missionary So
cieties for annual appropriations, have
assumed their own support. An hon
orab1e pride in their town is manifest
among the inhabitants everywhere.
Its reputation is high among the
neighboring towns and is extending
into many other towns around about.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
Quite Different.

ssMaria." said Mr. Rawlins, laying
aside his hat and overcoat and rubbing
his hands gleefully together, "you
know that for years we have been
wanting to buy a building lot in Ken
uedy's subdivision, but couldn't afford
to do it on account of the high prices
they ask for land out there Well, I've
Just learned that Quinlan. who owns
one of the best lots in that entire
neighborhood, will sell it for half what
it cost him if he can get the cash. He
needs the money and can't get it any
other way have great mind to buy
it tomorrow morning. 1t comes easily
within our means"
'T don't think you ought to do it,
joshua" said Mrs Rawlins.
"You don't think / ought to buy itt
Why not?"
'It would be taking advantage of his
necessities.
But. Maria
Besides, I have just learned Of a
splendid opportunity to buy some fur
niture that we need Grigson & Mul-
lins are advertising parlor sets at one
third less than cost because they are
Oyerstocked and can't afford to carry
them through the season I'd like tH
buy about 5000 worth of parlor fur
niture Wen never have as good ?
chance again
Being a man of excellent self control.
Mr.. Rawlins merely smiled.-Youth's
Companion.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
POULTRY MANURE.
How 1t May Be Utilized to Bring Good
Results.

Many folks in this section are un-
aware of the valuable fert1lIzlng prop
critics in hen manure. me 1efLlllzer
obtained from $50 hens brought me
in a crop of 80 bushels of marketable
potatoes that netted me $75, and three
crops of grass, the value or Wnlcn
was estimated at SIS, a total OF SloV
or 60 cents per fowl. These same
fowls netted me a profit, from fancy
stock, eggs and poultry, OF $l4O eacn,
and adding the value OF the manure
it makes profit of 81 per capita.
Underneath the roosts l made
pen by mailing boards inches in
width around the framework that sup
ported the perches. This kept the
manure from being scratched into the
litter. From time to time | added a.
layer of earth The latter part of
the winter a good deal of this COM
post was removed and placed in a
heap outside the building. The boards
were then removed from around the
frame work of the perches and the
hens allowed to mix litter, dirt and
manure together. Several tons OF
cheap run hay had been reduced to
powder during the winter and this
general mixture was spread broadcast
over pasture land somewhat run out
and plowed under to the depth Of z
or 8 inches. The land was narrowed
and deep burrows made 31z feet apart.
The compost that had been piled up
outdoors was used in the hills placed
20 inches apart. A shovelful of this
compost was made to supply doz-
en- hills. The potatoes were dropped
- RI cid nf the mQnJrp
The potato vines were the most lux
uriant 1 have ever seen and farmers
passing often asked what | used in
the hill to make the vines grow SO
large. They turned out at the rate of
400 bushels to the acre, and the per-
centage of unstable ones was very
small. There was scarcely a scabby
potato in the lot.
Since that time ! have discarded
phosphate entirely and use hen ma
nure in it's stead for all crops. The
mistake most people make is in ,un-
dervaluing the strength of hen ma
nure and putting too much in the
hill. A large tablespoonful to hill
is sufficient for corn CT potatoes.
Hen maunre used around fruit trees
causes q rapid growth and great pro-
ductiveness. There is a farm in the
southern part of this state where 81
600 to 10000 hens are kept and their
manure is spread around apple trees
that have been set out and others
that have been grated. This has
been going on for a number of years,
until today the owner harvests 10000
barrels of Baldwin apples in a season.
These experiences give some idea
of how hen manure may be utilized
and made to bring good results.-Lit-
tIestown Independent.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
Mike Was There Too.

81 was there" said the reporter,
"and / know this is true.
"It was during the Spanish-Ameri'
can war Most of the boys had en-
listed in the navy, and there were
more than score aboard the convert
ed cruiser st. Paul, commanded by
the then Captain Sigsbee, who was
commander of the i'll fated Maine at
the time she was destroyed in Havana
harbor.
"We were slowly making passage
out of New York harbor one bright,
sunshiny morning, and several hun
dred Of the crew were lined up along
the ice rail Of the main deck watching
the various craft plying up and down
the river.
"By and by a magnificent swanlike
private yacht, owned by a prominent
Philadelphian, steamed swiftly along
side of us, and when we were within
easy speaking distance beautiful and
elegantly attired woman on the bridge
called out in a clear soprano voice to
the officer on our bridge. Is Captain
Sigsbee aboard|
Before the man addressed could re-
ply huge, brawny coal HEAVIER, with
a voice that seemed to almost make
the ship vibrate. shouted from the
main deck, Yes. Captain Sigsbee is
aboard. an so is Mike O'Neillp
''In the roar of laughter which fol.
lowed even the fair inquirer after the
captain joined, though the officer on
our bridge turned purple with rage
and notification Philadelphia Ledg'
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
THE LINES OF THE HAND.
How Palmists Map Them-The Mounts
and the Plain of Mars.

Palmists map the lines and protub-
erances of the hand as follows:
At the base of the thumb is the
mount of Venus, at the base of the
first finger is the mount of Jupiter;
second finger, Saturn; third, Apollo
(Who had no planet); little finger,
Mercury. Underneath Mercury is the
mount of Mars, and underneath this
at the base of the hand is the mount
Of the moon The hollow of the palm
is the plain of Mars.
The large wrinkle made by the
thumb turned in is the life line, on
whose clarity and length depends
longevity and health. This line can
be charted off for dates by beginning
at the top and dividing it into nearly
equal arcs for periods of five or ten
years. The fate line, which runs up
the middle of the hand-if II does
can also be charted in five year per-
iods, beginning at the base.
If the fingers are folded inward
says a writer in Pearson,s Magazine
they form in most palms TWO wrinkles
The upper is the earth line and SHOWS
"the satisfied or unsat1shed staIe ol
the affections" The lower crease Is
the head line; it indicates the lncH-
nation of the nature" Other lines
are the lines of Apollo, of marriage
of travel, of the liver OF health, ano
Of intuition Then there is the Tine
or girdle of Venus, curved nne
sometimes found running between the
first and fourth fingers. This, we are
told. has been the subject OF great as
agreement among various authors
According to one authority It gives
"energy' to either good or bad oc-
cupations.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23

Mary would have gwen all sne pos
sessed to recall those words, A sor.
of hopelessness came over her. If she
could control herself no better than
that now, what would she do later?
If she only could be sure that the
girl would be sensible From Johns
description it didn't seem as If she
could possibly be. "He has lost his
head over some little f1irt.'' she told
herself, land 1 can't stop him. won
der if he will forgive me. I'm
afraid not"
At supper that night her doubts were
confirmed. John talked steadily about
the weather, the shop, the garden
everything but Kitty. She longed TO
break in herself with the subject
y Two days passed. Then she couio
stand it no longer.
"John, I'm sorry
He motioned her to silence. oG
have LET me know very plainly tna'
Won don't want me to talk about her,
and won't"
Nor did he. A week passed by, then
two-distressing weeks for them both.
"You came near losing your supper
tonight" announced Mary one evening.
"Why, how is that?'
"I was downtown, waiting to take
the 4:3O car. when, all at once, drop
ped one Of my parcels and everything
in it rolled into the street. The car was
in sight, and you know there isn't an
other until $50. / knew l couldn't gel
all the thread and buttons picked up III
time. and / was thinking, Oh, dear,
John won't have any supper until Z
o'clock when, all of a sudden, some
one said. let me help you 1t was
some young girl, and, / declare, l
never saw any one pick up things SO
fast in my life! I knew just enough
to open by bag while she showed them
in. Then the car stopped. and she
helped me on-not as she would some
old lady, but just as if l was one OF
her girl friends. l never expect to
see any one so handy and sweet as
that again. 1 didn't notice what she
looked like-I was that f1urried-but
did see that she had on an odd. FOR
eign looking ring
"What sort of ring"
"Silver. 1t had two bands joined TO-
gether by little crosspieces, and there
was a big green stone. Wasn't 1t
funny that l should notice all those
little things. and-my, what's the mat
ter?"
Nothing. mother only-that was
Kittyr'
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
Csnacitv Limited.

To a swell cafe led her. and Oh ter
rapin I fed her. yet methought / noted
sadness in her eye. Then as we de-
parted and Cor a street car started
she let out a large and soulful sigh.
When l asked her trouble, her answer
knocked me double, II got so full OF
turtle that l had no room for pie,"-
Chicago News.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
A Handy Man.

"Why so sad" queried the young
man, looking at her fondly
"Oh, nothing special, only | have
troubles of my own said the frai
young thing. signing.
'.P insist In taking hand in them
he said. seizing dainty palm tha'
was wasting its time in her lap.-Bos
ton Globe.
The Democratic advocate., 1909-07-23
Reason Enounh.

Teacher-Tommy, you should comb
your hair before you come to school.
Tommy-Ain't got no comb. Teacher
Then borrow your fathers. Tommy
Father amt got no comb neither.
Teacher-Absurdi Doesn't he comb
his hair? Tommy-He amt got no
hair!-Lippincott's
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
LANGFoRD.

The health Of the neighborhood is
very good.
Mrs. Maggie Wallace is visiting
her brothers, the Lacky boys.
Miss Mollie Baker gave an Easter
egg hunt Sunday evening, and it was
greatly enjoyed by both, cid and
young.
Bro. Grice preached at this place
Sunday Bro. Hammond will preach
here next Sunday. Come everybody
Mrs. Maggie Wallace and Miss
Mol1ie Baker visited Mrs. Matte Mon
tague Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr.. Bob Lee went to Fannin Mon
day on business.
Mr. Allie Wilmington and his sis
ter Miss Leila Bell visited Langford
Sunday.
Miss Matte Comfort visited her
brother Mr. Carl Comfort, last week.
Come again Matte.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
FANNIN.

Farmers generally are up with
their blowing. Corn is up, good deal
of cotton planted We trust that this
may prove to be year of plenty.
Mr.. Stewart Tinnin and wife made
business trip to Canton last week.
Mr.. ]. A. Robinson and wife visited
relatives in Fannin Sunday.
Miss Flora Cranberry has return
ed to her home after spending sew
eral days in our town.
Miss Sherrells, of Tennessee, is
visiting her brother on the prairie.
Ordie Davis and Henry Ellis Wis
tied in the home of H. T. Ellis Sat-
urdav and Sunday
Lutte Lawrence is improving.
Mrs. J. B. Williamson and Miss
Jennett Buchanan spent Saturday in
our burg.
Quite a crowd of young gentlemen
and ladies gathered at the home of
Hemby Whites Saturday evening and
and enjoyed hunting Easter eggs.
The Easter hunt given at the home
of E. L. Ferguson, was an occasion
of delight with the little ones.
Miss Ida Allen to the regret of her
friends here, has gone to spend sew
eral months with her sister in Madi-
son.
Mr.. Edd Potts and family spent
SUNDAY visiting in the. home of w.
B. Allen.
Ask II. T. Ellis about his pillow, CHS
own invention) which bars off, opens
plants and covers all at the same
time-a labor saving implement.
Several of our farmers who areI
up with their work, spent Friday night
on the river.
Mrs. L. Lee is visiting relatives in
Jackson this week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

to possess all these qualities, except
when in the presence of milliners
and dreSsmakers. 1t has remained
for the fair Parisiennes to scorn the
manadtes of fashion because it
made them ugly and ridiculous. Fee
minnie accomplishment can go no
further. The superbest achievements
OF mere man can not compare with
it. Storming cannon, charging rifle
pits, assaulting breastworks, are as
nothing to open defiance of the fash
ion makers. That the reputation of
France for good taste and common
sense has been upheld by this Sec
ton of Frances social queens no
man with eyes in his head can deny.
Charming as women is, she can never
appear to her best advantage with
the light of her countenanee hid un-
der bushel. No; nor under an up
turned coal scuttle, with a
stiff bird sitting on the rim, either.
Nor yet with an inverted waste paper
basket, nor crows nest decked with
bits of rags and glass, nor nail key
turned upside down over her face.
These so-called "styles" in spring
hats are denominations i'm themselves
to- the average man, and their one
effect, SO far as he can see, is to
make all women look uniformly ridi-
culous. The merry widow" hats of
last season were absurd in their
width, but they at least were sensible
in design, possessed the merit of
service as a shelter, and actually
gave to some women a touch of chic
The Paris women are wise to return
to them But what will the milliners
who set the fashions do now? Will
they stamp their feet with vexation
and wiring their hands in anguish
over all the stock and money they
are to lose? No, NEEDED. They will
simply send their entire stock over
to America, double the price ON each
hat, and adyerties it as the --latest
Partisan fantasy" In a month there
won't be a single one left. and every
American woman who bought one will
look like a Washington Post.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

last night at midnight to attend a
case of injury from assault and
battery. A negro, VIII Benson, living
on Will Allison's place, miles West
of here, was taken from his house
about--10 p. m. by small party OF
white men unknown and beaten over
the head with some blount instrument
breaking the skin in three places, and
he was shot once in the flesh part
of his shoulder The doctor dressed
the severe NOTWITHSTANDING four stitch
es in the cut skin.
Quite a frost was noticed here
this morning; but 1T was up above
ground. We presume nothing in
gardens in this section was injured,
from the fact that late last evening
the moist soil was rather warm. This
itself prevents frost en- plants near
the ground
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15

the several recitations ON the pro-
gram.
The following pupils rendered in a
most attractive manner, recitations
during the evening: Misses Mabel
and Sudie Wilson, Helen Ellis, Bessie
Downs, Cleo Stubblefield, Virgie Tut
ton and Ola Corley, and Master &C.
Gil Corley. All showing the careful
training of Miss Starr.
Messrs. Wells Webb and Lavelle
Harper drove over from Star Friday
night to attend the recital
Master Grayson Summers, of Pela-
hatchie, was the guest of w. N Man
gum a few days last week.
Mrs. Bette Wilson and daughter,
Mrs. Williams, of Brandon, spent a
few days with Mrs. r. W. Wilson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
DEFIANCE TO MILLlNERS.

A startling report has come from
Paris to the effect that the women of
that city have refused the accept the
style of spring hats. This is amaz-
ing. 1t is nearly preposterous. 1t is
simply beyond the bounds of the pos
sibIe that any woman or women
would thus openly defy the edicts
of the French mi1liners who make the.
fashions. No such cataclysm in Par
is since 1913. But to accept the
incredible as true at once places the
Partisan woman on PEDESTAL high
er than amy yet occupied by her sex
She must be wonderful creature
She must possess win, independence,
good Judgment, taste, courage. OF
course, we have. known other women.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-15
PUBLIC OPINION.

The proposal to recast the pattern
of the United States flag is good
one to send to limbo. The scheme as
now laid before Congress is to re-
arrange the stars in the union into
pattern resembling perhaps a wing
ed gyascutus more than anything else
in the earth, the heavens above CT the
waters beneath Here is the pre-.
scription: The stars shall be arran-
ged uniform in distance from one.
another, in five arcs in combination,
the centers of the arcs to be the N
apices of regular pentagon. The
radius of the arcs shall be equal to
one side of the pentagon, and the RAJ
dius of the stars shall be equal to
one-fourth the distance from center
to center. Isn't that lovely? Like
wise, isn't it clearer than mud? Every
body from that lucid word painting,
can see exactly how it would look.
and every school boy can instantly
draw it upon his slate. 1t really is
a wonder that we have been able to-
worry along for SO many years with-s
out such combination. Why, there
isn't problem in Euclid that can
touch it for sheer joyousness. New
York Tribune, Rep.
It. can now be- taken for granted