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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10

der that the boy from school may have
even a fair chance to make his living
he must be taught in school the physi-
illogical reason for the rules by which
he must be governed in the business world.
He must study the laws of his own being,
and see for himself that he can give
to his employer best service only when he
himself has been obedient to the laws
written on living tissues.
AS workman he will assuredly lose
his place "for lack of knowledge" not
of the thing which he is to do, but through
lack of knowledge of the laws which gov
ems his own being, unless the teacher has
been faithful to the obligation imposed by
the law of the state and has taught
the boy the truth concerning stimulants
and narcotics.
A sacred trust is given the teacher
of today. All lines of business are in
sense dependent upon their fidelity to this
trust Froebel says, "the educational call
ing should be priestly Office" Whether
the boy succeeds or not as he undertakes
his lifc-work will, in a large way, be
determined by the faithfulness of the teach
or in his priestly Office.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
RAILRoADERs BELIEVERS IN THE
HooDoo.
Engine Has Record as a Man killer
Black Cats and
No. 10.

The engineer and fireman are the firm
est believers in the dangers of black
cat crossing the track in front on an en-
CINE, of number I3 and its combinations,
of wrecks Turing near haunted places
along the track where some previous dis
aster occurred. And the list of beliefs
runs almost without end.
Life spent in the engine cab tends to
develop the abnormal and imaginative
in a man. A constant tension of the
nervous system enforced by a rigid at
tention of duty, prolonged absence of
speech made necessary but the deafening
roar of steam and grinding of brakes,
winding like pair of ribbon, broken
row and then by sharp curve and
around which may lurk an unforeseer
peril, all this counts in mans menta.
training.
The number r3 is the most ancient
Of railroad superstitions. Trainmen often
refuse to take out train of thirteen
cars. But the Isth day of the month holds
no terror for them unless connected with
another thirteen; strangely enough, Fri
day, the Isth, is the same as any other
day. But to take out engine SIG on the
I3th of the month is suicidal. To take out
an engine or caboose on that day whose
number adds up thirteen, as eighty-6ve
or aga, is equally desperate.
Some men bear the terrible record
that brands them as hoodoos. They
may be good, jolly fellows, and rail-
readers will cheerfully meet them any
where except on train or an engine.
Here their past records prove them light
ring conductors of disaster. The most
widely known of these unfortunates Of
superstition is an engineer on the Chicago
and Alton. Mr.. - never suffers him
self, but more than twenty have died on
the pilots of engines of which he held the
throttle.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
MISSOURI PACIFIC
PASSENGERS ROBBED
THREE UNIDENTIFIED MEN HOLD
UP TRAIN.
LADY FAINTS DURIkG THE EXCITEMENT
Make Their Eseape-Conduetor Forced
TO Stand Aside While the Robbsrs
Passed Among the Passengers, RelieO-
ing Them of all Money, Etc.

Three unidentified men held up the pas
sengers on an eastbound Missouri Pacific
passenger train FIVE miles east of Pitts
burg, Pa, Saturday. They were unmarked.
About $500 and small lot of jewelry
was taken from the passengers.
The robbers boarded the train on the out
skirts of Pittsburg. They took seats in the
chair car and rode quietly along until
the train was near Cornell, Kansas. There
they leaped from their seats, backed Con-
ductor Garrity into a corner and, draw
ing revolvers, warned him not to call for
assistance One of the robbers covered the
passengers with two large revolvers
Ino6 dn sA!5 o, sIedsId Mou HIM no4,
valuables," he said. my partner here
will pass among you. Please be quick"
The partner thereupon presented a gun
ny sack and started ON his collecting tour
From each passenger he took everything
CT value Money, watches, diamonds, and
rings all went into the sack.
One woman screamed and tainted
The man, lifted ring from her finger
picked up her purse and passed on to thu
next victim. Passengers revived the WON
an after the robbers left the coach.
Throughout the progress of the robbery
the train hurried ahead. Not one of the
crew with the exception of the conductor
knew robbery was being perpetrated.
When the lights in the town of Cor.
nell loomed into view, several of the pas
sengers at the rear of the coach, who had
not been reached by the robbers, hoped
they would escape with their valuable:
and they began placing them back in
their pockets. But they were doomed tc
disappointment. Just because the train
stopped at the station, the robbers did moi
hurry away. The robber with the gunny
sack stripped the last passenger in the car
CT his goods and then the three dropped
off the train and disappeared into the alley
into the town. No attempt was made tt
rob the express car.
Sheriff Merriwether and a score Of
deputies soon began searching for the
men. They are believed to be hangerson
of the mining camps in the northern part
of the county.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
GOOD ADICE TO NEGRO FARMERS

Charles Banks, the negro banker, at
Mound Bayou, Miss, has issued an adj
dress to his people that is timely and
sensible and from which the following
is taken:
"The year just closed was in many
particulars, a remarkable one from the
viewpoint of farmer as we'll as others.
1t taught many lessons. The southern far
mer who raises his own meat, corn and
hay and had a few bales of cotton to
sell against which there was no mortgage
by reason of his having raised what was
necessary to sustain what him and his
stock, faced the new year happy and pros
porous. What of 1910? WE'LL you not
do even better here this year? Won't
you start your farming earlier, and get
the advantages which an early start
gives? This does not mean early plant
ing but early preparations. Will you not
see to it that enough land to produce the
corn you will need for your mules, horses
and hogs is set aside for the purpose !?
Will you not see to it that those large
enough to work who come to town be-
cause it is too wet to work in the field,
ird something profitable to do about the
farm. Straighten up your fences, white
wash the farm houses, paint the house,
build new out-houses and otherwise i'm
prove your premises and make farm life
attractive and pleasant Will you not
subscribe for at least one farm paper
ard have your boy or girl read ii to
you sometime during the week, and
keep up with what advanced thinkers
en- farming are saying and doing"
An industrious negro family can
make more money, live more comfor-
tably and decently on the farm than they
can in town, if they will make up their
minds to employ the farming methods
here suggested. The white man is glad
always to help the negro who tries, hon
estly to help himself, and while the advice
above quoted will not be very generally
accepted, The Star feels bound to give
for the sake of its potential good.-Meridi-
an Star.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
CAFE OWNER WHO THRIvES ON
FOUR MEALS A WEEK.

A unique, yet convincing example of
how little food it requires to keep a
man in a robust condition is furnished
by MFR. Jack Robertson, proprietor of a
cafe in New Orleans.
Mr. Robertson eats On an average
about four meals a week and then only
IS a matter of duty, and not by way of
relish. Each meal consists of boiled po-
tatoes or rice and Mr.. Robertson SAYS
he is always glad when through eating.
81 have not eaten anything worth
speaking of for thirty years." said Mr..
Robertson. 81 never have any desire to
eat AT the present | have not touched
a thing for two days. / am as strong
as lion and can twist any man of my
own weight about as / please. / can
raise 265 pounds four feet from the floor
with comparativ ease and can stand end
less fatigue. My wife used to prepare
all kinds of tempting dishes to persuade
me to eat, but as they never tempted
me so she got tired of it, and now only
insists upon my eating after / have tasted
two or tire days. If she did not do this
l suppose | should Eever think of eating
anything. The idea of it rarely occurs
to me-"
Mr.. Robertson is robust specimen of
manhood, stands nearly six feet in
height and is more than ordinarily ac-
tive.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
EGGS AND POULTRY IN COLE
STORAGE.

Thirty-six million eggs and 100000
pounds of poultry are said to be in one
cold storage warehouse in Jersey City,
according to information placed before
the grand jury engaged in investigating
packing house methods of concerns in that
place. These eggs and this poultry are
said to have been in storage since last
March and April This is the situation in
one packing house. If a like condition can
be shown in. all it would mean that the
great volume of eggs, poultry, and probab-
ly other products of the country during the
past year has been thus sequestrated and
doled out in a petrifed or embalmed con-
dition for the purpose of keeping prices
at the highest notch. The latest reports
annourice that the price of eggs shows a
marked downward tendency. This is
in no degree the effect of the cheaper
food agitation. 1t is simply the result
of greatly increased production. Spring
is opening, and every hen in the country
is busy. Even the packing houses cannot
absorb the whole volume ofthe output. The
surplus finds its way to the consumer d.
rectly from the producer. The only pos
sible explanation of the unreasonable price
of eggs, butter, meats, and other food
products is that it is caused by their
withdrawal from market and indefinite
storage in the warehouse of the packing
Observation-Disclosures American
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
CAUTION EITHER WAY.

The friends of this paper will please
hand US in news when they are fresh.
We prefer not to publish birth after
the child is weaned, a marriage after
the honeymoon is over, or the death of a
man after his wife is married again
Delta Democrat.
1t would be equally as advisable not
topublish birth before the event or a
death in advance of the shuttle" or a
marriage before courtship has begun
Natchez News.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1910-02-10
COLORED TEACHERS AND TRUS-
TEES.

On the third Saturday in February at
o'clock there will be meeting at the
Pine Ridge Line school between Braxton
and Comfy for the purpose of organizing
a Colored Rural School Improvement As
sociation of Rankin county. Please at
tend or send delegates.
MARY E. MARTIN,
in charge of extension work.
L. c. JONES, Principal.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
T0RRIcELLI's VACUUM.
Experiment That Led to the Invention
Of the Barometer.


Tic barometer was invented by Tor
ricelli, pupil of Galilei, in 1913. In
attempting to pump water from a yery
deep we'll near Florence he found that
In spite of all his efforts the LIQUID
would not rise higher in the pump
stock than thirty-two feet. This Set
the young scientist to thinking, and as
he could not account for the phenome-
non In any other way lie was not slow
In attributing 1t to atmospheric pres
sure. He argued that water would
rise in vacuum only to such n height
us would render the downward pres
sure or weight of the column of water
just equal to the atmospheric pressure
and. further. that should heavier fluid
be used the height Of the column could
be much reduced TO prove this he
selected Il glass tube four feet long
and after sealing one end filled it with
mercury and then inverted it in u
basin containing Il quantity of the same
peculiar liquid. The column in the
tube quickly fell to Il height of nearly
thirty inches above the mercury in the
basin, leaving in the top of the tube a
vacuum which is the most perfect that
has ever been obtained and which is
to this day called the Torricelli vac
uum in honor of its discoverer. The
name of the instrument means lair
measure" and its fundamental princi-
pies cannot be better illustrated than
by the above described experiment.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Good Hunting.

1t was at st. Andrews, in Scotland.
the home of golf, where the links
stretch away over the moors by the
sea. and dear, quiet Aunt Mary had
gone up from London to visit golting
family Of nephews and nieces. AT ten
the first afternoon some one managed
to stop talking golf long enough TO
ask, well. Aunt Mary, and how did
you spend the morningY'
"Oh, 1 enjoyed myself Immensely,
my dear. went for walk ON the
Moor.
"a good many people seemed to be
about, and some of them called out to
me in u most eccentric manner, but
didn't take any notice of them. And.
oh, my dear, l found such a number
of curious little round things. 1
brought them home to ask you what
they are.'
Hereupon Aunt Mary opened her
workbag and produced twenty-four
golf balls.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Their Last Hone Conc.

When the minister praised the rasp-
berry jam at Mrs. Green's bountiful
Saturday night supper lie could not
Imagine why Angie and Horatio, the
twins, gazed at him SO reproachfully.
Don't you like raspberry jam. my lit
tie MANI" he asked Horatio.
Yes. sir, do, and Angie Does" said
Horatio in distinctly resentful tones.
land mother told US that she was
afraid the last she made wasn't quite
up to the mark and If you didn't praise
1t Angie and could have it for lunch
con on our bread, for Mrs. Willis and
Mrs. Shedd never said word when
they ate it, and you've made the third.
But now she'll use it for the church So
cables" And Horatio looked gloom
fly at his twin, who returned the look
in kind.-Youth's Companion.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Catherine Parr.

Catharine Parr. the sixth wife of
the much married Henry Will. owed
more to her intellectual than to her
personal charms. She was not good
looking. but had pleasant face aud II
world of tact. So skillfully did she
manage her troublesome husband as
actually to turn him against some Of
the most trusted Of his own officials
Once an order was made out for her
arrest on charge Of heresy, but she
got news Of the matter and SO clev-
erly fiattered and soothed Henry as
to effect complete reconciliation. and
when the officers came to serve the
order he drove them out with curses
and threats.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
JARRep The BANK.
Sensational Ply. That H.v. !
Pulled oHSt Monte Carlo.

sss"0ss SseyS That Have
Pulled on It Monte Carlo.
The big players tavr j. :, .:,.
ed in carrying away 70. : NJ
from Monte Carlo. IN lyO:, j Ion|
newspaper published story to.the
rect that an AmericaA from Chicae|
had won 100000 francs there In on
day and had taken the uouev homl
with him. but his name wa NOT e,ve.
In the early nineties the sAasation
Monte Carlo one season ,wasthe "A
of a Chicago youth Of twS,tv.onsI
named Harry Rosenfeld. who mad|
something like 100000 francs IN
week. playing during the day. bul,ost
most of it at baccarat at night ,iNer
the casino had closed.
The late David Christie Murray use
to tell a story Of Sensational play
at Monte Carlo that he witnessed him.
self. at was my fortune" he said,
ITO be in the casino on Sunday night
in 1899 when a French nobleman bear
ing historic name entered the room
with a fancy to play on No. 8. He
was followed by valet who was
marked 'pugilist' from head to heel
and carried a cash box which proved
to be full of 1000 franc notes. .Nu-
nero huit.' said NJ. lie Due, 'et maxi
mum par tout He was known, and
his challenge was accepted before the
cash box was opened. No. 8 turned
up three times running. NJ. lie Due
netted three times seventeen times
G,OOO francs in about three minutes.
and the bank was closed. What
brought his historic dukeship there in
The nick of time for that trifold piece
Of luck nobody can tell. He did not
want the money. for he had just mar
ried few odd millions, and he did not
seem to care whether he lost or won.
but stood impassiNc us q red Indian
through the few minutes Of that stu,
pendous game. 1t was within quar-
ter Of an hour Of closing time, and
there were not many people present.
but the sale went mad"
The two biggest winners ut Monte
Carlo of recent years to figure prom
inently in the newspapers are Charles
Wells, Londoner. who won 100000
francs In a few weeks and lost it back
and considerable more. and a York
shire mechanic named Jaggers, who
won 100000 francs on system and
was rapidly losing it back by the same
system when he had sense enough to
quit the game. He got away with
considerably more than 100000
francs. - Frank Marshall White in
Harper's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
The greatest danger from il

The greatest danger from in
fluenza is Of its resulting in
pneumonia. This can be OBJ
waited by using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, as it not only
cures influenza, but counteracts
any tendency of the disease to-
wards pneumonia. Sold by
Doty & Peterson, The Druggist
DBL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
A Tariff Reform Program
Tho Nou vorL uar.ld ,rh;oh

"A Tariff Reform Program
The New York Herald, which
has just completed an extern
sive canvass of the members.
elect of the next congress,
comes to the conclusion that,
so far as the house is concerned
at least, the tariff is actually
going to be revised, and revised
downward. It has found only
81 members of both houses op-
posedlto revision-all republic
cans. Seventy-nine republic
cans are in favor of reduction
with the protective principle
preserved, and 80 democrats.
A tariff for revenue only is IA
vored by LII members all
democrats. Only 43 members
of the house, and senate failed
to respond to the Herald's ques-
tions.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Disseminated.

It takes neighbor to disentangle
man from a handsome setting. A good
many years ago, when Wordsworth
was poet laureate of England.
worthy Cumberland yeoman walked
many miles, in response to widely scat
tered notices. to hear the poet lau-
reate address a meeting. When he
discovered who held the high sounding
title he left the hall in indignation.
Twas nobbut old Wadsworth o.
Rydal. efter aw!' he said scornfully
ON his return to his family.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
lDoLATRY IN MEXICO.
The Nativss Still Sacrifice Animate 70
Their EAvorits Coda

Their Favorits Gods.
It may not be as apparent, but az
matter Of fact idolatry has strong
= hold on the natives Of the Mexican
hot lands as when Cortes and his SOL
diers marched through them on their
way to Honduras 400 years ago.
In the state of Oaxaca, In which Is
Tehuantepec, there is near every VII
lage some secluded spot-be It a cave,
the top of a mountain or forest en-
cfrcled pool-whither the people clan.
destinely repair in order to make sac
rifices to their gods. The favorite sac.
rifice is goat, a turkey or other fowl.
the head Of which is cut Off and buried.
While the soil and the other offerings.
consisting of dishes Of food and a
gourd filed with an intoxicating drink.
are sprinkled with the blood. The
place where these sacrifices are made
determines their effect. If Tehuana
bears q grudge against neighbor he
Will bury the head Of chicken or the
bones of a dog at dead Of night out
side Of his victims house, though. ON
the other hand, IL the ceremony is per.
formed within it can bring nothing
but good luck
The natives Of the isthmus firmly
believe that every child at birth be,
comes intimately connected with some
beast Of the jungle. and the grownup
man will never hurt that particular
kind of animal. If the animal dies.
the child dies too. The question is to
determine just what kind of an animal
1t Is, and in order to reassure him
self the father sprinkles ashes or dust
on the ground outside the house at
the child's birth and watches for a
spoor.-Everybody's Magazine.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
SURVEYING Land.

The art of land surveying owes it's
origin to the fact that the Egyptians
were unable to keep permanent monu-
ments on land which was overaowed
every year by the Nile. Under such
circumstances 1t became necessary to
have some means Of reidentifying the
various pieces of land. The instru-
ments and mathematical methods of
astronomy, with suitable notifications;
were used by the Egyptians for land
surveying
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Take Care!

Remember that when your kidneys
are affected. your life is in danger. M.
Mayer. Rochester. N. Y. says: my
trouble started with sharp shoot ing
pain over my back which grew worse
daily. / felt sluggish and tired. my
kidney action was irregular and infre-
quent. ] started using Foley Kidney
Pills. Each dose seemed to put new
life and strength into me, and now I
am completely c;,red and feel better
and stronger than for. years.
DBL Robt. w. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Her Three Husbands.

Eyes, she has had three husbands.
and she alludes to them us the three
P's. The first was such a fine fellow
she called him paragon"
.Indeed!"
Yes, and the second was such
model she called him q paradigm.''
How Interestingly
"And the third was SO difficult to un-
derstand and acted so different from
the others she called him paradox
Chicago News.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Get the Genuine Always

A substitute is a dangerous make.
shift especially in medicine. The genu-
inc Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs
and colds quickly and is in yellow
package. Accept no substitutes.
d3l Robt. W. Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
An Unsatisfactory Method.

NJ 0Ue&steEHSeVTy W061IoU'
been walking the floor because Of
your debts, eh?' said the sympathetic
friend.
"Yes,' replied the improvident per-
son.
"Any results?"
"Not worth mentioning. l walked
till wore out the carpet and had to
60 further in debt for a new one
Washington Star.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Couldn't Do H.

II can't stay long" said the chair
man of the committee from the color
ed church. II just came to see IL 20
wouldn't Join de mission band"
go de lam sakes, honey" replied
the old nanny, 'doan' come to me!
/ can't even play mouf organ."-
Lippincott's.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
A SURE Method.

Lnndlord-Herc, now, you needn't be
afraid you will oversleep. And If the
alarm clock should by any chance fail
to awaken you Just give the little
hammer a poke with your finger, then
she'll go off.-Heitere Welt.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
Attorney c. w. Kellogg
transacted business in Council
Bluffs today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mo-
Rarity went to Omaha TODAY to
spend Xmas with relatives.
Died.

Died.
Raymond Thurston Miller,
son of Rome Miller, proprietor
of the Hotel Rome, passed away
at 2::10 o'clock this morning.
His death was caused by spinal
trouble. He had long been an
invalid and for four years had
been confined to his bed.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29

Dyspepsia is our national all
ment. Burdock Blood Bitters
Is the national cure for it. It
strengthens stomach nembrain
es, promotes flow of digestive
juices, purfes the blood, builds
you up. DBL
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29

Watch Missouri Valley grow
during the coming year or SO.
Several new enterprises are on
foot, which will advertise this
city more than anything we
have had as vet. Don't get
pessimistic, b. ins. keep your
eyes open, for :. st, v t'r,e, and
1t all plans mate,i,l !. !. III will
see something that will surprise
you.